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Three men traveling on a train began a conversition about the world"s greatest wonders.
“ In my opinion,” the first man said, “ the Egyptian pyramids are the world’s greatest wonder. Although they were built thousands of years ago, they are still standing. And remember: the people who built them had only simple tools. They didn’t have the kind of machinery that builders and engineers have today.
“ I agree that the Egyptian pyramids are wonderful,” the second man said, “ But I don’t think they’re the greatest wonder. I believe computers are more wonderful than the pyramids. They have taken people to the moon and brought them back safely. They carry out mathematical calculations in seconds that would take a person a hundred years to do.”
He turned to the third man and asked, “ What do you think is the greatest wonder in the world?”
The third man thought for a long time, then he said, “ Well, I agree that the pyramids are wonderful, and I agree that computers are wonderful, too. However, in my opinion, the most wonderful thing in the world is the thermos(保温瓶).”
And he took a thermos out of his bag and held it up.
The other two men were very surprised. “ A thermos?” they exclaimed(大声说), “ But that’s a simple thing.”
“ Oh, no, it’s not,” the third man said, “ in the winter you put in a hot drink and it stays hot, in the summer you put in a cold drink and it stays cold. How does the thermos know whether it is winter or summer?”
小题1:The travelers passed the time on the train by talking about _______.| A．the journey | B．the train | C．themselves | D．wonderful things |
小题2:The three men could not agree on what the world’s greatest wonder was because _______.| A．they could not think of anything very wonderful | | B．they all had different ideas | | C．they could not prove that their opinions were right | | D．the journey ended too soon |
小题3: The first man thought the pyramids were the most wonderful things in the world because _______.| A．they were very beautiful | | B．they were Egyptian | | C．they had been built with very simple tools | | D．they could do mathematical calculations |
小题4:The third man thought a thermos was the most wonderful thing in the world because _______.| A．it lasted longer than the pyramids | | B．it cost less than a computer | | C．he thought it knew whether it was winter or summer | | D．the other two men were surprised when he told them about it |
小题5:The third man was not very clever because _______.| A．he could not think of anything to say | | B．he did not understand how a thermos works | | C．he did not think the pyramids were wonderful | | D．he did not know anything about computers |
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答案
小题1:D
小题2:B
小题3:C
小题4:C
小题5:B |
解析
试题分析：
小题1:文章第一段Three men traveling on a train began a conversition about the world"s greatest wonders. wonder奇迹（n.）相当于 wonderful things，故选D。
小题2:第二段中第一个男人认为是金字塔，第三段中第二个男人认为是电脑，第五段第三个男人认为是保温瓶，所以题中所问三个人不能在最伟大的奇迹上意见统一的原因是他们有不同的主意，故选B。
小题3:第二段第三行Although they were built thousands of years ago, they are still standing. And remember: the people who built them had only simple tools.故选C。
小题4:文章最后两行How does the thermos know whether it is winter or summer?保温杯冬天保暖，夏天保持低温。第三个人问“保温杯怎么知道是冬天还是夏天呢？”这是他觉得保温杯神奇的原因。故选C
小题5:第三个男人以为保温杯能够自己根据季节来调节温度，而不知道真正的原因，所以说他不是很聪明。故选B。
点评：本文需要先读懂文章后再做题目，在每个人的话中找到他们各自的观点及给出的理由，这样就迎刃而解了。而最后一个男人比较不聪明，因为他认为保温杯是最伟大的奇迹，因为他以为保温杯可以根据季节自行调节温度。 |
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Nasreddin woke up in the middle of the night and saw something white in his garden. It seemed to be moving towards the house.
That is a thief(小偷)! He thought, and he took his gun and shot(开枪) at him. Then he went back to bed, because he was too frightened害怕) to go out of the house in the dark.
The next morning Nasreddin went out and saw one of his white shirts hanging on the clothes-line in the garden, his wife had washed it the day before and hung it out to dry. Now it had a bullet- hole right through middle of it.
My God, said Nasreddin, I was lucky last night. If I had been wearing that shirt, the bullet would have killed me! And he called his neighbours together and asked them to thank God for saving him.
小题1:. At midnight, Nasreddin saw _____in his garden.| A．something strange | B．a thief | C．something white | D．a ghost |
小题2:. Nasreddin was so frightened that he ______.| A．cried out for help | B．dared(敢)not go out of the house | | C．dared not stay in his house | D．couldn"t say a word |
小题3: The next morning Nasreddin found________ .| A．his wife in the garden | B．the clothes-line | | C．the thief dead | D．a bullet-hole through the white shirt |
小题4:.Nasreddin was a _______ man.| A．kind | B．cheerful | C．foolish | D．clever |
小题5:He called his neighbors together in order to_______.| A．make a speech | B．tell the story | C．thank God | D．thank them |
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It had been snowing very hard for days. Jigs and Reads had nothing to eat for a day. They know that things weren’t right at home. So yesterday morning they wanted to go out. Bob helped them get out through a window, because the snow was so deep outside that he couldn’t open the door. Last night, they didn’t come back. Bob said to himself, “They are only five months old. This weather will kill them.” But just then Bob heard them calling him. He looked out and could not believe ----they were drawing a big hare through the snow. They dropped it through the window into Bob’s hands. A hare(野兔) for dinner.
小题1: Jigs and Reads in the story were _________.| A．Bob’s children | B．dogs | C．hares | D．neighbours |
小题2:They know that things weren’t right at home. It means that they know _______.| A．Bob had no food to give them | B．Bob could open the door | | C．it wasn’t very cold outside. | D．they were too young to eat anything |
小题3: Finally, Jigs and Reads returned with a big _________.小题4:.The story says that Jigs and Reads ____________.| A．wanted out to play with rain | B．asked to look for money outside | | C．ate much more than Bob did | D．were a great help to Bob |
小题5:. Choose the right order according to the story.
①They caught a hare in the snow.
②They went out and stayed outside for the night.
③They brought the hare home.
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An old farmer lived with his little grandson. Every day the farmer got up early to read books.
One day the grandson asked, “Grandpa! I want to read books just like you, but I don’t understand them. What are the advantages of reading?” The grandfather said, “Take this litter basket to the river and bring me back a basket of water.” he boy did, but all the water leaked out before he got back to the house. The grandfather laughed and said, “ You’ll have to walk faster next time.”
This time the boy ran faster, but again the basket was empty before he returned home. The boy said, “ See Grandpa, it’s useless!”
So you think it is useless?” the old man said. “Look at the basket.”
The boy looked at the basket and for the first time he realized that the basket was different. It was clean, inside and out.
“That’s what happens when you read books. You might not understand or remember everything, but when you read them, you will be changed, inside and out.”
小题1:The grandfather got up early to __________.| A．repair a basket | B．do farm work | C．wake up his grandson | D．read books |
小题2:The underlined phrase “leaked out” means “______” in Chinese.小题3:The passage might be written for ___________ to read.| A．children who like asking questions | | B．children who like playing with water | | C．children who dislike farming | | D．children who dislike reading |
小题4: The basket was ________ in the end.| A．light | B．clean | C．useless | D．dirty |
小题5: What can we know from the passage?| A．The old farmer might be changed by reading. | | B．The old farmer played tricks on his grandson. | | C．The little boy got a full basket of water at last. | | D．The old farmer was angry when he saw the empty basket. |
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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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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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