初中英语阅读理解综合试题

初中英语阅读理解综合试题

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1.AttheBarbefsShop（理发店）

Jackwenttoabarber'sshopandhadhishaircut,butwhenhecameout,he

wasnothappywiththeresult（结果）.WhenhisfriendBobsawhim,helaughed

andsaid,MWhathashappenedtoyourhair,Jack?”

Jacksaid,Mltriedanewbarber'sshoptoday,becauseIwasn*tquitesatisfied

withmyoldone,butthisoneseemsevenworse/*

Bobagreed（同意）."Yes,Ithinkyou*reright,Jack.NowI'lltellyouwhat

todowhenyougointoabarbefsshopnexttime:lookatallthebarber'shair,

findoutwhosehairlooksworst,andthengostraighttohim.”

"WhyshallIgotohim?**Jackasked."ButthatwouldbefoolishT

“Oh,no,itwouldn*t,MansweredBob.MWhocutthatman*shair?Justthink

it.Hecouldn'tcutithimself,couldhe?Anotherofthebarberscutit.So

youknowhecan*tbetheworstbarber."

1.WhenJackwentoutofthebarber'sshop,hewasnothappybecause.

A.nobodyhadcuthishair

B.thebarberhadn'tcuthishairwell

C.thebarberhadcuthishaircarefully

D.hewasnotsatisfiedwithhisoldbarber

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2.Mltriedanewbarber'sshoptoday.**means.

A.thisbarber'sshopwasanewone

B.thiswastheonlybarber'sshopinthistown

C.Jackoftenwenttothisbarbefsshop

D.Jackhadnotbeentothisbarbefsshopbefore

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3.AfterJackhadhishaircut,hethought.

A.thenewbarber'sshopwasthebestone

B.theoldbarbefsshopwasn*tsogoodasthenewone

C.thenewbarber'sshopwasworsethantheoldone

D.theoldbarber'sshopwastheworstone

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4.BobtoldJacktofindoutwhichbarber'shairlookedtheworstandthengo

straighttohim.Why?

A.Becausehewascertainlythebestbarber.

B.Becausehewasfreeallthetime.

C.Becausehewastheworstbarber.

D.Becausehewasn*ttheworstbarber.

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5.Fromthestoryweknowthat.

A.it*sfoolishtohaveone*shaircutatabarber*sshop

B.barberscuteachother'shair

C.barbersneverhavetheirhaircut

D.abarberalwayscutshishairbyhimself

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2.

MrPerkin'sNewCar

MrPerkinstoodatthebus-stopandwatchedthecarsgoby.Manyofthecars

werenewBeta400s,andmostofthemwereyellow.MrPerkinalwaysworethe

sameclothesasothermen,atethesamefoodasotherpeople,anddidthesame

thingsafterwork,andattheendoftheweek,MrPerkindidnotliketobe

different.

Thefollowingweek,MrPerkinboughtanew,brightyellowBeta400s.Hewas

satisfiedwithit,anddrovetoworkinittheverynextday.Hewasevenmore

satisfiedwithhisnewcar,whenhesawalltheotherBeta400s,infront,behind,

andonbothsidesofhim.

MrPerkinparked（停车）hiscarinabigcar-park（停车场）nearhisoffice,

andwalkedtherestoftheway.Butwhenhecamebackatfiveo'clock,there

weresomanybrightyellowBeta400sinthecar-parkthathedidnotknowwhich

carwashis.Hetriedhiskeyinsomeofthecars,butpeoplepassingbygave

himalookhedidn'tlike.Sohestopped.

PoorMrPerkinhadtowaitnearlytwohoursuntilhiswastheonlyyellow

Beta400sinthecar-park.

1.MrPerkinwantedanewyellowBeta400sbecause

A.thebusdidnotcome.

B.helikednewclothes,foodandcars.

C.helikedtodothesameasotherpeople.

