题目内容
【题目】It was Sunday and Tom was staying at 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 tree. Sometimes a bird would come down to perch(栖息)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 thing.
Now Tom had been in the garden for half an hour. Suddenly a crack 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. “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 so sad, Tom. We have other plates for Bobby. But how did you break that one?”
“I threw it at a bird but missed, and it went straight to the plate.”
In Tom’s hand was his father’s gold pocket watch!
【1】When a bird perched on top of the doghouse, Tom________.
A. would like to play with it
B. was very interested in it by throwing a stone at it
C. would like to give it something to eat
D. would smile
【2】There were no kids around and he was used to playing alone quietly. Here “kids”means _______.
A. men B. dogs C. children D. birds
【3】How long had Tom been in the garden when his mother heard him cry?
A. An hour. B. A day. C. Two hours. D. Half an hour.
【4】“Though he never made it” means “______”.
A. Though he couldn’t hit a bird with a stone or something
B. Though he couldn’t catch the bird
C. Though he couldn’t have fun from the bird
D. Though he couldn’t eat the bird
【答案】
【1】B
【2】C
【3】D
【4】A
【解析】
试题分析:本文主要内容:星期天,汤姆在花园里一个人玩,看到一只鸟落到狗舍上。他拿一块石头或某物打鸟。他打碎了狗盘子。他妈安慰他没事,他家还有其他的盘子。又问怎样打的,他说用这个打的,汤姆的手里拿着爸爸的金怀表。
【1】B考查细节理解题。根据第一段倒数一二句Sometimes a bird would come down to perch(栖息)on top of the doghouse. Then Tom would have the greatest fun by throwing a stone or something at it.可知选B。
【2】C考查猜测词义题。根据下文he was used to playing alone quietly.(他习惯一个人静静地玩。)理解可知kid意思是孩子,选C。
【3】D考查细节理解题。根据第二段第二句Now Tom had been in the garden for half an hour.可知选D。
【4】A考查细节理解题。根据上文Then Tom would have the greatest fun by throwing a stone or something at it.(汤姆向小鸟扔石头或某物将感到最大兴趣)和下文he did like doing this kind of thing.(他真地喜欢做这种事。)可知选A。
【题目】任务型阅读(每空一词)
Christmas Day is the most important festival in the USA , Canada, Australia, England and many other Western countries. The day before the festival, people put a tree in their house and in the tree there’re colourful lights and many presents for the family members. People often have a party around the tree and they have a very good time.
The most important festival in China is the Spring Festival. People usually have 15 days off. Family members get together. They eat and chat a lot. There’re also lots of wonderful TV programmes (节目) for the festival. The Mid-Autumn Festival is an important festival, too. On the evening of the festival, people eat mooncakes, look up at the beautiful moon in the open air. Another important festival is the Dragon Boat Festival. People eat a kind of Chinese food called Zongzi (rice dumplings) on that day. In some places, people can watch dragon boats.
Thanksgiving Day is a special festival for the Americans to thank God (上帝). They eat pumpkins and turkeys (火鸡) on the festival. The birthday of a country is called National Day. Every country doesn’t celebrate it on the same day of the year.
Some Festivals Around the World
Names of countries | Names of 【1】 | What people do to celebrate them |
【2】 | The Spring Festival | Family members get together to 【3】 it and the celebration lasts (持续) for 【4】 days. |
The Mid-Autumn Festival | People have 【5】 and look up at the moon in the open air in the evening. | |
The Dragon Boat Festival | People eat Zongzi and have dragon boat races. | |
Western countries | Christmas | People put lights and presents in the tree and the family members have great【6】 in the party. |
【7】 | Thanksgiving Day | People celebrate it to show their【8】 to God. |
All the countries | 【9】 Day | People celebrate it on 【10】 days of the year. |