初中英語閱讀理解1Mrs.Brownhadasmallgardenbehindherhouse,andinspringsheplantedsomevegetablesinit.Shelookedafterthemverycarefully,andwhensummercame,theylookedverynice.OneeveningMrs.Brownlookedathervegetablesandsaid,"TomorrowIamgoingtopickthem,andthemwecaneatthem."Butearlythenextmorning,hersonranintothekitcheij廚房)andshouted,"Mother,Mother!Comequickly!Ourneighbour's(鄰居的)ducksareinthegardenandtheyareeatingourvegetables!"Mrs.Brownranout,butitwastoolate!Allthevegetableswerefinished!Mrs.Browncried,andherneighbourwasverysorry,butthatwastheendofthevegetables.ThemafewdaysbeforeChristmas,theneighbourbroughtMrs.Brownaparcel包裹).Initwasabeautiful,fatduck,andonitwasapieceofpaperwiththewords."Enjoyyourvegetables!"根據短文內容，判斷以下句子的正誤(T、F)()1.Inspring,Mrs.Browngrewanumberofvegetablesinthegarden.Theygrewverywell.()2.Mrs.Browncouldn'tpickanyvegetablesbecauseherneighbour'sducksateupthevegetables.()3.Herneighbourwasverygladforthat.()4.TheneighbourboughtMrs.BrownaparcelbeforeChristmas.()5.Therewasapieceofpaperwiththewords:"Enjoyyourvegetables!"2Thedatewaslikeanyotherdayinhislife.AfterschoolBillwalkedpasttheshoponthestreetcorner.Hestoopedtolookatthefrontrowofshoes,andhefeltforsorryforhimself.Hereallywantedtohaveapairforhisbirthday.Hesadlywalkedawayandthoughtofwhattotellhismother.Heknewshewouldgivehimanythingifshecould.Buthealsoknewverywellshehadlittlemoney.Hedecidednottogohomeatonce,ashelookedworriedandhedidn'twanttomakehismotherworryaboutit.Sohewenttotheparkandtherehesatonthegrass.Thenhesawagirlinawheelcha輪椅).Hefoundthatthegirlmovedthewheelswithherhands.Billlookedathercarefullyandwassurprisedtoseethatthegirlhadnofeet.Helookeddownathisownfeet."Itismuchbettertobewithoutshoesthanwithoutfeet."Itwasnotrightforhimtofeelsosorryandsad.Hewentawayandsmiled,thinkinghewasmoreluckyinlife.Billwassosorrythat.theshoesintheshopwerenottherightsizeforhim.heforgottobringanymoneywithhim.hismothercouldn'tbuyhimapairofshoes.hewalkedpasttheshoeshop.Fromthestoryweknowthat.Bill'smotherhasmuchmoney.Bill'smotherwasakind-heartedwoman.Bill'smotherwouldn'tbuyhimanything.Bill'smotheroftenboughtpresentsforBill'sbirthday.Billdidn'tgohomeatonce.becausehismotherwasatwork.becausehismotherwouldn'tgivehimanymoney.becausehewantedtositonthegrassinthepark.becausehedidn'twanttogivehismotheranytrouble.Inthepark,Billsawagirl.withoutfeet.B.withouthandsC.walkingslowlyD.lookingdownathisshoes.Atlast,Bill.decidedtobuyanewpairofshoes.B.lefttheparksadly.C.thoughthe'smoreluckythanthegirlinthewheelchair.D.didn'tknowwhattodowithhisoldshoes.3Ifyoudonotuseyourarmsoryourlegsforsometime,theywillbecomeweak,whenyoustartusingthemagain,theyslowlybecomestrongagain.Everybodyknowsthat.Yetmanypeopledonotseemtoknowthatmemory（記憶）worksinthesameway.Whensomeonesaysthathehasagoodmemory,hereallymeansthathekeepshismemoryinpracticebyusingit.Whensomeoneelsesaysthathismemoryispoor,hereallymeansthathedoesnotgiveitenoughchance（機會）tobecomestrong.Ifafriendsaysthathisarmsandlegsareweak,weknowhatitishisownfault過錯）.Butifhetellsusthathehasapoormemory,manyofusthinkthathisparentsmaybebla責ed（備）,andfewofusknowthatitisjusthisownfault.Haveyoueverfoundthatsomepeoplecan'treadorwritebutusuallytheyhavebettermemories?Thisisbecausetheycannotreadorwriteandtheyhavetorememberthing,theycannotwritethemdowninasmallnotebook.Theyhavetorememberdays,names,songsandstories,sotheirmemoryisthewholetimebeingexercised.Soifyouwanttohaveagoodmemory,learnfromthepeople:practiserememberingthingsinawayasotherpeopledo.Someonecan'thaveagoodmemoryif.hecan'treadorwriteB.hedoesn'tusehismemoryC.hisparentshaven'tagoodmemoryD.hedoesn'tusehisarmsorlegsforsometimeIfyoudomotuseyourarmsorlegsforsometime,.youcan'tusethemanymoreB.theywillbecomestrongertheybecomeweakbuttheyslowlybecomestringagaintheybecomeweakandwon'tbecomestronguntilyouusethemagainWhichofthefollowingistrue?Yourmemoryworksinthedifferentsayasyourarmsorlegs.Yourmemory,likeyourarmsorlegs,becomesweakifyoudonotgiveitenoughchanceforpractice.Don'tlearnhowtoreadandwriteifyouwanttohaveabettermemory.Agoodmemorycomesfromlesspractice.Fewpeopleknowthatitisonlyifafriendhasapoormemory.hisownfaultB.hisparents'faultC.histeachers'faultD.hisgrandmother'sfaultThewriterwantstotellus.howtouseourarmsorlegshowtoreadandwritestrongarmsandgoodmemorieshowtohaveagoodmemoryhowtolearnfromthepeople4InEuropemanypeoplediedduringtheSecondWorldWar.Asaresult,attheendofthewarthereweremanyorphans（孤兒）there.AmancalledHermannGmeinerwantedtohelpthesechildren.Hisideawassimple.Hewantedorphanstohaveahome,andhewantedthemtohavethecareandkindnessofparents.Gmeineraskedpeopletogivehimsomemoney.WiththismoneyhebuiltthefirstSOSChildren'sVillageatImst,inAustria.Itopenedin1949.ThisishowtheSOSChildren'sVillagestarted.ThelettersSOSstandfor“SaveOurSouls（靈魂）Thismeans“Pleasehelpus!”.AnSOSChildren'sVillagegiveshelptoorphans.HermannGmeiner'sideaforhelpingorphanssoonspread（傳播）allovertheworld.By1983therewere170SOSChildren'sVillagesintheworld.Peopleinmanycountriesgivemoneytohelpthevillages.Todaythechildrenfromthefirstvillagearegrownup.NowsomeofthemworkinotherSOSChildren'sVillages.InSOSVillagesorphansliveinfamilygroups.Thereareseveralhousesineachvillage.Thebiggestvillageshave40or50houses!Betweensevenandtenchildrenliveinahouse.Awomanliveswitheachgroupofchildrenandlooksafterthem.Shegivesthechildrenalotofloveandkindness.Shecooksforthemandmakescomfortable（舒適的），happyhomeforthem.Ofcourse,thechildrendon'tspendalltheirtimeinthevillage.Theygotoschool,theygooutwiththeirfriendsandtheygointotown.Butthevillagefivesthemahome-sometimesforthefirsttimeintheirlives.Whichofthefollowingcamelast?PeoplegaveGmeinersomemoney.Thereweremanyorphansattheendofthewar.GmeinerbuiltthefirstSOSChildren'sVillagewiththemoneypeoplegavehim.AmancalledHermannGmeinerwantedtohelptheorphans.Anorphanisachild.whohasnobrotherB.whohasnosisterC.whohasnoparentsD.alloftheaboveHowmanyhousesarethereinthebiggestSOSChildren'sVillages?Sevenandten.B.Fortyorfifty.C.170.D.About30.Wecanconclude（推論）fromthearticlethatthemoneyforhelpingtheSOSVillagesmainlycomesfrom.A.government《政府）B.specialorganization（組織）C.theorphansthemselvesD.peopleingeneral（普通的）Whichofthefollowingcanbestsummarize（總結）theworkawomaninanSOSVillagedoesforeachgroupofchildren?Shegivesthechildrenalotofloveandkindness.Sheliveswitheachgroupofchildren.Shecooksthemealsforchildren.Shelooksafterthem.5InBritainwinterisnotverycoldandsummerisnotveryhot.Thereisnot1differencebetweensummer2winter.3isthis?Britainhasamild（暖和的）winteranda4summerbecauseitisan5country.Insummertheseaiscoolerthantheland.Thewindsfromthesea6coolairtoBritain.Thewesternwindsblow_7Britainalltheyear.Theyblowfromthesouthwest.Theyarewetwinds.TheybringraintoBritainalltheyear.Britainhasaloto_8alltheyear.ThewestofBritainis9thantheeast.Thefourseasonsare10threemonthslong.WinterisinDecember,JanuaryandFebruary.SpringisinMarchAprilandMay.SummerisinJune，JulyandAugust.AutumnisinSeptember，OctoberandNovember.1.A.alittleB.afewC.agreatD.asmall2.A.butB.andC.toD.for3.A.WhyB.WhatC.HowD.Where4.A.hotBcoolC.coldD.warm5.A.EnglishB.islandC.openD.important6.A.takeB.carryC.bringD.fetch7.A.onB.underC.overD.above8.A.snowB.rainC.windD.sunshine9.A.coolerB.wetterC.drierD.hotter10.A.everyB.sometimesC.bothcD.all6Kim'sDiary7:00am:Wokeup.Itwassunnybuttherewasacoldwindblowing.7:30am:HadbreakfastquicklybecauseIgotuplate.7:45am:Lieuarrivedonhisbike.8:00am:Spentmorningridingourbike.WevisitedMingandGordon.12:30pm:Hadlunchatlieu‘shouse.Hismothermadehamburgers.Theyweregoodtoeat.3:00pm:Wenthomeafterplayingcomputergames.SawAlexintheparkonthewayhome.4:00pm:WatchedTVuntildinnertime.WhatwastheweatherlikeonthedayKimwroteherdiary?A.Cloudy.B.Windy.C.Wet.D.Hot.WhodidKimseeonthewayhome?A.Gordon.B.Ming.C.Lieu.D.Alex.Kim‘sdiarytellsusthatshe.A.enjoyedherlunchB.missedherbreakfastC.doesn‘tlikehamburgersD.wenttoLieu'shousefordinnerTherightorder（順序）ofthethingsKimdidis.watchedTV,atelunch,rodebikeandplayedcomputergamesatelunch,rodebike,watchedTVandplayedcomputergamesrodebike,atelunch,playedcomputergamesandwatchedTVplayedcomputergames,watchedTV,atelunchandrodebike7Lastweekthemanagerofanoldshopreceivedaletter.Ashewasverybusy,theletterlayonhisdesktillteatime.Thenheopeneditand￡10felloutontohisdesk.Togetherwithitwasashortletter.Itread:Dearsir,In1935Igotengaged（訂婚），butunluckilyIlostmyjob.Atthattimealotofpeoplewereoutofwork.SixmonthslaterIgotajobagain,butofcourseIwasveryshortofmoney.Icametoyourshoptobuyaweddingring結婚戒扌旨）.Thegirltookoutsomeringsformetolookat，butshewascalledawayforamoment，andIputoneoftheringsinmypocket.Whenshecameback，IsaidIdidnotknowthesizeofmygirlf-riend‘sfinger.SoIlefttheshopwithoutpaying.MywifediedashortwhileagoandthatIneverpaidforherringhasbeenonmyconscience（良心）alltheseyears.Atthattimetheringcost￡2,soIthinktheringmaycost￡10now,andIamsendingyouthemoney.Yourstruly,Acustomer顧客）“Well,well,well,”saidthemanager.“Lifeisfullofsurprises.”1、hewriterofthelettersent￡10.tobuyaringforhiswifeB.tothankthegirlforherkindnessC.topayforhiswife‘sringD.togiveanorderforaring2、Howdidthewriterofthelettergettheweddingring?A.Thegirlgaveittohim.B.Heboughtitfromtheshop.C.Heborroweditfromtheshop.D.Hetookitoutoftheshopwithoutpaying.3、hichofthefollowingisnottrue?Hedidn‘tknowthesizeofhisgirl-friend'sfinger.Hehadnotmuchmoneyatthetime.Hewasoutofworkforsometime.Hewasengagedin1935.4、Thelastsentenceofthepassageshowsthatthemanagerwas.afraidofseeingthemoneytooexcitedtosayawordverygladtogetthemoneyunexpectedlysorryforwhattheyoungmanhaddone8Wearealreadyfamiliarwithcomputers-computersworkforusathome,inofficesandinfactories.Butitisalsotruethatchildrentodayareusingcomputersatschoolbeforetheycanwrite.Whatdoesthismeanforthefuture?Arethesechildrenluckyornot?Manypeoplewhodonotknowaboutcomputersthinkofthemasmachinesthatchildrenplaywith.Theyworrythatchildrendonotlearnfromexperience（經驗）butjustfrompressingabuttonandthatthisisnotgoodforthem.Theythinkchildrenaregrowingupnotknowingabouttherealworld.Butpeoplewhounderstandmoreaboutcomputersseethatcomputerscanbeverygoodforchildren.Acomputercanhelpthemtolearnabouttherealworldmorequickly,tolearnwhattheywanttolearnandtothinkforthemselves.Andforthefuture,don'tweneedpeoplewhocanthinkclearly,whoknowhowtogetinformation（信息）quicklyanduseetwell?1、hispassagegivestwodifferentopinions（觀點）aboutchildrenusingcomputersandthewriterseemstoagreewith.A.thefirstoneB.thesecondoneC.eitherofthetwoD.neitherofthem2、Peoplewhoholdthefirstopinionthinkcomputers.candoalotofthingsforusareakindoftoysforchildrencanhelpchildrenlearntoreadandwritecanhelpchildrenlearnabouttherealworld3、“Befamiliarwith”inthispassagemeans.A.beinterestedinB.bepleasedwithC.knowsomethingwellD.knowlittleabout9根據短文內容回答問題，每空限填一詞。