初中英语课外阅读(打印版)
(完整word版)初中生英语课外阅读Unit2Lesson5HowDoManyHearing
Reading and Vocabulary DevelopmentUnit 2 Lesson 5 How Do Many Hearing-Impaired People Talk? Hearing-impaired people cannot hear sounds well . How do they “hear” words?Many hearing-impaired people use sign language. They talk with their hands. Two hearing-impaired people can talk to each other. They both use sign language. Sometimes a person who can hear interprets for hearing-impaired people. The person listens to someone talking, and then he or she makes hand signs.There are two kinds of hand signs. Some hand signs are for whole words. For example, there is one hand sign for the word love. There are hand signs for different actions. things, and ideas. Some of the signs are very easy, for example, the signs for eat, milk, and house. You can see what they mean. Others are more difficult, for example, the signs for star, egg, and week.The second kind of hand sign is fingerspelling. In fingerspelling, there is a sign for every letter in the alphabet. For example, to fingerspell the word love, a person makes four different signs. It is much slower to fingerspell, but it is useful for signing names and technical words. People can use both kinds of hand signs together.Each country has its own sign language. For example, American Sign Language (ASL) is very different from British Sign Language. Using sign language is almost like a dance. The whole body talks . Sign languages are beautiful.1.True, false or No Information .1)Hearing-impaired people cannot hear sounds well. ( )2) A person who interprets for hearing –impaired people cannot hear.()3)There are more signs for whole words than for letters. ( )4)Japanese Sign Language is the same as American Sign language. ( )5)Fingerspelling is useful for names and technical words. ( )6)It is difficult for children to lean sign language.2.Circle the number of the main idea of the text.1)Sign language helps hearing-impaired people talk , but it is difficult to learn.2)There are two kinds of sign language.3) A sign language is a beautiful language that help hearing-impaired people talk to others.3．Put the right word in each blank.idea example interprets both each otherwhole sign dance hearing-impaired difficult stars1)Mary cannot hear very well. She is __________.2)Ali works for the government. He __________ Arabic and English.3) A large _______________ on the wall says “No smoking”.4)Masako and Carlos speak English to __________.5)Nadia and David __________ study engineering.6)You cannot see the ___________in the sky during the daytime.7)Japanese is a _______________ language. It’s not easy.8)The ______________ class is here today. No one stayed at home.9)There is a ______________ for students on Saturday.10)The class wants to have a party. It’s a good ___________.3.Write the verb form of each noun belowrelaxation ----description-------belief --------weight-----excitement-----evaporation----- interpretation------。
(完整word版)初中英语阅读理解20篇(含答案)
九年级阅读理解20篇（一）Little Tom down the street calls our dog "The keep dog". Zip is a sheep dog. But when Tom tries to say" Seep", it comes out "keep". And in a way Tom is right. Zip is always bringing things home for us to keep! I'll tell you about some of them.Zip's first present was a shoe. It was made of green silk. We didn't know how Zip found the shoe. But after a moment Mary, my big sister, told me the shoe had a strange smell. I nodded(点头)and held my nose. "What do you think it is?""It smells like something for cleaning. I think someone tried to clean a spot (污点) off the shoe. Then he put it at the door to dry.""Along came Zip. And good-bye shoe!" I said." We should take it back.""We can't." said my sister. "Maybe little Tom is right," Mary said. "Maybe Zip is a keep dog!"1. The writer and Mary didn't know______.A. what Zip's first present wasB. how Zip carried its first present homeC. who owned Zip's first presentD. what Zip's first present was made of2. Tom calls Zip "the keep dog" because ______.A. the dog likes keeping thingsB. the dog likes playing with shoesC. he doesn't know the dog's nameD. he can't pronounce the word "sheep" well3. What made the shoe strange was ______.A. its colorB. its smellC. its sizeD. that it was a silk one4. The word "keep" in the last sentence means "_____"A. keeping things for itselfB. bringing things for other to keepC. not letting it run aboutD. taking care of a small child5. We can know from the reading that the dog _____.A. likes to give presents to peopleB. has been kept in at the writer's homeC. has brought some troubleD. likes to be called "the keep dog"（二）An old lady in a plane had a blanket（毯子）over her head and she did not want to take it off . The air hostess spoke to her, but the old lady said, “I ha ve never been in a plane before, and I am frightened. I am going to keep this blanket over my head until we are back on the ground again!”Then the captain came. He said, “Madam, I am the captain of this plane. The weather is fine, there are no clouds in the sky, and everything is going very well. ”But she continued to hide.So the captain turned and started to go back. Then the old lady looked out from under the blanket with one eye and said, “I am sorry, young man, but I don’t like planes and I am never going to fly again. But I’ll say one thing,”She continued kindly, “You and your wife keep your plane very clean!”1. An old lady had _________ .A. glassesB. a blanket over her headC. a coatD. a basket2. A. She didn’t want to ________ .A. take it offB. turn it offC. get onD. talk about it3. _________ spoke to her.A. The air hostessB. The man next to herC. her husbandD. one of her friends4. The old lady had never been _____ before.A. abroadB. homeC. in a planeD. in hospital5. The woman didn’t like planes and she was never goi ng ________ .A. to fly againB. to travelC. to go abroadD. to go home（三）Dick lived in England. One day in January he said to his wife, "I'm going to fly to New York next week because I've got some work there." "Where are you going to stay there?" his wife asked. "I don't know yet." Dick answered. "Please send me your address from there in a telegram (电报)," his wife said. "All right," Dick answered.He flew to New York on January 31st and found a nice hotel in the center of the city. He put his things in his room and then he sent his wife a telegram. He put the address of his hotel in it.In the evening he didn't have any work, so he went to a cinema. He came out at nine o'clock and said, "Now I'm going back to my hotel and have a nice dinner."He found a taxi (出租车) and the driver said, "Where do you want to go?" But Dick didn't remember the name and address of his hotel."Which hotel are my things in?" he said, "And what am I going to do tonight?" But the driver of the taxi did not know. So Dick got out and went into a post office. There he sent his wife another telegram, and in it he wrote, "Please send me my address at this post office."1. Dick flew to New York because ___.A. he went there for a holidayB. he had work thereC. he went there for sightseeing (观光)D. his home was there2. Why did his wife want a telegram from him?A. Because she didn't know his address yetB. Because she wanted to go to New York, tooC. Because she might send him another telegramD. Because she couldn't leave her husband by himself in New York3. Where did Dick stay in New York?A. In the center of the city.B. In a hotel.C. In a restaurant.D. At his friend's house.4. Who would send him the name and address of his hotel?A. The manager (经理) of his hotelB. The police office.C. The taxi driver.D. His wife.5. Which of the following is not true?A. Dick stayed at a nice hotel in the center of the city.B. Dick didn't work on the first night of his arrival.C. Dick forgot to send his wife a telegram.D. Dick wanted to go back to his hotel in a taxi.（四）Bob and Jim once worked in the same factory. One day, Bob lent Jim ten dollars, but then Jim left his work and went to work in another town without paying back the money.Bob didn't see Jim for a year, and then he knew from another friend that Jim was in another town and staying at a hotel. So he went there to see him late in the evening.When he got to Jim's room, he saw his shoes near the door. "Well, he must be in," he thought, and knocked again, and said, "I know you are in, Jim. Your shoes are out here.""I've gone out in my boots," answered Jim.True or False1. Bob and Jim once worked in different factories.2. One day Jim borrowed ten dollars from Bob.3. Jim paid back the money to Bob and went to work in another town later.4. Bob hadn't seen Jim for a year when he learned that Jim was in another town.（五）I think the most terrible thing in life for my little brother is getting up in the morning. He is almost sick when my mother calls, "Herbert! It's seven o'clock! Get up!"Herbert answers, "I'm coming!" and goes right back to sleep. I'm not at all like my brother. I don't like to go to bed at night but I don't mind getting up in the morning. I usually wake up before my mother calls me. I jump out of bed and go into the bathroom to take a shower. I get dressed, brush my teeth, comb my hair, and get ready to go downstairs for breakfast as soon as my mother calls.But not Herbert. He just sleeps. A military band (军乐队) in our bedroom could not wake him up. I call him and say, "Get up! Mum will be up here to pull you out of bed if you don't get up immediately!"But he just sleeps. After calling a few more times my mother has to come upstairs and pull Herbert out of bed. It's that way every day with my little brother. Perhaps some day he'll learn to get up on time, but I really don't think so.True or False1. The most terrible thing in life for my little brother is going to school.2. I'm not like my brother because I like to go to bed early at night and get up early in the morning.3. I usually jump out of bed and go into the bathroom for a shower before my mother calls.4. When mother calls, Herbert doesn't answer and remains in bed.5. My mother often has to go upstairs and pull Herbert out of bed as he refuses to get up.6. Sometimes we have to send for a military band to wake Herbert up.7. The writer thinks some day Herbert will learn to get up on time.