There was once a spider(蜘蛛) that lived in a cornfield (玉米田). She liked this home and planned to stay there for the rest of her life.
One day, the spider caught a little bug in her web. Just as the spider was about to eat him, the bug said: “If you let me go, I will tell you something important that can save your life.”
The spider thought for a little while and listened. “You’d better get out of this cornfield,” the little bug said. “The harvest is coming!”
“I think you are just telling me a story,” the spider said with a smile.
“Oh no, it is true,” the little bug said. “All the stalks (茎杆) will be knocked down, and the corn will be gathered up. You will be killed by the giant machines if you stay here.”
“I don’t believe you,” the spider said as she ate the little bug for lunch.
A few days later, the spider was laughing about the story the little bug had told her. She thought to herself: “A harvest! What a silly idea. I have lived here all of my life, and nothing has ever disturbed (打扰) me.”
The next day was a beautiful sunny day. The sky above was clear, and there was no wind at all. That afternoon, as the spider was about to take a nap (小睡), she noticed some thick dusty clouds moving towards her. She could hear the noise of a great engine (引擎), and she said to herself: “I wonder what that could be?”
1.The little bug tried to get free by _______.
A. destroying the web
B. turning to his friends for help
C. telling the spider some important news
D. fighting with the spider
2.The spider didn’t believe the little bug because ________.
A. she had got other news
B. she thought the little bug was her enemy
C. the little bug told a lie
D. nothing had happened before
3. Put the following sentences into correct order according to the passage.
①The spider was about to take a nap.
②The spider caught a little bug in her web.
③The spider ate the little bug for lunch.
④A great engine moved toward the spider.
⑤The bug told the spider something important that could save the spider’s life.
A. ①②⑤③④ B.②⑤③①④
C. ①⑤②③④ D. ②⑤①④③
4.What might happen to the spider?
A. It might be killed by the great machines.
B. It might escape from the cornfield.
C. It might still live the cornfield.
D. It might be saved by another bug.
5. Which might be the best title of the story?
A. A clever bug B. The spider’s home
C. A stupid spider D. The bug’s story
1.We may read the passage from a ________________.
A. notebook B. dialogue
C. test paper D. diary
2.What does “PAT DAY” mean?
A. The day for the students to make music tests.
B. The day for the teachers to practice teaching.
C. The day for parents to meet teachers at school
D. The day for students to ask questions about music.
3. According to the above, the class will______________ on Friday.
A. decorate the classroom
B. sing their thanks to their parents
C. buy presents for their parents
D. welcome a new music teacher
4.Why does Millie’s mother feel nervous?
A. Millie does not do well at school.
B. She is afraid of talking to teachers.
C. Millie’s father is going to the school, too.
D. She has to sing a song in front of the class.
5.What can you infer(推测)from the passage?
A. Millie likes the activities on the PAT Day.
B. Mother’s Day is on May 17th.
C. Millie’s mother won’t go to PAT Day.
D. Millie will buy her mother a present.
I needed to get something to clean the house this weekend, so I went to a local store. While walking around, I realized that I didn’t _______ at anyone. That was not my character. I almost always smile at strangers in the hope that it may make them a bit_______. But at that special moment, I was thinking about what had worried me earlier that day and not really in the______ to smile.
When I went to check out my things, I met with a very_______ line. To shorten the first line, a second register(收银台) opened up. I _______ turned into it. After a few moments, I began to _______ that all the people before me had lots of things to check out. I wasn’t _______ any longer, so I returned to the first line. After a while, all the people in the second line checked out. I was still standing in the ________ line.
At last, it was my _______ to check out. I found that the man behind the register seemed so happy! He greeted me________ a big smile.
“_______ nice it is to see a smiling face in this store!” I said.
He _______ to me, “I love to smile, because you never know what people are going through.” At that moment, he made me think of _______.
Something in me changed, and we began talking. There was no one behind me, ______ we talked and laughed for a while. What a gift it was to be _______ by this kind young man! I suddenly had all the time in the world.
1.A. shout B. smile C. look D. laugh
2.A. closer B. newer C. happier D. faster
3.A. store B. mood C. place D. room
4.A. long B. short C. boring D. interesting
5.A. simply B. easily C. slowly D. quickly
6.A. remember B. forget C. doubt D. notice
7.A. police B. nervous C. patient D. silent
8.A. first B. second C. third D. last
9.A. turn B. dream C. duty D. courage
10.A. in B. on C. to D. with
11.A. What B. How C. While D. Why
12.A. got B. answered C. replied D. cried
13.A. himself B. myself C. yourself D. herself
14.A. but B. although C. because D. so
15.A. pushed in B. opened up C. cheered up D. put through
---Shall we watch the exciting film Furious 7 tonight?
---_________. I simply can’t wait to see my hero Paul Walker.
A．I have no idea B．I’m afraid not
C．I hope so D．Sounds great
Drivers who drive after drinking will put themselves and others____________.
A. in need B. in trouble
C. in danger D. in order
---It’s said that an inner ring expressway is being built in Yancheng now.
---_______ good news! Hopefully, the traffic will be better in the future.
A. What B. How
C. How a D. What a
