阅读理解。
Tucket was the saddest bucket in the world. He had once been a garden favorite. The gardener used to hold him by his strong handle as he went to get water. “What a good bucket,” he said. But as time passed, the bucket grew a hole. Suddenly he was useless. What good is a bucket with a hole? Tucket was tossed into the corner of the garden. He was left out in the rain and the sun, and began to rust(生锈). Sometimes he even got kicked around. “I should throw that bucket away”, the gardener said. Tucket didn’t want to be thrown away. He felt very sad, though his good friends in the garden tried to cheer him up. The rabbits set him back up when he was kicked down, and the birds cheerfully jumped and flew about him. “Don’t worry, Tucket!” they said to him. Tucket really tried to be happy but it was very, very hard.
One day, a little girl ran through the garden and stopped in front of Tucket. He waited for the usual kicks, when suddenly he heard, “Perfect!” Soon he found that the girl was cleaning him! He felt heavy pieces of rust fall off and his spirits brightened. “Oh! You already have a big hole at the bottom!” said the girl as she looked inside. “Even better!”
Tucket could not believe what he had just heard. She wanted a bucket with a hole? The girl took him to the veranda, filled him with rich soil and planted a tiny rose inside. “This is a baby rose,” she said to Tucket. “You must help me take care of her, OK?”
Tucket was so happy. The girl really wanted him! She even asked him to take care of this small rose. Tucket was filled with joy. He straightened himself up proudly as the girl finished planting. She carefully placed Tucket in the best place of the veranda. It was a warm corner, protected from the wind and the rain. Tucket smiled at his friends in the garden. “Look, I’m taking care of this little rose!” “We’re very happy for you, Tucket!” said the rabbits, and the birds sang happily. Tucket veranda took great care of the rose and was visited by the girl and his friends every day. He was now the happiest bucket in the world.
1. What does the underlined word “tossed” in Paragraph 1 probably mean?
A. Put away B. Thrown carelessly
C. Taken away D. Kept carefully
2.Why did Tucket feel very sad?
A. Because the rabbits kicked him.
B. Because the gardener got a new bucket.
C. Because the gardener wanted to throw him away.
D. Because the gardener would use him to get water.
3.The little girl ran through the garden .
A. to pick some flowers
B. to find a beautiful rose
C. to take a walk and have a rest
D. to find something to plant a rose in it
4.What made Tucket the happiest bucket in the world?
A. Having friends to play together.
B. Being placed in the warm corner.
C. Being needed and having his own value.
D. Being cared about by his friends around him.
阅读理解。
We know good manners are important. Today I am going to tell you something about manners in different countries. I think you already know that people in different countries usually have different ways of doing things.
Something that is rude in one country may be quite polite in another. For example, in Britain you mustn’t lift your bowl to your mouth when you are having liquid food(流质食物). That is considered bad manners in Britain. But in Japan you needn’t worry about making a noise when you drink something. It shows that you are enjoying it. In Britain we try not to put our hands on the table at all during a meal. In Mexico, however, guests are expected to keep their hands on the table throughout a meal. In Arabic countries we must be careful with our hands. You see, in Arabic countries you mustn’t eat with your left hand. This is considered to be very impolite. So, what should you do if you visit a foreign country?
Well, you needn’t worry. You can ask the natives(本地人) there to help you and you can just watch carefully and try to do what they do.
1.It is polite to make a noise when you drink something in .
A. Britain B. Japan
C. Mexico D. Arabia
2.In Britain we try not to put our hands during a meal.
A. on the table B. around the bowl
C. on the desk D . in the pocket
3.In Arabic countries you must be careful with your .
A. noise B. mouth
C. food D. hands
4.If you visit a foreign country, you should .
A. do as you like B. try to do what the natives do
C. do as the British do D. eat with your right hand
阅读理解。
1.Which festival does Li Ping like best?
A. The Spring Festival. B. Christmas.
C. Mid-autumn Festival. D. Thanksgiving.
2.Where is Neil from?
A. The US. B. The UK.
C. China. D. South Korea.
43.3. Why does Hana like Mid-autumn Festival the most?
A. Because she likes mooncakes.
B. Because she likes a big dinner.
C. Because she likes parting.
D. Because she likes reunion.
4.On Thanksgiving,_____ is the most important to Kate.
A. Christmas shopping
B. Christmas presents
C. the big football game on TV
D. families and friends
完形填空。
阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后各题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选择最佳选项。
My son Joey was born with club feet. The doctors said that with treatment he would be able to walk normally, but would never run very well. He had to ______ his first three years of life in hospital. By the time he was eight, you wouldn’t know he had a problem when you saw him ______.
Children in our neighborhood always ran around during their ______, and Joey would jump and ran and play, too. We never told him that he probably wouldn’t be ______ to run like the other children. So he didn’t know. In the seventh grade he decided to go out for the cross-country ______. Every day he trained with the team.
He worked harder and ran more than any of the other members. Although the whole team runs, only the top seven ______ would be chosen to run for the school. We didn’t tell him he probably would never make the team, so he didn’t know.
He continued to run four to five miles a day, every day – even when he had a fever. I was ______ so I went to look for him after school. I ______ him running all alone. I asked him how he felt. “Okay,” he said. He had two more miles to go.
Yet he looked straight ahead and kept ______. We never told him he couldn’t run four miles with a high fever. So he didn’t know.
Two weeks later, the names of the team runners were called. Joey was number six on the list. Joey had made the team. He was in seventh grade – the other six team members were all eighth graders. We never told him he couldn’t do it … so he didn’t know. He just ______ it.
1.A. cost B. take C. spend D. pay
2.A. lie B. sit C. stand D. walk
3.A. play B. race C. study D. exercise
4.A. able B. sorry C. glad D. afraid
5.A. class B. team C. group D. school
6.A. students B. boys C. runners D. players
7.A. afraid B. happy C. angry D. worried
8.A. found B. thought C. realized D. believed
9.A. riding B. running C. playing D. walking
10.A. did B. had C. left D. took
— Could you tell me _____________?
— At 2:30 tomorrow afternoon.
A. when the meeting will begin B. when will the meeting begin
C. when does the meeting begin D. when the meeting begins
— Look, what an old palace! It looks so great!
— Yeah, it _____nearly 800 years ago.
A. build B. built
C. is built D. was built
