阅读理解

阅读下面短文，然后按要求做题．

　　take phrasal verbs

　　take after sb, phr. v [T not in progressive form]to look or behave like (an older relative): Mary really takes after her mother; she has the same eyes, nose and hair.

　　take off phr. v

　　1．[T](take sth, off) to remove (esp. clothes): Take your coat of f. opposite put on.

　　2．[I](of a plane, spacecraft, etc.) to rise into the air at the beginning of a flight.

　　3．[T](take sb. off) informal to copy the speech or manners of (someone), esp. for amusement; mimic: The actor made everyone laugh by taking off the members of the royal family.

　　4．[T](take sth, off) to have a holiday from work on (the stated day) or for (the stated period): I'm taking Thursday off because 1'm moving house./Take a few days off, Michael.

　　5．[I]to begin to become successful, popular, or well-known: It was at this point that her acting career really took off.

　　6．[I]informal to go away, esp. on a journey or to leave in a hurry: She just took off without saying goodbye to anyone.

　　take (sth.) over phr. v

　　[I; T]to gain control over and be responsible for (something): Who do you think will take over now that the governor has Left./I'm feeling too tired to drive any more; will you take over?

　　take to sb./sth. phr. v

　　[T]to feel a liking for, esp. at once: I took to Paul as soon as we met./I'm not sure if he'll take to the idea.

　　take sb./sth, up phr. v [T]

　　1．to begin to spend time doing; interest oneself in：John took up acting while he was at college. [+-ving]Alfred's just taken up playing the guitar.

　　2．(of things or events) to fill or use (space or time) esp. in a way that is unpleasant：The job took up most of Sunday./These boxes of yours are taking up too much space.

　　3．to continue：I'll take up the story where I finished yesterday.

　　注释：amusement n．娱乐活动　　gain vt．获得

　　mimic adj．模拟的　　responsible adj．有责任的

根据短文内容选择最佳

1．Which “take off” in the following sentences has a different meaning?

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A．I took a week off in October and I'm taking off Thanksgiving, too.

B．Everyone takes Christmas off.

C．She used to take off her teacher to make her friends laugh.

D．You need a break. Why not take a fortnight off from work?

2．Melissa ________ her father in being generous.

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3．“Today, we are to ________ Unit 11, Planting trees.” Our teacher said to us at the very beginning of the class.

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4．He will ________ my job while I ________ a week ________ for New York.

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A．take after, take…to

B．take up, take…after

C．take to, take…over

D．take over, take…off

5．I ________ her the moment I met her.

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阅读理解

    Peter didn't like to use his head. He never put his heart into his studies when he was at school. So he fell behind his classmates and couldn't pass the exams and he hardly finished middle school. Later on he found work in a factory. At first he worked in an office, but he was unable to do his job. He was sent to a workshop. He had to do some unskilled work there. He was always tired when he got home and went to bed as soon as he had supper.

　　Once the young man asked a barber(理发师) to cut his long hair off. He found the work was clean and light. He decided to be a barber too and he left the factory. He took the barber as his teacher. Three months passed, but he learned nothing and the barber lost his patience(耐心) and told him to go home. The young man stayed at home and had nothing to do. His father helped him to open a barber's shop in their small town, but nobody wouldn't had their hair cut in his shop. His father wanted others to believe Peter and asked his son to cut his hair off. The young was so afraid that he cut his father's ear off. The old man began to call out,“Ear! My ear!”“Peter picked the ear up and said,”“Stop shouting, daddy! Your ear is here.”

(1) Peter didn't use his head, so ________.

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A. he was weak in all his lessons

B. his father had to help him

C. he found work in a factory

D. he didn't leave middle school

(2) Peter was told to do some unskilled work because ________.

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A. he wanted to be paid more

B. he couldn't get on well with his workmates at all

C. he wanted to go on studying in the workshop

D. he learned nothing at school

(3) Peter left the factory because _________.

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A. nobody was polite to him

B. he was unable to do the work there

C. he couldn't finish his work on time

D. he hoped to do some clean and light work

(4) The phrase “take sb. as one's teacher” means _________.

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A.拜某人为师

B.培养某人为教师

C.拜师

D.学习某人当老师

(5) Peter cut his father's ear off because ________.

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A. his knife

B. he didn't learn anything

C. his teacher wouldn't teach him

D. he didn't love his father at all

阅读理解

    Peter didn't like to use his head. He never put his heart into his studies when he was at school. So he fell behind his classmates and couldn't pass the exams and he hardly finished middle school. Later on he found work in a factory. At first he worked in an office, but he was unable to do his job. He was sent to a workshop. He had to do some unskilled work there. He was always tired when he got home and went to bed as soon as he had supper.

　　Once the young man asked a barber(理发师) to cut his long hair off. He found the work was clean and light. He decided to be a barber too and he left the factory. He took the barber as his teacher. Three months passed, but he learned nothing and the barber lost his patience(耐心) and told him to go home. The young man stayed at home and had nothing to do. His father helped him to open a barber's shop in their small town, but nobody wouldn't had their hair cut in his shop. His father wanted others to believe Peter and asked his son to cut his hair off. The young was so afraid that he cut his father's ear off. The old man began to call out,“Ear! My ear!”“Peter picked the ear up and said,”“Stop shouting, daddy! Your ear is here.”

(1) Peter didn't use his head, so ________.

[　　]

A. he was weak in all his lessons

B. his father had to help him

C. he found work in a factory

D. he didn't leave middle school

(2) Peter was told to do some unskilled work because ________.

[　　]

A. he wanted to be paid more

B. he couldn't get on well with his workmates at all

C. he wanted to go on studying in the workshop

D. he learned nothing at school

(3) Peter left the factory because _________.

[　　]

A. nobody was polite to him

B. he was unable to do the work there

C. he couldn't finish his work on time

D. he hoped to do some clean and light work

(4) The phrase “take sb. as one's teacher” means _________.

[　　]

A.拜某人为师

B.培养某人为教师

C.拜师

D.学习某人当老师

(5) Peter cut his father's ear off because ________.

[　　]

A. his knife

B. he didn't learn anything

C. his teacher wouldn't teach him

D. he didn't love his father at all

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