D.helikedtobedifferentfromothers.

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2.Hedrovetoworkinhisnewcar

A.theverynextday.

B.thedayheboughtit.

C.aweekheboughtin.

D.onthedayhefirstwatchedthecarspassing.

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3.Hewassatisfiedwithhisnewcarbecause

A.nooneelsehadayellowone.

B.itwasthesameasothercarsallaroundhim.

C.hewasinfrontofalltheothercars.

D.othercarswerenotasbrightashis.

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4.Atfiveo*clockMrPerkin

A.walkedhome.

B.drovehiscaroutofthecar-park.

C.camebacktothecar-park.

D.didnotknowwhichwashiscar-park.

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5.Peoplegavehimalookbecause

A.hehadanicenewcar.

B.hecouldnotopenthedoorofhiscar.

C.hewasinthewrongcar-park.

D.hewastryingtoopenmorethanonecar.

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6.MrPerkinhadtowaituntil

A.therewasonlyoneyellowBeta400sinthecar-park.

B.therewasonlyonecarinthecar-park.

C.therewerenobrightyellowcarsinthecar-park.

D.therewasnooneabouttolookathim.

OnceJamesThornhill,afamousEnglishpainter,wasaskedtopaintsomepictures

onthewallsoftheking'spalaceinEnglish.

Thenworkersweresentforandabigplatform（平台）wasmade.

Withthehelpofaworker,Thornhillstartedpaintingontheplatform.They

workedforawholeyearandatlastthepictureswereready.

Thornhillwashappywhenhelookedatthepictures,fortheywerereallybeautiful.

Helookedatthemforalongtime,andthentookonestepbackandlookedagain.

Nowthepictureswereevenmorebeautiful.Hetookanotherstep,thenanother.

Finallyhewasattheveryedge（边缘）oftheplatform,buthedidnotknowit

becausehewasthinkingofhispictures.

Theworkersaweverything.MWhatshouldIdo?"hethought.MThornhillisat

theveryedgeoftheplatform.IfIcryout,hewilltakeanotherstep,fall

offitandsurelybekilled."Sotheworkerquicklytooksomepaint（颜料）and

threwitatthepicture.

“Whatareyoudoing?**criedthepainter,runningquicklyforwardtohispictures.

1.WhatwasThornhill?HewasanEnglish.

A.writer

B.king

C.worker

D.artist

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2.Whatwasheorderedtodo?Hewasorderedto.

A.paintapicturefortheking

B.paintsomepicturesonthewallsoftheknig'spalace

C.havehispicturespaintedintheking'spalace

D.havehispicturespaintedonthewalls

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3.Thestoryleadsustobelievethat

A.theworkerhadtopayforthepicture.

B.thepaintercouldnotforgave（原谅）theworker.

C.theworkerwasreallysorryforwhathedid.

D.thepainterthankedtheworkerforwhathedidwhenhegottoknowwhy,

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4.

YourPassport（护照）Please!

MrHillarrivesatLondonAirport,attheendofathreeweekholidayinFrance.

Usuallyhewearsabeard（留胡须）.Sinceithasbeenhotthere,hehastaken

itoff（弟11掉）.Buthispassportphotoshowshimwithhisbeard.\$

Anofficelooksatthephotoforamoment,andsays:"Willyouexcuseme?

Pleasesitdown.Ishan'tkeepyoulong."Withthis,hewalksaway,showsthe

phototoasecondoffice,andsays:Mlknowthatface/*Thesecondofficerlooks

atthepassportandaskswhereMrHillhascomefrom.WhenhehearsthatMr

HillhasarrivedbackfromParis,thesecondofficersmiledandsays:"An

Englishman

withabeardstoleapaintinginParisonFriday,Andthatmanlooksjustthe

kindofman…”

SuddenlyitcomestothefirstofficerwhoMrHillis.Hereturnstohim,

andasks:"DidyouteachattheNo.2.HighSchool?"WhenMrHillanswers,

insurprise,thathedid,thefirstofficersmilesandsays:Mlthoughtso.

