Tom was taken to the police station and put in a room with another thief, an older man.
The man looked at Tom and said, “Why have they brought you here, boy?” “I stole a small radio one day after lessons,” Tom said. The man laughed rudely at him, “you should steal something which is worth a lot if you want to be a thief. You ought to steal something really expensive, so that your name is put in the newspaper. Go and steal a lot of money from a bank next time!”
Tom thought for a few seconds and then said, “I can’t do that!” “Why can’t you?” said the older man. “Are you afraid?” “No,” said Tom, “I’m not afraid at all, but the banks are all closed at three o’clock, and my lessons don’t finish until four.”
【小题1】 Tom was taken to the police station ________.

A．by mistake

B．to see another thief

C．as a thief

D．on business

【小题2】Why did the older thief laugh rudely at Tom ?

A．Because Tom lied to him

B．Because Tom was only a student.

C．Because he didn’t think a small radio was worth stealing

D．Because he thought Tom was too young to be a thief.

【小题3】From what Tom said, we can draw the conclusion(得出结论) that _________.

A．He would go on stealing after he was set free.

B．He must have been taught while stealing

C．He wasn’t planning to steal from a bank

D．He would never be out of prison again

【小题4】Having heard what the older man said, Tom thought carefully about_______.

A．his lessons

B．how to be a famous man

C．stealing something worth a lot

D．the plan to steal from a bank

【小题5】. Tom couldn’t steal from a bank because ______

A．he was afraid of being put into prison

B．he wouldn’t have time to do that though he dared to

C．he wanted to be a good student

D．he did not believe in the older man

Tom was taken to the police station and put in a room with another thief, an older man.

    The man looked at Tom and said, “Why have they brought you here, boy?” “I stole a small radio one day after lessons,” Tom said. The man laughed rudely at him, “you should steal something which is worth a lot if you want to be a thief. You ought to steal something really expensive, so that your name is put in the newspaper. Go and steal a lot of money from a bank next time!”

Tom thought for a few seconds and then said, “I can’t do that!” “Why can’t you?” said the older man. “Are you afraid?” “No,” said Tom, “I’m not afraid at all, but the banks are all closed at three o’clock, and my lessons don’t finish until four.”

1. Tom was taken to the police station ________.

A. by mistake    B. to see another thief    C. as a thief    D. on business

2.Why did the older thief laugh rudely at Tom ?

A. Because Tom lied to him

B. Because Tom was only a student.

C. Because he didn’t think a small radio was worth stealing

D. Because he thought Tom was too young to be a thief.

3.From what Tom said, we can draw the conclusion(得出结论) that _________.

A. He would go on stealing after he was set free.

B. He must have been taught while stealing

C. He wasn’t planning to steal from a bank

D. He would never be out of prison again

4.Having heard what the older man said, Tom thought carefully about_______.

A. his lessons

B. how to be a famous man

C. stealing something worth a lot

D. the plan to steal from a bank

5.. Tom couldn’t steal from a bank because ______

A. he was afraid of being put into prison

B. he wouldn’t have time to do that though he dared to

C. he wanted to be a good student

D. he did not believe in the older man

 

Ⅱ：单词拼写：（共12小题，每小题1分，总分12分）

1．California has the d      of being the most multicultural state in the USA.

2．It never o    to him that his wife was having an affair.

3．If you don’t apply for a p     on your invention, someone might steal the idea.

4．These curtains were once bright green but the sun has f     them.

5．Sorry to i     you, but there’s someone to see you.

6．Many local people       （反对）to the building of the airport.

7．They tried in v    （徒劳）to persuade her to go.

8．I can’t        （忍受）having cats at home.

9．He made a number of rude     （评论）about the food.

10．She took a mouthful of food and then suddenly       （吐）it out.

11．Although the great painter died in poverty, his paintings are worth a f      nowadays.

12．He isn’t often late for school. He comes to school late only    （偶而）.

 

短句翻译（共26空，满分13分）

1.___________  __________ .The people all over the country will help you rebuild  your homes.

振作起来,全国人民都会帮助你们重建家园的。

2.They are putting too much carbon dioxide into the atmosphere , which  ________ heat  ______  ________from the earth into space.

他们把过多的二氧化碳释放到大气层中，这阻止了地球上的热量释放到太空去。

3.You should never  _________  ________ when driving a car.

开车时绝对不应冒险。

4.He could not __________   ___________ his absence from school.

他不能对他没去上学作出解释。

5.It doesn’t seem ugly to me; _______   ________  _______ , I think it’s rather  beautiful.

对我来说，这一点都不丑。正相反，我认为相当美。

6.She did not look happy but ________  __________  him .

她瞪着他，看上去很不高兴。

7.Harry has been out of work for six months, so he has difficulty in _________  _______   ___________. 

Harry 失业6个月了，因此他已经生活很困难了,难以谋生了。

8.I had been waiting for you in the cold wind for 3 hours, but you didn’t_________  _______ .

我在寒风中等了你3个小时，但是你还没出现。

9.I  ________  ________for the company earlier in order to avoid the heavy traffic.

为了避开拥挤的交通，我早早动身去公司了。

10.She said she would be there at seven o’clock, and he thought she would _________  _______  __________.

她说她会7点钟到那儿，而且他认为她会遵守诺言的。

11.I don’t want them to  _________ me  _______ her .

我不想因为它们而想起她来。