Today, roller-skating is easy and fun. But a long time ago, it wasn't easy at all. Before 1750, no one had any ideas of roller-skating. That changed because of a man named Joseph Merlin. He liked to make things and play the violin in his free time. Joseph Merlin was a man of ideas and dreams. People called him a dreamer. One day Merlin was invited to a party. He was very pleased and a little excited. As the day of the party came near, Merlin began to think how to make an amazing entrance at the party. He had an idea. He thought everyone at the party would show much interest if he could skate into the room. Merlin tried different ways to make himself roll. Finally, he decided to put two wheels under each shoe. These were the first roller skates. Merlin was very proud of his invention and dreamed of arriving at the party on wheels while playing the violin.

  On the night of the party Merlin rolled into the room playing his violin. Everyone was very surprised to see him. There was just one problem. Merlin had no way to stop his miler skates. He roiled on and on. Suddenly, he ran into a huge mirror that was hanging on the wall. The mirror fell down, breaking into pieces. Merlin's idea was so good that nobody forgot his special entrance for a long time. But could he find out a way to stop his roller skates?

根据短文内容选择最佳答案。

(1) The passage is mainly about ________.

Aa careless man

Ba wonderful dream

Cthe birth of roller skates

(2) People thought Merlin was a dreamer because he ________.

[  ]

Awas full of strange ideas

Bdreamed day and night

Clike making things

 

(3) Merlin wanted to ________, so he put wheels under his shoes.

[  ]

Asurprise the people at the party

Bplay the violin well

Carrive at the party sooner

(4) What did the writer want to tell us in the last paragraph?

[  ]

AMerlin made a lot of trouble.

BRoller skates should be improved(改进).

CPeople were angry with Merlin.

(5) Which of the following is true?

[  ]

ANothing happened to Merlin at the party.

BMerlin made an surprising entrance that day.

CNo one noticed Merlin when he entered the room.

  Many teenagers feel that the most important people in their lives are their friends. They believe that their family members don't know them as well as their friends do. In large families, it is quite often for brothers and sisters to fight with each other and then they can only go to their friends for some ideas.

  It is very important for teenagers to have one good friend or a group of friends. This communication(交流)is very important in children's growth, because friends can discuss something. These things are difficult to say to their family members.

  However, parents often try to choose friends for their children. Some parents may even stop their children from meeting some of their best friends. Have you ever thought of the following questions: Who chooses your friends? Do you choose your friends or do your friends choose you? Have you got a friend your parents don't like? Your answers are welcome.

根据短文内容选择最佳答案。

(1) Many teenagers think that ________ can understand them better.

[  ]

Afriends

Bbrothers

Cparents

(2) ________ is very important to teenagers.

[  ]

ATo make friends

BDiscuss with parents

CDiscuss with their friends

(3) When teenagers have something difficult to say to their parents, they usually ________.

[  ]

Astay alone at home

Bfight with their parents

Cdiscuss it with their friends

(4) The wordteenagermeans ________.

[  ]

A.十几岁的孩子

B.成人

C.老人

 

(5) Which of the following is right?

[  ]

AParents should choose friends for their children.

BChildren should choose anything they like.

CParents and their children should understand each other better.

  Switzerland is famous for its watches. However, this country didn't invent the watch. It was the British who did. Here is a story of how the watch was brought to Switzerland.

  Many years ago, an Englishman traveled to Italy. This Englishman traveled in a carriage. On his way, he stopped in a small town called Geneva in Switzerland.

  There was a carriage clock in it. This was the earliest kind of watch. A blacksmith's assistant happened to see the clock. He wanted to know what it was and asked the Englishman about it.It is a carriage clock,said the man.This machine can tell the time but it isn't working now.

  The blacksmith's assistant wanted to try to repair it, so the traveler handed him the clock The assistant was a very clever man, so it was easy for him to repair it. He even remembered how it was made. As soon as the traveler had gone on his way, he made a watch of exactly the same type.

  So the watch -making was started in Switzerland. Today, Swiss watches are sold in countries all over the world.

(1) What is Switzerland famous for? _________

[  ]

ATVs

BPens

CWathches

(2) What could the carriage clock tell?

[  ]

AA story

BA joke

CThe time

(3) Which of the following is true?

[  ]

AThe blacksmith's assistant didn't want to have a look.

BThe blacksmith's assistant wanted to wear the clock.

CThe blacksmith's assistant wanted to repair the clock.

(4) Which sentence is right?

[  ]

AThe carriage clock shouldn't be mended.

BThe The blacksmith's assistant was a foolish man.

CThe blacksmith's assistant made a watch by himself at last.

(5) From the passage, we know that _________

[  ]

ASwiss watches are sold all over the world.

BSwiss watches are sold only in Swizerland.

CThe English traveler was the inventor lf watches.

  On Christmas Eve-the night before Christmas Day, Children are very happy. They put their stockings(长筒袜)at the end of their beds before they go to bed. They want Father Christmas to give them some presents. Mr. Green tells his children that Father Christmas is a very kind man. He comes on Christmas Eve. He lands on top of the each house and comes down the chimney(烟囱)into the fireplace(壁炉)and brings them a lot of presents. Christmas Day always begins before breakfast. The children wake up very early. They can't wait to open the presents in their stockings. Then they wake up their parents and call:“Merry Christmas!Do you know what Christmas means? Christmas Day is the birthday of Jesus Christ. When Christ was born, many people gave him presents. So today, people still do the same thing to each other.

(1) Christmas Eve is ________.

[  ]

Athe night before December 25

Bthe night after December 25

Cthe night of December 25

(2) Father Christmas often puts the presents ________.

[  ]

Ainto children's hats

Binto children's stockings

Cunder children's beds

(3) Father Christmas comes into the house through the ________.

[  ]

Awindow

Bfront door

Cchimney

(4) On the morning of Christmas Day, children wake up their parents very early and say________.

[  ]

AGood morning

BHappy new year

CMerry Christmas

(5) On Christmas Day, people often ________ to each other.

[  ]

Agive money

Bask for money

Cgive presents

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