任务型阅读阅读下面的短文，根据短文内容完成相关任务。Ther-优题课

任务型阅读阅读下面的短文，根据短文内容完成相关任务。
There is a family of ants close to my house, but I don't know when they came here.
They work hard all day long cleaning their house and looking for food outside. There is not a lazy one in their family. They are friendly to each other and help each other. I like them very much and often go to see them.
One day I went to see the ants just before a heavy rain. They were busy carrying earth in their mouths to stop up the door of their house. Just then the rain came down. I ran back into the house. I thought,“The ants will be in danger. How heavy the rain is!”
When the rain stopped, I went out to see the ants. The earth at the door kept the rain out. They were busy carrying it away.
It was late, and the people all went home. I thought that the ants must be tired.I went to see them again with the help of the lamp. They were still working quietly. What good, hard-working neighbours they are!
Who is the writer's neighbour?
What did they do all day long?
They aren't very kind to each other, are they?
What did they use to keep the rain out?
Do they go to sleep just as the people do in the evening?

科目英语题型阅读理解难度中等

For many people the subject of hiccups (嗝) is a joke， but for Harry Mendes， a fifteen-year-old schoolboy from Birmingham， it was something quite different.
His hiccups began one Sunday lunch time and continued day and night for two weeks. After the first week， Harry's parents took him to hospital， but it took another week for the doctors to cure his attack.
Harry， who is now back at school， described what happened to him.
“When I began to hiccup， I drank a glass of water but that didn't do any good. That evening I had hiccups every four seconds. We tried everything to stop them. I held my breath and drank cold drinks. My father even tried to give me a shock but that didn't work either.”
After a week of sleepless nights， he went to hospital. The doctors took an X-ray of his chest but they couldn't find anything wrong.
“They gave me some medicine and my hiccups slowed down， but it was another week before the medicine worked completely and my hiccups stopped.”
Harry was very lucky. The world record holder is the American farmer Charles Osborne， who hiccupped for sixty-eight years. He stopped in 1990 at last， but nobody knows why.
Harry's hiccups lasted ____.

A．a week	B．fourteen days
C．twenty-eight days	D．one month

His hiccups started after he ____.

A．drank a glass of water	B．went to hospital
C．ate an Indian meal	D．finished his homework

His parents decided to take him to hospital when he ____.

A．hiccupped for four seconds	B．held his breath
C．hiccupped at night	D．couldn't stop hiccupping

His hiccups completely stopped one week after the doctor ____.

A．gave him some medicine	B．took an X-ray of his chest
C．gave him a shock	D．let him drink cold drinks

What does “shock” in this passage mean？

American people like to say“Thank you” when others help them or say something kind to them．People of many countries do so，too．It is a very good habit．
You should say“Thank you”when someone passes you the salt on the table，when someone walking ahead of you keeps the door open for you，when someone says you have done your work well，or you have bought（购买）a nice thing，or your city is very beautiful．“Thank you”is used not only between friends，but also between parents and children，brothers and sisters．
“Excuse me”is another short sentence（句子）they use．When you hear someone say behind you，you know that someone wants to walk past you without touching you．It’s not polite to interrupt（打断）others when they are talking．If you want to speak to one of them，say“Excuse me”first，and then begin talking．You should also do so when you begin to cough or make any noise before others．
Let’s learn to say“Thank you”and“Excuse me”．
You should say“Thank you”when________．

A．you say something kind to others

B．you help others

C．someone helps you

D．you want others to help you

From the passage we know“Thank you”is________．

A．used in many countries all over the world

B．used more often than“Excuse me”

C．used only by Americans

D．used only between friends

You should say“Excuse me”if you want to________．

When you are going to ask someone to tell you the way，you should say“________”first．

A．Thank you

B．That’s very kind of you

C．Excuse me

D．I’m sorry

This passage mainly tells us the way________．

A．to be happy

B．to be polite

C．to help others

D．to learn from Americans

阅读理解
Mr Black is an American，but he is in Canada now．He is a tall man with funny glasses．He works in a big city but lives in a town far away．He lives on the twentieth floor of a building．Every morning he gets up early．Then he gets into the lift（电梯）and it takes him down to the first floor．He runs to the bus stop and catches the early bus．It usually takes him about two hours to get to the factory by bus．Then he gets off the bus and walks into the workshop（车间）quickly．He starts his work at eight in the morning．
Mr Black is from________．

The city is not________to the town．

Mr Black lives on the________floor of the building．

About how long does it take him to get to the factory by bus？

A．One hour．

B．Two hours．

C．one and a half hours．

D．About 12 minutes．

When does he start his work in the morning？

When you travel in Hong Kong，you must be careful of the traffic rules，because the traffic keeps to the left and it’s different from that of the interior（内地）of China．Before crossing the street，you must look to the right and then to the left．If the traffic lights are red，the traffic must stop，people can go across the zebra line．If the traffic lights turn green，the traffic can go，and people mustn’t cross the road．
In the morning and in the evening，when people go to or come from work，the streets are very busy．The traffic is the most dangerous．
When you go somewhere by bus in Hong Kong，you have to be careful，too．Always remember the traffic keeps to the left．Have a look first，or you may go the wrong way．In Hong Kong，there are a lot of big buses with two floors．You’d better sit on
the second floor．From there you can watch the city very well．How interesting！
In Hong Kong the traffic moves________．

When you cross the street，you must look to________first．

If the traffic lights are red，________．

A．people must stop

B．people and the traffic must stop

C．the traffic must stop

D．the traffic and people must wait

It is________to cross the streets in the morning and in the evening．

You can see the city very well on the________floor of the bus．

阅读理解
Do you like travelling（旅游）？More and more students like riding bikes to travel on the road．But it may be dangerous on your trip．For your own safety（安全），do the following things．
Wear a bike helmet（头盔）and it can protect（保护）your head．Look for a helmet that fits you well．Even the best，most expensive helmet won’t protect you if it doesn’t fit．
Wear the right clothes．They can make you feel better．And they can also protect you．Bright-colored clothes help people see you clearly-even in the daytime．Don’t wear dark-colored clothes like black or brown while riding a bike．
Keep the rules of the road while riding a bike．Always ride on the right side of the street in the same direction．Never change your direction without first looking behind you．Don’t ride too closely to cars-the cars may stop and the doors open suddenly（突然）！Finally，don’t wear earphones while riding a bike-you need to hear what’s going on around you．
If you wear a helmet in your bike riding on the road，it can________．

A．protect your body

B．protect your head

C．help your bike riding

D．protect your arms

When you ride on the road．you’d better wear________．

When you travel by bike．you can’t ride too closely to cars．Because________．

A．the cars run very fast（迅速地）

B．the cars may stop suddenly