I live on the twelfth floor of a building. One afternoon I was coming home from a friend’s house. It was just after four o’clock. I got quickly into the lift and pressed Button12.
The lift started to go up, but very slowly . And then, half way up, it suddenly stopped between two floors. I couldn’t understand it. I pressed all the buttons from 1to 14. I called for help very loudly. But nobody answered.
Then suddenly the light went out, and I was alone in the dark. I started to cry and beat the walls of the lift. I cried and cried until I had no voice left. Then, I felt hopeless, and pressed all the buttons with my open hands. And all at the same time, there was a bell far away . It rang and rang. It was the fire alarm(火灾警报). I thought the whole building was on fire. I said to god quietly, “Just get me out of here. I’ll never be bad again.”
Just then, I realized the lift was moving very slowly . On the ground floor it stopped, and the doors opened. A man was standing there. “How long have you been there? It is good that you pressed the alarm bell. But haven’t you learned to read at your school?” He pointed at a small piece of paper on the wall beside the lift. It said: “Attention: This lift will be stopped for repairs between 4pm and 5pm on Thursday March 13.”
小题1:What happened to the lift?| A．It had a fire accident. | | B．It stopped half way. | | C．It was turned off by the writer. | | D．It moved fast up to the top floor. |
小题2:As the situation went on , the writer became________________.| A．more and more sacred. | B．calmer and calmer. | | C．more and more bored. | D．clearer and clearer. |
小题3:Why did a bell ring from far away.| A．The lift was to start again. | | B．The repair worker rang the lift alarm. | | C．The building was on fire. | | D．the writer pressed the lift alarm bell. |
小题4:Who most probably made the lift move again and go down to the ground to the ground floor?| A．The writer. | B．The writer’s friend. | | C．The man. | D．The writer’s father. |
小题5:After reading the paper, the writer realized that he/she had _______.| A．escaped from a fire accident | | B．made a silly mistake. | | C．visited a dishonest friend | | D．pressed a wrong button. |
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小题1:B
小题2:A
小题3:D
小题4:C
小题5:B |
试题分析：这篇短文中的作者进电梯之前没有看到电梯旁边墙上的提示，进了电梯，体验了一次惊心动魄的旅程。最后在按响了火警之后，一位男人降下了电梯，救出了惊慌失措的作者。
小题1:根据第二段And then, half way up, it suddenly stopped between two floors.描述，可知电梯停在半途中了，故选B。
小题2:根据短文第三段描述，可知作者越来越害怕。故选A。
小题3:根据短文最后一段描述，可知作者按了火警报警铃声，故选D。
小题4:根据短文最后一段A man was standing there.描述，可知是这个男人让电梯回到了地面，故选C。
小题5:通过短文最后一段，我们可以知道这部电梯正在维修当中，故作者不小心犯了一个错误。选B。
点评：本文浅显易懂，层次分明，学生很容易把握文章中心内容。答题中注意带着问题阅读短文，一般就能顺利找出答题依据。对于不能直接找到根据的问题注意联系上下文，根据短文中心总结出正确答案。 |
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试题【I live on the twelfth floor of a building. One afternoon I was coming home from 】；主要考察你对
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Going to an American friend’s house is very exciting. But you must remember to be polite.
When to arrive If your friend tells you to come “ around 3:00”, that means you can go there a little bit after 3:00. But usually it is a good idea to arrive at the right time.
What to bring It’s nice to bring something to your friend’s house. This could be a box of chocolates for you two to share, or maybe a movie that you can watch together. You can also bring some flowers. A little gift is a nice way to show your friend that you are excited to be at his house.
How to greet When you visit your friend’s house, you may also meet his parents. You should tell who you are and they may tell you their names. As a child, I went to visit my friend Paul. I call his parents by their first names John and Mary. But now I know it is more polite to call them Mr or Mrs Smith. You can also call them Madam or Sir.
It is a cool thing to visit a friend’s house. Be polite to your friend and your friend’s parents, and you will be invited again!
小题1:If you are told to get to an American friend’s house around 5:00pm, it is polite to arrive at ______ pm.小题2:If you go to a friend’s house, you’d better take _____ with you.| A．some money | B．some flowers | C．a car | D．a knife |
小题3:When the writer want to visit his friend Paul, he called his friend’s father ___.| A．Mr Smith | B．John | C．Mary | D．Mrs Smith |
小题4:The passage mainly tells us ______.| A．when to arrive at your friend’s home | | B．how to greet people | | C．what to bring to your friend | | D．how to be a good visitor |
小题5:The passage may be from ______| A．a notice on the wall | | B．a letter to a friend | | C．an article in a magazine | | D．a news story in a paper |
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When I tidied up（整理）some old boxes under my bed, I found an old letter for me from my best friend. Her name was Minnie.
