Mrs. Baker’s sister was ill. She had someone to look after her from Monday to Friday, but not at the weekend, so every Friday evening Mrs. Baker used to go off to spend the weekend with her at her home in a neighbouring town. But as Mr. Baker could not cook, she had arranged (安排) for his sister to come over and spend the weekend looking after him at their home. This meant that Mr. Baker had busy time when he came home from work on Friday evenings. First he had to drive home from the railway station. Then he had to drive his wife to the station to catch her train. And then he had to wait until his sister’s train arrived, so as to take her to his house.
Of course, on Sunday evening he had to drive his sister to the station to catch her train back home, and then wait for his wife’s train, so as to bring her home.
One Sunday evening, he had seen his sister off on her train and was waiting for his wife’s arrival when a porter ( 搬运工 ), who had often seen him at the station, came over and spoke to him, “You are having a lot of fun,” he said, “ But one day one of those women is going to catch you with the other, and then you will be in real trouble!”
小题1: Who was ill? ___________| A．Mr. Baker | B．Mrs. Baker | C．Mr. Baker’s sister | D．Mrs. Baker’s sister |
小题2: Who looked after the sick person on weekdays?| A．Mr. Baker’s sister | B．Mrs. Baker’s sister | | C．Mrs. Baker | D．Someone acting as a nurse |
小题3: Why did Mr. Baker go to the railway station on Friday and Sunday evening? __________| A．Because he had to see his wife and sister off and brought them home. | | B．To take his sister to his own home. | | C．To bring his wife back home. | | D．To look after his sister. |
小题4: Where did Mr. Baker spend the weekend? ___________| A．At home | B．In his office | C．In his sister’s home | D．In a neighbouring town |
小题5: Why did the porter say Mr. Baker would be in trouble? Because __________.| A．Mr. Baker was making fun of the two ladies | | B．Mrs. Baker would laugh at her husband | | C．He thought the two women are Mr. Baker’s girl friends | | D．The two ladies were playing games with Mr. Baker |
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小题1:D
小题2: C
小题3: A
小题4: A
小题5: C |
试题分析：
小题1:根据Mrs. Baker’s sister was ill.可知选D。
小题2:根据so every Friday evening Mrs. Baker used to go off to spend the weekend with her at her home in a neighbouring town.可知在周末贝克太太亲自照顾自己的妹妹，故选C。
小题3:根据he had to drive his wife to the station to catch her train. And then he had to wait until his sister’s train arrived, so as to take her to his house.可知选A，因为他得送他的妻子和妹妹，接他们回家。
小题4:通过阅读短文可知贝克先生不会做饭，在周末由自己的妹妹来家里为自己做饭，故可知他在自己家，选A。
小题5:通过每周他都定期接一个送一个女人，可知这个搬运工误会了他的妻子和妹妹的身份，故选C。
点评：本文描述了妻子贝克太太的妹妹生病了，自己在周末去照顾她。丈夫不会做饭，妻子就安排丈夫的妹妹来给丈夫做饭。由于每周都重复这样的故事，结果在车站被搬运工误会为这两个人都是贝克先生的女朋友。本文逻辑性很强，阅读中注意从关键词理解句意，如：Mrs. Baker’s sister和for his sister to come over可知这是两个妹妹，一个是妻子的，一个是丈夫的。还要注意进行合理的分析推理，理解句意隐含的意义。 |
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Albert was an ordinary worker in an oil company in America. His workmates gave a nickname（绰号）“Four dollars a bucket of oil” below his name whenever and wherever he wrote down his name.
As time went by, people forgot his real name. Later, when Rockefeller, the board chairman(董事长)of the oil company, heard of it, he was very surprised, so he invited Albert to come to his office.
“Some people give you a nickname for ‘Four dollars a bucket’. Why aren’t you angry?” asked Rockefeller with some puzzlement in his eyes.
“Oh! Mr. Rockefeller! I like this nickname very much, because ‘Four dollars a bucket’ is our company’s advertisement. As long as someone calls me‘ Four dollars a bucket’ once, I think it’s free advertisement for our company. It’s not necessary for me to get angry. Don’t you think so , Mr. Rockefeller?”
“Oh! What a wonderful man!” Rockefeller said excitedly when hearing Albert’s words “Young man! Work harder, you must be successful in the future! I believe in you!”
Five years later, Albert became the second board chairman after Rockefeller.
Later Albert said in one of his reports, “I don’t think we should feel frustrated when we have no way to do the world-shaking things. We should treat every thing actively because maybe our future success will begin from a small thing!”
