I was in a strange city and I could not even speak a word of the language.答案解析

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I was in a strange city and I didnt know the city at all.And what is more，I could not speak a word of the 1.l______.After having spent my first day in the town center，I decided to lose my way on my second day，since I was sure that this was the better way of 2.g____to know the strange city.I got on the first bus in the morning，rode on it for several stops，then got off it and walked on.The first two hours 3.p_____ happily enough.Then I decided to turn back to my 4.h______for lunch.After walking about for some time，I decided I had better ask the way.The5.t_______ was that the only word I knew of the language was the name of the hotel in which I 6.l________ and even that I pronounced badly.

I stopped to ask a friendly-looking7.n______ seller.He smiled and handed me a paper.I shook my head and repeated the name of the hotel and he put the paper into my hands，I had to give him some 8.m_______and went on my way.Then I met a policeman.I asked him at once.The policeman listened to me carefully.Smiled and took me 9.b_______the arm.There was a strange look in his eyes as he pointed left and right and left10.a_____.I thanked him politely and began walking on.

About an hour passed and I found that the houses were getting fewer and fewer and green fields could be 11.s_____ on either side of me.I had come all the way into the country.The thing left for me to do was to find the nearest bus station.

Mr. and Mrs. Green lived in a big city, and one summer they went to the country（农村）for their holiday. They enjoyed it very much, because it was a quiet, clean place.

One day they went for a walk early in the morning and met an old man. He lived on a farm, and he was sitting in the warm sun in front of his house. Mr. Green asked him, “Do you like to live in this quiet place?”

The old man said, “Yes, I do,” Mr. Green said, “What are the good things about it?”

The old man answered, “Well, the people here know each other. They often come and visit me, and I often go and visit them. And there are also lots of children here.”

Mr. Green said, “That’s interesting. And what are the bad things?”

The old man thought and thought then said, “Well, the same things, are they?”

1.Mr. and Mrs. Green _______ the country very much, because it was a quiet clean place.

2. One day they _____ for a walk early in the morning.

3. The old man ________ enjoyed the country.

4. The people in the country are very ________.

单词填空（根据中文写出单词的适当形式，每空一词）。(每小题1分，共计15分)

1.Jane said that she_________________(更喜欢)sending emails to writing letters．

2.There was something wrong with his old MP4. Yesterday he had it_________________(修理).

3.Our English teacher is always_________________(精力充沛)，so we are interested his classes．

4.Do you have___________________(困难)understanding what he said?

5.He was too_______________(急躁的)to wait in a queue．

6.Stop __________________(争论)！It’s no use.

7.People all over the world love____________________(和平).

8.What are you __________________(搓揉) into your skin?

9.No one can _________________(允诺) you success. All you need to do is to work hard.

10.I’m sorry , sir, the shoes are not _____________________(可获得的) in your size..

11.Are there any ________________(不同) between living in a big city and living in the country?

12. Art will have a great __________________(影响)on our lives in the future.

13.He pays a lot of ___________________(注意) to his writing.

14. Could you please give me some ___________________(建议).

15. Lily is doing __________________(实验) in the laboratory now.

阅读理解

A mother and her young son got on a bus in a small city and sat down. The bus conductor(售票员) came to them for their money. The mother said, “I want one ticket to Oxford,” and gave her a shilling (="12" pence).

The conductor looked at the small boy for a few seconds and then said to him, “How old are you, young man?”

The mother began speaking, but the conductor stopped her, and the boy said, “I’m four years old at home, and two and a half on buses and trains.”

The mother took six pence(便士) out of her bag and gave the money to the conductor. The conductor gave her one and a half tickets.

1.One day the mother took a bus _____.

