One day, Betty took her horse to the market. It was not far ______ her home. Very soon, a man bought the horse for $30.

When Betty was ready to go back home, the man shouted, “ ______ this fine animal. What a strong horse it is!” Just then, a man said, “Can you ______ it to me? I can give you $40.”

Then, another man offered $50 and a third man offered $60. Betty ______ believe her eyes. She thought to herself, “Why does everyone show an interest in the horse? Is it so good? Oh, how ______ I am! It is one of the best horses in this world, ______ I thought it was just an ordinary (普通的) one.”

Just then, ____offered $80 for the horse. The man cried, “What a good ______! $80 once, $80 twice …”

Betty cried, “$90. I want my horse back.” She ______ took out $90 and gave it to the man.

How ______ the man was! He gave the horse to Betty and left. Guess what! All those men left with him.

1.A. to B. from C. with

2.A. Look for B. Look after C. Look at

3.A. send B. sell C. show

4.A. mustn’t B. couldn’t C. needn’t

5.A. silly B. lucky C. friendly

6.A. but B. so C. and

7.A. everybody B. anybody C. somebody

8.A. idea B. message C. price

9.A. quickly B. usually C. slowly

10.A. tired B. bored C. excited

1.B 2.C 3.B 4.B 5.A 6.A 7.C 8.C 9.A 10.C 【解析】试题分析：这是一篇令人啼笑皆非的小故事。贝蒂卖马得了30美元，还没有离开，自己的马被别人竞买，竟然涨到了80美元！贝蒂深为自己的不识马而自责，赶紧出价90美元买了回来。那人，连同抬价的托，都高高兴兴的走了。 1.句意：离她家不远。考查介词辨析题...

How did we help to save our earth this week? Let me tell you.

First, my family tried to save electricity(电). We never left the lights on when leaving the rooms. We turned off the TV when nobody was watching it. Mum only used cold water in the washing machine.

Second, we started recycling (回收) this week. We tried to write on both sides of our paper, not just on one side. We also divided our rubbish into different bags for bottles, paper and food. Mum kept the plastic shopping bags from the supermarket to use them again as rubbish bags.

Third, my family started to save water. We stopped taking long baths and had short showers instead. We washed the toilet with used water. Mum and dad used less water to do the washing. My sister and I didn't leave the tap (龙头) running when we brushed our teeth.

At last, mum and dad began to save gas (汽油). Mum used to drive us to school, but now my sister and I started riding our bikes to school. It's hard work but good exercise!

1.There are three ways to save our environment according to the passage.

A. 对 B. 错

2.Rubbish was divided into different bags for bottles, paper and food.

A. 对 B. 错

3.Washing the toilet with used water is a good way to save water.

A. 对 B. 错

4.Mum kept the plastic shopping bags from the supermarket to use them again as rubbish bags.

A. 对 B. 错

5.The writer thinks riding a bike is hard but good for health.

A. 对 B. 错

1.B 2.A 3.A 4.A 5.A 【解析】本文作者就如何帮助拯救地球、保护环境给出了四点建议：节电、回收、节水和节气。 1.题意：根据这篇文章，有三种方法可以拯救我们的环境。考查细节理解题。根据短文内容，给出了四种方法：节电、回收、节水和节气，可知说法错误，故选B。 2.题意：垃圾被分成瓶子、纸张和食物的不同袋子。考查细节理解题。根据第二条建议We ...

The winter holiday is coming. Smart Kids Club has prepared wonderful activities for you during the one-month holiday.

Sun English For students aged from 6 to 15 8:30 am-10:00 am on Monday, Wednesday and Saturday every week 480 yuan a month Tel: 389-4420 Foreign teachers, English songs and movies and more.

Basketball Center For students aged from 8 to 15 3:00 pm-5:00 pm on Tuesday and Friday every week 400 yuan a month Tel: 389-4422 You’ll learn something about basketball player and get excellent basketball training.

Ice City For students over 10 years old 10:00 am-4:00 pm from Wednesday to Sunday 50 yuan every time Tel: 389-4433 Enjoy skating as much as possible.

Legoland For kids over 5 years old 4:00 pm-6:00 pm on Monday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday every week 320 yuan every week Tel: 389-4435 Learn and enjoy making buildings, cars and dolls with Lego bricks (乐高积木).

1.Students will take about ______ English lessons in the club during the holiday.

