Three travelers, Allan, Carl and Paul were sitting on the chairs in a train stat
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Three travelers, Allan, Carl and Paul were sitting on the chairs in a train station. They were waiting for a train that was very late.
To pass the time, they began talking to each other.
At first, they talked about the weather and their work. Then Paul said, "Tell me—what would you most like to do if your doctor tell you that you have only three months to live?"
The other two men thought about this for a while, then Carl spoke.
“Well,” he said, “if I have only three months to live, I’ll take all my money out of the bank and go to foreign countries for holidays with my best friend, Erik. I"d like to travel to the places in the world as many as possible. And I"ll stay at the best hotels and then eat the best food. I think I"ll have a wonderful time.”
“That"s very interesting.” Paul said.
With these words, he turned to the other man, saying, “And what about you?”
“I"ll tell you a secret,” Allan said. “I always want to be a racing driver. So if I have only three months to live, the first thing I"d like to do is to sell my house. With the money I’ll buy the fastest car in the world. Maybe I can enter all the big motor races.”
Then he laughed, "I might even end up (以……而告终) world champion.”
“Now it"s your turn,” Allan went on, “If your doctor tell you the bad news, what would you most like to do?”
“Oh,” said Paul with a smile. “I’ll go and see another doctor.”
小题1:The three men were talking _____________.| A．in the post office | B．in the waiting room | | C．on the train | D．on the chairs |
小题2:The man called ________ answered the question first.| A．Carl | B．Allan | C．Erik | D．Paul |
小题3:The men began to talk about the weather and the work because they __________.| A．didn"t know anything new | | B．wanted to pass the time quickly | | C．had nothing to do | | D．were very interested in each other"s work |
小题4:"I might even end up world champion." Here the word "champion" means ___in Chinese.小题5:Which sentence is right according to the passage?| A．The train didn"t arrive on time. | | B．Paul wanted to buy a racing car very much. | | C．Allan was the second man to answer the question. | | D．Carl didn"t like traveling at all. |
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答案
小题1:B
小题2:A
小题3:B
小题4:D
小题5:C |
解析
这篇幽默故事讲的是：三个人在谈论“如果大夫告知你还能活三个月的时间，你最想做什么？”这个问题。其中一个人说他将从银行取出所有的钱和朋友一块去度假，并尽可能多地旅游一些地方。另一个人说他将买掉自己的房子，买一辆好车，做一名赛车手。也许能有机会参加汽车大赛。第三个人说，如果大夫告诉他这个坏消息，他将再去看一个医生。
小题1:根据题意，这三个人在火车站等火车，当然是在候车室。
小题2:答案就在“The other two men thought about this for a while, then Carl spoke.”这句话中。
小题3:短文第二句即是本题的答案。
小题4:由Allan说的话，可推测出D为最佳答案。
小题5:“With these words, he turned to the other man, saying, ‘And what about you?’”这句话以及后边的回答是解答本题的关键之所在。 |
举一反三
One day, I happened to meet an Englishman in the street and soon we began to talk. As I was talking about how I was studying English, the foreigner seemed to be very surprised, gently shaking his head and saying “You don’t say!”
I was confused, and I thought, “Perhaps this is not a right thing to talk about.” Then I said to him, “Well, shall we talk about the Great Wall? Have you ever visited it?”
“Certainly! Everyone back home will laugh at me if I leave here without seeing it. The Great Wall is wonderful! ” “Yes, it is one of the wonders in the world. And people of many countries have come to visit it.” As I went on telling him more about it, he stopped me again, “You don’t say!”
I couldn’t help asking, “Why couldn’t I talk about it?”
“Well, I didn’t stop you talking about it,” he answered, greatly surprised.
“Didn’t you say ‘You don’t say!’?” I asked again.
Hearing this, the foreigner laughed loudly. He began to explain, “’You don’t say!’ means ‘Really’. Perhaps you know little about English idioms(习惯用语).”
Wow! How foolish I was! Since then I have been careful with English idioms.