（六)In England, people often talk about the weather because they can experience (经历) four seasons in one day. In the morning the weather is warm just like in spring. An hour later black clouds come and then it rains hard. The weather gets a little cold. In the late afternoon the sky will be sunny, the sun will begin to shine, and it will be summer at this time of a day.In England, people can also have summer in winter, or have winter in summer. So in winter they can swim sometimes, and in summer sometimes they should take warm clothes.When you go to England, you will see that some English people usually take an umbrella (伞)or a raincoat with them in the sunny morning, but you should not laugh at them.If you don't take an umbrella or a raincoat, you will regret (后悔) later in the day.1. Why do people in England often talk about the weather?A. Because they may have four seasons in one dayB. Because they often have very good weatherC. Because the weather is warm just like in springD. Because the sky is sunny all day2. From the story we know that when _________come, there is a heavy rain.A. sunshine and snowB. black cloudsC. summer and winterD. spring and autumn3. "People can also have summer in winter." Means "it is sometimes too ______in winter."A. warmB. coolC. coldD. rainy4. In the sunny morning some English people usually take a raincoat or an umbrella with them because ____.A. their friends ask them to do soB. it often rains in EnglandC. they are going to sell themD. they are their favourite things5. The best title (标题)for this passage is ________.A. Bad SeasonsB. Summer or WinterC. The Weather in EnglandD. Strange English People（七）Mr Brown was going away for a week. Before he left, he said to his son, "if anyone asks for me, you can tell him that your father has been out for doing something, and will be back in a week, then be sure to ask him to sit down for a cup of tea.""OK, Dad," said his son. But he was afraid his son couldn't remember this, he wrote these words down on a piece of paper and gave it to him. His son put it into his small pocket, took it out and looked at it every now and then. Four days passed, but no one came to see his father. The boy thought that there was no man to come and that the piece of paper was of no more use for him, so he burnt it that evening.The next afternoon, someone knocked at the door. The boy opened it. A man was standing at the door and said, "Where is your father?" The boy put his hand into his pocket at once and looked for the piece of paper. He could not find it. He suddenly remembered he had burnt it, so he shouted, "No more."The man was very surprised. He asked, "No more? I met your father last week. When did it happen?""Burnt yesterday evening."1. Mr Brown told his son that _____.A. he would be away from home for four daysB. he would be back in seven daysC. he would be back in a monthD. he liked a cup of tea2. Mr Brown wrote the words down on ________.A. the wallB. the doorC. a piece of paperD. his son's pocket3. A man came to visit the boy's father on ________.A. the second dayB. the third dayC. the fourth dayD. the fifth day4. The man was very surprised because _________.A. he thought the child's father was deadB. the child didn't ask him to sit downC. the child gave him a cup of teaD. he couldn't find that piece of paper5. What was burnt? ___________.A. The piece of paperB. Mr SmithC. The visitorD. The boyKEY: BCDAA（八）One of the things to be learnt in a foreign language is guessing all the time what kind of thing to come when listening to someone talking. People do this all the time in their own language, so it is necessary (必要的) to do this in a foreign language, too. Here are some examples.1. "What's the matter？" "I went to a party last night, so I…"2. "I feel so tired these days."" I think you'd better…"3."Of course, she never stops talking. She is one of the most…"You can see from the above three examples that the context (上下文) helps a lot in understanding what is being talked about. So "guessing "is very important in understanding English, especially (尤其)spoken English.1.This passage tells us mainly about _________.A. the importance of "guessing " in learning a foreign languageB. how to guess what one is going to talk aboutC. some examples of right guessingD. how important it is to guess all the time2.from the context, we can see maybe the finished answer in EXAMPLE I is _________.A. "… so I didn't have a good time."B. "…so I went to bed very late."C. "…. So I felt unhappy."D. "… so I got up very early."3. Maybe the finished answer in EXAMPLE 2 is ________.A. "I think you'd better have a good rest and take good care of yourself."B. "I think you'd better have something to drink."C. "I think you'd better get some help from your friends."D. "I think you'd better be more careful."4. Maybe the finished answer in EXAMPLE 3 is ______.A. "… she is one of the most famous film stars."B. "…she is one of the most beautiful women."C. "… she is one of the most famous speakers."D. " .. she is one of the most talkative women."5. From the passage we can infer (推断) that guessing is _______in learning a foreign language.A. the only wayB. more important in spoken English than in written EnglishC. more important than any other wayD. more important in written English than in spoken EnglishKEY: ABADB（九）Uncle Li and Uncle Wang are good friends. They live next to each other and their farms are both at the foot of the mountain. So they can help each other. But neither of them likes to use his head. They're both poor though they work hard. Most villagers have built new houses, but they still live in the low and broken houses. They never find out why.Once Uncle Li went to town to buy some medicine for his wife. In the town he heard the apples in a city were expensive. He told Uncle Wang about it as soon as he went back. They decided to carry some apples to the city. They borrowed some money from their friends and bought nearly 1,000 kilograms of apples in the villages and carried them to the city on a tractor. Bad luck! A lot of apples has already been carried there when they arrived. A few days later they had to sell them at a low price (价格)。
英语中考英语阅读理解100及答案(word)1
英语中考英语阅读理解100及答案（word）1一、初三英语阅读理解（含答案详细解析）1．阅读理解Denies Walme in Texas, USA, now 14 years old, published his best-seller Unbending Gisula eight years ago. The book is about a little whale named Gisul.One day, Gisula did not take his mother's words and went up the beach. Then he got lost and had to learn to live by himself. The colour pictures were drawn by Denies himself. Denies published the books at the age of six He is said to be the youngest writer and picture artist.Another surprising thing about the book is that it became a best seller immediately after it was published and brought him a lot of money. Because he spent much time writing the books, his study was not very good and he had to learn the year's work again but his gift of writing is highly praised by the teachers and student. And he was even invited to give talks on writing.But Denies does not want to be a writer. He said, 'I like planes most. I dream of becoming a pilot someday.'（1）From the story we can learn that Denies__________.A. published his Unbending Gisula at the age of 14B. wants to be a writer when he grows upC. drew the pictures for his own bookD. does not go to school anymore（2）What Denies liked most is________.A. writing storiesB. drawing picturesC. whalesD. planes （3）When did Denies publish the books?A. At the age of sixB. At the age of eightC. At the age of sixteenD. I don't know.【答案】（1）C（2）D（3）A【解析】【分析】大意：本文主要介绍作者丹尼斯个人的一些基本情况以及他的最畅销的书，他虽然学习怎么好，但是他善于写作，他梦想将来能成为一名飞行员，他的书主要介绍一只小鲸鱼，有一天小鲸鱼Gisula不听妈妈的话，爬上了海滩。
【英语】英语七年级英语下册阅读理解100及答案(word)
【英语】英语七年级英语下册阅读理解100及答案（word）一、七年级英语下册阅读理解专项目练习（含答案解析）1．阅读理解A young man from a village called Nawalapitiya married a young woman from Maiyuwa, a small village. They lived with the man's big family－his parents, his brothers, their wives and husbands and children. The family kept an elephant, in which the woman soon took a great interest. Every day she fed it with fruit and sugar.Three months later, having quarreled with her husband, the woman went back to her parents' home. Soon the elephant refused to eat and work. It appeared to be ill and heartbroken. One morning after several weeks the animal disappeared from the house.It went to the woman's home. On seeing her, the elephant waved its trunk and touched her with it. The young woman was so moved by the act of the animal .So she went back to her husband's home.（1）The woman left her new home ______.A. to visit her own parents in MaiyuwaB. to see if the elephant would follow herC. because she was angry with her husbandD. because she was tired of the large family （2）The word “disappeared” in the reading means “______”.A. ran awayB. lostC. hidD. remained（3）After the young woman left her husband's home, the elephant______.A. returned to the forestB. was sad because it missed herC. went to look for a new homeD. was sick because nobody fed it（4）How did the elephant express its feeling when it saw the young woman?A. It waved its trunk and smiled.B. It touched her with its trunk.C. It touched her and cried.D. It waved its trunk and ran around her.（5）The writer wrote the story in order to______.A. show that elephants are very cleverB. tell how a woman trained a wild animalC. show that women care more for animals than men doD. tell how an animal got a husband and a wife together again【答案】（1）C（2）A（3）B（4）B（5）D【解析】【分析】短文大意：本文叙述了一头大象和它的女主人的故事，在一个农村的大家庭里，养着一头大象，这个女主人每天都喂它食物，有一次，女主人和她的丈夫吵架了，她跑会了娘家，大象看不见她的女主人它很伤心，不吃不干活，它于是就去找它的女主人，女主人见到了大象很是感动，于是就跟着大象回家了。
(完整word版)初中英语阅读100篇.pdf
英语阅读理解【001】Little Tom down the street calls our dog "The keep dog".Zip is a sheep dog. But whenTom tries to say" Seep", it comes out "keep". And in a way Tom is right. Zip is alwaysbringing things hoem for us to keep! I'll tell you about some of them.Zip's first present was a shoe. It was made of green silk.We didn't know how Zip found the shoe. But after a moment Mary, my big sister, toldme the shoe had a strange smell. I nodded(点头)and held my nose. "What do you think it is?""It smells like something for cleaning. I think someone tried to clean a spot (污点) off the shoe. Then he put it at the door to dry.""Along came Zip. And good-bye shoe!" I said."We should take it back.""We can't ".said my sistter."Maybe little Tom is right," Mary said. "Maybe Zip is a keep dog!"1.The writer and Mary didn't know______.A. what Zip's first present wasB. how Zip carried its first present homeC. who owned Zip's first presentD. what Zip's first present was madeof2.Tom calls Zip "the keep dog" because ______.A. the dog likes keeping thingsB. the dog likes playing with shoesC. he doesn't know the dog's nameD. he can't pronounce the word " sheep" well3.What made the shoe strange was ______.A. its colourB. its smellC. its sizeD. that it was a silk one4.The word "keep"in the last sentence means "_____"A. keeping things for itselfB. bringing things for other to keepC. not letting it run aboutD. taking care of a small child5.We can know from the reading that the dog _____.A. likes to give presents to peopleB. has been kept in at the writer's homeC. has brought some troubleD. likes to be called "the keep dog"【002】An old lady in a plane had a blanket（毯子）over her head and she did not want to takeit off . The air hostess spoke to her, but the old lady said, “I have never been in a plane before , and I am frightened. I am going to keep this blanket over my head until we areback on the ground again !”Then the captain came. He said, “Madam, I am the captain of this plane. The weather isfine, there are no clouds in the sky, and everything is going very well. ”But she continued to hide.So the captain turned and started to go back. Then the old lady looked out from under theblanket with one eye and said, “I am sorry, young man, but I don’t like planes and I amu and your wifenever going to fly again. But I’ll say one thing, ”She continued kindly, “Yokeep your plane very clean!”1. An old lady had _________ .A. glassesB. a blanket over her headC. a coatD. a basket2. A. She didn’t want to ________ .A. take it offB. turn it offC. get onD. talk about it3. _________ spoke to her .A. The air hostessB. The man next to herC. her husbandD. one of herfriends4. The old lady had never been _________ before .A. abroadB. homeC. in a planeD. in hospital5. The woma n didn’t like planes and she was never going ________ .A. to fly againB. to travelC. to go abroadD. to go home【003】Dick lived in England. One day in January he said to his wife, "I'm going to fly to New Yorknext week because I've got some work there." "Where are you going to stay there?" hiswife asked. "I don't know yet." Dick answered. "Please send me your address from therein a telegram (电报)," his wife said. "All right," Dick answered.He flew to New York on January 31st and found a nice hotel in the center of the city. Heput his things in his room and then he sent his wife a telegram. He put the address of hishotel in it.In the evening he didn't have any work, so he went to a cinema. He came out at nineo'clock and said, "Now I'm going back to my hotel and have a nice dinner."He found a taxi (出租车) and the driver said, "Where do you want to go?" But Dick didn'tremember the name and address of his hotel.。
