完形填空。A man was walking along the street when he saw a woman struggle（奋力）with a l
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A man was walking along the street when he saw a woman struggle（奋力）with a large box. It was half in and half 1______ of her car. He was a helpful kind of man, so he went up to the woman and said, “Let me give you a hand with that box. It looks very 2______.”
“That’s very kind of you,” the woman said. “I’m having a lot of 3______ with it. I think it’s struck（卡住）.”“Together we’ll soon move it,” the man said. He 4______ into the back seat of the car and took hold of the other end of the box. He said, “I’m ready.” And he began to 5______ hard.
For several minutes the man and the woman struggled with the box. Soon they were 6______ in the fact. “Let’s rest for a minute,” the man said. “I’m sorry, but it 7______ stuck.” A few minutes later, the man said, “Let’s try again. Are you ready?” 8______ of them took hold of the box again. “One, two, three!” the man said, and they went on with their struggle.
At last, when they were very tired, the man said, “You are 9______. It really is stuck. I don’t think there’s 10______ we can get it out of the car.”“Get it out of the car!” The woman cried. “I’m trying to get it in!”
1. A. in B. out C. on D. off
2. A. heavy B. strong C. dear D. new
3. A. trouble B. questions C. matter D. accidents
4. A. got B. stepped C. came D. walked
5. A. pull B. carry C. push D. lift
6. A. white B. tired C. red D. hurt
7. A.goes B. falls C. grows D. seems
8. A. Every B. All C. Either D. Both
9. A. ready B. right C. clever D. sure
10. A. anything B. anywhere C. any one D. any way |
答案
| 1—5 BAAAC 6—10 CDDBD |
解析
1 B out与in对应，“一半在车内，一半在车外。”
2 A由“女人在奋力搬大箱子”得知，箱子看起来“很重”。
3 A固定句型。have trouble/ problem with sth. / (in) doing sth. “做某事有困难”。
4 A get in“上车”，男人进到车的后排座位那里，.....
5 C根据文意，男人在另一头往外“推”箱子。
6 C两个人累的“面红耳赤的”。
7 D seem“似乎”，似乎是卡住了。
8 D “两者都”用both。
9 B 上文提到，那个妇女认为是卡住了，男人重复这个被卡住的事实。
10 D “we can get it out of the car” 是定语从句，省略了that，“我想我们是没有把箱子弄出来的办法了”。 |
举一反三
Laura lived in a small village near the sea. One day she decided to go for a swim in the sea. She knew that the sea near the ____1____ has a strong tide (浪) , but she was a good swimmer, so she wasn’t __2______. Laura left her friends lying on the sands and ran into the sea. She swam quite far from the beach and waved（挥舞） to her friends in the distance. After a short while she decided to swim ____3___. She tried her best, but she couldn’t get any closer to the beach . The tide kept___4___her back. She waved her arms in the air to let her friends know that she was____5____, but they just waved back, for they didn’t know what she___6_____. After a long time, Laura became very ______7___ and she couldn’t swim any more. Her legs ____8____and she lost hope. Suddenly, her foot touched ____9____! All the time she had been swimming in a place where the water wasn’t deep! When at last she went back to the beach, one of her friends asked, “ Did you ___10____your swim?”“Yes, it was lovely.” She answered. She never told them what really happened.
小题1: A town B city C village D country
小题2:A lonely B surprised C interested D afraid
小题3: A up B back C down D on
小题4:A pulling B pushing C throwing D putting
小题5:A in trouble B happy C out of trouble D in the water
小题6:A found B meant C said D saw
小题7:A hungry B sleepy C thirsty D tired
小题8:A came up B were broken C went down D moved on
小题9:A a tide B the sand C a fish D one of her friends
小题10:A enjoy B remember C drop D forget |
Your Passport(护照) Please!
Mr. Hill arrives at London Airport at the end of a three-week holiday in France. Usually he wears a beard(留胡须). Since it has been hot there, he has taken it off(剃掉). But his passport photo shows him with his beard.
An office looks at the photo for a moment and says: "Will you excuse me? Please sit down. I won’t keep you long." With this, he walks away, shows the photo to a second office and says: "I know that face." The second officer looks at the passport and asks where Mr. Hill has come from. When he hears that Mr. Hill has arrived back from Paris, the second officer smiled and says: "An Englishman with a beard stole a painting in Paris on Friday, and that man just looks the kind of man ..."
Suddenly it comes to the first officer who Mr. Hill is. He returns to him and asks: "Did you teach at the No.2 . High School?" When Mr. Hill answers in surprise that he did, the first officer smiles and says: "I thought so. I’m Jack Smith. You taught me French. You haven’t changed a bit."
