I walked to Mrs. Windsor’s house and waited outside. She was working with another student, and I was not supposed to bother them by ringing the bell. I stood against the wall and daydreamed what I’d rather be doing. I had been tutored enough to read, understand, and even write some musical compositions, but I just didn’t have a gift for it. Mrs. Windsor had offered to give me the lessons for free, so I felt my duty to try.
The door opened and Wendy Barton came out. I walked in, sat down on the piano bench and began to sort through my sheet music. Today Mrs. Windsor introduced her niece Pasha to teach me. With a smile, Pasha sat beside me on the piano bench, opened my sheet music to the beginning page and asked me to play. I arranged my fingers on the keys. Then I frowned(皱眉) and concentrated to make the notes on the page match the finger movements. I had to admit I was a rather mechanical (呆板的) pianist.
After about a page or two, Pasha gently put her hand on top of mine as if to calm my fingers. There was a long pause. “What are you hearing in the music?” I looked at her rather strangely and admitted I didn’t know what she meant. “Like a story. Here, let me try and you listen,” Pasha advised.
She closed her eyes and took a deep breath, letting her fingers dance lightly over the keys. Then, she began to play. “See, it begins here beside some kind of river. Hear the water flowing beside you?”
Her fingers rose and fell gently on the keys. “Now the princess appears and she’s picking flowers from the water’s edge.” A happy piece of music filled the air in time to Pasha’s dancing fingers. “Oh, but she slips!” The music changed. “And our princess is being carried off by the fast-flowing stream. Quickly, the princess’ horse sees her plight (困境) and races to the river’s edge where he swims out to let her catch hold of him. Luckily, they make it to the bank.” Pasha said.
I played many pieces of music that afternoon, finding the stories in the music and learning that sometimes it takes a friend to pull you out of the river onto dry land again.
1.By describing herself as a mechanical pianist, the author meant ________.
A. she could remember the notes in a short time
B. she was playing the piano without emotion
C. her fingers couldn’t move freely
D. it had been a long time since she played last time
2.Which of the following can best describe Pasha?
A. Creative. B. Honest. C. Humorous. D. Brave.
3.Pasha’s magic of playing the piano lies in that she ________.
A. imagined herself as a princess
B. knew its original background story
C. had a strong desire to make a friend
D. combined the music with a story
4.Which of the following is the best title for the text?
A. A Friend Forever
B. Never Give up
C. A Piano Lesson
D. My Favorite Piece of Music
高三英语阅读理解中等难度题
I walked to Mrs. Windsor’s house and waited outside. She was working with another student, and I was not supposed to bother them by ringing the bell. I stood against the wall and daydreamed what I’d rather be doing. I had been tutored enough to read, understand, and even write some musical compositions, but I just didn’t have a gift for it. Mrs. Windsor had offered to give me the lessons for free, so I felt my duty to try.
The door opened and Wendy Barton came out. I walked in, sat down on the piano bench and began to sort through my sheet music. Today Mrs. Windsor introduced her niece Pasha to teach me. With a smile, Pasha sat beside me on the piano bench, opened my sheet music to the beginning page and asked me to play. I arranged my fingers on the keys. Then I frowned(皱眉) and concentrated to make the notes on the page match the finger movements. I had to admit I was a rather mechanical (呆板的) pianist.
After about a page or two, Pasha gently put her hand on top of mine as if to calm my fingers. There was a long pause. “What are you hearing in the music?” I looked at her rather strangely and admitted I didn’t know what she meant. “Like a story. Here, let me try and you listen,” Pasha advised.
She closed her eyes and took a deep breath, letting her fingers dance lightly over the keys. Then, she began to play. “See, it begins here beside some kind of river. Hear the water flowing beside you?”
Her fingers rose and fell gently on the keys. “Now the princess appears and she’s picking flowers from the water’s edge.” A happy piece of music filled the air in time to Pasha’s dancing fingers. “Oh, but she slips!” The music changed. “And our princess is being carried off by the fast-flowing stream. Quickly, the princess’ horse sees her plight (困境) and races to the river’s edge where he swims out to let her catch hold of him. Luckily, they make it to the bank.” Pasha said.
