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He usually went to the seaside, but one year he saw an advertisement in a newspaper. "Enjoy country life. Spend a few weeks at West Hill Farm. Good food. Fresh air. Horse riding. Walking. Fishing. Cheap and
interesting."
"This sounds a good idea," he thought. "I"ll spend a month at West Hill Farm. I think I can enjoy horse
riding, walking and fishing. They"ll make a change from sitting by the seaside and swimming."He wrote to
the farmer. In the letter he said that he would like to spend all of July there. Then on the first of July, he left for West Hill Farm.
But four days later, he returned home.
"What was wrong with West Hill Farm?" his best friend, Ed, asked him. "Didn"t you enjoy country life
?" "Country life was very good," Henry said. "But there was another problem."
"Oh. What?""Well,"he said,"the first day I was there a sheep died, and we had roast mutton for dinner.
"What"s wrong with that?" Ed asked. "Fresh meat is the best."
"I know, but on the second day a cow died, and we had roast beef for dinner."
"Lucky you!"
"You don"t understand," Henry said. "On the third day a pig died and we had roast pork for dinner."
"A different meat every day," Ed said loudly, " and you are complaining!"
"Let me finish," Henry said. "On the fourth day the farmer died, and I didn"t dare (敢)stay for dinner!"
1.How did Henry find out about the farm?
A. He saw it in a newspaper advertisement.
B. His best friend told him.
C. He wrote to the farmer.
D. Maybe he learned it from the radio.
2. Henry came back home several days later because ________.
A. he didn"t like the country life at all
B. the farmer wasn"t friendly to him
C. his holiday was over
D. he thought he might have to eat the farmer
3. "…and you are complaining!", the word "complain" means ________.
A.夸奖
B.强词夺理
C.抱怨
D.故弄玄虚
4.Which of the following sentences is true?
A. Ed could eat a different kind of meat every day.
B. Henry thought he could enjoy a change.
C. Henry couldn"t think of anything else to do, so he went to the farm.
D. The farmer died because of the bad meat he ate.
5.Which is the best title for the passage?
A. What a beautiful farm!
B. Have a good time.
C the farmer died
D. Henry and his short holiday
答案
举一反三
Most children today go to a school where each class has its o 1 room. It was d 2 many years
ago. Most children w 3 to a one-room
schoolhouse. In a one-room schoolhouse all the children learned
in one room from the s 4 teacher. A fourth grader might have sat next to a n 5 grader. Possibly you
have seen a one-room schoolhouse o 6 a television program.
There w 7 a good reason for many of the one-room schoolhouse. They were often in the
countryside, where there were o 8 ten to twenty children going to school. Then one room was big
e 9 for everyone! Today there are many m 10 children going to school. The one-room schoolhouse
has just about disappeared.
1. ________ 2. ________ 3. ________ 4. ________ 5. ________
6. ________ 7. ________ 8. ________ 9. ________ 10. ________
the Internet, and we are both twelve years 3 .
First, I 4 a letter to her and say something about my hobbies, my school and my daily life. A few
days later, I get Connie"s 5 . She tells me a lot about herself. I learn that she 6 languages(语言),
sports and films. She likes China and Chinese food very much. She tells me something about England, too. Connie is good at English, French(法语)and Spanish(西班牙语), so I ask her to 7 me a little of them. Connie wants to learn some 8 , but it"s very difficult for her.
I learn 9 about the world outside from Connie.I would like to 10 Connie some day in England.
( )2. A. on
( )3. A. young
( )4. A. read
( )5. A. book
( )6. A. plays
( )7. A. teach
( )8. A. English
( )9. A. more
( )10. A. call
B. for
B. big
B. sing
B. letter
B. speaks
B. help
B. French
B. less
B. write
C. at
C. small
C. write
C. call
C. hates
C. give
C. Chinese
C. nothing
C. visit
D. in
D. old
D. draw
D. photo
D. loves
D. answer
D. Spanish
D. little
D. help
A. By bike.
B. By bus.
C. By car.
D. On foot.
2. When does my uncle get up?
A. In the morning.
B. In the afternoon.
C. In the evening.
D. At 18:00 p.m.
3.Where does my uncle play with his dog?
A. In the garden.
B. In the park.
C. At home.
D. In the street.
4. When does my uncle have supper?
A. At 6:45 a.m.
B. At 16:00 p.m.
C. At 18:00 p.m.
D. At 19:00 p.m.
5. How many hours does my uncle work every day?
A. 8 hours.
B. 7 hours.
C. 6 hours.
D. 9 hours.
she is sixty years old. And she loves it very much. She draws a lot of pictures for twelve years.
One day, the old woman is ill. She stays in hospital. Before she dies(死), she says to Dick, "I want to
give my pictures to a school. Then the students will remember(记得) me . But I don"t know which school I"ll give them to. Can you help me?"
"Well",says Dick, "You can give them to a blind (盲人) school!"
1. Dick"s grandmother_______.
A. has a lot of money
B. has a lot of schools
C. is a painter
D. is a teacher
2. Dick"s grandmother likes _______ pictures.
A. buying
B. selling
C. drawing
D. taking
3. How old is the old woman when she dies?
A. Sixty.
B. Sixty-two
C. Seventy
D. Seventy-two
4. Why does the old woman give her pictures to a school? Because _______.
A. she loves children
B. she loves school
C. she wants the students to remember her
D. she doesn"t like the pictures any more
5. Dick thinks the pictures are_______.
A. bad
B. good
C. beautiful
D. cheap
Let"s have a look at American students" school life. On school days, American students usually __1__
up at 7:00 am. Most students walk or __2__ a yellow school bus to school. Very __3__ students ride
bikes. __4__ they arrive at school at about 8:30 am, they meet their friends and __5__ about their
activities. They put their backpack (背包) in a small cupboard (衣柜) and take out only one book, some
writing paper and a pencil __6__ each class. In the middle school, they learn many subjects. At __7__ ,
the students eat lunch at school. They usually have meat, vegetables, fruit and some drinks. __8__, some
students prefer pizza, hot dogs or hamburgers. After __9__, they continue(继续) to have classes until
3:00 pm and then they go back _10__ .