On April 1st, Mike decided to fool(愚弄) his friends. At lunch time he said to Tom
题型：不详难度：来源：
On April 1st, Mike decided to fool(愚弄) his friends.
At lunch time he said to Tom, “I think we’re going to have a test this afternoon.” “Test?” said Tom, “Really?”
“Yes, it’s quite true,” said Mike. “When I was passing by Mr. Green’s room, he was talking with another teacher about the test. Tell John, Rose and Joan about it.”
Later Tom told them about the test. Soon almost all the students knew about it. “How foolish they are!” he thought.
When class began, Mr. Green said, “Class, we’re going to have a test today.” Mike was surprised. The test was too hard for him. After class, all his classmates thanked him very much. But he could only smile. “How foolish I was !”he thought.
It really was April Fools’ Day for Mike.
小题1:Mike decided to fool his friends because ________ .| A．they were talking about the test | | B．they began to prepare (准备) their lessons | | C．it was April Fools’ Day | | D．they were foolish |
小题2:________ his classmates believe (相信) him before class.| A．Almost all | B．None of | | C．Only a few | D．Some of |
小题3:Mike didn’t prepare his lessons because _______| A．he didn’t like to | | B．it was his holiday | | C．he thought the test was easy for him | | D．he believed there wasn’t going to be a test |
小题4:Mike was surprised to see ________ .| A．the test was too hard for him | | B．the teacher really gave them a test | | C．Tom didn’t believe him | | D．his classmates were so foolish |
小题5:Which of the following is wrong?| A．Mike thought he himself was foolish. | | B．All his classmates thanked him. | | C．Mr. Green was talking with another teacher about the test. | | D．Nearly everyone knew the test before long(不久). |
|
答案
小题1:C
小题2:A
小题3:D
小题4:B
小题5:C |
解析
试题分析：本文叙述了一个发生在愚人节的故事。4月1日是愚人节，马克决定愚弄一下他的朋友。于是他告诉大家说下午要考试，结果几乎所有的人都信以为真，只有马克一人觉得大家很傻。令马克惊讶的是，下午老师竟然宣布要考试。课下所有的人都感谢马克，但是马克却感觉自己被愚弄了，自己很傻。
小题1:推理判断题。根据第一段的On April 1st, Mike decided to fool(愚弄) his friends.根据常识可知4月1日是愚人节，所以马克决定愚弄一下他的朋友。故选C。
小题2:推理判断题。根据第四段的Soon almost all the students knew about it.可知在课前几乎所有的学生都知道要考试了，说明大家都相信他说的话。故选 A。
小题3:推理判断题。根据第四段的“How foolish they are!” he thought.可知他一位大家都相信他的话，以为要考试，他们太傻了。因此他认为考试是自己愚弄大家的话，下午不会考试的，所以没准备考试。故选D。
小题4:推理判断题。根据第五段的Mr. Green said, “Class, we’re going to have a test today.” Mike was surprised可知老师竟然真的进行了考试，这让他没想到，因此感到惊讶。故选B。
小题5:推理判断题。根据第五段的“How foolish I was !”he thought..可知马克认为自己傻。故排除A。根据第五段的 all his classmates thanked him very much可知B项是正确的，故排除B。根据第四段的 Soon almost all the students knew about it可知D项是正确的，故排除D。C项意思文中没有提，故选C。 |
举一反三
When I was fifteen, I announced to my English class that I was going to write my own books. Half the students sneered（冷笑）, the 36 nearly fell out of their chairs laughing. “Don’t be silly, only 37 can become writers, ” the English teacher said, “And you are getting a D this term. ” I was so 38 that I burst into tears.
That night I wrote a short 39 poem about broken dreams and mailed it to the newspaper. To my 40 , they published it and sent me two dollars. I was a published and 41 writer. I showed my teacher and fellow students. They 42 . “Just plain dumb luck. ” the teacher said. I tasted 43 and I’d sold the first thing I’d ever written. That was more than any of them had done and if it was just dumb luck, that was 44 with me.
During the next two years I sold dozens of 45 , letters, jokes and recipes. By the time I 46 from high school, with a C minus average, I had scrapbooks（剪贴簿） filled with my published works. I 47 mentioned my writing to my teachers, friends or my family again. They were dream killers and 48 people must choose between their friends and their dreams, they must always choose their 49 .