I played many pieces of music that afternoon, finding the stories in the music and learning that sometimes it takes a friend to pull you out of the river onto dry land again.
1.By describing herself as a mechanical pianist, the author meant ________.
A. she could remember the notes in a short time
B. she was playing the piano without emotion
C. her fingers couldn’t move freely
D. it had been a long time since she played last time
2.Which of the following can best describe Pasha?
A. Creative. B. Honest. C. Humorous. D. Brave.
3.Pasha’s magic of playing the piano lies in that she ________.
A. imagined herself as a princess
B. knew its original background story
C. had a strong desire to make a friend
D. combined the music with a story
4.Which of the following is the best title for the text?
A. A Friend Forever
B. Never Give up
C. A Piano Lesson
D. My Favorite Piece of Music
高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
When I heard the piano, I walked to Mrs. Windsor’s house and waited outside as I always did. That meant she was working with another student, and I was not supposed to bother them by ringing the bell. I stood against the wall and daydreamed what I’d rather be doing. “Almost anything”, I sighed dejectedly. I had been tutored enough to read, understand, and even write some musical compositions, but I just didn’t have a gift for it. It didn’t come to me naturally. I thought back to happier times when I was writing stories and acting them out with my friends, cutting up old clothes to make dresses that performers wear in plays, and building scenery out of old things we found. But Mrs. Windsor had offered to give me the lessons for free, so I felt my duty to try.
The door opened and Wendy Barton came out. I walked in, sat down on the piano bench and began to sort through my sheet music.
“Hello,” I heard a voice behind me say softly. I turned around to see a little girl standing behind me, eating an apple. But before I could make any response, Mrs. Windsor walked into the room in her usual urgent manner and announced,“Jennifer, this is my niece, Pasha. Pasha, this is Jennifer. Pasha will be giving you your lesson today. I’m up to my ears in something else!” she then exited to the kitchen.
Pasha set her apple down on the side table and slid beside me on the piano bench.
“What piece do you like best?”she asked.
“What do you mean?” I asked. “They’re all the same to me. I don’t know.
“You mean you don’t have a favorite?”
“No, not really.”
Pasha looked at me, rather puzzled, then opened my sheet music to the beginning page and asked me to play. I arranged my fingers on the keys and studied the notes on the page for a moment. Then I frowned and concentrated to make the notes on the page match the finger movements. I have to admit I was a rather mechanical pianist.
After about a page or two, Pasha gently put her hand on top of mine as if to calm my fingers. There was a long pause. “What are you hearing in the music?” I looked at her rather strangely and admitted I didn’t know what she meant.
“Like a story. What story is being playing out within the music?”
“I guess I’ve never thought about it before. I don’t know.”
“Here, let me try and you listen,” Pasha advised.
She closed her eyes and took a deep breath, letting her fingers dance lightly over the keys. Then, she began to play. “See, it begins here beside some kind of river. Hear the water flowing beside you?”
Her fingers rose and fell gently on the keys.“Now the princess appears and she’s picking flowers from the water’s edge.”A carefree, happy piece of music filled the air in time to Pasha’s dancing fingers. “Oh, but she slips!”The music changed. “And our princess is being carried off by the fast-flowing stream. Quickly, the princess’s horse sees her plight (困境),” Pasha continued, and races to the river’s edge where he swims out to let her catch hold of him. They make it to the bank and she hugs her faithful horse and swears she will never again wear princess skirts that weigh her down. She will only wear jeans and T-shirt from now on.” Pasha finished with a big smile and then looked at me.
“Aren’t you the girl who tells the stories?” she asked.
“I guess. I do tell a lot of stories.”
“Oh, yes! All the kids talk about them. I’ve heard about you. Well, all you have to do is learn to hear the stories in the music. That’s all there is to it.”
“I’ve never thought it that way.”
