题目内容
He ran across to the o________ side of the street.
opposite
Today, roller skating is easy and fun. But a long time ago, it wasn't easy at all. Before 1750, the idea of skating didn't exist. That changed because of a man named Joseph Merlin. Merlin's work was making musical instruments. In his spare time he liked to play the violin. Joseph Merlin was a man of imagination, ideas and dreams. People called him a dreamer.
One day Merlin received an invitation to attend a fancy dress ball. He was very pleased and a little excited. As the day of the party came near, Merlin began to think how to make a grand entrance at the party. He had an idea. He thought he would get a lot of attention if he could skate into the room.
Merlin tried different ways to make himself roll. Finally, he decided to put two wheels under each shoe. These were the first roller skates. Merlin was very proud of his invention and dreamed of arriving at the party on wheels while playing the violin.
On the night of the party Merlin rolled into the room playing his violin. Everyone was astonished to see him. There was just one problem. Merlin had no way to stop his roller skates. He rolled on and on. Suddenly, he ran into a huge mirror that was hanging on the wall. Down fell the mirror, breaking to pieces. Nobody forgot Merlin's grand entrance for a long time!
1.The text is mainly about ________.
A．a strange man
B．an unusual party
C．how roller skating began
D．how people enjoyed themselves in the 18th century
2.People thought Merlin was a dreamer because he ________.
A．often gave others surprises B．was a gifted musician
C．invented the roller skates D．was full of imagination
3.Merlin put wheels under his shoes in order to ________.
A．impress the party guests B．arrive at the party sooner
C．test his invention D．show his skill in walking on wheels
4.What is the main point that the writer tries to convey(表达) in the last paragraph?
A．The roller skates was dangerous and harmful.
B．The party guests thought Merlin was a fool.
C．Merlin succeeded beyond expectation.
D．Merlin should never do that again.
Peter Judd joined the army 26 he was eighteen, and for several months he 27 (teach) how to be a good soldier. He did quite well in everything ___ 28 shooting. One day he and his friends were practicing ___29_____ (shoot), all of __30___were doing quite well except Peter. After he had shot at the target nine times and had not hit it once, the officer 31 was trying to teach the young soldiers to shoot said, "You’re quite 32 (hope). Peter! Don’t waste your last bullet too! Go behind that wall and shoot yourself with it!"
Peter felt ashamed. He went behind the wall, and a few seconds later the officer and the 33 young soldiers heard the sound of a shot.
"Heavens!" the officer said, "Has that silly man really shot 34 ?" He ran behind the wall 35 (anxious), but Peter was all right. "I’m sorry, sir." he said, "but I missed again.”
Two thieves came to a house to steal something. They dug a hole in the wall of the house. One of them crawled into the house while the other waited outside.
There lived many mice in the house. The woman in the moonlight saw a mouse crawl into the house. “look! In comes one.” She said to the man in the house. Te thief was so frightened that he hurriedly crawled out of the house and said to the one waiting outside, “She found me when I was just in.” But the thief outside didn’t believe him, so he said, “Let us two try to crawl into the house together.” At that time, two mice happened to crawl into the house too. The woman saw the mice and shouted, “In come two. Catch them!” the two thieves were terribly frightened. The man in he house said, “You saw them come in but where are they?” I will catch them tonight.” The two thieves started to run away at once.
The two thieves wanted to make it clear whether they had been found or not the night before. The next day they acted as men selling sweet potatoes and came before the house. The man and the woman were ploughing in their fields. The rope broke and the woman came home for one. She saw two men selling sweet potatoes and wanted to buy some. She picked out two which looked like mice. At the time the man couldn’t wait of her any longer and he ran back from the fields to hurry her up. The woman showed the sweet potatoes to the man and said, “How they look like the two of last night.” The man said, “ I asked you to fetch a rope. Why don’t you hurry for it?” the two thieves ran away very quickly without their sweet potatoes
1.The two thieves failed to steal anything from the house because ________.
A. they were found out
B. they were frightened by what they had heard in the house
C. they didn’t work together well with each other
D. mice stopped them from doing so
2.From the last paragraph we know that __________.
A. the two thieves were farmer selling potatoes.
B. The woman recognized the two thieves
C. The woman pretended to know nothing about the two thieves and mad fun of them
D. The two thieves didn’t know that they were not found at all
3.When the woman said “How thy look like the two of last night”___________.
