Today, roller-skating is easy and fun. But a long time ago, it wasn’t easy at al
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Today, roller-skating is easy and fun. But a long time ago, it wasn’t easy at all. Before 1750, no one had any ideas of roller-skating. That changed because of a man named Joseph Merlin. He liked to make things and play the violin in his free time. Joseph Merlin was a man of ideas and dreams. People called him a dreamer.
One day Merlin was invited to a party. He was very pleased and a little excited. As the day of the party came near, Merlin began to think how to make an amazing entrance at the party. He had an idea. He thought everyone at the party would show much interest if he could skate into the room.
Merlin tried different ways to make himself roll. Finally, he decided to put two wheels under each shoe. These were the first roller skates. Merlin was proud of his invention and dreamed of arrived at the party on wheels while playing the violin.
On the night of the party Merlin rolled into the room playing his violin. Everyone was surprised to see him. There was just one problem. Merlin had no way to stop his roller skates. He rolled on and on. Suddenly, he ran into a huge mirror that was hanging on the wall. The mirror fell down, breaking into pieces. Merlin’s idea was so good that nobody forgot his special entrance for a long time. But could he find out a way to stop his roller skates?
小题1:People thought Merlin was a dreamer because he __________.| A．dreamed day and night | B．liked making things | | C．was an interesting man | D．was full of strange ideas. |
小题2:Merlin wanted to _________, so he put wheels under his shoes.| A．play the violin well | B．arrive at the party sooner | | C．be taller than the others | D．surprise the people at the party |
小题3:What did the writer want to tell us in the last paragraph(段落)？| A．Merlin made a lot of trouble. | | B．Roller skates should be improved. | | C．The people were angry with Merlin. | | D．Merlin was strong enough to break the mirror into pieces. |
小题4:Which of the following is TRUE?| A．Nothing happened to Merlin at the party. | | B．Merlin made a surprising entrance that day. | | C．No one noticed Merlin when he entered the room. | | D．Merlin couldn’t sleep well because he dreamed a lot. |
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答案
小题1:D
小题2:D
小题3:B
小题4:B |
解析
试题分析：
小题1:根据Joseph Merlin was a man of ideas and dreams.及下文描述可知这是一个重看奇怪想法的人，故选D。
小题2:根据上文Merlin began to think how to make an amazing entrance at the party.描述可知选D。
小题3:根据作者最后提到的问题But could he find out a way to stop his roller skates?联系上文早晨的小事故，可知轮式溜冰鞋还需要改进，故选B。
小题4:根据Merlin’s idea was so good that nobody forgot his special entrance for a long time.这句描述可知梅林的想法达到了效果，故选B。
点评：本文主要讲述了轮式旱冰鞋的由来。主人公罗斯福梅林是个充满奇怪想法的孩子，在一次宴会上为了让人们大吃一惊，就突发奇想，在自己的鞋底上安装了两个轮子。宴会上确实让人们吃了一惊，但是自己也付出了小小的代价。作者最后提出了轮式旱冰鞋的安全问题，也提醒了我们在玩的高兴地同时要注意安全问题。本文趣味性、教育性都较高，小题难度不大，非常适合中学生阅读。 |
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Watch a good teacher, and you will see that he does not sit still before his class: he stands the whole time he is teaching; he walks about, using his arms, hands and fingers to help him in his explanations, and his face to express feelings. Listen to him, and you will notice the loudness, the quality and the musical note of his voice always change according to what he is talking about.
The fact that a good teacher has some of the gifts(天赋) of a good actor doesn’t mean that he will indeed be able to act well on the stage, for there are very important differences between the teacher’s work and the actor’s. The actor has to speak words which he has learnt by heart; he has to repeat exactly the same words each time he plays a certain part, even his movements and the ways in which he uses his voice are usually fixed beforehand(预先). What he has to do is to make all these carefully learnt words and actions seem natural on the stage.
