Miss Evans taught physics in a London school. Last month she was explaining to h
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Miss Evans taught physics in a London school. Last month she was explaining to her class about sound, and she decided to test them to see how successful she had been in her work. She said to them, Now, I have a sister in Washington. If I was calling her on the telephone, and at the same time you were 20 meters away and listened to me from the other side of the street, who could hear what I said earlier, my sister or you? And why?
The cleverest boy at once answered, “Your sister, Miss Evans, because electricity (电)travels faster than sound waves(波).” That’s very good, Miss Evans answered, but then one of the girls put up her hand, and Miss Evans said, Yes, Betty?
“I don’t think so. Betty said, Your sister would hear you earlier because when it’s eleven o’clock here, it’s only six o’clock in Washington.”
( )6. Miss Evans was teaching her class __________.
A. about sound B. to hear some strange sound
C. about electricity D. how to say time
( )7. She wanted to make her students know__________.
A. whether she could hear her sister in Washington
B. whether her students could hear her from 20 meters away
C. which was faster, London or Washington
D. electricity travels faster than sound waves
( )8. The cleverest boy thought that___________.
A. sound waves travel faster than electricity
B. they would hear her sister in Washington first
C. Miss Evans’s question wasn’t right
D. Miss Evans’s sister would hear her earlier
( ) 9. Miss Evans________.
A. thought Betty’s answer was much better
B. thought the cleverest boy’s answer wasn’t so good
C. was satisfied with what the girl had said
D. was satisfied with(对...感到满意) what the cleverest boy had said
( )10. Betty thought the cleverest boy was wrong, because_____________.
A. clocks in Washington showed a different time from those in London
B. electricity was slower than sound waves
C. they were only 20 meters away from the telephone
D. electricity travels as fast as sound waves |
答案
小题1:A
小题1:D
小题1:D
小题1:D
小题1:A |
解析
小题1:根据第一段Last month she was explaining to her class about sound,描述，可知选A
小题1:根据第二段“Your sister, Miss Evans, because electricity (电)travels faster than sound waves(波).”描述，可知选D
小题1:根据The cleverest boy at once answered, “Your sister, Miss Evans,可知选D
小题1:根据第二段That’s very good, Miss Evans answered,可知埃文斯老师对这个回答非常满意，故选D
小题1:根据because when it’s eleven o’clock here, it’s only six o’clock in Washington.描述，可知他认为华盛顿的时间和伦敦时间不一致，故选A |
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Kate is my good 1 . She is 2 Canada. She is eleven 3 old. She has a round 4 , big blue eyes and a small 5 . She 6 tall. She 7 long hair. She is 8 a purple skirt. Her sister is a 9 . She teaches(教) English. They are in 10 now. They like China.
( )1. A. friends B. friend C. father
( )2. A. in B. from C. on
( )3. A. years B.year’s C. years’
( )4. A. eyes B. ears C. face
( ) 5.A. mouth B. ears C. arm
( )6. A. am B. is C. are
( )7. A. have B. is C. has
( )8. A. on B. in C. with
( )9. A. teacher B. doctor C. student
( )10. A. Canada B. China C. Japan |
Once there was an old man in a town. He always forgot a lot of things. So his wife always had to say to him, “Don’t forget this!”
One day he went on a long trip alone. Before he left home, his wife said, “Now you have all these things. They are what you need for your trip. Take care of your things during the trip.” He went to the station, bought a ticket and got on the train with it.
About half an hour later, the conductor began to see the tickets. He came to the old man and said, “Will you please show me your ticket?” The old man looked for his ticket in all his pockets, but he could not find it. He was very worried. “I can’t find my ticket. I really bought a ticket before I got on the train.”said the old man.
“I believe you bought a ticket. All right, you don’t have to buy another one,”said the conductor kindly. “But how can I know where I’m going? I can’t remember my station!”the old man said sadly.
( )1.The old man in the story was very___________.
A. kind B. poor C. forgetful D. sad
( )2.Where is the ticket?
A. The old man forgot go buy it.
B. The old man could not remember where it was.
C. The old man showed it to the conductor.
D. The old man’s wife took the ticket away.
( )3.The old man bought the ticket ________ he got on the train.
A. after B. before C. as D. when
( )4.The conductor __________ the old man.
A. didn’t believe B. laughed at C. believed D. felt sorry for
( )5. The old man was sad because
A. he had to buy another ticket.
B. he lost all the things his wife gave him.
C. he did not know where he was.
D. He did not know where he should get off. |
One day an old man is selling (卖) a big elephant. A young man comes to the elephant and begins to look at it slowly. The old man goes up to him and says in his ear, “Don’t say anything about the elephant before I sell it. Then I will give you twenty dollars.”“All right,” says the young man. After the old man sells the elephant, he gives the young man twenty dollars and says, “Now, can you tell me how you found the elephant’s bad ears?”“I didn’t find the bad ears,” says the young man. “Then why are you looking at the elephant slowly?” asked the old man. The young man answers, “Because I have never seen an elephant before, and I want to know what it looks like.”
