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Jody was ten years old when he decided he needed a job. He thought it might be to keep worms(虫). He could sell them to farmers. So in , he bought many worms. But that winter the cold weather killed all the worms because he had not put them in a place.
The next spring Jody again. He bought more worms. When winter came, he took them inside so they would stay warm. Many farmers bought his worms.
One day when Jody was twelve, he got It was from State of New York. The letter said, “Everyone who things has to pay taxes (税)!” Jody made only one dollar selling worms. But he still to pay part of that money to the state. He told many people in his town what had . A reporter Jody on TV. Many people saw it and they began to write letters to the state. The letters said that the law was unfair. Finally the law was . Children like Jody can now sell things without paying taxes to the state.
【小题1】A. boring B. lucky C. interesting
【小题2】A. autumn B. spring C. winter
【小题3】A. warm B. clean C. nice
【小题4】A. tried B. waited C. failed
【小题5】A. a present B. a letter C. an e-mail
【小题6】A. buys B. sells C. feeds
【小题7】A. hoped B. wanted C. had
【小题8】A. happened B. appeared C. followed
【小题9】A. saw B. played with C. reported
【小题10】A. passed B. changed C. moved
【小题1】C
【小题2】B
【小题3】A
【小题4】A
【小题5】B
【小题6】B
【小题7】C
【小题8】A
【小题9】C
【小题10】B
解析试题分析:短文描述了一名美国的男孩乔迪。在他十岁的时候,他饲养了一些虫子,经历了第一年的失败,但是第二年他成功了,并且卖给了农民。同时他也收到了政府发来收税的信,人们知道这件事之后,向政府提出建议,最后法律进行了改变。
【小题1】考查形容词及语境的理解。A. boring无聊的;B. lucky幸运的;C. interesting有趣的。联系句意:当乔迪决定他要有一份工作的时候,他才10岁。他认为饲养虫子可能是有趣的。他能卖它们给农民。表示事物有趣的,用interesting.故选C。
【小题2】考查名词及语境的理解。A. autumn秋季;B. spring春季;C. winter冬季。联系句意:因此在春天的时候,他买了许多虫子。但是,那年的冬天,他没有一个温暖的地方去放虫子,所以,冷空气杀死了所有的虫子。联系下文:他第二年春天又买了许多虫子,因此本题的时间为春季。故选B。
【小题3】考查形容词及语境的理解。A. warm温暖的;B. clean干净的;C. nice好的。联系句意:因此在春天的时候,他买了许多虫子。但是,那年的冬天,他没有一个温暖的地方去放虫子,所以,冷空气杀死了所的有虫子。结合实际冬天冷,虫子死了,原因是没有将他们放在一个温暖的地方。故选A。
【小题4】考查动词及语境的理解。A. tried尽力;B. waited等;C. failed失败。联系上下文:第二个春天,乔迪又尝试了一次,他买了更多的虫子。这一次他终于成功了。联系实际为尝试之意。故选A。
【小题5】考查词义及语境的理解。A. a present一个礼物;B. a letter一封信;C. an e-mail一封电子邮件。分析句意:当乔迪十二岁时的一天,他收到了一封来自纽约州的信。这封信上说:“每个人卖了东西都要交税。”明确收到的是一封信。故选B。
【小题6】考查动词及语境的理解。A. buys买;B. sells出售;C. feeds喂。分析句意:当乔迪十二岁时的一天,他收到了一封来自纽约州的信。这封信上说:“每个人卖了东西都要交税。”考查定语从句,修饰先行词everyone,每个人要交税,什么样的人呢?是卖东西的人,都要交税,故选B。
【小题7】考查动词及语境的理解。A. hoped希望;B. wanted 想要;C. had有。联系句意:乔迪只收入了一美元。但是,他不得不向本州交税。他向城里的许多人讲述了发生的事。一名记者在电视上报道了乔迪的事情。分析考查情态动词不得不have to.故选C。
【小题8】考查动词及语境的理解。A. happened发生;B. appeared出现;C. followed跟随。联系句意:乔迪只收入了一美元。但是,他不得不向本州交税。他向城里的许多人讲述了发生的事。一名记者在电视上报道了乔迪的事情。分析:表示发生的内容,发生happen.故选A。
【小题9】考查动词及语境的理解。A. saw看;B. played with与……玩;C. reported报道。联系句意:乔迪只收入了一美元。但是,他不得不向本州交税。他向城里的许多人讲述了发生的事。一名记者在电视上报道了乔迪的事情。分析:记者一定是报道了这件事,报道report.故选C。
【小题10】考查动词及语境的理解。A. passed通过;B. changed改变;C. moved移动。联系下文:人们看到了这份报道,向政府提建议。最后,法律被改了。向乔迪这样的孩子们卖东西不用交税了。考查被动语态的用法,改变changed.故选B。
考点:社会现象类短文阅读。
Not long ago, I made up my mind to read a lot of books to get more knowledge. So I went to the library and ______ happily with some books. But after a few days, I felt bored. The ______ of finishing all of them seemed impossible, because I always found it ______to read a book quietly. I didn't know what to do with it. Then ______one day I thought of "Why not make reading fun?" It gave me ______again. Reading is a journey of spirit(精神). Every time we read a book, we are actually talking_______the writer. I tried to concentrate on his or her books, __________ I could feel all of his or her happiness and sadness. Now books have become a part of my life.
See? Attitude (态度) can make a great_______. Someone once said,"Even though the situation(环境) is bad, people still have one freedom to_______their attitude. "So, don't complain about study or work. It helps ________. Try to see things from a different way. Believe me; this will change the situation and help you a lot.
