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Two men are working in the park. One is Mr. Brown, a worker, and the other is Mr. Black. Mr. Brown is going to a chair. It is next to the road. Mr. Black is after him. Mr. Brown finds Mr. Black. Now Mr. Black begins to walk faster. Because he wants to get to the chair before Mr. Brown. Now Mr. Brown begins to walk faster because he also wants to get to the chair first. Then they both run. Mr. Black runs faster than Mr. Brown. So he gets to the chair first and sits down on it. Mr. Brown runs after Mr. Black. When he gets to the chair. He sees Mr. Black sitting on it. He is sorry  to show a notice(通知) with the words. “Wet Paint”(油漆未干) to Mr. Black. Now Mr. Black knows Why Mr. Brown is going to the chair.

1.Where are Mr. Brown and Mr. Black?

A. In the garden      B. On the chair

C. In the park        D. Next to the road.

2.What are they doing? --- They are ___.

A. talking           B. walking to the chair

C. holding a notice    D. sitting on a chair

3.___ is after ___ at first.

A. Mr. Black , Mr. Brown   B. The worker, Mr. Brown

C. Mr. Brown, Mr. Black    D. Mr. Brown, the worker

4.___ gets to the chair first.

A. The worker    B. Mr. Brown

C. Mr. Black      D. A student

5. Mr. Brown gets to the chair because ___.

A. he wants to sit there.   B. He wants to tell people “wet paint”

C. it is his chair         D. He wants to talk to Mr. Black on the chair

 

Ben Jones was walking home from school one day when he saw a black cat.It was walking across the srteet in front of him.Ben stopped,turned around,and walked down a different srteet to go home.Why did he do that?
“It’s unluchy when a black cat crosses the street in front of you,”says Ben,“I did not want to walk down that street!”
Many people think that some things bring bad luch of good luck.For example,some people think that 13 is an unlucky number.They never invite 13 people to a party.
“I never walk under a ladder(梯子),”says Ben.“And I never open an umbrella inside the house.They both bring bad luck.”
And what brings good luck?“We have a horseshoe over the front door of our house for good luck,”says Ben.
“And when I find a peney on the ground,I always pick it up .That brings me good luck all day!”
【小题1】Why did Ben turn aroundd when he saw the black cat crossing the street?
A.Because he thought it was unlucky.
B.Because he disliked a black cat.
C.Because he was afraid of the cat.
【小题2】In western countries,which number do some people think is unlucky?
A.4.               B.10.              C.13.
【小题3】Which of the following things can bring people good luck?
A.Opening an umbrella inside the house.
B.Walking under a ladder.
C.Picking up a penny on the ground.
【小题4】Where does Ben’s family have a horseshoe?
A.Over the front door.     B.Inside the house.      C.Under a ladder.
【小题5】Which is the best title of the passage?
A.A black cat.
B.Good luck and bad luck.
C.Good things can bring good luck.

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阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。

 

 

Joe lost his arms in an accident that killed his father. Since then, he has had to depend on the     36    of his younger sister Ella. In order to take care of him, Ella became his shadow, never leaving him     37     for years. Except for writing with his toes, he was completely unable to do anything in his life. 

As they grew up together, they had their share of     38    and they would often quarrel. Then one day, Ella wanted to separate from Joe, living    39     own life. So Joe was heart-broken and didn't know what to do.

A     40     misfortune (不幸) struck Rosa, too. One night her mother, who suffered(受苦) from mental illness,     41     . So her father went out looking for her mother. She tried to cook meals for her parents, only to overturn the kerosene light on the stove, resulting in a fire which took her hands away.

Though her elder sister Susan showed her willingness to take care of her, Rosa decided to be    42     independent. And most of all she learned to do things on her own. Once she wrote the following in her composition: “I’m lucky. Though I lost my arms, I still have legs. Though my wings are broken, my heart can still     43   .”

　　One day，Joe and Rosa were both invited to a television interview program. Joe told the TV host about his     44     future at being left on his own, while Rosa was full of hope for her life. They both were asked to write something on a piece of paper with their toes. Joe wrote：My younger sister's arms are my arms;     45      Rosa wrote: Broken wings, flying heart.

They had both stood the same sufferings, but their different     46     determined(决定) the nature of their lives. It is true that life is unpredictable. How you deal with misfortune is the true test of your character. If you choose only to complain and run away from the suffering，it will always     47     you wherever you go. But if you decide to be strong, the hardship will turn out to be a fortune on which new hopes will arise.

