Bill, Frank, Dave and Tom were brothers. Ever...

Bill, Frank, Dave and Tom were brothers. Every year they sent their mother expensive gifts on her birthday. They liked to show her how rich they were.

The eldest brother, Bill, had lots of money and wanted his mother to have the most expensive gift, but he didn’t know what to buy. So he put an ad in the newspaper, “Wanted—the greatest gift for my mother”.

About a week before his mother’s birthday, a man came to his office. He brought a big bird, this bird can speak foreign languages and sing pop songs. The man made the bird talk in French and tell a joke in Japanese. Then the bird sang a beautiful song. The next day, Bill sent the bird to　 his mother with a birthday card.

The day after his mother’s birthday, he called his mother, “Well, mother,” he asked, “what do you think of the bird?” “Oh, it’s very delicious, dear.” said his mother.

1.Bill put an ad ________ to find the greatest gift.

A. on the radio　　 B. on TV

C. in the newspaper　　 D. on the Internet

2.What could the bird do?

A. Talk in French.　　 B. Tell a joke in Japanese.

C. Sing.　　 D. All of the above.

3.The next day, Bill sent the bird to his mother with ________.

A. a birthday cake　　 B. some flowers

C. nine thousand dollars　　 D. a birthday card

4.We can infer (推理) ________.

A. the mother cooked the bird

B. the bird flew away

C. the mother kept the bird as a pet

D. the mother sent the bird to Frank

5.The best title (标题) for this passage is ________.

A. a clever son　　 B. a birthday gift

C. a lucky mother　　 D. a talented bird

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Bill, Frank and Dave were three brothers. Every year they sent their mother expensive gifts on her birthday,. They liked to show her how rich they were.

The oldest brother. Bill, had a lot of money and he wanted his mother to have the most expensive gifts, but he didn’t know what to buy. So he put an ad in the newspaper. “Wanted－the greatest gift for my mother.”

About a week before his mother’s birthday a man came to his office. He brought a big bird. “This bird.” the man said, “can speak ten languages and sing some pop songs.”

“Really?　 I’d like to listen to it,” Bill said.

The man made the bird talk in French and tell a joke in Japanese. Then the bird sang a beautiful song. Bill was very happy and spent nine hundred dollars for the bird. The next day Bill sent the bird to his mother with a birthday card.

The day after his mother’s birthday he called his mother. “Well, mother” he asked, “What do you think of the bird?” “Oh, it’s very delicious, dear.” said his mother.

任务型阅读（E）

1. Who is the oldest brother?

__________________________________________________________________________.

2. What did Bill put in the newspaper?

__________________________________________________________________________.

3. How many languages could the bird speak?

__________________________________________________________________________.

4. How much　 was　 the bird?

__________________________________________________________________________.

5.Could the bird still sing when Bill called his mother the day after Bill’s mother’s birthday?

__________________________________________________________________________.

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Bill, Frank and Dave were three brothers. Every year they sent their mother expensive gifts on her birthday,. They liked to show her how rich they were.

The eldest brother. Bill, had a lot of money and he wanted his mother to have the most expensive gifts, but he didn’t know what to buy. So he put an ad in the newspaper. “Wanted－the greatest gift for my mother.”

About a week before his mother’s birthday a man came to his office. He brought a big bird.

“This bird.” the man said, “can speak ten languages and sing some pop songs.”

“Really?　 I’d like to listen to it,” Bill said.

The man made the bird talk in French and tell a joke in Japanese. Then the bird sang a beautiful song. Bill was very happy and paid nine thousand dollars for the bird. The next day Bill sent the bird to his mother with a birthday card.

The day after his mother’s birthday he called his mother. “Well, mother” he asked, “What do you think of the bird?”

“Oh, it’s very delicious, dear.” said his mother.

1.Who is the eldest brother?

A. Dave　         　 B. Bill　　         　　     C. Jack　             D. Frank

2.What did Bill put in the newspaper?

A show　          B. A magazine　     　

C. An ad　          D. A report

3.How many languages could the bird speak?

A. Five　         B. Seven　         　　

C. Fight　　         D. Ten

4.How much did Bill pay for the bird?

A. Nine dollars　     　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Ten dollars

C. Nine thousand dollars　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Ten thousand dollars

5.What did Bill send to his mother for her birthday?

A. A bird with a card　 B. Some money　　　

C. A joke　　          　　 D. A song

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Bill, Frank and Dave were three brothers. Every year they sent their mother expensive gifts on her birthday,. They liked to show her how rich they were.

The oldest brother. Bill, had a lot of money and he wanted his mother to have the most expensive gifts, but he didn’t know what to buy. So he put an ad in the newspaper. “Wanted－the greatest gift for my mother.”

About a week before his mother’s birthday a man came to his office. He brought a big bird. “This bird.” the man said, “can speak ten languages and sing some pop songs.”

“Really?　 I’d like to listen to it,” Bill said.

