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Here are two stories from different parts of the world. They seem strange but, believe it or not, they re all true!
John Lee was an Englishman who refused to be hanged! In 1884 the police said Lee had killed an old woman who he used to work with. There was nothing to show that Lee had killed the woman. Lee told the police he hadn’t done it, but no one believed him and he was going to be hanged. On the day of the hanging, however, the door in the floor, through which Lee’s body would fall, did not open. They tried three times but each time the door stayed closed, even though it had worked well the day before. In the end they sent Lee back to prison, where he lived for the next twenty-two years. At all times, John Lee said he hadn’t killed the woman, and he believed it was the "hand of God" that had saved him from death by hanging.
The police in Venezuela (委内瑞拉)in South America followed a man home one night. He was the thief they wanted to catch. However, half of his house was standing in Venezuela and the other half was standing in Colombia (哥伦比亚). Venezuela’s neighbor. When the police entered the house, the man ran upstairs to his bedroom, which was in Colombia, and called his lawyer (律师). The Venezuelan police were not allowed to enter Colombia so they could not enter the bedroom. They asked the police in Colombia to help. The Colombian police refused to help because the man’s crime (罪行)was not a crime in Colombia. In the end, the Venezuelan police gave up and went back to the police station.
小题1:The underlined（下划线) word "hanged" in this passage probably means _.| A．shut in a room » | | B．questioned by the police | | C．killed by putting a rope around the neck | | D．kept in a place |
小题2: What do we1 know about the door in the floor?| A．It had opened the day before the hanging. | | B．It had been broken a long time. | | C．After three times, it opened. | | D．John Lee’s dead body fell through it. |
小题3:From the story we know that the thief’s bedroom was____.
A. in Venezuela B. in Colombia
C. in neither Venezuela nor Colombia I), in both Venezuela and Colombia
小题4:Why didn’t the Venezuelan police go into the man’s bedroom?| A．They didn’t know where it was. | | B．The Venezuelan police were not allowed to enter Colombia. | | C．The police in Colombia told them that (hey would help. | | D．The police in Colombia told them not to go inside. |
小题5: The police in Colombia didn’t help the police in Venezuela to catch the thief because| A．they didn’t know where he was | | B．the police in Venezuela didn’t ask for help | | C．the man’s lawyer told them not to help | | D．the man’s crime was not a crime in Colombia |
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答案
小题1:C
小题1:A
小题1:B
小题1:B
小题1:D |
解析
小题1:猜测词义。根据第二段最后一行from death by hanging可知，John Lee因有***人嫌疑而被判绞刑。hang的过去分词有两种，hung意为“悬挂”；hanged意为“绞刑”。故选C。
小题1:根据第二段第六行even though it had worked well the day before可知，前天，门完好无损。故选A。
小题1:根据第三段地四行the man ran upstairs to his bedroom, which was in Colombia可知，小偷的卧室在哥伦比亚。故选B。
小题1:根据第三段第四行The Venezuelan police were not allowed to enter Colombia so they could not enter the bedroom可知，委内瑞拉的警察不能进入哥伦比亚。故选B。
小题1:根据第三段倒数第三行because the man’s crime was not a crime in Colombia可知，因为小偷不是在哥伦比亚犯罪的，因此哥伦比亚的警察拒绝帮忙找那个小偷。故选D。 |
举一反三
My name is Lily. My father is a teacher. His students love him a lot because he is funny. I love him, too, but I think he can be “foolish” 41 .
Once we moved into a new house and had to go shopping to buy new chairs and lights. In the supermarket, I’m interested 42 some of the beautiful lights with good qualities and made my father buy them.
When we got home, my father began to work out how much money we had 43 that day. Suddenly, he stopped. “Something’s wrong.” he said. “I’ve got 30 yuan 44 than I should!”“That’s great,” I said. “You can buy me that 45 book I want.”
Father said nothing. Instead, he counted（数） how much money he had again and again.
“The salesgirl must have made a mistake. We 46 go back to the shop,” he said.
