题目内容
" Wanted: A violin. Can’t pay much. Call…"
The ad in the newspaper made me remember my childhood. Because my family was 36 , I couldn’t have a violin. So I asked, "Daddy, may I have a 37 ?" Daddy’s face looked sad. But a few weeks later, Daddy went home with a case in his hand. Inside the case was a second—hand violin for seven dollars.
No one could know how 38 I was when I took my violin to school for my first lesson. Several years later, I became famous as a violinist. And then, I carefully 39 the violin away.
Now 40 this ad, I discovered the case deep in my closet(储藏室). I put it on the table. Then I picked up the 41 , walked to the telephone and called the number.
Later in the day, a man aged about 30 knocked at the door. "I’ve been expecting
someone can answer my advertisement. My daughter wants a violin so 42 ," he said, examining my violin. "How much is it?"
I said, " 43 dollars. "
"Are you surer" he asked. "Seven dollars," I 44 and then added, "I hope your daughter will be 45 to have it and enjoy it as I did. "
I smiled, but I found my tears roiling down my face.
1. A. rich B. poor C. large D. small
2. A. drum B. guitar C. violin D. piano
3.A. surprised B. excited C. bored D. interested
4.A. carried B. put C. took D. threw
5.A. about B. by C. in D. for
6. A. ad B. violin C. case D. newspaper
7.A. badly B. easily C. quickly D. luckily
8. A. Ninety B. Twenty C. Seven D. Five
9. A. repeated B. showed C. reminded D. suggested
10.A. clever B. sad C. afraid D. happy
1.B
2.C
3.B
4.B
5.D
6.D
7.A
8.C
9.A
10.D
【解析】略
Deserts(沙漠)do not stay the same size (形状).Sometimes they grow bigger. Sometimes they get smaller. The world’s biggest desert, Sahara, is in Africa. Right now, the Sahara desert is growing fast.
Why is the Sahara growing ? In some places , People farm too much. In other places ,animals eat all the grass. or people cut down the trees. This makes the soil(土壤) weak. Weak soil lets the desert grow.
Why is it a problem? people can not grow food in the desert. people can not build houses, hospitals , or schools in the desert . so people must leave their homes .They must live somewhere else.
What can people do ? They can plant trees. They can also farm less. These things make soil stronger. maybe the Sahara will stop growing . It’s a big problem. Many people must work together to solve (解决) it?
1.What is the main idea ?(中心思想)
A.The Sahara Desert is in Africa . |
B.Farming too much makes the soil weak. |
C.Big problem are caused (引起) by the growing Sahara desert. |
D.Planting trees will help the world. |
2.The Sahara is growing .Which of these things is not a reason(理由)?
A.Building homes |
B.Farming too much |
C.Animals eating the grass |
D.Cutting down trees |
3.What do we know about deserts ?
A.Their size never changes |
B.They are caused by people |
C.They can make trouble for people |
D.They are all in Africa. |
4.Planting trees can
A.make the soil weaker |
B.help people farm less |
C.be good for the soil |
D.make the Sahara grow. |
5.Stopping growing the desert
A.is easy |
B.takes a lot of people |
C.is not a big problem |
D.is not important |
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Mr. White works in a big office. He’s able to deal with all kinds of matters, so he’s always 1. more than his workmates. Of course he’s often busy and has no time to do the housework. His wife 2. him well and does all at home.
Bad luck! Their daughter was hurt in a traffic accident last month and had to be in 3. . Mrs. White was looking after her there and she couldn’t go home. As Mr. White 4. did any cleaning, the rooms were all disorderly (凌乱的).
Yesterday morning, before Mr. White got up, the telephone 5. . He sat up to answer it. His friend told him to write an important telephone number down. But he could find 6. a pen nor a piece of paper. Then he found there 7. much dust (灰尘) on the table and wrote the number on it. But soon he 8. it and went to work.
Two hours later his wife came back and looked for a sweater for her daughter. Her husband came back while she was 9. the table. He couldn’t see the number on the table and called out 10. , "Who let you clean the table?"