One very cold day，a snowstorm blew into our area. Needing firewood，I quickly set out with my best friend，Bruce，to look for a tree to cut down. I was glad to have Bruce along with. Cutting down a tree in a snowstorm can be dangerous. So it was important to have a friend who could warn me of danger.
When I chose a big tree about 23 meters tall and prepared to cut it down，my best friend suddenly warned me，“Don’t cut down that tree！It’s too close to the power line！﹙电线﹚”I wasn’t sure about it. So I decided to disregard his warning. I wanted to finish the job quickly and go home. So I began cutting down the tree. When the tree fell，there was no longer any doubt that my friend was right.
The tree caught the power line，bringing it to the ground. I considered cutting the tree off the line. After all，electricity can’t travel through wood，so I could safely remove the tree. As I reached out my finger to touch the tree，pain ran up my arm and through my head. I was shocked!
After I returned home and told my mother what had happened，she quickly called the power company. The workers from the power company soon arrived on the scene. One of them asked if I had touched the tree，and when I told him I had，his face turned pale.
“You should have been killed，” he said.
So why am I still alive？It was my boots that saved my life.
Within two hours，the workers removed the tree. Soon the snowstorm calmed down—but not my mother.
Even though she was glad I wasn’t hurt，my mother was still serious. After all，I shouldn’t have brushed off my friend’s warning.
Through this experience，I learn it’s important to listen to people who offer a different perspective. Taking time to listen might actually save a lot of time and trouble. It certainly would have kept me from getting the “shock” of my life.
小题1:The underlined word “disregard” in the second paragraph means “________”．| A．pay no attention to | B．take notice of | C．consider | D．follow |
小题2:Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?| A．But for his boots，the author would have died. | | B．The author regretted having brushed off his friend’s warning. | | C．The author knew nothing about electricity. | | D．When the tree was cut down，the author realized his friend was right. |
小题3:The underlined part “the snowstorm calmed down—but not my mother” means “________”．| A．my mother was still angry with me for not listening to my friend’s warning | | B．my mother was still in fear of the terrible accident | | C．my mother was still comforting me | | D．my mother was still worried about my safety |
小题4:The author wrote the passage mainly to________.| A．give an account of one of his terrible experiences | | B．make us know it’s important to listen to people who offer a different perspective through his experience | | C．tell us not to cut trees down any more | | D．remind us to be careful while we are working |
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小题1:A
小题2:C
小题3:B
小题4:B |
试题分析：
小题1:推断题。第二段I wasn’t sure about it. So I decided to disregard his warning. I wanted to finish the job quickly and go home.可知，作者并没有在意，想尽快做完回家，所以选A。pay no attention to不重视
小题2:判断题。从文章第三段After all，electricity can’t travel through wood可知，作者还是知道电的相关知识，并非一无所知，故选C。A可从It was my boots that saved my life.可知正确，B可从I shouldn’t have brushed off my friend’s warning.可知正确。D可从第二段When the tree fell，there was no longer any doubt that my friend was right.可知。
小题3:推测题。从倒数第二段可知，作者的母亲仍然对这场事故很害怕，故选B.文中并没有讲到母亲很生气，只讲到母亲对这场事故很在意。
小题4:推断题。从最后一段Through this experience，I learn it’s important to listen to people who offer a different perspective.可知，作者写作的主要目的是使我们知道听取不同的意见是很重要的。故选B。
点评：文章讲了作者在一次砍伐树木时不听朋友的劝告，差点被电击的事情，从而告诉我们要虚心听取别人不同的意见，对于这类记叙文，应将题目带到文章中进行找答案，通过上下文得出正确的答案 |
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试题【One very cold day，a snowstorm blew into our area. Needing firewood，I quickly set】；主要考察你对
题材分类等知识点的理解。
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Five people are at our table, including myself. I’ve already learnt a great deal about them in the short time we’ve been at sea, although we rarely meet except at mealtimes.
First of all, there is Dr. Stone. He is a man of about sixty-five, with gray hair and a friendly face. He gave up his work a short while ago and is now traveling round the world before he retires to some quite country village. As a young man, he served for many years as a doctor in the army and visited many countries. He’s told us a great deal about the city to which they are going.
Then there is “Grandmother”. I call her that because her name escapes me. In spite of being a grandmother, she looks remarkable young, no more than fifty. She is on her way to visit a daughter who went to Australia some years ago. Naturally she is very excited at the thought of seeing her again, and her three grandchildren, whom she has never seen.