A good teacher works in quite a different way. His audience take an active part in his play: they ask and answer questions, they obey orders, and if they don’t understand something, they say so. The teacher therefore has to meet the needs of his audience, which is in his class. He cannot learn his part by heart, but must invent it as he goes along.
I have known many teachers who were fine actors in class but were unable to take part in a stage-play because they could not keep strictly to what another had written.
小题1:The word “audience” in the third paragraph means ________.| A．students | | B．people who watch a play | | C．people who are not on the stage | | D．people who listen to something |
小题2:Students in a good teacher’s class are always ________.| A．active | B．quiet | C．noisy | D．sad |
小题3: In what way is a teacher’s work different from an actor’s?| A．The teacher must learn everything by heart. | | B．He knows how to control his voice better than an actor. | | C．He has to deal with unexpected（未预料到）situations. | | D．He has to use more facial expression. |
小题4:From the passage, we can infer(推断) ________________.| A．Teachers have to learn by heart what they are going to say in class. | | B．A teacher cannot decide beforehand what exactly he is going to say in class. | | C．A teacher must speak louder than an actor. | | D．A teacher must have a better memory than an actor. |
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One morning, Mr. Smith came into the garden at the back of his house. He saw so much snow in the garden. Mr. Smith wanted to take his car out, so he asked a man to clean the road from his garage (车库) to the gate. He said to the man, “Don"t throw any snow on the side. It will damage(破坏) the flowers in my garden, and don"t throw any on the other side, because it will damage the wall. And don"t throw any into the street, because the policeman will come.” Then he went out.
When he came back, the road was clean. There was no snow on the flowers, or the wall or the street. But when he opened the garage to get his car out, he saw: the garage was full of snow, the snow from the road, and his car was under the snow.
小题1:In the morning Mr. Smith found ______ was full of snow.| A．his garden | B．his garage | C．his house | D．his car |
小题2:He wanted a man to clean the road because ______.| A．He didn"t like the snow. | | B．He liked the very much. | | C．He wanted to take his car out. | | D．He often asks the man to clean the road. |
小题3:Where was Mr. Smith"s car?| A．Under the snow. | B．In the street. | | C．In the garden. | D．In the back of the garage. |
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One day,a poor boy,who was selling newspapers from door to door in order to pay for his schooling,found he had only ten cents left,and he was 1 .He decided to ask for a meal at the next house.However,he changed his mind when a young woman opened the door.
Instead of a 2 he asked for a drink of water.But as he looked so hungry，she
3 him a large glass of milk.He drank it,and then asked.“How much do I owe(欠)you?”
“My mother teaches me never to accept money for any 4 ,”she replied,“so you don’t owe me anything.”
Many years later,the 5 became seriously ill.Then she was sent to a famous 6
in London.
Dr Kelly was called in to study her illness.When he 7 the name of the town which she came 8 ,a strange light filled his eyes.As soon as he walked into her room,he recognized(认出)her at once.
He did his best to 9 her.Then he gave special attention to her.After some time she got 10 .
Dr Kelly asked for her final bill 11 she left hospital.He looked at it,then
12 something on it before it was sent to her.She was 13 to open it,for she
believed it would take the rest of her life to 14 for it all.But finally she opened it,and read these words on it:Paid in full with one glass of 15 .
| 小题1: | | A．thirsty | B．hungry | C．tired | D．excited |
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| 小题2: | | A．tomato | B．sweet | C．meal | D．banana |
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| 小题3: | | A．ordered | B．brought | C．sold | D．found |
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| 小题4: | | A．business | B．fitness | C．illness | D．kindness |
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| 小题5: | | A．woman | B．boy | C．man | D．mother |
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| 小题6: | | A．college | B．hotel | C．dentist’s | D．hospital |
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| 小题7: | | A．called | B．asked | C．heard | D．told |
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| 小题9: | | A．save | B．examine | C．feed | D．protect |
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| 小题10: | | A．back | B．away | C．well | D．worse |
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| 小题11: | | A．before | B．after | C．when | D．because |
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| 小题12: | | A．remembered | B．said | C．noticed | D．wrote |
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| 小题13: | | A．excited | B．surprised | C．afraid | D．ready |
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| 小题14: | | A．wait | B．care | C．search | D．pay |
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| 小题15: | | A．water | B．milk | C．coffee | D．juice |
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Once there was a king. He had two old ministers. One was kind and the other was bad. The bad minister often said bad words about the kind minister before the king. The king was very angry.
