A man fell out of his plane and fell back into it again. Two people rowed(划) a small boat from New York to England in 56 days. One person was so big that he couldn’t get into any sickroom. Would you believe these stories? Well, they may sound strange, but they really happened. James Cornell has many strange but true stories like these in a book named Very Strange People.
Here is a part of the contents(目录) of Very Strange People.
Contents
Chapter Page
One A Dog’s Life…………………………………………3
Two A Fallen Pilot……………………………………… 14
Three High Wire Act(走钢丝) ……………………………33
Four Fat Men…………………………………………… 41
Five Over the Falls……………………………………… 43
Six The Unending House……………………………… 53
Seven Row, Row, Row Your Boat………………………… 60
Eight The Tower Builder………………………………… 85
Unlike many reference(参考) materials(材料), the stories are listed in the book according to when they happened.
根据短文内容，回答下列所给问题。
Look at this picture, it is Tony’s bedroom. It is small, but it is very nice. There is a desk and a bed in it. There is a computer and some books on the desk. His coat is on the bed. Where is his bag? It is on the wall. What’s that? Oh, it’s a cap! It looks like a cat.
根据短文判断句子正(T)误(F).This is Tony’s bedroom.
There is a desk and a chair in it.
His computer is on the desk.
His coat is on the chair.
Tim has got a cat.
A good way to pass an exam is to work hard every day in a year. You may fail in an exam if you are lazy for most of the year and then work hard only a few days before the exam. If you want to be good at English, you have to read stories in English, and speak English as much as possible. A few days before the exam you should go to bed early. Do not go to bed late at night. Before you start the exam, read carefully over the question paper, and try to understand the exact meaning of each question. When you have at last finished your exam, read over your answers. Correct the mistakes if there are any and be sure that you have not missed anything out. If people want to do well in an exam, they have to work hard_____
| A．every day in a year | B．for most of the month |
| C．for only a few days | D．late at night |
If people want to learn English well, they_____
| A．only need to learn grammar | B．must often practice English |
| C．have to go to England | D．should go to bed early |
It's important to______ a few days before the exam.
| A．play too much | B．have a good sleep |
| C．read the question papers | D．have a good drink |
When people have finished the exam, they should______
| A．stand up and leave at once |
| B．answer a few more questions |
| C．make sure that they have not missed anything out |
| D．leave some mistakes on the question paper |
The best title for this passage is______
| A．An Important Exam | B．An Easy Exam |
| C．Get Ready for an Exam | D．How to Pass an Exam |
There is one language, and people, young and old , men and women, use it very often, in every country in the world. It is everyone’s second language . You can’t hear it, but it is very easy to understand . It is sign （手势 ）language.
When you wave（招手）to a friend in the street, you are using sign language. When you put up your hand in class, you are saying “Please ask me, I think I know the right answer”. When a police officer wants to stop cars or buses, he puts up his hand. He’s using sign language. Churchill’s famous “V for Victory（胜利）”is also sign language. Sign language is useful（有用的）in quite places full of noise (吵闹声). Even when you are swimming with your friends , you can have a talk under water.in the world use sign language.
| A．Many people | B．Police officers |
| C．All people | D．Students and teachers |
You can’t hear sign language because it’s language.
| A．a difficult | B．not a | C．an easy | D．not a spoken |
When you put up your hand in class, you mean.
| A．you can answer the question | B．you want to write a question |
| C．you can use sign language | D．both A and B |
In a noisy place the best way to talk is to.
| A．speak louder（大声） | B．use sign language |
| C．speak in a low voice（小声） | D．stop the noise |
Which of the following is TRUE?
| A．People often use sign language. |
| B．Only Churchill used “V for Victory”. |
| C．Teachers don’t know sign language. |
| D．To nod one’s head（点头）isn’t sign language. |
Tom is a little boy, and he is only seven years old. He often goes to the park and the fruit shop himself. Sometimes his mother takes him to the museum.
One day he goes to a cinema. It is the first time for him to do that. He buys a ticket and then goes in. But after two or three minutes he comes out, buys a second ticket and goes in again. After a few minutes he comes out again and buys a third ticket. Two or three minutes later he comes out and asks for another ticket. Then the girl in the ticket office asks him before giving him the ticket, "Why do you buy so many tickets? How many friends do you meet?" Tom answer, "No, I have no friends here. But a big boy always stops me at the door and tears(撕)my ticket into pieces."Tom doesn't go to _______himself.
| A．the park | B．the fruit shop | C．the museum | D．the cinema |
It is _____time for Tom to go to the cinema.
| A．the first | B．the second | C．the third | D．the fourth |
How many tickets does Tom buy from the ticket office?
| A．One. | B．Two. | C．Three. | D．Four. |
Which of the following sentences is true?
| A．Tom goes to the cinema with some friends one day. |
| B．Tom goes to the cinema for some times. |
| C．Tom thinks the big boy lets him in after he tears the ticket. |
| D．Tom doesn't understand what the big boy does. |
The big boy in the cinema is_______.
| A．a teacher | B．a worker | C．a seller | D．a student |
| What’s your 2022? |
| Thomas I’m not very sure what I will be in ten years. Maybe a cook or a film director(导演). But I can tell you what I’ll be doing next week—having a birthday party with my friends. |
| Emma There is one thing I really want to do and that is to travel around the world. Hope I will be living somewhere different in ten years, like Australia or maybe Japan—who knows? I’d like to be a teacher and I think it must be great fun to teach English. |
| Ken When I was young I always said I wanted to be a doctor and that hasn’t changed. I will study medicine (医学) after I finish school. It will be hard work, but it’s my dream. So in ten years I hope I will either be working in a hospital or as a doctor with my own surgery (诊疗室). |
| Mary I’m not really sure about the future. I’m interested in the environment (环境), so I’ll probably be working as a scientist and helping make a greener world or something like that. |
The teenagers are talking about their .
| A．favourite hobbies | B．after-school activities |
| C．future plans | D．wonderful stories |
Who will have a birthday party with friends next week?
| A．Emma. | B．Ken. | C．Thomas. | D．Mary. |
What would Emma like to be when she grows up?
| A．A teacher. | B．A cook. | C．A doctor. | D．A scientist. |
What’s Ken’s dream?
| A．To live somewhere different. | B．To travel around the world. |
| C．To help improve the environment. | D．To be a doctor. |
Which is NOT true about the four teenagers?
| A．Mary wants to do something for a greener world. |
| B．Ken thinks it is not easy to study medicine. |
| C．Emma is fond of travelling. |
| D．Thomas has a careful plan for his future. |