Peter and James were brothers. One afternoon ___1____ the lessons were over, they stayed in school to help their teacher. They___ 2__ for an hour. Then the teacher said, “Thank you, boys. We will finish the work tomorrow. Now you must go home.”
When the boys ___3_____ home, it was seven o’clock. There was light inside their house and the door was ____4____. They could see a man inside, too.
“Who can it be?” thought Peter. “Father and Mother have gone shopping. They won’t be home ____5____ eight o’clock.”
When the _____6____ man saw Peter, he smiled and said, “Come in! You don’t know me, but I’m your ______7______ friend. He  asked me to fetch (取)some money for him.” The man did not see James.
Peter went inside and began talking to the man but James did not. He quietly but quickly ran off to call the police. He soon found a policeman and _____8____ him back to their home. The man was still there, but when he saw the policeman, he tried to run off. The policeman _____9____ him and held his arm.
Just then Mr. and Mrs. Baker, the boys’ parents ______10______.
“No!” said Baker. “I don’t know him. He must be a thief. I am glad you have caught him.”
(   )1. A. if          B. when         C. before           D. until
(   )2. A. studied     B. worked        C. stayed           D. watched
(   )3. A. arrived in   B. went to        C. got to            D. reached
(   )4. A. open       B. opened        C. opening          D. close
(   )5. A. at          B. since         C. until             D. after
(   )6. A. away       B. out           C. outside           D. inside
(   )7. A. father       B. fathers        C. father’s          D. brother’s
(   )8. A. brought     B. bring          C. take             D. caught
(   )9. A. stoped      B. stopped        C. catch            D. saw
(   )10. A. returned    B. come          C. arrive           D. reached
A student newspaper reports that most students go to sleep at 1:30 am. Even if that’s an overstatement (夸张), it’s close to the truth. Scientists say teens should sleep nine hours each night. But that’s hard. Some are even “pulling all-nighters” (开夜车). These students must hand in their homework the next day but they haven’t done it. In the morning they don’t look healthy and you can tell who’s been doing it. One of my classmates did a survey on the topic. She found that most kids pull all-nighters to finish homework, but some do it for other reasons, such as playing computer games!
Maybe our lack(缺乏) of sleep is because of laziness — I think I’m a rather lazy student — or maybe it’s because we have too much to do in American high schools. I usually go to bed around midnight. If I stayed up past 1:30 am, I wouldn’t get any work done. I’d be falling asleep at my computer. My classes begin at 7:30 am. I’m partly awake in my first class. By the second, I’m a little sleepy. By my third class, I’m sleepy. By midday I’m finally fully awake. But by 3:00 pm, I’m slowing down again. Yet I get more sleep than usual students.
Most American high schools seem to have a similar(相似的) problem with sleepy students. High school classes start at 7:30 am, so students have to get up one and a half hours before that to get ready and catch the bus. It’s believed that lack of sleep can be bad for both grades and health. Some schools are paying attention. Classes in those schools start at 8:30 am.
【小题1】What does the underlined sentence “it’s close to the truth” mean?
A.It doesn’t tell the truth. B.It is quite true.
C.It is impossible.D.I don’t think it’s right.
【小题2】Why do most of the teens have to stay up late?
A.They play computer games.B.They watch videos late.
C.They have to do a lot of housework.D.They have to do a lot of homework.
【小题3】When do students in most American high schools have to get up?
A.At 7:30 am.B.At 6:00 am.C.At 9:00 am.D.At about 7:00 am.
【小题4】Which of the following is TRUE according to the reading?
A.The writer usually stays up past 1:30 am.
B.The writer usually goes to bed around midnight.
C.The writer usually does a survey.
D.Many American students don’t get enough sleep, so they can have high grades.
【小题5】What’s the main idea of the passage?
A.Something has to be done to solve the problem of students’ lack of sleep.
B.Many American high school students are sleepy in class.
C.Many kids have too much homework to do.
D.Students can’t play computer games.
There was once a lonely girl who wanted love very much.One day while she was walking in the forest,she found two birds.She took them home and put them in a small  1 .She was happy to have two“friends”.She  2 them with love and the birds grew strong.One day the girl forgot to close the door of the cage.The   3 of the two flew out of the cage.The girl was afraid that it would fly away.She caught it quickly.She felt glad that she caught the bird before it could fly away.Suddenly she couldn’t  4 a sound from the bird.When she opened her hand,the bird was already(已经)dead.Her  5 killed(杀死)the bird! Then she saw  6 bird jumping up and down  7 the cage.She could feel its great need for freedom.It wanted to fly into the blue sky.So she let it fly away  8 .The bird circled(转圈)once,twice,and three times.The girl  9 as the bird flew.She didn’t care about losing the bird any more.She wanted it to be happy.Suddenly the bird flew closer and landed softly on her shoulder.It sang the  10 song she had ever heard(她所听过的).
The fastest way to lose love is to hold it too tightly,and the best way to keep love is to give it wings.
【小题1】
A.boxB.basketC.cageD.bag
【小题2】
A.looked forB.looked atC.looked afterD.looked over
【小题3】
A.strongerB.lazierC.weakestD.smallest
【小题4】
A.listenB.makeC.describeD.hear
【小题5】
A.loveB.jokeC.luckD.wish
【小题6】
A.oneB.the otherC.anotherD.other
【小题7】
A.outsideB.insideC.besideD.behind
【小题8】
A.sadlyB.happilyC.loudlyD.highly
【小题9】
A.watchedB.sawC.lookedD.heard
【小题10】
A.worstB.oldestC.newestD.sweetest

