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九年级英语质量检测阅读短文回答问题练习题道46学校名称班级学号姓名
1.根据短文内容,回答问题The firstnewspaper waswritten byhand and put upon walls.The earliestdaily newspaperwasstarted inRome in59BC.In the700s,the world,s firstprinted newspaper was published.In1609in Germanythe firstregular(定期的)newspaper wasstarted.The firstregular publishednewspaper in English wasprinted inAmsterdam in
1620.In1621,an English newspaperwasstarted in London and was publishedonce aweek.The firstdaily Englishnewspaperwas theDaily Currant.It cameout inMarch
1702.In1690,Benjamin Harrisprinted the first Americannewspaper inBoston.But notlongafter it was firstpublished,the government stopped thepaper.In1704,John Campbellstartedthe BostonNewsletter,the firstnewspaper publisheddaily in America.By1760,America hadmore than thirtydaily newspapers.There arenow about1800daily papersin theUSA.Tosay,as agroup,English languagenewspaper havethe largest circulation(发彳亍量)in the world.But the largestcirculationfor a newspaper isthat of the JapanesenewspaperAsahi Shimbun.It sellsmore thaneleven millioncopies everyyear.
46.Where wathe firstregular publishednewspaper in English printed
47.When didthe firstdailyEnglishnewspaper comeout
48.How manymore newspapers are there inAmericanow thanthat in
176049.Docs AsahiShimbun havethelargestcirculation of all thenewspapers
50.Which Englishword has the closestmeaning toNewsletter”
13.根据短文内容,回答问题How dowe choosethe clotheswe wearOften wechoose clothesthat willprotect usfrom theweather.In colddays we wear warmclothes made of woolor animalskins.In hotdays wewearlight clothesmade ofcotton.When theweather is very hot,as it is indesert(沙漠),peoplewear long,wide clothes.These kinds of clothesgive protectionfrom thehot sunand letairin to help the people staycool.People alsochoose their clothes for the jobs they do.The police,bus drivers and salesmenwearuniforms(制服).Workers andminers(矿工)wear clothesthat protectthem whiletheydo theirwork.In the past,most peoplemade theirown clothes.Women usedcloth to make clothesforthemselves and their families.Later,people sometimeswent todressmakers”.Most of the time,rich people copied the styles(样式)of kings and queens”(国王和王后).When kingsor queenswore anew style,peoplecopiedit.Travelers gotideas fornewstyles fromother groupsof peopleduring theirvisit tosome other places.Today,high fashiondesigns(时装设计)from Europe,and morerecently(最近士也)from Japan,are soldinternationally(国际化地).Fashion centerssuch asNew York,Parisproduce theirown designs.People nolonger copythestylesof kingsand queens.Now theywant to look like theirfavorite moviestars andsingers.Many stylestoday areinternational.People inmany countriesin the world wearblue jeans(牛仔月艮)and T-shirts.Leather jacketsand kimonos(和月艮)migrate fromone cultureto another too.We want to buynew clothes.People willnot buynew clothesso oftenif thestylesdo not changes somuch!The kind of clothesweweartell peopleabout us.We wearone kindof clothesto work.Wewear adifferent kindof clothesto relax(放松)at home after workor to go to a party.What kindof clothesdo youwear
21.What clothesdo people prefer towear incold weather,woolen orcotton clothes
22.According to the thirdparagraph,how didpeople get theirclothes
23.Whose stylesof clotheswere copiedby richpeople in the past
24.Which citiesare fashioncenters accordingto the passage
25.When willpeople buyclothes accordingto thepassage
14.根据短文内容,回答问题Tom was only sevenyears old,so when he went to camp(里予营)with a lot ofother smallboysin summer,his motherthought that he mightnot behappy and asked his aunts,hisgrandmother and all hisother relatives(亲戚)to write to him.His motherhoped that hewould geta letterevery daywhile he was at the camp.Of course,Tom gela letterevery daywhile hewas althe canipbut hewrote tonobody.A few days later,when hecame backhome,his mother saw himlooking atsome papersand askedhimwhat hewas doing.〃0h〃,he said,“They areletters.I gotthese letterswhile I wasat the camp.I did not havetime meto look at themwhen I was there.z,1What seasondid Tomgo to thecamp2Whom did he go to thecamp with3What didhis motherhope4Tom didntwriteto anybody,did he5Why didn,t Tomlook at these letters
15.根据短文内容,回答问题Jan Melaisn”t likemost kids.Two yearsago,he lostan armandaleg.But thatdidn“tstop him.On Saturday,the15-year-old boyfrom Poland波兰walked to the North Pole北极withoutany help.“If Ican doit,other people can dogreat things,too.”Mela saidbefore he went.Polish newspaperssaid Melais the youngest person and thefirst handicapped残疾的personto walkto the North Pole.How didMela losean armandaleg He had anelectrical电的accident.Now,he walkswiththe help of a62,000—yuan man-made leg.After theaccident,Mela feltsad for himself.But hedidn”t losehope.One day,he metMarekKaminski,a Polishexplorer.Eight yearsago,Kaminski went to the NorthPoleand theSouthPole in the same year.Mela wantedto see the NorthPole,too.So Melaasked Kaminskiif they couldgo togethernext time.Kaminski saidyes!It tookMela21days to get to theNorthPole.The lastthree or four dayswere reallyhardbecause ofbad weather.But Melakept going.“I didn”t thinkwe wouldmake it,“he said,uThen,things gotbetter.
71.What happened to Melatwo yearsago
72.Why didPolish newspapersreport the travel to theNorthPole
73.How doesMela walkafter theaccident
74.Where didKaminski goeight yearsago
75.Why didMela makethetravel
16.根据短文内容,回答问题Different people have differentcolor skin.Some haveblack skin,some haveyellowskin,and somehave whiteskin.Once therewas awoman inAlaska.Her skinwas anorangecolor.It was almost thecolor oforange juice.How didthe womanbecome orangeShe atelotsof tomatoes,carrots andsquashes.She ateso manyorange things.This waswhy her skinturned orange.Why didshe eatso manyorange thingsShe thoughtshe neededmore sun.So sheate sunnythings.The womandidn,t want to beorange.She went to the doctor.The doctorsaid,“Stopeating orangethings.Try somegreen things.The womandid so.And she wasn,t orangeanymore.
1.What color was thewomans skincolor inAlaska
2.Why did herskinturn orange
3.Why didshe go to thedoctor
4.What didthedoctor advise herto do
5.If you can chooseyour skin,s color,what colorwould you like Why
17.根据短文内容,回答问题After supperMr.Jackson turnedon thetelevision.He tried to find a footballgame onit.At that time the telephone rangand he wentto answer it.“Hello,he said,“
7465487872135.“It”s Bettyspeaking,“said awoman.uHenry isill.And1have to take himto thehospital.But Lucyis tooyoung...”“Don”t worry.I11go andlook after her.But where”s James”“He”s goneto London.He11be backat twotomorrow morning.”Mrs.Jackson wason dutyin thehospital that night andMr.Jackson had to goto helphissister.Lucy wasonly four.She beganto crywhen hermother left.Mr.Jackson told her somestories,taught hera songand showedher somenice pictures.He didn”t stopuntil thelittlegirl wentto sleep.Mr.Jackson wenthome afterJames came back.He was asleep soon afterhe wentto bed.Hiswife came into thebedroom and it wokehim up.He had a lookat theclock on the wal1andfound itwas halfpast eight.He jumped off thebed andran to the garagewith hisbag.Hiswife tried to saysomething,but hecalled back,“I wasnever latefor work,you know.ButI”m latethis morning.”“No,you aren”t,“said Mrs.Jackson.It sSaturday.”
