初中英语阅读训练

A

KateisanEnglishgirl.ShelivesinatallbuildinginthecityofLondon.

Therearesixteenfloorsinthebuilding,andshelivesonthetenthfloor.Sheuses

alifttogoupanddown.

Katestudiesinamiddleschoolnearherhouseandsheworkshard.Shegoes

toschoolearly.Everydaysheleavesherhomeathalfpastsix.Shewalkstothe

lift,andittakesherdowntothefirstfloor.

Thereisabusstopnearthebuilding.UsuallyshetakesNo.7bustoher

school,butsometimesshegoesonfootItisonlyfourkilometerstoherschool

fromthebuilding.Shegetstoschoolataboutseventwenty.Classesbeginateight.

Shegoestoplaygamesatthreeforty.Shegetshomeataquarterpastfive.She

beginstodoherhomeworkateightandfinishesitathalfpastnine.

()1、KatelivesinatallbuildingLondon.

A、nearB>inC、outsideD>farfrom

()2、Shegoesupanddownthebuilding.

A、inliftB、byaliftC、byliftD、withalift

()3、Sheleavesatsixthirty.

A、herhomeB、thebuildingC>theliftD、thebusstop

()4、Shegoestoschool.

A、bybusB、bybikeC、onfootD、AandC

()5>Ittakeshertodoherhomework.

A、aboutanhourB、aboutonehourandhalf

C、onehourandahalfD>eightyminutes

B

InthemorningMrSmithcomesintothegardenatthebackofthishouse.

Heseesmuchsnow(雪)inthegarden.MrSmithwantstotakehiscarout,sohe

asksamantocleantheroadfromhisgarage(车库)tothegate.Hesaystothe

man,"Don'tthrowanysnowonthatside.Itwilldamage(损坏)theflowersin

thestreet,orthepolicemanwillcome."Thenhegoesout.

Whenhecomesback,theroad(路)isclean.Thereisnosnowontheflowers,

onthewallorinthestreet.Butwhenheopengarage,heseesthegarageisfullof

snow,thesnowfromtheroad,andhiscarisunderthesnow!

()1>InthemorningMrSmithfindsthereisalotofsnowin.

A、hisgardenB、hisgarage

C>hishouseD>hiscar

()2、Hetellsamantocleantheroad,becausehe.

A、doesn'tlikesnow

B>wantstokeeptheroadclean

C>wantstotakehiscaroutofthegarage

D>oftentellthemantodosomething

()3、WheredoesMrSmithaskthemantothrowthesnow?

A、OntheflowersB、Intothestreet

C>OnthewallD、Wedon'tknow

()4、Heopensthegarageand,

A、takeshiscaroutB、finditisfullofsnow

C>findthecarisn'tinitD、takesthesnowout

()5、Where'sMrSmith?scar?

A、UnderthesnowB>Inthestreet

C>NeartheroadD、Infrontofhishouse

c

Itisnosurprisetofindseashellsinthesand.Mostseashellsarefoundnear

thesea.Butsomeseashellshavebeenfoundonhighmountaintops.Thatisa

funnyplaceforseashells.Howdidtheygetthere?

Theearthdidnotalwayslookthewayitdoestoday.Oncetheseacovered

mudoftheland.Thenmountainspushedup.Theypushedupthroughthewater.

Landfromthebottomoftheseabecamemountaintops.Seashellsandfishbones

werepushedup,too.Theywerefarawayfromseawater.Theywerelefthighand

dry.

Theseashellsandfishboneswerecoveredwithsoftmudandsand.Themud

becamehard.Itturnedtostone.Theshapesoftheshellandboneswerepressed

intothestone.Thesestonesarecalledfossils.

Fossilshavebeenfoundalloverourcountry.Haveyoueverfoundone?

1.Someseashellshavebeenfound.

A.intreesB.onmountaintops

C.onroadsD.intheair

2.meansshapesofbonespressedintostone.

A.BonesB.EarthC.FossilsD.Stones

3.Thestorysays,“Theearthdidnotalwayslookthewayitdoestoday.The

word“it”means・

A.theearthB.themoonC.theseaD.thefishes

4.Whichofthefollowingdoesthispassageleadyoutobelieve?