The man made the bird talk in French and tell a joke in Japanese. Then the bird sang a beautiful song. Bill was very happy and spent nine hundred dollars for the bird. The next day Bill sent the bird to his mother with a birthday card.

The day after his mother’s birthday he called his mother. “Well, mother” he asked, “What do you think of the bird?” “Oh, it’s very delicious, dear.” said his mother.

任务型阅读（E）

1.Who is the oldest brother?

__________________________________________________________________________.

2. What did Bill put in the newspaper?

__________________________________________________________________________.

3.How many languages could the bird speak?

__________________________________________________________________________.

4.How much　 was　 the bird?

__________________________________________________________________________.

5.Could the bird still sing when Bill called his mother the day after Bill’s mother’s birthday?

__________________________________________________________________________.

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Tom and Tim are brothers. They are Australians. They live in a mountain village(山村). Tom is 104 years old and Tim is 102 years old now. They (16) their story in a book called Enjoy Our Life.

Here is some of their advice for living a long, healthy life.

★Get up (17) . They get up at 6:30 or 7:00 in the morning.

★Have a (18) breakfast. The brothers eat oatmeal (燕麦粥), half a banana, bread and eggs with a little cheese (奶酪).

★(19) every day. The brothers like to climb mountains. They also walk on the hills (小山) every day.

★Eat a lot of (20) , especially (尤其) garlic (大蒜). Garlic is good (21) your health.

★Don’t eat a lot of salt (盐) and fat. These things are (22) for your body (身体).

★(23) listen to the doctors always. Most of the doctors don’t know what to do with us. When something is (24) with us, they don’t know how to treat (治疗) us. They are always surprised (吃惊) to see us to live so (25) .

1.A. speak        B. tell         C. talk           D. say

2. A. early         B. late        C. very late       D. at 10 o’clock

3. A. good         B. no         C. bad           D. little

4. A. Take exercise                B. Take no exercise

C. Talk about exercise             D. Stay in bed

5..A. vegetables    B. fat           C. meat             D. fruit

6.A. at            B. for          C. in                D. of

7.A. good         B. bad          C. nice              D. fine

8. A. Not          B. Don’t        C. No               D. \

9.A. wrong      B. good         C. right              D. OK

10.A. long        B. poor         C. short             D. bad

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Tom and Jerry were ______. Last year they travelled in Spain(西班牙). One day they came into a restaurant for lunch. They didn’t know Spanish(西班牙语), and the waiter didn’t know English,_____. They want to have some milk and bread.  At first, Tom said the word “milk”_______times. Then, Jerry _______ it down on the table. _______the waiter could not understand them at all. At last Tom took out _______and began to draw a cow. The waiter looked at it and ran out of (跑出)the restaurant.

“You are so ________”said Jerry happily, “He understands us at last!” After _______, the waiter came back. He brought no ________ with him, but he ________ two tickets for a bullfight(斗牛赛) in his hand.

1.A.America     B. American        C.Americans        D.Americen

2.A.too          B.either           C.also              D.again

3.A.some        B.much           C.any              D.many

4.A.wrote        B.took            C.made             D.set

5.A.And         B.Then            C.But              D.So

6.A.a paper       B.a piece paper     C.piece of paper      D.a piece of paper

7.A.happy        B. clever          C.nice              D.kind

8.A.sometimes    B.some time        C.sometime         D.some times

9.A.milk         B.cake            C.food              D. money

10.A.hold        B.took            C.carried           D.brought

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Tonny and Frank were talking about the year 2070.

"What will　　　　 　 be like in the year 2070?" asked Tonny.

"I don't know, " said Frank, "What do you think?" "Well, no one knows. But it is　　　　 　　 to guess, "said Tonny, "In the year 2070, everybody will　　　　 　 a pocket (袖珍) computer. The computer will give people the　 　　　　 　 to all their problems. We shall all have telephones in our pockets,　　　　 　 . And we'll be able to talk to our friends all over the world. Perhaps we'll be able to　　　　 　　 them at the same time. Machines will do　　　　 　　 of the work, and people will have more　　　　 　　 . Maybe they will work only two or three days a week. They will　　　　 　 fly to the moon by spaceship and spend their holidays there, "

"I'm very glad to hear that. I hope to fly to the moon. And I hope I'll be able to live　　　　 　 ,”　 said Frank, "Won't that be interesting? Just like a fish. "