“Let’s try another one, shall we?”Pasha smiled and together we played that afternoon, finding the stories in the music and learning that sometimes it takes a friend to pull you out of the river onto dry land again.
1.The underlined word “dejectedly” in Paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to _______
A. nervously B. desperately
C. impatiently D. unhappily
2.Jennifer got lost in thought when she ________
A. played the piano with Pasha for the first time
B. listened to Pasha tell her story about the princess
C. remembered happier times of writing stories and acting them out
D. discovered that Mrs. Windsor’s niece would be giving the piano lesson
3.By describing herself as a mechanical pianist, the author showed ______
A. she could remember the notes in a short time
B. she was playing the piano without thinking
C. Pasha was showing off her skills
D. it had been a long time since she played last time
4. Which of the following can best describe Pasha?
A. Creative B. Naughty
C. Humorous D. Brave
5.Which of the following is the best title for the text?
A. Never Give up B. A Piano Lesson
C. Why I Hated Playing the Piano D. A Friend for Ever
6.This text would be probably found in ______
A. a collection of stories about friendship and learning
B. a book of daily records about famous young musicians
C. a magazine series about the challenges of overcoming fears
D. a series of newspaper articles about musical instruments
高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
When I heard the piano, I walked to Mrs. Windsor’s house and waited outside as I always did. That meant she was working with another student, and I was not supposed to bother them by ringing the bell. I stood against the wall and daydreamed what I’d rather be doing. “Almost anything”, I sighed dejectedly. I had been tutored enough to read, understand, and even write some musical compositions, but I just didn’t have a gift for it. It didn’t come to me naturally. I thought back to happier times when I was writing stories and acting them out with my friends, cutting up old clothes to make dresses that performers wear in plays, and building scenery out of old things we found. But Mrs. Windsor had offered to give me the lessons for free, so I felt my duty to try.
The door opened and Wendy Barton came out. I walked in, sat down on the piano bench and began to sort through my sheet music.
“Hello,” I heard a voice behind me say softly. I turned around to see a little girl standing behind me, eating an apple. But before I could make any response, Mrs. Windsor walked into the room in her usual urgent manner and announced,“Jennifer, this is my niece, Pasha. Pasha, this is Jennifer. Pasha will be giving you your lesson today. I’m up to my ears in something else!” she then exited to the kitchen.
Pasha set her apple down on the side table and slid beside me on the piano bench.
“What piece do you like best?”she asked.
“What do you mean?” I asked. “They’re all the same to me. I don’t know.
“You mean you don’t have a favorite?”
“No, not really.”
Pasha looked at me, rather puzzled, then opened my sheet music to the beginning page and asked me to play. I arranged my fingers on the keys and studied the notes on the page for a moment. Then I frowned and concentrated to make the notes on the page match the finger movements. I have to admit I was a rather mechanical pianist.
After about a page or two, Pasha gently put her hand on top of mine as if to calm my fingers. There was a long pause. “What are you hearing in the music?” I looked at her rather strangely and admitted I didn’t know what she meant.
“Like a story. What story is being playing out within the music?”
“I guess I’ve never thought about it before. I don’t know.”
“Here, let me try and you listen,” Pasha advised.
She closed her eyes and took a deep breath, letting her fingers dance lightly over the keys. Then, she began to play. “See, it begins here beside some kind of river. Hear the water flowing beside you?”
Her fingers rose and fell gently on the keys.“Now the princess appears and she’s picking flowers from the water’s edge.”A carefree, happy piece of music filled the air in time to Pasha’s dancing fingers. “Oh, but she slips!”The music changed. “And our princess is being carried off by the fast-flowing stream. Quickly, the princess’s horse sees her plight (困境),” Pasha continued, and races to the river’s edge where he swims out to let her catch hold of him. They make it to the bank and she hugs her faithful horse and swears she will never again wear princess skirts that weigh her down. She will only wear jeans and T-shirt from now on.” Pasha finished with a big smile and then looked at me.
“Aren’t you the girl who tells the stories?” she asked.
“I guess. I do tell a lot of stories.”
