“An old village woman in her seventies from Zhenjiang Province rented a small ho
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“An old village woman in her seventies from Zhenjiang Province rented a small house in Shanghai and let visitors to the World Expo live there for free while she slept on a little couch. Her kindness moved(感动) countless people.” Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said so at the Expo 2010 Shanghai China on October 31 when it ended.
It is a true story. The heroine of it is Ying Miaofang, an old woman from a village of Zhuji City in Shaoxing of Zhejiang Province. “I rented a house in Shanghai and received more than 330 Expo visitors during three months’ time. My house was never empty during that period.” Ying told reporters. She also said it was worth helping so many people to visit the Shanghai World Expo and she was praised by Premier Wen.
In the late of last May. Ying Miaofang paid 1,800yuan per month to rent a small house near Changning Road in Shanghai, and spent more money on a new air conditioner, a refrigerator, a TV set and other things. She published her phone number in the newspaper and opened the house for Expo visitors for free on June 23.
Besides providing a free living place., Ying got up very early every morning to buy food, cook breakfast, clean rooms and wash clothes for those guests. Many of her guests wanted to pay some money to her when they left, but she refused. In order to support the Shanghai Would Expo, Ying spent about 20 thousand yuan in all, which could not be regarded as a little money for a woman from a village.
小题1:The underlined work “countless” has the same meaning as _____| A．enough | B．many | C．few | D．countable |
小题2:The house cost Ying Miaofang _______ yuan during three months.| A．330 | B．1,800 | C．5,400 | D．20,000 |
小题3:Ying Miaofang is a(n)______________.| A．villager | B．worker | C．officer | D．volunteer |
小题4:The visitors living in the house which Ying Miaofang rented in Shanghai___________.| A．washed clothes for her | | B．helped clean the rooms | | C．cooked themselves | | D．didn’t need to pay for it |
小题5:Ying Miaofang was very happy to ____________.| A．have a good time with her friends | | B．help the visitors during the World Expo | | C．make money for her family | | D．have a good harvest in autum |
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答案
小题1:B
小题2:C
小题3:A
小题4:D
小题5:B |
解析
本文主要讲上海世博会期间，她掏钱租房为外地游客免费提供住宿，获得“世博奶奶”的称号。上海世博会期间应奶奶在上海租房4个多月，花了2万多。世博会之后，她当选了“浙江骄傲”，还被温总理点名表扬。
小题1:根据文章意思 感动了无数人 即知选B
小题2:根据文章最后一段倒数第二行即知选C
小题3:略
小题4:根据文章最后一段Besides providing a free living place., Ying got up very early every morning to buy food, cook breakfast, clean rooms and wash clothes for those guests. Many of her guests wanted to pay some money to her when they left, but she refused.
小题5:可用排除法做，A文章没提到，C项应奶奶是免费提供的，D 项文章没提到。 |
举一反三
Mexican people have a tradition of greeting each other with handshakes and kisses on the cheek(脸颊). But recently, government officials asked people to 1 this. They have also closed schools and museums, and advised people to stay at home.
This is to stop people from 2 an infectious disease, swine flu. The disease has spread over the country. It has killed 159 people and caused 4,000 to become sick 3 .
What is swine flu ?
Swine flu is a disease that cause respiratory illness in pigs. It spreads to people in two ways. People catch the virus after being with infected pigs, or they get it from an infected 4 . The disease spreads in the same way 5 human flu, through coughs and sneezes and then touching the nose or mouth. However , it 6 be spread by eating pork.
People who have caught swine flu will have a fever , a cough, a sore throat and body aches. In most cases, the infection makes people unwell but their lives will not be 7 .
A few governments around the world have advised their citizens not to visit 8 . Some countries have begun checking air travelers for the disease and have set up quarantines for people who might be infected. Russia, China and other countries have banned buying pork from Mexico,
9 the flu cannot be caught by eating the meat.
Health experts advise people to wash their hands frequently , to cover coughs and sneezes and to stay at home if they feel 10 .
| 小题1: | | A．stop to do | B．stop doing | C．go to do | D．go on doing |
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| 小题2: | | A．catching | B．caught | C．to catch | D．catch |
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| 小题3: | | A．last month | B．in the past | C．a month ago | D．in the past month |
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| 小题4: | | A．pig | B．person | C．dog | D．country |
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| 小题7: | | A．in safety | B．in hunger | C．in danger | D．out of danger |
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| 小题8: | | A．Mexico | B．America | C．China | D．Russia |
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| 小题9: | | A．but | B．though | C．while | D．because |
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| 小题10: | | A．tired | B．happy | C．hungry | D．ill |
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Very hot weather is common in many parts of the world. Although hot weather just makes most people hot, it can cause medical problems and death.
Floods, storms and other terrible natural events kill thousands of people every year. And we hear much about them in news reports. We general hear little about heat, which experts say may be nature’s most dangerous killer.
Health experts say that since the year 1900, very hot weather has killed more people in the United States than any other natural event. One year--- the unusually hot summer of 1980 heat caused about 1,700 deaths in the United States. In 1995, more than 600 people died in another heat wave in one city----Chicago, Illinois.
Besides drinking lots of cool water , doctors say there are some other things to do to protect against the health dangers of heat. Stay out of the sun, if possible. Wear loose and light—colored clothes. Wear a hat while in the sun. Eat fewer hot and heavy foods. And, when possible, cook foods during cooler time of the day. If possible, rest more often.
Health experts say these simple steps can prevent the dangerous health problems caused by heat. They will prevent sickness, help you feel better and may even save your life.
