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Frank Smithson woke up and got up to turn off the alarm clock(闹钟). “Oh no!” he thought to himself. “Another day at that office; a boss (老板) who shouts at me all the time.”

As Frank went downstairs, his eyes fell on a large brown envelope (信封) by the door. He was very happy when he opened it and read the letter inside. “Bigwoods Football Pools (足球赌博公司) would like to congratulate you. You have won half a million pounds(英镑).”

Frank suddenly came to life. The cigarette fell from his lips (唇) as he let out a shout that could be heard halfway down the street.

At 11:30 Frank arrived at work. “Please explain why you're so late,” his boss said. “Go and jump in the lake,” said Frank. “I've just come into a little money so this is good-bye. Find yourself someone else to shout at.”

That evening Frank was smoking a very expensive Havana cigar (雪茄) when a knock was heard on the door. He rushed to the door. Outside were two men, neatly dressed in grey suits. “Mr. Smithson,” one of them said, “we're from Bigwoods Pools. I'm afraid there's been a terrible mistake…”

1.What do we know about Frank from the passage?

A. He was a lazy man.           B. He was a lucky person.

C. He had made a lot of money.      D. He got on well with his boss.

2.When he heard the knock at the door, Frank probably thought _________.

A. someone had come to say sorry to him

B. someone had come to give him the money

C. his friends had come to ask about the football pools

D. his friends had come to congratulate him on his luck

3.On hearing “…there's been a terrible mistake…”, Frank was most likely to be_____.

A. disappointed (失望的)   B. worried   C. grateful   D. curious

 

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A few minutes before six o’clock, Mr. Smith left the house. He just wanted to    the car when a gunman (持枪者) jumped up from the back seat. He    a gun to Mr. Smith’s head. “Drive me to Paris!” he shouted.

  “All right,” Mr. Smith answered. He started the engine (发动机), pulled away (开走) from the side of the street and    down. Being 81 years old, he knew he could not fight with the gunman. He knew he needed help . Where were the police? As he drove     each crossing, he looked up and down the side streets, hoping to find a police car, but he could see      . “Just my luck,” he thought. “If I were driving too  , there would be a police car on every corner.”

  Suddenly he pushed his foot down on the accelerator (加速器), and the car went    faster. “What are you doing?” shouted the gunman. “To     the police,” Mr. Smith answered. “I thought I saw a police car near there.”

  He ran red lights, drove wrong on one-way streets. On the two-way streets, he drove on the wrong side of the road. None of the policemen saw him. Again, Mr. Smith’s plan was not working. He had to try a new plan.

  He turned at a corner and saw the    in front. Then he drove his car as fast as he could towards the police gate. The car knocked a police motorbike over and stopped. Mr. Smith shouted, “Help! Help!” Then he    back to grab (抓住) the man’s gun. At the same time the policemen heard the noise and quickly caught the gunman.

1.A.stop    B.begin    C.leave    D.start

2.A.brought  B.pointed   C.held     D.carried

3.A.drove    B.left     C.took    D.pushed

4.A.past    B.over     C.through  D.towards

5.A.somebody B.anybody  C.everybody  D.nobody

6.A.fast    B.slowly   C.generally   D.commonly

7.A.more    B.much   C.very    D.quite

8.A.look for   B.keep away from  C.look at  D.care about

9.A.train station B.police station  C.hospital  D.bank

10.A.got     B.looked   C.turned   D.came

 

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Frank Smithson woke up and got up to turn off the alarm clock(闹钟). “Oh no!” he thought to himself. “Another day at that office; a boss (老板) who shouts at me all the time.”

As Frank went downstairs, his eyes fell on a large brown envelope (信封) by the door. He was very happy when he opened it and read the letter inside. “Bigwoods Football Pools (足球赌博公司) would like to congratulate you. You have won half a million pounds(英镑).”

Frank suddenly came to life. The cigarette fell from his lips (唇) as he let out a shout that could be heard halfway down the street.

At 11:30 Frank arrived at work. “Please explain why you're so late,” his boss said. “Go and jump in the lake,” said Frank. “I've just come into a little money so this is good-bye. Find yourself someone else to shout at.”

That evening Frank was smoking a very expensive Havana cigar (雪茄) when a knock was heard on the door. He rushed to the door. Outside were two men, neatly dressed in grey suits. “Mr. Smithson,” one of them said, “we're from Bigwoods Pools. I'm afraid there's been a terrible mistake…”

1. What do we know about Frank from the passage?

A. He was a lazy man.          

B. He was a lucky person.

C. He had made a lot of money.     

D. He didn't get on well with his boss.

2.When he heard the knock at the door, Frank probably thought _________.

