题目内容
Everyone talks about the weather, but no one does anything about it. It is true. People usually begin their talks with“Isn’t it a nice day?”
Many people think they can tell what the weather is going to be like. But they hardly(几乎不) agree with each other. One man may say,“Do you see how cloudy it is in the east? It’s going to rain tomorrow.”Another man will say,“No, it’s going to be fine tomorrow.”
People often look for the weather they want. When a farmer needs water, he looks for
something to tell him it’s going to rain; he won’t believe(相信)anything else. When friends have a travel, they are sure the weather is going to clear up very quickly.
Almost(几乎)everyone listens to what the weatherman says, but he doesn’t always tell us what we want, and sometimes he makes mistakes. Still(仍然), he probably(或许)comes closer to being right than anyone else.
【小题1】“No one does anything about the weather”means ______.
A.No one can make weather | B.No one can change(改变)weather |
C.Asking each other’s name | D.Talking what they eat |
A.Talking about weather | B.Keeping silent(沉默) |
C.Asking each other’s name | D.Talking what they eat |
A.fine | B.rainy | C.cloudy | D.like what they like to be |
A.reports weather | B.can see weather |
C.can change weather | D.can make weather |
A.often | B.never | C.sometimes | D.little |
【小题1】B
【小题2】A
【小题3】D
【小题4】A
【小题5】C
解析【小题1】句意理解题,根据文中语句“till(仍然), he probably(或许)comes closer to being right than anyone else.”理解可知。
【小题2】细节理解题,根据文中语句“People usually begin their talks with“Isn’t it a nice day?”
”理解可知。
【小题3】细节理解题,根据文中语句“People often look for the weather they want.”理解可知。
【小题4】词义理解推断题,根据文中语句“Almost(几乎)everyone listens to what the weatherman says, but he doesn’t always tell us what we want, and sometimes he makes mistakes.”理解可知。
【小题5】细节理解题,根据文中语句“but he doesn’t always tell us what we want, and sometimes he makes mistakes.”理解可知。
One day when some government officials(官员) were building a barn(谷仓), they found a mouse hole in a corner and used smoke to make the mice inside the hole come out. A while later they indeed saw mice running out, one after another. Then, everyone thought that all the mice had escaped. But just as they began to clean up, they saw two mice squeezing(挤)out at the mouth of the hole. With some efforts, the mice finally got out. However, it was strange that after they came out of the hole, they didn’t run away immediately. Instead, one chased after the other near the mouth of the hole. It seemed that one was trying to bite the tail of the other.
Everyone was puzzled(困惑), so they stepped near to take a look. They realized that one of the mice was blind and couldn’t see anything, and the other was trying to allow the blind mouse to bite on his tail so that he could pull the blind one with him to escape.
After seeing what happened, everyone was speechless and lost in thought. During the meal time, the group of people sat down in a circle and started to chat about what happened to the two mice.
One serious American official said, “I think the relationship between those mice was that of king and guard(卫兵).” The other thought for a while and said, “That is why!”
A smart Frenchman said, “I think the relationship between those two mice was that of husband and wife.” Again the others thought for a while, and all felt it made sense.
A Japanese said, “I think the relationship between those two mice was that of mother and son.” Once again the others thought for a while, and felt this was more reasonable. So they expressed(表达) agreement another time.
At that moment, one Chinese asked, “Why did those two mice have to have a certain relationship?”
Suddenly, the group looked back at the Chinese and stayed speechless. The American official, the French and the Japanese who had spoken earlier all lowered their heads in shame(羞愧), and did not dare to answer.
In fact, the true love is not built on friendship, loyalty(忠诚) or blood relationship.
Instead, it is based on no relationship.
【小题1】Neither of the two mice ran away immediately because ________.
A.one was biting the other |
B.the mouth of the hole was too small |
C.they were not afraid of smoke |
D.one was trying to help the blind one |
A.They didn’t dare to answer. |
B.They didn’t realize the importance of protecting animals. |
C.They felt sorry they had driven a poor blind mouse away. |
D.They didn’t express themselves much better. |
A.all the mice came out of the hole easily |
B.each of the people understood the relationship differently |
C.the people wanted to kill the mice with smoke |
D.the people knew one of the mice was blind at first |
A.it was correct | B.it was strange |
C.it was funny | D.it was sweet |
A.Two Lovely Mice | B.Help Produces Love |
C.Love Is All | D.Friends in Need |
Before you can start speaking and writing in English, your brain must get enough correct English sentences. This is obvious(显而易见的).
There are two ways to get correct English sentences: listening and reading. Both are good, but reading is much easier than listening. With the help of a good dictionary, you will be able to understand English texts much more easily than movies. If you just read one book in English, you will see that your English has become much better. English phrases will just come to you without thinking when you are writing or speaking.
This is true for hundreds of words and grammar structures(结构). If you read in English, you can forget about grammar rules. Throw away your grammar book! You needn’t know the rules for the present perfect tense(现在完成时). Instead, read a few books in English, and soon you will feel that “I have seen Paul yesterday” is wrong. The only difference between you and native speakers is that they have heard and read more English sentences than you have.
【小题1】From the first paragraph, we know that ________.
A.English is difficult to learn |
B.if you have seen an English sentence, you can speak English |
C.before you use English, you must know some English |
D.everyone is a born English speaker |
A.Speaking. | B.Writing. |
C.Thinking. | D.Reading and listening. |
A.by reading English books | B.by reading grammar books |
C.by writing and speaking | D.by learning grammar rules |
A.have parents as their English teachers |
B.are born to know grammar rules and phrases |
C.read and hear more English than you |
D.have a gift in learning English |
A.It is important for us to know English words. |
B.Reading is important for us to learn English. |
C.English grammar is not so important. |
D.The best way to learn English is going to England. |