阅读理解。 I had the meanest mother in the whole world. While other kids ate can
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| 阅读理解。 |
I had the meanest mother in the whole world. While other kids ate candy for breakfast, I had to have
porridge, eggs or toast. When others had Cokes and candy for lunch, I had to eat a sandwich. But at least
I wasn"t alone when I was sad. My sister and two brothers had the same mean (刻薄的) mother as I did.
My mother preferred to know where we were all the time. She had to know who our friends were and
where we were going. We had to clean clothes and take a bath every day. The other kids got to wear the
same clothes for days. We could not lie in bed "sick" in order to miss school.
The worst is yet to come. We had to be in bed by nine each night and get up at eight the next morning.
We couldn"t sleep till noon like our friends. So while they slept, my mother was brave to break the Child
Labour Law. She made us work. We had to wash dishes, make beds, and learn to cook and all sorts of
things at home. I believe she lay awake thinking up all things for us to do.
My mother was a complete failure as a mother. Two of her children received higher education. None of
us have ever been arrested (taken away by the police) or divorced. She forced us to grow up into educated
and honest adults. I am trying to raise my three children this way. I am filled with pride when my children
call me "mean". Why? Because now I thank God every day for giving me the meanest mother in the world. |
| 1. How many children does the writer"s mother have? |
A. Four.
B. Two.
C. Three.
D. Six. |
| 2. What can you infer (推测) from the passage? |
A. My family was rich, so I ate a sandwich for lunch.
B. My mother was a great success. We love her.
C. If we didn"t want to go to school, the best way was to pretend to be sick.
D. We needn"t share the housework at home. |
| 3. The best title for this passage may be _______. |
A. My childhood
B. The meanest mother
C. I do as my mother did
D. Unforgettable memories |
答案
| 1-3 ABB |
举一反三
| 阅读理解。 |
The building is shaking. A woman with a baby in her arms is trying to open the door, but fails. Finding
no way, she rushes into her bedroom and there they survive the earthquake.
In a factory building, as the workshop floor swings under the terrible shaking, workers run for safety.
Some hide (隐藏) under the machines and survive, but others who try to run outside are killed by the falling
ceilings.
These scenes, played by actors and actresses, are from a film of science education 《Making a
Split Second Decision》 shown in 1998 on China Central TV in memory of Tangshan Earthquake. By
studying actual cases in the earthquake areas and scientific experiments, experts (专家) find that buildings
remain untouched for the first 12 seconds of an earthquake.
In this short time, one has the best chance of surviving an earthquake by staying near the inside walls, in
bedrooms and under beds, experts concluded in the film. "Earthquakes seem to catch the lives of those who
run," said many survivors in the earthquake areas, describing how their friends were killed on the doorways
or along the stair steps as they tried to get out of the building.
Their advice was proved in the film, "Take a hiding-place where you are rather than run, unless you are
sure you can reach a safe open place in ten seconds." |
| 1. The word "survive" appears in the passage several times. It probably means ________ in Chinese. |
A. 遇难
B. 幸存
C. 恐惧
D. 摇晃 |
| 2. The workers who tried to run outside the building died because ________. |
A. the factory building was shaking terribly
B. they were making a film
C. they didn"t have enough time to run outside
D. they were too nervous |
| 3. The passage suggests that you should ________ when an earthquake happens. |
A. cry for help
B. not move and lie on the floor at once
C. run down the steps as fast as you can
D. find a safe place and hide in at once or run out in ten seconds |
| 4. Where can we probably find this passage? |
A. In a magazine.
B. In an advertisement.
C. In a history book.
D. In a poster. |
| 阅读理解。 |
To Give up or Not to Give up as Class Monitor?
Dear Brad,
In about 3 months, I will take a very important test. If I pass the test with good grades, I can get to the
10th grade and choose a good school to study in. Now I am trying my best to achieve this. At the same time, I"m the monitor in my class, which means I should do lots of things for my class. ① I am so busy with my
school-work and duties as monitor that I don"t have enough time to keep a balance between them. Gradually
I become lazy. ② The other day, my head teacher told me that she was disappointed in my poor performance
as class monitor. Her words really discouraged me.
What should I do now, to give up or not to give up as class monitor? I must do my best in school because
how well I do will influence where I go after this school year is over and it can affect the rest of my life. Being
class monitor is also a valuable learning experience because my teacher trusts me to be a good leader. ③ I
don"t want to go to my parents for suggestions, for they will get worried about me. Can you tell me how to
choose?
Yours,
Gates |
1. 根据①处内容，完成下面的句子。(每空一词)
I am _______ busy with my school-work and duties as monitor _______ have enough time to keep a
balance between them. |
| 2. 根据②处内容，完成下面的句子。(每空一词) |
The other day, my head teacher said to me, " _______ _______ disappointed in your poor performance
as class monitor." |
3. 将③处翻译成汉语。
_____________________________________________________________________________________ |
| 完形填空。 |
As an exchange student, I have been staying in a host family in Beijing for the past five months. The
parents are 1 in their mid-30s and the son just turned 5. In exchange for room and board, I teach their
son 2 .
Like in many of the other Chinese families, he"s an only child. And though he has 3 plastic trucks and
boxes full of crayons, I don"t know 4 he has the time to play. When he"s not in the kindergarten, he"s taking
after-school classes. On the weekends, the boy goes to more classes. He has one day off―Sunday.
Compared to his schedule, I feel like my childhood was 5 a waste of time. I learned how to climb trees
and draw cartoons. I wasn"t learning Chinese at his age. But he and lots of other children are learning English.
