Nasreddin woke up in the middle of the night ...

Nasreddin woke up in the middle of the night and saw something white in his garden. It seemed to be moving towards the house.

That is a thief(小偷)! He thought, and he took his gun and shot(开枪) at him. Then he went back to bed, because he was too frightened(害怕) to go out of the house in the dark.

The next morning Nasreddin went out and saw one of his white shirts hanging on the clothes-line in the garden, his wife had washed it the day before and hung it out to dry. Now it had a bullet- hole（子弹洞）right through middle of it.

My God, said Nasreddin, I was lucky last night. If I had been wearing that shirt, the bullet would have killed me! And he called his neighbours together and asked them to thank God for saving him.

1.At midnight, Nasreddin saw 　　　　 in his garden.

A. something strange　　　　 B. a thief

C. something white　 　　　 D. a ghost

2.Nasreddin was so frightened that he　　　　 .

A. cried out for help

B. dared(敢)not go out of the house.

C. dared not stay in his house

D. couldn’t say a word

3.The next morning Nasreddin found　　　　　 .

A. his wife in the garden

B. the clothes-line

C. the thief dead

D. a bullet-hole through the white shirt

4.Nasreddin was a 　　　 man.

A. kind　　 B. cheerful　　 C. foolish　　 D. clever

5. He called his neighbors together in order to 　　　　 .

A. make a speech　　　　 B. tell the story

C. thank God　　　　　　　 D. thank you

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Nasreddin woke up in the middle of the night and saw something white in his garden. It seemed to be moving towards the house.

That is a thief(小偷)! He thought, and he took his gun and shot(开枪) at him. Then he went back to bed, because he was too frightened(害怕) to go out of the house in the dark.

The next morning Nasreddin went out and saw one of his white shirts hanging on the clothes-line in the garden, his wife had washed it the day before and hung it out to dry. Now it had a bullet- hole（子弹洞）right through middle of it.

My God, said Nasreddin, I was lucky last night. If I had been wearing that shirt, the bullet would have killed me! And he called his neighbours together and asked them to thank God for saving him.

1.At midnight, Nasreddin saw _____in his garden.

A. something strang　 B. a thief

C. something white　　 D. a ghost

2.Nasreddin was so frightened that he ______.

A. cried out for help

B. dared(敢)not go out of the house

C. dared not stay in his house

D. couldn't say a word

3.The next morning Nasreddin found________ .

A. his wife in the garden

B. the clothes-line

C. the thief dead

D. a bullet-hole through the white shirt

4.Nasreddin was a _______ man.

A. kind　　　　　　　 B. cheerful

C. foolish　　　　　 D. clever

5.He called his neighbors together in order to_______.

A. make a speech　　　　 B. tell the story

C. thank God　　　 　　　 D. thank them

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Nasreddin woke up in the middle of the night and saw something white in his garden. It seemed to be moving towards the house.

That is a thief(小偷)! He thought, and he took his gun and shot(开枪) at him. Then he went back to bed, because he was too frightened害怕) to go out of the house in the dark.

The next morning Nasreddin went out and saw one of his white shirts hanging on the clothes-line in the garden, his wife had washed it the day before and hung it out to dry. Now it had a bullet- hole right through middle of it.

My God, said Nasreddin, I was lucky last night. If I had been wearing that shirt, the bullet would have killed me! And he called his neighbours together and asked them to thank God for saving him.

1.. At midnight, Nasreddin saw _____in his garden.

2.. Nasreddin was so frightened that he ______.

3. The next morning Nasreddin found________ .

4..Nasreddin was a _______ man.

5.He called his neighbors together in order to_______.

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Tina woke up at midnight. She looked out of her window and saw a yellow light in the sky. It suddenly flew towards the ground. She heard a noise and saw a red light.

The next morning, Tina told it to her brother Tom. “I’m sure something landed in the forest near the mountains as I heard a loud noise last night,” she said. “Let’s find out after school.”

At 6 p.m. Tina and Tom reached the forest. They heard some voices speaking a strange language, so they hid behind some little trees and kept quiet then they saw an alien (外星人)! It was tall, with a round head and a shining grey-white colored body. It was standing next to a long spaceship. There was something wrong with the spaceship.

The children were scared. Suddenly, another alien appeared from the little trees in front of them. It found them and made a terrible noise! __________________________________________

The next morning Tina and Tom told their parents about the strange aliens they saw. “They were very ugly. They had some hair, but they didn’t have any feathers (羽毛),” said Tina.

“There was something written on the spaceship,” said Tom. “It looked like this. I wonder what it means.” He drew something on a piece of paper.

But dad said, “Since no one else saw these aliens, I refuse to believe you. Now go to school!”

The children opened their wings (翅膀) and flew to school together.

Dad looked at the piece of paper with the strange word on it. “It looks strange,” he said, as he looked at the word “EARTH”.