小题1:What made the foreigner laugh loudly?| A．English idioms. | | B．The writer’s question. | | C．Their talking about the Great Wall | | D．The writer’s way of learning English |
小题2:Where does the story most probably happen?| A．In China. | B．In America. | | C．In England. | D．In Japan. |
小题3:The English idiom “You don’t say!” means _______.| A．Thank you | B．Excuse me | C．OK | D．Really |
小题4:What does the writer learn from his own experience? He should _______.| A．improve his spoken English | | B．speak with foreigners in a polite way | | C．pay attention to English idioms | | D．be brave enough talking with foreigners |
小题5:The story tells us _______ between languages in different countries.| A．the difference | B．the popularity | | C．the grammar rule | D．the change |
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根据短文内容，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳答案。
Little Tommy was doing very badly in math. His parents had tried everything—tutors (家庭教师), cards, special learning centers—in short, everything they could think of. Finally they took Tommy to a catholic (天主教的) school.
After the first day, little Tommy came home with a very serious look on his face. He didn’t kiss his mother hello. Instead, he went straight to his room and started studying. Books and papers were spread out all over the room and little Tommy was hard at work. His mother was surprised. She called him down to dinner .And as soon as he finished eating，he went back to his room without a word. In no time he was back hitting the books again. This went on for some time, day after day while the mother tried to understand what was happening.
Finally, little Tommy brought home his report card. He quietly put it on the table and went up to his room and hit the books. His mom looked at it and to her surprise, little Tommy got an “A” in math. She could no longer hold her curiosity (好奇心). She went to his room and asked, “What made you make such great progress ? Was it the nuns (修女)?”
Little Tommy looked at her and shook his head, “No. ”
“Well then,” she asked again. “What was it?”
Little Tommy looked at her and said, “Well, on the first day of school, when I saw that man nailed (钉) to the plus sign (十字架), I knew they weren’t joking. ”
小题1:Why did Tommy’s parents send him to a catholic school?| A．Because he could eat well there. | | B．Because he could earn more about nuns. | | C．Because his parents wanted him to do better in his math. | | D．Because his parents didn’t want him to learn math any more. |
小题2:Tommy’s mother felt surprised that his son _______. | A．was still the same as usual | B．ate so much at dinner | | C．kissed her hello after school | D．worked hard but said little |
小题3:“Hitting the books” means “_______” in Chinese. 小题4:The last sentence in the passage shows that _______. | A．Tommy felt sorry for the nail | | B．Tommy was afraid of being nailed | | C．Tommy didn’t like the plus sign | | D．Tommy liked playing jokes on others |
小题5:From the passage, we can infer (推断) that _______. | A．we should be strict with ourselves | | B．mistaking (误解) might do good sometimes | | C．a catholic school is better than other ones | | D．nuns are good at helping children with their math |
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I sat down to read under an old tree in the park. I felt my life was 36 , for my whole world was dark.
A young boy ran up to me, out of breath. He stood 37 before me with his head down and said 38 , “Look what I found!” In his hand was a flower, and what a poor sight! The flower was dry and 39 . I gave him a small smile and then turned my eyes away so that he could take his dry flower and go off to play.
40 , he sat next to my side and placed the flower to his 41 and said in surprise, “It smells sweet and it’s beautiful, too. That’s 42 I picked it. Here, it’s for you. ” The flower before me was dead. But I knew I must 43 it, or he might never leave. So I accepted the flower, and replied, “This is just what I 44 . ” Just then, for the first time I noticed that the boy could not 45 —he was blind.
Tears (眼泪) came down my face as I 46 him for picking the best one. “You’re welcome. ” he smiled, and then ran off to 47 . I sat there and wondered how he was able to learn about my pain (痛苦).
