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A forest fire burned 55 square kilometers was finally brought under control on Wednesday morning. The fire started on Sunday in Black Bear State Park and quickly spread to nearby areas. On Monday, police evacuated (疏散) the small town of Lawson and ordered the people to leave their homes. The fire destroyed 20 homes in the area and caused heavy damage to 40 others. Nobody was hurt. Officials said the damage to homes and cars was between $I million and 2 million. The government declared the town a disaster (灾难) area. The fire spread quickly in the hot, dry weather. Fire fighting was difficult because of strong winds. Firemen from 55 fire departments in the state joined the National Fire Service to put out the fire. Some kept fighting for 24 hours. Fire engines and helicopters dropped water onto the fire. In order to control the fire, firemen cleared a way around the fire. Police closed King road to traffic on Tuesday because of the heavy smoke. Thousands of tourists had to drive an hour north to Queen road to pass the fire area. Some people did not follow the police"s order. Paul Grayson sent his wife and two children to safety, but he stayed. As the fire came within 50 feet of his house, he started thinking," Am I foolish? Did I stay here too long, just for a house?" |
1. When and where did the forest fire start? The fire started ______ 2. What did the police order the people to do? The police ordered the people to ______. 3. How did the firemen drop water onto the fire? They ______ to drop water onto the fire. 4. How long did the tourists have to drive north to Queen road to pass the fire area? 5. What kind of person do you think Paul Grayson was? |
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l. on Sunday in Black Bear State Park 2. leave their homes 3. used fire engines and helicopters 4. An hour. 5. He was brave/He was a good father/He was a good husband. |
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When George was thirty-five,he bought a small plane and leamed to fly it..He soon became very good at it and made his plane do(l) all kinds of tricks. George had afriend. His name was Mark. One day George wanted to take Mark up in his plane. Mark thought,"l"ve travelled in a big plane several times,but I"ve never been in a small one. So I"ll do." They went up, and George flew around for half an hour and did all kinds of tricks in the air. Whe. they came down again,Mark was very dad tobe back(2)safely,and he said to his friend in a shaking(颤抖的)voice,"Well,George,thank you Very much for those two tnps in your plane" George was very surprised and said,"Two trips?" ""Yes,my first and my last."answered Mark. |
根据短文内容完成各题。 |
1. The best title of the passage should be___________________________ 2. How long was Mark"s trip in the small plane?___________________________ 3. 把画线的句子译成汉语:___________________________ 4. 写出(1)的同义词组:___________________________ 5. 写出(2)的形容词形式:___________________________ |
A poor boy became a rich and famous singer.He married and had two sons and two daughters. One day he said to his wife,"Our children must"nt have a hard life as we had.We must help tllem more than our parents helped us."The wife agreed. So they sent their children to fine schools.They enjoyed expensive sports.they were parents bought business for their children.The sons,at 21,became the owners of their banks.The girls were given shops. But soon all these businesses failed,becase the young owers knew nothing of busipess or of work. |
1. Tle singer was___________. |
A. not rich B. poor C. not famous D. rich and famous |
2. The parents wanted their children____________. |
A. to have a happy life B. to have a hard life C. to be teachers D. to be singers |
3. The parents bought___________for all their children. |
A. shops B. banks C. business D. fine schools |
4. The singers sons____________. |
A. were good managers B. didn"t like meir banks C. knew nothing of business or of work D. did well in tlleir work |
5. Where did parents go wrong? They didn"t___________. |
A.send their children school B.give their children much money C.buy businesses fortheir children D.teach their children how to work |
根据短文内容填空。 |
It was Christmas, and there was a big party in the house. Guests(客人) came and went, but the party went on. Then the bell rang. Several people shouted, "Come in!" A small man opened the front door and came in. Nobody knew him but the host(主人) went to meet him and took him to have a drink. The man sat there happily for an hour and a half and drank. Then suddenly(突然) he stopped and looked at the host. " Do you know?" he said. "Nobody asked me to the party. I don"t know you. I don"t know your wife and I don"t know any of your guests. My wife and I wanted to go out in our car, but one of your guests"cars was in front of our gate, so I came here to find him and my wife is waiting in our car for me to come back. |
It was Christmas Day. There was a 1 in the room. When the bell rang, the guests were 2 3 . A shortman 4 in. The host 5 him to 6 a 7 . The short man knew 8 of the people. He came to the party to 9 a man, the man"s car was in front of their gate. The short man"s wife was 10 in their car, perhaps she got very angry. 1. _____ 2. _____ 3. _____ 4. _____ 5. _____ 6. _____ 7. _____ 8. _____ 9. _____ 10. _____ |
根据短文内容选择正确答案。 |
No More Chores, Please! Sam hated doing chores. And he had many chores. For example, on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays he took out the trash. And on the weekend he always washed his father"s car. He also cleaned his own room once a week. What a chore that was ! Sometimes he even had to look after his little sister and brother. Sam had a foreign friend at school. His name was Kumar. Doing chores in Kumar"s family was very different. In the house only the girls did chores. His sisters made all the beds and cleaned all the rooms too, even his bedroom. His mother always cooked the meals, and his sisters helped her mother. So when Kumar talked to his friend Sam about chores, he felt very lucky. One day, Sam had an idea. He asked Kumar,"Could I borrow your sisters?" He wanted them to help him clean his room, but they refused. Instead, they asked Sam to teach their brother how to do chores, so he could make his own bed. Sam and Kumar are very good at science. They are going to be scientists after university. They want to make a robot to do the chores. Then everyone-mothers and father, sons and daugters will be happy! |
( )1. A. Sam liked doing chores. B. Sam did chores only on the weekend. C. Sam really didn"t like doing chores. |
( )2. A. Sam cleaned his room once a month. B. Sam washed the car every weekend. C. Sam never looked after his brother and sister. |
( )3. A. Everyone did chores in Kumar"s famliy. B. Kumar did some chores. C. Kumar"s sister made his bed. |
( )4. A. Sam wanted to borrow Kumar"s sister. B. The siste agreed to help Sam. C. The sister didn"t want Kumar to do chores at home. |
( )5. A. Sam and Kumar plan to make a robot. B. They aren"t going to be scientists university. C. No one will be happy to have a chore robot. |
阅读短文,判断正“T”误“F”。 |
It was half past five in the evening when Sarah came home form work. She walked into the living room and looked ather three children. The children were fourteen, thirteen and nine year old. They were watching TV. The room was dirty and untidy. There were empty glasses and dirty clothes on the floor. There were cakes on the sofa. Toys were everywhere. Sarah got angry. "How dirty and untidy this place is!" she said to her children. "I can"t work all day and then do housework all evening. I"m not doing the housework!" And so, Sarah didn"t do the housework. She didn"t clean. She didn"t do tlle dishes. She didn"t wash the clothes. Every evening she sat in the sofa and watched TV. Two weeks later, every dish in the house was dirty. All the children"s clothes were dirty, too. Every trash can was full. The whole house was dirty and untidy. Then one day sarsh got very surprised when she came home from work. The kitchen was clean. The children had cleaned the kitchen! The next day, the living room was clean, and the children were washing their clothes. Sarah told the children."OK, I"ll do housework again. But you must help me." Now Sarah and het three children do the housework together. Then tIley all sit in the sofa and watch TV. |
( )1. Sarah has three children. ( )2. She was uhappy to see the dirty and untidy room. ( )3. One day Sarah got home to find the children cleaning the kitchen. ( )4. After Sarah did the housework again, the children stopped doing it. ( )5. The children finally learnt that they should share(分担)the housework. |
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