I was walking along the deserted main street of a small seaside town in the nort
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I was walking along the deserted main street of a small seaside town in the north of England looking somewhere to make a phone call. My car had broken down outside the town and I wanted to get in touch with the Automobile Association .Low gray clouds were drifting across the sky and there was a cold damp wind blowing off the sea. It had rained in the night and water was dripping from the bare trees that lined the street. I was glad that I was wearing a thick coat.
There was no sign of a call box, nor was there anyone at that early hour I could ask. I had thought I might find a shop selling the Sunday papers or a milkman doing his job, but the town was completely dead.
Then suddenly I found what I was looking for. There was a small post office, and almost hidden from sight in a dark narrow street next to it was the town’s only public call box, which badly needed a coat of paint, I hurried forward but stopped in astonishment when I saw through the dirty glass that there was a man inside. He was very fat, and was wearing a cheap blue plastic raincoat and rubber boots. I could not see his face - he was bending forward over the phone with his back pressed against the glass and didn’t even raise his head at the sound of my coming nearer and nearer. Carefully and surprisedly, I remained standing a few feet away and lit a cigarette to wait my turn. It was when I threw the dead match on the ground that I noticed something bright red trickling from under the call box door.
小题1:The author was walking through the small seaside town__________.| A．late morning | B．early morning | | C．before midnight | D．late evening |
小题2:The weather of the day was ____, when the story happened.| A．windy, cold and cloudy | B．stormy, damp and clear | | C．rainy, cold and clear | D．rainy, windy and cold |
小题3: Why was the author astonished when he saw that there was a man in the call box? Because____.| A．the man inside was still wearing a raincoat | | B．he didn’t expect it to be taken up | | C．the man had his back with him | | D．the man did not seem to be moving |
小题4:The author waited, standing a few feet away from the box because____.| A．it was not safe to be close to the box | | B．the man didn’t notice his coming | | C．he wanted to have a cigarette to calm himself down | | D．it was bad manners to overhear other’s phone calls |
小题5: What do you suppose happened to the man in the call box?| A．He slept. | | B．He had most probably been killed. | | C．He was lost in his important phone call. | | D．He was too fat to move around. |
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答案
小题1:B
小题2:A
小题3:B
小题4:D
小题5:B |
解析
1.从文章第二段“There was no sign of a call box, nor was there anyone at that early hour I could ask.”可看出是early morning
2.从第第一段“Low gray clouds were drifting across the sky and there was a cold damp wind blowing off the sea. It had rained in the night and water was dripping from the bare trees that lined the street. I was glad that I was wearing a thick coat.”可看出A
3.从第三段“ I hurried forward but stopped in astonishment when I saw through the dirty glass that there was a man inside.”可看出没料到有人在。选B
4.根据理解，应选D “偷听别人的电话是不礼貌的。”
5.从最后一句“I noticed something bright red trickling from under the call box door.”
“我注意到鲜红的血从电话厅下面流出。”可猜测B |
举一反三
Talking to Teachers—Teachers are just people．Behind that desk, is a living, breathing human being．And just like any human being, they will probably be friendly to people who talk nicely to them．Teachers also seem to get along better with children who take schoolwork seriously and are prepared for class．And, just like any other human being, teachers like to be appreciated．The next time your teacher helps you solve a math problem or figure out a science project, say thank you with a smile.
Talking to Parents—Parents can be very supportive if their children ask for help．If you think there’s something your parents can do to help you socialize more or feel more comfortable around people, then ask them．Very often, parents want very much to help, but really don’t know what to do．Pick a quiet time of the day and ask to talk．Tell them how you feel．Maybe they had the same trouble when they were kids.
This Stranger Thing—This is always a tough one．How do you deal with a neighbor, the mail carrier, or someone walking down your street—situations that often seem to cause arguments between kids and parents．The answer to these questions will vary from kid to kid, from parent to parent because all cultures are different．Some folks live in small towns where a hello to everyone is “what’s done”．Then there are kids who live in the city who may have been taught not to speak to anyone they don’t know．If you’re having trouble with this and always feel awkward in these kinds of situations, you might want to talk to your parents or a teacher about it．Where do they think you should draw the line? When is silence rude and when is it wise?