One day the king said to the bad minister, “Write two words on two pieces of paper. Write ‘live’ on one piece and ‘die’ on the other. Then put them in a jar and tell him to choose. If he takes out the paper with ‘live’ on it, I’ll let him go. If he takes out the paper with ‘die’ on it, I’ll kill him at once. ”
The bad minister was quite happy. He got two pieces of paper ready. He wrote ‘die’ on each piece of paper.
The kind old man came. He knew the bad minister wanted to kill him. He also knew the words on the two pieces were both “die”. But he knew what to do. Later the king had to keep his word and let the old minister go. Do you know what the kind man did about this at that time?
He chose a piece of paper and ate it, When they saw the word “die” on the other piece, the king and other ministers thought the word on the piece that the kind man had eaten must be “live”, so he saved his own life by his cleverness .
小题1:The king was angry with ________. | A．himself | B．the kind minister | | C．the bad minister | D．all the ministers |
小题2: Who was told to write “live” and “die”?| A．The king. | B．The bad minister . | | C．The kind minister. | D．The two ministers. |
小题3: The kind minister would ________ if he chose the paper with “live” on it. | A．die | B．live | C．give it back | D．run |
小题4: There is no “live” on both pieces of paper because ________. | A．The kind minister didn’t want it | | B．the bad minister couldn’t write the word | | C．the king told the bad minister not to write it | | D．the bad minister hated the kind minister and wanted to kill him |
小题5: ________ must be disappointed in the end. | A．The king | B．The kind minister | | C．The bad minister | D．All the other ministers |
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阅读下列短文，从文后所给A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。
John Thomas was an 18-year-old student, but he had been a famous champion (冠军). Everybody at Boston University liked this tall, quiet boy. Once he was hurt, everybody at Boston University was 36 . People all over the country 37 about John Thomas and often asked, "Will he ever jump again ?"
John" s mother went to the hospital to see her son. She looked at his 38 leg. Then she looked into his 39 .She knew what her son would 40 . "You"re going to jump again, John, I know it," she said. " 41 will be all right. "
If John hoped to jump again, he would have a 42 to do. He began at once. Even in his hospital bed John started to exercise. He used a wheel(轮子) and other metal things. Soon his 43 looked like a machine shop!
It was May when John 44 the hospital. "Is it all right if I go camping( 宿营) this summer?" he asked the doctors.
" Yes," the doctors said. " But take it easy on that foot. "
John took only 45 walks at first. He was taking it easy on his foot. But not on anything else. He went swimming and did other kinds of exercises. He exercised 46 his body cried for a rest. Some days later, he exercised a little 47 . In late summer John went back to 48 . He asked if he could practise with the football team. Football wasn"t his favorite, but he had to get that leg 49 again! He worked hard. "No one pushed him as hard as he pushed himself," said one of his friends. "To 50 a champion fighting back is a wonderful thing to watch. ":
| 小题1: | | A．sorry | B．afraid | C．alone | D．tired |
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| 小题2: | | A．thought | B．talked | C．heard | D．moved |
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| 小题3: | | A．broken | B．lost | C．missing | D．dead |
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| 小题6: | | A．Nothing | B．Anything | C．Something | D．Everything |
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| 小题8: | | A．chair | B．classroom | C．home | D．bed |
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| 小题9: | | A．reached | B．called | C．left | D．found |
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| 小题10: | | A．short | B．long | C．quick | D．fast |
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| 小题12: | | A．later | B．better | C．more | D．less |
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| 小题13: | | A．school | B．hospital | C．shop | D．church |
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| 小题14: | | A．thick | B．strong | C．straight | D．hard |
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