A peacock (孔雀) and a tortoise (龟) were good friends. One day, a bird catcher caught the peacock and was going to sell him on the market. The peacock asked the bird catcher to allow him to say goodbye to his friend the tortoise. The bird catcher agreed.
The tortoise asked the bird catcher to let the peacock go, but he refused. The tortoise then said, “If I give you a nice gift, will you let my friend go?” “Certainly,” answered the bird catcher.
So the tortoise jumped into the river and after some time, he came up with a big pearl (珍珠). The bird catcher was so surprised. He was so happy that he let the peacock go.
A few days later, the bird catcher came back to the tortoise. He thought he didn’t get enough for letting the peacock go. He told the tortoise that he would catch the peacock again unless he got another big pearl.
The tortoise knew his friend the peacock went to a safe place. “Well,” said the tortoise, “please return the pearl that I gave you and I will come back with two.”
The bird catcher thought for some time and gave the pearl to the tortoise. Then the tortoise swam away and said, “I am not so stupid to take one and give two!” The bird catcher could only stand by the river and feel sorry for being greedy (贪婪的).
根据材料内容选择最佳答案。
1.What did the peacock want to do before the bird catcher was going to sell him?
A. To give a gift to his friend.
B. To give a gift to his parents.
C. To say goodbye to his friend.
D. To say goodbye to his parents.
2.What did the tortoise promise the bird catcher at first?
A. Lots of fish. B. A nice gift. C. A larger bird. D. Special skills.
3.The bird catcher came back to the tortoise because he wanted to ______.
A. sell the tortoise
B. catch more birds
C. learn how to catch fish
D. get more from the tortoise
4.What did the bird catcher get at last?
A. Nothing. B. Two birds. C. A big pearl. D. Two big pearls.
5.The passage mainly tells us ______.
A. we shouldn’t be greedy
B. tortoises are clever animals
C. we should be friendly to animals
D. two different animals can be good friends
1.C 2.B 3.D 4.A 5.A 【解析】这是一个小故事,讲了一个捕鸟者贪得无厌,最后一无所获的故事。 1.句意:在捕鸟者将他卖掉之前,孔雀想做什么?A.给他的朋友送礼物。B.给他的父母送礼物。C.向他的朋友说再见。D.告别父母。原文“The peacock asked the bird catcher to allow him to say goodby...科目:初中英语 来源:福建省莆田市秀屿区2018届九年级上学期期末考试英语试卷 题型:阅读单选
When you watch TV programs about wild animals, it is surprising to see how an antelope can run away from a lion. In the wilderness, everyone has his own way to protect himself. Even plants have their own ways of fighting off enemies.
Over millions of years of evolution, plants have developed their own defence system(防御系统). Chemicals are wildly used for survival(生存). By making their leaves, flowers, roots and fruits distasteful or poisonous(有毒的) to enemies, plants can fight back.
One such plant is the Golden Wattle tree. The British scientist David Cameron has found when an animal eats the tree’s leaves, the amount of poison increases in the other leaves. “It’s like the damaged leaves telephoning the others telling them to fight together against the enemy, ” he said.
The tree also sends defence messages to neighboring plants by giving out a special smell. Golden Wattle trees in the surrounding 45 meters will get the message and produce more poison within 10 minutes. Now, if an enemy eats too many of the trees’ leaves, it will die.
Every species of plant or tree is good at the production of a particular set of chemicals. A herbivore that can safely eat the leaves of one tree may be poisoned by its neighbor.
In this way, plants have developed not only individual defence system, but also shared it with others. This makes it impossible for a single animal to destroy even a small area of forest.
1.From the first 2 paragraphs,we can learn that________
A. plants can do nothing against their enemies.
B. Chemicals are quite useful for plants to survive.
C. An antelope can always run away from a strong lion.
D. Leaves,roots,flowers and fruits of plants are poisonous.
2.If animals eat one Golden Wattle tree’s leaves,the tree can________
A. kill the animals with special smell.
B. tell other trees to come to protect it.
C. warn other trees against the animals on the phone.
D. send defence messages to the neighboring plants.
3.The word “herbivore” in the 5th paragraph probably means animals which ____.
A. produce poison
B. live on small animals
C. like to eat rabbits
D. feed on plants or grass
4.The last paragraph of the passsage suggests that this kind of defence system is_____
A. bad for animals
B. good for forests
C. helpful to some animals
D. harmful to forests.
5.The passage is mainly about______
A. the example of protecting forests
B. the balance between animals and plants
C. the ways of plants fighting against enemies
D. the relationship between lions and antelopes
1. B 2. D 3. D 4. B 5. C 【解析】 短文大意:这篇短文主要以几种植物为例,讲述了植物的自保方式. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.查看答案和解析>>
科目:初中英语 来源:山东省青岛市2018年中考英语试卷 题型:多任务混合问题
阅读下面短文,完成 55 至 60 题。
The Chongyang Festival falls on the ninth day of the ninth lunar month and is also called the Double Ninth Festival. As both the month and the day are nine, it got this name. To celebrate the day,
people usually climb mountains and enjoy chrysanthemum (菊花), so the festival is also known as
the Height Ascending (登高) Festival or the Chrysanthemum Festival. In China, nine has the similar
pronunciation with the word “forever”, meaning long life. So the Chinese government set the day as the Seniors’ Day.
