It was a hot summer evening. Kevin and his brother Alan were (1) soccer in the backyard. After a while, they decided to drink some orange juice and watch TV in the house. (2) the TV was off. Alan tried to turn it back on, but (3) happened. They soon realized that there was no electricity(电). What could they do? Kevin suggested going outside to do some(4) watching. Without streetlights, the stars were bright and (5) to see. Lying on the grass, they saw different kinds of stars (6) they even saw the planet Mars. Kevin and Alan had never realized (7) fantastic the night sky could be.
After watching the stars for an hour, the boys (8) the house. It was very dark except for a few (9) that their parents had lighted. The family spent the night playing cards and telling stories by candlelight. Kevin and Alan had never thought of having such a night (10) electricity like that before. They really enjoyed watching stars.
(1)A. buying |
B. selling |
C. playing |
(2)A. Luckily |
B. Suddenly |
C. Certainly |
(3)A. everything |
B. anything |
C. nothing |
(4)A. flowers |
B. stars |
C. birds |
(5)A. easy |
B. difficult |
C. impossible |
(6)A. or |
B. and |
C. but |
(7)A. what |
B. how |
C. which |
(8)A. went into |
B. went over |
C. went up |
(9)A. matches |
B. lights |
C. candles |
(10)A. without |
B. with |
C. throughout |
Linda loves her dog Davy. They went to New York last Saturday. While Linda was 1 a newspaper at the railway station the dog got out of his box and ran away. The station was 2 and Linda couldn’t see Davy anywhere. When Linda 3 his name, some people looked at her but Davy didn’t 4 . Then she called the police. While she was talking on the5 , Davy met another dog outside the station. While the police were coming, Linda walked around the station and called Davy’s name. She didn’t6 about looking outside the station. Finally, a little boy said to her, “Did you look outside? I7 a big black dog when I came in.” When Linda8 saw Davy, he was jumping and running with another dog. There was a police officer9 them. The police officer said to Linda, “ I think my dog10 your dog.”
A.selling B.buying C.hiding D.waving
A.dirty B.clean C.crowded D.quiet
A.remembered B.shouted C.was shouting D.changed
A.understand B.mind C.come D.move
A.radio B.television C.telephone D.street
A.know B.care C.sorry D.think
A.caught B.fed C.left D.saw
A.quickly B.sadly C.suddenly D.finally
A.between B.next to C.around D.inside
A.found B.loved C.helped D.knew
通读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后在各小题所给四个选项中,选出一个最佳答案
Mr. Brown lives in a village. He has got a big family and a strong 1 . His farm is small and he is often 2 in winter. So he goes to the city and finds work there.
Once he stayed there for about two months. When New Year was coming, he 3 home to see his wife and children. On his way home, something was wrong with his eyes. When he was knocking at the door, his dog came out and bit(咬) him. His wife hurried to drive 4 away. The next morning he went to see 5 . The doctor looked over his eyes carefully and gave him some medicine. Before he 6 , he told the doctor about his dog. When he heard this, the doctor began to 7 and said, “Maybe something is wrong with 8 eyes, too, I think.”
When he got home, he told his wife about it. The woman said, “I 9 it’s true. If a thief comes into our house, it won’t see him and he’ll steal something here.”
Mr. Brown thought his wife was10 . He had to make his dog take his medicine instead.
A.child B.dog C.wife D.son
A.free B.busy C.safe D.worried
A.reached B.comes C.goes D.returned
A.her husband B.the dog C.the thief D.their children
A.his dog B.his wife C.a doctor D.his friend
A.got home B.left C.went D.came
A.cry B.write C.laugh D.work
A.your dog’s B.your C.your wife’s D.your children’s
A.am afraid B.am sorry C.don’t think D.agree
A.ill B.wrong C.unhappy D.right
Tomorrow is Saturday. It is Linda, my1 birthday. She will 2 seven years old. She is very happy because she3 to school in autumn. We are all very4 , too. We are going to5 a party for her. My mother will make her a big _6 __. She likes reading ,my father will buy her an interesting 7 _. I will buy a CD _8 her ,9 she likes singing. She is going to 10 her favorite songs for us. We all hope she can be happy forever (永远).
A.father’s B.mother’s C.sister’s D.brother’s
A.be B.is C.are D./
A.going B.go C.goes D.will go
A.sad B.nice C.happy D.cool
A.give B.have C.make D.use
A.photo B.plan C.cake D.picture
A.science B.storybook C.computer D.bike
A.to B.of C.from D.for
A.because B.but C.and D.or
A.write B.sing C.show D.give
I like ___(1)___.Every Sunday I get up early and go to a river by bike three kilometers away from my home. Last Sunday,my wife __(2)__to go with me. We went by car first and then walked to the river. We began to fish. After two hours I caught ___(3)___.
“Why don' t you let me try?" my wife asked.
“___(4)___.” I said . To my surprise, she __(5)__ six big fish in half an hour.
“I am going home first and I’m going to ___(6)___ them for lunch. You can___(7)___the bus home,”she said.
I stayed by the river and went on fishing but caught ___(8)___ an old shoe. I felt a little ___(9)__ with myself.Who is the fish man in the family? My wife __(10)__I?
A.fish B.fishing C.fished D.for fish
A.wants B.wanted C.hated D.likes
A.something B.anything C.nothing D.everything
A.All right B.No, I can do it C.Thank you D.Don’t worry
A.took B.caught C.buy D.have
A.cook B.making C.do D.cooker
A.on B.take C.get D.took
A.no B.until C.only D.still
A.angry B.happy C.great D.well
A.and B.with C.or D.but
A new term has begun. Teachers are 1 about the fact that new students are not easy to deal with. They like to bring cell phones and MP3 players to school. What is worse, some students even use cell phones 2 out-of-class matters in class, or sometimes just for fun. Some 3 students listen to MP3 players when they are having a lesson that they are not interested in.
Are these new students really that ___4____? "Yes," says Delaney Kirk, a professor at Drake University. But she adds it's not their fault. 5 , the teachers should be blamed (责备). Mrs. Kirk first began thinking about students' manners six years ago. "I had my first Class in which students were sleeping or talking to each other. It seemed that learning well had nothing to do with them," she says. "At first, I got worried about this. But then I said to6 ' You're giving lessons, and you need to manage this kind of situation. These students need to know more about manners. It's time to help them develop some good7 They shouldn't waste time doing nothing when they are young. Sooner or later, they may regret the time they8 '"
Mrs. Kirk also makes a list of suggestions to help teachers better manage their classes. The following are among her suggestions:
On the first day of class, tell students how they will benefit (受益) by taking the class and the importance9 listening carefully in class.
Do not allow them to bring cell phones or MP3 players to the class at all.
Tell them how to use Cell phones or MP3 players10
A.excited B.worried C.surprised D.interested
A.do B.doing C.to do D.did
A.other B.the other C.others D.another
A.rude B.polite C.friendly D.boring
A.Such as B.For example C.Instead of D.Instead
A.me B.myself C.I D.mine
A.ideas B.speeches C.habits D.classes
A.wasted B.waste C.have wasted D.will waste
A.on B.of C.at D.by
A.careful B.carefully C.proper D.properly