Frank Smithson woke up and got up to turn off the alarm clock(闹钟). “Oh no!” he thought to himself. “Another day at that office; a boss (老板) who shouts at me all the time.”

As Frank went downstairs, his eyes fell on a large brown envelope (信封) by the door. He was very happy when he opened it and read the letter inside. “Bigwoods Football Pools (足球赌博公司) would like to congratulate you. You have won half a million pounds（英镑）.”

Frank suddenly came to life. The cigarette fell from his lips (唇) as he let out a shout that could be heard halfway down the street.

At 11:30 Frank arrived at work. “Please explain why you're so late,” his boss said. “Go and jump in the lake,” said Frank. “I've just come into a little money so this is good-bye. Find yourself someone else to shout at.”

That evening Frank was smoking a very expensive Havana cigar (雪茄) when a knock was heard on the door. He rushed to the door. Outside were two men, neatly dressed in grey suits. “Mr. Smithson,” one of them said, “we're from Bigwoods Pools. I'm afraid there's been a terrible mistake…”

1.What do we know about Frank from the passage?

A. He was a lazy man.      　　   B. He was a lucky person.

C. He had made a lot of money.      D. He got on well with his boss.

2.When he heard the knock at the door, Frank probably thought _________.

A. someone had come to say sorry to him

B. someone had come to give him the money

C. his friends had come to ask about the football pools

D. his friends had come to congratulate him on his luck

3.On hearing “…there's been a terrible mistake…”, Frank was most likely to be_____.

A. disappointed (失望的)　　 B. worried 　 C. grateful　　　D. curious

 

完形填空.

从下列A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案填空.

　　Mrs White likes 1 She seems short and thin, but she is stronger than any one of her workmates. Her husband likes drinking and 2 much money on it. She has to work hard to buy 3 food for her family.

　　It was her thirtieth birthday yesterday. Her 4 had little money to buy an (a) 5 present for her. He had to buy a cheap necklace (项链) and gave it to her 6 the party started.

　　This evening, after the Whites had supper, the woman went to the 7 to buy some bread for the next breakfast. At a street corner rushed out a young man and 8 to rob(抢劫)her 9 her necklace. She collared him(揪住衣领)to stop him doing that. The young man had to 10 as quickly as he could．A policeman 11 it and came up to her and said, "Could you tell 12 character(特征)the young man has, madam? We'll try our best to 13 him. "

　　" 14 , sir," said the woman. "He robbed me of my necklace but I robbed him of his. Mine is 15 glass but his is made of goldD．"

(1)

[　　]

A．sports

B．climbing

C．fighting

D．swimming

(2)

[　　]

A．takes

B．costs

C．spends

D．pays

(3)

[　　]

A．much

B．enough

C．little

D．lots of

(4)

[　　]

A．parents

B．children

C．friends

D．husband

(5)

[　　]

A．expensive

B．nice

C．good

D．beautiful

(6)

[　　]

A．after

B．soon after

C．before

D．when

(7)

[　　]

A．house

B．shop

C．street

D．kitchen

(8)

[　　]

A．helped

B．was glad

C．want

D．tried

(9)

[　　]

A．around

B．of

C．from

D．on

(10)

[　　]

A．walk

B．rob

C．go

D．run away

(11)

[　　]

A．took

B．listened to

C．found

D．got

(12)

[　　]

A．what

B．how

C．which

D．whose

(13)

[　　]

A．look for	B．catch
C．heat	D．fight against

(14)

[　　]

A．Thank you	B．That' s very kind of you
C．You are so kind	D．Never mind

(15)

[　　]

