Charles Dickens, one of the greatest English writers, was born in 1812 in a small town of England. When he was nine years old, the family moved to London. There were several younger children in the family. Their life was hard. So Dickens could not go to school. When Charles went to school, he was already twelve years old. But he didn’t finish school Two years later he began to work. The future Writer often went to the library to read books. He read a lot. Then Dickens wrote a lot of novels and stories all his life. Dickens died over a hundred years ago, but people are still reading his books with great interest.
判断正误：（Y 或N）
1. Charles Dickens was a great British writer.
2. Dickens began to go to school when he was very young.
3. At the age of fourteen Charles began to work.
4. The future writer bought lots of books to read.
5. Today, people still like the books written |
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小题1:根据Charles Dickens, one of the greatest English writers,可知本句表述正确
小题2:根据When Charles went to school, he was already twelve years old.可知他很大了才去学校，故本句表述错误。
小题3:根据he was already twelve years old. But he didn’t finish school Two years later he began to work.可知本句表述正确。
小题4:根据The future Writer often went to the library to read books.可知本句表述错误
小题5:根据but people are still reading his books with great interest.可知人们现在还还是很喜欢他写的书，故本句表述正确 |
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I have always been interested in making things. When I was a child, I enjoyed painting, but I also liked malting things out of day. I won a prize for one of my paintings when I was fourteen.
That may be why I went to art school four years later. But I studied painting at first, not pottery. I like being a potter because I like to work with my hands and feel the clay. I’m happy working by myself and being near my home. I don’t like mass-produced things, for they are made by machines and are all the same. I think crafts(手工艺) are very important and crafts persons(手艺人)make things cleverly with hands. They make our lives colorful. When I left school, I got some money. I hope to become a full-time craftswoman. This workplace is small, but I wish tot: move to a larger one next year.
1. The writer went to the art school at the age of___________
2. The writer is talking about her workplace_____________
A. unhappily B. hopefully
C. seriously D. angrily
3. From the passage we know that the writer prefers
A. a long way to work
B. group work
C. a small workplace
D. something different
4. What does "mass-produced" mean in Chinese?
5. From the passage we are sure that the writer is a ________ (man/woman). |
Mr. Smith is an English teacher. He comes from America. He has a daughter. Her name is Amy, and she is a good engineer in New York. Mr. Smith likes traveling very much, and he can speak Spanish very well. Now, he is in China, so he wants to learn some Chinese. He works very hard at his Chinese, and goes to Chinese classes every evening. He has a lot of friends in China and they often help him. He likes to talk with them. He tells his daughter that he can speak good Chinese, and he doesn’t have any trouble（麻烦） with his Chinese, but the Chinese have a lot.
小题1: Mr. Smith works in ______.
| A．a hospital | B．a police station | C．a school | D．a restaurant |
小题2: Mr. Smith is good at ______.
| A．Chinese | B．Japanese | C．Spanish | D．French |
小题3: He learns Chinese ______.
| A．very well | B．not very well | | C．we don’t know | D．very good |
小题4:Where does he learn Chinese?
| A．In an evening school. | B．At home.
| C．In his friend’s home. | D．In a park. |
小题5: Does he study very hard?
| A．Yes, he doesn’t. | B．No, he doesn’t.
| C．Yes, he does. | D．No, he don’t. |
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完形填空（共10小题，计10分）
Once there was a king who told some of his people to dig a pond (池子).The king then told his people that one person 16 each family had to bring a glass of milk during the night and put it into the pond. So, by the morning, the pond should be 17 of milk.
After 18 the order, everyone went home. As one man prepared his milk, he thought that since everyone was bringing milk, he would just 19 a glass of water and put that into the pond instead. 20 it was dark at night, no one would notice it, so he quickly went and put the water into the pond and 21 home.
In the morning, the king went to visit the pond. To his 22 , the pond was only filled with water! What happened? Yes! Everyone had the same idea 23 that man. They all thought, “I don’t have to waste my milk. Someone else will do it.”
