题目内容
I moved into a new house in July. Since then I have met a few of my neighbors who are very nice people. For Christmas, I thought I would do something nice for each of the neighbors I know. There were nine neighbors whom I knew by name or spoke with often when I was out in my yard. I knew which houses they lived in.
I decided to add one more to my list. This lady I decided to add lives down the street from me. I meet her every morning walking to work as I drive down the street. She always smiles to me. But I had no idea who she was and which house she lived in.
I planned to make small fruit baskets and leave them on my neighbor's front porches(门廊) on Christmas Eve. I signed the cards: "Happy Holidays from 5104 Northumberland Road."
I saved the last for the friendly lady. I finally decided on a house where I met her each morning and guessed that it was hers.
My neighbors really appreciated the baskets and would tell me as they saw me in the yard or they would call, and a couple even came by to thank me.
This morning I found a small note in the mailbox. It was addressed simply: Resident, 5104 Northumberland Road.
The Thank You card really caught me by surprise. I opened it and read the message, "Thank you for the lovely fruit basket you left on our porch. It was very thoughtful. Richard Kelly passed away last week. He talked a lot about how nice it was that someone remembered him in his time of illness. He really appreciated it."
I had no idea who Richard Kelly was and that he had been seriously ill. I had left that nice lady's basket on his porch by mistake. I wanted to say sorry, but that would be wrong. I believe that Mr. Kelly was meant to have that basket because he was dying. I hate that the nice lady did not get to receive a fruit basket on Christmas, but I believe if she knew what had happened, she would be happy. I feel pleased to have helped Richard Kelly's last days be more cheerful.
1.How many Christmas gifts did the author intend to send?
A. Nine. B. Eight. C. Ten. D. Eleven.
2.Where did the friendly lady live?
A. She lived at the end of Northumberland Road.
B. Her address was 5104 Northumberland Road.
C. She was thought to share a house with Mr. Kelly.
D. The author was not sure about her address at all.
3.How did the author’s neighbors respond to his gifts?
A. They liked the gifts very much and were thankful.
B. They were thankful that they wanted to be friends.
C. They all made phone calls to say “Thank You”.
D. They all visited him by person to show gratitude.
4.What does the author mean in the last paragraph?
A. He was regretful that the nice lady didn’t receive his gift.
B. He was glad to have made Mr. Kelly's life more pleasant.
C. He thought Richard Kelly deserved to receive that basket.
D. The old lady was happy to sacrifice to make Kelly happy.
1.C
2.D
3.A
4.B
【解析】略
Some people are right-handed(惯用右手的)and some are left-handed. 1 knows the reason why a person becomes right-handed or left-handed. It is not true that it is caused by the 2 in which his parents educate him. In other words, a person is 3 to be right-handed or left-hand-ed. Moreover, the left-handed and the right-handed "think" differently. 4 use the hand you're not 5 can be very upsetting.
One day I tried an experiment: 6 hands while eating rice with chopsticks(筷子).Being a right-hander, I hoped it would not be too 7 for me to take the food with my left hand. Soon after I started, I realized I didn't know what I was 8 .So I moved in front of a big mirror in order that I could observe my 9 clearly. Looking at myself in the mirror, I found I looked 10 a man who had 11 used chopsticks. I grew more and more nervous and finally I had to 12 .
My experience shows, being 13 to use the hand one is not used to affects(影响)a person's mind. So we should not try to change a left-hander to a right-hander. Some people still think 14 is bad, but luckily this idea is 15 .
1.A.one | B.Somebody | C.The scientist | D.One's parent | |
2.A.plan | B.way | C.skill | D.rule | |
3.A.taught | B.born | C.asked | D.made | |
4.A.Need to | B.Forced to | C.Having to | D.In order to | |
5.A.fond of | B.interested in | C.eager to | D.used to | |
6.A.changing | B.using | C.holding | D.watching | |
7.A.harmful | B.hard | C.tired | D.disappointing | |
8.A.eating | B.watching | C.doing | D.holding | |
9.A.face | B.chopsticks | C.right hand | D.actions | |
10.A.for | B.like | C.through | D.after | |
11.A.always | B.often | C.usually | D.never | |
12.A.give it up | B.give it in | C.give it out | D.give it off | |
13.A.able | B.unable | C.forced | D.willing | |
14.A.being left-handed C.using one hand |
B.being right-handed D.using either hand |
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15.A.changing | B.not changing |
Unbelievable view appealed to me by accident.Just then, I checked once again: the somewhat tiny wood was having a leaf.Could I trust my own eyes? Had the hot sun annoyed me? After all, it as summer in Costa Rica, a country in Central America.
I left off, wiping sweat from my eyes.Then I moved the wood with my finger.It stopped.It looked up at me with big triangular eyes.Surprise! It was a mantid, a kind of insect, instead of a piece of wood.
The mantid was hanging upside down on a branch.Its wings made it look like a piece of tree bark.Then I noticed something else.The leaf wasn't a leaf at all.The hungry mantid was really eating another insect—a katydid.By now, all that was left of the katydid was a pair of wings.A few moments later, the wings dropped to the ground.The mantid folded its long legs.It sat still.Now it looked even more like a piece of wood than when I had first seen it.
I thought about how I had been fooled by these clever animals.Then I thought about how the two insects go about trying to trick each other.Both mantids and katydids are masters of make-up.Katydids are particularly good at it.Many look like something they are not.Katydids often look like plants.Many seem to be leaves.Others look like leaves of grass.All day, the bugs try to stay perfectly still.Because their bodies look like plants, most animals interested in killing them don't bother them while katydids eat plants.
【小题1】What is the main topic of the text?
A.An experience of watching insects. |
B.The fake image of mantids and katydids. |
C.The fight between mantids and katydids. |
D.The living habits of mantids and katydids. |
A.The hot sun in summer.' |
B.The quick moving of the wood. |
C.The sight of wood eating a leaf. |
D.The fight for food between mantids and katydids- |
A.waiting for its other food | B.enjoying its food- katydid |
C.eating a leaf from the branch | D.having a break under the tree |
A.is a kind of meat-eafer | B.is easy to be found by a katydid |
C.looks more like a green leaf | D.mainly lives on the green leaves |