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A young man once went into town and bought himself a pair of trousers. When he got home, he went upstairs to his bedroom and put them on. He found that they were about two inches too long.
He came downstairs, where his mother and his two sisters were washing up tea things in the kitchen. "These new trousers are too long." He said. " They need shortening (縮短) by about two inches. Would one of you mind doing this for me, please?" His mother and sisters were busy and none of them said anything.
But as soon as his mother had finished washing up, she went quietly upstairs to her son's bedroom and shortened the trousers by two inches. She came downstairs without saying anything to her daughters.
Later on, after supper, the elder sister remembered her brother's trousers. She was a kind-hearted girl, so she went quietly upstairs without saying anything to anyone, and shortened the trousers by two inches.
The younger sister went to the cinema, but when she came back, she, too, remembered what her brother had said. So she ran upstairs and took two inches off the legs of the new trousers.
1. The young man bought the new trousers _______ his size.
A. as long as B. two inches longer than
C. as big as D. two inches shorter than
2. He asked _______ to shorten his new trousers.
A. his mother and sisters B. his two sisters
C. his elder sister D. his mother and one of his sisters
3. His mother and sisters ________.
A. agreed to do that B. didn't want to do that
C. said nothing to him D. said something to him
4. His elder sister shortened the trousers ________.
A. after finished washing B. before she went to bed
C. when she came back from the cinema D. after having supper
★5. The next morning the young man would find the trousers were _______.
A. two inches shorter B. four inches shorter
C. six inches shorter D. eight inches shorter
Little Tommy was doing very badly in math. His parents had tried everything-tutors (家庭教師), cards, special learning centers-in short, everything they could think of. Finally they took Tommy to a catholic (天主教的) school.
After the first day, little Tommy came home with a very serious look on his face. He didn't kiss his mother hello. Instead, he went straight to his room and started studying. Books and papers were spread (鋪開) out all over the room and little Tommy was hard at work. His mother was surprised. She called him down to dinner and as soon as he finished eating, he went back to his room, without a word. In no time he was back hitting the books as hard as before. This went on for some time, day after day while the mother tried to understand what was happening.
Finally, little Tommy brought home his report card. He quietly put it on the table and went up to his room and hit the books. His mom looked at it and to her surprise, little Tommy got an A in math. She could no longer hold her curiosity (好奇心). She went to his room and asked, "Son, what was it? Was it the nuns (修女)?"
Little Tommy looked at her and shook his head, "No. "
"Well then," she asked again. "WHAT was it?"
Little Tommy looked at her and said, "Well, on the first day of school, when I saw that man nailed (釘) to the plus sign (加號(hào)), I knew they weren't joking. "
1. Why did Tommy's parents send him to a catholic school?
A. Because he could eat well there.
B. Because he could earn more about nuns.
C. Because his parents wanted him to do better in his math.
D. Because his parents didn't want him to learn math any more.
2. Tommy's mother felt surprised that his son _______.
A. was still the same as usual B. ate so much at dinner
C. kissed her hello after school D. worked hard but said little
3. "Hitting the books" means "_______" in Chinese.
A. 用功 B. 捶書 C. 發(fā)泄 D. 振作
4. The last sentence in the passage shows that _______.
A. Tommy felt sorry for the mail B. Tommy was afraid of being nailed
C. Tommy didn't like the plus sign D. Tommy liked playing jokes on others
★5. From the passage, we can infer (推斷) that _______.
A. teachers should be strict with their students
B. mistaking (誤解) might do good sometimes
C. a catholic school is much better than other ones
D. nuns are good at helping children with their math
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There was once a man called Mr. Flowers, and flowers were his only joy in life. He spent all his free time in one of his four glass-houses and grew flowers of every color, with long and difficult names, for competitions (比賽). He tried to grow a rose of a new color to win the silver cup (銀杯) for the Rose of the Year.
Mr. Flowers' glass-houses were very near to a middle school. Boys of around thirteen of age were often tempted (引誘) to throw a stone or two at one of Mr. Flowers' glass-houses. So Mr. Flowers did his best to be in or near his glass-houses at the beginning and end of the school day.
