【2013年江苏盐城】
Arthur sat at the desk in his room, pencil in hand. He had to write a story for his English class by Friday. “I don’t know what to write about,” he complained to his dog Toby, who was asleep at his feet. Arthur was talkative when speaking to his friends, yet he had trouble finding words when he had to write.
By bedtime Arthur had drawn a picture of Toby smiling. He had drawn a tree with its branches blowing in the strong wind. He had also written a note asking his friend Lee to go to the movies on Saturday. But he had not written a single word of his story.
On Wednesday, Mrs. Solomon, Arthur’s English teacher, asked the class to turn in the first draft of their stories. His heart sinking, Arthur turned in the only work he had—the page with his name, the drawings and the note.
Arthur wasn’t surprised when Mrs. Solomon asked him to stay after class the next day. But he was surprised by what she said to him. “This is an attractive story, Arthur. The dog, the movie, the tree in the wind—I can’t wait to find out how they all fit together.”
“That isn’t my story, Mrs. Solomon,” Arthur admitted. “I haven’t been able to think of one yet.”
“Oh,I think you have the seed(种子of a story there,” Mrs. Solomon replied, “Look at your note and the pictures and see if a story comes to you.”
That night Arthur sat at his desk, and this is what he wrote: “One Saturday Mike went downstairs to meet his friend Julio at the cinema. It looked as if it might rain, so Mike carried his umbrella. Suddenly a big storm blew in, bending the trees. The noise of the wind sounded like the barking of Mike’s dog Toby. Toby really hated storms and barked whenever he wanted to be let inside. Then Mike realized that it wasn’t the sound of the wind. It was Toby. The dog was running after him down the busy street, barking. The sound was filled with blame. Mike felt guilty because he had left Toby outside. He turned and headed home with Toby running beside him. Mike let Toby in the door just as the rain started to pour down.”
Arthur had a story in the end. The last thing he did was to write his name proudly at the top of the page.
Why did Arthur turn in the page with only his name, the drawings and the note at first?
| A．Because he had no time to fit them together. |
| B．Because he had difficulty in writing a story. |
| C．Because he wasn’t willing to do his homework. |
| D．Because he wanted to show his talent for drawing. |
What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 6 probably mean?
| A．Toby is an imaginative and lovely dog. |
| B．The small tree will grow into a big one. |
| C．His friend Lee can give him a lot of support. |
| D．He can develop his story based on the first draft. |
What kind of teacher do you think Mrs. Solomon is ?
| A．She is a strict teacher |
| B．She is a wise teacher |
| C．She is an honest teacher |
| D．She is an energetic teacher |
What can we infer(推断from the story?
| A．Arthur is a shy and quiet student |
| B．Arthur isn’t very satisfied with his story |
| C．There will be a storm on Saturday |
| D．Encouragement is important in teaching |
根据短文内容按要求完成任务，并将答案写在答题卡的相应位置上。
根据短文内容简要回答下面的问题。
Dick was a college student. He was studying history. But at the end of the first year he did not pass the exam. A month later he sat for the make-up(补考) exam, but he was down again. Dick was worried, because he knew he might have to leave the college.
When Dick’s father knew this, he went to see the professor. “Dick is a good boy,” said the father. “If you let him pass this time, I’m sure he will study harder next year and pass all exams with very good marks.”
“No, that’s quite impossible,” answered the professor. “He almost knows nothing about history. Last month I asked him when Napoleon（拿破仑） died, and he said he didn’t know.”
“Please, sir, give him another chance,” said the father. “Sometimes we were too busy to read the evening papers carefully, so we even didn’t know Mr Napoleon was ill.”
根据上面短文的内容回答问题：What was Dick?
Was he good at his lessons?
Did Dick pass the make--up exam ?
What did his father think of Dick?
Did his father know who Napoleon was?
Passage 4
Mr Brown was going away for a week. Before he left, he said to his son, "if anyone asks for me, you can tell him that your father has been out for doing something, and will be back in a week, then be sure to ask him to sit down for a cup of tea."
"OK, Dad," said his son. But he was afraid his son couldn't remember this, he wrote these words down on a piece of paper and gave it to him. His son put it into his small pocket, took it out and looked at it every now and then.
Four days passed, but no one came to see his father. The boy thought that there was no man to come and that the piece of paper was of no more use for him, so he burnt it that evening.
The next afternoon, someone knocked at the door. The boy opened it. A man was standing at the door and said, “Where is your father?” The boy put his hand into his pocket at once and looked for the piece of paper. He could not find it. He suddenly remembered he had burnt it, so he shouted, “No more.”
The man was very surprised. He asked, “No more? I met your father last week. When did it happen?”
"Burnt yesterday evening." Mr Brown told his son that _____.
| A．he would be away from home for four days |
| B．he would be back in seven days |
| C．he would be back in a month |
| D．he liked a cup of tea |
Mr Brown wrote the words down on ________.
| A．the wall | B．the door | C．a piece of paper | D．his son's pocket |
A man came to visit the boy's father on ________.
| A．the second day | B．the third day | C．the fourth day | D．the fifth day |
The man was very surprised because _________.
| A．he thought the child's father was dead |
| B．the child didn't ask him to sit down |
| C．the child gave him a cup of tea |
| D．he couldn't find that piece of paper |
What was burnt? ___________.
| A．The piece of paper | B．Mr Smith | C．The visitor | D．The boy |
Passage 3
Uncle Li and Uncle Wang are good friends. They live next to each other and their farms are both at the foot of the mountain. So they can help each other. But neither of them likes to use his head. They're both poor though they work hard. Most villagers have built new houses, but they still live in the low and broken houses. They never find out why.
