Jan was a window cleaner. One morning, Jan wa...

Jan was a window cleaner. One morning, Jan was in a lift of a high building with his window cleaning tools when the building was on fire.

There were five other passengers in the lift. All of a sudden the lift stopped. Although they didn’t know what had happened outside, they had only 100 minutes to get out of the building before it would fall into the dust.

Soon smoke began coming into the lift. The men knew that something was wrong. They tried to open the door but found a wall in front of them. The wall had the number 15 on it and they knew they were on the 15th floor. But their lift usually didn’t stop there, so there was no opening for them to escape. Jan decided they would have to make their own.

Knowing that the wall was made of a material that could be cut through, Jan took out his window cleaning tools, and began knocking a hole through the wall. When he felt tired, others helped.

Starting with one small hole, they cut through the three-inch-thick wall. Then they kicked hard at the wall. The wall cracked apart. They saw before them a tile (瓷砖) wall! Refusing to give up, they knocked a hole through the tile, then made the opening big enough to get through. Surprisingly, the fire-fighters were outside the hole, they took Jan and his partners to the nearest stairs and they ran down the stairs as quickly as possible. By 10:23, Jan and the others ran out of the building. Five minutes later, the building burned down.

1.What was Jan doing when the building was on fire?

A. He was cleaning the windows.　

B. He was up to visit his friend.

C. He was on his way to his workplace.

D. He was cleaning the lift.

2.According to the passage, how many people were in the lift?

A. 5. B. 6. C. 15.　 D. We don’t know.

3.How much time did they use up before getting out of the building?

A. 5 minutes.　 B. 50 minutes

C. 95 minutes. D. 100 minutes.

4.What did they do when they saw a tile wall?

A. They were disappointed and gave up.

B. They had to wait for the fire-fighters.

C. They don’t know what to do.

D. They went on knocking through the wall.

5.From this passage, which do you think is the most important way while in danger?

A. Trying your best.

B. Running downstairs　

C. Crying for help.

D. Doing nothing.

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Jane was an old woman. She was rich and lived in a big house. One morning, Jane opened the window and looked at her garden. The sun was shining brightly. “What a good day!” she said. Suddenly she saw a man eating grass in front of the garden of her house. She walked to the man and asked, “Why are you eating grass? Are you very hungry?” The man answered, “I have no money to buy any food. I haven’t had meals for days. I’m dying of hunger.” “Poor boy,” said Jane, “come to the back door.” Then she walked into the house again. “The rich lady will give me some food to eat. It’s so kind of her.” The man thought. But when he went into the house, Jane opened the back door and said to him, “The grass is taller behind the house.”

1.What was the weather like that day? It was________.

A．windy            B．rainy             C．sunny            D．cloudy

2.What was the man eating when the woman saw him?

A．Some grass                            B．Some rice

C．Some bread                           D．Some food

3.Where did Jane see the man eating?

A．In her house

B．At the garden

C．In front of her house

D．Behind her house

4.What did Jane want the man to do?

A．Help her cut the grass

B．Eat food in her house

C．Eat grass behind her house

D．Eat bread in her house

5.Which statement is TRUE?

A．Jane was very kind, and she gave the food to the man.

B．The man was rich. He hasn’t had meals for days.

C．The man didn’t get any food from Jane.

D．The man eat some food in Jane’s house

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Mr. King was the owner of a large company. 【3】 One day, he went into his office early in the morning to get ready to go to the airport and set out for a city.

He was leaving his office when Bill, a night watchman, came in Bill just came off work(下班). After saying “Good morning” to Mr. King, Bill told the owner about his bad dream. Last night he dreamed Mr. King’s plane crashed after it took off. Mr. King was surprised to hear this. He decided to go by land.

Bill’s dream came true. That morning the plane really crashed just after it had taken off. Later Mr. King returned to his office and heard the accident. To express his thanks, Mr. King gave Bill 5,000 dollars with a letter. 【4】Mr. King told Bill that a man like him should be sent away. Bill was surprised and asked, ”Why?” Mr. King said,” Go home and read the letter, and you will know why.”

Bill went home and opened the letter in a hurry. After he read it, he became sad. In the letter there is only one sentence. But it was enough to tell the reason.

任务一：根据短文回答问题

1.How did Mr. King feel after he heard Bill’s dream?

_________________________________________________.

2.What do you think the sentence in the letter could be?