Both his parents dream that he will have 6 jobs, higher pay, and bigger houses.
The boy seems to take no interest 7 learning English. He doesn"t need a teacher, but a playmate. He is,
8 , only 5. When I think about my life as a 5-year-old, I know for sure I wasn"t half as 9 as he is.
In the evening, when his parents 10 him to speak with me in English, he gets 11 . He lies on the floors,
hides under the table and climbs on the furniture. When he finally stops 12 , and starts talking, it isn"t in
English, but it isn"t in Chinese, 13 . He speaks in his own language.
He 14 not be a very good student, but I"m not a great teacher. I just want to be his big brother 15 can
speak in gibberish (胡言乱语) with him and help draw trucks, robots or spiders. |
( )1. A. both
( )2. A. drawing
( )3. A. a hundred of
( )4. A. when
( )5. A. hardly
( )6. A. more
( )7. A. with
( )8. A. after all
( )9. A. busily
( )10. A. make
( )11. A. frustrated
( )12. A. move
( )13. A. too
( )14. A. can
( )15. A. who
| B. all
B. Chinese
B. hundreds of
B. what
B. never
B. fewer
B. in
B. at all
B. busiest
B. push
B. relaxed
B. to move
B. also
B. may
B. whom
| C. either
C. English
C. hundred of
C. where
C. usually
C. better
C. for
C. first of all
C. busier
C. have
C. pleased
C. moving
C. as well
C. must
C. whose
| D. none
D. playing
D. hundreds
D. that
D. almost
D. worse
D. on
D. all the time
D. busy
D. let
D. injured
D. moved
D. either
D. need
D. which
| | 阅读理解。 | One afternoon, my son came home from school and asked me, "Are all people the same even if their
skin color is different?" I thought for a moment, then I said, "I"ll explain. Let"s go to a fruit store first. I
have something interesting to show you."
At the store, I told him that we needed to buy apples. And we bought some red apples, green apples and
yellow apples.
After we got home, I told Adam, "It"s time to answer your question." I put one of each type of apple on
the table: first a red apple, followed by a green apple and then a yellow apple. Then I looked at Adam, who
was sitting on the other side of the table.
"Adam, people are just like apples. They come in different colors, shapes and sizes. See, some may not
even look as delicious as others." As I was talking, Adam was examining each one carefully.
Then, I took each of the apples and peeled them, placing them back on the table, but in a different place.
"OK, Adam, tell me which one is the red apple, the green apple and the yellow apple."
He said, "I can"t tell. They all look the same now."
"Take a bite (一口) of each one. See if that helps you tell which one is which."
He took big bites, and then a huge smile came across his face. "People are just like apples! They are all
different, but if you take off the outside, they"re pretty much the same on the inside."
"Right," I agreed. "Just like everyone has their own features but they are nearly the same."
He completely got it. I didn"t need to say or do anything else.
Now, when I eat an apple, it tastes a little sweeter than before. What perfect fruit it is! | | 1. I took Adam to buy apples for ________. | A. supper
B. his question
C. a party
D. a present | | 2. As soon as we got home, I put ________ on the table. | A. all the apples
B. three apples of different colors
C. three red apples
D. three peeled apples | | 3. After Adam took big bites, he found they ________. | A. looked the same
B. tasted good
C. tasted the same
D. weren"t delicious | | 4. In the end, Adam understood that ________. | A. people are much the same even if their skin color is different
B. people are different if their skin color is different
C. the apples look the same after they are peeled
D. apples of different colors taste different | | 5. I feel that apples taste a little sweeter than before because ________. | A. they are delicious enough
B. they are perfect fruit for thinking
C. they are safe fruit
D. my son falls in love with them | | 阅读理解。 | Guo Liqin, 24, works as a primary school teacher in a distant area in Yunnan Province. The Internet
offers him the latest news and entertainment from the outside world. And many people like him also
depends on the online libraries for the free literature (文学) reading.
A survey in China last year found the online literature is the biggest growth area of Internet entertainment.
Reading for free is also popular in other countries. See what solutions other countries are taking.
Public Libraries
In countries such as Germany, Canada, and the UK, governments pay the authors to have their books in
public libraries.
The pay is different from country to country. Some pay according to how many times a book has been
borrowed; others pay according to whether the library has bought the book or not.
Google Books
Google Books allow users to see some free parts before buying them.
The author can choose to make from 20% to 100% of the book"s content (内容) for free reading. But
you can see a full view of books that are out of copyright (版权).
E-magazines
E-magazines are usually about pop culture, and make money through advertisements. The writers are
usually paid by the numbers of words they write.
Digital Library
There are many free online libraries of books which are no longer in copyright.
American and European websites offer classic (古典的) literature and non-fiction texts like dictionaries
for download in different languages. | | 1. Guo Liqin depends on _______ for free reading. | A. online libraries
B. city bookstores
C. school libraries
D. borrowing books | | 2. From the passage we know other countries are taking _______ solutions for reading for free. | A. 3
B. 4
C. 5
D. 6 | | 3. In some countries, the authors are paid by _______ to have their books in public libraries. | A. advertisements
B. readers
C. governments
D. the word numbers | | 4. Google Books and Digital Library allow users to read the full books _______. | A. which are out of copyright
B. which are in copyright
C. which are about pop culture
D. which have some free parts | | 5. The best title of the passage is _______. | A. Enjoy Reading
B. Learn How to Read
C. The Importance of Reading
D. How to Read for Free | 最新试题
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