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九年级英语能力检测阅读短文回答问题练习题道55学校名称班级学号姓名
1.根据短文内容,回答问题Just like the meaning of statue,living statues are peoplewho standon the streetwithout movingjust like statues.Maybe it is hardto believe.But when you come toBarcelona,Spain,you will believe it.Las Ramblasis the most famousstreet inBarcelona.Especially in the summer,thousands oftourists go to thesea bywalking downthis street.It is a centerof shops and markets.You can not onlyfind tourists there,but alsothieves,police,and so on.Among them,the livingstatues are the mostspecial.They arecovered withdifferent colorsof paint,wearing clothes for differentseasons,and standingon the street forseveral hourswithout moving.When thevisitorsguess whetherthey arereal orfake d段的),the statuescome tolife andmove fora few seconds.The movementof the statues seemsthat someonegave themnew lives.Theyreally look likestatues,and that,s howthey got their name.Usually there is ajar(罐子)or ahat in front of them.They change to anotherpose(姿势)when atourist puts a coinin thehat.You maytake photos after givingthemsome money.But becareful not to touch them unlessyou want to becovered inpaint.It s a reallyspecial experience.Don,t you think so
16.Where canyou see the livingstatues
17.How longdo the statues standon thestreet withoutmoving
18.When thevisitors guessif thestatuesarereal orfake,what dothestatuesdo
19.When dothestatueschangeto another pose
20.Can youtouchthestatuescar to get acoffee.I11be backsoon.We won,t get to thestation tillfive thisafternoon.The diningcar wasnear the front of the train.As the train was travelling fastand movingfromside toside,Hank decidedto drinkhis coffeethere andnotto carry itback tohisseat.Soon he got talkingto anotherperson whohappened to be fromAmerica,too,They found that they had a lot incommon andgot onwell.There was an announcement(通矢口)in Germanwhen thetrain startedmoving again.But Hankpaid noattention.Finally theysaid goodbyeto each other andHank started to walkthrough the carriages whenhe found hecouldn,t go on further.He was in the last carriage!At thatmoment,his childrenwere enjoyingtheir trip.They lookedout of the windowandtalked happily.They thought their fatherwas on the sametrain.At about three o,clockTina decidedto seewhat their dad wasup to.But when she wentthrough justa fewcarriages,she foundherself at the frontof thetrain.Finally shediscovered thetruth.The trainhaddivided(分开)in thestation where they hadstopped.The frontpart was goingto Frankfortand theother partwas going to Bonn.Then theyknew theyhad lost theirdad.At fiveo clocktheir trainstopped inBonn Station.But Hank was notwith them.Where washe
61.Where wereHank and his twochildren travellingto
62.Why didHank leavehis children
63.What didHank do when hegot to the diningcar
64.When did the twochildren realizethat theyhad losttheirdad
65.Which part of thetrain wasgoing toFrankfort
11.根据短文内容,回答问题Passage6In theearly nineteenthcentury,people did not usrstamps.They had to paypostage(由R费)when they received letters.Sometimes they didn t want toreceive a letter atall,but theyhad to pay money for it.They wereunhappy about this.The postagewas highatthat time,because the post officeshad to send many people to get the postage.Rowland Hillwas a school teacher in England.He was the firstt think of using stampsin the1850s.He thought it would be mucheasier forpeople to use stamps.They couldgoto the post officeto buystamps and put themon envelopes(信封)before theysent theletters.The post office couldjust putseals(印i己)on the stamps so that peoplecouldnot usethe stampsagain.In thisway,thepost office didnot need to sendpostmen to getpostage.It onlyneeded fewerpostmen tosend letters.
104.Did peopleuse stampsin theearly nineteenthcentury105what didthe people have to do when theyreceivedletters
106.why was thepostagehigh atthat time
107.When didRowland Hillthinkof usingstamps
108.What didthepostoffice putseals on thestampsfor
12.根据短文内容,回答问题Sydney is a youngcity.Its historygoes backjust over200years.But inAustralia,it is the oldestcity.It is also thecountrys largestcity.Sydney is the capitalofNew SouthWales and the mostpopulous city of Australia.The climate(气候)of Sydney is verygood.Its nottoo coldduring thewinter andnottoo hotduring thesummer.The skyis blue,the airis fresh(清新的),birds singin the garden.People wholive in Sydney seemto have an easylife style.They willtellyou,Dont worry.Many peoplethink thatSydney is one of the mostattractive citiesin the world.Ithas manytall andmodern buildings.Among them,Centrepoint Toweris thetallest.Standingon the305-metre(80storeys)tower,you will have a great view(视野)of the city.Sydneyisfamous for its deepharbor(港口).The harborhas manybays(湾)andbeautiful surfbeaches.Among them,Bondi beachis the most popular.Sydney Harboris notonlybeautiful,it alsoserves as a largeport.Ships carrywool,wheat andmeat fromSydneyto other countries.People livingin Sydneylike to call themselves Sydneysiders.They aremostly friendlyandeasygoing.When they are not working,they love to have a goodtime at the beach,swimmingand sailing.
1.How oldis Sydney
2.How is the climateof Sydney
3.How tallis CentrepointTower
4.What isSydney famousfor
5.What do people livinginSydneyloveto do when they are not working
13.根据短文内容,回答问题After Tomfinished hismiddle school,he went to workin apostoffice.He wasglad(高兴)to getthe work,because hecould sendthe letterson his bike.It waseasy andinteresting.One dayhe took a letterto a house.When hegot to the door,a bigdog ranfast to him.He was afraid of it very much andquickly threwthe letteron the ground.Tohis surprise(令他惊奇的是),the dogdidn tcome at him.It stoppedbefore the letterand picked it up with itsmouth.The it carried the letter into the house.Tom said to himself,“It does the samework as me.”
1、Where did Tom workIn a.
2、How didTom sendthe letterthe.
3、What didTom seewhen hearrived at the houseHe a big.
4、Did the dog make any troubleon Tom,it.
5、What didthe dogcome toTom to doIt came to the letter.
14.根据短文内容,回答问题John was in hospitalfor a few days,and his wife toldhim that his dog really missedhim.He spends the mightat the front doorin waiting for youto return.”She said toJohn.“What an exampl oftrue love!”John answered.I wonderof youwould takecare ofmelike that.”“Of courseI would,“his wife answered,“If you are not at home all the night,and I don t know where you are,you can be sureI11wait for you atthe front door.”
1、Why was John in hospitalMaybe he was.
2、How didthe dogshow lovefor JohnHe for John to come atthe front door.
3、Why didn t John,s wifestay atthe doorwaiting for him Becauseshe where John wasandneed to do that.
4、How longwas John in hospitalseveral.
5、His wifedoesn,t love him,does she,she.
15.根据短文内容,回答问题After Tomfinished hismiddle school,he went to workin apostoffice.He wasglad(高兴)to getthe work,because hecould sendthe letterson hisbike.It waseasy and interesting.One dayhe tooka letterto ahouse.When hegot to the door,a bigdog ranfastto him hewas afraid ofit verymuch andquickly threwthe letteron the ground.To hissurprise(令也勺寇,the dogdicin tcome at him.It stoppedbefore theletter and pickeditup withitsmouth Thenitcarriedtheletterinto the house.Tan saidto himself,“It does thesame workasme.”
1.Where didToni workIn a.
2.How didTom sendtheletterthe.
3.What didTom see^hen hearrived atthe houseHe a big.
4.Did the dog make any troubleon Tom,it
5.What didthe dogcane toTan to do It came to theletter.
