One Sunday evening, it was quite dark when old Stanley went for his walk. He was walking along the sidewalk. Suddenly, he saw a white car coming around the corner at high speed. It was going too fast 题目和参考答案——青夏教育精英家教网—

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One Sunday evening, it was quite dark when old Stanley went for his walk. He was walking along the sidewalk. Suddenly, he saw a white car coming around the corner at high speed. It was going too fast and crashed into a red car in the street where he was walking. He rushed up to the cars to see if anyone was hurt and needed help.

The two drivers were arguing.

“You came around the corner too fast,” one man said.

“No!” said the driver of the white car, “That’s not true! Your car was parked in a wrong place.”

Stanley listened to their argument and then said the white car driver was wrong to drive too fast. The driver of red car asked Stanley to prove he was right in court(法庭). Stanley gave the driver his name and telephone number.

Next Thursday morning, Stanley was asked to go to the court. The lawyer(律师) for the driver of the white car asked him a lot of questions about what he had seen. Then he asked Stanley how old he was.

“I’m eighty-two,” answered Stanley.

“Do you usually wear glasses ?” asked the lawyer.

“Yes, I do,” answered Stanley.

“Were you wearing them on the night of the accident?” the lawyer asked.

“No,” replied Stanley.

Then the lawyer said, “Why should the court believe you? You are eighty-two years old, you were not wearing your glasses, and it was dark. How far can you see in the dark?”

Stanley thought about it for a minute. “Well,” he said, “when it’s dark, I can see the moon. How far is that?”

1.The car accident happened ___________.

A .one Sunday morning B. next Thursday morning C. one Sunday evening

2.The cause of the accident is that ______.

A .the red car was going too slowly B. the white car was going too fast C. the drivers were sleepy

3.Stanley was asked to go to the court because _________.

A .he wanted to make money B. he promised to be a witness C. he was a lawyer

4.Maybe the red car driver contacted Stanley by ______.

A . writing a letter to him B. making a phone call to him C. paying a visit to him

5.We can learn from the story that ________.

A. Stanley was a clever and humorous man

B. Stanley was not able to see the moon

C. the lawyer thought that Stanley could see clearly

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Most Americans don't like to get advice from members of their family. When they need advice, they don't usually ask people they know. Instead, many Americans write letters to newspapers and magazines which give advice on many subjects, including family problems, the use of language, health, cooking, child care, clothes, how to buy a house or a car, and so on.

Most newspapers regularly print letters from readers with problems. Along with the letter are answers written by people who are supposed to solve (解决) such problems. Some of these writers are doctors; others are lawyers(律师) or educations. But two of the most famous writer of advice are women without special training for this kind of work. One of them answers letters addressed to “Dear Abby”, the other is addressed(致函) as “Dear Ann Landers” experience their preparation for giving advice.

There is one writer who has not lived long enough to have much experience. She is a girl named Angel Caveliere, who started writing advice for newspaper readers at the age of ten. Her advice to young readers, now appears regularly(正常的) in the Philadephia Bulletin in a column called DEAR ANGEL.

1.For advice Americans usually write to ________.

A. their family members B. their friends C. Angel caveliere D. newspapers or magazines

2.“Abby” and “Ann Landers” are probably ________.

A. real names of two women B. two experienced doctors

C. two famous lawyers D. pen names of women

3.Which of the following is likely true according to the passage?

A. Angel Gaveliere is loved by many American young readers.

B. Angel died young.

C. Angel has much more experience than the other writers with special training.

D. Angel is famous for her good knowledge of all the subjects.

4.The philadephia Bulletin seems to be ________.

A. a city in America B. a kind of publication

C. a publishing(出版) house D. a school or university.

5.The best title for the passage is ________.

A. Two Famous Women writer B. Angel Gaveliere and Her Advice.

C. Getting Advice From Strangers D. The strange Americans

五.词汇检测(每小题1分，共10分)

1.His cousin is so ______ (幽默)that he always tells us some funny jokes.

2.Is there anyone ______(幸存)the car accident?

3.Travel ______(增进)one’s knowledge of the world.

4.Please send us your _____ (申请)form before April 30.

5.His sister is as friendly and _______(自然)as the rest of the family.

6.More and more people are worried about the ______(安全)of the food they buy.

7.In our country，_______(公民)of eighteen and upwards have the right to vote.

8.一How is your grandma?

一I’m afraid she’s getting even ________.

9.一I don’t know to ______ I should turn for help.

一You can come to my help anytime.

10.一Have you ever been to North Korea?

一No，I hear tourists are allowed into it only on organized tours _______guarded by the state.

Since you are _______ music， why not go to some live concerts during summer holiday?

A. surprised at B. afraid of

C. ready for D. crazy about

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It 1.(get) dark. Paul looked out of the window and signed (叹气). Dad said he could come home by 5:30, but it was almost 7:00. Even if Dad came back, it wouldn’t be much fun playing baseball in the dark. Paul walked into his room and2.(throw) his baseball into the corner. He tried to do some homework, but couldn’t.

Paul couldn’t understand why Dad was so busy. He threw himself into the sofa and soon fell asleep. His book 3. (open) to the first page.

The next day at school, Paul didn’t hand in his homework and failed a test. Mrs. Green, his teacher, asked him to stay after school. “This isn’t like you. What’s wrong?”

Paul just sat there quietly. “Paul, if you don’t want to talk, I will. I know that something wrong with you, but you have to get it out. You need to tell someone.”

As Paul walked home, he thought of what Mrs. Green said. When Paul got home, he called his dad. But there was no answer. Then it went to voicemail (语音信箱). Paul began talking: “Dad, I can’t play with you next weekend. I 4.(get) lots of problems with my homework. Also, I really don’t want to spend another day looking out of the window and waiting. Whenever you break our plans, Dad, it

5.(hurt) me. It’s not too late to rebuild our relationship, but we have to start small. I call you to ask you to help me with my homework sometime. Dad, I love you.”

As Paul ended the call, he felt much relaxed. He didn’t know whether his dad 6. (be) different, but it didn’t matter. He himself changed . He expressed his feelings to the right person. He had a clear head as he did his homework that evening.

_______terrible weather we’ve been having these days!

A．How a B．What a C．How D．What

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It was already 7:30 and I was late again for the dinner out with my wife，Eleanor. We had agreed to meet at the r1.at seven o’clock. I felt a little a2., but to my relief(宽慰), I had a good excuse: A business meeting had run over and I had w3.no time getting to the dinner.

When I arrived, Eleanor was very angry. “I am sorry, I didn’t m4. to be late, but it was not available,” I said. Then I told her about the business meeting. However, my explanation seemed to make things even w5., which started to drive me mad as well.

Several weeks later, when I d6.these with my friend Ken Hardy. He smiled, “you made a classic mistake. You’re stuck in your own way of thinking. You didn’t want to be late. But that’s not the p7.. What is important is your communication is how your lateness affected Eleanor.” He said that I paid special attention to the intention(目的) while Eleanor to the r8.. Thus, both of us felt misunderstood and c9..

Thinking more about Ken’s words, I gradually got the real c10.of such disagreement. It’s what I did really matters!

I _______ ping-pong quite well, but I haven’t had time to play since the new year.

A. will play B. have played C. played D. play

---_________ interesting the story is!

---Yes. I have read it twice.

A. How B. What C. What an C. How the

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