通读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后在各题所给的A、B、C三个选项中,选出一个最佳选项。
A young man was going to spend his holiday in a mountain village. That night he 1 at a small hotel ( 旅馆 ) near the train station. 2 going to bed, he went to the owner of the hotel and said, “ Excuse me, sir. Will you please 3 me up at four forty-five tomorrow morning? I’ll take the five o’clock 4 .”
“ Oh, sorry, ” the owner said in a hurry. “ I’m afraid I can’t. I won’t be able to get up so 5 . ”
The young man was going to return to his room 6 he stopped and asked, “ Have you got an alarm clock ( 闹钟 )? Maybe it can help me.”
“ Yes, here you are, young man, ” said the owner.
The young man thanked the owner 7 . But as he looked at the alarm clock closely, it seemed there was 8 wrong with it.
“ Will it 9 on time? ” he asked.
“ Sure! You just give it a good shake ( 摇晃 ) at a quarter 10 five, and it will do! ”A. worked B. stayed C. studied
A. Before B. After C. While
A. wash B. beat C. wake
A. ship B. plane C. train
A. early B. late C. quickly
A. when B. because C. until
A. angrily B. happily C. sadly
A. something B. nothing C. anything
A. shout B. cry C. ring
A. past B. to C. of
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Time passes swiftly and never returns. Our three years of junior high school life will come to an end soon. We’ll have to say to each other— to our best friends and to our beloved teachers. I have all the ____ and sad memories of the three years in my heart.
Three years ago, three boys came to a school _____ different places. They were my best friends. At that time, we were young and shy with each other.
However, as time went by, we became_____. We studied hard together, played sports together and_____out with each other. When we failed exams, we _____ each other. We faced challenges together, and solved_____ together. We shared happiness and sadness, and grew up together.
Now, as best friends, we have to face the future separately(分离). _ can change this fact. I believe that, _____ we may end up in different high schools, our friendship will last.
I have a____ for my friends. I hope they will get good grades in the high school entrance exams.
A.welcome B.hello C.goodbye D.sorry
A.happy B.surprising C.lovely D.lively
A.around B.in C.outside D.from
A.stronger and stronger B.closer and closer C.better and better D.taller and taller
A.ran B.hung C.took D.handed
A.greeted B.joined C.communicated D.encouraged
A.questions B.ways C.problems D.answers
A.Nothing B.Anything C.Everything D.Something
A.since B.after C.although D.if
A.hope B.wish C.idea D.dream
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Dear Editor(主编),
I’m writing to ask what has happened to the young people. They are not so polite, hardworking _______ clever. I’ll give you an example.
Last Friday, I got on the bus _____9:00 am. It was very busy so there were no free ______. There were some teenagers ________ on the seats near me. I don’t know_____ they weren’t at school. They were talking loudly and laughing. It was difficult ________ my newspaper. An old woman with a little girl got on at the next stop, ______ lots of shopping bags. I asked the teenagers to let them sit down. They________ did so but gave me an unfriendly look.
I worried about the_____ of our country. They sit around McDonald’s after school instead of going to the library like I did at their age. Maybe they have _____ money. Perhaps another reader can give us an idea about what to do with these teenagers.
Thomas
A.and B.but C.or D.for
A.in B.on C.at D.for
A.rooms B.buses C.seats D.desks
A.sit B.sitting C.to sit D.sat
A.what B.why C.how D.which
A.to read B.read C.reads D.reading
A.with B.at C.for D.in
A.slow B.slowly C.more slowly D.most slowly
A.job B.future C.work D.time
A.too much B.much too C.many D.a few
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A traveler came to a village carrying nothing but an empty pot. He was ___________, but nobody would share their food with him. The traveler then ________ the pot with water, dropped a large stone in it, and placed it _________ a fire in the village square.
One of the villagers asked ______ he was doing. The traveler answered: “I’m making ‘stone soup’.” The villager seemed _________.
The traveler continued: “The soup tastes wonderful but I need some carrots to make____ more tasty.” The villager then ________ him some carrots and put them in the pot.
Another villager walked by, asking about the pot, _______ the traveler again told him about his stone soup. This time he really needed some meat. The villager brought him some _____ to help him out.
More and more villagers walked by. Each added _____ ingredient. Finally, the traveler had a delicious pot of soup. Of course, he shared it with everyone.
A.thirsty B.tired C.hungry D.angry
A.compared B.filled C.offered D.provided
A.over B.above C.into D.onto
A.why B.what C.where D.whose
A.worried B.interested C.tired D.moved
A.them B.their C.it D.its
A.took B.bought C.brought D.sold
A.but B.or C.until D.and
A.meat B.stone C.carrots D.cabbage
A.other B.another C.others D.the other
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Barack Hussein Obama history becoming the first African - American president in American history.
Barack Obama was born in Hawaii on August 4, 1961. His parents separted (分开) when he was two years old and divorced (离婚). Obama grew up with his mother in Hawaii, and for a few years in Indonesia. Later, he moved to New York, he graduated from Columbia University in 1983. Obama met his wife, Michelle Robinson, in June 1989 and her on October 3, 1992. The first daughter, Malian Ann, was born in 1998, followed by a second daughter, Natasha , in 2001.
Obama’s is a true milestone (里程碑). It speaks to the that in America you really do get a chance to do anything, if you have the talent and ability and you work hard enough.
Obama will not take office until 20 January, 2009. However, when he does become president, he will face many serious challenges, two foreign wars, climate change and what he has described as “the worst financial crisis (经济危机) in a century”. But Obama himself is ready to these challenges.
A.made B.has make C.has made D.makes
A.by B.on C.in D.at
A.late B.after C.later D.before
A.which B.on which C.where D.that
A.married B.married with C.married to D.has married
A.couple B.couples’ C.couples’s D.couple’s
A.success B.successful C.succeed D.successfully
A.fact B.notice C.question D.problem
A.include B.includes C.including D.to include
A.make B.face C.get D.take
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No man can change the weather. Nobody can control the weather. But if we read correctly the signs around us we can what the more important changes in the weather will be. This way of telling what the weather will be on the following day or two is called weather forecasting.。
For many countries and in all countries people the weather and tried to make weather forecasting. Some distant objects such as hills and tall trees seem to be very clear and near. This is a sign of much vapor(雾气) in the , and so rain will probably come. Rings around the sun are a sign of coming rain. Many people feel in their bones the coming of wet weather. Their joints(骨关节) hurt. Some birds fly high if fine weather is coming they fly near the ground if rainy or stormy weather is . It is probably because of the insects they are hunting that they fly low. If you see a rainbow during rainy weather, this is a sign that the weather will become clear and fine. Such rainbows come in the evening. If the stars twinkle at night, then fine weather will continue. If a fog appears in the morning, just about a river, then the day will be . If the sunset is mostly red in color, then the following day will be fine. If a rainbow in the morning, rainy weather will probably come. Most of the above sayings have been made by the people who have used their eyes and brains to make weather forecasting.
A.tell B.read C.write D.make
A.going B.doing C.like D.about
A.did know B.have known C.could tell D.have studied
A.air B.earth C.space D.world
A.until B.while C.however D.although
A.by the way B.on the way C.in the way D.in this way
A.when B.where C.which D.while
A.late B.clearly C.strongly D.quickly
A.warm B.cold C.windy D.snowy
A.shines B.performs C.disappears D.appears