I'mJackSmith.YoutaughtmeFrench.Youhaven*tchangedabit.**

1.MrHill.

A.hasjustcomebackfromtheairport.

B.isonhiswaytoParis.

C.spentthreeweeksinParisbeforehewenttoFrance.

D.hasbeeninFranceforthreeweeks

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2.MrHill.

A.hasabeardonhisfacebutnotinhisphoto

B.grewabeardwhilehewasonholiday

C.hasabeardinhisphotobutnotonhisface

D.tookhisbeardofflongbeforehewentonholiday.

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3.Thefirstofficerissure.

A.MrHillstolethepainting

B.hehasseenthefaceinthephotobefore

C.heknowsthesecondofficer'sface

D.amanwithoutabeardstolethepainting

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4.Thesecondofficersaysthat-

A.MrHillstolethepainting

B.amanwithabeard,fromFrance,stoleapaintinginEnglish

C.anEnglishmantookhisbeardoffandstoleapainting

D.amanwithabeard,fromEngland,stoleapaintinginParis.

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5.MrHilltaught.

A.JackSmithFrenchattheNo.2HighSchool

B.JackSmithtobeafirstofficer

C.attheNo.2HighSchool,inFrance

D.FrenchsomeyearsagoandhisnamewasSmith,notHill

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Alongtimeagopeoplethoughtthatthesunwentroundtheearth.Insome

countriespeopleevensaidthatthesunwasagod（神）.Theythoughtthegod

droveacrosstheskyeachdayonagoldenhorse.Nowweknowtheearthgoes

roundthesun.Ittakestheearthayeartogoallwayroundthesun.Today

menevenknowhowfaritisfortheearthtogoroundthesun.Theytellus

thattheearthtravelsoverathousandmilesaminuteonitsjourneyroundthe

sun.\$

Thesunisreallyastar.Itismuchbiggerthantheearthanditisvery

hot.Somepeoplehavebeentothemoonbutweknowthatnoonecanevergoto

thesun.Itisfartoohotforpeopletoliveanywherenearit.Thesunisthree

hundredthousandtimesheavierthantheearthandmorethanmilliontimes

larger.\$

1.Alongtimeago,peoplesaidthesunwas.

A.agoldenhorseofgod

B.agodonagoldenhorse

C.agodwithgoldendress

D.agodandagoldenhorse

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2.Peoplecanneverliveanywherenearthesunbecauseitis.

A.star...thesun

B.planet...themoon

C.planet...itself

D.planet...thesun

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4.Theearthtravelsovermilesanhour.

A.1,000

B.100,000

C.6,000,000

D.600,000

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5.Oneyearis

A.thetimefortheearthtoturnround.

B.thetimetheearthtravelsonethousandmiles.

C.onecircletheearthgoesroundthesun.

D.thejourneyoftheearth.

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6.

TheFarmer,HisHorse,andHisson

Oncetherewasanoldfarmer,withahorsewhichwasalmostasoldashimself.

Hesetoutonemorningwithhissontosellthehorsebeforeitdied.Father

andsonwalked,becausethefarmerdidnotwantthehorsetobetootired.

Theymettwomenontheroadwhosaid,MWhyareyouwalking,farmer?Youhave

ahorse,lt*salongwaytomarket（市场）.“Thefarmerknowthatthiswastrue,

soherodeonthehorse,whilehissonwalked.

Thentheymettwooldwomen,"Whatareyoudoingupthere,farmer?Can*tyou

seehowtiredboyis?"Sothefarmergotdown,andhissonrodeinstead.\$

Next,threeoldmenstoppedthem,onesaid,MWhyareyouwalking,farmer?

Getup,It'stoohotforanoldmanlikeyoutowalktoday,"Sothefarmergot

upbehindhisson,andtheyrodeon.

