17. The Art Museum is              (既漂殼又有趣).( both )

16. Watertown is a great place            (舉家旅游).( vacation )

二、完成句子。

根據(jù)漢語提示，用括號內(nèi)的英語單詞完成句子。

15. Can you tell me           (在哪兒有一個(gè)吃午飯的好地方) ？(where)

二、閱讀理解。 

        Doctor Seuss was bom in 1904. By the middle 1950s,he had become one of the best-loved and most successful children's book writers in the world. His books are very popular with young readers. They enjoy the invented words and the pictures of unusual funny animals and plants.

        In 1954,Life magazine published (刊登)a report about school children who could not read. The report said many children's books were not interesting. Doctor Seuss strongly hoped to help children and decided to write books that were interesting and easy to read. He used words with the same ending sound,like fish and wish. He did not receive training in art. Yet,he drew the pictures for most of his books.

        In 1957,Dr. Seuss wrote The Cat in the Hat. He used less than 230 words to write the book and even a six-year-old should be able to read it. It was a fun story and easy to read. Children loved it. Their parents loved it,too. Today it is still one of the stories they like best. The success of The Cat in the Hat made him want to write more books for children. In 1960,he wrote a book using less than fifty words. The book is called Green Eggs and Ham.

        In 1984,Doctor Seuss won a Pulitzer Prize (普利策獎(jiǎng)) .He was honored for the education and enjoyment his books provided American children and their parents.

        He died at the age of 87 ,but his influence remains. Millions of his books have been sold worldwide. People say his books helped change the way American children learned to read. Yet,his books are loved by people of all ages. Doctor Seuss once said/41 do not write for children. I write for people. ”

() 11. Doctor Seuss learned from Life magazine that .

   A. some school children could not read

   B. many children's books were interesting

   C. children wanted to learn to read

   D. a writer for children was wanted

() 12. People like his books because the books .

   A. are cheap and easy to get

   B. were written in different languages

   C. are easy and interesting to read

   D. were written with invented words

() 13. He wrote the book The Cat in the Hat at the age of .

   A. 50   B. 53   C. 56   D. 87

() 14. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

   A. Doctor Seuss wrote Green Eggs and Ham with over 230 words.

   B. Doctor Seuss wrote books only for children in the United States.

   C. The Cat in the Hat was written only for six-year-old children.

   D. His books provided education and enjoyment for Americans.

一、完形填空。

        It was a Saturday afternoon. Mr. Green was reading a newspaper. Suddenly he heard his wife 1 in the next room. He hurried to her and asked,What happened to you,my dear?”

        “Oh,dear!” his wife cried out. “My head hurts!2  a doctor. Hurry up!Their two children were both 3 ? at that moment and something was wrong with the telephone. Mr. Green 4 go to a hospital himself. Bad luck!Ail the hospitals in the town were 5 that day. Mr. Green didn't know 6 Just then his friend,Mr. Brown,saw him and asked,u What is 7 .

        Mr. Green told him everything. The man said,u Why not turn to 8 ? He can help you. ”

        Mr. Green remembered his friend,Mr. Black,was a good doctor. He hurried to Mr. Black's.

        When he got there,Mr. and Mrs. Black were having their 9 meal. The doctor asked Mr. Green to drink with him. He was happy and sat 10 After that they began to chat. And when Mrs. Black asked,uHow is your wife?” “She is fine’thanks...” Mr. Green stopped at once — he remembered his wife was waiting for a doctor at home.

() 1. A. crying   B. laughing   C. whispering   D. singing

() 2. A. Look for   B. Wait for  C. Send for   D. Ask for

() 3. A. in   B. out   C. up   D. down

() 4. A. should   B. could   C. had to   D. was able lo

() 5. A. expensive   B. open   C. free   D. closed

() 6. A. when to go   B. how to do   C. where to go   D. how to deal with

() 7. A. the matter   B. the wrong   C. trouble   D. problem

() 8. A. Mr. Brown   B. Mr. Black   C. Mr. Green   D. Mrs. Green

() 9. A. lunch   B. supper   C. morning   D. evening

() 10. A. in bed   B. on floor   C. at the table   D. at home

() 5. (中考•恩施) Mr. Wang is his wife in social standing,because his wife has made more contributions to our society than he has.

   A. above   B. below

   C. over    D. upon

() 4. (中考•宜昌) 一What would you do for your dad on Father's Day?

—I prefer to take him for a trip  buy him gifts.

   A. in order to   B. no more than

   C. rather than   D. according to

() 3. (中考•上海) By the end of last month,I all the CDs of Justin Bieber.

   A. collect           B. collected

   C. have collected    D. had collected

() 2. (中考•重慶) He lost his key. It made him  in the cold to wait for his wife's return.

   A. to stay   B. stayed   C. stays   D. stay

() 1. (2015 •襄陽) 一Did you catch the first subway this morning?

—No,I didn't. It had started moving  I could get on it.

   A. before   B. since

   C. after    D. as soon as