David hated spending money. When he had to buy something in a shop, he always tried his best to knock down the price, even for the cheapest things. If he wanted to buy a bottle of orange, for example, and the shopkeeper asked for $2, David would say, “Make it $1.90 and I’ll buy it.” Sometimes the shopkeepers agreed to reduce their prices a little. “What’s ten cents?” they asked themselves. “If it makes this man happy, it won’t hurt me very much.” In this way David saved a few cents here and a few cents there, and by the end of the year he had saved several hundred dollars.
One day he had a very bad toothache and had to go to the dentist. The dentist looked at the tooth and said, “This tooth will have to come out. It’s too serious to save.” “How much must I pay you to take out a tooth?” David asked. “Forty dollars,” the dentist said. “How long will it take you to pull out the tooth?” he asked. “About two minutes,” the dentist answered. “Forty dollars for two minutes’ work!” he shouted, “That’s robbery (抢劫).” The dentist smiled. “You’re right,” she said. “Thank you for telling me. I’ll pull your tooth out very slowly. How about if I take half an hour?”
小题1:In the passage the underlined word “reduce” means “____________”| A．feel worried about | B．be interested in | | C．get higher | D．make less |
小题2:Why must David’s tooth be pulled out?| A．The doctor want to make more money. | | B．The tooth itself was serious . | | C．The tooth wanted to come out . | | D．Daniel wanted to save some money. |
小题3:After the dentist answered David’s question, he became very _________.| A．angry | B．sad | C．afraid | D．worried |
小题4:David thought that two minutes was ____________.| A．too little time to pull out a tooth | | B．too little time to pay the dentist $40 | | C．too long to pull out a tooth | | D．too short for the dentist to finish the operation |
小题5:What kind of person do you think David was?| A．He was very strict with others. | B．He was very clever. | | C．He was very generous. | D．He was very stingy(吝啬). |
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小题1:D
小题2:B
小题3:A
小题4:B
小题5:D |
小题1:根据单词和词组的意思，可知答案为D，表示减少的意思。
小题2:根据文章内容The dentist looked at the tooth and said, “This tooth will have to come out. It’s too serious to save.”可知道答案为B
小题3:根据文章内容he shouted, “That’s robbery (抢劫)。可知答案为A
小题4:根据文章内容大意可知答案为B，David 认为2分钟挣40美元，时间，太少了。
小题5:根据文章内容可知答案为D。 |
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Mr. Jones had a nice brown coat . He loved it very much, but his wife didn’t like it. Because it was old. She often said. “ Give it to a poor man . ” But Mr. Jones always answered, “ No, I like this coat. ”
Then a cigarette（香烟） fell on it and made a hole in it. So Mrs Jones said, “Please don’t wear it again. ” Mr. Jones took it to a small tailor（裁缝） “ Please make another coat like this one .” The tailor made the coat very carefully. Then he lit （点燃）a cigarette, and made a hole in it in the same place.
小题1:Mrs. Jones didn’t like the coat because ________ .| A．it was nice and brown | B．it was not nice | C．it was very old | D．it was not old |
小题2: Mr. Jones always said, “ ______ ”.| A．I like this coat | B．Give it to a poor man | | C．No, I don’t like this coat. | D．I don’t give it to a poor man |
小题3:_______ made a hole in the coat.| A．Mr. Jones | B．Mr. Jones | C．Mr. And Mrs. Jones | D．A cigarette |
小题4:Mr. Jones asked the tailor to _______ .| A．make a new hole in the coat | B．make a new coat | | C．make a hole in the new coat | D．make more money |
小题5:Who do you think was foolish ?| A．The tailor | B．Mr. Jones | C．Mrs. Jones | D．Nobody |
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A woman is going shopping. She is going 46 boat. The boat is going across（穿过）the river. Her basket is empty（空的）. Oh dear! Look! Her basket is in the 47 .“Help!”she says.“Look! My basket is in the river.”
A boy sees the basket. He says, “Don’t worry! I can 48 it! I’m a very good swimmer.” He takes off his shoes and shirt. “Look 49 my shirt and shoes, please!” he says and then jumps into the river.