16.根据短文内容,回答问题John was in hospitalfor afew days,and his wife toldhim that his dogreally missedhim.“He spendsthe nightatthefrontdoorin waitingfor youto return.She saidtoJohn.“What anexanple oftrue love!”John answered,I wonderif youwould takecare ofmelike that.”“Of courseI would,v his wifeanswered,“If you are notat honeall theni^it,andI don t knowwhere you are,you can be sureV11wait foryou atthefrontdoor.”
1、Why wasJohnin hospital Maybe he was.
2、How didthedogshow lovefor JohnHeforJohntocomeatthefrontdoor.
3、Why didn t Johnswifestay atthe doorwaitingforhimBecause shewhereJohnwas andneedto do that.
4、How longwasJohninhospitalseveral.
5、His wifedoesn tlovehim,does she,she.
17.根据短文内容,回答问题The TaiwanWork officesaidto the publicthat itwould case(放松)the restriction(限制)on touristvisits to Taiwan lastweek.But,because direct(直接的)flights are not in the works,a10-day tripwill costaround10,000yuan.That makesit almostas expensiveas aEuropean journey.But thecost couldcome downover time,because thedirect flightswould open,expertshave said.Mainlanders haveshown greatinterest inte tripafter theyare to be allowedto travel toTaiwan.The travelrestriction ahsbeen inplace for the past20years.In2003,people inTaiwan made
2.4million tripsto themailand.In2004,the numberreached
3.7million,tha is35%up from the previousyear.But,only145,000mainlanders visitedTaiwanfor businessduring the same year.Before anytrips begin,there isstill a long way to go.
71.What didthe TaiwanWork officetell th epublic
72.Why is the10-day tripso expensive
73.What domainlanders feelabout thetrip toTaiwan
74.Which yearis“the previousyear”
75.How manymainlanders went toTaiwanfor businessin
200418.根据短文内容,回答问题Thomas Edisonlostthe first job.For the next fiveyears,he wentaround thecountryfrom jobto job.At lastEdison went to New York.He hadlittle money.He couldnot buy enoughfood to eat.He hadno placeto live in.For manydays Edisonlooked for work.He washungry.At lasthe foundwork—mendingmachines.He alsomade newones.The headmanliked Edisons new machines.He wasgoing togiveEdison40,000dollars for them.Edison wouldnow havemoney to do what he wanted.Thomas Edisonwas then
23.He usedthe moneyto build a shopI NewJersey.He hadmanypeople workingforhim.But he worked more than anyof them.He restedlittle.Soon he wasmaking more than fortynew thingsat onetime.
1.
1.Who wasThomas Edison
2.
2.How wasThomas Edisonin NewYork before hefounda job
3.
3.How muchmoney didEdison getfor hisnewmachines
4.
4.When didEdison buildhis ownshopHow 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 isvery 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 clothesfor the jobsthey do.The police,bus driversand salesmenwearuniforms(制服).Workers andminers(矿工)wear clothesthat protectthem whiletheydo theirwork.In the past,most peoplemade their own clothes.Women usedcloth to make clothesforthemselves and their families.Later,people sometimeswenttodressmakersMost of the time,rich people copied the styles(样式)of kingsand queens”(国王和王后).When kingsor queenswore a new style,peoplecopiedit.Travelers gotideas fornewstyles from other groupsof peopleduring theirvisit tosome other places.Today,high fashiondesigns(时装设计)from Europe,and morerecently(最近地)fromJapan,are soldinternationally(国际化地).Fashion centerssuch asNewYork,Paris producetheirown designs.People nolonger copythestylesof kingsand queens.Now theywant tolooklike 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 willnotbuynew 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 clothesdopeople prefer towear incold weather,woolen orcotton clothes
22.According to the thirdparagraph,how didpeople gettheirclothes
23.Whose stylesof clotheswere copiedby richpeople in thepast
24.Which citiesare fashioncenters accordingto the passage
25.When willpeople buyclothes accordingto the passage
20.根据短文内容,回答问题Tom wasonly sevenyears old,so when he wentto camp里子营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 thathewould geta letterevery daywhile hewas atthe camp.Of course,Tom getaletterevery daywhile hewas atthe campbut hewrote tonobody.A fewdays later,when hecame backhome,his mothersaw himlooking atsome papersand askedhimwhat hewas doing.〃0h〃,he said,“They areletters.I gotthese letterswhile I wasat the camp.I didnot havetime meto look at themwhen I was there.〃1What seasondidTomgo to thecamp2Whom did hego to thecamp with3What didhis motherhope4Tom didntwritetoanybody,did he5Why didn,t Tomlook atthese letters
21.根据短文内容,回答问题Jan Melaisn”t like most kids.Two years ago,he lostan armand aleg.But thatdidn”t stophim.On Saturday,the15-year-old boyfrom Poland(波兰)walked to the North Pole(北极)without anyhelp.“If Ican do it,other people can dogreat things,too.Mela saidbefore hewent.Polish newspaperssaid Melais the youngest person and the first handicapped(残疾的)person towalk to the NorthPole.How didMela losean armand aleg He had an electrical(电的)accident.Now,he walkswith the help of a62,000—yuan man-made leg.After theaccident,Mela feltsad forhimself.But hedidn”t lose hope.One day,he metMarek Kaminski,a Polishexplorer.Eight yearsago,Kaminski wentto the NorthPoleand theSouthPole in the sameyear.Mela wantedto see the NorthPole,too.So Melaasked Kaminskiif they couldgo togethernext time.Kaminski saidyes!It tookMela21days to get to the NorthPole.The lastthree or four dayswere reallyhardbecause ofbad weather.But Melakept going.“I didn”t thinkwe wouldmake it,“he said,“Then,things gotbetter.
71.What happenedto Melatwo yearsago
72.Why didPolish newspapersreport the travel to the NorthPole
73.How doesMela walkafter theaccident
74.Where didKaminski goeight yearsago
75.Why didMela makethetravel
22.根据短文内容,回答问题Different peoplehave 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 ate lotsof tomatoes,carrots andsquashes.Sheateso manyorange things.Thiswas whyher skinturned orange.Why didshe eatso manyorange thingsShe thoughtshe neededmore sun.So sheate sunnythings.The womandidn,t want to beorange.She wentto the doctor.The doctor said,“Stopeating orangethings.Try somegreen things.The womandid so.And she wasn,t orangeanymore.
