One dark night, two blind(盲的) men were going home from work. “I need to buy some socks,” said one of them suddenly. “Let’s stop at the shop on the street.” “OK,” said the other. “I think I’ll buy two or three pairs for myself, too.” They went to the shop.
“What size do you wear, sir? And what colour would you like?” asked the girl in the shop.
“Size Eleven. Give me one pair of black socks and two pairs of white, please,” answered one of them. “And you, sir?” the girl asked the other man. “The same for me. I wear Size Eleven, too. So, the same colour and the same number,” said the other man.
A moment later they were in the dark street. Each man took the socks he had bought. But just then, a boy riding a bicycle bumped(撞) into them. The blind men dropped(掉) all the socks on the ground! All the six pairs of socks mixed up. The boy quickly said sorry and left. The two blind men picked up all the socks, but they could not tell black from white. How could they be sure that they each got one pair of black socks and two pairs of white socks? They tried to ask for help, but there was no one else in the street. What could they do?
Soon one of them had an idea. Can you guess what it was? They separated(分开) each pair of socks and both took one sock from each pair. When they got home, each of them had two black socks and four white ones of the same size –just what they wanted. Weren’t they clever?
Two blind men bought some socks ____________.
A.on their way home |
B.on their way to work |
C.on their way to the movie theatre |
D.on their way to school |
Each of the blind men wanted to buy _____________.
A.eleven pairs of socks |
B.one pair of black socks and two pairs of white ones |
C.two pairs of black socks and two pairs of white ones |
D.four pairs of white socks and two pairs of black ones |
After they came out of the shop,_______________.
A.a dog ran up and bumped into them |
B.a boy on a bicycle bumped into them |
C.an old man riding a bicycle bumped into them |
D.a boy riding a horse bumped into them |
After the blind men dropped all the socks on the ground,____________.
A.the boy helped them to pick up their own socks |
B.each of the blind men picked up his own socks |
C.they picked up the mixed six pairs of socks |
D.they waited until the next day |
The title of the passage should be___________.
A.One Dark Night |
B.Two Clever Blind Men |
C.Black and White Socks |
D.A Boy and Two Good Friends |
综合填空(共10空,计10分)阅读短文,根据短文内容及首字母提示,在空白处填人一个适当的单词。
The Great Wall of China has a history of o_____ 2000 years. It runs from the east
tthe west in North China. It is the l
wall in the world. It is often called “Ten-Thousand-Li Great Wall”. It is one of the “Seven Wonders of the A__
___ World ”.
The Great Wall is wenough for ten men to walk side by side. Horses can also run along it, too. The Great Wall was made of stones and bricks (砖).There are many h_
___ stones on each side and on the highest part. But now some parts of it are worn out.
There are tall watchtowers along the Great Wall. O_____ upon a time, the soldiers kept watching the enemies (敌人) in the watchtowers day and night. They made fire on the towers to tell each other w___
_ the enemies came.
Nowadays we don’t use the Great Wall to keep away the enemies a_______. It is a famous place of interest to all the people in the world. Every year t____
___ of people come to visit it from all over the world.
Mary went to Canada on vacation. After a week, she came back to New York. She told lots of interesting things to her best friend, Jack. Jack was very interested in Canada and decided to have a visit there. The next summer vacation, Mary and Jack had a plan to go to Canada together. But her mother was badly ill so she went to the airport to see her friend off.
When they got to the airport, Mary had to got to the washroom. When she came back, she couldn’t find Jack because there were so many people at the airport. She looked for him everywhere, but it was hard to find Jack among the people. Suddenly Mary saw Jack and she felt very happy, so she shouted,“Hi, Jack. Here, here.” At the same time, Jack waved his arms,“I’m
here.”
In 3 minutes, so many policemen came to the front of Jack and caught him, "Please come with me to the police office." After the policemen found out the reason, they let them free. Why? Because the word "hijack" in the English has different meanings.Mary lived in __________.
A.Canada | B.London |
C.Toronto | D.New York |
Mary couldn't go to Canada with Jack because_______________ .
A she didn't want to go there again.
B. she missed the plane
C. her mother was badly ill.
D. she was badly ill Why was it hard for Mary to find Jack at the airport? __________________ .
A.Because Jack was in the plane. |
B.Because there were too many people. |
C.Because he was in the washroom. |
D.Because the policemen took him away from the airport. |
The word "hijack" means __________ in Chinese.
