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A young man once went to buy a pair of pants. When he got home, he went upstairs(上楼)to his bedroom and put them on. He found that they were two inches(英寸) long.

Then he came out of his room to see his mother and his two sisters. They were washing something in the kitchen.“These new pants are too long, they need to be shortened(缩短) about two inches. Would one of you like to do this for me, please?” His mother and sisters were busy and none（没有） of them said anything. The mother went upstairs after she had finished washing and shortened the pants two inches. But she didn’t tell her daughters about it.

Later on, after supper, the elder sister remembered her brother’s pants. So she went upstairs without saying to anyone, and shortened the pants two inches.

The younger sister went to the cinema, but when she came back, she also remembered what her brother had said. So she ran upstairs, and took two inches

off the legs of the new pants

1.The new pants were _______.

A．too long for the young man

B．two inches long

C．six inches long

D．too short for the young man

2.The young man asked ______to shorten his pants.

A．his mother and his two sisters

B．his mother and one of his sister

C．his mother

D．his mother or one of his two sisters

3._______,his elder sister shorten his pants.

A．After supper

B．After the mother finished washing

C．After the young man went upstairs

D．After the younger sister went to the cinema

4.How many inches were the legs of the new pants shortened by at last?

A．Two.             B．Four.             C．Six.              D．Eight.

5.When the young man put on the pants, he would _______.

A．feel happy                            B．be very sad

C．thank his family                         D．be very excited

 

―Must I report the situation of the new company to the manager now?

  ―No, you         . You are tired and you can do it after you have a good rest.

  A. mustn’t                              B. needn’t                           C. shouldn’t                        D. can’t

 

 

John moved into a new house. He was very happy. He had an old cat and a young cat. He liked them very much, He thought, “I must let my cat go in and out of my house when I'm not at home.” He had an idea.

   One day, a friend came to see him and saw two holes(洞) in his door. One is big, the other is small.

   “My dear friend," he said, "It's a very nice house, but why are two holes in your door of the new house?”

    “To let the cat in and out, of course.” John said.

    “But why are there two holes? Is one hole all right?”

    “How can a big cat go through the little hole?” said John.

“That’s right. But can't a little cat go through(穿过) a big hole?” The friend laughed.

1.John moved into a new house with ______.

A. a cat        B. two cats       C. his friend    D. two dogs

2.What idea did John have? ______ for his cats.

A. To make a hole in the door       

B. To keep the door closed   

C. To keep the door open           

D. To make two holes in the door

3.A friend came to see _____.

A. the cat and the hole.       B. the door and the holes

C. John and his new house    D. John and his cats

4. _____ all right for the big cat and the small cat go through.

A. Only one big hole is       B. Only one small hole is    

C. Only two holes are        D. Only the door is

5.Which one is right?

A. John thought clearly before he made the holes.

B. John liked the small cat better, so he made a small hole for it when there was a big hole.

C. John thought his idea was right before his friend asked him.

D. John doesn’t like his cats.

 

阅读理解

In almost every big university in the United States football is a favorite sport. American football is not like soccer.

Players sometimes kick the ball, but they also throw the ball and run with it. They try to take it to the other end of the field. They have four chances to move the ball ten yards. They can carry it or throw it. If they move it to the end of the field, they receive six points. This is called a touch—down. It is difficult to move the ball. Eleven men on the team try to stop the man who has the ball. If the man does not move the ball ten yards, his team kicks the ball to the other team.

Each university wants its team to win. Thousands of people come to watch. They all yell for their favorite team. Young men and women called cheerleaders come on the field to help the people yell more. They dance and jump while they yell.

Each team plays ten or eleven games each season. The season begins in September and ends in November. If a team is very good, it may play another game after the season ends. The best teams play again on January 1st, the first day of the New Year. Many people go to see these games and many others watch them on television

1.In American football players can ___.

A．only kick the ball

B．only throw the ball

C．only carry the ball

D．kick, throw and carry the ball

2. If a team wants to get points, it has to move the ball ___.

A．10 yards	B．to the other end
C．40 yards	D．away from its own end

3. Who are dancing and jumping while they yell?

A．The cheerleaders.

B．All those who are watching the game.

C．The winners.

D．The players of both sides.

4. Most teams play games in ___.

A．spring

B．summer

C．autumn

D．winter

5. When do the best teams play again?

A．At Christmas.	B．Before the season ends.
C．On New Year’s Day	D．On the last day of season

 

In the US, the most popular way to welcome the new year is with a big party. Some parties are at private homes. But in recent years, it has become more and more common for Americans to go to a hotel or eating-place on the night of December 31st. There, they can eat a big dinner, drink champagne, and dance to orchestra music.
Most New Year’s parties are usually noisy. People shout and sing. And often, guests blow on small noisemakers when the new year arrives at midnight. This tradition of noise making is believed to start centuries ago. People thought that loud sounds would drive away the bad spirits of the old year.
The biggest, noisiest New Year’s party in the US takes place in Times Square in New York. Thousands of people gather(聚集) there. Some of them ring bells and set fireworks. Others blow whistles of car horns(喇叭). And at twelve o’clock, they begin to cheer as an electric sign in the shape of a red apple lights up on top of a tall building.
The Times Square celebration includes another well-known American tradition. Since 1929, the band of musician Guy Lombardo has given a concert on New Year’s Eve. Guy Lombardo died in 1977. But, Bill Lombardo, has kept the tradition alive with a band concert at a New York city hotel. When the crowds in Times Square start cheering the arrival of the new year, television cameras show the band playing the song Auld Lang Syne.
【小题1】 The most usual way to welcome the new year in the US is ________.

A．to go shopping

B．to meet friends

C．to travel abroad

D．to hold a big party

【小题2】 The biggest New Year’s party in the US is __________.

A．in Central Park

B．in Hollywood

C．in Times Square

D．in Disneyland

【小题3】 In the past, some American people made big noise when the new year arrived ________

A．to express their friendship	B．to drive away the bad spirits
C．to make others more excited	D．to give best wishes to each other

【小题4】In 1929 a concert on New Year’s Eve was given by _________.

A．the band of Guy Lombardo	B．the band of Bill Lombardo
C．the band of Johann Strauss	D．the band of Elvis Aaron Presley