Mr Guppy was a very large man. Life was not easy for him. He could not find clothes big enough. His were too large for most shoes. In buses, trains and planes, he could not stand up straight. The roofs were too . In fact, wherever he went and whatever he did, Mr Guppy had because of his size.
These problems were so bad that Mr Guppy at home most of time. Life was easier at home.Then one day, a friend said, “You spend too much time at home. You go out more. There’s a good movie at the theatre.”
“I can’t sit in any seat there,” Mr Guppy said. “I’m big.”
“That is no problem,” his friend said. “I’ll buy you two tickets. You can them at the theatre when you get there.”
The friend sent money to the theatre for two tickets. When the day came, Mr Guppy his best clothes and went to the theatre.
“You have two tickets for me,” he said to the in the ticket office. “My name is Guppy.”
“Oh, yes, Mr. Guppy,” the woman said. “Here you are. Seats G4 and P12. I’m sorry, you and your friend can’t sit together too many people have come to see the film this evening.”
Poor Mr Guppy! He smiled sadly, walked out of the theatre and went home.
A.hands B.feet C.ears D.eyes
A.low B.high C.large D.small
A.experience B.problems C.relations D.practice
A.left B.kept C.stayed D.lived
A.must B.would C.should D.need
A.few B.little C.some D.too
A.buy B.sell C.give D.get
A.picked up B.asked for C.put on D.saved up
A.woman B.man C.girl D.boy
A.until B.because C.before D.whether
A few minutes before six o’clock, Mr. Smith left the house. He just wanted to the car when a gunman (持枪者) jumped up from the back seat. He a gun to Mr. Smith’s head. “Drive me to Paris!” he shouted.
“All right,” Mr. Smith answered. He started the engine (发动机), pulled away (开走) from the side of the street and down. Being 81 years old, he knew he could not fight with the gunman. He knew he needed help . Where were the police? As he drove each crossing, he looked up and down the side streets, hoping to find a police car, but he could see . “Just my luck,” he thought. “If I were driving too , there would be a police car on every corner.”
Suddenly he pushed his foot down on the accelerator (加速器), and the car went faster. “What are you doing?” shouted the gunman. “To the police,” Mr. Smith answered. “I thought I saw a police car near there.”
He ran red lights, drove wrong on one-way streets. On the two-way streets, he drove on the wrong side of the road. None of the policemen saw him. Again, Mr. Smith’s plan was not working. He had to try a new plan.
He turned at a corner and saw the in front. Then he drove his car as fast as he could towards the police gate. The car knocked a police motorbike over and stopped. Mr. Smith shouted, “Help! Help!” Then he back to grab (抓住) the man’s gun. At the same time the policemen heard the noise and quickly caught the gunman.
A.stop B.begin C.leave D.start
A.brought B.pointed C.held D.carried
A.drove B.left C.took D.pushed
A.past B.over C.through D.towards
A.somebody B.anybody C.everybody D.nobody
A.fast B.slowly C.generally D.commonly
A.more B.much C.very D.quite
A.look for B.keep away from C.look at D.care about
A.train station B.police station C.hospital D.bank
A.got B.looked C.turned D.came
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从下列各题所给的四个选项中,选出一个最佳答案。
On a snowy evening, a rich lady was standing by the road.She was very worried.Her had broken down.Just then a poor man named Robert came.He was on his back home from work as usual.
The lady wondered, “Is the man going to me? He looks very cold and hungry." But to her surprise, stopped and said with a smile, “Can I help you, madam?"
After forty , the car was at last fixed by Robert.The lady wanted to pay him.
“No, that's , madam.” he said, “I was just helping someone in .If you really want to pay me back, I hope you see someone in need, you should give him a hand.”
A few minutes later, the lady a very old house by the road.She remembered Robert's words, so she stopped.
The hostess(女主人) warmly asked her .The lady could see that it was a family and that they needed help.When the hostess was making tea in the kitchen, the lady on a table 500 dollars and went away quietly.
Robert came home later than before, thinking how ____their life was. His wife was pregnant(怀孕) and the baby was to be born the next month but there was not _____money. His wife went up to him, gave him a kiss and said softly, “Don’t worry, dear! Everything’ going to be all _____. A stranger has helped us out.”
Let’s always be ready to help others because helping others is helping ourselves.
