题目内容
An old man was going home late one night with his horse and cart after a day's hard work. When he
was not far from his house, the light on the cart went out. He tried but could not mend it.
He was near his home, and so he went along he road without a light. When a policeman saw this, he
stopped the old carter.
"Where is your light?" asked the policeman. "No man may take a cart along the road at night without
a light. You know that. You have broken the law." "I had a light, but it has just gone out," said the old man.
"I don't believe that story," said the policeman. He took out a book and got ready to write. "What's
your name and where do you live?" he asked.
"Please don't take my name," said the old man. "My home is just there. You can see it from here. I had a light nearly the whole way. I haven't come far without a light. "
"You came all the way without a light. What's your name?"
The carter quickly took the policeman's hand and put it down on top of the light. The light was still hot
and burnt the policeman's hand. The policeman jumped and he was very angry. Now, what do you
think?" said the carter. "Did I come all the way without a light?"
A. something like a car
B. something like a light
C. something pulled by a horse
D. something with a light
2. The old man drove home .
A. on the back of his horse
B. late one night
C. very late every night
D. with a policeman
3. Where did the policeman stop the old man?
A. Near the old man's home.
B. At the traffic lights. .
C. Under a road light.
D. Far from the old man's home,
4. The cart was stopped by the policeman because________.
A. the old man didn't have a light
B. the policeman didn't believe the old man's words
C. the old man didn't want to tell his name
D. the light on the old man's cart was not on
5. What made the policeman believe the old man's words?
A. He made the policeman touch the light.
B. He jumped and shouted angrily.
C. He made the policeman angry.
D. The light burnt the policeman's feet.
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阅读理解
O. Henry was a pen name used by an American writer of short stories. His real name was William Sydney Porter. He was born in North Carolina in 1862. As a young boy, he lived an exciting life. He did not go to school for very long, but he managed to teach himself everything he needed to know. When he was about 20 years old, O. Henry went to Texas, where he tried different jobs. He first worked on a newspaper, and then had a job in a bank. When some money went missing from the bank, O. Henry was believed to have stolen it. Because of that, he was sent to prison. During the three years in prison, he learned to write short stories. After he got out of prison, he went to New York and continued writing. He wrote mostly about New York and the life of the poor there. People liked his stories, because simple as the tales were, they would finish with a sudden change at the end, to the reader's surprise.
(1) In which order did Henry do the following things?
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a
．Lived in New Yorkb
．Worked in a bank.e
．Travelled to Texas.d
．Was put in prison.e
．Had a newspaper job.f
．Learned to write stories.|
A ．e, c, f, b, d, a |
B ．e, e, b, d, f, a |
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C ．e, b, d, c, a, f |
D ．c, b, e, d, a, f |
(2) People enjoyed reading O
．Henry's stories because they ________.[ ]
A
．had surprise endingsB
．were easy to understandC
．showed his love for the poorD
．were about New York City(3) O
．Henry went to prison because ________.[ ]
A
．people thought he had stolen money from the newspaperB
．he broke the law by not using his own nameC
．he wanted to wrote stories about prisonersD
．people thought he had taken money that was not his(4) The word
”prison”in the passage means ________.[ ]
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A ．法院 |
B ．监狱 |
C ．军队 |
D ．边疆 |
阅读理解
Here is nine o’ clock news
Prime Minister（总理）Abdul Krim of Tyrea has said that the danger（战争）in the Middle East（中东）is greater now than for the past two years. His country does not want war, he says, but the Tyrean people have waited too long for an end to the troubles with their neighbours. If war comes, says Mr King, Tyrea will be ready.
Ben Kitson, the writer of stories and plays for children, has died at his home in California. Mr Kitson was 82. His most famous book of stories, The Gentleman’s House, sells all over the world, in more than twenty-five languages.
Policeman in New York have stopped work. Their leader（领导）, Mr Paulo Angeli, says that they will return to work only when they receive more money for working long hours and doing what Mr Angel calls “the most dangerous job in the city.”
It has been a good year on the farm. The warm, wet spring, and the fine summer have been very good for all kinds of food plants. This means that fruit and vegetables will cost less in the shops this year.
And now it’s time for “Morning Music”.
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1.Abdul Krim has said that___________.
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A．there is no more danger of war |
B．the danger of war passed two years ago |
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C．there is more danger of war now |
D．are a great danger in the Middle East |
2. The Tyrean people___________.
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A．are ready and waiting for war |
B．are ready to wait another war |
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C．do not want war, but will be ready if it comes |
D．have already ended the war |
3. Mr Ben Kitson wrote__________.
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A．children ‘s stories and plays |
B．in more than twenty – five languages |
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C．82 stories about his hometown |
D．books, then sold them all over the world |
4. Mr Paulo Angeli is __________
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A．the most dangerous policeman New York |
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B．a policeman who receives the most money in New York |
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C．the leader of the New York City policeman |
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D．a policeman and the leader of New York City |
5. Because food plants have done well,___________.
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A．fruit and vegetables will cost less this year |
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B．there will be a ware, wet spring and a fine summer |
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C．food will cost less than it did in the spring |
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D．plants will cost less this year |