初中英语阅读理解真题电子版及答案
初中英语阅读理解真题电子版及答案阅读理解一Mrs. Black is a doctor. She works in a hospital. She is a good doctor. Every morning She goes to work early. She likes her patients, and her patients like her, too. She often makes her patients laugh to make them happy. Sometimes she plays games with the children in the hospital. The children love her very much. Mrs. Black is a kind and friendly doctor.Question: What does Mrs. Black do for a living?A. She is a teacher.B. She is a doctor.C. She is a nurse.D. She is a driver.Answer: B阅读理解二Tim is a student in No. 2 Middle School. He goes to school from Monday to Friday. He gets up at 6:30 in the morning. After he washes his face and brushes his teeth, he has his breakfast. Then he goes to school by bike. He has four classes in the morning. He has lunch at school. He has five classes in the afternoon. School is over at 4:30 in the afternoon. He goes home after school.Question: How does Tim get to school?A. By bike.B. By bus.C. By car.D. By walking.Answer: A阅读理解三Amy likes animals very much. She has a cat at home. Its name is Mimi. Mimi is very cute. It has two big eyes and a long tail. It likes to catch mice and play with wool balls. Amy often plays with Mimi after school. They are good friends.Question: What is Mimi?A. A cat.B. A dog.C. A bird.D. A tiger.Answer: A阅读理解四Mike is a good student. He likes studying English. He always listens carefully and takes notes in class. He reads English books after school. He practices speaking English with his classmates every day. He keeps learning and never gives up. Mike wants to be an English teacher when he grows up.Question: What does Mike want to be when he grows up?A. A doctor.B. An English teacher.C. A bus driver.D. A scientist.Answer: B阅读理解五There is a big park in our town. Many people go to the park every day. Some people go there to play sports. Some have a picnic. Some fly kites. Some take photos. Some people just sit on the benches and talk or read.Question: What do some people do in the park?A. Play sports, have a picnic, fly kites, take photos, sit on the benches and talk or read.B. Jump, run, swim, sing, dance, write, and draw.C. Drive a car, ride a bike, take a walk and visit friends.D. Cook, eat, drink, buy things and watch movies.Answer: A以上就是初中英语阅读理解真题及答案的相关内容，希望能对大家有所帮助。
（完整word版）初中英语阅读300篇.pdf
（完整word版）初中英语阅读300篇.pdfBuried Treasure!An old captain and a young sailor are talking at a bar.Captain: Boy, do you like adventure and danger?Sailor: Yes, sir.Captain: our father was a good friend of mine. He even saved my life once. So, I’m going to do you a favour. Come closer, boy. Take a look at this.Sailor: A treasure map!Captain: Keep quiet. Now, you listen closely. About 10 years ago, I sailed with my crew to the Caribbean. We carried a chest full of gold, jewels… treasure enough for a king! Butthose were dangerous times. I had to bury the treasure on the island of Bara Julip. Sailor: Did you look for it later?Captain: No, I never had the chance. No, I’m too cold and want you to have the map. Sailor: I don’t know what to say. Thank you.Captain: you must be careful! There are mountains, lakes, forests, and rivers to cross. If the animals don’t kill you, the hot weather might. Remember, there’s only one mountain pass. Cross the forest quickly. Be sure to cross the river in the north.Sailor: I’ll do my best.Captain: Good luck, boy.Choose the best answer.1. The old captain helps the sailor because ___________.A. he’s kindB. he knew the sailor’s fatherC. he lost a bet(打赌)D. he owes(欠)the sailor money2. Why did the captain bury the treasure?A. The area wasn’t safeB. It was a tradition(传统)C. It was funD. His crew tried to kill him3. What do we know about the island?A. It’s near SingaporeB. Nobody knows its nameC. It’s completely dryD. It’s full of danger4. To find the treasure, the young man must __________.A. cross three riversB. catch an alienC. meet with a kingD. go through a forest5. Which of the following is NOT true?A. There are alligators (鳄鱼)in the south part of the river.B. the captain is too old to look for the treasure.C. The weather on the island is very nice.D. The sailor must cross the forest before he crosses the riverThe fore babiesAnna, Bernard, Carmen and Diana, three girls and a boy, were all born in the same hospital on the same day last month. One day all of their four mothers asked a nurse to give them each a bath(洗澡), because their fathers were soon coming to the hospital to see their babies. But the nurse was new. She took off their name labels (标签)one by one when she bathed them, but she forgot to put any of them on again.She knew only some things about each baby.Only two of the babies have some hair, but they aren’t Anna and Carmen.Only one of the babies cries all the time but Anna is a happy baby.One baby always quietly sucks its thumbs(吮手指)but has no hair at all. Its name is Anna.One baby always touches the right ear and cries a lot, but she isn’t the smallest baby.’t suck the thumb, too.The fattest baby has no hair, and never cries. This baby doesn One of the boys with the red hair never cries but moves here and there.Can the nurse work out which baby is which before the fathers arrive? Of course she can. How about you?Choose the best answer:1. Why did the things become mixed (混乱的)? Because ________.A. the babies’ fathers were comingB. the mothers were mixedC. the nurse was newD. the babies wanted to have a bath each2. Diana is the girl. Diana_________.A. is the smallest babyB. always touches the left earC. always criesD. like playing by herself3. _________ has hair and moves here and there.A. DianaB. BernardC. CarmenD. Anna4. Anna__________.A. cries all the timeB. isn’t the fattestC. doesn’t such the thumbsD. has red hair5. Which of the following sentences is right?A. The fathers will have a bath eachB. Carmen has a lot of airC. Bernard cries all the timeD. Diana is the smallestOld English Table RulesYears ago, in England, the children of lords and ladies were brought up by servants in their own part of the house or castle. They only saw their parents at dinner time. There were many rules about how to behave at meal times. Everyone had his or her own knife, which was used for cutting food, spoons were setout on the table. Forks hadn’t been inv ented, so fingers were used to take food from dishes on the table. We all know fingers were invented before forks!These are some of the rules:clean your knife on the tablecloth.·Don’ｔ·Don’t carve the table with your knife.·Don’t spread the butter with your thumb.·Don’t drink out of the bowl. Use a spoon.·Wipe your spoon clean and take care it isn’t stolen.·Keep your hands from dirtying the tablecloth, and don’t blow your nose on it.·Don’t put unwanted food back in the dish.·Don’t throw any bones o n the floor.·Don’t blow crumbs out of your mouth.·Don’t grin, shout, or stuff your jaws with food.True or False:1. In old England, children were taught table manner by their parents.2. Nowadays, we would find some of these rules still very popular.3. People used their fingers because they didn’t have forks.4. Put chicken bones on your plate.5. The tablecloth was for wiping handsOut of schoolThere are many things we need to know that we do not learn at school. For example, if we want to use our allowance wisely, we need to shop carefully. We need know how to compare the prices of things in different shops. We need to be able to compare quality of different designer names. We need to know how to make sensible choices when we shop. Knowing how to make such choices is a “life skill”, and we need these skills if we are to lead useful and happy lives.Some of these choices are small. For example, will I take an apple for lunch or a pear? Will I get the bus to school today or will I walk? Will I wear the red T-shirt or the blue one to the movies? Other choices are more important. For example, will I eat healthy food for lunch or will I eat junk food because it is tastier? Will I work hard in all my classes or will I only work hard in the classes which I enjoy? We make decisions like this every day.Making the wrong choices can result in unhappiness. We have to realize that the choices we make can affect the rest of ourlives. Just as importantly, our choices can also affect other people. The next time you decide to waste time in class, play a joke on someone or talk loudly at the movies, consider this: Who else does my choice affect?Choose the best answer1. What helps us use more wisely?A. Comparing prices and designer namesB. Buying things in different shopsC. Choosing different designer namesD. Choosing sensible designer names2. Why do we need “life skills”?A. To know how to shop sensiblyB. To compare designer names and priceC. To compare designer names and priceD. To learn things at school3. Which of these choices is the most important?A. Which fruit to take for lunchB. How to get to schoolC. Which T-shirt to wear to the moviesD. Which subjects to work hard in4. Why is it important to make the right choices?A. Because they can affect the rest of our livesB. Because they can make us waste timeC. Because they keep us from being happyD. Because we make choices most days5. Who do your choices affect?A. You and your parentsB. Lots of peopleC. You and other peopleD. Everybody except you。
