Long, long ago there was a very foolish thief. Do you know what he did one day? When he wanted to steal(偷) the bell on his neighbour’s door, he walked up to the door, took hold of the bell and pulled 题目和参考答案——青夏教育精英家教网—

“My dear lady,” says Holmes. “You’re shivering. Are you cold? Do you want a cup of hot tea?”
“I’m not cold,” the woman replies, “I fear for my life!”
“We are here to help you. Don’t worry about anything. I don’t know you. But I know many things about you. For example, I know how you travel. You came to London by train. You also ride to the train station on a horse-drawn wagon(马车).”
“Why, yes. You’re right. But how do you know these things?”
“ I see a return ticket in your glove. I see fresh mud on the left arm of your dress. Now tell us your problem.”
“My name is Helen Stoner,” she states, “My mother and father are dead. I am living with my stepfather, Dr Grimesby Roylott. He comes from a rich family. But they are no longer rich. They have nothing except a small piece of land and a huge old house. We are living in the house. Dr Roylott is using my mother’s money for expenses(开支). Part of it was for my sister and me. It was for our marriages.”
Holmes is sitting in his chair. His eyes are closed. He is listening carefully to Helen’s story. He hears every detail.
Helen continues. “My stepfather has no friends. He fights with everyone. He is strong and gets angry quickly. Everyone is afraid of him.”
“He has no friends at all?” asks Holmes.
“No. He talks to no one except the gypsies. They are poor people who travel from place to place. A band of gypsies is staying on our land right now.”
“Are you and your sister afraid of the gypsies?”
“My dear Mr Holmes. You are making me so sad. My sister is dead. That is why I am standing here in this room.”
小题1:Paragraph 6 beginning with “My name is …” is mostly about_______________.

A．Helen’s dead sister	B．Helen’s trip to London
C．the house Helen lives in	D．Helen’s stepfather and the family

小题2:What is Holmes doing while Helen is telling her story?

A．Walking slowly	B．Listening carefully
C．standing sadly	D．Writing quickly

小题3:Which of the following can best describe the gypsies according to the passage?

A．They are very rich	B．They are afraid of other people
C．They live on a horse-drawn wagon	D．They move from one place to another

小题4:The passage is probably from __________.

Passage 4
Mr Brown was going away for a week. Before he left, he said to his son, "if anyone asks for me, you can tell him that your father has been out for doing something, and will be back in a week, then be sure to ask him to sit down for a cup of tea."
"OK, Dad," said his son. But he was afraid his son couldn't remember this, he wrote these words down on a piece of paper and gave it to him. His son put it into his small pocket, took it out and looked at it every now and then.
Four days passed, but no one came to see his father. The boy thought that there was no man to come and that the piece of paper was of no more use for him, so he burnt it that evening.
The next afternoon, someone knocked at the door. The boy opened it. A man was standing at the door and said, “Where is your father?” The boy put his hand into his pocket at once and looked for the piece of paper. He could not find it. He suddenly remembered he had burnt it, so he shouted, “No more.”
The man was very surprised. He asked, “No more? I met your father last week. When did it happen?”
"Burnt yesterday evening."
小题1: Mr Brown told his son that _____.

A．he would be away from home for four days

B．he would be back in seven days

C．he would be back in a month

D．he liked a cup of tea

小题2:Mr Brown wrote the words down on ________.

小题3: A man came to visit the boy's father on ________.

小题4: The man was very surprised because _________.

A．he thought the child's father was dead

B．the child didn't ask him to sit down

C．the child gave him a cup of tea

D．he couldn't find that piece of paper

小题5:What was burnt? ___________.

Andy is 13 years old. He is a student at Beijing Sunshine Secondary School. He is very good _________ Maths. After school, he likes _________ basketball __________ his friends. He is __________ the school basketball team. Andy ________ very _________. His _________ basketball player is David Smith. He always watches his games and listens __________ radio programmes about him. Today, he wants _______ write an article about David ________ the basketball Club newsletter. He found a radio programme about him. He is listening carefully and taking notes.

Alan is an English boy. Now he studies in Shanghai Yucai Middle School. He is in Grade Seven. He has a dog. It’s black and white. The dog’s very clever. Alan likes it very much. Its favorite food is bone. Every day when Alan gets home, the dog meets him in front of the house.
Alan’s friend, Jenny is an American girl. She is in Shanghai, too. They are in the same grade, but in different classes. She has a pet panda. It’s also black and white, but it’s not a real panda. It’s a toy. The panda is very clean. Jenny often washes it in water. Where is the panda now? Oh, it’s sleeping with Jenny. Every night it sleeps with Jenny.
小题1: Where is Alan from?
A. England B. America        C. Canada
小题2:What’s Alan’s pet dog’s favorite food?
A. Fish               B. Meat            C. Bone
小题3: What grade is Jenny in?
A. Seven             B. Eight            C. Nine
小题4:What does the dog do when Alan gets home from school?
A. It sleeps with him.
B. It meets him in front of the house.
C. It runs with him.
小题5:What animal is black and white according to the passage?
A. Cat               B. Dog             C. panda and dog