A.Fishoncelivedonhighmountaintops.

B.Fossilsoffishorseashellscanbefoundfarawayfromthesea.

C.Seashellsturnedintofossils.

D.Theseashellsandfishbonesturnedintohardmud.

5.Themainideaofthewholepassageisthat,

A.seashellsarefunny

B.mudturnsintostone

C.theearthhaschanged

D.seashellsandfishbonesturnintofossils

D

Iamamiddle-schoolstudent.Nowlet1tellyousomething2—

ourclassroom.It'svery___3___,Therearetwomaps___4___thebackwall.

___5___isamapofChina.___6___isamapoftheworld(世界).

Thereare___7___desksandchairsinourclassroom.Thereisabigdesk

___8___theteacherinthefrontofit.We___9___fourclassesinthe___10___

andtwointheafternoon.

()1.a.Ib・myc.med.we

()2.a.aboutb.inc.ond.at

()3.a.smallb.bigc.biggerd.biggest

()4.a.inb.onc.underd.over

()5.a.Itb.Ifsc.Oned.one

()6.a.Otherb.Othersc.Anotherd.Theother

()7.a.fourtyb.fortyc.forteend.fourteenth

()8.a.forb.ofc.tod.about

()9.a.thereisb.therearec.hasd.have

()10.a.moningb.mourningc.morningd.moring

E

ThestudentsofClass3are___11___goingtohaveanyclassesnextweek.

They'regoingto__12___thefarmers___13___theirworkonthefarm.

They'regoingto__14___apples.Manystudentsthinkit's___15___betterthan

havingclasses.They'regoingtogetup___16___nextMondaymorning.They're

goingtomeetoutsidetheschoolgateat7:30.Thefarmis___17___near.They're

goingthere___18___bus.They'regoingto___19___ontheiroldclothes.

They'regoingtowork___20___.

()11.a.nob.notc.havingd.always

()12.a.dob.helpc.maked.give

()13.a.doingb.withc.tomaked.todoing

()14.a.havingb.pickingc.pickd.have

()15.a.moreb.muchc.manyd.little

()16.a.laterb.earlierc.earlyd.late

()17.a.notb.quitec.veryd.no

()18.a.takeb.takeac.byd.on

()19.a.wearb.takec.putd.have

()20.a.hardb.alittlec.heavyd.hardly

F

Afriendofminewasfondofdrawinghorse.Hedrewthehorsesvery

well,buthealwaysbeganthetail.NowitistheWesternruletobeginatthehead

ofthehorse,thatiswhyIwassurprised.Itstruckmethatitcouldnotreally

makeanydifferencewhethertheartistbeginsattheheadorthetailorthebelly

(肚子)orthefootofthehorse,ifhereallyknowshisbusiness.Andmostgreat

artistswhoreallyknowtheirbusinessdonotfollowotherpeople'srule.They

maketheirownrules.Everyoneofthemdoeshisworkinawaypeculiar(奇特的)

tohimself;andthepeculiaritymeansonlythathefindsitmoreeasytoworkin

thatway.

Nowtheverysamethingistruetoliterature(文学).Andthequestion,nHow

shallIbegin?nonlymeansthatyouwanttobeginattheheadinsteadof

beginningatthetailorsomewhereelse.Thatis,youarenotyetexperienced(有经

验的)enoughtotrusttoyourownpowers.Whenyoubecomemoreexperienced

youwillneveraskthequestion,andIthinkthatyouwilloftenbeginatthetail

-thatistosay,youwillwritetheendofthestorybeforeyouhaveeventhought

ofthebeginning.

1.Afriendofthewriter'sdrewthehorses.

A.verywell

B.inthewayofwesternrule

C.inthewayofhisownrule

D.alloftheabove

2.Thewriterwassurprisedbecause.

A.theartistbegantodrawattheheadofthehorse

B.theartistbegantodrawatthetailofthehorse

C.theartistmadehisownrule

D.theartistdidnotfollowotherpeople'srule

3.Youarenotyetexperiencedbecause.