AfterTomfinishedhismiddleschool,hewenttoworkinapostoffice.Hewas?lad（高興）togetthework,becausehecouldsendthelettersonhisbike.Itwaseasyandinteresting.Onedayhetookalettertoahouse.Whenhegottothedoor,abigdogranfasttohim.Hewasafraidofitverymuchandquicklythrewtheletterontheground.Tohissurprise^令他驚奇的是）,thedogdidn'tcomeathim.Itstoppedbeforetheletterandpickeditupwithitsmouth.Theitcarriedtheletterintothehouse.Tomsaidtohimself,“Itdoesthesameworkasme.”1、WheredidTomwork?TOC\o"1-5"\h\zIna.2、HowdidTomsendtheletter?the.3、WhatdidTomseewhenhearrivedatthehouse?Heabig.4、DidthedogmakeanytroubleonTom?,it.5、WhatdidthedogcometoTomtodo?Itcametotheletter.10Johnwasinhospitalforafewdays,andhiswifetoldhimthathisdogreallymissedhim.“Hespendsthemightatthefrontdoorinwaitingforyoutoreturn.”ShesaidtoJohn.“Whatanexamploftruelove!”Johnanswered.“Iwonderofyouwouldtakecareofmelikethat.”“OfcourseIwould,”hiswifeanswered,“Ifyouarenotathomeallthenight,andIdon'tknowwhereyouare,youcanbesureI'llwaitforyouatthefrontdoor.”1、WhywasJohninhospital?Maybehewas.2、HowdidthedogshowloveforJohn?HeforJohntocomeatthefrontdoor.3、Whydidn'tJohn'swifestayatthedoorwaitingforhim?BecauseshewhereJohnwasandneedtodothat.4、HowlongwasJohninhospital?several.5、Hiswifedoesn'tlovehim,doesshe?,she.11Mrs.Green'stelephonenumberwasthre-efour-six-three,andthenumberofthecinemanearherhousewasthree-four-six-four.Sopeopleoftenmadeamistakeandtelephonedherwhentheywantedthecinema.OneeveningthetelephonerangandMrs.Greenansweredit.Atiredmansaid,“Atwhattimeyourlastfilmbegin?”“I'msorry,”saidMrs.Green,“butyouhavethewrongnumber.Thisisnotthecinema.”“Oh,Itbegantwentyminutesago,”saidtheman,“Iamsorryaboutthat.Goodbye.”Mrs.Greenwasverysurprised,soshetoldherhusband.Helaughedandsaid,“Theman'swifewantedtogotothecinema,buthewasfeelingtired,sotelephonedthecinema.Theman'swifeheardhim,butshedidn'thearyou.Nowtheywillstayathomethiseveningandthehusbandwillbehappy.”1、Mrs.Green'stelephonenumberwas.3634B.3463C.4636D.34642、Peopleoftenmadeamistakeandtelephonedherwhentheywanted.tosleepB.theshopC.thecinemaD.thevisit3、WhenMrs.Greenansweredthephone,whodidn'thearher?Mr.Green.B.Theman.C.Theman'swife.D.Anybody.4、WhywasMrs.Greenverysurprisedaftersheansweredthetelephone?Because.themanrangawrongnumberthemansaidsorrytoherthemandidn'tanswerherandsaidotherthingtheman'svoicewasveryslow5、HowdidMrs.Greenfeelwhensheheardthemanaskaboutfilm?A.surprised.B.Angry.C.Nothappy.D.Notstrange（奇怪）12Kateleftschoolwhenshewasseventeenyearsoldandwenttolookforwork.Shewasstilllivingwithherparents.Alotoffactoriesneededworkers,soitwasnothardtofindaninterestingob（工作）.Katewenttoseveralfactoriesandthenchose（選擇）oneofthem.Itwasnearherhome.Shedecided（決定）togotoworkonfoot.Thenextmorning,shewenttothefactoryagainandsaidtothenanager（經理），“Iwanttoworkhere,buthowmuchwillyougiveme?”