_________________________________________________.

任务二：将文中划线部分翻译成汉语。

3._______________________________________________.

4._______________________________________________.

任务三：请给短文拟一个适当的题目

5.________________________________________________.

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When Tom got up one morning, he looked from the window, and _______that the ground was covered with snow. On the side of the house, the_______was higher than Tom." We must have a path _______this snow, said his father. "I would make one if I had time. But I_______be at the office early this morning. Do you think　 you could_______the path, my son?”he asked little Tom. " I? Why? The snow is higher than me! How could I ever cut a path through that snow?" How? You can do it little by_______.I hope you will try, ” said the father. Then his father_______for his office.

Later, Tom set to work. He threw up first one shovelful(铲)， and then another; but it was slow _______.I don’t think I can do it. mother, " he said. A shovelful is so little, and there is so much snow." "Little by little, Tom said his mother. That snow fell fake(雪花)by flake, but you see how much it has made, "

"Yes, _______I see,” said Tom. " If I throw it away little by little, it will soon be gone. "So he worked on. When his father came home to dinner, he was________to see the fine path. The next day was Tom's birthday, the father gave little Tom a pen, with yellow letters "Little by Little" on it.

1.A. saw　　 B. heard　　 C. felt　　 D. smelt

2.A. rain　　 B. wind　　 C. snow　　 D. smoke

3.A. across　　 B. cross　　 C. through　　 D. past

4.A. must　　 B. can　　 C. may　　 D. need

5.A. take　　 B. carry　　 C. bring　　 D. make

6.A. few　　 B. little　　 C. a little　　 D. a few

7.A. came　　 B. got　　 C. left　　 D. looked

8.A. work　　 B. job　　 C. a work　　 D. a job

9.A. father　　 B. brother　　 C. mother　　 D. sister

10.A. angry　　 B. sad　　 C. interested　　 D. pleased

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完形填空

Once in the countryside, there was a farmer who had a lot of workers on his farm. One morning, the farmer said to John, one of the workers, “Today my friends are having a party in the city, and I want to　　　 them. Will you water the young trees when I’m away?”

“Oh, yes!” said John. “We shall be　　　 to do that.”

“Do not 　　　 to water the trees when the sun goes down. Make sure they have plenty of water,　　　 .not too much” said the farmer. Then he went away.

When the sun went down, the workers　　　 to water the trees. “Make sure that each tree

has　　　 water,” said John. “　　　 can we know if each tree has enough?” another worker asked. John had no good　　　 , so he said, “Pull up (拔起) each tree and look at the length of…的长度 its roots (根). Give more water to the trees with long roots, but only a little to those with short roots.”

Then those workers pulled up all the young trees to　　　 their roots. When the farmer

the next day, the poor trees were all dead.

1.A. hurt　　　　　　　　 B. kill　　　　　　 C. join　　　　　　 D. leave

2.A. afraid　　　　　　 B. glad　　　　　　 C. sad　　　　　　 D. angry

3.A. forget　　　　　 B. remember　　　 C. look　　　　　　 D. listen

4.A. and　　　　　　　　 B. or　　　　　　　 C. so　　　　　　　 D. but

5.A. began　　　　　　　 B. became　　 　 C. asked　　　　　 D. hoped

6.A. little　　　　　　 B. few　　　　　　 C. enough　　　　 D. more

7.A. What　　　　　　 　 B. When　　　　　 C. How　　　　　　 D. Where

8.A. time　　　　　　　　 B. pleasure　　　 C. money　　　　　 D. idea

9.A. hear　　　　　　　　 B. see　　　　　　 C. do　　　　　　　 D. write

10. A. took off　　　　 B. went away　　 C. came back　　 D. got up

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One Tuesday morning, Harry saw an ad in a window. It said, “Wanted. The Best Salesman in the World Top Pay.” Harry thought he was a great salesman and went to ask for the job.” I am the best salesman in the world,” he said to the manager, “Give me the job.”

“You must prove you’re the best,” the manager said.

“OK, I will!” Harry answered.

“Good!” The manager took a box of sweets out of his desk.” Last week I bought a thousand boxes of sweets. If you can sell them all before the end of the week, you can have the job,” said the manager.

“That’s easy.” Harry said. He took the boxes of sweets and left the office.

Every day and all day, he went from shop to shop, trying to sell the boxes of sweets. He couldn’t sell one. The sweets were too bad for him to sell. At the end of the week he went back to the manager. “I’m sorry, sir.” He said. “I was wrong about myself. I’m not the best salesman in the world, but I know who is.”

