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When you’re invited to have dinner in a foreigner’s home, please remember the following:
At table, when the hostess （女主人）picks up her napkin（餐巾），you may pick up yours and put it on your legs.
If a servant（佣人） passes food around, he will pass the dish to you at your left hand so that you can easily serve yourself with your right hand. Never serve yourself while the dish is on your right; it is then the turn of your neighbour on the right.
Do not reach across the table or in front of someone to get something---that is not polite. Ask him or her to pass it to you.
There are things in the middle of the table, such as bread, butter, and candies. You shouldn’t take any until the hostess tells the servant to pass them to you.
Do not leave your seat without saying anything. If you need to leave the table to go to the washroom or do something else, you should say “Excuse me for a moment, please.”
41. You should put your napkin on your legs before the hostess picks
up hers.
42. The dish is passed to you on either of your sides.
43. If the food is far from you, you shouldn’t stand up to serve yourself.
44. You may take any food at any time.
45. When you have to leave your seat, you need to say “Excuse me for
a moment, please.”
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Dolphins are not fish. They are mammals（哺乳动物）. They live in groups and speak to each other in their own language. But they are quite different from almost all land animals. Their brain（大脑）is as big as men’s and they live a long life---- at least 20 or 30 years.
Like some animals, dolphins use sounds to help them find their way around. They also use these sounds to talk to each other and to help them find food. They do not use their ears to receive sounds, but use the jaw--- the lower part of the mouth.
It is strange that dolphins are friendly to men, and for thousands of years, there are many stories about dolphins and men. In the 19th century, in a dangerous part of the sea near New Zealand, there was a dolphin. The seamen liked him very much and gave him a very good name, Jack. From 1871 to 1903, Jack met every boat in the area and showed it the way. In 1903 a passenger on a boat with the name of The Penguin shot and hurt Jack. Luckily the dolphin didn’t die, and after a long time he was well again. He guided the ships through the area for nine more years, but he refused to help the boat The Penguin.
Today, some people still kill dolphins, but many countries in the world now protect them. In these places, people are not allowed to kill them.
46. The word jaw means _______ in Chinese.
A. 下颚
B. 嘴巴
C. 嘴唇
D. 鼻子
47. How do dolphins find their way?
A. They use their noses to smell the way.
B. They use their ears to hear the sounds.
C. They use their eyes to see the way.
D. They use sounds to find the way.
48. Who was Jack?
A. The writer.
B. A dolphin.
C. A seaman.
D. The passenger.
49. The dolphin guided the ships for about _______.
A. 32 years
B. 9 years
C. 41 years
D. 23 years
50. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT right?
A. Dolphins are not fish.
B. Dolphins don’t live in groups.
C. Dolphins are kind and friendly to people.
D. Dolphins can live a long life.
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Jim, a successful businessman, told the experience of his childhood.
When he was 12, his parents died. He was alone and didn’t get on well with others. People always laughed at him. No one showed kindness to him.
His only friend was a dog named Tige. He gave his dog enough to eat and drink, but sometimes he was not polite to it. He didn’t know that an unkind work sometimes could cut one’s heart like a knife.
One day as he walked down the street, a young lady was walking in front of him. Suddenly one of her bags dropped from her arms. As she stopped to pick it up, she dropped other bags. He came to help her. “Thank you, dear! You are a nice little boy!” she said kindly, smiling.
A special feeling came to him. These were the first kind words he had ever heard. He watched her until she went far away, and then he whistled （吹口哨）to his dog and went directly to the river nearby.
“Thank you, dear! You are a nice little boy!” he repeated（重复）the woman’s words. Then in a low voice he said to his dog, “You are a nice little dog!” Tige raised its ears as if it understood.
“Uhum! Even a dog likes it!” he said, “Well, Tige, I won’t say unkind words to you any more.” Tige waved its tail happily.
The boy thought and thought. Finally he looked at himself in the river. He saw nothing but a dirty boy. He washed his face carefully. Again he looked. He saw a clean nice boy. He was amazed. From then on, he had a new life.
After telling this, the businessman stopped for a while, and then he said, “Ladies and gentlemen, this is the very place where that kind woman planted in me the first seed（种子） of kindness. All of us should learn about kindness. What a great power（力量） it has!”
51. The boy repeated the words “Thank you, dear! You are a nice little boy!”, because _______.
A. he was thinking about the words
B. he didn’t understand the words
C. he wanted to talk to his dog
D. he liked talking to himself
52. What made the boy start his new life?
A. The people laughing at him.
B. The kind words spoken to him.
C. The hard life.
D. His lovely dog.
53. He was feeling ______ when he whistled to his dog.
A. funny
B. sad
C. lonely
D. excited
54. Which of the following is Right according to the passage?
A. He never took good care of his friend, Tige.
B. He usually had many friends around him.
C. He helped a young lady when her bag dropped.
D. He often washed his dirty face in the lake.
55. What’s the best title（题目） of this passage?
A. A Dog and a Boy
B. A Poor Boy’s Childhood
C. A Businessman and a Boy
D. The Power of Kindness
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Sally was fourteen. She studied in a middle school. She liked dancing
and singing and spent a lot of time on them. But she hated maths and even
decided to give it up. Her father was anxious (焦虑) about it.
It was Sunday. Sally's father gave a call to his sister who taught
maths in another school. He hoped she would come and tell his daughter
how to learn maths. The woman came and said, " You are a clever girl, Sally.
I' m sure you will soon learn maths well if you do your best "
"I'm afraid I can' t, Aunt," said Sally. " Girls can' t be good at maths.
"
"I don't think so," said the woman. "I was good at it when I was a girl.
You must do more exercises and try different ways to practise doing maths
problems until you work them out or at least understand them better. Here
is a maths problem. Please think it over and see if you can work it out.
