“You have saved my horse,” Queen Olivia told the young boy standing before her. “Now you shall get a gift for what you did.” Peter nervously ran his fingers through his brown hair. That day when he was working in the field, the shocked horse ran past him. Without thinking, he rushed out and controlled it. He didn’t know it was the Queen’s horse and never expected to get a gift. But he still felt happy for getting one.

Two of the queen’s men appeared. One carried a mirror. Red jewels(珠寶) shone on top of the mirror’s silver frame(框架). The other carried a wooden cage with a chicken inside it.

“Only one gift can be yours,” the queen said. “Choose wisely.” “That’s easy,” Peter said. “I’ll take the chicken.” Some of the queen’s men laughed. It was clear that they thought he had made a foolish choice. 

“And why did you choose the chicken?” the queen asked. “Well, I don’t know much about jewels,” Peter answered. “But I do know about chickens. The chicken will provide eggs for my family for a long while.”

Queen Olivia smiled. “Then you did make a wise choice,” she said. “That mirror may look beautiful. But the jewels you see are only colored glass, and the frame is painted silver. The chicken is much more valuable.” Peter took the chicken and bowed. “Thank you, your majesty.”

“You are a smart child,” the queen added. “I could use a smart boy to help take care of my horses. Would you like to take the job?” Peter smiled. “Thank you very much!” he said excitedly. A job at the castle paid well. Now his family wouldn’t worry about their food any more--all because he was kind to help others and smart enough to make the right choice!

1.The Queen gave Peter a gift because .

A. he saved her horse B. he was smart

C. she liked him D. he was poor

2.Peter decided to choose the .

A. jewels B. mirror C. chicken D. silver frame

3.From Para.3-5, we can know that .

A. it was difficult for Peter to make the choice

B. all the men thought Peter’s decision was right

C. Peter thought the chicken would be useful to his family

D. Peter knew the jewels weren’t real before he made the choice

4.The right order of Peter’s story is .

a. Peter got a well-paid job.

b. Peter chose the gift wisely.

c. Peter could get a gift for what he did.

d. Peter would help his family have a better life.

A. d c b a B. c b a d C. c b d a D. c a d b

5.After reading the passage, we can infer(推斷) that .

A. Peter only thought of himself

B. Peter couldn’t take good care of the Queen’s horses

C. chickens became the popular gifts in their country

D. it was wise of Peter to choose something that he knew well

1.A 2.C 3.C 4.B 5.D 【解析】 短文大意：年輕的彼得無意間救了奧利維亞女王的馬，女王讓他在珠寶和小雞之間選擇一種作為禮物，彼得選擇了他所熟悉的雞，因為他知道雞能給他的家庭提供雞蛋。女王認為彼得確實做出了明智的選擇，認為彼得是個聰明的孩子，決定讓他照顧自己的馬。有了這份工作，彼得獲得了很好的報酬，幫助他的家人過上了更好的生活。 1.細節(jié)理解...

When you feel a sneeze（噴嚏）or cough coming on, covering your mouth prevents the spread of germs(細菌). You probably knew that.

But how to cover your mouth is very important. You might use tissues(紙巾), and put your used tissues into the bin. “If you don’t have tissues, you should sneeze into your elbow, not your hand, even if you are used to doing that.” The doctors advised.

“If somebody sneezes into his hands, those germs will be passed on to other people, or other objects that people touch.” said Dr. Hill.

Germs are most commonly spread by sneezing and coughing. When they land on your hands, they are passed from hands to things like bills, door knobs(扶手), elevator buttons（電梯按鈕） and other surfaces. At the same time, the people around you can touch them.

This isn’t nagging（嘮叨）. The Centers for Disease Control also suggest that sneezing and coughing into your elbow is necessary. Even the New York City subway officers ask the passengers to “cough or sneeze into elbow or use a tissue.”

“The suggestion was taken seriously about 10 years ago. However, most people didn’t pay much attention to it. That means the adults may have missed the advice. But children are often taught in school the right way to cough or sneeze.” Dr. Benjamin said.

To be clear, people can’t keep away from all the risks in this way, but it’s the best choice. At the same time, we’d better wear masks（口罩） and often wash our hands. “Hand washing is one of the most important things people can do to keep healthy.” Dr. Hill said.

1.According to this passage, when sneezing or coughing, you’d better NOT .