“Oh,” said the manager. “Who?” “The person who sold you a thousand boxes of these sweets.” Harry said.

1. Harry went to ask for the job because he was _____ himself at first.

A. afraid of　 　　 B. wrong with

C. sure of　　　 　 　 D. worried about

2. If Harry wanted to get the job, he would have to _____.

A. buy all the sweets from the manager　　

B. sell out all the sweets in a few days

C. eat up all the sweets　

D. sell the sweets at the weekend

3.Choose the right order (顺序) of this story.

①Harry went to ask for the job　

②Harry told the manager who the best seller really was.

③Harry saw an ad in a window.　　

④Harry went to sell the sweets.

A. ①-②-③-④　　　 B. ④-③-②-①

C. ③-①-④-②　　　 D. ③-④-①-②

4.According to (根据) the story , which of the following is RIGHT?

A. Harry sold some of the sweets.　　

B. The sweets were too expensive.

C. Harry was not clever at all.

D. The sweets were terrible.

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A Cheap Sweater

Mr.Ford saw a nice sweater in the shop window．It was very cheap．So he bought one．

When he went back home he put the sweater on．It was all right and he was pleased with it．

In the afternoon he went out to work in his garden．It soon began to rain，and Mr.Ford had to run into his house．He ran quickly，but he still got wet．

Then his sweater started to shrink．It got smaller and smaller．Mr.Ford tried to take it off，but he couldn’t．

In the end，with the help of his wife，he got out of the sweater．Mrs.Ford laughed，“You see，you bought a cheap thing，but…”

根据短文内容，判断正(T)误(F)。

1.Mr.Ford bought the sweater because it was very nice and cheap．（　　 ）

2.“Shrink”here means“become smaller”． （　　 ）

3.Mr.Ford was not good at buying things．（　　 ）

4.Mr.Ford put the sweater on as soon as he bought it．（　　 ）

5.Mr.Ford took off the sweater by himself．（　　 ）

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Mr. Ford saw a nice sweater in the shop window. It was very c_______. So he bought one. When he went back home he put the sweater o________, It was all right and he felt very h_______. In the afternoon he went out to work in his garden. It suddenly began to r_______, and Mr. Ford had to run into his house. He ran q_______, but he still got w_______. Then his sweater s________ to shrink(缩水). It got smaller and smaller. Mr. Ford t_________ to take it off, but he couldn’t. In the end, with the h_________ of his wife, he got out of the sweater. Mrs. Ford l________ and said, “ You see, you bought a cheap thing, but…”

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首字母填空(5分)

Mr. Ford saw a nice sweater in the shop window. It was very c_______. So he bought one. When he went back home he put the sweater o________, It was all right and he felt very h_______. In the afternoon he went out to work in his garden. It suddenly began to r_______, and Mr. Ford had to run into his house. He ran q_______, but he still got w_______. Then his sweater s________ to shrink(缩水). It got smaller and smaller. Mr. Ford t_________ to take it off, but he couldn’t. In the end, with the h_________ of his wife, he got out of the sweater. Mrs. Ford l________ and said, “ You see, you bought a cheap thing, but…”

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Mary was a 911 operator (接线员) in Los Angeles. One Thursday morning, she was surprised to get a 　　 from a very young child. She said “Mom is 　　 ” again and again. Mary found the address of the call 　　 and called the police. In a minute, the policeman and the doctors arrived 　　 the house. When they broke the door open, they couldn’t believe their 　　 . A little child was sitting beside her mother and holding her mother’s hand. She was so young that maybe she could not 　　 ! Tears were running down her face at that time.

The woman soon 　　 after the doctor gave her medicine. Later, she told people, “Many people were 　　 that my daughter could call 911. On Monday I tried to teach her 　　 to call 911, but she couldn’t do it.” Mary was surprised, too. She said, “It’s really amazing for a two-year-old child 10　 911. How can she do that?”

1.A. present        B. call        C. letter

2.A. ill            B. angry    C. tired

3.A. early        B. happily    C. quickly

4.A. at            B. in        C. to

5.A. ears        B. eyes        C. mouths

6.A. speak        B. see        C. walk

7.A. got up        B. woke up    C. put up

8.A. surprised    B. excited    C. disappointed

9.A. what        B. when        C. how

10.A. call    　　 B. to call    C. calling

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