A 50 sees the basket. “I can go by basket!” it thinks. It gets to the basket. The boy 51 in the river. “Where’s the basket?” he calls:“It’s over there!” calls the woman. “It’s behind you!” It’s 52 that duck! The boy gets to the basket.“Go away!” he says to the duck. The duck 53 out of the basket and swims away. The boy takes the basket to the land. “Oh, thank you!” says the woman. “Thank you very much!”
“Not at all!” says the boy.“ 54 you like to give me my shirt and shoes?”
“Yes, here you are. Oh, what’s in the basket? It’s the duck’s 55 .”
| 小题2: | | A．water | B．boat | C．ship | D．tree |
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| 小题5: | | A．dog | B．chicken | C．duck | D．monkey |
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| 小题6: | | A．is fishing | B．is swimming | C．is playing | D．is flying |
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| 小题7: | | A．beside | B．under | C．on | D．behind |
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| 小题8: | | A．climbs | B．comes | C．jumps | D．walks |
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Every morning Amma gets up at ten to seven. She brushes her teeth, takes a shower and gets dressed(穿衣服). Then she goes to the kitchen and makes breakfast. She usually has orange juice and bread for breakfast. After breakfast, she reads the newspaper. At seven forty—five she leaves home and goes to work by subway.
小题1:Amma gets up at . | A．6:50 | B．7:00 | C．7:10 | D．10:00 |
小题2:She has for breakfast.| A．coffee and bread | B．bread and orange | | C．oranges and bread | D．eggs and bread |
小题3:After breakfast, she .| A．brushes her teeth | B．takes a shower | | C．gets dressed | D．reads the newspaper |
小题4:She leaves home at .小题5:She goes to work .| A．by bus | B．by bike | C．by underground | D．by plane |
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Tony is Allen’s classmate. One day, Tony comes to Allen’s home. When he sees many books in Allen’s study, he says to Allen, “Allen, you have so many good books, Can I borrow a book from you?” Allen doesn’t want to lend a book to his classmate and he says, “Why do you want to take my book home? You can read it here in my home.”
Tony sees that his classmate is very selfish(自私), but he say nothing. The next day, Allen comes to Tony’s house and says, “Tony, you have a good garden—knife(修剪刀). I want to work in my garden tomorrow. Can I use it for two days?” Tony answers, “Why do you want to take my garden—knife home? You can work it in my garden.”
小题1:Tony wants to borrow from Allen.| A．a knife | B．a book | C．a garden—knife | D．money |
小题2:Tony is Allen’s .| A．father | B．teacher | C．friend | D．classmate |
小题3:Tony lends to Allen.| A．nothing | B．a garden—knife | C．a knife | D．a book |
小题4:Allen wants to borrow from Tony.| A．a knife | B．a book | C．a garden—knife | D．money |
小题5:Who is very selfish?| A．Tony. | B．Allen. | C．Teacher. | D．None. |
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Mr. Jackson lives in a small town. He is a kind and funny man. And he is friendly to everyone. He likes talking with others very much. But he is always absent-minded （健忘的）.
One day, Mr Jackson went to visit a friend. His friend works on a farm and lives not far from the market and often goes to the market to sell things.
They had dinner together and then talked and talked. Mr Jackson was very excited to meet his friend. He told his friend a lot of things. Midnight came, and then one o"clock, two o"clock and still Mr Jackson kept on talking. But by this time his friend was feeling very tired and kept on looking at the clock on the wall. He didn"t want to be impolite, but at last he said, "My dear friend, I don"t want to put you out, but you see, it"s too late now. I have to go to the market at six o"clock, and I must go to bed now."
"Oh, my God!" said Mr Jackson in surprise, "I thought you were at my house."
小题1:Mr Jackson likes ____ a lot.| A．selling things | | B．talking with others | | C．playing soccer | | D．watching TV |
小题2:Mr Jackson had dinner with his ____ that day.| A．brother | B．mother | C．friend | D．sister |
小题3:Mr Jackson"s friend went to bed ____ that day.| A．at midnight | B．at one o"clock | | C．at two o"clock | D．after two o"clock |
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