题目内容
George Stephenson was born in 1781 in a poor family. He had to start work when he was only eight.When George was fourteen, he became his father's helper.He spent a lot of time learning about engines(发动机).And on holidays he often made one engine to pieces and studied each piece carefully.Soon he became a very good worker though he could not read or write.He began to learn English letters when he was seventeen years old.Every day after he did twelve hours of hard work, he walked a long way to have lessons from a young school teacher. On his eighteenth birthday,he wrote his own name for the first time in his life.George invented(发明) many things in his life.The train was the greatest one among them.Today when we take trains from one place to another,we'll think of this great man---George Stephenson.
【小题1】In which year did George Stephenson start to help his father?________.
A.In 1781 | B.In 1789 | C.In 1795 | D.In 1798 |
A.through reading and writing |
B.by making it to pieces and studying each piece carefully |
C.at lessons from a young teacher |
D.by asking a lot of questions |
A.a great man | B.a good maker | C.a good worker | D.a good student |
A.the train | B.the telephone | C.the car | D.the computer |
A.workers | B.writers | C.learners | D.inventors |
【小题1】C
【小题2】B
【小题3】C
【小题4】A
【小题5】D
解析【小题1】根据文章内容“George Stephenson was born in 1781 in a poor family. He had to start work when he was only eight”可知答案为C
【小题2】根据文章内容“.He spent a lot of time learning about engines(发动机).And on holidays he often made one engine to pieces and studied each piece carefully.Soon he became a very good worker though he could not read or write”可知答案为B
【小题3】根据文章内容“he often made one engine to pieces and studied each piece carefully.Soon he became a very good worker though he could not read or write.”可知答案为C
【小题4】根据文章内容“George invented(发明) many things in his life.The train was the greatest one among them.”可知答案为A
【小题5】根据文章结尾部分,可知答案为D
Jack went to a barber's shop and had his hair cut, but when he came out, he was not happy with the result(结果). When his friend Bob saw him, he laughed and said, "What has happened to your hair, Jack?" Jack said, "I tried a new barber's shop today, because I wasn't quite satisfied with my old one, but this one seems even worse." Bob agreed(同意). "Yes, I think you're right, Jack. Now I'll tell you what to do when you go into a barber's shop next time: look at all the barber's hair, find out whose hair looks worst, and then go straight to him." "Why shall I go to him?" Jack asked. "But that would be foolish!" "Oh, no, it wouldn't," answered Bob. "Who cut that man's hair? Just think it. He couldn't cut it himself, could he? Another of the barbers cut it. So you know he can't be the worst barber."
【小题1】When Jack went out of the barber's shop, he was not happy because ____.
A.nobody had cut his hair |
B.the barber hadn't cut his hair well |
C.the barber had cut his hair carefully |
D.he was not satisfied with his old barber |
A.this barber's shop was a new one |
B.this was the only barber's shop in this town |
C.Jack often went to this barber's shop |
D.Jack had not been to this barber's shop before |
A.the new barber's shop was the best one |
B.the old barber's shop wasn't so good as the new one |
C.the new barber's shop was worse than the old one |
D.the old barber's shop was the worst one |
A.Because he was certainly the best barber. |
B.Because he was free all the time. |
C.Because he was the worst barber. |
D.Because he wasn't the worst barber. |
A.it's foolish to have one's hair cut at a barber's shop |
B.barbers cut each other's hair |
C.barbers never have their hair cut |
D.a barber always cuts his hair by himself |
It was Christmas,and there was a big party in the house.Guests(客人)came and went,but the party went on.Then the bell rang.Several people shouted. “Come in!” and a small man opened the front door and came in.Nobody knew him,but the host went to meet him and took him to the bar for a drink.The man sat there happily for an hour and a half and drank.Then suddenly he stopped and looked at the host(主人).“Do you know,”he said,“Nobody invited me to this party.I don’t know you,I don’t know your wife and I don’t know any of your guests.My wife and I wanted to go out in our car, but one of your guests’ cars was in front of our gate,so I came here to find him,and my wife is waiting in our car for me to come back!”
【小题1】There was ________ in the house.
