A rich American went to Paris and bought a picture painted by a French artist. The American thought the picture to be very fine because he ______ a lot of money for it. When he came to his hotel he wanted to hang the _____ up on the wall. He _____ it for a long time, but couldn’t ______ which was the top and which was the bottom(底部) .The American _______the picture this way and _____, but still couldn’t _____.
So he had _____. He ____ the picture in the dining room and invited the painter of the picture to ______. When the painter came, the American said ______ to him about the picture. ______ they went into the dining room to have dinner. The painter looked ______ at the picture several times. Then he put on his _____ and looked at the picture again and again. At last he_________ that the picture was upside down(倒置).
1.A. cost B. spent C. paid D. took
2.A. map B. cap C. picture D. kite
3.A. looked after B. looked at C. looked for D. looked up
4.A. tell B. say C. talk D. speak
5.A. painted B. turned C. used D. wrote
6.A. that B. it C. one D. another
7.A. see B. read C. decide D. look
8.A. a way B. a pen C. a road D. an idea
9.A. put B. hung C. stopped D. lent
10.A. tea B. rice C. bread D. dinner
11.A. nothing B. something C. hello D. sorry
12.A. At first B. At last C. At once D. At all
13.A. heavily B. loudly C. straight D. careful
14.A. glasses B. coat C. trousers D. hat
15.A. watched B. understood C. sat D. opened
1.C 2.C 3.B 4.A 5.B 6.A 7.C 8.D 9.B 10.D 11.A 12.A 13.C 14.A 15.B 【解析】 短文大意:一位美国人在巴黎买了幅画,回去想挂在墙上,但是自己分辨不清上下,于是想出了一个办法,他把画挂在餐厅里,邀请这幅画的画家共进晚餐。画家也被搞糊涂了,他戴上...“How was school? “Millie’s mother asked. “It was terrible! I never want to go______again!”Millie was almost _______.Millie’s mother went to the_______and got Millie a glass of milk and some cakes that Millie likes. She also got a box______tissues(纸巾)for Millie. “What’s up? “she asked as she sat ______ next to Millie. Millie_______at her mother and said,“I thought Kitty and Amy were my best friends. I thought we could tell each______everything, but they were keeping a secret______me! Today I heard them whispering in class and I saw them ______ notes to each other. I asked them about it at lunch, but they were not my true_______.They said there wasn’t any note and I was silly. “Millie started to cry. “Poor Millie, “said Millie’s mother, “it’s all right. Now go and get some_______,and tomorrow everything will be fine. “The next morning, Millie went to school ________.She did not think she had any friends now. She_____into the classroom and went to her desk, but when she opened her desk she found it was full _________colourful presents. “Happy Birthday, Millie!” Kitty and Amy came to her and shouted excitedly, “This is our secret—a birthday_______for you !You are our best friend, Millie!”
1.A. study B. then C. there D. school
2.A. cry B. crying C. cries D. cried
3.A. kitchen B. bedroom C. couch D. desk
4.A. about B. of C. at D. in
5.A. up B. down C. near D. at
6.A. saw B. worried C. said D. looked
7.A. other B. others C. one D. person
8.A. about B. to C. from D. away
9.A. gave B. giving C. give D. gives
10.A. friendships B. friends C. friend D. friendly
11.A. sleeping B. sleepy C. sleeps D. sleep
12.A. sad B. sadly C. sadness D. sadder
13.A. walked B. walks C. walk D. walking
14.A. at B. of C. with D. in
15.A. part B. partly C. party D. parties
1.C 2.B 3.A 4.B 5.B 6.D 7.A 8.C 9.B 10.B 11.D 12.B 13.A 14.B 15.C 【解析】试题这篇短文介绍的是Millie以为自己的好朋友Kitty和Amy不是自己的好朋友,其实是她误解了。她们在秘密地为她准备一个生日聚会。 1. 2. 3....One summer I met my best friend Lisa for the first time. I hid behind my mother and she hid behind her grandmother, _______ to look at each other. But soon, we started playing with each other. None of my new friends liked her_______ they knew she had "family problems". However, we always had great _______ together. Last year I noticed the problem. I guessed she needed_______there for her. Well, she made a new "best friend" and so did I. Then I didn't know why, but she started cutting herself She had to go to _______ during the day. I was very _______ at first, but later we got in touch (取得联系). I wanted to be there for her and I knew I still cared about her like a sister. Yesterday she came to me and said, "I never knew _______ a best friend was before, you were the only person that would _______ me cutting, the only person that ever made me feel _______ about myself. You didn't even know you were helping me." We both________ . So if a friend needs you, and you care for him or her, you can be friends forever (永远).