Sometimelater,ayoungwomanpassedthem,MWhyaren*tyouwalking?**she

asked,"Itisn'tfartothemarket.Giveyourpoorhorsearest.**

Sothefarmer,andhisson,gotdownonceagain.Itisafactthatyoucannot

pleaseallthepeopleallthetime.

1.Thefarmerwantedtosellthehorse.

A.beforeitwasdead

B.beforeitbecometootired

C.beforeitmarketwasover

D.beforeitwasasoldashewas

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2.Thetwomenontheroad.

A.askedhowfaritwastothemarket

B.saidtheythoughtthehorselookedverytired

C.askedwhythefarmerwasnotridingonhishorse

D.toldthefarmer'ssontogetoffthehorseandwalk

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3.Thetwooldwomensaiditwaswrongfor.

A.thefarmertoridesuchatiredhorse

B.thefarmertoridewhilehisyoungsonwalked

C.theboytorideinsteadofhisfather

D.onlyonepersontoridesuchalongway

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4.Thefarmergotupbehindhissonbecause.

A.theoldmansaiditwastoohotforhimtowalk

B.thethreeoldmenstoppedthemontheroad

C.hedidnotknowwhyhewaswalking

D.hissoncouldnotridethehorsebyhimself

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5.Theyoungwomanwasmostsorry.

A.fortheoldman

B.forthefarmer'syoungson

C.thatitwasnotfartothemarket

D.forthehorse

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7.

IWanttoBeaDustman

Tomwastenyearsold,andhewasaverylazyboy,Hedidn'tlikedoingany

work.Hehadtogotoschoolofcourse,buthedidn*tstudyhardthereandtried

todoaslittleworkaspossible.Hisfatherandmotherwerebothdoctorsandthey

hopedthattheirsonwouldbecomeone,too,whenhegrewup.ButonedayTom

saidtohismother,"WhenIfinishschool,Iwanttobeadustman."

MAdustman?*'hismotherasked,shewasverysurprised.nThafsnotavery

pleasantjob,whydoyouwanttobecomeadustman?1,

"BecausethenIwouldonlyhavetoworkonedayaweek.**Tomansweredatonce.

“Onlyonedayaweek?**hismothersaid,MWhatdoyoumean?andhowdoyou

know?**

''Well"，Tomreplied,nlknowthatthedustmenwhocometoourhouseonwork

onThursday,becauseIonlyseethemonthatday.”

1.WhatkindofboywasTom?

A.Tomwasaelverboy.

B.Tomwasaboywhodidn'tliketowork.

C.Tomwasaboywhoworkedveryhard.

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2.Whatwerehisfatherandmother?

A.Hisfatherwasadoctorandhismotherwasanurse.

B.Hisfatherwasaworker,hismotherwasadoctor.

C.Hisfatherwasadoctor,sohismother.

3.Whatdidhisparentswanthimtobewhenhegrewup?

A.Theywantedhimtobeadustman.

B.Theywantedhimtobeanofficer.

C.Theywantedhimtobeadoctor.

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4.WhatdidTomsayhewantedtobe?

A.Tomsaidthathewantedtobeapersonwhocollectedrubbishandemptiedthe

dustbins.

B.Tomsaidthathewantedtobeapersonwhotaughtthechildrenatschool.

C.Tomsaidthathewantedtobeapersonwhoworkedinahospital.

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5.WhydidTomthinkthatdustmenonlyworkedonedayaweek?

A.BecauseTomheardofthis.

B.Becauseoneofthedustmenhadtoldhimbefore.

C.BecauseTomhadseenthedustmenonlyonThurdayathishouse.

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8.

