Arthur sat at the desk in his room, pencil in hand. He had to write a story for his English class by Friday. “I don’t know what to write about,” he complained to his dog Toby, who was asleep at his feet. Arthur was talkative when speaking to his friends, yet he had trouble finding words when he had to write.

By bedtime Arthur had drawn a picture of Toby smiling. He had drawn a tree with its branches blowing in the strong wind. He had also written a note asking his friend Lee to go to the movies on Saturday. But he had not written a single word of his story.

On Wednesday, Mrs. Solomon, Arthur’s English teacher, asked the class to turn in the first draft of their stories. His heart sinking, Arthur turned in the only work he had—the page with his name, the drawings and the note.

Arthur wasn’t surprised when Mrs. Solomon asked him to stay after class the next day. But he was surprised by what she said to him. “This is an attractive story, Arthur. The dog, the movie, the tree in the wind—I can’t wait to find out how they all fit together.”

“That isn’t my story, Mrs. Solomon,” Arthur admitted. “I haven’t been able to think of one yet.”

“Oh, I think you have the seed(种子of a story there,” Mrs. Solomon replied, “Look at your note and the pictures and see if a story comes to you.”

That night Arthur sat at his desk, and this is what he wrote: “One Saturday Mike went downstairs to meet his friend Julio at the cinema. It looked as if it might rain, so Mike carried his umbrella. Suddenly a big storm blew in, bending the trees. The noise of the wind sounded like the barking of Mike’s dog Toby. Toby really hated storms and barked whenever he wanted to be let inside. Then Mike realized that it wasn’t the sound of the wind. It was Toby. The dog was running after him down the busy street, barking. The sound was filled with blame. Mike felt guilty because he had left Toby outside. He turned and headed home with Toby running beside him. Mike let Toby in the door just as the rain started to pour down.”

Arthur had a story in the end. The last thing he did was to write his name proudly at the top of the page.

1.Why did Arthur turn in the page with only his name, the drawings and the note at first?

A.Because he had no time to fit them together.

B.Because he had difficulty in writing a story.

C.Because he wasn’t willing to do his homework.

D.Because he wanted to show his talent for drawing.

2.What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 6 probably mean?

A.Toby is an imaginative and lovely dog.

B.The small tree will grow into a big one.

C.His friend Lee can give him a lot of support.

D.He can develop his story based on the first draft.

3.What kind of teacher do you think Mrs. Solomon is ?

A. She is a strict teacher                     B. She is a wise teacher

C. She is an honest teacher                   D. She is an energetic teacher

4.What can we infer(推断from the story?

A. Arthur is a shy and quiet student

B. Arthur isn’t very satisfied with his story

C. There will be a storm on Saturday

D. Encouragement is important in teaching

 

阅读表达 (共5小题;每小题2分,满分10分)阅读文章,回答问题。

One day the sun and the wind had a quarrel(争吵).The sun said he was stronger than the wind. And the wind said he was stronger than the sun. Just then a man was walking under them, with a hat and a coat on. The sun said, “Let’s see who can make the man take off his hat and coat. If you can do that more quickly than I, then you are the stronger.”

“All right,” said the wind, “I’ll try first.” So the wind began to blow. (2)But the harder he blew , the tighter(紧的)the man held his hat and coat. The wind could not make him take them off. Then the sun tried. It shone quietly. Soon the man (3)_____  _____ his hat and wiped(擦) his forehead. The sun began to shone a little brighter, and the man took off his coat. It shone harder still, and the man began to take off his shirt. Then the wind said to the sun, “That’s enough. You are stronger than I.”

1.回答下面问题:

What did the sun say to the wind when they saw a man with a hat and a coat on?

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2.将(2)处译成汉语。________________________________________

3.在(3)句的空白处填入适当的词组使句意完整、上下文通顺:_________________

4.找出文中与下列句子意思相近的句子:If you can make the man take them off faster than I.

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5.找出文中最能表达该短文主题的句子

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任务型阅读。

     One day the sun and the wind had a quarrel (争吵). The sun said he was stronger than the wind. And
the wind said he was stronger than the sun. (1) 正在那时他们看到一个人在下面走着, with a hat and a
coat on. The sun said, "Let's see who can make the man take off his hat and coat. If you can do that more
quickly than I, then you are the stronger."
     "All right," said the wind, "I'll try first." So the wind began to blow. (2) But the harder he blew, the
tighter (紧的) the man held his hat and coat
. The wind could not make him take them off. Then the sun
tried. It shone quietly. Soon the man (3) ________ his hat and wiped (擦) his forehead. The sun began
to shone a little brighter, and the man took off his coat. It shone harder still, and the man began to take
off his shirt. Then the wind said to the sun, "That's enough. You are stronger than I."
1. 将(1)处译成英语:
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2. 将(2)处译成汉语:
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3. 在(3)句的空白处填入适当的词组,使句意完整,上下文通顺:_________
4. 找出文中与下列句子意思相近的句子:
    If you can make the man take them off faster than I.
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5. 找出文中最能表达该短文主题的句子。
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