Liangliangisalovelyboy.Helives-优题课

先通读下面两篇短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入相应空白处的最佳选项。

There is a small thing we use every day. We usually put （1） in the bathroom. If we don’t use it, we might have tooth problems. Can you guess what it is? Yes, it’s the toothbrush. But do you know （2） about its history?

Before toothbrushes appeared, the ancient Chinese people （3） their teeth with some small tree branches（树枝）. About 800 years ago, people （4） a kind of toothbrushes with pig hair and bamboo. It might be the world’s earliest form of toothbrushes. As time went by, the form of toothbrushes （5） . For example, people didn’t use pig hair to make toothbrushes （6） it was too hard（硬的）. They began to use horse-tail hair which was much softer. Imagine that you travel back to hundreds of years ago and brush your teeth （7） . It sounds fantastic, doesn’t it?

Around the 15th century, the Chinese toothbrush found its way into Europe. It became （8） among local people soon. The （9） of toothbrushes was not as famous as that of paper-making, but it was very useful in daily life. Today we get into the good （10） of brushing teeth. We should thank the ancient Chinese for it.

（1）

A．

them

B．

they

C．

it

D．

its

（2）

A．

something

B．

anything

C．

somewhere

D．

anywhere

（3）

A．

cleaned

B．

broke

C．

took

D．

protected

（4）

A．

did

B．

repaired

C．

made

D．

showed

（5）

A．

appeared

B．

touched

C．

discovered

D．

changed

（6）

A．

because

B．

so

C．

or

D．

but

（7）

A．

angrily

B．

hardly

C．

comfortably

D．

badly

（8）

A．

popular

B．

different

C．

strange

D．

boring

（9）

A．

action

B．

pollution

C．

tradition

D．

invention

（10）

A．

task

B．

habit

C．

result

D．

fact

先通读下面两篇短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入相应空白处的最佳选项。

Dear Mother Earth,

Thank you for giving me a home. There’s no other planet like you! Your soil（土壤）（1） me grow and eat fruit and vegetables. Your air lets me breathe. Your water lets me play and swim in it, especially in hot summer. Your wood allows me to have a warm fire when it is cold. I’m sorry （2） your forests are getting smaller and smaller.

I promise I will do my best to protect you. I will produce less （3） by using more cloth bags and china cups. I will reuse paper so many of your trees won’t get cut down! I’ll try to recycle everything I can, like plastic and newspapers, so they can be made （4） some toys and other useful things. I hope none of the animals get hurt or killed. I’ll keep my （5） .

Happy Your Day!

Love,

Your child

（1）

A．

asks

B．

tells

C．

allows

D．

lets

（2）

A．

what

B．

that

C．

which

D．

where

（3）

A．

waste

B．

power

C．

energy

D．

water

（4）

A．

in

B．

into

C．

of

D．

from

（5）

A．

problem

B．

present

C．

promise

D．

place

阅读下面短文，根据短文内容，从A、B、C三个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

Last weekend my friend Clara and I went to a special restaurant. When we arrived there, it looked like other restaurants. The only （1） thing was that they took our bags, phones and watches and locked them up.

Next, we followed the blind waiter, Serge, down a long and fairly dark hallway. He took us to another room. It was totally （2） . Serge showed us to our table and （3） us to sit down. There were no menus. Serge just put （4） down on the table and told us to enjoy our meal. At first, we found it difficult to eat and drink in complete darkness. But after a while, we got （5） to it. Everything smelled and tasted so good that it didn’t matter （6） nobody could see anything.

（7） , it made the meal lots of fun. We had a really good time, laughing and trying to （8） what we were eating. With light music, we were soon chatting and joking with all the other （9） .

After the meal, Serge took us （10） and told us what we’d eaten. It was certainly an unusual experience.

（1）

A．

funny

B．

strange

C．

serious

（2）

A．

silent

B．

empty

C．

dark

（3）

A．

taught

B．

ordered

C．

helped

（4）

A．

nothing

B．

anything

C．

something

（5）

A．

close

B．

used

C．

ready

（6）

A．

that

B．

before

C．

because

（7）

A．

Actually

B．

Thankfully

C．

Finally

（8）

A．

share

B．

learn

C．

guess

（9）

A．

waiters

B．

friends

C．

customers

（10）

A．

back

B．

away

C．

in

阅读下面短文，根据短文内容，从A、B、C三个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

On Saturday afternoon, Mom asked Jim to tidy his bedroom. A few （1） later he came back.

“It is tidy now,” Jim said.

“Good,” said Mom. “Take some （2） from my drawer（抽屉）and buy some candies.”

Jim opened the drawer （3） . He found six pens, four keys, three gloves, two tickets and a notebook.

“What are all these things?” asked Jim.

“Oh, that s my safe place,” said Mom. “Let’s go and see your room.”

They went to Jim’s bedroom. It looked nice and tidy. Then Mom looked （4） Jim’s bed. All Jim’s clothes, books and toys were there.

“What are all these things?” she asked.

“That’s my （5） place,” said Jim.

Mom laughed. “Let’s tidy your room and then we can tidy my drawer.”

（1）

A．

minutes

B．

hours

C．

days

（2）

A．

tickets

B．

gloves

C．

money

（3）

A．

cheerfully

B．

patiently

C．

carefully

（4）

A．

on

B．

under

C．

at

（5）

A．

own

B．

safe

C．

favorite

请通读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每小题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。

Betty is a biologist. She studies brain diseases that come along with aging. Her （1） is not an easy one. She is trying to understand what goes wrong with the brain over time, and how people can age in a healthy way. It is very important, especially when people are living a （2） life now.

Betty does not have a natural gift（天赋）for math. She never （3） that she could be a scientist one day when she was little. Now, she has got a doctor’s degree in biology and become a famous （4） researcher. Betty has made it partly because she is curious about everything. This is a very （5） quality for a scientist. Another （6） is that she is a creative thinker. “After all, science is all about problem-solving,” Betty said.

Betty thinks the best part of her research is trying out an idea to see if it will work. Her heart is filled with joy when her idea is proved right and （7） by other scientists. But when things don’t go （8） as she plans, she feels no disappointment. She says mistakes may （9） a new idea.

Few are born to be a （10） . According to Betty, curiosity and creativity play the biggest role.

（1）

A．

job

B．

book

C．

excuse

D．

exam

（2）

A．

slower

B．

longer

C．

quieter

D．

simpler

（3）

A．

argued

B．

reported

C．

thought

D．

understood

（4）

A．

social

B．

medical

C．

educational

D．

environmental

（5）

A．

poor

B．

strange

C．

similar

D．

important

（6）

A．

reason

B．

example

C．

purpose

D．

decision

（7）

A．

changed

B．

accepted

C．

described

D．

questioned

（8）

A．

safely

B．

crazily

C．

blindly

D．

smoothly

（9）

A．

mix with

B．

turn down

C．

lead to

D．

break down

（10）

A．

dentist

B．

lawyer

C．

coach

D．

scientist