A.youdon'tknowwheretobegin

B.youwanttobeginattheheadinsteadofbeginningatthetail

C.youalwaysaskedquestion

D.youdonottrusttoyourownpowers

4.Whenyoubecomemoreexperiencedyouwill.

A.neveraskquestion

B.oftenbeginatthetail

C.shouldwritetheendofthestory

D.shouldthinkofthebeginning

5.Thetopicofthepassageis,

A.Howtodrawahorse

B.Howtowriteastory

C.Howtomakeyourownrules

D.Trusttoyourownpowers

G

WhenyouarelearningEnglish,youfinditnotclevertoputanEnglish

sentence,wordforword,intoyourownlanguage.Takethesentence“Howdo

youdo?”asanexample.Ifyoulookupeachwordinthedictionary,oneatatime,

whatisyourtranslation?ItmustbeawrongsentenceIyourownlanguage.

Languagedonotjusthavedifferentsounds,theyaredifferentinmanyways.

Ifsimportanttomaster（掌握）therules（规贝（j）forwordorderinthestudyof

English,too.Ifthesentencesputwordsinawrongorder,thelistenerscan't

understandthespeakers9sentenceseasily.Sometimeswhentheorderischanged,

themeaningofthesentencedoesn'tchange.Let'sseethedifferencebetweenthe

twopairsofsentences.

“Sheonlylikesapples.”“Onlyshelikesapples.”

“I'veseenthefilmalready.”“Ihavealreadyseenthefilm.”

WhenyouarelearningEnglish,youmustdoyourbesttogetthespirit(精神

实际)ofthelanguageanduseitastheEnglishspeakersdo.

()1.FromthepassageweknowthatwhenwearelearningEnglish.

A.weshouln'tputeverywordintoourownlanguage

B.weshouldn'tlookupeverywordinthedictionary

C.weneedtoputeverywordintoourownlanguage

D.wemustreadwordbyword

()2.ThewriterthinksitisinlearningEnglish.

A.difficulttounderstanddifferentsounds

B.possibletorememberthewordorder

C.importanttomastertherulesindifferentway

D.easytomastertherulesforwordorder

()3.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat.

A.themeaningofanEnglishsentencealwayschangeswiththeorderofthe

words

B.theorderofwordscanneverchangethemeaningofanEnglishsentence

C.sometimesdifferentorderofwordshasadifferentmeaning

D.iftheorderofwordsisdifferent,themeaningofthesentencemustbe

different

()4.“Sheonlylikesapples,”

A.isthesameas“Onlyshelikesapple”.

B.isdifferentfrom“Onlyshelikesapple”.

C.means“Shelikesfruitexceptapples”.

D.means“Shedoesn'tlikeapples”.

()5.Whichisthebesttitleforthispassage?

A.DifferentOrders,DifferentMeanings

B.HowtospeakEnglish?

C.HowtoPutEnglishintoOurOwnLanguage?

D.HowtoLearnEnglish?

H

Sometimesyoumaynotunderstandyourparents.Oneminutethey're

friendly,thenextminutethey'reshoutingandscreamingloudlyenoughforthe

wholestreettohear.Sowhomakesthemso1?You,probably!

Whenyoutakeyourclothesoff,rememberto2Getintothehabitof

takingglassesandplatesdowntothekitchen.Beforelongyou'llbedoingit

withoutthinking.

Eventhoughyoumaynotrealizeit,yourparentshaveboughtyoumany

clothes.Butthey'renotbuyingthemselvesnewthingseveryweek,arethey?

Thesimpletruthisthattherearemore3thingstospendmoneyon,like

thatyoumayhatemissingapartytovisitsomeboringoldrelatives.Theymay

goonandonaboutwhatasweetbabyyouwere.Youhavenochoicebutto

listen.Evenifyou£,yourparentswon'tchangetheirminds.Parentsliketo

showofftheirfamily.Thebestthingyoucandoistohelpentertainyour

relatives.

Yourparentswillbesopleasedwithyouafterwardsthatthey'llprobably

allowyoutogotothenexttwo5

Youmightnotwanttoeat,butthinkofitfromtheparents?pointofview.If

youcooktwomealsaday,itmeans730mealsayear.Canyouimaginehow

boringthiscanget?

