John Smith is an old porter. He works at the ...

John Smith is an old porter. He works at the railway station. Every day he is busy carrying heavy things for passengers（乘客）. He is kind to everyone and always ready to help others.

One morning, John stood in the station. A train was coming. He was waiting for it. Just then he saw a man running in the station with a big bag in his hand.

“No train is starting. Why is he in such a hurry?” the old man thought to himself.

John went up to the man and asked, “May I help you?”

As soon as the man saw the old porter, he stopped running.

“Can I catch the 10:35 train to London?” the man asked. He looked worried.

John looked at him for a few seconds and said, “Well, sir. I’d like to help you, but I can’t answer your question because I don’t know how fast you can run.” Then he continued, “The 10:35 train to London left five minutes ago. Can you run fast enough to catch it?”

根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。

1.What does the underlined word “porter” mean in Chinese?

A. 清洁工 B. 售票员　　 C. 搬运工　　 D. 列车长

2.When did the story happen?

A. In the morning.　 B. At noon. C. In the afternoon.　 D. In the evening.

3.Why was the man in a hurry?

A. Because he needed to meet his friend.

B. Because he got lost.

C. Because he wanted to catch a train.

D. Because he didn’t find his train.

4.Why did the man stop running when he saw John?

A. Because John asked him to stop.

B. Because he wanted to ask John about his train.

C. Because he needed John to carry his bag.

D. Because he was afraid of John.

5.When did John Smith meet the man?

A. At 10:25.　 B. At 10:30. C.　　 At 10:35.　　 D. At 10:40.

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根据所给的首字母填写单词。（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

There were three old teachers at the railway station. They were talking happily. The train a   1, but they did not notice (察觉). Then the conductor(列车长) shouted, “G   2 on the train and take your seats, please!”

The teachers heard the conductor and rushed for the train. T   3 of them got on the train b   4 it moved. The third one didn’t get on the t   5. It was Mr Green. He looked worried.

One of his students was at the station. He t6 to comfort (安慰) the teacher. “It wasn’t really b   7, sir,” said the student. “Two out of three c   8 the train. That’s quite good, you know.”

“I know.” the teacher said. “But it was m    9 train. My friends only came to

s   10good-bye to me.”

1.________  2.________  3.________  4.________  5.________

6.________  7.________  8.________  9.________  10.________

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短文填空　 根据短文内容及首字母提示，补全空格内单词，使短文完整、通顺。

There were three old teachers at the railway station. They were talking happily. The train a　 1. ,　 but they did not notice (察觉). Then the conductor(列车长)　 shouted, “G　 2. on the train and take your seats, please!”

The teachers heard the conductor and rushed for the train. T　 3.　 of them got on the train b　 4.　　 it moved. The third one didn’t get on the t　　 5.　 . It was Mr Green. He looked w　 6.　 .

One of his students was at the station. He t　　 7. to comfort (安慰) the teacher. “It wasn’t really b　 8. , sir,” said the student. “Two out of three caught the train. That’s quite good, you know.”

“I know.” the teacher said. “But it was m　 9. train. My friends only came to s　　 10.　 good-bye to me.”

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Mr Smith is　　　 old man and he usually walks his dog after　　　　 supper.

A. a; the　　 B. an; a

C. an; 不填　　 D. the ; 不填

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There is an old dog in Mr. Smith’s family. The dog’s name is Buddy. When Buddy was young, he could run fast and catch many animals. Mr. Smith loved him very much. Now, Buddy is old and weak.

One day, Mr. Smith and Buddy walked into the forest. Buddy saw a pig and caught it, but he was too old and weak and the pig ran away at last. They didn’t get anything that day and went home.

Mr. Smith was not happy. He said to Mrs. Smith, “Buddy is too old. He doesn’t catch anything today.”

Mrs. Smith answered, “Buddy didn’t do anything wrong (错误的). It’s natural for him to get old. For many years, he helped us catch animals and feed our family. So we shouldn’t be angry (生气的) with him.”

Then Mr. Smith knew he was wrong. He said, “I shouldn’t dislike him for being old. I will love him and be good to him just as before.”

1.What is Buddy?

A. A dog.　　 B. A mouse.　　 C. A cat.　　 D. A hen.

2.Why didn’t Buddy catch the pig?

A. Because he was hungry.

B. Because he was not happy.

C. Because he was old and weak.

D. Because he didn’t want to kill it.

3.What did Mr. Smith and Buddy get that day?

A. A sheep.　　 B. A pig.　　 C. Some fruit.　　 D. Nothing.

4.Which of the following is TRUE?

A. Buddy worked hard when he was young.

B. Buddy didn’t like catching animals.

C. Mr. Smith didn’t like Buddy when it was young.

D. Mrs. Smith was angry with Buddy.

5.What does Mr. Smith want to do?

A. Sell Buddy to the zoo.

B. Give Buddy to his friend.

C. Leave Buddy in the forest.

D. Love and be good to Buddy.

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Mr. Brown is an old man. Every morning he goes for a walk in the park. And he comes home at twelve thirty for his lunch in the middle of the day.

But today a car stops at his house at twelve o'clock. Two policemen help him get out. One of them says to Mr. Brown's daughter, "He can't find his way home in the park and asks us to take him home in the car."

The daughter thanks the policemen and they leave. Then she asks her father, "Dad, you go to the park every day. But today you can't find the way. Why? "

The old man smiles like a child and says, "I can find my way home. But I don't want to walk home today."

1.The old man ______ every day.

A. takes a walk in the morning　　 B. has lunch in the park

C. asks the policemen to take him home　　 D. runs in the park

2.Two policemen take him home in the car, because they think ______.

