One day an old man is selling a big elephant. A young man comes to the elephant and begins to look at it slowly. The old man goes up to him and says in his ear, “ Don’t say anything about the elephant befor
e I sell it. Then I will give you twenty dollars.”“All right,” says the young man. After the old man sells the elephant, he gives the young man twenty dollars and says, “ Now, can you tell me how you found the elephant’s bad ears?”“ I didn’t find the bad ears,” says the young man. “ Then why are you looking at the elephant slowly?” asks the old man. The young man answers, “Because I have
never seen an elephant before, and I want to know what it looks like.”
( )1. ______ the elephant.
A. The young man sells B. The old man sells
C. The two men sell D. The old man buys
( )2. The young man is looking at the elephant slowly. He wants to find out _______.
A. which foot of the elephant is bad B. how heavy it is
C. which ear of the elephant is bad D. what it looks like
( )3. The young man _______.
A. knows the elephant has bad ears B. wants to buy the elephant
C. looks after the elephant D. gets some money from the old man
( )4. The young man _______.
A. is not interested in elephants B. knows what an elephant looks like
C. has seen some elephants before
D. has never seen an elephant before
( )5. Hearing what the young man said, the old man will probably(可能) be ______
A. angry B. happy C. dangerous D. hungry
“My dear lady,” says Holmes. “You’re shivering. Are you cold? Do you want a cup of hot tea?”
“I’m not cold,” the woman replies, “I fear for my life!”
“We are here to help you. Don’t worry about anything. I don’t know you. But I know many things about you. For example, I know how you travel. You came to London by train. You also ride to the train station on a horse-drawn wagon(马车).”
“Why, yes. You’re right. But how do you know these things?”
“ I see a return ticket in your glove. I see fresh mud on the left arm of your dress. Now tell us your problem.”
“My name is Helen Stoner,” she states, “My mother and father are dead. I am living with my stepfather, Dr Grimesby Roylott. He comes from a rich family. But they are no longer rich. They have nothing except a small piece of land and a huge old house. We are living in the house. Dr Roylott is using my mother’s money for expenses(开支). Part of it was for my sister and me. It was for our marriages.”
Holmes is sitting in his chair. His eyes are closed. He is listening carefully to Helen’s story. He hears every detail.
Helen continues. “My stepfather has no friends. He fights with everyone. He is strong and gets angry quickly. Everyone is afraid of him.”
“He has no friends at all?” asks Holmes.
“No. He talks to no one except the gypsies. They are poor people who travel from place to place. A band of gypsies is staying on our land right now.”
“Are you and your sister afraid of the gypsies?”
“My dear Mr Holmes. You are making me so sad. My sister is dead. That is why I am standing here in this room.”Paragraph 6 beginning with “My name is …” is mostly about_______________.
A.Helen’s dead sister | B.Helen’s trip to London |
C.the house Helen lives in | D.Helen’s stepfather and the family |
What is Holmes doing while Helen is telling her story?
A.Walking slowly | B.Listening carefully |
C.standing sadly | D.Writing quickly |
Which of the following can best describe the gypsies according to the passage?
A.They are very rich | B.They are afraid of other people |
C.They live on a horse-drawn wagon | D.They move from one place to another |
The passage is probably from __________.
A.a poem | B.a guide | C.a novel | D.an advertisement |
Most schools in England require children to wear a school uniform.
There are at least four advantages. Firstly, when they go on a school trip they all look the same and so they can’t get lost. Secondly, it stops kids worrying about what to wear each day. Everyone is equal. Thirdly, parents don’t have to shop for expensive and different clothes for their children to show off. Fourthly, wearing a uniform gives a sense of being proud and discipline(纪律约束) in them.What colour are the shoes that the English students wear in school?
A.White | B.Grey | C.Black | D.Yellow |
Where can you find the school name?
A.On the tie | B.On the sweater | C.On the shirt | D.On the skirt |
Which of the following is one of the advantages of wearing a uniform?
A.It gives students a sense of being proud |
B.It helps children show off |
C.It helps children choose different clothes |
D.It makes children strange |
Inventors are always looking for ways to make our lives easier, greener and more fun. Here are just a few examples of inventions.
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Crayons were invented by Edwin Binney and C. Harold Smith. They had a paint company in New York City. The new crayons were made of wax(蜡)and different pigments(颜料). In 1903,Binney and Smith put the first box of eight“Crayola Crayons”on the market. These new crayons were a great success. |
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Remote control technology(遥控技术)has been used since the early 1930s. During World War1, Germans used remote control boats. The TV remote control was first put on the market in 1950. Zenith Radio Company created the first TV remote control, called the “lazy Bone”. It could turn the TV on and off and could change programs. |
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Bow Lingual(犬语翻译机),named by the US Time Magazine as a “BEST invention of 2002”, has two parts. A microphone is tied to the dog’s neck and sends out sound information to the gadget(小挂件)held by the owner. Then the translation is done in the gadget with kinds of dog barks. |
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Some students in South Korea have a new language teacher :an robot of English-teaching :The robot is 157cm tall and speaks both Korea and English .It can make16 kinds of faces .The robot-teachers are helping to solve a shortage of English teachers there. Could robots replace human teachers one day? |
The first box of crayons was put on the market ________ .