"
"OK," said the girl. "Let me try. "
About an hour later Sally took the exercise book to her aunt and said,
"I've tried several times and worked out the problem at last!"
"Well done!" her aunt looked at her answer and said happily, "Now you
see, maths is not as difficult as you thought "
41. Sally tried her best to learn maths but could not learn it well.
42. Sally spent much more time in singing and dancing than in learning
maths.
43. Her aunt didn' t think that girls could be good at maths.
44. The father asked his sister to teach his daughter how to learn maths.
45. Sally worked out the problem at last 5
This year, Sichuan schools decide to start morning classes an hour
later. This will help students feel less tired. And most junior high
schools will begin the first class at about 8:30 am.
The students are happy about the change.
Liu Ming told us that his class were excited by the news on the first
day of school. " Great ! From now on we students at Chengdu No. 4 Middle
School don' t have to get up so early !" Liu said that he used to get up
at 6:40 am. Now he can get up at 7:40 am because class doesn' t start
until 8:40 am.
Wu Hongli feels the same. She said the new timetable ( 时间表) was good
for her health. "I used to get up at 6:30 am. I had to drink coffee every
night, or I would feel too sleepy to finish my homework, " said Wu. "
Now I can finish it without coffee. Because I can sleep a little longer.
"
Many teachers say the change will help students learn better. "Students
used to doze (瞌睡) for the first two classes in the morning, " said
Huang Shan, an English teacher at Chengdu No. 12 Middle School. "But
now they are active in class and learn much better than before. "
But some parents are worried that more sleep will mean less learning.
There used to be five classes in the morning. Now there are only four.
In fact, every coin has two sides. So does the change in the school
timetable.
46. This year, most Sichuan junior high schools will start the first class
____.
A. at about 8: 30 am
B. at about 7:40 am
C. at about 7:30 am
D. at about 6:40 am
47. Hearing the news, the students at Chengdu No. 4 Middle School felt
________.
A. worried
B. sad
C. excited
D.
angry
48. How many classes are there in the morning in Chengdu schools now?
A. Five.
B. Four.
C. Three.
D.
Two.
49. _________ used to drink coffee at night in order to finish homework.
A. Some parents
B. liu Ming
C. Wu Hongli
D. Huang
Shan
50. Which is right according to the text?
A. The students in Chengdu No. 12 Middle School used to doze for the
first two classes in the morning.
B. All the parents a&y the change will help students learn better.
C. The students will have to get up one hour earlier than before.
D. Many teachers are worried that more sleep will mean less learning.
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Round eyes, round head, round ears, round body! What is this lovely
little animal?
He looks like a bear. But he is not a bear. He' s a KOALA.
People in Australia love koalas and take care of them. They have set
up places for them to live safely. No one can kill them for their pretty
fur(毛皮)?. When a koala is born, he has no fur. And he is not as big
as your little toe(脚趾)! The mother koala has a pocket in the front of
her body. The baby goes into this warm pocket. There he stays for six
months.
The koala could not live without a special kind of tree. The tree gives
him both his home and his food. For most of the day the koala sleeps in
the tree.
At night the koala looks for food. He may go miles to find it He likes
only the bark (树皮) and the leaves of the tree. He eats nothing else.
And he eats more than two pounds each night！
How lovely the koalas really are!
51. People in Australia_________.
A. keep koalas in their homes
B. put koalas in the tree
C. set up places for koalas to live safely
D. raise baby koalas in
their pockets
52. After he is born, the baby koala lives in his mother' s pocket
_________.
A. for six days
B. for six months
C. for a night
D. all his life
53. What does the mother koala usually do when her baby is bad?
A. She takes him in her pocket
B. She keeps him on her back.
C. She makes him cry.
D. She beats him.
54. Koalas cannot live without a special kind of tree because ____.
A. they have to keep cool under the tree
B. they eat the fruit on the tree
C. they stay in the tree all the time
D. they live in the tree and get food from it
55. What is the text mainly about?
A. How people in Australia protect koalas.
B. Lovely koalas in Australia.
C. Koalas cannot live without a special kind of tree.
D. The way mother koalas take care of their babies.
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A kind of little cars may be seen in the streets in the future. People
will like this kind of small cars better than the big ones. The car is
as small as a bike but it can carry two people in it. Everybody can drive
it easily, just like riding a bike. Even children and old people can drive
them to schools or parks.
If everyone drives such cars in the future, there will be less
pollution in the air. There will be more space for all the cars in cities,
and there will also be more space for people to walk in the streets.
The little cars of the future will cost less money to buy and to drive.
These little cars can go only 65 kilometers an hour, so driving will be
safer. The cars of the future will be fine for going around the city, but
they will not be useful for a long trip.
This kind of cars can save a lot of gas (汽油). They will go 450
kilometers, then they have to stop for more gas.
They are nice cars, aren't they?
41.Driving big cars can make the air dirtier.
42.The little cars can make more space for other cars and people.
43.These little cars will be useful for a long trip.
44.This kind of cars can save much gas.
45.Only children and old people can drive the little cars.
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Being safe in your everyday life needs knowledge (知识). If you remember the following information, your life will be much safer.
Always notice the environment around you. You shouldn't walk alone outside. Make sure where the public phones are. If anything dangerous happens, you can find them easily.
Your bag should be carried towards the front of your body instead of putting it on your back. When a bus is full of people, it is easy enough for a thief to take away the things in the bag on your back.
If you are followed by someone you don't know, cross the street and go to the other way, let the person understand that you know he or she is after you. Next, don't go home at once. You are safer in the street than you are alone in your home or in a lift (电梯).
If you have to take a bus to a place far away, try to get to the stop a few minutes earlier before the bus leaves. This stops other people from studying you. On the bus, don't sit alone. Sit behind the driver or with other people. Don't sleep.