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初屮英语课外阅读:（一）农夫和苹果树A poor farmer had a friend who was famous for the wondertul apple he grew・One day, his friend gave the farmer a young apple tree and told him to take it home and plant it.The former was pleased with the gift, but when he got home he did not know where to plant it.He was atra id that if he planted the tree near the road, strangers would steal the fruit. If he planted the tree in one of his field, his neighbors would come at night and steal some of the apples ・ If he planted the tree near his house, his children would take the fruit・Finally he planted the tree in his wood where no one could see it. But without sunlight andgood soil, the tree soon died・Later the friend asked the farmer why he had planted the tree in such a poor place.n What r s thedifference?11 the farmer said angrily・"Iflhad planted the tree near the road, strangers would have stolen the fruit ・ If I had planted the tree in one of my field, my neighbors would have come at night and stolen some of the apples ・ I fl had planted it near my house, my own children would have taken the lruit.nn Yes,M said the friend, n but at least someone could have enjoyed the iruit・ Now you not only haverobbed everyone of the iruit, but also you have destroyed a good apple tree!n（二）阅读理解趣味故事题Several years ago, a television reporter was talking to three of the most important people inAmerica・ One was a very rich banker, another owned one of the largest companies in the world, and the third owned many buildings in the center of New York.The reporter was talking to them about being important.“ How do we know if someone is really important? ” the reporter asked the banker・The banker thought for a few moments and then said, “ I think anybody who is invited to the White House to meet the President of the United States is really important. ”The reporter then turned to the owner of the very large company. “ Do you agree with that? asked.The man shook his head, “ No. I think the President invites a lot of people to the White House ・You?d only be important if while you were visiting the President, there was a telephone call fromthe president of another country, and the President of the US said he was too busy to answer it ・The reporter turned to the third man・“ Do you think so? ”“ No, I don?t. ” he said. “ I don?t think that makes the vis it or important. That makes the President important. ”“ Then what would make the visitor important? ” the reporter and the other two men asked・“ Oh, I think if the vis itor to the White House was talking to the Pr esident and the phone rang, andthe President picked up the receiver, listened and then said, ,it?s for you.?1.This story happened in ________ ・A・ England B. America C. Japan D. Australia2.There are _______ in this passage.A.two men and two womenB. three men and one womanC. three women and one man D・ four women3.The banker thought _______ .A.he was re a lly important because he was a rich bankerB.the visitor to the White House was really importantC.the visitor who met the President of the United States in the White House was really important.D・ the reporter was really important4.The owner of the very large company thought _________ .A.she was really important because she owned one of the largestcompaniesB.the banker was really important.C.the owner of many buildings in the center of New York was re a lly importantD.the visitor would be really important if while he was visiting the President, the President wouldnot answer any telephone call5.The owner of many buildings thought _________ .A. he was re a lly important because he owned many buildings in the center of NewYork B. the owner of the very large company was really importantC.the vis itor was re a lly important if he talking to the President and the President received a telephone call for the visitorD.the person who worked in the White House was really important（三）趣味阅读理解题，A farmer had a cow.A farmer had a cow. He took very good care of this cow and one day when it was ill, he wasvery worried・ He telephoned the vet.“ What?s the problem? ” The vet asked him when he arrived・“ My cow?s ill, ” the former said・“ I don?t know whafs the matter with her. She?s lying down and won?t eat. She?s making a strange noise. ”The vet look ed over the cow. "Shc?s certainly ill/1 he said, n and she needs to take some very strong medicine/1He took a bottle out of his box, put two pills into his hand and said, n Give her these ・ The pillsshould make her better.11“ How should I give them to her? ” the former asked.The vet gave him a tube （管子）and said, n Put this tube in her mouth, then put the pills in the tubeand blow. That? 11 make it.”The next day the vet came to the farm again. The former was sitting outs ide his house and lookedmore worried・“ How?s your cow? ” theaskved.“ No change, ” the farmer said, “ and I?m feeling very strange myself. ”“Oh?” the vet said, H Why?n“ I did what you said, ” the farmer answered・“ I put the tube in the cow?s mouth and then put two pills down it. ”"And? ” the vet asked.“ The cow blew first, v the farmer said・1.In the story, the vet must be __________ .A. the fermefs friendB. a milk factoryC. a hospital for cowsD. a doctor for animals2.The former asked the vet for help when his cow _________A・ couldn't lie down B. didn't eat the pillsC・ couldn't make any noise D. was ill3.What medicine did the vet give the farmer?A. Bottle of pills.B. A long tube.C. Two pills.D. A small box.4.The vet taught the farmer how __________ .A. to blow the tube B・ to make the cow take the pillsC・ to take the medicine D・ to put the tube in his mouth5.Which of the following is true?A.The farmer ate the pills himself.B.The cow got better after taking the medicine.C.The vet came to help the farmer change the cow the next day.D.The farmer waited for the vet outside his house the next day.（四）英语趣味阅读：But the teacher criedThe six-year-old John was terribly spoiled （溺爱）.His father knew it, but his grandma doted onhim.He hardly left her side・ And when he wanted anything, he either cried or threw a temper tantrum.Then came his first day of school, his first day away from his grandmothers loving arms.When he came home from school his grandma met him at the door.”Was school all right?n she asked, ”Did you get along all right? did you cry?n"Cry?" John asked. "No, I didn't cry, but the teacher did!"（五）英语幽默小故事：奖赏A lady lost her handbag. It was found byan honest little boy and returned to her.Looking in her purse, she commented/f Hmmm... That r s lUnny. When I lost my bag there was a$20 bill in it. Now there are twenty $1 bills.'*The boy quickly replied, n That f s rightjady・ The last time I found a lady's purse, shedidn't haye any change for a re ward.n（六）The House of 1000 Mirrors千镜之屋Long ago in a small, faraway village, there was a place known as the House of 1000 Mirrors・ A small, happy little dog learned of this place and decided to vis it. When he arrived, he hounced happily up the stairs to the doorway of the house ・He looked through the doorway with his ears lifted high and his tail wagging as fest as it could. To his great surprise, he found himself staring at 1000 other happy little dogs with their tails wagging just as fast as his. He smiled a great smile, and was answered with 1000 great smiles just as warm and friendly・ As he left the House, he thought to himself, "This is a wonderful place. I will come back and vis it it often.HIn this same village, another little dog, who was not quite as happy as the first one, decided to vis it the house・ He slowly climbed the stairs and hung his head low as he looked into the door. When he saw the 1000 unfriendly looking dogs staring back at him, he growled at them and was horrified to see 1000 little dogs growling back at him. As he left, he thought to himself, "That is a horrible place, and I will never go back there again.HAll the faces in the world are mirrors. What kind of reflections do you see in the faces of the people you meet?。
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初一阅读1Mr Jones and Mr Brown work in the same office (办公室).One day Mr Jones says to Mr Brown , “I will have a small party at our house on Monday evening . Would you and your wife like to come ?”Mr Brown says , “Thank you very much . I’d love to , but let me ask my wife first .” So Mr Brown goes to the other room and telephones his wife . Then he comes back and looks very worried . “What’s the matter?” asks Mr Jones . “Is you wife there at home ?” “No,” answers Mr Brown . “She isn’t there . My small son answers the telephone . I say to him , ‘Is your mother there , David ?’and he answers ‘No , she isn’t in the house.’‘Where is she ?’I ask ,‘She is somewhere outside(在外面) .’‘What’s she doing?’‘She is looking for me .’”1．There is a party at Mr Jones’s house on Monday evening .2．Mr Jones asks Mr Brown and his wife to go to the party .3．The telephone is in Mr Brown’s office.4．Mr Brown speaks to Mrs Brown on the telephone .5．Mrs Brown is looking for her son .2One Sunday morning Mr Green and his child , Bill ,are in a big shop . Mr Green wants to buy a new blouse for Mrs Green . Bill likes oranges , so his father buys two kilos(公斤)of oranges for him , too . Bill wants to buy some picture—books and colour pencils , too . There are many people in the shop . They are men and women , old and young . They all want to buy something there . 6．Mr Green goes to the shop with ——.A．Mrs green B．his son C．his daughter D．his father7．Mr Green wants to buy a new blouse for ——.A．Bill’s mother B．Bill C．his friend D．other people8．Bill likes——.A．all the things B．the new blouse C．oranges D．orange9．Bill wants to buy ——.A．some picture—books B．some colour pencils C．clothes in the shop D．A and B10．The shop is——.A．empty B．close C．full of children D．full of peopleClay is 13 years old, and he lives in Miami, the United States. On the morning of Feb.23, when Clay is waiting for school bus, a man kidnaps（绑架）him.The man takes him to a tree. He puts a stock in Clay’s mouth. Then he asks for money from Clay’s family.Clay is very scared（害怕）. But he remembers there is a safety pin（安全别针）in his pocket. He takes out the pin and cuts through the rope（绳子）. Finally he gets free. Clay calls his mother with a farmer’s cell phone. Soon the police comes and Clay is safe.The police thinks highly of（高度评价）Clay. “This man kidnaps the wrong boy, ”Charly Wells,a policeman says. “This boy notices things. And he’s very brave（勇敢）.”1. The man kidnaps Clay ___.A. on Clay’s way homeB. on Clay’s way to schoolC. when Clay is shoppingD. in a park2. After taking Clay to a tree, the man ___.A. kills（杀死）the boyB. hurts the boyC. asks for money from his familyD. calls the police3. Clay uses___ to help him run away.A. a ropeB. a safety pinC. a gunD. a knife4. We can tell from the story that Clay is ___.A. braveB. smartC. both A and BD. hard-working5. Why does the police say “This man kidnaps the wrong boy” because Clay is _____A. a foreign boyB. braveC. too youngD. a policeman’s son4Mr Chen living next door to us has a habit(习惯) of drinking. The best present to him, of course, is wine(酒). Now his eldest son brought him a bottle of Mao Tai. He was glad and drank it up, then wrote “105”on the corner of the trademark(商标)with a pencil, meaning he had already drunk 105 bottles of the famous wine. Two days later, a stranger came and offered(打算) to pay 5 yuan for the empty Mao Tai bottle. Mr Chen was pleased and sold it. Several days later, his second son brought him another bottle of Mao Tai. While he was examining and enjoying it, he suddenly found “105”——the very mark(记号)on it.6. The story is mainly about .A. two sons of Chen’sB. the best wineC. Mr Chen’s habitD. an empty bottle of Mao Tai7. The story tells us that the stranger was a man who .A. collected(收集)empty bottlesB. produced famous wineC. was a maker of wineD. was a cheat8. Mr Chen sold his empty Mao Tai bottle because .A. he had already drunk the Mao Tai upB. he knew his second son would bring him anotherC. the price offered was high enoughD. he hoped the bottle could be used again9. When examining and enjoying the wine sent by his second son, Mr Chen found that .A. the wine was mixed with waterB. the wine was niceC. the wine had exceeded(超过)the time limit(限制)D. his second son had been cheated(欺骗)10. According to the story, who should learn a lesson?A. The strangerB. Mr Chen and his second sonC. Mr Chen’s