2016年中考英语二轮专题训练 阅读理解

九年级阅读训练题集
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One of the things to ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) 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 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )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 language
B. how to guess what one is going to talk about
C. some examples of right guessing
D. how important it is to guess all the time
2.from the context, w ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )e 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 y ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ou'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 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) we can infer (推断) that guessing is _______in learning a foreign language. A. the only way
B. more important in spoken English than in written English
C. more important than any other way
D. more important ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) in written English than in spoken English KEY: ABADB
KEY: 1-5ABADB
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Uncle Li and Uncl ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )e 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)。They felt unhappy and returned to their village. "I can't understand why we sustained (蒙受) losses in business while others always profit (盈利)" Uncle Li asked one day. "The tractor was too small " Uncle Wang said without thinking. "We'll carry more apples on a truck next time!" "I agree!" said Uncle Li. "How foolish (傻的) we were !"
1. Uncle Li and Uncle ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )Wang live in the low and broken houses because __________.
A. they hope to save money
B. they're both poor
C. their farms are at the foot of the mountain
D. they're not far from their farms
2. The two farmers carried the apples to the city to _________.
A. make a journey B. visit some places of interest
C. meet their friends D. make a profit
3. the tow fa ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )rmers had to sell their apples at a low price because ________.
A. theirs weren't as good as the others'
B. theirs were much less than the others'
C. a lot of apples had been already carried to the city
D. they forgot to carry them on a truck
4. Uncle Li and Uncle Wang were unhappy because _________.
A. they had sustained losses in business
B. they had lost some money in the city
C. something was wrong with the tractor
D. other people profited in the city
5. Which of the following is true
A. The two farmers found out why they were poor.
B. The two farmers will soon get rich.
C. Neither of the farmers is clever.
D. The two farmers decided to buy a truck.
KEY: 1-5BDCAC
C
To find out ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )whether bees（蜜蜂）can see colours, the following experiment is made. A round table is put in a garden, and on the table is a piece of blue cardboard（硬纸版）with a drop of syrup（糖浆）on it. After a short time, bees come to the syrup. The bees then fly to their hive（蜂房）and give the syrup to other bees in the hive. Then they return to the feeding-place which they have found. After a while, the blue cardboard with the syrup on it is taken away. Instead of this card, a blue card is now put on the left side of the first feeding-place and a red card to its right. These new cards have no syrup on them. Very soon bees arrive again, and fly straight to the blue card. None go to the red card.
1. How many cards do you need to prepare for the experiment
A. Two: one blue and one red B. Three: two blue and one red
C. Three: one blue and two red D. Four: two blue and two red
2. During Step 2 of the experiment, the bees go to ________.
A. the blue card with syrup on it
B. the new blue card with no syrup on it
C. the empty space where the original（原先的）blue card was
D. the new blue card with syrup on it on the left of the red card
3. The experiment has proved（证明）that bees ________.
A. cannot see colors B. can see colors
C. can not see blue D. cannot see red
4. Which of the following is the best title for the passage
A. Bees Love Blue ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) B. Bees Love Syrup C. Bees, Color and Syrup D. Can Bees See Color
Keys: 1－4 BBBD
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Now satellites are ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )helping to forecast（预报）the weather. They are in space, and they can reach any part of the world. The satellites take pictures of the atmosphere（大气）, because this is where the weather forms（形成）. They send these pictures to the weather stations. So meteorologists（气象学家）can see the weather of any part of the world. From the pictures, the scientists can often say how the weather will change. Today, nearly five hundred weather stations in sixty countries receive satellite pictures. When they receive new pictures, the meteorologists compare（比较）them with earlier ones. Perhaps they may find that the clouds have changed during the last few hours. This may mean that the weather on the ground may soon change, too. In their next weather forecast, the meteorologists can say this. So the weather satellites are a great help to the meteorologists. Before satellites were invented, the scientists could forecast the weather for about 24 or 48 hours. Now they can make good forecasts for three or five days. Soon, perhaps, they may be able to forecast the weather for a week or more ahead（提前）.
1. Satellites travel _____________.
A. in space B. in the atmosphere
C. above the ground D. above space
2. Why do we use ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )the weather satellites to take pictures of the atmosphere Because __________.
A. the weather satellites can do it easily
B. clouds form there
C. the weather forms there
D. the pictures can forecast the weather
3. Meteorologists forecast the weather __________.
A. when they have received satellite pictures
B. after they have compared new satellite pictures with earlier ones
C. before they received satellite pictures
D. during they study satellite pictures
4. Maybe we’ll soon be able to forecast the weather for ________.
A. one day B. two days
C. five days D. seven days or even longer
5. The main（主要的）idea ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) of this passage is that satellites are now used in _________.
