Long, long ago there was a very foolish thief. Do you know what he did one day? When he wanted to steal(偷) the bell on his neighbour’s door, he walked up to the door, took hold of(抓住) the bell and pulled hard. The bell made a very loud noise. The thief was afraid and went home.

    Then he sat down to think, “I must do something about the noise,” he said. He thought and thought. At last he had an idea. “Ah, I’ll put some cotton in my ears. Then I won’t be able to hear the noise.” The next day he went to the door of his neighbour, and took hold of the bell. This time he pulled even harder. The bell rang loudly, but the thief did not hear anything. With another hard pull he got the bell out. Just then the neighbour came running out. “Steal my bell? I’ll teach you a lesson(教训),”the angry man shouted. And he hit the thief on the nose.

   The foolish thief did not know how the neighbour found out he was stealing the bell. “Why did he come out just then?” he wondered(感到疑惑).

1.The thief was trying to get            .

A. his neighbour                       B. his neighbour’s doorbell

C. some cotton                        D. a door with a bell on it

2. The thief put some cotton in his ears. He thought it would be      for him to steal the doorbell.

A. safe         B. difficult        C.dangerous       D. easy

3.The neighbour ran out probably(很可能) because__________________.

A. he knew his doorbell was being stolen 

B. he thought someone was eager(渴望的)to visit him

C. He realized(意识到)something strange happened

D. Both B and C

4.The neighbour hit the thief to_____________________.

A. give him lessons                   B. punish (惩罚) him for stealing

C. help him with the bell               D. be his teacher

5.Which of the following is TRUE?

A. The thief understood why he was hit on the nose.

B. The thief knew why the neighbour came out.

C .The thief thought the neighbour could not hear the bell.

D. The thief didn’t want to know why the neighbour ran out just at the time he stole the doorbell.

 

根据句意，用适当的介词或副词完成下列句子

1.When the sun began to go down, he stopped and put 　　  　    a tent (帐篷).

2.We tried to cheer her up 　　  　    telling her funny stories.

3. Could you please come up 　　  　    some ideas for making money?

4. We gave 　　  　    some money to some poor children in Yushu.

5. He called 　　  　    his parents asking for some money.

 

阅读下面的短文，根据文中信息完成文后表格。

Dear Mike,

We got your letter yesterday． Yes, we can visit you at Christmas． We planned to spend Christmas at home, but we are going to be with you． Your brother Jack will not in school then．

The weather in Chicago is cold, but it doesn’t matter． Sometimes we like the snow． We got our plane tickets the day before yesterday． We will get to your city on the 18th． We will stay with you for two weeks． Is that all right with you?

We’ll take our favourite recipes(食谱), so we can have a nice Christmas dinner．

See you soon．

Love

Mum and Dad

1.  This letter is from Mike’s　　1. ___

2.  It is　　2. ___ now, but they like the　　3. ___.

3.  Mike has a 　　4. ___called Jack. He is in　　5. ___ now.

4.  Mike’s parents will go to his city by　　6. ___. They will　　7.___in Chicago   on the 18th.

5.  His parents will stay for two　　8.___and come back on　　9.___31th.

6.  His parents will take the recipes, so they can have a wonderfu　　10.____ dinner.

 

完形填空（15分）

阅读下面短文, 掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

I stood in the doorway, watching my elder brother carefully putting clothes into his bag. I coughed uneasily. Finally 　　36　　 that I was there, Rocky turned towards me with a sad smile.

“I’m 　　37　　 tomorrow,” he said.

“I know.” My __38____ was almost a whisper. I was 　　39　　 at myself for being so weak, but I wasn’t about to cry.

“My 　　40　　 is early, so there is still 　　41　　 time to come to the airport,” he said. Seeing the 　　42　　 look on my face, he quickly added, “I promise I won’t leave without saying goodbye.”

I tried to say 　　43　　 , but didn’t. It’s always 　　44　　 to keep quiet if you’re about to cry. “You promised you wouldn’t cry,” he said to me, thinking that I was close to 　　45　　.

I remember the day he taught me how to ride a bike. 　　46　　 I thought he was always right behind me, holding the seat to keep me from 　　47　　. I was happy with this, but he knew he couldn’t hold me up all my life. He told me that one day he would have to let go.

His coughing stopped my thinking. What was left to say? How could I say 　　48　　 to the person who taught me everything?

The next morning I 　　49　　 , looked at my alarm clock, and realized he had left　50　 ago. We never even said goodbye.

Goodbye, Rocky! Although he may have been many miles away, I knew he heard me, even if it was only an answer in his heart.

1.A. forgetting         B. realizing            C. watching         D. learning

2.A. arriving　         B. living　         C. coming　         D. leaving

3. A. voice             B. sound　          C. noise                D. word

4.A. glad　             B. moved　          C. angry　          D. pleased

5. A. ship　                B. flight　         C. train　              D. bus

6.A. enough　           B. little　         C. no　             D. busy

7. A. surprised　           B. excited　            C. sad              D. happy

8. A. anything　            B. everything　     C. something　      D. nothing

9.A. stranger　         B. better　         C. worse　          D. easier

10.A. tears             B. smiles　         C. words　          D. sadness

11. A. At last　            B. Since　          C. At first　           D. So far

12. A. riding　         B. running          C. walking          D. falling

13.A. goodbye　         B. hello　          C. yes              D. sorry

14. A. gave up　            B. stood up         C. looked up　      D. woke up

15.A. minutes　         B. hours　          C. days　           D. weeks

 

 

There are many different kinds of cars in the world. My aunt thinks this is because cars are ____1­  their drivers. She says, “Rich people have expensive cars, big people have large cars, and old people drive old cars.” But I don't 2 her.

　　My neighbour, Mrs. Hill, is 82 years old. She drives only on Tuesday, and she drives only to the bank. She 3   drives more than 30 kilometres an hour. Do you think Mrs. Hill has a very   ­­­­­___4   and small car? No, her car is new. It's very large, and it _5  go 200 kilometres for each hour!

My friend is 6  . He draws beautiful pictures with lots of colours. But his car is black! Mrs. Bates has a very, very old one. There is often something 7 with the car. Does she drive that kind of car because she is poor? No, she has four factories and 8   dollars in the bank. My aunt Mary has a very 9 car, though she drives to the country with her husband, her two children, her mother and their dog.

Now you have 10    my friends and their cars. Do you agree with my aunt? Maybe you have a car. Does it say anything about you?

1.                A．for            B．with           C．like  D．among

 

2.                A．like            B．look after       C．agree with D．chat with

 

3.                A．never          B．always          C．sometimes D．often

 

4.                A．old            B．new           C．broken   D．beautiful

 

5.                A．may           B．can            C．must D．has to

 

6.                A．a teacher       B．a reporter       C．a writer   D．an artist

 

7.                A．interesting      B．wrong          C．mistake   D．trouble

 

8.                A．twenty         B．two hundred     C．two thousand  D．two million

 

9.                A．big            B．small           C．expensive D．new

 

10.               A．read about      B．knew          C．seen  D．met with