题目内容
Rockefeller was a millionaire
(百万富翁). One day he went to stay at a hotel in New York. He hoped to have the cheapest room to live in. Rockefeller asked, “What price is the room?” The boss told him “And which floor is it on?” Again the boss told him.“Is that your cheapest room you have? I'm staying here by myself and only need a room.” The boss said, “That room is the smallest and cheapest we have but why do you choose a poor room like that? When your son stays here, he always stays in our dearest room, yours is our cheapest.”“Yes,” said Rockefeller, “his father is a very rich man. But mine isn't.”
Choose the best answer.
(1) Rockfeller was a ________.
[ ]
A .rich man |
B .writer |
C .worker |
D .farmer |
(2) Rockefeller wanted to have ________ room to live in.
[ ]
A .a beautiful |
B .a dear |
C .the cheapest |
D .a large |
(3) The boss told Rockefeller that they had ________ room.
[ ]
A .no the cheapest |
B .the cheapest |
C .no the dearest |
D .no smaller |
(4) Rockefeller's son often stays in ________ room.
[ ]
A .the smallest |
B .a cheap |
C .a small |
D .the dearest |
(5) Rockefeller was born in a ________ family.
[ ]
A .rich |
B .big |
C .poor |
D .farm's |
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The sky is full of animals. They are kites. It is Kite Day.
Kites go back
(追溯)to the old time. Once people believed kites could carry their thoughts to God(上帝). Many people flew kites above their houses at night. They thought this kept them safe from all bad things at night.Kites are fun. But they also have been of great help to men. Men have used kites to learn about the weather. Men have used kites in building bridges. Heavy wire
(金属线)cable(缆绳)for bridges have been pulled across(被拉过)rivers with the use of kites.Once a great American tied a key
(钥匙)to a kite. He wanted to know about lightning(闪电). Do you know who he was?(1)Kites flying above the houses at night were to keep people______.
[
]
A .happy |
B .safe |
C .quiet |
D .comfortable |
(2)Which do you believe?
[
]A
.Today we fly kites for fun.B
.Today we fly kites to keep bad things away.C
.Today we use kites to carry our thoughts to gods.D
.Today we use kites to know about the wind.(3)How have people used kites?
[
]A
.Men have used kites to lean about the space.B
.Men have used kites to learn about the weather.C
.Men have used kites to learn about bad things.D
.Men have used kites to learn about the sky.(4)The main
(主要)idea of the whole story is that________.[
]A
.people have used kites in many waysB
.it is hard to set up a bridgeC
.animals like to fly kitesD
.people like to do nothing but fly kitesAbraham Lincoln was the 16th US president (
总统). He was not good-looking and he liked to make fun of himself. This helped him get through many hard times. Here's one example.One day, a man pointed a gun at him. Lincoln got a little afraid but tried to keep cool. He asked the man,
“So what do you want?” The man held the gun to Lincoln's head and said, “A few years ago, I decided that if I saw an uglier man than myself, I would shoot (射杀) him.”When Lincoln heard this, he was not worried any more. With a smile, he said to the man,
“Shoot me then, for if I am uglier than you, I don'l want to live.”(1)What did Lincoln look like?
[ ]
A
.He was a good-looking man.B
.He looked very ugly.C
.He hated his appearance.D
.He wanted to change his looks.(2)When a man used a gun to point at him, Lincoln, ______.
[ ]
A .tried to run away |
B .tried to he calm |
C .thed to fight with him |
D .tried to make friends with him |
(3)What does the last sentence mean?
[ ]
A
.Lincoln wanted to die.B
.Lincoln hated being an ugly man.C
.The man with the gun was uglier than Lincoln.D
.Lincoln was just joking.(4)Which of the following is not true according to the story?
[ ]
A
.Lincoln was a humorous man.B
.The man thought Lincoln was uglier than him.C
.Lincoln always made jokes about his looks.D
.Lincoln was killed by this man.Luce bought shoes from the shoe factory and tried to sell them to people.
There were not many shops in small villages People there did not want to go down to buy their shoes. So Luce sold a lot of shoes there.