1. Mr. Hill ____.
A. has just come back from the airport.
B. is on his way to Paris.
C. spent three weeks in Paris before he went to France.
D. has been in France for three weeks
2. Mr. Hill ____.
A. has a beard on his face but not in his photo
B. grew a beard while he was on holiday
C. has a beard in his photo but not on his face
D. took his beard off long before he went on holiday.
3. The first officer is sure ____.
A. Mr. Hill stole the painting
B. he has seen the face in the photo before
C. he knows the second officer’s face
D. a man without a beard stole the painting
4. The second officer says that ____.
A. Mr. Hill stole the painting
B. a man with a beard, from France, stole a painting in English
C. an Englishman took his beard off and stole a painting
D. a man with a beard, from England, stole a painting in Paris.
5. Mr. Hill taught ____.
A. Jack Smith French at the No. 2 High School
B. Jack Smith to be a first officer
C. at the No.2 High School, in France
D. French some years ago and his name was Smith, not Hill |
Once there was an old farmer, with a horse which was almost as old as himself. He set out one morning with his son to sell the horse before it died. Father and son walked, because the farmer did not want the horse to be too tired. They met two men on the road who said, "Why are you walking, farmer? You have a horse, It’s a long way to market(市场). " The farmer know that this was true, so he rode on the horse, while his son walked. Then they met two old women, "What are you doing up there, farmer? Can’t you see how tired the boy is?" So the farmer got down, and his son rode instead.
Next, three old men stopped them, one said, "Why are you walking, farmer? Get up, It’s too hot for an old man like you to walk today," So the farmer got up behind his son, and they rode on. Some time later, a young woman passed them, "Why aren’t you walking?" she asked, "It isn’t far to the market. Give your poor horse a rest." So the farmer, and his son, got down once again. It is a fact that you cannot please all the people all the time.
1. The farmer wanted to sell the horse ____.
A. before it was dead
B. before it become too tired
C. before it market was over
D. before it was as old as he was
2. The two men on the road ____.
A. asked how far it was to the market
B. said they thought the horse looked very tired
C. asked why the farmer was not riding on his horse
D. told the farmer’s son to get off the horse and walk
3. The two old women said it was wrong for ____.
A. the farmer to ride such a tired horse
B. the farmer to ride while his young son walked
C. the boy to ride instead of his father
D. only one person to ride such a long way
4. The farmer got up behind his son because ____.
A. the old man said it was too hot for him to walk
B. the three old men stopped them on the road
C. he did not know why he was walking
D. his son could not ride the horse by himself
5. The young woman was most sorry ____.
A. for the old man
B. for the farmer’s young son
C. that it was not far to the market
D. for the horse |
Americans like traveling on vacations. Today more and more travelers in the United States are spending nights at small houses or inns instead of(而不是) hotels. They get a room for the night and breakfast for the next morning.
Rooms for the night in private homes with the breakfast have been popular with travelers in Europe for many years.
In the past five to ten years, these bed-and-breakfast places have become popular in the United States. Many of these America’s bed-and-breakfast inns are old historic buildings. Some bed-and-breakfast inns have only a few rooms. Others are much larger. Some inns do not provide（提供） telephones or televisions in the rooms while others do.
Staying at a bed-and-breakfast inn is much different from staying at a hotel. Usually the cost is much less. Staying at an inn is almost like visiting someone’s home. The owners are glad to tell about the area and the interesting places to visit. Many people who take such vocations say they enjoy the chance to meet local families.
小题1:Americans like _______ on their vacations every year.| A．to stay at home | B．traveling | | C．to sleep at home | D．watching TV |
小题2:More and more travelers in the United States are spending nights _______.| A．at hotels | B．at small houses or inns | | C．in their cars | D．in the open air |
小题3:The bed-and-breakfast places have been popular in the USA _______.| A．for less than five years | B．for one year | | C．for over ten years | D．for a few years |
小题4:American travelers like staying at bed-and- breakfast inns because _______.| A．these inns are cheap. | | B．these inns are small and quiet. | | C．they can meet and talk with local people | | D．both A and C |
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An old man was going home late one night with his horse and cart after a day’s hard work. When he was not far from his house, the light on the cart went out. He tried but could not mend (修理) it. He was near his home, and so he went along the road without a light. When a policeman saw this, he stopped the old carter.
“Where is your light?” asked the policeman. “No man may take a cart along the road at night without a light. You know that. You have broken the law (法律).”“I had a light, but it has just gone out,” said the old man.
“I don’t believe that story,” said the policeman. He took out a book and got ready to write. What’s your name and where do you live?” he asked.
“Please don’t take my name,” said the old man. “My home is just there. You can see it from here. I had a light nearly the whole way. I haven’t come far without a light.”
“You came all the way without a light. What’s your name?”
The carter quickly took the policeman’s hand and put it down on top of the light. The light was still hot and burnt the policeman’s hand. The policeman jumped and he was very angry. “Now, what do you think?” said the carter. “Did I come all the way without a light?”
1. In the passage the word “cart” is ____.
A. something like a car
B. something like a light
C. something pulled by a horse
D. something with a light
2. The old man drove home ____.
A. on the back of his horse
B. late one night
C. very late every night
D. with a policeman
3. Where did the policeman stop the old man?
A. Near the old man’s home.
B. At the traffic lights.
C. Under a road light.
D. Far from the old man’s home.
4. The cart was stopped by the policeman because ____.
A. the old man didn’t have a light
B. the policeman didn’t believe the old man’s words
C. the old man didn’t want to tell his name
D. the light on the old man’s cart was not on
5. What made the policeman believe the old man’s words?
A. He made the policeman touch the light.
B. He jumped and shouted angrily.
C. He made the policeman angry.
D. The light burnt the policeman’s hands. |
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