I had four children at the time, and the oldest was only four. I wrote what I felt. It 50 nine months, just like a pregnant woman. I mailed it without a self addressed stamped 51 and without making a copy of the manu script.
A month later I received a（n） 52 , and a request to start working on another book. The worst year I earned two dollars. In my best year I earned 36, 000 dollars. 53 years I earned between five thousand and ten thousand. No, it isn’t enough to live 54 , but it’s still more than I’d make working part time. People ask what college I 55 , what degrees I had and what qualifications I have to be a writer. The answer is： “None. ” I just write. I’m not a genius.
| 小题1: | | A．whole | B．other | C．most | D．rest |
|
| 小题2: | | A．generals | B．statesmen | C．geniuses | D．spies |
|
| 小题3: | | A．delighted | B．anxious | C．ashamed | D．upset |
|
| 小题4: | | A．sad | B．innocent | C．disappointing | D．puzzled |
|
| 小题5: | | A．delight | B．astonishment | C．comfort | D．happiness |
|
| 小题6: | | A．borrowed | B．lent | C．paid | D．cost |
|
| 小题7: | | A．cried | B．agreed | C．swore | D．laughed |
|
| 小题8: | | A．failure | B．success | C．coldness | D．squeeze |
|
| 小题9: | | A．fine | B．mixed | C．compared | D．full |
|
| 小题10: | | A．books | B．poets | C．novels | D．poems |
|
| 小题11: | | A．dropped out | B．left | C．graduated | D．laid off |
|
| 小题12: | | A．ever | B．never | C．seldom | D．even |
|
| 小题13: | | A．if | B．unless | C．until | D．before |
|
| 小题14: | | A．teachers | B．family | C．friends | D．dreams |
|
| 小题15: | | A．spent | B．cost | C．took | D．wasted |
|
| 小题16: | | A．letter | B．envelope | C．writer | D．cover |
|
| 小题17: | | A．agreement | B．edition | C．trade | D．patent |
|
| 小题18: | | A．Recent | B．Memorable | C．Most | D．Several |
|
| 小题20: | | A．deserved | B．introduced | C．founded | D．attended |
|
|
Betty Friedan, born in 1921 in Peoria, Illinois, attended Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts. She finished her studies in psychology in 1942. After college she attended the University of California at Berkeley to continue her studies. Later, she moved to New York City and worked as a reporter and editor for labor union newspapers.
In 1947, Betty married Carl Friedan. They had a child, the first of three. When Betty Friedan became pregnant for the second time, she was dismissed from her job at the newspaper. After that she worked as an independent reporter for magazines. But her editors often rejected her attempts to write about subjects outside the traditional interests of w omen.
In 1966, Betty Friedan helped found NOW, the National Organization for Women. She served as its first president. She led campaigns to end unfair treatment of women seeking jobs. She wanted women to take part in social and political change. Betty Friedan led a huge demonstration(游行) in New York City for women’s rights. Demonstrations were also held in other cities.
In 1981, Betty Friedan wrote a book called “The Second Stage” about the condition of the women’s movement. Friedan wrote that the time for huge demonstrations and other such events had passed. She urged the movement to try to increase its influence on American political life. Some younger members of the movement criticized her as too conservative.
Betty Friedan died on February 4, 2006. She was considered the mother of modern women’s liberation movement. Betty Friedan once told a television reporter how she wanted to be remembered: “She helps make women feel better about being women.”
小题1:According to Paragraph 2, Betty lost her job because .| A．she was pregnant | B．she got married | | C．her editors didn’t like her | D．she was too independent |
小题2:Betty led a huge demonstration to .| A．fight against the government | | B．fight for women’s rights | | C．take part in political life | | D．get support from the government |
小题3:The book“The Second Stage” .| A．was popular among young women readers | | B．thought highly of those huge demonstrations | | C．was about the condition of the women’s movement then | | D．decreased the movement’s influence on American political life |
小题4:Fr om the last paragraph, we know that .| A．Betty help ed women live better | | B．Betty wanted to be remembered forever | | C．Betty thought it better to be a woman | | D．the television reporter knew Betty well |
|
Michael froze as he heard the voice on the radio saying that a man had been murdered by a bullet that had come from the sky. Thinking that the shot they had fired possibly was the shot that killed Mr. Ward, he immediately drove off. For the next two months, Michael and Joe hid the secret that the bullet had actually shot Mr. Ward.
