阅读理解。 Britain"s smallest school was closed down because its only pupil faile

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阅读理解。     Britain"s smallest school was closed down because its only pupil failed to turn up for class, a famous
British newspaper reported in May.
     The newspaper said the six-year-old girl"s parents were unhappy with a teacher who just got the new
job to teach the only pupil.
     The school had been closed for the last nine months after its former (前任的) teacher retired (退休)
and the only other pupil moved on to a secondary school. The new teacher, Ms Puckey, was to start
teaching the girl and reopen the school.
     But the girl"s mother is keeping her daughter at home.
     "I was not pleased with the new teacher," the mother said, "I had told the old teacher as far back as
last September that if Ms Puckey got the job, my children would not be going to school."
     The school lies on an island off the northeast coast of Scotland. Although there was only one pupil,
the school is very good in many ways and has a headmaster, three computers, a television and an art
room as well as a school house with three bedrooms. 1. The reading is about ______. [     ]
A. the smallest school that was closed down
B. the only pupil in the smallest school
C. the new teacher and her teaching
D. the old teacher who just retired 2. The phrase "turn up" in the reading means ______. [     ]
A. pass an exam
B. go to school
C. pay money
D. hand in homework 3. From the reading we can know that the school           . [     ]
A. is too far for the students
B. does not have enough teachers
C. does not have many pupils
D. is new but small 4. Before the school was closed down ______. [     ]
A. the girl"s mother wanted to teach her daughter at home
B. the only pupil had to move to a secondary school
C. a famous newspaper had written something about it
D. the girl"s mother had a talk to the former teacher 5. The reading doesn"t say but we can infer (推断) that ______.[     ]
A. the girl"s mother had only one child
B. the new teacher was not kind to the girl
C. the old teacher was fit to teach the girl
D. the parents were unhappy with the school

答案

1-5. ABCDC

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阅读理解。     A man with a green bag walked into a doctor"s room. "Please sit down. Open your mouth and put out
your tongue," the doctor said. "Ok. You can close your mouth now. It is clear something is wrong with
you. You have to do more exercise." "But, doctor", the man said. "I don"t think…" "Don"t tell me what you
think," the doctor said." I am the doctor, not you. I know what you need. I see hundreds of people like you.
None of them get any exercise. They sit in offices all day and in front of the TV in the evening. What you
need is to walk quickly for at least 30 minutes a day." "Doctor, you don"t understand," the man said. "I…."
"I don"t want to hear any excuses," the doctor said. "You must find it time for exercise. If you don"t, you
will get fat and have health problems when you are older." "But I walk every day" the man said. "oh, yes,
and I know what kind of walking that is. You walk a few meters to the train station from your house, a few
more meters from the station to your office, and a few more meters from your office to a restaurant for
lunch and back." "Please listen to me," the man shouted, getting angry." I am a mailman," the man continued.
"I walk for seven hours every day and I come to send letters." For a moment, the doctor said nothing, and
then he said slowly, "Put out your tongue again, will you?" 1. What"s the color of the man"s bag? [     ]
A. Black
B. Green
C. Blue
D. Yellow 2. What did the doctor ask the man first to do when he came in? [     ]
A. To put down his bag
B. To sit down
C. To open his mouth
D. To close his mouth 3. The doctor thought           . [     ]
A. the man was too fat and too old
B. the man was lazy and ate too much
C. there was nothing wrong with the man
D. most of his patients needed enough exercise 4. The mailman sends letters            every day.[     ]
A. on foot
B. by bike
C. by car
D. by bus 5. Which of the following is true? [     ]
A. The doctor do exercise every day
B. The man walked a long way to the station
C. The man got angry with the doctor
D. The doctor gave the mailman some medicine

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短文填空。    "Tell me what you are 1.            (go) to do on Sunday morning, Jim, "Mr. Wang asks. "I am going to
see a new film. It"s an English film about the life of the 2.             (student) in America. Bill tells me it"s
very 3.             (interest)" "After 4.            (see) the film, what are you going to do?" Mr. Wang wants to
know. "I am going to read Chinese," Jim says. "Do you like it?" asks Mr. Wang." Chinese is not easy for
me, but I like it very much. I am going to work hard at it. After lunch I am going to have English and
other subjects. I think I can do 5.            (good) than before."

