题目内容
Mr. Jones opened a shop in Aston to sell writing-paper, pencils and things like that. During the first month, very few people visited his shop. He sold little, and he could see that he was going to lose money. One night, Mr. Jones sat by the fire and was worried after another very bad day. Suddenly he got an idea. He found a piece of wood and wrote to the following notice on it in big letters:
“WHAT DO YOU THINK I GIVE AWAY PENCILS PAPER AND INK”
He put up the notice in front of the shop window before he went to bed. He slept better than usual that night.
The following day, many people came to the shop. Mr. Jones said good morning to them all with a bright smile and asked the first woman what she wanted.
She chose some writing paper and a pencil. As soon as he put them on her hands, she turned to leave the shop.
“That will be thirty cents, please,” he said.
“Why?” she asked in surprise.
“That’s the price of the paper and the pencil.”
“But your notice says it’s free,” she replied.
“Oh no,” he said, “how can I make any money if everything is free?”
She took him outside and showed him the notice “It is wrong, too,” she said. “where is the question mark after the world ‘think’?”
“There isn’t a question mark,” he said.
“But there should be one.”
“I’m afraid you’ve made a mistake,” Mr. Jones said.“You have read my notice in the wrong way.”
“Not at all,” said the woman. “It is quite easy to read. It says: What do you think? I give away pencils and
paper and ink!”
“No,” Mr. Jones said. “You should read it like this: 50 . And the answer to the question is: Certainly not! So you really have to pay me thirty cents, you see.”
1.How did Mr. Jones most probably felt that night?
A. Confident. B. Afraid. C. Unhappy. D. Worried.
2.Which of the following sentences is the most suitable for the blank in the last paragraph?
A. What do you think? I give away pencils, paper and ink!
B. What? Do you think I give away pencils, paper and ink?
C. What do you think I give away? Pencils, paper and ink.
D. Ink, paper and pencils away give. I think you do what?
3.What can we infer (推断) from the story?
A. Mr. Jones agreed to let the shoppers get things for free that day.
B. People in the town considered Mr. Jones a smart and honest man.
C. The woman paid the money unwillingly and left the shop angrily.
D. Mr. Jones’s trick proved to be a longtime success and he got rich.
任务型阅读,通读下列短文，并根据短文内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词，每空一词。
To make more people know it is important to save the Earth and make more people take action, people celebrate Earth Day. The first Earth Day was in 1970. And now, 192 countries celebrate Earth Day. Earth Day is on April 22nd, But saving the Earth is not just for grown-ups. Kids are also taking an active part in it.
The American writer and filmmaker Lynne made a film called Young Voice for the Planet. It lists a lot of stories about different children who help to save the Earth.
Team Marine, US: A group of students at Santa Monica High School started an organization (组织) called Team Marine. They tell people why plastic(塑料) bags are bad for sea animals and the environment (环境). In 2011, they made lawmakers (立法者）in their city stop people using plastic bags.
Alee, US: When he was 12. Alee started Kids VS Global Warming (全球变暖）. It teaches people about weather change. He shares ways to stop the world getting warmer and warmer. Alee travels to encourage people to help stop global warming. He has given more than 70 talks across the country.
Olivia, US: When Olivia was 11, she heard about the 2010 oil spill (漏油) in gulf of Mexico (墨西哥湾). She painted 500 pictures of birds to raise money for the clean-up. She raised more than ＄200,000 to protect birds and other wild animals.
Earth Day | Date | On April 22nd |
Purpose (目的) | To make people understand the 1.____________ of saving the Earth and take action. | |
Different 2._______to save the Earth | Team Marine | A group of students3.____________ it. They made lawmakers stop people using plastic bags. |
O | Alee | He started Kids VS Global Warming to teach people about weather change and share ways to stop global warming. He 4._____________ a lot and give many talks. |
Olivia | She painted to raise money. She uses the money to protect birds and other 5.__________. |
B. 
C. 