The twin brothers share (相似的)characteristics答案解析

阅读理解。 　　Once there were two brothers who were twins．They looked exactly alike．They both had the same dark brown hair, blue eyes and beautiful teeth．They were both 5 feet 10 inch tall and both weighed 150 pounds． 　　They not only looked alike but also sounded alike on the telephone．Not even their family could tell the difference．They dressed alike, listened to the same music, and read the same books．They even laughed at the same jokes． 　　When they were twenty-three, they both got married and a year later both had sons．The years went by and as they began to grow old, they both wore glasses and finally they both became bald(秃头的)．Then one day, one of the brothers got sickand died．A few days later a man stopped the other twin on the street． 　　“Excuse me for asking, ” he said, “but was it you or your brother who died?” (1) It was not easy to tell the two men from each other because ________． [　　] A． they were brothers B． they were handsome C． they were at the same age D． they were twins (2) The twin brothers ________． [　　] A． looked very much alike B． had different colored hair C． looked like movie stars D． wore different clothes (3) They both became bald means ________． [　　] A． they became old B． they had sons C． they had little hair D． they got sick (4) The only difference between the twins was ________． [　　] A． one was shorter than the other B． one got sick and died C． one got married and had a son D． one was bald and the other wasn’t (5) The man stopped the other twin on the street because ________． [　　] A． he wanted to talk with him B． he didn’t know which of them died C． he wanted to make friends with him D． he was surprised to see him on the street

阅读下面短文，然后从每题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项.

　　Uncle Wang is fifty. He has two sons, Wang Lei and Wang Fei. They are twins. They are twenty-two. Wang Lei likes making things. He makes many different things. Today he is making a machine. He wants to ride the machine like a bike and fly it like a plane. Wang Fei doesn't like making things at all. He likes reading and watching TV very much. He watches TV on Saturdays and Sundays.

　　They both(两人都) like playing football a lot. Uncle Wang likes his two sons very much. They love each other (彼此).

(1)Wang Lei and Wang Fei are ________ .

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(2)Wang Lei likes ________ .

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(3)Wang Fei doesn't like ________ at all.

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(4)The twin brothers like playing ________ very much.

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(5)Wang Fei ________ on Saturdays and Sundays.

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阅读下面短文，然后从每题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项.

　　Uncle Wang is fifty. He has two sons, Wang Lei and Wang Fei. They are twins. They are twenty-two. Wang Lei likes making things. He makes many different things. Today he is making a machine. He wants to ride the machine like a bike and fly it like a plane. Wang Fei doesn't like making things at all. He likes reading and watching TV very much. He watches TV on Saturdays and Sundays.

　　They both(两人都) like playing football a lot. Uncle Wang likes his two sons very much. They love each other (彼此).

(1)Wang Lei and Wang Fei are ________ .

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(2)Wang Lei likes ________ .

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(3)Wang Fei doesn't like ________ at all.

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(4)The twin brothers like playing ________ very much.

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(5)Wang Fei ________ on Saturdays and Sundays.

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阅读理解 Mary is from America．She has two brothers．Now her family are in China．Her fa-ther Mr Green teaches English in Xinhua Middle School，and her mother works in the same school．She teaches English，too．Mary goes to school in her father's car with her mother every day．She can speak a little Chinese．She has many Chinese friends．She teaches them English and they teach her Chinese．Her two brothers are twins(双胞胎)，one is Bob，the other(另一个)is Bill．They are only five,They look the same(相同的) very much.Mr Green has many toys(玩具) for the twin brothers.Bob likes to play with toy cars，but Bill likes to play with toy animals． (1) There are ______ people in Mary's family． 　　A．three　　B．four　　C．five D．six [　　] (2) Mr Green is a ______． 　　A．worker　　B．teacher　　C．farmer D．driver [　　]

 

Story 1

  In America in 1940，the twin boys went to live with two different families almost as soon as they were born．The two brothers never saw each other again until1979，when they met by chance at a party．When they started talking to each other，they discovered some amazing similarities(相似处)．First，they found out that they both enjoyed making things out of wood．Later on，they discovered that they had both married women called Linda，and that they both had one son whose first and middle names were James and Alan．Besides，both brothers had called their dogs by the same name-Toy．As if that wasn’t enough，they also found out that they both took their family holiday at the same place every year．

Story 2

    In 1996，a Filipino woman called Mrs. Jimena told other people that her three children could breathe underwater like fish．Mrs. Jimena said that her children had three small holes on the sides of their necks below each ear，and that these were like the gills(鱼鳃)on fish．Mrs. Jimena said that she didn’t know how to swim and that her children were just starting to learn. Her family lives in a mountain village far from the sea． According to Mrs. Jimena，the holes in her children’s necks become larger when they are underwater, allowing them to stay underwater for up to six minutes．