A.bike B.motorbike C.bus D.car
A.step B.way C.road D.life
A.help B.save C.kill D.find
A.she B.he C.I D.they
A.days B.hours C.minutes D.years
A.nothing B.something C.everything D.anything
A.picture B.rain C.need D.danger
A.whatever B.whenever C.however D.whichever
A.saw B.heard C.smelt D.felt
A.out B.away C.in D.along
A.terrible B.sad C.rich D.poor
A.dropped B.forgot C.lay D.left
A.exciting B.hard C.happy D.interesting
A.many B.some C.enough D.few
A.right B.wrong C.glad D.Well
It is evening.An old cock(公鸡) is sitting in a tall tree.A fox(狐狸) comes to the tree and at the cock.“Hello, Mr.Cock.I have some news(信息) for you.”says the fox.“Oh?” says the cock.“What is it?” “All the animals are good friends now.Let’s friends, too.Please come and play with me.”“Fine!” says the cock.“I’m very glad to hear that”.Then he looks up.“Look! There is something over there.”“ are you looking at?” asks the fox.“Oh,I see some animals over there.They’re this way.”“Animals?” “Yes.Oh,they’re dogs.”“What? Dogs!” asks the fox.“Well…well,I go now.Goodbye.”“Wait,Mr.Fox,”says the cock.“ go.They are only dogs.And dogs are our friends now.”“Yes,I know,but don’t know that.”“I see,I see,”says the cock.He and goes to sleep in the tree.Do you know why? Foxes are afraid(怕) of dogs.
A.1istens B.sees C.gets D.looks
A.bad B.good C.sad D.funny
A.is B.am C.are D.be
A.down B.up C.at D.to
A.How B.What C.Where D.Why
A.looking B.going C.coming D.taking
A.must B.may C.can D.need
A.Can’t B.Let’s C.Don’t D.Please
A.the dogs B.you C.the animals D.the cocks
A.cries(哭、喊) B.shouts(喊叫) C.calls D.smiles(微笑)
阅读下面短文,掌握大意,然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
Rachel lived in a small town in America. She always wanted to help others when she was young. At the age of 5, she learned about an organization named Locks of Love. It uses hair donations(捐赠) to make wigs(假发) for children who have their hair because of cancer or other illnesses. Rachel then asked her mother to cut her long hair and send to the organization.
At the age of eight, she learned that other children had no clean in Africa, and she was shocked, When her school began money to build wells(水井) there, she asked her parents to holding her birthday party. Also, she asked her friends each to donate $ 9 to the project in Africa giving her birthday presents.
One year later, it was her birthday on June 12. She made a page on the Internet with a goal(目标) of $300. However. Rachel was able to raise only $200. This made her a little .
Unluckily, Rachel was badly hurt in an accident eight days. That was a terrible shock to her friends. They wanted to find some ways of showing support(支持) to her. they began donating on Rachel’s birthday page. Donations her $ 300 goal quickly and kept rising(上升).
When it was clear that she would come back to herself(苏醒), her parents donated her organs(器官) to other children. They also donated her hair a time to Locks of Love.
More was(were) being raised. The total donations soon reached $ 100,000, then $ 300, 000. So far more than $ 850,000 has been raised from all over the world, including donations from the Africans who are moved by the little American girl.
A.sold B.lost C.borrowed D.used
A.them B.her C.one D.it
A.room B.air C.toy D.water
A.spending B.making C.raising D.saving
A.stop B.start C.keep D.finish
A.because of B.out of C.instead of D.such as
A.eighth B.ninth C.tenth D.eleventh
A.birthday B.family C.child D.game
A.angry B.happy C.excited D.sad
A.before B.after C.in D.during
A.But B.And C.Though D.Unless
A.passed B.offered C.showed D.brought
A.exactly B.hardly C.clearly D.never
A.final B.first C.following D.next
A.clothes B.money C.books D.food
请先阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出一个最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Mother’s Day is celebrated in the US. It is also a holiday in some other countries. It is on the second Sunday in May. It is a day to thank mothers. __ that day mothers usually __ flowers and cards. On the cards, children will write “Thanks, Mom”, “To the best mother __.”, “Best __ for Mother’s Day” and so on.
Where does the idea for the holiday __? We should thank Miss Anna Mjarvis. She brought up the idea of having such a day. She lived in West Virginia. Her mother __ on May 9, 1905.
She had a deep love to her mother. She __ letters to some important persons. In her letters, she asked them to decide a day for __ mothers. Then Mother’s Day was made on the second Sunday in May by the US in 1913.
On Mother’s Day, children give presents to their mothers, __ the whole family go out and try to do __ for their mothers.
A.On B.At C.In D.Of
A.buy B.receive C.send D.borrow
A.in China B.in the family C.on earth D.in the world
A.presents B.dishes C.wishes D.cards
A.comes from B.is from C.come from D.came from
A.died B.dead C.is dead D.die
A.wrote B.writes C.sends D.received
A.both B.all C.every D.only her
A.or B.but C.then D.yet
A.nothing nice B.nice everything C.something nice D.nice something