阅读理解

　A student was going to spend his holiday in a cool mountain village. That evening he stayed at an inn(小旅馆)near the station. Before going to bed, he went to the boss of the inn and said, "Excuse me, sir. Will you please wake me up at a quarter to five tomorrow morning? I'll take the five o' clock train. " "Oh, sorry, sir," the boss said in a hurry. "I'm afraid I can' t. I won't be able to get up so early. " The student was disappointed(失望的)and had to return to his room. Suddenly he stopped and asked, "Have you got an alarm clock(闹钟) ? Maybe it can help me. " "Wait a minute, then," the boss said and brought out an alarm clock. "Here you are. " "Thank you very much," the student said happily. But he found it was rusty(锈的). And it sometimes walked and sometimes didn't. He asked, "Will it ring in time, sir? I don't know, either," said the boss. "I haven't used it for a long time. But it doesn't matter. You just give it a good shake(摇) at a quarter to five. And it will be in time. "

(1)It was __________ so the student was going to take his holiday in a cool mountain village.

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(2)The student stayed at the inn because ____________.

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A. it was in the cool mountain village he was going to

B. the boss of the inn was kind to him

C. it was near the station

D. the boss could wake him up at the right time

(3)The student asked the boss to wake him up the next morning because __________.

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A. he was afraid to miss the train

B. he thought the man would get up earlier than he would

C. he didn't think the man could sleep at night

D. it would take him a long time to walk to the station

(4)The student was disappointed because _____________.

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A. he had to buy an Mann clock himself

B. he would take another train

C. he had to go to the village on foot

D. the boss wouldn't help him

(5)From the story we know __________.

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A. the clock would wake the student up in time

B. the student certainly missed his train the next morning

C. the alarm clock was no use for the student

D. the student had to mend the clock himself

阅读理解.

　　Steve Parkinson from Australia is coming to study in Britain. Mr and Mrs Field have come to meet him at the airport.

Mrs F: Oh dear, this airport is so puzzling. All these signs and notices----International Departures, Transfers, Domestic Arrivals...

Mr F: Oh, look at all these people. Where's Steve? He's late. The screen says his flight landed 30 minutes ago.

Mr F: He's possibly been held up in the customs (海关) or has to wait a long time for his luggage (行李).

Mrs F: There he is, with all those bags. Steve！ Oh, he can't see us. There're so many people. Steve! We are over here.

Steve: Hello. Hello. There you are. What a crowd! Good day, Mrs Field, Mr Field.

Mrs F: Hello, Did you have a good journey? Was it a comfortable flight? Did everything go all right?

Mr F: You must be very tired．Anyway we don't have to go far. We've booked you in a hotel in the city center for tonight.

Steve: Oh, fine. Thank you.

Mr F: Well, we'd better go and find taxi. How do we get out of this airport?

Mrs F: Let's take the underground．There'll be a long queue for taxis and the bus will take a long time at this time of day. There's a station here at the airport. Eh, see the signs?

Steve: OK. That's fine for me, but I must change some money. Is there a bank or something here.

(1)The story happened in ________.

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(2)Which sign are Mr and Mrs Field looking for?

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(3)Steve had to ________ before he came to the International Arrivals.

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(4)Who are Mr and Mrs Field going to meet?

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(5)According to the dialogue, how are they going to travel next?

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　　London has a population (人口) of over 7,000,000. From about the year 1800 until the Second World War, London was the biggest city in the world. But now there are many cities which are much bigger than it.

　　London is famous for many things. Tourists come from all over the world to visit its famous buildings and hear the famous clock, Big Ben.

　　Like many big cities, London has problems with traffic and pollution which stop the city from developing. Over one million (百万) people a day use the London underground, but there are still too many cars on the streets. The car isn't clear, but it is anyhow (无论如何) cleaner than it was 100 years ago.

　　For me, the best things about London are the parks. There are five in the city center. But my children's favorite place is Hamleys, the biggest toy shop in the world.

(1) What's the Chinese for “underground” in the passage?

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(2) When was London the biggest city in the world?

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(3) What's Big Ben in London?

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(4) How many people use the London underground every day?

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A．Over half of its population

B．Over three quarters of its population

C．Over 100,000

D．Over 1,000,000

(5) How was the air in London 100 years age?

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A．It was much cleaner than it is now.

B．It was the same as it is now.

C．It was the cleanest in the history of London.

D．It was not as clean as it is now.

　　Americans with small families own a small car or a large one. If both parents are working, they usually have two cars. When the family is large, one of the cars is sold and they will buy a van.

　　A small car can hold four persons and a large car can hold six persons but it is very crowded. A van holds seven persons easily, so a family with three children can ask their grandparents to travel together.

