Once Effendi（阿凡提）had a joke with the Prime Minister (宰相). He said that the Minister would die the next day.
The next day, the Minister fell to the ground from the horse and really died. When the king learned this, he got angry and sent his men to catch Effendi at once.
When Effendi was brought to him, the king shouted angrily, “Effendi, since (既然) you knew when my Minister would die, you must know the date of your own death (死). Say it out, or you'll die today.”
Effendi looked at the king for a while. Then he answered, “But how can I know? I'll die two days earlier than you.” The king was afraid that if he killed Effendi, he himself would die after that. He thought he must keep Effendi alive (活着) as long as possible, so he let Effendi go.
1.This story tells us ______.
A. how Effendi fooled (愚弄) the king
B. when the king would die
C. why the Minister died
D. Effendi knew the dates of everyone's death
2.The Prime Minister died because ______.
A. Effendi killed him B. Effendi said he would die
C. He was badly ill D. He fell off the horse
3.Why did the king ask Effendi to tell him the date of Effendi's own death?
A. Because the king wanted to know when he himself would die.
B. Because the wanted to find an excuse to kill Effendi.
C. Because he himself had known the date of Effendi's death.
D. Because he wanted to know when Effendi would die.
4.The king let Effendi go because ______.
A. he hoped to live a long life
B. he was afraid of Effendi
C. he didn't believe Effendi's words
D. He knew he would die two days later
5.Which of the following is not true?
A. Effendi played a joke on the Minister
B. The king was afraid of death.
C. Effendi didn't know when the king would die.
D. If the king killed Effendi, he himself would die two days later.
In a cold winter, a couple had to move out of their big house because of bankruptcy（破产）. The husband worked day and night but with no care of his wife. So she thought, “He doesn’t love me any more; he just thinks about his work.”
One day, she wanted to take a shower, but her husband stopped her at the door. “Let me take it first, OK?” “Why not let me take it first?” she asked. “I’m tired, dear. You take it later, OK?” She was very sad.
On a rainy day, she found nothing to do and turned on his computer. After a few minutes, her eyes were full of tears...it was his diary:
Today, I was quite sad. She asked me why I was always taking the shower first, and I said I was tired. She was unhappy. I wasn’t as rich as before! We moved to the small house and it was very cold. I found that if one person took the shower first, the bathroom could get a little warmer. So I always rushed to the bathroom first. When she took the shower, the bathroom could get warmer, at least 1°C. I can’t give her more, but at least I can give her 1°C love.
1.The couple moved out of their house ________.
A. on a rainy day
B. in a cold winter
C. when the husband lost his work
D. when the wife saw her husband’s diary
2.The woman thought her husband didn’t love her because ________.
A. he didn’t buy her beautiful clothes
B. he didn’t have enough money
C. he always worked with no care of her
D. he had another woman
3.The woman’s eyes were full of tears because ________.
A. she felt sad by her husband’s words
B. the rainy day made her sad
C. her eyes were hurt by the computer
D. she was moved by her husband’s diary
4.The man wanted to take the shower first because ________.
A. he was tired and wanted to sleep earlier
B. he wanted to make the bathroom warmer
C. he wasn’t as strong as before
D. he couldn’t stand the cold winter
5.From the reading, we know that ________.
A. the man loved his wife very much
B. the woman didn’t love her husband any more
C. the man was very poor before
D. the woman had no job
Once there was a parrot on sale in a pet store. It was a beautiful red and blue bird. It sat on a perch in the middle of the store, so that everyone could see it when they came in. The owner was very proud of it and asked a high price for it.
One day a man went into the store. “That's a beautiful bird,” he said to the pet store owner, “But why is it so expensive? Is it unusual bird?”
“No, it's not very unusual. It's expensive because it can talk,” the pet store owner said.
“I see. How can I make it talk?” the man asked.
The pet store owner asked him, “Do you see those string tied to each of the bird's legs?”
“Yes,” the man answered.
“Well, you pull those strings,” the pet store owner told him. “That will make the parrot talk.”