During this time, Jenna Ward started to realize life without her father. While Jenna mourned the death of her father, a strange boy started to appear at the front steps of the church. After many nights of watching this boy, she finally recognized that it was Michael who was sitting on the steps every night.
After months of finding out where the shot came, the police arrived at Michael’s house. His dad mentioned the gun that Michael had received from his grandpa at his birthday party. Michael told the police that Joe had borrowed the gun. Upon this, Joe said that the gun had been stolen out of his car along with his CD player. After the police were gone, Michael met Joe and told Joe the gun was under the wood pile in his backyard.
One day , Michael came home to find the police searching his backyard with metal detectors .When the Sergeant(警官)went into the woods behind the house , he came out with a bullet that Joe and he had shot off on his birthday .The bullet matched the one that they had recovered from Mr Ward , but without the gun , the police could not place Michael as the killer.
With the pressure increasing .Michael finally broke down and realized he had to give up .On a Saturday morning , he went to Jenna’s house to confess(忏悔) to her and her mother and then turned himself in .
小题1:It can be inferred from the story that Michael and Joe _____.| A．shot and killed Mr. Ward by accident | | B．shot and killed Mr. Ward deliberately | | C．fired a bullet that killed Ward from the sky | | D．were experienced professional murders |
小题2:Why did Michael sit on the steps of the church every night?| A．He was monitoring Jenna’s whereabouts (行踪). | | B．He was probably feeling upset and guilty. | | C．He wanted to make sure that Ward was dead. | | D．He wanted to show sympathy for the Wards. |
小题3:The underlined phrase “turned himself in” in the last paragraph means _____.| A．returned home | B．went into the room | | C．fled into the woods | D．delivered himself to the police |
小题4:From the passage we can learn that _____.| A．Michael lent the gun to Joe at his birthday party | | B．the gun together with a CD player was stolen from Joe’s car | | C．Michael hid the gun under the wood pile in his backyard | | D．the Sergeant discovered the bullet in the wood pile |
|
Coin confusion
Rachel looked through troubled eyes at his sister and said, “1 wouldn"t have thought Eric would be a thief. His sister Sarah replied, “Whoa, that"s a accusation to make against your best friend!”
Rachel remembered two days ago when he had brought out his coin collection for Eric to .At the end of that day, Rachel"s mother had asked him to do her a favor，so he had asked his friend,“1s it okay if I leave you for a few minutes?" Eric had said, "Go ahead. I"ll clean up here," at the piles of coins on the floor.
When Rachel had returned, it never occurred to him to his coins until two days later that he realized some quarters were .
Sarah said, “Why don"t you just ask him?”
“Ask him what? Hey, Best Friend, did you my coin collection?” Rachel thought for a moment, if that would be a good idea. The theft of his collection left him with a feeling of .“How could I have misjudged my friend"s ?"
The next day Rachel went over to Eric"s house. Eric was acting funny sort of nervous, like he couldn"t be . In fact, Rachel thought Eric acted like someone with a secret. Anger blossomed （产生）as Rachel watched Eric pretend to be kind, Eric had obviously stolen from him. Rachel finally could not stand it anymore and stood up. Suddenly, Eric ,“I can"t stand it anymore!” Rachel was astonished at hearing his own burst forth from his friend! Only, instead of sounding , Eric sounded excited. He pulled something from underneath the chair.
"Go to open it! I was going to wait until your birthday, but I can"t wait1” Slowly, Rachel lifted the top of the . Laid out in front of him were all of the quarters from his coin collection. Each quarter was in its own in a new collection case. Each quarter shone like it was new.