A. sneeze into your elbow

B. cover your mouth with tissues

C. use your hand to cover mouth

D. put the used tissues in the bin

2.If you sneeze or cough into hands, germs can spread through the following activities EXEPT .

A.

B.

C.

D.

3.Which is NOT true according to the passage?

A. The New York City subway officers ask passengers to use a tissue.

B. The adult may be used to sneezing into their elbow.

C. The children are often taught in school the right way to cough or sneeze.

D. Wearing masks is a good way to keep away from germs.

4.What’s the main purpose of this article? .

A. To tell us the correct way to cover mouth when sneezing or coughing.

B. To tell us how to prevent the spread of germs.

C. To tell us it’s necessary to sneeze or cough into elbow.

D. To tell us how to keep away from all risks.

5.In which layout(版面) of the newspaper can we find this kind of passage? .

A. Health B. Sports C. Business D. Education

1.C 2.D 3.B 4.B 5.A 【解析】 這是一篇有關健康方面的文章。告訴我們打噴嚏或咳嗽時最好不要用手捂住嘴，因為細菌會落到手上，它們會從手中傳遞到紙幣、門把手、電梯按鈕等其他物體的表面而傳播給他人。只有及時洗手才能洗掉細菌，防止細菌傳播。戴口罩也是有效防止細菌傳播的好方法。 1.細節(jié)理解題。根據文中句子“If you don’t have ti...

You may have heard of people who are allergic（過敏）to seafood, smoke or pets. But did you know that some people were allergic to Wi-Fi signals(信號)?

Rose White, a 44-year-old woman from Britain, first found herself being allergic to Wi-Fi signals in 2015.She

had a cough, heart trouble and great pains in her head when she stayed at the places covered with Wi-Fi signals.

Rose has tried many ways to keep away from Wi-Fi signals. In the past six months, she either slept in her car or in tent which she had put up in the woodland and in the fields. She even tried sleeping in a shed(棚子). Being completely tired, Rose had no choice but to quit her job and moved 370 kilometers away from her home to avoid Wi-Fi signals, but failed. Because of the hard life, she got a stomach problem.

She is now living in a small house in the rural(鄉(xiāng)下的) area in England. There are far fewer Wi-Fi signals. However, the house, which belongs to her friend, will be sold to others, so she has to move again soon.

Rose is planning to move to a more rural area. She is also planning to buy a camper van(野營車) so that she can drive away from Wi-Fi signals whenever she is feeling uncomfortable. As she can not work to make money, she has to raise money online. She is hoping to raise 15,000 pounds. So far, she has raised over 1,600 pounds. She still has a long way to go.

1.Which is not Rose’s allergic symptom(癥狀)?

A. Cough B. Heart trouble C. Headache D. Stomachache.

2.What did Rose do to keep away from Wi-Fi signals?

A. She slept in tent in the woodland.

B. She bought a small house in the countryside.

C. She moved to a more rural area.

D. She bought a camper van.

3.What does the underlined word “quit” in paragraph 3 mean?

A. leave B. begin C. change D. continue

4.Why does she have to move again soon?

A. Because the place she lives in is near the Wi-Fi signals.

B. Because her friend decided to sell the house.

C. Because she wants to move to a new place.

D. Because she tries to find a job in the more rural area.

5.What does the sentence “She still has a long way to go.” in the last paragraph refer to(指的是)?

A. She will live long.

B. It’s not easy for her to raise enough money.

C. There will be a lot of difficulties for her to deal with.

D. It’s difficult for her to find a place without Wi-Fi signals.

1.D 2.A 3.A 4.B 5.C 【解析】 短文大意：來自英國的44歲女性Rose White對Wi-Fi信號過敏。當她呆在覆蓋Wi-Fi信號的地方時，會產生許多不良反應。為了遠離Wi-Fi信號，嘗試了許多不同的方法，但效果甚微。羅斯計劃搬到一個更偏遠的地區(qū)，她還計劃買一輛露營車。因為不能工作掙錢，所以她不得不在網上籌款。生活中羅斯還將面臨許多困難。 ...

閱讀下面短文，用括號內所給動詞的適當形式填空 (必要時可加情態(tài)動詞或助動詞)。

The Bird’s Christmas Tree

It’s a sun shining winter afternoon. In a small yard in Luss, Scotland, Kate and Effie (61)1. (tie) the baskets to the branches（樹枝）of the Christmas tree and filling them with corns. The children (62)2. (work) busily but happily for many hours, making the little baskets for the birds.

