A Frenchman went to a small Italian town and was staying with his wife at the best hotel there. One night, he went out for a walk alone. It was late and the small street was dark and quiet. Suddenly he felt someone behind him. He turned his head and saw an Italian young man who quickly walked past him. The man was nearly out of sight when the Frenchman suddenly found that his watch was gone. He thought that it must be the Italian who had taken his watch. He decided to follow him and get back the watch.
Soon the Frenchman caught up with the Italian. Neither of them understood the other’s language. The Frenchman frightened the Italian with his fist(拳头) and pointed at the Italian’s watch. In the end the Italian gave up his watch to the Frenchman.
When he returned to the hotel, the Frenchman told his wife what had happened. He was greatly surprised when his wife pointed to the watch on the table. Now he realized that by mistake he had robbed the watch and it was the Italian’s.
1.The Frenchman went to a small Italian town _______.
A. alone B. with his wife C. with his friend D. with an Italian
2.One night he went out for _______ alone.
A. a ride B. a walk C. a drink D. rest
3.Suddenly he found his_______ was gone.
A. watch B. money C. book D. ring
4.The Italian gave up his watch to him at last because ________.
A. he had stolen the watch from the Frenchman.
B. he understood what the Frenchman wanted
C. he had picked up the watch on his w ay from work
D. he was afraid of the Frenchman
When someone says, “Well, I guess I'll have to face the music”, it doesn't mean that he is planning to go to hear a singer or attend a concert. It is something far less unhappy than you are called in by your leader to explain why you did this and that or why you did not do this or that.
At some time or another, every one of us has to “face the music”, especially (尤其) as children. We can all remember fathers angry words “I want to talk to you”. And only because we did not listen to him. What a bad thing it was!
In the middle or at the end of every term, we students have to “face the music”. The result of the exam will decide whether we will face the music or not. If...that means parents cold faces and contempt (轻视) of the teachers and classmates.
“To face the music” is well known to every American, young or old. It is at least 100 years old. It really means that you have to do something, no matter (无论) how terrible the whole thing might be, because you know you have no choice.
1.“To face the music"means “to____ ”.
A. do something that we don't like to B. go to the theatre
C. go to the music show D. do something that we want to
2.In the third paragraph, “If...”really means “If____ ”.
A. we don't do a good job B. we get an“A” in the exam
C. the exam is easy D. the exam is difficult
3.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A.“To face the music” is well known in the United States.
B.“To face the music” has a history of more than 100 years.
C. The young Americans know what “to face the music” means.
D.Only the old in the United States know the meaning of“to face the music”.
In Canada you can find dogs, cats, horses, etc. in almost every family. These are their pets. People love these pets and have them as their good friends. Before they keep them in their houses, they take them to animal hospitals to give them injections(注射)so that they won't carry disease. They have special animal food stores, though they can get animal food in almost every kind of store. Some people spend around two hundred Canadian dollars a month on animal food. When you visit people's houses, they would be very glad to show you their pets and they are very proud of them. You will also find that almost every family has a feeding place for birds in their garden. All kinds of birds are welcomed to come and have a good meal. They are free to come and go and nobody is allowed to kill any animal in Canada. They have a law against killing wild animals. If you killed an animal, you would be punished. If an animal happened to get run over by a car, people would be very sad about it.
People in Canada have many reasons to like animals. One of them might be that their family ties are not as close as ours. When children grow up, they leave their parents and start their own life. Then the old will feel lonely, but pets can solve this problem. They can be good friends and never leave them alone.
1.The passage mainly talks about____ .
A. how to keep disease from pets B. pets in Canada
C. how to take good care of pets D. life of the old in Canada
2.They give their pets injections before keeping them at their houses because ____.
A. the pets are sick
B. the pets are wild
C. they want to stop them from getting sick
D. they want them to sleep on the way home
3.In Canada, children leave their parents when they grow up because ____.
A. they don't love their parents any more
B. they can only find jobs far from their parents
C. their parents houses are too small
D. they wouldn't depend on their parents any more
4.Which of the following is TRUE？
A. People buy animal food only at the animal food stores.
B. Pets eat better than people.
C. Almost every family has a birdcage in his house.
D. Any bird can come to the bird feeders to eat
5.From the passage we know that Canadians_____
A.love animals B.don't like animals
C.often kill animals D.often keep their pets outside their house
Ellen Parker was worried about her health. She could not walk very quickly and it was difficult for her to climb stairs. She was soon out of breath.
