Last summer vacation, I volunteered to work at a vet’s（兽医诊所）. There I saw a lot of dogs. Minnie was the funniest-looking dog I’d ever seen. Short thin curly hair covered her sausage-shaped（香肠形）body. Her eyes always seemed surprised. And her tail looked like a rat’s tail.

She was brought to the vet because her owners didn’t want her any more. I thought Minnie had a sweet personality, though.“No one should judge her by her looks,”I thought. Finally, I advertised Minnie in the local paper.“Funny-looking dog, well-behaved, needs a loving family.”

When a boy called, I warned him that Minnie was strange-looking. The boy on the phone told me that his grandfather’s sixteen-year-old dog had just died. They wanted Minnie no matter what. I gave Minnie a good bath. Then we waited for them to arrive. At last, an old car pulled up in front of the vet’s. Two kids raced to the door. They picked Minnie up and rushed her out to their grandfather, who was waiting in the car. I hurried behind them to see his reaction to Minnie. Inside the car, the grandfather held Minnie in his arms and stroked her soft hair. She licked（舔）his face. Her tail wagged（摇摆）around so quickly that it looked like it might fly off her body.

“She’s perfect!”the old man said happily.

I was thankful that Minnie had found a good home.

Suddenly, I saw that the grandfather’s eyes were a milky white colour—he was blind.

1.The last three sentences in the first paragraph tell us      .

A. how funny Minnie looked          B. how well Minnie behaved

C. Minnie was a beautiful dog       D. Minnie was dying

2.Why did the writer advertise Minnie in the local newspaper?

A. Because he wanted to sell her at a good price.

B. Because he didn’t want her any more, either.

C. Because he wanted to find a family for her.

D. Because he wanted to have another dog.

3.Why did the boy who called the writer want Minnie?

A. Because he loved all kinds of dogs very much.

B. Because he had seen Minnie and loved her very much.

C. Because his grandfather’s dog was too old.

D. Because his grandfather’s dog had just died.

4.The underlined word“stroke”may mean      .

A. 抚摸         B. 拔           C. 剪           D. 揪

5.Which of the following is TRUE?

A. Minnie wasn’t the type of dog the old man loved.

B. The old man couldn’t see how funny Minnie looked.

C. Minnie knew very well how to make others dislike her.

D. Minnie was like the old man’s dog which had just died

 

Our neighbourhood used to be very quiet .However , these days __1__ things are happening in our neighbourhood and everyone is unhappy . Zhao Jun , the local school teacher is extremely ___2__ . When he was interviewed (采访) by the local newspaper , he said , “ Every night we hear strange noises ___3___ our window . My wife thinks that it could be an ___4___ , but my friends and I think it must be teenagers (青少年) having ___5___ . My parents called the police , but they can’t ___6___ anything strange . They think it might be the ___7___ . I don’t think so!”

Zhao Jun’s next door neighbour XiangDan is __8___ , too . “ At first ,I thought it might be a cat , but I can’t see a cat , and I still hear the noises outside .” Everyone in our neighbourhood is worried , and everyone has his or her own ____9____ . There must be something ___10___ the homes in our neighbourhood , but what is it ?

1.                A．interesting      B．exciting         C．strange   D．happy

 

2.                A．worried        B．pleased         C．quiet D．friendly

 

3.                A．of             B．outside         C．from D．inside

 

4.                A．actor          B．visitor          C．ghost D．animal

 

5.                A．trouble         B．fun            C．lessons   D．sports

 

6.                A．find           B．think           C．make D．feel

 

7.                A．water          B．laughter        C．music    D．wind

 

8.                A．excited         B．surprised       C．unhappy  D．bad

 

9.                A．ways           B．thinks          C．informations   D．ideas

 

10.               A．cleaning        B．visiting         C．breaking   D．moving

 

 

The owner of a missing cat is asking for help. “My baby has been missing for over a month now, and I want him back so badly,” said Mrs. Brown, a 56-year-old woman. Mrs. Brown lives by herself in a trailer park near Clovis. She said that Clyde, her 7-year-old cat, didn’t come home for dinner more than a month ago. The next morning he didn’t appear for breakfast either. After Clyde missed an extra-special lunch, she called the police.

When the policeman asked her to describe Clyde, she told him that Clyde had beautiful green eyes, had all his teeth but was missing half of his left ear, and was seven years old and completely white. She then told the officer that Clyde was about a foot high.

A bell went off. “Is Clyde your child or your pet?” the officer suspiciously asked. “Well, he’s my cat, of course,” Mrs. Brown replied. “Lady, you’re supposed to report missing PERSONS, not missing CATS,” said the sppeadeotoned policeman. “Well, who can I report this to?” she asked. “You can’t. You have to ask around your neighborhood or put up flyers,” replied the officer.

Mrs. Brown figured that a billboard would work a lot better than an 8”x11” piece of paper on a telephone pole. There was an empty billboard at the end of her street just off the interstate（州际公路） highway. The billboard had a phone number on it. She called that number, and they told her they could blow up a picture of Clyde (from Mrs. Brown’s family album) and put it on the billboard for all to see.