A．made of

B．made from

C．out of

D．into

I heard the bees long before I saw them.
It was a very hot afternoon,and we decided to cool off in the river near my home.As we climbed down a small rocky hill toward the water, my boyfriend John suddenly started to shout,then jumped into the water below. Peter and Mary quickly followed but I was too far away to jump. I was strapped.
I heard a low hum (嗡嗡声), which was growing louder .From a distance,the group of bees looked almost like a cloud of smoke.As it got closer,I realized it was actually thousands of bees flying towards me.
All I could do was cover my face with hands.Crazily I thought that if I sat very still( 安静的 ),the bees would think I was just another rock.
After a few seconds,I knew my plan hadn’t worked.The bees were attacking me. I could hear my friends shouting at me to get down to the pool fast.
But it wasn’t easy.I was in great pain and the only way I could get away was to use my hands to climb down to the rocks.However, I was afraid to do that at first because my face would be unprotected.The noise the bees made was so loud and frightening ,but I had no choice.
I rushed down the rocks and jumped into the pool,but I don’t remember doing it.I was just so happy to be free from the pain. I was safe,and the water felt wonderful.
But we still weren’t out of danger. Every time we tried to climb out of the pool,the bees flew back over our heads.We spent the next three hours in the water, putting our heads under the water from time to time to avoid the bees until they finally lost interest.
【小题1】How many people went swimming that day?

A．Two

B．Three

C．Four

D．Five

【小题2】The word “it”(in paragraph 3) refers to ______.
　　　A. a rock     B. a hill      C the river     D.the group of bees
【小题3】At first why didn’t the writer want to climb down the rocks?

A．She ws afraid she would fall

B．She was too far away from the pool

C．She thought the bees would follow her

D．She didn’t want her face to be unprotected

【小题4】How did the writer escape the bees?

A．She covered her face with her hands	B．She hid behind the rocks.
C．She jumped into a water pool.	D．She pretended(假装) to be a rock.

【小题5】In what order are the following mentioned in the story?
a.The writer rushed down the rocks     b,.John jumped into the water.
c.The low hum grew louder.           d.,The bees flew back over their heads
e.The bees were attacking the writer.

A．b,c,e,a,d

B．b,a,e,c,d

C．c,d,e,a,b

D．c,b,d,e,a

I heard the bees long before I saw them.

It was a very hot afternoon,and we decided to cool off in the river near my home.As we climbed down a small rocky hill toward the water, my boyfriend John suddenly started to shout,then jumped into the water below. Peter and Mary quickly followed but I was too far away to jump. I was strapped.

I heard a low hum (嗡嗡声), which was growing louder .From a distance,the group of bees looked almost like a cloud of smoke.As it got closer,I realized it was actually thousands of bees flying towards me.

All I could do was cover my face with hands.Crazily I thought that if I sat very still( 安静的 ),the bees would think I was just another rock.

After a few seconds,I knew my plan hadn’t worked.The bees were attacking me. I could hear my friends shouting at me to get down to the pool fast.

But it wasn’t easy.I was in great pain and the only way I could get away was to use my hands to climb down to the rocks.However, I was afraid to do that at first because my face would be unprotected.The noise the bees made was so loud and frightening ,but I had no choice.

I rushed down the rocks and jumped into the pool,but I don’t remember doing it.I was just so happy to be free from the pain. I was safe,and the water felt wonderful.

But we still weren’t out of danger. Every time we tried to climb out of the pool,the bees flew back over our heads.We spent the next three hours in the water, putting our heads under the water from time to time to avoid the bees until they finally lost interest.

1.How many people went swimming that day?

A．Two

B．Three

C．Four

D．Five

2.The word “it”(in paragraph 3) refers to ______.

　　　A. a rock     B. a hill      C the river     D.the group of bees

3.At first why didn’t the writer want to climb down the rocks?

A．She ws afraid she would fall

B．She was too far away from the pool

C．She thought the bees would follow her

D．She didn’t want her face to be unprotected

4.How did the writer escape the bees?

A．She covered her face with her hands	B．She hid behind the rocks.
C．She jumped into a water pool.	D．She pretended(假装) to be a rock.

5.In what order are the following mentioned in the story?

a.The writer rushed down the rocks     b,.John jumped into the water.

c.The low hum grew louder.           d.,The bees flew back over their heads

e.The bees were attacking the writer.

A．b,c,e,a,d

B．b,a,e,c,d

C．c,d,e,a,b

D．c,b,d,e,a