Robert lives in a small town. Five years ago, when he was nineteen, he finished middle school. He didn’t like any subjects except playing when he was at school. Of course he learned nothing and the bosses wouldn’t use a man like him. He has to stay at home, but doesn’t do any housework, only watches TV or lies on bed. It makes his parents angry. They want him to study something, he always think it difficult and doesn’t listen to them.
One day Robert was walking near a bookshop while some young men were talking about the writers. He heard the publishing house pays the writers a lot. He became interested in it. As soon as he got home, he began to write. But he couldn’t write anything. At last he bought a book and copied a story. Then he posted it to the publishing house. He waited for nearly half a year, but didn’t get any answers. He had to ask an editor on the telephone, “Have you read my story yet, sir?”
“Yes,” said the editor, “I had read it before you were born! ”
小题1:__________ , so he learned nothing at school .| A．Robert had a lot of housework to do | | B．Robert didn’t study hard at all | | C．Robert hoped to be a writer | | D．Robert wasn’t clever enough |
小题2:The bosses wouldn’t use Robert because __________ .| A．he couldn’t do anything | | B．he likes nothing except playing | | C．he doesn’t go to work on time | | D．he isn’t friendly to his workmates |
小题3:His parents are angry with Robert because ________ .| A．he wouldn’t find any work | | B．he didn’t study hard before | | C．he’s too lazy to do any housework | | D．he isn’t polite to them |
小题4:Robert posted the story to the publishing house to __________ .| A．be a famous man | B．surprise his friends | | C．win a prize | D．get much money |
小题5:The editor didn’t answer Robert because _________ .| A．they were very busy | | B．the story wasn’t interesting | | C．the story was taken from a book | | D．the young man wasn’t famous enough |
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小题1:B
小题2:A
小题3:C
小题4:D
小题5:C |
小题1:由He didn’t like any subjects except playing when he was at school.知选B。
小题2:由he learned nothing and the bosses wouldn’t use a man like him.知选A。
小题3:由but doesn’t do any housework, only watches TV or lies on bed. It makes his parents angry知选C。.
小题4:有文章知他想要挣钱，故选D。
小题5:由At last he bought a book and copied a story.知选C。 |
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试题【Robert lives in a small town. Five years ago, when he was nineteen, he finished 】；主要考察你对
日常生活类等知识点的理解。
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Sleep is very important. A person who does not sleep dies faster than a person who does not eat. We spend about a third( )of our lives in sleep. That’s about 121 days a year!
How much sleep do we need? We are all different. A baby needs 16 hours of sleep every day. Children of 6 to 12 years of age need an average(平均)of 10 to 12 hours of sleep. Teenagers need 9 to 10 hours of sleep. An adult needs an average of 7 to 8 hours a day. There are some people who need only 3 hours of sleep; others need 10 hours of sleep. After the age of 50, the average sleep time goes down to 6.5 hours a day. We need less sleep as we get older.
About one in three Americans has a problem with sleep. Many of these people cannot fall asleep. The name for this problem is insomnia. Some people say, “I didn’t sleep all night.” But that’s not really true. They may sleep lightly and wake up several times. In the morning, they only remember the time they were awake, so they think they were awake all night.
This is not a new problem. Many famous people in history had insomnia. Some of these people had special ideas to make themselves sleep. Benjamin Franklin had four beds. He moved from one to the other to fall asleep. Mark Twain had a different way. He lay on his side across the end of the bed!
小题1:How long do we spend in sleep a year?| A．Less than three months. | B．More than five months. | | C．About four months. | D．Less than 2000 hours. |
小题2:If you are thirteen years old, you need at least __________ hours of sleep.小题3:What does the underlined word “insomnia” mean in this passage?| A．No sleep. | B．Fast sleep. | C．Slow sleep. | D．Sleep with many dreams. |
小题4:Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?| A．We will die soon if we don’t sleep well. | | B．The older we get, the less sleep we need. | | C．We can tell a person’s age from his sleep time. | | D．Famous people move from one bed to the other to fall asleep. |
小题5:Which would be the best title for this passage?| A．Sleep less | B．Go to sleep | | C．Age and sleep time | D．Famous people and sleep |
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Dear Sir,
I have to travel every day from Souk Road to the airport. Two buses travel along the line: the number 49 and number 16. But by the time the number 16 bus gets to Souk Road, it is always full, so I can’t get on it. I have to wait for the number 49, because sometimes there are empty seats on it.
The timetable says that there are buses from Souk Road to the airport every ten minutes. If this is so, why do I have to wait half an hour for a bus every day?
The regulations（规章）say that if there are empty seats on a bus, the bus must stop at every stop where people are waiting. Why do the half-empty buses go straight past me when I am standing at the bus stop?
The regulations say that no bus may carry more than 40 seated passengers（乘客）and 20 standing passengers. Yesterday I was the first to get off the bus when it reached the airport. I counted（数）the other passengers as they got off. There were 129 of them.
It is clear that our bus companies break the regulations and think little of their passengers. Can nothing be done to make your service（服务）better?