Imaginehowyourparentsfeelwhenyousayyou'renotreallyhungry.

6,yourparentsareprobablyworriedthatyouaren'teatingenough.

Eatfewersnacksandleaveroomforyourmeals.Finally,offerto7

afterthemeal.Youroffermaynotbeaccepted,butyourparentswillbepleased.

()1.A.friendlyB.lonelyC.changeableD.comfortable

()2.A.hangthemupB.leavethemalone

C.putthemonD.throwthemaway

()3.A.interestingB.difficultC.importantD.surprising

()4.A.agreeB.complainC.listenD.win

()5.A.concertsB.meetingsC.classesD.parties

)6.A.InadditionB.InreturnC.AtmostD.Atlast

)7.A.dothecookingB.laythetable

C.buysomesnacksD.washthe

ManyAmericansliketohavetheirholidays(假期)in1countries.One

dayanAmerican2comestoChina.Thisisherfirsttime(次数)toChinaand

shewantsto3somefriendsthere.ShemeetsaChinese.ThisChinesewantsto

talk4withtheAmerican.Whenheseesher,hecomesup,says“5"toher,

thenhebegins(开始)hisfirsttalkwithsomeone6anEnglish-speaking

country.

“Howoldareyou?”theChinese7.

“I'm8,Pleasedon'taskalady(女士)abouther9answersthe

woman.

TheChineseissurprised(感到惊奇).Hedoesn'tknow10,Canyouhelp

him?

()1.A.anotherB.theotherC.otherD.others

()2.A.manB.boyC.womanD.child

()3.A.makeB.makingC.doD.having

()4.A.withEnglishB.withChinese

C.inEnglishD.inChinese

()5.A.OKB.helloC.sorryD.good-bye

()6.A.inB.atC.ofD.from

()7.A.saysB.tellsC.talksD.speaks

()8.A.sureB.worriedC.gladD.sorry

()9.A.supperB.ageC.job(工作)D.family

()10.A.howB.whyC.whatD.which

Ayoungmangetsonanelevator.Theelevatorgoes___1___.Theelevator

stops.Ayoungwoman___2___ontheelevator.Theelevatorgoesup.Thenit

3.

Itdoesn'tgoup.Itdoesn'tgo_4____.Itisstuck__5___floors.

Theelevatorisstuckfor19___6___.Themanandthe_7___areinthe

elevator.Theyaretogetherfor19hours.They___8___,andtalk,andtalk.

Finally,theelevatorgoesup.ltstops,anddoors___9___.Themanandwoman

walkoutoftheelevator.

Theyare___10___.Theyarethirty.Theyareinlove.Threemonthslater,they

getmarried.

()l.A.upB.downC.outD.in

()2.A.takesB.putsC.getsD.joins

()3.A.startB.stopsC.runsD.walks

()4.A.inB.outC.upD.down

()5.A.onB.inC.betweenD.under

()6.A.monthsB.daysC.yearsD.hours

()7.A.manB.womanC.boyD.baby

()8.A.walkB.runC.talk]D.sit

()9.A.openB.closeC.stopD.start

)10.A.boringB.tiredC.excitingD.interesting

Iamamiddle-schoolstudent.Nowlet___1___tellyousomething___2_

ourclassroom.It'svery___3___.Therearetwomaps___4___thebackwall.

___5___isamapofChina.___6___isamapoftheworld(世界).

Thereare__7___desksandchairsinourclassroom.Thereisabigdesk

__8___theteacherinthefrontofit.We___9___fourclassesinthe___10―

andtwointheafternoon.

()1.a.Ib.Myc.med.we

()2.a.aboutb.inc.ond.at

()3.a.smallb.bigc.biggerd.biggest

()4.a.inb.onc.underd.over

()5.a.Itb.Ifsc.Oned.one

()6.a.Otherb.Othersc.Anotherd.Theother

()7.a.fourtyb.fortyc.forteend.fourteenth

)8.a.forb.ofd.about

)9.a.thereisb.therearec.hasd.have

)10.a.moningb.mourningc.morningd.moring

L

ThestudentsofClass3are___11___goingtohaveanyclassesnextweek.

