初三英語模擬考試題

初三學(xué)業(yè)水平模擬考試

英語試題

第I卷供73分）

一、聽力測試（共25小題；每小題1分，滿分25分）

(-)聽句子，選擇適當答語,每個句子讀兩遍。

()1.A.It'swarm.B.It'sbeautiful.C.Ifscrowded.

()2.A.Timeismoney.B.Letmehelpyou.C.Allright.

()3.A.OnAugust1st.B.OnOctober1st.C.InDecember.

()4.A.Theyarecheap.B.Eightyuanakilo.

C.Ilikeapples.

)5.A.Readabookandwriteareview

B.Stopandasksomequestions.

C.Buysomenewbooksquickly.

（二）聽句子，選擇與句子內(nèi)容相對應(yīng)的圖片，每個句子讀兩遍。

(三)聽對話，根據(jù)對話內(nèi)容選擇每個問題的最佳答案，對話和問題讀兩遍。

()9.WhatpresentwilltheybuyforTony'sbirthday?

A.Birthdaycard.B.Modelplane.C.Newdictionary.

()10.WhyhasMariaboughtbooks?

A.Becausehersisterhasnobooks.

B.BecauseTomlikesreading.

C.Becausethebooksarecheap.

()11.Whatdaycantheyhaveapicnic?

A.OnThursday.B.OnFriday.C.OnSaturday.

()12.Whatproblemaretheytalkingabout?

A.Population.B.Traffic.C.Schoolwork.

()13.Whattimedidtheystarttohavelessons?

A.Seven.B.Halfpastseven.C.Eight.

()14.HowwillthestrangergettotheBookFair?

A.Bytaxi.B.Onfoot.C.Bybus.

(四)聽對話，根據(jù)對話內(nèi)容選擇每個問題的最佳答案，對話讀兩遍。

聽第一段對話，回答第15-17小題。

()15.WhendidHalloweenstart?

A.500yearsago.B.1,000yearsago.C.2,000yearsago.

()16.WhydidpeoplecelebrateHalloween?

A.Tocelebratethebeginningofnewlife.

B.Tocallbackthedead.

C.Toadmirethemoon.

()17.Wheredopeoplestillcelebrateittoday?

A.InnorthernFrance.B.InsouthernAmerica.

C.IneasternUSA

聽第二段對話，回答第18-20小題。

()18.What'stherelationshipbetweenMaryandthewoman?

A.Motheranddaughter.

B.Teacherandstudent.

C.Doctorandnurse.

()19.WhatdidhappentoMaryyesterday?

A.Shelosthermovieticket.

B.Shehurtherarm.

C.Shehurtherknee.

()20.WhereisMarynow?

A.InRoom409No.2Hospital.

B.InRoom509No.2Hospital.

C.InRoom519No.1Hospital.

（五）請聽一段獨白，根據(jù)所聽內(nèi)容完成表格，每空一詞，獨白讀兩遍。

Kiteflying

Onasunnydayyou'llsee1._____kites.

Theshapeslikeswallowstheymeangood2.______1

Weifangisthehomeofthekite.Itholdsfestivalin3.____everyyear.

4_______ofkitefansTheyarefrommorethan3()countries.

ThekitewasinventedbyItwasfirstusedby5.__________to

Chinesepeoplesendnews.

二、單項選擇（8分）

()21.InChina,date5-20hasasimilarpronunciationto“Iloveyou”,

makingitluckyandromanticdayfortheyoung.

A.a;theB.the;aC.the;aD.a;the

()22.Wehopethetraditionalart,paper-cuttingart,fromgenerationto

generation.

A.hasheldB.willholdC.willbepassedD.willpass

()23.——It'seasytotravelfromUrumqitoLanzhoutakinghigh-speed

railway.

----Yes.It'sonly.

A.with,eighthoursrideB.with,eighthour'sride

C.by,eight-hoursrideD.by,eighthours'ride

()24.-Excuseme,couldyoutellme?

-Sorry.Acitymapcanhelpyou.

A.whentheplaywillbeon

B.howIgettotheVegetableFair

C.howmanythebookstoresthereare

D.whendoyoulendmeyourbike

()25.Theengineerhasfailed,buthewon'tgiveupchance.

A.third;fourB.three;asecondC.two;thirdD.twice;athird

()26.Asof2017,Hainanhad56internationalflightroutes,and___ofitstwo

airportsboastedapassengervolumeofabout20.