1.According to the passage, ________ first found that the aliens landed in the forest.

A.Tom B.Tina’s friend C.Tina D.Tina’s father

2.Which of the following statement is NOT true according to the passage?

A.The children were afraid when they saw the aliens.

B.The aliens came from a place called earth.

C.Tina, Tom and their parents lived on the earth.

D.The children had wings and they could fly.

3.The missing language in Paragraph 4 might be “________”.

A.It got angry and killed the two children.

B.The children were scared and quickly ran away.

C.Suddenly their parents came and saved them.

D.They happily accepted the aliens’ invitation.

4.What’s the best title for this passage?

A.Don’t Lie to Your parents B.A Happy Family and aliens

C.Aliens Fight Humans D.Aliens Arrive

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Tina woke up at midnight .She looked out of her window and saw a yellow light in the sky. It suddenly flew towards the ground. She heard a noise and saw a red light.

The next morning, Tina told it to her brother Tom. "I'm sure something landed in the forest near the mountains as I heard a loud noise last night," she said. "Let's find out after school."

At 6 p.m. Tina and his brother reached the forest. They heard some voices speaking a strange language, so they hid behind some little trees and kept quiet then they saw an alien(外星人) It was tall, with a round head and a shining grey-white colored body. It was standing next to a long spaceship. There was something wrong with the spaceship.

The children were scared .Suddenly, another alien appeared from the little trees in front of them. It found them and made terrible noise!

The next morning Tina and Tom told their parents about what they saw yesterday. "They were very ugly. They had some hair, but they didn't have any feathers (羽毛)," said Tina.

“There was something written on the spaceship,” said Tom. “It looked like this .I wonder what it means.” He drew something on a piece of paper.

But dad said, "Since no one else saw these aliens, I refuse to believe you .Now go to school!”

The children opened their wings ( 翅膀) and flew to school together.

Dad looked at the piece of paper with the strange word on it. “It looks strange.” he said, as he looked at the word “EARTH”.

1.According to the passage, ______first found that the aliens landed in the forest.

A.Tom B.Tina's friend C.Tina D.Tina's father

2.Which of the following statement is NOT true according to the passage?

A.The children were afraid when they saw the aliens.

B.The aliens came from the earth.

C.Tina, Tom and their parents lived on the earth.

D.The children had wings and they could fly.

3.What does the underlined word they in Paragraph 5 refer to (指的是)?

A.Aliens. B.Tina and his brother. C.Tina's parents. D.The children.

4.What's the best title for this passage?

A.Don't Lie to Your Parents B.A Happy Family and Aliens

C.Aliens Fought Humans D.Aliens Arrived

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Mary woke up and looked out of the window. She saw a long piece of land with no trees. “What’s that?” She asked .

Martha, the young servant, said “That’s the moor. Do you like it?”

“No,’ answered Mary. ‘I hated it.”

“I love it,” answered Martha, cheerfully. “In spring and summer it’s covered in flowers, and the air is fresh and it smells of honey.”

“Are you my servant? So are you going to help me to put on my clothes?” asked Mary.

“Can’t you dress yourself?” Martha looked very surprised.

“No,” answered Mary crossly, “In India my Ayah helped me.”

“Well, you must learn to dress yourself.” said Martha.

Mary was so angry that she burst into tears. Martha was frightened. “Please stop crying, Miss. I can help you if you like.”

So Mary stopped crying and Martha dressed her. While she worked, Martha told Mary about her mother and father and their twelve children. They all live in a small house on the moor. At first Mary was not interested, but she began to listen carefully when Martha talked about her brother Dickon.　 “My brother Dickon is twelve years old and he’s got a young pony.” said Martha , “He found it on the moor with its mother. Animals like Dickon.”

1.Why did Martha dress Mary at last?

A.Mary was too young to dress herself.

B.Mary cried loudly and this made Martha frightened.

C.She liked Mary so much that she was willing to help Mary.

D.She thought it was her job and Mary needn’t dress herself.

2.From the passage, we can find Mary was a little 　　　　　　 .

A.humorous B.friendly C.dishonest D.impolite

3.Who was Ayah?

A.Mary’s sister. B.Mary’s servant. C.Martha’s daughter. D.Martha’s master.

4.According to the passage, we can know 　　　　　　　　　　　　 .

A.the pony is a kind of flower

B.Martha had twelve children

C.Mary was interested in something about Dickon

D.Mary fell in love with the moor as soon as she saw it

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Johnson lived in a certain part of London. Every morning，he woke up early and took an old bag to the subway station. He would take the subway to Central London. There he would collect(收集) scrap（废品).He did this every single day.

