Yellow Dress

By Janet Lee

Mary had a yellow dress

Bought from the department store.

It looked as beautiful as the moon,

And as bright as the sun.

Mary wore all the time

The yellow dress I felt so right.

Every day from day to night

I saw her in the dress so bright.

"Buy me a yellow dress,"

I cried to Mom and Dad,

"As beautiful and bright

As the dress the girl living near has!"

I cried and cried and cried,

Until they said with sad eyes,

"We need food for your baby sister,

And clothes for your coming brother."

Since then I've learned

Mary's yellow dress

Is better to dream of

Than to ask for.

1.From the poem, we know that Mary and the writer may be .

A. classmates B. relatives C. neighbors D. sisters

2.Why does the writer say, "Everyday from day to night/I saw her in the dress so bright"?

A. The writer lived with Mary. B. The dress had sun shapes on it.

C. The writer liked the dress very much. D. The dress was Mary's school uniform.

3.What did the writer's parents mean by their words?

A. They did not like the yellow dress.

B. They did not have money for a dress.

C. They already had a dress for her baby sister.

D. They would ask Mary where to buy the yellow dress.

1.C 2.C 3.B 【解析】本文是Janet Lee寫的一首名為《黃裙子》的詩(shī)。詩(shī)中介紹了作者看見鄰居瑪麗穿的黃裙子好看，她也想要一件。但是她的父母告訴她，家里沒有錢給她買裙子。 1.C 推理判斷題。根據(jù)Mary had a yellow dress和"As beautiful and bright As the dress the girl living nea...

Building an app is a big project. If you want to build the next great smartphone app, you need a plan. First, think about the kind of app that you want to build. Will your app be a game? Will it be for business? Then make a schedule(日程安排)for building the app. You need plenty of time for research before you are ready to build

Now you're ready to make the app. Building an app is like a puzzle(拼圖)with many different parts. You can build it yourself or find a company to help you. There are many videos and websites that can teach you to build one. Some websites provide "building blocks" for app developers. As you build, you pick blocks from the website and put them in your app.

After you build your app, you need to check it carefully. Look for bugs. Most apps have several problems to fix. Show your app to people. Ask their opinions. Mike sure everything works before letting people download it. There are so many tools that can help you build apps. Having the right tools will make the work easier. Now almost anyone can make a new app.

1.What are bugs according to the article?

A. Insects. B. Opinions. C. Problems. D. Tools.

2.Which magazine would probably have this article?

A. Outdoor Adventures. B. Business News.

C. Modern Fashion. D. Technology Today.

1.C 2.D 【解析】本文介紹了如何安裝應(yīng)用軟件。 1.C 詞義猜測(cè)題。根據(jù)Most apps have several problems to fix.可知bug指的是problem“問題”，故選C。 2.D 推理判斷題。根據(jù)Building an app is a big project. If you want to build the next gre...

There is an old story about a king and his daughter. The king asked his daughter how much she loved him. She said that she loved him as much as she loved salt. Her answer made the king sad. Salt is a simple thing, and it is very common. So the king thought his daughter didn't care about him. But the king was wrong. Salt might be common, but it is very important. Throughout history, salt has caused wars. So why do people care so much about salt?

Salt has many uses. Our bodies need salt. If we don't have enough, our body can't work properly. We put salt on icy roads to make them safe. We also use salt to produce other products. Products like paper, glass, rubber and soap depend on salt. But for many years, salt's most important job was preserving(保存)food.

Like other living things, most bacteria(細(xì)菌)that cause food to spoil need water to survive. Salt absorbs large amounts of water, so most bacteria cannot live in a salty environment. As a result, salt has the ability to preserve almost anything. For much of human history, this ability has made salt treasured. Every ancient culture from Egypt to China depended on salt. Even today, we compare hardworking, useful people to salt by calling them "the salt of the earth".

For centuries, salt was also hard to get. The combination(組合)of usefulness and rarity made it extremely expensive. Since almost everyone needed salt, the salt trade was an important business. Salt could even be used like money. In fact, the word salary(工資)comes from the word salt. And valuable people are still described as being "worth their salt." Today, salt is easy to get. It is no longer expensive, but it is still both important and useful.

1.In the first paragraph, the writer is trying to make readers .

A. become interested in the old story B. understand the importance of salt

C. fall in love with salt D. understand the daughter's love to salt

2.Which of the following is NOT true according to the article?

A. Salt is very common, but it has many uses.

B. Salt was so valuable that it was once used like money.

C. Although salt is cheap now, it's still important and useful

D. We can use salt to produce all the products we need.

3.What's the meaning of the underlined word "rarity"?