小题1:From the first paragraph we may learn that teachers dislike____ .| A．being talked to nicely | | B．their students to be serious with the schoolwork | | C．the students’ appreciation | | D．the students who are not ready for classes |
小题2:If your parents are not supportive and you are not getting along quite well with your parents, who or what is to blame?| A．Your parents. | B．Yourself. | | C．Lack of communication. | D．Your teachers. |
小题3:The underlined word in the third paragraph is close in meaning to____.| A．afraid | B．puzzled | C．strange | D．familiar |
小题4:The passage doesn’t say but it implies that in daily communication____.| A．arguments often happen between kids and parents | | B．we should talk to the neighbors and other people according to different cultures | | C．city people and country people greet in the same way | | D．we should fit our words with proper situations |
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Julio loves to visit his grandmother．He doesn’t get to visit her very often because his family lives in a city that is six hours away．His grandmother lives in a big wooden house on a farm .It is old and looks as if it has secret hiding places .
On the third Sunday of June ,Julio’s parents took him to his grandmother’s .Since it was summer vacation ,he was going to stay at grandmother’s for a whole mother ! His cousins Mario and Linda would soon be arriving .They would also be staying at their grandmother’s this summer.
A big porch（走廊）wraps around two sides of the house .Julio sat in the porch swing .He could see the trees that circle the house．They had been planted as a windbreak .They protect the house from the wind and blowing dirt .The house is in the middle of a large ,flat field.
Julio watched the dirt road that leads to the house .He couldn’t wait for his cousins to get there !Mario was his age ,and Linda was a year younger .They had fun together .Last summer they spent one whole morning making a fort out of sacks of seed .Then Uncle Henry had taken them on a tractor ride.
Julio remembered another time with his cousins .They had gone out to explode the fields．Julio touched an electric fence and got a shock .Then they found an old snakeskin .Nothing like that ever happened at his own home!
Julio could smell the dinner that his grandmother was cooking .It made him hungry.
Finally he saw a cloud of dust coming up the road．“They ‘re here! There’re here!” He shouted.
小题1:The story tells about Julio and his cousins doing all of the following except_______．
A．watching old movies
| B．taking a tractor ride
| C．finding a snakeskin
| D．making a fort from seed sacks
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小题2:How do you think Julio felt when he saw his cousins arriving?
A．He was worried
| B．He was excited
| C．He was angry
| D．He was sad.
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小题3:After Julio’s cousins arrived ,what would probably happen next?______．
A．They would build a fort on the hill.
| B．They would look for snake skins.
| C．They would climb the trees in their grandmother’s yard
| D．They would eat dinner at their grandmother’s house.
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小题4:These boxes show events that happened in the story .What is in box 2?
Julio went to
Grandmother’s
house
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| Julio thought about
Another visit to
grandmother’s
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A．Julio’s cousins arrived at Grandmother’s house.
| B．Julio could smell dinner cooking.
| C．Julio sat in the porch swing.
| D．Julio saw a cloud of dust coming up the road.
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Jones worked so hard that made the sparks fly from his hammer．The son of Mr．Smith, a rich neighbor, used to come to see the blacksmith and he would enjoy himself watching how the tradesman worked．"Why don’t you try your hand to learn to make shoe tacks?" said the blacksmith．"Who knows, one day, it may be of use to you." The lazy boy began to see what he could do．But after a little practice he found that he was becoming very skilled and soon he was making some of the finest tacks.
Old Mr．Smith died and the son on account of the war lost all his goods．He had to leave home and was forced to take up residence in another country．It so happened that in this village there were numerous shoemakers who were spending a lot of money to buy tacks for their shoes and even at times when they paid high prices they were not always able to get what they wanted, because in that part of the country there was a high demand for soldiers’ shoes.
Young Smith, who was finding it difficult to earn his daily bread, remembered that he had learned the art of making tacks and had the sudden idea of making a bargain with the shoemakers．He told them that he would make the tacks if they would help to get him settled in his workshop．The shoemakers were only too glad of the offer．"How funny it seems," he used to say, "even making tacks can bring a fortune．My trade is more useful to me than were all my former riches."