2. The mother gave the conductor ______ pence in all(总共) that day.

3. The mother was _____.

4. The conductor asked _____ how old he was.

5. The boy was ______ years old in fact.

Mr. and Mrs. Green lived in a big city, and one summer they went to the country（农村）for their holiday. They enjoyed it very much, because it was a quiet, clean place.
One day they went for a walk early in the morning and met an old man. He lived on a farm, and he was sitting in the warm sun in front of his house. Mr. Green asked him, “Do you like to live in this quiet place?”
The old man said, “Yes, I do,” Mr. Green said, “What are the good things about it?”
The old man answered, “Well, the people here know each other. They often come and visit me, and I often go and visit them. And there are also lots of children here.”
Mr. Green said, “That’s interesting. And what are the bad things?”
The old man thought and thought then said, “Well, the same things, are they?”
【小题1】Mr. and Mrs. Green _______ the country very much, because it was a quiet clean place.

单词填空（根据中文写出单词的适当形式，每空一词）。(每小题1分，共计15分)
1.Jane said that she_________________(更喜欢)sending emails to writing letters．
2.There was something wrong with his old MP4. Yesterday he had it_________________(修理).
3.Our English teacher is always_________________(精力充沛)，so we are interested his classes．
4.Do you have___________________(困难)understanding what he said?
5.He was too_______________(急躁的)to wait in a queue．
6.Stop __________________(争论)！It’s no use.
7.People all over the world love____________________(和平).
8.What are you __________________(搓揉) into your skin?
9.No one can _________________(允诺) you success. All you need to do is to work hard.
10.I’m sorry , sir, the shoes are not _____________________(可获得的) in your size..
11.Are there any ________________(不同) between living in a big city and living in the country?
12. Art will have a great __________________(影响)on our lives in the future.
13.He pays a lot of ___________________(注意) to his writing.
14. Could you please give me some ___________________(建议).
15. Lily is doing __________________(实验) in the laboratory now.

　　Jimmy lived in the country. He loved playing in the river near his house. The river is not at all deep. So there was no danger（危险）to the kids. But a few weeks ago, his father found a job in a big city, and he moved there with the other two family members: Jimmy and his mother.

　　Their new house had a garden（花园）, but the garden was very small. Jimmy wasn't happy.“Is there a river near here?”he asked his mother on the first morning. His mother smiled,“No, dear. There isn't. But I hear there is a nice park near here. And there is a swimming pool in it. The water in a swimming pool is always clean and you will meet some other children there. We are going there this afternoon.”Jimmy was happy.

　　After lunch, Jimmy and his mother went to the park. Jimmy was surprised to see that the water was very clean. He could see the bottom of the pool. Jimmy wanted to get into the water, but his mother stopped him. She told Jimmy that he should first know something about the swimming pool. She took her son to a sign. It said,“Warning: Children shouldn't swim in this pool. It is dangerous. 7 children have fallen in it.”Jimmy looks into the pool carefully. Then he asked,“Where are they? I can't see them.”

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A．his parents liked to live in big cities

B．there was a swimming pool in the park in the city

C．their new house had a nice garden

D．his father got a job there

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A．he thought he could play with water in the swimming pool

B．he wanted to play in a new place

C．he was going to see their nice garden

D．he was going to play with his mother

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A．to take care of the pool

B．not to run about near the pool

C．not to look at the pool

D．the pool is dangerous to children

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A．Jimmy likes playing in the river.

B．Jimmy's mother knew the swimming pool well.

C．7 people drowned（淹死）in the pool,

D．Surely the sign disappointed（使失望）Jimmy.

完形填空

　　Tom lived in the country, and he loved swimming in a small river near his house. Later his father 1 a job in a big city, and he 2 there with his family.

　　Their new house 3 a garden, but the garden was very small. Tom 4 very happy.

　　“Is there a river near here?” he asked his mother 5 the first day.

　　His mother answered, “No, but there's a beautiful park near here, and there's a pool in it. We 6 there this afternoon.”Then Tom was happy.