“I suppose I had better go to the doctor.” she thought.
She went to the doctor and told him her problem.
“I'm not at all surprised.” he said, “I know what your problem is.”
He examined her and then gave her some advice.
“If you don't do what I say, Mrs Parker,” he said, “You will have a heart attack (心脏病发作). It could kill you.”
Ellen was very worried as she left the doctor's. She knew that she had to take his advice but that it would not be easy and it would take time.
The next day she went shopping. The first shop she went into was a butcher shop (肉铺).
“I'd like ten pounds of steak (牛排), please.” she said.
“Certainly, madam.” the butcher replied and went into the cold room and found a large piece of steak. He brought the huge piece of meat back into the shop and placed it on the scale (称).
“That's just ten pounds.” he said.
“That's big enough.” Mrs Parker said.
The butcher worked out the price.
“At S｜4.99 a pound that will be S｜49.90, please. Would you like me to cut it up into smaller pieces for you?”
“Oh, I don't want to buy the meat.” Mrs Parker said.
“If you don't want to buy it,” the butcher replied angrily, “Why did you ask me to get it for you?”
“My doctor told me that I am too heavy and have to lose ten pounds. I wanted to see what ten pounds of meat looked like.”
1.Why did Ellen Parker visit the doctor?
A. She had a heart attack. B. She had a problem with her health.
C. She was unhappy about her weight. D. She could not sleep well.
2.Why did Ellen Parker ask for ten pounds of steak?
A. She wanted to buy some for dinner.
B. She wanted to lose weight.
C. Her doctor had told her to eat steak.
D. She wanted to see what ten pounds of meat looked like.
3.What was Ellen Parker's real problem?
A. She ate too much steak. B. She weighed too much.
C. She was often out of breath. D. She could not walk very quickly.
In the middle of the night, Peter's wife suddenly fell ill. She couldn't help crying, “Oh, my stomach (胃)! Get the 16 !”
Peter, awaking from a deep sleep, thought his wife was only having a 17 dream.
“Stop that noise.” he said to her. He turned over and tried to go to 18 again, but his wife still cried out, “Oh, help! Help! I'm sure I'm 19 !”
Peter got out of bed and started 20 , but he could not find him any clothes.
“Where is my shirt?” he asked. His wife was 21 ill to tell him, and she could only cry, “Oh, my 22 stomach!”
As soon as he had put his clothes 23 , he said, “Now, my dear, are you quite 24 that you need the doctor? Surely you can wait 25 morning, can't you?”
“No, I can't. Go, go, go.” his wife shouted,“ 26 you will find me dead 27 the morning.”
So Peter went out into the dark street. He had only gone a few meters 28 he heard his wife calling him again.
“I'm 29 again now, and I shall not want the doctor.” she said softly.
Hearing this, he started running as 30 as he could towards the doctor's. When he arrived there, he knocked at the door loudly enough to wake 31 around.
The doctor put his sleepy head out of the bedroom window and said, “Er? Who's there?”
“Oh, Doctor.”Peter said to him, “I've very 32 news for you. My wife 33 ill with a terrible stomachache (胃疼). I was on my way to bring you to her, but she called me back to say the trouble had suddenly 34 her. So you need not come. Go back to 35 now,and sleep well!”
1.A. driver B. nurse C. doctor D. child
2. A. terrible B. interesting C. surprising D. wonderful
3. A. bed B. sleep C. dream D. hospital
4. A. walking B. dying C. aching D. sleeping
5.A. dressing B. wearing C. raising D. working
6. A. very B. so C. too D. quite
7.A. good B. bad C. wrong D. poor
8.A. down B. off C. on D. up
9.A. surprised B. afraid C. certain D. worried
10.A. before B. for C. to D. until
11.A. And B. But C. So D. Or
12.A. after B. in C. before D. until
13.A. after B. when C. before D. while
14.A. good B. wrong C. all right D. right
15. A. fast B. slowly C. hurriedly D. happily
16. A. everyone B. someone C. no one D. doctors
17.A. good B. bad C.necessary D. ill
18.A. fell B. stayed C. grew D. failed
19.A. gone B. missed C.disappeared D. left
20. A. your home B. your bedroom C. your dream D. bed
_______with his old one, Michael's new house is like a huge palace
A. Comparing B. Compares C.To compare D.Compared