They'regoingto___12___thefarmers___13___theirworkonthefarm.

They'regoingto___14___apples.Manystudentsthinkit's___15___betterthan

havingclasses.They'regoingtogetup___16___nextMondaymorning.They're

goingtomeetoutsidetheschoolgateat7:30.Thefarmis___17___near.They're

goingthere___18___bus.They'regoingto___19___ontheiroldclothes.

They'regoingtowork__20___・

()11.a.nob.notc.havingd.always

()12.a.dob.helpc.maked.give

()13.a.doingb.withc.tomaked.todoing

()14.a.havingb.pickingc.pickd.have

()15.a.moreb.muchc.manyd.little

()16.a.laterb.earlierc.earlyd.late

()17.a.notb.quitec.veryd.no

()18.a.takeb.takeac.byd.on

()19.a.wearb.takec.putd.have

()20.a.hardb.alittlec.heavyd.hardly

M

Johnson(1)inafactoryinabigtown.Helikedfishingverymuchand

wasverygood(2)it.Whenhewas(3),hewentdowntothesmallriverbehind

thefactoryandtired(4)somefish,buttherewerefewthere,(5)thewater

wasdirty.Thenonesummerhewenttotheseasideduringhisholidaysandstayed

atasnailcheaphotel.

(6)thefirstdayhe(7)alotoffishandwasvery(8).Hegavethemto

thehotel,andthey(9)themforalltheguests(客人).Andtheyenjoyed(10)

verymuch.Afterthathedidthiseveryday.

(1)A:worksB:workedC:isworkingD:work

(2)A:doB:onC:inD:at

(3)A:freeB:busyC:illD:right

(4)A:catchB:caughtC:catchesD:tocatch

⑸A:soB:becauseC:andD:or

(6)A:onB:inC:atD:for

(7)A:catchB:catchesC:caughtD:tocatch

(8)A:cheapB:freeC:strongD:happy

(9)A:cookedB:boughtC:didD:put

(10)A:itB:theirC:theirsD:them

N

Football,Ithink,isthemostpopularsportintheworldtoday.Onecan

gotoanyoftheimportantmatches,shoutingforonesideorthe(1).(2)of

themostsurprisingthingsaboutfootballisthat(3)achildcantellyouthe

namesofthe(4)inmostofimportantteams.Hehaspicturesofthemand(5)

theresultsoflotsofmatches.

(6)manyyearsago,eachcountryhaddifferentrulesfor(7)own

footballgame.In1863agroupofpeople(8)inEnglandtochangethem.

Theserulesarethe(9)today.

NowteamsfromallovertheworldtakepartinthefamousWorldCup.

Itisheldevery(10)yearstoseewhichisthebest.

)1.A.sameB.TeamC.otherD.players

)2.A.OneB.TheoneC.ThatD.Things

)3.A.onlyB.justC.evenD.which

)4.A.teams13.peopleC.playerD.players

)5.A.likesI工knowsC.knowD.study

)6.A.So]B.AndC.ThenD.But

)7.A.their1B.it'sC.itsD.it

)8.A.stayedB.livedC.workedD.met

)9.A.differentB.difficultC.sameD.sameas

)10.A.twoB.threeC.fourD.five

o

“GoodTime^isaprogramonABCRadio.JimGreenisan

announcer(播音员)fortheprogram.Mostofthegirls___1boyslikethe

program.They___2___likeJimGreen.Someofthemoftenmakephonecalls

tohimandthankhim__3___hiswork.Therearelotsof___4___tohimevery

day,too.

JimGreengetsupat6:00everymorning.Hehasbreadandaglassofmilk

___5___breakfast.Heleaveshomeat6:30and___6___hisofficeat7:15.

Theprogram___7at7:30.Heplaysthenewrecords(唱片)ofthepop

songsandmodernmusicforhislisteners.At8:00it'stime8thenews.

Jimfinishesworkat10:30.Hegoeshome9hiscar.He

___10___newspaperandlistenstomusicaftersupper.

Hethinkshislifeisveryinteresting.