21.Why didBetty telephoneMr.Jackson
22.What didMr.Jackson doto makeLucy stopcrying
23.Why didMr.Jackson runto thegarage when he wokeup
24.On whatday didBetty callMr.Jackson
25.How many peoplehavebeen mentioned(提至U)in this passage
18.根据短文内容,回答问题Last year,I wentto Francefor summerholidays.After Ileft a small villagecalledFarmland ofFrance,I droveon to the nextvillage.On theway toit a young man asked foralift(搭便车).When hegot intomy car,I saidgood morningto him in Frenchand heansweredin the same language.1knew a little French.So wedidn tspeak afterthat.When wereached the village,the young manaskedme veryslowly,“Do youspeak English”I knewat oncethathe is alsoan Englishman.Howdisappointed Ifelt!Why not talk to himin EnglishAnswer thefollowing questions:
86.What sthe name of thefirst village
87.Why didthe writer gotoFrance
88.Is the youngmanEnglish
89.They talkeda loton theway,didn tthey
90.Why didthe writerfeel disappointed
19.根据短文内容,回答问题The largewolf(牙良)ran,and thesix wolvesin thegroup followed.She heardthe soundofa bigbird.She wastrying totake thegroup to the safetyof thetrees acrossthe field.Soon thewolf could not runanymore,and shefell to the ground.She didnot knowabout thedart(镖,箭)in herside.It was filled withmedicine tomake hersleep.When thewolf awoke,shewasconfused(困惑)by thestrange soundsand thedarkness.Suddenly,She sawanother wolf.It was her growndaughter!The twowolves werehappy to see each other.For a long,long time,the twowolves laytogether in this darkplace.The groundwas rockingunderthem.The rockingstopped andsuddenly sunlightappeared.Two strange people werestandingbefore them.The wolveshad neverseen peoplebefore.The largewolf showedherteeth and shouted at them.For ashort timethe twowolves livedinside afenced(栅栏)area.Meat wasbrought forthemto eat,and they had each other forcompany.From insidethe fencethe wolvessaw treesandsnow.Soon theygot usedto this new place.One springday the strangers arrivedto openthe gate.The largewolf carefullywent neartheopening and then rushedout.She called,and herdaughter followed.They ranlike thewind.They werefree!〃May they have longand happylives herein YellowstoneNational Park!”said thehopefulvoice of the parkranger.
1.How manywolves werecaught bypeople
2.What didthestrangersdo with the wolves
3.How didthe wolvesfeel when they first see thestrangepeople
4.What didthe wolvessee from the fence
5.Why didthe parkranger openthe gate
20.根据短文内容,回答问题Computers areuseful machines.They can help peoplea lot in theirdaily life.For example,they can help people to savemuch timedo much work,and they can help peopleto workout manyproblems theycan t do easily.Our countryasks everyone to leanto usecomputersbefore thetwenty-first century,except the old people.Today moreand morefamilies own computers.Parents buycomputers for their children.Theyhope computers can help them improvetheir studiesin school.Yet,many of their childrenuse computers to play games,to watchvideos or to singkaraoke,instead ofstudying.So,many teachersand parentscomplain thatcomputers can not help children tostudy butmakethem fallbehind.So computers are locked in boxes by parents.In some other countries,even somescientists alsohate computers.They saycomputers letmillionsof peoplelose their jobs orbring them a lot of trouble.Will computersreallybring trouble to peopleor canthey bringpeople happinessIt willbe decidedby todaysstudents themselves!
1.Why dowe say the computer is a useful machine
2.Why doparents buycomputers for their children
3.What domany teachersand parentscomplain about
4.In fact,what domany children usecomputers to do
5.What do you think of computersWhat dothey bringyou
21.根据短文内容,回答问题Some peoplelearn asecond languageeasily.Other peoplehave troublelearning anew language.How canyou helpyourself learn anew language,such asEnglish There are severalways tomakelearning Englishalittleeasier and more interesting.The firststep is to feelpositive aboutlearning English.If youbelieve that you canlearn,you willlearn.Be patient.You do not have to understandeverything allat once.It isnaturalto makemistakes when you learnsomething new.We canlearn fromour mistakes.In otherwords,donotworry abouttaking risks.The secondstep isto practiceyour English.For example,write in a journalor diaryeveryday.Try toform thehabit ofwriting inEnglish,and you will feelcomfortable expressingyourideas inEnglish.After severalweeks,you willsee that your writingis improving(提高).You mustspeak Englishevery day.You canpractice with your classmatesoutside class.You willall makemistakes,but you will becomecomfortable talkinginEnglish.The thirdstep isto keepa recordof yourlanguage learning.You canwrite thisin yourjournal.After eachclass,think about what youdid.Did youanswer aquestion correctlyDidyou understand something theteacher explained(解释)Perhaps thelesson wasdifficult,but youtriedtounderstand it.Write thesein yourjournal.
16.Can everyonelearnanewlanguageeasily
17.Does the writer giveus three orfoursuggestions(建议)
18.What dothe underlinedwords meanin the second paragraph
19.Which is the mostimportant stepmentioned in thepassage
20.Why mustwe keepa recordof ourlanguage learning
22.根据短文内容,回答问题For manyyears,Hawaii has been amagic nameto peoplewho like to travel.People,bothin Japanand inAmerica,dream ofseeing the beautiful islandsin themiddle of the PacificOcean(太平洋).Their dreams always include(包括)sunset over the ocean.The sundropslike aball ofgolden fireinto thesea,and itdrops so quickly that you canhardly seeitmove.The sunleaves behinda glow(霞光)that lightsthe skyand shinesin thequietwater.People oftenhave aquiet,peaceful timewhile walkingalong the beaches.The firststrangersto theseislands centuriesago werePolynesian peoplewho camefrom Tahitiin boats.Now nomatter wherethe peoplecome from,they reallywant to see the original beautyofHawaii.They wantto seethe lovelybeaches and the mountaincalled DiamondHead whichis almost hiddenby thetall hotels.
1.How longhas Hawaiibeen amagic nameto thetravelers
2.Where doesHawaii lie
3.What sHawaii likewhen people are walkingalong itsbeaches
4.Who came to Hawaiifirst long,long ago
5.What isHawaii famous for
2.根据短文内容,回答问题The computeris auseful machine.It canhelp peoplea lotin theirdaily life.For example,it canhelppeople to savemuch timeto domuchwork,and itcanhelppeople to work outcomplicated(复杂的)problems that people can,tdoeasily.Whats more,it makesit moreconvenient(方便)to sendand receivemessages.In thenew century,it seemsthat itsverynecessary foreveryone to learn how to usecomputers,even for theoldpeople.Thecomputer isreally an important toolin modernlife.Today moreand morefamilies have computers.Parents buycomputers for their children.They hopecomputerscanhelp theirchildren improvetheir studiesat school.Yet,many oftheirchildrenusecomputerstoplay games,to watchvideos,or singkaraoke,instead ofstudying.So,many teachersand parentscomplain thatcomputers cannothelpchildren to studybutinstead makethem fallbehind.Because of this,computersarelockedinboxesbyparents.In someother countries,even somescientists hatecomputers.They saycomputers causemillionsof people to losetheirjobsor causethemalot oftrouble.Who knowswhat thecomputers of tomorrow willbe likeWill theyreally makelife better,or willthey bringtroubleto people Thestudents todaywill have to decidehow touse thecomputersoftomorrow.
