任务型阅读（共5小题，每小题1分，共5分）
根据俚语的英文解释，选择合适的俚语（填序号）填入句子中，使之通顺，达意。
call it quits : stopping doing what one is doing
a chip off the old block: a child who looks like his parent
down and out: living a very poor life
clean up one’s act: change one’s heart and reform, make a fresh start in life
a leg up: coming out on top, having the advantage over
burn someone up: make someone angry You’d better _____ if you want to go to a good senior middle school.
All Jeff’s hard work is paying off. He’s ____________on the rest of his competitors.
After being in the used car business for 40 years, Simon finally ________.
Sarah was _______ after losing her job and her apartment.
请选择以上其中一个你喜爱的俚语造一个句子。_____________________________________________________________________
The aim (目的) of students who come to school is to study. But studying requires (需要) a right way, or you waste either the time or the money. The following are the ways of studying.
The best time for reading is morning, because in the morning, the air is fresh and the mind is clear. For that reason, we can get good results (结果).
In studying we must have patience (耐心). If we have not known a text well, we must read it again. We shouldn’t read the next one till we have understood the first one.
When we are studying, we must put our hearts into the book, or we can get nothing from the book while we are reading.
We must always ask “whys”. If it is not well understood, write it down and ask our teachers, parents, or friends. In any possible way, we must know it completely and what we’ve leaned can be used well and made better.
Though there are many ways for studying, yet the above mentioned (提到的) will be quite enough if we can keep them in heart and do so.The passage tells us ______.
| A．the importance of reading |
| B．to read in the morning |
| C．to pay attention to the ways of studying |
| D．to have patience in studying |
The passage has taught us ______ ways of studying.
| A．three | B．four | C．five | D．many |
We’d better read in the morning because ______.
| A．it’s easy to remember what we have learned |
| B．the air is fresh and the mind is clear |
| C．it’s difficult to get good results |
| D．both A and C |
If we can’t put our hearts into the book when we read, it is ______.
| A．easy to understand it well |
| B．better to get something from it |
| C．impossible (不可能)for us to get something from it |
| D．possible (可能) to learn something from it |
In studying we must always ask “whys” in order to ______.
| A．understand the book well |
| B．write down the questions |
| C．do with the new words |
| D．get some questions to ask our teachers |
Millie is a little girl who is at the age of nine. She is a pupil in a primary school. She works hard at her subjects. In class, she takes an active part in all kinds of activities. She looks smarter than her classmates.
One day, she was doing her homework after supper as usual. Her father was not in. Her mother was taking a shower in the bathroom. After she finished her homework, Millie asked her mother to check it for her, but her mother didn’t answer her. A few minutes later, her mother was still in the bathroom. Millie felt strange. She knocked at the door. But her mother had no answer. She pushed the door open and found her mother lying on the floor. At the same time, she smelled something terrible. It was the gas. She quickly opened the window, turned off the gas and called 120 and 110 for help. Soon some doctors and policemen came and sent her mother to the nearest hospital. Her mother was saved at last.
Why did the little girl know how to do that? That was because she had learned how to save herself and others in danger in school.Although Millie is ______, we should learn from her.
| A．a primary school pupil |
| B．a college student |
| C．a nineteen-year-old girl |
| D．a middle school student |
What was her mother doing while Millie was doing her homework?
| A．She was shopping. | B．She was working. |
| C．She was taking a shower. | D．She was watching TV. |
Why didn’t her mother answer her?
| A．Because she was angry. |
| B．Because there’s something wrong with her mother. |
| C．Because she wasn’t at home. |
| D．Because she is busy doing the housework. |
The accident happened ______.
| A．in Millie’s home | B．in the cinema |
| C．in a hospital | D．in a school |
We should be ______ like Millie when we are in danger.
| A．brave and calm | B．shy and afraid |
| C．worried and frightened | D．kind and strange |
Americans usually eat three meals a day. Breakfast usually comes before eight o’clock in the morning. They usually have eggs, some meat, bread, fruit juice and coffee. Lunch is between twelve and one o’clock. It is like a light meal and working people must take lunch with them or get it near workplace.
Children in school take sandwiches, fruit and cookies with them or eat in school. Supper, the main meal, is between six and eight in the evening. People cook it carefully. They may have meat or chicken, turkey and duck. They may all have potatoes or rice, vegetables or salad. The drink is coffee, tea or milk. Then comes the dessert.Americans have breakfast________
| A．after eight o’clock |
| B．at eight o’clock |
| C．before eight o’clock in the morning |
| D．in the evening |
____ is the most important meal in a day
| A．Breakfast | B．Lunch | C．Meals | D．Supper |
What does“light”mean in Chinese?_____
| A．重的 | B．有用的 | C．轻的 | D．不太重要的 |
Americans usually have breakfast and supper at_______
| A．home | B．office | C．inn | D．work place |
When Americans have supper,____ comes last.
| A．drink | B．meat | C．dessert | D．Vegetables |
Little Tommy was doing very badly in math. His parents had tried everything—tutors (家庭教师), cards, special learning centers—in short, everything they could think of. Finally they took Tommy to a catholic (天主教的) school.
