题目内容
all over the world, dogs are wild (野生的).
Dogs go back to the Stoen Age. All dogs had the same ancestor(祖先). It is believed that this
ancestor was much like a wolf (狼). Other animals like the fox, came from this ancestor, too.
Thousands of years ago, man began to tame (驯服)the wild dogs . When the dogs were tame, they
were trained (训练). The strong dogs became working animals . They were trained to pull heavy loads
(担子). They learned to keep watch over the sheep and other animals. Working dogs had other jobs, too.
Some dogs were not strong. But they could help man hunt for game. Other dogs were best as pets.
At first , there were only a few kinds of dogs. Today there are more than 100 kinds.
ancestor.
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A man fell out of his plane and fell back into it again. Two people rowed(划) a small boat from New York to England in 56 days. One person was so big that he wouldn’t fit in any hospital room. Would you believe these stories? Well, they may sound strange, but they did happen. James Cornell has more strange but true stories like these in a book called Very Strange People.
Here is part of the contents(目录) of Very Strange People. The contents lists the names of the chapters(章) or parts of the book. It also tells on what page each chapter begins.
Chapter Page
One A Dog’s Life ..........................................3
Two A Lucky Pilot(飞机师) ................... ..............14
Three High Wire Act(走钢丝) .................... .............33
Four Fat Men ............................................... 41
Five Over the Falls .........................................43
Six A House without an end ................... .............53
Seven Row, Row, Row Your Boat ................. ..............60
Eight The Tower Builder ....................... ..............85
【小题1】 In 1918, Captain Hedley fell off his plane in the sky, but soon he fell back into it again! You may read about this story in Chapter _____.
A.2 | B.3 | C.4 | D.6 |
A.1 | B.3 | C.5 | D.6 |
A.3 | B.33 | C.1 | D.53 |
A.3 | B.43 | C.53 | D.85 |
A.his illness | B.his height | C.his friend | D.his size |
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It was Sunday and Tom was staying home. After breakfast he went out into the garden and played quietly by himself. There were no kids around and he was used to playing alone quietly. He played with Bobby, the dog. He climbed up and down the trees. Sometimes a bird would come down to perch(停歇)on top of the doghouse.
Then Tom would have the greatest fun by throwing a stone or something at it. Though he never made it, he did like doing this kind of things.
Now Tom had been in the garden for half an hour. Suddenly a crack(碎裂声)was heard and the little boy began crying.
“What’s the matter, Tom?” his mother looked through the kitchen window.
Tom ran into the kitchen.
“Mum,” he sobbed(抽泣), “I broke Bobby’s plate. I didn’t know it was so fragile(易碎的).”
His mother put her arms round him and said, “Don’t feel too bad, Tom. We have other plates for Bobby. But how did you break that one?”
“I throw this at a bird but missed, and it went straight to the plate.” In Tom’s hand was his father’s gold pocket watch.(金怀表)!
1.When did the story happen?
A.On a Sunday afternoon. |
B.On a Sunday morning. |
C.At noon. |
D.In the evening. |
2. When a bird perched on top of the doghouse, Tom ___.
A.would like to play with it |
B.was very interested in it by throwing a stone at it. |
C.would like to give it something to eat. |
D.would smile |
3. There were no kids around and he was used to playing alone quietly. Here “kids” means ___
A.men |
B.dogs |
C.children |
D.birds |
4. How long had Tom been in the garden when his mother heard him cry?
A.An hour |
B.A day |
C.Two hours |
D.Half an hour |
5.“Though he never made it” means “___”
A.Though he couldn’t hit a bird with a stone or something. |
B.Though he couldn’t catch the bird. |
C.Though he couldn’t have fun from the bird. |
D.Though he couldn’t eat the bird. |
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A company began to make a new kind of dog food. A party was held to show the new dog food to everyone. People from the newspapers and TV stations were there.
There was a dog at the party. He was supposed to eat the dog food and have his picture taken. The plan was to show everybody how much the dog would like the new dog food.
When the time came, a plate of the dog food was set in front of the dog. Everyone looked at the dog. But there was one problem. He didn’t eat any of it. The dog didn’t like the dog food!
The boss of the company had to do something fast. All of the people were watching. All of them were laughing. So he ate the dog food himself!
1.The company in the story ___.
A.takes a picture |
B.has more than on boss |
C.makes dog food |
D.makes a new machine |
2. A party was held to ___.
A.to feed a new animal |
B.to serve a large lunch |
C.for someone’s birthday |
D.to show a new kind of dog food |
3. “To show something” means “___”.
A.to wash it with water |
B.to let people look at it |
C.to turn on the television |
D.to feed it to the dogs |
4. The dog in the story ___.
A.wanted all the food |
B.ate all the food |
C.wanted to go to sleep |
D.didn’t eat the food |
5.The story shows that ___.
A.dogs don’t like to eat |
B.people like dog food |
C.some plans don’t work |
D.dogs will eat anything |