阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从下列各题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。

On a snowy evening, a rich lady was standing by the road．She was very worried．Her      had broken down．Just then a poor man named Robert came．He was on his      back home from work as usual．

The lady wondered, “Is the man going to       me? He looks very cold and hungry．" But to her surprise,      stopped and said with a smile, “Can I help you, madam?"

After forty       , the car was at last fixed by Robert．The lady wanted to pay him．

“No, that's       , madam．” he said, “I was just helping someone in     ．If you really want to pay me back, I hope       you see someone in need, you should give him a hand．”

    A few minutes later, the lady      a very old house by the road．She remembered Robert's words, so she stopped．

    The hostess(女主人) warmly asked her      ．The lady could see that it was a       family and that they needed help．When the hostess was making tea in the kitchen, the lady       on a table 500 dollars and went away quietly．

Robert came home later than before, thinking how ____their life was. His wife was pregnant(怀孕) and the baby was to be born the next month but there was not _____money. His wife went up to him, gave him a kiss and said softly, “Don’t worry, dear! Everything’ going to be all _____. A stranger has helped us out.”

Let’s always be ready to help others because helping others is helping ourselves.

1.A．bike                             B．motorbike                     C．bus                                  D．car

2.A．step                             B．way                                 C．road                                D．life

3.A．help                                      B．save                                C．kill                                   D．find

4.A．she                                  B．he                                     C．I                              D．they

5.A．days                                      B．hours                              C．minutes                          D．years

6.A．nothing                           B．something                       C．everything                     D．anything

7.A．picture                           B．rain                                  C．need                               D．danger

8.A．whatever                   B．whenever                      C．however                        D．whichever

9.A．saw                              B．heard                             C．smelt                              D．felt

10.A．out                                     B．away                               C．in                                     D．along

11.A．terrible                        B．sad                                   C．rich                    D．poor

12.A．dropped                           B．forgot                    C．lay                                   D．left

13.A．exciting                    B．hard                                C．happy                    D．interesting

14.A．many                                  B．some                              C．enough                          D．few

15.A．right                                   B．wrong                            C．glad                                 D．Well

Tom arrived at the bus station quite early for Paris bus. The bus for Paris would not leave until five to twelve. He saw a lot of people waiting in the station. Some were standing in line（排队）, others were walking around. There was a group of schoolgirls. Their teacher was trying to keep them in line. Tom looked around but there was no place for him to sit.

He walked into the station cafe（咖啡馆）. he looked up at the clock there. It was only twenty to twelve. He found a seat and sat down before a large mirror（镜子） on the wall. Just then, Mike, one of Tom’s workmates came in and sat with Tom.

“What time is your bus?” asked Mike.

“There’s plenty of time yet,” answered Tom.

“Well, I’ll get you some more tea then,” said Mike.

They talked while drinking. Then Tom looked at the clock again. “Oh!

It’s going backward（倒走）!” he cried. “A few minutes ago it was twenty to twelve and now it’s half past eleven.”

“You’re looking at the clock in the mirror.” said Mike. Tom was so sad（难过）. The next bus was not to leave for another hour. Since then Tom has never liked mirrors.

根据以上短文内容，从下列各题所给的四个选项中选择最佳的一项。

1．Tom went into the station cafe because           .

A．Mike asked him to have a cup of tea

B．it was quite early and he could find a seat there

C．he didn’t like to stay with the schoolgirls

D．he wanted to have a drink with his workmate there

2．What time was it in fact when Tom looked at the clock in the mirror?

A．Half past twelve                              B．Twenty to twelve

C．Half past eleven                               D．Half past one

3．From the story we know that when we look at a clock in a mirror, we will find        

.      A．the time is right                           B．it’s going slower

C．it’s going backward                        D．it’s going faster

4．Which of the following is true?

A．Tom arrived in Paris on time

B．The next bus would leave in half an hour

C．After that Tom didn’t like clocks any longer

D．Tom looked at the clock in the mirror only once

5．Which of the following is the title（题目）of the story?

A．The Mirror of the Station                    B．Not A Careful Man

C．Missing A Bus                               D．The Clock In The Mirror

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通读下面两篇短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项中，选择最佳答案。

Miss Zhao is one of the most popular teachers in the school. Yesterday she came into the 1 with a big smile on her face. She said to her 2 that she was 3 to see they did well in the sports meeting. But 4 was not pleased to see the classroom last Saturday not as 5 as usual. She hoped they would clean the classroom every day .

Wei Hua was on 6 yesterday. She said everyone was at 　7　 except Lin Tao. Then she told Miss Zhao about their 8 to the Great Wall last Sunday. Luckily the weather was 　9 　. The played games and had a picnic there. After Wei Hua 10 her talk, Miss Zhao began her lesson.