Then there is a man I don’t care for very much, the engineer by the name of Barlow. He has been on leave in England and is now returning to his work in Singapore.
The other person who sits at our table is Mrs. Hunt. I’ve found out hardly anything about her. She’s extremely quiet and rarely talks, except to consult the doctor about children’s various illnesses. She is on her way to join her husband in India.
小题1:What can we know about Mr. Stone?| A．He is a doctor in the army now. | | B．He is going to give up his work. | | C．He has been retired for many years. | | D．He knows a lot about the city the author is going to visit. |
小题2:Who live in India?| A．Mrs. Hunt | B．Grandmother | C．Mr. Hunt | D．The doctor |
小题3:The writer calls the second person “Grandmother” because _____.| A．She looks old. | B．he respects her | C．She has three daughters | D．he can’t think of her name |
小题4: The underlined phrase “on leave” in Paragraph 4 probably means _____.| A．on vacation | B．at home | C．about to leave | D．leaving |
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It was my birthday last Thursday. I decided to 36 it by inviting a few friends out to supper. I chose a restaurant in a _37_ part of town. It is one of my favorite restaurants because the food is good and the waiters are friendly. It is _38_ ever crowded, because not many people know about it, so it is not usually _39_ to book a table. In _40_ case, Thursday is not a busy evening.
When we entered the restaurant, we were surprised to find it completely __41_ . I___42__but not a singletable was free. One of the waiters recognized me. He came across and explained the situation. "A party of tourists came in about half an hour ago.” he said. "It was like an invasion (侵略). Suddenly the place was full! We can hardly_ 43_ ."
The waiter then pointed to a table in the corner. "The people there are about to _44_ ." he said, "Just hold on and you"ll _45 _a place there." He was right. Fifteen minutes later, the people_46 the corner table paid their _47_ , got up and left. I led my friends across and we all sat down.
__48__ our table was almost out of sight. We tried to draw the attention of the waiter _49_ sent us there, but he, like all the other waiters, was busy 50_ the party of tourists. They ordered lots of food. At last, an hour later, the tourists were finishing their meal and looking very _51_ with life. The waiter now very tired, appeared at our table. I advised my friends about the best dishes and finally the waiter went off with our _52_ .
A few moments later he returned to our table. We could tell from his face that he had _53_ for us. 54_ a little sorry he told us that there was _55_ left. "All we can offer you" he said, "is an omelet (煎蛋卷) !"
| 小题1: | | A．remember | B．celebrate | C．memorize | D．congratulate |
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| 小题2: | | A．quiet | B．calm | C．busy | D．silent |
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| 小题3: | | A．hard | B．often | C．hardly | D．always |
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| 小题4: | | A．necessary | B．possible | C．important | D．certain |
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| 小题6: | | A．empty | B．full | C．free | D．quiet |
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| 小题7: | | A．looked up | B．looked down | C．looked around | D．looked at |
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| 小题8: | | A．watch | B．look after | C．try | D．manage |
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| 小题10: | | A．find | B．look | C．wait | D．watch |
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| 小题12: | | A．money | B．bill | C．food | D．drinks |
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| 小题13: | | A．Luckily | B．Fortunately | C．Generally | D．Unluckily |
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| 小题16: | | A．exciting | B．tired | C．pleased | D．disappointed |
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| 小题17: | | A．dishes | B．food | C．order | D．menu |
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| 小题18: | | A．good presents | B．good news | C．bad news | D．bad presents |
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| 小题19: | | A．Looking | B．Seeing | C．Looked | D．Found |
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| 小题20: | | A．no meat or fish | B．no meat and fish | | C．meat and fish | D．not meat or fish |
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Molly was a peasant girl. Her parents did not have much money and Molly did not have many nice clothes.
One day Molly’s father said to her, “Molly, take this pot of milk to market and sell it. You may keep the money.”
Molly was very happy. She put the pot of milk on her head and started her journey to market. While she was walking alone she began to think. “I will get quite a lot of money for this milk,” she thought. “What will I do with the money? I will buy a lot of eggs. I will take the eggs home with me. One of our hens will sit on them. Then there will be lots of little chickens. I will not sell the chickens. They will grow into hens. Then there will be more eggs. And these eggs will give me still more chickens. Soon I will have hundreds of hens. Then I will sell them all. They will bring me a lot of money. I will be rich. I will buy lots of new clothes. I will always wear nice clothes. Then a rich man will marry me. We will have a beautiful house, a big car and nice children...”
