阅读下列材料,回答问题。(共5题,每题2分,共计10分)
If you lose 12 times in a row (连续地), will you just give up? Dale Carnegie, a pioneer in public speaking and self-development, kept trying. And he became famous by showing people how to be successful.
Carnegie was born into a poor family in the United States. The boy didn’t see a train until he was 12 years old. In his teens, he had to get up at 3 am every day to milk the cows for his family.
When Carnegie first entered college, he felt upset because of his ragged (破旧的) clothes and ordinary(平凡的) looks. His mother encouraged him, “Why not try to be better in other things instead of just dress and good looks?”
Carnegie tried to be more active in college. He joined the debate (辩论) team. But one after another, he lost 12 competitions. The young man was very disappointed with himself. He said later that he thought of killing himself after failing so many times. But soon Carnegie was seen practicing public speaking on the riverside. His hard work paid off at last. In 1906, Carnegie won a famous speech contest and became well-known. “Believe that you will succeed, and you will,” he said.
In order to share his success, Carnegie opened schools and wrote books. His best-sellers(畅销书) include How to Win Friends and Influence People and How to Stop Worrying and Start Living. More than 50 million copies of his books have been translated in 38 languages. They are still helping people on the road to success.What did Carnegie have to do every morning in his teens?
Why did Carnegie feel upset when he first entered college?
What did Carnegie do to be more active in college?
What did Carnegie do after failing so many times?
Did Carnegie share his success and help people to succeed?
Mr Smith just opened a small restaurant. To attract (吸引)People, he put up a notice (通知) in front of the restaurant. It said, "Meals on the house for three days."
The next day, a foreign student passed by the restaurant. He didn't know much English. It was lunch time and he felt very hungry. He walked to the restaurant and saw the notice. "American people are really funny; They even have dinners on the house! But how can I get up to the top of the house?" He said to himself.
He looked around and found a ladder (梯子). But when he reached the top, he heard someone shouting at him, "Hey! What are you doing up there?"
"Doesn't your notice say 'Meals on the house for three days'? Is it just a joke?" the foreign student asked.
When people heard this, they all laughed, "Do you know what that means? It means all the food here is free these days."Mr Smith put a notice in front of the restaurant, because .
A. he wanted to make a joke on people
B. he wanted more people to have meals there
C. he wanted to make the restaurant more beautifulWhat did the foreign student think of American people?
A. Friendly. B. Funny. C. Outgoing.The foreign student climbed to the top of the house in order to .
A. make a joke B. have lunch C. use the ladderHow did the foreign student get to the top of the house?
A. He used a ladder.
B. He used the notice.
C. He jumped."Meals on the house" in the passage probably means .
A. serving meals only on the house
B. eating something special on the top of the house
C. you can eat meals but pay nothing for them
阅读下面短文,根据短文内容判断句子的正误。正确的涂A,错误的涂B。(共5小题,每小题5分;计10分)
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Are you looking for something interesting? Would you like to help other people when you're free? Then join us to be a volunteer (志愿者)! You can enjoy yourself and help others at the same time!
Driver :You must be between 20 and 40 years old. You should take the sick (生病的) children to school every day. After school, you should drive them home.
Teacher: If you're a lady, you can become a teacher. You should be good at singing and drawing. You should look after children after school, give them some classes or wait with them for their parents. Your age must be between 20 and 30.
Animals' friend: Do you love animals? You can become animals' friend by looking after dogs and cats with no homes. Animals' friend can be a man or a woman, but he or she should be between 25 and 30 years old.It is fun and helpful to be a volunteer.
The driver should drive the sick children to and from school.
The teacher must be good at singing and dancing.
Animals' friend should look after sick animals.
Each man and each woman can be animals' friend.
In many English homes people eat four meals a day. They have breakfast at any time from seven to nine in the morning. They eat porridge(粥) , eggs and bread and drink tea or coffee for breakfast. Lunch comes at one o’clock. Afternoon tea is from four to five in the afternoon and dinner is at about seven thirty. First they have soup, then they have meat or fish with vegetables. After that, they eat other things, like bananas, oranges or apples. But not all English people eat like that. Some of them have their dinner in the middle of the day. Their meals are breakfast, dinner, tea and supper. And all these meals are very simple(简单).Most English people have _________for breakfast.
A.eggs and bread | B.eggs and fish |
C.bread, soup and meat | D.coffee and oranges |
English people have lunch ___________.
A.at any time | B.at one |
C.from four to five | D.at nine |
For dinner, they don’t have _____________.
A.soup | B.fish |
C.bananas | D.porridge |
Mr. Smith is 70 years old. Every morning he goes for a walk in the park. And he comes home at twelve thirty for lunch. But today a car stops at his house at twelve and two policemen help him get out of the car. One of them says to Mr. Smith’s daughter, “the old man can’t find his way home in the park. He asks us to help him find home.” The daughter thanks the policemen. Then she asks her father, “Dad, you go to the park every day. But today, you can’t find the way. What’s wrong with you?” The old man smiles like a child and says, “I can find my way. But I don’t want to walk home”Today Mr. Smith comes home___________.
A.by car | B.by bike |
C.by bus | D.on foot |
The policemen think Mr. Smith ____________ in the park.
A.doesn’t want to walk home |
B.can’t find his way home |
C.knows the way |
D.is ill |
Mr. Smith’s daughter thinks _________________________.
A.Her father wants to go home by car |
B.Her father wants to have lunch early |
C.Her father doesn’t want to walk home |
D.Something is wrong with her father |
Why does Mr. Smith come home in policemen’s car?
A.Because he doesn’t want to walk home. |
B.Because he likes to take a police car |
C.Because the policemen like to send him home. |
D.Because he is tired. |
Barry and Jim are twin (孪生的) brothers. But they like different things. Barry likes basketball and soccer. He is in the school basketball club, and he plays soccer every day. He has 9 basketballs in his bookcase. He also likes volleyball. He has 3 white volleyballs and 3 blue volleyballs. He doesn’t like tennis. He wants to be a soccer player.
Jim doesn’t like sports. He likes books. He thinks reading books is interesting. He reads a book every day. He has many books about English. He has a great collection of English books. But he puts these books everywhere in his room. He thinks books are good friends. He wants to be a writer.What club is Barry in?
A.The school soccer club. | B.The school volleyball club. |
C.The school basketball club. | D.The school baseball club. |
What does Barry like?
A.Soccer and volleyball. | B.Soccer and baseball. |
C.Tennis and volleyball. | D.Tennis and basketball. |
Which of the following is right?
A.Barry is Jim’s sister. |
B.Barry reads a book every day. |
C.Jim has many English books. |
D.Jim has 3 white volleyballs. |