A. she referred to the two thieves B. she meant nothing
C. she said it on purpose D. she referred to the two mice
4.“__________” is the title for this passage.
A. Two Clever Thieves B. Terrible Mice
C. Hit the Mark by a Fluke D. A Clever Couple
5.Which of the following statements is false?
A. The two thieves not only failed to steal things but also lost their sweet potatoes.
B. Whenever thy found mice, the people in the house would try to catch them.
C. The two thieves ran away at once because they thought the woman had seen them.
D. The man let the woman go home for a rope, which would be used for catching the thieves.
Last Sunday turned out to be more exciting than I had expected. We were at our grandparents’ house for a visit as 31 . My cousin and I had made an appointment to go in-line skating in the nearby park. He could do some neat stunts (特技)and had promised to show me 32 .
We managed to persuade our parents to 33 us go in-line skating on our own. 34 it soon started to rain and we had to seek shelter on the empty deck (place) of a block of flats. It really dampened my 35 .
Suddenly, we heard a 36 and saw a man dashing out of a lift. Just as he ran 37 us, we saw an old woman coming out of the same lift and crying, “Thief! Thief!” My cousin immediately went after the thief in his 38 . To be honest, I was extremely 39 at the beginning .Then I heard a honk. It was my uncle and aunt. I jumped into their car and told them about the robbery. We 40 off in the thief’s direction while my aunt stayed with the old woman.
Soon, we 41 up with my cousin. He was still in hot pursuit of the thief. Seeing his 42 , my uncle sped up and turned suddenly to the right to 43 just in front of the thief. The man was 44 and fell to the ground. My uncle got out of the car and 45 the man down with his body.
By this time, we could hear the siren of a police car approaching, 46 , my aunt had phoned the police and told them the 47 in which we were heading, so they were able to locate us .
We handed the thief over to the police officers who took down our names and 48 . They informed us that we would be called up to give our 49 . After that, we returned to the empty deck in our uncle’s car to 50 my aunt up .
When we reached there, the old woman had already left to give a report to the police. Our family members were all proud of us for our courageous deed.
1.A．known B．usual C．well D．far
2.A．what B．that C．where D．how
3.A．make B．have C．let D．see
4.A．And B．But C．As D．So
5.A．spirits B．ideas C．intentions D．imaginations
6.A．scream B．noise C．story D．news
7.A．after B．over C．past D．to
8.A．place B．boots C．clothes D．skates
9.A．proud B．frightened C．brave D．excited
10.A．sped B．put C．ran D．took
11.A．looked B．kept C．picked D．caught
12.A．luck B．chance C．risk D．hope
13.A．stand B．move C．stop D．stay
14.A．tired B．anxious C．confused D．shocked
15.A．pinned B．pulled C．threw D．broke
16.A．Surprisingly B．Obviously C．Certainly D．Immediately
17.A．park B．place C．situation D．direction
18.A．problems B．pictures C．particulars D．possessions
19.A．statements B．decisions C．suggestions D．protections
20.A．take B．get C．pick D．lift
Today, roller skating is easy and fun．But a long time ago, it wasn’t easy at all. Before 1750, the idea of skating didn’t exist. That changed because of a man named Joseph Merlin. Merlin’s work was making musical instruments. In his spare time he liked to play the violin. Joseph Merlin was a man of ideas and dreams. People called him a dreamer.
One day Merlin received an invitation to attend a fancy dress ball（化装舞会）. He was very pleased and a little excited. As the day of the party came near, Merlin began to think how to make a grand entrance at the party. He had an idea. He thought he would get a lot of attention if he could skate into the room.
On the night of the party Merlin rolled into the room playing his violin. Everyone was astonished to see him. There was just one problem. Merlin had no way to stop his roller skates. He rolled on and on. Suddenly, he ran into a huge mirror that was hanging on the wall. Down fell the mirror, breaking to pieces. Nobody forgot Merlin’s grand entrance for a long time!
A．a strange man B．an unusual party
C．how roller skating began D．how people enjoyed themselves in the 18th century
2.People thought Merlin was a dreamer because he _________.
3.Merlin put wheels under his shoes in order to ________ .
4.What is the main point the writer is trying to make in the last paragraph?
A．The roller skates needed further improvement.
B．The party guests took Merlin for a fool.
D．Merlin got himself into trouble.