A.other;hundredB.another;thousand

C.each;millionD.every;million

()27.Thewomanboughtmeaschoolbagismyaunt.

A.whatB.whichC.whoD.whom

()28.---WouldyoumindgoingtotheparkwithusthisSunday?

--.Ihaven9tbeenoutdoorsthesedays.Ican'twait!

A.Sorry,Ican'tB.Sure,Tdloveto

C.MypleasureD.Certainlynot

三、完形填空(共10小題；每小題1分，滿分10分)

閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從A、B、C、D四個選項中選出最佳

選項。

Whowouldwininafight,alionoratiger?Well,ifsizehasanythingtodowiththe

matter,thetigerwouldwin.That'sbecausethetigeristhelargestmemberofthecat

family.It'salso29largestlandmeat-eater,afterthepolarbearandthe

brownbear.Youmightnotthink,301argeanimalsneedhelptosurvive,but

theydo.

Tigersareindangerandinterestingly,humans,whoarealotsmallerand

lighter,aretheir31enemies.They'vecausedthepopulationoftigerstofall

mainlyintwoways:hunting,andtakingawaytheirland.

Though,theactivityofbuyingandsellingtigerskins,it'snotallowedinmost

partsoftheworld,they'rewortharoundtenthousanddollarsontheblackmarket.

32partsofthetigercanalsofetchaprettypenny.That'sbecausepeopleinsome

culture,believethattheycanbeusedasmedicine.

Overthepastonehundredyears.Tigers3393%oftheirland,because

humanshavebuilttownsandcities,andcreatedfarmlandonit.34tigersof

protectivealltheirownareas,andeachwildtigerrequires35200and300

squaremiles.Soitsnoteasytohaveenoughlandfbralargepopulationoftigers,

whichbecomesthemainproblemwith36thepopulationofwildtigers.

37,thereisgoodnews.SaveChina'stigershassuccessfullybroughtina

smallnumberofSouthChina,tigersborninzoosbackintotheworld.Althoughit's

justasmallstep,it38thatthere'ssomechanceofincreasingtheworld'shigh

population.

()29.A.twoB.thesecondC.threeD.thethird

()30.A.suchB.thatC.soD.this

()31.A.moregreatB.greaterC.greatD.greatest

()32.A.OthersB.TheotherC.AnotherD.Other

()33.A.loseB.willloseC.havelostD.lost

()34.A.WhichB.WhatC.WhenD.However

()35.A.behindB.betweenC.amongD.with

()36.A.increaseB.toincreaseC.increasingD.hasincreased

()37.A.LovelyB.HappilyC.SlowlyD.Luckily

()38.A.saysB.showsC.makesD.causes

四、閱讀理解(共15小題；每小題2分，滿分30分)

閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中選出最佳選項。

A

TheSouthKoreanartistYoung-SungKimhasaspecialtalent.Hecanpaintphotos

andmakehispaintingslookliketherealones.

Theoldsaying"I'llbelieveitwhenIseeit."doesn*tseemtofitKim's

artworks.Youstareathispaintingsfbrhoursandmaynottellthemapartfrom

photos.Kimissogoodatwhathedoesthat.Sometimes,hehimselfhastrouble

tellinghispaintingsfromthephotosthatinspiredhim.

MostofKim'spaintingsareaboutinsects.Theartisthasbeeninterestedin

insectssinceveryyoung,keepingtheminhisroomandpaintingthem.Unluckily,

hisparentsdidn'twanthimtosticktoart,worryingthathewouldnotbeabletoget

agoodjob.Kimwassoupsetthathebegantogetintofightsandwastehistimein

highschool.Twoyearslater,hisfamilyfinallygaveinandallowedhimtodowhat

hewanted.

ItturnsoutthatKim'sparentsmadetherightdecision.NotonlydoesKimget

tomakealivingbydoingwhatheloves,buthehasbecomeoneoftheworld'smost

famoushyper-realisticpainters,makingbetween$10,000and$130,000perart

work.

However,Kimisnevercompletelysatisfiedwithhiswork.Hestilltrieshis

besttobebetterhimself.

()39.WhatisKimgoodat?

A.Specialtalent.B.Paintingphotos.

C.Takingphotos.D.Makingfriends.