A.a New Year’s party | B.a birthday party |
C.an evening party | D.a Christmas party |
A.dancing | B.drinking | C.shouting | D.talking |
A.For an hour. | B.For half an hour. | C.For 90 minutes. | D.For a while. |
A.He wanted to have a drink. |
B.He wanted to find the man who stopped the car in front of his gate. |
C.He wanted to make friends with them. |
D.He wanted to see his old friend. |
A.The host’s guest. | B.The host’s wife’s guest. |
C.One of the guest’s friends. | D.No one knew him. |
How do you feel when you stay in hospital alone? Jenny, 13, a US student, feels bored. She knows the feeling because she has been in hospital many times herself. One day, she thought of an idea—if patients could get some books to read, they would feel better. So, from May, she and many of her friends began to collect books for hospital patients.
In six months the students collected 1,250 books at school. They decided to donate the books to the North Shore Medical Centre, a children’s hospital next door to their school. “There are books for kids of all ages, from babies up to high school level.” said Jenny.
The students put the books into “early readers”, “middle readers” and “advanced readers”. Then they wrote their best wishes to patients on bookmarks (书签) and letters, put the books in big boxes and donated them to the hospital.
“We wrote things like, “Keep on reading!’ and ‘Hope you feel better!,” said John, 14, Jenny’s brother. “And we also wrote some funny things to make them laugh.”
Frank, 12, and Steven, 14, helped carry 16 large boxes of books into a car. “I think these books will make me a lot of patients feel happy.” said Frank. Steven shared his opinion. “It is really the most meaningful thing that I have ever done in my life.”
【小题1】Who first thought of the idea of helping those bored patients in hospital?
A.John. | B.Frank. | C.Steven. | D.Jenny. |
A.in half a year Jenny and her friends bought 1,250 books |
B.the North Shore Medical Centre is far from Jenny’s school |
C.Jenny and her friends were willing to help bored patients |
D.Steven had a different opinion from Frank and John |
A.Collecting books for bored patients |
B.Writing a letter to a medical centre |
C.Donating books to poor students |
D.Reading books for hospital patients |
A.Polite and hard-working | B.Lazy and stubborn |
C.Selfish and proud | D.Thoughtful and helpful |
In a small village, there is a teacher, a doctor, a driver, and a policeman. The four men are good friends. What are their names?One is Tom, one is Jack, one is Mike and one is John. Mike’s, Jack’s and Tom’s children are classmates. John has no children. He teaches his friends’ children at a middle school. Mike works at a police station. He loves his job very much. Jack has a car. He often drives his car to go to work or visit his friends. The doctor’s house is next to the driver’s, so the children often play together.
【小题1】Do they all have a child?
A.Yes, they do. | B.No, they don’t. |
C.Two of them. | D.Three of them |
A.doctor | B.driver | C.teacher | D.policeman |
A.doctor | B.driver | C.teacher | D.police officer |
A.Mike | B.Tom | C.Jack | D.John |
A.Mike’s | B.Tom’s | C.Jack’s | D.John’s |
Bob always took the newspaper to Grandpa White’s home before going home. Grandpa White’s was at the end of the road. Bob liked Grandpa White. He was often waiting for him near the front gate with sweets or a nice cake. Besides, He often asked Bob about things he was doing, what he was going to do for the summer and what he liked to do.
The thing that Bob didn’t like about Grandpa was his never-ending stories about his boyhood(童年)in California. Bob was never asked to hear about Grandpa’s boyhood, but he couldn’t get away.
After Grandpa’s wife died in October, Bob could see that Grandpa was lonelier than ever. He would often join Bob halfway along the road and walk along with him as he gave out the newspapers. Grandpa seemed to have all day, and Bob was often late giving newspapers to his customers(订报者). Bob didn’t want to complain, but the customers were unhappy.
【小题1】When he took the newspaper to Grandpa White, Bob would often receive _______.
A.old newspaper | B.sweets or a cake |
C.some money | D.stories |
A.the customers got their newspapers late |
B.Grandpa began to tell him about his boyhood |
C.he saw grandpa feeling lonely |
D.Grandpa asked him about the things he was doing |
A.Bob was still a child | B.Grandpa liked to tell stories |
C.the customers sometimes got angry | D.lonely people need other people |
A young man went to the local expert(专家) on gems and said he wanted to become a gemologist(珠宝家). The expert turned him down because he feared the youth would not have the patience to learn. The young man asked for a chance. Finally, the expert told the youth, "Be here tomorrow."