“Do you have to go back?” I asked. “Nobody will know we 47 too much change(找零). It would be foolish to go back.”
“It wouldn’t be ‘foolish’.” my father said angrily. “It’s called being 48 .” At that moment, I looked into his eyes and knew he was right.
The salesgirl was surprised to see us in the shop again. But 49 we gave her the money, she thanked us a lot.
On my way home, my father stopped me 50 smiled. “Do you still want that cartoon book?” he asked. I looked at my “foolish” father and answered loudly, “Father, you are the greatest!”
| 小题1: | | A．sometimes | B．often | C．always | D．never |
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| 小题3: | | A．took | B．lost | C．cost | D．spent |
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| 小题4: | | A．much | B．more | C．less | D．some |
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| 小题5: | | A．story | B．cartoon | C．music | D．magic |
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| 小题7: | | A．gave | B．have given | C．is given | D．were given |
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| 小题8: | | A．clever | B．honest | C．selfish | D．cool |
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| 小题9: | | A．how | B．why | C．when | D．where |
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Learn a second language
There was once a young mouse that lived in a hole in a wall. One day, the young mouse woke up from his sleep and looked out of the hole. As he looked out, a fantastic smell came to his nose. “Cheese!” the mouse said happily to himself. “I’ll go and get it now and have it for breakfast.”
But then he remembered his parents’ words. His parents were very clever mice and often said to their son, “Always wait before you go for a piece of cheese.”
So the young mouse waited quietly. Then he heard a quiet “Miaow” and he knew the cat was there. He stayed in the hole and said to himself, “I’m glad I listened to my parents and learned to wait.”
The next day, he looked out again. He put his nose out of the hole, and the beautiful smell of cheese came to his nose again. He could see the cheese. It was only a few centimetres away. But he sat still and waited quietly. This time he did not hear any cat noises. Instead he heard a very quiet “Woof, woof.”
“It’s a dog!” he thought. “If the dog is there, the cat won’t be there. I expect the dog has chased the cat away, so I’m safe.” The mouse ran out of the hole and started eating the cheese. He did not see the cat, which caught him and ate him.
When the cat finished her meal, she said to herself, “I’m glad I listened to my parents and learned a second language.”
小题1:Who told the mouse to wait before going for a piece of cheese?| A．The cat. | B．The dog. | | C．The cat’s parents. | D．The mouse’s parents. |
小题2:How did the young mouse know the cat was there?| A．He heard the cat. | B．He saw the cat. | | C．He smelt the cat. | D．He knew the cat. |
小题3:What was the cat’s meal?| A．The mouse’s parents. | B．The cheese. | | C．The young mouse. | D．The fish. |
小题4: Which language did the cat learn as a second language?| A．English. | B．Chinese. | C．Dog language. | D．Mouse language. |
小题5:Which of the following sentences is Not True according to the passage?| A．The young mouse lived in a hole in a wall. | | B．The next day the mouse didn’t hear any cat noises. | | C．The cat pretended to be a dog by making the noise “woof”. | | D．The mouse’s parents told their daughter to wait before going for a piece of cheese. |
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Jack is a twenty-year-old young man．Two years ago，when he finished middle school，he found work in a shop．Usually he works until ten o’clock in the evening．He is very tired when he gets home．After a quick supper he goes to bed and soon falls asleep．His grandma who lives downstairs is satisfied with him．
One day，on his way home，he met Mary．They were both happy．He asked the girl to his house，she agreed happily．He bought some fruit and drinks for her．And they talked about their school，teachers， and their future．They talked for a long time．
“Have a look at your watch，please，”said the girl．“What time is now?”
“Sorry，something is wrong with my watch，”said Jack．“Where’s yours?”
“I left it at home．”
Jack thought for a moment and found a way．He began to stamp his foot on the floor，“bang！bang！bang！”
The sound woke his grandma up．The old woman shouted downstairs，“It’s twelve o’clock in the night，Jack．Why are you still jumping upstairs?”