“But how can people see it when they whiz（快速移动） by on the interstate?” she asked. “Oh, don’t worry, ma’am, they only whiz by between 2 a.m. and 5:30 a.m. The rest of the day, the interstate is so full of commuters that no one moves.” They told her it would cost only $3,000 a month. So she took most of the money out of her savings account and rented the billboard for a month.

The month has passed, but Clyde has not appeared. Because she has almost no money in savings, Mrs. Brown called the local newspaper to see if anyone could help her rent the billboard for just one more month. She is waiting but, so far, no one has stepped forward.

1.How long has the cat been missing?

A．More than a month                      B．More than two months

C．More than three months                  D．It’s been back.

2.Who did the old lady finally turn to for help?

A．A billboard company                     B．The police

C．The phone company                     D．The interstate telephone line

3.How is the old lady like?

A．Stupid            B．Loving            C．Smart            D．Decisive(有决断力的)

4.The underlined word was mistyped（打错了）. But we can still guess it’s most probable meaning:____________.

A．angry            B．surprised          C．happy            D．excited

5.What’s the best title for this passage?

A．An advertisement                       B．A missing cat

C．A pet’s story                          D．Life without cat

 

Last summer vacation, I volunteered to work at a vet’s（兽医诊所）. There I saw a lot of dogs. Minnie was the funniest-looking dog I’d ever seen. Short thin curly hair covered her sausage-shaped（香肠形）body. Her eyes always seemed surprised. And her tail looked like a rat’s tail.
She was brought to the vet because her owners didn’t want her any more. I thought Minnie had a sweet personality, though.“No one should judge her by her looks,”I thought. Finally, I advertised Minnie in the local paper.“Funny-looking dog, well-behaved, needs a loving family.”
When a boy called, I warned him that Minnie was strange-looking. The boy on the phone told me that his grandfather’s sixteen-year-old dog had just died. They wanted Minnie no matter what. I gave Minnie a good bath. Then we waited for them to arrive. At last, an old car pulled up in front of the vet’s. Two kids raced to the door. They picked Minnie up and rushed her out to their grandfather, who was waiting in the car. I hurried behind them to see his reaction to Minnie. Inside the car, the grandfather held Minnie in his arms and stroked her soft hair. She licked（舔）his face. Her tail wagged（摇摆）around so quickly that it looked like it might fly off her body.
“She’s perfect!”the old man said happily.
I was thankful that Minnie had found a good home.
Suddenly, I saw that the grandfather’s eyes were a milky white colour—he was blind.
【小题1】The last three sentences in the first paragraph tell us      .

A．how funny Minnie looked	B．how well Minnie behaved
C．Minnie was a beautiful dog	D．Minnie was dying

【小题2】Why did the writer advertise Minnie in the local newspaper?

A．Because he wanted to sell her at a good price.

B．Because he didn’t want her any more, either.

C．Because he wanted to find a family for her.

D．Because he wanted to have another dog.

【小题3】Why did the boy who called the writer want Minnie?

A．Because he loved all kinds of dogs very much.

B．Because he had seen Minnie and loved her very much.

C．Because his grandfather’s dog was too old.

D．Because his grandfather’s dog had just died.

【小题4】The underlined word“stroke”may mean      .

A．抚摸

B．拔

C．剪

D．揪

【小题5】Which of the following is TRUE?

A．Minnie wasn’t the type of dog the old man loved.

B．The old man couldn’t see how funny Minnie looked.

C．Minnie knew very well how to make others dislike her.

D．Minnie was like the old man’s dog which had just died

 

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Alice, Sonia and Bobby are looking at the employment section in their local newspaper.They are looking at advertisements for different types of jobs.

“Why don’t you apply（申请）for the job as a waiter, Bobby?” said Alice.

“Do you think I will have a chance?” Bobby replied.

“Of course you will,” said Alice.“You’re certainly honest and reliable（可靠的）.Everyone trusts you, and you’re never late.”

“I think Sonia should apply for the job as a nanny,” Bobby said.

“Yes, Sonia,” Alice said.“You always work so hard and you love children.You would be perfect!”

“I’d love to do it,” Sonia said, “but the advertisement says they want someone who is experienced.I don’t have any experience or qualifications.But what about you, Alice?

“Yes, Alice,” Bobby said.“Which job would you like”?

“I think I should become a career advisor!” said Alice.

根据图表内容，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选择最恰当的答案。

1.What does the underlined word “nanny” mean?

A.女工            B.阿姨           C.佣人          D.保姆

2.The friends are looking at the employment section in the newspaper for _______.

A.money           B.advertisements    C.jobs          D.chances

3.Who is supposed to be a good waiter?

A.Alice            B.Sonia            C.Bobby        D.Serge.

4.If Bobby wanted the jobs at the café he could call Serge __________.

A.anytime          B.after 6 pm        C.before 10 am    D.after 3 pm

5.Alice was the most active of the three in ________.

A.giving suggestions

B.applying for jobs

C.making experiences

D.looking at the employment advertisements