1.Why doesthe writersaythecomputeris ausefulmachine Thewriter saysthis because.
2..Why dothe parentsbuy theirchildren computersThey thinkcomputers.
3..What do some teachersand parentscomplain aboutThey complainthat.
4.Do computersonly makeour lifebetter No,they.
5.Can computersreally helpchildrentostudy.
6.Someone said that itsnecessary forus middle school studentsto spendsome
23.根据短文内容,回答问题I“m Joan Croft.I have to say that I cameinto nursing by chance(机会).I didn”treally likemy first job,which wasoffice work.Iwas a secretary.It wasall right—butthat“s justabout allyou cansay about it.I stayedin the same placewith thesame peoplearound me all day andevery day.Then Ibecame asinger,which Ienjoyed verymuch,but aftera while the singing groupbroke up(解散)and I had tostart lookingfor somethingelse.Some girlshave wantedto benurses eversince theywere children,but itnever enteredmyhead untilI sawan advertisement(广告)in apaper.I wrotein andthought,“Oh,well,I11give it a try.One thingI likedabout itwas goingaway fromhome.The trainingitself isvery interestingand mostof it is juston thewards(病房),so that you veryquickly beginnursing realpatients.I livedin thenurses”home when I arrived and I had my own room,which wasvery nice.I likenursing morethan Iever thoughtI would.I”11always carryon nursing.I”ve gota boyfriend who is a doctor so I hope to get married sometime,but whereverI livethere”s sureto be a hospitalin theplace andthere”salways a job for a nurse.
21.What wasJoan“s first job
22.Why didn”t Joanlike herfirst job
23.Why didn”t Joango onwith hersecond job
24.How didJoan find out theinformation about the nursingjob
25.What isJoan”s plan for the future
24.根据短文内容,回答问题Everybody hasa self-concept-a kindof factsand ideasabout himself-that iscreated(产生)by externaland internal factors(因素).External factors are theexperiences thatinfluence(影响)you fromthe outside.When youlookat these,you willalmost certainlycomeface-to-face withsome pain.But here is yourpower(力量)Your external factorsarewhat they are:they”re history.You can“tchangeyour history.But you can changeyour internal responses(反应)to theseexternal factors.And theseinternal factorsinfluence howyou find your placein the worldand what you thinkof yourself.Suppose you”ve failed an exam.That”sanexternalfactto whichyou have an internalresponse.Your responsemight be:Hey,I hatefailing exams,but Idid workhard.I amaclever student:it justdidn“t workout.It wasa learningexperience,and I will useitto dogood tome,so Iwon”t failnext time.You”re notsuffering a great blowto yourself-concept.On theother hand,maybe yourresponse is:I msuch aloser.The teachersaw rightthroughme,and Igot whatI needed.With thatinternalresponse,your self-concept willcertainlysuffer.You need to gethonest(诚实)about yourpersonal history.Before youstep out of yourpast,you need to realizeyour owninternal responses.
11.Does everybodyhave aself-concept
12.Which can be changed,externalfactorsor internalfactors
13.When dowe havean internalresponse
14.In whatway do internalfactorshelp us
15.How canwe stepout ofour past
25.根据短文内容,回答问题Mr.Knott wasa teacher.He taughtin a big schoolinLondon.He liveda long way fronttheschool,so hewas usuallyquite tiredwhen hegot home.At nineo clockone evening,when hewas in bed,the telephonebell rangin thehall of his smallhouse,so hewentdownstairs,picked up thetelephoneand said,“This isWhitebridge
3165.Who sspeaking,please“Watt,“a man answered.What s your name,please”saidMr Knott.“Watt s my name,“was theanswer.“Yes,I askedyou that.What,syourname”Mr Knott said again.“I toldyou Wattsmyname,“said theother man,“Are youJack smith”“No,I mKnott,answered Knott.Will you give meyourname,please”said Mr Watt.“Will Knott.”Answered Mr Knott.Both Mr Watt andMr Knottput theirtelephones downangrily andthought,uThat wasarude,stupid man!”
11.Why wasMrKnottusually tiredin theevening
12.Why did he getup andgo downstairswhen hewas alreadyinbed
13.who telephonedhim
14.Whom didMrWatt wantto speak to
15.When MrKnottsaid,“Will Knott,what didMrWatt think
26.根据短文内容,回答问题Where doyou gofor shoppingSupermarkets ordepartment storesIn theUnited Statespeoplemay dosomeotherkinds of shopping.American peopleoften shopfrom catalogs(目录).There arespecial catalogsfor almosteveryneed including(包含)clothing,furniture(家具),health andbeauty products,andthings for the kitchen.When peopledecide to buy somethingon acatalog,they justorderit.People orderabout40%of theirmusic,for example,from musiccatalogs.Television shoppingbegan in
1986.About5%to8%of theAmerican peoplenow shopbytelevision.Therearemany TV shopping channelsin theUSA.People saythat TV shoppingchannel,findathing theywant,make atelephone calland pay forthe thing by theircredit-card(信用卡).TV shoppingchannels areon lateat night,so peoplecan“go shopping”at anytime.Now anew kindofshoppinghas foundits way into American families—computer shopping.About37%of Americanfamilies now havecomputersand shopping by computer(or shoppingonline)is interestingto morepeople everyday.Already,peoplecanuse theircomputersto orderdifferent things,such ascomputer products,flowers,food,T-shirts,andso on.Computer shoppingis evenbetter thanTVshoppingbecause peoplecannot only shopfor anytime,but alsoanywhere in the world.
11.How manykinds ofshopping was mentioned in thispassage
12.What arethey
13.What do American peoplehave to do firstif theywantto dosomeshoppingbycomputer
14.Do mostAmericanfamiliesowncomputersWhy
15.Which shoppingdoAmericanpeopleprefer,TVshoppingor computershopping Why
27.根据短文内容,回答问题During the last winterholiday,I wentto Koreawith myparents.The five-day trip left mewithdeep impressions(Epi象).As thecapital ofKorea,Seoul is a very beautiful citywith freshair andclean streetswhichmake travelersfeel verypleased.To mysurprise,the peoplethere cookat homewithoutusing cookingoil.Later,Iwastold that they don”t wanttomakethe airpolluted andnoone wasseen crossingthe street.Of all the placesI went,I likedJizhou Islandthe best.It liesin the south ofKorea.Although itwas winterwhen we were there,we stillsaw greentrees andmany freshflowers.The wholeisland wasverybeautiful.In Guangshouwe visiteda verymodern footballfield.This year”s worldcup willbe heldthere.I alsoenjoyed skiingin Fushan.Skiing is an interestingand excitingsport likedbymany people.In myeyes,Korea is a niceplace andKoreans are very kindpeople.In Metrostations,peoplehelp eachother carryluggage(行李)and they are verykind toforeigners.Travellers areusuallygiven acard bythe hotelthey stay at,on which is theaddress of the hotel.Withthe cardthey neverget lostin the city.The peoplethere ortaxi driversare alwaysreadyto lend a hand.The fivedays passedquickly,but thetripleftmealot ofsweet memories.(记忆).