Once Uncle Li went to town to buy some medicine for his wife. In the town he heard the apples in a city were expensive. He told Uncle Wang about it as soon as he went back. They decided to carry some apples to the city. They borrowed some money from their friends and bought nearly 1,000 kilograms of apples in the villages and carried them to the city on a tractor. Bad luck! A lot of apples has already been carried there when they arrived. A few days later they had to sell them at a low price (价格)。They felt unhappy and returned to their village.
"I can't understand why we sustained (蒙受) losses in business while others always profit (盈利)" Uncle Li asked one day.
"The tractor was too small " Uncle Wang said without thinking. "We'll carry more apples on a truck next time!"
"I agree!" said Uncle Li. "How foolish (傻的) we were !" Uncle Li and Uncle Wang live in the low and broken houses because __________.
| A．they hope to save money |
| B．they're both poor |
| C．their farms are at the foot of the mountain |
| D．they're not far from their farms |
The two farmers carried the apples to the city to _________.
| A．make a journey | B．visit some places of interest |
| C．meet their friends | D．make a profit |
The two farmers had to sell their apples at a low price because ________.
| A．theirs weren't as good as the others' |
| B．theirs were much less than the others' |
| C．a lot of apples had been already carried to the city |
| D．they forgot to carry them on a truck |
Uncle Li and Uncle Wang were unhappy because _________.
| A．they had sustained losses in business |
| B．they had lost some money in the city |
| C．something was wrong with the tractor |
| D．other people profited in the city |
Which of the following is true?
| A．The two farmers found out why they were poor. |
| B．The two farmers will soon get rich. |
| C．Neither of the farmers is clever. |
| D．The two farmers decided to buy a truck. |
Passage 2
Colin is a twenty-year-old young man. Two years ago, when he finished middle school, he got a job in a store. Usually he works until ten o’clock in the evening. He is very tired when he gets home. After a quick supper he goes to bed and soon falls asleep. His grandma who lives downstairs is satisfied（满意） with him.
One day, on his way home, he met Nancy. They were both happy. He asked the girl to his house. She agreed happily. He bought some fruit and drinks for her. And they talked about the school life they spent together, their teachers, classmates and their future（未来）. They talked for a long time.
“Have a look at your watch, please,” said the girl. “What time is it now?”
“Sorry, something is wrong with my watch,” said Colin. “Where’s yours?”
“I left it at home.”
Colin thought for a moment and found a way. He began to stamp his foot on the floor, “Bang! Bang! Bang!”
The sound woke his grandma up. The old woman shouted downstairs, “It’s twelve o’clock in the night, Colin. Why are you still jumping upstairs?”Colin was ______ when he finished middle school.
| A．seventeen | B．twenty | C．eighteen | D．twenty-two |
The old woman is satisfied with Colin because ______.
| A．he buys food for her | B．he’s smart |
| C．he can keep quiet | D．he gets home on time |
From the story, we can know that Nancy was Colin’s ______.
| A．classmate | B．co-worker（同事，同仁） | C．aunt | D．cousin |
The underlined word “stamp” in the story means ______ in Chinese.
| A．集邮 | B．站立 | C．贴邮票 | D．跺脚 |
Colin stamped his foot on the floor in order ______.
| A．to wake his neighbor |
| B．to make his grandma angry |
| C．that his grandma would tell him the time |
| D．that his grandma would buy his a watch |
Passage 1
| Headache Medicine • Take the medicine twice a day, every morning and night. • Dose (药量) / each time Age：over 14 2 tablets (粒) 8-13 1 tablet 4-7 1/2 tablet • Not right for children below the age of three. |
Hamilton Zoo •Over 600 animals, tigers, pandas... •Opening hours: 9:00am-5:00p Monday to Sunday • Price: $15 per（每） person • Transport: No.1 Bus |
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| The Public Library • Opening hours: 9:00 am-5:00 pm Sunday to Friday • Social Science Books 3rd floor • Children Books 2nd floor • Foreign Books 4th floor • You can borrow books and search for information on the Internet. |
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Tom is a 12-year-old boy. If he has a headache, he should take ______ a day.
| A．1/2 tablet | B．1 tablet | C．2 tablets | D．3 tablets |
If a person is ______ years old, he or she can’t take this medicine.
| A．two | B．ten | C．thirty | D．eighteen |
If you want to borrow some children books, you can go to the ______.
| A．5th floor | B．3rd floor | C．4th floor | D．2nd floor |
The Public Library is closed at ______.
| A．4:00 pm | B．9:00 am | C．5:00 pm | D．12:00 am |
Lin and his father want to go to the Hamilton Zoo, they should pay ______.
| A．$15 | B．$30 | C．$45 | D．$10 |