CanAnimalbeMadetoWorkforUs

Cananimalsbemadetoworkforus?Somescientiststhinkthatonedayanimals

maybetaughttodoanumberofsimplejobs.TheysaythatinafilmoronTV

wemayseeelephants,ormonkeys,dogs,bear,orotheranimalsdoingalotof

things.Ifyouwatchcarefully,youmayfindthatthoseanimalsarealwaysgiven

somethingtoeatinreturnfordoingthem.Thescientistssaythatmanydifferent

animalsmaybetaughttodoanumberofsimplejobsiftheyknowtheywillget

somethingtoeatinreturn.

Ofcourse,asweknow,dogscanbeusedtoguardahouse,andelephantcan

beusedtodosomeheavyjobs.Andwecanalsoteachanimaltoworkinfactories.

Apes（猿猴），forexample,havebeenusedinAmericatohelpmakecarsand

scientists

believethattheselargemonkeysmayonedaygetincropsandevendrivetrains.

1.Elephantcanbeusedtodosomeheavyjobsbecause.

A.theycaneatalot

B.theyareveryheavy,too

C.theyareverystrong

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2.Dogscanbeusedtoguardahouseforhishostbecause.

A.theyaregoodatrunning

B.theyareverykindandfriendlytopeople

C.theyarebraveenoughtogetthestranger（陌生人）andthievesawayfromthe

house

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3.Manydifferentanimalsmaybetaughttodosomesimplejobsif.

A.theyhaveenoughfoodtoeat

B.theylearntheywillgetsomethingtoeatinreturnafterdoingthem

C.iftheyaresenttoschool

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4.canbetraintoworkforus.

A.Onlyafewanimals

B.Quiteafewanimals

C.Fewanimal

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5.Manyscientistsareworkinghardto.

A.makemonkeysgetincropsanddrivetrains

B.makemonkeysguardhouselikedogs

C.makebearsgetincrops

AGirlorABoy,AWomanorAman?

AlotofboysandgirlsinAmericaarewearingthesameclothesandmanyof

themhavelonghair.Soitisoftendifficulttotellwhethertheyareboys

orgirls.

OnedayanoldmanwentforawalkinaparkinWashington,andhewastired,

hesatdownonabench（长凳）.Ayoungpersonwasstandingontheotherside

ofthepond（水池）.

“Excuseme,**theoldmansaidtothepersonnexttohimonthebench,MDo

youseethepersonwiththeredtrousersandlonghair?Isitaboyoragirl?”

"Agirl,"saidhisneighbour,"Sheismydaughter."

“OhJtheoldsaidquickly,"Iamsorry,butIdidn'tknowthatyouwereher

mother.**

**rmnot,"saidtheotherperson.Mrmherfather/*

1.Itisn*tofteneasytotellwhethermanyofAmericanchildrenareboysorgirl

A.becausetheyalllooklikeeachother

B.becausetheyarewearingthesamekindsofcapsandshoes.

C.becausetheyhavelonghairandwearthesameclothes.

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2.Onedayanoldmanwentforawalkin.

A.thestreetinWashington

B.theWashingtonParkinAmerica

C.inaparkinWashington

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3.Therewerepersonsbesidethepond,theyare.

A.three...aman,awomanandagirl

B.three...twomenandagirl

C.two...amanandagirl

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4.Theyoungpersonstandingontheothersideofthewas・

A.bench...theother'sboy

B.pond...theoldman'sdaughter

C.pond...thedaughteroftheoldman'sneighbour

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5.Theyoungpersonwore.

A.apairofredtrousers

B.onapairofredtrousers

C.withapairofredtrousers

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6.Theoldmanthoughthisneighbourwasthegirl's.

A.mother

B.father

C.brother

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10.

MrRobinsonworkedinAfrica（^h^H）.Hissonwasbornthere.HisnamewasJohn.

OnewinterMrandMrsRobinsonwentEngland,andtheytookJohnthere.John

wassevenyearsoldthen.

Onedayitsnowed.Theboywentintothegarden,andheplayedinthesnow.