This is a true story in Guyana. One day, a child took some silver paper from a cigarette box. He rolled it into a tiny ball and pushed it up his nose. He couldn’t get it out again. He ran crying to his mother. His mother couldn’t get the paper out, either. A week later the paper was still in his nose. His nose began to have a bad smell.
So his mother took his child to the hospital. The doctor looked up his nose. She put a tiny steel rod（钢棒） into his nose and felt the paper. She said she would have to cut his nose to get the paper out.
The child’s mother came home looking sad. She didn’t want her child to have his nose cut. He was a handsome boy and the cut would make him ugly.
Next day, the child’s mother took him to her friend Sidney. Sidney lived in a house with an old woman called May. She asked to see the child, so the child let her look up his nose. He closed his eyes.
“Yes, I can see it,” May said. “It will be out soon!”
As she spoke, she shook black pepper on the child’s nose. He gave a mighty sneeze and the paper flew out. His mother was surprised. May told her to take the boy to the sea for a swim. She said the salt water would go up his nose and stop the bad smell.
So the child didn’t have to go to the hospital and gave his nose cut.
小题1:How did the silver ball go into the boy’s nose?

A．His mother put it into his nose.

B．The boy himself pushed the ball up his nose.

C．The silver ball rolled into his nose itself.

D．The passage didn’t tell us.

小题2: Why did the boy’s nose have a bad smell?

A．The ball stayed in his nose for too long.

B．The boy didn't like to wash his nose.

C．His nose is cut and gave a bad smell.

D．Because he had a running nose.

小题3: In the last paragraph, the underlined word mighty means _____________.

One day a rich man wanted to sell some goods in another town and buy some things there. He to take ten servants(仆人) with him. They would carry the goods and also some to eat on their way. The rich man said to of his servants, "Ali, you are the and the weakest one. You may the lightest load(担子) to carry." Ali thanked him and chose the load. It was their food-bread. The rich man said, "How foolish you are! That's the heaviest one. " But Ali was to lift it up. And so they set off. Four hours , they stopped for a rest. They all some of the bread. Then there was bread for Ali to carry. Each time they ate some, the load became smaller and lighter. At last the clever servant had nothing to carry.

Long, long ago there was an old man. He had a very big orange tree in his garden. On the tree there were many fine oranges.
One day the old man found one of the oranges was bigger than the others. It was as big as a watermelon. So he took the big orange to the king. The king was very happy and gave the old man a lot of money for it.
When a rich man heard of this, he said to himself, "It is only an orange. Why did the king give him so much money? If I take my gold cup to the king, he will give me much more money for it."
The next day when the king got the gold cup, he said to the rich man, "What a beautiful cup! I'll give you something for it. Please take the great orange."
小题1:What did the old man have in his garden?

小题2:What did the old man find one day?

A．He found there was a big watermelon in his gardon.

B．He found one of the oranges was as big as a watermelon.

C．He found the rich man had a gold cup.

D．He found the king liked big oranges very much..

小题3:Who did the old man give the big orange to?

小题4:What did a rich man think when he heard of the story?

A．He was happy for the old man.

B．He wanted to know why the king gave the old man so much money.

C．He wanted to get the orange.

D．He thought the king would give him much money if he gave the king his gold cup.

小题5:Was the rich man very happy at last?

Henry was born in a small town. His father has a factory. One night the man drank too much and drove his car home. On his way he drove fast and suddenly his car fell into the river and he died in the accident. The old man left his son much money and the factory. But the man spent all the money in nearly three years and at last he had to sell the factory for food and clothes. Another three years passed and he wanted to find work but he couldn’t do anything. Nobody would use a man like him.
The young man thought and thought. At last he found a way. He began to beg(乞讨) from door to door. Most people in the town knew him well and few of them had a pity(同情) on him. So he was often hungry. He had to leave the town and came to Toronto. In the city he began to pretend(假装) that he couldn’t speak. So he could beg some money and food.
One day Henry was begging by the station when he met Mr. Cook, one of his father’s friends. The man asked, “How long have you been dumb(哑的), Henry?”
The sudden question made the young man burst out(脱口而出), “since I was born!”
小题1:Henry was born _______.

A．in a poor family	B．in a rich family
C．in a worker’s family	D．in a big factory

小题2:The car fell into the river because ________.

A．the old man couldn’t drive at all

B．it was very dark that night

C．something was wrong with the road

D．the old man was drunk that night

小题3:Henry couldn’t find any work in the town because _______.

A．he could do nothing at all

B．he liked begging better than work

C．he was the richest man there

D．he was too young to be a worker

小题4: _____, so he had to leave for Toronto.

A．Henry hoped to beg in the city

B．The people in the town were poor

C．Most people in the town knew Henry

D．Henry couldn’t beg enough food for himself

小题5:Which of the following is right?

A．Henry was dumb since he was born

B．Mr. Cook didn’t know Henry

C．When Henry saw Mr. Cook, he forgot he was “dumb.”

D．Mr. Cook wanted to take Henry to the police station

A．his neighbour	B．his neighbour’s doorbell
C．some cotton	D．a door with a bell on it

A．give him lessons	B．punish (惩罚) him for stealing
C．help him with the bell	D．be his teacher

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