A. a message B. a talk C. a story D. a letter
小题1:The writer has to take Bus No. 49 because _________.| A．it arrives on time | B．it is not always full | | C．it travels faster | D．it has fewer seats on it |
小题2:How long does the writer usually have to wait for a bus?| A．Ten minutes. | B．One hour. | C．Half an hour. | D．Nearly a day. |
小题3:The regulations say that each bus may carry ______ passengers at most.
A. 20 B. 40 C. 60 129
小题4:From the passage we can see that __________.| A．the bus service was bad | | B．no passengers took their buses | | C．no bus passed Souk Road | | D．the writer was always the first to get on the bus |
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If you like shopping and you are crazy about fashion, London is a good place for you. In London you can buy not only the most expensive clothes, but also beautiful clothes which are inexpensive.
Many of the world’s most famous fashion designers have their own shops in London. And every year in February and September, there is an important fashion event. It is called London Fashion Week and people all over the world come here and enjoy England’s wonderful new clothes . Usually the clothes are sold at a high price. The clothes are always in style. In the 1960s, a fashion designer Mary Quant invented the mini-skirt. It made her famous all around the world. Later, in the 1970s,came “punk” fashion.
Outside of London there are some shopping centers as well. In the shopping streets of most towns have a Market Day. On that day, some of the streets are filled with stalls selling food, flowers, dresses, hats, bags, and many other different things. The clothes there are always at a low price. Nearly everybody can afford them.
小题1:When did “punk” fashion become popular?| A．In the 1950s. | B．In the 1960s. | C．In the 1970s. | D．In the 1980s. |
小题2:On a Market Day, we _______ on the streets.| A．can buy flowers , hats and bags from stalls | | B．can not buy food from the stalls | | C．can buy some clothes at a high price | | D．can’t find the stalls which sell flowers |
小题3:What does the underlined word “afford” mean in Chinese?小题4:After reading the passage, we can know___________.| A．who organized the last London Fashion Week | | B．who invented the mini-skirt | | C．why “punk” fashion were in style | | D．when Mary Quant was born |
小题5:What’s the best title for the passage?| A．Stalls selling Clothes | B．Clothes in Fashion | | C．London Fashion Week | D．Shopping in London |
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There are many different ways to travel to Paris from London. One of the quickest and most popular ways is by train. From Waterloo Railway station, you can travel all the way to Paris. The journey takes about three hours. The train, called the Eurostar, is very modern, and the seats are comfortable.
You can also travel to France by ship. First, you go to Dover, on the coast (海岸), by bus from London. The bus stops at the Ferry Terminal Seven in Dover. You can buy your tickets there. People who travel by car can drive on to the ferry (渡轮), too.
Another way to travel to Paris is by plane. There are several airports with international flights to Paris and other cities in France. You can travel to London Airport by bus or underground. Some people even go by taxi but this is a very expensive way to travel!
小题1:The most popular way to Paris is .| A．by ship | B．by plane | C．by car | D．by train |
小题2:Traveling from London to Paris by taxi is .| A．quick | B．expensive | C．comfortable | D．pleasant |
小题3:The passage mainly tells us about _______.| A．the journey taking the train called the Eurostar | | B．international flights from London to Paris | | C．buses stopping at Ferry Terminal Seven in Dover | | D．different ways traveling from London to Paris |
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While I was waiting to go into university, I saw in a newspaper a teaching job wanted at a school about ten miles from where I 16 . Because I was in great need of 17 and wanted to do something useful, I applied(申请).
Three days later, a letter 18 . It asked me to see the 19 at Croydon. It proved to be a(n) 20 journey —a train to Croydon station, a ten-minute bus ride and then a walk of 21 a quarter of a mile. As a result I arrived there, feeling too hot to be nervous. Clearly, the principal 22 opened the door. He was 23 and round.
“The school” he said, “has a group of twenty-four boys between seven and thirteen.”
I should have to teach all the 24 except art, which he taught himself. I should have to divide the class into 25 groups and teach them at three different 26 , and I was not 27 at the thought of teaching maths —a subject which I didn’t do very well in at school. It was 28 that I had to teach them on Saturday afternoon 29 most of my friends would be 30 themselves at that time.
Before I had time to ask about my salary(薪水), he got up to his feet. “Now,” he said. “you’d better meet my wife. She is the one who really runs this school.”
| 小题1: | | A．lived | B．played | C．studied | D．worked |
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| 小题2: | | A．help | B．money | C．rest | D．force |
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| 小题3: | | A．arrived | B．received | C．returned | D．wrote |
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| 小题4: | | A．editor | B．teacher | C．principal | D．student |
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| 小题5: | | A．comfortable | B．easy | C．short | D．unpleasant |
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| 小题6: | | A．at least | B．at first | C．at last | D．at most |
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| 小题7: | | A．herself | B．themselves | C．itself | D．himself |
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| 小题8: | | A．bad | B．glad | C．short | D．smiling |
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| 小题9: | | A．people | B．subjects | C．boys | D．knowledge |
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| 小题11: | | A．subjects | B．lessons | C．levels | D．schools |
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| 小题12: | | A．glad | B．surprised | C．angry | D．sad |
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| 小题13: | | A．better | B．more exciting | C．worse | D．nicer |
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| 小题14: | | A．until | B．after | C．if | D．because |
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| 小题15: | | A．enjoying | B．helping | C．studying | D．arguing |
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