题目内容
---Our teacher wouldn’t give us the answers to the questions directly.
---Why not work them out all by _____?
A. themselves B. himself C. ourselves D. myself
C
【解析】略
When we talk about stars, especially women stars，it seems that they are always young，pretty and own charming body shapes．But recently a Britain's Got Talent（英国达人）star Susan Boyle has changed our views absolutely(完全地)．Simon Cowell，one of the judges of the talent show spoke of his shock over Ms Boyb's voice. “This lady came up，and I'm thinking, ‘This will take five seconds and I can go to have a cup of tea.’ That changed when she began to sing I Dreamed a Dream from Les Miserables. She knew we were going to have that reaction and just to see that look of satisfaction on her face midway through —it was one of my favorite moments,” Cowell said.
The performance was posted On line and before long，the 47-year-old Scottish woman has been famous all over the world．
Speaking from her home in Scotland,MsBoyle said that she hadn't thought of changing her appearance．She said that her friend helped her with make-up．“I mean，that's hardly a makeover.” she added．
Ms. Boyle also spoke of the reason she first began to explore her vocal(歌唱的) talents．”I was kind of slow at school, so getting something like singing was a good way of hiding behind that and thus it built my confidence．’’
【小题1】Susan Boyle is __________．
| A．a judge | B．a reporter | C．a beautiful lady | D．a Scottish woman |
| A．she was confident of her singing |
| B．she was satisfied with the judges |
| C．she was pretty and in good shape |
| D．she sang the song，I Dreamed a Dream from Lea Miserables |
| A．见解 | B．预告 | C．复习 | D．景色 |
| A．It was the vocal talents that built Susan's confidence． |
| B．Susan Boyle was not good at her lessons when at school． |
| C．Susan Boyle became famous because of her appearance． |
| D．Simon Cowell didn't think Susan Boyle a good singer at the time sight． |
| A．It's never too old to learn． |
| B．It's easier to succeed at the age of 47． |
| C．If you have a dream，try to make it come true! |
| D．If you are not able to study well，to be a singer instead． |
Choose the best answer to complete the passage.
The English language is different from any 36 language. Yet English words do not 37 the same. It is always 38 . People need new words 39 new inventions and new ideas. Different words come into use or older words are used 40 a new way.
English can 41 by borrowing words from other languages. The word “tomato” was borrowed from Mexico, the word “coffee” came from Turkey, and “tea” from 42 and so on. Now new space and science words 43 from other countries, too. New words are also made by adding two words 44 . The words “strawberry”, “postman” and “blackboard” are made up of two parts.
Sometimes, new words are 45 forms of old words. The word “photo” was made from “photograph” by cutting off the 46 of the long word. The word “plane” was made by cutting off the 47 part of “airplane”. 48 “smog” was made by using only the first two letters of “smoke” and cutting off the front part of “fog”. And products can become new words. Our “sandwich” was named after 49 named Sandwich, and “jelly(果冻)” was a name made up by the company that 50 made this product.
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Do you know what in the coffee makes our bodies and brains(大脑) active? It is caffeine(咖啡因). Caffeine may increase a person’s mental and physical abilities(精力和体能). For example, two cups of coffee will make you breathe faster and augmentbody heat. All this makes you heart beat faster, and doctors warn that this may be a little dangerous.
Caffeine is found in tea, coffee, chocolate and some other foods. A little caffeine is probably not harmful. But much caffeine can make people nervous and sleepless.
【小题1】A good title for this passage is .
| A．Coffee Is Harmful | B．Coffee and Tea | C．Caffeine and Health | D．Caffeine Is Useful |
| A．increase | B．drink | C．stop | D．drop |
| A．give you a headache | B．make you fall sleep | C．keep you awake | D．be dangerous |
| A．tea and water | B．fish and meat | C．coffee and jam | D．coffee, tea and some other foods |
Simon Cowell , one of the judges of the talent show spoke of his shock over Ms Boyle’s voice. “This lady camp up, and I’m thinking, ‘This will take five seconds and I can go to have a cup of tea’. That changed when she began to sing I Dreamed to Dream from Les Miserable. She knew we were going to have that reaction and just to see that look of satisfaction on her face widway through –it was one of my favorite moments,” Cowell said.
