阅读理解

　　I felt very tired when I came home from work. I fell asleep while my one-year-old son was playing his toy. After a while, a loud knock at the door woke me up. Ah, my little son tried to open the door. From the window, he saw a kite flying in the sky. Oh, it's quite a nice kite! I got up and looked out of the window. Two boys were flying the kite. I looked my son out of the house. “I'm glad to see you. ” I asked one boy, “Would you please tell me where you bought the kite? My son likes it very much and I want to buy one for him. ”

　　“We made it ourselves. ”

　　“If he likes, he can take it, ” said the other boy.

　　“Thank you just the same, little boy. I'm going to make a kite for him. Thank you.”

(1) How many people are there in this paragraph?

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(2) Who is the oldest?

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(3) Who made the kite?

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(4) Who likes the kites very much?

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(5) How old is the son?

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阅读下面短文，用括号内所给动词的适当形式填空 （必要时可加情态动词或助动词）。

A sudden ringing woke Peter up．He turned on the light, got up and went to answer the telephone．“（1）_______you still （1）______ （lie） on the bed?” came Henry’s voice．“Yes,” said Peter．“ But it （2） ______ （be） only four.”

    “Doesn’t your watch work? （3）_____ （open） the window and look outside．I （4）________ （arrive） at the bus stop already.”

    Peter did as his friend said．It （5）______ （snow） heavily and it was white everywhere． He ran to the telephone and said, “ Wait for me there and I （6）______ （get）there in a quarter of an hour.”

  It was cold and the roads was covered with thick snow．So Peter （7） ______ （not walk） quickly．After half an hour, Peter and his friends were on the bus．The old driver seemed to be careful．He drove slowly and all the passengers （8）________ （understand） why he did so．Suddenly a woman in the front of the bus called out, “Truck!” People were too frightened （9）_____ （say） a word．The driver turned the bus aside and it hit a tree by the road．The truck passed by quickly and fell into the river．Luckily none of the passengers （10）_____ （hurt）．But they were not happy．They had to save the truck driver.

阅读理解

　　I felt very tired when I came home from work. I fell asleep while my one-year-old son was playing his toy. After a while, a loud knock at the door woke me up. Ah, my little son tried to open the door. From the window, he saw a kite flying in the sky. Oh, it's quite a nice kite! I got up and looked out of the window. Two boys were flying the kite. I looked my son out of the house. “I'm glad to see you. ” I asked one boy, “Would you please tell me where you bought the kite? My son likes it very much and I want to buy one for him. ”

　　“We made it ourselves. ”

　　“If he likes, he can take it, ” said the other boy.

　　“Thank you just the same, little boy. I'm going to make a kite for him. Thank you.”

1．How many people are there in this paragraph?

[　　]

2．Who is the oldest?

[　　]

3．Who made the kite?

[　　]

4．Who likes the kites very much?

[　　]

5．How old is the son?

[　　]

We always want to prepare ourselves to the changes we may face when we go to a different country. Well, I have to say that for me, even after living in the US for one year and a half, I am still not used to the changes of weather, or how to manage my money well. There are many things that can give us culture shocks, but it is up to us whether to make it a big shock or a small one.
I know that changing schools was a big thing for me. It helped me to be stronger and open towards meeting new people.  Sometimes it feels like everybody is already in a group. This makes it harder for someone else to go in. But, it is not that hard. Actually many people know that you are from another country. They feel curious about your “history”, and would often think you are a different man.
Another thing that can produce a shock to me is the sudden change of weather. During the last couple of days, there was an ice-snow storm. It was the biggest in 15 years in the state of Missouri. It was raining ice, really, and you could hear sounds outside the window like little pieces of rocks hitting it, of course it was the ice. It started accumulating so heavily that the University had to close down for two days, and it got worse when it started snowing after the ice storm.
As international students, you may at times find something very difficult, but hey, anyone can beat and overcome it to make studying aboard an unforgettable experience.
【小题1】The author has been in the US for          .

A．one year

B．one and a half years

C．two years

D．two and a half years

【小题2】Changing schools        .

A．was just a small thing for the author

B．made it harder for the author to go into new people’s group

C．helped the author to be stronger and open towards meeting new people

D．made all people think the author was a different man

【小题3】The underlined word “accumulating” means       in Chinese.

A．堆积

B．融化

C．结冰

D．移动

【小题4】Which of the following is NOT mentioned to be a shock for the author when he studied in the US?
A. The big changes of weather.  
B. B.Managing money.
C.Changing schools.           
D.Difference in language.
【小题5】What is the main idea of this article?

A．We may often change school to get used to living in a different country.

B．The author exercised a lot during the ice-snow storm and became stronger.

C．Students form other countries are curious about American history.

D．Studying abroad is cool though there are difficulties.