题目内容
As a child, I was really afraid of the dark and of getting lost. These fears were very real and caused me some uncomfortable moments.
Maybe it was the strange way things looked and sounded in my own room at night that scared me so much. There was never complete darkness, but always a streetlight or passing car lights, which made clothes on the back of a chair take on the shape of a wild animal. Out of the corner of my eye, I saw the curtains seem to move when there was no wind. A very low sound in the floor would seem a hundred times louder than in the day. My imagination (想象) would run wild, and my heart would beat fast. I would lie very still so that the “enemy” would not discover me.
Another of my childhood fears was that I would get lost, especially on the way home from school. Every morning I got on the school bus right near my home. That was no problem. After school, though, when all the buses were lined up along the street, I was afraid that I would get in the wrong one and be taken to some other strange places. On school or family trips to a park or a museum, I wouldn’t let the leaders out of my sight.
Perhaps one of the worst fears of all I had as a child was that of not being liked or accepted by others. Being popular was so important to me then, and the fear of not being liked was a serious one.
One of the processes growing up is being able to realize and overcome our fears. Understanding the things that scared us as children helps us achieve greater success later in life.
【小题1】The author had _______ kind(s) of fears when she was a child.
A.one | B.two | C.three | D.none |
A.Streetlight and car lights | B.Wild animals and enemies |
C.Moving curtains and wind | D.Clothes and walls |
A.walk away without others |
B.take a bus by herself |
C.follow others closely |
D.make sure not to take a wrong bus |
A.She thought being popular among people was important. |
B.She was always the leader of the others. |
C.She always got poor grades. |
D.She was not liked by others at all. |
【小题1】C
【小题2】A
【小题3】C
【小题4】A
解析试题分析:这篇短文中介绍了作为一个孩子,我很怕黑,迷路。这些担忧很真实,让我有些不舒服的时刻。一个成长的过程是能够认识和克服我们的恐惧。理解害怕我们的的东西,会帮助我们取得更大的成功。
【小题1】细节理解题。根据短文第一段,As a child, I was really afraid of the dark and of getting lost.描述,可知作为一个孩子,我很怕黑,迷路,根据第四段Perhaps one of the worst fears of all I had as a child was that of not being liked or accepted by others描述,也许作为一个孩子最严重的担心是我不被喜欢或者被他人接受。故选C。
【小题2】细节理解题。根据第二段Maybe it was the strange way things looked and sounded in my own room at night that scared me so much. There was never complete darkness, but always a streetlight or passing car lights, which made clothes on the back of a chair take on the shape of a wild animal描述,可知总是一个路灯或路过的汽车灯,使衣服在椅背上形成野物的形象,使作者感到害怕。故选A。
【小题3】推理判断题。根据第三段On school or family trips to a park or a museum, I wouldn’t let the leaders out of my sight.描述可知,在学校或家庭去公园或博物馆的旅途中,我不会让引领人离开我的视线。故选C.
【小题4】归纳理解题。根据第四段可知,被受欢迎我来说是如此的重要。故选A。
考点:故事类阅读。
Andi Davise, 49, regularly crossed the trail through the Phoenix Mountains Preserve with a few other hikers before sunrise. This morning, however, she met nobody and heard only the sounds of animals.
Some time later, Andi got to the steep slope(陡坡), she climbed up to the top by using her hands. When she finally reached the top, she noticed a dark shape several inches from her left foot. She was frightened and then looked carefully. "It's a dog and it's dead." she said to herself. It took her a few seconds to realize that the dog's eyes were open. A thin, dirty bull dog was looking at her.
She greeted in a low and soft voice to show she was friendly. The bull dog shook when he heard her voice.
Andi inched closer and dropped some water into the dog's mouth. He tried to stand up but failed. Something was wrong with his left front leg. Andi pulled out her phone to contact her husband, Jason, but he didn't respond. She knew that if she didn't carry the dog down the mountain, he would die.
She carefully put her arms under the dog's body. He was so weak that he fell into her chest.
Andi had great trouble going down the steep, rocky mountainside with the 50-pound animal in her arms. Even her arms and back started aching, she didn't give up. The trip up had taken 30 minutes while going back down took twice that.
Andi's husband received her messages at last. He and their son, Justin, jumped into the car and drove to pick up Andi.
Later that morning, an X-ray showed that the bull dog was badly hurt, he was likely to lose his left leg.
A few days later, the Davises returned to the animal hospital. "The first thing he did was to give me a kiss, then he went right to my son." Andi said. They named the dog Elijah and brought him home that day.
【小题1】How did Andi get to the top of the mountain?
A.Her husband sent her. |
B.Another hiker helped her. |
C.She climbed by herself. |
D.She reached there by car |
A.Pull. | B.Contact. | C.Speak. | D.Answer. |
a. Audi found a dying dog on the top.
b. Andi climbed up the steep slope.
c. The Davises brought the dog home.
d. Andi had much trouble carrying the dog down.
e. The Davises drove the bull dog to the hospital.