“Willpayfor（付款）27poundsnow.”themanageranswered,“and30poundsafterthreemonths.”Katethoughtforafewsecondsbeforeshaenswered.Theshesaid,“Allright,thenI'llstartinthreemonths.”1、WhendidKatebegintolookforwork?A.WhenshewasatschoolB.Whenshewasseventeen.C.Whensheleftherparents'house.D.Whenshewaseighteen.2、ItwasforKatetofindajob.A.easyB.noteasyC.lateD.later3、Howmuchdidthemanagerwanttopayherinthesecondmonth?A.27pounds.B.30pounds.C.54pounds.D.60pounds4、WhydidKatewanttostartworkingthreemonthslater?Because.Katedidn'tleaveschoolKatehadtolookafterhermother.Katewantedtoget30pounds.Katewenttoschool.5、hefactorywasnotfromherhome.A.farB.nearC.fartoD.nearto13OnedayArha'swife0some1.Thelittlechildinthenexthousewascrying.Hecriedand2-.Themotherofthechildsaid,“Stopcrying."Butthechild3stopcrying.Hewentoncrying.Themothersaid,“Ifyoudon'tstopcrying,I4youintotheriver."Themotherwanted5andbuysomebread,soshesaidtoArha'swife.“Willyou6_mychildforalittletime?Imustgoandbuysomebread."Arha'swifesaidtoArha,“Iamworking.Youmustlookafterhim.”Aftersometimethemothercameback,andsaidtoArha'swife,“Thankyou7afterthechild.Andwhereishenow?”“He'splayinginthegarden.”Theylookedinthegarden.Buttheycouldnot8thechild.ThentheycalledArha,“Arha!Arha!Whereisthechild?”Arha9,“Hismothersaid,‘Ifyoudon'tstopcryingIshallputyouintotheriver.Thechilddidn'tstopcrying,10Iputhimintotheriver.Heisoverthereintheriver.”0.A.wasdoingB.andoingC.weredoingD.doing1.A.washB.washesC.washsD.washing2.A.saidB.tallkedC.criedD.crying3.A.didn'tB.don'tC.doesn'tD.not4.A.putB.shallputC.putedD.areputting5.A.agoB.goingC.togoD.goes6.A.lookatB.lookforC.looklikeD.lookafter7.A.lookingB.tolookC.forlookingD.forlook8.A.lookB.lookatC.seeD.find9.A.answeredB.saidC.toldD.spoke10.A.andB.soC.butD./14Everydaysomepeoplearekilledwhiletheyarecrossingtheroads.Mostofthesepeopleareoldandchildren.Oldpeopleareoftenkilledbecausetheycan'tseeorhearverysell.Childrenarekilledbecausetheyarenotcareful.Theyforgettolookandlistenbeforetheycrosstheroads.Acarorabuscan'tstopquickly.Ifacarisgoingveryfast,itwillvterlamanymetersbeforeitstops.Somepeopledon'talwaysunderstandthis.Theythinkacarcanstopinafewmeters.Itisdifficulttoknowhowfastacarismoving.Theonlywaytocrostsheroadssafelyistolookbothways,rightandleft.Theniftheroadsareempty,youcancrossthem.Whyareoldpeopleoftenkilledwhiletheyarecrossingtheroads?theycan'tseehearverywell.Dopeoplethinkacarcanstopinafewmeters?TOC\o"1-5"\h\z,they.Childrenareoftennotcarelesswhilecrossingtheroads,arethey?,they.Whatshouldonedobeforecrossingtheroads?Tolook.Whencanyoucrosstheroads?Theare.15Threethingsarenecessaries^必要的）forustokeepalive（活著）.Whatarethey?Theyareair,waterandfood.Weeatfoodtwiceorthreetimesaday.Wedrinkwaterseveraltimesaday.Webreathe（呼吸）dayandnight.Ifamandoesnoteatanyfoodanddoesnotdrinkanything,hecanliveforaboutthreedays.Butifhedoesnotbreathe,hecankeepaliveforonlyaboutthreeminutes.Soweseethatbreathingisevenimportantthandrinking,anddrinkingmoreimportantthaneating.Wecan'tlive⑹thereisnoairorwaterorfood.Forus,foodisveryimportant,wateris（7）important,andairisthemostimportant.Why?Becausewecar{8）liveforaboutthreeminuteswithoutair.Threeminutes（9）ashorttimeitis!Foodandwaterarelessimportantthanair,⑽wecan'tbeshortofthem,either.16Maryhasfourcousins（表兄妹）.TheyareBetty,Peter,BillandAun.Maryistheoldestofthefive.Bettyisthirteenyearsold.SheistwoyearsyoungerthanMaryandoneyearolderthanPeter.Billisnine,andAun,theyoungest,isseven.BettyandPeteraregoodrunners.ButPeterrunsfaster.MaryandAunliketoplaybasketball.MaryplaysbetterthanAun.Billisthebestsingerofthefive.MaryandBettystudyinamiddleschool.Peter,BillandAunstudyinaprimaryschoo（小學）.Thefivechildrenallworkhardatschool.ButBettyworkshardest.1、Thereare_____yearsbetweenMaryandPeter.A.eightB.sixC.threeD.two2、Peteris_____yearsold.A.twelveB.thirteenC.fifteenD.nine3、Whorunsfastestofthefive?A.Betty.B.Peter.C.BettyandPeter.D.Allthefive4、Whoarestudents?None（無人）ofthem.B.Allofthem.C.MaryandBetty.D.PeterBillandAun.17Basketballisstillayounggame.Itisnotyetahundredyearsold,inthewinterof1891,acertaincollege（學院）washavingtroublewithitsboystudentstheweatherwassoterriblethatthestudentshadtostayindoors（在室內）.Wincetheycouldnotenjoytheirsportsoutsideasusual,theywereunhappy,andsomeofthemevengotintofightsfromtimetotime.Finally,oneoftheteachersatthecollege,J.E.Naismith,wasaskedtoinvent（發明）anewgameforthestudentsitwasnotaneasyjobbecausesuchagamehadtobeplayedindoors,andthecourt（場地）wasnotverylarge.Naismiththoughtforafewdaysandinventedakindoftheball.Itwasplayedbetweentwoteams.Tomakeascore（得分），theballhadtobethrownintoabaskettenfeethighabovetheflooronthewall.Ateachendofthecourttherewassuchabasket.Atfirst,Naismithhadplannedtohavetheballthrownintoabox.Ashecouldnotfindboxesoftherightsize,hehadtousefruitbasketinstead.Thisishowthegamegotitsname.1、Basketballissomeoftheotherballgames.asoldasB.notasoldasC.olderthanD.theoldestin2、Infact,ithasjustahistoryofalittle.lessthantwohundredyearsB.morethanahundredyearsC.lessthanacenturyD.notanymorethanacentury3、today,basketballwasinventedasanindoorgameatfirst.Thoughit'softenplayedoutsideBecauseit'softenplayedoutsideSinceit'salwaysplayedoutsideAlthoughit'sneverplayedinside4、Naismithhadthoughtofusingaboxinthegame,yetgaveuptheideabeforelongandfixedonthewall.A.thewallB.akindofballgameC.afruitbasketD.thebasketballteam5、Indeedthemaneofthenewgamewhattheballshouldbethrownintoinamatch.A.hadnothingtodowithB.hadsomethingnotmuchtodowithC.hadafewthingtodoD.hadsomethingtodowith18Miss.Greentaughtphysics（物理）inaLondonschool.Lastmonthsheexplainingtooneofherclassesaboutsound,andshedecidedtotestthemtoseehowwellshehadbeeninherwork.Shesaidtothem,“Now,IhaveasisterinWashington,ifIwascallingheronthetelephone,andatthesametimeyouwere20metresaway,andlistenedtomefromtheothersideofthestreet,whowouldhearwhatIsaidearlier,mysisteroryou?Andwhy?”Thecleverestboyatonceanswered,“Yoursister,Miss.Green,becauseelectrieity（電）travelsfasterthensoundwaves."“That'sverygood,”Miss.Greenanswered.Butthenoneofthegirlsputupherhand.Miss.Greensaid,“Yes,Betty?"“Idon'tthinkso,"Bettysaid.“Yoursisterwouldhearyouearlierbecausewhenit'seleveno'clockhere,it'ssixo'clockinWashington."1、Miss.Greenwasteachingtheclass.tohersoundB.aboutsoundC.aboutelectricityD.abouttelephone2、Shewantedtoknow.whetherherstudentscouldtellwhichwasfaster,electricityorsoundwaveswhetherherstudentscouldhearfrom20metresawaywhethershecouldcallhersisterinWashingtonwhetherhersistercouldhearherinWashington3、Thecleverestboythoughtthat.thestudentswouldhearMiss.Greenearlierthestudentswouldhearhersisterearliersoundwaveswereslowerthanelectricityelectricitytravelsslowerthansoundwaves4、Miss.Green.waspleasedwithwhatthecleverestboyhadsaiddidn'tthinkthecleverestboy'sanswerwassogoodthoughtBetty'sanswerwasmuchbetterthoughtBettyiscleverthanthecleverestboy5、Bettythought.electricitywasfasterthansoundwavesthoseinWashingtonshowedadifferenttimefromthoseinLondonelectricitytravelsasfastassoundwaveselectricitywasslowerthansoundwaves19AfterTomfinishedhismiddleschool,hewenttoworkinapostoffice.Hewasgl高（興）togetthework,becausehecouldsendthelettersonhisbike.Itwaseasyandinteresting.Onedayhetookalettertoahouse.Whenhegottothedoor,abigdogranfasttohimhewasafraidofitverymuchandquicklythrewtheletterontheground.Tohissurprise令他驚奇的是）,thedogdidn'tcomeathim.Itstoppedbeforetheletterandpickeditupwithitsmouth.Thenitcarriedtheletterintothehouse.Tomsaidtohimself,“Itdoesthesameworkasme.”