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阅读理解。     A little boy invited his mother to attend (出席) his elementary school"s first teacher-parent meeting. To
the little boy"s dismay (沮丧), his mother said she would go. This would be the first time that his classmates
and teachers met his mother and he was embarrassed (尴尬的) by her appearance. There was a severe
(严重的) scar (伤疤) that covered nearly the whole right side of her face. The boy never wanted to talk
about why or how she got the scar.
     At the meeting, the people were impressed (留下深刻的印象) by the kindness of his mother with the
scar, but the little boy was still embarrassed and hid himself from everyone. However, he could hear clearly
the conversation between his mother and the teacher.
     "How did you get the scar on your face?" the teacher asked.
     The mother replied, "When my son was a baby, he was in a room that caught on fire. Everyone was too
afraid to go in because the fire was out of control, but I went in. As I was running towards his bed, I saw
a burning wood falling down and I placed myself over him trying to protect him. I was knocked to be
unconscious (无知觉的), but luckily, a fireman came in and saved both of us." She touched the burned side
of her face. "This scar will be forever, but until today, I have never regretted doing what I did."
    When the little boy heard this, he couldn"t help running towards his mother with tears in his eyes. He
hugged her and felt his mother was greater than anyone. He held her hand tightly for the rest of the day. 1. The boy"s mother was actually (事实上) ______. [     ]
A. ugly
B. kind
C. beautiful
D. ugly but kind 2. According to the passage, the little boy ______. [     ]
A. didn"t ask her mother to attend the meeting
B. wanted her mother to attend the meeting at first
C. didn"t really want her mother to attend the meeting at first
D. wasn"t moved by what her mother said 3. After reading the passage, we know ______. [      ]
A. the people at the meeting didn"t like the boy"s mother
B. the boy"s mother was brave but foolish
C. the boy hated what his mother had done
D. we should respect our parents whatever they are like

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短文填空。 At our school, we sometimes have a special day to help others. Last year, we went to an old 1.________
(people) home and sang songs and performed a play for 2.________(they). The old people 3.________(be)
very happy. We should be allowed to take time to do things like that more often. For example, we should visit
primary schools and help teach young students. I want to be a teacher when I"m older so it would be a great
experience for me. Other students would like other 4.________(job). For example, my friend Tian Ge wants
to write for a newspaper. She should 5.________(allow) to volunteer at the newspaper office once a week.

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阅读理解。     Tom was eight years old. He was a good boy. But he couldn"t get up early. He slept untile nine or ten
o"clock in the morning. He was often late for school.
     Tom"s mother didn"t want him to be late for school. So she bought him an alarm clock. She said to
Tom, "You must get up when you hear the clock ring."
     "Yes, Mum," said Tom. After that Tom got up at seven thirty when he heard the clock ring.
     One day his mother forget to make the clock get ready to ring. And the next morning Tom didn"t get up
at seven thirty. It was time for breakfast. Mother went to see him. Tom was in bed and his eyes open.
     "Why didn"t you get up?" Mother was angry.
     "You told me to get up when I heard the clock ring. So I am waiting for the bell." 1. Tom was a           . [     ]
A. teacher
B. student
C. worker 2. Tom"s mother bought him a clock because           . [     ]
A. he couldn"t get up on time
B. it was very beatiful
C. it was Tom"s birthday that day 3. The clock rang at            . [     ]
A. 6:30
B. 7:00
C. 7:30 4. What happened that day? [     ]
A. The clock was broken
B. Tom was ill
C. The clock didn"t ring 5. Tom didn"t get up on time that day because he            . [     ]
A. was waiting for the bell
B. didn"t want to go to school
C. didn"t want to have breakfast

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