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Nothing could stop Dad. After he was put on disability for a bad back, he bought a small farm in the country, just enough to grow food for the family. He planted vegetables, fruit trees and even kept bees for honey.
And every week he cleaned Old Man McColgin's chicken house in exchange for manure(肥料). The Smell really burned the inside of your nose. When we complained about the terrible smell, Dad said the stronger the manure, the healthier the crops, and he was right. For example, just one of his cantaloupes filled the entire house with its sweet smell, and the taste was even sweeter.
As the vegetables started coming in, Dad threw himself into cooking. One day, armed with a basket of vegetables, he announced he was going to make stew(炖菜).Dad pulled out a pressure cooker and filled it up with cabbages, eggplants, potatoes, corns, onions and carrots. For about half an hour. the pressure built and the vegetables cooked. Finally, Dad turned off the stove, the pot began to cool and the pressure relief valve sprayed out a cloud of steam. If we thought Dad's pile of chicken manure was bad, this was 10 times worse. When Dad took off the lid, the smell nearly knocked us out.
Dad carried the pot out and we opened doors and windows to air out the house. Just how bad was it? The neighbors came out of their houses to see if we had a gas leak!
Determined, Dad filled our plates with steaming stew and passed them around. It didn’t look that bad, and after the first wave had shut down my ability to smell, it didn’t offend the nose so much, either. I took a taste. It would never win a prize in a cooking competition, but it was surprisingly edible and we drank up every last drop of soup.
1.Why did Dad clean Old Man Mocolgin’s chicken house regularly?
A. To earn some money for the family.
B. To collect manure for his crops.
C. To get rid of the terrible smell.
D. To set a good example to us.
2.What can we infer about Dad’s stew?
A. It is popular among the neighbors.
B. It contains honey and vegetables.
C. It looks very wonderful.
D. It tastes quite delicious.
3.What does the underlined word “offend” in the last paragraph mean?
A. To attract B. To upset
C. To air D. To shut
4.What can we learn about Dad form the text?
A. He is an experienced cook.
B. He is a troublesome father.
C. He has a positive attitude to life.
D. He suffers a lot from his disability.
第一节 阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。(共20小题;每小题2分,共40分)
1.The card above is_________
A. a ticket B. a postcard
C. an invitation D. an advertisement
2.The party is for_________
A. a birthday
B. the Queen
C. bee watching
D. the National Day
3.According to the card ,if you are unable to go ,you can.
A. return the card
B. visit the Museum
C. ignore the message
D. contact Alice's mother
阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。(共20小题;每小题1.5分,共30分)
My previous home had a stand of woods behind it and many animals in the backyard. That first year, I_ __ feeding peanuts to the blue jays, then the squirrels. The squirrels had no____ coming up right to me for them. As the months went by, the rabbits saw that I was no and didn’t escape. When I threw carrot slices(薄片),they even came for a nibble(啃).Slowly they came to____ me, and by the end of the year they were eating out of my hand.
That second year, the rabbits_____ me, and one would even sit up for slices! While I was feeding them, I ____ that a groundhog who used to run away was now taking an______interest in this food situation. I carefully extended a long______, with a keen eye on those teeth, and _ __,there were times I would have the groundhog sitting next to a rabbit, both munching(津津有味的咀嚼) on carrots. A few months later, while ______,she would even turn her back to me.___ _when she was facing away, I reached out and _____scratched(搔)her back with my finger, She didn’t move.
By year three, the rabbits and the groundhog were back. The groundhog _____didn’t have a problem with me scratching her back, and I got an idea, I’d always_____,while slicing up carrots, that the end looked like a cap.______one day, just to see what she would do ,I gently _____ one on top of the groundhog’s head. Again, not a _____,The next time, I had my camera ready to record what you see here, one of several dozen such pictures,_______she had a slice to eat, she never ______ the one of her head. It was a fair ____ —I got a pleasure, and she had yet another tasty treat.
1.A. avoided B. started C. canceled D. suggested
2.A. business B. fun C. problem D. privilege
3.A. help B. cheat C. threat D. exception
4.A. trust B. miss C. admire D. appreciate
5.A. feared B. ignored C. discovered D. remembered
6.A. proved B. decided C. noticed D. understood
7.A. extreme B. increasing C. additional D. inspiring
8.A. squirrel B. rabbit C. peanut D. carrot
9.A. before long B. long ago C. over and over D. all over again
10.A. eating B. playing C. sitting D. sleeping
11.A. Next B. Once C. Soon D. Lately
12.A. carefully B. suddenly C. violently D. patiently
13.A. also B. thus C. just D. still
14.A. thought B. doubted C. admitted D. recognized
15.A. While B. Or C. So D. For
16.A. fixed B. placed C. hung D. kept
17.A. tremble B. move C. delay D. hesitation
18.A. Even if B. Ever since C. As far as D. So long as
19.A. welcomed B. required C. bothered D. expected
20.A. trade B. competition C. task D. affair
Niki is always full of ideas, butis useful to my knowledge.
A. nothing B. no one C. neither D. none
Little Tom sat watching the monkey dancing in front of him.
A. amaze B. amazing C. amazed D. to amaze
The exhibition tells us we should do something to stop air pollution.
A. where B. why C. what D. which