Mr and Mrs Wilson and their children were going to begin their holidays one day, and they must be at the airport at eleven forty in the morning.
“It’ll take us half an hour to get there in the car,”Mr Wilson said.“So we must get ready before eleven o’clock. Don’t be late.”At ten minutes to eleven, they should be busy doing things, but Mrs Wilson didn’t. She was sitting quietly
(安静地)in a chair in the garden, enjoying the sun.Her husband and children were surpised
(感到惊奇). Why was she still unworried(不急)? Mrs Wilson said,“Well, before I went to bed last night, I moved all out clocks and watches ahead(提前)tewenty minutes. Now we can get to the airport ahead of time. Don’t worry, then.”(1) Mr and Mrs Wilson and their children had to be ready by eleven o’clock because ________.
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.they had a meetingB
.they had to be at the airport at eleven fortyC
.they had to go to a townD
.they were going to a party(2) At ten fifty, Mr Wilson and the children ________.
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A .were all very busy |
B .were in bed |
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C .were all cooking |
D .were at school |
(3) At ten fifty, Mrs Wilson ________ in the garden.
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A .was sitting quietly |
B .was very busy doing things |
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C .got angry |
D .was very hungry |
(4) Why did Mrs Wilson sit quietly? Because ________.
[
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.she had moved all clocks and watches ahead twenty minutesB
.she didn’t like to spend her holidays that wayC
.she wanted to stay at homeD
.she wanted them to leave earlier(5) Mr Wilson and the children were ________ at Mrs Wilson’s quietness.
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A .angry |
B .happy |
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C .sure |
D .surprised |
I am only 13 years old, but I have lots of dreams for the future.
When I was five, already I wanted to be a superman. Why? So I could save lots of people and, of course fly to Pizza Hut whenever I wanted to eat pizza. But when I tried to fly out of my windows and broke my leg, I changed my mind.
When I was nine, I saw
“Forrest Gump” and wanted to be a ping-pong player. I saved my money for 6 months to buy a ping-pong table. When I finally got one, my friends came over to play with me every day. Two weeks later, I was bored with the game and thought cleaning my room was more fun.My eyes turned to the starts after I saw
“Apollo 13”I was 10 years old and dreamed of going to the moon and playing basketball with my friends there. I started to talk about space all the time at school. But soon I got tired of that dream, too.Then I grew up and knew that I needed a lot of money to do fun things. And I also read people don’t get rich by working for somebody else--they get rich by having others work for them. So now I dream to be a businessman. In this way, I think I can be lazy and get rich at the same time. I can also use my money to help lots of people. Soon, I will even have enough money to buy my own Pizza Hut.
(1) From the passage, we know the boy is_______.
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A .famous |
B .helpful |
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C .funny |
D .dreamy |
(2) In the third paragraph, the word
“bored”means“________”.[
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A .be afraid of |
B .get“tired”of |
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C .interested |
D .happy |
(3) The 4th paragraph is about ________.
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A .starts and space |
B .the film“Apollo 13” |
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C .one of the boys’ dreams |
D .one of the boys’ friends |
(4) According to the text, which of the following is not true?
[
]A
.The boy likes eating pizza and wants to have his own Pizza Hut.B
.When he was 5, his friends played ping-pong with him every day.C
.In the passage, the boy talked about his 4 dreams.D
.The boy is kind-hearted because he wants to help people(5) The passage is mainly about
[
]A
.A 13-year-old boy wants to be a businessman.B
.A 13-year-old boy wants to be a superman.C
.The dreams for the future of a 13-year-old boy.D
.People get rich by having others work for them.Each day a red cock flaps his wings and sings,“Get up. It's time to get out of bed.”All of the animals jump out of bed. They love to hear the cock's voice and the cock loves to sing.
“
He sings so well,”the hens say. The cock nods and feels very happy when he hears this.One day a fox is out and looks for food for lunch. He sees that the cock flaps his wings and sings to the hens.“I am going to catch this big fat cock,”says the fox.