Hesaid,"Snowisverybeautiful,butitisverycold.**

Thenhesaid,MWhatisthis?Itisabig,roundpieceofglass.Itisbeautiful,

bufitisverycold,too.”

Butitwasnotglass.Itwasice.Itwasonabucket（桶）ofwater.

Johnsaid,MWhoputthisglasshere?Iamgoingtotakeitintothehouse.**

Hetooktheicetohisfatherandsaid,HThisisabeautifulpieceofglass,

butitisverycoldandwet.Itwasonabucketofwaterinthegarden."

MrRobinsonsmiledandsaid,MTakeittothekitchen（厨房），putitinfront

ofthestove（炉子）there,anddry（弄干）过,”

Theboytooktheicetothekitchenandputitinfrontofthestove.

Hedried（弄干）hishands,becausetheywereverycoldandwet,andthenhe

wenttotheiceagain.

Helookedatit,andthenhetookittohisfatheragain.Hesaid,"Iput

thisglassinfrontofthestove,butitdoesnotgetdrier.Itbecomeswetter

andsmaller.**

1.Johndidn*tknowwhattheicewas,because.

A.hewasveryfoolish

B.hewasyoung

C.hewasborninAfrica

D.hedidn*tgotoschool

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2.OnewinterMrandMrsRobinsonwentEnglandwith.

A.theirson

B.aboyoftheirfriends

C.theirdaughter

D.oneoftheirfriend'sson

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3.OnedayJohnfoundonabucketofwater.

A.apieceofglass

B.apeceofice

C.somesnow

D.somewater

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4.WhatdidMrRobinsonaskJohntodo?

A.HeaskedJohntotaketheiceout.

B.HeaskedJohntoputtheiceinfrontofthestove.

C.HeaskedJohnnottoplaywithice.

D.HeaskedJohntodryhishandsatonce.

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5.AfterJohnputtheiceinfrontofthestove,hefoundthatitbecame.

A.dry

B.wetter

C.bigger

D.colder

11.

Oncetherewasamanwhohadtwochildren,aboyandagirl.Theboywasgood-

looking（看好）butthegirlwasnot.

Onedaytheyfoundamirror（镜子）forthefirsttimeandtheysawwhatthey

lookedlike.Theboywasverypleased（很高兴）andhesaidtohissister,nHow

handsome（英俊）Iam!Ilookmuchnicerthanyou!”

Thegirldidnotlikewhatherbrothersaidandgavehimahardpush（推）.

“Goaway!Kshesaid.

Theirfathersawwhatwashappening.Hewentuptothemandsaidtotheboy,

“YoumustalwaysBEgoodaswellasLOOKgood.1,

Thentothegirlhesaid,"Mydear,ifyouhelpeveryoneanddoyourbest

topleasehim,everyonewillloveyou.Itdoesnotmatterthatyouarenotas

good-lookingasyourbrother.**

1.Onceamanhad.

A.agood-lookingboy

B.anugly（难看的）girl

C.twogood-lookingchildren

D.aboyandagirl

2.Theboysawwhathelookedlikeinthemirrorandwaspleasedbecausehe.

A.foundamirror

B.knewhelookedasniceashissister

C.andhissisterweregood-looking

D.washandsome

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3.Thegirlgavetheboyahardpushbecause.

A.shewasstronger

B.whathesaidwaswrong

C.shewasnotpleasedwithwhathesaid

D.herfatherlovedher

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4.Fathertoldthegirlthat.

A.itwasimportanttobegood-looking

B.itwasagoodthingtobeugly

C.ifshedidherbesttohelppeople,shewouldenjoypeople'slove

D.shewasasgood-lookingasherbrother

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5.Whatcanwelearnfromthisstory?

A.Tobegoodtopeopleismoreimportantthantobgood-looking.

B.Tobegood-lookingisveryimportant.

C.Ifyouwanttomakeyourselfgood-looking,youmustbegoodtopeople.