46.Which of the following is NOT safe when you are out?
A.Go home alone late at night.
B.Make sure where the public phones are.
C.Don't get to the bus stop too early.
D.Always notice the environment around you.
47.You'd better put your bag ____ when there are too many people on
a bus.
A.Aon your back
B.beside you
C.in front of you
D.behind the driver
48.When you are followed by someone on your way home, you should ____ to make yourself safe.
A.Arun home
B.find a lift and go in
C.turn back and walk towards him or her at once
D.cross the street and go to the other way
49.When you take a bus alone, it's safe for you ____.
A.to sit behind the driver or with other people, but not to sleep
B.to talk with the driver
C.to call your friends
D.to get off the bus at once
50.What can you learn from the text?
A.How to notice the environment around you.
B.How to be safe in your everyday life.
C.How to cross the street.
D.How to use the public phones.
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One day, Jack's parents told him that his grandpa would retire (退休) after working for forty years. Jack said in surprise, “I'm only seven, so it means Grandpa has been … er… A really long time!”
His parents said, “Yes. That's why we are going to have a surprise party for him.”
Jack loved his Grandpa and wanted to do something special for him. He remembered the business card his grandpa had given him two years before. He knew that his grandpa would no longer have the position (职位) on that card, so he decided to build a new one for his grandpa.
When the big day came, Jack was ready. But he didn't want to put his gift together with others'. He carried it around with him the whole evening.
When all the other people left, he took his grandpa's hand and pought him over to a chair and gave him the gift.
His grandpa smiled, “Well, it must be a beautiful gift. May I open it now?”“Sure!” Jack said excitedly.
As Grandpa opened the gift, tears (眼泪) came into his eyes. Jack gave him the greatest gift he had ever got! They were business cards with his new position: FULL-TIME GRANDPA! Jack said, “Now your full-time job is my grandpa!”
“Well, how much do I get paid?” his grandpa asked, smiling. “As many hugs (拥抱) as you want!” With these words, Jack gave Grandpa a hug. “Well, I guess that means I'm the richest man in the world!” said Grandpa.
51.Who was going to retire?
A.Jack's grandma.
B.Jack's grandpa.
C.Jack's mother.
D.Jack's father.
52.Jack remembered _____ his grandpa had given him two years before.
A.the birthday card
B.the toy
C.the book
D.the business card
53.What did Jack decide to do for his grandpa?
A.To build a new position for him.
B.To draw a picture for him.
C.To sing a song for him.
D.To buy a gift for him.
54.Which of the following is TRUE?
A.Jack was the first one to give his gift to his grandpa.
B.Jack was the last one to give his gift to his grandpa.
C.Jack gave his gift to his grandpa together with other people.
D.Jack gave his gift to his grandpa together with his parents.
55.Why were there tears in Grandpa's eyes?
A.Because he would lose his position.
B.Because he was not cared for.
C.Because he was moved by Jack's gift.
D.Because he was unhappy.
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Pearl S．Buck(赛珍珠·巴克)was a very popular American writer Of her day．She was famous for her books about China．Pearl S．Buck was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature(诺贝尔文学奖)in l938．
The writer was born in West Virginia，America．She spent almost half of her long life in China．Her youth was spent in Jiangsu Province，China．She learned to speak Chinese before she could speak English．
Her mother had traveled widely in her youth and liked literature very much．After being educated by her mother and by a Chinese teacher，Pearl S．Buck went to school in Shanghai at the age of fifteen．She continued her education in the United States at a Woman’s College to study psychology(心理学)．After graduating in 1914，she returned to China as a teacher．In the l920s her family moved to Nanjing．There she taught English and American literature at a university．
As a writer，Buck’s book，The Good Earth，appeared in l931 and sold quite well in its first Year．It has been translated into over thirty languages．In l938 she became the third American to win the Nobel Prize for Literature．By the time of her death，Pearl had published(出版)more than seventy books．Pearl S．Buck died in March，1973，just two months before her 81st birthday．
41．Before she went to school in Shanghai，Pearl S．Buck studied all by herself．【】
42．Pearl S．Buck was known to many people for her books about China．【】43．In l914，Pearl S．Buck worked as a literature teacher at a university
in Nanjing．【】
44．Pearl S．Buck went to study literature at a Woman’s College in America．】
45．Pearl S．Buck won the Nobel Prize for Literature in l938 and published over seventy books in her life．】
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Americans love cars．They go everywhere in them．8 5％of people in the US go to and from work by car。And most adults have driving licenses．Why does this car culture exist?
How it started
America’s love of ears started after the war(战争)when soldiers returned home from World War II to rebuild their lives．They borrowed money from the government to buy houses and cars which became the symbols of status(地位)．The more money they had，the bigger their ears were．
Making of roads
During the war，President Eisenhower noticed what good roads Germany had．He decided to build new four-lane(四车道)roads in America．He said if something happened suddenly，the two-lane roads wouldn’t be able to carry all the cars that would suddenly leave the cities．Car and oil companies liked his idea and building started．
Car lovers
Not just teenagers are crazy about cars．Some Americans love their cars so much that they paint their cars beautifully I These are called Art Cars．Every April there is an activity in Houston，Texas，where they show their cars．
Pollution
Cars have polluted the environment．American President Bush refused a worldwide law that is against pollution．Many countries were angry about it．Bush said he had to think of the American economy(经济)and all the American people that make money from cars．Factories say they want to make cars that pollute less．But others say making cars that pollute less will never be as good as having fewer cars．
46．When did Americans begin to love cars? 【】
A．Before the new two-lane roads were built． B．After World War II．C．During World War II． D．Before World War II．
47．New four-1ane roads were built ．【】
A．in Germany B．by car and oil companies
C．in America D．when something suddenly happened
48．The underlined word “building”here means “the building of ”．【】
A．companies B．soldiers’ lives C．houses D．roads 49．What were other countries’ feelings about Bush’s decision? 【】 A．They agreed with him． B．They showed anger to it．
C．They paid no attention to it. D．The passage doesn’t tell US．
50．The meaning of the last sentence is：“”【】
A．It’s better to have fewer cars． B．It’s better to make cars that pollute less．
C．It’s easier to make cars that pollute less． D．It’s easier to make people have fewer cars．
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We moved to a new area when our son was in Grade Five． Before we moved，we took him to spend half a day at his new school．There he saw his new classmates and teachers．He enjoyed the visit．During the almost
l50-kilometer drive home，he told US that he had told some of the students the date when we would move there． And he had also invited them to visit us.