　　Mr King and his wife had a third child last year. This made them sell a second car and buy a van. There are seven seats in the van, and two of them are used to put things on, for a family of five must carry many suitcases when they travel. When they arrive at their grandparents' home, the suitcases are put into the two seats. And then they can carry their grandparents.

　　Americans call vans motor homes. A motor home is always used for holidays. When a family are traveling to the mountains or to the seaside, they can live in their motor home for a few days or weeks. All the members of a big family can enjoy a happier life when they are traveling together. That is why motor homes have become very popular. In America there are many parks for motor homes.

(1) From the passage we can learn that a big American family usually ________.

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A．travel together by van

B．live together

C．live in a van

D．has three cars

(2) After Mr King and his wife had a third child, first they ________.

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A．bought a van

B．sold one of their old cars

C．moved to their grandparents' house

D．got many suitcases

(3) A motor home is usually owned by a big family with ________.

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A．much money

B．interest in traveling

C．two cars

D．a big house

(4) The last sentence “In America there are many parks for motor homes.” In this passage means “________”.

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A．American families like to visit parks

B．There are many beautiful parks in America

C．Vans can be parked in many places in America

D．Motor homes can be bought in many places in America

(5) Americans usually drive motor homes to ________.

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A．visit their grandparents at weekends

B．take their children to school every day

C．travel with their family members for a holiday

D．do some shopping with their family members

　　One day a poor farmer was taking a bag of wheat to town. Suddenly the bag fell off his horse onto the road. He did not know what he could do about it because it was too heavy for him to lift by himself. He only hoped that someone would soon pass by and lend him a hand.

　　Just at this moment, a man riding a horse came up to him. But the farmer felt disappointed when he saw who he was. It was the great man who lived nearby. He thought the great man wouldn't help him, and hoped another farmer would come up. But to his surprise, the great man got off his horse as soon as he came near. “I see you need help,” he said. “I'm here just at the right time.” Then he took one end of the bag and the farmer took the other. They lifted it together and put it on the horse.

　　“Sir,” asked the farmer, “how can I pay you?”

　　“It's quite easy,” the great man answered. “When you see anyone else in trouble, do the same for him.”

(1) What did the poor farmer take to town? ________.

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(2) Why couldn't the poor farmer lift the bag of wheat?

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A．Because he was too young to lift the bag.

B．Because he was too old to lift the bag.

C．Because the bag was too heavy for him to lift.

D．Because the bag was too large for him to lift.

(3) The poor farmer felt ________ when he saw the great man.

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(4) When he saw the poor farmer in trouble, the great man ________.

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A．went away without stopping.

B．asked another farmer to help him.

C．came up to help him.

D．gave him a lot of money.

(5) The great man asked the poor farmer to pay him.

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A．by giving him money.

B．by giving him a horse

C．by giving him a bag of wheat.

D．by helping others.

阅读短文，选择正确的答案.

　　A woman was collecting money for a church charity. The money she collected was going to be given to poor children who had no parents to take care of them.

　　She went from apartment to apartment and from house to house. She knocked on doors and asked for money. She always said the same thing. "Good morning, I'm collecting for a church charity. Please give generously. We need $ 5,000." Then she held out a collecting box. Most people put a few coins in the box.

　　An artist lived in one of the apartments. He opened the door to her. "Good morning," she said, "I'm collecting for a church charity. Please give generously. We need $ 5,000. " The artist thought for a moment, then he said, "I'm sorry, but I don't have any money. However, I'll give you a painting. It's worth $ 400. "The woman thanked the artist and took the painting away.

　　A week later she called on him again. "I'm sorry to trouble you again," she said, "but we still need more money. I need another $100. Can you help? Of course," the artist said. "I'll increase the value of my painting to $ 500."

(1)Who was the woman collecting money for?

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A. Poor children.

B. Herself.

C. Her friends.

D. A church.

(2)What did most people give her?

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A. A lot of money.

B. A few dollars.

C. Paintings.

D. Very little money.

(3)Why didn't the artist give money to her?

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A. He was not a generous man.

B. He did not have any money.

C. He had too many paintings.

D. His paintings were worth a lot of money.

(4)How did the artist help the woman to get another $100?

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A. He gave her some more money.

B. He gave her another painting.

C. He gave her a more valuable painting.

D. He told her to add $100 to the value of his painting.

阅读理解.

The First Trip to the Moon

　　Many, many years ago, people thought the moon was far, and they didn't think it was a place to live, or a place to go.

　　The first planes are quite slow. It is a joke to fly to the moon in a plane like that.

　　Then the long jet planes come. Can a jet plane fly to the moon? No, it can't fly so far!

　　The men in the space labs make planes. Do they think of a ship to take people to the moon? Yes ! A ship like this can fly to the moon and back about a week. To make a ship is a hard job．First, they must draw many sheets of plans. Then they make the parts and put them in place. At last, the ship is all set to go! On the day of the take-off , many people come to cheer for the men in the ship.