The next morning the expert put a jade(玉) stone in the youth's hand and told him to hold it. The expert then went about his work, cutting, weighing and setting gems. The boy sat quietly and waited.
The following morning the expert again put the jade stone in the youth's hand and told him to hold it. On the third, fourth and fifth days, the expert asked the young man to do the same thing. On the sixth day, the youth held the jade stone but he could no longer stand(忍受) the silence. "Master, when am I going to learn something?" he asked.
"You will learn." the expert said and went about his business.
Several more days went by and the youth almost lost his patience. But one morning as the master put the stone in the youth's hand, the young man said without looking at his hand, "This is not the same jade stone!"
"You have begun to learn." said the master.
Practice makes perfect. The experience we learned from practice teaches us and develops our abilities. Experience is the best teacher. Even the most successful person had no absolute confidence once. It is experience that gives people confidence. The truth is: if you do the work and gain the experience, you'll have more confidence because you'll actually know what you're doing.
【小题1】The phrase "turned ... down" probably means _______.
A.refused | B.accepted | C.forgave | D.doubted |
A.brave | B.patient | C.clever | D.honest |
A.An Experienced Gemologist | B.Experience, the Best Teacher |
C.Experience of a Young Man | D.A Confident Teacher |
The Wilsons decided to go overseas for vacation. They had a family meeting to plan the vacation. "First," Mr. Wilson said, "we should decide where we are going."
"I don't agree," Mrs. Wilson said, "I think we should decide when we are going first. We don't want to go to places when they are cold."
Mr. Wilson agreed, so the family's first decision was when to go on vacation. They decided to go in July. "Now we can decide where to go," said Mr. Wilson. "But, Dad," Ben said, "don't you think that where we go depends on(依赖,取决于)how we go? If we plan to fly, we can go a long way. If we plan to drive, we can't go far."
Again, Mr. Wilson agreed, and they discussed this. At last they agreed to travel by plane. And so the planning meeting went on. The next day, one of Mr. Wilson's friends at work asked, "Where are you going for vacation?"
"Well," Mr. Wilson told him, "we are going in summer by plane, but I don't know where we are going!
【小题1】 Why did they have a family meeting?
A.Because they wanted to save money. |
B.Because they had a party. |
C.Because they wanted to plan the vacation. |
D.Because they were in trouble. |
A.where to go | B.when to go | C.how to go | D.what to do |
A.June | B.August | C.July | D.May |
A.plane | B.bus | C.car | D.train |
A.where to go | B.when to go | C.how to go | D.all of above |
At midnight Mr. King coughed again. He got up and took some medicine. Before he lay down again, he smoked. And he couldn’t go to sleep any longer. He found the medicine book and began to read it. He was afraid he had lung cancer. He seemed to see death was waiting for him. Tears(眼泪) ran down his face. He didn’t see his wife was standing by him.
“What’s wrong with you, dear?” asked the woman.
“Nothing,” the old man answered and covered his face with his hands.
The old woman opened the book and understood at once. She said, “You must stop smoking right now.”
“I began to smoke when I was nine, you know. How can’t I do that?”
“But I think health is more important.”
Mr. King coughed again and his wife said, “Go to see a doctor tomorrow. He will be able to help you, I think.”
The doctor told Mr. King to have an Xray examination of his lungs. And then he looked at the Xray carefully for a long time.
“Tell me the truth, doctor.”said Mr.King, “Do you see any shadows(阴影)in my lungs?”
“No, I don’t see anything.”
“Yes?” the old man said happily. “Really?”
“Yes. Your lungs are turning black. How can I see any shadows?”
【小题1】Mr.King got up to .
A.smoke again |
B.talk with his wife |
C.read the medicine book |
D.take some medicine |
A.he couldn’t go to sleep |
B.he was afraid to die |
C.he smoked too much |
D.he was too old |
A.Mr. King thought he had lung cancer |
B.Mr. King couldn’t understand the book |
C.Mr. King was too sad to go to sleep |
D.The doctors refused to help Mr. King |
A.he was sure the man would die soon |
B.he wanted the man to stop smoking right now |
C.he wanted to know if there was something wrong with his lungs |
D.he was sure the man would soon be all right |
A.There was nothing serious with Mr. King. |
B.Smoking too much caused Mr. King’s lungs to turn black. |
C.The doctor found some shadows in Mr. King’s lungs. |
D.Mr. King decided to stop smoking at once. |