1.A. afraid B. happy C. friendly D. kind
2.A. till B. before C. if D. because
3.A. luck B. ideas C. toys D. fun
4.A. someone B. no one C. everyone D. anyone
5.A. school B. factory C. home D. hospital
6.A. happy B. excited C. worried D. tired
7.A. where B. how C. what D. why
8.A. help B. stop C. see D. hear
9.A. worse B. better C. afraid D. sadder
10.A. cried B. jumped C. ran D. failed
1.A 2.D 3.D 4.A 5.D 6.C 7.C 8.B 9.B 10.A 【解析】 短文介绍了作者和丽萨相识成为好朋友的经历。并介绍了两个人在交往中的波折,介绍了作者和朋友之间的特殊的友谊,表明任何情况下都不要放弃自己的朋友。 1.句意:彼此都不敢看对方。A. afraid害怕的; B. happy高兴的;C. fri...Our English teacher was like a friend to us, and we all liked her. One day she came into the classroom and shouted, “Who did this?”She held up a piece of broken glass and asked,“Who _________ the window?”She seldom became angry._____ this time she was.
I broke the window. I did that by throwing a baseball. I didn’t want to admit (承认) it _____ I didn’t have enough money to pay for a big window like that.“My father will be _____,”I thought. At first I didn’t _____ my hand, but later something strong in my heart suddenly made me stand up. “I did it,”I said _____ .How difficult it was for me to say that!
My teacher _____ a book from one of our book shelves and then began walking to my desk. I was afraid that she was going to punish(惩罚) me.
“I know you like collecting _____ very much,”she said, looking down at my _____ face.“Here is the book about collecting stamps that you are looking for. Now, the book is ______ and I shall not punish you. Remember, it’s because you ______ the truth.”
I couldn’t believe it! My teacher wasn’t punishing me. I didn’t ______ to pay for the broken window. And I got my favourite book!
As time goes, the book is gone, so is my wonderful teacher. But I will never forget the lesson the teacher gave me that day.
1.A. cleaned B. climbed C. broke D. mended
2.A. and B. but C. so D. or
3.A. because B. if C. when D. though
4.A. pleased B. excited C. frightened D. angry
5.A. put on B. put up C. put out D. put away
6.A. terribly B. honestly C. easily D. hardly
7.A. read B. wrote C. took D. bought
8.A. books B. desks C. stamps D. windows
9.A. nervous B. pretty C. happy D. square
10.A. you B. your C. yours D. yourself
11.A. talked B. spoke C. said D. told
12.A. like B. want C. use D. need
1.C 2.B 3.A 4.D 5.B 6.B 7.C 8.C 9.A 10.C 11.D 12.D 【解析】 短文大意:作者打破了玻璃,英语老师知道这件事后,问是谁打破的玻璃,作者最后终于承认是自己打破的玻璃,英语老师没有惩罚作者,而是因为作者的诚实奖励了一本书给他。作者绝不会忘记那天老师对自己的教育。这件事也告诉我们...David is a middle school student. He had lived in a small _____ for fifteen years. It was a small place with only five families living there. His father, Mr. Hill, was a rich farmer and later on he _____ a shop in our town. He bought a house here last month. His _____ moved to the new house and his son began to study in our class. But he had _____ friends here. At first he often played by ____.
His neighbor Cathy is a kind girl. She has many friends. She finds the boy never talks with anybody and decides to help him. David ____ to stay with her and talks to her a lot. Now they’re good friends.
One afternoon, Cathy told David, “It’ll be my sixteenth birthday tomorrow. I’ll have a birthday party. Would you like to come?” “_____. I’m glad to,” the boy said happily.
David got home and thought of a ____he could give to Cathy. He was sorry that he _______to ask the girl what she liked. He couldn’t telephone her because he didn’t know her _____. At that moment Mrs. Hill came and asked, “What’s the matter, dear?”
“What would you like if it was your sixteenth birthday, Mom?”
“Nothing,” the woman said, “I just wish I were sixteen.”