The moving day，a Saturday，was a busy day．But we arrived at our new house
at noon．About an hour later，kids began to come and soon one of them invited our son to his house to play for the afternoon．
By the time he returned，he knew where most of the kids lived and all of their family histories．
On Monday mornin9，the door bell rang just before the time he would leave
for schoo1．Then it rang again and again．．
By the time he was ready，we had eight young boys waiting to walk to school with him on his first day．They all lived near US．
I asked them if their parents had sent them．The answers surprised and pleased me，“No，we just came so that he would have people to walk with．’’and “It is the right thing to do．’’
The startings of lasting(持续的)friendships were formed(形成)that day．We have lived
here nearly six years and the same group of kids still plays together，goes to parties on weekends together，and surfs together．
I still get thinking how welcoming and kind those kids were．And how lucky my son is to have them as friends！
51．Before the family moved to the new area，the son was taken to his new schoo1 ．
A．to invite the teachers to visit them B．to play with his classmates 【】
C．to see if the school was far D．to get to know it
52．What did the son know about other kids after they played for the afternoon? 【】
A．Their living places and family histories．
B．Their family stories and their life．
C．Their school life and family histories．
D．Their living places and family members．
53．In the story，the son went to school on his first day 【】A．in his father’s car B．on a school bus
C．on foot with other kids D．in another kid’s car
54．Which of the following is Right according to the story? 【】A．The family moved to the new house on Saturday afternoon．
B．The kids visited the house before the family arrived．
C．The son knew the kids well before he got there．
D．The son was invited to play in a kid’s house later that afternoon．55．The passage shows US that ．【】
A．it’s easy to move to a new place
B．it’s kind of people to help a new comer
C．it’s difficult to make new friends
D．it’s better to live in the same place
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No.4 middle School
Kunming ,yunnan
April 2nd ,2004
Dear editor (编辑) ，
I live in a beautiful city . Many visitors come to my city . there are so many colorful peacocks (孔雀) here .
The peacocks mostly live on the grass land of Dongfeng Square
They are given food freely by visitors . They usually throw food to them , and don’t think about at all whether the food is right or not . Some of the peacocks became ill , some even died after eating the bad food given by the visitors.
I’m sure most of the visitors who throw food to the peacocks really like the birds , but don’t realize (意识到) that they may be doing them harm (伤害).
The visitors should be told that what have done is very harmful to the birds , and this kind of thing must be stopped from happening . Perhaps we can build some small shops beside Dongfeng Square to sell peacock food . For us every person , it’s our duty to give more love to these beautiful birds and to look after them carefully.
Yours,
Sun Yan
()6.Many visitors come to the writer’s city to __________.
A. do some shopping
B. see beautiful peacocks
C. play on Dongfeng square
D. eat nice food
()7.Some peacocks became ill and died because some visitors ______;
A. did’t give them any food
B. gave them too much food
C. threw them some bad food
D. loved them and played with them
()8.Some shops can be built beside Dongfeng Square so that they may _____________.
A.sell food for visitors
B. sell food for peacocks
C.make the square more beautiful
D.have the beautiful birds
()9.From the passage we know people should __________.
A. live and play with the birds
B. stop the birds from eating too much
C. give right food to the birds
D. give more food to the birds
()10.We can guess the writer of the letter, Sun Yan , may be a _____.
A. visitor
B. shopkeeper
C.square keeper
D. student
6-10：B C B C D
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Every town in the United States has a post office . Some are very small , and you may also find them in the corner of a shop . Others are larger buildings . They are open five days a week and on Saturday mornings . From Monday through Friday they are usually open from 8:30 to 4:30 .
If you know how much the postage (邮资) is for your letter , you can buy stamps at any window. In some post offices you can buy stamps from machines . Stamps are sold many different prices , from one cent (美分) to many dollars . If you are not sure how much postage is for you letter , you may ask the man or the woman in the post office for help . he or she will give you the stamps you need . If you are sending your letter far away , you should use airmail envelopes (航空信封) . Remember that postage will be more expensive for a letter to be sent outside the country.
At a post office you can also buy postcards . A postcard is cheaper than a letter . Usually the price of postage for a postcard is about half that of a letter . The postcards that you buy at a post office do not have pictures . However ,also they are not to be sent outside the country . Letters are an easy and cheap way to keep in touch with people in many different countries .
()11.The passage tell us that we can find ________ easily in the United States of America.
A. post office s
https://www.doczj.com/doc/b216096505.html,rge buildings
C.small shops
D.different banks
()12.The post offices in the United States are open _________.
A.seven hours a day
B.six hours a day
C.five hours a day
D.eight hours a day
()13.If you are not sure how much postage is for your letter ,you can____.
A. go and buy stamps from the machine in the post officesend a cheap postcard instead of your letter
B. get in touch with somebody you know in the post office
C.ask the man or the woman in the post office for help
()14.The price of postage for ________ is more expensive.