A. taking pictures of the atmosphere
B. receiving pictures of the atmosphere
C. doing other work in many ways
D. weather forecasting
Keys: 1-5 ACBDD
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In almost every bi ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )g university（大学）in the United States, football is a favourite sport. American football is different. Players sometimes kick the ball, but they also throw the ball and run with it. They try to take it to the other end of the field. They have four chances（机会）to move the ball ten yards（码）. They can carry it or they can throw it. If they move the ball ten yards, they can try to move it another ten yards. If they move it to the end of the field, they receive six points（点）. It is difficult to move the ball. Eleven men on the other team try to stop the man with the ball. If he does not move the ball ten yards, his team kicks the ball the other team. Each university wants its own team to win. Many thousands of people come to watch. They all shout for their favourite team. Young men and women come on the field to help the people shout more. They dance and jump while they shout. Each team plays ten or eleven games each season. The season begins in September and ends in November. If a team is very good, it may play another game after the season ends. The best teams play again on January 1, the first day of the New Year. Many people go to see these games and many others watch them on TV.
1. The passage talks about ___________.
A. football B. how to play football
C. American sports D. American football
2. We can _______ the football in both American football and Chinese football.
A. kick B. throw C. run with D. catch
3. Why is it difficult to move the ball Because ___________.
A. ten yards is a long way
B. many men on the other team try not to let the ball come near
C. the playing field is very large
D. eleven men have to catch the ball one by one
4. If they _________, the teams will play on January 1.
A. receive six points B. play eleven games in the season
C. are the best teams D. move the ball to the end of the field
5. Many people ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )come to watch football and they want their team to win. Which of the following is not their act
A. Jumping B. Dancing C. Crying D. Shouting
Keys: 1-5 DABCC
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“Who has more quest ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ions, a teacher or a student ”About this question a great learned man told his student that nobody does but a teacher. The student got puzzled. With a smile, the teacher drew two circles（圆）. Within（在 里面）the larger one is my knowledge of things, and within the smaller one is yours. Out of the circles is still unknown to both of us. Since mine is larger, as you can see, the line that marks out the circle is longer. That makes it clear that who has more chances（机会）to face something still unknown.
1. The great learned man believed that ________.
A. a teacher has more questions
B. a student has more questions
C. both a teacher and a student have questions
D. everyone, except a teacher, has more questions
2. The student thought that ________.
A. a student’s knowle ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )dge is less than his teacher’s because it comes from the teacher
B. a teacher c ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )an not necessarily answer all the questions his students ask
C. those who have less knowledge have more questions
D. anyone who learns more has more questions
3. At the end of th ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )e story, the great learned man concluded（推断）that ________.
A. a student should learn from his teacher
B. a teacher does not have so many questions as his student
C. a student knows more than his teacher
D. a teacher has more chances to face what he doesn’t know
4. Which of the fol ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )lowing topics can NOT express the idea of the story
A. You Will Never Learn Enough
B. A Teacher and His Student
C. There Is No Limit to Knowledge
D. One Is Never Too Old to Learn
5. We can often find such an article in ________.
A. the Palace Museum B. any book
C. a newspaper of magazine D. An encyclopedia（百科全书）
Keys: 1－5 ACDBA
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Snow fell on the mou ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ntain. It snowed and snowed. The snow did not melt（融化）. It became deep and heavy. The snow on the bottom pressed （挤压）together., it became ice. The ice was very wide and thick. It began to move down the mountain. It was like a river of ice. It was a glacier（冰河）. Sometimes the glacier moved only a few inches（英寸） each day. As it moved, it took rocks and dirt with it. It changed the land. In some places, it left hills. In some places, when the glacier melted, it made rivers and lakes. A million years ago, there were many big glaciers. Glaciers covered many parts of the world. The glaciers changed the land. Glaciers are still at work today. A glacier in the north of Canada is cutting a new path（路） down the side of a mountain. This glacier will change the land, too.
1. The snow that fell on the mountain
A. became snowman B. melted C. became ice D. turned to rain
2. The word in the story that means a river of ice is __________.
3. The story says, “Th ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )e snow did not melt. It became deep and heavy”. The word it means ____.