A. the quality of being rare B. the quality of being important

C. the quality of being common D. the quality of being useful

1.B 2.D 3.A 【解析】本文介紹了鹽雖然很普遍，但是非常重要，也有很多用途。 1.B 推理判斷題。根據(jù)Salt might be common, but it is very important.可知在第一段中，作者想要讓讀者明白鹽的重要性。故選B。 2.D 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)Salt might be common, but it is very ...

Gareth Ellis, 13, is the youngest son of Alan, an engineer, and Kath, a teacher. His older brothers work in banking and computers, but Gareth's dream was always to become a clown(小丑).Three years ago, Alan, Kath and Gareth joined the circus(馬戲團(tuán)). People laugh when we tell them,' saysKath. 'But it's true. Gareth has wanted to be a clown since we took him to the circus when he was three.'

When Alan lost his job, he and Kath decided to see if they could find full-time circus jobs. They both got jobs with a famous circus and Gareth began training to become a clown. He calls himself Bippo. They travel with the circus during the summer and return home for the winter. Gareth's brothers are old enough to look after the house while they are away.

'I can't say it was easy,' says Kath. 'There was a lot to think about and organize. We only had a car and a very small caravan(大篷車)to sleep in, and we were leaving behind our lovely house. The only thing Gareth missed was his long, hot baths.'

'People ask about my education,' says Gareth, 'but from the beginning, wherever we go, someone has always come to teach me. I follow the same books as everyone back at school and I've got a computer. I've never fallen behind my classmates.'

And the future? 'It was a difficult decision,' says Kath, 'but there was no other way to teach Gareth about being a clown. I'm happy to say it's working, and we're enjoying it.' And Gareth? 'I'm going to be the main clown in a circus one day', he says, 'perhaps Bippo's circus.'

1.In the article, the writer is trying to .

A. talk about the best way to educate a child B. give details about how to join the circus

C. describe how one family changed their lives D. advise what to do when you lose the job

2.Alan and Kath joined the circus because .

A. they wanted to spend time travelling in the summer

B. they needed money in order to buy a bigger car

C. their older sons needed their house for themselves

D. their youngest son wanted to train as a performer

3.When they first join the circus, Kath .

A. found things difficult B. did not have enough to do

C. wanted to go back home D. was not able to sleep properly

4.Which postcard did Gareth write just after he joined the circus?

A. B. C. D.

1.C 2.D 3.A 4.B 【解析】本文主要介紹了Alan, Kath和他們兒子Gareth Ellis從喜歡小丑到開始去馬戲團(tuán)工作的過程。 1.C 概括歸納題。根據(jù)本文主要介紹了Alan, Kath和他們兒子Gareth Ellis從喜歡小丑到開始去馬戲團(tuán)工作的過程，講述了這一家人如何改變自己的生活。故選C。 2.D 推理判斷題。根據(jù)'But ...

將下列句子澤成英語，并寫在答題卷上標(biāo)有題號(hào)的橫線上。

1.凱特擅長(zhǎng)于跳舞。

2.她不僅要努力學(xué)習(xí)，而且要花很多時(shí)間跳舞。

3.她想知道如何才能在學(xué)業(yè)和愛好之間獲取平衡。

4.幸運(yùn)的是，她的老師給她提供了一些有用的建議。

5.她的成功基于她老師的幫助和支持。

1.Kate is good at dancing. 2.She not only works hard, but also spends a lot of time dancing. 3.She wants to know how she can achieve a balance between her schoolwork and hobbies. 4.Fortunatel...

閱讀下面的短文并用英語回答問題，并將答案寫在答題卷上標(biāo)有題號(hào)的橫線上。

(an extract from Stuart Little)

When Mrs. Frederick C. Little's second son arrived, everybody noticed that he was not much bigger than a mouse. The truth of the matter was, the baby looked very much like a mouse in every way. He was only about two inches high; and he had a mouse's sharp nose, a mouse's tail, a mouse's whiskers(胡須)，and the pleasant, shy manner of a mouse. Before he was many days old he was not only looking like a mouse but acting like one, too-wearing a gray hat and carrying a small cane(手杖).Mr. and Mrs. Little named him Stuart, and Mr. Little made him a tiny bed.