A.a beautiful postcard
B.a letter written on envelope
C.a letter by airmail
D.a postcard with pictures
()15.The passage tells us something about ________ in the USA
A.the post
B.the postage
C.letters
D.postcards
11-15 A D D C A
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Long, long ago there was a very foolish thief. Do you know what he did one day? When he wanted to steal(偷) the bell on his neighbour’s door, he walked up to the door, took hold of(抓住) the bell and pulled hard. The bell made a very loud noise. The thief was afraid and went home. Then he sat down to think, “I must do something about the noise,” he sa id. He thought and thought. At last he had an idea. “Ah, I’ll put some cotton in my ears. Then I won’t be able to hear the noise.” The next day he went to the door of his neighbour, and took hold of the bell. This time he pulled even harder. The bell rang loudly, but the thief did not hear anything. With another hard pull he got the bell out. Just then the neighbour came running out.
“Steal my bell? I’ll teach you a lesson(教训),” the angry man shouted. And he hit the thief on the nose.
The foolish thief did not know how the neighbour found out he was stealing the bell. “Why did he come out just then?” he wondered (感到疑惑). ( )16. The thief was trying to get .
A. his neighbour
B. his neighbour’s doorbell
C. some cotton
D. a door with a bell on it
( )17. The thief put some cotton in his ears. He thought it would be for him to steal the doorbell.
A. safe
B. difficult
C. dangerous
D. easy
( )18. The neighbour ran out probably(很可能) because .
A. he knew his doorbell was being stolen
B. he thought someone was eager (渴望的) to visit him
C. he realized (意识到) something strange happened
D. Both B and C
( )19. The neighbour hit the thief to .
A. give him lessons
B. punish (惩罚) him for stealing
C. help him with the bell
D. be his teacher
( )20. Which of the following is TRUE?
A. The thief understood why he was hit on the nose.
B. The thief knew why the neighbour came out.
C. The thief thought the neighbour couldn’t hear the noise the bell made.
D. The thief didn’t want to know why the neighbour ran out.
16-20 B A D B C
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A farmer was put in prison(监狱). One day, he got a letter from his wife.
“I am worried about out farm,” she wrote. “It’s time to plant potatoes ,
but I can’t do all the digging(挖) by myself.”
The farmer thought over and then had an idea. He wrote to his wife,“Don’t dig
the fields. This id where my gold(金子) is. Don’t plant potatoes until I comehome.
A few days later, the farmer got anther letter from his wife. It said, “Two days
ago, about ten prison guards(监狱看守) came to our fields. It looked as if they were looking for something. They have dug our field.”
The farmer wrote to his wife at once. “Now you can plant our potatoes,” he wrote.
( )21.The farmer was put in prison ________.
A. because he had done something wrong
B. because he had a lot of gold in the fields
C. The writer didn’t say anything about why the farmer was put in prison
D. For nothing
( )22.The farmer’s wife was much worried about _____ .
A. her husband
B. their farm
C. planting potatoes
D. herself
( )23.The farmer told his wife __ first.
A. not to dig the fields
B. to dig the fields
C. to ask the prison guards for help
D. to find the gold in the fields ( )24.Why did the prison guards dig the farmer’s fields ?________.
A. They wanted to help the farmer
B. Their leader ordered them to do so
C. The farmer asked them to do so
D. They wanted to find out the gold
( )25.Why did the farmer ask his wife to plant potatoes at once ? Because _____.
A. their fields had been dug
B. the gold was found out
C. the prison guards asked him to do so
D. the prison guards were digging the fields
21—25 C B A D A
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An owl is a bird with very large eyes. Those eyes make the owl look clever. The owl can not move its eyes freely as people can. It can only look straight ahead (朝前). If it wants to look at both sides, it must turn its neck.
Owls see better at night than during the day. At night they look for food. They eat mice and insects.
Owls make a strange noise because the owls sleep most of the day. They usually give their c ries at night. The cry sounds like “Whoo! Whoo!”. This strange sound sometimes frightens people at night.
26. An owl looks clever because it can look straight ahead.
27. An owl looks for food at night because it sees better at night than during the day.
28. An owl lives on all kinds of birds.
29. The cry of an owl is frightening.
30. Man must not kill owls because they are helpful to people.
26-30 B A B A A
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Coffee has become the most popular American drink. Today people in the United States drink more coffee than people in any of the other countries. People drink coffee at breakfast, at lunch, at dinner and between meals. They drink hot coffee or coffee with ice in it. They drink it at work and at home. They eat coffee ice-cream and coffee candy. Coffee is black and very strong. Different people like to drink it in different ways. Some people like coffee with cream or sugar in it. Other people like coffee with both cream and sugar in it. In all ways it is served. Coffee has become an international drink.
31. Coffee is an ____________ drink.
A . interesting B. international C. ice-cream D. American
32. Different people like to drink coffee ____________.
A. at work or at home
B. in different ways
C. with cream or sugar
D. between meals
33. Today Americans drink ____________ coffee than people in any of the other countries.
A. as much as
B. less
C. more
D. most
34. “Coffee is black and very strong.” The word STRONG here means ____________.
A.坚固的
B.淡的
C.清的
D.浓的
35. ____________ is the most popular American drink.
A. Black tea
B. Coffee
C. Water with ice
D. Whisky
31-35 B B C D B
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Computers are useful machines. They can help people a lot in their everyday life. For example, they can help people save much time, and they can help people work out many problems they can’t do easily. Our country asks everyone to learn to use computers except the old people.
Today more and more families own computers. Parents buy computers for their children.
They hope computers can help them improve (提高) their studies in school. Yet many of the children use computers to play games, to watch video or to sing Karaoke, instead of studying. So many teachers and parents complain (抱怨) that computers can not help children to study but make them fall behind. So computers are locked by parents in the boxes.