　　After lunch, Tom and his mother went to 7 Tom wanted to walk near the pool, but there was a sign in front of it. His mother 8 it to him,

　　“WARMNG：This pool is dangerous(危险的). 369 people 9 into it. “Tom looked into the pool for a long time and said,” “But I 10 them!”

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阅读理解

　　Mr and Mrs Green lived in a big city. And last summer they went to the country for their holiday (假期). They enjoyed it very much, because it was a quiet, clean place.

　　One day they went for a walk early in the morning and met an old man. He lived on a farm, and he was sitting in the warm sun in front of his house. Mr Green asked him. “Do you like to live in this quiet place?”

　　The old man said, “Yes, I do.”

　　Mr Green said, “What are the good things about it?”

　　The old man answered, “Well, the people here know each other. They often come and visit me, and I often go and visit them. And there are also lots of children here.”

　　“That's interesting. And what are the bad things?” Mr Green said.

　　The old man thought for a moment and then said, “Well, the same things, really.”

(1) Mr and Mrs Green went to the country ________.

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(2) Mr and Mrs Green enjoyed the country because ________.

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A．it was far from the city

B．it was a farm

C．it was quiet and clean

D．the people there were very friendly.

(3) The old man said, “Yes, I do.” “I do.” here means ________.

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A．I like to live in this place

B．I like to sit in the warm sun

C．I like to go out for a walk early in the morning

D．I like to talk with the others

(4) Mr and Mrs Green took a walk ________.

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(5) “Did the old man like the people to come and visit him?” “________”

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A．Yes, he did.

B．No, he didn't.

C．Sometimes he did, but sometimes he didn't.

D．We don't know.

　　One day they went for a walk early in the morning and met an old man. He lived on a farm, and he was sitting in the warm sun in front of his house. Mr. Green asked him,“Do you like to live in this quiet place?”

　　The old man said,“Yes, I do.”

　　Mr. Green said,“What are the good things about it?”

　　The old man answered,“Well, the people here know each other. They often come and visit me, and I often go and visit them. And there are also lots of children here.”

　　Mr. Green said,“That's interesting. And what are the bad things?”

　　The old man thought for a moment and then said,“Well, the same things, really.”

(4) The old man said,“Yes, I do.”“I do,”here means ________.

A．I like to live in this place

B．I like to sit in the warm sun

C．I like to go out for a walk early in the morning

D．I like to answer you

A．Yes, he did

B．No, he didn't

C．Sometimes he did, but sometimes he didn't

D．He didn't know

I was lost in a strange country. And what's worse, the only word I knew of the language was the name of the hotel, but I pronounced(发音) it badly.

    I stopped and asked a friendly-looking newspaper seller. He smiled and handed me a paper. I shook my head (摇头) and said the name of the hotel again and he put the paper into my hands. I had to give him some money and went on my way.

    Then I met a policeman. I asked him at once. The policeman listened to me carefully, smiled and took me by the arm. He pointed left and right and left again. I thanked him and began walking on.

     About an hour later I arrived at a strange town. The only thing left for me to do was to find the nearest(最近) bus station.

1. The newspaper seller          

A. didn't know the way.                B. thought the writer wanted a paper.

    C. helped the writer find the hotel               D. was in fact very bad

2. The policeman      

A. wouldn't like to tell the writer the way    B. told the writer to take a bus

C. couldn't understand the writer                D. didn't know the hotel at all

3．请将第一段中黑体部分译成汉语。

4. Why did the writer lose the way to the hotel?

5. Did the writer go back to the hotel on foot?

　　A mother and her young son got on a bus in a small city and sat down. The bus conductor came to them for their money. The mother said, “I want one ticket to Oxford,”And gave her a shilling（1先令=12便士）.

　　The conductor looked at the small boy for a few seconds and then said to him. “How old are you, young man?”

　　The mother began speaking, but the conductor stopped her, and the boy said, “I'm four years old at home, and two and a half in buses or trains.”

　　The mother took six pence（便士）out of her bag and gave the money to the conductor.