1.What color was thewoman,s skincolor inAlaska
2.Why did her skinturn orange
3.Why didshe go to the doctor
4.What didthe doctor advise herto do
5.If you can chooseyour skin,s color,what colorwould you like Why
23.根据短文内容,回答问题After supperMr.Jackson turnedon thetelevision.He tried to find a footballgame onit.At thattime the telephone rangand hewenttoanswer it.“Hello,he said,“
7465487872135.”“It sBetty speaking,“said awoman.uHenry isill.And I have to take himto thehospital.But Lucyis tooyoung...”“Don”t worry.I11go andlook after her.But where”s James”“He sgone toLondon.He11be backat twotomorrow morning.24根据短文内容,回答问题Every Saturday,Grandpa and I walk to the nursing home to visit some of the oldand sickpeoplethere becausethey can t takecare of themselves.First wevisit Mrs.Sokol.I callher“The Cook.”She likesto talkabout thetimewhen shewas awell-known cookin Russia.People wouldcome frommiles,just totaste herchicken soup.Next wevisit Mr.Lipman.I callhim“The Singer”because heloves to sing for us.Whenever hedoes,his voicefills the air,clear andfull ofenergy.I alsoenjoy Mrs.Kagan sstories abouther ownexperiences duringthe olddays.I callher,The MemoryLady.”One dayGrandpa gotvery sickand the doctorsaid theydidn t thinkhe wouldget better.It wastime tovisit the nursing homeagain.I hadto goalone.Everyone wassurprisedwhen I told themthat mygrandpa wasill andinhospital.A fewdays later,Grandpa was not able to sit up,eat andeven speak.I wentto the cornerof theroom soGrandpa wouldn,t seeme cry.Suddenly,I heardsomeonesinging.I lookedup.It wasThe Singer.Behind herwere The Cook,andThe MemoryLady.TheCookbrought herfamous homemadechickensoup.The MemoryLady heldGrandpa s hand and toldus howGrandpa oncecame tovisit herin asnowstorm,just to bringher someroses forher birthday.Before Irealized it,visiting hourswere up.That evening,Grandpa calledthe nursein and saidhewashungry.Soon he began tositup.Finally hewas ableto getout ofbed.It is really amiracle surprisingevent,isn tit
81.Why didthe writerand hisgrandpago to thenursing home everySaturday
82.Who wereGrandpasgood friends in thenursinghome
83.Why didthe writercry
84.Please put the sentence“Before Irealized it,visiting hourswere up.into Chinese
85.What do you thinkof GrandpaMrs.Jackson wason dutyin thehospital that night andMr.Jackson hadto goto helphissister.Lucy wasonly four.She beganto crywhen her mother left.Mr.Jackson told her somestories,taught her a songand showedher somenice pictures.He didn”t stopuntil thelittlegirl wentto sleep.Mr.Jackson wenthomeafterJames came back.He was asleep soon afterhewentto bed.Hiswife came into thebedroom and it wokehim up.He hada lookattheclock on the wallandfound it was halfpast eight.He jumped off thebed andran to the garagewith hisbag.Hiswife tried to saysomething,but hecalled back,“I wasnever lateforwork,you know.ButI”m latethis morning.”aNo,you arenvt,“said Mrs.Jackson.It sSaturday.”
21.Why didBetty telephoneMr.Jackson
22.What didMr.Jackson doto makeLucy stopcrying
23.Why didMr.Jackson runto the garage when he wokeup
24.On whatday didBetty callMr.Jackson
25.How many peoplehave been mentioned(提至lj)in this passage
24.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 thenextvillage.On theway toit ayoung man asked foralift(搭便车).When hegot intomy car,I saidgood morningtohim in Frenchand heansweredin the same language.I knewa littleFrench.So wedidn tspeak afterthat.When wereachedthe village,the young manaskedme very slowly,“Do youspeak English”I knewat oncethathe is also an Englishman.How disappointedI felt!Why not talk tohimin English Answerthefollowing questions:
86.What sthe nameof the first village
87.Why didthe writer gotoFrance
88.Is the young manEnglish
89.They talkeda loton theway,didntthey
90.Why didthe writerfeel disappointed
25.根据短文内容,回答问题The largewolf(牙良)ran,and thesix wolvesin thegroup followed.She heardthe soundof abigbird.She wastrying totake thegroup to the safetyof thetrees acrossthe field.Soon thewolf could not runanymore,and shefell to the ground.She didnot know about thedart(镖,箭)in herside.It was filled withmedicine to make 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 forthemtoeat,and theyhad each other forcompany.From insidethe fencethe wolvessaw treesandsnow.Soon theygot usedto thisnew 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!z,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 fromthe fence
5.Why didthe parkranger openthe gate
26.根据短文内容,回答问题Computers areuseful machines.They can help peoplea lotin theirdaily life.For example,they can help people to savemuch timedo much work,and they can help people to work outmanyproblems theycantdo easily.Our countryasks everyone to leanto use computers beforethetwenty-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 childrenusecomputers to play games,to watchvideos or tosingkaraoke,instead ofstudying.So,many teachersand parentscomplain thatcomputers cannot help children tostudy butmakethem fallbehind.So computers are locked in boxesby 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 will be 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 doyou thinkof computersWhat dothey bringyou
27.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 asEnglishThere areseveral waystomakelearning Englisha littleeasier 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 whenyou learnsomething new.We canlearn fromour mistakes.In otherwords,do notworry abouttaking risks.The secondstep isto practiceyour English.For example,write in a journalor diaryeveryday.Try toform thehabit ofwriting in English,and you will feelcomfortable expressingyourideas in English.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 a question 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
28.根据短文内容,回答问题For manyyears,Hawaii has been amagic nameto peoplewho like to travel.People,bothin Japanandin America,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 oftenhaveaquiet,peaceful timewhile walking along thebeaches.The firststrangersto theseislands centuriesago werePolynesian peoplewho camefrom Tahitiin boats.Now nomatter wherethe peoplecome from,they reallywantto 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 does Hawaii lie
3.What,sHawaiilike when people arewalkingalongits beaches
4.Who cameto Hawaiifirst long,long ago
5.What isHawaii famousforI”m JoanCroft.I have to saythat Icame intonursing bychance(机会).I didn“t reallylikemy first job,which wasoffice work.Iwasa secretary.It wasall right—but that”s justabout allyou cansay about it.I stayedin thesame placewiththesame peoplearoundme allday andevery day.Then Ibecame asinger,which Ienjoyed verymuch,but afterawhile thesinging groupbroke up(解散)and I hadtostart 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 itwasgoingaway fromhome.The trainingitself isvery interestingand most ofit is juston thewards(病房),so that you veryquickly beginnursing realpatients.I livedin thenursesv homewhen Iarrived and I hadmy ownroom,which wasvery nice.I likenursing more than Iever thoughtI would.I11always carryon nursing.I”ve gotaboyfriend whoisadoctor so I hopeto getmarried sometime,but whereverI livetherevs sureto be a hospitalin theplace and there”salwaysa jobfor anurse.
21.What wasJoan”s firstjob
22.Why didn”t Joanlike herfirstjob
23.Why didn”t Joangoonwith hersecond job
24.How didJoan find out theinformation about thenursingjob
25.What isJoan”s plan for the future
30.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 aretheexperiences thatinfluence(影响)you fromthe outside.When youlookatthese,you willalmost certainlycomeface-to-face withsome pain.But hereis yourpower(力量)Your external factorsarewhat theyare: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 anexam.That”sanexternalfactto whichyou havean internalresponse.Your responsemight be:Hey,I hatefailing exams,but Idid workhard.I amaclever student:it justdidn”tworkout.It wasa learningexperience,and I will useitto dogood to me,so Iwon”t failnext time.You”renotsuffering a great blowto yourself-concept.On theother hand,maybe yourresponse is:I msuch aloser.The teachersaw rightthroughme,and Igot what1needed.With that internalresponse,your self-concept willcertainlysuffer.You needto gethonest(诚实)about yourpersonal history.Before youstep outof yourpast,you needto realizeyour owninternal responses.
11.Does everybodyhaveaself-concept
12.Which can be changed,externalfactorsor internalfactors
13.When dowe havean internalresponse
14.In whatway do internalfactorshelp usMr.Knott wasa teacher.He taughtin abig schoolin London.He liveda longway fronttheschool,so hewas usuallyquite tiredwhen hegot home.At nineo clockone evening,whenhewasin bed,the telephonebell rangin thehall of his smallhouse,so hewentdownstairs,picked upthetelephoneand said,“This isWhitebridge
3165.Who sspeaking,please“Watt,“a man answered.What syour name,please”saidMr Knott.“Watt s my name,“wastheanswer.“Yes,I askedyou that.What syour name”Mr Knott said again.“Itoldyou Wattsmyname,“saidtheother man,“Are youJack smith”“No,I mKnott,answered Knott.uWill you give meyourname,please”said Mr Watt.“Will Knott.”Answered Mr Knott.Both Mr Watt andMr Knottput theirtelephones downangrily andthought,“That wasarude,stupid man!”
