阅读理解。 Mark Twain, the famous American writer, was traveling in France. Once
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to Dijon. That afternoon he was very tired and wanted to sleep, so he asked the conductor to wake
him up when they came to Dijon. But first he explained that he was a very heavy sleeper. “I"ll
probably protest(表示不满)loudly when you try to wake me up,” he said to the conductor,
“but do not take any notice, just put me off the train anyway.”
Then Mark Twain went to sleep. Later, when he woke up, it was night-time and the train was
in Paris already. He realized at once that the conductor ha
d forgotten to wake him up at Dijon.He was very angry. He ran up to the conductor and began to shout at him.“I have never been
so angry in all my life,” Mark Twain said. The conductor looked at him calmly. “You are not
half so angry as the American whom I put off at Dijon,” he said.
B. A famous artist.
C. An American writer.
D. A traveler.
B. he was hungry
C. he was a lazy man
D. he liked sleeping
B. London
C. Paris
D. New York
答案
举一反三
day, when Zhang Jin arrived in Bangkok(曼谷), he was shocked to find himself in a city 2 with street battles(战斗)
between two groups. One group was supporting the Thai government while the other was 3 it and had street battles
with the 4 . Two people were killed and hundreds injured. Because of it, 240,000 foreign tourists, including over 3,000
Chinese people like Zhang, failed to leave and had to 5 in the country.
"We were 6 on the streets. But we felt at home with other Chinese from HongKong or Taiwan," said Zhang. 7 ,
the Chinese government sent flights to bring the people back. Now, all the Chinese tourists are safely back home. "The
moment the plane left Thailand, we cheered for joy," said Zhang.
Last week the street battles finished. 8 , the country"s tourism industry(旅游业) needs 9 to return to normal.
Tourism is the 10 part of the country"s economy(经济), Thailand is called "Land of Smiles" and has some of Asia"s
best beaches. It has made $17 billion from 15.5 million tourists this year.
( )2. A. filled
( )3. A. for
( )4. A. police
( )5. A. leave
( )6. A. happy
( )7. A. Badly
( )8. A. But
( )9. A. time
( )10.A. highest
B. begun
B. with
B. students
B. stay
B. sorry
B. Luckily
B. However
B. people
B. smallest
C. covered
C. at
C. workers
C. live
C. sad
C. Mostly
C. Though
C. money
C. biggest
D. ended
D. against
D. teachers
D. sleep
D. nervous
D. Suddenly
D. So
D. rest
D. lowest
meals, we decided to use all our small change and make our wallets light, so we counted it out as we waited.
I vaguely(含糊地) remember seeing a man sitting nearby. When our meals arrived, we found a note. It read," Your breakfast has been paid for. Hope you have a lovely day."
It was a wonderful surprise as nothing like that had ever happened to us. He must have thought we
could hardly pay the bill. We looked around to thank him, but he had left. As retirees(退休者) , we were
grateful for the help like this, but it was the kindness of a total stranger that meant so much more to us.