16.Did the writergoto HongKong with his parents
17.How manydays didthey staythere
18.What placeis the writer”s favouritein Korea
19.What is the meaning of thephrase“lendahand”
20.What doyou thinkof the writer”s travelling
28.根据短文内容,回答问题Today Newtownisaclean place.Many yearsago there were millionsof rats(老鼠)in Newtown.They attacked(袭击)the catsand dogs.Sometimes manyof themknocked amanor woman atnight.The rats were verylarge insize and they harmedmany people.The city office orderedeveryone tokill rats.Most peoplewere lazy,so theydid notkillmany.Then the cityoffice promised to pay some money for each dead rat.That madethepeople veryhappy.They killedthousands ofrats everyday.A cityofficial(官员)putall the dead ratstogether.Sometimes aman broughthundred inone day.After two weeks there were notmany rats in the city,but peoplestill broughtmanyrats to the cityoffice.The cityofficial thoughtthat peoplewere stealingdead rats.Heordered his men todig a big holeand put thedeadratsin it.Soon therewere nomore rats,andthe city officerdidnotpay anymore money.
11.How many ratsweretherein Newtownmany yearsago
12.what didthecityofficial ordereveryoneto do
13.Why didthecityofficepromiseto paysomemoneyforeachdeadrat
14.What didthecityofficial thinkwhen peoplestill broughtmanyratsto thecity officeraftertwoweeks
15.What didthecityofficial orderhismento dothen
29.根据短文内容,回答问题Children allovertheworld like to celebratetheir birthdays.American childrenareof nodifference.American childrenusually celebratewith aparty.They invitetheir friendstojoin thecelebration.The partymay not be heldon theexact dateof their birthday ifitcomes ona school day.It may be heldon theclosest weekendinstead.Today twokindsofparties arethe most popular.One is held at home.Parents makethehouse beautifulwith balloons(气球)and coloredpaper.They preparea special birthdaymeal.The childrenplay games.Another kindisheldaway fromhome.Some areat aspecialrestaurant.The childreneat pizzaand icecream.The waiters,who servethe food,also singandtell jokesto the children.Other partiesmaybeheld at a park,oramovie theater,or someotherplaces.Every birthdayparty hasa birthdaycake withcandles ontop.There is one candleforeach yearofa birthday boyor girl,s age.when thecandles arelighted,everyone singsthespecialbirthdaysongHAPPY BIRTHDAYTO YOU.As Americansgrow older,their birthdayparties change.In fact,many peoplestop havingthem.They saythey would like toforget howold theyarc.Yet theydo liketo rememberthehappy birthdayparties Oftheir childhood(儿童时代).
86.How doAmerican childrenusuallycelebrate theirbirthdays
87.If theirbirthday isona schoolday,when willthey hold the party
88.When theyhold theparty athome,who maybe verybusy
89.If theyholdtheparty at a restaurant,what willthe waitersdo
90.Why domanypeoplestop havingtheirbirthdayparties now
30.根据短文内容,回答问题Jason Queallyisone of thefastest menin theworld ona bicycle.But doyou reallycall thethingin thepicture a bicycle Well,yes.Jason s human—powered(人力的)machine,with itstwo wheelsis,of course,a bicycle.Every year,a very important human-powered bicyclerace isheld in Nevada,USA.The speedof the bikeis measured(测定)only200metres,but playerstake morethan akilometer togettheir bikes going fast.Jason Queallys fastestspeed forthe200-metre racewas
103.5kilometres anhour.At this years race,Jason failedto reachthe finishingline.He wasspeeding alongat about seventykilometers anhour when he beganto losecontrol(控制)of his bike.When hetriedtoslow down,it beganto smoke.Soon theinside ofhisbikewasfilledwithsmoke.He couldn tsee,and hecouldntbreathe.At seventykilometres anhour,a crash(撞击)could bevery serious.Jason wasfrightened,but hemanaged tostop thebike safely.He wouldrepair hisbicycle andtry again another timeto betheworlds fastestman ona bike.Better lucknext time,Jason.Maybe youre surprisedthat thesebikesgosoquickly,but is it usefulIt could be.Cars arebecoming moreandmorepopular,and theyareverysafe,comfortable andeasy todrive,but theyalso pollutethe airin ourcities.Scientists andengineers arclearningfrom fastracing bikeshow tomake human-powered vehicles(车辆)that mightbe usefulfordaily travel.
11.Is Jasonshuman-powered machineabicycle
12.How oftenis thehuman-powered bicyclerace held inNevada
13.Did Jasonstop hisbike safelyorwas he badlyhurt
14.Why didhe losethisyears race
15.What sthe bestvehicle fordaily travellike accordingto thewrite
31.根据短文内容,回答问题Knowing about yourself means notonlythatyou find out what you”re good at and what youlike,it alsomeans discoveringwhat you”re not goodatandwhat you don“t like.Bothhelp youto seeyour aim(目标)in life.Although moststudents would be unhappyiftheyfound that they hadfaileda very difficultphysicscourse,theyhavein factlearned alot about themselves.They know that theyshouldnot becomeengineers orphysical scientists.So failingcanhelpa studentto livea muchhappierlife if heorshe drawssomething outof thefailing.They maythen decideon theiraimand choosethe kindof workthey would be fitfor andthey wouldliketo do.It isimpossible todecide whetheror notyou likesomething untilyou havetried it.Ifyou decidethatyouwouldliketoplaythe piano,you needtotakemorethanone lessonbeforeyou canknow whetheryou arereally interestedinitor you are able to dowell.It isnot enoughto wantto be a great pianist.You alsohave tolike thehard practiceandlong trainingbefore youbecome one.If youwould enjoybeing agreatpianistbut hatethework,forget it.It”sa good planto tryas manyideas aspossible whenyou arestill young.And thenyou willbe ableto findoutwhatyour true interests(兴趣)are.
11.Is itpossible todecide whatyou likewithout trying
12.To decidewhat to doin the future,whichis more important,to findoutwhatyoulike,ortofindoutwhatyou don”t like
13.In whichway isfailing importanttopeople
14.How canyoufindoutyourtrueinterests
15.What doesit taketo becomeagreatpianist
32.根据短文内容,回答问题An Englishmanarrived ata smallFrench townand wasstaying therewith his wife.One nighthewent outfor awalk alone.It waslate andthe smallstreet wasdark andlonely.Suddenlya Frenchmanquickly walkedpast him.Just thenthe Englishman found that his watchwas lost.He thoughtthat the Frenchman musthave takenhis watch.He decidedto followhim andcatchhim.Soon the Englishman foundthe Frenchman.He putfirst(拳头)in front of the Frenchman,s face,pointed tohis watch and shoutedat him.They couldn,t understandeach otherslanguage.So the Frenchman thoughtthat the Englishman wantedto havehis ownwatch andgave uphiswatch to him.The Englishmanreturnedtime oncomputers everyday.What doyou thinkof it
3.根据短文内容,回答问题Barky and I talkeveryday.When Icome home,we discusswhat Imhaving fordinner,but strictlyspeaking hedoesnt talkback.I usuallyask himwhat he has beendoing allday,and hetells mehe hasbeen swimmingaround andlooking afterthe house.Hes a goodguard fish.He wouldknow if therewere intruders(闯入者)in thekitchen andwould starethemout.His favouritehobby is watching television.He pusheshis faceup to the glasstosee.We watchCoronation Streetand EastEnders together,and heenjoys football.I thinkhe likesthecolours,and hedefinitely prefersnorthern teams.He mustbe aManchester Unitedfan,as he has somuch redin his bowl.Alex Fergusonwouldbeproud.If Barkyis everupset,he squirts(使喷出)water outof thetop ofhis bowl,so thereisno chanceof usforgetting hisbirthday.He willbe twoyears oldin September,but infishyears thatis morelike30,so hecould beplanning abig nightout.We willgive himextrafood andan icedgem asa birthdaycake.However,what hereally wantsisamate,sowe willhave tosee whatwe canarrange.I wouldnever swapBarky.He isa goodlistener.The childrenlike him and hedoesn,t needwalking.When hewas in his teens,he usedto try to sneakout,but hebehaves now.He isfor keeps.