Story 3

    On 11th October，1994，a 10-year-old English girl called Vicky Willmore told her mother that she had a headache．Soon afterwards，Vicky began writing in mirror image(镜像)．She wrote letters and numbers either upsidedown or back-to-front．Although she could read what she wrote，no one else could．She was examined by different doctors，but none of them could find out what was wrong with her．Vicky became very upset，and soon stopped reading and writing altogether．Instead she started watching TV all the time．On 27th ，September 1995，Vicky was watching her favourite football team，Manchester United，play on television．When the team scored a goal，she became so excited that she jumped out of her seat and fell backwards，hitting her head on a coffee table．The next day，Vicky could read and write properly again．

1．The twin brothers didn’t meet each other until _________．

  A．1940            B．1979             C．1994               D．1996

2．The twin brothers_______．

  A．grew up in two different families

  B．didn’t have any similarities at all

  C．had two sons named James and Alan

  D．didn’t like making things out of wood

3．Mrs Jimena’s children could stay underwater for up to 6 minutes because ________．

  A．their mother was the best swimmer

  B．their village was close to the sea

  C．they had holes like gills below ears

  D．they bad gills like fish in their necks

4．The 10-year-old English girl changed her proper writing habit _______．

  A．soon after she had a headache one clay

  B．while she was watching a football match

  C．when she hit her head on a coffee table

  D．as soon as she stopped reading and writing

5．From the third story we know that ___________．

  A．Vicky wrote backwards for nearly three years

  B．doctors didn’t know what was wrong with Vicky

  C．hitting one’s head can make him write backwards

  D．watching football on television can cause trouble

6．This passage consists of three __________stories．

  A．traditional    B．historical         C．frightening             D．amazing

It's very common to meet different people in public places.

    When I was  12 years old,I got a small job in a    16  ,On my first day at work,I didn't come home for lunch. When I came home at night, Mum asked, “How did you    17  your lunch, dear?”I answered,“I made some new friends in the supermarket, twin brothers, their mom and dad. They were my customers. They invited me   18   lunch."

Mum was happy that I had made new friends but she wanted to know what kinds of    19  they might be.

Several days later,I asked my friends to come to the supermarket where l worked   20  let Mum meet them. Mum was very    21    to find out that the twin brothers were joined at the chest（胸部）.She felt very strange because I didn't tell her about that before.

    When Mum asked me about this,I said,“I know that too. But do you know that their mom has to make all clothes because it's    22    difficult to find anything to fit them? They're also good    23    .That day, Joe, the one on the right, made me noodles for lunch."

    When Mum saw the twins, she must have thought how strange they    24    .But to me,what I cared about was that they had difficulty——25    clothes and they were good cooks.

1.A.supermarket  B.post office    C.factory       D.bank

2.A.find         B.make           C.manage        D.eat

3.A.at           B.for            C.after         D.before

4.A.men           B.women           C.boys          D.people

5.A.and           B.but             C.or            D.so

6.A.surprised     B.excited         C.interested    D.disappointed

7.A.so            B.very            C.too           D.really

8.A.friends       B.singers         C.workers       D.cooks

9.A.smelled       B,looked          C.felt          D.sounded

10.A.selling       B.making          C. wearing       D.buying

 

 

＃117: Some people like to have friends who are different from them. Others like to have friends who are similar to them. What kind of friends do you want for yourself?
Kate Join Date: March, 2010 Location: the United Kingdom	I like to have friends who are like me. Both my best friend Vades and I like traveling. We went to Italy last month and stayed there for a week. Next month we want to go to Paris. However, Vades is more athletic than me.
Ditlady Join Date: April, 2010 Location: Canada	I like to have friends who are like me. It can be very helpful. I’m a little quiet and my good friend Libby is quiet, too. Sometimes I don’t know what to do with my problems and she can tell me what I should do, because she knows about me better than people who are different from me.
Harbinger Join Date: May, 2010	Hi, everyone! I had a cold last week and just got here. In my opinion, it is important to have both kinds of friends. That makes your life more interesting.

6. Where is Kate going next month?

   A. To the USA.         B. To the UK.        C. To Italy.            D. To France.

7. What’s Libby like?

  A. She’s as beautiful as Ditlady.          B. She’s more outgoing than Ditlady.

  C. She’s as quiet as Ditlady.             D. She’s more athletic than Ditlady.

8. What was the matter with Harbinger last week?

  A. He had a cold.                       B. He had a headache.

  C. He had a fever.                       D. He had a toothache.

9. What kind of friends does Harbinger like to have?

A. Those who are different from him.        B. Those who are the same as him.

C. He doesn’t like to make friends.          D. He likes to have different kinds of friends.

10. What does the underlined word “similar” mean?

A. 一致的          B. 相似的          C. 友好的           D. 简单的

 

 

