Ellen Parker was worried about her health. She could not walk very quickly and it was difficult for her to climb stars. She was soon out of breath (气喘吁吁).
“I suppose I had better go to the doctor,” she thought.
She went to the doctor and told him her problem.
“I’m not surprised at all,” he said. “It’s obvious what your problem is.”
He looked her over then gave her some advice.
“If you don’t do what I say, Mrs. Parker,” he said, “you will have a heart attack. It could kill you.”
Ellen Parker was very worried as she left the doctor’s. She knew that she had to take his advice but it would not be easy and it would take time.
The next day she went shopping. The first shop she went into was a butcher’s shop (肉铺).
“I’d like ten pounds of steak (牛排), please,” she said.
“Certainly, madam,” the butcher replied and went into the cold room and found a large piece of steak. He brought the huge piece of meat back into the shop and put it on the scale (天平).
“That’s just under ten pounds,” he said.
“That big enough,” Mrs. Parker said.
The butcher worked out the price.
“At $4.99 a pound that will be $49.50, please. Would you like me to cut it up into smaller pieces for you?”
“Oh, I don’t want to buy the meat,” Mrs. Parker said.
“If you don’t want to buy it,” the butcher replied angrily, “why did you ask me to get it for you?”
“My doctor told me that I am over-weight and I have to lose ten pounds. I wanted to see what ten pounds of meat looked like.”
【小题1】Why did Ellen Parker visit the doctor?

A.She had had a heart attack.
B.She had a problem with her health.
C.She was unhappy about her weight.
D.She could not sleep well.
【小题2】What did the doctor advise her to do?
A.To lose weight. B.To eat more meat.
C.To come and see him again. D.To look after her heart.
【小题3】Why did Ellen Parker ask for ten pounds of steak?
A.She wanted to buy some for dinner.
B.She wanted to lose weight.
C.Her doctor had told her to eat steak.
D.She wanted to see what ten pounds of meat looked like.
【小题4】What was Ellen Parker’s real problem?
A.She ate too much steak.
B.She weighed too much.
C.The doctor did not know.
D.She could not walk very quickly.

A)请先阅读下列短文,掌握其大意,然后从各小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并将其填到相应位置。(每小题1分,共15分)

New rules and Behavior Standards for middle school students came out in March. A middle school is going to start new rules        who the top students are. The best students will        have high marks, they will also be ones who don’t color their hair, smoke or drink. The following are more of the new rules.

Tell the truth. Have you ever copied        work in an exam? Don’t do it again! That’s not something        students should do. If you are playing computer games in your room, don’t tell your parents you are doing homework.

Do more activities at school. Good students love animals and        others. April is Bird Loving Month in China. Is your school doing anything to celebrate it? You should join! That way you can learn more about animals and   46   them. When more people work together, it brings us more       .

Learn to co-operate. When your basketball team is       , only working together can make your team       . Be friendly to the people you are with. Try to think of others, not only yourself.

Be open to new ideas. Have you ever thought that people could live on the moon? Maybe you’ll        Earth Ⅱ someday. Don’t look down upon new ideas. All the ideas are important. You should welcome them, because new ideas make life better for everyone.

Pay attention to your safety. You should not walk        outside, especially at night.       where the public phones are. If ________ happens, you can find them quickly. If you take a bus to a place far away, please don’t sleep. This stops a stranger from        money from you.

Use the Internet carefully. The Internet can be very useful for your studies.        not everything on the Internet is fit for kids. You may enter healthy websites for your homework or just for fun.