Johnson collected scrap for 20 years. His house was dirty，and a bad smell（气味） came out of the house. The neighbors could not stand the smell anymore，so they called the police officers to deal with the problem. The officers opened the door and cleared the house. They found some money in his house. The police soon knew that Johnson was not a truly poor man because he could live a normal life with the money. They decided to try to stop him collecting scrap.

In the evening，the police found Johnson near his house. One of the officers told him that there was no need for him to collect scrap anymore. Johnson went back to his house without saying anything. The next morning he woke up as usual and continued collecting scrap.

A few days later，the police knew that Johnson had to send much money to his old parents. They were badly ill for many years in a small village. Although they could get relief （救济金) from the government，Johnson refused. He believed he could make money by his own hands. After knowing the truth，the officers announced（宣布） the fact to the neighbors. All of them understood and admired Johnson.

Johnson had no great plans or dreams all his life. He won praise from others because he kept independence in his mind. The earlier people learn to be independent，the more meaningful life they will get.

根据短文内容，回答下列问题。

1.What did Johnson take to the subway station every morning?_______________________________

2.How long did Johnson collect scrap?_______________________________

3.Who called the police officers?__________________________________________

4.When did the police find Johnson?________________________________________

5.Why could Johnson win praise from others?_______________________________________

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The bird’s singing came into our room _____ the window and woke me up in the early morning.

A. through　 B. from　　 C. down　　 D. across

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There was once a young mouse that lived in a hole of a wall. One day, the young mouse woke up (醒来) and looked out of the hole. As he looked out, a fantastic smell came to his nose. “Cheese!” the mouse said happily to himself. “I’ll go and get it now and have it for breakfast.”

But then he remembered his parents’ words. His parents were clever mice and often said to their son. “Always wait before you go for a piece of cheese.”

So the young mouse waited quietly. Then he heard a quiet “Miaow” and he knew the cat was there. He stayed in the hole and said to himself, “I’m glad I listened to my parents and learned to wait.”

The next day, he looked out again. He put his nose out of the hole, and got the beautiful smell of cheese. It was only a few centimeters (厘米) away. But he sat still and waited quietly. This time he did not hear any cat noises. Instead he heard a very quiet “woof, woof.”

“ It’s a dog!” he thought. “If the dog is there, the cat won’t be there. I expect (料想) the dog has chased (追赶) the cat away, so I’m safe.” The mouse ran out of the hole and saw the cat. The cat caught him and ate him.

When the cat finished her meal, she said to herself, “I’m glad I listened to my parents and learned a second language.”

1. What happened to the young mouse when he woke up ?

A. He smelt cheese.　　 B. He went out of the hole.

C. He had cheese. 　　 　 D. He saw a cat.

2.The parents of the young mouse told him to　　 .

A. leave quietly　　　　 B. learn to wait

C. stay in the hole　　 D. wait for a dog

3. Which is NOT true?

A. The young mouse had the cheese.

B. The young mouse lived in a hole of a wall.

C. The cheese smelt fantastic.

D. The cat ate the mouse.

4. The cat was very pleased that she　　 .

A. caught the mouse

B. listened to her parents

C. learned a second language

D. all of the abovewww-2-1-cnjy-com

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The moon was behind a cloud and there weren’t many stars in the sky.

It was a dark night. I saw a glow(光，光亮) in my neighbour’s kitchen. I thought he was having a night meal so I went back to my bed.

Soon, there was a smell of burning (烧东西的焦糊味) in the air and I thought there was probably something wrong. I jumped out of the bed quickly and went out to make sure. I saw a fire coming out of my neighbour’s kitchen. Then I shouted "Fire! Fire!" But no one in the neighbourhood heard my shouts for help.

I ran into my house, called the fire department (消防队) and went back to my neighbour’s house. I banged（猛敲）on the door and called out my neighbour’s name, but there was no answer. Finally I got into the house and rescued a cat and a dog.

I tried to pour water through the kitchen window but it was no use. It was a big fire. Luckily, the firemen arrived soon and stopped the fire.

When my neighbour came back, he was sad for his kitchen but he thanked me for calling the fire department and for saving his pets. He wanted to give me some money but I did not accept it.

Weeks later, my neighbour had a new kitchen. He invited me to see his new kitchen and we enjoyed a big meal there. It made me very happy.

1.When did the fire happen?

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

2.Where was the writer when he found there was a smell of burning in the air?

A.In his bedroom. B.In his kitchen.

C.In his neighbour’s kitchen. D.In his neighbour’s living room.

3.The underlined word “rescued” means “ 　　　　　　　　 ” according to the passage.

A.saw B.called C.thanked D.saved

4.What did the neighbour feel sad for?

A.His pets. B.His kitchen. C.The firemen. D.The fire department.

5.How did the neighbour thank the writer?

A.He gave the writer some money. B.He gave the writer his pet dog.

C.He invited the writer to a big meal. D.He asked the writer to see a movie.

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