11.Why wasMrKnottusually tiredin theevening
12.Why did he getup andgo downstairswhenhewas alreadyinbed
13.who telephonedhim
14.Whom didMrWatt wantto speak to
15.When MrKnottsaid,“Will Knott,what didMrWatt thinkWhere doyou gofor shoppingSupermarkets ordepartment storesIn theUnitedStates peoplemay do someotherkinds of shopping.American peopleoften shopfrom catalogs(目录).There arespecial catalogsfor almosteveryneed including(包含)clothing,furniture(家具),health andbeauty products,and thingsfor thekitchen.When peopledecide tobuy somethingon acatalog,they justorderit.People orderabout40%of theirmusic,for example,from musiccatalogs.Television shoppingbegan in
1986.About5%to8%of theAmerican peoplenow shopbytelevision.There aremany TV shopping channelsin theUSA.People saythat TV shoppingchannel,find athing theywant,makeatelephone calland pay for the thing by theircredit-card(信用卡).TV shoppingchannels areon lateat night,so peoplecan“goshopping”at anytime.Now anew kindofshoppinghas foundits way into American families—computer shopping.About37%of American families nowhave computers and shopping by computer(or^shoppingonline)is interesting to morepeople every day.Already,peoplecanuse their computersto orderdifferent things,such ascomputer products,flowers,food,T-shirts,andsoon.Computer shoppingis evenbetter thanTVshoppingbecause peoplecannot only shopfor anytime,but alsoanywhere in the world.
11.How manykinds ofshopping wasmentioned in this passage
12.What arethey
13.What do American peoplehave to do firstif theywantto dosomeshoppingbycomputer
14.Do mostAmericanfamiliesowncomputersWhy
15.Which shoppingdoAmericanpeopleprefer,TVshoppingor computershopping Why
3.根据短文内容,回答问题Modern Lifeis impossiblewithout traveling.The fastestway oftraveling isby plane.With a modern airlineryou cantravel inone day to placeswhich it tookamonth or moreto gettoa hundred yearsago.Traveling bytrain isslower thanby plane,but it has itsadvantages(便利).You canseethecountry youare travelingthrough.Modern trainshavecomfortable seatsand diningcars.They makeeven thelongest journeyenjoyable.Some peoplepreferto travel by seawhen possible.There arelarge linersand riverboats.You canvisitmany othercountries anddifferent parts of yourcountry onthem.Ships are not sofastas trains or plains,but travelingb ysea isa very pleasant wayto spend a holiday.Manypeople like totravelby car.You canmake yourown timetable.You cantravel threeor fourhundred miles oronly fiftyor onehundredmilesa day,jus tas you like.You canstopwherever youwish一where there is somethinginterestingtos ee,at goodrestaurant whereyoucan enjoya goodmeal,or at a hotel to spendthenight.That iswhy travelingby carispopular forpleasure trips,while people usually takea trainor planewhen theyaretraveling on business.
81.What is the fastestway oftraveling
82.What canwe do if wetravelbycar
83.Translate thesentence“Ships arenot sofast astrainsorplains,bu ttraveling byseaisa verypleasantwaytospendaholiday.”into Chinese.
84.What dopeopleusuallytake when they travelonbusiness
85.How manyways oftraveling arcmentioned(提至lj)in thepassageDuring thelast winterholiday,I wentto Koreawith myparents.The five-day trip leftme withdeep impressions(E[]象).As thecapital ofKorea,Seoul isa very beautiful citywith freshair andclean streetswhichmake travelersfeel verypleased.To mysurprise,the peoplethere cookat homewithoutusing cookingoil.Later,Iwastold that they don”twanttomakethe airpolluted andnoone wasseen crossingthestreet.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 isan interestingand excitingsport likedbymany people.In myeyes,Korea isa niceplace andKoreans are very kindpeople.In Metrostations,peoplehelp each other carryluggage(行李)and theyare verykind toforeigners.Travellers areusuallygiven acard bythe hotelthey stayat,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 thetripleftmea lot ofsweet memories.(记忆).
16.Did the writergoto HongKong with his parents
17.How manydays didthey staythere
18.What placeisthe writer”s favouritein Korea
19.What isthe meaningof thephrase“lendahand”
20.What doyou thinkof the writer“stravelling
34.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 people were lazy,so theydid notkillmany.Then the city office promised topay some moneyfor each dead rat.That madethepeople very happy.They killedthousands ofrats everyday.A cityofficial(官员)put all the dead rats together.Sometimes aman broughthundred inone day.After two weeks there were notmany ratsin the city,but peoplestill broughtmanyrats to the cityoffice.The cityofficial thoughtthat peoplewere stealingdead rats.He orderedhis mento digabighole andput thedeadratsin it.Soon therewere nomorerats,andthecity officerdidnotpay anymore money.
11.How many ratswerethere inNewtownmany yearsago
12.what didthecityofficial ordereveryone todo
13.Why didthecityofficepromisetopaysomemoneyforeachdeadrat
14.What didthecityofficial thinkwhenpeoplestill broughtmanyratsto thecityofficer aftertwoweeks
15.What didthecityofficial orderhis mentodothen
35.根据短文内容,回答问题Children all overthe world liketo celebrate their birthdays.American children areof nodifference.American childrenusually celebratewith aparty.They invitetheir friendstojoin thecelebration.The partymay not be heldontheexact dateof their birthday ifitcomes onaschool day.It may be heldonthe closest weekendinstead.Today twokindsofparties arethemostpopular.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 a specialrestaurant.The childreneat pizzaand icecream.The waiters,who servethe food,alsosing andtell jokesto the children.Other partiesmaybeheld at a park,oramovie theater,or someotherplaces.Every birthdayparty hasa birthdaycake withcandles ontop.There isone candleforeach yearof a birthday boyor girls age.whenthecandles arelighted,everyone singsthespecialbirthdaysongHAPPY BIRTHDAYTO YOU.As Americansgrow older,their birthdayparties change.In fact,manypeoplestop havingthem.They saythey would liketoforget howold theyare.Yet theydo liketo rememberthehappy birthdayparties Oftheir childhood(儿童时代).
86.How doAmerican childrenusuallycelebratetheirbirthdays
87.If theirbirthday isonaschoolday,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
91.根据短文内容,回答问题Jason Queallyisoneof thefastest menin the world 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.Thespeed of the bikeis measured(测定)only200metres,but playerstake morethan akilometerto gettheir bikes going fast.Jason Queallys fastest speedforthe200-metre racewas
103.5kilometres anhour.At this year,s race,Jason failedto reachthe finishingline.He wasspeeding alongatabout seventykilometers anhour whenhebeganto losecontrol(控制)of hisbike.When hetriedtoslow down,it beganto smoke.Soon theinside of hisbikewasfilledwithsmoke.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 bethe world sfastestman ona bike.Better lucknext time,Jason.Maybe youre surprisedthat thesebikesgosoquickly,but is it usefulIt could be.Cars arebecoming moreand morepopular,and theyareverysafe,comfortable andeasy todrive,but theyalso pollutethe airin ourcities.Scientists andengineers arelearningfrom fastracing bikeshow tomake human-powered vehicles(车辆)that mightbe usefulfordaily travel.
11.Is Jasonshuman-powered machineabicycle
12.How oftenisthehuman-powered bicyclerace held inNevada
13.Did Jasonstop hisbike safelyor was he badlyhurt
14.Why did he losethisyears race
15.What sthe bestvehicle fordaily travellike accordingto thewrite
37.根据短文内容,回答问题Knowing about yourself meansnotonlythat you find out what you“re good at and what youlike,it alsomeans discoveringwhat you“renot good atandwhat you don”t like.Bothhelp youto seeyour aim(目标)in life.Although moststudents would be unhappyiftheyfound that theyhadfaileda 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 wouldbe fitfor andthey wouldliketodo.It isimpossible to decide whetheror notyou likesomething untilyou havetried it.Ifyou decidethatyouwouldliketoplaythe piano,you needtotakemorethanone lessonbefore youcanknow whetheryouarereally interestedin itoryouare abletodowell.It isnot enoughto wanttobe agreat pianist.You also have tolikethehard practiceandlong trainingbeforeyoubecome one.If youwould enjoybeing agreatpianistbut hatethe work,forget it.It“sa good planto tryas manyideas aspossible whenyouarestill young.And thenyou willbe ableto findoutwhatyour true interests(兴趣)are.