()40.Whenhisparentsdidn'twanthimtosticktoart,

A.hewassoupsetandwastehistimeinhighschool.

B.hewassoupsetandstoppedhishighschool.

C.hesoldouthisartworks.

D.hewouldbeabletogetagoodjob.

（）41.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.Hedescribeshispaintingslesstwohours.

B.Kimgetstomakealivingbydoingwhatheloves.

C.FinallyKimisalwayssatisfiedwithhisnewwork.

D.Hisfamilyfinallygaveinandallowedhimnottodohisart.

（）42.Kimisneversatisfiedwithhisworkbecause.

A.hisparentshaven'tacceptedhim.

B.histeacheroftenencourageshim.

C.hehasn'tgotenoughmoney.

D.hetriestosucceedtobebesthimself.

B

TakingpublictransportationintheUnitedStates,youcanoftenseepeoplereading

booksontheirwaytoschoolorwork.ButinChina,Irarely（很少地）seepeople

readingduringtheirfreetime.

Arepeople'sattitudestowardreadingdifferenthere?Notreally.Datareleased

byAmazonChinainDecember2017showthatChinesepeoplestillreadalot.

Theysimplyprefere-booksoverregularbooks.

However,otherdatashowthatreadingisstillmorepopularintheUSthanin

China.Isthereareasonforthisdifference?I'mnotsure.WhatIdoknowisthat

Chinahasarichhistoryofliterature（文學(xué)）.FromclassicnovelslikeRomanceof

theThreeKingdoms（三國演義）tothemodernscience-fictionepicThe

Three-BodyProblem（三體），Chineseauthorshavecreatedmanyfantasticwritten

works.

Perhapsthedifferencestartsfromchildhood.Readingtextbooksanddoing

homeworkcanmakeyoufeelquitetired.Bythetimeyoufinishit,youmightnot

feellikereadingforfun.Chinesestudentsdefinitely(肯定)havetodomore

homeworkthanUSstudents.Soit'snowonderthattheymightnotwanttoread

muchintheirsparetime.

Butlearningtolovereadingcanbegreat.Readingcanopendoorstoplaces,

peopleandideasthatyoucan'timagine.Evenjustasinglebookhasthepowerto

changeyourownpersonalbeliefsandattitudes.Wherewillyournextbooktake

you?

()43.FromParagraph1,whatdoweknowaboutpeopleintheUS?

A.Mostpeopletakepublictransportationtowork.

B.Studentshavehomeworktodoontheirwaytoschool.

C.Manyofthemhavethehabitofreading.

D.Theyreadbooksthatareleftbehindonpublictransportation.

()44.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?

A.Chinesepeople'sattitudestowardreadinghavechanged.

B.Chinesepeopleprefere-bookstoregularbooks.

C.Chinesepeopledon'treadintheirsparetime.

D.Morebookswerepublishedin2016thanin2017.

()45.WhyisreadinglesspopularinChina,accordingtotheauthor?

A.Chinesepeopleprefertowatchplaysinsteadofreading.

B.It'shardtochoosewhattoread.

C.Chinesepeoplealreadyreadenoughbooksduringtheirchildhoods.

D.People'schildhoodexperiencesmayinfluencetheirreadinghabits.

()46.Accordingtotheauthor,readingbookscan.

A.helpyoulearnmoreaboutyourself

B.taketoomuchofyourtime

C.makeyourimaginationmorepowerful

D.changeyourviewoftheworld

C

YouCanMakeaWindsock

Haveyoueverseenawindsock（風(fēng)筒）blowinginthewind?Well,youcanmake

oneofyourown!Thisisafunprojectthatyoucandowiththingsyoumayhave.

Youjustneedtofollowafeweasysteps.

Youwillneed:

?onepieceofheavycoloredpaperefiveribbons

?strongtape?astring

?apencil

ribbon

tube

stringknot

Whattodo:

Step1:Drawpicturesonthepaper.Youcanwriteyournameonit.Doanything

thatwillmakeitspecialtoyou.

Stekethepaperintjxtheshapeofatube.Holdo'theshorter

edrtheother.Ttogetherwithtdand

int

Step3:UseapenciltomakeatobothsidesoftrfeTube.ThlfJshould

beonlyononeendofthetube.Pullthestringthroughbothholes.Thentietheends

ofthestringtogether.

