Maybe everyone likes dogs, and almost everyone likes to read stories about dogs.

　　I have a friend. He has a large police dog named Jack. Police dogs are very clever. Every Sunday afternoon my friend takes Jack for a long walk in the park. Jack likes these long walks very much.

　　One Sunday afternoon a young man came to visit my friend. He stayed a long time. He talked and talked. Soon it was time for my friend to take Jack for his walk. But the visitor still stayed. Jack became very worried. He walked around the room several times and then sat down in front of the visitor and looked at him. But the visitor paid no attention to Jack. He went on talking. At last Jack got angry. He went out of the room and came back a few minutes later. He sat down again in front of the visitor, but this time he took the visitor's hat in his mouth. The visitor saw it and was surprised. He laughed and left.

1.--The young visitor stayed a long time, didn't he?

　　--_____.

　　A. Yes, he didn't 　　　　　　　　B. No, he didn't 

　　C. Yes, he did  　　　　　　　　　 D. No, he did

2.Jack became worried because _____.

　　A. he wanted to go out for a walk      

　　B. he wanted to play with him

　　C. he didn't know the young man    

　　D. he wanted to eat something

3.Jack sat down in front of the visitor because _____.

　　A. he wanted the visitor to talk to him

　　B. he wanted to talk with the young man

　　C. he wanted to show the visitor how clever he is

　　D. he wanted the visitor to leave

4.The visitor went on talking and _____.

　　A. he paid no attention to his hat     

　　B. he paid no attention to Jack

　　C. he didn't know that his hat was taken away by Jack

　　D. he didn't like Jack

5.Jack went out of the room, but came back with _____ in his mouth.

　　A. food

　　B. nothing

　　C. something

　　D. the visitor's hat

 

 

Maybe everyone likes dogs, and almost everyone likes to read stories about dogs.

　　I have a friend. He has a large police dog named Jack. Police dogs are very clever. Every Sunday afternoon my friend takes Jack for a long walk in the park. Jack likes these long walks very much.

　　One Sunday afternoon a young man came to visit my friend. He stayed a long time. He talked and talked. Soon it was time for my friend to take Jack for his walk. But the visitor still stayed. Jack became very worried. He walked around the room several times and then sat down in front of the visitor and looked at him. But the visitor paid no attention to Jack. He went on talking. At last Jack got angry. He went out of the room and came back a few minutes later. He sat down again in front of the visitor, but this time he took the visitor's hat in his mouth. The visitor saw it and was surprised. He laughed and left.

1.--The young visitor stayed a long time, didn't he?

　　--_____.

　　A. Yes, he didn't 　　　　　　　　B. No, he didn't 

　　C. Yes, he did  　　　　　　　　　 D. No, he did

2.Jack became worried because _____.

　　A. he wanted to go out for a walk      

　　B. he wanted to play with him

　　C. he didn't know the young man    

　　D. he wanted to eat something

3.Jack sat down in front of the visitor because _____.

　　A. he wanted the visitor to talk to him

　　B. he wanted to talk with the young man

　　C. he wanted to show the visitor how clever he is

　　D. he wanted the visitor to leave

4.The visitor went on talking and _____.

　　A. he paid no attention to his hat     

　　B. he paid no attention to Jack

　　C. he didn't know that his hat was taken away by Jack

　　D. he didn't like Jack

5.Jack went out of the room, but came back with _____ in his mouth.

　　A. food

　　B. nothing

　　C. something

　　D. the visitor's hat

 

 

One day an old man is selling (卖) a big elephant. A young man comes to the elephant and begins to look at it slowly. The old man goes up to him and says in his ear, “Don't say anything about the elephant before I sell it. Then I will give you twenty dollars.” “All right,” says the young man. After the old man sells the elephant, he gives the young man twenty dollars and says, “Now, can you tell me how you found the elephant's bad ears?” “I didn't find the bad ears,” says the young man. “Then why are you looking at the elephant slowly?” asked the old man. The young man answers, “Because I have never seen an elephant before, and I want to know what it looks like.”

根据短文选择正确的答案

(　 )11. ________  the elephant.

