阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
Zu Ti was a great man of Jin Dynasty. He was ____（1）____ for his hard work and great achievements. But when he was a child, he was a naughty (顽皮的) boy who showed little ____（2）____ in reading. As he grew up, Zu Ti ____（3）____ he didn’t have enough knowledge. And he deeply felt that he could not serve his country well. So he made up ____（4）____ mind to study hard.
Zu Ti had a ____（5）____ friend named Liu Kun. They had a deep friendship. So they stayed together every day. They even slept on one bed every night and ____（6）____ at the same time every morning. One day, when they were ____（7）____, Zu Ti heard the rooster crowing (打鸣). An ____（8）____ came to him. He woke up Liu Kun and said, “How about getting up to play swords (剑)?” ____（9）____ he was still sleepy, Liu Kun agreed with Zu Ti gladly. From then on, they got up and played swords ____（10）____ the rooster began crowing. They kept their words day after day. They never gave up no matter how ____（11）____ in winter or hot in summer. Besides, they began to study history ____（12）____ and put all their energy into reading books. ____（13）____ , they learned a great deal of knowledge and made much progress. A few years later, ____（14）____ of them grew up with talents and wisdom. At last, their ____（15）____ came true and they made great contributions to their country.
This is the Chinese idiom story To Rise with the Rooster.
（1）
| A． |
ready |
B． |
famous |
C． |
late |
D． |
sorry |
（2）
| A． |
pride |
B． |
respect |
C． |
interest |
D． |
kindness |
（3）
| A． |
realized |
B． |
decided |
C． |
imagined |
D． |
promised |
（4）
| A． |
his |
B． |
her |
C． |
its |
D． |
their |
（5）
| A． |
rich |
B． |
busy |
C． |
same |
D． |
close |
（6）
| A． |
picked up |
B． |
got up |
C． |
gave up |
D． |
made up |
（7）
| A． |
fighting |
B． |
discussing |
C． |
sleeping |
D． |
reading |
（8）
| A． |
order |
B． |
idea |
C． |
exam |
D． |
ability |
（9）
| A． |
Because |
B． |
Unless |
C． |
If |
D． |
Though |
（10）
| A． |
as well as |
B． |
as much as |
C． |
as good as |
D． |
as soon as |
（11）
| A． |
long |
B． |
dry |
C． |
cold |
D． |
quiet |
（12）
| A． |
carefully |
B． |
politely |
C． |
probably |
D． |
recently |
（13）
| A． |
In this way |
B． |
By the way |
C． |
In their way |
D． |
On his way |
（14）
| A． |
either |
B． |
all |
C． |
both |
D． |
neither |
（15）
| A． |
mistakes |
B． |
dreams |
C． |
hobbies |
D． |
difficulties |
Around the world, people have different ideas about what good manners are.
When you go to restaurants in different parts of the world, it's __1___ to know the right and wrong things to do. For example, in China it's OK to __2__a lot of noise in a restaurant. In fact, if a restaurant isn't noisy and __3___, you may think there is something wrong with it. However, in many western countries, restaurants are __4___places. If a table is too loud, other people who are eating there might even __5___to the owner of the restaurant.
Paying the bill is also different from country to country. In China，one person usually pays for __6__. In western countries, one person pays if he or she is entertaining clients（宴请宾客）， but whenfriends eat together, they usually share the cost. This is called doing Dutch(均摊费用). Also, when westerners pay the __7__ , they usually leave some money for the__8___. This is called “Leaving a tip”. Leaving a tip is thought to be polite. In the U.S., it's __9___to leave tips of 10%, 15%, or 20% of the bill, which is decided by how good the service is. Good waiters can make a lot of money!
The food people eat is different in the world, but you can findthe same kind of food in many countries. Chinese and Italian food, for example, are __10__ all over the world.