D.Ifyouoftenhelppeople,youwillbecomemoreandmorebeautiful.

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12.

LearningEnglish

ManystudentsinChinaarelearningEnglish.Someofthesestudentsaresmall

children.Othersareteenagers（十几岁的青少年）.Manyareadults（成年人）.Some

learnatschool,othersstudybythemselves.AfewlearnEnglishlanguageover

theradio,ontelevision,orinfilms.Onemustworkhardtolearnanotherlanguage.

WhydoallthesepeoplewanttolearnEnglish?Itisdifficulttoanswerthat

question.ManyboysandgirlslearnEnglishatschoolbecauseitisoneoftheir

subjects.Theystudytheirown（自己的）languageandmathsandEnglish...Some

peoplelearnEnglishbecauseitisuseful（有用的）fortheirwork.Manypeople

oftenlearnEnglishfortheirhighersutdies,becauseatcollegeoruniversity（

大学）someoftheirbooksareinEnglish.OtherpeoplelearnEnglishbecause

theywanttoreadnewspaperandmagazinesinEnglish.

1.ManystudentsinChinaarelearningEnglish,aren*tthey?.

A.No,theyaren*t

B.No,theyare

C.Yes,theyare

D.Yes,theyaren*t

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2.Ifonewantstolearnanotherlanguagewell,hemust.

A.learnatschool

B.studybyhimself

C.workhard

D.studyhard

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3.Thesentence"Itisdifficulttoanswerthatquestion"means-

A.thatquestionisnotdifficulttoanswer

B.thatquestionisdifficulttoanswerit

C.itisdifficultlytoanswerthatquestion

D.itishardtoanswerthatquestion

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4."Theirownlanguage"means-

A.Chinese

B.English

C.French

D.Japanese

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5.WhafstheChineseofMstudybythemselves**?

A.和他们一起学习

B.自学

C.向他们学习

D.通过学习

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Man'sBestFriend

Almosteveryonelikesdogs,andalmosteveryonelikesreadingstoriesabout

dogs.

Ihaveafriend.Thefriendhasalargepolicedog.ItsnameisJack.Police

dogsareoftenveryclever.EverySundayafternoonmyfriendtakesJackfor

alongwalkinthepark.Jacklikestheselongwalksverymuch.

OneSundayafternoonayoungmancametovisitmyfriend.Hestayedalong

time.Hetalkedandtalked.SoonitwastimeformyfriendtotakeJackfor

hiswalk.Butthevisitorstillstayed.Jackbecameveryworried.Hewalked

aroundtheroomseveraltimesandthensatdowninfrontofthevisitorand

lookedathim.Butthevisitorpaidnoattention.Hecontinued（继续）talking.

FinallyJackcouldn'tstand（忍受）it.Hewentoutoftheroomandcameback

afewminuteslater.Hesatdownagaininfrontofthevisitorbutthistime

heheldthevisitor'shatinhismouthandranoutoftheroom.

1.Jackisthenameof.

A.ayoungman

B.apoliceman

C.apolicedog

D.agoodfriend

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2.Inthisstorytheword“visitor”means.

A.theyoungman

B.thewriterofthisstory

C.thepolicedog

D.thefriend

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3.Thevisitorpaidnoattentiontothedogbecause・

A.hedidn*tseethedog

B.hedidn'tlikethedog

C.hewasafraidofthedog

D.hedidn'tunderstandwhatthedogmeant

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4.Thedogheldthevisitor'shatinhismouthtoshowthat.

A.helikedthehatverymuch

B.hewantedthevisitortoleaveimmediately

C.hewantedtothrowthehataway

D.hewantedtoputonthehat

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Afriendofminewasfondofdrawinghorse.Hedrewthehorsesverywell,

buthealwaysbeganthetail.NowitistheWesternruletobeginatthehead

ofthehorse,thatiswhyIwassurprised.Itstruckmethatitcouldnotreally

makeanydifferencewhethertheartistbeginsattheheadorthetailorthe

belly（肚子）orthefootofthehorse,ifhereallyknowshisbusiness.Andmost

greatartistswhoreallyknowtheirbusinessdonotfollowotherpeople'srule.

