从下面方框中选择适当的单词并用其正确形式填入短文空格内,使短文意思正确,通顺,每词限用一次。
Parents often think their babies are very special. They want others to _1._their children. For this reason, they sometimes give their children unusual _2.. They may choose names such as Chelma, Ukiah, or Elvira. There are some advantages to this practice. A child _3._ an uncommon name who may feel special. _4., sometimes we remember people with unusual names _5._ than we remember people with ordinary names.
_6._, unusual names can cause problems. They can be hard for teachers and friends to pronounce. They can also be hard to spell, _7._ computers may automatically(自动的) change them. For example, Jule may become July. Some people may have a bad impression on an unusual name _8.__ they even meet the person. __9.__ of all, other children sometimes don’t like kids with uncommon names. The message for parents is, “ Think _10._ before you give your child an unusual name.”
完成对话。在对话的空格中填上适当的单词,使对话完整正确。一空一词。
T= Teacher N=Nurse
T: Hello, Jenny! You look 1..
N: Well, today was a busy day in my office. One boy 2._himself in PE class.
T: What happened?
N: He was running 3._the hot sun and then he felt sick and _4. down.
T: Yes, the weather is very hot today.
N: He cut his knee, so I washed the _5. and put some 6.on it.
T: Was the cut 7.?
N: Not really, but I also took his temperature. _8._ he didn’t have a fever. I told him should rest.
T: What _9._ happened?
N: One girl had a _10._. I told her to put her head back to stop the blood.
T: That sounds bad. I hope she’s OK……
Mr. Clark hated to do housework. He wouldn’t stay at home at weekends. As his wife always told him to do some washing or cleaning, or he had to cook for his family. So he always made some exercise on Friday evenings.
Recently Mr. Clark was interested in playing cards. But he was afraid to let his wife know. So every Sunday afternoon he brought some fish home. It made his wife happy and she never asked where he spent his weekends.
One Saturday morning Mr. Clark left home at 7 o’clock. He took a bus and got off at a stop near a small town. His friends were waiting for him in a small hotel. They played cards there. Mr. Clark didn’t go home until 7 o’clock on Sunday evening. He went in the shop near the bus stop as usual. As soon as the shopkeeper saw him, the man said, “I’m sorry, Mr. Clark. I have no fish today. What about some chicken legs?”
“Don’t be silly!” said Mr. Clark. “I can’t tell my wife that I have fished some chicken legs, can I?”
1.Mr Clark didn’t want to stay at home on weekends because_________.
A. he wouldn’t like to do any housework
B. he didn’t love his wife
C. he was very busy
2.What was Mr. Clark interested in?
A. Fishing
B. Playing cards
C. Shopping
3.How long was Mr. Clark away from his home?
A. About 24 hours.
B. About 36 hours.
C. About 48 hours.
4.Mr Clark played cards with his friends_________.
A. at home B. in a shop C. in a hotel
5.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A. Mr. Clark hardly stayed at home on weekends.
B. Mr. Clark played card only this weekend.
C. Mrs. Clark believed he fished on weekends.
I was going to bed the other night when my wife told me that I had left the light on in the shed(储藏室). She could see it from the bedroom window. As I looked for myself, I saw that there were thieves in the shed taking things. I phoned the police, but they told me that no one was in this area to help at this time, but they would send someone over as soon as they were free.
I said OK, hung up, and waited one minute, then phoned the police back, “Hello, I just called you a minute ago because there were thieves in my shed. Well, you don’t have to worry about them now because I’ve killed them all.”
Within five minutes there were six police cars in the area. Of course, they caught the thieves very quickly. One of the officers said: “I thought you said that you’d killed them!” I replied with “I thought you said there was nobody free!”
1.There were thieves in the___________.
A. shed B. bedroom C. kitchen
2.The man_________ when he found the thieves.
A. caught them by himself B. called the police at once C. did nothing but wait
3.The police said that________ so they couldn’t come and help at first.
A. it was too far B. the car was broken C. they were all busy
4.The police_______ when the man called them again.
A. found it boring B. took it serious C. let it go
5.The thieves were_________ at the end of the story.
A. lost B. killed C. caught
阅读下面短文,根据短文内容判断句子正误。正确涂A,错误涂B。
Many people sleep late on Sunday morning, but others don’t. However, almost everyone reads the Sunday paper.
The Sunday paper is usually thick(厚的). It has advertisements and many other different parts. The parents like the front page(版面),and the world news page. Many men also read the sports page.
Most men don’t read women’s pages, but the mother of the family usually does. The women’s pages have the news about parties, food, health and clothes. Most Sunday papers have interesting stories. Children enjoy them. Old people read the death notices. They tell about people who died during the week.
1.Few people read the Sunday paper.
2.The Sunday paper has advertisements.
3.The mother of the family likes reading the news about parties, food, health and clothes.
4.The death notices tell about people who died during the week. Old people don’t read them.
5.This passage is about the Sunday paper.
I was once a volunteer in an English village. It was quite different__my home in Sweden. Jane, one of the volunteers from Tanzania, had a friend who was very poor. She__ all her pocket money to help her friend. It meant that she didn’t have much food to eat, and she had no money to go anywhere outside the village or buy more clothes.
I was so moved(感动)that I felt I had to do__too. So when I bought food one day, I__to buy her some rice. I started__to the woman in the shop(named Gloria who was also a volunteer) about my friend Jane. The woman looked at me, being surprised, “Does she eat noodles?” she asked. “Yes,” I replied. She immediately (立刻) started__ a bag with noodles, cookies, sweets and other things until the bag was full. “Give her this for me.” I couldn’t believe___but cried with happiness.
Imagine Jane’s look when I gave her the__! I had never seen her so happy! A few weeks later she found Gloria in the shop and___her in person.
The two wonderful women really showed me__true kindness is. And the impression(印象) will stay with me for the rest of my life.
1.A. at B. on C. from
2.A. borrowed B. sent C. carried
3.A. anything B. nothing C. something
4.A. decided B. hated C. served
5.A.laughing B. answering C. talking
6.A. filling B. taking C. buying
7.A.them B. it C. her
8.A. money B. shop C. food
9.A.greeted B. asked C. thanked
10.A. what B. when C. how