Many birds come in. Some are eating, and others are dancing.

Even the pretty blue jay(藍松鴉) (63) 3.(forget) to be pretty. When he has eaten his fill, he is flying away, crying “Thanks, thanks!”

What a happy life the tree brings to the birds and the children! But two weeks ago, the tree (64) ______ nearly 4.(cut) into firewood.

Two weeks ago，the Christmas tree was once in the living room. Kate and Effie, and Sue and Tom, had a happy Christmas Day, for the tree was hung with gifts for them all.

One day, when the children(65)5.(play) games around the tree, John came and told them that he was going to carry it into the woodshed.

“What (66) you 6.(do) with it, John?” the children asked.

“I want to cut it into firewood,” answered John.

“Oh, don’t!” cried the children. “Our beautiful tree! Let us (67) 7.(have) it a little longer!”

“What will you do with it?” asked John.

“We (68)8.(put) it in the yard and make a Christmas tree for the birds,” replied the children.

So John carried the fir tree into the yard. There it (69)9.(stand) in the white snow, spreading out its beautiful green branches.

“Now” cried Effie, “l(fā)et us make some baskets (70)10. (fill) corns. Then we will tie them to the tree for the birds. ”

What happened next? As you can see at the beginning of the story, the birds are living happily. With the birds and the tree, the children are also very happy. It is hard to tell which are happier, the birds or the children. I believe the tree is the happiest of all.

1.are tying 2.have worked/ have been working 3.forgets 4.was; cut 5.were playing 6.will; do / are;going to do 7.have 8.can /will put 9.stood 10.to fill 【解析】 短文介紹了在蘇格蘭的...

閱讀短文，根據短文內容及首字母提示，在空白處填入一個適當?shù)膯卧~。

Donna Reid had just finished her training as a children’s doctor. A famous research hospital in New York had offered her a job with (71) g1. pay. And her boyfriend, Tony, had a clinic(小診所) in their hometown and hoped she could work with him. At the same time, a small hospital, Backwoods Hospital, in a very poor area had also offered Donna a job. Now it was time for her to decide (72) w2. to work.

Dad: Donna, that research hospital in New York has a good reputation（聲譽） for children’s medicine. Some of the best children’s doctors in the country work there and you can (73) l3. a lot from them.

Mom: Yes, I agree it’s a good hospital and the pay is good, too. But, that’s not the point(要點).

Dad: (74) T4. what’s the point?

Mom: It’s in New York, too far away! Let me tell you, dear Donna. Tony’s clinic is just several miles away. You don’t need to travel (75) f5. if you work there. Tony is a nice young man and I guess you’ll get married soon.

Dad: Ha! It’s hard enough to live with a husband or wife. Working with them, (76) t6.? That’s a choice for trouble. Well, Donna, what do you think?

Donna: I’m thinking about (77) a7. the offer from Backwoods Hospital.

Dad: But Donna, look at their offer! You’ll be on call(隨時待命) six days a week. That’s really a (78) h8. job.

Mom: Oh, Donna, the pay is another problem.

Donna: Mom and Dad, I didn’t become a doctor for enjoying a comfortable life (79) o9..

Dad: No? Then (80) w10. did you become a doctor?

Donna: I want to help people. You know that. And Backwoods serves the poor. Backwoods, here I come！

1.good 2.where 3.learn 4.Then 5.far 6.too 7.accepting 8.hard 9.only 10.why 【解析】 短文大意：Donna Reid完成了兒童醫(yī)生的培訓后，即將面臨著工作的選擇。她的爸爸媽媽對三家醫(yī)院提出了自己的看法，而Donna Reid本人也做出了自己的決定，她不想成為一...

閱讀短文，根據要求完成下面各小題。

Last month some parents visited a pizza restaurant in Florida with their children. On the door, they saw a sign “NO CHILDREN.” “Why can't we bring our children?” “What on earth does the owner want to do?” The parents were surprised and complained angrily.

So why did the restaurant put up the sign on its door?

Troy Taylor, the owner of the pizza restaurant, found that many parents couldn't control their children and many children couldn't have meals quietly, so they disturbed other customers. Some people said that this was unfair. Mr. Taylor explained his decision . He said that the restaurant was near a busy road, so there might be some danger if the parents didn’t take good care of their children. So he made up his mind to ban(禁止)children from his restaurant.