Theymaketheirownrules.Everyoneofthemdoeshisworkinawaypeculiar（

奇特的）tohimself;andthepeculiaritymeansonlythathefindsitmoreeasy

toworkinthatway.

Nowtheverysamethingistruetoliterature（文学）.Andthequestion,**How

shall

Ibegin?*1onlymeansthatyouwanttobeginattheheadinsteadofbeginning

atthetailorsomewhereelse.Thatis,youarenotyetexperienced（有经验的

）enoughtotrusttoyourownpowers.Whenyoubecomemoreexperienced

youwill

neveraskthequestion,andIthinkthatyouwilloftenbeginatthetail-

thatistosay,youwillwritetheendofthestorybeforeyouhaveeventhought

ofthebeginning.

1.Afriendofthewriter'sdrewthehorses

A.verywell

B.inthewayofwesternrule

C.inthewayofhisownrule

D.alloftheabove

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2.Thewriterwassurprisedbecause.

A.theartistbegantodrawattheheadofthehorse

B.theartistbegantodrawatthetailofthehorse

C.theartistmadehisownrule

D.theartistdidnotfollowotherpeople'srule

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3.Youarenotyetexperiencedbecause.

A.youdon*tknowwheretobegin

B.youwanttobeginattheheadinsteadofbeginningatthetail

C.youalwaysaskedquestion

D.youdonottrusttoyourownpowers

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4.whenyoubecomemoreexperiencedyouwill.

A.neveraskquestion

B.oftenbeginatthetail

C.shouldwritetheendofthestory

D.shouldthinkofthebeginning

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5.Thetopicofthepassageis

A.Howtodrawahorse

B.Howtowriteastory

C.Howtomakeyourownrules

D.Trusttoyourownpowers

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15.

TheSeatsAreTooSmall

Paulgotonthebustogotothetown.Itwasverycrowded,andhehadto

standforaboutfiveminutes.Thensomeofthepassengersgotoff.Paulsat

downnexttoafatlady.Shehadsevere!shoppingbags,andPauldidn'thave

muchroomontheseat.Atlastthebusgottothetown.Allthepassengers

started

togetoff.Pariwasverypolite,sohestooduptoletthefatladygetoff

beforehim.Shesaid,"Thankyou."Thenshetriedtogetoutoftheseatwith

allherbags.Butshecouldn'tmove.Shewasstuck!

Paulhadtopushthlady.Theconductorpulledher.Finallytheygotherfree

butshewasn,tpleased.

'THwritetothebuscompany/*shesaid."I'lltellthemnottomakebuses

withsuchsmallseats.**

1.Whycouldn'ttheladygetoutoftheseat?

A.Becausetheseatonthebusweretoosmall.

B.Becausetheladywastoofatandhadalotofbags.

C.Becausethebuswasverycrowded.

D.BecausePaulwasinhisseatnexttohers.

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2.WhendidPaulgetaseatonthebus?

A.Assoonashegotonthebus.

B.Afterfiveminutes.

C.Justbeforehewantedtogetoff.

D.Justbeforethebusgottothetown.

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3.HowdoyouknowthatPaulwasverypolite?

A.Hedidn'ttaketheseatandwasalwaysstanding.

B.Hepushedtheladyoutofherseat.

C.Hestooduptolettheladygetoffbeforehim.

D.Hehelpedtheladycarryherbags.

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4....andPauldidn'thavemuchroomontheseat.Theword''room”heremeans

A.partofahouse

B.space

C.partofaseat

D.somethingforsittingon

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5.Shewasstuck!Inthstoryitmeansshe.

A.wasn't