The man asked, “Do you mind if I try?”
“Not at all,” the pet store owner said.
The man walked up to the parrot and pulled the string on its left leg. The parrot said, “Good morning.”
The man pulled the string on the parrot's right leg. This time the parrot said, “How are you today?”
“That's not very interesting,” said the man. “Any parrot could do that.” Then he laughed, “But what would happen if I pulled both strings at the same time?”
“I'll fall off my perch, you fool!” the parrot said.
1.The parrot was expensive because________.
A. it was pretty beautiful
B. it could talk with the people
C. it was a very unusual bird
D. it was in the middle of the store
2.The parrot would talk when _________.
A. people came into the pet store
B. it was the pet store owner
C. people said it was beautiful
D. people pulled the strings on its legs
3.Which is the first sentences that the parrot said to the man?
A. Good morning.
B. How are you?
C. That's wasn't interesting.
D. I'll fall off my perch, you fool.
4.From the story we know the parrot was_______.
A. kind B. silly C. clever D. crazy
5.The best title for the passage should be “_________”.
A. Unusual Parrot B. Parrot Talk C. Silly man D. Clever Owner
书面表达
假设你是林波，上周五你们学校举办了一场运动会。请根据提示及要求，以“ Our school sports meeting ”为题写一篇短文，简单介绍一下你们班参加运动会的情况。
提示：
① 班里大部分同学都参加了运动会，有的擅长跑步，有的擅长跳高、跳远；
② 好朋友Alice在跳远比赛中夺冠，并打破了校纪录；
③ Jack在400米赛跑比赛中得了第二名，比冠军只慢了三秒。
要求：
① 字迹工整，层次清晰；
② 语句通顺，语法正确；
③ 不少于70词(开头已给出，不计入总词数)。
Our school sports meeting
Hi! My name is Lin Bo. Last Friday, our school held a sports meeting. _____________________
完成对话
从下列选项中选出恰当的句子补全对话。
A. Hold on, please. B. This is Li Mei speaking. C. Who’s that? D. I haven’t sent any e-mails before. E. Yes, I’d love to. |
A: Hello?
B: Hello! Is that Li Mei?
A: No, this is Li Mei’s mother. 1.
B: This is Zhang Ying, Li Mei’s classmate. May I speak to her, please?
A: 2. She is in her bedroom. Li Mei, you are wanted on the phone.
C: I’m coming, Mom.
(Two minutes later)
C: 3.
A: Li Mei, this is Zhang Ying. Are your free tomorrow afternoon?
C: Yes. What’s up?
A: There will be an interesting film in the movie theatre. Would you like to go with me?
C: 4. When and where shall we meet?
A: I’m not sure now. But I’ll send you an e-mail tomorrow morning. 5. I think it must be very interesting.
C: That’s a good idea. See you tomorrow.
A: See you!
任务型阅读
A mother planted many kinds of vegetables in her garden. One morning she said to her daughter. "Betty, come here. Look at all these little yellow marks on the leaves of the cabbages. They are eggs of a kind of insects. They are very beautiful but very bad for cabbages. This afternoon you must find all the eggs on the leaves and kill them. In this way, you will help us have better greener and bigger cabbages.
Betty didn't think she should do it at once and in the end she forgot all about it. Her mother was ill for a few days and couldn't work in her garden. When she was well, she took Betty to the garden to see the cabbages. To their surprise. the insects had eaten up every leaf. When Betty saw this, she was upset and began to cry. Then her mother said to her, "We should never put off what we have to do today till tomorrow. And you must learn to deal with the things while they are small. or it will turn into a big problem."
1.判断正误题 （正确用“T”错误用“F”）
All these little yellow marks on the leaves of the cabbages are eggs of a kind of insects.( )
2.回答问题Are the yellow marks bad for cabbages?________________________________
3.完成句子 They must find all the eggs on the leaves and kill them to
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4.根据此句回答问题 Why her mother couldn't work in her garden?
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5.英译汉
And you must learn to deal with the things while they are small. or it will turn into a big problem. ________________________________________________.
