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One day a young girl was driving with her father and it started to rain. “What should I do?” the girl asked. “Keep driving,” her father said. Cars began to pull over (靠 …. 停车) to the side of the road. “What should I do?” the young girl asked. “1.____” her father said. “But don’t stop.”
A few feet up the road, she noticed that even more drivers were also pulling over. “2._____ Everyone else is pulling over!” she told her father. “Don’t give up, just keep driving!” her father told her.
The rain continued, but she never stopped driving and soon she could see a little more clearly. After a few miles she was again on dry land and the sun came out.
“3.____” her father said.
“But why now?” the girl asked.
“When you get out, look back at all the people that gave up and are still in the rain.
4. ” said her father.
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Mary is a shy and quiet girl.One day she wanted to learn swimming with her father.Before she stepped into the cool,moving water,she held out a life buoy(救生圈)in front of her.She looked worried because she had never swum in a river before.
“Let me hold your life buoy when you swim,” said her father.He smiled at her.“There's not a cloud in the sky.It's a great day to swim in the river,isn't it?”
Mary looked out across the water.People were floating(漂浮)by on the life buoy.Some talked and laughed as they were swimming.None of them looked worried.“We'll stay together,” said Mary's father.
“Will we go fast?” Mary asked.
“No,” said her dad.“We'll move slowly for a while,and then it will get a little fast.Don't worry,Mary.You'll be fine.”
Mary looked at her life buoy.It stayed in the water quietly.She saw a girl in her age swim by.The girl looked happy.Suddenly Mary's worries went away.
“Hold it hard so that it won't move,Dad,” she said.“I'm ready to climb on and swim.”
1.This story takes place ________.
A.on a river B.at Mary's house C.in a city pool D.in a lake
2.What is Mary's problem in this story?
A.She doesn't like to be in cool water. B.She is worried that she will get hurt.
C.She is afraid to try something new. D.She is afraid to swim with her father.
3.You can tell from the story that Mary ________.
A.loves to read B.loves to swim C.believes in her father D.likes her father's jokes
4.We can infer that ________ in the end from the passage.
A.Mary pushed her life buoy B.Mary saw a girl in her own age
C.Mary swam happily with her father D.Mary returned home alone
5.What's the best title for this passage?
A.Mary's Swim B.Mary's Trip C.Mary's Visit D.Mary's Camp
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阅读下面的短文后，将正确答案的序号填在题前括号内。
Jenny was a five-year-old girl. One day, while she was shopping with her mother, she saw a plastic pearl necklace (塑料珍珠项链) and loved it so much. So she asked her mother to buy it for her.
Every night, before Jenny went to bed, her dad would read stories to her. One night, when he finished the story, he asked, “Jenny, do you love me?”
“Dad, you know I love you,” Jenny answered.
“Well, give me your necklace,” Dad said.
“No, Dad. But you can have my favorite doll.”
Several times, when her father asked her to give him the plastic necklace, Jenny would give him something else instead. One evening, after Jenny’s father read her a story, Jenny said, “Here, Dad.” She put her plastic pearl necklace into her father’s hand.
Her father hold the necklace in one hand and opened the other hand. There was a real pearl necklace in it. He had had it for a long time, and waited for Jenny to give up the cheap one so that he could give her the real one.
So, don’t be mean. If we are generous (慷慨的), maybe we will get something better.
1.What did Jenny’s father do every night?
A. Asked for the plastic necklace.
B. Talked with Jenny.
C. Read stories to Jenny.
D. Played dolls with Jenny.
2.What did Jenny do when her father asked her for the necklace for the first time?
A. She asked him to buy a doll for her.
B. She gave him her favorite doll.
C. She said she didn’t love him at all.
D. She gave the necklace to him.
3.What does the underlined word “mean” mean in Chinese?
A. 吝啬的 B. 勇敢的 C. 逃避的 D. 害怕的
4.From the passage, we know that _________.
A. Jenny’s father bought the plastic necklace for her
B. Jenny didn’t love the plastic pearl necklace later
C. Jenny knew her father bought her a real pearl necklace
D. Jenny’s father gave her a real pearl necklace
5.What does the writer want to tell us?