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In the USA, books that tell how to do things are very popular today. Thousands of these “how to” books are selling __ in bookstores. In fact, there are about four thousand books with names that____the words “how to”. One book may tell you how to _ money, another may tell you how to spend it, and another may say how to give your money away.
Many “how to” books tell you how to__ They tell you how to choose a job and how to do it well. __ if you fail to get a job, you can buy a book called “how to__ _ money”. If you__ make any money at all, you may need a book with a name“how to live on nothing”.
Why do many of these books__ so popular? It is because life has become hard today and people have far more__ to face. “How to” books people live through the modern life.
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Martin is a fifteen-year-old boy. He used to be a “problem child”, but a recent communication with his mother changed his life. In the past, He didn’t give his mother many problems. , after his father’s death a few years ago, Martin’s life became more difficult. His mother couldn’t afford to pay for her child’s education. To do this, she work, and so was often not at home.
His mother looked after him as as she could. Unluckily, Martin still caused problems. He was not studying and he often got into trouble. Luckily, his mother was very and didn’t give up trying to help him. In the end, she a difficult decision: to send him to a boys’ boarding(寄宿) school. Martin hated it and used to cause a lot of trouble.
One day, he told his teacher he wanted to leave the school. The teacher said was necessary for Martin to talk with his mother. Martin called his mother, but to his ,this phone call changed his life. “It was exactly what I needed,” he said. “My mother helped me to understand how much she had given me.
Now Martin has changed. He has been working hard and is now one of the best students in his class. How was he able to change? His mother’s love helped him to feel good about himself.
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Malls are popular places for Americans to go. Some people _____ so much time at malls that they are called “mall rats”. Mall rats shop until they visit hundreds of stores.
People like malls for ____ reasons. They feel happy because malls have police stations, parking is usually free, and the weather inside is always fine. The newest malls ____ beautiful rest places with waterfalls and large green trees.
The first indoor mall in the United States _____in 1965 in Edina, Minnesota. People love doing all their ____in one place. More malls are built around the country. Now malls are like town centers and people come there _____many things. When they shop, of course, they also eat in food courts and they can have food _____all over the world. They see films at theatres. Some people even get _____daily exercise by doing the new sport of “mall walking”. _____ go to malls to meet friends.
In some malls, people can see a doctor or a dentist and even go to the church. In other words, people can almost do_____ in malls. Now people can even live in their favorite shopping center.
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Do you write your own blog(博客)? Do you often other’s blogs on the Internet?
All over the world, not only famous persons but also many students use blogs as diaries and places to share their experiences and advice or help.
“ I write my activities every day, funny things and worries in my life.” says Lili, a high school student in Washington. “ I like putting pictures on my blog because it can make my blog more and more people will like it. It’s a good way my life to the world.” She has had her blog for eight months.
Students like writing blogs they can write anything they want to, but don’t need to any money.
When you start to write your blog, you will find necessary to open up your eyes to a new world. But what you write down may trouble you . So use the blog carefully you can keep yourself away from some trouble. The blog makes everyone’s life colorful.
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In the world(世界) there are many interesting festivals. Now let me _ you something about one of them — Mother’s Day.
People celebrate Mother’s Day in the USA first. It is also a _ in some other countries. It’s _ the second Sunday in May. It is a day to thank _ . On that day, people show their love to their mother by _ cards and other presents. On the cards, children will write "Thanks, Mom". "To the best mother in the world." "Best _ for Mother’s Day" and so on. Father and children do the housework (家务活). _ mothers can have a rest.
In China, people _ celebrate this special day for mothers. Last Mother’s Day, I bought some flowers for my mother to thank her _ work. I helped my mother _ clothes, cook, clean the house and so on. My mother and I were very happy.
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It is often said that eyes can speak. Do you have such kind of 61 ? In a bus you may look at a stranger, but not too, 62. If he notices that he is being looked at, he may 63 uncomfortable. It is the same in daily life. When you are looked at for several more times, you will look 64 up and down in order to 65 if there is anything wrong with you. If 66 goes wrong, you will feel angry with the person who is looking at you. 67 can speak, right?
Looking too long at someone may seem to be impolite. But sometimes things are 68. If you wish to draw someone's 69 , you may look at him or her for more than ten seconds. For lovers, they enjoy looking at each other longer to show the love that words cannot 70 . Clearly, eye communication should be done according to the relationship
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Wang Yan, a 15-year-old Chinese girl, likes eating snacks very much. She prefers cream biscuits, McDonald’s food, KFC chicken. As a result, she has become overweight.
Today in China, there are many children like Wang Yan. Health experts say that children should have healthy eating habits. First, they must eat regular meals and begin with a healthy breakfast. Second, they should have different kinds of foods, such as fruit, vegetables, grain, eggs, milk and meat. Third, children shouldn’t eat too much junk food. It’s delicious, but eating it often is bad for their health. If children do as the experts say, they won’t become overweight. They will be healthier. Students won’t become tired at school, and they will have enough energy to study hard.
【小题1】Why has Wang Yan become overweight?
A.Because she doesn’t like sports. |
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C.Because she likes eating snacks. |
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A.Milk, fruit, KFC chicken. |
B.Cream biscuits, McDonald’s hamburgers and KFC chicken. |
C.Packages of biscuits. |
D.fruit, vegetables, grain, eggs, milk and meat. |
A.overweight. | B.healthier. |
C.tired at school | D.confident. |
A.Terrible. | B.Healthy. |
C.Unhealthy | D.Sweet. |