阅读理解

　　Susan had a pet bird which she loved very much. She hung its cage above the bedroom window. Every day, she gave it food and fresh water.

　　One day, Susan got sick and had to stay in bed. She asked her brother Sam to feed her pet. Sam was about to go out to play with his friends. He hurriedly took down the cage and gave the bird some rice and water. Then he ran to meet his friends.

　　When Susan woke up, she saw a red feather on her blanket. She thought her bird was beside her. Then she saw a cat jumping out of the window. There were some feathers in its mouth. Susan quickly got out of bed and looked for her bird. The cage was empty. Feathers were scattered on the floor.

　　Susan cried bitterly. She would not eat. Her mother was worried and Sam was very sorry. He went out with his savings in hand. “I must do something for Susan. ” he said.

1．The bird's cage is ________ .

[　　]

A．in the big tree

B．in the small garden

C．above the bedroom window

D．above the readingroom window

2．Susan asked her brother to ________ when she was sick.

[　　]

A．go out to play with her friends

B．take down the cage

C．give the bird some water

D．feed the bird

3．When Susan woke up, she saw ________ .

[　　]

A．a red feather on her blanket

B．a cat in her room

C．a cat eating the bird

D．her bird flying out of the cage

4．While Susan was looking for her bird, ________ .

[　　]

A．the bird's cage was broken

B．the bird's cage was empty

C．the bird was in the cage

D．the bird was on the ground

5．Sam wanted to do something for Susan because he saw ________ .

[　　]

A．Susan crying bitterly

B．his mother was worried

C．his friends running away

D．the bird was not in the cage

阅读理解

　　Susan had a pet bird which she loved very much. She hung its cage above the bedroom window. Every day, she gave it food and fresh water.

　　One day, Susan got sick and had to stay in bed. She asked her brother Sam to feed her pet. Sam was about to go out to play with his friends. He hurriedly took down the cage and gave the bird some rice and water. Then he ran to meet his friends.

　　When Susan woke up, she saw a red feather on her blanket. She thought her bird was beside her. Then she saw a cat jumping out of the window. There were some feathers in its mouth. Susan quickly got out of bed and looked for her bird. The cage was empty. Feathers were scattered on the floor.

　　Susan cried bitterly. She would not eat. Her mother was worried and Sam was very sorry. He went out with his savings in hand. “I must do something for Susan. ” he said.

1．The bird's cage is ________ .

[　　]

A．in the big tree

B．in the small garden

C．above the bedroom window

D．above the readingroom window

2．Susan asked her brother to ________ when she was sick.

[　　]

A．go out to play with her friends

B．take down the cage

C．give the bird some water

D．feed the bird

3．When Susan woke up, she saw ________ .

[　　]

A．a red feather on her blanket

B．a cat in her room

C．a cat eating the bird

D．her bird flying out of the cage

4．While Susan was looking for her bird, ________ .

[　　]

A．the bird's cage was broken

B．the bird's cage was empty

C．the bird was in the cage

D．the bird was on the ground

5．Sam wanted to do something for Susan because he saw ________ .

[　　]

A．Susan crying bitterly

B．his mother was worried

C．his friends running away

D．the bird was not in the cage

请先阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各小题所给的A、B、C、D、四个选项中选出可以填入相应空白处的最佳选项

Sometimes, I wonder whether there is any love between my parents. Every day they are busy trying to_1_ money. They don’t act romantic the way couples do in books and on TV. They never say, “I love you.” It’s not their _2__ .

One day, my mother was sewing a quilt (缝被子). I sat down beside her. “Mom, I have a question to ask you,” I said after a while.

“What?” she asked, still working.

“Is there love between you and Dad?” I asked her __3__ a very low voice.

She stopped her work and _4__ her head. Then she bowed her head and went on sewing.

I thought I had hurt her. At last I heard my mother say: “Susan, look at this thread (线). Sometimes it _5_ , but most of the time it disappears in the quilt. It makes the quilt __6__ . If life is a quilt, then love should be a_7_ . It can hardly be seen anywhere, but it’s really there.”

I listened carefully but I didn’t understand her __8_ the next spring. My father suddenly got sick. My mother had to stay with him in the _9__ for a month.

After they got back, she helped my father walk slowly down the road every day. My father had never been so weak.

“Dad, how are you feeling now?” I asked him one day.

“Susan, don’t worry about me,” he said gently. “I just like _10__ with your mom.“

Once I thought love meant flowers, gifts and sweet kisses. Now, I know that love is the thread that holds a family together.

1  A. have           B. make           C. put          D. spend

2  A. question       B. style            C. kind         D. life

3  A. on             B. under           C. in           D. by

4  A. nodded        B. shook           C. lowered     D. raised

5  A. appears        B. comes          C. turns        D. happens

6  A. big            B. wide            C. thick         D. strong

7  A. flower         B. thread           C. gift          D. kiss

8  A. until           B. because        C. when          D. unless

9  A. school         B. park            C. bank          D. hospital

10  A. talking       B. walking          C. watching     D. looking

请认真阅读下面短文，并根据各题所给首字母的提示，写出一个合适的英语单词完整、正确的形式，使短文通顺。

There are four people in my family. Every day my parents are very busy trying to make 1. m   ▲    in order to pay the high tuition (学费) for my brother and me. They hardly say “I love you” or send flowers to each other. Besides, my father has a bad temper (脾气). It is 2.e   ▲    for him to lose his temper 3.w   ▲    he’s very tired from the hard work. I didn’t know whether there was love between them until one spring. At that time, my father 4.s   ▲    got badly sick. My mother had to stay with him in the5.h   ▲    for a month. When they returned from the hospital, they both looked very weak as if both of them had a serious illness.

After they were back, my mother helped my father6.w   ▲    slowly on the country road every day in the morning and dusk. 7.H   ▲    , after two months my father still couldn’t walk by 8.h   ▲    . All of us were worried about him.

　　”Dad, how are you feeling now?” I asked him one day.

“Susan, don’t9.w   ▲    about me.” he said in a low voice. “I just like walking with your mom. I like this kind of life.” Reading his eyes, I know he loves my mother very much.

Once I thought love meant10.f   ▲    , presents and sweet kisses. But from this experience, I understand that love is inside, making life strong and warm.

 

 

Jane is a bright young woman who comes from a rich and famous family. She goes to a good university. But her family are so busy that they can hardly find time to be with her. 1   So she spends a lot of time on her QQ. She uses the name Linda on QQ and has made lots of friends.

   Last years Jane made a very special friend on QQ.   2   He and Jane were both interested in rock music. So it always took them hours to talk happily on QQ. Of course, they wanted to know more about each other.  3  He was a tall, good-looking young with a big, happy smile. As time went by, they became good friends.

    4  Jane asked him to let her go with him so that she could give David a surprise for his birthday. But when David finally stood before her, she found that her special friend was a twelve-year-old named Jim!

A. David sent a picture of himself. B. In fact, Jane is quite lonely. C. One day Jane’s father was going on a business trip to San Francisco. D. His name was David and he lived in San Francisco.

5 Which of the following is NOT true?

A. Jane is in a rich family but she feels lonely.

B. Jane and David chatted on QQ happily and became good friends.

C. Jane went to see David on her business trip to San Francisco.

D. Jane didn’t know David was only twelve until she visited him.