It was Christmas,and there was a big party in the house.Guests（客人）came and went,but the party went on.Then the bell rang.Several people shouted. “Come in!” and a small man opened the front door and came in.Nobody knew him,but the host went to meet him and took him to the bar for a drink.The man sat there happily for an hour and a half and drank.Then suddenly he stopped and looked at the host（主人）.“Do you know,”he said，“Nobody invited me to this party．I don’t know you，I don’t know your wife and I don’t know any of your guests.My wife and I wanted to go out in our car, but one of your guests’ cars was in front of our gate,so I came here to find him,and my wife is waiting in our car for me to come back!”
小题1:There was ________ in the house． | A．a New Year’s party | B．a birthday party | | C．an evening party | D．a Christmas party |
小题2:While the small man was staying in the house，he was ________．| A．dancing | B．drinking | C．shouting | D．talking |
小题3:How long did the small man stay at the party?| A．For an hour． | B．For half an hour． | C．For 90 minutes． | D．For a while. |
小题4:Why did the small man go to the party?| A．He wanted to have a drink． | | B．He wanted to find the man who stopped the car in front of his gate． | | C．He wanted to make friends with them． | | D．He wanted to see his old friend． |
小题5:Who was the small man?| A．The host’s guest． | B．The host’s wife’s guest． | | C．One of the guest’s friends． | D．No one knew him． |
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小题1:D
小题2:B
小题3:C
小题4:B
小题5:D |
小题1:根据文章内容“It was Christmas,and there was a big party in the house”可知答案为D
小题2:根据文章内容“the host went to meet him and took him to the bar for a drink.The man sat there happily for an hour and a half and drank.”可知答案为B
小题3:根据文章内容“.The man sat there happily for an hour and a half and drank.”可知答案为C
小题4:根据文章内容“Nobody invited me to this party．I don’t know you，I don’t know your wife and I don’t know any of your guests.My wife and I wanted to go out in our car, but one of your guests’ cars was in front of our gate,so I came here to find him,and my wife is waiting in our car for me to come back!”可知答案为B
小题5:根据文章的大意，可知答案为D |
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试题【It was Christmas,and there was a big party in the house.Guests（客人）came and went,】；主要考察你对
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John: Here’s a good shop. Shall we buy mother’s birthday present here?
Mary: Yes, that’s a good idea. Shall we go inside?
Tom: No. Let’s look in the window. Shall we buy her a sweater?
Anne: Er, no. It’ll soon be summer. Let’s buy her a blouse to wear. There’s a nice one in the window.
John: No, she has two blouses. Let’s buy a ring.
Mary: Oh, no! They’re diamond rings. Look at the price. The cheapest is ＄15.
John: A real diamond ring is at least ＄500.They only look like diamonds.
Tom: Shall we buy a table? It’s only ＄15.
Anne: It doesn’t look good, just like a big box. Mum likes chairs.
Tom: But they haven’t any here.
Mary: What about a pen? So cheap! Only ＄10.
John: She has a lot of pens and pencils. All of them are new.
Tom: Oh, look here. These flowers are beautiful.
Mary: They aren’t real and will never die.
John: And they’re the cheapest of all these things. Yes, let’s buy them.
Anne: All right.
小题1:Who finds the shop to buy the present first?| A．John. | B．Anne. | C．Tom. | D．Mary. |
小题2:Who wants to buy a blouse but not a sweater?| A．John. | B．Anne. | C．Tom. | D．Mary. |
小题3:Why don’t they buy the pen?| A．Because it looks so bad. | | B．Because Mother has many pencils. | | C．Because it’s too cheap. | | D．Because Mother doesn’t need pens. |
小题4:How much are the flowers?| A．At least ＄10. | B．Less than ＄10. | | C．About ＄15. | D．Only ＄15. |
小题5:Which of the following things are sold in the shop?| A．It sells flowers, rings, tables and sweaters. | | B．It sells rings, coats, blouses and flowers. | | C．It sells blouses, tables, chairs and pens. | | D．It sells sweaters, real flowers, tables and rings. |
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Your computer has been playing music for years, one CD at a time. Now hundreds of songs can be stored in your PC if they" re in the MP3 format (格式).
