The old man loved to Sit under the big tree in his garden and sleep in the
afternoon. When birds came into the garden and made noises, the monkey
chased them away. He also chased away flies which were on tile man"s face
while he was sleeping.
One hot summer afternoon, the old man was asleep in his chair. A fly came
and sat on the end of his nose. The monkey was sitting beside the old man. He
saw the fly and chased it away from the old man"s nose. Soon the fly returned.
The monkey chased it away again. After a while, the fly came back and the
monkey chased it, and this happened five or six times. Now the monkey was
angry. He jumped up and picked up a large stone. He ran back to the old man
and saw the fly was still on his owner"s nose. This time, the monkey didn"t
chase the fly away, he hit it with the stone.
At last, he killed the fly. Of course, he also broke the old man"s nose.
B. the monkey could guard (看守) his house
C. the monkey likes chasing flies
D. he was lonely (孤独)
B. the old man didn"t like the birds
C. the birds made a lot of noise
D. the birds sat on his owner"s nose
B. killed the fly
C. chased the fly
D. hit the fly with a stone
B. Because the fly returned five or six times.
C. The old man was very angry with the fly.
D. It couldn"t go to sleep at all.
B. We can"t keep a monkey as a pet.
C. We should think carefully before we take action (行动).
D. We can" t hit a fly with a stone.
There was a pilot (飞行员) and four people in a small plane. Suddenly there was something wrong
with the machine while it was flying in the air. The Smoke was everywhere in the plane. The pilot told
the people there were only four parachutes (降落伞). They all became worried and started to make
excuses.
"I must go and mend the machine," said the pilot, taking one of the parachutes. There was nothing he
could do so he jumped out.
The first person stood up. "I"m a doctor," he said. "I help people live longer and I save lives." He also
took a parachute and jumped out.
The next person said, "I must have a parachute. I"m a very clever person. I have to take part in an
important sports match. I know I"ll win the game because I"ll be the cleverest person there." He picked
up a pack and jumped out.
Two men were left: an old businessman and a young mountain climber. By this time the plane was
going down fast. The businessman said, "Young man, I"m old but you"re still young. You take the last
parachute." The young mountain climber smiled. "Don"t worry," he said. "We can both jump safely
because there are still two parachutes. Just now the clever person jumped out with my back pack
(背包)."
1. All the people became worried because _____.
2. The "clever" man jumped out with _____.
3. All the People only thought of themselves except _____
4. From the story we know that ______ would be dead.
5. _____ was a kind-hearted man.
Mr. Green is a famous writer now. But he said he was not a good student when he was young. He
was often late for school and didn"t like doing his homework. Sometimes he slept in class while the
teacher was teaching. He didn"t understand much, but he always thought he understood everything.
One day the teacher asked the students a question, "When John was ten years old, his brother
was twenty. John is fifteen now and how old is his brother?"
Mr. Green answered, "That"s easy. His brother is twice as old as John, so he is now thirty."
Another time, the teacher in a science class asked, "When it thunders, why do we always see the
light before we hear the sound? But, Miss White," said Mr. Green quickly, "can"t you see our eyes are in
front of our ears?"
The third time, the teacher in a biology class asked, "Why can fish swim in the water? But, Miss
White," said Mr. Green quickly, "don"t you know fish can"t walk on land?"
1. Mr. Green was _____ when he was young.
A. strong
B. lazy
C. clever
2. Mr. Green _____ when he was a student.
A. understood much
B. didn"t like to do his homework
C. did a lot of housework
D. learned science and biology very well
3. How old is John"s brother when John is fifteen in the teacher"s question?
A. Ten years old.
B. Fifteen years old.
C. Twenty years old.
D. Twenty-five years old.
4. According to (根据) Mr. Green, when it thunders, we always see the light before we hear the sound
because _____.
A. our eyes are in front of our ears
B. our eyes are cleverer than our ears
C. our eyes can see but our ears can"t
D. light goes faster than sound
5. Why can fish swim in the water? Mr. Green"s answer was _____.
A. fish can"t walk on land
B. fish can"t swim on land
C. fish can"t walk in the water
D. fish has no legs or hands
It is Saturday today. Peggy and Vicky __1___ go to school. Now they"re __2___ their homework.
It is __3__. It is __4__ for them to have lunch. They leave the study (书房) and go to the __5__ room.
About twenty __6__ later, they go back to the __7__ again.
Now Peggy is working on a hard problem:
"Let me __9__. Um, I know-it"s __10__." answers Vicky.
( )1. A. aren"t ( )2. A. do ( )3. A. noon ( )4. A. day ( )5. A. reading ( )6. A. years ( )7. A. classroom ( )8. A. room ( )9. A. see ( )10. A. 72 | B. don"t B. does B. morning B. rest B. working B. hours B. bedroom B. problem B. help B. 56 | C. doesn"t | D. isn"t D. doing D. evening D. time D. computer D. days D. study D. picture D. read D. 40 |
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Many people in the world have not seen snow. Some countries never have snow; some have only a | |||
1. In the ________ of England there is little snow in winter. A. east B. west C. south D. north 2. In the autumn of England, we can not often see ________. A. cold rain B. grey sky C. dark clouds D. all of the above 3. Snow is ________. A. beautiful B. dark C. warm D. happy 4. The sentence "Is it so late?" means ________. A. it"s very late B. he wants to go to school C. he wants to catch a bus D. he usually gets up early 5. Which of the following is true? A. Everyone in the world has seen snow. B. It often sunny in the south of England. C. Foreign students like the weather in England. D. The light of the room comes from clean, beautiful snow. | |||
阅读理解。 When David left college, he went to Australia. When he returned to England for a visit twenty years later, he decided to go back to his old college. David was very glad when he found out that his old college teacher was still teaching there. He went to visit the old man, and after they had an interesting talk, the teacher went out to get something. While he was away, David saw an exam paper on the desk. He looked at the date on it and saw that it was given to the student a week ago. David picked the paper up and read it. When the teacher came back, David said to him, "Mr. Smith, I"m sure that these are exactly the same questions that you asked us in our exams twenty years ago! How is that possible?" "Yes, that"s right," agreed the teacher. The questions are the same, but the answers have changed." 1. David went to _____ after he left college. A. England B. Australia C. another college D. his teacher"s office 2. David felt _____ when he found out that his college teacher was still teaching there. A. worried B. sorry C. amazed D. happy 3. The students took the same exam _____. A. as David did twenty years ago B. when David" s teacher was away C. as David did a week ago D. when David read the paper 4. Can you guess why the teacher still used the same exam paper twenty years later? A. Times have changed, answers should change, too. B. Different students have different answers. C. The teacher tried to find an excuse for his being lazy. D. The exam paper was done by David and his classmates 20 years ago. |