eldest sonD. No oneThe Farmer, His Horse, and His sonOnce there was an old farmer, with a horse which was almost as old as himself.He set out one morning with his son to sell the horse before it died. Father and son walked, because the farmer did not want the horse to be too tired.They met two men on the road who said, "Why are you walking, farmer? You have a horse, It's a long way to market(市场). "The farmer knew that this was true,so he rode on the horse, while his son walked.Then they met two old women, "What are you doing up there, farmer? Can't you see how tired boy is?" So the farmer got down, and his son rode instead.Next, three old men stopped them, one said, "Why are you walking, farmer?Get up, It's too hot for an old man like you to walk today," So the farmer got up behind his son, and they rode on.Some time later, a young woman passed them, "Why aren't you walking?" she asked, "It isn't far to the market. Give your poor horse a rest."So the farmer, and his son, got down once again. It is a fact that you cannot please all the people all the time.1. The farmer wanted to sell the horse ____.A. before it was deadB. before it become too tiredC. before it market was overD. before it was as old as he was2. The two men on the road ____.A. asked how far it was to the marketB. said they thought the horse looked very tiredC. asked why the farmer was not riding on his horseD. told the farmer's son to get off the horse and walk3. The two old women said it was wrong for ____.A. the farmer to ride such a tired horseB. the farmer to ride while his young son walkedC. the boy to ride instead of his fatherD. only one person to ride such a long way4. The farmer got up behind his son because ____.A. the old man said it was too hot for him to walkB. the three old men stopped them on the roadC. he did not know why he was walkingD. his son could not ride the horse by himself6Peter felt (感到) very sorry because he forgot (忘记) to say “Happy Birthday”to his uncle yesterday. So he wrote a letter to his uncle : “My dear uncle, I’m very sorry because I forgot your birthday. But to teach me a lesson, you’d better (最好) forget my birth day on Tuesday, tomorrow.”( )26. It was _________________ birthday last Sunday.A. Peter’sB. Peter’s father’sC. Peter’s uncle’sD. Peter’s brother’s( )27. Peter said_________________ to his uncle in the letter.A. sorryB. goodbyeC. helloD. OK( )28. “Teach me a lesson” here means “_______________ ”in Chinese.A. 给我上一课B. 教我一招C. 教训我一下D. 向我表示祝贺( )29. Peter wrote this letter on_____________________.A. MondayB. TuesdayC. SaturdayD. Sunday( )30. Peter wrote this letter in order to (为了) ____________________.A. forget his birthdayB. forget his uncle’s birthdayC. remember his uncle’s birthdayD. let his uncle know Peter’s birthdayMrs. Andrews had a young cat, and it was the cat’s first winter. One evening it was outside when it began to snow heavily (下大雪). Mrs. Andrews looked everywhere (到处) and called its name, but she did not find it, so she called the police and said, “I lost a small black cat. Did anybody find one?”“No, Madam, ”said the policeman. “But the cats are really very strong animals. They sometimes live for days in the snow, and when it melt (融化) or somebody finds them, they are all right.”Mrs. Andrews felt happier when she heard this. “And,”she said. “Our cat is very clever (聪明). She almost (几乎) ---”The policeman was getting tired. “Well, then, ” he said, “Why don’t you put your telephone down? Maybe she is trying to telephone you now. ”( )31. Mrs. Andrews’ cat __________________.A. was at homeB. was very oldC. didn’t know its nameD. was lost( )32. Where was the cat when it began to snow heavily? ________________A. At home with Mrs. AndrewsB. In the snow with other catsC. It stayed outsideD. It ran everywhere happily in the snow( )33. When did the story happen (发生)? ______________________A. On a winter eveningB. It happened when the policeman was tiredC. It happened when the snow meltedD. It happened on one morning( )34. The word “she”in the last sentence (句子) means__________________.A. one of Mrs. Andrew’s friendsB. one of the policewomenC. Mrs. Andrews’s catD. the policeman’s wife( )35. The policeman was getting tired because___________________.A. he had to look for the catB. Mrs. Andrews felt happierC. th e cat was very strong, it’s hard for him to catch itD. Mrs. Andrews talked too much to him on the phoneHarry liked driving (开) his car very fast, and one day he hit (撞) another car. Harry jumped out and ran to it. There was an old man in the car. He was very angry and said to Harry. “What are you doing? You nearly killed (撞死) me!”“Yes,”Harry answered, “I’m very sorry.”He took a bottle out of his car and said, “Drink some of this. Then you’ll feel better.”He gave the old man some whisky (威士忌), and the man drank it, but then he shouted again, “You nearly killed me!”Harry gave him the bottle again. “I feel much better now. But why aren’t you drinking?”“Oh, well,” said Harry, “I don’t want any whisky now. I’m going to sit here to wait for the police.”( )36. Harry______________ drove his car very fast.A. alwaysB. sometimesC. neverD. hardly( )37. One day he hit a car because____________________.A. he wanted to kill the old manB. he drank a lot of whiskyC. he drove his car too fastD. he had many bottles of whisky in his car( )38.The old man was very angry (生气)because_____________________.A. he wanted some whiskyB. Harry hit his carC he was Harry’s father D. he drove his car too fast( )39. After drinking the bottle of whisky, the old man________________.A. felt much betterB. was still (还) angryC. was very happyD. felt much worse( )40. What would probably (可能) happen to the old man? _________________A. He would be hit againB. He would be sent (被送)to the hospital.C. He would lose his way.D. He would be fined (被处罚) by the policeMrs. Sato is sad （not happy）. It is her birthday, and she has no families with her. Her husband died（去世）in 1985. Her daughter doesn’t live in the same city. Her son is working.Mrs. Sato goes to the telephone and calls a company（公司）in Tokyo, Japan.“Hello”，a woman answers. “Hello”，Mrs. Sato says. “I’d like to rent a family.”“What would you like?”the woman asks Mrs. Sato. “A son? A daughter? Some grandchildren?”“I’d like to rent a daughter, a son-in-law, and two grandchildren,”Mrs. Sato says.At seven o’clock that evening, four actors（演员）come to Mrs. Sato’s house——a woman, a man, and two children. “Happy Birthday!”the actors say. The actors are with Mrs. Sato for three hours. They talk with her, eat dinner with her, and watch TV with her. Then they go home. Mrs. Sato is happy.No one came to Mrs. Sato’s birthday, so she called Rent-A-Family. Rent-A-Family is a new company in Tokyo. The company sends“families”to people’s houses. The families are really actors. The actors visit for three hours. The cost is $ 1, 000.Most people rent families because they have no families with them. Their children and grandchildren don’t come and see them. But some people rent families because they like the actors. One woman says, “I always argue（争吵）with my son, and daughter-in-law. But I never argue with my rented family. My family is OK. But my rented family is better!”1. Mrs. Sato is sad because ____________.A. her husband diedB. her daughter lives far awayC. no families come for her birthday2. She makes a telephone call to ____________.A. her daughterB. her sonC. a company3. That evening, ____________ have the birthday party with Mrs. Sato.A. her daughter’s familyB. some people near her houseC. some people from the company4. Those people stay in her home for _____________.A. three hoursB. a nightC. a day5. What’s the word “rent” in Chinese? It’s _______________.A. 买B. 租C. 借10Can You Tell Me?(你能告诉我吗)A father asks him son “How many letters are there in the Alphabet (字母表)?”“I don't know,”says his son. His father says, “You don't know? You are in school for many years and you don't know how many letters are there in the Alphabet?”He is very angry(生气).His son says, “No. But let me ask you a question(问题), Dad. You often go to the post office(邮局), please tell me how many letters are there in the post office?”( )1. From the story, we know the son is good at(擅长) English.( )2.The son studies at school over (超过) one year.( )3.The father gets angry because his son is not polite (有礼貌) to him.( )4.The father knows how many letters there are in the post office.( )5.There are twenty-six letters in the Alphabet.Look at this class. There are forty students in the class. Some students come from America, others come from Canada, Australia or England. All of them can speak English. All the teachers of this class are Chinese, but they can speak English, too. They teach the students in English. They are very friendly. They work hard. The students in this class study very hard. They say Chinese people are friendly. Thy like Chinese food. They like Chinese people. They like China very much.( )1.The students in that class come from different countries.( )2.Many students in that class can speak English.( )3.The teachers are from America.( )4.Some teachers are Chinese.( )5.All the teachers can teach in English.12Brain is a school boy. He’s twelve. He lives in Shanghai now. He is from England. He studies in a middle school. He gets up at half past five every day. He has breakfast at seven after that, he goes to school with his friends. They have four classes in the morning and two in the afternoon. In the evening he does his homework at home, but he often watches TV on Saturday evening. Brain likes drawing. He joins an art club. He likes reading story books. Now he is reading an English book in his room.1．Brain is a ____________.A. studentB. girlC. teacher2．Brain gets up ____________every day.A. at sevenB. earlyC. at six3．Brain does his homework ____________.A. every eveningB. at schoolC. at home4．Brain likes ____________.A. English and ChineseB. playing footballC. drawing and reading5．Brain has ____________ classes at school every day.A. fourB. sixC. fiveDear Nancy,My name is Xiao Ming. I want to be in a club in our school. I’m not famous now. But maybe I can be famous someday！I can’t sing or dance or act in movies, but I can do many other things.I can play three instruments: the guitar, the violin and the drums. I think I can be in the music club. Maybe I can be a famous musician. I like to read story books and I can write stories. Maybe I can be a famous writer. I like sports, too, but I don’t think I can be a famous and successful sports man. Can I join you?LoveXiao Ming（）1. What’s the word “instruments”in Chinese? It’s ________.A. 乐谱B. 乐器C. 乐章（）2. What can’t Xiao Ming do? He can’t ________.A. write storiesB. play the violinC. act in movies（）3. Xiao Ming thinks he can be a famous ________ or a famous writer.A. musicianB. actorC. sports man4. --What clubs do you think Xiao Ming can join?--He can join a ___________ club, a ___________ club or a ___________ club.14I’m going to see a movie with my friends this weekend. We love seeing movies, but we all like different kinds. I like to see thrillers and science fictions, my friend Sam loves action movies and comedies and my best friend, Lee, loves a good romance. Because we like different kinds of movies, it can be difficult to choose（选择）one to see. So we usually take turns（轮流）to choose the movie. It’s my turn to choose this weekend, so we’re going to see Harry Potter II, a new movie. It’s number one at the box office, and everyone is saying what a great movie it is. I can’t wait!