We spent a day in the country and picked a lot of flowers.Our car was full of flowers inside! On the way home we had to stop at traffic lights, and there my wife saw the bookshelf.
It stood outside a furniture(家具)shop.“Buy it,” she said at once, “We’ll carry it home on the roof-rack(车顶架).I’ve always wanted one like that.”
What could I do?Ten minutes later I was twenty dollars poorer, and the bookshelf was tied on to the roof-rack.It was tall and narrow, quite heavy too.
As it was getting darker, I drove slowly.Other drivers seemed more polite than usual that evening.The police even stopped traffic to let us through.Carrying furnit ure was a good idea.
After a time my wife said, “There’s a long line of cars behind.Why don’t they overtake(超车)?”
Just at that time a police car did overtake.The two officers inside looked at us seriously when they went past.But then, with a kind smile they asked us to follow their car through the busy traffic.The police car stopped at our village church.One of the officers came to me.
“Right, sir, ” he said.“Do you need any more help now?”
I didn’t quite understand.“Thanks, officer, ” I said.“You’ve been very kind.I live just down the road.”
He was looking at our things:first at the flowers, then at the bookshelf.“Well, well, ”he said and laughed.“It’s a bookshelf you’ve got there!We thought it was…or, something else.”
My wife began to laugh.Suddenly I understood why the police drove here.I smiled at the officer.“Yes, it’s a bookshelf, but thanks again.” I drove home as fast as I could.
(1)
From the story we know that ________.
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A.
the writer was poor and didn’t buy the bookshelf for his wife
B.
the writer’s wife didn’t like the bookshelf at all
C.
the writer was always glad to buy something for his wife
D.
the writer was not very glad to buy the bookshelf for his wife
(2)
What made the writer think that carrying furniture was “a good idea”?
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A.
He could drive slowly and it was safe.
B.
Other drivers would let him go first.
C.
His wife could use a new bookshelf.
D.
He could save a lot of money and time.
(3)
Why were the police and other drivers so kind to the writer?
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A.
Because they thought the writer liked studying very much and needed a bookshelf.
B.
Because they didn’t think it was polite to overtake a car with a bookshelf on it.
C.
Because they thought somebody in the writer’s family had died and he needed help.
D.
Because they thought it was dangerous to carry a bookshelf on a car.
(4)
Why did the writer’s wife begin to laugh?
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A.
Because now she knew what mistake the police had made.
B.
Because at last her husband understood why the police had driven to the church.
C.
Because the officer was always looking at the flowers and the bookshelf.
D.
Because the police had helped them a lot.
(5)
When did the officers begin to realize(意识到)they had made a mistake?
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A.
Before they arrived at the church.
B.
Before they overtook the writer’s car.
C.
After one of them looked at the flowers and the bookshelf carefully at the church.
You will have a lot of reading to do in this grade this year.You can do more of it in less time if you learn to read rapidly.
Perhaps you have been told about some habits (习惯) which keep a person from reading fast and have been strongly asked to break those habits which you might have.
Do you still have any of these bad habits?Check yourself by answering“yes”or“no”to these questions.
(1) Do you move your lips (嘴唇) when reading silently?
(2) Do you point to words with your finger as you read?
(3)Do you move your head from side to side as you read?
(4)Do you read one word at a time?
If you answer“yes”to any of these questions,start at once to break the habit.If you move your tips,hold your fingers over them,or hold a piece of paper be-tween your lips while you are reading.Then if your lips move,your will know it and can stop them.
If you point to words,hold the two sides of your book,one side with your left hand,the other side with your right hand.Then you won't have a free finger to use in pointing while reading.If you move your head,place your chin (下巴) in one hand and hold your head still (静止不动的).
If you read no more than one or two or three words at a time,you need to work very hard in learning to take in (吸收) more words at each glance (一瞥) as your eyes travel across the lines of words.
Even if you do rather fast now,you can learn to read even faster.As you probably have been told,the secret of fast reading is to take in whole groups of words as each glance.Read in through groups and force (迫使) your eyes along the lines of words as fast as you can to make them go.Anyone who practices doing these things will he able to read faster.
(1)
You may hold your fingers over your lips while reading so as ______.
A.to tell others to be silent
B.to feel whether your lips move or not
C.to hold a piece of paper between them
D.to keep yourself from talking to others
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(2)
When you read,______.
A.don't keep your head still
B.don't hold your books with your hands
C.don't stand up near a desk
D.don't use your finger to point to words
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(3)
If you learn to read fast,______.
A.you can read more in less time
B.you can write faster
C.you can understand better
D.you can read less in more time
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(4)
You must _______ those habits that we are talking about in this reading.
A.remember B.have C.get rid of D.keep
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(5)
This reading is mainly about ______.
A.the way of reading fast
B.the importance of fast reading
C.the bad habits in reading
D.how to speak quickly
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阅读理解
Good afternoon.Welcome to England.We hope that your visit will be a pleasant one.Today I'd like to tell you something about a few of our laws.
The first one is about drinking.Now you may not buy wine in this country if you are under 18 years of age,nor may your friends buy it for you.
The second one,noise.Enjoy yourselves by yourself,but don't make unnecessary noise,especially at night.We ask you to respect other people who may wish you be quiet.
The third one,crossing the road.Be careful.The traffic moves on the left side of the road in this country.Use pedestrian crossing (人行横道) and don't take any chances when crossing the road.
My next point is about rubbish.It isn't lawful to drop rubbish in the street.When you have something to throw away,please put it in your pocket and take it home,or put it in a dustbin.
Finally,smoking.It is against the law to buy cigarettes if you are less than 16 years of age.
I'd like to finish by saying that if you need any kinds of help,you should contact the police.They will be glad to help you.You can call,write or go to ask any policemen.
(1)
Who do you think is most likely to make the speech?
A.A guide. B.A person who makes laws.
C.A teacher. D.An English officer.
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(2)
How many laws are discussed in the speech?
A.Four. B.Three. C.Six. D.Five.
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(3)
The main purpose (目的) of this speech is to ______.
A.tell people that those above 18 can drink and smoke in England
B.declare (宣布) the different laws in England
C.give advice to the travelers in England
D.warn people against going to England
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(4)
The underlined word“contact”in the last paragraph means“______”.
A.keep up B.go to see C.make a call to D.bring trouble
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(5)
From the passage we can learn______.
A.in England,if you are under 18 years of age,you can't buy wine,but your friends can buy it for you
B.you may not buy cigarettes unless you are above 16 years of age
C.because the traffic moves on the left side of the road,you must use the pedestrian crossing when crossing the road