　　People all over the world watch the ship fly to the moon. The first man goes down his steps till he stands on the moon! When the men come back from space, many people are waiting to greet them.

　　The first trip to the moon is the first step to the space. And someday we may go to Mars, and then to the other stars!

根据短文内容，选择最佳答案.

(1)The man stands on the moon is ________

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(2)The ship that can take people to the moon is called ________

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(3)Make a ship is ________job.

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(4)Yang Liwei said he would fly to the moon in 2005, didn't he?

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(5)The first trip to the moon ________.

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A．is the first step to find aliens

B．is the first step to the earth

C．is the first step to Mars

D．is the first step to the space

(1) Mary is allowed to order her lunch from a small restaurant on the third Thursday of every month. During the month of November, she orders it on the ________.

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(2) January 8, 2007 will fall on ________.

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(3) The dates of the first Sunday of October, November and December are ________.

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A．the 5 th, the 1st and the 31st

B．the 5th, the 30th and the 3rd

C．the lst, the 5th and the 3rd

D．the 1st, the 4th and the 3nd

(4) During the month of December, Kate is learning to swim. She needs to attend lessons once a week. The day she can attend the most lessons is ________.

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(5) Tom's birthday is on the 13th of December. The number of days from the date (not included) shown on the calendar until his birthday is ________.

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　　Happiness is for everyone. You don't need to care about those people who have beautiful houses with large gardens and swimming pools or those who have nice cars and a lot of money and so on. Why? Because those who have big house may often feel lonely and those who have cars may want to walk on the country roads at their free time.

　　In fact, happiness is always around you if you put your heart into it. When you are in trouble at school, your friends will help you; when you study hard at your lessons, your parents are always taking care of your life and your health; when you get success, your friends will say congratulations to you; when you do something wrong, people around you will help you to correct it. And when you do something good to others, you will feel happy, too. All these are your happiness. If you notice a bit of them, you can see that happiness is always around you. Happiness is not the same as money. It is a feeling of your heart. When you are poor, you can also say you are very happy, because you have something else that can't be bought with money. When you meet with difficulties, You can say loudly you are very happy, because you have more chances to challenge yourself. So you cannot always say you are poor and you have bad luck. As the saying goes, life is like a revolving door. When it closes, it also opens. If you take every chance you get, you can be a happy and lucky person.

(1) Those who have big house may often feel ________.

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(2) When you fall down in a PE class, both your teacher and your classmates will ________.

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(3) What will your friends say to you when you make great progress? ________.

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(4) Which idea is NOT RIGHT according to the passage? ________.

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A．People who have cars would never like to walk in the open air.

B．You can get help from others when you make mistakes.

C．You can still be a happy person even if you have little money.

D．Happiness is always around you though difficulties come towards you.

(5) Which of the following is this passage about?

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　　There is a bar in our town with the name “The White Horse.” It is Mr. Webster's. Few people went too the bar last year, but things are quite different now.

　　There was a picture of a white horse on the door of the bar. Then a stranger came in one day, drank something, looked around the bar, and then said to Mr. Webster, “Few people come here. Take down the picture of the white horse and put a picture of a black horse instead.”

　　“But the name of the bar is 'The White Horse', Mr. Webster said. Yes, but do it.” The man said. Then he went out of the bar.

　　Mr. Webster went to an artist and said, “I want a picture of a black horse.”

　　The next day a picture of a black horse was on the door of the bar instead of that of the white horse. Soon after the door opened, a man came in and said, “There's a mistake on the door of your bar, and the picture is different from the name.” The man looked, sat down and drank something. Then another man came in and said the same, and then another and another. A lot of people came in and said, “The picture on your door is wrong,” and they all stopped and drank in Mr. Webster's bar.

(1) The stranger told Mr. Webster to take down the picture of the white horse because hr knew ________.

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A．a picture of a black horse showed good luck

B．the picture of the white horse wasn't good for the bar

C．people would understand the picture different from the name

D．people would come in and tell the picture was different from the name

(2) Mr. Webster agreed with the stranger ________.

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A．though he wasn't ready to do it like that at first

B．though he didn't like the black horse

C．because he knew he was an artist

D．because he also wanted to change the picture

(3) More and more people came to the bar because ________.

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A．it had changed its name

B．the black horse was better than the while one

C．the bar had a black horse

D．they wanted to show the mistake

(4) The stranger ________.

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A．was cleverer than Mr. Webster

B．didn't like the while horse at the beginning

C．knew Mr. Webster and the artist

D．got much money by teaching Mr. Webster

(5) From the story We learnt that ________.

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A．if you business is not good, you'd better change the name or the picture

B．if you are in trouble, you should take others' ideas

C．when you have difficulty, don't give up

D．when a good name is given, it can cause success