阅读下面的短文,根据短文内容,从各题所给的四个选项中选出最佳答案。并在答题卡上将该字母的编号涂黑。
“Cool” is a word with many meanings. Its old meaning is used to express a temperature that is a little bit cold. As the world has changed, the world has had many different meanings. “Cool” can be used to express feelings of interest in almost anything.
When you see a famous car in the street, maybe you will say, “It’s cool.” You may think, “He’s so cool,” when you see your favorite footballer. We all maximize (扩大) the meaning of “cool”. You can use it instead of many words such as “new” or “surprising”. Here’s an interesting story we can use to show the way the word is used. A teacher asked her students to write about the waterfall (瀑布) they had visited. On one student’s paper was just the one sentence, “It’s so cool.” Maybe he thought it was the best way to show what he saw and felt.
But the story also shows a scarcity (缺乏) of words. Without “cool”, some people have no words to show the same meaning. So it is quite important to keep some credibility (可信性). Can you think of many other words that make your life as colorful as the word “cool”? I can. And I think they are also very cool.We know that the word “cool” has had ________.
A. only one meaning B. no meanings C. many different meaningsIn the passage, the word “express” means “____________.”
A. see B. show C. know If you are ________ something, you may say, “It’s cool.”
A. interested in B. angry about C. afraid of The writer takes an example to show he is _______ the way the word is used.
A. pleased with B. strange to C. worried about In the passage, the writer suggests(暗示)that the word “cool” ______.
A. can be used instead of many words
B. usually means something interesting
C. may not be as cool as it seems
One day, a farmer was walking along a road with his son Thomas. The father said, “Look! There’s a horseshoe. Pick it up and put it in your bag.” Thomas said, “It isn’t worth the trouble.” His father said nothing but picked it up himself. When they got to a nearby town, they had a rest. There the farmer sold the horseshoe and with the few pennies he bought some cherries.
The father and the son continued their way. The sun was well up in the sky, and there wasn’t a house or even a tree where they could have a rest. Thomas felt too thirsty to walk on. At this time, his father dropped a cherry on the ground and Thomas picked it up quickly and ate it. After a while, his father dropped another cherry and once again, his son lost some time in picking it up and putting it in his mouth.
And so they went on. The old farmer dropped the cherries and the son picked them up. When Thomas had eaten up all the cherries, his father said to him, "My dear son, if you had bent down earlier to pick up that horseshoe. it would not have been necessary for you to bend so many times for the cherries. Always remember the lesson that anyone who does not worry about the little things will find that he cannot do the great things.Who picked up the horseshoe at last?
A.Thomas. | B.The old father. |
C.Both the father and the son. | D.Neither the father nor the son. |
The farmer bought _______ with the money after he sold the horseshoe.
A.some food | B.some water | C.some cherries | D.some pennies |
When the son refused to pick up the horseshoe, the father _______.
A.felt very happy | B.didn’t say anything | C.beat the son | D.became a little angry |
The father dropped the cherries one by one, because _______.
A.he wanted his son to eat them all | B.he wanted his son to do more exercise |
C.he wanted to teach his son a lesson | D.he wanted his son to pick them up |
From the story, we can learn that _______.
A.cherries are so delicious that most of us like to eat them |
B.a horseshoe is so expensive that it can bring us a lot of money |
C.if the boy wants to eat cherries, he must pick up the horseshoe |
D.if we want to do some great things, we should start with some small ones |
New Books this Month |
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The Long Night This is David Reilly’s first book. David became a writer after teaching English for several years. Maha is a nurse in northern Australia. She works in a small hospital. One day a baby is so ill that Maha has to drive all night to get her to the nearest big city. They have a lot of problems getting there and … |
Hard Work This exciting story is Joanna’s twentieth. Hard Work is about Sombat. He works with his father, a carpenter, in Thailand. They work long, hard hours making tables and chairs, but they do not have any money. Then one day a man dressed all in black buys the most beautiful table in the shop… |
Hospital or Cinema Marcie Jacome, who studies English in London, wrote this story earlier this year. Tina is a young Indian woman whose dream is to become a doctor. She goes to London to study English and medicine, but one day she meets a man who asks her to go to the USA with him to become a film star…What will Tina do? |
The Long Night was written by _________.