In the letter, Minnie wrote, “I am really sorry about before. Tell me if you will be my best friend again and tell me if you accept（接受）my apology . ”I wrote, “YES. I will be your best friend. ”
The twelve-year-old letter made me remember the time that Minnie and I spent together. We often wrote to each other during that time. One minute, Minnie and I would be playing happily together; the other moment we would get into arguments. But things would always be better again. She gave me a doll（洋娃娃）for my tenth birthday. I still keep it.
Finally things changed. We stopped writing letters to each other after she moved away, and I could no longer ride my bike to her house. Years later, she invited me to her sixteenth birthday party. I don’t see Minnie very often from then on. But I’ll always keep the letter and I’ll never forget the time we spent together.
小题1:Minnie wrote the letter to .| A．say sorry to the writer | B．thank the writer | | C．invite the writer to her party | D．say goodbye to the writer |
小题2:The writer got the letter years ago.小题3:The underlined word “apology” means “ ” in Chinese.小题4:Which of the following is TRUE, according to the passage?| A．The writer never had arguments with Minnie. | | B．Minnie gave the writer a doll on one of her birthdays. | | C．Minnie still writes letters to the writer. | | D．The writer often rides her bike to Minnie’s house. |
小题5:The writer wrote the passage to tell us about her with Minnie.| A．old boxes | B．letter | C．birthday party | D．friendship |
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Do you have a dog? I have a cute dog. It’s my birthday present (礼物) 1 my uncle. Its name is Maria. It’s an 2 dog. It is big and it is yellow in color. It likes running and jumping (跳跃). It 3 playing ball games with me. It’s great fun 4 with it. Maria is very 5 . It can play basketball. It is a basketball star in my neighborhood. Can it put the 6 into the basket (篮框)? Yes, it can. 7 does it do it? It uses (使用) its head (头). Maria is really good at it. All my friends like to 8 it play basketball. I’m 9 to have it. It brings me more friends. It is funny, too. It can dance 10 the music. What a lovely dog!
| 小题2: | | A．French | B．Chinese | C．American | D．Japanese |
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| 小题3: | | A．enjoys | B．dislikes | C．helps | D．finds |
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| 小题4: | | A．sleeping | B．playing | C．swimming | D．eating |
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| 小题5: | | A．busy | B．shy | C．clever | D．scary |
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| 小题8: | | A．pay | B．watch | C．look | D．visit |
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| 小题9: | | A．beautiful | B．lazy | C．sad | D．happy |
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Dear Michael,
I’m very glad to be your pen-friend. My name is Li Tian, and my English name is Leo. I’m from Wuhan. It’s in the middle of China. I’m in the Number 3 Middle School. There are 55 students in my class, and 28 are boys. From Monday to Friday, we have Chinese, math, physics and P.E. in the morning. I like Chinese and physics, because they’re interesting. I don’t like math. It’s too boring. At noon, I have to have lunch at school because my home is far from my school. We usually have two classes in the afternoon. After school , I like watching TV and listening to the music. I also like playing football, but not the American football.
Please write to me soon.
Yours,
Leo
小题1:This letter is for_____.| A．Leo | B．Mike | C．Li Tian | D．Michael |
小题2:There are _____girls in Leo’s class.小题3:How many classes does Leo g have every weekday(工作日)?| A．Four. | B．Five. | C．Two. | D．Six |
小题4:Where is Leo from? He is from ______.| A．America | B．A middle part of China | C．Brazil | D．England |
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Today people can use the phone to talk with others almost anywhere on the earth. But when you use the phone, you don’t see the person you are talking with. This may change in the near future.
Today some people are using a kind of telephone called the picture phone or vision phone. With it, two people who are talking can see each other.
Picture phones can be useful when you have something to show to the person you’re calling. They may have other uses in the future. One day you may be able to ring up a library and ask to read a book. Then you’ll be able to read the book right over your picture phone. Or you may be able to go shopping through your picture phone. If you want to buy something in the newspaper, you’ll use your phone and call the shop. People at the shop will show you the thing you’re interested in right over the phone. You’ll be able to shop all over town and never even leave your room!
小题1:Today people can use the phone to talk with others ______.| A．in all the towns | | B．in some places in the world | | C．only in big cities | | D．almost anywhere on the earth |
小题2:The underlined word “it” in the passage means ______.| A．the picture phone | B．any phone | | C．the use | D．the change |
小题3:We can ______ through the picture phone according to the text.| A．write a book | B．do shopping | | C．play games | D．have classes |
小题4:Picture phones can be used for ______.| A．ringing up a library to see a book | | B．going shopping without leaving our homes | | C．showing the person we’re talking with something | | D．All of the above. |
小题5:The title of the article can be “______”.| A．The telephones | | B．Picture phones | | C．Shopping on the phone | | D．Talking on the phone |
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