“Oh, yes! All the kids talk about them. I’ve heard about you. Well, all you have to do is learn to hear the stories in the music. That’s all there is to it.”
“I’ve never thought it that way.”
“Let’s try another one, shall we?”Pasha smiled and together we played that afternoon, finding the stories in the music and learning that sometimes it takes a friend to pull you out of the river onto dry land again.
1.The underlined word “dejectedly” in Paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to _______
A. nervously B. desperately
C. impatiently D. unhappily
2.Jennifer got lost in thought when she ________
A. played the piano with Pasha for the first time
B. listened to Pasha tell her story about the princess
C. remembered happier times of writing stories and acting them out
D. discovered that Mrs. Windsor’s niece would be giving the piano lesson
3.By describing herself as a mechanical pianist, the author showed ______
A. she could remember the notes in a short time
B. she was playing the piano without thinking
C. Pasha was showing off her skills
D. it had been a long time since she played last time
4.58. Which of the following can best describe Pasha?
A. Creative B. Naughty
C. Humorous D. Brave
5.Which of the following is the best title for the text?
A. Never Give up B. A Piano Lesson
C. Why I Hated Playing the Piano D. A Friend for Ever
6.This text would be probably found in ______
A. a collection of stories about friendship and learning
B. a book of daily records about famous young musicians
C. a magazine series about the challenges of overcoming fears
D. a series of newspaper articles about musical instruments
高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
An old woman was sitting outside an ice-cream shop with dirty clothes and rough hair.She____and walked,but it seemed quite____,her legs shivering（颤抖）and her eyes showing deep sorrow of being left alone and homeless.
I didn't____an ice cream,so I was outside the shop,____her,while my family went in.Her legs were weak.I saw her difficulties and came up to her with 10 dollars in my____and handed it over to her.She was so____and started blessing me instantly.
I wanted to talk with her as that seemed very important____.I asked her about her____.She said there was no one,and that all died one by one,with tears in her eyes.
"Where does she live?"I____.The response was quite____.I noticed her “luggage”,two plastic bags,containing her____.At this point,I gave her my____,thin stole（披肩）.It was bright yellow and looked new.
But she was not ready to accept____.She was worried about my feeling cold for few minutes before I got home. She finally____the stole and covered herself,when I insisted.She was____me even more.I checked my bag and kept giving anything that I thought she could use.How grateful she was!At this moment,I saw change in her____state of mind.By this time,she seemed calm and____.And so did I.
The look of____and hopelessness was transformed.She looked at the people who passed by us with more____in that moment.
I realized it was my small kind act____had counted a lot to the old woman.
1.A. got out B. got over C. got off D. got up
2.A. tunny B. interesting C. difficult D. attractive
3.A. want B. touch C. serve D. taste
4.A. finding B. leading C. ignoring D. watching
5.A. pocket B. bag C. hand D. luggage
6.A. angry B. thankful C. strange D. cautious
7.A. as well B. in all C. so well D. at all
8.A. friend B. habit C. career D. family
9.A. replied B. wondered C. claimed D. stated
10.A. different B. serious C. obvious D. weak
11.A. belongings B. goods C. clothes D. books
12.A. smooth B. warm C. special D. rough
13.A. one B. them C. those D. it
14.A. brought B. received C. took D. carried
15.A. calming B. supporting C. blessing D. helping
16.A. emotional B. common C. conventional D. unique
17.A. convenient B. content C. appropriate D. available
18.A. desperation B. expression C. confusion D. devotion
19.A. doubt B. trust C. regret D. confidence
20.A. since B. which C. when D. that
高三英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
One morning, the door opened and a new teacher, Mrs Cosby, walked in. She looked too _______ to handle us. And we surely gave her a _______ time, but she never lost her temper. And then came the last day of the first month. She _______ a bunch of papers. We feared the worst — a test. But oh no, it was something that _______ surprised us.
Mrs Cosby asked us to come to the front of the class, and gave each of us a _______, in which she had written what the student in question had been _______ at during the last month.