Unlike most babies, Stuart could walk as soon as he was born. Mrs. Little saw right that the baby clothes she had provided were unsuitable, and she set to work and made him a fine little blue suit. Every morning, before Stuart dressed. Mrs. Little went into his room and weighed him on a small scale(稱)which was really used for weighing letters. At birth Stuart could have been sent by first class mail, but his parents preferred to keep him rather than send him away. At the age of a month, he had gained only a third of an ounce(盎司), his mother was so worried that she sent for the doctor.

The doctor was happy with Stuart and said that it was very unusual for an American family to have a mouse. He took Stuart's temperature and found that it was 98.6, which is normal for a mouse. Everything seemed to be all right, and Mrs. Little was pleased to get such a good report.

"Feed him up!" said the doctor cheerfully, as he left.

The home of the Little family was a pleasant place near a park in New York City. In the mornings, the Littles were up early as a general rule. Stuart was a great help to his parents, and to his old brother, because of his small size and because he could do things that a mouse can do and was willing to do them.

1.What did Stuart Little look like?

2.Why did Mrs. Little send for a doctor?

3.Do you want to have a brother like Stuart Little? Why or why not?

1.He looked like a mouse. 2.Because Stuart didn’t gain much when he was only one month. 3.Yes, he will be a help to me./No, because I don’t like a mouse. 【解析】本文講述了電影《精靈鼠小弟》的內(nèi)容， Frederick C夫婦的...

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假如你是在蘇州學(xué)習(xí)的英國(guó)交流學(xué)生Max，你的英國(guó)同學(xué)Simon給你寫了一封電子郵件，想了解你在蘇州的學(xué)習(xí)和生活情況。請(qǐng)認(rèn)真閱讀下面的郵件內(nèi)容，根據(jù)信中的內(nèi)容及你的實(shí)際情況用英語給Simon回復(fù)一封電子郵件。

To: maxbritain@yahoo.com

From: simonbritain@yahoo.com

Subject: Life in Suzhou

Dear Max, How are you? I haven't heard from you since you arrived in Suzhou. I'm interested in your life in Suzhou. Would you please tell me the following information? Is everything OK with the school you study in? What are your English classes like? Is there anything interesting in Suzhou? Do you enjoy your life in Suzhou? Why or why not? Looking forward to hearing from you. Best wishes Yours, Simon

注意：1.詞數(shù)90左右�；貜�(fù)郵件的開頭和結(jié)尾己經(jīng)寫好，不計(jì)入總詞數(shù);

2.回復(fù)郵件須包括所有要點(diǎn)，可適當(dāng)發(fā)揮，使全文連貫、通順;

3.同復(fù)郵引中不得提及真實(shí)的人名、校名等相關(guān)信息。

Dear Simon,

Thanks for your email. I'm sorry I haven't written to you till now.

I will send you some photos next time. Take care!

Yours

Max

Dear Simon, Thanks for your email. I'm sorry I haven't written to you till now.I am really busy with the course and making new friends these days.People here are kind and friendly .I am getting on ...

(2014●常州市)Your home town is really nice!The air quality is as good as______of Sanya.

A. it B. one C. that D. the one

C 【解析】試題分析：句意：你的故鄉(xiāng)真漂亮！空氣質(zhì)量和三亞的一樣好。that指已提到過或已知的某類人或事物；it是代指上文提及的同一個(gè)東西；one指代上文提到的同類事物中的某一個(gè)，one是泛指，the one是特指。這里的代詞代指air quality, 指代一文提到的某類事物，用that。故選C。

(2014●常州市)Though Kongfu Panda 3 is popular with teenagers, it won't be liked by__________.

A. nobody B. somebody C. everybody D. anybody

C 【解析】試題分析：句意：雖然功夫熊貓3受青少年歡迎，但是它不會(huì)被每個(gè)人喜歡。A. nobody沒有人；B. somebody某人，有人；C. everybody每人，人人，大家；D. anybody任何人。受青少年喜歡，但不被所有人喜歡。故選C。

(2014●淮安市) Now teenagers are very busy with their schoolwork and they have _____ time to do exercise.

A. few B. little C. a few D. a little

B 【解析】試題分析：句意：現(xiàn)在十幾歲的年輕人都在忙著做作業(yè)，他們沒有太多的時(shí)間做鍛煉。A. few很少，后跟可數(shù)名詞的復(fù)數(shù)； B. little很少的（表示幾乎沒有），后跟不可數(shù)名詞； C. a few 一些，后跟可數(shù)名詞復(fù)數(shù)； D. a little一些，后跟不可數(shù)名詞。因?yàn)榭崭窈笫莟ime是不可數(shù)名詞，故排除A、C;根據(jù)are very busy with their schoolwo...