＃117: Some people like to have friends who are different from them. Others like to have friends who are similar to them. What kind of friends do you want for yourself?
Kate Join Date: March, 2011 Location: the United Kingdom	I like to have friends who are like me. Both my best friend Vades and I like traveling. We went to Italy last month and stayed there for a week. Next month we want to go to Paris. However, Vades is more athletic than me.
Ditlady Join Date: april, 2011 Location: Canada	I like to have friends who are like me. It can be very helpful. I’m a little quiet and my good friend Libby is quiet, too. Sometimes I don’t know what to do with my problems and she can tell me what I should do, because she knows about me better than people who are different from me.
Harbinger Join Date: May, 2011	Hi, everyone! I went to see the dentist last week and just got here. In my opinion, it is important to have both kinds of friends. That makes your life more interesting.

1.Where is Kate going next month?

A. To the USA.        B. To the UK.    C. To Italy.           D. To France.

2.What’s Libby like?

A．She’s as beautiful as Ditlady.              B．She’s more outgoing than Ditlady.

C．She’s as quiet as Ditlady.                 D．She’s more athletic than Ditlady.

3.What was the matter with Harbinger last week?

A．He had a cold.                          B．He had a headache.

C．He had a fever.                         D．He had a toothache.

4.What kind of friends does Harbinger like to have?

A．Those who are different from him.          B．Those who are the same as him.

C．He doesn’t like to make friends.           D．He likes to have both kinds of friends.

5.What does the underlined word “similar” mean?

A．一致的           B．相似的           C．友好的           D．简单的

 

 

＃117: Some people like to have friends who are different from them. Others like to have friends who are similar to them. What kind of friends do you want for yourself?
Kate Join Date: March, 2010 Location: the United Kingdom	I like to have friends who are like me. Both my best friend Vades and I like traveling. We went to Italy last month and stayed there for a week. Next month we want to go to France. However, Vades is more athletic than me.
Ditlady Join Date: April, 2010 Location: Canada	I like to have friends who are like me. It can be very helpful. I’m a little quiet and my good friend Libby is quiet, too. Sometimes I don’t know what to do with my problems and she can tell me what I should do, because she knows about me better than people who are different from me.
Harbinger Join Date: May, 2010	Hi, everyone! I had a cold last week and just got here. In my opinion, it is important to have different kinds of friends. That makes your life more interesting.

1.Where is Kate going next month?

A. To the USA.          B. To the UK.        C. To Italy.       D. To France.

2.What’s Libby like?

A. She’s as beautiful as Ditlady.          B. She’s more outgoing than Ditlady.

C. She’s as quiet as Ditlady.             D. She’s more athletic than Ditlady.

3.What was the matter with Harbinger last week?

A. He had a cold.                      B. He had a headache.

C. He had a fever.                      D. He had a toothache.

4.What kind of friends does Harbinger like to have?

A. Those who are different from him.        B. Those who are the same as him.

C. He doesn’t like to make friends.          D. He likes to have different kinds of friends.

5.What does the underlined word “similar” mean?

A. 一致的          B. 相似的          C. 友好的           D. 简单的

 

Many people think that twins are exactly the same. But they’re not! Ali and Simon are twin brothers. They look the same and in some ways they are the same. But in other ways they are different. Ali and Simon are both very athletic. Ali and Simon both like soccer. But Ali plays every day and Simon plays only on weekends. Simon likes watching soccer games on TV but Ali only likes to play the game, not to watch it. Ali and Simon are both outgoing and funny, but Simon is a little more outgoing than Ali. Simon is also a little more serious about schoolwork. Ali and Simon are very popular at school, and they both have a lot of friends.

根据短文，判断正误（对的写T，错的写F ）。

1.Ali plays soccer more than Simon 

2.Both brothers like tennis.   

3.Ali is more outgoing than Simon.

4.The twin brothers are popular at school.

5.Ali likes to watch soccer games on TV.

 

＃117: Some people like to have friends who are different from them. Others like to have friends who are similar to them. What kind of friends do you want for yourself?
Kate Join Date: March, 2010 Location: the United Kingdom	I like to have friends who are like me. Both my best friend Vades and I like traveling. We went to Italy last month and stayed there for a week. Next month we want to go to Paris. However, Vades is more athletic than me.
Ditlady Join Date: April, 2010 Location: Canada	I like to have friends who are like me. It can be very helpful. I’m a little quiet and my good friend Libby is quiet, too. Sometimes I don’t know what to do with my problems and she can tell me what I should do, because she knows about me better than people who are different from me.
Harbinger Join Date: May, 2010	Hi, everyone! I had a cold last week and just got here. In my opinion, it is important to have both kinds of friends. That makes your life more interesting.