What is it?
MP3 compressed(压缩) music into small computer files. You may download MP3 music several ways: Music can be downloaded from websites that have turned wide music libraries into MP3. Once MP3 music is on your PC’s hard drive, you can play it through your computer"s speakers, "burn" it onto blank CDs or swap(交换) MP3 files with friends using e -mail.
| How much?
Software needed to play and convert MP3 music is often free. Compact portable MP3 players start at around $ 40 and can hold hundreds of songs. A blank CD on which you can record music costs about a dollar.
| Advantages
MP3 turns your home PC into a jukebox(自动唱机) . Small MP3 players are the size of a deck of cards(一副牌), making it easy to take hundreds of songs with you.
Disadvantages
You may find that some websites only allow you to listen but you can"t download music. Others let you download music but can"t be copied to MP3 players. And a growing number of new CDs make it impossible to copy songs to a computer.
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小题1:How can you get MP3 music?| A．By turning your home PC into a jukebox. | | B．By taking your own music or songs with you. | | C．By copying songs to a PC through the speakers. | | D．By downloading from websites, which have turned music libraries into MP3. |
小题2:What is the closest meaning of the underlined word "burn"?| A．Copy. | B．Play. | C．Store. | D．Change. |
小题3:Which is NOT true according to the passage?| A．MP3 music is often free. | | B．MP3 music can be "burned" onto blank CDs or be swapped with friends by e -mail. | | C．MP3 music can be taken along while traveling. | | D．A growing number of new CDs make it possible to copy songs to a computer. |
小题4:How much will you pay for a compact portable MP3 player?| A．Free. | B．At least 10 dollars. | | C．About forty dollars. | D．About a dollar. |
小题5:How many disadvantages of MP3 can we see from the passage? |
Monday morning is an important time at our school. All of the students go to the playground. We listen to music, and we 1 the national flag go up.
Usually, one student gives a talk on Monday mornings. One Monday last year, a boy gave the talk. He was 2 and excited! When I saw him, I wanted to have a try, too.
Can I really do it?
Last week, our teacher said our class should give the talk. My teacher 3 me, "I know you want to have a try. Next Monday, you can give the talk. Go and write something down. 4 for it, I"m sure you"ll do well."
"Thank you," I answered, It was such a great 5 for me! When I got home, I was excited. I wrote two pages for the talk. I read them again and again. When I read, I asked my parents 6 . I wanted to make my teacher happy.
Monday morning came. I began to feel 7 . When did I last give a talk to 8 many people? Never! This was my first time. Could I really 9 it ? Maybe I couldn"t finish the talk.
When I got to school, we all went out to playground. I 10 in front of everyone. I opened my mouth, but I couldn"t say anything.
"Take it easy," I said to 11 . "Don"t be nervous. You can do it."
Just then, I looked down at everyone. I saw about 1,000 eyes. They were all looking at me ! I couldn"t 12 stand up.
I looked at their eyes more carefully. Their eyes were saying, "You can do it! Don"t be afraid, just talk!"
I 13 a big breath. Then I began to talk. It wasn"t hard. It was easy.
I don"t know 14 I finished my talk. But I did it. I felt so good that day. I showed myself 15 everyone what I can do.
| 小题1: | | A．watch | B．see | C．notice | D．look at |
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| 小题2: | | A．surprising | B．proud | C．amazed | D．careful |
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| 小题3: | | A．told | B．asked for | C．said to | D．showed |
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| 小题4: | | A．Look out | B．Come on | C．Take care | D．Get ready |
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| 小题5: | | A．chance | B．news | C．time | D．message |
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| 小题6: | | A．to listen to | B．to listen | C．listen to | D．listen |
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| 小题7: | | A．excited | B．happy | C．nervous | D．surprised |
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| 小题8: | | A．after | B．such | C．before | D．so |
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| 小题10: | | A．stand | B．stood | C．was standing | D．have stood |
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| 小题11: | | A．me | B．my class | C．myself | D．my parents |
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| 小题12: | | A．be able to | B．hardly | C．ever | D．even |
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| 小题14: | | A．when | B．how | C．why | D．whether |
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Some people believe that dreams can tell them what will happen in the future. 1 knows why this is so, but there are many stories about people. The people make their dreams 2 . One of these people was a man 3 John Chapman, who lived in Swaffham in England many years ago.