A.David Reilly | B.Maha | C.Joanna | D.Marcie Jacome |
The story of Hard Work happened in _______.
A.Australia | B.Thailand | C.India | D.England |
From the passage we can see Tina is_________.
A.a doctor | B.a film star | C.a writer | D.a college(大学) student |
_______ is about a difficult journey.
A.Hospital or Cinema | B.Hard Work | C.The Long Night | D.Harry Potter |
The passage above is___________.
A.an advertisement | B.a story | C.a novel | D.a diary |
Dick was driving a large American car. As soon as the race started, he pulled out in front. As the race went on, he kept the first place. And he was far ahead of Wilson, the man in the second place.
When the race was almost over, some people stood up and left. “Why did stay?” they thought. They were sure they knew who would win.
But things did not go as they thought. A strange noise came from Dick’s car. It slowed down. Something was wrong. Dick knew his car would not go far. His only hope was that he would make it to the finish. But on his last lap(赛圈), the car stopped. Wilson’s car roared (呼啸) by. Dick saw it go by. He knew he could not win now. “But I can finish the race,” he thought. And he got out of his car. So did his assistant. They began to push the car to the finish.
Wilson went by them again and again. He was on his last lap. He was going to win. Dick and his friend did not care. They went on pushing.
At first, all eyes were on Wilson. He crossed the line. And the race was over. He won! Dick and his friend pushed on. At last, the car crossed the line. By then all the people shouted for them. They shouted more than they did for Wilson. This was a different kind of winner!Dick was driving a large car that made in _____.
A.China | B.Japan | C.The United States | D.Canada |
Why Dick’s car stopped on his last lap? Because_______ .
A.he wanted to have a rest |
B.he wanted to have a drink |
C.there is something wrong with him |
D.there is something wrong with his car. |
Which of the following is True according to the passage?
A.Dick wanted Wilson to win the race. |
B.Both Dick and Wilson are winners. |
C.Dick drove his car to the end. |
D.Dick drove slower than others at first. |
What can we learn from the passage?
A.American cars always break down in the race. |
B.Good cars always help people win the race. |
C.People should always shout for the loser. |
D.People should always keep trying. |
In Canada you can find dogs, horses, etc., in almost every family. These are their pets. People love these pets and think they are their good friends. Before they keep them at their houses, they take them to animal hospital to give them injection (注射) so that they won’t catch disease(疾病). They have special animal food stores, though they can get animal food in almost every store. Some people spend around two hundred Canadian dollars a month on animal food. When you visit people’s homes, they would be very glad to show you their pets and they are very proud of them. You will also find almost every family has a bird feeder in their garden. All kinds of birds are welcomed to come and have a good meal. They are free to come and go and nobody can kill any animals in Canada. They have a law against killing wild animals. If you killed an animal, you would be punished(惩罚).
Old people in Canada have many reasons to like animals. One of them might be: their family tie is not as close as ours. When children grow up, they leave their parents and start their own career (事业), then the old will feel lonely. And pets can make them happy. They can be good friends and never leave them alone. The passage mainly tells us people in Canada _________.
A.like to keep pets at home | B.spend a lot of money on pets |
C.think killing pets is against the law | D.enjoy showing pets to their friends |
People give pets injection to make them not __________.
A.run away | B.hurt people |
C.get ill | D.eat much |
The underlined word “feeder” refers to ________.
A.捕鸟器 | B.捕虫器 | C.投食器 | D.置水器 |
Old people like to keep pets because __________.
A.pets spend less money | B.pets are quiet and clean |
C.pets are easy to take care of | D.pets can make good companies |
What can you find in Parker’s Sweet Shop ?
A.Books. | B.Chocolate. | C.Pictures. | D.CDs. |
What time does Happy Days Club open?
A.9:00 am. | B.9:30 am | C.7:30 pm. | D.10:30 pm. |
What should you paint if you want to join the painting competition?
A.An egg. | B.A girl. | C.A bicycle. | D.An animal. |