6. Where is Kate going next month?
A. To the USA.         B. To the UK.        C. To Italy.            D. To France.
7. What’s Libby like?
A. She’s as beautiful as Ditlady.          B. She’s more outgoing than Ditlady.
C. She’s as quiet as Ditlady.             D. She’s more athletic than Ditlady.
8. What was the matter with Harbinger last week?
A. He had a cold.                       B. He had a headache.
C. He had a fever.                       D. He had a toothache.
9. What kind of friends does Harbinger like to have?
A. Those who are different from him.        B. Those who are the same as him.
C. He doesn’t like to make friends.          D. He likes to have different kinds of friends.
10. What does the underlined word “similar” mean?
A. 一致的          B. 相似的          C. 友好的           D. 简单的

All About Twins

　　Some twins look just like each other. Are twins alike in other ways, too? Stories about twins may help you to decide.

　　One woman said she felt a strong pain in her chest (胸部) . Later, she heard some terrible news. An airplane had crashed (坠毁). Her twin sister died in the crash. The crash happened just at the moment the woman felt the pain.

　　A twin named Robert felt a strong pain when his brother broke an ankle. A woman named Nancy felt labor (阵痛) pains when her twin sister gave birth to a baby. Her sister lived in another city.

　　Twin brothers went to live with different families. This happened when they were babies. The twins didn't meet for 39 years. Finally, they got together. They found out how much they were alike. Each twin had the same kind of job. Each twin had married a woman named Linda. Each twin had a dog with the same name.

1．This story is mainly about ________ .

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A．a plane crash	B．strong pains
C．how twins may be alike

2．Another title for this story could be ________ .

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A．“Twin Brothers”	B．“Just Like Each Other”
C．“The Same Job”

3．An airplane crashed and a woman felt a pain ________ .

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A．at the same time	B．last week
C．in the same city

4．Twin brothers went to live with different families ________ .

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A．when they were babies	B．when they were 39
C．when they were sick

5．What did the twin brothers find out?

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A．They had the same first name.	B．They lived in the same town.
C．They did the same kind of work.

So far, the twin brothers 　　　　 to Hawaii three times.

A. have gone        　　 B. have been　　 C. has gone  　　       D. has been

 

完形填空 　　It's very common to meet different people in public places． 　　When I was 12 years old,I got a small job in a 　　1　　,On my first day at work,I didn't come home for lunch．When I came home at night, Mum asked, “How did you 　　2　　 your lunch, dear?”I answered,“I made some new friends in the supermarket, twin brothers, their mom and dad．They were my customers．They invited me 　　3　　 lunch．" 　　Mum was happy that I had made new friends but she wanted toknow what kinds of 　　4　　 they might be． 　　Several days later,I asked my friends to come to the supermarket where l worked 　　5　　 let Mum meet them．Mum was very 　　6　　 to find out that the twin brothers were joined at the chest(胸部)．She felt very strange because I didn't tell her about that before． 　　When Mum asked me about this,I said,“I know that too．But do you know that their mom has to make all clothes because it's 　　7　　 difficult to find anything to fit them? They're also good 　　8　　．That day, Joe, the one on the right, made me noodles for lunch．" 　　When Mum saw the twins, she must have thought how strange they 　　9　　．But to me,what I cared about was that they had difficulty 　　10　　 clothes and they were good cooks． (1) [　　] A． supermarket B． post office C． factory D． bank (2) [　　] A． find B． make C． manage D． eat (3) [　　] A． at B． for C． after D． before (4) [　　] A． men B． women C． boys D． people (5) [　　] A． and B． but C． or D． so (6) [　　] A． surprised B． excited C． interested D． disappointed (7) [　　] A． so B． very C． too D． really (8) [　　] A． friends B． singers C． workers D． cooks (9) [　　] A． smelled B． looked C． felt D． sounded (10) [　　] A． selling B． making C． wearing D． buying

The twin brothers ________at the mall now.

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阅读理解

　　Uncle Wang is fifty. He has two twin sons, Wang Lei and Wang Fei. They are thirteen. Wang Lei likes making things. He makes many different things. Now he is making a machine. He wants to ride the machine like a bike and fly it like a plane. Wang Fei doesn't like making things at all. He likes reading books and watching TV. He watches TV on Saturdays and Sundays. They both like playing football a lot. Uncle Wang likes his two sons very much. They love each other.

(1) Wang Lei and Wang Fei are________.

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A．Uncle Wang's sons	B．policemen
C．teachers	D．workers

(2) Wang Lei likes________.

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A．reading	B．watching TV
C．making things	D．writing

(3) Wang Fei doesn't like ________ at all.

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A．reading	B．watching TV
C．making things	D．writing

(4) The twin brothers like playing ________ very much.

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A．basketball

B．football

C．games

D．table tennis

(5) Wang Fei ________ on Saturdays and Sundays.

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A．watches TV	B．reads books
C．does housework	D．makes things