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

A week before her mother’s birthday, she went shopping after a quick and simple lunch. When she had been looking for half an hour, she found a shop that was selling cheep umbrellas（伞）, and decided to take a black one, since her mother had lost hers the month before.

She thought, “You could carry that when you are wearing clothes of any color.” So she decided to buy a lovely black umbrella and took it back to school with her until her classes had finished.

On her way back home in the train that evening, she felt hungry because she had such a small lunch that she went along to the buffet car（餐车） for another sandwich and cup of coffee. She had left the black umbrella above her seat in the compartment（车厢）, but when she got back, it had gone! When she had left the compartment, there had been no other passengers（乘客） in it, but now there were three.

Sally began to cry when she saw that the umbrella was no longer there. The other passengers felt very sorry for her and asked what the matter was. She told them that the black umbrella she had bought for her mother was gone, and that she had to get out at the next station. After the three other passengers heard it, they asked her for her mother’s address so that they could sent the umbrella to her if someone had taken it by mistake and brought it back after Sally had got out of the train.

The next week, Sally heard from her mother. It said, “Thank you very much for your lovely presents, but why did you send me three black umbrellas?”

1.Which of the following is the best for the sentence “You could carry that when you are wearing clothes of any color?”

A．You can carry it when you are wearing any clothes.

B．Any color of your clothes will be all right.

C．The umbrella will be OK for your clothes in any colors.

D．You can take any clothes that you like to wear.

2.What does the story infer（推断）?

A．Her mother would write to her if she didn’t receive the presents.

B．The three umbrella were sent by the girl.

C．Only four people had ever been to the compartment.

D．Nobody brought the umbrella back.

3.How many umbrellas did Sally’s mother get at last?

A．No.

B．Only one.

C．Three.

D．Four.

4.The best name of the story is ________.

A．A Lucky Girl	B．The Missing Umbrella
C．A Happy Mother	D．Mother’s Present

5.What does the writer want to tell us?

A．You should take care of your things when you are traveling.

B．Show your love to others, and they will bring you love.

C．Children should often come back to see their parents.

D．It’s no use crying when you are in trouble.

 

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Almost everyone likes dogs, and almost everyone likes reading stories about dogs.
I have a friend. (1)The friend has a large police dog. Its name is Jack. Police dogs are very clever. Every Sunday afternoon my friend takes Jack for a long walk in the park, Jack likes these long walks very much.
One Sunday afternoon a young man came to visit my friend. He stayed for a long time. He talked and talked. Soon it was time for my friend to take Jack for his walk. But the visitor still stayed. Jack became very worried. He walked around the room several times and then sat down in front of the visitor and looked at him. (2)but, paid, the, visitor, attention, the, to, dog, no. He continued talking.
(3) Finally Jack couldn’t stand（忍受） it any more. He went out of the room and came back a few minutes later. He sat down again in front of the visitor but this time he held the visitor’s hat in his mouth and ran out of the room.
1.将（1）处合并成一个简单句：
_________________________________________________
2将（2）句按正确的顺序写出来：
                                                    
 
3. 将（3）句翻译成中文：_____________________________________
4. Why did the dog hold the visitor’s hat in the mouth?
Because it’s time for it _________ _________ with its master.
5. The best title of the story is _______.

A．My friend and his dog.	B．A clever dog.
C．A guest who likes talking.	D．How to keep a police dog.

 

Last Thursday, a young woman saved an elderly man from a burning house on Garden Road. The young woman’s name is Kitty and she works in a clothes shop. The elderly man, Daniel, lives just opposite the clothes shop. On Thursday afternoon, Kitty looked out of the window. She saw some smoke coming from Daniel’s house and rushed over to see what was happening. The house was on fire and Daniel was inside. Kitty quickly called the fireman on 999. Then, she ran into the house to save Daniel. She found Daniel in his bedroom and he was frightened. Kitty helped Daniel out to a safe place. Five minutes later the fireman arrived and they put out the fire. No one was hurt.

The next day, Daniel said,“I am so grateful to Kitty. She saved my life.”Daniel also said,“In the future, I will be more careful. I don’t want another fire in my house.”

1.Kitty saved _______ from a burning house.

   A. a young man      B. an old woman         C. an old man      D. a young woman

2.The number to call the firemen in the story is__________.

