Mr. Smith was in trouble those days.He drove a car for Mr. Black, a rich businessman.He worked hard and the shopkeeper liked him.But he couldn’t work when he drank too much.And once he almost fell into the river when he drove along the bridge.Mr. Black became angry and was going to send him away.He had a big family and was afraid of it and promised(许诺)he would stop drinking at once.The man told him to wait to be dealt with(处置).
One Monday morning Mr. Smith came into the office with badly burned ears.
“What happened to your ears?” asked Mr. Black.
“Well”, said the man.“I went to watch a football match yesterday while my wife was ironing (熨)clothes.She had put the iron(熨斗)near the telephone before she went to cook supper.
Our team lost the game and I felt sorry for it.As soon as I went in the sitting-room ,the phone rang and I answered the iron !”
“And what happened to the other ear?”
“When I put the iron down the table ,the telephone rang again !”
1._____,so he almost drove the car into the river.
A.Mr. Smith was not careful
B.Mr. Smith drank too much
C.Mr. Smith forget they were on the bridge
D.Mr. Smith couldn’t work in the morning
2.Mr. Smith went to watch the football match_____.
A.Monday B.Tuesday C.Saturday D.Sunday
3.We can guess .
A.Mr. Smith drank much after the match
B.Mr. Smith was very angry with his team
C.Mr. Smith didn’t drink those days
D.Mr. Smith watched the match those days
4.The ______badly burned Mr. Smith’s ears.
A.telephone B.drinking C.iron D.irons
5.What would happen to Mr. Smith ?
A.He would go on driving for Mr. Black
B.He would join his football team
C.He would never watch any matches
D.Mr. Black would send him away
完形填空(本题有10小题,每小题1分,共10分)
Helen Keller was a very bright, beautiful girl. __ the age of six months she could already say a few words.But unluckily, before she was two years old, she was badly __ .After that, she could not see or hear, and soon she could not even __ .Since then Helen had to fight for what she wanted.When she was six, her parents invited a teacher for her.__ he help of the teacher, she began to see and hear the world around her through her __ .She learned to __ the books for the blind.The teacher took Helen for long walks, and __ her about all the beautiful sights.Helen touched flowers, climbed the trees and smelled a rain storm(暴风雨)before it came.She also learned how to swim and ride a horse.After she __ , she became a famous writer in America.Her first and most famous book is The Story of My Life.Her story has brought new __ to many blind and deaf people.It has given light to those in darkness and encouraged __ to live and work.
1.A.At B.On C.In D.Of
2.A.dead B.ill C.strong D.thin
3.A.run B.walk C.eat D.talk
4.A.With B.In C.On D.Through
5.A.eyes B.ears C.hands D.mouth
6.A.enjoy B.look C.see D.read
7.A.told B.spoke C.asked D.said
8.A.called up B.set up C.put up D.grew up
9.A.chance B.hope C.money D.job
10.A.her B.him C.them D.It
I’m sorry for being late.I wanted to be here earlier, but the traffic was too heavy.
---__________.Please take your seat.
A.Never mind B.That’s right
C.Thank you D.Glad to hear that
—The light in his room is still on.Do you know________?
—In order to prepare for the coming exam.
A.if he works hard B.why he stays up so late
C.why is he so busy D.when he will stop working
He has few friends,________?________.So he feels lonely from time to time.
A.hasn’t he;Yes,he does.
B.does he;No,he doesn’t.
C.doesn’t he;No,he doesn’t.
D.has he;Yes,he does.
The mixture didn’t mix__________and tasted_________.
A.good,bad B.bad,well
C.good,badly D.well,bad