Adam Lee is a very popular man in Ottawa. He is not famous in sports or the arts

Adam Lee is a very popular man in Ottawa. He is not famous in sports or the arts

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Adam Lee is a very popular man in Ottawa. He is not famous in sports or the arts,      people in the streets know about him, especially the       .
For those people, he is “Gloves Lee”. How did he get that       ? He looks like any other businessman, wearing a suit and carrying a briefcase (公文包). But he’s       . His briefcase always has some gloves.
In winter, Mr. Lee walks in the streets, looking around at people. He stops when he        someone with no gloves. He gives them a pair and then he moves on, looking for more people with cold       .
On winter days, Mr. Lee        gloves. During the rest of the year, he buys gloves. People who have heard about him        him gloves, and he has many in his apartment.
Mr. Lee began doing this 21 years ago. Now, many poor people in the city know him and        his behavior. But people who don’t know him are sometimes surprised by him. They don’t realize that he just wants to make them happy. A pair of gloves may be a       thing, but it can make a big difference in winter.
小题1:
A.orB.soC.but D.and
小题2:
A.old B.young C.rich D.poor
小题3:
A.job B.name C.chance D.message
小题4:
A.calm B.different C.crazy D.honest
小题5:
A.helps B.chooses C.greets D.sees
小题6:
A.hands B.feetC.faces D.ears
小题7:
A.searches for B.picks up C.gives away D.puts on
小题8:
A.call B.send C.lend D.show
小题9:
A.understand B.dislike C.study D.excuse
小题10:
A.bigB.goodC.smallD.useful

答案

小题1:C
小题2:D
小题3:B
小题4:B
小题5:D
小题6:A
小题7:C
小题8:B
小题9:A
小题10:C
解析

试题分析:这篇短文主要讲述了一位名叫Adam Lee的渥太华人在冬天的时候会为穷人发手套,并因此被人熟知以及他是如何帮助穷人、为他们送手套的。
小题1:考查介词及语境的理解。A. or  或者;B. so所以;C. but 但是;D. and并且,根据He is not famous in sports or the arts,可知但是街上的人们都了解他,故选择C。
小题2:考查形容词及语境的理解。A. old 旧的;   B. young 年轻的;C. rich富有的;D. poor贫穷的,根据对文章内容的理解,可知尤其是贫穷的人,故选择D。
小题3:考查名词及语境的理解。A. job工作;B. name 名字;C. chance机会;D. message信息,根据前文For those people, he is “Gloves Lee”,可知是怎样得到的这个名字,故选择B。
小题4:考查形容词及语境的理解。A. calm镇定的;B. different 不同的;   C. crazy疯狂的;D. honest诚实的;根据上文He looks like any other businessman, wearing a suit and carrying a briefcase (公文包).在but转折之后说“他的公文包里总有几双手套”,说明是跟其他人不一样,故选择B。
小题5:考查动词及语境的理解。A. helps帮助;B. chooses选择;C. greets问候;D. sees看见,根据上文looking around at people.可知是当他看到有人没有手套的时候就会停下来,故选择D。
小题6:考查名词及语境的理解。A. hands 手;   B. feet脚;C. faces脸;D. ears耳朵,根据上下文,他是给没有手套的人送手套,寻找更多手冷的人,故选择A。
小题7:考查词组及语境的理解。A. searches for搜寻;B. picks up捡起; C. gives away赠送; D. puts on 穿上,根据上下文,可知是赠送手套,故选择C。
小题8:考查动词及语境的理解。A. call呼喊;B. send送; C. lend把……借给;D. show展示,根据后文he has many in his apartment.可知听说过他的人们是给他送手套,故选择B。
小题9:考查动词及语境的理解。A. understand 理解;B. dislike不喜欢; C. study学习; D. excuse原谅根据句意:这个城市的许多穷人认识他,而且理解他的行为,故选择A。
小题10:考查形容词及语境的理解。A. big大的;B. good好的; C. small小的;D. useful  有用的,根据后文:but it can make a big difference in winter. 可知与big形成对比,故选择C。
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A Trip into a Young Farmer’s Mind
Chickens that can talk? Cows that can dance? They are all in Louis Black’s comic books(漫画书).
Louis Black was born on a farm. The quiet young man spent most of his life helping his parents on the farm. When he was nine, he started to draw the animals on the farm. Later, he put them into his comic books in his own funny way. They were enjoyed by his family but never shown to people outside the farm.
The shy farmer’s comic books became famous only after he died. He passed on in a fire three years ago, when he was only 35. In order to remember him, his family showed his comic books in the town museum, and people liked them very much. Now the original(原始的) pictures of Louis Black’s farm animals can be seen at the City Art Center for one month.
Come and visit the beautiful world of Louis Black!
小题1:At what age did Louis begin to draw the animals on the farm?
A.At 9.B.At 13.C.At 23.D.At 35.
小题2:The underlined part “passed on” is closest in meaning to “______”.
A.satB.roseC.diedD.stood
小题3:Which is the right order of the following what happened?
a. His books became popular.          b. His family enjoyed his books.
c. He passed on in a fire.             d. He started to draw animals.
e. He was born on a farm.   
A.a-b-c-d-eB.e-b-d-a-cC.e-d-b-c-aD.b-d-c-e-a
小题4:What is the purpose of the passage?
A.To plan a trip to visit a farm.B.To tell people about an art show.
C.To attract people to the farm.D.To share ideas of drawing comic books.