根據短文內容回答問題,每空限填一詞.TOC\o"1-5"\h\zWheredidTomwork?Ina.HowdidTomsendtheletter?the.WhatdidTomseewhenhearrivedatthehouse?Heabig.DidthedogmakeanytroubleonTom?,it.WhatdidthedogcometoTomtodo?Itcametotheletter.20Johnwasinhospitalforafewdays,andhiswifetoldhimthathisdogreallymissedhim.“Hespendsthenightatthefrontdoorinwaitingforyoutoreturn.”ShesaidtoJohn.“Whatanexampleoftruelove!”Johnanswered.“Iwonderifyouwouldtakecareofmelikethat.”“OfcourseIwould,”hiswifeanswered,“Ifyouarenotathomeallthenight,andIdon'tknowwhereyouare,youcanbesureI'llwaitforyouatthefrontdoor.”根據短文內容回答問題,每空限填一詞.1、WhywasJohninhospital?Maybehewas.2、HowdidthedogshowloveforJohn?HeforJohntocomeatthefrontdoor.3、Whydidn'tJohn'swifestayatthedoorwaitingforhim?BecauseshewhereJohnwasandneedtodothat.4、HowlongwasJohninhospital?several.5、Hiswifedoesn'tlovehim,doesshe?,she.21Oneafternoon,twofriendswenttoseefriendoff（送朋友）.Theygottothestationearly,sotheybegantotalk.Theylookedveryexcited（激動）.Halfanhourlaterthetraincamein,butthemendidn'tnotice（注意）andcontinued（繼續）talking.Whenthetrainwasstarting,theylookedup,thentookuptheirbagsandrantothetrain.Twoofthemengoton,buttheotheronecouldn'thelookedveryworriedbecausethetrainwasgoingawayfast.Atrainconductoratthestationsawallthisandspoketohim.“It'sallright,”theconductorsaid.“Therewillbeanothertrainthisevening.Youwillsoonbeabletojoinyourfriends.”“Butthetroubleistheycametoseemeoff,”answeredtheman.1、Thethreefriendsreachedthestationearly.

onemorningB.oneafternoonC.oneeveningD.Idon'tknow2、whenthetrainarrived,theywerestill.talkingB.sleepingC.walkingD.playing3、gotonthetrainwhenthetrainwasgoingawayfast.TwoofthemB.ThetwoofthemC.ThreeofthemD.thethreeofthem4、Theconductorsawallthisandhim.laughedB.smiledatC.kindlycalmed（使鎮定）D.jokedon5、Themantoldtheconductorthat.A.hecameheretoseefriendsoffB.bothofthemcameheretoseehimoffC.theyallleftbutoneD.nonebuthewentawaybytrain22Kateleftschoolwhenshewasseventeenyearsoldandwenttolookforwork.Shewasstilllivingwithherparents.Alotoffactoriesneededworkers,soitwasnothardtofindaninterestingjob.Katewenttoseveralfactoriesandthenchoseoneofthem.Itwasnearherhome.Shedecidedtogotoworkonfoot.Thenextmorning,shewenttothefactoryagainandsaidtohtemanager,“Iwanttoworkhere,buthowmuchwillyougiveme?”“Willpayfor27poundsnow.”themanageranswered,“and30poundsafterthreemonths.”Katethoughtforafewsecondsbeforesheanswered.Thenshesaid.“Allright,thenI'llstartinthreemonths.”1、WhendidKatebegintolookforwork?a）Whenshewasatschool.B.Whenshewasseventeen.C.Whensheleftherparents'house.D.Whenshewaseighteen.2、ItwasforKatetofindajob.A.easyB.noteasyC.lateD.later3、Howmuchdidthemanagerwanttopayherinthesecondmonth?A.27pounds.B.30pounds.C.54pounds.D.60pounds.4、WhydidKatewanttostartworkingthreemonthslater?A.Katedidn'tleaveschoolB.Katehadtolookafterhermother.C.Katewantedtoget30pounds.D.Katewenttoschool.5、Thefactorywasnotfromherhome.A.farB.nearC.fartoD.near