A. We should put our things in a safe place.
B. We often lose our favorite things.
C. We should learn to be generous.
D. We should love our parents.
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One day , when I was working in a toy shop in 1.(法国), a girl came in with some2.(硬币) in her hand. She was such a 3.(可爱的) girl and she told me that she wanted to buy a 4.(模型) car for her brother because he had been ill 5.(自……以来) he was born. Her brother was in poor health , so she wanted a toy car to make him happy. She thought if her brother got one, 6.(可能) he would be all right. I told her the price and she 7.(数) her money. But unluckily she couldn’t 8.(买得起) the car. She looked so sad that I decided to help her. I gave her the car without money. She was very surprised and couldn’t help 9.(笑) happily. She thanked me and left. Of course I was very 10.(自豪的) of myself because I did a good job.
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In May, 1976, Gaynor was a nine-year-old girl and lived in North Wales. One day, on her way home from school, she saw a silver(银色的)object(物体)in a field not far from her home. The object looked like a saucer.
Gaynor was very scared. She stayed behind the tall grass and watched the door of the strange object open. She saw two aliens wearing silver suits get out. Then they used something to examine(检测)the ground. They were short and had pink eyes. After about thirty minutes, the two aliens went back into the object. Then it took off.
When Gaynor got home, she told her mother about this unusual experience, but her family decided to keep quiet about it. They didn’t want others to laugh at their daughter.
However, 18 months later, Gaynor told her story to UFO scientists. They found out that Gaynor told the truth.
1. Where did Gaynor see the UFO?
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2. What did Gaynor see when the door of the UFO opened?
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3. What did the two aliens do?
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4. What did the two aliens look like?
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5.Why did Gaynor's parents keep quiet about her unusual experience?
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One rainy day a woman with a dog got on the bus. It was a big dog and its feet were very dirty. The woman sat down and the dog stood near her. When the conductor ( 售票员) came up to her, she said, “Oh, conductor, I want to buy a ticket for my dog, can he have a seat like the other passengers?” The conductor looked at the dog and its dirty feet and then he said, “Of course, madam. He can have a seat like all the other passengers, but like all the other passengers, he must not put his feet on it.”
阅读短文，判断正（T）误（F）。
1.One rainy day a woman with a dog got on the bus.
2.It wasn’t a small dog and its feet were very dirty.
3.The woman wanted to buy a ticket for the dog.
4.Passengers must put their feet on the seat.
5.The dog can have a seat.
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John lived with her mother when he was young. He didn’t know who his father was. The woman did some washing for the rich and could buy only some bread for her son. So the boy was short and thin.
One cold morning there was much snow in the streets. A car knocked the woman down and the policemen took her to the hospital. She didn’t tell John that his father deserted(遗弃) her before he was born until she died. She left her son the name and address of his father.
John found his father, Mr. Brown, in another city. He was one of the richest shopkeepers and he had to receive his son. From then on the boy lived a rich life. He ate all kinds of delicious food and wore beautiful clothes. But he didn’t go to school and could not read or write.
Once his father took him to a party. He saw a newspaper lying on the floor and picked it up while others were talking about a film. He had a look at it and found a car’s wheels(轮子) were upward(向上).He called out,“ Oh, dear! An accident happened!”
All the people were surprised and began to read the newspaper. But soon they all began to laugh. Do you know why?
1.John didn’t know his father because .
A. the man was rich
B. the man deserted his mother
C. his mother left the man
D. the man didn’t like him
2.John was short and thin because .
A.he didn’t like sports
B. his parents were short, too
C.he was often hungry when he was young
D. his mother never gave him food
3.The woman told John who his father was .
A. after she was knocked down by a car
B. before her son left
C. before she was in hospital
D. before she died
4.After John found his father, .
A.he was angry with the man
B. he started a rich life
C.he wouldn’t live with him
D. the man was bad to him
5.The people at the party laughed at him because .
A. he held the newspaper upside down
B. he wasn’t polite
C. the newspaper was yesterday’s
D. he wasn’t clever
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Sunny is a happy girl with a kind heart. One day her mother gave her some money to buy her favorite ice-cream. When she arrived at the ice-cream shop, 1.. The man looked hungry. Sunny thought he was the poorest man in the world. Sunny looked at the ice-cream shop and the man for a while. 2.. The man smiled and said, “Thank you, little girl. You are very kind. 3. In fact, I’m the richest man in this town and sometimes I wear old clothes to see what people will do.”