Step4:Nowmakefiveholesaroundthetopoftheotherendofthetube.Puta

ribbonthrougheachoftheholes.Tieaknotintheends.Makesuretheknotsare

biggerthantheholes.

Nowyourwindsockisreadytouse,buthowdoesitwork?Theshapeofthe

tubeplaysanimportantpart.Windblowsthroughthetubeandmakesitflyand

dancearound.Holdthewindsockupintheairbyitsstringandrunaround.Itwill

flybehindyou.Youcanalsohangitoutsideandwatchitdancearoundonitsown!

()47.YoucaninStepone.

A.tieaknotonthetopofitB.writeyourfriend'snameonit

C.buysomeribbonsD.runafterit

()48.Whatisprobablythemostimportanttomakeawindsockwork?

A.Itsshape.B.Thecolorofthepaper.

C.Itssize.D.Thenumberoftheholes.

()49.Whatisthemainpurposeofthisarticle?

A.Totellaninterestingstory.B.Toshowwhatawindsockislike.

C.Toteachanimportantlesson.D.Toexplainhowtodosomething.

D

Theideathatredmeansstopandgreenmeanstogohasinfluencedourlivesin

morewaysthanjusttrafficsignals(信號).Wehavebeentoldfromayoungagethat

thecolorredmeansdangerandgreenmeansit'sokaytomoveforward.50For

somethingwehavetolookateveryday,whycouldn'ttheyhavebeenprettier

colors?

Well,it'simportanttoknowthatbeforetrafficlightsforcars,thereweretraffic

signalsfortrains.Atfirst,railwaycompaniesuseredtomeanstop,whitetomean

goandgreentomeanwarn.Asyoucouldimaginetrainsranintoafewproblems

withwhitemeaninggo.Forexample,onetrainmistookabrightstarforwhitelight

andsomethingunexpectedhappened.51Andit'sbeenthatwayeversince.

Redhasalwaysbeenacolourthatmeantdanger,longbeforecarswereeven

around.Thismostlikelystartedbecauseit'sthecolorwiththelongestwavelength

（波長）soitcanbeseensomewherefartherthanothercolors.

52Backinthe1900th,somestopssignswereyellowbecauseitwastoo

hardtoseearedsigninapoorlylitarea.Finally,highlyreflectivematerials,were

developedandredstopsignswerebom.53Schoolzones,sometrafficsigns

andschoolbusescontinuedtobepaintedyellow.

Sonexttimeyou'reimpatientlywaitingatthetrafficlight,don'tgetsomadat

them,they'vecertainlycomealongway.

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從下列選項中選出能填入文中空白處的最佳選項。

A.Becauseofthat,railwaycompanyfinallymovedgreenmeaninggoandused

yellowtomeanwarn.

B.Sinceyellowcanbeseenwellatalltimesoftheday.

C.Butwhywerethosecolorschosenfortrafficlightsinthefirstplace?

D.Coloursareveryimportantinourdailylife.

E.But,believeitornot,yellowwasonceusedtomeanstop.

2018年初中學(xué)業(yè)水平模擬考試

英語試題

II卷(47分)

五、詞匯應(yīng)用(共12小題；每小題1分，滿分12分)

閱讀下面的短文，用括號內(nèi)所給單詞的適當形式填空，必要時可加助詞。

Feethelpuswalk,run,dance,andjump.Thewordsfeetandfootarealsousedin

everyday1.(speak).

Tobeundersomeone9sfeetmeanstobetroublesome.Inotherwords.You2.__

(stand)tooclosetosomeoneandaregettingintheirway.Someadultscriticize

their3.(child)forbeingunderfoot.

Speakingofchildren,ifsomeonesaystheirhomewillsoonhavethe

pitter-patteroftinyfeet,itmeansthefamily4.[expect)ababy!Nowpeople

whoareactivedonotletgrassgrowundertheirfeet.Theyareneverinoneplace

fbrverylong.Peoplewhocanthinkandtake5.(act)atthesametimeare

saidtobeabletothinkontheirfoot.

Somepeopleappeartohaveitall.Theyhavemoney,agood6.

(educate),goodlooks,agreatfamilyandaLargecircleoffriends.Youcouldsay

theyhavetheworldattheirfeet.Thismeanswhatevertheywantseemstobethere

forthem.

