根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出适当的选项补全短文。（共5小题，每小题1分；计5分）
My uncle has a very beautiful umbrella. He's had it for years. As he is very careful with it, so it still looks as good as new.   1  He shook his head. "Then how did you get it?" I asked. "Well," he answered, "there' s a strange true story about the umbrella. About ten years ago, I was walking along a quiet London street one evening when it suddenly rained. I had no raincoat or umbrella.   2  And the people in the streets were fewer and fewer. As I was on my way to a party, I was afraid to get wet. So I stood in a doorway and waited for the rain to stop.   3  What was worse, there even wasn't a person around, and still it rained and rained. At last a young man came to the place where I was standing.   4  As I hoped he would allow me to walk to the next corner with him, where I could get a taxi, I stepped out of the dark doorway where I had been standing.  5   As I suddenly appeared before him, the young man was so shocked that he dropped the umbrella. He ran away and disappeared into the darkness. I picked up the umbrella and continued my walk. I knew it would be hard in this big city to find the owner, so I've kept it ever since."

A．Gradually, it grew quite dark. B．He held a large umbrella over his head. C．I asked him where he was going with that umbrella. D．No buses ran through the street and there were no taxis. E. I asked my uncle if he bought it or some one sent him as a gift.

完形填空。(10’)

One night a thief broke into an old couple' s house.   1 careless noise woke up the husband and the 2 . The husband told the wife to be 3 , while he said loudly, ＂My dear, these days  4  are clever, If they take off their  5 and put them on the  6, the persons in the room will fall  7 and can't wake up.＂

Hearing this, the thief  8  his clothes at once and was ready to start his work.

At the moment, the husband 9 shouted in a loud voice, ＂Stop thief！ Stop thief!＂ The Thief was so frightened that he ran away as fast as he could,  10 his clothes on the table.

1.                A．It's            B．His            C．Theirs    D．Their

 

2.                A．child           B．daughter        C．son  D．wife

 

3.                A．kind           B．quick           C．quiet D．happy

 

4.                A．thieves         B．workers        C．farmers   D．shopkeepers

 

5.                A．glasses         B．shoes          C．clothes   D．hats

 

6.                A．chair           B．floor           C．table D．bed

 

7.                A．behind         B．asleep          C．ill   D．off

 

8.                A．tried on        B．looked at        C．took off   D．put on

 

9.                A．sadly           B．really          C．quietly   D．suddenly

 

10.               A．leaving         B．buying         C．staying    D．selling

 

 

Henry Smith taught science at the City School. One day, he wen to a bookstore and bought some books. Most of them were expensive. He left them in his car in a quiet street. Then he went and bought some other things at other shops. At 6 o’clock he came back to the car. One window was open and the books were gone. Henry drove back to his home in Lake Street.

That night he wrote a letter to a newspaper. The next day he went to the police station.

On Friday people read an advertisement in the newspaper.

BOOKS WANTED

DO YOU HAVE ANY BOOKS THAT YOU NO LONGER WANTED? I BUY OLD AND MODERN BOOKS. OPEN ALL DAY ON SATURDAY. HENRY SMITH, 18 LAKE STREET.

Henry stayed at home on Saturday. His first visitor came at 8 o’clock.

Henry took him to the kitchen. At half past nine another man arrived. He had a bag under his arm.

“Mr Smith?” the man asked.

“That’s right,” Henry said, “Can I help you?”

“I have some good books. You buy books, don’t you?”

“Yes, bring them in. I’ll have a look at them.”

Soon the books were on the dining-table.

“Come in now,” Henry called out, “And bring the list.”

A policeman came into the dining-room. He read the titles(书名) on the books and those on the list in his hand. They were the same.

“Come with me, Sir,” the policeman said to the man.

1.How did the man get the books? _____________

A. He bought them from Henry.

B. He bought them at a bookstore.

C. He found them lying in a quiet street.

D. He stole them from the car.

2.Henry got his books back ___________.

A. by fooling the man into bringing the books to his house

B. by buying them from the first visitor

C. with the help of the bookstore

D. with the help of the City School

3.The man who stole the books found Henry’s address ___________

A. in the car       B. in the newspaper       C. at the book store     D. at the police station

4.What happened to the man?

A. He ran away.

B. He was very happy to sell the books.

C. He was caught by the policeman.

D. He was very clever.

5.What is the best title for this reading?

A. A Book Advertisement                   B. Mr Henry Smith 

C. How Mr Smith Lost His Books            D. A clever man

 

Like most cultures around the world, the Zulu people of Africa tell stories that have animals as heroes. These stories are meant to entertain, but they are also used to teach important lessons to children. This is one of those stories.
One hot afternoon, Jackal was walking along the rocky road sniffing (嗅) the ground. He was hoping to smell a mouse or a lizard (蜥蜴), or something else that would be good to eat. He was so much lost in sniffing that he wasn’t really paying attention to what was around himself.
Suddenly, Jackal looked up to see his neighbor, Lion, walking straight toward him. He did not have enough time to get away. Jackal had played many tricks (捉弄) on Lion over of something quickly.
“Help! Help!” cried Jackal as he quickly jumped upon a large rock hanging over the road. “The rocks are falling down, and I can’t hold them much longer. We shall both be crushed (压碎) if you do not do your best to hold these rocks back, Lion”
At once, Lion pushed his strong shoulder against the rocks to keep them from moving any further. “I’ll just run over here to get something to stop the rocks,” shouted Jackal as he ran away to safety. Lion stayed leaning against the unmoving rocks for quite a long time before he realized that Jackal had tricked him yet again!
【小题1】Why was Jackal sniffing the ground?

A．To play with Lion.	B．To push upon a rock
C．To run after a mouse	D．To look for something to eat.

【小题2】What does the underlined word ‘leaning’ mean?

A．supporting

B．sleeping

C．running

D．sitting

【小题3】Why did Jackal cry for help?

A．Because Lion was rushing to him.

B．Because he was caught under a rock.

C．Because he got an idea to get away from Lion.

D．Because he saw a large rock moving toward him.

【小题4】What lesson does the story teach us?

A．Trust your friend, trust yourself.

B．Work hard, and you’ll succeed.

C．Help others when they are in trouble.

D．Try to find a quick way out when in trouble.