   A. eight nine nine    B. one one nine    C. nine eight eight   D. nine nine nine

3. ________ was(were) hurt in the fire.

   A. No one          B. Two people     C. Four people      D. Seven people

4.. In the future, Daniel will be more_________.

   A. grateful          B. carefully       C. careful          D. frightened

 

Although I am not in my childhood. I still prefer reading fairy tales. They often make me think of some special experiences and feelings. This summer I have received this kind of tales ,The Little Prince .It was

Published in 1940 .It is the world-famous fairy tale by the Frenc h author Antoine.

I ,the narrator (讲述者) of the story ,is a pilot . His plane has something wrong and lands in the Sahara . The little prince lives on a small planet ,and he grows a flower called ROSE there . One day they have a quarrel (争吵) ，so the little prince runs away . On his all alone journey, he meets different kinds of people . From these people he gets a conclusion (结论) that grow-ups are strange . And with the help of the man he meets , he descends in the Sahara .

  The book moved me a lot . It is not only a fairy tale for children and teenagers, but also for grow-ups .

  根据短文内容，选择正确答案。

1.The author loves fairy tales , because _________.

A. they are very interesting

B. they are not about real life

C. they make him or her think of special feelings

D. They often have a happy ending

2. The writer of The Little Pri nce is from __________.

A. France    B. China   C.  Canada   D.  America

3.The little prince runs away , because _______.

A. he does  not love his hometown

B. he is a naughty  boy and loves adventures

C. he has made mistakes

D. he has  quarreled  with ROSE

4.The underlined word descend means ______in this passage .

A. end   B. die   C. land   D. fly

5.The best title for this article is __________.

A. A fair tale 

B. My favourite fairy tale ---The Little Prince

C. How to choose the story

D. How I spent my childhood

 

A friend of mine named Paul received an expensive car from his brother as a Christmas present. On Christmas Eve when Paul came out of his office, a street urchin was walking around the shining car. “Is this your car, Paul?” he asked.

Paul answered, “Yes, my brother gave it to me for Christmas.” The boy was surprised. “You mean your brother gave it to you and it didn’t cost you nothing? Boy, I wish…”He hesitated.

Of course Paul knew what he was going to wish for. He was going to wish he had a brother like that. But what the boy said surprised Paul greatly.

“I wish,” the boy went on, “that I could be a brother like that.” Paul looked at the boy in surprise, then he said again, “Would you like to take a ride in my car?”

“Oh yes, I’d love that.”

After a short ride, the boy turned and with his eyes shining, said, “Paul, would you mind driving in front of my house?”

Paul smiled a little. He thought he knew what the boy wanted. He wanted to show his neighbours that he could ride home in a big car. But Paul was wrong again. “Will you stop where those two steps are?” the boy asked.

He ran up to the steps. Then in a short while Paul heard him coming back, but he was not coming fast. He was carrying his little crippled brother. He sat him down on the step and pointed to the car.

“There she is, Buddy, just like I told you upstairs. His brother gave it to him for Christmas and it didn’t cost him a cent. And some day I’m going to give you one just like it …then you can see for yourself all the nice things in the Christmas window that I’ve been trying to tell you about.”

Paul got out and lifted the boy to the front seat of his car. The shining-eyed older brother climbed in beside him and the three of them began an unforgettable holiday ride.

注：urchin顽童, hesitate犹豫, , crippled残疾,cent 美分

1.The street urchin was very surprised when _______________

A．Paul received an expensive car             B．Paul told him about the car

C．he saw the shining car                    D．he was walking around the car

2.From the story we can see the urchin _______________

A．wished to give his brother a car

B．wanted Paul’s brother to give him a car

C．wished he could have a brother like Paul’s

D．wished Paul could be a brother like that

3.The urchin asked Paul to stop his car in front of his house ____________

A．to show his neighbours the big car

B．to show he had a rich friend

C．to let his brother ride in the car

D．to tell his brother about his wish

4.We can infer（推断） from the story that___________

A．Paul couldn’t understand the urchin

B．the urchin had a deep love for his brother

C．the urchin wished to have a rich brother

D．the urchin’s wish came true in the end

5.The best name of the story is ____________

A．A Christmas Present                     B．A Street Urchin

C．A Brother Like That                      D．An Unforgettable Holiday Ride