41.Who isBarky
42.Whats Barky,s hobby
43.What willBarky do if heis unhappytohis roomand toldhis wifewhat hadhappened.His wifepointed to the table.He wassurprised tosee his watch on the table.Now he knew what he hadbone.
66、Where didthe storyhappenIt happened ata small.
67、Why didtheFrenchmangive uphis watchto the EnglishmanBecause hecouldnt theEnglishman said.68He didn,t findhis watchlost untila Frenchmanpassed himquickly,didhe,he.
69、How doyou thinktheEnglishmanfelt whenhe knewit wasn,t his own watchHefelt forhe haddone.70Where wasis theEnglishman,s watch.It was.
33.根据短文内容,回答问题An Englishmanarrived ata smallFrench townandwasstaying therewithhis wife.One nighthewent outfor awalk alone.It waslate andthe smallstreet wasdark andlonely.Suddenlya Frenchmanquickly walkedpast him.Just thentheEnglishmanfound that his watchwas lost.He thoughtthat theFrenchman musthave takenhis watch.He decidedto followhim andcatchhim.Soon theEnglishmanfoundtheFrenchman.He putfirst(拳头)in frontof theFrenchman,s face,pointed tohis watchandshoutedat him.They couldn,t understandeach otherslanguage.So theFrenchman thoughtthat theEnglishman wantedto havehis ownwatchandgave uphiswatch tohim.The Englishmanreturned tohis roomand toldhis wifewhat hadhappened.Hiswife pointedto the table.He wassurprised tosee his watch on thetable.Now he knew what he hadbone.
66、Where didthe storyhappenIt happenedatasmall.
67、Why didtheFrenchmangive uphiswatchto theEnglishmanBecause hecouldnt theEnglishman said.68He didn,t findhiswatchlost untila Frenchmanpassed himquickly,didhe,he.
69、How doyou thinktheEnglishmanfelt whenhe knewit wasn,thisown watchHefelt forhe haddone.70Where wasis theEnglishman,swatch.It was.
34.根据短文内容,回答问题It was MothersDay,but the young motherwasalittle unhappy,because shewas800milesaway fromher parents.In themorning shephoned hermother towish hera happyMothersDay,and hermother toldher about thebeautifullilacs(丁香)in the garden.Later thatday,when shetoldherhusband aboutthe lilacs,he said,I know where we can findal1thatyou want.Get ourchildren Peterand Lily,and comeon.So theywent,driving down thecountry roads.There onasmallhill,they sawa lolof beautifulpurple lilacs.The young,woman ranquicklyto enjoythe flowers.Carefully,she pickeda fewhere anda fewthere.On theirwayhome therewasasmile onher face.When theywere passinga nursinghome(敬老院),the young woman sawan old grannysitting in a chair.She hadno childrenwith her.They stoppedthe carandthe young womanwalkedto theold woman,putthe flowers inher hands,and smiledat her.The oldgrannythanked heragain andagain.She smiledhappily,too.When theyoung mothercameback to hercar,her childrenasked her,“Who isthat oldgrannyWhy didyougiveour flowersto her”“I don t knowher,“their mothersaid.But it sMothers,Day,and shehas nochildren.I haveboth of you,and Istill havemy mother.Just thinkhow muchthose flowersmeant toher.”
21.Why wastheyoungwomanalittle unhappyon Mothers Day
22.How manychildren didtheyoungwoman have
23.Where didthey findmany beautifulpurple lilacs
24.Why didtheyoungwoman give theflowersto theoldgranny
25.What doyou thinkof theyoungwoman
35.根据短文内容,回答问题At present,Beijingers areall tryingto dosomething forthe Olympic Games.They thinkitwill beawkward iftheyare not abletospeakEnglish whenmany foreignerscome toBeijingin
2008.Beijing ssuccessful bidforthe Olympic Gameshas stirred upthe residentsenthusiasm inlearning English.Now the100,000civil servantsin governmentdepartmentsare takingthe leadtolearn,each of the40,000police hasbeen useEnglish in their service,English signscan beseen atairports,streets,bus stops,parks,museums andexhibitionhalls.In asense,learning Englishhas becomean importantpart ofBeijing residentslifein theirspare time.
1.What hasstirreduptheresidentsenthusiasm inlearning English
2.What areBeijingers tryingto dofortheOlympicGames
3.What sthe meaningof“residents”inthispassage
4.In whichyear willtheOlympicGames beheldin Beijing
5.If aforeign friendcomes to a parkinBeijing,will heknow thenameof the parkWhy
36.根据短文内容,回答问题Friends arevery importantin peoples lives.No onecan livealone in theworldwithoutfriends.I thinkitseasy tomake friendswith otherpeople andbuild a friendship(友谊)between eachother.However,it isnot easyto get true friendship,I think.So whatis true friendship Inmy opinion,true friendshipincludes(包括)First ofall,true friendshipmust treattheir friendsloyally(忠诚地)and helpeachother.In otherwords,you mustnot takeadvantage of(利用)your friends,and youmustn,t cheat(欺骗)them.For example,some unfriendlypeople makefriends in order tocheatmoney andfeelings,or geta certainsecret andsoon.I don t thinkthese aretrue friendship.Second,true friends must trytheir bestto helpeachother.For example,if afriendis indeedin needof money to escapefrom sometrouble,true friendsmight lendit and helphim orher.Third,friendsmustshare theirhappiness andsadness.One ofthe greatestmen oncesaid,“If youtell yourhappiness to your friend,you will get doublehappiness.If youtellyour sadnesstoyourfriend,youwillget half.”
11.Are friendsveryimportantinpeople slives
12.Is iteasy ordifficult to gettrue friendship
13.Why dosome unfriendlypeople makefriends
14.What shouldtruefriendsdoifafriendis indeedin needof money
15.What istruefriendship
37.根据短文内容,回答问题Lots ofpeople likediving intowater because theycanexplore(探索)the underwaterworld.But there is anotherkindofdiving.Some peopledive into the sky!This isreally a veryexciting sport.A skydivergoes highup in the aironaplane,jumps off the planeand floatsin the airwith thehelpofa parachute.A parachuteis likea hugeumbrella.It isput ontheback ofthe skydiver.When theskydiver reachesa certainheight,he willpull astringand theparachute willopen upin secondsand carrydown to the ground.Skydivers likedoinga lot of dramatictricks in the air.After jumpingoffthe plane oneafter another,theywill tryto stay in the air andhole eachothershands.They canform differentshapes.Is itsafe todo skydivingYes,as longas wereceive right.But sometimes,accidents dohappen.In Canada,two skydiverswere killedin1991when theyjumpedofftheplane.Becausetheir parachutesgot tiedup witheachother.The parachutescouldnotopen up and bothcrasheddown anddied.