But it was not always possible to be on watch at those times. Mr. Flowers had tried in many ways to protect his glass, but nothing that he had done had been useful. He had been to school to report to the headmaster; but this had not done any good. He had tried to drive away the boys that threw stones into his garden; but the boys could run faster than he could, and they laughed at him from far away. He had even picked up all the stones that he could find around his garden, so that the boys would have nothing to throw; but they soon found others.
At last Mr. Flowers had a good idea. He put up a large notice (布告) made of good, strong wood, some meters away from the glass-houses. On it he had written the words: DO NOT THROW STONES AT THIS NOTICE. After this, Mr. Flowers had no further trouble; the boys were much more tempted to throw stones at the notice than at the glass-houses.
1. It was Mr. Flowers' hope to ________.
A. build glass-houses in his free time B. grow the Rose of the Year in a silver cup
C. win a silver cup for growing a rose of a new color D. grow a rose with the longest name
2. Boys were often tempted to ________.
A. throw stones at Mr. Flowers' glass-house B. throw stones at Mr. Flowers from their school
C. be in or near by Mr. Flowers' glass-houses D. play with Mr. Flowers near his glass-houses
★3. Mr. Flowers stayed in or near by his glass-houses _______.
A. at times when school-boys were walking near them B. all the school day when there were no boys around
C. where he could not be seen by the boys passing D. in his free time at the beginning and end of the school day
4. Mr. Flowers had tried to ______ to protect his glass.
A. be on watch in his free time B. ask the headmaster for help
C. pick up all the stones around his garden D. do all the above
5. Mr. Flowers' good idea was to ______.
A. write some words on the glass B. put up a large notice to cover his glass-houses
C. give the boys something else to throw stones at D. send for policemen
This is a song millions of Americans will hear this New Year's Eve. It is called Auld Lang Syne (《友誼地久天長(zhǎng)》). It is the traditional music played during the New Year's celebration. Auld Lang Syne is an old Scottish poem. It tells about the need to remember old friends.
The words "auld lang syne" mean "old long since". No one knows who wrote the poem first. However, a version by Scottish poet Robert Bums was published (出版) in 1796. The words and music we know today first appeared in a songbook three years later.
The song is played in the United States mainly on New Year's Eve. The version (譯文) you are hearing today is by the Washington Saxophone Quartet. As we end our program with Auld Lang Syne. I would like to wish all of our radio friends a very Happy New Year! This is Buddy Thomas.
1. Where is this passage from?
A. A newspaper. B. A magazine.
C. A TV program. D. A radio program.
2. Who is introducing Auld Lang Syne to us?
A. Robert Bums. B. The Washington Saxophone Quartet.
C. Buddy Thomas. D. The passage doesn't tell us.
3. When is Auld Lang Syne mainly played in the USA according to the passage?
A. On New Year's Eve. B. On Christmas Eve.
C. On weekends. D. On holidays.
★4. When did the words and music of Auld Lang Syne we know today first appear?
A. In 1790. B. In 1793. C. In 1796. D. In 1799.
5. What's Auld Lang Syne about?
A. It's about the history of Scotland. B. It's about an old Scottish poet.
C. It's about the need to remember old friends. D. It's about the wishes to the radio friends.
海邊直播是國內(nèi)專業(yè)領(lǐng)先的k12在線直播互動(dòng)課堂，采用“主講老師+輔導(dǎo)老師”雙軌并行的教學(xué)模式，為學(xué)生提供優(yōu)質(zhì)專業(yè)的教學(xué)服務(wù)。海邊直播秉承對(duì)學(xué)習(xí)效果負(fù)責(zé)的品牌理念，構(gòu)建相互關(guān)注、尊重、平等的師生關(guān)系，老師通過正反饋激發(fā)學(xué)生的學(xué)習(xí)興趣和自信，在學(xué)習(xí)過程中找到樂趣、存在感和成就感；通過科學(xué)且人性化的產(chǎn)品設(shè)計(jì)培養(yǎng)學(xué)生良好的學(xué)習(xí)習(xí)慣和正確的學(xué)習(xí)態(tài)度。在有效提高學(xué)生學(xué)習(xí)成績(jī)的同時(shí)，挖掘?qū)W生潛力，陪伴學(xué)生成長(zhǎng)。
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