题目内容
－Is your sweater expensive or cheap?
－________.
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So the country mouse goes to the house of the city mouse. It is a very good house. Nice food is ready __7__ them to eat. But just as（正当……时）they begin to eat, they hear a great noise（响声） The city mouse cries（喊）.“Run! Run! The cat is __8__ !” The two friends run __9__ quickly and hide（藏）in a dark hole.
__10__ some time they come out. The country mouse says to the city mouse. “I don't __11__ to live in the city. I like to live in my hole __12__ the fields. It's nicer __13__ poor（贫穷）and happy than __14__ rich（富有）and live __15__ fear（恐惧）.”
1. A. about B. for C. to D. /
2. A. be B. are C. make D. like
3. A. others B. another C. other D. next
4. A. at B. in C. to D. about
5. A. takes B. carries C. bring D. gets
6. A. for B. and C. with D. to
7. A. let B. give C. for D. to
8. A. leaving B. coming C. come D. leave
9. A. away B. from C. too D. to
10. A. Before B. After C. With D. At
11. A. enjoy B. like C. think D. want
12. A. at B. for C. in D. on
13. A. be B. is C. are D. to be
14. A. be B. is C. are D. to be
15. A. on B. in C. inside D. /
When I was a little girl，my mom liked to make breakfast food for dinner every now and then.And I remember one__1__when my mom placed a plate of eggs，sausage and extremely__2__toast (土司面包) in front of my dad.I remember__3__to see if anyone noticed！__4__all my dad did was reach for his toast，__5___at my mom and ask me how my day was at school.
When I__6__from the table that evening，I remember hearing my mom__7__to my dad for burning the toast.And I’ll__8__forget what he said，“Baby，I love burnt toast.” Later that night，I went to__9__Dad good night and I asked him if he really__10__his toast burnt.He wrapped me up in his__11__and said，“Debbie，your mom had a__12__day at work today and she’s really tired.And besides，a little burnt toast never__13__anyone！” In bed that night，I thought about the scene at dinner and the__14__my dad showed to my mom.
To this day，it’s a cherished (珍贵的)__15__from my childhood that I’ll never forget.And it’s one that came to__16__just recently when Jack and I sat down to eat dinner.
As I__17__the plate in front of Jack，I waited for a(n)__18__about the burnt toast.But all I got was，“Thank you，dear！This is__19__.I know you had a hard day！” Just then，I thought about my parents，and was quietly thankful for having a__20__where burnt toast wasn’t a deal?breaker either!
1．A.noon B．afternoon
C．morning D．night
2．A.expected B．burnt
C．sweet D．delicious
3．A.being encouraged B．being allowed
C．waiting D．refusing
4．A.Yet B．Although
C．So D．Until
5．A.laugh B．smile
C．shout D．stare
6．A.got up B．got back
C．broke away D．put forward
7．A.report B．shout
C．apologize D．complain
8．A.almost B．never
C．often D．hardly
9．A.ask B．greet
C．tell D．kiss
10．A.liked B．got
C．cooked D．made
11．A.head B．heart
C．arms D．hands
12．A.boring B．hard
C．disappointing D．sad
13．A.hurts B．comforts
C．invites D．hates
14．A.interest B．surprise
C．kindness D．satisfaction
15．A.feeling B．story
C．choice D．memory
16．A.life B．mind
C．an end D．a conclusion
17．A.set down B．took away
C．finished up D．washed up
18．A.answer B．question
C．comment D．suggestion
19．A.possible B．true
C．terrible D．great
20．A.condition B．future
C．situation D．marriage
通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后在各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出一个最佳选项。
One afternoon, my son Adam asked me, “Are all people the same even if they are different in color?” I thought for a while, and then I said, “I’ll explain, 31 you can just wait until we make a quick stop at the grocery store. I have something interesting to show you.”
At the grocery store, we 32 some apples—red, green and yellow ones. Back home, I told Adam, “It’s time to 33 your question.” I put one apple of each type on the table. Then I looked at Adam, who had a 34 look on his face.
“People are like apples. They come in all 35 colors, shapes and sizes. On the 36 , some of the apples may not 37 look as delicious as the others.” As I was talking, Adam was 38 each one carefully. Then, I took each of the apples and peeled them, 39 them back on the table, but 40 a different place.
“Okay, Adam, tell me which is which.”
He said, “I 41 tell. They all look the same now.” “Take a bite of 42 . See if that helps you decide which one is which.”
He took big bites, and then a huge smile came across his face. “People are 43 like apples! They are all different, but once you 44 the outside, they’re pretty much the same on the inside.”
He totally 45 it. I didn’t need to say or do anything else.
