1通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后在各小题所给四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案

Mr. Brown lives in a village. He has got a big family and a strong  1  . His farm is small and he is often   2   in winter. So he goes to the city and finds work there.

Once he stayed there for about two months. When New Year was coming, he   3   home to see his wife and children. On his way home, something was wrong with his eyes. When he was knocking at the door, his dog came out and bit（咬） him. His wife hurried to drive  4   away. The next morning he went to see  5  . The doctor looked over his eyes carefully and gave him some medicine. Before he   6   , he told the doctor about his dog. When he heard this, the doctor began to   7   and said, “Maybe something is wrong with  8   eyes, too, I think.”

When he got home, he told his wife about it. The woman said, “I  9   it’s true. If a thief comes into our house, it won’t see him and he’ll steal something here.”

Mr. Brown thought his wife was   10   . He had to make his dog take his medicine instead.

1.A. child          B. dog          C. wife           D. son

2.A. free          B. busy         C. safe            D. worried

3.A. reached       B. comes        C. goes           D. returned

4.A. her husband    B. the dog       C. the thief        D. their children

5.A. his dog        B. his wife       C. a doctor       D. his friend

6.A. got home      B. left           C. went          D. came

7.A. cry           B. write         C. laugh          D. work

8.A. your dog’s     B. your       C. your wife’s     D. your children’s

9.A. am afraid      B. am sorry      C. don’t think      D. agree

10.A. ill            B. wrong        C. unhappy        D. right

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通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后在各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。
When I was about twelve years old. I had an enemy (敌人)，a girl who liked to tell me about my shortcomings. She always   1 me that I was very short, and I wasn’t a good student, I talked too much, and so on. I tried to stand all of these as long as I could. Finally, I became very   2 . I ran to my father with tears in my eyes.
He listened to me   3 , and then asked, “Are the things that she said true or not? Jane, have you ever   4 what you’re really like? Now you have that girl’s   5 . Go and make a list of everything she said and find out if that are   6 . Pay no attention to the things that are not true.”
I did   7  he told me. To my great surprise, I found that about half of the things were true. Some of them I couldn’t    8 , like being very short, but a good number of them I could. I wanted to change the bad things in me, and for the   9  time I knew something about myself in a very clear way.
I brought the list back to my father. He   10  to take it. “That’s only just for you,” he said, “You know better than   11  else the truths about yourself, but sometimes others’ opinions are also important, so you have to learn how to  12 , and not just close your ears in anger and feel hurt. When something   13 is said about you is true, you’ll find that it will be of help to you. Our world is full of people who think that they know you. Don’t shut your ears. Listen to all of them.
  14  hear the truth and do what you think is the right thing to do.”
I have remembered my father’s   15  at many important moments. I have never had a better piece of advice in my whole life.

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通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后在各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。

When I was about twelve years old. I had an enemy (敌人)，a girl who liked to tell me about my shortcomings. She always   1 me that I was very short, and I wasn’t a good student, I talked too much, and so on. I tried to stand all of these as long as I could. Finally, I became very   2 . I ran to my father with tears in my eyes.

He listened to me   3 , and then asked, “Are the things that she said true or not? Jane, have you ever   4 what you’re really like? Now you have that girl’s   5 . Go and make a list of everything she said and find out if that are   6 . Pay no attention to the things that are not true.”

I did   7  he told me. To my great surprise, I found that about half of the things were true. Some of them I couldn’t    8 , like being very short, but a good number of them I could. I wanted to change the bad things in me, and for the   9  time I knew something about myself in a very clear way.

I brought the list back to my father. He   10  to take it. “That’s only just for you,” he said, “You know better than   11  else the truths about yourself, but sometimes others’ opinions are also important, so you have to learn how to  12 , and not just close your ears in anger and feel hurt. When something   13 is said about you is true, you’ll find that it will be of help to you. Our world is full of people who think that they know you. Don’t shut your ears. Listen to all of them.

  14  hear the truth and do what you think is the right thing to do.”

I have remembered my father’s   15  at many important moments. I have never had a better piece of advice in my whole life.

1.                A．reminded       B．said            C．shouted  D．laughed

2.                A．dull            B．brave          C．angry D．happy

3.                A．quietly         B．carelessly       C．casually   D．differently

4.                A．came out       B．dealt with       C．got over  D．thought about

5.                A．strategies       B．ideas           C．photos   D．books

6.                A．crazy          B．true           C．strict D．simple

7.                A．as             B．against         C．since D．for

8.                A．produce        B．check          C．borrow   D．next

9.                A．decided        B．liked           C．wanted   D．refused

10.               A．everything      B．anyone         C．nothing   D．anything

11.               A．shout          B．teach          C．listen D．read

12.               A．that           B．why           C．where D．who

13.               A．so             B．or             C．for   D．but

14.               A．features        B．excuse         C．advice D．promises

根据对话内容，从方框内所给的选项中选出最佳选项，将其答案的序号写在方框下面的横线上,选项中有两项为多余项。

A: You must be really excited about leaving for America tomorrow, Li Ping!

B: Yeah.1.______

A: Nervous about what?

B: I don’t know many of the customs and manners in the USA.2.______

A: Sure.

B: 3.______

A: Well, it’s important to be on time when you’re invited for dinner.4.______ Americans expect their guests to be on time.

B: Then how long may I stay there?

A: 5.______ Or you seem to have come only for the meal.When your friends seem to be getting tired and running out of things, it’s time to leave.The next day, call or write a thank-you note to say how much you enjoyed the evening.

A.It’s good to stay at home for you.

B.After the meal, don’t leave at once.

C.Could you give me a hand?

D.What rules do they have in America?

E.But I’m a bit nervous.

F.You’re supposed to leave before the meal.

G.It’s impolite to arrive late.