She did not drive fast, because she was old, but she drove well and never hit anything. Sometimes her grandchildren said to her, “Please don’t drive your car, Grandmother. We can take you to the shops.” But she always said, “No, I like driving. I’ve driven for fifty years, and I’m not going to stop now.”

Last Saturday she stopped her car at some traffic lights because they were red, and then it did not start again. The lights were green, then yellow, then green again, but her car did not start.

“What am I going to do now?” she said.

But then a policeman came and said to her kindly, “Good morning. Don’t you like any of our colors today?”

阅读下面短文，选择最佳答案

1.Mrs. Green was ______.

A. very busy　　 　　 B. very old　　     C. very young　　      D. very clever

2.She had a small car and she always droves ______.

A. slow　　 　　　　    B. fast　　 　　　　  C. slowly　　 　　　　　　 D. quickly

3.Her grandchildren asked her ______.

A. not to drive the car ever　　 　　　　　　 B. not to go shopping

C. not to eat more　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. to take a bus to the shop

4.One Saturday she stopped her car at some traffic lights because ______.

A. the lights were green　　 　　　　　　　　 B. the lights were yellow

C. the lights were red　　 　　　　　　　　    D. she liked the light’s color

5.The policeman said to her, “....Don’t you like any of our colors today?” It means “______”.

A. He asked her if she liked the color of the traffic lights.

B. He asked her to stay here.

C. He asked her what color she liked best.

D. He asked her to leave right now.

阅读理解：

　Mrs Green was eighty, but she had a small car, and she always drove to the shops in it on Saturdays and bought her food.

　She did not drive fast, because she was old, but she drove well and never hit (碰撞) anything. Sometimes her grandchildren said to her, “Please don't drive your car, grandma. We can take you to the shops.” But she always said,“ No, I like driving. I've driven for fifty years, and I'm not going to stop now.”

　Last Saturday she stopped her car at some traffic-lights(交通灯) because they were red, and then it could not start again. The lights were green, then yellow, then red, then green again, but her car did not start.

　“What am I going to do now?” She said.

　But then a policeman came and said to her kindly,“Good morning. Don't you like any of our colours today?”

(1) Mrs Green was________.　　　

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A．an old man

B．an old woman

C．a driver

D．a grandparents

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A．by the car

B．in car

C．with the car

D．by car

(3) Mrs Green began to learn driving________years ago.　　　

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A．twenty

B．thirty

C．forty

D．fifty

(4) Mrs Green liked driving because she________.　　　

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A．had a small car

B．had driven for fifteen years

C．didn't like to go shopping with others

D．didn't like the other's car

(5) Last Saturday her car didn't start because_________.　　　

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A．She liked to see different colours

B．the light was yellow

C．there was something wrong with her car

D．the policeman stopped her

　　Read the passages and do the following exercises.(阅读并做题)

　　Mrs Brown is eighty, but she has a small car. She always drives to the shops on Saturdays and buys her food.

　　Her car is old. She doesn't drive fast, but she drives well, and never hits anything. Sometimes her grandson says to her,“Please don't drive the old car of yours, Grandmother. You're too old. We can drive you to the town.”

　　But she always says,“No, I like driving. I've driven for fifty years, and I'm not going to stop now.”

　　One Saturday she stops her car at some traffic lights when they are red. But it doesn't start again. The lights become green, then yellow, then red, then green again, but Mrs Brown's car can't start.

　　“What am I going to do now?” She says. But then a policeman comes and says to her with a smile(微笑),“Good morning. You like all of our colours, don't you?”

　　Choose the best answer

1．How many people are mentioned(提及) in the story?

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2．She always goes shopping ________.

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3．She begins to learn driving when she was ________.

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4．Her grandson asks her not to drive, because ________.

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A．her car is too old

B．she is too old

C．she can't start her car sometimes

D．Both A and B

5．One Saturday her car doesn't start because ________.

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A．she likes alt the colours of the traffic lights

B．there is something wrong with her car

C．the light turns red again

D．she is too old

　　When Peter and Rose Malupa came to the United States from the Philippines, they lived in an apartment in the center of Chicago. Rose worked as an accountant (会计) in a downtown bank.

　　After looking for a long time, Peter and Rose bought a house in the suburbs(郊区).

　　One morning, Mrs. Todd, the Malupas, next-door neighbor, stopped by to meet Rose, “Welcome to the neighborhood. We'd like to invite you and your husband to our home this Saturday evening. We want you to meet all the neighbors.”

　　On Saturday night, at 7 o'clock Peter and Rose walked to the Todds' home. Lots of people were at the party. Several people congratulated Rose and Peter on their new home.

　　About 8:30, Peter walked over to Rose and asked, “when will they serve dinner? I'm really hungry.”

　　“I don't know,” Rose answered. “I'm hungry, too. Maybe they like to eat late.”

　　At 9:15, everyone was still standing, talking and enjoying the refreshments(点心). Peter was feeling weak. He was so hungry. Rose brought Peter a bowl of crackers(饼干) and some cheese. By 10 o'clock, Peter was sick of crackers. And he was still very hungry.

　　Some guests started leaving, Peter and Rose were surprised. One guest said to Mr. Todd, “Thanks for inviting us to the party. We had a good time.”

　　Then Rose realized her mistake. She whispered to Peter, “This is a neighborhood party, not a dinner party. I made a mistake. All the other guests ate dinner before they came here.”

　　Peter and Rose quickly thanked the Todds for the party. They grabbed (取下) their coats and left. They walked back home, got into their car and drove to a nearby shopping center. The Italian restaurant was closed and the Chinese restaurant was closed. “What are we going to do?” Peter asked.

1．“looking” in “After looking for a long time,” means “ ________ ”.

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2．Why did Mrs. Todd invite the Malupas to her home?

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3．What did the Malupas think they would have at the party?

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4．Rose realized her mistake ________ of the party.

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5．After they left the neighborhood party, they went to a shopping center ________ .

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