根据短文选择正确的答案
( )11. ________ the elephant.
A. The young man sells B. The old man sells
C. The two men sell D. The old man buys
( )12. The young man is looking at the elephant slowly.
He wants to find out ___________.
A. which foot of the elephant is bad B. how heavy it is
C. which ear of the elephant is bad D. what it looks like
( )13. The young man ______________.
A. knows the elephant has bad ears B. wants to buy the elephant
C. looks after the elephant D. gets some money from the old man
( )14. The young man ______________.
A. is not interested in elephants B. knows what an elephant looks like
C. has seen some elephants before D. has never seen an elephant before
( )15. Hearing what the young man said, the old man will probably(很可能)be ____________.
A. angry （生气） B. happy C. dangerous D. hungry |
In a nice house there lived an old man. Behind the house there was a big garden. He planted many plants there. He took care of his 41 all the time, watering and fertilizing (施肥) them.
One day a young man went by the 42 . He looked at the beautiful flowers, imagining how happy he could be 43 he lived in such a beautiful place. Then, suddenly he found the old gardener was 44 . He was very surprised about this and asked, “You can’t see these flowers. 45 are you busy taking care of them every day?”
The old man smiled and said, “I can tell you four 46 . First, I was a gardener when I was young, and I really like this job. Second, 47 I can’t see these flowers, I can touch them. 48 , I can smell the sweetness of them. As to the last one, that’s 49 .”
“Me? But you don’t know me,” said the young man.
“Yeah, it’s 50 that I don’t know you. But I know that flowers are angels that everybody 51 . We enjoy the happiness these flowers have brought us.”
The blind man’s work opened our eyes and 52 our heart, which also made his life 53 . It was just like Beethoven, who became deaf in his later life and wrote many great musical words. Beethoven himself couldn’t 54 his wonderful music, but his music has 55 millions of people to face their difficulties bravely. Isn’t it one kind of happiness?
| 小题1: | | A．flowers | B．trees | C．vegetables | D．grass |
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| 小题2: | | A．balcony | B．kitchen | C．garden | D．study |
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| 小题4: | | A．blind | B．famous | C．smart | D．friendly |
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| 小题6: | | A．stories | B．reasons | C．excuses | D．conclusions |
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| 小题7: | | A．although | B．since | C．because | D．unless |
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| 小题8: | | A．First | B．Second | C．Third | D．Fourth |
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| 小题9: | | A．me | B．you | C．my mother | D．my son |
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| 小题11: | | A．greets | B．doubts | C．meets | D．knows |
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| 小题12: | | A．broke | B．hurt | C．pleased | D．treated |
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| 小题13: | | A．emptier | B．busier | C．luckier | D．happier |
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| 小题14: | | A．write | B．hear | C．play | D．believe |
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| 小题15: | | A．changed | B．affected | C．discovered | D．encouraged |
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“I’ve been writing a book, John. Do you think anyone would be interested in 1 it?” said the old lady.
John took over the papers from her shaking hand and seated her in chair. He remembered her rich 2 in the early days of the Old West. He looked through the papers. “It’s good, Grandma,” he said gently. Then realizing that she 3 hear him, he shouted into her ears, “I think it’s very good. I’ll 4 it to a publisher (出版商).”
Ten days later, he reported that the publisher had had time to read only a few 5 . But he was so impressed (给...留下深刻的好印象) that he had sent $ 100 for an option（版权）. More money would be given as an advance (预付款). Every month John 6 $100 for her with a letter from the publisher telling about the progress of the book.
One morning, three months after her 100th birthday, Grandma didn’t get up. The doctor told her that she couldn’t 7 more than a few days. She was ready to go, but she first wanted her book to be in print. John promised that she could get it very soon.
Grandma held on until the day the book came into her hands with the title and her name on the cover. Though she couldn’t see it, she could touch it. She proudly traced（找到）her name with her fingers(手指), tears(眼泪) in her eyes. Two hours later, she died peacefully, 8 holding her book.
Her granddaughter took up the book and opened it. “Why, it’s just blank pages!” she cried in 9 . John’s face turned 10 . Then the girl understood. There never was a book. Grandma couldn’t hear the little bell when the typewriter came to the middle of the line. She would keep on working, not knowing the whole sentences and sometimes the paragraphs were missing. John did not tell her, for he couldn’t take away her only hope. It was John himself who had written the letters and sold his car to pay the advance.
( ) 1. A. buying B. publishing C. reading D. lending
( ) 2. A. sufferings B. experiences C. thoughts D. family
( ) 3. A. couldn’t B. needn’t C. mustn’t D. doesn’t
( ) 4. A. throw B. put C. send D. lift
( ) 5. A. words B. sentences C. pages D. books
( ) 6. A. brought B. took C. gave D. carried
( ) 7. A. die B. stay C. last D. sleep
( ) 8. A. still B. yet C. always D. then
( ) 9. A. anger B. joy C. surprise D. tears
( ) 10. A. white B. red C. gray D. pale |
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