11.Is itpossible todecide whatyoulikewithout trying
12.To decidewhat todoin thefuture,whichis more important,to findoutwhatyoulike,orto findoutwhatyou don”t like
13.In whichway isfailing importantto people
14.How canyoufindoutyourtrueinterests
15.What doesit taketo becomeagreatpianist
38.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 frontof the Frenchmansface,pointed tohis watch and shoutedathim.They couldn,t understandeach others language.So the Frenchman thoughtthat the Englishman wantedto havehis own watch andgave up hiswatch tohim.The Englishmanreturned tohis roomand toldhiswifewhat hadhappened.Hiswife pointed tothe table.He wassurprised to see his watch onthe table.Now he knew whathe had bone.66Where didthe storyhappenIt happened ata small.67Why didtheFrenchmangive uphis watchtothe EnglishmanBecause hecouldnt theEnglishman said.68He didn,t findhis watchlost untila Frenchmanpassed himquickly,didhe,he.
69、How doyou think theEnglishmanfelt whenhe knewit wasn,this ownwatchHe felt forhe haddone.
70、Where wasistheEnglishman swatch.It was.
39.根据短文内容,回答问题An Englishmanarrived ata smallFrench townand wasstaying therewithhiswife.One nighthewent outfor awalk alone.It waslate andthe smallstreet wasdark andlonely.Suddenlya Frenchmanquickly walkedpast him.Just thentheEnglishmanfoundthat his watchwas lost.He thoughtthat theFrenchman musthave takenhis watch.He decidedto followhim andcatchhim.Soon theEnglishmanfoundtheFrenchman.He putfirst(拳头)infrontof theFrenchman,s face,pointedtohis watchandshoutedathim.They couldn,t understandeachother,slanguage.So theFrenchman thoughtthat theEnglishman wantedto havehisownwatchandgave uphiswatch tohim.The Englishmanreturned lohis roomand toldhiswifewhat hadhappened.Hiswife pointedtothetable.He wassurprised to see his watch onthetable.Now he knew whathe had bone.
66、Where didthe storyhappenIt happenedatasmall.67Why didtheFrenchmangive uphiswatchtotheEnglishmanBecause hecouldn,ttheEnglishman said.68He didn,t findhiswatchlost untila Frenchmanpassed himquickly,didhe,he.
69、How doyou thinktheEnglishmanfelt whenhe knewit wasn,thisown watchHefeltforhehaddone.70Where wasistheEnglishman swatch.It was.
40.根据短文内容,回答问题It was Mothers Day,but the young motherwasalittle unhappy,because shewas800miles awayfrom herparents.In themorning shephoned hermother towish hera happyMothersDay,and hermother toldher aboutthebeautifullilacs(丁香)in thegarden.Later thatday,whenshe toldherhusband aboutthe lilacs,he said,I knowwhere wecanfind al1thatyouwant.Get ourchildren Peterand Lily,and comeon.»So theywent,driving downthecountry roads.There onasmallhill,they sawalot of beautifulpurple lilacs.The young woman ranquicklyto enjoythe flowers.Carefully,she pickedafewhere andafewthere.On theirwayhome therewasasmile onher face.When theywere passinga nursinghome(敬老院),the youngwoman sawan old grannysitting ina chair.She hadno childrenwith her.They stopped thecarandthe young womanwalked tothe old 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 dont knowher,“their mothersaid.But itsMothers Day,and she has nochildren.Ihaveboth ofyou,andIstill havemy mother.Just thinkhow muchthoseflowers meantto her.”
21.Why wastheyoungwomanalittle unhappyon Mothers Day
22.How manychildren didtheyoungwoman have
23.Where didthey findmany beautifulpurple lilacs
24.Why didtheyoungwoman give theflowerstothe oldgranny
25.What doyou thinkof theyoungwoman
41.根据短文内容,回答问题At present,Beijingers areall tryingtodosomething forthe Olympic Games.They thinkitwillbeawkward iftheyarenot abletospeakEnglish whenmany foreignerscometoBeijingin
2008.Beijing,s successfulbid forthe OlympicGames hasstirred upthe residentsenthusiasm in learning English.Now the100,000civil servantsin governmentdepartmentsare takingthe leadto learn,each of the40,000police has been useEnglish in their service,English signscanbeseen atairports,streets,bus stops,parks,museums andexhibitionhalls.In asense,learning Englishhas becomean importantpart ofBeijing residentslifein theirspare time.
1.What hasstirred upthe residentsenthusiasminlearningEnglish
2.What areBeijingers tryingtodoforthe OlympicGames
3.What sthe meaningof“residents”inthispassage
4.In whichyear willtheOlympicGames beheldin Beijing
5.If aforeign friendcomes toa parkinBeijing,will heknow thenameofthepark Why
42.根据短文内容,回答问题Friends arevery importantin peoples lives.No onecan livealone in the worldwithoutfriends.I thinkitseasy tomake friends with other people andbuilda friendship(友谊)between eachother.However,itisnot easytoget true friendship,I think.So whatis true friendship Inmy opinion,true friendshipincludes(包括)First of all,true friendshipmust treattheir friendsloyally(忠诚地)and helpeachother.In otherwords,you mustnot takeadvantage of(利用)your friends,and youmustnt cheat(欺骗)them.For example,some unfriendlypeople makefriendsin order tocheatmoney andfeelings,or geta certainsecret andsoon.I dont thinkthese aretruefriendship.Second,true friends must trytheir bestto helpeachother.For example,if afriendis indeedin needof moneyto escapefrom sometrouble,true friendsmight lendit and helphim orher.Third,friendsmustshare theirhappiness andsadness.One ofthe greatestmen oncesaid,“If youtell yourhappiness to your friend,youwill get doublehappiness.If youtellyour sadnesstoyourfriend,youwillget half.”
11.Are friendsveryimportantinpeople slives
12.Is iteasy ordifficult togettrue friendship
13.Why dosome unfriendlypeople makefriends
14.What shouldtruefriendsdoifafriendis indeedin needof money
15.What istruefriendship
43.根据短文内容,回答问题Lots of people likediving intowater becausetheycanexplore(探索)Most newpeoplewereborn in developing countries.These countriesare foundin muchofAfrica,South Americaand somepartsofAsia.In thedeveloped countriesof EuropeandNorth America,the populationis growingveryslowly.This isbecause womenin thesecountrieshave,on average(平均),only oneor twochildren.In thedeveloping countries,many womenhave fiveormorechildren.In1950,around onequarter ofthe world s populationlivedin thedeveloped countries.By2050,these countrieswillbehome toonly aroundonetenth ofthe world,s people.In thedeveloping countries,morethanone billionpeople arestill living below thepoverty(贫困)line.These peopledonothave enoughfood toeat andthey livein poorhousing.Children getlittle timeat schooland peoplesuffer(遭受痛苦)from manykindsof diseases.At thebeginning ofthe21st century,the world,s populationwas aroundsix billionpeople.The U.N.has said that theworld,s population will leveloff(平稳下降)at
12.5billion bythe year
2100.Other groupsthinktheworldspopulationwillcontinue to grow,reaching14billion beforeit becomesstable(稳定的),or evenfalls.
