词语运用阅读下列短文，用方框内所给词的适当形式填空。

or,  others,  ever,  hundreds,  recently,  living,  travel,  different,  because,  discover

Whenever I look at the moon, I wish I could go there. Have you  1  wished that you could take a trip to the moon?

   For   2  of years, men have wanted to   3  to the moon. When they looked at the moon, they asked     some questions--- Is the moon hot   4   cold? Do people live there? Are there any   5   things there? There are many  6   ideas about that. Some people said that there were ;    7  said nothing cloud live there  8  there was no water on the moon.

  Scientists have studied the moon for many years and have   9  many new facts on the moon.   10  rockets with men have reached the moon.

It was a beautiful spring morning. There wasn’t a cloud in the sky, and the sun was warm but not too hot. Mr. White saw an old man at the bus stop with a big and black umbrella in his hand.
Mr. White said to him, “Do you think it’s going to rain today?”
“No,” said the old man, “I don’t think so.”
“Then are you carrying the umbrella because the sun is too hot?”
“No, the sun is not very hot in spring.”
Mr. White looked at the big umbrella again, and the man said, “I am old man, and my legs are not very strong. I must have a walking-stick. But people will say, ‘Look, the man is so old, and I don’t like that.’ When I carry an umbrella in fine weather, people only say, ‘look at that stupid man.’”
【小题1】The story happened         .

A．in a rainy day	B．in the afternoon
C．on a cloudy morning	D．at a bus stop

【小题2】It was a very        day.

A．hot

B．bad

C．fine

D．cloudy

【小题3】There was         in the old man’s hand.

A．an umbrella

B．a walking-stick

C．a bag

D．a magazine

【小题4】There was something wrong with the old man’s             .

A．head

B．arms

C．legs

D．feet

【小题5】Which is TURE according to（根据）the story?

A．The old man liked the weather.

B．The old man thought that it was going to rain.

C．The old man was too old to walk by himself.

D．The old man wanted people to say he was stupid.

The wind was blowing _____ and there was no _____ in the sky．

A. heavy; cloud   B. heavy; cloudy　C. heavily; cloud　D. heavily; cloudy

 

Rita stepped into the cool, moving water. She pushed a black inner tube(内胎) in front of her. She had a worried look on her face because she had never floated down a river before.

    “Let me hold your tube while you climb on,” said her father. He smiled at her. “There’s not a cloud in the sky. It’s a great day to be in the river, isn’t it?”

    Rita looked out across the water. People were floating by on tubes. Some talked and laughed as they floated easily down the river. Others leaned(倚靠) back with hats pulled over their faces. None of them looked terrified.

    “We’ll stay together,” said Rita’s father. “I’ll hold on to your rope(绳子).”

    “Will we go very fast?” Rita asked.

    “No,” said Dad. “We’ll move slowly for a while, and then it will get a little faster near the river’s bend(拐弯). Don’t worry, Rita. You’ll be fine.”

    Rita looked at her tube. It gently(轻轻地) moved up and down in the water. She saw a girl of her own age float by. The girl seemed to be having fun. Suddenly Rita’s worries disappeared（消失）.

    “I’m ready to climb on and ride, Dad,” she said.

1.The underlined word “floated” in the reading means “________”.

A. 划船         B. 乘坐     C. 漂浮     D. 移动

2.What is Rita’s problem in this story?   

A. She doesn’t like to be in cool water.

B. She is worried that she will get sunburned (晒伤的).

C. She is afraid to try something new.

D. She is afraid of boating.

3.What’s the weather like in the story? 

A. Cloudy.      B. Rainy.  C. Windy.   D. Sunny.

4.Which of these happened last in the story?  

A. Rita pushed her black tube.         B. Rita saw a girl of her own age.

C. Rita stepped into the water.         D. Rita looked worried.

5.What’s the best title for this passage?

A. Rita’s Ride.    B. Rita’s Trip.   C. Rita’s Visit.   D. Rita’s Tube.

 

It was a beautiful spring morning. There wasn’t a cloud in the sky, and the sun was warm but not too hot. Mr. White saw an old man at the bus stop with a big and black umbrella in his hand.

Mr. White said to him, “Do you think it’s going to rain today?”

“No,” said the old man, “I don’t think so.”

“Then are you carrying the umbrella because the sun is too hot?”

“No, the sun is not very hot in spring.”

Mr. White looked at the big umbrella again, and the man said, “I am old man, and my legs are not very strong. I must have a walking-stick. But people will say, ‘Look, the man is so old, and I don’t like that.’ When I carry an umbrella in fine weather, people only say, ‘look at that stupid man.’”

1.The story happened         .

A．in a rainy day	B．in the afternoon
C．on a cloudy morning	D．at a bus stop

2.It was a very        day.

A．hot

B．bad

C．fine

D．cloudy

3.There was         in the old man’s hand.

A．an umbrella

B．a walking-stick

C．a bag

D．a magazine

4.There was something wrong with the old man’s             .

A．head

B．arms

C．legs

D．feet

5.Which is TURE according to（根据）the story?

A．The old man liked the weather.

B．The old man thought that it was going to rain.

C．The old man was too old to walk by himself.

D．The old man wanted people to say he was stupid.