阅读理解

　　The great ship‘Titanic(泰坦尼克号）’set off for America in April 1912 on its first trip (旅行) . It was carrying more than 2,000 people.

　　The‘Titanic’ was the largest and finest ship at that time . People thought it was safe to be on the ship, because it had 16 compartments (密封舱) . Even if (即使) four of those were broken, it would still be able to stay on the sea.

　　Four days later, when the‘Titanic’was crossing the sea, the man on watch suddenly saw a very large iceberg (冰山) ahead (前面) . The great ship turned quickly on time, but before long there was a sound from below. The captain (船长) went down to see what was the matter. To his surprise, he found the ship went sinking (下沉) fast because five compartments had been broken ! Hundreds of people jumped out into the water. As there were not enough lifeboats (救生船) , about 1, 500 lives were lost .

根据短文内容判断正误，正确写(T)，错误写(F)。

1．The‘Titanic’ went to America in April 1912 on its first trip.

2．There were over two thousand people on the ship .

3．People then thought it was safe to be on the ship because it had more lifeboats than other ship .

4．The ship was so good that it would still be able to stay on the sea even if it was broken.

5．The ship hit the iceberg four days later.

6．In the passage the phrase‘on watch’ means“看电视”。

7．The captain looked over the ship and found what had happened to the ship.

8．The ship went sinking fast because four compartments had been broken.

9．Hundreds of people stayed on the ship until the ship went down .

10．About 1, 500 lives were lost .

　　When Martin was a little boy, he lived in the little town Holtham. At that time, he thought the town was very big.

　　When, Martin came back to the town last night, "It's a small town!" he thought.

　　The town has changed very little in the past 40 years. But Martin has changed a lot. He has grown into a man. His thoughts are man's thoughts. He sees things through a man's eyes.

　　Martin stayed in the town for 5 hours. He walked from street to street, but he knew nobody. Was Holtham, then, a town of strangers? No, he suddenly understood（明白）it all. Only he was a 

stranger in the town.

根据短文内容，选择最恰当的答案。

1. Martin left the town ______.　　　　　　　　

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A. 5 hours ago　　 B. 14 years ago

C. 40 years ago　　D. when he was forty

2. In the past 40 years, Martin has changed ______.

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A. a great deal　　B. very little

C. a little　　　　D. has face

3. Now Martin sees things through ______ eyes. 

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A. a stranger's　　B. a man's

C. a child's　　   D. a boy's

4. Martin ______ during his 5 hours' stay in the town.

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A. saw a lot of friends

B. knew nobody

C. didn't want to see his friends

D. met no friend

5. Which of the following is true? ______.　　 

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A. A man's thoughts and a child's thoughts are different

B. There have been great changes in the town

C. Holtham was a town of strangers

D. Martin wasn't a stranger in the town

　　Mary is an American schoolgirl. She is now in Beijing with her parents. Mary doesn't know Chinese. But she is trying to learn and speak it. She often tries to speak Chinese to her Chinese friends. Sometimes they don't understand (理解，明白) because she can't speak Chinese very well. It's Sunday morning. She goes out. She is walking in the street. She is going to the zoo to see the elephants and monkeys, but she doesn't know how to get there (怎样到达那里). She stops a Chinese schoolboy and asks him the way. The boy can't understand her. She looks worried. Then she finds a way to express what she wants to say. She takes out a pen and some paper. She draws an elephant on it and shows the picture to the boy. The boy has a careful look at the picture, reads it and smiles and then he shows Mary the way to the zoo.

(1) This article mainly tells us a story of ________.

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A．the picture to the boy

B．the way to the zoo

C．how to learn Chinese in China

D．an American girl Mary in Beijing

(2) The underlined words “understand her” in the text means ________ in Chinese.

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(3) The underlined words “express” in the text can be replaced by “________”.

[　　]

(4) Why does Mary stop a schoolboy in the street?

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A．Because she wants the boy to see her picture.

B．Because she wants to have a talk with a Chinese boy.

C．Because the schoolboy is on his way to the zoo.

D．Because she wants to know the way to the zoo from him.

(5) She draws an elephant and shows it to the boy, because ________.

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A．she is good at drawing

B．she wants the boy to know where she wants to go

C．she doesn't know how to say “elephant” in Chinese

D．she wants to help the boy say “elephant” in English

阅读理解.

　  Mary is an American schoolgirl. She is now in Beijing with her parents. Mary doesn't know Chinese. But she is trying to learn and speak it. She often tries to speak Chinese to her Chinese friends. Sometimes they don't understand (明白) because she can't speak Chinese very well. It's Sunday morning, she goes out. She is walking in the street. She is going to the zoo to see the elephants and monkeys, but she doesn't know how to get there. She stops a Chinese schoolboy and asks him the way. The boy can't understand her. She looks worried． Then she finds a way to express (表达) what she wants to say. She takes out a pen and some paper. She draws an elephant on it and shows the picture to the boy, The boy has a careful look at the picture, reads it and smiles and then he shows Mary the way to the zoo.

根据短文内容，选择正确答案.

（1） This article mainly tells us a story of __________.

[　　]

A．the picture to the boy

B．the way to the zoo

C．how to learn Chinese in China

D．an American girl Mary in Beijing

（2） The underlined phrase "understand her" in paragraph 1 means ________ in Chinese.

[　　]

（3） The underlined word "express" in paragraph 2 can be replaced by________.

［　　］

（4） Why does Mary stop a schoolboy in the street?

［　　］

A．Because she takes the boy to see her picture.

B．Because she wants to have a talk with a Chinese boy.

C．Because the schoolboy is on his way to the zoo.

D．Because she wants to know the way to the zoo from him.

（5） She draws an elephant and shows it to the boy, because ________.

［　　］

A．she is good at drawing

B．she wants the boy to know where she wants to go

C．she doesn't know how to say "elephant" in Chinese

D．she wants to help the boy say "elephant" in English

阅读理解

　　Mary is an American schoolgirl. She is now in Beijing with her parents. Mary doesn't know Chinese, but she is studying Chinese. She often speaks Chinese to her Chinese friends. Sometimes they don't understand (懂) her because (因为) she can't speak Chinese well.

　　It's Sunday morning. She goes out. She is walking in the street (街) . She is going to the zoo to see elephants and monkeys, but she doesn't know how to get there . She asks a Chinese boy. The boy can't understand her. Then she takes out a pen and a piece of paper. She draws (画) an elephant on it, and shows (给……看) the picture to the boy. The boy understands now, then he shows Mary the way to the zoo.

根据短文内容，选择正确答案。

(1) Mary is ________ school girl.

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A．Chinese　　　　B．American　　　　C．Japanese

(2) Mary is in ________ with her parents.

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A．Shanghai　　　　B．Beijing　　　　C．New York

(3) Mary ________ speak Chinese well.

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A．can　　　　B．can't　　　　C．mustn't

(4) It's Sunday. She is going to ________.

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A．see her friends

B．see some animals in the zoo

C．walk in the park

(5) Mary doesn't know how to ________.

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A．get to the zoo

B．get to the park

C．get to her home

(6) What does Mary do to help the boy understand her?

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A．She only takes out a pen.

B．She only takes out a piece of paper.

C．She draws an elephant and shows it to the boy.

(7) At last the boy ________.

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A．can't understand Mary

B．can understand Mary but he doesn't show her the way to the zoo

C．understands Mary and he shows her the way to the zoo