小题1:What was Albert in The oil company at the beginning?| A．A worker. | B．An assistant. | C．A manager. | D．The second board chairman. |
小题2: Why wasn’t Albert angry about his nickname?| A．He liked to have a nickname. | | B．It could make his workmates happy. | | C．He could become famous. | | D．It was a free advertisement for his company. |
小题3:What is the main idea of this passage?| A．Rockefeller asked young people to work harder. | | B．It’s very important to do small things well. | | C．You can’t get angry when someone calls your nickname. | | D．You should make more advertisements for your company. |
小题4:What would be the best title for this passage?| A．I Believe in You | B．Albert and Rockefeller | | C．Four Dollars a Bucket | D．The Second Board Chairman |
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My home is nice. I have a pet 1 and 2 name is Polly. It is a parrot(鹦鹉). I like Polly a lot. My classmate, Hu Tao, 3 a pet, too. The name of it is Bobby. It is a dog. Hu Tao 4 Bobby very much. Do you have 5 in your home? I often go to English Corner(英语角). I like 6 a lot. I speak English 7 some friends at the English Corner. 8 Hu Tao doesn’t like the English Corner. He doesn’t like English 9 . His English is 10 .So I often help him study English.
| 小题1: | | A．in my school | B．in my home | C．in school | D．in home |
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| 小题4: | | A．like | B．likes | C．looks like | D．look like |
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| 小题5: | | A．flowers | B．a bike | C．a friend | D．a pet |
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| 小题9: | | A．at all | B．much | C．little | D．all |
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What do we really mean by being open? Being open is a kind of invitation to others to come in, to speak and to share. It is important in letting others get to know how we think and feel. In this way we will be understood and accepted by others. If we aren’t open with others, we won’t fully believe in ourselves or others.
Here are a few ways for you to be more open. First, make your outside behavior the same with your inside feelings and thoughts. Second, share how you really feel about something instead of just opinions. Third, try to change your questions into statements(陈述句) and talk in the first person so that people will understand you more easily. For example, you might say, “I feel happy that you’re here,” instead of, “Are you glad that you’re here?” Finally, try not to say, “I don’t know.” This usually means I don’t want to think about it any more.
Remember also that it is not suitable to be open with everyone in every situation. You may want to be more open with close friends, but not with people you don’t know well, because you are not sure how someone else will use what they know about you. Besides, some people may not be used to too much openness. If we say everything we feel or think to them, they will feel very uncomfortable at times.
In all, being open is a good way for us to get on well with other people, but we’d better keep the balance between being open and not being too open.
Title: Being open
| Meanings of being open
| l 1 others to come in, to speak and to share.
l Show others 2 we think and feel.
l Let others understand and 3 us.
l Believe in ourselves and others by being open.
| 4 to be more open
| l Make 5 your outside behavior is the same with your inside feelings and thoughts.
l Try to share your 6 feelings.
l Make statements instead of 7 and use the first person.
l Try not to say, “I don’t know.”
| Reasons for not being too open
| l Someone may use your 8 to hurt you.
l You will make them feel very uncomfortable 9 .
| Conclusion: It will 10 us get on well with others if we keep the balance between being open and not being too open.
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The Greens lived in a small town. Mr. Green worked in a factory. Mrs. Green didn’t go out to work. She cooked meals and did some ___46____ at home all day. Their child Bob studied in a middle school far from their____47____. And he took a bus to school every day. Mrs. Green ___48___ get up very early in the morning to cook breakfast for the family.
One morning, Mrs. Green didn’t feel well, ___49____ she told her son to get something to eat himself. The boy didn’t find any food in the fridge and went to school without breakfast. After Bob left home, Mrs. Green felt very ___50___about that. She got up and cooked ___51______delicious for her son. Then she went to the bus stop and took a bus to her son’s school. It was her first time to go to her son’s school. After thirty minutes, she ____52____ the bus. “I can’t find the ___53_____ to my son’s school. What shall I do?” she asked a man at the side of the road for help. “It doesn’t matter. Lie down in the middle of the ____54____and the policemen will take you there,” the man answered.
“I don’t think so. The doctors will come __55_the policemen,” said Mrs. Green.
| 小题1: | | A．shopping | B．cleaning | C．reading | D．writing |
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| 小题2: | | A．office | B．room | C．family | D．home |
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| 小题3: | | A．shall | B．may | C．had to | D．can |
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| 小题5: | | A．angry | B．sorry | C．happy | D．excited |
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| 小题6: | | A．something | B．anything | C．everything | D．nothing |
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| 小题7: | | A．got on | B．took off | C．put away | D．got off |
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| 小题8: | | A．way | B．money | C．traffic | D．stop |
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| 小题9: | | A．school | B．park | C．road | D．shop |
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| 小题10: | | A．because | B．instead | C．because of | D．instead of |
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Michael is an English boy. He is a good student. He is twelve years old. Now he is in a red coat. Linda is Michael’s sister. She is a nice girl. She is fourteen years old. Now she is in a green dress. Lucy and Lily are from the USA. They are students, too. They are in yellow coats. They look the same. Michael, Linda, Lucy and Lily are good friends. Michael, Lucy and Lily are in the same school. But Linda is not in the school. They like China.
小题1:Michael is from ____.
A. the USA. B. England C. China D. Japan
小题2:Linda is ____.| A．Lucy’s sister | B．Lily’s sister | | C．Michael’s sister | D．Michael’s mom |
小题3:Linda is in ____.| A．a red dress | B．a red coat | C．a green dress | D．a green coat |
小题4:Lucy and Lily are ____.| A．in the same school | B．in the same class | | C．in different schools | D．in different colors |
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