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阅读下列短文，从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
Mrs White had a problem. Her young son, Timmy, hated to go to bed at night. Mrs White read to him and gave him warm milk, but Timmy refused to fall asleep. No matter what she did, Timmy wanted to stay up. One day Mrs White had an idea.
Ever since Uncle Charlie had taken him sailing, Timmy wanted to be a sailor. He loved fishing with his father. He loved to watch the waves wash against his hair. “some day,” Timmy said, “I’m going to have my own boat. And I’m going to be the captain.”
So Mrs White had a boat built—one that could be hung from the ceiling in her son’s bedroom. She felt that if he could sleep in the boat, he would want to go to bed at night.
The boat builder made the boat and hung it in Timmy’s bedroom. Timmy loved it.
Finally Timmy was happy to go to bed.
1. Who once took Timmy sailing?
A. Mrs. White. B. Mr. White. C. Uncle Charlie. D. The boat builder.
2.One of Timmy’s dreams was to be ____________.
A. a captain B. a story—teller C. a fisherman D. an engineer
3.Mrs. White had a boat built for Timmy to _________.
A. go fishing in B. play with C. go sailing in D. sleep in
4.Which sentence is the most suitable to be put in the last paragraph?
A. But Mrs. White disliked it.
B. And Mrs. White loved it too.
C. But Mrs. White doubted it.
D. And Mrs. White couldn’t fall asleep.
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根据短文内容，从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
Kevin sat at the desk in his study, pencil in hand. He had to write a story for his English class by Friday. “I don’t know what to ,” he complained to his dog, who was asleep at his feet. Kevin was talkative when speaking to his friends, yet he had finding words he had to write.
By bedtime Kevin had drawn a picture of his dog smiling. He had drawn a tree with its branches(树枝) blowing in a high wind. He had also written a asking his friend to go to the movies on Saturday. he had not written a single word of his story.
On Wednesday, Mrs Scott, Kevin’s English teacher, asked the class to the first draft() of their stories. Kevin had to turn in the only work that he had—the page with his name, the , and the note.
Kevin wasn’t when Mrs Scott asked him to stay after class the next day. But he was surprised by what said to him. “Kevin, this is a fantastic story—the dog, the movie, the tree in the . I can’t wait to find out how they all fit together. I think you have the idea of a story there. Look at your note and the pictures and try to see a story comes to you.”
That night Kevin sat at his desk, and this was what he wrote: “One Saturday Tom went to meet his friend at the . it looked as if it might rain, so Tom his umbrella. Suddenly a big storm blew in. The noise of the wind like Tom’s dog Spotty. Spotty really hated storms and barked whenever he wanted to be let inside. Then Tom saw Spotty running after him down the busy street, barking. The sound was full of blame(责备). Tom felt because he had left Spotty outside. He turned and headed home with Spotty. Tom let Spotty in the door just and the rain started to pour down.”
Kevin had a story after all. The last thing he did was to write his name at the top of the page.
1.A. talk about B. worry about C. write about D. care about
2.A. trouble B. fun C. help D. experience
3.A. report B. notice C. letter D. note
4.A. And B. But C. So D. Or
5.A. hand in B. hand out C. take in D. take out
6.A. photos B. maps C. writings D. drawings
7.A. cheerful B. surprised C. scared D. satisfied
8.A. I B. you C. he D. she
9.A. wind B. rain C. snow D. fog
10.A. when B. why C. if D. where
11.A. theatre B. cinema C. bank D. museum
12.A. carried B. lost C. sold D. hid
13.A. looked B. felt C. sounded D. acted
14.A. energetic B. angry C. guilty D. curious
15.A. smoothly B. proudly C. hurriedly D. properly
Which of the following sentences is a FACT?
A. Xuzhou is in Jiangsu Province.
B. Xuzhou is a beautiful place to go.
C. Life in Xuzhou is getting better.
C. People in Xuzhou are friendly.
David said that the glass was broken and warned me __________ it.
A. don’t touch B. to not touch
C. not to touch D. no touching
I went to work the next day, __________ I was still feeling unwell.
A. because B. until C. unless D. though
We should save energy by _________ the lights when we leave a room.
A. getting off B. showing off
C. taking off D. turning off