The festival has a history of over 2000 years. During the Warring States Period, there was the Chongyang Festival. But it was only celebrated in the imperial palace. From the Han Dynasty, it began to be popular among the common people. The name of the Chongyang Festival first appeared in the Three Kingdoms Period. During the Jin Dynasty, there were customs of enjoying chrysanthemum and drinking wines on the day. It was not (A) officially set as a festival until the Tang Dynasty. Since then, all the people have spent the festival with kinds of activities. In the Ming and Qing Dynasties, people in the imperial palace all ate flower cakes to celebrate. The emperor climbed the mountain on the day as well. In 1989, the Chinese government set the day as the Seniors’ Day.
As September has the clear sky and fresh air, it is a very good time to climb the mountain. There will be a happy sense of excitement by climbing the mountain in this season. Also, it is good for health. Since the Western Han Dynasty, it has been the custom of climbing on the Chongyang Festival.
On the day, enjoying chrysanthemum is very popular as the flower means long life. Drinking chrysanthemum is regarded as a way to prevent disasters and bad things. Inserting Zhuyu and
sticking chrysanthemum are also traditions to avoid the bad as (B) they have special smells which can repel (驱逐) insects and keep out the cold.
Eating Chongyang cakes is another tradition on the festival. There is no fixed way of the cake but
the one with nine layers (层) with two sheep on it is the best. Two sheep means Chongyang. Nine
layers show people could do well in everything.
1.回答问题。How many other names does the Chongyang Festival have?
__________________________________________________________
2.根据短文内容,猜测(A)处划线单词officially的意思。将字母代号填写在答题卡上。
A. 办公室 B. 官方 C. 民间
3.用英语列举人们在重阳节登山的两个原因。
① _______________
②_______________
4.从文中找出(B)处划线单词they所指代的内容。
__________________________________________________________________________
5.从文中找出与 “The best cake has nine layers and two sheep on the top though there are different cakes” 意思相同或相近的句子。
__________________________________________________________________________
6.根据短文内容填空。每空不超过3个单词。)
There have been many traditions and customs on the Chongyang Festival. People show respect for the seniors, ①______________________________________, ②_____________________ , ③__________________________________________, insert Zhuyu and enjoy chrysanthemum.
1.Four other names 2.B 3.September has the clear sky and fresh air ,it is very good time to climb the mountain.There will bea happy sense of excitement by climbing the mountain in this season。Al...查看答案和解析>>
科目:初中英语 来源:山东省青岛市2018年中考英语试卷 题型:单选题
(题文)Jack is happy. Ms. Wang, an excellent teacher, teaches ________ math this term.
A. he B. him C. himself D. his
B 【解析】句意:杰克很高兴,王老师,一个优秀的老师,这学教他数学。A. he 他(主格); B. him他(宾格); C. himself 他自己; D. his他的;根据teach sb sth教某人某事,动词后用宾格做宾语;故选B查看答案和解析>>
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This morning, my teacher introduced a new student to us. He said that Marco, the new student, was from Mexico and he didn’t know English. Clearly, there was a nervous look on his face. Seeing it, I thought of my first day in this school when I moved from Mexico to Utah. It was hard to live in a place that had a different language and different ways of doing things. I was a little nervous because I had trouble understanding the teacher.
When school started, I sat in the back so I wouldn’t draw any attention. Miss Bolling, my new teacher, asked us to introduce ourselves. I went up to a boy named Ivan and told him my name and started talking to him in Spanish. Ivan knew Spanish so he was the only one I could talk to. Ivan helped the teacher translate (翻译) what she was saying to me.
During the lunch break, I didn’t want to go outside. But the rule was that no student in the school could stay inside during the break. After lunch, Miss Bolling took me out and gave me a soccer ball. Then, I started playing it by myself. I was good at soccer, and it attracted (吸引) Ivan. He came to me and asked me if I wanted to play soccer with him and his friends. I told him yes and when the game was over, he introduced me to his friends. After that, we all became good friends.
根据材料内容选择最佳答案。
1.What can we know from Paragraph 1?
A. The writer wanted to move to Mexico.
B. The writer understood Marco well.
C. Marco enjoyed his new school.
D. Marco didn’t like English.
2.What does the underlined word “attention” in Paragraph 2 mean in Chinese?
A. 信任
B. 感激
C. 表扬
D. 注意
3.How did the writer communicate with his teacher at the beginning?