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On the first day of school our teacher introduced himself and challenged us to get to know someone we didn’t already know. I stood up to look around when a gentle hand touched my shoulder.
I turned around to find a little old lady with a warm smile. She said, “Hi, handsome. My name is Rose. I’m eighty-seven years old.”
“Why are you in university at such a YOUNG age?” I asked. She replied, “I’m here to meet a rich husband, get married, have a couple of kids, and then retire and travel.”
I knew she was joking. I was curious(好奇) what might have encouraged her to be taking on this challenge at her age.
“I always dreamed of having a university education and now I’m getting one!” she told me. We became friends. Every day we would talk nonstop after class. I always enjoyed listening to this “time machine” as she shared her wisdom(智慧) and experience with me. And Rose easily made friends wherever she went.
At the end of the term we invited Rose to make a little speech. She cleared her throat and began, “We do not stop playing because we are old; we grow old because we stop playing. I’ve learned a few secrets to staying young, being happy, and achieving success. You have to laugh and find humor every day. You’ve got to have a dream. When you lose your dreams, you die.”
“There is a huge difference between growing older and growing up. Anybody can grow older. That doesn’t take any talent or ability. The idea is to grow up by always finding the opportunity in change...”
小题1:When the author and Rose first met, they began their conversation in a ________ manner.
A.politeB.impoliteC.seriousD.humorous
小题2:Rose went to the university in order to _______.
A.meet a rich husbandB.make new friends
C.get a better jobD.get a university education
小题3:The author considered Rose as a “time machine” because ________.
A.she always came to class on time
B.she made friends easily at university
C.she enjoyed a long life and had lots of wisdom and experience
D.she knew the difference between growing older and growing up
小题4:The word“That”in Paragraph 7 refers to(指)________.
A.growing olderB.growing upC.staying youngD.being happy
小题5:From this passage we know Rose believed ________
A.“Easier said than done.”B.“Well begun is half done.”
C.“It is never too late to learn.”D.“Reading makes a full man.”