4. Which of the following does this story lead you to believe
A. There are not as many glaciers as there used to be
B. Glaciers do not change the land as they move over it.
C. Glaciers are found only in warm places.
5. How fast did th ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )e glacier move (Which sentence is exactly like the one in your book )
A. Sometimes the glacier moved only once a year.
B. Sometimes the glacier moved over ten miles each day.
C. Sometimes the glacier moved only a few inches each day.
6. The main idea of the whole story is that _______.
A. snow is heavy
B. the high land never changes
C. glaciers changed the land
Key: 1.C 2. glacier 3.snow 3.A 4.C 5.C
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Long ago, people in ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) Rome（罗马） talked to one another in Latin（拉丁文）. Pupils in school learned to read and write in Latin. Books are in Latin. Some Romans（罗马人） went to other parts of the world. They took their language with them. Soon Latin was used in many countries. It became a world language. People in other countries did not talk in Latin the same way. In each land, they changed the language a little. As time went by, they made more changes. At last they did not talk in Latin any more. New languages had come from the old one. People do not talk to one another in Latin today. But they still use many Latin words. You do, too. Street, wall, city, and salt are some of the Latin words we use. You are a pupil in school. Pupil is a Latin word. It means “little doll”.
1.Latin was used by people in _____.
A. Rome B. the United States C. Greece(希腊) D. Texas
2. The word in the s ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )tory that means what people speak and write is ______
3. The story says ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ), “People do not talk to each other in Latin today. But they still use many Latin words,” The word they means ________.
4. Which of the following does this story lead you to believe
A. It is not good to change a language.
B. Pupils in schools today play with dolls.
C. Not many people can read Latin today.
5. What happened t ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )o Latin when it was taken to other countries (which sentence is exactly like the one in your book )
A. In each land, people talked about each other.
B. In each land, they changed the language a little
C. In each land, the children had to speak some Latin.
6. The main idea of the whole story is that ________.
A. Romans did not like to stay home
B. people in old Rome talked a lot to each other.
C. Latin changed as it moved from land to land.
Key: 1. A 2. language 3. people 4. C 5. B 6. C
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A Leg Walking Right ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) Here are some signs + - x…, the signs are very different. They mean very different things. When you see them, you know what to do. This sign + means that you will add some numerals. This sign—means that you will take one numeral away from another. You will subtract（减去）. What will you do when you see x and Our signs are easy to read. They are easy signs to remember. Look at these two signs… .The ancient Egyptians used these signs. A picture of a leg walking to the left told them to add some numerals. A picture of a leg walking to the right told them to subtract. In the 1500s people used this printed（印刷的） sign & to add numerals. After a while the sign began to look like this .Later, the sign became +. How much is 2…2
1. What do you do when you see this sign +
A. Walk away B. Write a numeral C. Read a sign D. Add
2. The word in ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) the story that means to take one numeral away from another is _____.
3. The story ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )says, “Our signs are easy to read. They are easy signs to remember”. The word they means ______.
4. Which of the following does this story lead to believe
A. Egyptians could not add numerals together
B. All Egyptians had two left legs.
C. Our signs are not hard to understand
5. What did the sign ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )to add numerals begin to look like(which sentence is exactly like the one in your book)
A. After a while, the sign began to look like this… .
B. After a while, the sign began to look like this +.
C. After a while, the sign began to look like this &.
6. The main idea of the whole story is that ______.
A. the signs for adding and subtracting have changed.
B. People could not write in the 1500s
C. the old signs were good for Egyptians but not for us
Key: 1.D 2.substract 3.signs 4.C 5.A 6.A
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Mexico's neighbours ar ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )e the United States to the north and Guatemala and Belize to the south. Mexico is about one quarter of the size of the United States. Mexico has more than ninety million people. The language of Mexico is Spanish. This makes Mexico the world's largest Spanish-speaking country. Mexico City is the capital and largest city of Mexico. The city is also very high. It is 7349 feet high (2240 metres). This makes it one of the highest capital cities in the world. The population, of Mexico City grows bigger every day. About thirty million people live there. It has more people than any other city in the world, even more than Tokyo. Mexico also has its specialities. Many of the foods we eat started in Mexico. Foods like beans, maize, avocados, tomatoes, peanuts, chili peppers, vanilla, and chocolate come from Mexico. Mexico is also famous for its cactus (仙人掌) plants. Mexico has more kinds of cactus than any other country.