One day Luce drove along the street He stopped in front of a house. There was a small boy beside the door Luce opened the window of his lorry
(运货汽车)and called to the boy.“Hello. Is your mother at home?”The boy looked at him. Then he answered,
“Yes, she is ““
That's good, “Luce said. He got out of his lorry, took shoes and went to the door of the house. He knocked at the door and waited for a few minutes, but nobody came to answer the door.Luce knocked again and waited for a few more minutes, but still no one answered.
Then Luce looked at the small boy and said angrily,
“Your mother is NOT at home!”“She is,”the small boy said.
“Why didn't she open the door?” Luce asked.
“Because this isn't my house,” the small boy answered.
Choose the best answer.
(1) Luce was ________.
[ ]
A .a shoes seller |
B .a worker |
C .a shoes |
D .a book seller |
(2) Luce tried to sell shoes to people ________.
[ ]
A .in shops |
B .in small villages |
C .In the town |
D .in the city |
(3) Luce stopped in front of a house and asked the boy if his mother was at home because he wanted to ________.
[ ]
A
.sell the shoes to the boy.B
.sell the shoes to the boy's mother.C
.ask his mother for something to eat.D
.drink some water.(4) Which of the following is not true?
[ ]
A
.Luce drove a lorry when he sold shoes.B
.The boy's mother wasn't at home.C
.The boy was an honest(诚实的)one.D
.The shoes were selling well.(5) Why didn't the mother open the door of the house?
[ ]
A
.Because the mother wasn't at home.B
.Because it was not the boy's house.C
.Because Luce didn't make enough noise.D
.Because there was no one in the house.I have four grown children and I am close to them, especially my oldest daughter, Ella. Half a year ago, Ella told me I was her best friend and that she was lucky to have such a good mother. Recently, Ella is more and more strange. She shouts a lot and says hurtful
(伤人的)things-not just to me, but to her friends as well. She has also made up some strange stories, and then, has become angry when I try to tell her the truth. In the past few weeks, she has shouted at me for no reason, and wanted to call the police when her daughters were at my home. She accuses(指责)me of “kidnapping(绑架)” them, when, in reality, she forgets to pick them up, and they end up staying overnight in my house. Now she is telling lies that she has caught me stealing things in a shop. I am so sad and I can hardly stand it.(1)This passage is about _____________ .
[ ]
A .taking care of pets |
B .taking care of children |
C .a mother and a daughter |
D .four grown children |
(2)Ella is the ___________ of the girls.
[ ]
A .youngest |
B .oldest |
C .tallest |
D .happiest |
(3)Ella thought her mother was a good mother _________ .
[ ]
A .six months ago |
B .a year ago |
C .many years ago |
D .when she was a little girl |
(4)Ella is strange now. She _________________ .
[ ]
A
.shouts a lot and says hurtful thingsB
.makes up stories that never happenC
.accuses her mother of doing wrong thingsD
.all of the above(5)From the passage we can infer
(推断)that Ella __________ .[ ]
A
.wants to take care of her motherB
.needs to see a doctorC
.is doing the right thingD
.is very happyGail Ann Dorsey, 31, is a singer and songwriter. She also plays bass guitar in a band with the English musician Bryan Ferry. She is from Philadelphia. Her family are in the united States, but her home is in South London.
Gail Ann lives alone and doesn't go out much in London. She's got a recording studio in her house where she works during the day and in the evenings. She writes, sings and plays music. When she cooks in the evenings, she does Tai Chi, a Chinese form of Exercise.
Gail Ann is very thin. She's quite short and she's got short, black hair. Her hands are small for a bass player but very strong.
Choose the best answer.
(1) Gail Ann lives in__________.
A .Philadelphia |
B .South London |
C .the United States |
D .North London |
(2) Gail Ann plays bass guitar ___________.
A .in a band |
B .in a library |
C .in a school |
D .in a concert |
(3) In the evenings, Gail Ann_________.
A
.writes, dances and plays musicB
.reads, writes and singsC
.writes, sings and plays musicD
.writes, sings and dances(4) When she cooks in the evenings. She____________.
A .listens to music |
B .dances |
C .Washes clothes |
D .does Tai Chi |
(5) Her hands are__________.
A .big and thin |
B .big and strong |
C .large and strong |
D .small and strong |
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