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Thomas Edison lit up the world with his invention of the electric light. Without him, the world might still be in the dark. However, the electric light was not his only invention. He also invented the motion picture camera and 1200 other things. About every two weeks he created something new.
Thomas Edison was born in 1847. He attended school for only three months. His mother taught him at home, but Thomas was mostly self-educated. He started experimenting at a young age.
When he was 12 years old, he got his first job. He became a newsboy on a train. He did experiments on the train in his spare time. Unluckily, his first work experience did not end well. They fired him when he accidentally set fire to the floor of the train. Then Edison worked for five years as a telegraph operator, but he continued to spend much of his time in experimenting his first patent(专利权) in 1868 for a vote recorder run by electricity.
Thomas Edison was totally deaf in one ear and hard of hearing in the other, but he thought of his deafness as a blessing in many ways. It kept conversations short, so that he could have more time for work. He always worked 16 out of every 24hours. Sometimes his wife had to remind him to sleep and eat.
Thomas Edison died at the age of 84. He left a great many inventions that greatly improved the quality of life all over the world.
小题1:How often did Edison make a new invention?
A.About every fourteen daysB.About every seven days
C.About once a weekD.About twice a week
小题2:The underlined word “fired” in the passage means “__________”
A.Gave somebody a jobB.Set fire to somebody
C.Let somebody downD.Forced somebody to leave his job
小题3:Edison considered his deafness as______.
A.something badB.a gift from godC.a kind of abilityD.a disadvantage
小题4:which of the following sentence is NOT true according to the passage?
A.Edison had only 8 hours rest each day after his deafness
B.Edison got his education mostly by self-teaching
C.Edison had his first job in 1869
D.Edison’s inventions greatly improved the quality of people’s life
小题5:What does the passage mainly talk about?
A.The function of the electric lightB.Edison and his experiments
C.The importance of inventionsD.The whole life of Edison.

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Math is one of the most boring classes for many students. But recently, at the University of California in the US, a     class got 400 students interested. There were even another 35     from behind windows.
     could make a boring subject so interesting? Terence Tao, the 31-year-old university teacher, is known as “the Mozart of Math”. Tao, born in Hong Kong, spent his childhood in Australia. He showed his great       in math when he was very young. At the age of two, he could read. At nine, he went to college math classes. At twenty, he got his doctor’s degree(博士学位). Last summer, Tao        a Fields Medal which is known as the “Noble Prize of Math”.        he was talented, Terence Tao didn’t go to college until he was fourteen. “In my opinion, it’s not       to go to college too young. ” said Tao. He added, “      , studying is like building a large tower. It must have a strong base(基础). Then it can be built higher. ”
People don’t think Tao is     the rest of us. He wears a T-shirt and an old pair of sports shoes. He reads Japanese comic books, too. But he     loves math. “In many ways, my work is my hobby. ” he said. 
小题1:A. math       B. music          C. Japanese
小题2:A. passing     B. watching       C. shouting
小题3:A. What       B. Which         C. Who
小题4:A. talent       B. importance     C. need
小题5:A. made       B. won           C. found
小题6:A. If          B. Although      C. Because
小题7:A. necessary   B. convenient      C. difficult
小题8:A. So far      B. At times        C. In fact
小题9:A. the same as  B. different from   C. similar to
小题10:A. even      B. also           C. still
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天晴国际学校将举行一系列主题活动,请你仔细阅读以下A到F选项中六位外教的信息,邀请期中五位外教分别给的活动做讲座。
________小题1:.Music Festival    ______小题2:.Science Festival     ________小题3:.Sports Festival   _______小题4:English Festival   _____小题5:.Reading Festival
     Personal Information of Teachers
Jane Birch is from America.She speaks 5 languages and has been to 14 counties. She is very popular with students and has many methods of learning foreign languages.
Jerry Smith is a humorous teacher. He often turns his maths classes into game time. Math is more than numbers and shapes in his class.It can be used to solve real life problems.
Daisy Chambers,a smart lady ,is good at playing the piano.She has been learning it for ten years. Amazingly,she learns it all by herself.Many students are her fans.
Rod White is a creative teacher and inventor. He believes that invention is for everyone and everyone can be an inventor. In his class, students find it great fun to do scientific experiments.
Emily Roy has written many stories. Students love reading her books, She always recommends good books to her students. She plans to write a book to share how reading changes her life.
Lewis Nichols is an excellent swimmer. He takes part in the winter swimming competition every year. He thinks that swimming in cold water builds up not only his body but also his will.

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