A.in 1900 | B.in 1903 | C.in 1950 | D.in 2002 |
During World War1, Germans used remote control to control _________ .
A.trains | B.planes | C.boats | D.TVs |
_________ is one of the greatest inventions of 2002 according to the US Time Magazine.
A.The crayon | B.Bow Lingual |
C.The TV remote control | D.The English- teaching robot |
The English- teaching robot can speak ________ .
A.English and Chinese | B.English and French |
C.Korean and Japanese | D.English and Korean |
Which of the following is TRUE?
A.Bow Lingual’s microphone is tied to the dog’s neck. |
B.The English-teaching robot can make six faces in class. |
C.Remote control technology has been used since early 1930. |
D.The robot- teachers can help provide the USA with more English teachers. |
In today’s world many people seem to be hungry for money. Money does have its most useful effect on the poor. But once a person has a rich life, a lot more money doesn`t mean more happiness.
If money were everything, all millionaires(百万富翁) would have real love, true friendship, good health and a long life. However, this is not always true .But can love be bought ?I`m afraid not . Love means to give , not to take . To every person , health and long life are probably the most precious things . Well , can health and a long life be bought with money ? The answer is “No”.
Of all the longest living people in the world, few of them are millionaires. True friendship can’t be bought, either. In a word, where money is dreamed too much, it can cause brothers to quarrel, marriage to end, lovers to hate, and strangers to fight. No matter how much money you have, it is still not enough to make a happy person if you have no one to laugh with, no one to cry for.
根据材料内容选择最佳答案,并将其标号填入题前括号内。According to the passage , which of the following do you think is right ?
A.Money is everything |
B.Money isn`t necessary |
C.Money is important , but not the most important |
D.with no money ,with no success |
What are the most precious things for every person according to the writer`s ideas ?
A.Only money | B.Health and a long life |
C.Only friendship | D.A, Band C |
Which sentence of the following is true according to the passage ?
A.If you haven`t much money , you can`t get more happiness |
B.You may live a long life even if you are poor |
C.Every year many people die in the world because their family is poor |
D.If you are rich ,you`ll have less friendship |
In fact , few of millionaires _____________
A.have much money | B.have the longest living |
C.love their money | D.have true love |
what does the sentence “Love means to give , not to take ”mean in the passage ?
A.爱意味着给你,而不能带走 | B.爱是可以得到的,不要走开 |
C.爱意味着奉献,而不是索取 | D.爱是可以索取的, 而不必付出 |
A passenger told an air hostess that he needed a cup of water to take his medicine when the plane just took off. she told him that she would bring him the water in ten minutes. thirty minutes later, when the passenger’s ring for service sounded, the air hostess flew in a hurry. she was kept so busy that she forgot to give him the water. As a result, the passenger was held up(延迟) to take his medicine. she hurried over to him with a cup of water, but he refused it.
In the following hours on the flight, each time the air hostess passed the passenger she would ask him with a smile whether he needed help or not. but the passenger never paid attention to her. when he was going to get off the plane, the passenger asked the air hostess to hand him the passengers’ brochure(小册子). she was very sad. she knew that he would write down sharp words, but with a smile she handed it to him. off the plane, she opened the brochure, and broke a smile, for the passenger wrote, “on the flight, you asked me whether I need help or not for twelve times in all. how can I refuse your twelve sincere smiles?” That’s right! who can refuse twelve sincere smiles from a person?What did the passenger need when the plane just took off ?
A.brochure to write something |
B.A cup of water to take his medicine |
C.The air hostess to make an apologize |
D.To get off the plane at once |
Why did the air hostess forget to give him the water ?
A.ecause the passenger was angry |
B.Because the passenger was very cruel |
C.Because she was very busy |
D.Because she was not friendly to the passenger |
Why was the air hostess very sad ?
A.She thought the passenger would write down bad words |
B.She thought she couldn`t give the passenger any help |
C.She thought the passenger would tell her manager |
D.She thought she should say sorry to the passenger again |
The Chinese meaning of the word “sincere”is ________
A.自豪的 | B.婉转的 | C.真诚的 | D.委屈的 |
Do you think which is the best title for the passage ?
A.The air hostess | B.A cup of water | C.Twelve smiles | D.On the plane |