Peoplewhohavebothfeetfirmlyonthegroundarerealisticandpractical.They

arenotdreamy.Youmightsaysuchapersoniswellgrounded.Ifyouareabad

dancer,youmight7.(describe)ashavingtwoleftfeettodancewell,itis

8.(good)tohavearightfootandaleftfoot.

Sam9.(love)skiing.Hethinksthatitwouldbefuntoownaski

resort(滑雪場)highinthemountains.Butheknows10.(something)about

runningabusiness.So,hedecidestohisfeetwet.Inotherwords,hewantstoget

usedtoanewsituation.

He11.(join)anorganizationforresortownersandattendstheir

meetingsseveralmonthsago.He12.(travel)toskiareasalloverthe

UnitedStatesalready.ThishelpedSamgethisfootinthedoor.Havingafootinthe

doorisastartingpoint.Thisexpressioncomesfrompeoplesellingthings

door-to-door.Theywouldblockthedoorwiththeirfootsopeoplecouldn'tclose

thedooronthem.

六、閱讀表達(共5小題；每小題2分，滿分10分)

Fromthetimemychildrenstartedschool,I(A)theirlunches.Ineachlunch,

Iputanote.Thenotemightbeathankyouforaspecialmoment,orabitof

encouragementforatestorsportingevent.

Whentheyweresmall,theylovedtheirnotes.Theytalkedaboutthemafter

school,andwhenIwentbacktoteaching,theyevenputnotesinmylunches.

However,askidsgrowoldertheybecomeself-conscious(有自我意識的).Bythe

timemyson,Mark,reachedhighschool,hetoldmethathe(B)neededmy

dailynotes,butIcontinuedwritingthemuntilthedayhegraduatedfromhigh

school.

Sixyearsafterhighschoolgraduation,Markcalledandaskedifhecouldmove

homeforafewmonths.Hedidn*treturnhomeoftentheseyearssincehefounda

jobinSacramentoandlivedawayfromhome.

AfewweeksafterMarkarrivedhometorestforawhile,hewasbackatwork.

SinceIwasstillmakingluncheverydayfbrhisyoungerbrotherandsister,I

packedoneforMark,too.(C)IwassosurprisedwhenIgotacallfrommy

24-yeau-oldson,complaining(抱怨)abouthislunch.

“DidIdosomethingwrong?Don'tyouloveme,Mom?”werethequestionshe

threwatme.Iaskedhimwhatwaswrong.

“Mynote,heanswered."Where'smynote?^^

Thisyearmylittlesonalsosaidthathewastoooldfornotes.Butlikehisolder

brother,hewillreceivethosenotesuntilthedayhegraduatesandinwhatever

lunchesIpackforhimafterwards.

1.在A處、B處填入一個合適的單詞或詞組。

A.B.

2.將C處句子翻譯成漢語。

3.Whydidn'tMarkreturnhomeoftenafterhighschoolgraduation?（回答問題）

4.Howmanychildrendidthemotherhave?Whoarethey?（回答）

5.給文章起個合適的標題。

七、翻譯句子（共5小題，每小題2分，滿分10分）

1.對我來說，編造一個英語故事太難了。（makeup）

2.他夢想將來在大學(xué)里完成他的博士學(xué)位。（dreamof）

3.她姑姑的裙子和我的很相似。（besimilarto）

4.老師把我們班分成六個組。（o）

5.去年這個時候?qū)W生們正在忙著準備考試。（preparefor）

八'書面表達（滿分15分）

假如你是陳康，你校學(xué)生會近期舉行了“校園書市”活動。請你寫一封郵件

給你的美國筆友Peter,告訴他此次活動的有關(guān)情況。內(nèi)容須包括：

1.活動目的：更好利用舊書。

2.具體內(nèi)容：

?把你不想保留的書拿到書市上出售；?購買你喜歡的書；

?交換圖書。

3.談?wù)勀愕母邢搿?/p>

注意：

1.作文應(yīng)包含所有要點，可適當發(fā)揮。

2.詞數(shù)：80詞左右。（郵件開頭和結(jié)尾已給出，不計入總詞數(shù)）

提示詞：書市：bookfair交換：exchangevt.學(xué)生會：StudentUnion

3.需要把開頭、結(jié)尾內(nèi)容先抄寫在答題卡相應(yīng)位置。

DearPeter,

Howareyougoingthesedays?________________________________________

Lookingforwardtohearingfromyou!