A.farB.nearC.fartoD.near23Onceayoungmanwastravelingonabike.Hewentalongway.Atnoonhefeltveryhungry.Hewantedverymuchtofindarestauranttohaveamealthere,buthedidn'tknowwheretofindone.Justthenanoldwomanwascoming.“Maybesheknows,”hethought.Sohecameuptoherandasked,“Hey,whereisthenearestrestaurant?”“Sorry,Idon'tknow,youngman.”Theyoungmanwasjustgoingawaywhenheheardthewoman'svoice,“Oh,yes,youngman,you'vejustdroppedsomething.”((((((((((Theyoungmanturnedbackandasked,“WhathaveIdropped?”“You'vedroppedyourmanners.”)1.Theyoungmantraveled.A.onfootB.byplaneC.onatrainD.bybike)2.Afterhewentalongway,he.A.feltverythirstyC.didn'twanttowalkon)3.Atnoonhewantedto.A.havearestC.findsomethingtoeat)4.HeaskedtheoldwomantoA.givehimsomethingtoeatB.C.givehimsomethingtodrinkfeltveryhungrywantedtoturnbackseeanoldwomanD.listentotheradioshowhimthewaytothenearestrestaurantD.havelunchwithhim)5.Theoldwomandidn'ttellhimwherethenearestrestaurantwas,becauseB.shedidn'tfeelhungryA.theyoungmanwasnotpoliteB.shedidn'tfeelhungryshedidn'tunderstandwhattheyoungmansaidshewasastranger(陌生人)there,too24Mr.Perkindidnotliketobedifferentfromotherpeople,sohealwaystriedtowearthesameclothes,eatthesamefood,anddothesamethingsafterworkasothers.OnedayMr.Perkinstoodatthebus-stop.Ashewatchedthecarsgoby,henoticedthatmanyofthemwerenewBeta400sandmostofthemwereyellow.Thefollowingweek,Mr.PerkinboughtanewbrightyellowBeta400.Hewasverypleasedwithit,anddrovetoworkinitthenestday.Hewasevenmorepleasedwithhisnewcar,whenhesawalltheotherBeta400s,infront,behind,andonbothsidesofhim.Mr.Perkinparkedhiscarnearhisoffice,andwalkedtherestoftheway.Butwhenhecamebackatfiveo'clock,thereweresomanybrightyellowBeta400sthatMr.Perkindidn'tknowwhichcarwashis.Hetriedhiskeyinsomeofthecars,butpeoplegavehimastrangelookwhichhedidn'tlike,sohestopped.PoorMr.PerkinhadtowaitnearlytwohoursuntiltherewasonlyoneyellowBeta400left.()1.Beta400isaofcar.A.sizeB.plateC.partD.number()2._____,soheboughtanewbrightyellowcar.Mr.Perkinhatedhiscartobethesameasothers.Mr.PerkinlikedhiscartobethesameasothersMr.PerkinwantedhiscartobedifferentfromothersMr.Perkinlikeddrivingacar()3.Mr.Perkinwasevenmorepleasedwithhisnewcarwhenhewas.infrontofothercarsB.BehindothercarsonbothsidesofothercarsD.inthemiddleofothercarslikehis()4.Mr.Perkintriedhiskeyinsomeofthecars.becausehewantedtofindhiscarinthiswaybecausehewantedtostealacarlikehisbecausehewantedtomakejokeswithothersbecausehehadgotawrongkey()5.FinallyMr.Perkin.losthiscarB.gotawrongcarC.stoleacarD.foundhisowncar25Mr.Jenkinsisinaclothingshop.Heisgoingtobuyacoat.Theshop—assistant(店員)isn'tthere,soheisstandingnearthecounter柜臺)andwaitingforher.Ayoungwomanisstandingnearthecounter,too.ShelooksatMr.Jenkinsandsaystohim,“Excuseme.”“Yes?”Mr.Jenkinsasks.“Areyougoingtodosomethingforme?Iwantacoat,”saysthewoman.Mr.Jenkinssays,“I'msorry.Ican'thelpyou.”Thenthewomansays,“Youmusthelpme.That'syourwork.”Mr.Jenkinssayskindly,“It'snotmyworkIwantacoat,too.I'macustomer.I'mnotashop—assistant.”TOC\o"1-5"\h\z()1.Theyoungwomanislookingat.A.acoatB.thecounterC.theshop—assistantD.Mr.Jenkins()2.TheyoungwomanthinksMr.Jenkinsisgoingto.A.leavetheshopB.takeacoatC.workforherD.speaktoher()3.Fromthepassageweknowtheshop—assistantisa.A.boyB.manC.youngwomanD.woman()4.WhydoestheyoungwomanwantMr.Jenkinstohelpher?Becauseshethinksheistheshop—assistant.BecauseMr.Jenkinsisaman.Becausesheisstandingnearthecounter.Becauseshewantstobuyacoat.()5.ThecustomerinChineseis.A.店主B.營業員C.顧客D.服務員26SallyJonesisonlyfour.Shegoestoschoolateighteverymorning.Shedrawspicturesandtakesthemhome.Sallyshowsthepicturestohermother.Hermothercan'tunderstandthem