1. Mexico is ____the USA.
A. on the south of
B. on the north of
C. a part of
D. as large as
2. Mexicans speak______.
A. English C. French B. Spanish D. Latin(拉丁语)
3. Which of the following is NOT true
A. Mexico City is the capital of Mexico.
B. The population of Mexico City is 30,000,000.
C. Tokyo is one of the cities with the largest population.
D. Mexico City is the highest city in the world.
4. Tomatoes were originally (最初) grown in ______.
A. America B. Spain C. Tokyo D. Mexico
5. The best title (题目) of the passage is ___.
A. Mexico City B. Mexico's plants C. Mexico D. Mexico's population
[Key] 1. A 2. B 3. D 4. D 5. C
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A Trip to the Forest
One day Bob took two o ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )f his friends in-to the mountains. They put up their tents (帐篷) and then rode off to a forest to see how the trees were growing. In the afternoon when they were about ten kilometres from their camp(营地), it start-ed to snow. More and more snow fell. Soon Bob could hardly see his hands before his face. He could not find the road. Bob knew there were two roads. One road went to the camp, and the other went to his house. But all was white snow. Everything was the same. How could he take his friends back to the camp Bob had an idea. The horses! Let the horses take them back! But what would hap-pen if the horses took the road to his house That would be a trip of thirty-five kilometres in such cold weather! It was getting late. They rode on and on. At last the horses stopped. Where were they None of them could tell. John looked around. What was that under the tree It was one of their tents!
1. John and his two friends went to the forest to ____.
A. build their camp B. find their way home
C. enjoy the m ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ountains in the snow D. watch the trees in the forest
2. They could not find their way back be-cause ____.
A. there was only one road to their camp
B. they couldn't decide which of the two roads led to their tents
C. there were no roads in the mountains at all
D. everything was covered by the white snow
3. It is clear that they wanted the horses to take them to ____.
A. John's house B. the camp
C. the forest D. the mountains
4. The horses stopped because____.
A. it was gettin ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )g late B. they were tired after running for a long way
C. they knew that the ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )y had got to the camp D. they had seen John's house
5. The story happened ____.
A. on a cold winter day B. on a dark snowy evening
C. in a cold camp f ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ar from villages D. at night when nothing could be seen
[Key] 1. D 2. D 3. B 4. C 5. A
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Two farmers were ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )on their way home one evening after a hard day's work. Both were tired. They happened to look up at the sky and saw a black cloud overhead. "Ah!" said one farmer, "tomorrow we shall have rain and the rice will grow well." The second answered, "Nonsense (胡说), the rain will only kill the crops (庄稼)." So they began to quarrel (争吵). Just then a third farmer came along and asked them why they were quarreling. Both farmers explained about the black cloud. "What cloud " asked the third farmer. They all looked at the sky. The cloud was no longer there.
1. The two farmers were _____.
A. going home B. going to the field
C. going to work D. going to see their friend
2. The two farmers _____ on that day.
A. had a holiday
B. didn't work
C. worked hard
D. wanted to quarrel with each other
3. When there are black block clouds in the sky, _____.
A. it will rain soon B. it will be fine
C. it will get hot D. the sun is shining brightly
4. The two farmers fought in words because _____.
A. they were hungry
B. it rained
C. one said the ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )rain would do good to the crops and the other didn't think so
D. they both hoped for rain
5. The third farmer came with and said to the other two. He _____.
A. wanted to make friends with them
B. joined them in the quarrel
C. wanted to know why they were quarreling
D. had nothings to do
6. How many farmers said that the rain would be helpful _____.
A. None B. One C. Two D. Three
Keys: 1-6ACACCB
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The students were h ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )aving their chemistry（化学）class. Miss Li was telling the children what water was like. After that, she asked her students, “What's water ”No one spoke for a few minutes．Miss Li asked again，“Why don't you answer my question？Didn't I tell you what water is like？” Just then a boy put up his hand and said，“Miss Li，you told us that water has no colour and no smell．But where to find such kind of water？The water in the river behind my house is always black and it has a bad smell．”Most of the children agreed with him． “I'm sorry，children．”said the teacher，“Our water is getting dirtier and dirtier．That's a problem．
1．The students were having their _______ class．
A．English B．Chinese C．chemistry D．maths
2．Miss Li was telling the children what ______ was like．
A．water B．air C．earth D．weather
3．A boy said，“The ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) water in the river behind my house is always _______．” A．white B．black C．clean D．clear
4．Most of the children _______ the boy．
A．agreed with B．wrote to
C．heard from D．sent for
5．The water in the ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) river has colour and smell because it is getting _______．
A．more and more B．less and less
C．cleaner and cleaner D．dirtier and dirtier
KEY: 1．C 2．A 3．B 4．A 5．D
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“Cool”is a word wit ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )h many meanings．Its old meaning is used to express a temperature that is a little bit cold．As the world has changed，the word has had many different meaning． “Cool”can be used to express feelings of interest in almost anything． When you see a famous car in the street，maybe you will say，“It's cool．”You may think，“He's so cool，”when you see your favourite footballer． We all maximize（扩大） the meaning of“cool”．You can use it instead of many words such as “new” or “surprising”．Here's an interesting story we can use to show the way the word is used．A teacher asked her students to write about the waterfall（瀑布）they had visited．On one student's paper was Just the one sentence，“It's so cool．Maybe he thought it was the best way to show what he saw and felt． But the story also shows a scarcity（缺乏）of words．Without “cool”，some people have no words to show the same meaning．So it is quite important to keep some credibility（可信性）．Can you think of many other words that make your life as colourful as the word “cool”？ I can．And I think they are also very cool.