　　　 A. The young man sells     B. The old man sells

　　　 C. The two men sell        D. The old man buys

(　 )12. The young man is looking at the elephant slowly.

He wants to find out ___________.

　　　 A. which foot of the elephant is bad B. how heavy it is

　　　 C. which ear of the elephant is bad D. what it looks like

(　 )13. The young man   ______________.

　　　 A. knows the elephant has bad ears B. wants to buy the elephant

　　　 C. looks after the elephant D. gets some money from the old man

(　 )14. The young man  ______________.

　　　 A. is not interested in elephants B. knows what an elephant looks like

　　　 C. has seen some elephants before D. has never seen an elephant before

(　 )15. Hearing what the young man said, the old man will probably(很可能)be ____________.

　　　 A. angry （生气）      B. happy     C. dangerous      D. hungry

 

Maybe everyone likes dogs, and almost everyone likes to read stories about dogs.
　　I have a friend. He has a large police dog named Jack. Police dogs are very clever. Every Sunday afternoon my friend takes Jack for a long walk in the park. Jack likes these long walks very much.
　　One Sunday afternoon a young man came to visit my friend. He stayed a long time. He talked and talked. Soon it was time for my friend to take Jack for his walk. But the visitor still stayed. Jack became very worried. He walked around the room several times and then sat down in front of the visitor and looked at him. But the visitor paid no attention to Jack. He went on talking. At last Jack got angry. He went out of the room and came back a few minutes later. He sat down again in front of the visitor, but this time he took the visitor’s hat in his mouth. The visitor saw it and was surprised. He laughed and left.
【小题1】--The young visitor stayed a long time, didn’t he?
　　--_____.

A．Yes, he didn’t	B．No, he didn’t
C．Yes, he did	D．No, he did

【小题2】Jack became worried because _____.

A．he wanted to go out for a walk

B．he wanted to play with him

C．he didn’t know the young man

D．he wanted to eat something

【小题3】Jack sat down in front of the visitor because _____.

A．he wanted the visitor to talk to him

B．he wanted to talk with the young man

C．he wanted to show the visitor how clever he is

D．he wanted the visitor to leave

【小题4】The visitor went on talking and _____.

A．he paid no attention to his hat

B．he paid no attention to Jack

C．he didn’t know that his hat was taken away by Jack

D．he didn’t like Jack

【小题5】Jack went out of the room, but came back with _____ in his mouth.

A．food

B．nothing

C．something

D．the visitor’s hat

 

A man bought a donkey at the market one day and took him home. Now the man owned several donkeys already and he knew each one’s character very well. One of the donkeys was very strong and brave. Another always wanted to make people happy by working quickly but soon got tired. One donkey was very lazy. He hated going to work in the morning and he did as little as he       possibly could all day long. When the other animals were being loaded up(装载), he always tried to be the last so that he would get the lightest load.

        The man led the new donkey into the yard. For a moment the new donkey stood sniffing(闻，嗅) at his new friends. Then, without hesitation, he came up to the lazy donkey and began eating comfortably at his side.

        Though it was late in the day, the man immediately led the new donkey out of the yard, straight back to the market.

       “You can’t have given him a fair trial yet,” said the seller, “It is only ten minutes since you bought him.”

       “I don’t need to try him any more,” replied the man, “I know just what he is like from the friend he chose for himself. Take him away and give me my money back. I can do without donkeys like him.”

1.Why did the man buy a new donkey in the market?

A. Because he liked it.

B. Because he knew the donkey very well.

C. Because he needed another donkey to help him with his work.

D. Because the new donkey wasn’t lazy at all.

2.The man led the new donkey to the yard in order to _______.

A. see if he is lazy          

B. let him choose a new friend  

C. let the new donkey eat something    

D. let him work

3.What’s the meaning of the underline phrase　“without hesitation” ?

A.没有吃饭       B.未经许可       C.毫不犹豫地  D.　很不乐意地

4.How did the man know the character of the new donkey?

A. By letting him work       

B. By watching how he chose his new friend

C. By leading him to the yard  

D. by pleasing people

5.What’s the best title of the story?

A. How To Buy Donkeys        B.　The Owner and The Donkeys

C.　The lazy Donkey            D.   The Man and The Donkey