One day a poor student walked in a town. He didn’t have anything to eat for several days and he was very hungry. But when he saw a man selling steamed bread (馒头 ), he let out a scream (大叫一声 ) and fell (倒 ) to the ground. When the man asked the student what was the matter, the student answered, “I don’t like steamed bread. Whenever (无论何时) Ｉsee them , I feel ill and can’t eat .”

The man then wanted to play a joke on the student. He put ten steamed bread in a room and then put the student in it. After a short time, the man opened the door of the room. H e was surprised to find that the student ate all the steamed bread. The student explained, “For some strange reason, I suddenly find that I like steamed bread.” 

The man was angry that the student had fooled ( ) him. He asked what other things he did not like to eat. “Oh, I like everything,” answered the student. “But at the moment I don’t like to drink two cups of good strong tea!”

1.The student was very hungry because ___________.

A．he was poor.

B．he was ill.

C．he had nothing to eat for a long time

D．he walked

2.The man wanted to _______ the student .

A．help

B．sell

C．save

D．play a joke on

3.The man was surprised to find the student ate  _______steamed bread .

A．two

B．ten

C．five

D．seven

4.In fact, ___________.

A．the man wanted to sell some steamed bread to the student.

B．The student didn’t really like steamed bread.

C．the student fooled the man.

D．the man fooled the student.

5.The student  ___________.

A．wanted some tea.

B．didn’t like tea.

C．didn’t want any tea.

D．didn’t like to drink tea in cups.

 

＃117: Some people like to have friends who are different from them. Others like to have friends who are similar to them. What kind of friends do you want for yourself?
Kate Join Date: March, 2011 Location: the United Kingdom	I like to have friends who are like me. Both my best friend Vades and I like traveling. We went to Italy last month and stayed there for a week. Next month we want to go to Paris. However, Vades is more athletic than me.
Ditlady Join Date: april, 2011 Location: Canada	I like to have friends who are like me. It can be very helpful. I’m a little quiet and my good friend Libby is quiet, too. Sometimes I don’t know what to do with my problems and she can tell me what I should do, because she knows about me better than people who are different from me.
Harbinger Join Date: May, 2011	Hi, everyone! I went to see the dentist last week and just got here. In my opinion, it is important to have both kinds of friends. That makes your life more interesting.

【小题1】Where is Kate going next month?
A. To the USA.        B. To the UK.    C. To Italy.           D. To France.
【小题2】What’s Libby like?

A．She’s as beautiful as Ditlady.	B．She’s more outgoing than Ditlady.
C．She’s as quiet as Ditlady.	D．She’s more athletic than Ditlady.

【小题3】What was the matter with Harbinger last week?

A．He had a cold.	B．He had a headache.
C．He had a fever.	D．He had a toothache.

【小题4】What kind of friends does Harbinger like to have?

A．Those who are different from him.	B．Those who are the same as him.
C．He doesn’t like to make friends.	D．He likes to have both kinds of friends.

【小题5】What does the underlined word “similar” mean?

A．一致的

B．相似的

C．友好的

D．简单的

请认真阅读下面短文，并根据各题所给首字母的提示，写出一个合适的英语单词完整、正确的形式，使短文通顺。

Kitty was a student in a small town. It was going to be her mother’s birthday. She wanted to buy her a present that would be nice and useful but not e   1.   .

She went s   2.   after a quick and simple lunch. After she looked for about forty minutes, she found a shop that was selling cheap umbrellas, and she d   3.   to take a black one. She thought, “Mom can carry it when she is wearing clothes of any c   4.   .” So she bought a lovely black umbrella and took it to school with her until her classes finished.

On her way home on the train she felt h   5.   , so she went to the buffet car (餐车). She left the umbrella on her seat and left. But when she remembered it and r  6.   for it, it was gone. Kitty began to cry. The other passengers felt very sorry for her and asked what was the matter. She told them the black umbrella she bought for her mother was gone, and she had to get off at the next station. After the three passengers h   7.   this, they asked her for her mother’s a    8.   so that they could send the umbrella to her if someone took it by mistake (弄错) and brought it b   9.   .

And now a week passed. Kitty got a letter from her mother. It said, “Thank you very much for your lovely g   10.   , but why do you send me three black umbrellas?”

 

I don’t know _____.

A．what happened to him	B．what did he happen
C．what he happened	D．what was the matter

 

缺词填空(10分)

Sally was a student in a small town. It was going to be her mother’s birthday. She wanted to buy her a present that would be nice and useful but not e       .

She went s     after a quick and simple lunch. After she looked for about forty minutes, she found a shop that was selling cheap umbrellas(雨伞), and she d       to take a black one. She thought, “Mom can carry it when she is w________ clothes of any color.” So she bought a lovely black umbrella and took it to school with her until her class finished. On her way home on the train she felt h       So she went to the buffet car (餐车). She left the umbrella on her s     . But when she returned, it had gone. Sally began to cry. The o_______ passengers(乘客) felt very sorry for her and asked what was the matter. She told them the black umbrella she bought for her mother had gone, and she had to get off at the next station. After the three passengers h______      this , they asked her for her mother’s address(地址) so that(为了) they could send the umbrella to her if someone took it by mistake (弄错) and brought it b       

And now a week passed. Sally g______ a letter from her mother. It said, “Thank you very much for your lovely presents, but why do you send me three black umbrellas?”