Jack 41 in a small town in England. He always stayed in England 42 his

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Jack   41   in a small town in England. He always stayed in England   42   his holidays, but last year he thought, “I’ve never been to   43   countries. All my friends go to Spain,   44    they like it very much, so this year I’m going there, too.” So he got on a   45   toSpain and   46   at the airport of the capital, Madrid, and stayed in a hotel for a few days. On the first morning he went   47   for a walk. In England people drive on the left, but in Spain they drive on the right. Jack forgot about this, and   48   he was walking on a busy street, a bicycle knocked him down.
Jack   49  on the ground for a few minutes and then he sat up and said, “Where am I?”
Just then an old man selling maps went past him. When he heard Jack’s words, he said to him   50 , “Maps of the city, sir?”

小题1:

A．flew

B．lived

C．went

D．dropped

小题2:

A．for

B．off

C．with

D．into

小题3:

A．all

B．both

C．other

D．any

小题4:

A．and

B．but

C．though

D．however

小题5:

A．bus

B．plane

C．train

D．bike

小题6:

A．reached

B．left

C．arrived

D．stayed

小题7:

A．down

B．up

C．away

D．out

小题8:

A．before

B．while

C．since

D．after

小题9:

A．lay

B．stood

C．fell

D．jumped

小题10:

A．once again

B．on time

C．at times

D．at once

答案

小题1:B
小题1:A
小题1:C
小题1:A
小题1:B
小题1:C
小题1:D
小题1:B
小题1:A
小题1:D

解析

【主旨大意】本篇短文通过讲述杰克去西班牙旅游由于不懂交通规则而闹出笑话的故事，向人们说明了"凡事预则立,不立则废"的道理。
小题1: B 根据题意知，杰克住在一个英格兰的一个小镇上，其他选项不符合逻辑，故选B。
小题1:A 他常常带在英格兰度假，for his holiday表示目的。
小题1: C根据短文内容他从未去过别的国家，other后面直接跟名词。
小题1: A结合上句可知朋友们去了西班牙，而且他们也很喜欢，表示顺接关系。
小题1: B从下文中的airport看出，杰克登上了去西班牙的飞机，故选B。
小题1: C 固定词组。arrive at直接跟地点；而reach是及物动词，后面不跟at。
小题1: D 结合上下句应是杰克外出散步。
小题1: B 根据内容"当他在拥挤的路上散步时，一辆自行车撞上了他"，while后面跟延续性的动词。
小题1: A根据句义"杰克在地上躺了一会儿然后站起来说我在哪儿"。
小题1: D情景考查。此处当杰克自言自语时，恰好一位卖地图的人经过，他立刻说："先生，城市的地图在这儿"。

举一反三

George Washington Carver was born in 1864. He was born a slave(奴隶). When he was still a baby, his mother was stolen. He was kept by his master.
All his life George loved 31 . When he was only seven years old, he already knew so 32  about plants that people in his hometown called him “the plant doctor”.
George wanted to learn as much as he could, but there was no   33  for black children where he lived. When he was ten, he left home to find a town that would allow   34  children to attend school. He studied in Missouri and Kansas   35  he finished high school. All this time he had to work to   36  his own expense(费用). He worked as a cook and opened his own laundry.
In 1890, George began college. At first he studied art, but he still had a   37  of plants. He began to study agriculture(农业). After he graduated, the famous inventor Thomas Edison asked him to work in his lab but George   38  . He had other   39 . He started an agricultural organization for black students in Alabama.
In those days, many   40  in the south grew only cotton. This was   41  to the soil(土壤). After a while the   42   would not grow as well. George Washington Carver wanted to help farmers in the south to grow plants like peanuts and sweet potatoes. These plants helped the 43 . Over the years he invented hundreds of ways to use these two plants.
George Washington Carver invented so many things that he was   44  “The Wizard(能手) of Tuskegee”. He died in 1943 at the   45  of 79.

小题1:

A．animals

B．plants

C．buildings

D．photos

小题2:

A．much

B．many

C．little

D．few

小题3:

A．house

B．farm

C．hospital

D．school

小题4:

A．brown

B．yellow

C．black

D．white

小题5:

A．when

B．until

C．for

D．since

小题6:

A．cost

B．spend

C．pay

D．take

小题7:

A．love

B．hate

C．question

D．surprise

小题8:

A．accepted

B．refused

C．understood

D．cared

小题9:

A．situations

B．suggestions

C．plays

D．plans

小题10:

A．farmers

B．scientists

C．doctors

D．inventors

小题11:

A．helpful

B．harmful

C．careful

D．wonderful

小题12:

A．pumpkin

B．peanut

C．cotton

D．potato

小题13:

A．soil

B．water

C．air

D．weather

小题14:

A．seen

B．look

C．found

D．called

小题15:

A．time

B．year

C．age

D．season

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Joe Read studied in this school for fourteen years. When he finished school, he was already eighteen years old. And then his father said to him, “You finished school, and you are a good student. Now you may go to town and get a good job. They need some clever people to work in the office. The people there can get a lot of money now. If you stay at home, you can’t get money from our family.” A few weeks later, Joe went to the office and asked for a job there. A man took him into a small room and gave him some questions on a piece of paper. Joe answered the questions quickly, and he gave the paper to the man. The man looked at the paper for a few minutes and then asked, “You were born on Sep. 23. But which year were you born in?” Joe answered, “Oh, every year.”
小题1: How old was Joe when he went to school?

A．8.

B．18.