Dear friends, when you plan to help poor people or people in trouble, do not think that 24 will take care of it. Instead, it starts with you. If you don’t do it, no one else will, so change yourself and make a 25 .
| 小题2: | | A．filled | B．empty | C．crowded | D．full |
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| 小题3: | | A．giving | B．refusing | C．receiving | D．offering |
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| 小题4: | | A．hide | B．steal | C．waste | D．drink |
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| 小题5: | | A．If | B．Since | C．While | D．After |
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| 小题6: | | A．left | B．came | C．returned | D．arrived |
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| 小题7: | | A．surprise | B．satisfaction | C．joy | D．taste |
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| 小题9: | | A．others | B．the others | C．none | D．neither |
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| 小题10: | | A．face | B．mistake | C．living | D．difference |
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The first teacher-parent meeting would be held in the school. To the little boy’s disappointment(失望), his mother said she would go. He felt sorry for her face. She was very beautiful, but there was a big scar (疤痕) on her right face. The boy never talked about it with his mother.
At the meeting, the people noticed the mother’s kindness and beauty though she had the scar. But the little boy hid himself. After the meeting, the teacher asked his mother carefully. "How did you get the scat on your face?" The mother answered. "When my son was a baby, he was once in a room that caught fire. Everyone was too afraid to go in because the fire was out of control. At that time, I rushed in As I was running towards his bed. I saw a piece of wood coming towards his bed. I threw myself over him to protect him. I was knocked down. Luckily, a fireman came in and saved both of us. But I got the scar." She touched her face." This scar will be here for ever, but I have never felt sorry for what I did."
At that moment, the little boy came out with his eyes wet. He held his mother’s hand for the rest of the day.
小题1:The boy_____ when his mother decided to go to his first teacher-parent meeting.| A．was happy | B．felt disappointed | C．was angry | D．cried loudly |
小题2:The boy was sorry for his mother because______.| A．his mother was not beautiful | B．he didn’t love his mother | | C．there was a big scar on her face | D．the teacher didn’t want to see her |
小题3:Which of the following is TRUE?| A．The boy knew why his mother got the scar before. | | B．The boy told his classmates why his mother got the scar. | | C．The mother told the boy about the scar many times. | | D．The mother told the teacher about the scat after the meeting. |
小题4:.The mother got the scar when she_____.| A．slept in a room on fire | B．put out the fire | C．rushed out of the room | D．protected her son |
小题5:The boy was____ when he knew the truth at last.| A．moved | B．sad | C．bored | D．afraid |
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完形填空（每题1分，共10分）
A little girl went to a hospital. “I want to ___1___ a miracle(奇迹).” “What?” said the doctor. “My brother is badly ill, ___2___ my daddy says only a miracle can save my brother.” “We don’t sell miracles here, little girl. I’m ___3___ but I can’t help you,” said the doctor. “I have the ___4___ to pay for it.” said the girl.
The doctor’s brother asked, “What miracle does your ___5___ need?” “I don’t know,” she answered. “My daddy can’t ___6___ for it, so I want to use my money.” “How much do you have?” asked the man. “A dollar and a half.” “Well,” ___7___ the man, “a dollar and a half can buy a miracle.”
That man was a very good ___8___. The operation(手术) was free and her brother became well. “What’s the price ___9___ the operation?” her mom asked. The little girl smiled. She knew exactly how ___10___ a miracle was—a dollar and a half with the faith(诚意) of a little girl.
| 小题3: | | A．glad | B．sorry | C．worried | D．sure |
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| 小题4: | | A．money | B．illness | C．time | D．house |
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| 小题5: | | A．mom | B．daddy | C．brother | D．sister |
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| 小题7: | | A．asked | B．smiled | C．cried | D．talked |
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| 小题8: | | A．friend | B．parent | C．teacher | D．doctor |
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| 小题10: | | A．little | B．few | C．much | D．many |
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