31. A. although B. so C. because D. if
32. A. bought B. ate C. saw D. found
33. A. check B. tell C. answer D. improve
34. A. worried B. satisfied C. proud D. curious
35. A. usual B. normal C. different D. same
36. A. outside B. whole C. table D. inside
37. A. still B. even C. only D. ever
38. A. examining B. listening C. drawing D. picking
39. A. keeping B. placing C. pulling D. giving
40. A. on B. towards C. for D. in
41. A. mustn’t B. can’t C. shouldn’t D. needn’t
42. A. each one B. each other C. the other D. one other
43. A. just B. always C. only D. never
44. A. put away B. get down C. hand out D. take off
45. A. made B. took C. got D. did
Alice was a young woman who liked to exercise for her health . In fact , she walked five kilometers before____1___ every morning , and went swimming once a week at the swimming pool . She didn’t smoke and never 2 . She didn’t eat chocolate . She didn’t eat sweet and fatty food , ____3_____ . She weighed herself every day .
Once Alice was on her daily walk when she saw a 4 sitting in a rocking chair under a tree . He looked very old and his hair was white . he looked thin and weak , and his hands were shaking , 5 he looked very happy .
He smiled at her and said , “Good morning , lovely day , isn’t it ?”
He had a wide smile 6 his face , and his eyes shone with happiness . But Alice saw that he did not have teeth .
“Good morning!” replied Alice . “Yes , it is a lovely day .”
Alice thought he 7 very old and wise . She thought he must be at least 90 years old ! She decided to ask him about the 8 of a happy old age .
“I hope you don’t 9 me asking ,” she said , “ but what is your secret for being so happy at your age ? I hope I can look as happy as you do 10 I am your age ”
The man in the rocking chair said , “My secret for 11 ? I smoke twenty packets of cigarettes every week , and drink three bottles of wine every day . I eat hamburgers and chocolates whenever I want . I never eat vegetables . I never walk anywhere and I never play sports . I sit at home every day . ”
Alice was 12 . She didn’t expect the man to give her an answer like that . She wondered how the man got to be so old when he did 13 wrong . She thought he should be 14 and unhappy . Perhaps she was wrong . Maybe , she thought , people could live a long happy life 15 eating well or doing lots of exercise .
“How old are you ?”she asked .
“It’s my birthday today ,” said the man , “I’m forty—seven !”
1. A. lunch B. breakfast C. dinner D. supper
2. A. exercised B. drank C. worked D. slept
3. A. too B. also C. either D. still
4. A. man B. woman C. boy D. girl
5. A. so B. but C. and D. or
6. A. in B. with C. at D. on
7. A. saw B. looked C. listened D. found
8. A. secret B. dream C. plan D. future
9. A. stand B. mind C. allow D. enjoy
10. A. when B. since C. though D. for
11. A. health B. success C. happiness D. life
12. A. surprised B. worried C. excited D. relaxed
13. A. something B. anything C. everything D. nothing
14. A. angry B. serious C. quiet D. sick
15. A. through B. from C. without D. by
Time is very important in our lives. But it never had any importance in my life until I 41 a watch from my father that made me responsible(有责任). It 42 me the importance of time in my life.
I got this gift on a grey-sky day. I had to go to the 43 at 9:00 a.m. to pick up（接）my uncle Ali and take him to my father’s house. However, I forgot it 44 I was playing with my friends. Later on that day, around 11:00 a.m., I 45 my uncle, but I was late for him. He had got out of the plane and 46 a taxi to my father’s house.
I 47 my father’s house at 2:00 p.m. at the same day . My father looked at me angrily. I said “hi” to him and my 48 uncle. My father asked me to sit 49 him and handed me this watch which was a gift from 50 . It weighed 8 oz（盎司）and all of it was made of silver（银）. Then he said, “Essa, did you have fun 51 your friends today? What you did was not very nice and you should be sorry for your 52 .” I felt sorry and told my father that I wouldn’t do it again. Then he said, “This watch will be a reminder(提醒物) for you. I hope today you have learned something 53 .”
I learned a lesson from my father: to respect(尊重) time and 54 be late. The watch is important to me, not because of its 55 , but because of the lesson that I learned from it.
41. A. bought B. received C. borrowed D. broke
42. A. learned B. found C. sent D. told
43. A. airport B. school C. hospital D. station
44. A. when B. because C. if D. though
45. A. saw B. forgot C. remembered D. took
46. A. had B. driven C. invited D. taken
47. A. visited B. reminded C. reached D. left
48. A. surprised B. tired C. nervous D. lonely
49. A. next to B. around C. behind D. away from
50. A. us B. him C. them D. you
51. A. of B. for C. with D. about
52. A. words B. actions C. play D. fun
53. A. important B. interesting C. expensive D. wonderful
54. A. never B. usually C. sometimes D. often
55. A. look B. price C. size D. weight