C．4.

D．14.

小题2: What place did his father want him to work in?

A．A school.

B．An office

C．A house.

D．A shop.

小题3:What did his father think of Joe?

A．He was a good student.	B．He wasn’t a good student.
C．He wasn’t clever.	D．He could get money from his family.

小题4: Why did the man give Joe a piece of paper?

A．Because he wanted to give Joe a job.

B．Because he wanted Joe to answer some questions.

C．Because he wanted to know if Joe was clever.

D．Because he wanted to know how old Joe was.

小题5:From Joe’s answered, “Oh, every year.”, we can infer(推测) that________.

A．he didn’t want to work in the office

B．he was hardworking but dishonest

C．he was outgoing and clever

D．in fact, he didn’t really answer the man’s question

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Mr. Evans lived in a city. He was a bus driver in a company three years ago. He drove well and the people in the company all liked him. But a terrible accident changed（改变）his life. One spring he drove his bus with twenty- four workers to visit a place of interest. They had a good time there. But on their way back home, their bus was hit by a truck（卡车）because the truck driver was drunk（醉）. Four workers were killed and half of the rest of the workers got badly injured. Mr. Evans was also injured. After he came out of hospital, he left the company and became a traffic policeman. He tried his best to stop the drivers from breaking the traffic riles. He worked hard and was strict with the drivers, especially the drivers that were drunk. So they were afraid of him. But the people liked him, for he was a good policeman.
小题1:How did the accident happen?
A. The truck hit the bus. B. The bus hit the truck. C. The bus hit a big tree.
小题2:How many people were injured in the accident?
A. Four. B. Ten C. Eleven.
小题3:What did Mr. Evans do after he left hospital?
A. He was a bus driver.
B. He was a policeman.
C. He was a truck driver.

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A man hated his wife’s cat and decided to throw it away.
One day, he drove it over one mile from his home and left it in a park. But when he got home, he saw that his wife was playing with the cat.
The next day he drove the cat about three miles away. He put the cat out of the car and went home. Driving back his driveway（私人车道）, the cat was there already.
The man keep taking the cat further and further away and the cat would always get home before him. At last he decided to drive more than ten miles away. He turned right, then left, past a bridge, then right again and another right until he thought he was far enough from home and left the cat there.
Hours later the man was still driving home. He was lost! He called home and asked his wife, “Jen, is the cat there?”
“Yes,” his wife answered, “why do you ask?”
The man answered, “Put it on the phone. I’m lost and need directions.”
小题1:The first time the man drove out, he _____.
A. sold the cat
B. took the cat home
C. left the cat in the park
小题2:Which of the following is TRUE?
A. The man liked his wife’s cat and often played with it.
B. Every time the man threw the cat away, it came home earlier than the man.
C. The last time the man threw the cat away, it lost its way and didn’t come back.
小题3: Why did the man call home?
A. Because he was lost.
B. Because he missed his wife very much.
C. Because he wanted to know if the cat was at home.
小题4:How far away did the man take the cat the last time?
A. Over 1 mile. B. About 3 miles. C. More than 10 miles.

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Chris Jones recently completed a very unusual journey. Our reporter Mary Owen met him at
his home in the south of London and be told her all about the trip.
Reporter: What gave you the idea to make a trip around India on an elephant, Chris?
Chris: Well, it all started the idea two years ago when I was planning a trip to India. I visited a
photo exhibition of elephants and I realized that the only enjoyable way to make a trip around
India was on an elephant.
Reporter: What did you do next?
Chris: I flew to New Delhi and started looking for an elephant, I needed an elephant trained to
carry people. I didn’t know anything about elephants, so I asked an expert(专家) for help. He
taught me how to ride an elephant. He also helped me find an elephant.
Reporter: How long did it take to find a suitable elephant?
Chris: Not too long. I bought a female elephant called Tara for about 6, 000 dollars.
Reporter: Can you tell me about the journey?
Chris: Tara and I set off from New Delhi a week later. We were going to Sonepur in northern
India. There is a big elephant market there and I could sell Tara easily. And what a ride! Elephants
can travel at about 6 miles an hour and Sonepur is more than 1, 200 km away. It took us 64 days to
complete the journey.
Reporter: Did you have any problems on your journey?
Chris: Yes, a few. But nothing serious. On the third day, Tara hurt her foot. Btu that got better
quickly. Also, there was a lot of heavy rain during the first week and we got very wet!
Reporter: What happened when you reached Sonepur?
Chris: My plan was to sell Tara. But I was very fond of her. I couldn’t take her back to Britain
and I didn’t want to sell her at the market. I happened to meet some people who wanted an
elephant for their national park in southern India. I knew that Tara would be safe with them, so I
gave her to them. I was very sad to say goodbye.
小题1:Chris got the idea to make a trip around India on an elephant from __________.

A．a visit to a zoo	B．an elephant expert from India
C．the photos of elephant	D．an old friend who lived in India

小题2: The elephant expert told Chris __________.

A．when to buy an elephant	B．how to feed an elephant
C．where to sell his elephant	D．how to ride an elephant

小题3:Chris decided to go to Sonepur because __________.

A．it is a very interesting place

B．he would be able to sell Tara there easily

C．elephants cannot be sold anywhere else

D．it would take only a short time to get there

小题4: When Chris arrived at the market in Sonepur, __________.

A．he realized that he did not really want to sell Tara

B．he visited some shopkeepers

C．he sold Tara to a national park

D．he decided to take Tara home with him

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