TheTurnersareAmerican.Theyaren-优题课

阅读下面的短文，从A，B，C，中选出能回答问题或完成句子的最佳选项。（共5小题，计10分）
Mr and Mrs Jackson bought a big farm and they were always busy working on it .They had a good harvest every year.One of their sons Victor studied at a high school.The boy studied hard and did well in his lessons.It made them happy.
Last month Victor finished high school and passed the university entrance examination.Mrs Jackson was very happy and told almost all her friends about it .
Yesterday morning she went to the town to buy something for her son.On the bus she met one of her friends and they hadn’t seen each other for fifteen years.She told her friend how clever her son was.She spoke very loudly.All the people on the bus could hear her.
“Which university will your son study in?”a man next to her asked.
“Oxford University,”said Mrs Jackson happily.
Most of the people on the bus looked at her.Some of them said to her, “Congratulations!”
A woman sitting opposite her said, “I’m sure he’ll meet Jim White.”
“Who’s Jim White?”
“He’s my son,”said the woman with smile.
“Does he study in the same university?”
“No.He is one of the professors(教授）.”
The underlined word “harvest”probably means “_______”in Chinese.
A.庄稼 B.收成 C.成就
Mr and Mrs Jackson were happy because________.
A.their son did well in his lessons
B.they bought a big farm
C.they had a good time on the farm
Mrs Jackson wanted everyone to know_________.
A.her som finished high school
B.her son was brave
C.her son was going to study in a famous university
Mrs Jackson spoke so loudly on the bus that________.
A.her friend could hear her
B.all the people could hear her
C.all the people looked at her
Which of the following is TRUE?
A.Mrs Jackson met some of her friends on the bus.
B.The woman was Mrs Jackson’s friend.
C.The woman wanted to stop Mrs Jackson from talking about her son.

阅读下面的短文，并根据短文内容判断文后句子的正误。正确的用（T），错误的用（F）。（共5小题，计10分）
He was a single father of a 5-year-old boy.He was often worried about his son growing up without a mother.
One day he went away on business and left the child alone.He was worried about the child all the way.He went home quickly after finishing his work.
When he got home,the child was asleep.He was very tired.Before going to bed,he was surprised to find an overturned(翻倒的）bowl of noodles under the quilt(床罩).
He beat his sleeping son angrily, “Why are you so naughty（淘气的）,making the quilt dirty?Who will wash it?”It was the first time that he had hit his son after his wife’s death.
“I haven’t,”the child explained with tears in his eyes. “This is your supper,Daddy.”In order to let his father eat dinner as soon as he got home,the child cooked two bowls of noodles:one for himself,the other for his father.He put his father’s noodles under the quilt to keep them hot.
Hearing this,the father hugged(拥抱）his boy tightly without saying a word.
The father worried about his son when he was on business.
The child was sleeping when his father got home.
The father often hit his son after his wife’s death.
The child cooked noodles for himself and his father.
The child put the noodles on the table.

Vanilla is my best friend. She is a lovely girl with two big, beautiful eyes. But she always hides them behind a pair of black glasses.
One day, though, I nearly ended our friendship. I remember that day clearly. We were sitting in class. The teacher was giving us our results for a Chinese test. I had done badly. I felt so sad that I wouldn’t talk to anyone. At lunchtime, I even stayed in the classroom alone. Suddenly, I heard a voice. It was Vanilla. “You look very unhappy,” she said. “What’s wrong?” I looked up at her, but said nothing. I knew Vanilla had got a good mark in the test. I thought she was making fun of me. I stayed silent, but Vanilla didn’t go away. She kept asking me questions: “Is it because of the exam? Do you want me to show you the right answers?” I looked away from her. When I looked up again, Vanilla had gone. And so had my exam paper! I didn’t know what to do. I looked everywhere for me paper, but couldn’t find it.
In the afternoon, Vanilla came up to my desk and gave me my exam paper back. I looked at it and got a big surprise. Vanilla had written the right answer next to every one of my mistakes. My face went red. Vanilla had been trying to help me all along. How mean I had been to her when she was being so nice. I wanted to hug her, but all I did was to hold her hands and say, “Thank you.” That afternoon, Vanilla and I walked home together. I felt so happy that I had to thank her again. We were still best friends.
The writer felt sad because ________ in the Chinese test.

A．she got a bad mark

B．Vanilla had done better than her

C．she didn’t have a high mark

D．the teacher was angry with her

Vanilla really came to the writer to _______.

A．make fun of her

B．find out what had happened to her

C．help her

D．show her the right answers

Vanilla left the writer because she __________.

A．wanted to write the right answers for the writer

B．didn’t know what to do to help her friend

C．was angry with the writer

D．wanted to go home for lunch

Which of the following phrases has the same meaning as “make fun of”?

A．Saying “hello” to.	B．Seeing me off.
C．Laughing at.	D．Looking after.

When it rains, do your shoes get wet? Of course they do! But you can buy these pretty red and white “Umbrella for Shoes”. They keep the rain off wet.
Who sweeps the floor at your home? Do you do it yourself? Perhaps your mother does it. Well, now you just need a cat. Get a cat and buy these four “Dusters (抹布)for Cats ”.
You talk too long on the phone, don’t you? Most teenagers do! Save time – buy the “Telephone Dumb–bell (哑铃)”! It weighs five kilos. Then your calls will be less than five minutes.
Do your friends sometimes come up behind you and make you jump? Do cars come around the corner when you try to cross the road? Well, you can solve that problem with these modern “Forward – backward Glasses.” Look forward with the right eye and back with the left.
Which of the following pictures is the right order to match the text?

A．d; a; b; c

B．b; a; c; d

C．d; a; c; b

D．b; d; a; c

From the text, we know that cats can help mother to _________.

A．do some housework	B．keep the rain off
C．speak on the phone	D．look for something

Which of the following is NOT true?

A．The “Telephone Dumb–bell” weighs about five kilos.

B．“Forward – backward Glasses” can help us look forward with the left eye and back with the right.

C．A cat with four “Dusters (抹布)for Cats” can sweep the floor for us.

D．The pretty red and white “Umbrella for Shoes” will keep the shoes from getting wet

Peter wondered why he didn’t have many friends. The reason was he was always taking, never giving.
One day Peter told Bill, “I’d like to give a party on Saturday, I’d like you to come and bring Martha, too.” “Thanks, Peter. We’d be happy to come.” “Perhaps you’d like to bring your violin. You and Martha sing well together. I’m sure everyone will want you to sing for us.” That was how Peter began to plan his party. Next he asked another friend, Betty, to bring a cake. “You make the best cake in the world, Betty, and I like to eat your cake better than have one from the bakery.” Peter invited a few other friends to come to his party. He didn’t forget to ask something from each one of them. He even asked Jim and Mary Jackson to let him give the party at their house! They agreed.
The party was a big success. However, as the guests were leaving, they said “Thank you” to Bill and Martha for the music, Betty for the cake, the Jacksons for the use of the house and to others for their hard work. To Peter they just said, “Thanks for the invitation.”
The party was held ________ .

A．at Peter’s house	B．in a large hall
C．at Peter’s friend’s house	D．in a secret place

.Which of the following is not true?

A．Betty made the best cake.

B．Mary Jackson sang well.

C．Bill played the violin well.

D．The Jacksons did hard work for the party.

From the story, we can see Peter was ________ .

A．a selfish man	B．good at making friends
C．a warm-hearted man	D．a welcomed friend