A man lived in a tall building in Moscow City.He liked living there.It was quiet, and he could see the park from his window.There was only one problem:the man upstairs.
Every night, the man upstairs came back late.He always took off his boots and threw(扔)them on the floor.At this time, the man downstairs was trying to sleep.But every night he heard the noise upstairs.Bang!One boot(靴子).Bang!The other boot.He found it very difficult to sleep and he was rather angry with the man upstairs.
One day, the man downstairs decided to talk to the man.The man went upstairs and knocked at the door.The man opened it.With a smile the man downstairs said:“I’m sorry to trouble you.”
“What is it?”asked the man.
“Well, every time you get back at night, you drop your boots on the floor.It happens every night.The noise wakes me up!Would you please not do this!”
“I am very sorry,”said the man.“I won’t do it again.”
(1)
Which country did the man live?
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A.
Moscow
B.
China
C.
America
D.
Russia
(2)
How was the place?
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A.
quiet
B.
beautiful
C.
tall
D.
a tall building
(3)
Did the man upstairs not come back late every night?
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A.
No, he didn’t.
B.
Yes, he did.
C.
Yes, he didn’t.
D.
No, he did.
(4)
Why was the man downstairs angry?
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A.
He found it every difficult to sleep.
B.
Every night he heard the noise upstairs.
C.
The man upstairs threw boots.
D.
The man upstairs came back late.
(5)
How did the man downstairs meet the man upstairs?
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A.
With a smile he met the man upstairs.
B.
The man downstairs was angry to meet the man upstairs.
C.
He was quiet to meet the man upstairs.
D.
He knocked at the door angrily to meet the man upstairs.
I had no classes this afternoon.My friends all went to the Summer Palace, but I didn’t join them.
After lunch, Aunt Huang came in and she looked worried.“My parents are coming,”she said,“and I have to go to the market.But my baby is asleep.I can’t leave her by herself.”
Mum and Dad were not at home.So I said, “Don’t worry.I can look after her.”
“Thank you, Xiao Feng”, she said, Then she left.
The baby was about ten months old.At first she was asleep.Half an hour later, she woke up and began to cry.“Don’t cry”, I said, I talked to her.But she looked at me and cried harder and harder.I turned on the radio.She stopped crying and listened to the music.After a while she started to cry again.I turned off the radio and said,“Listen to me.”I started to sing.The baby watched and listened, and she didn’t cry any more.Then I made faces and jumped like a monkey.The baby laughed and laughed happily.
(1)
How many classes did you have this afternoon?
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A.
An English class.
B.
Three classes.
C.
Two Chinese classes.
D.
No classes.
(2)
Why did Aunt Huang meet Xiao Feng?
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A.
Aunt Huang’s parents were coming.
B.
Aunt Huang had to the market.
C.
Aunt Huang’s baby was asleep she couldn’t leave her by herself.
D.
A, B and C.
(3)
Did Xiao Feng agree?
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A.
Don’t worry.
B.
Yes, he did.
C.
Xiao Feng’s parents didn’t come.
D.
Mum and Dad were not at home.
(4)
How old was the baby?
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A.
About ten years old.
B.
About one year old.
C.
Ten days old.
D.
About ten months old.
(5)
What’s the meaning of“make faces”?
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A.
制造脸
B.
做脸
C.
扮鬼脸
D.
鬼脸
Helen’s eyes are not good, so she usually wears glasses.But when she goes out with a young man, she doesn’t wear her glasses.When she comes back home, she begins to wear glasses again.
One day her mother asks her, “But Helen, why don’t you wear your glasses when you are with Jim?He takes you to many places in his car, but you don’t see anything.”
“Yes, mother,” says Helen, “But I look nice to Jim when I am not wearing my glasses, and he looks nice to me.”
阅读短文回答问题。
(1)
Why does Helen usually wear glasses?
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A.
Because her eyes are good.
B.
Because her eyes are bad.
C.
Because she looks nice when she wears glasses.
D.
Because she wants to wear glasses.
(2)
Does the young man often take her to beautiful places?
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A.
Yes, he does.
B.
No, he doesn’t.
C.
Yes, he doesn’t.
D.
No, he does.
(3)
Does Helen wear glasses at home?
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A.
Yes, she does.
B.
No, she doesn’t.
C.
Sometimes.
D.
Never.
(4)
What does she usually do when she is with the young man?
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A.
She often goes to the cinema.
B.
She doesn’t wear glasses.
C.
She wears glasses.
D.
She is often at home.
(5)
Why doesn’t Helen wear glasses when she is with Jim?
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A.
She doesn’t like glasses.
B.
Her eyes are good.
C.
The young man doesn’t like the girls with glasses.
D.
She can look nice to Jim.Jim also looks nice to her.
Muhammad and his sister Fatimah lived in the country.They lived very far(远)away from people.Every day as soon as the sun came up(太阳一起山)into the sky, Muhammad used to(过去常常)get up out of bed and go to the forest.He had three dogs which helped him to catch animals in the forest.The names of the dogs were Aradaib, Sasoo and Nimrah.When the sun was hot in the middle of the day(中午), he came home, and ate, and he slept for a little.Then he went out again.He came back to the hut when it was dark and they closed the door.Then Muhammad said:
“Oh!sleeping sister, open the door.Your brother is back and will go out no more.”
(1)
Where did the brother and sister –– Muhammad and Fatimah live?