小题1:Hot weather is common ______.| A．all over the world. | B．in many parts of the world | | C．in some parts of the world | D．in a few parts of the world |
小题2:Experts say maybe _______is natural’s most dangerous killer. | A．heat | B．a flood | C．a storm | D．an earthquake |
小题3:About 1,700 people died of heat in the US _______. | A．in 1900 | B．in 1980 | C．in 1995 | D．in 2000 |
小题4:The passage is talking about _______. | A．all kinds of terrible natural events in the world | | B．some health problems caused by hot weather | | C．how to prevent health problems | | D．the health problems in hot weather and the ways to stop them |
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My problems started after I went to a boar ding school. I was only 14, and at first I missed my family a lot. I often called them and cried on the phone. But after two weeks, I found I enjoyed being with my classmates at school.
I had many friends who were boys. I thought of them as my best friends - but only friends. I never guessed my friendships with boys would become a problem.
Then, three months later, my friends told me that some teachers and girls said I was hanging out with boys all day long in order to get attention from them. Seven months after that, the head teacher Mr. Wang asked the class to choose some students to join the Student Union. I thought I could win for I was doing well in school. I"d already won prizes for the best math and English exams. A week later, the list came out and it didn"t include me. I was sad.
Mr. Wang came to me and sai d, "Don"t be sad. I know you"re excellent! Maybe
you"re a little distant from the girls in our class. They don"t know much about you, so some of them didn"t choose you. It doesn"t matter. Do your best to get along well with everyone and I think you"ll make it next time."
小题1:What was the writer"s problem when she first entered the boarding school?| A．She didn"t like her new school. | | B．She didn"t get along well with her classmates. | | C．She missed her family very m uch. | | D．She didn"t like her new teacher. |
小题2:Many of the writer"s friends in her new school were _______.| A．teachers | B．boys | C．girls | D．women |
小题3:Why did the writer fail to join the Student Union?| A．Her teachers didn"t like her. | | B．She was a poor student. | | C．Some girls didn"t choose her. | | D．She likes showing off herself. |
小题4:Which of the following is NOT true, according to the passage?| A．The writer won prizes for the best science and English exams. | | B．The writer didn"t realize that her friendships with boys would cause problems. | | C．The writer was sad because she failed to join the Student Union. | | D．The teacher thought she was an excellent student |
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There is a park near my home. But I don’t go there very often. One afternoon I went into _1_ and found it was really small. In the park, there were two different ways. One way was wide(宽的) and clean. There were ___2_ flowers on both sides. ___3___ way was narrow (狭窄的) and dirty. Wild grass grew everywhere. But finally I decided to follow the dirty way.
Ah! There was a small __4__ there. It was the most beautiful garden I had ever seen. There were lots of trees, flowers and chairs. I thought it was ___5__ part in the park.
Many people ___6_ me that there was nothing to see in the park. Now I tell them _7___ they follow the right way, they can feel the difference. When I’m telling them, __8___ just smile at me without answering. I know they don’t believe me. My trip to the park that day made me understand something about __9___. Don’t be ___10___ to choose a different way. Be brave (勇敢). You may get a big surprise!
| 小题1: | | A．the school | B．the park | C．the zoo | D．the house |
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| 小题2: | | A．lots of | B．a lot | C．much | D．any |
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| 小题3: | | A．Another | B．Other | C．The other | D．Others |
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| 小题4: | | A．chair | B．lake | C．river | D．garden |
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| 小题5: | | A．the best | B．better | C．good | D．nice |
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| 小题6: | | A．tell | B．told | C．tells | D．telling |
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| 小题7: | | A．if | B．then | C．after | D．before |
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| 小题9: | | A．study | B．school | C．family | D．life |
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| 小题10: | | A．happy | B．lucky | C．afraid | D．worried |
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A young man worked very hard at his lessons. He was too busy to have a rest. At last, he became ill, so he couldn’t go to sleep. Every night, when he went to bed, he closed his eyes and tried to sleep. But he always stayed awake and couldn’t fall asleep.
After some days, he decided to see a doctor. “I just can’t go to sleep at night. What should I do? Could you please help me?”
“I have a suggestion(建议)，”said the doctor. “Try counting numbers. By the time you reach one thousand, you’ll be asleep. I’m sure of it.”
The next day the man returned to the doctor’s office. “Well,” said the doctor, how are you today? Did you try my suggestion?”
The man still looked tired. “Yes,” he said, “I tried counting one, two, and three— up to one thousand. But when I reached five hundred and sixty-nine, I began to feel sleepy. I had to get up and drink some tea so that I could go on counting up to one thousand. But then I still couldn’t fall asleep.”
小题1:The young man couldn’t go to sleep because ____________________,| A．he was worried about his homework | | B．he worked too hard and became ill | | C．he didn’t finish doing his lessons | | D．there was a lot of noise there and he couldn’t have a rest |
小题2:The doctor asked the young man ________________________.| A．to get up to drink some tea | | B．to take some medicine and go to bed earlier | | C．to count numbers while he was lying in bed | | D．to count numbers before he went to bed |
小题3:The young man returned to the doctor’s office the next day because______.| A．he wanted to ask the doctor how to count the numbers | | B．he wanted to thank the doctor | | C．he was better and wanted some more medicine | | D．he still couldn’t go to sleep at night |
小题4:The young man _________.| A．counted from 569 to 1000 | | B．counted from 1 to 1000 and fell asleep | | C．counted from 1 to 569 and got up to drink some tea | | D．counted from 1 to 569 and fell asleep |
小题5:The young man _____ in fact.| A．didn’t understand the doctor’s suggestion | | B．wasn’t ill at all | | C．was not able to count numbers | | D．didn’t try the doctor’s suggestion |
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