You see no one had ever _______ us. No one ever liked us. We were constantly told how good-for-nothing we were. And here, _______, was someone who had been _______ us closely for a month. We made things as difficult for her as we could. And yet she could find something ________ to say about each of us.
Mrs Cosby did this every ________ from then on. Each month we got a paper that emphasized our ________. She commented on my courage, how punctual I was, how good to ________ arguments if I wanted. Her ________ influenced our class. We did not want to ________ her feelings anymore. We actually started to ________.
At the graduation ceremony, Mrs Cosby hugged us and told us with tears in her eyes how ________ she was of us. Then she ________ each one of us a book. All the encouraging letters through the years wee there, in hard covers.
She said, “I want you each to keep this book and if you feel ________, open this and read how good you are. You can be anything you want to be ________ you believe in yourself. Promise me you’ll remember that!”
1.A. soft B. short C. foolish D. ordinary
2.A. happy B. hard C. beautiful D. valuable
3.A. took back B. took out C. took on D. took off
4.A. partly B. nearly C. hardly D. totally
5.A. sentence B. comment C. paper D. letter
6.A. poor B. angry C. glad D. good
7.A. forgotten about B. played with C. believed in D. looked for
8.A. naturally B. generally C. suddenly D. gradually
9.A. teaching B. praising C. following D. observing
10.A. strange B. positive C. negative D. interesting
11.A. day B. week C. month D. year
12.A. shortcomings B. mistakes C. strengths D. wishes
13.A. start B. continue C. settle D. write
14.A. attitude B. thinking C. reaction D. effect
15.A. understand B. know C. share D. hurt
16.A. study B. play C. fight D. joke
17.A. tired B. proud C. ashamed D. kind
18.A. promised B. bought C. handed D. suggested
19.A. energetic B. unlucky C. unworthy D. worthy
20.A. even if B. as long as C. unless D. as though
高三英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
A boy selling magazines walked up to a house people seldom visited．The house was old and the owner1came out．When he did come out he wouldn't say hello to anybody2simply stared at them．
The boy knocked on the door and __3__．As he was ready to4away, the door slowly opened．"What do you want?" the old man said．
"Uh, sir, I'm selling these magazines and I was5if you'd like to buy one．" The old man 6stared at the boy．The boy could see the inside of the house and7some dog figurines（小雕像）．"Do you8dogs?" the boy asked．"Yes, I do．They're my family here and they're all I have．" The boy felt sorry for the man, as he seemed to be very9．"I've a magazine here for collectors．It's perfect for you．I also have one about dogs since you like dogs so much．" But the old man said, "I need10of the magazines, now goodbye．"
The boy was sad．He went home and then an idea11to him．．He had a little dog figurine．He walked back to the old man's house with the12．He knocked on the door again and this time the old man came right to the door．"Boy, I13I told you no magazines．"
"No, sir．I know that．I wanted to bring you a14．" The boy handed him the figurine and the old man's face 15．"It's a Golden Retriever．I have one at home．
This one is16you．" The old man was17; no one had ever shown him so much18? "Boy, you have a big 19．Thank you!" From that day on the old man20coming ont of the house and talking with people．
1.A．regularly B．never C．hardly D．．nearly
2.A．but B．when C．as D．so
3.A．hurried B．remained C．waited D．left
4.A．drive B．run C．escape D．walk
5.A．wondering B．saying C．doubting D．hoping
6.A．ever ' B．yet C．still D．just
7.A．loved B．noticed C．contacted D．sensed
8.A．help B．raise C．collect D．like ．
9.A．lonely B．cruel C．old D．terrible
10.A．nothing B．none C．either D．some
11.A．happened B．reached C．brought D．occurred
12.A, fear B．magazine C．figurine D．idea
13.A, imagined B．thought C．wished D．expected
14.A．friend B．dog C．gift D．book
15.A．went up B．turned up C．grew up D．lit up
16.A, with B．for C．on D．in
17.A．surprised B．calm C．disappointed D．encouraged
18.A．pity B．kindness C．politeness D．happiness
19.A．hand B．eye C．heart D．head
20.A．continued B．started C．avoided D．risked
高三英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
Mo was waiting in the corridor outside her class. She was feeling sick. She had two exams that day and physics was first .She really hated physics. It was her worst subject. Terry Looked back at her from the front of the line, and then looked away quickly. Mo thought she looked guilty. She didn't have a problem with physics she didn't have a problem with anything ...Miss Perfect!
