Reading comprehension.

　　The United States is full of motor cars. There are still many families without cars, but some have two or even more. However, cars are used not for excitement. They are a necessary part of life.

　　Cars are used for business. They are driven to offices and factories by workers who have no other way to get to their jobs. When salesmen are sent to different parts of the city, they have to drive in order to carry their products. Farmers have to drive into city in order to get supplies.

　　Sometimes small children must be driven to school. In some cities school buses are used only when children live more than a mile from the school. So one mother drives on Monday, taking her own children and the neighbour's children as well. Another mother drives on Tuesday, another on Wednesday and so on. This is called forming a car pool. Men also form car pools, with three or four men taking turns driving to the place where they all work.

　　More car pools should be formed in order to put fewer cars on the road and to use less fuel. Parking is a great problem and so is the traffic in and around cities. Too many cars are being driven. Something will have to be done about the use of cars.

Choose the best answer:

(1) The United States is full of cars, and ________.

[　　]

A．every family has a car

B．some families even have two or more cars

C．many families have no cars

D．people needn't buy cars

(2) In the United States, cars are ________.

[　　]

A．only for excitement	B．used for business only
C．a necessary part of life	D．driven by children

(3) Sometimes small children must be driven to school because ________.

[　　]

A．they are too young	B．they can't walk far
C．there are not enough school buses	D．all the above

(4) In this passage, car pools mean ________.

[　　]

A．some places where children can swim

B．cars in the pools

C．people take turns driving

D．products to be sent to all parts of the city

(5) More car pools should be formed because ________.

[　　]

A．there are too many cars being driven

B．people can use less gasoline

C．there is not enough room for parking

D．all the above

阅读下面短文，然后从各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。

I used to live in my own room alone. But one day it all changed when my brother Mike asked to share my     . At first, my parents said “no” to him, but at last my mother agreed. I cried and asked my parents not to do this,     it didn’t work.

As soon as Mike entered my room, it began to become    . To my anger, he often left his unwashed clothes and toys everywhere!

One evening, I was doing some      on my computer while Mike was listening to music.        , I left my seat to get some water. A big surprise was waiting for me whenI    . He was using my computer to play game. I had forgotten to save the homework. Sadly, he had closed my program     saving it all I had done had disappeared! I     him. He cried a lot as my mother came and beat him. My mother also asked him to leave my room at once.

Then I did my homework    . At 10: 00 pm. I finished it. When I was going to turn off the   , I saw the photo of my     that he had put on my table. I looked at his lovely face and remembered how     he was when my mom beat him. I really felt       . I went to see what he was doing. I found he was    in my parents’ bed. I kissed his face. He woke up, got up and said. “I’m sorry. I won’t bring you any more trouble.”

I was as moved and said. “From now on, my room is not only mine. It is     !” That very night, Mike and I shared not only the room, but the bed.

1.A. clothes      B. food    C. room           D. toys

2.A. because    B. but      C. or        D. so

3.A. dirty        B. empty          C. quiet  D. tidy

4.A. business           B. homework            C. reading        D. shopping

5.A. Later       B. Instead        C. However   D. Sometimes

6.A. danced     B. fell       C. returned   D. slept

7.A. after               B. by         C. for          D. without

8.A. agreed with       B. heard from C. looked after          D. shouted at

9.A. as well       B. for ever        C. in the end    D. once again

10.A. computer        B. fan        C. radio    D. TV

11.A. brother   B. cousin C. father D. grandfather

12.A. clever     B. happy C. sad       D. silly

13.A. bored      B. excited         C. proud D. sorry

14.A. jumping B. sleeping        C. sitting   D. singing

15.A. his B. hers     C. ours     D. theirs

 

I used to live in my own room alone. But one day it all changed when my brother Mike asked to share my   31 . At first, my parents said “no” to him, but at last my mother agreed. I cried and asked my parents not to do this,   32  it didn’t work.

As soon as Mike entered my room, it began to become   33 . To my anger, he often left his unwashed clothes and toys everywhere!

One evening, I was doing some   34  on my computer while Mike was listening to music.  35  , I left my seat to get some water. A big surprise was waiting for me when I   36 . He was using my computer to play game. I had forgotten to save the homework. Sadly, he had closed my program   37  saving it—all I had done had disappeared! I   38  him. He cried a lot as my mother came and beat him. My mother also asked him to leave my room at once.

Then I did my homework   39  . At 10: 00 pm. I finished it. When I was going to turn off the   40 , I saw the photo of my   41  that he had put on my table. I looked at his lovely face and remembered how   42  he was when my mom beat him. I really felt   43 . I went to see what he was doing. I found he was   44  in my parents’ bed. I kissed his face. He woke up, got up and said. “I’m sorry. I won’t bring you any more trouble.”

I was as moved and said. “From now on, my room is not only mine. It is   45 !” That very night, Mike and I shared not only the room, but the bed.

1.                A．clothes         B．food           C．room D．toys

 

2.                A．because        B．but            C．or   D．so

 

3.                A．dirty           B．empty          C．quiet D．tidy

 

4.                A．business        B．homework      C．reading   D．shopping

 

5.                A．Later          B．Instead         C．However  D．Sometimes

 

6.                A．danced         B．fell            C．returned  D．slept

 

7.                A．after           B．by             C．for D．without

 

8.                A．agreed with     B．heard from      C．looked after   D．shouted at

 

9.                A．as well         B．for ever         C．in the end     D．once gain

 

10.               A．computer       B．fan            C．radio D．TV

 

11.               A．brother        B．cousin          C．father     D．grandfather

 

12.               A．clever          B．happy          C．sad   D．silly

 

13.               A．bored          B．excited         C．proud     D．sorry

 

14.               A．jumping        B．sleeping        C．sitting     D．singing

 

15.               A．his            B．hers           C．ours D．theirs

 

 

There are many idioms（习语）in English that are about animals．Today let's chat a little about some of the idioms about dogs that make English language fun and colorful．

We love dogs；they are our best friends．When you first started to learn English，your teacher might teach you a number of phrases about dogs，such as：“you are a lucky dog，” “I'm dog tired，” “every dog has its day，” or “our team was the underdog but won the first place at last．”

When I first got into high school。my English teacher used the idiom “dog-ear”，which interested me very much．This word can be used as a noun，a verb，and an adjective as well．As a noun，it means a turned-down（折叠的）corner of a page as a bookmark（书签）．As a verb，it means someone makes a bookmark by turning down the corner of a page in the book．And，as an adjective，the word describes an old book with many broken pages．Examples：

John made a dog-ear（noun）of the page he was reading before closing the book．

Jane was reading a book；when the telephone rang，she dg-eared（verb）the page before answering the phone．

In the old room，the children found some dog-eared（adjective）books left there for more than 30 years．

The idiom “dog-ear” gives a lively image of a page being turned down like a curled（卷起来的）dog ear，but some dogs don't have curled ears；rather，they have pointed（竖起来的）ears．

1．Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?

A．Idioms about colors．                               B．Idioms about history．

C．Idioms about animals．                               D．Idioms about dogs．

2．How many idioms about dogs are mentioned（提及）in this passage?

A．3．                       B．4．                       C．5．                        D．6．

3．Which of the following statements is NOT true about the meaning of the idiom “dog ear”?

A．It means a turned-down corner of a page as a bookmark．

B．It means someone makes a bookmark by turning down the corner of a page in the book．

C．It means an old book with many broken pages．

D．It means something is short and small like a dog's ear．