A. he is too old　　 B. he likes their car

C. he can't find his way home　　 D. he can't walk

3.The old man asks the policemen to take him home in the car, because ______.

A. he is ill

B. he is tired

C. he doesn’t want to walk home

D. his daughter asks him to do that

4.Which of the following sentences is RIGHT?

A. The daughter will not let her father go to the park again.

B. The old man is not happy when the policemen take him home in the car.

C. The policemen know the old man.

D. The old man comes home earlier(更早) today.

5.From the passage, we can learn that ______.

A. the old man couldn’t find his way that day

B. the old man wanted to have lunch early that day

C. the policemen would like to help people

D. the old man's daughter was a policewoman

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A train stopped at a small station.An old man on the train looked　1　the window and saw a woman.The woman was selling cakes,and many people from 　2　 train were buying them.The old man wanted　3　a cake,but the old woman was standing far from him.It was raining hard and he　4　 want to go out of the train.

Suddenly he saw a boy.The boy was walking on the platform　5　 from him.“Come here boy,”the old man shouted.“Do you know 　6　each of the cakes is?”“Five cents,”the boy answered.The old man gave ten cents and asked him 　7　two cakes.“One is for me,and　8　is for you,”he told the boy.

Some minutes　9　,the boy came back.He was eating a cake.He gave the old man five cents and said,“Sorry,there was only　10　.”

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There was a young man and an old man at the bus station. They were 　 1.　 for a bus. The young man was wearing a fur coat. The old man had a big box on his back.

“What’s in your box?” asked the young man.

“Gold,” answered the old man.

The young man didn’t 　 2. his words. “So much gold? I wish I could have so much gold!” he said to himself.

After a while, the young man asked the old man, “Are you sleepy, sir? Lie down on the chair and have a good rest. I’ll wake you up as soon as the bus 　 3.　 .”

“All right. It’s very kind of you.” The old man lied down and fell asleep.

The young man got the big box quietly. But when he was going to 　 4.　 away, he found his fur coat under the old man’s body. He 　 5.　 to pull out his coat, but he couldn’t. At last, he took off his coat and ran away 　 6.　 the old man’s box.

The young man ran out of the station quickly. When he stopped and 7.　 the box, he found that there 　 8.　 nothing but a lot of small stones in it. He hurried to the station at once. But when he got there, he found the old man had gone.

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阅读上面信息，简要回答所给问题。

An old friend of mine telephoned from the train station to tell me that he had come from Canada and was going to stay with me. I was still at the office at the time. So after telling him where my new house was. I told him that I had left my key under the doormat(门垫). As I would be home very late, I told him to help himself to food and drink.

Two hours later my friend telephoned me. At the moment(此刻), he said he was watching TV after he had a wonderful meal. He had cooked two eggs and had helped himself to some cold chicken from the fridge. Now, he said he was drinking a glass of tea and hoped I would join him soon. When I asked him if(是否) he had reached the house without trouble. He answered that he had not been able to find the key under the doormat. but the living room window just by the apple tree had been left open and he had climbed in. I listened to all these with great surprise. There is no apple tree in front of my room, but there is one in front of the room next to ours.

根据短文内容，简要回答下列问题。

1.Where did the writer’s friend come from?

____________________________________________________________________

2.What did the writer’s friend do after he came in the room?

____________________________________________________________________

3.Did the writer’s friend had a wonderful meal in the writer’s house?

____________________________________________________________________

4.How did the man get into the room?

____________________________________________________________________

5.Why was the writer surprised when he knew his friend came into the room?

____________________________________________________________________

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Mr. Smith works in an office. He is very busy and has no time to have a good rest. Every evening, when he comes from his office, he’s always tired and wants to go to bed early. But his wife often has a lot of interesting things to tel l him after supper. She doesn’t stop talking until she falls asleep, but it’s usually too late and Mr Smit h has to get up in time in the morning when she is asleep.

One day the man felt terrible and couldn’t go to work. He decided to go to see a doctor. And Mrs Smith went to the hospit al with him. Before　 her husband said what was the matter with him, the woman had told the doctor all and the man understood why. He erote out a prescription(处方）And when Mr.Smith brought the medicine to the resulting room,the doctor said to her, “The bottle of medicine is for your husband and the pills are for you.

“For me?” the woman said in surprise, “I’m fine .I don’t need any medicine!” “ I don’t think so, madam,” said the doctor, “They are sleeping pills, Your husband will soon be all right if you take them.”

1. Mr. Smith is _______.

A. too busy to have a good rest.

B. too busy not to have a good rest.

C. busy enough to have a good rest.

D. not busy enough to have a good rest.

2.The sentence “His wife doesn’t stop talking until she falls asleep”means________.

A.she doesn’t stop talking when she falls asleep.

B. she doesn’t stop talking after she falls asleep.

C.She keeps talking until she falls asleep.

D.She likes talking as she falls asleep.

3.Why does Mr. Smith have to get　 up when his wife is asleep in the morning?

A.Because he can’t fall asleep.

B. Because he has to go to work.

C. Because he doesn’t want to sleep.

D. Because his wife asks him to get up.

4.Why couldn’t Mr. Smith go to work one day?

A.Because he didn’t want to work.

B. Because his wife didn’t let him go.

C. Because he fell ill.

D. Because he was too tired to go to work.

5.The sentence “Your husband will be all right if you take them.” means Mr. Smith will soon be all right if ________.

A. Mrs Smith takes the bottle of medicine.

B. Mr. Smith takes the pills.

C. Mr. Smith takes the bottle of medicine.

D. Mrs Smith stops talking too much at night.

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