1.A. legs              B. arms          C. eyes           D. hands 

2.A. sad           B. afraid           C. worried        D. alone

3.A. questions    B. accidents       C. problems         D. business

4.A. his           B. her            C. my             D. their

5.A. serious           B. sudden            C. terrible       D. similar

6.A. returned          B. disappeared       C. moved          D. left

7. A. completely       B. directly          C. seriously        D. immediately

8.A. break         B. beat          C. fly            D. jump

9.A. unfair        B. uncertain     C. unsafe             D. undoubted

10.A. and           B. so           C. while           D. or

11. A. opinions        B. values            C. senses             D. attitudes

12.A. follow           B. catch         C. disturb            D. hurt

       

 

 

Years ago, I lived in a building in a large city. The building next door was only a few feet away from mine. There was a woman who lived there, whom I had never met, yet I could see her sit by her window each afternoon, sewing(针线活) or reading.

After several months had gone by, I began to notice that her window was dirty. Everything was unclear through the dirty window. I would say to myself, “I wonder why that woman doesn’t wash her window. It really looks terrible.”

One bright morning I decided to clean my flat, including washing the window inside.

Late in the afternoon when I finished the cleaning, I sat down by the window with a cup of coffee for a rest. What a surprise! Across the way, the woman sitting by her window was seen clearly. Her window was clean!

Then it dawned on me. I had been criticizing(批评) her dirty window, but all the time I was watching hers through(通过) my own dirty window.

That was quite an important lesson for me. How often had I looked at and criticized others through the dirty window of my heart, through my own mistakes?

Since then, whenever I wanted to judge (评判) someone, I asked myself first, “Am I looking at him through my own dirty window?”

Then I try to clean the window of my own world so that I may see the world about me more clearly.

1.The writer couldn’t see everything clearly through the window because _________.

A. the woman’s window was dirty   

B. the writer’s window was dirty

C. the woman lived nearby          

D. the writer has short sight

2.The writer was surprised that _________.

A. the woman was sitting by her window each afternoon, sewing or reading   

B. the woman’s window was clean as soon as he washed his own window

C. the woman did cleaning in the afternoon, so the writer could see the woman clearly

D. the woman’s window was still terrible after he washed his own window

 “It dawned on me” probably means “_________”.

A. I began to understand it            

B. it cheered me up

C. I knew the woman’s window grew light.             

D. it began to get dark

3.It’s clear that _________.

A. the writer didn’t meet the woman ago

B. the writer often washed the window

C. they both worked as cleaners    

D. they lived in a small town

4.From the passage, we can learn _________.

A. one shouldn’t criticize others very often

B. one should often make his windows clean

C. one must judge himself before he judges others

D. one must look at others through his dirty windows

 

 

Good morning. I’m Chen Hua. Here’s my culture report for today, Monday:

A new film starts tonight at the student cinema at eight o’clock. The film is Pirates of the Carribean. It’s a fantastic adventure film. Johnny Depp and Orlando Bloom are the stars. They are both very popular and famous, and they both act well in this film, and make their characters believable.

The story is about an old ship. It sails around the Carribean islands. Depp and Bloom try to find some lost gold. Then they come fare to face with some terrible men, and have to fight them. There's lots of action, and the fighting looks really dangerous. They also saves Keira Knightly. She plays Elisabeth, the daughter of a rich man. The scenes with Knightly and Bloom are beautiful and romantic.

The film isn't true to life, but it' s very exciting, and some of it is very funny. It' s an enjoyable film, although in my opinion there's too much fighting. But except for that, it's an excellent film. U you didn't see it when it first came out, I advise you to go and see it now. I' m sure you' 11 enjoy it. It' s showing all week.

1. Pirates of the Carribean is__________.

A. a tragedy B. a comedy C. an action film D. an adventure film

2.Depp and Bloom sails around the Carribean islands because__________.

A. they try to find some lost gold B. they try to find some gold

C. they try to find some lost iron D. they try to find some lost iron

3.They meet __________.

A. some terrible men B. some terrible women

C. some smiling men D. some smiling men

4.There's lots of action in the film because they have to__.

A. fight the frightening people B. fight the terrible women

C. make the film interesting D. make the film exciting

5.Keira Knightly plays

A. Depp and Bloom      B. Elisabeth C. Orlando Bloom D. Johnny Depp

6.What Chen Hua doesn't like about the film is

A. untruth to life        B. the adventure C. too much fighting      D. the stars

7.Chen Hua advises people to see the film because__      _.

A. it's funny B. it's true C. it' s believable I), it' s excellent

8. The general idea of paragraph 3 is         _ .

A. self introduction B. where the film is on

C. Chen Hua's opinions about the film D. the main idea of the film