A.badce | B.badec | C.abdce | D.adbec |
A.A woman hiker saved the life of a 50-pound bull dog |
B.A woman hiker carried a bull dog down the mountain |
C.A woman hiker got on well with a 50-pound bull dog |
D.A woman hiker found a 50-pound dog on the mountain |
Jack is a twenty-year-old young man. Two years ago, when he finished middle school, he found work in a shop. Usually he works until ten o'clock in the evening. He is very tired when he gets home. After a quick supper he goes to bed and soon falls asleep. His grandma lives downstairs. She is happy with him.
One day, on his way home, he met Mary. They were both happy. He asked the girl to his house, she agreed happily. He bought some fruit and drinks for her. And they talked about their school, teachers, classmates and their future . They talked for a long time.
"Have a look at your watch, please," said the girl. "What time is it now?"
"Sorry, something is wrong with my watch," said Jack. "Where's yours?"
"I left it at home."
Jack thought for a moment and found a way. He began to stamp his foot on the floor, "Bang! Bang! Bang!"
The sound woke his grandma up. The old woman shouted downstairs, "It's twelve o'clock in the night, Jack. Why are you still jumping upstairs?"【小题1】
Jack was ________ when he finished middle school.
A.sixteen | B.eighteen | C.twenty | D.fifteen |
【小题2】
The old woman is happy with Jack because ________.A.he's her grandson | B.he's clever |
C.he can keep quiet | D.he gets home on time |
【小题3】
The word "stamp" in the story means ______ in Chinese.A.盖印 | B.跺 | C.贴邮票 | D.承认 |
【小题4】
Jack stamped his foot on the floor in order (为了) ________.A.to wake his grandma up |
B.to make his grandma angry |
C.that his grandma was going to tell him the time |
D.that his grandma was going to buy him a watch |
An English traveler found himself in a northern European country with a little money to buy the ticket for the travel back home. As he knew that it would take him only two days to get to England, he thought that he would be all right without food. So he bought a ticket and went on board. He closed his ears to the lunch bell. When dinner time came, he refused to go to the dining hall, saying that he was not feeling well. The next morning, he didn’t go to breakfast and at lunch time he again stayed in his room. At dinner time he was so hungry that he could not stand it any longer. “I’m going to eat, ” he said, “even if they throw me into the sea. ” At dinner he ate everything in front of him at the table, then he worried about the coming trouble. “Bring me the bill,” he said. “there isn’t any bill. ” Was the answer. “On the ship the money for the ticket includes meals. ” The traveler regretted when he heard this.
根据短文内容选择正确答案。
【小题1】The English traveler knew he would ________ in two days.
A.be back home | B.buy some food to eat |
C.travel everywhere in Europe | D.enjoy himself in the ship |
A.stole | B.sold | C.refused | D.missed |
A.he was ill | B.he was not feeling well |
C.he was not hungry | D.he had no money |
A.stay in his room | B.be thrown into the sea |
C.have dinner | D.run away |
A.was excited | B.was sad | C.was glad | D.was told |
Lin Feng is a student of Class One, Grade Seven. He likes basketball very much. He often plays it after school. And he often goes home late. His home is not far from school. And his mother knows that. So she doesn’t worry about him.
One Saturday morning Lin Feng goes to a shop with his mother. The shop is very big. There are many things in it. It sells clothes, food and books. Then his mother says to him, “What do you want?” “I want a red blouse.” says Lin Feng. “a red blouse?” asks his mother. “You can’t wear a red blouse.”
Lin Feng smiled, “OK, please get me basketball clothes.”
【小题1】What’s Lin Feng’s favorite sport?
A.Basketball. | B.Football. | C.Ping-pong ball. | D.Tennis. |
A.The thing that their home is far from school. |
B.The thing that their home isn’t far from school. |
C.The thing that her son usually plays basketball late after school. |
D.The thing that her son doesn’t want to go home |
A.Yes, he does | B.No, he doesn’t | C.Yes, he doesn’t. | D.No, he does. |
A.clothes | B.food | C.books | D.TVs |
A.A blouse. | B.Basketball clothes. | C.A T-shirt. | D.A pair of shoes. |
American people like to say “Thank you” when others help them or say something kind to them. People of many other countries do so, too. It is a very good habit.
You should say “Thank you” when someone passes you the salt on the table, when someone walking before you keeps the door open for you, when someone says you have done your work well, or you have bought a nice thing, or your city is very beautiful. “Thank you” is used not only between friends, but also between parents and children, brother and sisters, husbands and wives.
“Excuse me” is another short sentence they use. When you hear someone say so behind you, you know that someone wants to walk past you.
It is not polite to break others while they are talking. If you want to speak to one of them, say “Excuse me” first, and then begin talking. You should also do so when you want to cough(咳嗽) or make any noise before others.
【小题1】You should say “Thank you” when _______ .