小题1:From Paragraph 1 we can refer that _______| A．Jones was a blacksmith from another country | | B．Old Smith wanted his son to learn skill from Jones | | C．Young Smith was too lazy to learn to make shoe tacks | | D．Young Smith was good at making shoe tacks by accident |
小题2:The reason why young Smith was forced to leave his home town is that ______| A．he was lazy and wasted all the money from his father | | B．the price of shoe tacks in another country was high | | C．his father died and left nothing for him | | D．there was a terrible which broke his peace |
小题3:We can learn from the last paragraph that Young Smith _______| A．made a living in the village by selling bread | | B．worked in the workshop as a shoemakers | | C．was good at making soldier shoes | | D．lived a better life in the village than before |
小题4:Which of the following well-known sayings can best tell the main idea of the passage?| A．Knowledge is no burden. | | B．Where there’s a will, there’s a way. | | C．You can’t teach an old dog new tricks. | | D．Time lost cannot be recalled. |
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One morning, a young man leading a goat lost his way due to the thick mist．Then he met a blind man and asked whether he also lost his way．The blind man said, “I cannot see anything．Therefore, the mist doesn’t affect me．I followed the path in my memory and it never goes wrong.”
Happily the young man led the goat following him forward．The blind man asked where he was going．He said he wanted to sell his goat．“Male or female? How many years have you kept it?” The young man spoke without too much thought, “A female goat of 3 years!”
The young man was still following the blind man when he was grasped the hand by the blind man．He shouted ,“Here is the police station! Go into it and elaborate on how you stole the goat!”
The young man had been a thief for a long time and admitted the goat was stolen by him．He asked the blind man puzzlingly, “But how do you know I am a thief?”
The blind man smiled, “I have been keeping goats for decades and can tell one of them is male or female as well as their age according to their voices．The goat you led just now is obviously a male goat, but you said female．The goat is simply a little more than one year old, but you said you had kept it for three years．Moreover, the goat will bleat totally differently when he is led by a stranger instead of his owner．So I can tell the goat does not belong to you!” Only then did the thief understand the whole thing with his head dropped down．
小题1:The blind man didn’t lost his way because _________| A．he didn’t lead a goat | | B．he couldn’t see anything | | C．he wasn’t affected by the thick mist | | D．he had a better memory than the young man |
小题2:According to the dialogue in Paragraph 2, we can know that ______| A．the blind man was a detective | | B．the young man was an honest man | | C．the young man familiar with the goat | | D．the blind man was very careful |
小题3:The underlined word “elaborate” in Paragraph 3 most probably means ______| A．express in detail | B．tell a lie | | C．learn by heart | D．make up one’s mind |
小题4:We can infer that the young man was ______after hearing the blind man’s explanation．| A．humorous | B．nervous | C．depressed | D．satisfied |
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Jiuzhaigou is a very beautiful place．It is in the Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Region in Sichuan Province．Jiuzhaigou is a valley．It is more than 40 kilometers long．The green and golden trees, the lofty and multi-shaped mountains and the clear and colorful waters form the unique beauty of Jiuzhaigou．The water of Jiuzhaigou is the soul of the beauty．There are more than 100 lakes of different shapes in the valley．These lakes have wonderful colors．They are called “haizi”, which means son of the sea．These beautiful lakes make Jiuzhaigou a fantastic place．Between the forests and the lakes, there are nine Tibetan villages．The name Jiuzhaigou means Nine Village Valley.
Jiuzhaigou was discovered because of a panda rescue program．The pandas were once endangered because the bamboo there was blooming．When people came to rescue the pandas, they were surprised by the beauty of Jiuzhaigou．After that, Jiuzhaigou became a protected scenic area.
In China, there is a saying which goes like this: No mountain is worth seeing after you have seen Mount Huang and no other body of water will attract you after you have visited Jiuzhaigou．The beauty of Jiuzhaigou cannot be described in words．The best way to enjoy this fairyland is to go there．See you in Jiuzhaigou.
小题1:What is the best title for the passage? （Please answer within 10 words.）
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小题2:Which sentence in the passage can be replaced by the following?
These beautiful lakes make Jiuzhaigou a fantastic place.
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小题3:Translate the underlined sentence in the passage into Chinese.
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小题4:How was the Jiuzhaigou Valley discovered?
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小题5:What does the name Jiuzhaigou mean?
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