In some other countries, even some scientists hate computers. They say computers let millions of people lost their jobs or bring them a lot of trouble.
Will computers really bring trouble to people or can they bring people happiness? It will be decided by people themselves.
36. Why do we say the computer is a useful machine? Because
_______________.
A. our country asks us to learn it
B. it can help us a lot
C. we can use it to play games
D． it can help us to find jobs
37. What do many teachers and parents complain about? _______________.
A. Their students and children use computers to play games.
B. Computers let them lost their jobs.
C. Computers make the students and children fall behind.
D. Computers bring people a lot of trouble.
38. In this passage we know computers _______________.
A. also bring us trouble
B. bring us happiness only
C. are hated by people
D. are bad for people’s health
39. Can computers really help children to study? _______________.
A. Yes, they can.
B. It’s hard to say
C. No, they can’t.
D. Of course not.
40. How do you understand the last sentence of this passage? I think it means _______.
A. computers are used by people
B. people can live well without computers
C. one must decide how to use computers
D. computers are strange machines
36-40 B C A A C
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Once upon a time there lived an old man. He had three sons. One day, he called them together and said, "Sons, I will die soon. To my oldest son I give half my camels, to my second, one-third(三分之一), and to my youngest, one-ninth (九分之一)." Soon after that he died.
初二英语阅读理解精选题(一) My class will put on a short play in English at the end of the year. Yesterday our English teacher gave us copies of the play. “Choose a character in the play whom you’d like to be, ”she told us. “This afternoon learn a few lines of this part for homework. Then tomorrow you can say those lines in front of the class. I’ll decide who play each part.” I wanted to have one of the bigger parts in the play, so I choose the part of the king. He has a lot of lines to say. I learned them by heart. This morning in our English lesson we had to say our lines. I acted the part of the king. When I said my lines, I put a lot of expression into my acting. I thought I acted really well. Everyone in the class read a part and then the teacher who would play each part. Many of the students in my class couldn’t act at all. They couldn’t even read without making lots of mistakes. I was sure that I would get a big part in the play. However, the teacher gave me the part of a soldier. He has only one line. It is, “Yes, sir!” I was very disappointed. At the end of the lesson I went up to her and asked her why I had such a small part. “You put too much expression in your acting,” she said. “Good acting is not big acting. It is acting the audience can believe in.” I think I know what she means. 48. What did the boy want to do in the play? A. To get an important part B. To organize the play C. To get a large acting part. D. To work the lights. 49. How did the boy feel when the teacher told the class they would put on a play? A. Bored. B. Sad. C. Excited. D. Unhappy.
八年级英语阅读理解专项练习题 a one day a rich man and a businessman met in a restaurant. for their lunch they both ordered soup. when it was brought, the rich man tasted it, but the soup was so hot that he burned his mouth and tears came into his eyes. the businessman asked him why he was crying. the rich man didn't want to tell the truth and he told a lie,“sir, i had a brother who was killed last year. i was thinking of his death, and that made me cry.” the businessman believed his story and began to eat his soup. he also burned his mouth so much that he had tears in his eyes. the rich man noticed it and asked the businessman,“sir, why do you cry?”the businessman, who now saw that the rich man had cheated him, answered,“oh, i'm crying because you were not killed together with your brother. i) 根据短文内容判断正（ｔ）误（ｆ）（５分） ( )76.the rich man didn't tell the truth. ( )77.though the rich man burned the mouth, he shouldn't have told the lie. ( )78.the rich man had a brother who was burned. ( )79.the businessman believed the rich man's story at first. ( )80.the businessman's answer showed that he was very happy. ii) 根据短文内容将下列句子排序．（５分） 81.they ordered the soup and the soup was so hot that the rich man burned his mouth first. 82.the businessman also burned his mouth and he was not happy. 83.a rich man and a businessman had lunch in the same restaurant. 84.the rich man told a lie about his brother's death. 85.the businessman realized(意识到) that the rich man cheated him at last. ______ _______ _____ _______ _______ b school kids say goodbye to their flying friends jin jun and his classmates at shanghai nanyang middle school are not very happy to be back from holiday. not because they hate studying, but because some of their best friends on campus（校园） are gone: pigeons. more than 100 pigeons used to(过去常常) fly around campus every day, making students smile during break time. but now, the birds are gone. where? now they're all locked up in a bird cage. bird flu(流感) has landed in shanghai, and expert are afraid the pigeons might spread（传播）the disease if they keep flying around. for safety, the school also asks students to stay away from the cage. “i feel sad for those birds. they're my best friends,” said jin, a 'cani but them, feed to corn bring would i term last “student. 3 junior
2020届中考英语阅读理解50篇 (精品训练题值得练习) 1 When I was a kid in Minnesota, watermelon was expensive. One of my father’s friends, Bernie, was a rich businessman, who owned a large store in St. Paul. Every summer, when the first watermelons arrived, Bernie would call. Dad and I would go to Bernie’s place. We’d sit on the edge of the dock（码头）, feet dangling（摇晃）, and got ready for a big meal. Bernie would take his knife, cut our first watermelon, hand us both a big piece and sit down next to us. Then we’d bury our faces in watermelon, eating only the heart—the reddest, juiciest, firmest, sweetest, most seed-free part—and throw away the rest. Bernie was my father’s idea of a rich man. I always thought it was because he was such a successful businessman. Years later, I realized that it was not Bernie’s wealth itself but his way of dealing with it that my father liked. Bernie knew how to stop working, get together with friends and eat only the heart of the watermelon. What I learned from Bernie is that being rich is a state of mind. Some of us, no matter how much money we have, will never be free enough to eat only the heart of the watermelon. If you don’t take the time to dangle your feet over the dock and enjoy life’s small pleasure, your work is probably hurting your life. For many years, I forgot that lesson I’d learned as a kid on the loading dock. I was too busy making all the money I could. Well, I’ve relearned it. I hope I have time left to enjoy the success of others and to take pleasure in the day. That’s the heart of the watermelon. I have learned again to throw t he rest away. 1. We learned from the second paragraph that the writer and his father were feeling ______. A. relaxed B. worried C. hungry D. proud 2. How did the writer and his father eat the watermelon? A. They ate it in a polite way. B. They only ate its best part. C. They ate every part of it. D. They shared only one piece. 3. In the eyes of the writer’s father, Bernie ______. A. was just a rich businessman B. worked hard all the time
