Some time ago I discovered that one of my chairs had a broken leg. I didn’t think there would be any difficulty in getting it repaired, as there are a lot of antique (古董) shops near my home. So I left home one morning carrying the chair with me. I went into the first shop expecting a friendly reception(接待). I was quite wrong. The man wouldn’t even look at my chair.
The second shop, though slightly more polite, was just the same, and the third and the fourth--so I decided that my approach must be wrong.
I entered the fifth shop with a plan in my mind. I placed the chair on the floor and said to the shopkeeper, “Would you like to buy a chair?” He looked it over carefully and said, “Yes, not a bad chair. How much do you want for it, sir?” “Twenty pounds,” I said. “OK,” he said, “I’ll give you twenty pounds.” “It’s got a slightly broken leg,” I said. “Yes, I saw that, it’s nothing.”
Everything was going according to my plan and l was getting excited. “What will you do with it?” I asked.
“Oh, it will be easy to sell once the repair is done.” “I’ll buy it,” I said. “What do you mean? You’ve just sold it to me,” he said. “Yes, I know but I’ve changed my mind. I am sorry. I’ll give you twenty-seven pounds for it.” “You must be crazy,” he said. Then, suddenly the penny dropped. “I know what you want. You want me to repair your chair.” “You’re right,” I said. “And what would you have done if I had walked in and said, ‘Would you repair this chair for me?’” “I wouldn’t have agreed to do it,” he said. “We don’t do repairs, not enough money in it and too much trouble. But I’II repair this for you. Shall we say for five pounds?” He was a very nice man and was greatly amused by the whole thing.
1.We can learn from the text that in the first shop the writer_______.
A. was rather impolite B. was warmly received
C. asked the shopkeeper to buy his chair D. asked the shopkeeper to repair his chair
2.The expression "the penny dropped" in the last paragraph means the shopkeeper_______.
A. changed his mind B. accepted the offer
C. saw the writer’s purpose D. decided to help the writer
3.How much did the writer pay?
A. £5. B. £7. C. £20. D. £27.
1.D 2.C 3.A 【解析】试题本文作者介绍了自己家的椅子坏了以后,连续找了好几家店来帮助修理,但是都被拒绝了,最后作者想出了一个好方法。 1.根据文章第一段和第三段内容I went into the first shop expecting a friendly reception. I was quite wrong.可知,一开始的时候我直接让别人帮助修理我的椅子。...科目:初中英语 来源:江苏省南通市通州区金北学校2018届九年级中考模拟英语试卷(一) 题型:单选题
(题文)—Though he has made a promise, I still doubt _______.
—Oh, you needn’t worry. He is such a person who always keeps his words.
A. that he is able to help us B. whether he is able to help us
C. whether he was able to help us D. that he was able to help us
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What colour does Tom like best?
A. Red. B. Blue. C. Yellow.
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书面表达
同学们,三年的初中生活就要结束了,在我们的成长过程中,既有快乐,也有烦恼。请用英文写一篇短文,内容包括:
1.你在学校或家里曾经遇到的最大问题或烦恼;
2.你解决问题或烦恼的过程;
3.你的感想。
要求:
1.词数80~100,开头已给出,不计入总词数;
2.文中不得出现真实的校名与人名。
My middle school life is coming to an end .During the three years, ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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After I came back home, I took out the paper quickly. It was the exam paper of my worst subject, History. I felt excited. My heart beat fast. I took out my History book and started working on the answer. I had never answered any questions so seriously.
On the day of the History exam, I went into the exam hall confidently. When the paper was sent to me, I dreamt of getting the highest mark in the whole grade and could not help smiling. "My History teacher always encouraged me to work hard and get better grades, but I let him down time and time again. This time I will give him a big surprise," I thought.
When the teacher said we could start, I turned the paper over. To my surprise, all the questions were different. Later I felt nervous. In the end, I almost left the paper undone. After the exam. I ran to the toilet, took out the paper and carefully read it from the top. Oh! It was last year's exam paper. I read all the questions but I hadn't read the date.
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1.The writer always _________ in his History exams.
A. got high marks B. did silly things
C. let his teacher down D. left the paper undone
2.The writer felt _________ when he first saw all the questions were different.
A. surprised B. excited C. nervous D. crazy
3.When did the writer know it was last year's exam paper?
A. Before he read all the questions. B. As soon as he returned home.
C. Until he went into the teacher's office. D. After he read the paper in the toilet.
4.What might the writer write in his diary?
A. I'm glad that I did very well in the exam. I gave my teacher...
B. After the exam, my teacher asked me to go to his office. My heart...
C. When I turned over the paper, I couldn't help smiling. My teacher...
D. I'm truly sorry for what I did. Everyone should be honest. I'll ...
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--___________. He’s from India, so I guess it is Hindi.
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A. that B. when C. while D. as
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一Are you going to Shanghai to enjoy the exhibition this Friday?
一I'm not sure. It time.
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一Hi! Do you know Tom is cousin?
一Yes, and I am a friend of . Nice to meet you!
A. mine; him B. my; his
C. mine; his D. my; him
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