 

A hare was very popular with the other animals who all said they were her friendsBut one day she heard the hounds(猎犬)getting close and hoped to escape them by the aid of her many friendsSoshe went to the horseand asked him to carry her away from the hounds on his backBut he refusedbecause he had important work to do for his masterHe felt sure that all her other friends would come to help her

She then came to the bulland hoped that he would repel the hounds with his horns (角).The bull replied"I am very sorrybut I have an appointment with a ladybut I feel sure that our friend the goat will do what you want" The goathoweverfeared that his back might do her some harm if he took her upon itThe sheephe felt surewas the proper friend to ask for help

So she went to the sheep and told him the situationThe sheep replied"Another timemy dear friendI do not like to have anything to do with itas hounds have been known to eat sheep as well as hares"

The hare then wentas a last hopeto the calf (小牛),who regretted that he was unable to help heras he did not like to take the responsibility (责任) upon himselfas so many older persons than himself had refused the taskBy this time the hounds were quite nearand the hare took to her heels and luckily escaped

根据材料内容选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

1.What do we know about the hare?

AShe was strong enough to face all the dangers

BShe was friendly and all animals loved to help her

CShe was ready to help other animals when necessary

DShe got along well with other animals and had a lot of friends

2.What happened to the hare one day?

AThe horse carried her away on his back

BHer enemy came near and she was in danger

CShe had an argument with her friendthe bull

DThe goat hurt her when taking her upon his back

3.What does the underlined word "repel" mean in Chinese?

A.击退????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B.厌恶????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C.排斥????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D.拒绝

4.What do you think of the sheep?

AHelpless????????????? ????????????? BBrave????????????? ????????????? CFriendly????????????? DSmart

5.What does the story want to tell us?

ADon't judge a book by its cover

BOne's mind works fast in time of danger

CSometimes enemies can become good friends

DHaving too many friends means no friends sometimes

 

阅读短文,按要求完成各题。

Close your eyes. Think about a happy memory. What do you see? What do you smell? Do memories smell? Haraid Vogt and Avery Gilbert think so. Smell and memory are very important to them. Why? They sell smells.

Who do they the smells to? And how can they sella smell? Businesses come to Vogt and Gilbert for help. Vogt and Gilbert find a smell to go with the business’s product. For example, Vogt and Gilbert worked with and expensive hotel in New York City. They developed a smell like expesive cologne(科隆香水)for the hotel’s owners. Then they put it in the air of the hotel hallway. Why did they choose the smell of cologne? A lot of businessmen stay at that hotel. The hotel’s owners want their guests(客人)to feel like they are in an expensive men’s club. And rich men wear expensive cologne.

Using smell to sell things is not new. Bakers know that the smell of baking bread brings in customers. They always make sure that people on the street can smell the baking bread. Chocolate makers do the same thing. And of course perfume (香水)makers sell smells.

In the past, only the food and perfume businesses used smell to sell their products. But today, more and more businesses are trying it, from hotels to airlines(航空公司). Some companies put a special smell on the advertisement that they send to customers. For example, one car company uses a perfume on their booklet that smells like a new car.

But do smells really sell? The answer seems to by yes. Smells become a part of our  memories. And memory is important in sales, why? When customers remember the name of a product, they usually choose it again. But there are a lot of choices these days, so it isn’t easy to remember product names. That’s why smell is important. It helps people remember.

In the future, will different computers and televisions have different smells? Vogt and Gilbert think so. They are sure that one day, most businesses will use smell to sell.

1.根据短文内容完成句子填空(每空限填一个单词)

From the first paragraph of the passage, we know Harald Vogt and Avery Gilbert sell ______ and they ______ memories smell.

2.根据短文内容完成句子填空(每空限填一个单词)。

According to the passage, smells are ______ for business because they can ______ people to remember the product names.

3.根据短文内容回答问题。

According to the passage, how did Vogt and Gilbert help the hotel owner’s business?

                                                           

4.把短文中画底线的句子译成汉语。

                                                             

5.根据短文内容用一个完整的英文句子(限10个词以内)回答问题。

What is the main idea of the passage?

                                                        

 

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