题目内容
Gordon Williams’s hobby may seem strange to people when they meet it for the first time. But it is a traditional craft(手艺).He builds model ships inside old bottles.
Gordon has always loved ships, especially sailing ships from the old days. His interest in this hobby began many years ago when he visited a museum in Ottawa, Canada, where there was a display of model ships in bottles. Gordon thought the display was wonderful. But he wondered how the craftsman got the ship
through the thin neck of the bottle. Gordon decided to find it out.
He found an old master craftsman who was willing to teach him the necessary skills. First, Gordon takes an old bottle. Then he puts in a layer of putty(一层油灰),carefully shaped and painted it look like the sea. Next he builds the ship. To get the ship through the neck of the bottle, Gordon holds down the masts(桅杆).Once the ship is inside the bottle, he takes a long, thin tool to raise the masts.
Gordon has completed well over one hundred m
odels. His wish is to build bigger model ships, such as aircraft carriers. This will be more challenging, as he will have to build the ship actually inside the bottle. His hobby certainly needs time, patience and a steady hand.
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【小题1】What’s their opinion when people first meet Gordon’s hobby?
| A.Useful. | B.Traditional. | C.Interesting. | D.Unusual. |
| A.He met a craftsman who would like to teach him. |
| B.He saw a show of model ships in bottles. |
| C.He had a journey to Canada. |
| D.He has collected many sailing ships. |
| A.to shape the bottle like a ship |
| B.to paint the layer of putty like the sea |
| C.to get the ship through the neck of the bottle |
| D.to put the layer of putty into the bottle |
【小题5】Gordon’s new plan is more challenging because he will _______.
A
B. build more than one hundred ships
C. put a bigger model ship inside the bottle
D. make an aircraft carrier
【小题1】D
【小题1】B
【小题1】C
【小题1】B
【小题1】A
解析
Tom was three years old. He liked to watch TV with his parents after supper, but his parents never let him stay long. Mother would say, “It’s eight o’clock now. It’s time for you to go to bed, Tom.”
“But why don’t you go to bed, too?” Tom always asked.
“We are adults (大人),” mother would say, “And adults go to bed late.”
One evening Tom asked his mother for an apple.
“But it’s too late,” his mother didn’t want to give him anything to eat at bedtime. “The apples are already asleep.”
“But not all of them, Mom.” Tom said, “The baby apples are perhaps asleep, but their parents are surely awake.”
【小题1】Tom liked to watch TV with_________ after supper.
| A.his father and mother | B.his sister |
| C.his grandparents | D.his brother |
| A.never | B.sometimes | C.often | D.usually |
| A.an egg | B.an apple | C.an orange | D.a pear |
| A.in the morning | B.in the afternoon |
| C.at bedtime | D.at noon |
| A.Tom was a quiet boy | B.Tom was a bad boy |
| C.Tom was a lazy boy | D.Tom was a clever boy |
John was travelling around the country in the town. One evening he was driving along a road and looking for a small hotel. When he saw an old man at the side of the road, he stopped his car and said to the old man, “I want to go to the Sun Hotel, Do you know it?”
“Yes,” the old man answered, “I’ll show you the way.”
He got into the car, and they drove for about twelve miles. When they came to a small house, the old man said, “stop here. ”
John stopped and looked at the house and said, “but this isn’t a hotel”
“No,” the old man answered, “this is my house. And now I’ll show you the way to the Sun Hotel, Turn around and go back nine miles, then you’ll see the Sun Hotel on the left.”
【小题1】 What is John looking for?
| A.the Sun Hotel | B.The Moon Hotel |
| C.his home | D.the old man’s house |
| A.a policeman | B.an old man |
| C.an old woman | D.a boy |
| A.the Sun Hotel | B.a supermarket |
| C.the old man’s house | D.a restaurant |
| A.five miles | B.twelve miles |
| C.three miles | D.nine miles |
| A.twelve miles | B.nine miles |
| C.three miles | D.five miles |
Walt Disney was born in the USA in 1901. Wall lived a poor life
when he was young. To have fun, Walt began drawing. In 1928, Mickey \ Mouse was created and became world-famous at once. He soon drew other cartoon characters like Donald Duck.
Then Walt decided to open theme parks. In 1955, Walt Disney himself opened the first Disney park in California, USA. Later, another Disney World opened in Florida, USA in 1971. Tokyo Disneyland opened in Japan in 1983, and Euro Disney opened in France in 1992. In 2005, the world’s fifth Disneyland opened in Hong Kong, China. Hong Kong Disneyland is the smallest of all Disneylands, but the Adventureland in it is the biggest one of all.
On April 8th, 2011, Shanghai Disneyland project started in Pudong New Area.