A．popular B．difficult C．important D．enjoyable
A．cause B．keep C．stop D．make
A．lively B．dangerous C．lucky D．polite
A．noisy B．quiet C．busy D．clean
A．shout B．explain C．complain D．ask
A．everybody B．nobody C．somebody D．none
A．bill B．waiter C．visitors D．food
A．gatekeeper B．seller C．waiter D．visitor
A．terrible B．common C．serious D．unusual
A．different B．popular C．expensive D．cheap
Learning Chinese may seem difficult to foreigners outside China． 36 , Daisy Raffan, an 37 girl in Britain, hopes to bring the language to the young people．Daisy has 38 an online learning website(网站) to teach the language to as 39 people as possible all over the world． 40 China’s fast development in the world, Daisy thinks 41 important for people to learn the language sooner rather than later．Daisy has 42 Putonghua since the age of five．Two years ago, after she decided to pass on what she had learned, this teenager 43 the idea for the website, kids Chinese club．com．She said, “People are afraid to learn Putonghua．One of the main reasons is that they think it’s an 44 language to learn, but I have had fun 45 it．And I hope what have done is easy and fun．”Her 46 offers a series(系列)of lessons, which are videos of Daisy teaching a group of students on topics from greetings and numbers to Chinese culture．
Daisy’s website has 47 the support of several important persons—the teenager 48 she has received a letter praising(赞扬)her work from Gordon Brown, who is the British Prime Minister(首相)．
She said, “I wrote to him and told him what I was doing and got a letter 49 ．He said that what I was doing was a really good 50 ．I thought it was amazing．I was excited that someone so important was supporting what we’re doing．”
A．Otherwise B．Therefore C．However D．By the way
A．5-year-old B．18-year-old C．8-year-old D．28-year-old
A．invented B．discovered C．wrote D．set up
A．much B．few C．many D．little
A．As B．When C．With D．But
A．this B．that C．it D．/
A．taught B．learnt C．drew D．talked
A．came out B．came on C．came over D．came up with
A．impossible B．interesting C．excellent D．easy
A．telling B．learning C．writing D．speaking
A．e-mail B．magazine C．essay D．website
A．won B．made C．given D．beaten
A．wonders B．asks C．doubts D．says
A．in B．back C．down D．up
A．girl B．design C．idea D．person
Jenny works hard every day. After work, she spends much time 1 housework for her family. She always has2 things to do. Her husband(丈夫) works in a radio station.He is never late 3 work. 4 the radio station , he takes the number 109 bus . He is busy every day.There 5a son and three daughters in Jenny’s family. They are not 6in the same school. They go to school 7 bike on school days.They study very8 . On weekends, Jenny takes them to some nice 9 to eat different kinds of delicious food. She also takes them to the zoo . They love most animals because they think they’re interesting. But her son doesn’t like tigers .He thinks they’re 10 scary. Jenny has a happy family.
A．do B．to do C．doing D．on doing
A．many B．much C．a lot D．a lots of
A．to B．it C．for D．with
A．Get B．To get C．To get to D．Getting to
A．is B．are C．have D．has
A．study B．going C．studying D．go
A．with B．on C．in D．by
A．good B．well C．bad D．nice
A．parks B．restaurants C．banks D．offices
A．kinds of B．a kind of C．all kinds of D．kind of
What do you do on the weekend ? Some people like to1 at home, but others like to go 2 a walk or play football. My friends Jack works hard in a factory during the 3 . On the weekend, he always 4 the same things. On Saturday he 5 his car and on 6 he goes with his family to a village by car. His uncle and aunt have a farm there. It isn’t a 7 one, but there’s always 8 to do on a farm. The children help with the animals and give them their 9 . Jack and his wife help in the fields . At the end of the day, they are all 10 and Jack’s aunt gives them a big meal.
A．plays B．stay C．live D．enjoys
A．to B．in C．at D．for
A．day B．time C．autumn D．weekdays
A．does B．make C．borrows D．has
A．watches B．washes C．driving D．sells
A．Monday B．Saturday C．Sunday D．Tuesday
A．big B．small C．hard D．short
A．little B．much C．fast D．far
A．clothes B．places C．food D．balls
A．clean B．late C．hungry D．friendly
There are 1 days2 a week. They are 3 , Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and 4 .Sunday is the first day 5 a week. Monday is the second day of a week. The last day of a week is Saturday. 6 China, people work 7 days a week. They go to work from Monday 8 Friday. They don’t go to work 9 Saturdays and Sundays . They stay 10 home.
A．5 B．6 C．7 D．8
A．of B．in C．on D．at
A．Monday B．Friday C．Sunday D．Tuesday
A．Monday B．Friday C．Sunday D．Tuesday
A．of B．in C．on D．at
A．Of B．In C．On D．At
A．five B．six C．seven D．eight
A．on B．to C．of D．at
A．on B．to C．of D．at
A．in B．on C．to D．at