After the first day, little Tommy came home with a very serious look on his face. He didn’t kiss his mother hello. Instead, he went straight to his room and started studying. Books and papers were spread (铺开) out all over the room and little Tommy was hard at work. His mother was surprised. She called him down to dinner and as soon as he finished eating, he went back to his room, without a word. In no time he was back hitting the books as hard as before. This went on for some time, day after day while the mother tried to understand what was happening.
Finally, little Tommy brought home his report card. He quietly put it on the table and went up to his room and hit the books. His mom looked at it and to her surprise, little Tommy got an A in math. She could no longer hold her curiosity (好奇心). She went to his room and asked, “Son, what was it? Was it the nuns (修女)?”
Little Tommy looked at her and shook his head, “No. ”
“Well then,” she asked again. “WHAT was it?”
Little Tommy looked at her and said, “Well, on the first day of school, when I saw that man nailed (钉) to the plus sign (加号), I knew they weren’t joking. ”Why did Tommy’s parents send him to a catholic school?
| A．Because he could eat well there. |
| B．Because he could earn more about nuns. |
| C．Because his parents wanted him to do better in his math. |
| D．Because his parents didn’t want him to learn math any more. |
Tommy’s mother felt surprised that his son _______.
| A．was still the same as usual |
| B．ate so much at dinner |
| C．kissed her hello after school |
| D．worked hard but said little |
“Hitting the books” means “_______” in Chinese.
| A．用功 | B．捶书 | C．发泄 | D．振作 |
The last sentence in the passage shows that _______.
| A．Tommy felt sorry for the mail |
| B．Tommy was afraid of being nailed |
| C．Tommy didn’t like the plus sign |
| D．Tommy liked playing jokes on others |
From the passage, we can infer (推断) that _______.
| A．teachers should be strict with their students |
| B．mistaking (误解) might do good sometimes |
| C．a catholic school is much better than other ones |
| D．nuns are good at helping children with their math |
A friend of mine named Paul received an expensive car from his brother as a Christmas present. On Christmas Eve when Paul came out of his office, a street urchin(顽童) was walking around the shining car. “Is this your car, sir?” he asked.
Paul answered, “Yes, my brother gave it to me for Christmas.” The boy was surprised. “You mean your brother gave it to you and it did cost you nothing? Sir, I wish…” He hesitated(犹豫). Paul thought of course he knew what the boy wanted, but what the boy said surprised him greatly. “I wish,” the boy went on, “that I could be a brother like that.” Paul looked at the boy in surprise, and then he said again, “Would you like to take a ride in my car?” “Oh yes, I’d love to,” the boy answered.
After a short ride, the boy turned and with his eyes shining, said, “Sir, would you mind driving in front of my house?”
Paul smiled a little. He thought he knew what the boy wanted. He wanted to show his neighbors that he could ride home in a big car. But Paul was wrong again. “Will you stop where those two steps are?” the boy asked.
He ran up to the steps. Then in a short while Paul heard him coming back, but he was not coming fast. He was carrying his little crippled(残疾的) brother. He sat down on the step and pointed to the car.
“There he is, Buddy, just like I told you upstairs. His brother gave it to him for Christmas and it didn’t cost him a cent. And some day I’m going to give you one just like it…then you can see for yourself all the nice things in the Christmas windows that I’ve been trying to tell you about.”
Paul got out and lifted the boy to the front seat of his car. The shining-eyed elder brother climbed in beside him and the three began an unforgettable holiday ride.The street urchin was very surprised when _______.
| A．he met Paul |
| B．Paul told him about the car |
| C．Paul received an expensive car |
| D．he was walking around the car |
From the story we can see the urchin _______.
| A．wished to give his brother a car |
| B．wanted Paul’s brother to give him a car |
| C．wished he could have a brother like Paul’s |
| D．wished Paul could be a brother like that |
The urchin asked Paul to stop his car in front of his house ______.
| A．to show he had a rich friend |
| B．to show his neighbors the big car |
| C．to let his brother ride in the car |
| D．to tell his brother about his wish |
We can find from the story that _______.
| A．the urchin wished Paul to give his car to Buddy |
| B．the urchin wished to have a rich brother |
| C．the urchin had a deep love for his brother |
| D．the urchin’s wish came true in the end |
The best name of the story is _______.
| A．A Christmas Present | B．Paul, a Kind-hearted Person |
| C．A Brother Like That | D．An Unforgettable Holiday Ride |