（）1. How many kinds of movies does the writer talk about in the story?A. SixB. FiveC. Four（）2. Harry Potter II is ________ movie right now.A. a boringB. a popularC. an action（）3. How do the writer and his friends choose which movie to see?A. They like different kinds of movies.B. They let Lee choose which movie to see.C. They take turns to choose a movie to see.（）4. What is the main idea（中心意思）of the story?A. Choosing which movie to see can be difficult.B. It’s a good thing to see movies with friends.C. Everyone likes the new movie Harry Potter II.The weather was fine last night. My friend named Steve and I decided to sleep in the open air. I found the sleeping bags under the bed in my room. I also packed some snacks（零食）. We could hardly wait for it to get dark. We opened our sleeping bags and put them on the grass in front of my house. Steve and I played some games, talked about something interesting and had a snack. In the end it got dark. We were just falling asleep when we heard something unusual.“May be it is just a small animal,” I said. Steve said nothing, but I could feel he was frightened. After I looked around, I was sure it wasn’t an animal. It was my little brother, Tommy.“What are you doing here?” I asked. “You know, Tommy, you frightened us.”“Sorry, Bill,” he said. “It’s hot in the room. I want to sleep outside with you.”“Well, OK,” I said. “Just come and lie down next to us.”“Good night, Bill and Steve,” said Tommy. “And thanks.”in the open air：露天sleeping bag：睡袋something important：一些重要的事fall asleep：入睡，睡熟。
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( 1 )Jim goes to Tokyo. He wants to see his aunt. But when he walks out of the station, he can’t find his way. The city is now quite different. He sees a man outside a police station, so he goes up to ask him for help. The man looks at him for a long time, then says, “I’m sorry, sir. I’m from another city. I’m standing here and want to find a policeman. He may tell you the way.”1. Jim goes to Tokyo ___.A to see his friendB to see his fatherC to see his classmateD to see his aunt2. He goes to Tokyo ___.A for the first timeB for the last timeC not for the first timeD only one time3. The man ___.A works in TokyoB knows JimC doesn’t live in TokyoD like the city4. The man ___.A doesn’t know the wayB answers at onceC doesn’t want to answerD doesn’t like Jim5. The best title is “___”.A Going to LondonB Seeing his auntC Seeing a policemanD Asking the way( 2 )My name is Chen Lan. My home is in Gulangyu. It is in Xiamen. It is near the sea. Culangyu is a small place, but it is very nice and clean. There are no cars, no buses or no bikes. People only walk. So it is very quiet. People go to visit Gulangyu by ship. Our house is in the middle of Gulangyu. Behind our house there is a big tree. My grandfather tells me that the tree is very, very old. There are many birds in the tree. We call it a “bird tree”. Our house is near the sea. The sea is big and blue. There are a lot of fish in the sea. After school, I go there and catch fish with my friends. It is very interesting. I like fish and I like catching fish.( ) 1. Gulangyu is an island岛屿.( ) 2. Chen Lan tells us a lot about her parents.( ) 3. There are no traffic交通in Gulangyu.( ) 4. Chen Lan always goes fishing alone.( ) 5. Chen Lan is from Xiamen.( 3)“Joe, you are a very old dog,” said policeman Fred. “Today is your birthday again. I remember you were 14 years old last year. But you are still the best police dog in the world!”“ARF! ARF!” barked Joe.“You are welcome,” said Fred. “ Now let’s get your birthday dinner. Show me where you want to eat.Joe led Fred down the street. Good smells came from all the eating places. But Joewandered on闲逛. At last he stopped at a small place. He smelled around the door. Then he pushed the door open.“Is this where you want to eat?” asked Fred. But Joe did not bark an answer. He put his nose to the floor and ran across the room. Then he jumped on a man at a table! “Good boy, Joe!” said Fred. Joe and Fred have looked for the robber for ten years. “And now you have found him!”Joe and Fred took the robber to the police station. Then Fred said, “All right, Joe, you have done your work. Well done! Congratulations. Now do you want that birthday dinner?” “ARF!” barked Joe, “ARF! ARF!” “Let’s go,” said Fred. “I’m hungry, too.”1. How old is Joe?A Fifteen.B Five.C Thirteen.D Fourteen.2. How many years have the police and Joe looked for the robber?A 13.B 10.C 6.D 7.3. In the story, Joe says “ARF! ARF!” twice. The first time he means “____”.A Hello! How are you?B Thank you.C Oh. No. I’m not a good dog.D I’m sorry to hear that.4 Fred wants to give Joe a dinner because ____.A it’s Joe’s birthdayB today is Fred’s birthdayC Fred found an eating placeD Joe caught the robber5 Joe is great, isn’t he?A Yes, he is.B No, he isn’t.C Yes, he isn’t.D No, he is.（4）The Sawyers live at 87 King Street. In the morning, Mr. Sawyer goes to work and the children go to school. Their father takes them to school every day. Mrs. Sawyer stays at home every day. She does the housework. She always eats her lunch at noon. In the afternoon, she usually sees her friends. They often drink tea together. In the evening, the children come home from school. They arrive home early. Mr. Sawyer comes home from work. He arrives home late. At night, the children always do their homework, Then they go to bed. Mr. Sawyer usually reads his newspaper, but sometimes he and his wife watch television,1. Where do the Sawyers live?___________________2. What does Mrs. Sawyer do every day?____________________3. Who does Mrs. Sawyer see in the afternoon?_____________________4. Do the children arrive home early?_______________________5. Does Mr. Sawyer arrive home early?_____________________-6. What do the children often do at night?_______________________7. Does Mr. Sawyer usually read his newspaper at night?______________（5）It is eight o’clock. The chil dren go to school by car every day, they are going to school on foot. It is ten o’clock. Mrs. Sawyer usually stays at home in the morning, but this morning, she is going to the shops. It is four o’clock. In the afternoon, Mrs. Sawyer usually drinks tea in the living room. But this afternoon, she is drinking tea in the garden. It is six o’clock, In the evening, the children usually do their homework, but this evening, they are not doing their homework. At the moment, they are playingin the garden. It is nine o’clock. Mr. Sawyer usually reads his newspaper at night. But he’s not reading his newspaper tonight. At the moment, he’s reading an interesting book.1.The children go to school ______ every day.A. by carB. on footC. by bikeD. by bus2. Mrs. Sawyer is going to ___ this morning?A. staying at homeB. go shoppingC. drinking teaD. watching TV3. Mrs. Sawyer usually drinks tea in the evening at ______in the living room.A. 8:00B. 16:00C. 18:00D. 21:004. Are the children doing their homework at the moment?A. Yes, they do.B. No, they don’t.C. Yes, they are.D. No, they aren’t5. At the moment, Mr. Sawyer is_________A. watching TVB. reading his newspaperC. playing in the gardenD. reading an interesting book.（6）There is a car race near our town every year. In 1995,there was a very big race. There were hundreds of people there. My wife and I were at the race. Our friends Julie and Jack were there, too. You can see us in the crowd. We are standing on the left. There were twenty cars in the race. There were English cars, French cars, German cars, Italian cars, American cars and Japanese cars. It was an exciting finish. The winner was Billy Stewart. He was in car number fifteen. Five other cars were just behind him. On the way home, my wife said to me, “Don’t drive so quickly!You’re not Billy Stewart!”1. Is there a car race near our town every year? _________________2. How many people are there in the big race of 1995? _____________3.Who was at the race with the author(作者)? ______________________4. Are they standing on the left?_____________________5. Were there thirty cars in the race?____________________6. Were there any Chinese cars in the race?__________________7. The finish was exciting, wasn’t it?_______________8. Who was the winner of the race?__________________（7）Last week Mrs. Milly went to London. She does not know London very well, and she lost her way. Suddenly, she saw a man near a bus stop.”I can ask him the way,” she said to herself. “Excuse me,” she said. “Can you tell me the way to King Street, please?” The man smiled pleasantly. He did not understand English! He was a tourist. Then he put his hand into his pocket, and took out a phrasebook短语手册. He opened the book and found a phrase. He read the phrase slowly.”I am sorry,” he said.” I do not speak English.”判断正误T or F( )1. Mrs. Milly went to London last week.( )2. Mrs. Milly asked a man the way to a bus stop.( )3. The man didn’t know the way to King Street.( )4. The man was a tourist and he knew English well.( )5. The phrasebook was in the hand of the man.（8）Nigel is our new next-door neighbour. He’s a pilot. He was in the R.F.A. He will fly to New York next month. The month after next he’ll fly to Tokyo. At the moment, he’s in Madrid. He flew to Spain a week ago. He’ll return to London the week after next . He’s only forty-one years old, and he has already been to nearly every country in the world. Nigel is a very lucky man. But his wife isn’t very lucky. She usually stays at home!1. Nigel’s job is a ________.A. teacherB. doctorC. actorD. pilot2. ____ Nigel will fly to Tokyo.A. next monthB. the month after nextC. a week beforeD. We don’t know in the text.3. How old will he be the next year?__________A. fortyB. forty-oneC. forty-twoD. forty-three4. What does Nigel’s wife usually do?A. Goes to every country in the world with Nigel.B. Goes to workC. Fly to New York and London.D. Stays at home.5. Is Nigel’s wife lucky?A. Yes, she is.B. No, she isn’t.C. She is lucky.D. No, she is.（9）Eric and Susan are very good friends. They grew up together, they went to high school together, and they went to college together. Now Eric lives in California, and Susan lives in New Jersey. Even though they live far apart, they’re still very good friends.They write to each other very often. He writes her letters about life on the West Coast, and she writes him letters about life on the East Coast, They never forget each other’s birthday. Last year he sent her some CDs, and she sent him a wallet. Eric and Susan help each other very often. Last year he lent her money when she was in the hospital, and she gave him advice when he lost his job.Eric and Susan like each other very much. They were always very good friends, and they still are.判断正误T or F( )1. Eric and Susan grew up and went go high school together.( )2. Now Eric lives in California, and Susan lives in New Jersey.( )3. They never forget each other’s birthday.( )4. Susan sent Eric some CDs last year and Eric sent Susan a wallet last year. ( )5. Susan lost her job and Eric gave her advice.