John Chapman dreamt that he 4 on London Bridge and a man told him how to become rich. John Chapman was a poor man and he needed 5 , so the next day he decided to leave for London. 6 was 100 miles from Swaffham to London. He walked for two days and at last he 7 London Bridge. There were many people on the bridge, but they weren’t 8 in John Chapman. No one 9 him. After three days, John Chapman decided to go home, 10 before he could do this, a shopkeeper came up to him.
“I am watching you these days,” he said. “Are you 11 someone?”
“Yes,” said John. “I had a dream about a man here. He would help me to get much money.”
“Oh,” said the shopkeeper. “You shouldn’t believe in dreams. 12 I believe in dreams, I’d be in Swaffham right now. I had a dream a few days ago about a man called John Chapman from Swaffham. He had 13 in his garden, near an old apple tree.”
John Chapman was 14 by what the shopkeeper said. At once he went home and dug near an old apple tree. He soon found many pieces of gold. He was so happy that he 15 some of the gold to his poor neighbours. What a kind man he was! For the rest of his life, he was a rich man.
| 小题1: | | A．Nobody | B．Anybody | C．Somebody | D．Everybody |
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| 小题2: | | A．come out | B．come up | C．come true | D．come to |
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| 小题3: | | A．call | B．to call | C．calling | D．called |
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| 小题4: | | A．is standing | B．stood | C．will stand | D．stands |
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| 小题5: | | A．dream | B．future | C．money | D．apple |
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| 小题7: | | A．reached | B．arrived | C．got | D．went |
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| 小题8: | | A．interest | B．interests | C．interesting | D．interested |
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| 小题9: | | A．listened to | B．talked to | C．said to | D．needed to |
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| 小题11: | | A．waiting for | B．asking for | C．caring for | D．looking after |
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| 小题13: | | A．money | B．apple | C．tree | D．gold |
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| 小题14: | | A．angry | B．surprised | C．happy | D．sad |
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| 小题15: | | A．borrowed | B．gave | C．brought | D．got |
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Each morning a rich man found a poor man sitting on a park bench (长凳). The poor man always sat there, looking at the big hotel in which the rich man lived. One day the rich man got out of his car and said to the poor man, “Excuse me, but I just want to know why you sit here and look at my hotel every morning.” “Sir”, said the poor man, “I am a failure (失败者). I have no money, no family, no home. I sleep on this bench, and every night I dream that one day I"ll sleep in that hotel.” The rich man said, “Tonight your dream will come true. I"ll pay for the best room in that hotel for you for a whole month.
A few days later, the rich man went by the poor man"s room to ask him how he was enjoying himself. To his surprise, he found that the man had moved out of the hotel, back to his park bench. When the rich man asked why, the poor man said, “you see, when I am down here sleeping on my bench, I dream I"m up there, in that big hotel. It"s a wonderful dream. But when I was up there, I dreamed I was back to this cold bench. It was a terrible dream, and I couldn"t get any sleep at all.”
小题1:The poor man lived in ________ before he met the rich man.| A．the hotel | B．his home | C．the park | D．the car |
小题2:Every morning, the poor man sat on the bench and __________.| A．waited for the rich man | | B．looked at the rich man"s hotel | | C．looked at the rich man"s car | | D．enjoyed the clean air |
小题3: Every night the poor man dreamed of _____________.| A．sleeping in that hotel | | B．becoming rich | | C．owning that hotel | | D．being the rich man"s friend |
小题4:The poor man moved out of the hotel because __________.| A．he didn"t want to live in such a fine room | | B．he didn"t like the rich man | | C．he couldn"t pay for the room | | D．he couldn"t get any sleep at all there |
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