1.Why dopeople likediving intowater
2.How doesa skydivergo upinto thesky
3.What doesthe word“parachute”probably meanin Chinese
4.What doesa parachutelooklike
5.Why didthe twoskydivers diein Canadain
199138.根据短文内容,回答问题One eveningtwo youngmen werewalking in the streettogether.They triedto findachance(机会)to steal(偷)something.The clockstruck(敲打)twelve.Mostof thepeople wentto bed.Quickly theycame toa houseanditseemed thateveryonein the house hadfallen asleep.Standing atthe frontgate,one saidinEnglishtothe otherin alow voice,“You waithere.I11go aroundtotheback doorand thengetintothe house.”Suddenly outofthe house rana dog,barking(吠)atthem.The twomen wereveryafraid andran awayas fastas theycould.They didn tstopuntil theygot toalonely place.The mansaid onsurprise,It stoo bad・I hadnt thoughtthat thedogcould understand English.”9*
101.What didthe twomen wanttodo9•
102.When didthey come tothe house
103.Did theman sayinEnglishloudly orquietly_—9*
104.Were themen veryafraid ofthe dog
105.Could the dog reallyunderstandEnglish9*
39.根据短文内容,回答问题A farmis alwaysa busyplace.One ofthe busiestthings iswhen the farmer isgettingland readyto growplants.If the farmer isgoing togrow wheat,hehasto turnthe groundover first.The farmerdrivesupanddownthepaddock ontractor.When the ground isready,the farmersows theseeds.He docsthis witha machinethatthetractor pullsalong.Now,one farmand onemachinecan doas mucha day as twentymen usedtodowithout amachine.After the wheat hasbeensown,thefarmerkeeps alookout forrain.Wheat needsrain andwarm sunnydays tomake itgrow.When thewheat hasgrown,it turnstoalovely goldencolour.When thewheat isfully grown,you canseetheseeds on thewheatplants.These have to beout offandputin bagsor bigtrucks to be takentoafactory wheretheyare madeinto flour.It saverybusy timeon farmwhen thewheat isbeing cut.Everyone helpsso that allthe wheatcan betaken fromthe paddocksbefore therain comes.If heavyrain falls,thefarm mustwait forthegrounddry outbefore themachine cancut thewheat.Farmers alwayshavealottodothrough theyear.
1.What is the busiestthing
2.What doesthefarmerhavetodo whenheisgoing togrow wheat
3.Why wasmuch moretime spenton sowingin thepast
4.What doesfarmer not need when they cutwheat
5.Does everyonehelp tocut thewheat
40.根据短文内容,回答问题There isasmallvillage in thesouthof Englandcalled Whitesands.It sa fishingvillage.The fishermengo outin theirsmall boatsto catchfish.The seahereisverydangerous,so,ifthere isastrong wind,the boatsdontgo outatall.If theydid goout,they mightnotbeableto get back.They mightbe sweptaway formany kilometres.Every yearthere isaveryimportant springfestival herein May.Everyone inthe villagespendsthe weekbefore thefestival preparingthings.They makespecial cakes,using eggs,butter,sugar andoranges.They madespecial clothes,too-coloured shirtsand trousers.Onthe daybefore thefestival,thechildrengo intothe fieldsand woodsand pickwild flowers.On thethirteenth ofMay,theyounggirls inthe villageput wild flowers intheir hair.Then theyput flowerson all the fishingboats.On eachboat theyput alot gardenflowersand alotofwildflowers.They dothis everyyear towish all the fishermena goodfishingseason.Then thereisameal for all thepeople inthevillage.They singand danceand enjoythemselves.
1.Where isWhitesands
2.What kindof villageisit
3.Why dopeople spendthe wholeweek preparingforthefestival
4.When is the springfestival here
5.What dopeople prepareforthefestival
41.根据短文内容,回答问题Joe wantedabike.He hadasked hisparents forthe moneyandtheyhad saidhe mustearn(赚得)it himself.But how0ne dayhe thoughtabout it ashewalked home.Not manypeoplewanted toask kidsto workfor them.Maybe hecould clearaway snowfortheneighbours.Butthis wassummer.He dhavetowait for a longtime forthat.He couldnt cutgrass fortheirgardens because he hadno tooltodothe workwith.Then Joe saw oneofhisclassmates,Dick,delivering(®iM)newspapers.I couldto that,he thought.Maybe I could evengetthe bikeright away.Icouldpayfor italittle each week.He ranto catchup withDick.Joeasked alotofquestions abouthaving apaper route(路线).He learntthat itwas possibletoearn twenty-five dollarseachweek.He learntthatthejob tookabout threehours eachnight.Dick gavehim thephone numberofthenewspaper manager.Joe almostflew home.After hehad explainedhis plan,his mother smiled.I thinkitis agreat idea,“she said,“I willcallthenewspaper,・・”“Wait,Mom,Joe said.I willcall,after all,I mgoing tobeabusinessman now.Joesmothersmiledproudly.
1.Why didJoe wanttogeta jobthat summer
2.Why didn thisparents give him the money
3.How wasJoe abletogetthe money
4.What probablyhappenedatthe endofthestory
5.What canyou learnfromthestory
42.根据短文内容,回答问题About ayear ago,I wentto stay ataDetroit hotel.I didn,twantto carrymuch moneywithme,so Iasked the desk clerkto puta hundred-dollar billinthesafe(保险箱)for me.The nextmorning,however,the clerksaidthatheknew nothing aboutthe money.I didnothave anyproof(证据)Ihad given theman themoney.There wasclearly nothingleftto dobut gotothenearest lawyer.The lawyeradvised meto returntothehotel withhimandgive anotherhundred-dollarbill tothe clerk.So wedid.An hourlater,I wentbacktothedeskand askedfor mymoney.Since Ihad the lawyer asan eyewitness(目击者)tothesecond hundred-dollar bill,theclerk couldnot sayheknewnothing about it.Another hourlater,I putthesecondpart ofthe lawyer,s planinto action(付诸行动).This timeboth thelawyer and I wenttothehotel toask forthe hundred-dollar billonceagain,and whenthe clerkinsisted hehadgivenit tome,I saiditwas not true.Thelawyer said tohim,〃I sawthis gentlemangive youa hundred-dollar bill.If youdon,t handitin atonce,Iwillbe forcedto callthe policeman.〃The clerkrealized hehad beencheated,so hegave meback thefirst hundred-dollar bill.〃I don,t knowhowtothank youenough forgetting mymoney back,〃I saidtothelawyer.And whatdoyousuppose heanswered Hesaid,〃0h,don,t thankme.That willbe onehundreddollars,please.z/
1.Why didthewritergotothelawyer
2.How manydollars didthewritergivethe clerk
3.Did theclerk saythatheknewnothingaboutthemoney whenthewriterwenttoaskfor hissecond hundred-dollar bill
4.At lasttheclerkdidn,t returnallthemoney backtothewriter,didhe
5.How muchmoney doyou thinkthewritergot backat last