"Hi, Mo, it's your favorite exam today, "said Nima, laughing as she joined the line .Terry was looking at Mo again. “So what's wrong with her?” asked Nima."I thought you were friends." “Yes, so did I," said Mo." But she hasn't spoken to me for two weeks now. She promised to help me review for the physics exam too, but then she's ignored all my calls and texts .And when I rang her house, her mum just told me she was busy. She's forgotten who her friends are!" said Mo angrily. "Are you listening to me?" Mr. Reed was talking to the class and the other students were going into the exam room. Mo gave Nima a worried look and followed them.
Mo couldn't answer question number five. She looked up and saw Terry sitting two rows in front of her. Mo couldn't believe it! Terry was holding her phone on her knee under the table and reading from it. Is that how Terry always got such good grades? She felt really angry at Terry, but she didn't know what to do. She thought about telling the teacher, but what would everyone else think of her? "Stop writing and put your pens down" said Mr. Reed as he started to collect the exam papers. Oh no, Mo hadn't answered two of the questions. She was going to fail again!
Mo wanted to talk to Terry at lunch time, but she couldn't find her anywhere. The next exam was history. That was Mo's favourite subject but she wasn't feeling good. Mo went to the library to study, but she couldn't concentrate. She didn't know what to do about Terry. She thought about telling a teacher, but everyone would hate her if she did that. "It wasn't fair!” she thought. "Terry was getting good grades by cheating all that time.” thought Mo. Just then, Mr. Reed walked past her table. “Mr. Reed.”
Mo was sitting behind Terry again in the history exam that afternoon. Mo was feeling terrible. Why had she told Mr. Reed? But it was too late now. And anyway, Terry didn't want to be her friend! Mr. Reed wanted her to look at him and nod if she saw that Terry was cheating in the exam. She was working on the last question when she saw that Terry had her phone under the table. Without thinking, Mo looked up and nodded to Mr. Reed. Terry was too busy looking at her phone and she didn't hear him as he walked silently up to her table. Mr. Reed didn't say anything. He just picked up her exam paper, tore it in half and pointed to the door, to tell Terry to leave the room. Terry was crying as she walked to the door. Everyone was staring at her and Mo felt really guilty now. Why did she tell Mr. Reed?
Mo was walking towards the school gate, when she heard footsteps behind her. It was Terry. “Mo, please wait! I want to talk to you.” Mo could see that Terry had been crying, her face was pale and her eyes were red. Mo couldn't say a word. “Listen," said Terry. "I'm really sorry I haven't answered any of your calls, but we're having a terrible time at home. My dad had a heart attack two weeks ago and he's in hospital. He had a big heart operation today and I was very worried about him. I know it was stupid, but I was reading texts from my mum to see how the operation was going, but Mr. Reed caught me with my phone. He thought I was cheating. He believes me now, but I have to take the exam again. I'm sorry I didn't tell you what was happening. I haven't forgotten that you're a good friend'. Will you forgive me? ”
1.At the beginning of the story Mo felt sick most probably because ______.
A. Terry was looking at her form the front of the line
B. she was worried that she would fail the physics exam
C. she had to take two different exams within one day
D. she had been waiting in the line for too long a time
2.Who does “Miss Perfect” in the first paragraph refer to?
A. Mo B. Nima C. Terry D. Terry's mum
3.It can be inferred from the above passage that___________
A. students didn't like those who were not faithful to their friends
B. Mr. Reed was a strict teacher who never corrected his mistakes
C. The physics exam was much more difficult than the history exam
D. Mo was angry because Nima laughed at her relationship with Terry
4.Terry didn't help Mo review for the physics exam because_______________
A. she didn't consider Mo as a true friend
B. she herself was quite bad at physics
C. she had to look after her sick father
D. she was selfish and hated to waste time
5. At the end of the story Mo probably felt_______________
A. confident and optimistic B. glad and inspired
C. sad and angry D. regretful and guilt
6.What lesson can we learn from this passage?