八年级英语阅读理解试题及答案讲解01 A meteorite (陨石) almost hit an 80-year-old man named Arthur Pettifer in Britain when he was working in his garden. The meteorite was the biggest in the past 26 ye ars in Britain. The meteorite weighed (重量) one kilo, and might be over four thousand million (百万) years old. “I hear the big noise in the air. I looked up and saw the tops of the trees coming and going,” he said. “I didn't know what it was.” Meteorites are small things from the small planets in space. About 3,500 meteorite s may fall on earth every year, but only very few are found. Mr. Pettifer's meteorite is the fifth to fall in Britain since the Second World War. Mr. Pettifer is glad. “When you think about it coming from so far away, it really is something strange.” 1. The meteorite was Mr Pettifer when it fell down. A. close to B. far from C. hitting D. coming to 2. The meteorite was already years old. A. 40,000,000,000 B. 40,000,000 C. 400,000,000 D. 4,000,000,000 3. Mr. Pettifer found the tops of the trees coming and going because . A. the trees were afraid B. the fast falling meteorite kept the tree tops moving C. it was going to rain D. the moving was made by wind 4. people see a meteorite fall although they visit the earth often each year. A. Quite a few B. some C. Few D. Many
A A young man asked Albert Einstein , the great German scientist , what the secret of success is. The scientist told him that the secret of success is hard work. A few days later the young man asked the same question again . Einstein was very annoyed ． He did not say anything ,but wrote a few words on a piece of paper . On it was written: A=X+Y+Z. “What does this mean ?” asked the young man . “A means “ success”” explained the old scientist . “X stands for hard work ,Y for good method (方法) and Z Z means stop talking and get down to work.” 1.The young man _________. A. wanted to meet Einstein B. wanted to be a great scientist like Einstein C. was eager (渴望) to know the secret of success D. wanted to be a student of Einstein 2.In Einstein’s opinion the secret of success was ________. A. to work with great energy (精力，活力) B. to study hard day and night C. to learn from great scientists D. to raise (提出) questions as many as you could 3.“Y” stands for _______. A. hard work B. great energy C. great success D. good manner(方法) 4.The word “annoyed” means ________. A. angry B. sad C. lovely D. glad 5.Einstein was a man who ______ A. liked to talk with young people B. liked to help others C. liked to make friends with young people D. liked to work , but didn’t like to talk B British newspapers are much smaller than they used to be and their readers are often in a hurry ,so newspapermen write as few words as possible .They tell their readers at once what happened ,where ,when and how it happened and what was the result : how many people were killed ,what change was done and so on .Readers want the fact(事实) set out as fully and accurately as possible .Readers are also interested in the people who have seen the accident. So a newspaperman always likes to get some information (信息)from someone who was there, which can be given in the person’s own words .Because he can use only a few words ,the newspaperman must choose those words carefully ,every one must be effective(有效). Instead of “he called out in a loud voice”, he writes” he shouted”; instead of “the loose stones rolled noisily down the side of the mountain”, he will write” they thundered down the mountainside”. Because many of the readers aren’t very clever, and most of them are in a hurry. 1.From the text, we learn that newspapermen write as few words as possible ,because readers___. A. want to know more about the news B. take no interest in what has happened
1 When you’re invited to have dinner in a foreigner’s home, please remember the following: At table, when the hostess （女主人）picks up her napkin（餐巾），you may pick up yours and put it on your legs. If a servant（佣人） passes food around, he will pass the dish to you at your left hand so that you can easily serve yourself with your right hand. Never serve yourself while the dish is on your right; it is then the turn of your neighbour on the right. Do not reach across the table or in front of someone to get something---that is not polite. Ask him or her to pass it to you. There are things in the middle of the table, such as bread, butter, and candies. You shouldn’t take any until the hostess tells the servant to pass them to you. Do not leave your seat without saying anything. If you need to leave the table to go to the washroom or do something else, you should say “Excuse me for a moment, please.” 41. You should put your napkin on your legs before the hostess picks up hers. 42. The dish is passed to you on either of your sides. 43. If the food is far from you, you shouldn’t stand up to serve yourself. 44. You may take any food at any time. 45. When you have to leave your seat, you need to say “Excuse me for
(A) In the world, soccer of football is the most popular sport. This is because many countries have wonderful teams for the World Cup. The World Cup is held every four years. To remember 2002 FIFA World Cup, children from different countries and more than 60 children from Japanese schools came together and spent three weekends drawing a big picture called“Dream(梦幻) World Cups” in Japan. The children drew animals, flowers and people playing soccer under a blue bright sky. They wished each football team good luck by drawing the flags(旗帜)of all the countries that will take part in the World Cup in Japan and South Korea. The picture was put up in a park near a playground in Y okohama. Some football teams will have games there. Are you a football fan(迷)？The World Cup makes more and more people interested in football. Teenagers(青少年)like playing and watching football. Many of them love some football stars so much that they get the pictures of their favorite players on the walls of their rooms. That is the way to show their love for the World Cup as children in Japan. 