B. become healthier
C. become lighter
D. become younger
B. The old couple paid the meal by small change.
C. The old couple had a free meal in the end
D. The old couple bought the man a big breakfast
B. rich
C. helpful
D. grateful
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| "Sixteen ," I said. I have forgotten the math question my second-grade teacher, Joyce Cooper asked that day, but I will never forget my _1_ . As soon as the number left my mouth, the whole class started _2_ . I felt like the silliest person in the world. Mrs Cooper fixed them with a firm(严格的) look. Then she said: "We"re all here to _3_ ." Another time, Mrs Cooper asked us to write a _4_ about what we hoped to do with our lives. I wrote: "I want to be a _5_ like Mrs Cooper." She wrote on my report, "You would make an outstanding(杰出的) teacher ___6_ you are determined(坚定的) and you try hard." I was to carry those _7_ in my heart for the next 27 years. After I graduated from high school, I got married and had children. We needed every penny just to get by. College - and teaching - was out of the question. Then one day I thought of my _8_ of how I wanted to help children. I talked it over with my family and _9_ to attend college classes in the mornings before work. And when I got home from work, I would _10_ . Finally after seven years, my dream had been realized and I became a teacher. Not long after I started _11_ , something happened that brought the _12_ rushing back to me. I had written a sentence with grammatical(语法的) mistakes on the blackboard. Then I asked students to come and _13_ the mistakes. One girl got halfway through, became confused(迷乱的) and stopped. As the other children laughed, _14_ rolled down her face. I gave her a hug and told her to get a drink of water. Then, remembering Mrs Cooper, I fixed _15_ of the class with a firm look. "We"re all here to learn," I said. |
| 阅读理解。 |
| One day, Jack"s parents told him that his grandpa would retire(退休) after working for forty years. Jack said in surprise, "I"m only seven, so it means Grandpa has been… er … A really long time!" His parents said, "Yes. That"s why we are going to have a surprising party for him. " Jack loved his grandpa and wanted to do something special for him. He remembered the business card his grandpa had given him two years before. He knew that his grandpa would no longer have the position(职位) on that card, so he decided to build a new one for his grandpa. When the big day came, Jack was ready. But he didn"t want to put his gift together with others". He carried it around with him the whole evening. When all the other people left, he took his grandpa"s hand and brought him over to a chair and gave him the gift. His grandpa smiled, "Well, it must be a beautiful gift. May I open it now?" "Sure!" Jack said excitedly. As Grandpa opened the gift, tears came into his eyes. Jack gave him the greatest gift he had ever got! They were business cards with new position: FULL-TIME GRANDPA! Jack said, "Now your full-time job is my grandpa!" Well, how much do I get paid?" his grandpa asked, smiling. "As many hugs as you want!" With these words, Jack gave Grandpa a hug. " Well, I guess that means I"m the richest man in the world! " said Grandpa. |
| 1. Who was going to retire? |
| A. Jack"s grandma. B. Jack"s grandpa. C. Jack"s mother. D. Jack"s father. |
| 2. Jack remembered __________ his grandpa had given him two years before. |
| A. the birthday card B. the boy C. the book D. the business card |
3. What did Jack decide to do for his grandpa? |
| A. To build a new position for him. B. To draw a picture for him. C. To sing a song for him. D. To buy a gift for him. |
| 4. Which of the following is TRUE? |
| A. Jack was the first one to give his gift to his grandpa. B. Jack was the last one to give his gift to his grandpa. C. Jack gave his gift to his grandpa together with other people. D. Jack gave his gift to his grandpa together with his parents. |
| 5. Why were there tears in Grandpa"s eyes? |
| A. Because he would lose his position. B. Because he was not cared for. C. Because he was moved by Jack"s gift D. Because he was unhappy. |
| 阅读理解。 |
| As the sun rose, a dewdrop (露珠) woke up. There it sat on a leaf, catching the sunlight. Proud of its simple beauty, it was very happy. Around it were other dewdrops, some on the same leaf and some on other leaves. The dewdrop was sure that it was the best, the most special dewdrop of them all. Ah, it was good to be a dewdrop. The wind blew and the plant began to shake, tipping (使倾斜) the leaf . The dewdrop became frightened as it started to move towards the edge (边缘)of the leaf. Why was this happening? Things were comfortable. Things were safe. Why did they have to change? Why? Why? The dewdrop reached the edge of th e leaf. It was sure that this was the end. The day had only just begun and the end had come so quickly. It seemed so unfair. It seemed so meaningless. It tried hard to do whatever it could to stay on the leaf, but it was no use. Finally, it fell. Below there was a mirror. A reflection of the dewdrop seemed to be coming up to meet it. Closer and closer they came together until finally.., the small dewdrop became a part of the great pond (池塘). Now the dewdrop was no more, but it was not destroyed. It had become one with the whole. |
| 1. According to Paragraph 1, we know that the dewdrop _____. |
| A. didn"t get on well with other dewdrops B. thought its beauty was too simple C. couldn"t get any sunlight D. thought itself as the best dewdrop |
| 2. The dewdrop became _____ as it started to move towards the edge of the leaf. |
| A. scared B. happy C. proud D. comfortable |
| 3. Which of the following is TRUE according to the story? |
| A. There was only one dewdrop on the leaf. B. The dewdrop did  nothing before falling. C. The mirror in the story refers to the pond. D. The dewdrop was actually destroyed. |
| 4. What does the underlined word "reflection" mean? |
| A. 反映 B. 考虑 C. 沉思 D. 倒影 |
| 5. The story mainly tells us that _____. |
| A. we should work together against difficulties B. people should not be too proud of themselves C. one should work hard for his/her goals D. it"s good to become one with the whole |