A.you say something kind to others. |
B.you help others. |
C.someone helps you. |
D.you need others to help you. |
A.widely used in the world. |
B.used more than “Excuse me”. |
C.used only by Americans. |
D.used only between friends. |
A.cough | B.make some noise |
C.go first | D.all of above. |
A.Thank you. | B.That’s kind of you. |
C.Excuse me. | D.I’m sorry. |
A.to be happy | B.to be polite |
C.to help others | D.to learn from Americans. |
Several years ago, a television reporter was interviewing three of the most important people from local businesses. One was a very rich banker, another owned one of the largest companies in the world, and the third owned many buildings in the center of New York.
The reporter was talking to them about being important.
“How do we know if someone is really important?” the reporter asked the banker.
The banker thought for a few moments and then said, “I think anybody who is invited to the White House to meet the President is really important.”
The reporter then turned to the owner of the very large company. “Do you agree with that?” she asked.
The man shook his head, “No. I think the President invites a lot of people to the White House. You’d only be important if while you were visiting the President, there was a telephone call from the president of another country, and the President said he was too busy to answer it.”
The reporter turned to the third man. “Do you think so?”
“No, I don’t.” he said. “I don’t think that makes the visitor important. That makes the President important.”
“Then what would make the visitor important?” the reporter and the other two men asked.
“Oh, I think if the visitor to the White House was talking to the President and the phone rang, and the President picked up the receiver, listened and then said, ‘it’s for you.’”
【小题1】This story happened in ________.
A. U.N. B. U.S.A. C. U.K. D. P.R.C.
【小题2】There are________in this passage.
A.three men | B.three women and one man |
C.four men | D.three men and one woman |
A.had similar opinions about the reporter’s question |
B.disagreed with each other |
C.had been invited to the White House many times |
D.didn’t reply to the reporter |
A.he himself was really important because he owned one of the largest companies in the world |
B.the President was really important because the president of another country called him |
C.the visitor was really important if the President would rather treat him than answer an important phone call from another country |
D.none of them was really important |
A.the television reporter | B.the owner of many buildings |
C.the President | D.the visitor to the White House |
Everyone needs friends. There is an old saying “Friends are God's way of taking care of us.” But how do you find real friendship and keep it?
The American writer Sally Seamans tells young students some smart ways to find friends. Sally says finding friendship is just like planting a tree. You plant the seed (种子) and take care of it to make it grow.
First, you should choose a friend. What good friends should you make? It’s not because a person has money or good looks. A good friend should be kind and patient. For example, if you have a bad day, a good friend should listen to your complains and do his or her best to help. To make a friend, you can not be too shy. You should make each other happy and share your lives. But things cannot always be happy. Even the best have fights. What should you do when you have a fight with your friend? You have to talk to him or her. When there is no one around, have an honest talk. If he or she doesn't want to talk, you could write a letter.
There are three steps to being friends again:
Tell him or her how you are feeling ; say what your friend has done wrong, and explain why you did this or that. Remember that friendship is the most important thing in your life.
根据短文内容,选择最佳答案。(共5小题,每小题2分,满分10分)
【小题1】The world “patient” in the third paragraph means________.
A.友好 | B.大方 | C.耐心 | D.热情 |
A.find friends | B.plant trees | C.get happy | D.keep fit |
A.be lovely and cool |
B.be kind and patient |
C.have lots of money |
D.have good looks |
A.buy a present for |
B.never say a word to |
C.have dinner with |
D.write a letter to |
A.Teenagers and friendship |
B.The good friends around you |
C.The trouble of growing up |
D.The care and keeping of friends |
My friend’s grandfather came to America from Eastern Europe. After being processed (移民入境检查) at Ellis Island, he went into a cafeteria (自助餐厅) in Lower Manhattan to get something to eat. He sat down at a table and waited for someone to take his order. But nobody came to him. Later a woman with a plate full of food sat down opposite him and told him how a cafeteria worked.
“Start out at the end,” she said. “Just go along the line and pick out what you want. At the other end he’ll tell you how much you have to pay.”
“I soon learned that’s how everything works in America,” the grandfather told my friend. “Life is like a cafeteria here. You can get anything you want only if you are willing to pay the money. You can even get success, but you’ll never get it if you wait for someone to bring it to you. You have to get up and get it yourself.”【小题1】
Where do you think the old man came from?
A.Poland. | B.Australia. | C.Canada. | D.Japan |
【小题2】
From the passage, we know if you want to get success in America, you should _________.A.get help form your friends | B.try to get it by yourself |
C.know how a cafeteria works | D.get up again if you fail |
【小题3】
Which of the following is TRUE?A.The old man sat down opposite the woman so that she could take his order. |
B.The old woman sat down opposite the old man so that she could serve him. |
C.Although the woman didn’t know the old man, she told him how to get something to eat in the cafeteria. |
D.Although the woman didn’t know the old man, she decided to pay the bill for him. |
【小题4】
What does the word “it” in the third paragraph (段落) refer to?A.The food served in the cafeteria. |
B.The success one wants to get. |
C.The bill one has to pay in the cafeteria. |
D.The plate used in the cafeteria. |
【小题5】
Which is the best title for the passage?A.From Eastern Europe to America |
B.Eating in an American Cafeteria |
C.How to Eat in a Cafeteria |
D.Life Is Like a Cafeteria in America |