摘要: Excuse me, what is the meaning of this word?

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Meeting the English Family

  Rosa and her classmates were in a street in West London. The sky was dark. This was Rosa's big day, her first day in England.

  Rosa got out of a taxi. The driver carried a very heavy bag for her. They walked through the rain to the front door of a big Victorian house.

  A small girl opened the door. She was four years old. Her brother stood behind her. He was only two years old. One minute later, a young woman came to the door.

  “Welcome to Wembley!” she said and she offered Rosa her hand.  “These are my two children, Elisabeth and Isaac” “Pleased to meet you, Mrs. Frost! said Rosa with a strong Spanish accent.

  The two children ran back into the living room.

  “Don't worry about them! They're a little shy. And please call me Diana! Now let me show you your room and then we can have a nice cup of tea. Or would you like some coffee?”

  “I'd like to try a cup of English tea, made in England.”

  “This is your bedroom. There's a nice view (视野) of the football stadium (露天体育场) and here's a little desk where you can study. The bathroom and toilet are just opposite your door. Now I'll go and put the kettle on.”

  “Excuse me. What's a kettle?”

  “In England, we use a kettle to make hot water, we can then put the hot water in a teapot or use it to make coffee.”

  Rosa was happy with her new home, but she was a little puzzled (困惑的). Perhaps her mother Maruja was right. The British were not normal people. They did not kiss when they met and they lived in large Victorian palaces. Their favourite drink was tea and they used strange metal kettles to make the water hot. What was she going to say to Elisabeth and Isaac? How could she make friends with two shy English children? Perhaps the answer was in the big, black psychology (心理学) book.

(1) It was Rosa' s big day. She and her classmates were in

[  ]

A. the west part of London
B. the middle of Spain
C. a big Victorian house
D. the living-room

(2) Rosa's hostess (女主人) was called

[  ]

A. Elisabeth Frost
B. Isaac Frost
C. Diana Frost
D. Maruja Frost

(3) What could Rosa see through the window when she was in her bedroom?

[  ]

A. A garden.
B. A football stadium.
C. A desk.
D. A bathroom.

(4) In this passage the underlined (下划线的) word “it” means

[  ]

A. a cup
B. hot water
C. a teapot
D. milk

(5) After reading the passage, we know that

[  ]

A. Rosa had some trouble in getting on well with the hostess

B. the two children didn't like Rosa

C. Mr. Frost offered Rosa much help

D. Rosa was happy with the new family, but she couldn't understand some of their customs(习俗) 查看习题详情和答案>>

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  Two Englishmen were in Boston for a visit. One morning, they went out to
look for a famous church, but they didn’t know how to get there. They stopped a
man and asked.  
  "Excuse me, can you tell us the way to the North Church?"
  "Go three blocks (街区)and turn to your left. he said,"you can't miss it."
        So the Englishmen walked three blocks and turned to their left. But they
didn't see any church. They then asked a second man. 
        "Excuse me , but we're trying to find the North Church." 
         This one said, "Go three blocks and turn to your left."But again they
couldn't find the church. In the end they asked a third man,"Excuse me, please,
could you tell us how to get to the North Church?"
         "Go three blocks and turn to your left, you can't miss it." 
         They walked three blocks and turned to their left for a third time. This time
they found the church.
         "Is everything in Boston three blocks and a left turn?" they asked
themselves.
         Just then a man walked over to them."Excuse me."the man said,"Where is
the East Park? can you tell me?"
        "Go three blocks and turn to your left,"one of the Englishmen said,
  "you can't miss it."
1. Where were the two Englishmen going?
______________________________
2. Did they know the way?
______________________________
3. What did the first man tell them?
______________________________
4. How many people did they ask the way?
______________________________
5. Do you think the two Englishmen know the way to the East park?
______________________________
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  Last week Fred had to go to New York.It was his first time there,and he didn't know his way around the city.He had a meeting at 10 o'clock,and he wanted to be on time.The meeting was in the Peterson Building on 34th Street,but Fred didn't know where that was.Seeing two men standing on a corner,he asked them.

  “Excuse me,”he said,“but can you tell me how to get to the Peterson Building on 34th Street?”

  “Sure,”answered one of them.“You can get there in five minutes.Go to the next corner and turn left.Walk three blocks(街区)and there you are.”

  But the other man said,“There's a better way.Go on the bus here at the corner.It stops right near the Peters Building.”

  “Not Peters,”Fred told him,“Peterson.”

  Then the first man said,“On,that's on East 34th Street,not West 34th.It's quite a distance(距离)from here.You will have to take the subway(地铁).”

  But the second man told Fred,“No,don't go by subway.Take the cross town bus.It goes to the Peterkin Building.”

  “Peterson.Not Peterkin,”Fred looked at his watch.It was almost ten o'clock.“Thanks a lot,”he said.“I think I'll take a taxi.”

  When he got into the taxi,he saw the two men arguing(争论)and pointing in different directions(方向).Next time he wanted to know how to get to a place,he'd better ask a policeman!

(1)

Fred had to go to New York because ________.

[  ]

A.

he had a meeting there

B.

he lived there

C.

he went to see his friend

D.

he didn't go there before

(2)

He wanted to go to ________.

[  ]

A.

the Peters Building

B.

