Mrs Smith"s husband went off on a business trip to Australia. He wanted to catch the 3:30 plane to Darwin. She was very surprised when he telephoned her at 5 o"clock and said that he was still at the airport.
"What happened?" asked Mrs Smith.
"Well," said Mr Smith, "everything was going fine. I got my ticket, checked my luggage and waited in line at the gate. I walked across the runway to the airplane and I saw my friend Jack Scott. Jack was an airplane engineer. I shouted to him and a policeman caught me."
"Why did he catch you?"
"I don"t know," said Mr Smith," All I said was ‘Hi, Jack! ""
The word "hijack" means "to take control of a plane by force".
小题1:Why did Mr Smith want to fly to Australia? Because____________.| A．he was an Australian businessman | | B．he was leaving for Australia on business | | C．his wife wanted him to | | D．he wanted" to see his wife |
小题2:Mrs Smith was very surprised because| A．Mr Smith didn"t arrive in Darwin | B．Mr Smith telephoned her later | | C．Mr Smith didn"t leave the airport | D．Mr Smith was in Darwin |
小题3:Mr Smith couldn"t get on the plane because| A．he met with his friend Jack | | B．he didn"t get the ticket | | C．there was something wrong with the airplane engine | | D．he was stopped by a policeman |
小题4:Which of the following is NOT true?| A．The police didn"t know Mr Smith was Jack Scott"s friend. | | B．Jack Scott worked as an airplane engineer. | | C．The policeman misunderstood Mr Smith. | | D．Mr Smith knew why the policeman caught him. |
小题5:Why was Mr Smith caught by the policeman?| A．Because he didn"t keep silence at the airport. | | B．Because he greeted an airport engineer named Jack. | | C．Because the pronunciation of "Hi, Jack" has another frightful meaning. | | D．Because the policeman didn"t know English. |
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小题1:B
小题2:C
小题3:D
小题4:D
小题5:C |
试题分析：本文描述Smith先生在机场因为和朋友Jack打招呼“‘Hi, Jack! ”被警察误认为是"hijack"而被捕的故事。
小题1:B 细节题。根据文章第一句Mrs Smith"s husband went off on a business trip to Australia.可知他要去出差。故B正确。
小题2:C 细节题。根据文章第一段2，3行She was very surprised when he telephoned her at 5 o"clock and said that he was still at the airport.可知她惊讶的原因是他还在机场，没有离开。故C正确。
小题3:D 细节题。根据第三段最后一句Jack was an airplane engineer. I shouted to him and a policeman caught me."可知是警察抓住了他。所以他才没有办法离开。故D正确。
小题4:D 细节题。根据文章倒数2,3段"Why did he catch you?"
"I don"t know," said Mr Smith," All I said was ‘Hi, Jack! ""
可知他不知道警察为什么要抓住他。故D项说法错误，符合要求。
小题5:C 细节题。根据文章最后2行All I said was ‘Hi, Jack! ""
The word "hijack" means "to take control of a plane by force".
可知hijack是指劫机。故C正确。
点评：本文描述Smith先生在机场因为和朋友Jack打招呼“‘Hi, Jack! ”被警察误认为是"hijack"而被捕的故事。本文细节题居多，答题时在文章找到对应的地方，用笔进行标记，这有利于后期有时间检查时可以立刻找到答案的位置。仔细理解作者所讲的意思，再结合选项，通过排除法和自己对全文的把握，选出正确答案。 |
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Her frozen fingers touched the flame trying to feel alive. She could feel the warmth but it was a cold heat, as if the candle was rejecting her.
Her arms turned red because of the cold, her short sleeved shirt not giving her enough warmth. The winter air grabbed(抓住) at her arms, causing her pain, but she didn’t mind. She knew she should put her jacket on, it was winter in Connecticut, but that would be giving up. Up here, in this tree she felt safe.
She looked at the candle, surrounded by hardening wax(蜡). She placed her fingers gently on the warm green wax. This candle was a reminder of her life inside that house, a life she would have to return to eventually.
As a child, she had gotten this candle. She spent all she had on it. The beautiful crystal box （水晶盒）had caught her eye. Five whole nickels（五分币） had brought her that candle.
She gave it to her mother for Mother’s Day. Her mother had managed a smile and put it on a shelf. “It’s very pretty, honey! I will put it right here.” Since then that candle had never been moved, never been lighted, sitting dusty on a cluttered shelf that no one could see. Later on, her parents got divorced.
By now the candle was colder than the air and the darkness was complete. The snow on the ground made the night lighter and less satisfying than it had been before the first snowfall. She liked the darkness because she felt safe in it. From the glances of her friends who liked the girl she used to be. From the boys who could never figure out who she was. From her guidance counselor(顾问) whose endless worried looks never made her feel any better.
No one was outside at this time of night. She was alone in the world, just how she liked it. Just as she was about to lean back against the branch, she heard a sound.