()1.AandBwithCbutDabout

()2.AtooBtoCalsoDso

()3.AtoBforCfoDand

()4.AletterBlettersCfriendsDwords

()5.AatBwithCforDto

()6.AgoesBgetsCgetstoDgetsup

()7.AbeginsBfinishesCoverDstart

()8.AtoBforCofDin

()9.AbyBinConDtakes

()10.AlooksBreadsCseesDwatches

p

Itishalfpastseveninthemorning.Mr.Johnsonislooking1

his2.Heis___3___quickly.Thenheiswashingand__4__.Heislateas

usual.Sohedoesn't__5timeforbreakfast.Heis6allthewayto

thestationandhearrivestherejustintimeforthetrain.Mr.

Johnson7eatanythinginthemorning.Healwayssaystoafew

friends8attheoffice."It'snicetohave9inthemorning,but

It'snicerto10inthebed!”

()l.A.atB.ForC.after

()2.A.matchB.windowC.watch

()3.A.gettingupB.goingtobedC.sleeping

()4.A.dressedB.gettingdressedC.Dress

()5.A.hasB.haveC.know

()6.A.walkingB.runningC.talking

()7.A.doesn5tB・isn'tC.not

()8.A.ofhisB.hisC.ofhim

()9.A.breakfastB.lunchC.tea

()10.A.doexerciseB.lieC.sleeping

Q

Look_1—thepicture.It'sapicture___2__myroom.Ihave_3—

bird.Its___4_isPolly.Ilook___5_iteveryday.Butitisnotinthepicture.

You__6__seeitthere.Canyouseeacat?Itisundermychair.Thecatandthe

birdarein__7___rooms.Theycan'tlive(住)inthesameroom.Mybooks

__8_onmydesk.Mypensandpencilsareinmybag.Thebag__9__behind

—10desk.

()1.A.ofB.atC.InD.on

()2.A.atB.inC.onD.of

()3.A.aB.theC.twoD.nice

()4.A.hisB.nameC.bagD.map

()5.A.atB.afterC.ofD.on

()6.A.atB.can'tC.aren'tD.can

()7.A.sameB.thesameC.differentD.a

()8.A.areB.isC.amD.see

()9.A.lookB.isC.amD.are

()10.A.twoB.newC.theD.A

R

MyparentstookmetoJapanwhenIwaslittle.Ilivedthereforfive

years.1Icameback,myJapanesewasverygood."CanIdosomething

usefulwithmyJapanese?”Iaskedmyself.Then,onedaylastspring,Igotagood

opportunity(机会).EveryonewasafraidofSARS,soIstayedathomewith2

todo.MyfatherbroughtmeaJapanesebook.uWhydon'tyoutranslateitinto

Chinese?Itwillbebetterthan3computergamesallday.”Ipromised(许诺)

todo2,000wordseachday.But4Ifounditwashardtokeepthepromise.

OnedayinMay,theweatherwasbeautiful.ButIcouldn'tgooutThose2,000

wordswerestill5me.Aftertranslatingonlythreepages,Ialreadylost

interestinthebook.Ilookedatitforalongtime.ButIcouldn'tmakemyself

turnthepages.HowwishedIcouldjustgooutsideand6footballwithmy

friends!Icountedthewordsagainandagain.Ijustwantedtogiveup.Ifeltasif

twopeoplewerefighting7mymind.Onesaid,"Don'tgiveup!Keepworking

hard,andyou'lldowell!”Butthentheotheronesaid,“Goandplay!Itwillbe

more8thantranslating.Doyourworktomorrow."Istoodupandwould9

thecomputer.ButthenIremember10myparentshadtoldme:"Whatever

youdo,don'tstophalfway."SoIsatdownandwentonwithit.