（10）Joan got home late from work today, and she was very happy. When she opened the refrigerator, she was upset. There was nothing to eat for dinner. Joan sat down and made a shopping list. She needed a head of lettuce, a bunch of carrot, a quart of milk, a dozen eggs, two pounds of tomatoes, half a pound of chicken, and a loaf of bread. Jone rushed out of 冲出the house and drove to the supermarket. When she got there,she was very disappointed. There wasn’t any lettuce. There weren’t any carrots. There w asn’t any milk. There weren’t any eggs. There weren’t any tomatoes. There wasn’t any chicken, and there wasn’t any bread.Joan was tired 疲倦and upset. In fact, she was so tired and upset. In fact, she was so tired and upset不安，烦躁that she lost her appetite(食欲，胃口)，drove home, didn’t have dinner, and went to bed.1.Was there anything to eat in the refrigerator?A. Yes, there was.B. No, there wasn’t.C. Yes, there wasn’t.D. No, there was.2.Did Joan need any fish?A.Yes, she did.B. No, she didn’t.C. Yes. she didn’t.D. No, she did.3. How did Joan go to the supermarket?A. By bus.B. By bike.C. By car. D On foot.4.Joan bought _____________ in the supermarket.A. carrotsB. milkC. tomatoesD. nothing5.What did Joan do after she drove home from supermarket?A. She watched TV.B. She ate dinner.C. She went to bed.D. She went to work.（11）I’m tired of winter. I’m tired of snow. I’m tired of cold weather,and I’m sick and tired of winter c oats and boots! Just think! In a few more weeks it won’t be winter any more. It’ll be warm, It’ll be warm. It won’t snow any more. It’ll be sunny. I won’t have to stay indoors any more. I’ll go outside and play with my friends. We’ll ride bicycle and play baseball again.In a few more weeks our neighborhood won’t look sad and gray any more. The flowers will bloom, and the trees will become green again. My family will spend more time outdoors. My father will work in the yard. He’ll cut the grass and paint the fence. My mother will work in the yard, too. She’ll buy new flowers and plant them in the garden. On weekends we won’t just sit in the living room and watch TV. We’ll go for walks in the park, and we’ll have picnics on Sunday afternoons.I can’t wa it for spring to come! Hurry, spring!1. Does the author like spring or winter?2. Is it warm now?3. What will the author do in a few more weeks?4.Where will the author’s family spend more time in a few more weeks?5.Will the author’s father cut the grass and paint the fence?6.Will the author’s mother water flowers?7.What will they do on Sunday afternoons?8.Do you like spring or winter? Why?（12）Amy’s apartment building is in the center（中心）of town. Amy is very happy there because the building is in a very convenient(方便的) place. Across from the building, there’s a bank, a post office, and a restaurant. Next to the building, there’s a drug store and a Laundry(洗衣店). Around the corner（角落）from the building, there are two supermarkets.There’s a lot of noise near Amy’s apartment building. There are a lot of cars on the street, and there are a lot of people one the sidewalks（人行道）all day and all night. However, Amy’s isn’t very upset（不安）about the noise in her neighborhood（附近）. Her building is in the center of town. It’s a very busy place, but it’s a convenient place to live.判断正（T）误（F）( )1. Amy’ apartment is in a convenient place.( )2. There’s a drug store around the corner from her building.( )3. There are two supermarkets in her neighborhood.( )4.There are a lot of cars on the sidewalk.( )5.The center of town is very noisy.（13）The day was like any other day in his life, Tom walked past the shop on the street comer. He stopped to look at the front row of shoes, and he felt happy to see that the pair of shoes he wanted very much were still there. Looking down, he felt sorry for himself. He really wanted to have them for his birthday.He sadly walked away and thought how to tell his mother about it. He knew she would give him anything he liked if she could. But he also knew very well she had little money. He decided not to go home at once, as he looked worried and his mother would notice (注意) it. So he went to the park and sat on the grass. Then he saw a boy in a wheel chair (轮椅) . He noticed that the boy moved the wheel with his hands. Tom looked at him carefully and was surprised to see the boy have no feet. He looked at his own feet. “It's much better to be without shoes than without feet, ”he thought. There was no reason (理由) for him to feel so sorry and sad. He sent away and smiled, thinking he was happier.1．Tom passed the shop______.A．on foot B．by bus C．by bike D．in a car2．Why did Tom stop in front of the shop? Because he wanted______.A．to buy the shoesB．to look at the shoes he likedC．to look at the shoes in the shop windowD．to look at the shoes on the front row3．The pair of shoes he liked was ______.A．too expensive B．quite cheapC．not there D．not sold yet4．Tom went into the park because he______.A．was thinking how to tell his mother about itB．wanted to see the boyC．didn't want to make his mother worriedD．he felt sad5．From the story we can know that Tom______.A．liked new shoes very much B．loved his mother bestC．didn't want to go to school D．didn't want to stay at home（14）People sometimes like to read stories of dogs very much. They think that dogs are much cleverer than cats, sheep, cows or other animals in their homes.One of my close friends, Bob, has a very large police dog named Jack. Every Sunday afternoon, Bob and Jack have a walk in the park nearby. Jack likes these walks very much. One Sunday afternoon, I paid a visit to my friend. I stayed there for a long time and my friend and I had much more talk with each other than ever before. Soon it was time for them to take a walk in the park. We forgot that. Jack became worried about it. He walked around the room several times and then sat down in front of me and looked at me. But I still paid no attention (注意) to him. I went on talking with my friend. At last, Jack could not wait any longer. He went out of the room and came back a few minutes later. He sat down in front of me again. But this time, he held my hat in his mouth. Suddenly, I understood what Jack meant and so did my friend.1．How many people are there in this story?______.A．One B．Two C．Three D．Four2．Jack______.A．is a close friend of mineB．enjoys long walks in the park every Sunday afternoonC．has many close friendsD．enjoys talks in the room3．Jack was worried because______.A．he wanted to eat somethingB．it was Sunday afternoon againC．he was not feeling wellD．he wanted his master (主人) to take him for a walk4．Jack took my hat in his mouth to show that______.A．I should leave the house at onceB．he liked my hat very muchC．he was hungry and he tried to eat itD．he wanted to have a rest5．Which of the following is true?______.A．When Jack and I were talking, my friend didn't pay any attention to usB．When I was talking to my friend, Jack didn't pay any attention to usC．When my friend and I were talking, we didn't pay any attention to JackD．When my friend was talking to Jack, I paid attention to them（15）Peter was a small boy. He lived with his parents in a small house near some hills. The people there were all poor.One night it was very dry and windy.When everybody was asleep, Peter suddenly heard some noise. It came out from the kitchen (厨房). He got up and walked to the kitchen. He found that the wood beside the stove (火炉) was burning . There was no water tap (水龙头) in the house , so he could not put out (扑灭) the fire . He shouted loudly to wake up everyone in the house. Then he ran out of his house and knocked on the doors of many houses to wake the people up. They all left their houses quickly.At last the fire was put out by the firemen. Many houses were burnt. But nobody was burnt in the fire.1．Peter lived with his______.A．sisters B．brothers C．uncles D．parents 2．One night he found that______ beside the stove was burning.A．the table B．the wood C．the door D．the window 3．______, so he could not put out the fire.A．Everybody was asleep B．He couldn't shout loudlyC．The kitchen was very big D．there was no water tap in the house 4．Peter knocked on the doors of many houses______.A．to wake the people up B．to get some waterC．to find his classmates D．to visit them5．______hurt in the fire.A．People in other houses were B．Peter's parents wereC．Nobody was D．Peter was（16）Mrs. Hunt comes back from work. She tells Mr. Hunt about a nice dress. “I see it in the shop every day”, she says ,”and …“And you want to buy it ?”says Mr. Hunt .”How much is it ?”“Two hundred and sixty yuan.”two hundred and sixty yuan for a dress ?That’s too much !”But every evening when she comes back , Mrs. Hunt speaks only about the dress, so at last he says , “Oh ,buy the dress ! here’s the money !”She is every happy . But the next evening, when Mr. Hunt wants to have a look at the nice dress, Mr. Hunt says ,”I don’t want to buy it .””Why not ?”he asks.“Well, it is still in the window of the shop after a week. So I think no one wants this dress . And I don’t want it ,either.”1. Mr. Hunt sees a nice dress ___.A.at a bus stopB. in her factory ?C. in a shop window ?D. at her friend’s home2. Mrs. Hunt tells Mr. Hunt about the dress and she wants him to ___A .have a look B. buy it for herC. make one like thatD. borrow it from the shop3. Mr. Hunt thinks the dress in the shop is ___A. very smallB. too longC. very cheapD. too dear4. Which of the following is right ?A. Many other people see the dress in the shop.B. Mr. hunt doesn’t let his wife buy the dress.C. Mrs. hunt doesn’t see one dress in the shop, but two .D. Mr. and Mrs. hunt come back work together(一起) every day5. Mr. hunt doesn’t want to buy the dress at last because ___A.it is much too dearB. it is not very newC. it is not very newD. She doesn’t think it is good(17)My grandfather is a teacher. He is the head teacher of a school for boys between the ages of thirteen and eighteen. I know that he is a kind man, because he gives me presents（礼物）, and let me sit on his knees（膝盖）, and tells me stories. But I believe(相信) the boys at his school are afraid of him. At school, when he walks into a room full of boys, they will be quiet at once（立刻）. When he looks at a boy with a certain look in his eyes, that boy’s face goes red, and looks down at his shoes. If a boy brings careless（粗心的）work, my grandfather will pick up the boy’s book and throw(扔) it across the room, shouting（喊）, “Do it all again, and bring it back the first thing in the morning!”if the boy is late, or if he forgets to bring the work, he has to do it again, and again and yet again.1.My grandfather is ______.A.a kind teacherB. a teacher, and he gives presents to his students.C. the head teacher of a boy’s schoolD. a boy at a school. In that school, everyone was afraid of the head teacher.2. I know my grandfather is kind because_________.A. he is the head teacher of a boy’s school.B. he gives me presents and tells me stories.C. he tells me stories about how kind he is.D. the boys at his school aren’t afraid of him.3. When he looks at a boy in a certain way, that boy ________A. goes red in the face and could not return my grandfather’s look.B. looks back at my grandfather’s red faceC. looks at his shoes to see if they are dirty.D. goes red in the face because his shoes are dirty.4.My grandfather does not like to receive________A. my poor workB. the work that the boys can’t doC. his students’ careless workD. the most careful work5. When he receives any boy’s poor work, my grandfather will____A. shout at him and throw it across the room ?B. go red in the faceC. throw his students’books and shout in the room. ?D. throw the book at the boy(18)In a small village, there is a teacher, a doctor, a driver, and a police officer. The four men are good friends. What are their names? One is Tom, one is Jack, one is Mike andone is John. Mike’s, Jack’s and Tom’s children are classmates. John has no children. He teaches his friends’ children at a middle school. Mike works at a police station. He loves his job very much. Jack has a car. He often drives his car to go to work or visit his friends. The doctor’s house is next to the driver’s, so the children often play together.1. Do they all have a child?A. Yes, they do.B. No, they don’t.C. Two of them.D. Three of them2. What’s Mike? He’s a ______A. doctorB. driverC. teacherD. police officer3. What’s Tom? He’s a ______A. doctorB. driverC. teacherD. police officer4. Who can drive?A. MikeB. TomC. JackD. John5. Whose house is next to Jack’s?A. Mike’sB. Tom’sC. Jack’sD. John‘s(19)Six friends meet in a pub every Saturday evening. They always sit at the same table. Three people on each side of the table. Mike is next to Jane. Jane is across from a girl. The girl works in a library. Betty is between Ellen and Jack.. A teacher is next to Betty and the teacher is across from Mark. Ellen is across from Mike. He is her boss. The girl next to Mike works at a restaurant. Jack is across from a postman. The girl next to Betty is a bank clerk.1. The teacher is ________?