46.In whatareas oftheworldcan developingcountries befound
47.In1950,what percent(百分比)oftheworldspopulation livedindevelopingcountries
48.How canwe describethepeoplewho arelivingbelowthe povertyline
49.There willbe twelveandahalf billionpeople onthe earthin2100,won tthere
50.将文中画线部分翻译成汉语the underwaterworld.But thereis anotherkindofdiving.Some peopledive into the sky!This isreally a very excitingsport.A skydivergoes highup in the airona plane,jumpsoff the plane andfloats in the airwiththe helpofa parachute.A parachuteis likeahuge umbrella.It isput onthe backoftheskydiver.When theskydiver reachesa certainheight,he willpull astring andthe parachutewill open up inseconds andcarry downtothe ground.Skydivers likedoing alot ofdramatic tricksin theair.After jumpingoffthe planeone afteranother,they willtry to stay intheairand holeeachothers hands.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 parachutescouldnotopenup and bothcrasheddown anddied.
1.Why dopeople likediving intowater
2.How doesa skydivergo upintothesky
3.What doesthe word“parachute”probably meanin Chinese
4.What doesa parachutelooklike
5.Why didthe twoskydivers diein Canadain
199144.根据短文内容,回答问题One eveningtwo youngmen werewalking inthestreettogether.They triedto findachance(机会)to steal(偷)something.The clockstruck(敲打)twelve.Mostof thepeople wentto bed.Quickly theycametoahouseand itseemed thateveryonein the house hadfallen asleep.Standing atthefrontgate,one saidinEnglishtothe otherinalow voice,“Youwait here.I11go aroundtotheback doorand thenget intothe house.”Suddenly outofthehouse rana dog,barking(吠)atthem.The twomen wereveryafraid andran awayas fastas they could.They didnt stopuntil theygot toalonely place.The mansaid onsurprise,It stoo bad.I hadnt thoughtthatthe dogcould understand English.”9•
101.What didthe twomen wantto doto
102.When didthey comethehouse9•i
103.Did theman sayinEnglishloudly orquietly——9*
104.Were themen veryafraid ofthedog9•
105.Could thedogreallyunderstandEnglish
45.根据短文内容,回答问题A farmis alwaysa busyplace.One ofthe busiestthings iswhenthe farmer isgettingland readytogrowplants.If the farmer isgoing togrow wheat,he hasto turnthegroundover first.The farmerdrivesupanddown thepaddock ontractor.When theground isready,the farmersows theseeds.He doesthis 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 tomakeit grow.When thewheat hasgrown,it turnstoalovely goldencolour.When thewheat isfully grown,youcanseetheseeds onthewheatplants.These havetobe outoff andput inbags orbig truckstobetaken toa factorywheretheyare madeintoflour.It saverybusy timeon farmwhenthewheat isbeing cut.Everyone helpssothat allthe wheatcanbetaken fromthe paddocksbefore therain comes.If heavyrain falls,thefarm mustwait forthegrounddry outbefore themachine cancut thewheat.Farmers alwayshavealottodothrough theyear.
1.What isthe busiestthing
2.What doesthefarmerhavetodowhenhe isgoingtogrow wheat
3.Why wasmuch moretime spenton sowinginthepast
4.What doesfarmer not need whenthey cutwheat
5.Does everyonehelp tocut thewheat
46.根据短文内容,回答问题There isasmallvillage inthesouthof Englandcalled Whitesands.It sa fishingvillage.The fishermengo out in theirsmall boatsto catchfish.The seahereisverydangerous,so,if thereisastrong wind,the boatsdontgo outat all.If theydid goout,they mightnotbeabletoget back.They mightbe sweptaway formany kilometres.Every yearthereisaveryimportant springfestival herein May.Everyone inthe villagespendsthe weekbefore the festival preparingthings.They makespecial cakes,using eggs,butter,sugar andoranges.They madespecial clothes,too-coloured shirtsand trousers.On the day beforethefestival,thechildrengo intothe fieldsand woodsandpickwildflowers.On thethirteenth ofMay,theyounggirls inthe villageput wild flowers in their hair.Then theyput flowerson all the fishingboats.On eachboat theyput alot gardenflowersand alot ofwildflowers.They dothis everyyear towish allthe fishermena goodfishingseason.Then thereisameal for allthepeople inthe village.They singand danceandenjoy themselves.
1.Where isWhitesands
2.What kindof villageisit
3.Why dopeople spendthe wholeweek preparingforthefestival
4.When isthe springfestival here
5.What dopeople prepareforthefestival
47.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 thoughtaboutitas hewalked home.Not manypeoplewanted toask kidstoworkfor them.Maybehecould clearaway snowfortheneighbours.But thiswas summer.He dhavetowait for alongtime forthat.He couldnt cutgrassfor theirgardens becausehehadno tooltodotheworkwith.Then Joe saw oneofhisclassmates,Dick,delivering(投iM)newspapers.I couldto that,he thought.Maybe I could evengetthe bikeright away.Icouldpayforitalittle each week.He ranto catchupwithDick.Joeasked alotofquestions abouthaving apaper route(路线).He learntthat itwas possibletoearn twenty-five dollarseachweek.He learntthatthejob tookaboutthreehours eachnight.Dick gavehim thephone numberofthe newspaper 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,m goingtobea businessmannow.Joesmothersmiledproudly.
1.Why didJoe wanttogeta jobthat summer
2.Why didn,thisparents givehim the money
3.How wasJoe abletogetthe money
4.What probablyhappenedatthe endofthestory
5.What canyou learnfromthestory
48.根据短文内容,回答问题About ayear ago,I wenttostayataDetroit hotel.I didn,twanttocarrymuch moneywithme,soIasked the desk clerkto puta hundred-dollar billinthesafe(保险箱)for me.The nextmorning,however,the clerksaidthatheknew nothing aboutthemoney.I didnothave anyproof(证据)Ihad given theman themoney.There wasclearly nothingleftto dobut gotothenearest lawyer.The lawyeradvised meto returntothehotel withhim and give 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 aboutit.Another hourlater,I putthesecondpartofthe lawyer,s planinto action(付诸彳亍动).This timeboth thelawyer andI wenttothehoteltoask forthe hundred-dollarbill once again,and whenthe clerkinsisted hehadgivenit to me,I saiditwasnot true.The lawyersaidtohim,〃I sawthis gentlemangive youahundred-dollar bill.If youdon,t handit inat once,Iwillbe forcedtocallthe policeman.z/The clerkrealized hehadbeen cheated,so hegave meback the first hundred-dollar bill.〃Idon,tknow how tothank youenough forgetting mymoney back,I saidtothelawyer.And whatdoyousuppose heanswered Hesaid,〃0h,don,t thankme.That willbe onehundreddollars,please.z,
1.Why didthe writergotothelawyer
2.How manydollars didthewritergivethe clerk
3.Did theclerk saythatheknewnothingaboutthemoney whenthewriterwenttoaskfor hissecond hundred-dollar bill
4.At lasttheclerkdidnt returnallthemoney backtothewriter,didhe
5.How muchmoney doyou thinkthewritergot backat last
49.根据短文内容,回答问题Johnny Smithwasa good mathstudent ata highschool.He lovedhis computer.He camehomeearly everyday,andthenheworkedwith ittill midnight.But Johnnywasnota goodEnglishstudent,notgoodatall.He gotan“F in his Englishclass.One dayafter school,Johnny joinedhis computertothecomputer in his highschool office.The schoolofficecomputer hadthe grades(成绩)ofallthe students;the mathgrades,the sciencegrades,the grades in artsand musicandthegradesinEnglish.He foundhis Englishgrade wasanF!Johnny changedit fromF toan A.Johnny sparents looked athisschool reportercard.They wereveryhappy.“An AI English!”said father,“youareaveryclever boy,Johnny.Johnny isa hacker(黑客).Hackers knowhow totake informationfromothercomputersandput newinformationin usingamode,they jointheircomputersto otherones secretly(秘密地).schoolheadmasters and teachers areworried abouthackers,so arethe police.For somepeople eventakemoney frombank computeraccounts(贝长户)andputit intotheirownones.And theyneverhave leavehometodoit!They arecalled hackers.