1.A. town B. city C. village D. country
2.A. open B. opens C. opened D. opening
3.A. home B. shop C. building D. family
4.A. a few B. few C. a little D. little
5.A. himself B. him C. his D. he
6.A. enjoy B. enjoys C. like D. likes
7.A. Well B. No C. Sorry D. Certainly
8.A. book B. dress C. present D. pen
9.A. forgot B. forget C. remember D. remembered
10.A. home B. number C. place D. address
1.C 2.C 3.D 4.B 5.A 6.D 7.D 8.C 9.A 10.B 【解析】 文章大意:本文讲述了David搬到一个新学校后,没有什么朋友,后来他与邻居Cathy成为了朋友,一个下午,Cathy请他参加16岁的生日,但他不知道给她买什么礼物,于是问妈妈如果是她的十六岁生日会要什么礼物,妈妈说什么也不要,只希望自己能回到...My friend, Lin Tao, went on vacation in New York with his parents. He _______ back last week. He came to _______ me yesterday and gave me a nice hat. He said he had a great _______ in New York. He and his parents visited many _______ places and went shopping there.
Lin Tao _______ went to his pen pal’s home for the first time. He didn’t know the ______ to his friend’s house. A friendly American boy _______ him to find it at last. Lin Tao’s pen pal is Jimmy. He could ______ a little Chinese, because he had a trip to China last year. Lin Tao and Jimmy talked_______ English and Chinese. Lin Tao had dinner with Jimmy’s family. They took many photos with a______ . I knew a lot about them from these photos.
1.A. played B. came C. arrived D. walked
2.A. visit B. teach C. discuss D. find
3.A. job B. report C. sleep D. time
4.A. interesting B. excited C. delicious D. boring
5.A. never B. usually C. also D. always
6.A. news B. way C. number D. price
7.A. asked B. wanted C. helped D. needed
8.A. speak B. say C. tell D. talk
9.A. on B. to C. in D. for
10.A. map B. cinema C. book D. camera
1.B 2.A 3.D 4.A 5.C 6.B 7.C 8.A 9.C 10.D 【解析】试题这篇短文讲的是作者的朋友林涛的事。林涛在纽约度过了一个快乐的假期,并去拜访了笔友。 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.A hot dog is one of the most popular American food. It was named after frankfurter, a German food. You may hear “hot dog” ____ in other ways. People sometimes ____ “hot dog” to express pleasure(快乐). For example, a friend may ask if you would like to go to the cinema. You ____ say, “Great. I’d love to. ” Or, you could say” ____! I’d love to go.” People _____ use the expression(表达) to describe someone who is a “show-off”, who tries to show everyone else how _____ he is. You often hear such a(n) ____ called a “hot dog”. He may be a basketball player, for example, who ____ the ball with one hand making a(n)_____ catch seem more difficult. You know he is a “hot dog” because when he makes such a catch, he bows(鞠躬) to crowd, hoping to _____ their cheers.
1.A. cooked B. eaten C. picked D. used
2.A. speak B. tell C. talk D. say
3.A. must B. had to C. might D. need
4.A. Excuse me B. Don’t worry C. Never mind D. Hot dog
5.A. ever B. yet C. also D. still
6.A. kind B. hopeful C. great D. careful
7.A. person B. dog C. hand D. people
8.A. catches B. plays C. throws D. passes
9.A. funny B. easy C. exciting D. good
10.A. lose B. win C. avoid(避免) D. explain
1.D 2.D 3.C 4.D 5.C 6.C 7.A 8.A 9.B 10.B 【解析】试题这篇短文通过讲述hot dog 是美国最受欢迎的食物之一,它的名字来自于德国的猪牛肉混合香肠,hot dog 还被应用于生活的其他方面,表达不同的含义。像代表快乐等。 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. ...Mr. Clark works in a middle school. He likes reading and often_______ some books from the library. He listens to the radio every morning and reading_______after supper. So he knows much and teaches well. His_______ worship(崇拜) him very much. Mike, Mr. Clark’s little son, is only nine. He also likes books. And he often asks his father some questions. Mr. Clark always thinks the boy is too_______ to understand and chooses_______ ones to answer. Of course the boy is not satisfied with(对……满意) it.
One day Mike read_______ about the lights and was interested in it. When his father told him to do some housework, he went on thinking of it. He asked him a few questions, and his father answered all. Then his father said proudly(自豪地), “Fathers always know_______ than sons!”
The boy thought for a while and said, “_______ .”
“Oh? Why?”
Mike didn’t answer but asked instead(反而), “_______ invented the lights?” “Thomas Edison.” answered Mr. Clark.
“Why didn’t his________ invent them?” Looking at his son, Mr. Clark didn’t know how to answer the question!