A. By speaking English.
B. By speaking Spanish.
C. With the help of Ivan.
D. With the help of Marco.
4.Miss Bolling took the writer out after lunch because _______.
A. it was the school rule
B. she wanted to talk with him
C. the writer wanted to play soccer
D. the writer caused some problems
5.The passage is mainly about _______.
A. how to make friends
B. the importance of English
C. the first day in a new school
D. what makes a good teacher
1.B 2.D 3.C 4.A 5.C 【解析】这篇文章讲了作者回忆自己开学时第一天在学校学习生活的情景。 1.句意:从第1段我们可以知道什么?答:作者想搬到墨西哥。B.作者非常理解马可。C.马可享受他的新学校。D. 马可不喜欢英语。原文“Seeing it, I thought of my first day in this school”(看到这,我想起了我...查看答案和解析>>
科目:初中英语 来源:吉林省2017-2018学年七年级下学期第二次月考英语试卷 题型:阅读判断
Mark Twain was an American writer. One day he went to a city by train. He wanted to see one of his friends there. He was a very busy man, so he usually forgot something.
When he was on the train, the conductor asked him for his ticket. Mark Twain looked for the ticket here and there, but he couldn’t find it. The conductor knew Mark Twain. She said. “Show me your ticket on your way back. And if you can’t find it, it doesn’t matter.”
“Oh, thank you!” said Mark Twain. “But I must find the ticket. If I can’t find it, how can I know where I’m going?”
根据短文内容,判断正(T)误(F)
1.Mark Twain usually forgot something because he was very busy.
2.Mark Twain didn’t want to show his ticket to the conductor.
3.The conductor didn’t know Mark Twain.
4.Mark Twain bought a ticket before he got on the train.
5.Mark Twain remembered where he was going.
1.T 2.F 3.F 4.T 5.F 【解析】本文讲述了马克吐温的一个健忘的故事。他在火车上忘了把车票放在哪里,列车员认识他,说找不到票没有关系。但是马克吐温觉得必须找到那张票,因为他忘了要去哪里。 1.T 根据He was a very busy man, so he usually forgot something.可知马克吐温非常忙,因此他经常忘记...查看答案和解析>>
科目:初中英语 来源:吉林省2017-2018学年七年级下学期第二次月考英语试卷 题型:单选题
The number of the students in my school ____ over 1500.
A. are B. is C. were D. has
B 【解析】句意:我们学校的学生数量是1500多。根据句意介绍一种情况,用一般现在时态,排除C/D;根据The number of做句子的主语时,谓语动词用单数;故选B查看答案和解析>>
科目:初中英语 来源:江西省2018年中考英语试卷 题型:阅读单选
Science museum
(The Science of Survival, IMAX&SIMEX)
The Science Museum has something for everyone. Entry to the museum is free. Offer applies to IMAX 3D Cinema, SIMEX and The Science of Survival exhibition only.
IMAX £7.50
SIMEX £4.00
The Science of Survival £6.00
Opening Times: Daily 10: 00-18: 00 Visit Time: 2 hours
National Gallery
Opening Times:
Daily 10am-7pm Wednesday until 9 pm
Admission:
£8 adults. £4 students, under 12s free
Tickets:
Available daily from 10 am
Telephone: 020 7747 2885
Visituswww.nationalgallery.com
ZSL London Z
There are over 12, 000 amazing animals for you to see. These are just a few things which make a visit to ZSL London Zoo a great day.
Ticket Price: £ 17.00
Opening Times: Daily 10: 00-17: 30
Visit Time: 4 hours
1.How much does the ticket to ZSL London Zoo cost?
A. £8.00.
B. £17.50.
C. £17.00.
D. £7.50.
2.Where is the Science of Survival exhibition held?
A. At the National gallery
B. At the Science Museum
C. At ZSL London zoo
D. At IMAX 3D Cinema
3.How long is the National Gallery open on Wednesday?
A. 4 hours
B. 8 hours
C. 7 hours
D. 11 hours
1.C 2.B 3.D 【解析】试题本文公示了“生存科学展”“国家美术馆”和“ZSL伦敦动物园”的广告信息。 1.题意:ZSL伦敦动物园的门票要多少钱?考查细节理解题。根据第三个广告信息Ticket Price: £ 17.00,可知选C。 2.题意:生存科学展在哪里举行?考查细节理解题。根据第一则广告的标题Science museum,可知选B。 3.题意:国...查看答案和解析>>
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I could speak _____ French _____ Chinese, but luckily I could talk with them in English.
A. both; and B. neither; nor C. either; or D. not; but
B 【解析】句意:我不会说法语和汉语,但幸运的是,我能和他们用英语交谈。both, and“……和……两者都”;neither; nor “既不,也不”; either; or “或者,或者”; not; but“不是,而是”;根据but luckily I could talk with them in English.可知我会说英语,不会说法语和汉语,故选B。查看答案和解析>>
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