A. someone had come to say sorry to him

B. someone had come to give him the money

C. his friends had come to ask about the football pools

D. his friends had come to congratulate him on his luck

3. On hearing “…there's been a terrible mistake…”, Frank was most likely to be_____.

A. disappointed (失望的)   B. worried   C. grateful   D. Curious

 

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阅读表达

阅读下面的短文,并完成短文后的任务。

  A man named Nick went on a fishing holiday.Fishing was his favorite sport, and he had many prizes for fish he had caught.

  One summer the weather was beautiful and fishing was supposed to be good, so he decided to travel around the countryside, spending a few days fishing in the rivers.

  Unfortunately, he didn't have much luck, and he caught only a few small fish.He was quite(A)________ and was going to go back home, when he heard of a large river that was full of fish nearby.

  He found the river quite easily and followed it through the country to a place where it flowed(流动)through a farm.He decided to ask the farmer's permission to fish in the river.

  “You have my permission,” the farmer said.“But you should be careful.For years I stopped my kids from going near the river.”

  “Is the river dangerous?” Nick asked.

  “It's not the river,” the farmer said, “it's the(B)________.They are huge.They're so big that my kids couldn't hold them.”

  Nick was very excited.All fishermen want to catch really big fish.

  “How big are they?” he asked.

  “Well,” the farmer told him, “ Last week I lost one over three feet long, and yesterday I lost one over four feet long.”

  “What bad luck,” Nick said, “I hate losing a big fish once I've hooked(钓)him.”

  “Who's talking about the fish?” the farmer said.“It's two of my kids that I lost.”

根据短文内容,完成下列任务:

1.回答问题:How long would Nick spend fishing in the river?

____________________

2.选择一个合适的词填在(A)处________

A.disappointed

B.excited

C.worried

D.interested

3.在文中找出The fish are too big for my kid to hold.的同义句。

____________________

4.在(B)处填上一个合适的词___________

5.What happened to the farmer's two kids?

A.They got lost near the river.

B.They were killed by fish.

C.They were fishing.

D.They were eating dinner.

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完形填空

  Hans, Anderson (安徒生), the well-known Danish (丹麦的) writer, was born in 1805. At that time no one could (1) that this baby, the son of a poor shoemaker, would one day become a famous writer. As he was the (2) child, his parents and grandma loved Hans very much. He lived in a dream (3) of his own, full of glorious vision (美好的想象), and all the pots and pans were his (4) .

  When he was 11 years old, his father (5) and the boy had to leave school. His mother made a living by washing clothes , (6) Hans spent much time making toy theatres and puppets (木偶) and reading as many books as he could (7) . His mother wanted him to learn to make clothes, but this was not his (8) . The boy tried his best to become an (9) singer, so at 14 he left for the capital. For three years he lived in a (10) house, writing and trying unsuccessfully to (11) a job in the theatre. The Director of Royal Theatre (皇家剧院导演) thought that he had talent(才能) but needed further (12) . With his help, Anderson got a scholarship (奖学金), which made it (13) for him to finish his education.

  Anderson spent much of his time traveling, (14) novels, travel books and fairy tales People, (15) children, still like them now.

(1)

[  ]

A.understand
B.decide
C.believe
D.think

(2)

[  ]

A.only
B.naughty
C.strange
D.nervous

(3)

[  ]

A.town
B.world
C.village
D.yard

(4)

[  ]

A.sisters
B.brothers
C.classmates
D.friends

(5)

[  ]

A.left
B.died
C.went out
D.hurried off

(6)

[  ]

A.since
B.until
C.though
D.while

(7)

[  ]

A.borrow
B.steal
C.rob
D.write

(8)

[  ]

A.favourite
B.luck
C.idea
D.subject

(9)

[  ]

A.opera
B.art
C.exact
D.active

(10)

[  ]

A.comfortable
B.crowded
C.safe
D.nice

(11)

[  ]

A.lose
B.meet
C.find
D.nice

(12)

[  ]

A.learning
B.increasing
C.developing
D.training

(13)

[  ]

A.impossible
B.possible
C.difficult
D.important

(14)

[  ]

A.writing
B.selling
C.producing
D.painting

(15)

[  ]

A.especially
B.however
C.instead
D.rather

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