Rachel felt rush over his neck and ears. He said, “Thank you this means...a great deal to me.” He was grateful that Eric had cut him before he said something he would . Eric was exactly the type of person he wanted as a friend !
| 小题1: | | A．repeated | B．false | C．baseless | D．serious |
|
| 小题2: | | A．clean | B．store | C．choose | D．see |
|
| 小题3: | | A．working | B．gesturing | C．playing | D．glaring |
|
| 小题4: | | A．seek | B．select | C．check | D．collect |
|
| 小题5: | | A．destroyed | B．messed | C．missing | D．decreasing |
|
| 小题6: | | A．replace | B．steal | C．pick | D．remove |
|
| 小题7: | | A．deciding | B．knowing | C．asking | D．minding |
|
| 小题8: | | A．stupidity | B．abandon | C．failure | D．betrayal |
|
| 小题9: | | A．decision | B．character | C．appearance | D．method |
|
| 小题10: | | A．still | B．confident | C．generous | D．silent |
|
| 小题12: | | A．expressed | B．condemned | C．yelled | D．argued |
|
| 小题13: | | A．purpose | B．choices | C．desire | D．thoughts |
|
| 小题14: | | A．shocked | B．curious | C．guilty | D．cruel |
|
| 小题16: | | A．spot | B．form | C．condition | D．style |
|
| 小题18: | | A．absently | B．unwillingly | C．weakly | D．fearfully |
|
| 小题20: | | A．suspect | B．explode | C．tolerate | D．regret |
|
|
At the age of three, I wasdiscovered to be totally deaf. Having consulted many specialists, my parents made a(n) that would forever alter my future. sending me to a special education school for the deaf, they chose an ordinary one for me. All of my schoolmates and teachers there would have hearing.
I experienced great throughout my primary school because, in addition to the problems of with the other students, I also with most of my school work. I seemed to spend every spare moment doing homework just so I could .
for me, Mrs. Jordan, my 5th grade teacher, changed all of that with a simple three-word phrase.
One morning, she asked the class a question. I her lips and immediately raised my hand. Here was an opportunity to impress the powerful teacher and even my classmates. Although a little afraid when I heard my named called, I felt unusually because I was sure I had the right answer. I took a deep breath and answered Mrs. Jordan"s question.
Her response all of us. Mrs. Jordan enthusiastically her right foot on the floor and turned her right hand around in a full circle it pointed directly at me. With shining eyes she cried, "THAT"S RIGHT, STEPHEN!"
For the first time in my young life, I was an instant star. My heart burst with . Smiling widely, I sat a little taller in my chair. My confidence like never before. I decided right then and there that I would make a(n) in this world. No matter how many I might come across in life, I knew I could overcome them.
The very three-word phrase entirely my young life. From that day on, my grades and speech improved greatly, my among my classmates increased, and my viewpoint on life did a complete turnabout.
| 小题1: | | A．decision | B．effort | C．commitment | D．attempt |
|
| 小题2: | | A．Apart from | B．Rather than | C．Regardless of | D．Instead of |
|
| 小题3: | | A．strong | B．normal | C．weak | D．sharp |
|
| 小题4: | | A．excitement | B．sympathy | C．anxiety | D．authority |
|
| 小题5: | | A．making up | B．getting away | C．coming up | D．fitting in |
|
| 小题6: | | A．struggled | B．handled | C．impressed | D．absorbed |
|
| 小题7: | | A．leave behind | B．turn out | C．take off | D．keep up |
|
| 小题8: | | A．Gradually | B．Eventually | C．Luckily | D．Subsequently |
|
| 小题9: | | A．found | B．read | C．observed | D．appreciated |
|
| 小题10: | | A．confident | B．embarrassed | C．frightened | D．jealous |
|
| 小题11: | | A．carelessly | B．nervously | C．casually | D．naturally |
|
| 小题12: | | A．fooled | B．delighted | C．surprised | D．upset |
|
| 小题13: | | A．hit | B．stepped | C．placed | D．settled |
|
| 小题14: | | A．unless | B．since | C．after | D．until |
|
| 小题15: | | A．regret | B．pride | C．envy | D．courage |
|
| 小题16: | | A．increased | B．declined | C．escaped | D．built |
|
| 小题17: | | A．fortune | B．impression | C．living | D．difference |
|
| 小题18: | | A．feelings | B．obstacles | C．competitions | D．opportunities |
|
| 小题19: | | A．devoted | B．surrounded | C．occupied | D．transformed |
|
| 小题20: | | A．hardship | B．character | C．popularity | D．health |
|
|
最新试题
热门考点