The performance was posted on line and before long, the 47-year-old Scottish woman has been famous all over the world.
Speaking from her home in Scotland, Ms Boyle said that she hasn’t thought of changing her appearance. She said that her friend helped her with make-up. “I mean, that’s hardly a makeover,” she added. Ms Boyle also spoke of the reason she first began to explore her vocal talents, “I was kind of slow at school, so getting like singing was a good way of hiding behind that and thus it built my confidence.”
【小题1】Susan Boyle is _________
| A．a judge | B．a reporter | C．a beautiful | D．a Scottish woman |
| A．she was confident of her singing |
| B．she was satisfied with the judges |
| C．she was pretty and in good shape |
| D．she sang the song I Dreamed a Dream from Les Miserable |
| A．It was the vocal talents that built Susan’s confidence |
| B．Susan Boyle was not good at her lesson when at school. |
| C．Susan Boyle became famous because of her appearance. |
| D．Simon Cowell didn’t think Susan Boyle a good singer at the first sight. |
| A．It’s never too old to learn. |
| B．It’s easier to succeed at the age of 47. |
| C．If you have a dream, try to make it come true! |
| D．If you are not able to study well, to be a singer instead. |
阅读理解
Henry was a carpenter（木匠）of our village. Once I asked him to make a dining table for my wife. He made it just the right size to fill the space between the two windows. When I arrived home that evening, Henry was drinking a cup of tea and writing out his bill for his work.。
My wife said to me，quietly , “ That’s his ninth cup of tea today . ” But she said loudly, “It’s a beautiful table，dear，isn’t it?”
“I won’t decide about that until I see that bill.” I said.
Henry laughed and gave me his bill for the work. It said：
BILL One dining table June 10 , 1995Cost of wood 17.00Paint（油漆）1.50Work，8 hours（1 an hour） 8.00Total（总计）36.50
When I was looking at the bill , Henry said , “it’s been a fine day，hasn’t it? Quite sunny.”
“Yes , ” I said. “I’m glad it is only the 10th of June.”
“Me too，” , said Henry. “You wait一it’ll be a bit hotter by the end of the month.”
“Yes. Hotter一and more expensive. Dining tables will be 20 more expensive on June 30th , won’t they , Henry?”
Henry looked hard at me for half a minute. There was a little smile in his two blue eyes. I gave his bill back to him.
“If it isn’t too much trouble , Henry , ” I said , “ Please add it up again. You can forget the date.”
I paid him 26. 50 and he was happy to get it.
1.Why did Henry talk about weather when the writer was looking at the bill?
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A．Because it was a fine day indeed, |
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B．Because he wanted the writer to look at the bill carefully. |
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C．Because he wanted to tell the writer what the weather was like. |
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D．Because he didn’t want the writer to go through the bill carefully. |
2. Why did the writer say that dining tables would be 20 more expensive by the end of June?
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A．Because he thought Henry would almost certainly add the date to the cost of the dining table. |
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B．Because it was difficult to make dining tables in hot weather. |
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C．Because paint would be more expensive. |
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D．Because the cost of wood would be more expensive. |
3. The writer thought Henry would ask for ______ if he made a dining table on the last day of June.
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A．26.50 |
B．56. 50 |
C．46.50 |
D．20.00 |
4. When the writer gave him the money，Henry was happy because_______ .
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A．he got the money easily |
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B．be didn’t have to add up the cost again |
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C．he got what he should get for his work |
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D．he got much money for his work |
5. From the story we know that_______ .
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A．Henry had written out the bill before the writer got home |
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B．Henry still wanted to get 36. 50 for his work in the end |
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C．Henry made a mistake in the bill |
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D．Henry tried to get more money for his work |