Then the man took Sunny to a big shop and said to her, “4.. You can choose any of them, even the most expensive one you want.”Sunny asked, “5.” “Of course,” said the man. Sunny took a big cup of ice-ream for herself, and a new coat for the man.
根据材料内容，从下面五个选项中选出能填入文中空缺处的最佳选项，使短文意思通顺、内容完整。
A. Choose a gift for you.
B. Then she decided to give the money to the poor man.
C. But I’m not a poor man.
D. Can I choose two?
E. she saw a homeless man outside the shop.
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When we talk about women stars, it seems that they are always young and beautiful with wonderful faces and bodies. However, a star, Susan Boyle, gave us a different idea in Britain′s Got Talent in 2009.
Simon Cowell, one judge (评委) in the talent show, got a big surprise at Ms Boyle′s singing. “She looked older and even a little uglier (更丑的) than other women singers. So I was thinking, ‘It may take less than one minute and I could go to have a cup of tea.' But everything became different when she began to sing I Dreamed a Dream. She seemed to know we would get a big surprise and just did her best to sing. It was one of my favorite moments in my work,” Cowell said.
Someone put the performance (表演) on the Internet in 2009, and before long, the 48-year-old Scottish woman became one of the most popular stars around the world.
Ms Boyle said that she never wanted to change what she looked like. She said her friend wanted to help her with make-up (化妆)，but she didn′t agree.“I only wanted to show my most true side,” she added.
Ms Boyle also said how she found her talent for singing,“I wasn′t so good at my subjects at school, so singing was a good way to make myself feel good. I just kept singing and then I was more and more sure of myself.”
1.Why did Susan Boyle become a popular star?
A. Because she was young and beautiful.
B. Because she didn't care about her ugly face.
C. Because she had talent for singing.
D. Because she was good at helping others with make-up.
2.How old is Susan Boyle now?
A. 40 years old. B. 48 years old. C. 54 years old. D. 57 years old.
3.Which is NOT true according to the passage?
A. Susan Boyle was not good at her lessons when she was at school.
B. Susan Boyle wanted to change what she looked like.
C. Susan Boyle could sing I Dreamed a Dream very well.
D. Simon Cowell didn' t think Susan Boyle was a good singer at first.
4.What does the writer mainly want to tell us?
A. It′s not easy for an old woman to be a great singer.
B. Singing is much better than studying.
C. It′s easier for an old woman to become famous in the US.
D. Though you are ugly, you can make your dream come true by working hard.
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A young woman was driving through the lonely countryside. It was dark and rainy. Suddenly she saw an old woman by the side of the road, putting up her hand as if she wanted a lift(搭便车).
“ I can’t leave her there in this weather,” the young woman said to herself. She stopped the car and opened the door.
“ Do you want a lift?” she asked. The old woman nodded(点头) and climbed into the car. After a while,she said to the old woman, “Have you been waiting for a long time?”The old woman shook her head. “Strange(奇怪),” thought the woman.She tried again. “Bad weather for the time of the year,” she said. The old woman nodded.
Then the young woman found that the old woman’s hands were large and hairy(多毛的). Suddenly she knew that “she” was a man! She stopped the car. “ I can’t see out of the rear screen(后视镜) ,” she said, “ Would you like to clean it for me?”
“The old woman” nodded and opened the door. As soon as “she” was out of the car, the scared young woman drove off as fast as she could. When she got to the next village, she stopped and opened the handbag of “the old woman”. Inside was a gun(枪).
1.The woman stopped the car because _______
A.the old woman asked her to
B.she recognized the old woman
C.she knew what the woman wanted
D.she wanted to helped the old woman
2.What made the woman feel strange about the old woman?A.That she kept nodding her head
B.That she was unable to speak
C.That she gave no answer to her questions
D.That she had large and hairy hands
3.The young woman asked the hitchhiker to clear the rear screen because _______
A.this is the way she thought of to get rid of him
B.the hitchhiker frightened her
C.the hitchhiker was very helpful
D.she couldn’t see out of the rear screen
4.The hitchhiker left the bag with a gun in it behind because_______
A.he wanted to give her a warning
B.he had not expected the woman would leave him behind in the rain
C.it was his present for her
D.he wanted to kill her with the gun