Yours,

ChenKang

初三英語閱讀理解專項練習(xí)20篇

（-）

LittleTomdownthestreetcallsourdog"Thekeepdog".Zipisasheepdog.But

whenTomtriestosay"Seep",itcomesout"keep".AndinawayTomisright.Zipis

alwaysbringingthingshoemforustokeep!I'lltellyouaboutsomeofthem.

Zip'sfirstpresentwasashoe.Itwasmadeofgreensilk.

Wedidn'tknowhowZipfoundtheshoe.ButafteramomentMary,mybigsister,

toldmetheshoehadastrangesmell.Inodded（點頭）andheldmynose."Whatdo

youthinkitis?',

"Itsmellslikesomethingforcleaning.Ithinksomeonetriedtocleanaspot（污點）

offtheshoe.Thenheputitatthedoortodry."

"AlongcameZip.Andgood-byeshoe!"Isaid."Weshouldtakeitback."

"Wecan't".saidmysistter.

"MaybelittleTomisright,"Marysaid."MaybeZipisakeepdog!"

l.ThewriterandMarydidn'tknow.

A.whatZip'sfirstpresentwas

B.howZipcarrieditsfirstpresenthome

C.whoownedZip'sfirstpresent

D.whatZip'sfirstpresentwasmadeof

2.7bmcallsZip"thekeepdog"because.

A.thedoglikeskeepingthings

B.thedoglikesplayingwithshoes

C.hedoesn'tknowthedog'sname

D.hecan'tpronouncetheword"sheep"well

3.Whatmadetheshoestrangewas.

A.itscolourB.itssmell

C.itssizeD.thatitwasasilkone

4.Theword"keep"inthelastsentencemeans""

A.keepingthingsforitself

B.bringingthingsforothertokeep

C.notlettingitrunabout

0.takingcareofasmallchild

5.Wecanknowfromthereadingthatthedog.

A.likestogivepresentstopeople

B.hasbeenkeptinatthewriter'shome

C.hasbroughtsometrouble

D.Iikestobecalled"thekeepdog"

Key:l.C2.D3.B4.B5.C

（二）

Anoldladyinaplanehadablanket（毯子）overherheadandshedidnotwantto

takeitoff.Theairhostessspoketoher,buttheoldladysaid,“Ihaveneverbeen

inaplanebefore,andIamfrightened.Iamgoingtokeepthisblanketovermy

headuntilwearebackonthegroundagain!"

Thenthecaptaincame.Hesaid,“Madam,Iamthecaptainofthisplane.The

weatherisfine,therearenocloudsinthesky,andeverythingisgoingvery

well."Butshecontinuedtohide.

Sothecaptainturnedandstartedtogoback.Thentheoldladylookedoutfrom

undertheblanketwithoneeyeandsaid,z/lamsorry,youngman,butIdon'tlike

planesandIamnevergoingtoflyagain.ButI'llsayonething,“Shecontinued

kindly,/zYouandyourwifekeepyourplaneveryclean!?,

1.Anoldladyhad.

A.glassesB.ablanketoverherheadC.acoatD.abasket

2.A.Shedidn'twantto.

A.takeitoffB.turnitoffC.getonD.talkaboutit

3.spoketoher.

A.TheairhostessB.ThemannexttoherC.herhusbandD.oneofherfriends

4.Theoldladyhadneverbeenbefore.

A.abroadB.homeC.inaplaneD.inhospital

5.Thewomandidn'tlikeplanesandshewasnevergoing.

A.toflyagainB.totravelC.togoabroadD.togohome

Key:1-5BAACA

（三）

DicklivedinEngland.OnedayinJanuaryhesaidtohiswife,*Tmgoingtoflyto

NewYorknextweekbecauseI'vegotsomeworkthere.""Whereareyougoingto

staythere?"hiswifeasked."Idon'tknowyet."Dickanswered,"Pleasesendme

youraddressfromthereinatelegram（電報）Jhiswifesaid."Allright,"Dick

answered.

HeflewtoNewYorkonJanuary31standfoundanicehotelinthecenterofthe

city.Heputhisthingsinhisroomandthenhesenthiswifeatelegram.Heputthe

addressofhishotelinit.

Intheeveninghedidn'thaveanywork,sohewenttoacinema.Hecameoutat

nineo'clockandsaid,"NowI'mgoingbacktomyhotelandhaveanicedinner."