1. If a country wants to take part in the World Cup, she must have______. A. Many football fans B.a very good team C. many football player D.a big playground 2. The next World Cup will be held in_______. A.2006 B.2007 C.2005 D.2004 3. From the passage, in the picture children drew many things except_________. A. people playing football B. pictures of some football stars C. a sunny sky D. flowers 4.In“Dream World Cup”,the children drew the flags of some countries______. A. to show their love for their owe country B. to tell the people their stories C. to show their good wishes for the football teams D. to show their new ideas about football 5. Many teenagers owe the pictures of some football stars because______. A. they are interested in football B. they are football fans C. they think their favorite players are great D. all of A, B and C (B) In 1826, a Frenchman named Niepce needed pictures for his business. But he was not a good artist. So he invented a very simple camera(照相机). He put it in a window of his house and took a picture of his garden. That was the first photo. The next important date in the history of photography (摄影术) was in 1837. That year ,Daguere,another Frenchman, took a picture of his reading room .He used a new kind of camera in a different way. In his picture you could see everything very clearly, even the smallest thing. This kind of photo was called a Daguerreotype. Soon, other people began to use Daguerre’s way. Travelers brought back wonderful photos from all around the world. People took picture of famous buildings, cities and mountains. In 1840, photography was developed. Then photographers could take picture of people and moving things. That was not simple. The photographers had to carry a lot of film and other machines. But this did not stop them, for example, some in the United States worked so hard. Mathew Brady was a famous American photographer. He took many pictures of greed people. The picture were unusual because they were very lifelike(栩栩如生的). Photographers also became one kind of art by the end of the 19th century. Some photos were nor just cookies of the real world. They showed feelings, like other kinds of art. 6. The first photo taken by Niepce was a picture of ____________ A. his business B. his house C. his garden D. his window 7. The Daguerreotyped was____________. A. a Frenchman B. a kind of picture C. a kind of camera D. a photographer 8. If a photographer wanted to take pictures of moving things in the year of 1840, he had to__________.
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初二英语英语阅读理解题 1 An owl is a bird with very large eyes. Those eyes make the owl look clever. The owl can not move its eyes freely as we can. It can only look straight ahead. If it wants to look at both sides, it must turn its neck. Owls make a strange noise because the owls sleep most of the day. They usually give their cries at night. The cry sounds like “Whoo! Whoo”. This strange sound sometimes frightens people at night. ( ) 1. An owl looks clever because 。 A. it has a beautiful body B. it has big eyes C. it can look straight ahead D. it can turn its neck ( )2. An owl looks for food at night because 。 A. it has large eyes B. it can’t move its eyes freely as we can C. it sees better at night than during the day D. it can’t see anything at all during the day ( )3. An owl eats 。 A. small birds B. all kinds of birds C. all kinds of other animals D. none of the above ( )4. The cry of an owl is 。 A. frightening B. good to listen to C. like a song D. like the sound of a cow
2020届中考英语阅读理解50篇 (绝对精品训练题，接近实战考题，值得下载练习) 1 When I was a kid in Minnesota, watermelon was expensive. One of my father’s friends, Bernie, was a rich businessman, who owned a large store in St. Paul. Every summer, when the first watermelons arrived, Bernie would call. Dad and I would go to Bernie’s place. We’d sit on the edge of the dock（码头）, feet dangling（摇晃）, and got ready for a big meal. Bernie would take his knife, cut our first watermelon, hand us both a big piece and sit down next to us. Then we’d bury our faces in watermelon, eating only the heart—the reddest, juiciest, firmest, sweetest, most seed-free part—and throw away the rest. Bernie was my father’s idea of a rich man. I always thought it was because he was such a successful businessman. Years later, I realized that it was not Bernie’s wealth itself but his way of dealing with it that my father liked. Bernie knew how to stop working, get together with friends and eat only the heart of the watermelon. What I learned from Bernie is that being rich is a state of mind. Some of us, no matter how much money we have, will never be free enough to eat only the heart of the watermelon. If you don’t take the time to dangle your feet over the dock and enjoy life’s small pleasure, your work is probably hurting your life. For many years, I forgot that lesson I’d learned as a kid on the loading dock. I was too busy making all the money I could. Well, I’ve relearned it. I hope I have time left to enjoy the success of others and to take pleasure in the day. That’s the heart of the watermelon. I have learned again to throw t he rest away. 1. We learned from the second paragraph that the writer and his father were feeling ______. A. relaxed B. worried C. hungry D. proud 2. How did the writer and his father eat the watermelon? A. They ate it in a polite way. B. They only ate its best part. C. They ate every part of it. D. They shared only one piece. 3. In the eyes of the writer’s father, Bernie ______. A. was just a rich businessman B. worked hard all the time C. lived a rich but healthy life D. knew how to make money
A How to keep healthy? Healthy eating is very important for us. If we want to be healthy, we must have enough food. It must be clean. It must be the right kind of food. Most people in our country have enough food. We know we need food because we feel hungry. Then if we eat up a bowl of rice, we will not feel hungry. But do you know which food is good for us and which food can keep us healthy? Rice and bread are both good for us. They help us to work, they keep us warm when the weather is cold. But if we do not eat other food, we will get ill. Meat, fish, eggs and milk are all very good for us. They help us to grow. They keep us healthy. We must have some of these kinds of food every day. We also need fruit and vegetables. These also help us to grow and be healthy. They make our bones(骨骼)and skin healthy. And they can make us beautiful, too. 1.if we want to be healthy, we must have _____. A little food B. enough food C. enough water D. little water 2.we need food because we feel___. A. Hungry B. tired C. thirsty D. happy 3.rice and bread can____. A. help us work B. keep us warm C. keep us cool and warm D.A and B 4.____help us to grow and keep us healthy. A. rice, bread and fruit B. rice, meat and vegetables