小题1:Jack was when he finished middle school．
A．sixteen B．eighteen C．twenty
小题2:The old woman is satisfied with Jack because ．
A．he’s her grandson B．he can keep quiet
C．he gets up early
小题3:From the story，we can know that Mary is Jack’s ．
A．classmate B．colleague C．aunt
小题4:The underlined word“stamp”in the story means in Chinese．
A．盖印 B．跺 C．贴邮票
小题5:Jack stamped his foot on the floor in order(为了) ．
A．to make his grandma angry
B．that his grandma was going to tell him the time
C．that his grandma was going to buy him a watch |
Two brothers worked together on a farm. One was married and had a large 36 . The other had no wife yet. Although they lived in different houses, they shared everything they got from their farm.
One day, the single brother said to himself, "It’s not 37 that we share all the rice. I’m 38 and I need less than my brother. " So, every night he took a bag of rice from his store-room and 39 across the field 40 their houses, putting it into his brother’s store-room.
At the same time, the married brother thought, "It’s not fair to share all the rice. I’m married and I have my wife and children to 41 me when I am 42_. However, my brother has no one to take care of his 43 " So, each night he also took a bag of rice and put it into his brother’s store-room.
Several months passed by. They found 44 strange that their rice never became less. Then, one dark night the two brothers ran into each other. Slowly they began to understand what was happening. Their bags fell onto the ground and tears 45 their eyes at once.
| 小题1: | | A．group. | B．family | C．class | D．team |
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| 小题2: | | A．right | B．popular | C．interesting | D．wrong |
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| 小题3: | | A．poor | B．happy | C．alone | D．rich |
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| 小题4: | | A．jumped | B．played | C．went | D．rode |
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| 小题5: | | A．from | B．through | C．off | D．between |
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| 小题6: | | A．look after | B．look for | C．look out | D．look at |
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| 小题7: | | A．worried | B．old | C．healthy | D．dead |
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| 小题8: | | A．hope | B．children | C．farm | D．future |
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| 小题10: | | A．appeared | B．filled | C．dropped | D．rose |
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I went home one Saturday afternoon in the autumn of 1993 to get some work done in the garden. While sweeping leaves on the ground, my five-year-old son Nick came over and asked me to write something on a piece of paper to make a sign for him.
"What for?" I asked.
" I’m going to sell some of my stones, " he answered.
Nick was fascinated with stones and had collected many stones from all over.
" I’m too busy to do that for you. Go and ask your mum for help," I said.
A short time later, Nick, returned with a sign, reading, " Stones, One Dollar Each". He took the sign, a small chair and 4 of his best stones and walked to the road in front of our garden. There he put the stones in a line and sat down on the chair.
After half an hour, nobody passed by. I walked to him and asked him to go back, but he didn’t.
Another half hour later, a small car came down the road. I watched as Nick stood up, holding his sign up. A woman rolled down a window and read the sign. I couldn’t hear their talk, but I saw the woman turn to the driver and the man reach for his pocket.
I sat in the yard, as Nick ran to me. Waving the dollar, he shouted, "I told you I could sell one stone for a dollar -- if you believe in yourself, you can do anything. "
小题1:Why didn’t the writer help his son?| A．Because his wife is better at making a sign. | | B．Because he didn’t know what to write. | | C．Because he was busy sweeping leaves. | | D．Because he didn’t want his son to sell the stones. |
小题2:The underlined words "was fascinated with" mean _________.| A．was far from | B．was afraid of | | C．was famous for | D．was interested in |
小题3:Nick was a boy ___________.| A．who was kind | B．who had a strong mind | | C．who was honest | D．who had many hobbies |
小题4:Which is the best title(题目) of the story?| A．My son’s first sale. | | B．Let’s collect stones. | | C．How to sell a stone. | | D．A hobby that can make you rich. |
小题5:From the passage we know______________.| A．the story happened in spring | | B．the car was driven by a woman | | C．Nick spent half an hour selling one stone | | D．the writer might be moved(感动)by his son |
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