1.What subjectis Johnnygoodat
2.Why wereJohnny sparents happywhentheylookedathis report
3.Who areworried abouthackers inthepassage
4.What isa hacker
5.Is ahacker criminal
50.根据短文内容,回答问题Barky andI talk everyday.When Icome home,we discusswhat Imhaving fordinner,but strictlyspeaking hedoesn,t talkback.I usuallyask himwhat he hasbeendoing allday,and hetells mehehasbeen swimmingaround andlooking after thehouse.He,sa goodguard fish.He wouldknow iftherewere intruders(闯入者)inthekitchen andwould starethemout.His favouritehobby iswatching television.He pusheshis faceup tothe glasstosee.We watchCoronation Streetand EastEnders together,and heenjoys football.I thinkhelikes thecolours,and hedefinitely prefersnorthern teams.He mustbeaManchesterUnited fan,ashehas somuch redin his bowl.Alex Fergusonwouldbeproud.If Barkyis everupset,he squirts(使喷出)water outofthetop ofhis bowl,sothere isno chanceof usforgetting hisbirthday.He willbe two years oldin September,but infish yearsthat ismore like30,so hecould beplanning abig nightout.We willgivehim extrafood andan icedgem asa birthdaycake.However,what hereally wantsisa mate,so wewill havetoseewhat wecan arrange.I wouldnever swapBarky.He isagoodlistener.The childrenlike himand hedoesn,t needwalking.When hewasin his teens,he usedto try to 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 doif he is unhappy
51.根据短文内容,回答问题Universal(世界的)Childrens Daywas createdbytheUN in1954for allcountriesto payspecial attentiontotheworld,s children.It isan importantdaytopromote(促进)the worldwidefraternity(友爱)and understandingbetween young people.And yetforalmost50years inthe UKithaspassed withoutthe recognition(承认)it deserves.James Michael,16and NatashaReddy,15report onan eventwhich veryfew peopleinthis countrywould haveknown aboutbecause weare oneofthefew countriesintheworld,which does not celebrateit.It seemsstrange thatthe UKgovernment refusesto establishtheday.Shouldnt webeencouraged,like otheryoungpeopleall aroundtheworld,to lookupon thedayasa timesetaside tospecifically tocelebrate andpromote our rights(权禾ll),rather thanseeingit asjust anotherdate inthe calendar(日历)?The introductionof UniversalChildren,sDayin Britainwould goalongwayinhelpingyoung peopletake prideintheircountry.It iswe whowill finallyinfluence theway ourcountrymoves forward,so isn,tittime that wewereoffered allthatwecanbeofferedto fullyunderstand whatourrightsas youngpeople are
26.How longisthehistory of Universal Childrens Day
27.Can youname onecountry whichdoesnotcelebrate UniversalChildrensDay
28.What isthe authorsattitude towardsthe introductionofUniversalChildren,sDayintheUK
29.What isthe purposeof thisreport written by JamesMichael andNatashaReddy
30.What,sthe main idea ofthelast paragraphinthisreport
52.根据短文内容,回答问题A veryold ladywon a million dollars ina lottery.Her son andhiswife heardthenews onthe radio.〃How arewe goingto tellyour mother”the wifeasked.The newsmight killher!“Thats true,〃the sonsaid.Perhaps wedbetter speakto herdoctor aboutit.He,11knowhow tobringthenews to hergently.〃They toldthe old lady,s doctoraboutthis.z,rmglad youtold me,〃he said.〃A shock,even ahappy one,could giveheraheartattack.Leave ittome.V11findaway ofbringing thenewstoher.〃He thoughtabouttheproblem forseveral days,then decidedwhat hewould say.He calledonthe oldladyand satby herbedside.He tookher handinhis.“Lets playa game,my dear,〃he said.ALets Pretendgame.〃〃0h,yes,〃the oldlady said.〃I loveLetsPretend,game.〃Good・r11ask youaquestionfirst,/zthe doctorsaid,“Then youcan askme one.z,He pretendedto thinkforafew minutes.Then he said,“Tell me,what wouldyou doif you wonamilliondollarsinalottery”〃0h,thats aneasy one,“theoldlady said.〃『dgivemostofittoyou,doctor,because you havebeenso goodtomeall theseyears.〃The doctorwas thenlying onthe floor.He haddied ofshock.
46.Why didn,tthesonandhiswifetell his mother thegood newsimmediately
47.What wasthedoctorworried
48.Why didthedoctorgototheoldlady,s house
49.Why wasthedoctorlying onthe floor
50.How longdidthedoctor waitfor before hetoldtheoldlady thenewsIn general,laws for childrenareagoodthing.One hundredyearsagoin industrialcountries,children worked18hours aday inafactory atage seven.The factoryowner couldbeat a child whofell asleeporwasnot fastenough.Both parentsandteacherscould dothesame.Today,there aremany lawsabout childrenallovertheworld.Some peoplethink childrenmustobey rulesor theyshould bepunished,others donot agree.The Inuitsor EskimosinAlaska almostnever punishtheir children.The parentsdont hitthem.If thechildrengo too far,the parentspunish themby makingfun ofthem.Children inother partsoftheworld arenot aslucky asEskimo children.Americanparents canspank(打臀部)their childrenathome,buta teachercannot hit achild inapublic school.This isalso truein Germany.In contrast(对比),itisagainst thelaw foranyone tohitachildinSweden.Swedish parentscannotspank their children.The childrenalsohaveaspecialgovernment officialwho worksfortheir rights.There iseven aplanforchildren to divorce from their parentsthough thisisnotalaw yet!
106.How werechildren treatedin industrialcountries lOOyearsago
107.W hatdoestheauthor meanby gotoofar
108.Can ateacherin Germany hithis studentsin publicschool
109.What kindof peoplecan beatchildren inSwedenIf yougo intothe forestwithyour friends,stay withthem.If youdon〃t,you maygetlost.If youget lost,this iswhatyoushould do.Sit downand staywhereyouare.Don〃t trytofind your friends#0let themfind you.You canhelpthemfindyouby stayinginone place.There isanother waytohelpyourfriendsor otherpeopletofindyou.Youcan shoutor whistle(吹口口肖)three times.Stop.Then shoutor whistlethree timesagain.Any signal(信号)given threetimes isa call for help.Keep upshouting orwhistle.Always threetimes together.When peoplehear you,they willknowthatyouarenot just makinga noisefor fun.They willlet you knowthatthey haveheardyour signal.They willgive youtwo shouts or two whistles.When asignal isgiventwice,itisananswertoacall forhelp.If youdont thinkthatyouwillgethelp beforenight comes,trytomakealittle housewithbranches(树枝)Make yourselfa bedwith leavesand grass.When youneed somewater,youhaveto leaveyour littlebranch houseto lookforit.Don〃tjustwalk away.Pick offsmall branchesand dropthem asyou walkinordertogobackagain easily.When youare lost,themostimportant thingtodoistostay inone place.What shouldyoudoifyouget lostintheforest
2.Which signalisacallforhelp
3.What doyouknowwhenyouhear twoshoutsortwowhistles
4.What〃sthelittle housemadeof
5.What〃sthemeaningofthe underlinedsentences inChinese
54.根据短文内容,回答问题Jan Melaisn tlikemostkids.Two yearsago,he lostan armandaleg.But thatdidnt stophim.On Saturday,the15-year-old boyfrom Poland(波兰)walkedtothe NorthPole(北极)without anyhelp.“If Ican doit,otherpeoplecan dogreat things,too,Mela saidbeforehewent.Polish newspaperssaid Melaistheyoungest personandthe first handicapped(残疾的)person towalktothe NorthPole.How didMela losean armandalegHehadanelectrical(电的)accident.Now,hewalks withthehelpofa62,000-yuan man-made leg.After theaccident,Mela feltsad forhimself.But hedidntlosehope.One day,he metMarekKaminski,a Polishexplorer.Eight yearsago,Kaminski wenttothe NorthPole andthe SouthPole inthesameyear.Mela wantedtoseethe NorthPole,too.SoMela askedKaminski iftheycouldgo togethernext time.Kaminski saidyes!It tookMela21days togettotheNorthPole.The lastthreeorfour dayswere reallyhardbecause ofbad weather.But Melakept going.“I didntthinkwe wouldmake it,“hesaid,“Then,things gotbetter.”