43.根据短文内容,回答问题Barky andI talkeveryday.When Icome home,we discusswhat Imhaving fordinner,but strictlyspeaking hedoesn,ttalkback.I usuallyask himwhathehasbeendoing allday,and hetells mehehasbeen swimmingaround andlooking afterthe house.He,sagoodguard fish.He wouldknow iftherewereintruders(闯入者)inthekitchen andwould starethemout.His favouritehobby iswatching television.He pusheshis faceup tothe glasstosee.We watchCoronation Streetand EastEnderstogether,and heenjoys football.I thinkhelikes thecolours,and hedefinitely prefersnorthern teams.He mustbeaManchester Unitedfan,ashehas somuch redinhisbowl.Alex Fergusonwouldbeproud.If Barkyis everupset,he squirts(使喷出)water outofthetop ofhisbowl,so thereisno chanceof usforgetting hisbirthday.He willbe twoyears oldin September,but infishyears thatismorelike30,so hecouldbeplanning44根据短文内容,回答问题Hank wason holidaytravelling throughEurope bytrain withhis twochildren,Tina andMax.Their seatswereinthelast carriage ofthe train.After theyhad eatentheir lunch,Hank gotup.〃Im justgoing downtothe dining cartoget acoffee.I11be backsoon.We won,t gettothestation tillfive thisafternoon.The diningcar wasnear the frontofthe train.As thetrain wastravelling fastand movingfromside toside,Hank decidedto drinkhis coffeethere andnot tocarry itback tohisseat.Soon hegot talkingto anotherperson whohappenedtobe fromAmerica,too,They foundthat theyhadalotincommon andgot onwell.There wasan announcement(通知)in Germanwhenthetrain startedmoving again.But Hankpaid noattention.Finally theysaid goodbyeto eachother andHank startedto walkthrough thecarriages whenhe found hecouldn,tgo on further.He was inthelastcarriage!At thatmoment,his childrenwere enjoyingtheir trip.They lookedoutofthe windowandtalked happily.They thoughttheir fatherwasonthesametrain.At aboutthreeo clockTina decidedtosee what their dad wasup to.But whenshe wentthrough justa fewcarriages,she foundherself atthe frontofthetrain.Finally shediscovered thetruth.The trainhaddivided(分开)inthestation wheretheyhadstopped.The frontpart was goingto Frankfort andtheother partwas going to Bonn.Then theyknew theyhad lost theirdad.At fiveoclocktheir trainstopped inBonn Station.But Hankwasnotwith them.Where washe
61.Where wereHank and his twochildren travellingto
62.Why didHank leavehis children
63.What didHank do whenhegot tothediningcar
64.When didthe twochildren realizethat theyhad losttheirdad
65.Which partofthetrain wasgoingtoFrankfortabig nightout.We willgivehimextrafood andan icedgem asabirthdaycake.However,whathereally wantsisamate,so wewillhave toseewhatwecanarrange.I wouldnever swapBarky.He isagoodlistener.The childrenlike himandhedoesn,tneedwalking.When hewasinhis teens,he usedto tryto sneakout,but hebehaves now.He isfor keeps.请根据短文内容回答下列问题
21.Who isBarky
22.Whats Barky,s hobby
23.What willBarky doifheis unhappy
44.根据短文内容,回答问题Universal(世界的)Childrens Daywas createdbytheUN in1954for allcountriesto payspecial attentiontotheworld,s children.It isanimportantday topromote(促进)the worldwidefraternity(友爱)and understandingbetween young people.And yetforalmost50years inthe UKit haspassed withoutthe recognition(承认)it deserves.James Michael,16and Natasha Reddy,15report onan eventwhich veryfew people inthis countrywould haveknown aboutbecause weare oneofthefew countriesintheworld,which does not celebrateit.It seemsstrange thatthe UKgovernment refusesto establishthe day.Shouldnt webeencouraged,like otheryoungpeopleall around theworld,to lookupon thedayasa timesetaside tospecifically tocelebrate andpromote our rights(权利),rather thanseeingit as just anotherdate inthe calendar(日历)?The introduction of Universal Children,s Dayin Britainwould goalongwayinhelpingyoung peopletake prideintheircountry.It iswe whowill finallyinfluence theway ourcountrymoves forward,so isn,tittime that wewereoffered allthatwecanbeoffered tofullyunderstand whatourrightsas youngpeopleare
26.How longisthehistory ofUniversal Children,s Day
27.Can youname onecountry whichdoesnotcelebrate UniversalChildren,sDay
28.What isthe author,s attitudetowards theintroductionofUniversalChildren,s Dayinthe UK
29.What isthe purposeofthisreport writtenby JamesMichael andNatashaReddy
30.Whats themain ideaofthelast paragraphinthisreport
45.根据短文内容,回答问题If yougo intothe forestwithyour friends,stay withthem.If youdorTt,you mayget lost.If youget lost,this iswhatyoushould do.Sit downand staywhere youare.Don〃t trytofind yourfriends#0;let themfind you.You canhelpthemfind youby stayingin oneplace.There isanother waytohelpyourfriendsor otherpeopletofindyou.You canshoutor whistle(吹口口肖)three times.Stop.Then shoutor whistlethree timesagain.Anysignal(信号)given threetimes isa call for help.Keep upshouting orwhistle.Always threetimes together.When peoplehear you,they willknowthatyouare not just makinga noisefor fun.They willlet you knowthatthey haveheardyour signal.They willgive youtwo shouts or two whistles.When asignal isgiventwice,itisananswertoacall forhelp.If youdont think thatyouwillgethelp beforenight comes,trytomake alittle housewithbranches(树枝)Make yourselfa bedwith leavesand grass.When youneed somewater,you haveto leaveyour littlebranch houseto lookfor it.Don〃tjustwalk away.Pick offsmall branchesand dropthem asyou walkinorderto goback againeasily.When youare lost,the mostimportant thingtodoistostayinone place.What shouldyoudoif youget lostintheforest
2.Which signalisacallforhelp
3.What doyouknowwhenyouhear twoshoutsortwowhistles
4.What〃sthelittle housemadeof
5.What〃sthemeaningofthe underlinedsentences inChinese
46.根据短文内容,回答问题I mJoanCroft.I musthavetosaythatIcameintonursingbychance.I didn t reallylikemy first job,which wasoffice work.It wasall right-but thatsjustabout allyoucan sayabout it.I stayedinthesame placewiththesame peoplearoundmealldayand everyday.Then Ibecame asinger,which Ienjoyed verymuch.But afterawhilethesinginggroupbroke up(解散)andIhad tostart lookingfor somethingelse.Some girlshave wantedtobenursed eversince theywere children,but itnever enteredmyhead untilI sawan advertisementinapaper.I wrotein andthought,“Oh,well,I willgiveitatry.One thingI likedaboutitwasgoingaway fromhome.The trainingitself isvery interestingand mostof itis justonthewards(病房),so thatyou veryquickly beginnursing realpatients.I livedinthenurses homewhenIarrivedandIhadmyownroom,which wasvery nice.I likenursing morethan Iever thoughtI would.I11always carryon nursing.I havegotaboyfriend,whoisadoctor,soIhopetogetmarriedsometime,but whereverI livetheres suretobea hospitalintheplace andthereisalwaysa jobforanurse.
1.What wasJoan sfirstjob
2.Why didnt Joanlike herfirstjob
3.Why didnt Joangoonwith hersecond job
4.How didJoan findouttheinformation aboutthe nursingjob
5.What wasJoan splanforthefuture
5.根据短文内容,回答问题Passage6In theearly nineteenthcentury,people didnot usrstamps.They had topaypostage(邮费)whenthey received letters.Sometimes theydidntwanttoreceive a letter atall,but theyhadtopay moneyforit.They wereunhappy aboutthis.The postagewas high atthat time,because the post officeshadto send manypeopletogetthe postage.Row landHill wasaschoolteacher inEngland.He wasthefirsttthinkof using stampsin the1850s.He thoughtit wouldbe mucheasier forpeopletouse stamps.They couldgoto the post officetobuystamps andput themon envelopes(信封)before theysent theletters.The post office couldjust putseals(E[H己)onthe stamps sothatpeoplecouldnot usethe stampsagain.In thisway,thepost office didnot needtosendpostmen togetpostage.It onlyneeded fewerpostmen tosend letters.
