题目内容
New York is one of the last large American cities to have some of its policemen on horseback. The New York police have 170 horses working in certain parts of the city. The horses are expensive to feed, but it is even more expensive to look after them. Because the horses must walk on the streets, they need special horseshoes. In fact , they need more than 8,000 of them each year. Every police horse in New York gets new shoes every month. Keeping these shoes in good repair is the job of six blacksmiths. There are only about thirty-five of these blacksmiths in the whole United States.
The cost of shoing a horse is between twenty dollars and thirty-five dollars, and it takes a good blacksmith two or three hours to do the job.
A blacksmith’s job is not an easy one. He must be able to shape a shoe from a piece of metal and then fit it to the horse’s foot. The blacksmith must bend over all the time when he is fitting the shoe and must hold the weight of the horse’s leg while he works. Clearly, a blacksmith must be very storng. But even more important, he must be able to deal with horses---for before the blacksmith can begin his work, he has to get the horse to lift its leg.
One of the blacksmiths in New York is James Corbin. He came to the country from Ireland in 1948. He not only makes horseshoes for the police but also works for a group of horse owners near the city. Corbin became interested in blacksmithing because his father did it, and,as the puts it, “It’s a good way to make a living.”
【小题1】According to the reading passage, a blacksmith must be likely a______ man.
A.clever | B.rich | C.strong | D.lucky |
A.was interested in horses | B.was needed by the policemen |
C.drew a picture of the horseshoe | D.had a make a living |
A.fit it on the horse’s foot |
B.use it for two or three hours |
C.make the from of a horseshoe from a piece of metal |
D.draw a picture of the shoe |
A.Policemen on Horseback | B.Blacksmiths and Horseshoeing |
C.James Corbin, a Blacksmith | D.Horseshoeing is a Good Way to Make a Living |
A.Only a few large American cities have some policemen on horseback. |
B.New York is the only city in America to have some policemen on horseback. |
C.Policemen on horseback enjoy travelling around the United States. |
D.Policemen on horseback are less expensive than those in cars. |
【小题1】A
【小题2】D
【小题3】C
【小题4】B
【小题5】A
解析【小题1】推理题:由第三段, “Clearly, a blacksmith must be very storng. But even more important, he must be able to deal with horses”可以推知他很聪明。选A。
【小题2】细节题:由文中最后一段“It’s a good way to make a living”可知答案是D
【小题3】猜词题:shape 在此的意思为动词,就是帮助塑形,因而答案选C
【小题4】由上下文可以推知,本文的主题是“lacksmiths and Horseshoeing”选B。
【小题5】纵观全文,和文章的第一句话:New York is one of the last large American cities to have some of its policemen on horseback.可知,A符合题意。
Sally: I want to do business (生意). If I am rich, I will do a lot of things for my family. For me nothing is more important than my family. I will buy a new house for them and travel around the world.
Joe: If I have 5 million, I will use the money to do everything I like. At first, I will use 2 million to open my own shop. And I will use another 2 million to buy some new houses. In the future, the houses which I buy will become more expensive,and I will sell them to other people. Finally, I will use 1 million to buy some presents for my family and my best friend.
Anna: If I have 5 million, I will put 3 million in the bank and spend 2 million. I will visit Paris, London and New York. I will eat delicious food, play games, and build a building with a swimming pool.
Jack: I will buy an island if I have 5 million. Then I will be the king of the island nad I will invite my friends to my island.
【小题1】 Who will do business if he/she gets 5 million.?
A.Sally | B.jack | C.Anna | D.We don’t know. |
A.Do business | B.Open a shop. | C.Buy an island |
D.Put three million in the bank and spend 2 million. |
A.He will buy some new houses | B.He will open his own shop |
C.He will buy some presents for his family and his best friend. | D.He will build a building. |
A.China and japan | B.London, Paris and New York | C.London, Paris and Belgium |
D.Angola, Cuba and Inda. |
A, If one loses money, what will she/he do? B, If one borrows 5 million, what will he/she do?
C, If one gets 5 millions, what will he/she do? D, If one builds a big building, he/ she will sell it.
excited to mind. From the airport, my friend and I ______28_____a taxi to my hotel. On the way, I saw the skyline of Manhattan for the first time and I stared_____29_____astonishment at the famous skyscrapers and their_____30_____beauty. My friend helped me unpack at the hotel and then_____31____me because he_____32_____go back to work. He_____33_____to return the next day.
______34____ my friend had left, I went to a restaurant near the hotel to get something to eat. Because I_____35____speak a word of English, I couldn’t ____36____the waiter what I wanted. I was very upset and ____37_____to make some gestures, _____38_____the waiter didn’t understand me. Finally, I______39_____the same thing the man_____40_____the next table was eating. After dinner, I started to walk along Broadway______41_____I came to Time Square with its movie theatres, and huge_____42_____people. I didn’t feel tired so I continued to walk_______43_____the city.
When I returned to the hotel, I couldn’t sleep because I ______44______hearing the fire and police sirens(汽笛) during the night. I______45_____awake and thought about New York. I decided that I had to learn to speak English.
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Jack is an English teacher at a college. He moved to New York City 1 all the members of his family. Jack is an excellent teacher, so we’ve all 2 him very much since he left. It was not long before Jack came back to North Carolina for a short 3 . The teachers and students held a small party for him.
At the party, people walked around and 4 with each other. I certainly would not give up that good chance to learn English. So I tried to think of all kinds of topics to talk with Grace, another _____5____teacher.
Just before I was about to run out of my topics, suddenly I 6 Jack say to others loudly, “I dig New York!” I immediately asked Grace, “Is it really difficult to find a 7 in New York? Why does Jack have to do 8 work since he is such a good teacher?”
Grace didn’t seem to 9 what I said, “Why do you think that?” she asked.
“Haven’t you heard him say that he is digging New York? Is he building an underground passage (地下通道)?” I asked.
When she finally realized (明白) what I meant, Grace laughed to tears. She then asked us whether (是否) we 9 the meaning of “I dig New York.” All of 10 shook heads and said no. So Grace asked Jack to explain it to us.
It turns out that “ I dig New York.” means “I love New York.” in American slang (俚语). Though few people say that now, we still hear it from time to time.
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