1.A. to allow         B. to make              C. to divide                      D. to decide

2.A. neither         B. both                C. not only                      D. only

3.A. anyone else       B. someone else’s     C. your partners                D. any other ones

4.A. honest          B. calm                C. brave                        D. hard-working

5.A. call for           B. take care          C. call on           D. care for

6.A. what to feed     B. how to protect    C. how to play with   D. how to get on

7.A. happier          B. happiness          C. happily                      D. happy

8.A. lost              B. winning            C. beating                      D. losing

9.A. stronger              B. less unusual  C. more unfamiliar   D. more specially

10.A. notice         B. find out            C. discover                  D. live

11.A. alone          B. lonely              C. slowly                   D. fast

12.A. Making sure  B. To be sure         C. Make sure              D. Being sure

13.A. unpleasant something                        B. anything pleasant  

          C. dangerous something                             D. anything dangerous

14.A. to carry      B. to steal             C. carrying                  D. stealing

15.A. Therefore    B. But                  C. Since             D. Then

 

 

     This dog was born on Christmas Eve in 2002. He was different from other dogs because he was born with only two legs. The poor dog of course could not walk and even his mother Sarah did not want him. His first owner Michael Johnson also did not think that he could survive and he was thinking of killing him. But then, his present owner, Jude Stringfellow, met him and wanted to take care of him. She decided to teach and train this little dog to walk by himself. She called him “Faith”.

     In the beginning, she put Faith on a surfboard (滑板) to let him feel the movement… Later she used peanut butter on a spoon as a lure (诱惑) and reward for him for standing up and jumping around. Even the other dog at home encouraged him to walk. Amazingly, after only six months, Faith learned to balance on his legs and jump to move forward. After further training in this snow, he could now walk like a person.

     Faith loves to walk around now. Wherever he goes, he attracts people’s attention. He is fast becoming famous on the international scene and has appeared on various newspapers and TV shows. A book named With a Little Faith is now being published about him. He was even considered to appear in one of Harry Potter movies.

     Jude Stringfellow, his present owner, has stopped working and plans to take him around the world to tell people “that even without a perfect body, one can have a strong will (意志)”.

     Faith is a good example of the strong will and wonder of life. In life there are always unpleasant things. So, in order to feel better, you just need to look at life from another direction. I hope this message will bring fresh new ways of thinking to everyone and that everyone will appreciate and be thankful for each beautiful day.

1.Faith is different from other dogs because _______.

   A. he doesn’t have a tail                  

B. he has only two legs

   C. he was born on Christmas Day         

D. his mother loves him best

2.Faith’s present owner is ________.

   A. Sarah         B. Michael Johnson     

C. Harry Potter D. Jude Stringfellow

3.Which of the following is the correct order for Faith to learn to walk around like a person?

   ① jump to move forward

   ② train in the snow

   ③ feel the movement on a surfboard

   ④ balance on his legs

   ⑤ use peanut butter on a spoon as a reward

   A. ③①④②⑤        B. ③⑤④①②       C. ②⑤③①④   D. ④⑤①③②  

4.What can we learn from the passage?

   A. Faith’s mother can walk with two legs like a person.

   B. If we don’t have a perfect body, we can’t be successful.

   C. When we meet with difficulties, we should never give up.

   D. When we have difficulties, we should wait for others’ help.

 

 Mary was an operator(接话员) 911 in Los Angeles. One Thursday morning, she was surprised to get a call from a little girl. She said, “Mom my ill, Mom my ill,’ again and again, Mary soon found the address of the call. She called the police. In a minute, the policemen and doctors arrived at the house. They broke the door open. They couldn’t believe their eyes. The little child was so young that she could not walk! She was sitting beside her mother and holding her mother’s hand. Tears were running down her face.

     The doctors gave the women some medicine and soon she woke up. Later, she told people, “Everyone was surprised that my daughter could call 911. On Monday I tried to teach her how to call 911, but she couldn’t do it. ” Mary was surprised, too. “It’s the first time I have seen a two-year-old child call 911.”

1.What did the girl really want to say?

A. “Mom, I’m ill.”

b. “My mom is ill.”

C. “Mom and I are ill.”

2. How did the policemen feel when they got into the room?

A. Strange.            B. Normal.         C. Surprised.

3.How did the policemen get into the room?'

A. By breaking the door.

b. With the girl’s help.

C. Through the window

4.What does the underlined(下划线的) word “it” mean?

A. 911.            B. Calling 911.         C. Walking.

5.What can we learn from the passage?

A. The little girl was so clever that she could call 911 when she was 2.          

B. The love for her mother created the miracle(奇迹).        

C. The mother knew she had to teach the little girl how to call 911.

 

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