104.Did peopleuse stampsintheearly nineteenthcentury105what didthepeoplehavetodo whentheyreceivedletters
106.why wasthepostagehighatthattime
107.When didRowland Hillthinkofusingstamps
108.What didthepostoffice putseals onthestampsfor
6.根据短文内容,回答问题Sydney isayoungcity.Its historygoes backjust over200years.But inAustralia,itisthe oldestcity.It isalso thecountrys largestcity.Sydney isthe capitalofNew SouthWales andthe mostpopulous cityof Australia.The climate(气候)of Sydney isverygood.It,snottoo coldduring thewinter andnottoo hotduring thesummer.The skyis blue,theairis fresh(清新的),birds singinthegarden.People wholive in Sydney seemto havean easylife style.They willtellyou,Dont worry.Many peoplethinkthatSydney isoneofthe mostattractive citiesintheworld.Ithas manytall andmodern buildings.Among them,Centrepoint Toweristhetallest.Standingon the305-metre(80storeys)tower,youwillhaveagreat view(视里予)ofthecity.Sydneyisfamousforits deepharbor(港口).The harborhas manybays(湾)andbeautiful surfbeaches.Among them,Bondi beachisthemostpopular.Sydney Harboris notonlybeautiful,it alsoserves asa largeport.Ships carrywool,wheat andmeat fromSydneyto othercountries.People livingin Sydneyliketocall themselves Sydneysiders.They aremostly friendlyandeasygoing.When theyare not working,they love to haveagoodtime atthebeach,swimmingand sailing.
1.How oldis Sydney
2.How isthe climateof Sydney
3.How tallis CentrepointTower
4.What isSydney famousfor
5.What dopeople livinginSydneylovetodowhentheyare notworking
7.根据短文内容,回答问题After Tomfinished hismiddle school,hewentto workinapostoffice.He wasglad(高兴)togetthe work,because hecould sendthe letterson hisbike.It waseasy andinteresting.One dayhe tooka lettertoahouse.When hegot tothe door,abigdog ranfast tohim.He wasafraid ofit verymuch andquickly threwthe letterontheground.Tohis surprise(令他惊奇的是),the dogdidntcome athim.It stopped before the letterand pickedit upwith its mouth.The itcarried the letter intothehouse.Tom saidto himself,“It doesthesame work asme.”1Where didTom workIn a.
2、How didTom sendthe letterthe.
3、What didTom seewhenhearrived atthehouseHe abig.
4、Did the dog makeany troubleon Tom,it.
5、What didthe dogcome toTom todoIt cametothe letter.
8.根据短文内容,回答问题John wasin hospitalforafew days,and his wife toldhim thathis dogreally missedhim.“He spendsthe mightatthe front doorin waiting for youto return.”She saidtoJohn.“What anexampl oftrue love!”John answered.I wonderofyouwould takecare ofmelike that.”“Of courseI would,his wifeanswered,“If youarenotathomeallthe night,andI dont knowwhere youare,youcanbe sureI11wait for you atthe front door.”
1、Why was John in hospitalMaybe hewas.
2、How didthe dogshow lovefor JohnHe for John to come atthefront door.
3、Why didnt Johnswifestayatthe doorwaiting forhim Becauseshe where John wasandneedtodo that.
4、How longwas John in hospitalseveral.
5、His wifedoesn tlove him,does she,she.
9.根据短文内容,回答问题After Tomfinished hismiddleschool,hewenttoworkinapostoffice.He wasglad togetthe work,becausehecould sendthe letterson hisbike.It waseasy andinteresting.One dayhe tookalettertoahouse.When hegot tothe door,abigdog ranfasttohim hewasafraid ofit verymuch andquickly threwthe letterontheground.To hissurprise(令他原奇的是),the dogdidntcome athim Itstoppedbeforetheletterand pickedit upwithitsmouth.Then itcarried theletter intothehouse.Tan saidto himself,“It doesthesameworkasme.”
2.How didTom sendtheletterthe.
3.What didTom seewhenhearrived atthehouseHe abig.
4.Did thedog makeany troubleon Tom,it
5.What didthedogcometoTom todo Itcametotheletter.
10.根据短文内容,回答问题John wasin hospitalforafewdays,andhiswife toldhim thathis dogreally missedhim.“He spendsthenightatthefrontdoorin waitingforyouto return.She saidto John.“What anexample oftrue love!”John answered.I wonderif youwould takecare ofmelike that.”“Of courseI would,“hiswifeanswered,“If youarenotat honealltheni曲t,andIdontknowwhereyouare,youcanbe sureV11wait foryou atthefrontdoor.”
1、Why wasJohninhospital Maybehewas.
2、How didthedogshow lovefor JohnHeforJohntocomeatthefrontdoor.
3、Why didnt Johnswifestayatthe doorwaitingforhimBecause shewhereJohnwas andneedtodo that.
4、How longwasJohninhospitalseveral.
5、His wifedoesn tlove him,does she,she
11.根据短文内容,回答问题The TaiwanWork officesaidtothe publicthat itwould ease(放松)the restriction(限制)on touristvisits to Taiwan lastweek.But,because direct(直接的)flights arenot inthe works,a10-day tripwill costaround10,000yuan.That makesit almostas expensiveasaEuropean journey.But thecost couldcome downover time,becausethedirect flightswould open,expertshave said.Mainlanders haveshown greatinterest inte tripafter theyare tobe allowedtotravel toTaiwan.The travelrestriction ahsbeen inplace forthepast20years.In2003,peopleinTaiwan made
2.4million tripstothemailand.In2004,the numberreached
3.7million,tha is35%up fromthe previous year.But,only145,000mainlanders visitedTaiwanfor businessduring thesameyear.Before anytrips begin,thereisstill alongwaytogo.
71.What didthe TaiwanWork officetell thepublic
72.Why isthe10-day tripso expensive
73.What domainlanders feelaboutthetrip toTaiwan
74.Which yearisthepreviousyear”
75.How manymainlanders wenttoTaiwanfor businessin
200412.根据短文内容,回答问题Thomas Edisonlostthefirstjob.For thenext fiveyears,hewentaroundthecountryfrom jobto job.At lastEdison wentto NewYork.He hadlittle money.He couldnotbuy enoughfood toeat.He hadno placeto livein.For manydays Edisonlooked forwork.He washungry.At lasthe foundwork一mendingmachines.He alsomade newones.The headmanliked Edisonsnew machines.He wasgoing togiveEdison40,000dollars forthem.Edison wouldnowhavemoneytodo whathe wanted.Thomas Edisonwas then
23.He usedthemoneyto builda shopI NewJersey.Hehadmanypeople workingforhim.But heworked morethan anyof them.He restedlittle.Soon hewasmaking morethan fortynew thingsat onetime.
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1.Who wasThomas Edison
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2.How wasThomas EdisoninNewYork beforehefoundajob
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3.How muchmoney didEdison getfor hisnewmachines
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4.When didEdison buildhisownshop。