题目内容
______ the trees, the wind blew ______ gently across the land.
- A.With; less
- B.Without; less
- C.Without; little
- D.With; little
When you are about to do something brave, a cheerful wish of “Good luck!” from a friend can be helpful. But if you think you need lots of luck, what else might you do?
In the UK and US there are some strange traditions for bringing yourself a little more good luck. Some are hundreds of years old and some 
are much newer.
Have you heard the saying “When you wish upon a star”? If
you are looking up at the sky on a clear night and you see a sudden flash of light, it is probably a shooting star! Seeing one doesn’t happen very often. The saying goes that if you see one you have been very lucky, and so if you make a wish, it will come true.
Maybe you have heard of the lucky rabbit’s foot. Some people believe that rabbits are lucky animals, so they carry a part of the rabbit, its foot, for good luck. There are all kinds of strange, unclear rules about which of the rabbit’s feet is the luckiest. It is said that this good luck tradition is the oldest one of all. However, as the funny saying goes, “Depend on the rabbit’s foot if you will, but remember it didn’t work for the rabbit!”
People in Britain love trees. If it is autumn and leaves are falling from the trees, some people try to catch the leaves as they fall because they think each leaf they catch will bring them a lucky month in the following year—they will need to catch 12 falling leaves to have a whole of good luck!
【小题1】______ is mentioned in the oldest good luck tradition.
| A．A rabbit’s foot | B．A falling leaf |
| C．A cheerful wish from friends | D．A shooting star |
| A．shooting stars can often be seen |
| B．people can see a shooting star on a rainy night |
| C．your wish may come true if you see a shooting star |
| D．people believe that it’s unlucky to see a shooting star |
| A．the leaves fall in autumn |
| B．there are so many leaves to catch |
| C．the leaves can bring them a lucky month |
| D．they want to have a whole year of good luck |
| A．trees | B．people | C．leaves | D．years |
| A．how to wish upon a star | B．things that bring good luck |
| C．British people love leaves | D．which of the rabbit’s feet is the luckiest |
阅读理解
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?
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A．On a Sunday afternoon. |
B．On a Sunday morning. |
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C．At noon. |
D．In the evening. |
2. When a bird perched on top of the doghouse, Tom ___.
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A．would like to play with it |
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B．was very interested in it by throwing a stone at it. |
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C．would like to give it something to eat. |
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D．would smile |
3. There were no kids around and he was used to playing alone quietly. Here “kids” means ___
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A．men |
B．dogs |
C．children |
D．birds |
4. How long had Tom been in the garden when his mother heard him cry?
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A．An hour |
B．A day |
C．Two hours |
D．Half an hour |
5.“Though he never made it” means “___”
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A．Though he couldn’t hit a bird with a stone or something. |
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B．Though he couldn’t catch the bird. |
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C．Though he couldn’t have fun from the bird. |
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D．Though he couldn’t eat the bird. |