New York

C.

the Peterson Building

D.

the Peterkin Building

(3)

The Peters Building is on ________.

[  ]

A.

South 34th Street

B.

North 34th Street

C.

East 34th Street

D.

West 34th Street

(4)

How did Fred go there?He went there ________.

[  ]

A.

on foot

B.

by taxi

C.

by subway

D.

by bus

(5)

The story tells us that if you don't know how to get to a place,you'd better ask ________.

[  ]

A.

a policeman

B.

a woman

C.

a man

D.

a boy

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  Mabel is a cashier(收银员)in a big shop in New York.People can buy medicine, watches, sweets, and many other things.They pay Mabel for the things they buy.

  At the shop people can also buy lottery tickets(彩票).They pay one dollar for a lottery ticket.There are pictures on the ticket.Some pictures are winning pictures.Some pictures are losing pictures.Most people win nothing.Some people win two dollars.A few lucky people win thousands of dollars.

  One day Mabel was working at the shop.She sold three lottery tickets to a woman.The woman looked at the pictures on the tickets.Then she threw the tickets on the counter(柜台)and walked away.“These are losing pictures”, she thought.

  Mabel picked up the tickets and looked at them.She was surprised.Then she was excited.One ticket was a winning ticket.

  “Excuse me!”Mabel called to the woman.“You won $50000!”

  The woman came back to the counter.She took the winning ticket and looked at it.“You are right.”she said.“I won $50000.”The woman walked away slowly, looking at the ticket again and again.Then she turned around.“Thank you!Thank you very much!”she said to Mabel.

  Why did Mabel give the woman the ticket?Why didn’t she keep the ticket?Didn’t she want to get $50000?

  “Of course I want the money,”Mabel said.“But it was her ticket.It wasn’t my ticket.”

  “Well, I am sorry that you are not rich,”her mother said.“But I am happy that you are honest(诚实).”

Choose the right answer according to the passage.(根据短文内容选择正确答案。)

(1)

Mabel ________ at the big shop.

[  ]

A.

receives and pays out money

B.

puts things on the shelves

C.

helps people choose things

D.

carries things for old people

(2)

One lottery ticket costs ________.

[  ]

A.

nothing

B.

three dollars

C.

two dollars

D.

one dollar

(3)

The woman was lucky because ________.

[  ]

A.

all her three tickets were winning tickets

B.

all her three tickets were losing tickets

C.

Mabel found the winning ticket and gave it back to her

D.

she found the winning ticket by herself

(4)

Mabel didn’t keep the winning ticket because ________.

[  ]

A.

she won $50000, too

B.

her mother told her not to do so

C.

she didn’t want to have anything that was not hers

D.

her mother was very rich

(5)

When Mabel’s mother learned about her story, she was very ________.

[  ]

A.

angry

B.

surprised

C.

disappointed

D.

happy

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阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A)、(B)、(C)、(D)中,选出最佳选项。

Meeting the English family

  Rosa and her classmates were in a street in West London. The sky was dark. This was Rosa's big day-her first day in England.

  Rosa got out of a taxi. The driver carried a very heavy bag for her. They walked through the rain to the front door of a big Victorian house.

  A small girl opened the door. She was four years old. Her brother stood behind her. He was only two years old. One minute later, a young woman came to the door.

  “Welcome to Wembley!” she said and she offered Rosa her hand. “These are my two children, Elisabeth and Isaac.”

  “Pleased to meet you, Mrs. Frost!” said Rosa with a strong Spanish accent.

  The two children ran back into the living-room.

  “Don't worry about them! They're a little shy. And please call me Diana! Now let me show you your room and then we can have a nice cup of tea. Or would you like some coffee?”

  “I'd like to try a cup of English tea, made in England.”

  “This is your bedroom. There's a nice view(视野) of the football stadium(露天体育场) and here's a little desk where you can study. The bathroom and toilet are just opposite your door. Now I'll go and put the kettle on.”

  “Excuse me. What's a kettle?”

  “In England, we use a kettle to make hot water. We can then put the hot water in a teapot or use it to make coffee.”

  Rosa was happy with her new home, but she was a little puzzled(困惑的). Perhaps her mother Maruja was right. The British were not normal people. They did not kiss when they met and they lived in large Victorian palaces. Their favourite drink was tea and they used strange metal kettles to make the weather hot. What was she going to say to Elisabeth and Isaac? How could she make friends with two shy English children? Perhaps the answer was in the big, black psychology(心理学) book.

1.It was Ross's big day. She and her classmates were in ________.

[  ]

A.the west part of London

B.the middle of Spain

C.a big Victorian house

D.the living-room

2.Rosa's hostess(女主人) was called ________.

[  ]

A.Elisabeth Frost
B.Isaac Frost
C.Diana Frost
D.Maruja Frost

3.What could Rosa see through the window when she was in her bedroom?

[  ]

A.A garden.
B.A football stadium.
C.A desk.
D.A bathroom.

4.In this passage the underlined(划底线的) word “it” means ________.

[  ]

A.a cup
B.hot water
C.a teapot
D.milk

5.After reading the passage, we know that ________.

[  ]

A.Rosa had some trouble in getting on well with the hostess

B.the two children didn't like Rosa

C.Mr. Frost offered Rosa much help

D.Ross was happy with the new family, but she couldn't understand some of their customs 查看习题详情和答案>>

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