It’s 12 kilometers from Pudong International Airport. The planned castle for the
Shanghai Disneyland is going to be the biggest and tallest of all the world’s Disney
theme parks. "Visitors will say ’wow, look at that big castle’ when they first see
it," said Robert Iger, President and CEO of the Walt Disney Company. The theme
park will be the world’s sixth Disney park and the first one on the Chinese mainland, It will also be the third of its kind in Asia. The park will be built in about five years and will possibly open in 2014, at the earliest. It may attract 7.3 million visitors in its first year.
【小题1】Which may be the best title of the passage?
| A.Father of Mickey Mouse | B.Disneyland in the USA |
| C.Walt Disney and his cartoon characters | D.Disneylands all over the world |
| A.Six. | B.Five. | C.Three. | D.Two. |
| A.Shanghai Disneyland will be the first Disney theme park in China. |
| B.About 7.3 visitors may come to Shanghai Disneyland in its first year. |
| C.It will take about five years to finish building the Shanghai Disneyland. |
| D.Shanghai Disneyland will have the biggest castle of all the Disney parks. |
Mr. Whitcomb Judson was a really clever man. He invented a special train that was pushed along by air and in 1893 he invented something like a zip(拉链) that could be used to open and close clothes. It could be used on men’s trousers and on ladies’ dresses. He did not call his invention a ‘zip’ but everybody says that he was the ‘Father of the Zip’. Mr. Judson tried to sell his invention but no one wanted it because it did not work very well. A Canadian changed Mr. Judson’s invention and made it better. He made a zip that worked very well in 1913.This is the same zip we use today.
【小题1】Mr. Whitcomb Judson was a _____ man.
| A.kind | B.lazy | C.clever | D.foolish |
| A.a special train | B.something like a zip | C.a washing machine | D.a special car |
| A.open clothes | B.close clothes | C.open and close clothes | D.make clothes |
| A.Chinese | B.Canadian | C.German | D.Japanese |
| A.Mr. Whitcomb Judson | B.The Canadian |
| C.Whitcomb’s father | D.Whitcomb’s son |
I remember the first time I met Alfred after years. He was sitting on a bench in the park. He looked very sad and cold. He hadn’t got a coat on and it started to rain. Usually, I don’t like to stop to speak to a stranger who looked like that. His shoes were well-cleaned and his clothes were quite smart, but he did not have an umbrella with him and he was getting wet in the rain. I stopped walking and said to him in a nice voice. “ Are you OK?” he looked up, and was surprised to see me. He cried out. “ Are you …” he couldn’t remember my name. I was also surprised. He was Alfred! “ I
’m Tom, Alfred, what are you doing here?” I asked. He did not explain to me, but caught my hand, and asked how my life was like. I told him that I was out of job. I suggested that we go somewhere warm and dry.
So we found a café nearby and continued our conversation. I learned that he married with two children, and his wife was Sherry. I could not believe my ears. Twenty years ago his best friend was Linda, and Sherry was his worst enemy! They often had quarrels ( 争吵) and fights in the play.
Alfred told me that he became a businessman when he graduated from the school and owned two companies in the city. I asked him why he was sitting in the rain in the park. He said that he had just had a quarrel with Sherry, and acting in the same way as when she was young, threw him out of the door and locked him out. He was young, threw him out of the door and locked him out. He was waiting for her to be calm and let him in again.
【小题1】What did Alfred look like?
| A.Pleasant | B.Smart | C.Hungry | D.Well-dressed |
A married B. nice C. weak D. strong
【小题3】 How was Alfred when he was Tom?
| A.Happy | B.Surprised | C.Glad | D.Angry |
| A.liked to speak to a stranger | B.met Alfred in a café |
| C.thought Alfred’s wife was Sherry | D.hadn’t met Alfred twenty years. |
| A.He lost his wife | B.He lost his job |
| C.His wife didn’t let him go home | D.His friend didn’t want to see him. |
In learning English,one should first pay attention to listening and speaking.It is the groundwork of reading and writing.You’d better 31 your best to speak while you
do much listening.Don’t be 32 of making mistakes.But be careful not to let them stop you from improving your 33 .While you are doing this,a good 34 is to write-keep a diary,write notes or letters.Then if you can,ask some others to go through 35 you have written and tell you where it is wrong.Many mistakes in your speaking will be 36 found when you write.Through correcting mistakes,you can do better in learning English.
If you are slow in speaking,don’t 37 about it.One of the helpful ways is reading,either aloud or to yourself.The important thing is to choose 38 interesting to read. It mustn’t be too difficult for you.When you are reading 39 this way,don’t stop to 40 the new words if you can guess their meanings when they have nothing to do with the sentences.You can do that some other time.
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