(name)2. Jane works _____________.(workplace)3.Betty works ____________.(workplace)4. The bank clerk is ________.(name)5. The postman is __________.(name)(20)It’s Sunday. It’s fine. Tom does not go to school today. But he is not at home. He’s now sitting(坐) on a Chinese bus. He is going to the movie house. All his classmates(同学) will go to see a movie this afternoon. His teacher Mr. Wang will go there, too. They will meet at 2:00 p.m. at the gate(门口) of the movie house.An old man gets on(上车) the bus. Tom stands up and says(说) to the old man, “Come and sit here, please.”The old man goes over and sits down. He says, “Thank you very much, my boy. You are a good student.”Tom answers, “You’re welcome.”“What school are you in?”the old man asks Tom.“I am in No. 2 Middle School.”Tom answers.“No. 2? That’s a good school. My son is a teacher there. He is an English teacher.”The old man says.“English teacher? Excuse me, grandpa. What’s your son’s name, please?”Tom asks.“Mr Wang,”says the old man.学优教育英语练习题“Ah, ah, he is my English teacher.”Just then, the bus stops near the movie house. Tom says goodbye to the old man and gets off(下车) the bus. The old man smiles(微笑) to Tom.1. In the sentence(句子) “the bus stops near the movie house”. “stop”means (意思是)______.A. 车站B. 开C. 关D. 停2. Which(哪一句) is right?A. It’s Saturday today.B. It’s not fine today.C. Tom goes to school on Sunday.D. Tom is a student of No. 2 Middle School.3. Mr Wang is_____.A. at home todayB. the old man’s sonC. the old man’s fatherD. a Chinese teacher4. What do you think of Tom?A. Tom is a good student.B. Tom is a bad(坏的) student.C. He does wrong(错) things.D. He is a good teacher.5. Which is right?A. Tom goes to the movie house on an English car.B. Only Tom and his teacher go to the movie house to see a movie.C. They go to the movie house for a meeting(会议).D. The old man’s son is Tom’s English teacher.。
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初中英语课外阅读：（一）农夫和苹果树A poor farmer had a friend who was famous for the wonderful apple he grew.One day, his friend gave the farmer a young apple tree and told him to take it home and plant it.The farmer was pleased with the gift, but when he got home he did not know where to plant it. He was afraid that if he planted the tree near the road, strangers would steal the fruit. If he planted the tree in one of his field, his neighbors would come at night and steal some of the apples. If he planted the tree near his house, his children would take the fruit.Finally he planted the tree in his wood where no one could see it. But without sunlight and good soil, the tree soon died.Later the friend asked the farmer why he had planted the tree in such a poor place."What's the difference" the farmer said angrily. "If I had planted the tree near the road, strangers would have stolen the fruit. If I had planted the tree in one of my field, my neighbors would have come at night and stolen some of the apples. If I had planted it near my house, my own children would have taken the fruit.""Yes," said the friend, "but at least someone could have enjoyed the fruit. Now you not only have robbed everyone of the fruit, but also you have destroyed a good apple tree!"（二）阅读理解趣味故事题Several years ago, a television reporter was talking to three of the most important people in America. One was a very rich banker, another owned one of the largest companies in the world, and the third owned many buildings in the center of New York.The reporter was talking to them about being important.“How do we know if someone is really important” the reporter asked the banker.The banker thought for a few moments and then said, “I think anybody who is invited to the White House to meet the Pre sident of the United States is really important.”The reporter then turned to the owner of the very large company. “Do you agree with that” she asked.The man shook his head, “No. I think the President invites a lot of people to the White House. You’d only be important if while you were visiting the President, there was a telephone call from the president of another country, and the President of the US said he was too busy to answer it.”The reporter turned to the third man. “Do you think so”“No, I don’t.”he said. “I don’t think that makes the visitor important. That makes the President important.”“Then what would make the visitor important” the reporter and the other two men asked.“Oh, I think if the visitor to the White House was talking to the Preside nt and the phone rang, andthe President picked up the receiver, listened and then said, ‘it’s for you.’”story happened in _______.A. EnglandB. AmericaC. JapanD. Australiaare _______ in this passage.A. two men and two womenB. three men and one womanC. three women and one manD. four womenbanker thought _______.A. he was really important because he was a rich bankerB. the visitor to the White House was really importantC. the visitor who met the President of the United States in the White House was really important.D. the reporter was really importantowner of the very large company thought _______.A. she was really important because she owned one of the largestcompaniesB. the banker was really important.C. the owner of many buildings in the center of New York was really importantD. the visitor would be really important if while he was visiting the President, the President would not answer any telephone callowner of many buildings thought _______.A. he was really important because he owned many buildings in the center of New YorkB. the owner of the very large company was really importantC. the visitor was really important if he talking to the President and the President received a telephone call for the visitorD. the person who worked in the White House was really important（三）趣味阅读理解题,A farmer had a cow.A farmer had a cow. He took very good care of this cow and one day when it was ill, he was very worried. He telephoned the vet.“What’s the problem” The vet asked him when he arrived.“My cow’s ill,” the farmer said. “I don’t know what's the matter with her. She’s lying down and won’t eat. She’s making a strange noise.”The vet look ed over the cow. "She’s certainly ill," he said, "and she needs to take some very strong medicine."He took a bottle out of his box, put two pills into his hand and said, "Give her these. The pills should make her better."“How should I give them to her” the farmer asked.The vet gave him a tube (管子)and said, "Put this tube in her mouth, then put the pills in the tube and blow. That’ll make it."The next day the vet came to the farm again. The farmer was sitting outside his house and looked more worried.“How’s your cow” the vet asked.“No change,” the farmer said, “and I’m feeling very strange myself.”“Oh” the vet said, "Why"“I did what you said,” the farmer answered. “I put the tube in the cow’s mouth and then put two pills down it.”“And” the vet asked.“The cow blew first,” the farmer said.1. In the story, the vet must be _________.A. the farmer's friendB. a milk factoryC. a hospital for cowsD. a doctor for animalsfarmer asked the vet for help when his cow _______A. couldn't lie downB. didn't eat the pillsC. couldn't make any noiseD. was illmedicine did the vet give the farmer？A. Bottle of pills.B. A long tube.C. Two pills.D. A small box.vet taught the farmer how _________.A. to blow the tubeB. to make the cow take the pillsC. to take the medicineD. to put the tube in his mouthof the following is true？A. The farmer ate the pills himself.B. The cow got better after taking the medicine.C. The vet came to help the farmer change the cow the next day.D. The farmer waited for the vet outside his house the next day.~（四）英语趣味阅读：But the teacher criedThe six-year-old John was terribly spoiled（溺爱）. His father knew it, but his grandma doted on him.He hardly left her side. And when he wanted anything, he either cried or threw a temper tantrum. Then came his first day of school, his first day away from his grandmother's loving arms.When he came home from school his grandma met him at the door."Was school all right" she asked, "Did you get along all right did you cry""Cry" John asked. "No, I didn't cry, but the teacher did!"（五）英语幽默小故事: 奖赏A lady lost her handbag. It was found byan honest little boy and returned to her.Looking in her purse, she commented,"Hmmm... That's funny. When I lost my bag there was a $20 bill in it. Now there are twenty $1 bills."The boy quickly replied, "That's right,lady. The last time I found a lady's purse, shedidn't haye any change for a reward."（六）The House of 1000 Mirrors千镜之屋Long ago in a small, faraway village, there was a place known as the House of 1000 Mirrors. A small, happy little dog learned of this place and decided to visit. When he arrived, he hounced happily up the stairs to the doorway of the house. He looked through the doorway with his ears lifted high and his tail wagging as fast as it could. To his great surprise, he found himself staring at 1000 other happy little dogs with their tails wagging just as fast as his. He smiled a great smile, and was answered with 1000 great smiles just as warm and friendly. As he left the House, he thought to himself, "This is a wonderful place. I will come back and visit it often.",In this same village, another little dog, who was not quite as happy as the first one, decided to visit the house. He slowly climbed the stairs and hung his head low as he looked into the door. When he saw the 1000 unfriendly looking dogs staring back at him, he growled at them and was horrified to see 1000 little dogs growling back at him. As he left, he thought to himself, "That is a horrible place, and I will never go back there again."All the faces in the world are mirrors. What kind of reflections do you see in the faces of the people you meet。