A beautiful and very successful actress was the star for a new musical show. Her home was in the country, but she didn’t want to go back there every night, so she bought an expensive house in the center of the city, got some beautiful furniture and got a man to paint the rooms in new colour.
It was very difficult to get tickets for her show in the evening, because everyone wanted to see it. So she decided to give the painter two of the best seats. She hoped that this would make him work better for her. He took the tickets without saying anything, and she heard no more about them until the end of month, when she got the painter’s bill. At the bottom of it were these words: “Four hours from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. watching Miss Hall sing and dance: 3 pounds,” with this note: “Before 5:00 p.m. I get 10 shillings (先令)an hour and after 5:00 p.m. 15 shillings.”

1. 1.

   The actress bought a house in the center of the city because        .

   1. A.
      she liked to live in the busiest place
   2. B.
      she didn’t like to live in the country
   3. C.
      she wanted to work harder than before
   4. D.
      she didn’t want to live in old house
2. 2.

   In order to make the painter work better for her, the actress        .

   1. A.
      gave him two tickets for her show
   2. B.
      sang and danced for four hours
   3. C.
      decided to give him 3 pounds
   4. D.
      invited him for a big dinner
3. 3.

   The actress got the painter’s bill        .

   1. A.
      to ask for the money of his painting work
   2. B.
      to ask her to pay for his watching her show
   3. C.
      in which he showed his thanks for the tickets
   4. D.
      in which he expressed his dissatisfaction
4. 4.

   It can be learned from the text that one pound is         shillings.

   1. A.
      10
   2. B.
      12
   3. C.
      15
   4. D.
      20
5. 5.

   What kind of man was the painter?

   1. A.
      He was a careful man.
   2. B.
      He was a poor man.
   3. C.
      He was not friendly to others.
   4. D.
      He knew little about music and dance.

阅读理解

A beautiful and very successful actress was the star for a new musical show. Her home was in the country, but she didn’t want to go back there every night, so she bought an expensive house in the center of the city, got some beautiful furniture and got a man to paint the rooms in new colour.

It was very difficult to get tickets for her show in the evening, because everyone wanted to see it. So she decided to give the painter two of the best seats. She hoped that this would make him work better for her. He took the tickets without saying anything, and she heard no more about them until the end of month, when she got the painter’s bill. At the bottom of it were these words: “Four hours from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. watching Miss Hall sing and dance: 3 pounds,” with this note: “Before 5:00 p.m. I get 10 shillings (先令)an hour and after 5:00 p.m. 15 shillings.”

1.The actress bought a house in the center of the city because        .

2. In order to make the painter work better for her, the actress        .

3. The actress got the painter’s bill        .

4.It can be learned from the text that one pound is         shillings.

5.What kind of man was the painter?

根据句意和提示写出单词，完成句子。

1.Guilin is a very beautiful city in the s    ▲     of China. How I want to go on a trip there!

2.What’s the p  ▲   of China? It’s about 1.4 billion. China has the most people in the world.

3.Never forget your own country w    ▲     you go in the future.

4. C    ▲    with the past, our life today is much better.

5. —I don’t know what to do w__________ my computer. It doesn’t work well again!

—Why not ask Mr Jiang for help? He is a computer engineer.

6.After a terrible earthquake, food, water and    ▲    (帐篷) are needed most.

7.For thousands of years, the Great Wall has been the    ▲  （骄傲）of all the Chinese people.

8.You don’t like eating snacks and I don’t like eating snacks,    ▲    (也).

9.The special boots can prevent astronauts from     ▲    (漂浮) away into space.

10.On the moon we could    ▲    （容易）jump much higher than on the earth.

11.Tian’anmen Square is the biggest square in the world and is often    ▲  (fill)with tourists.

12.Neil Armstrong got his student     ▲     (pilot) licence at the age of 16.

13. Last year our school held the 12th School Art and Culture Festival and it was a big   ▲   (success)

14. Thomas Edison was one of the greatest    ▲    (invent) in the world.

15.He made up his mind to explore places that were     ▲     (know) to humans today.

根据句意和提示写出单词，完成句子。
【小题1】Guilin is a very beautiful city in the s   ▲    of China. How I want to go on a trip there!
【小题2】What’s the p ▲  of China? It’s about 1.4 billion. China has the most people in the world.
【小题3】Never forget your own country w   ▲    you go in the future.
【小题4】C   ▲   with the past, our life today is much better.
【小题5】 —I don’t know what to do w_______ my computer. It doesn’t work well again!
—Why not ask Mr Jiang for help? He is a computer engineer.
【小题6】After a terrible earthquake, food, water and   ▲  (帐篷) are needed most.
【小题7】For thousands of years, the Great Wall has been the    ▲ （骄傲）of all the Chinese people.
【小题8】You don’t like eating snacks and I don’t like eating snacks,   ▲   (也).
【小题9】The special boots can prevent astronauts from   ▲ (漂浮) away into space.
【小题10】On the moon we could   ▲   （容易）jump much higher than on the earth.
【小题11】Tian’anmen Square is the biggest square in the world and is often    ▲ (fill)with tourists.
【小题12】Neil Armstrong got his student    ▲   (pilot) licence at the age of 16.
【小题13】 Last year our school held the 12th School Art and Culture Festival and it was a big   ▲  (success)
【小题14】 Thomas Edison was one of the greatest   ▲   (invent) in the world.
【小题15】He made up his mind to explore places that were  ▲ (know) to humans today.