She heard footsteps breaking the ice in the snow, heading toward her. He was making his way toward the white fence at the edge of the building, right against the road. Normally she would have ignored this person and stayed on her branch faraway from human contact, but this figure had something with him. He trudged(吃力地走) toward the white fence carrying a case. The figure reached the fence, opened the case and took out a shiny object.
She took her eyes off this figure only long enough to climb down the tree to get a better view of him. She reached the bottom and saw that the person had turned to face the street, sitting on the white fence that she and her friends once sat on. She stepped carefully on the ice, making her way toward him.
And then a beautiful sound of music came from the shiny object. She stopped and listened to it. She started walking towards the guy again. Just as she was about to step onto the snow banks, she slipped on the ice crashing to the ground. The figure turned around in surprise and a sudden recognition fell upon them both.
小题1:The girl was hiding in the tree at deep night to ______.| A．keep herself from the cold | B．wait for the boy to come | | C．want to be left alone | D．seek safety from any hurt |
小题2:From the story, we can learn that ______.| A．the girl suffered a lot in her life | | B．the girl’s parents divorced because of her | | C．teachers and friends treated the girl badly | | D．the girl used to stay in the tree when feeling sad |
小题3:The underlined word “it” in the story refers to ______.| A．leaning back against the branch | B．being alone in the world | | C．not being disturbed at night | D．it being dark with snow around |
小题4:From the end of the story, it can be known that the girl _______.| A．knew the person | B．knew what the object was | | C．realized her wishes | D．would never feel alone any more |
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Two thieves came to a house to steal something. They dug a hole in the wall of the house.
There lived many mice in the house. The woman in the moonlight saw a mouse crawl into the house.“Look！In comes one，”she said to the man in the house. The thief was so frightened that he hurriedly crawled out of the house and said to the one waiting outside，“She found me when I was just in.” But the thief outside didn’t believe him，so he said，“Let us two try to crawl into the house together.”At that time two mice happened to crawl into the house，too. The woman saw the mice and shouted，“In come two，catch them！” The two thieves were terribly frightened. The man in the house said，“You saw them come in but where are they？ I will catch them tonight.”The two thieves started running away at once.
The two thieves wanted to make it clear whether they had been found or not the night before. The next day they acted as men selling sweet potatoes and came before the house. The man and the woman were ploughing in their fields. The rein（缰绳）broke and the woman came home for a rope. She saw two men selling sweet potatoes and wanted to buy some. She picked out two which looked like mice. At the time the man couldn’t wait for her any longer in the fields and he ran back from the fields to hurry her up. The woman showed the sweet potatoes to the man and said，“How they look like the two of last night.”The man said，“I asked you to fetch a rope，why don’t you hurry for it？”The two thieves ran away quickly without their sweet potatoes.
小题1:The two thieves failed to steal anything from the house because______.| A．they were found out | | B．they were frightened by what they had heard in the house | | C．they didn’t work together well with each other | | D．mice stopped them from doing so |
小题2:From the last paragraph，we know that ______.| A．the two thieves were famous selling sweet potatoes | | B．the woman recognized the two thieves | | C．the woman pretended to know nothing about the two thieves and made fun of them | | D．the two thieves didn’t know that they were not found at all |
小题3:“______”is the best title for this passage.| A．Two Clever Thieves | B．Terrible Mice | | C．Hit the Mark by a Fluke | D．A Clever Couple |
小题4:Which of the following statements is FALSE？| A．The two thieves not only failed to steal things but also lost their sweet potatoes. | | B．Whenever they found mice，the people in the house would try to catch them. | | C．The two thieves ran away at once，because they thought the woman had seen them. | | D．The man let the woman go home for a rope，which would be used for catching the thieves. |
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I first went to hear a live rock concert when I was eight years old. My brother
and his friends were all 36 of a heavy metal group called Black Wednesday. When they 37 that Black Wednesday were going to perform at our local theatre, they all bought 38 for performance. However, at the last minute, one of the friends couldn’t go, so my brother 39 me the ticket. I was really 40 !
I remember the buzz (嘈杂声) of excitement inside the theatre as we all found our 41 . After a few minutes, the lights went down and everybody became 42 . I could barely make out the stage in the 43 . We waited. Then there was a roar from the crowd, like an explosion, as the first members of the band 44 the stage. My brother leaned over and shouted something in my ear, but I couldn’t 45 what he was saying. The first song was already starting and the music was as 46 as a jet engine. I could 47 the drum beats and bass notes in my stomach.
I can’t recall any of the songs that the band played. I just 48 that I really enjoyed the show and didn’t want it to 49 . But in the end, after three encores (加演), the show finished. We left the 50 and walked unsteadily out onto the pavement. I felt a little dizzy, as if I had just 51 from a long sleep. My ears were still 52 with the beat of the last song.