A. A friend in need is a friend indeed.
B. Friendship should be based on trust.
C. Old friends and old wines are the best.
D. A life without a friend is a life without a sun.
高三英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析
"Your homework is to collect sounds and take them down," Mrs. Olson said before class was over. She handed out sheets of paper shaped like giant ears.
On his way home, Colin glared out of the school-bus window. Not fair, he thought. How could he collect enough sounds on his family's farm? If only he lived in the town.
He got off the bus when it stopped at his mailbox. But he wasn't in the mood to wave as it drove away.
"I’m home！”Colin called when he pushed open the gate. He threw his schoolbag down on a kitchen chair.
"How was school?" His mother asked, walking in with his baby brother on her shoulder.
"I’ve got homework," Colin complained.
"Eat something before doing your chores." His mother gave him the animal biscuits. Colin ate two tigers, three lions, and a seal, then drank some milk.
Astrid, Colin's dog, woofed as Colin walked toward the barn（谷仓）．Her young dogs were yipping. Colin placed dog food into their pan. In the chicken house, Colin hurried two hens from their nests．He put their warm eggs into his jacket. The black cow napped in the sun. Colin woke her when he poured corn into her pan. "Moo, thank you！”she seemed to say.
Colin put the eggs in the kitchen, then climbed to his tree house as usual. He could see Dad's beehives（蜂箱） by the field. Six hives usually meant plenty of humming noise. But today he couldn't hear it over the chattering sound of the sparrows，How could a person think?
"QUIET！”Colin shouted.
Suddenly, he sat up straight. Cows mooed and young dogs yipped. Chickens crackled in their yard. When Astrid began woofing below, Colin smiled broadly. "I hear you！”he called. He hurried down from the tree.
1.Why did Colin wish he lived in the town?
A. Because living on the farm was boring.
B. Because people were treated fairly there.
C. Because the town was near his school.
D. Because collecting sounds would be easier.
2.What does the underlined part in Paragraph 7 refer to?
A. Doing his homework.
B. Helping with farm work.
C. Playing with animals.
D. Babysitting his brother.
3.How many animal sounds are mentioned in the text?
A. 4. B．5． C. 6. D. 7.
4.What will Colin most probably do next?
A. Walk Astrid.
B. Gather honey.
C. Draw a giant ear.
D. Record the sounds.
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My daughter and I went out for some shopping．While I was waiting to ，my daughter asked if she could wait for me at the door．
Minutes later she returned to ask if she could give the she had just bought to a man in the street, so there she went and her sweets away．Another 2 minutes later, she again to ask me for something else she could give to the man．I told her that I only had some biscuits for dessert，so she took them to the man and came back with a huge on her face．
When we got out of the shop I that the “man”was an old man in his 80's．It tooked like he was going to the night there. We made eye contact(接触)and he thanked us a lot．
On the way to the parking lot my daughter wanted to buy a drink for the old man, but I had no ．So I went to the cash machine，took some cash and my daughter gave it to the old man，so he could buy a drink．My daughter was over when she came back from the old man．
It was probably my daughter's first random act of ，and that was amazing．
1.A．order B．pay C．leave D．rest
2.A．sweets B．toys C．clothes D．drinks
3.A．kept B．put C．threw D．gave
4.A．cried B．waved C．returned D．went
5.A．smiie B．kiss C．gift D．feeling
6.A．decided B．realized C．believed D．imagined
7.A．enjoy B．make C．prepare D．spend
8.A．choice B．idea C．change D．plan
9.A．excited B．crazy C．angry D．smart
10.A．politeness B．service C．honesty D．kindness
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The little girl who got lost decided to remain _________she was and wait tor her mother.
A. where B. what
C. how D. who
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