1．We know that the word "cool" has had ________.
A．only one meaning B．no meanings
C．many different meanings D．the same meaning
2．In the passage，the word“express”means“________”.
A．see B．show C．know D．feel
3．If you are _______ something，you may say，“It’s cool.”
A．interested in B．angry about
C．afraid of D．unhappy with
4．The writer ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) takes an example to show he is ________ the way the word is used．
A．pleased with
B．strange to
C．worried about
D．careful with
5．In the passage， ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )the writer suggests（暗示）that the word “cool”________．
A．can be used instead of many words
B．usually means something interesting
C．can make your life colourful
D．may not be as cool as it seems
KEY: 1．C 2．B 3．A 4．C 5．D
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Farmer John ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )and Farmer Bob were neighbours. For more than 30 years, they had been getting along very well.
Then their good r ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )elationship broke. It began with a small thing, then bitter words, and then weeks of silence. One morning Farmer John woke up to find a stream between the two farms. “It must be Bob,” John thought.
Then one day the ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )re was a knock on John’s door. He opened it to find a carpenter(木匠) standing at the doorway.
“I’m looking for a few days’ work,” the carpenter said.
“I do have a job ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )for you,” John said. “Look across the stream at that farm. That’s my neighbour Bob. He dug a stream between the two farms. I want you to build a fence—an 8-foot fence. I don’t want to see his place or his face any more. I don’t have such a neighbour!”
The carpenter ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) said, “I think I know what to do, sir, and I’ll be able to do a job that pleases you.”
Farmer John hel ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ped the carpenter get the materials(材料) ready and then he was off for the day.
About sunset when the ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )farmer returned, the carpenter had just finished his job. The farmer’s eyes opened wide. There was no fence there at all!
It was a bridge! A ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )nd the neighbour, Bob, was coming across, with his hand outstretched(伸出). “Hi, John! You’re quite a fellow to build this bridge!”
Then they me ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )t in the middle, taking each other’s hands. “I’m terribly sorry for what I have said and done. We should be good to each other.” said Farmer Bob.
Then they tu ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )rned to see the carpenter, who was ready to go. “No, wait! Stay a few days. I have a lot of other jobs for you,” said Farmer John. “I’d love to stay,” the carpenter said, “but I have more bridges to build.”
1.Just before the ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )carpenter came, John and Bob each other.
A. didn’t speak to
B. were friendly to
C. often fought with
D. never had bitter words with
2.Farmer John asked ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) the carpenter to build a fence because .
A. he wanted to protect his farm
B. he didn’t want to do it himself
C. he wouldn’t like to see Bob
D. he wanted to find him something to do
3. What does the sen ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )tence “You’re quite a fellow to build this bridge!” mean .
A. John was great to build this bridge.
B. John was not good at building bridges.
C. John was foolish to build such a bridge.
D. John should build the bridge earlier.
4.What do you think of the carpenter
A. Shy. B. Wise. C. Proud. D. Careless.
5. What is the best title for the passage
A. What a Big Fence!
B. A Strong Bridge
C. Three Kind Men
D. A Fence or a Bridge
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I think the most te ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )rrible 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 False
1. The most terrible t ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )hing in life for my little brother is going to school.
2. I'm not like ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) my brother because I like to go to bed early at night and get up early in the morning.
3. I usually jump ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) 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 o ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ften has to go upstairs and pull Herbert out of bed as he refuses to get up.
6. Sometimes we have t ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )o send for a military band to wake Herbert up.
7. The writer thinks some day Herbert will learn to get up on time.
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