After the 53 , I became a Black Wednesday fan too for a few years before getting into other kinds of music. Once in a while, 54 , I listen to one of their songs and 55 I’m back at that first show.
| 小题1: | | A．members | B．fans | C．friends | D．volunteers |
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| 小题2: | | A．guessed | B．thought | C．discovered | D．predicted |
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| 小题3: | | A．flowers | B．drinks | C．clothes | D．tickets |
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| 小题4: | | A．offered | B．booked | C．returned | D．found |
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| 小题5: | | A．relaxed | B．excited | C．embarrassed | D．encouraged |
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| 小题6: | | A．seats | B．entrance | C．spots | D．space |
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| 小题7: | | A．comfortable | B．serious | C．nervous | D．quiet |
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| 小题8: | | A．silence | B．darkness | C．noise | D．smoke |
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| 小题9: | | A．fell upon | B．got through | C．stepped onto | D．broke into |
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| 小题10: | | A．forget | B．bear | C．repeat | D．hear |
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| 小题11: | | A．loud | B．hard | C．sweet | D．fast |
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| 小题12: | | A．enjoy | B．touch | C．feel | D．digest |
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| 小题13: | | A．realize | B．understand | C．believe | D．remember |
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| 小题14: | | A．continue | B．finish | C．delay | D．change |
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| 小题15: | | A．theatre | B．party | C．opera | D．stage |
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| 小题16: | | A．escaped | B．traveled | C．woken | D．benefited |
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| 小题17: | | A．aching | B．burning | C．rolling | D．ringing |
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| 小题18: | | A．competition | B．performance | C．interview | D．celebration |
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| 小题19: | | A．besides | B．otherwise | C．instead | D．though |
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| 小题20: | | A．decide | B．regret | C．imagine | D．conclude |
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About twenty of us had been fortunate enough to receive invitations to a film-studio（影棚）to take part in a crowd-scene. Although our "act" would last only for a short time, we could see quite a number of interesting things.
We all stood at the far end of the studio as workmen prepared the scene, setting up trees at the edge of a winding path. Very soon, bright lights were turned on and the big movie-camera was wheeled into position. The director shouted something to the camera operator and then went to speak to the two famous actors nearby. Since it was hot in the studio, it came as a surprise to us to see one of the actors put on a heavy overcoat and start walking along the path. A big fan began blowing tiny white feathers down on him, and soon the trees were covered in "snow". Two more fans were turned on, and a "strong wind" blew through the trees. The picture looked so real that it made us feel cold.
The next scene was a complete contrast(对比).The way it was filmed was quite unusual. Pictures taken on an island in the Pacific were shown on a glass screen. An actor and actress stood in front of the scene so that they looked as if they were at the water"s edge on an island. By a simple trick like this, palm trees, sandy beaches, and blue, clear skies had been brought into the studio!
Since it was our turn next, we were left wondering what scene would be prepared for us. For a full three minutes in our lives we would be experiencing the excitement of being film ”Stars”!
小题1:Who is the author?| A．A cameraman. | B．A crowd-scene actor. | | C．A film director | D．A workman for scene setting |
小题2:What made the author feel cold?| A．The heavy snowfall. | B．The low temperature | | C．The man-made scene.. | D．The film being shown |
小题3:What would happen in the "three minutes" mentioned, in the last paragraph?| A．The next scene would be prepared. | | B．More stars would act in the film. | | C．The author would leave the studio. | | D．A new scene would be filmed. |
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Forest guards in western India are using cell phones with ringtones of cows mooing, goats bleating and roosters crowing to attract leopards that have wandered into human settlements, officials said on Monday.
The wild cats in the state of Gujarat often get into villages near forests in search of food, say officials, adding that this results in attacks on people. But rather than use methods such as live bait(诱惑物) like goats tied to trees to lure the leopards, which then fall into large pits dug by guards, officials say they have found a safer method to trap the cats.
“The moos of a cow, bleating of a goat from the phone has proved effective to trap leopards,” said D. Vasani, a senior forest official in Gujarat. “This trick works.” Vasani said forest guards have downloaded the sounds of over a dozen animals as ringtones on their mobiles which they attach to speakers and fix behind a cage. They then play the ringtone continuously for up to two hours until the curious leopard appears and moves into the cage looking for its easy meal.
At least five leopards have so far been lured from villages since the new ringtone method was introduced three months ago. The cats have all been released back into forest areas.
Wildlife activists welcomed the new initiative saying that previous methods of trapping the cats using pits often resulted in the animals getting injured.
小题1:What can be the best title of the passage?| A．Cell Phones to Hunt Animals | | B．Practical Uses of Cell Phones | | C．Wildlife and New Technology | | D．Phone Ringtones to Catch Leopards |
小题2:Forest guards in India try to catch leopards mainly because ______. | A．leopards attack villagers | | B．they want leopard fur | | C．leopards attack animals | | D．they have new ringtones |
小题3:What will be needed to trap the leopards using the new method?
① cell phones ②animals ③ sounds of animals ④ cages ⑤large pits |