Hefoundataxi（出租車）andthedriversaid,"Wheredoyouwanttogo?"ButDick

didn'trememberthenameandaddressofhishotel.

"Whichhotelaremythingsin?"hesaid,"AndwhatamIgoingtodotonight?"But

thedriverofthetaxididnotknow.SoDickgotoutandwentintoapostoffice.

Therehesenthiswifeanothertelegram,andinithewrote,"Pleasesendmemy

addressatthispostoffice."

Choosetherightanswer

1.DickflewtoNewYorkbecause__.

A.hewentthereforaholiday

B.hehadworkthere

C.hewentthereforsightseeing（觀光）

D.hishomewasthere

2.Whydidhiswifewantatelegramfromhim?

A.Becauseshedidn'tknowhisaddressyet

B.BecauseshewantedtogotoNewYork,too

C.Becauseshemightsendhimanothertelegram

D.Becauseshecouldn'tleaveherhusbandbyhimselfinNewYork

3.WheredidDickstayinNewYork?

A.Inthecenterofthecity.

B.Inahotel.

C.Inarestaurant.

D.Athisfriend'shouse.

4.Whowouldsendhimthenameandaddressofhishotel?

A.Themanager（經(jīng)理）ofhishotel.

B.Thepoliceoffice.

C.Thetaxidriver.

D.Hiswife.

5.Whichofthefollowingisnottrue?

A.Dickstayedatanicehotelinthecenterofthecity.

B.Dickdidn'tworkonthefirstnightofhisarrival.

C.Dickforgottosendhiswifeatelegram.

D.Dickwantedtogobacktohishotelinataxi.

Key:1-5BABDC

（四）

BobandJimonceworkedinthesamefactory.Oneday,BoblentJimtendollars,

butthenJimlefthisworkandwenttoworkinanothertownwithoutpayingback

themoney.

Bobdidn'tseeJimforayear,andthenheknewfromanotherfriendthatJimwas

inanothertownandstayingatahotel.Sohewenttheretoseehimlateinthe

evening.

WhenhegottoJim'sroom,hesawhisshoesnearthedoor."Well,hemustbein/'

hethought,andknockedagain,andsaid,"Iknowyouarein,Jim.Yourshoesare

outhere."

"I'vegoneoutinmyboots,"answeredJim.

TrueorFalse

1.BobandJimonceworkedindifferentfactories.

2.OnedayJimborrowedtendollarsfromBob.

3.JimpaidbackthemoneytoBobandwenttoworkinanothertownlater.

4.Bobhadn'tseenJimforayearwhenhelearnedthatJimwasinanothertown.

Key:1-4FTFT

（五）

Ithinkthemostterriblethinginlifeformylittlebrotherisgettingupinthe

morning.Heisalmostsickwhenmymothercalls,"Herbert!It*sseveno'clock!Get

up!"

Herbertanswers,'Tmcoming!"andgoesrightbacktosleep.I'mnotatalllikemy

brother.Idon'tliketogotobedatnightbutIdon'tmindgettingupinthemorning.

Iusuallywakeupbeforemymothercallsme.Ijumpoutofbedandgointothe

bathroomtotakeashower.Igetdressed,brushmyteeth,combmyhair,andget

readytogodownstairsforbreakfastassoonasmymothercalls.

ButnotHerbert.Hejustsleeps.Amilitaryband（軍樂隊）inourbedroomcould

notwakehimup.Icallhimandsay,"Getup!Mumwillbeupheretopullyouout

ofbedifyoudon'tgetupimmediately!"

Buthejustsleeps.Aftercallingafewmoretimesmymotherhastocomeupstairs

andpullHerbertoutofbed.It'sthatwayeverydaywithmylittlebrother.Perhaps

somedayhe'lllearntogetupontime,butIreallydon'tthinkso.

TrueorFalse

1.Themostterriblethinginlifeformylittlebrotherisgoingtoschool.

2.I'mnotlikemybrotherbecauseIliketogotobedearlyatnightandgetupearly

inthemorning.

3.Iusuallyjumpoutofbedandgointothebathroomforashowerbeforemy

mothercalls.

4.Whenmothercalls,Herbertdoesn'tanswerandremainsinbed.

5.MymotheroftenhastogoupstairsandpullHerbertoutofbedasherefusesto

getup.

6.SometimeswehavetosendforamilitarybandtowakeHerbertup.

7.Thewriterthi