51.What happenedto Melatwoyearsago
52.Why didPolish newspapersreport thetravel totheNorthPole
53.How doesMela walkaftertheaccident
54.Where didKaminski goeight yearsago
55.Why didMela makethe travelWalt Disney,the greatfilm-maker,was born in
1901.When hewasayoungman,He oftensatinthefamily garageand drawpictures there.One daya mousecameintothegarageandplayed onthe floor.He stoppeddrawing andwatched the mouse.The mousecame towardshim,so hegave the mouse apiece ofbread.Day afterday theybecame goodfriends.Some yearslater,Disney movedtothewest coastoftheUSA.He triedtogetwork asanartist,but stillhewasunsuccessful.One dayhe rememberedthemousethat usedto comeoutinhis father sgarage.He pickeduphispencil andstartedtodraw.At lasthe waspleasedwith oneofhispictures ofthemouse.He calledit MickeyMouse.His successasacartoon-maker hadbegun.He madescores ofcartoons.All ofthem werelikedverymuchby children.He diedin
1966.But thestudios whichhe startedare stillbusytoday,producing moreand moreinteresting films.
1.Who isWaltDisney
2.Where didhe makefriendswiththat mouse
3.He thoughtthat mousewas lovely,didnthe
4.How longdidheliveintheworld
5.What isthemainideaofthispassage
110.What doesit meanby“aplanforchildren todivorcefromtheirparents
6.根据短文内容,回答问题The firstnewspaper waswrittenbyhand andput upon walls.The earliestdaily newspaperwasstarted inRome in59BC.In the700s,theworld,s firstprinted newspaper was published.In1609inGermanythefirstregular(定期的)newspaper wasstarted.The firstregular publishednewspaper inEnglish wasprinted inAmsterdam in
1620.In1621,anEnglish newspaperwasstarted inLondon andwas publishedonceaweek.The firstdaily EnglishnewspaperwastheDaily Currant.ItcameoutinMarch
1702.In1690,Benjamin Harrisprinted thefirst Americannewspaper inBoston.But notlongafter itwas firstpublished,the governmentstoppedthepaper.In1704,John Campbellstartedthe BostonNewsletter,thefirstnewspaper publisheddaily inAmerica.By1760,Americahad morethan thirtydaily newspapers.There arenowabout1800daily papersintheUSA.Tosay,asagroup,English languagenewspaper havethe largest circulation(发彳亍量)intheworld.But the largestcirculationforanewspaper isthat ofthe JapanesenewspaperAsahi Shimbun.It sellsmorethaneleven millioncopies everyyear.
46.Where wathefirstregular publishednewspaper inEnglish printed
47.When didthefirstdailyEnglishnewspaper comeout
48.How manymore newspapersare thereinAmericanow thanthatin
176049.Does AsahiShimbun havethelargestcirculation ofallthenewspapers
50.Which Englishword hastheclosestmeaning toNewsletter?
7.根据短文内容,回答问题Bill Clintontook office(就职)on January20,1993and becamethe42nd U.S.presidentC总统).He isthefirstU.S.president whowas bornafter WorldWar II(二次世界大战),He isalso oneoftheyoungest ofall U.S.presidents.Clinton was bornina poorfamilyin
1946.Three monthsbeforehewasborn,hisfather,William Blats,died.Whenhe wassmall,hismotherremarried(再婚)Norger Clinton,so the boys familyname waschanged.In thesummer of1963,Clinton wasasked tovisit thecityofWashington.Duringhis visit,he metPresident KennedyintheWhite House.At thattime,he wantedto becomeapresident,and nowheis!
61.When didClinton becomethe42nd U.S.president
62.When didClintons fatherdie
63.Why wastheboysname changed
64.Why didClinton cometothecityofWashington in
196365.What wasthe nameof Clintons fatherThe computer isa usefulmachine.It canhelp peoplealotintheirdaily life.Forexample,it canhelppeopleto savemuch timetodomuchwork,anditcanhelppeople toworkout complicated(复杂的)problems thatpeople cantdo easily.What,smore,it makesitmore convenient(方便)tosendand receivemessages.In thenew century,it seemsthatits verynecessary foreveryonetolearn howtousecomputers,even fortheoldpeople.Thecomputerisreallyan importanttool inmodern life.Today moreandmorefamilies havecomputers.Parents buycomputers fortheirchildren.They hopecomputerscanhelp theirchildren improvetheir studiesat school.Yet,many oftheirchildrenusecomputerstoplay games,to watchvideos,or singkaraoke,instead ofstudying.So,many teachersand parentscomplain thatcomputers cannothelpchildrentostudy but instead makethem fallbehind.Because ofthis,computersarelockedinboxesby parents.In someothercountries,even somescientists hatecomputers.They saycomputers causemillionsofpeopleto losetheirjobsor causethemalotoftrouble.Who knowswhat thecomputers of tomorrow willbe likeWill theyreally makelife better,or willthey bringtroubletopeople Thestudents todaywill havetodecidehowtousethe computersoftomorrow.
1.Why doesthewritersaythecomputerisausefulmachine Thewriter saysthis because.
2..Why dothe parentsbuy theirchildren computersThey thinkcomputers.
3..What dosome teachersand parentscomplain aboutThey complainthat.
4.Do computersonly makeour lifebetter No,they.
5.Can computersreally helpchildrentostudy.
6.Someone saidthat it,s necessaryforusmiddle schoolstudents tospend sometime oncomputerseveryday.What doyouthinkof itBarkyandItalkeveryday.When Icome home,we discusswhat Imhaving fordinner,but strictlyspeaking hedoesn,ttalkback.I usuallyask himwhat hehasbeendoing allday,and hetells mehehasbeen swimmingaround andlooking afterthehouse.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 thinkhe likesthecolours,and hedefinitely prefersnorthern teams.He mustbeaManchester Unitedfan,ashehas somuch redinhisbowl.Alex Fergusonwouldbeproud.If Barkyis everupset,he squirts(使喷出)water outofthetop ofhisbowl,sothere isno chanceofusforgetting hisbirthday.He willbe twoyears oldin September,butinfish yearsthat ismore like30,so hecouldbeplanning abig nightout.We willgivehim extrafood andan icedgem asabirthdaycake.However,whathereally wantsisa mate,so wewillhavetoseewhat wecan arrange.I wouldnever swapBarky.He isagoodlistener.The childrenlike himandhedoesn,tneedwalking.When hewasinhis teens,he usedto tryto sneakout,but hebehaves now.He isfor keeps.
41.Who isBarky
42.Whats Barkyshobby
43.What willBarky doifheis unhappy
10.根据短文内容,回答问题Hankwason holidaytravelling throughEurope bytrain withhis twochildren,Tina andMax.Their seatswereinthelastcarriage ofthetrain.After theyhad eatentheir lunch,Hank gotup.〃Im justgoing downtothedining。