Through the eyes of a blind child, 48 I could see the problem was not with the world; the problem was me. And for all those years I myself had been 49 . I decided to see the beauty in life, and 50 every second of my life. And then I held that dry flower up to my nose and breathed in the smell of a beautiful rose.
| 小题1: | | A．hopeless | B．colourful | C．simple(简单的) | D．wonderful |
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| 小题2: | | A．just | B．right | C．straight | D．along |
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| 小题3: | | A．dead | B．fresh | C．alive | D．heavy |
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| 小题4: | | A．sadly | B．strictly | C．angrily | D．excitedly |
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| 小题5: | | A．dead | B．fresh | C．alive | D．heavy |
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| 小题9: | | A．buy | B．sell | C．accept | D．break |
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| 小题10: | | A．admire | B．dislike | C．want | D．have |
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小题11:cry B. speak C. smile D. see
| 小题12: | | A．forgave | B．thanked | C．paid | D．hated |
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| 小题13: | | A．at most | B．at times | C．at first | D．at last |
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| 小题14: | | A．cheerful | B．useful | C．blind | D．deaf |
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A man came home from work late, tired, to find his 5-year-old son waiting for him at the door.
“Daddy, how much money do you make an hour?”
“If you must know, I make $20 an hour,”
“Oh,” the little boy replied, with his head down. He thought for a moment, looked up and said, “Daddy, could you lend me $10?”
The father was furious, “If you asked for the money to buy a toy or some other rubbish, then go straight to your room and think about why you are being so selfish（自私的）!”
The little boy quietly went to his room and shut the door. After about an hour or so, the father calmed down, and started to think, “Maybe he really needs to buy something and he didn’t really ask for money very often.” So he went to the little boy’s room.
“Sorry! Maybe I was too hard on you just now.” said the man, “Here’s $10.”
“Oh, thank you, Daddy!” he said happily. Then, the boy took out some coins. When the father found that the boy already had money, he got angry again.
“Why do you want more money since you already have some?” The father shouted angrily.
“Because I didn’t have enough, but now I do.” the little boy replied, “Daddy, I have $20 now. Can I buy an hour of your time? Please come home early tomorrow. I would like to have dinner with you.”
小题1:How much does the boy’s father make an hour? 小题2:The underlined word “furious” in Para.5 means ______.| A．very angry | B．quite happy | | C．very strange | D．a little nervous |
小题3:At first, the father refused to give the boy any money because ______.| A．he thought the boy was too selfish | | B．he did not have enough money at that moment | | C．he thought the boy would buy something of no use | | D．the boy always asked for money from him |
小题4:The boy wanted to buy ______ with the twenty dollars.| A．a new book for himself | B．a nice present for his father | | C．a toy for his own birthday | D．an hour of his father’s time |
小题5: From the passage, we can infer（推断）that the boy’s father ______.| A．often played with his son | B．spent little time with his son | | C．didn’t love his son at all | D．often came back home early |
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Li Jun
China
I dislike rain. It seems that even though you have an umbrella, you can’t protect yourself from the rain. Whenever it rains, I’ll get wet so I have to go back home to change my clothes. It is just uncomfortable.
| Kate
Ukraine
I love spring. In spring, it starts to get warm. I enjoy going outside without a coat. And it never gets too hot in spring. I dislike the hot summer because we can’t find a place to get away from the hot sun at all.
| Lucy
America
I like rainy days. When it is raining, I can read my favorite book in a warm bed. I also like listening to the sound of rain. It makes me relaxed.
| Simon
Russia
My favorite season is summer. There are two reasons why I like it. First, I was born in summer, Second, it’s hot in summer, and I like to swim in the sea and sunbathe on the beach.
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小题1:___________ doesn’t like the rainy weather.| A．Kate | B．Lucy | C．Li Jun | D．Simon |
小题2:The child from __________enjoys the rain sound and __________ likes hot days best.| A．Ukraine, Li Jun | B．China, Lucy | C．America, Simon | D．Russia, Kate |
小题3: The underlined word “sunbathe” means “_________” in Chinese.小题4:Which of the following is WRONG?| A．Li Jun thinks hot days make him uncomfortable. | | B．Kate enjoys going outside without a coat in warm weather. | | C．Lucy likes reading in a warm bed on a rainy day. | | D．Simon likes to swim in the sea and sunbathe on the beach on hot days. |
小题5:The form wants to tell us ______________.| A．children all over the world like rainy days | | B．different children like different kinds of weather | | C．different children have different ways to study | | D．what children usually do in different kinds of weather |
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