A. three B. six C. eight D. twelve

2.Call 389-4422, and you can ______.

A. find some English teachers

B. get information about basketball training

C. learn something about skating

D. learn how to make buildings

3.The Basketball Center is open to kids at ______.

A. 3:00 pm on Tuesday B. 5:00 pm on Wednesday

C. 4:00 pm on Monday D. 6:00 pm on Friday

4.Mr Smith should pay ______ yuan if his son wants to skate twice a week during the holiday.

A. 100 B. 200 C. 400 D. 800

5.If Linda is 9 years old, she can’t go to ______.

A. Sun English B. Basketball Center C. Legoland D. Ice City

1.D 2.B 3.A 4.C 5.D 【解析】试题分析：本文是一则广告，儿童俱乐部介绍了四个假期活动。 1.题意：假期里学生们将在俱乐部里上 节英语课。考查数字理解和细节理解题。根据第一则8:30 am-10:00 am on Monday, Wednesday and Saturday every week，每周三节，4x3=12（节），可知选D。 2...

An artist (画家) went to a beautiful part of the country for a holiday and stayed with a farmer. Every day he went out with his paints and brushes (颜料和画笔) and painted till evening. When it got dark he went back to the farm and had a good dinner before he went to bed.

At the end of his holiday he wanted to pay the farmer, but the farmer said, “No, I don’t want money. But give me one of your pictures. What’s money? In a week, it will all be finished, but your picture will still be here.”

The artists was very pleased and thanked the farmer for saying such kind things about his pictures. The farmer smiled and answered, “It’s not that. My son is a student in London. He wants to become an artist. When he comes home next month, I’ll show him your picture, and he will not want to be an artist any more, I think.”

1.Where did the artist spend his holiday?

A. On the beach. B. In the countryside. C. In the mountains. D. In a foreign country.

2.The underlined word “it” refer to (指的是) ______.

A. money B. the picture C. the holiday D. time

3.What does the farmer’s son do?

A. A teacher. B. An artist. C. A worker. D. A student.

4.After hearing the farmer’s words, perhaps the artist would be ______.

A. very worried B. very happy C. very thankful D. very disappointed (失望的)

5.From the passage, we can learn that ______.

A. the artist got up late every day during the holiday

B. the artist went outside for a walk after having dinner

C. the farmer’s son wanted to be a farmer like his father

D. the farmer thought the artist’s pictures were not good

1.B 2.A 3.D 4.D 5.D 【解析】试题分析：这是一篇幽默小故事。一个艺术家去了一个美丽的乡村度假，住在一个农民家。他每天带着画笔出去，从早上画到晚上。他在假期结束，他想给农民钱，但农民嫌他的画不好说不想要钱而想要一张他的画，并告诉他，想做画家的儿子看到他的画后将不再想做画家。 1.题意：艺术家在哪里度假？考查细节理解题。根据第一句An artist...

Every year several thousand people die in the car accidents in Great Britain. And between one and two hundred thousand people are hurt.

There are rules to make the roads safe, but people do not always obey (遵守) the rules. They are careless. If everybody obeys the rules, the road will be much safer. How can we make the roads safer?

Remember this rule. In Great Britain traffic keeps to the left. Cars, buses and bikes must all keep to the left side of the road. In most other countries traffic keeps to the right.

Before crossing the road, we should stop and look at both ways. Look right and left. Then, if you are sure that the road is clear, it is safe to cross the road. If you see small children or very old people, help them to cross the road. We must teach our children to cross the road safely. We must always give them a good example. Small children must not play in the street.

1.If we want to make the roads safer, _______.

A. everybody must be careful and obey the traffic rules

B. traffic should keep to the right

C. don’t cross the road too often

D. roads must be clear

2.If you ride a bike in Great Britain, you must ride_______ .

A. on the right side of the road

B. on the left side of the road

C. in the middle of the road

D. behind the buses

3.Which is NOT right?

A. Before crossing the road, we should stop and look at both ways.

B. In our country traffic keeps to the right.

C. Few people die in the traffic accidents in Great Britain

D. Streets are not safe places for playing.

4.“The road is clear” means that _______.

A. the road is not noisy

B. the road is very clean

C. there is no car or bus running

D. you can see very clearly on the road

5.The safe way to cross the road is to_______.

