题目内容
Mr. and Mrs. Green were very worried about their son, Leo. He seemed to be dumb (哑的) 51 he was normal in every other way. Mr. and Mrs. Green tried everything to get him to 52 , but with no success.
When Leo was six years old, the best doctors in the town 53 him carefully, but could find nothing wrong. And he seemed to be smart. It was j
ust that he 54 spoke.
"There might be something wrong with his 55 , and he doesn't know he's able to speak," one doctor said.
"But he can read and write," said Mr. Green. "We've written him notes, telling him that he can speak."
"It's certainly very 56 ," another doctor said. "Perhaps he'll be able to speak some day."
57 passed. Leo went to university. But he did not speak a 58 word.
Then one day, Leo was having a meal with his parents. Without any warning, he looked up from his 59 and said, "Pass me the salt, please."
Mr. and Mrs. Green were excited. "You spoke! You spoke!" they cried, "Why have you 60 so long to speak?"
"I didn't have anything to say," he said. "Until now everything was perfect. But you forgot to put salt in these potatoes."
51. A. because B. when C. though D. before
52. A. speak B. walk C. play D. laugh
53. A. taught B. found C. examined D. asked
54. A. never B. often C. usually D. always
55. A. back B. hair C. face D. mind
56. A. unfair B. strange C. noisy D. quiet
57. A. Hours B. Weeks C. Months D. Years
58. A. good B. right C. single D. new
59. A. chair B. meal C. hands D. books
60. A. slept B. walked C. served D. waited
51-55. CACAD 56-60. BIX:BD
Mr. White and Mr. Black often talk together. They talk about all kinds of things. Sometimes they are worried about their hearing. But one thinks the other is much deafer.
One day Mr. Black comes to see Mr. White. Mr. White is sitting on a chair, He is having a rest. Mr. Black stops at the door and asks, “Can you hear me?” There is no answer. Mr. Black goes nearer and asks again, “Can you hear me?” Again he doesn’t hear any answer. Mr. Black is quite pleased. Still he goes nearer and asks for the third time, “Can you hear me?” Still there is no answer. At last Mr. Black goes up to Mr. White and calls, “Now I know you are much deafer than me. You don’t hear my questions.” “I’m much deafer?” says Mr. White. “No, I answer you three times. But you do not hear my answer.”
【小题1】 Mr. White and Mr. Black are .
| A.brothers | B.in the city |
| C.not near to each other | D.in the same village. |
| A.talk | B.have a rest | C.sit at home | D.go out for a walk |
| A.in Mr. Black’s house | B.in the street |
| C.at the door of Mr. White’s house | D.happily |
| A.Mr. White doesn’t answer Mr. Black’s question. |
| B.Mr. Black doesn’t hear Mr. White’s answer. |
| C.Mr. White is deafer than Mr. Black |
| D.Mr. White wouldn’t like to answer Mr. Black’s question |
| A.interesting | B.good | C.bad | D.blind |