1.A. our home　　　　 B. the traffic　　　　　　 C. a factory　　　　　　 D. the world

2.A.pleased　　　　　　 B. no use　　　　　　　　 C. interesting　　　　 D. usual

3.A. carry　　　　　　 B. bring　　　　　　　　　 C. give　　　　　　　　 D. send

4.A. news　　　　　　 B. ways　　　　　　　　　 C.information　　　　 D.answers

5.A. either　　　　　　 B. again　　　　　　　　　 C.too　　　　　　　　 D. also

6.A. call　　　　　　　 B. see　　　　　　　　　　 C. look　　　　　　　　 D. listen

7.A. most　　　　　　 B. many　　　　　　　　 C. lot　　　　　　　　 D.every

8.A. work　　　　　　 B. duty　　　　　　　　　 C. holidays　　　　　 D.times

9.A. can　　　　　　　 B. be able to　　　　　　　 C. sure　　　　　　　 D.go

10.A. in the sea　　　 B. on land　　　　 C. on the hill　　　　 D. in the tree

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Bill and Fred were students at a university and they were friends. They didn’t have 　 　　 money, so when it was time　 　　 their summer vacation, Bill said, “Let’s　 　　 our vacation in trailer(活动房车), Fred. It is　 　　 than a hotel. I can borrow my father’s trailer.” Fred was very happy, so they got into the trailer and began their vacation.

They wanted　 　　 early the next day to go fishing, 　　 they didn’t have an alarm clock.“ That’s 　 　 , Bill,” Fred said, “ I have a good way. I’ll put　 　　 bread on the roof of the trailer tonight and they will wake us up in the morning.” Bill was very　 　　 , but he didn’t say anything. Fred was right. When it was at the first light, some 　 came down to eat the bread, and their noise on the roof (屋顶) of the trailer woke them up quickly.

1.A. many　　　　 B. much　　　　　　 C. a lot　　　　　 D. some

2.A. in　　　　　　 B. to　　　　　　　　 C. for　　　　　　 D. on

3.A. take　　　　 B. taking　　　　　　 C. takes　　　　　 D. to take

4.A. cheap　　　　 B. cheaper　　　　 C. expensive　　　 D. more expensive

5.A. to get up　　 B. getting up　　　 C. gets up　　　　 D. get up

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

7.A. right　　　　 B. true　　　　　　 C. all right　　　　 D. wrong

8.A. a　　　　　　 B. some pieces　　 C. many　　　　　 D. some pieces of

9.A. happy　　　　 B. surprised　　　　 C. excited　　　　 D. sad

10.A. birds　　　　 B. dogs　　　　　　 C. elephants　　　 D. Ants

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Tony and Frank were talking about the year 2070.

"What will　　 be like in the year 2070?" asked Tony.

"I don't know, " said Frank, "What do you think?" "Well, no one knows. But it is 　　 　 to guess, "said Tony, "In the year 2070, everybody will　　 a pocket (袖珍) computer. The computer will give people the　　 to all their problems. We shall all have telephones in our pockets,　　 . And we'll be able to talk to our friends all over the world. Perhaps we'll be able to 　 　 them at the same time. Machines will do　　 of the work, and people will have more　　 . Maybe they will work only two or three days a week. They will　　 fly to the moon by spaceship and spend their holidays there,"

"I'm very glad to hear that. I hope to fly to the moon. And I hope I'll be able to live　　 ,” said Frank, "Won't that be interesting? Just like a fish. "

1.A. our home　　　　 B. the traffic　　　　　　 C. a factory　　　　　　 D. the world

2.A.pleased　　　　　　 B. no use　　　　　　　　 C. interesting　　　　 D. usual

3.A. carry　　　　　　 B. bring　　　　　　　　　 C. give　　　　　　　　 D. send

4.A. news　　　　　　　 B. ways　　　　　　　　　 C.information　　　　 D.answers

5.A. either　　　　　　　 B. again　　　　　　　　　 C.too　　　　　　　　 D. also

6.A. call　　　　　　　　 B. see　　　　　　　　　　 C. look　　　　　　　　 D. listen

7.A. most　　　　　　　　 B. many　　　　　　　　 C. lot　　　　　　　　 D.every

8.A. work　　　　　　　　 B. duty　　　　　　　　　 C. holidays　　　　　 D.times

9.A. can　　　　　　　　 B. be able to　　　　　　　 C. sure　　　　　　　　 D.go

10.A. in the sea　　 B. on land　　　　　　　　 C. on the hill　　　　 D. in the tree

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Bill and Simon were good friends. One summer they were on h 1. . They wanted to sail around the Caribbean Sea in their boat for two weeks.

During their trip, they saw many whales. Bill and Simon were very e 2. because they had wanted to see them very much. Unluckily, w 3. they were watching them, the whales began to hit the side of the boat.

Suddenly, w 4. started coming in, and they knew that they were in trouble. They q 5. jumped into the lifeboat before the boat sank(沉没)，and watched it disappear(消失) under the sea.

Luckily, they had enough food and water for about twenty d 6.. They also had a fishing line and a machine which could change sea water i 7. 　 drinking water. These two things helped them to survive(存活) during their terrible experience.

For the next fifty days they caught about ten fish a day and a 8. them for meals. They saw about twenty ships, although they waved and shouted when the ships were passing, n 9. 　　 saw them. They were becoming weaker and weaker. Then, just as they were beginning to l 10. hope, a fishing boat saved them.

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