A. look right B. look left

C. look both ways, right and left D. run cross the road

1.A 2.B 3.C 4.C 5.C 【解析】试题分析：短文大意：每年在英国都有数千人死于车祸，一至二十万人受伤。如果每个人都遵守规则，道路将会更多的安全。我们怎样才能使道路更安全呢？记住这条规则。在英国车辆靠左。在大多数其他国家车辆靠右行驶。过马路之前，停下来左右看。我们必须教孩子们安全地过马路、不要在街上玩。 1. 2. 3. 4. ...

阅读下面短文，在空白处按要求填入适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。每空一词。

The English people often go out with 1. (冠词) umbrella or a raincoat. Why？Because the weather in England often changes 2. (quick).

Spring can 3. (be) rainy or windy, but the weather is getting 4. (warm) and you can hope more sunny days. Summer is the best time for visitors to go to the 5. (beach) or other places of interest. The weather is sunny and nice. People often go out to have a walk or swim. Autumn is a beautiful season. The green 6. (leaf) start to turn gold, then brown. You’d better 7. (take) some photos of autumn trees. In winter, it gets colder. There are very 8. (heavily) winds in this season, don’t 9. (forget) to bring a warm sweater with you. January and February are the 10. (cold) of the year. The warmest days are often in July and August. The differences in temperature are not so great between winter and summer in Britain.

1.an 2.quickly 3.be 4.warmer 5.beaches 6.leaves 7.take 8.heavy 9.forget 10.coldest 【解析】试题分析：这篇说明文介绍了英国的一年四季，指出其天气变化快的特点。 1.句意：英国人经常带雨伞或雨衣出门。umbrella以元音音素开头，需用不定冠词an。根据...

阅读下面短文，根据其内容完成后面的各项任务。

Alice was getting very tired. 她和她的妹妹正坐在河边。And her sister was reading a book. Alice had nothing to do. Once or twice she looked into her sister’s book, but it had no pictures or conversations in it. “And what is a book for,” thought Alice, “without pictures or conversations?” Suddenly a white rabbit with pink eyes ran by her. She heard the rabbit say, “Oh dear! Oh dear! I’ll be late!” The rabbit took a watch out of its pocket and looked at it. She saw it go down a large rabbit hole in the ground.Then Alice went down after it, but never thought about how she was going to get out again. She found that she was falling down a very deep hole. It was too dark for her to see anything. Suddenly she landed.

1.Was Alice interested in her sister’s book?

___________________________________________

2.将文中画线的汉语句子译成英语。

___________________________________________

3.将文中画线的英语句子译成汉语。

___________________________________________

4.What does the underlined word “it” refer to (指的是)?

__________________________________________

5.从文中找出与下面所给句子意思相同的句子。

It was so dark that she couldn’t see anything.

___________________________________________

1.No, she wasn’t. 2.She was sitting with her sister by the river. 3.她看见那只兔子进了地上一个很大的兔子洞。 4.The rabbit. 5.It was too dark for her to see anything. 【解析】试题分析：这篇小故事讲述了爱丽丝的幻觉，文章按照故事发展的顺序，写疲倦...

地震总是突然发生，所以很难发出警告，人们通常不知道在地震中该做些什么，写一篇英语短文来给你的同学提一些如何应对地震的建议。

内容包括：

1.不要从高楼往外跳；

2.当地面停止晃动的时候快速离开建筑物，不要使用电梯；

3.不要站在路灯和电线的下面；

4.远离桥和树。如果你在车里，最好呆在里面；

5.要勇敢，要乐于助人；

……

注意：

1. 词数：80词左右；

2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

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Earthquakes always happen suddenly, so it is difficult to warn people about them. Usually people have little or no idea about what to do in an earthquake, so here is some advice. When you are in the h...

—Are you going to help the homeless children?

— ________ They need our love.

A. You bet! B. I don't agree.

C. Hard to say! D. Well done!

A 【解析】句意“-你打算帮助无家可归的孩子吗？-当然，他们需要我们的爱”。A.当然，确定，用于同意对方的说法；B.我不同意；C.很难说；D.干得漂亮，当某人某件事干的好时给予的嘉奖。根据They need our love可知，同意对方的说法，故选A。

The little boy has some difficulty ________ complete sentences.

A. make B. making C. to make D. makes

B 【解析】句意“这个小男孩在造完整的句子方面有困难”。根据have difficulty in doing sth可知，故选B。