A.劫机 | B.嘿,杰克 |
C.救命啊 | D.揩油 |
Which of the following is WRONG?
A.Jack didn't go to Canada because of the policeman. |
B.Jack and Mary planned to go to Canada together. |
C.A lot of policemen came to the front of Jack because of Mary's shout. |
D.After Mary got to the airport, she had to go to the washroom |
Audrey is a Chinese-American student. She has found many value(价值观)differences between Chinese and Americans.
About money
(1) Americans would like to spend more than they have, so many of them are always in debt(欠债).Chinese usually spend less than they have, so many of them always have money left in the bank.
(2) American kids love to make money by themselves. Chinese kids always ask their parents for money.
(3) American parents think it is not useful to send their children to an expensive university. Chinese parents would do anything to send their children to good universities and that might make them very poor sometimes.
About school
(1) Many American girls take part in sports, dancing and singing groups while Chinese girls take part in academic groups.
(2) Some American students think that “B” is a gift while Chinese students think that “B” is terrible.
American parents and Chinese parents
American parents allow their daughters or sons to go out to have some part-time jobs in their free time or at weekends. Chinese parents usually don't allow their children to do so in middle or high schools. What would a Chinese middle school student probably NOT do at weekends according to the passage?
A.Study at home. | B.Do part-time jobs. |
C.Take part in sports groups. | D.Do chores. |
Some Chinese people have money left in the bank because________.
A.they usually spend less than they have |
B.they spend more than they have |
C.they don't like spending money at all |
D.they make a lot of money |
Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?
A.Chinese parents usually give their kids money. |
B.American children love to make money by themselves. |
C.The reason why Chinese parents would do anything to send their children to good universities. |
D.Americans usually spend more money than they have. |
The underlined word “academic” probably means _______ in Chinese.
A.学术的 | B.娱乐的 |
C.运动的 | D.休闲的 |
The best title for the passage would probably be ________.
A.Differences between Chinese and Americans |
B.Chinese Students and American Students |
C.Chinese Values and American Values |
D.Chinese Parents and American Parents |
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A.In a shop. | B.In a mall. |
C.On the Internet. | D.In a supermarket |
Which of the following books is the latest in print (出版)?
A.Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. |
B.Deceptively Delicious. |
C.Rich Dad, Poor Dad. |
D.The Road. |
Among the books, there is / are written for adults.
A.one | B.two | C.three | D.four |
Which of the following books is the cheapest ?
A.Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. |
B.Deceptively Delicious. |
C.Rich Dad, Poor Dad. |
D.The Road. |
If you buy two copies(本) of The Road and one copy of Deceptively Delicious, you should pay .
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Most children don't enjoy doing housework. They like playing computer games instead of cleaning the rooms. But in Australia, Jim and Robert's mother, Mrs. Black, has good and proper methods to get their children to do housework.
Here is an example.
“Mom, have you worked out next week's housework? Let Jim and me choose the cards. I can't wait. It's fun!”
When Robert shouted out, his mother had already put all the cards on their big table. On the cards, there are some words like these, “sweep the floor, clean your bedroom, help mom cook, wash vegetables, make beds, feed the fish, cut the wood, clean the bathroom” and many others. Jim and Robert chose two cards for each day from Monday to Friday. Then they would hang them on the weekday task board. Jim likes to clean the bathroom best, so he picked up the card “clean the bathroom” first. Robert loves to make the bed so he picked up his favorite card. Jim again picked up “wash vegetables” and Robert chose “feed the fish”. Soon the two boys were happy to take away all the cards.
To help the children do housework, their mother thought hard and thought up this idea. Of course, their parents did the housework on the weekends and left Jim and Robert two days free. From the passage we know that most children like ________.
A.doing housework | B.playing computer games |
C.playing cards | D.doing housework |
Jim and Robert chose ________ card for the weekdays from Monday to Friday.
A.two | B.four | C.eight | D.ten |
Jim likes ________ best.
A.cleaning the bathroom | B.making the bed |
C.feeding the fish | D.sweeping the floor |
The underlined phrase “thought up ” probably means “________”.
A.looked at | B.gave up |
C.came up with | D.believed in |
Who did the housework on the weekends?
A.Jim | B.Robert |
C.The parents | D.The whole family |