It was Mary’s birthday.Her uncle wrote a letter and told her he would like to send her some chickens.She was very happy because she liked eggs and chicken.”I can keep the chickens for their eggs or eat them,”she thought.
When the chickens arrived the next day, they were all in a box.Mary took the box off the truck and began to carry it into her garden,but the box of chickens was so heavy that she dropped(落下)it.The chickens all ran out.They ran here and there.Mary spent hours in trying to find them.
A few hours later her uncle came.He asked.”Did the chickens arrive safely?” ”Yes,but I dropped the box.The chickens ran everywhere.It took me the whole morning to look for them,”Mary said.
“Did you find them all?” asked her uncle.”I hope so,”Mary answered,”But l only caught(抓住)eleven of them” “That’s very interesting.I only sent you six.”her uncle laughed.
【小题1】Mary got a letter from her _____.
A.auntB.uncleC.grandfather D.friend
【小题2】When she got the letter, Mary was ______.
A.happyB.sadC.tired D.unhappy
【小题3】Why did Mary drop the box?
A.Because she didn’t like the present.
B.Because the box was too heavy.
C.Because she wanted to 1et the chickens go out.
D.Because she couldn’t wait to look at her present.
【小题4】I took Mary _____ to find the chickens.
A.an hourB.two hours
C.three hours D.the whole morning
【小题5】Did Mary know how many chickens her uncle sent her?
A.Yes.she did.B.Her uncle knew.
C.Maybe she knew.D.No,she didn’t.

No one knows how man learned to make words. Perhaps he began by making sounds like those made by animals. Perhaps he grunted like a pig when he lifted something heavy. Perhaps he made sounds like those he heard all round him—water splashing, bees humming, a stone falling to the ground. Somehow he learned to make words. As the centuries went by, he made more and more new words. This is what we mean by language.

People living in different countries made different kinds of words. Today there are about fifteen hundred different languages in the world. Each contains four or five hundred thousand words. But we do not need all these. Only a few thousand words are used in everyday life. The words you know are called your vocabulary. You should try to make your vocabulary larger. Read as many books as you can. There are plenty of books written in easy language. Your dictionary is your most useful book.

1. What do we mean by language?

A. Sounds made by man.???????

B. All the words made by man.

C. Different kinds of sound.?????

D. The way man learns.

2. Form the passage we know that long long ago________.

A. no one learned how to make sounds or words

B. animals taught man to learn the language

C. man learned the language by lifting heavy things, falling to the ground,and so on

D. man followed a lot of things in nature to make sounds and words

3. What is the number of languages spoken in the world today?

A. 500. ????????????? ????????????? B. 5,000.????????????? ????????????? C. 1,500.????????????? ????????????? D. 15,000.

4.In which sentence can the word "contain(s)" be put so that it is a right one?

A. I________ several dictionaries. ????????????? B. Sea water________ salt.

C. A dog _______ four legs.????? ????????????? D. Mr. Smith _____ glasses on his nose.

5. Which of the followings is the best if we want to make our vocabulary larger?

A. To read more books.????????????? ????????????? ???

B. To use the words in everyday life.

C. To use the words in class.????? ?????????????

D. To write the words.

 

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