()1.A.BecauseB.UntilC.SinceD.When

()2.A.nothingB.somethingC.everythingD.anything

()3.A.beplayedB.playingC.playedD.plays

()4.A.justthenB.rightnowC.soonD.suddenly

()5.A.talkingtoB.lookingatC.smilingatD.waitingfor

()6.A.playB.giveC.buyD.watch

()7.A.inB.withC.aboutD.for

()8.A.funB.importantC.usefulD.dangerous

()9.A.turnonB.turnoffC.OpenD.close

()10.A.howB.whereC.whichD.what

s

找到合适词的正确形式填空。

plan>visit、Iove>paint>catch>excite>offer>agree>please>imagine>

move>relax>lie>full、talk

1、Thispieceofnewsgreatlyus.

2、HeoftenhimselfknowingmagiclikeHarryPotter.

3、Myfathersmoking.

Helikesaboutbasketballwithhisfriends.

Ouraimisthecustomers.

Ineedacupofcoffeeto________myself.

HetospendhisholidayinShanghailastweek.

Thecompanyhasahighsalary(薪水).

Ihimjustashewasleavingthebuilding.

Heinthebedthinkingthattohisparentswaswrong.

Ourfamily_______intoanewhouselastweek.

I______mygrandparentsyesterday.

NanjingRoadisofpeopleonNationalDay.

Ithewallofmyroompinkandthedooryellow.

15、Myteachertoletmegohomeearly.

T

Thestudentswerehavingtheirchemistry（化学）class.MissLiwas

tellingthechildrenwhatwaterwaslike.Afterthat,sheaskedherstudents,

“What'swater?”Noonespokeforafewminutes.MissLiaskedagain9“Why

don*tyouanswermyquestion?Didn*tItellyouwhatwaterislike?”

Justthenaboyputuphishandandsaid,“MissLi,youtoldusthat

waterhasnocolourandnosmell.Butwheretofindsuchkindofwater?The

waterintheriverbehindmyhouseisalwaysblackandithasabadsmell."Most

ofthechildrenagreedWithhim.

“I'msorry,children,"saidtheteacher,“Ourwaterisgettingdirtier

anddirtier.That'saproblem.

1.Thestudentswerehavingtheirclass.

A.EnglishB.ChineseC.chemistryD.maths

2.MissLiwastellingthechildrenwhatwaslike.

A.waterB.airC.earthD.weather

3.Aboysaid,“Thewaterintheriverbehindmyhouseisalways.”

A.whiteB.blackC.cleanD.clear

4.Mostofthechildrentheboy.

A.agreedwithB.wrotetoC.heardfromD.sentfor

5.Thewaterintheriverhascolourandsmellbecauseitisgetting.

A.moreandmoreB.lessandless

C.cleanerandcleanerD.dirtieranddirtier

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AfriendofminenamedPaulreceivedanexpensivecarfromhis

brotherasaChristmaspresent.OnChristmasEvewhenPaulcameoutofhis

office,astreeturchinwaswalkingaroundtheshiningcar."Isthisyourcar,

Paul?,5heasked.

Paulanswered,uYes,mybrothergaveittomeforChristmas."Theboy

wassurprised."Youmeanyourbrothergaveittoyouanditdidn'tcostyou

nothing?Boy,Iwish../5Hehesitated.

OfcoursePaulknewwhathewasgoingtowishfor.Hewasgoingto

wishhehadabrotherlikethat.ButwhattheboysaidsurprisedPaulgreatly.

“Iwish,"theboywenton,“thatIcouldbeabrotherlikethat”Paul

lookedattheboyinsurprise,thenhesaidagain,“Wouldyouliketotakearide

inmycar?”

“Ohyes,I'dlovethat.”

Afterashortride,theboyturnedandwithhiseyesshining,said,“PauL

wouldyouminddrivinginfrontofmyhouse?”

Paulsmiledalittle.Hethoughtheknewwhattheboywanted.He

wantedtoshowhisneighboursthathecouldridehomeinabigcar.ButPaulwas

wrongagain.66Willyoustopwherethosetwostepsare?”theboyasked.

Heranuptothesteps.TheninashortwhilePaulheardhimcoming

back,buthewasnotcomingfast.Hewascarryinghislittlecrippledbrother.He

sathimdownonthestepandpointedtothecar.

“Theresheis,Buddy,justlikeItoldyouupstairs.Hisbrothergaveitto