Mrs. Clark moved to the small village when she was twenty-four. And she has lived there for thirty-nine years. She has a poor farm. She works hard on it, but she is often hungry. Her son Henry joined the army(参军) eight years ago and then found a job at a post office in London after he left the army.
One day, he wrote to his poor mother and asked her to go to the capital. The old woman was very happy when she received the letter. The next morning she started. Because it was the first time, her daughter took her to a small station and bought a ticket for her. A train came and she hurried to get on. Before long, a conductor came up to her and said, ‘Ticket, please.’ The old woman showed her ticket to the conductor. The man looked at it and said, ‘You must take a train to London. But it is a train to Manchester. I am afraid you’ve taken a wrong train.’ ‘Is it possible?’ Mrs. Clark said angrily, ‘I am sure it’s your driver’s fault (过错).Mrs. Clark is __________ years old now.
A.twenty-four
B.thirty-nine
C.sixty-three
D.eightyThe old woman took a wrong train because _______________
A.she had never taken a train before. |
B.her daughter took her to a wrong train. |
C.she never visited Manchester and she wanted to go there. |
D.the driver is silly (愚蠢) and it was his fault. |
A ‘conductor’ means _________
A.司机 |
B.售票员 |
C.检票员 |
D.乘警 |
Which of the following is NOT true?
A.Mrs. Clark took a wrong train. |
B.The driver drove to a wrong place. |
C.Mrs. Clark’s daughter bought a right ticket for her mother. |
D.The conductor wanted to see Mrs. Clark’s ticket. |
Mr. Johnson was an old man with a bad temper(脾气). Kids were afraid to go into his yard to pick apples.
One day, 13-year-old Jane and her friend Amy had to go past Mr. Johnson’s house. When Jane saw him, she suggested crossing the street to the other side. But Amy said they needn’t.
When Mr. Johnson saw Amy, he smiled and said, “Hello, Amy! I see you have a new friend with you today.” Amy smiled back. Mr. Johnson looked friendly and gave them each a fresh apple.
Later Jane asked Amy, “Everyone says he is the most unwelcome person in town. Why is he so kind to us?” Amy explained that when she first walked past his house, she was also afraid of him. But she pretended(假装)there was an invisible(看不见的)smile on his face and then started talking to him. Beginning with a “hello” at first, and then speaking more each time.
“An invisible smile?” Jane was puzzled(困惑的). “Yes,” answered Amy. “My grandma told me to think so. She said if we keep smiling at someone, sooner or later they will smile back.”
Remember what Amy’s grandma said, and we will find that most people can’t refuse(拒绝) our smile.People thought that Mr. Johnson was a(n) person.
A.honest | B.kind | C.funny | D.unfriendly |
What did Amy do when she first walked past Mr. Johnson’s house?
A.She went into his yard to pick apples. |
B.She was too afraid to go away quickly. |
C.She smiled to him and talked to him. |
D.She talked with him like old friends. |
6.Amy learned “an invisible smile” from .
A.the old man | B.her grandma |
C.her parents | D.her friend Jane |
7.What does the story want to tell us?
A.It is important to take others’ advice. |
B.A smile can change the whole world. |
C.People with bad temper can also make friends. |
D.Smile to the world and it will smile at you back. |
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You can visit Ocean Museum ________.
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任务型阅,通读下列短文,并根据短文内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词,每空一词。
Do you often see ants? If the weather is warm, you may see them under the stones. If it is cold, many ants will be in their house under the ground.
Most of the ants are workers. They have lots of work to do. They look for food and take care of the young ants. Each family of ants has a queen ant. The queen doesn’t work at all. She is important because she lay eggs. These eggs will become new ants.
There are many kinds of ants in America. One kind of these is very strong. They can kill and eat elephants. They move in groups. They eat all the animals they meet while moving on their way. When these ants come near, people leave their homes.
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Homes |
They stay in their house under the ground if the weather is cold. So people can see them only on |
1. Workers: They are always busy searching for food and 2. Queen ants: She |
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A strong kind |
They live in America. They move in groups. They eat all the animals on their way, killing elephants and people. |
①“I will think of it.” It is easy to say this, but do you know what great things have come from thinking? We can not see, or hear, or feel our thoughts, but they have great power (力量) !
②Isaac Newton was seated in his garden on a summer evening when he saw an apple fall from a tree. He began to think, and tried to find out why the apple fell. Then he found how the earth, sun, moon, and stars are kept in their places.
③James Ferguson once saw the inside of his father’s watch, and he wondered, “Why should I not make a watch?” This made him think and he made a wooden clock which kept good time.
④Walt Disney, the famous American film-maker, was often thinking of new ideas. One day, when he was in a meeting, he suddenly stopped talking, deep in thought. He looked and looked at a place high up in the room. This went on for a long time, and then he got an idea for a new film.
⑤Ideas come at any time, and the important thing is to think. When you meet with any difficulty, don’t lose heart. Try to think of it before asking someone to help you. Think and by thinking you will learn how to think differently.Newton wanted to find out ________.
A.when the apple hit him | B.why the apple fell |
C.who made the apple fall | D.where the apple fell |
Walt Disney was ________ when he got an idea for a new cartoon.
A.making a film | B.telling a story |
C.having a meeting | D.sitting in a garden |
From the passage we can learn that ________.
A.we should always ask others for help |
B.every one of us likes thinking |
C.it is easy to see and hear our thoughts |
D.thinking helps to get new ideas |
Which of the following shows the structure (结构) of the passage?
(①="Paragraph1," ②=" Paragraph" 2, …)
Five years ago, I met her in a shopping center. I was walking through the shop when I saw her. Then she came back to my house with me. After that, we became friends.
Once she had to go into hospital to have an operation(手术) on her leg. I was worried about her and looked after her every day. I made breakfast for her. I was not good at cooking, but she never complained(抱怨). I also helped her take showers.
I have no idea why we can be good friends, because she is quite different from me. I like writing, reading and playing computer games. But she loves outdoor activities. She likes playing balls best. She also loves sleeping.
She will run all around the house to lick(舔) my face if someone shouts “Kiss for Dad.” That is the only name she knows me by—Dad, though I call her by many names—Pickle, Missile and Little. But her real name is Pixar. This week she turns seven years old.Pixar was _____________ years old when the writer met her.
A.two | B.five | C.seven | D.eight |
What can we learn from the passage?
A.Pixar once had an operation on her head. |
B.Pixar doesn’t like playing outside. |
C.Pixar is the writer’s dog. |
D.Pixar calls the writer Dad. |
What’s the best title(标题) for the passage?
A.Pixar—My Son | B.How to Make Friends |
C.How to Be a Good Friend | D.My Good Friend |