1.A. finds B. studies C. buys D. borrows
2.A. newspapers B. letters C. stories D. messages
3.A. teachers B. parents C. students D. classmates
4.A. short B. young C. clever D. able
5.A. easy B. the easiest C. more difficult D. the most difficult
6.A. everything B. nothing C. something D. anything
7.A. more B. most C. less D. worse
8.A. I think so B. I don’t know C. I agree D. I don’t think so
9.A. Who B. What C. Where D. How
10.A. father B. teacher C. son D. friend
1.D 2.A 3.C 4.B 5.B 6.C 7.A 8.D 9.A 10.A 【解析】 这篇短文讲述了克拉克老师和他的小儿子的故事。他们父子俩都爱读书,他的小儿子很爱提问题,可是父亲总以为他年龄小不认真回答他的问题。一天,父亲在回答完儿子的问题后,炫耀自己比儿子知道的多,结果儿子说了一句话:为什么是爱迪生而不是他的父亲发明了电灯...David is a middle school student. He had lived in a small _____ for fifteen years. It was a small place with only five families living there. His father, Mr. Hill, was a rich farmer and later on he _____ a shop in our town. He bought a house here last month. His _____ moved to the new house and his son began to study in our class. But he had _____ friends here. At first he often played by ____.
His neighbor Cathy is a kind girl. She has many friends. She finds the boy never talks with anybody and decides to help him. David ____ to stay with her and talks to her a lot. Now they’re good friends.
One afternoon, Cathy told David, “It’ll be my sixteenth birthday tomorrow. I’ll have a birthday party. Would you like to come?” “_____. I’m glad to,” the boy said happily.
David got home and thought of a ____he could give to Cathy. He was sorry that he _______to ask the girl what she liked. He couldn’t telephone her because he didn’t know her _____. At that moment Mrs. Hill came and asked, “What’s the matter, dear?”
“What would you like if it was your sixteenth birthday, Mom?”
“Nothing,” the woman said, “I just wish I were sixteen.”
1.A. town B. city C. village D. country
2.A. open B. opens C. opened D. opening
3.A. home B. shop C. building D. family
4.A. a few B. few C. a little D. little
5.A. himself B. him C. his D. he
6.A. enjoy B. enjoys C. like D. likes
7.A. Well B. No C. Sorry D. Certainly
8.A. book B. dress C. present D. pen
9.A. forgot B. forget C. remember D. remembered
10.A. home B. number C. place D. address
1.C 2.C 3.D 4.B 5.A 6.D 7.D 8.C 9.A 10.B 【解析】 文章大意:本文讲述了David搬到一个新学校后,没有什么朋友,后来他与邻居Cathy成为了朋友,一个下午,Cathy请他参加16岁的生日,但他不知道给她买什么礼物,于是问妈妈如果是她的十六岁生日会要什么礼物,妈妈说什么也不要,只希望自己能回到...These days computer games have become more and more popular in many cities and towns. A lot of small shops along busy ________ have changed into computer game houses to get more________. These places are always crowded(拥挤的)with people.
In the computer game houses, people ________ a lot of money matching on the machine. It’s ________ for one to beat(打败) a computer, but one can do well after trying again and again. People want to ________ when they play computer games. The more they ________, the more they want to win, and at last they even can’t ________ without it.
The result(结果) is that some people don’t want to ________ and they play in computer game houses for hours and hours. For school boys, things are _______. They don’t want to have ________. When school is over, they rush to the computer houses near their _________. Some of them can get enough money from their ________. Some of them are not ________ to get the money. So they have to steal or rob(偷或抢) others’ and become ________ . Computer game addiction(上瘾) is a ________problem in our life. Something has to be done to stop it.
1.A. streets B. schools C. towns D. cities
2.A. boys B. money C. computers D. houses
3.A. take B. spend C. cost D. pay
4.A. possible B. easy C. good D. hard
5.A. read B. learn C. win D. download
6.A. lose B. try C. waste D. watch
7.A. come B. eat C. study D. live
8.A. watch TV B. go out C. stay there D. work
9.A. better B. exciting C. even worse D. interesting
10.A. lessons B. games C. families D. sports
11.A. classes B. rooms C. schools D. shops
12.A. classmates B. teachers C. sisters D. parents
13.A. lucky B. unlucky C. careful D. polite
14.A. good B. bad C. rich D. poor
15.A. important B. serious C. unusual D. wonderful
1.A 2.B 3.B 4.D 5.C 6.A 7.D 8.D 9.C 10.A 11.C 12.D 13.A 14.B 15.B 【解析】试题这篇短文主要描述了电脑游戏对学生们的危害,详细的分析了电脑游戏是如何影响学生们的,并提出了相应的建议。 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. ...