Molly was very happy. She jumped into the air. The pot of milk fell from her head onto the road. And that was the end of all her dreams.
In English there is a proverb. It says: Do not count your chickens before they are hatched(孵化).
小题1:Molly was happy to go to market because ________.| A．she liked to go there | B．she wanted to buy nice clothes | | C．she could have the money of her own | D．she wanted to buy some eggs |
小题2:On her way to market, Molly began to________.| A．count her eggs | B．have a happy dream | | C．think of her happy family life | D．think how to sell the milk |
小题3:What was the end of all Molly’s dreams?| A．She jumped up and fell onto the ground. | B．She was happy about her house. | | C．She woke and found the milk on the road. | D．She married a rich man. |
小题4:The proverb: “Do not count your chicken before they are hatched.” means ____.| A．one must count his chicken after they are hatched | | B．it is foolish to make plans | | C．one must depend more on what is in real life | | D．one must make plans before they begin to work |
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Bicycles are very popular in China. In our country you can see bicycles almost everywhere. When you walk on the road, you will find a lot of people riding bicycles to schools, shops and anywhere else. Therefore, China is known as “the kingdom of bicycles”. In China, many families have one or two bicycles.
Compared with cars, bicycles have many advantages. First, they are much cheaper than cars. Most Chinese can’t afford cars, but they can afford bicycles. Second, bicycles are small enough to park anywhere, while cars need a larger piece of land to park. What’s more, with lower speed, bicycles are safer than cars.
However, bicycles also bring some problems. Some riders don’t obey the traffic rules and some riders don’t think about others safety. So they ride too fast. During the rush hour, too many bicycles may cause traffic accidents. We still have a long way to solve the problem.
小题1: Where can you see bicycles in China?| A．In the big city | B．In the town | | C．Almost everywhere | D．In the countryside |
小题2:“The kingdom of bicycles” here is saying .| A．China has plenty of bicycles | B．China makes bicycles | | C．Only China has bicycles | D．All the Chinese have bicycles |
小题3: Which of the following is NOT an advantage of bicycles| A．Bicycles are much cheaper than cars. | B．Bicycles are more beautiful than cars | | C．Bicycles are easy to park | D．Bicycles are safer than cars. |
小题4: What does the last sentence mean?| A．We should drive cars instead of riding bicycles | | B．It’s too far to ride bicycles | | C．We still need to do much to solve the problem | | D．we should walk farther to solve the problem |
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In choosing a friend, one should be very careful. A good friend can help you study. You can have fun together and make each other happy. Sometimes you will meet fair-weather friends, who will be with you as long as you have money or luck, but when you are down, they will run away. How do I know when I have found a good friend? I look for certain qualities (品质) of character, especially understanding, honesty and reliability (可靠).
Above all else, I look for understanding in a friend. A good friend tries to understand how another person is feeling. He is not quick to judge. Instead, he tries to learn from others. He puts himself in the other person’s place, and he tries to think of ways to be helpful. He is also a good listener.
At the same time, however, a good friend is honest. He does not look for faults (过错) in others. He notices their good points. In short, a friend will try to understand me and accept me.
Another quality of a friend is reliability. I can always depend on a good friend. If he tells me he will meet me somewhere at a certain time, I can be sure that he will be there. If I need a favor, he will do his best to help me. If I am in trouble, he will not run away from me.
There is a fourth quality that makes a friend special. A special friend is someone with whom we can have fun. We should enjoy our lives, and we would enjoy our friendship. That is why I especially like friends who are fun to be with. A good friend likes the same things I like. We share experience (经验) and learn from each other. A good friend has a good sense of humor, too. He likes to laugh with me. That is how we share in the joy of being friends. And I know that he is looking for the same quality in me.
When I meet someone who is reliable, honest, and understanding, I know I’ve found a friend!
小题1: If you have fair-weather friends, _____.| A．they will give you all that they have when you need help | | B．you will be refused when you get into trouble | | C．you will become rich | | D．you can be sure that you get real friends |
小题2:Good friends need to ______.| A．always point out each other’s mistakes | | B．be helped with money | | C．understand each other’s feelings | | D．have money or luck. |
小题3: This passage mainly discusses ________. | A．the qualities of a friend | | B．where to choose friends | | C．how to get along with friends | | D．the importance of having a friend |
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