When the hens see the fox, they run away at once.“We will not be the fox's food,” they say. “Don't run, Mr Cock,”says the fox.“I only want to listen to your songs. I think you are the best singer in the world, and you are the champion.”The cock is very happy. He thinks he sings best, too. But suddenly the fox grabs(抓取,抓住)him and says,“Let me take you home for lunch.”
The other animals notice that the fox is taking the cock away and they run to the fox. The fox can't run very fast because the cock is big and fat. “If I run with you, we can get away,”says the cock. “Run with me then,”orders the fox, and he lets the cock go.
(1)Who likes listening to the cock?
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A .All the animals. |
B .The cock. |
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C .The fox. |
D .The hens. |
(2)
“You are the champion”is the same as “________”.[
]A
.You are the lastB
.You are the secondC
.You are the bestD
.You are right(3)The fox can't run very fast, for the cock ________.
[
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A .is big and fat |
B .doesn't sit well |
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C .is too mad |
D .flaps his wings |
(4)A cock is different from the hens. A cock ________.
[
]A
.has a red tailB
.has wingsC
.can sing in the morning to wake up othersD
.can jump(5)How does the fox catch the cock?
[
]A
.He makes the cock feel very happy.B
.He runs faster than the cock.C
.He becomes the cock's friend.D
.He sings for the cock.Air travel is an everyday experience these days because it's so fast. But long-distance flying can be very tiring and the traveller begins to feel his brain is in one country while his body is still in another. In short, he hardly knows where he is. Tiredness after a long flight becomes stronger when we fly from east to west because we cross time zones
(时区). Doctors says that air travellers should go straight to bed on arrival after crossing a number of time zones. They shouldn't work without rest. However, airline pilots don't need to do it. In fact, they often live by their own watches, paying no attention to local time. They can even have breakfast at midnight if necessary. Businessmen, however, are not so lucky. After a long journey, they must either go straight to an important meeting or to meet their boss to give a report. Even so, there are still a lot of businessmen travelling by air.(1) Why has air travel become a daily experience? Because it is ________.
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A .very cheap |
B .so fast |
C .clean and comfortable |
(2) What is the meaning of the underlined sentence in the passage?
[ ]
A
.The traveller becomes foolish.B
.The traveller feels uncomfortable.C
.The traveller doesn't know where he is.(3) Doctors say that air travellers should ________ after a long journey.
[ ]
A
.go to work without wasting timeB
.take exercises to relaxC
.go to bed and have a good rest(4) Pilots can hardly be affected by frequent
(频繁的)flying because they ________.[ ]
A
.are especially strong menB
.live by their own timetableC
.like flying(5) What most likely happens to businessmen after a long journey is the following except ________.
[ ]
A
.going back home and having a good restB
.reporting to their bossC
.going to a meetingOnce there was a man who had two children--a boy and a girl. The boy was good-looking but the girl was not.
One day they found a mirror and for the fast time they saw what they looked like. The boy was very pleased and he said to his sister,
“How nice I am! I look much nicer than you!”The girl didn't like what her brother said and gave him a hard push.
“Go away!”she said.Their father saw this. He went up to them and said to the boy,“To be good-looking is not enough. You must be good morally.”Then to the girl he said,“My dear, if you help everyone and do your best to please them, they will love you. Then it will not matter if you are not as good-looking as your brother.”(1) Was the girl happy when she heard her brother's words?
[ ]
A
.No, she wasn't. She was unhappy.B
.Yes, she was. She didn't feel anything.C
.She cried loudly.(2) What did the father do when he saw the boy laugh at his sister?
He ________.
[ ]
A
.was angry with the boyB
.told him to be a good boyC
.broke the mirror(3) The word
“good-looking”means ________.[ ]
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A .happy |
B .beautiful |
C .clever |
(4) The father loved ________.
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A
.his son more than his daughterB
.his daughter more than his sonC
.both the girl and the boy(5) What lesson can we learn from this story?
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A
.The most important thing for a person is to be nice and helpful to people.B
.If you want to make yourself good-looking, you must be good to people.C
.If you often help people, you will become more and more beautiful.