Others supported his decision, they said they were bored of noisy children in restaurants and

now they could finally have a place for adults only.

83 In fact，many other restaurants have also met the same problem. Some have done nothing and others have tried to ban children during certain times of the day. There’s one restaurant in Italy. It has been creative in dealing with the problem. They rewarded(獎勵) well-behaved children to encourage parents to control their children.

84These methods may be useful for a while, but it is difficult to solve this problem completely.

A. 根據短文內容簡要回答問題。

1.Why does Mr. Taylor ban the children from his restaurant?

__________________________________________________________________________

2.There are four methods to solve the problem in this passage. Which do you think is the best one? Why?

__________________________________________________________________________

B. 將短文中劃線的句子譯成漢語。

3._________________________________________________________

4._________________________________________________________

C. 請給短文擬一個適當?shù)挠⑽臉祟}。

5._______________________________________________________

1.① Because those noisy children disturbed other customers. And the restaurant was near a busy road, there might be some danger. ②Because many parents couldn’t control their children. And the restaura...

（題文）在你的成長歷程中，一定收到過禮物。有件禮物不一定貴重，但是在你看來卻非常珍貴。

某英語雜志以“A Precious Present(一件珍貴的禮物)”為題舉辦征文活動，請寫一篇短文，跟大家分享。內容包括：

1.這件禮物是什么？

2.你為什么覺得它珍貴？

3.它背后有什么故事？

要求： 1.100詞左右； 2.文中不得出現(xiàn)真實姓名及校名。

A precious present The title “A Precious Present” reminds me of quite a few gifts I’ve got. Yet, the first come to my mind is the book, the Adventures of Tom Sawyer. On my tenth birthday, my fat...

Have you ever seen the advertisement: Learn a foreign language in six weeks, ________ give your money back? Of course, it__________happens quite like that. The only language _________ to learn is the mother language. And think ______ practice is needed for that. Before the Second World War people usually learned a foreign language ______ the literature(文學) of the country. Now most people want to_________ a foreign language. Every year millions of people start learning ________ .

How do they do it? Some people try at home _________ books and tapes, others go to evening classes or watch TV programs. ________ they use the language only 2 or 3 times a week, learning it will _________ a long time, like language learning at school. A few people try to learn a language fast by studying for 6 or__________ hours a day. It's much easier to learn the language in the country where it_________. But most people are__________ to do this, and many people don't have to do so. Machines and good books will be very __________, but they can not do the students' work.___________the language is learned quickly or slowly, it is hard work.

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

2.A. can＇t B. impossible C. never D. often

3.A. easily B. difficult C. able D. easy

4.A. how much B. how long C. how fast D. how many

5.A. studied B. to study C. studying D. study

6.A. talk B. tell C. speak D. say

7.A. them B. this C. that D. it

8.A. without B. with C. in D. by

9.A. If B. When C. Since D. Until

10.A. spend B. use C. take D. cost

11.A. some B. more C. other D. less

12.A. speaks B. is speaking C. spoke D. is spoken

13.A. able B. possible C. unable D. not possible

14.A. careful B. forgetful C. wonderful D. helpful

15.A. either B. whether C. what D. how

1.B 2.C 3.D 4.A 5.B 6.C 7.D 8.B 9.A 10.C 11.B 12.D 13.C 14.D 15.B 【解析】 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. ...

If you are interested in learning a language，you shouldn't be afraid to pronounce difficult words．Don't be afraid that people will _____ you．How else will you learn a new language？You have to jump right in and ______ new words．Everybody who learns a new language has _____in the beginning．But if you practice more and put ______ effort into it，you will make progress．

People ______ the world are learning English．Some are also learning Chinese．These are ______ of the most important languages to know．You will be able to communicate with almost _____ in the world if you learn these languages well．The hardest thing is to overcome（克服） your_______ about a new language．When you find a word you don't understand，look it up in a ______，or ask your teacher or someone who knows that language to ________ you out．Don't stop practicing．Don't stop trying．

1.A. look after B. laugh at C. depend on

2.A. make B. hear C. try

3.A. trouble B. surprise C. luck

4.A. little B. no C. much

5.A. around B. on C. under

6.A. two B. three C. four

7.A. somebody B. everybody C. nobody

8.A. habit B. doubt C. fear

9.A. dictionary B. book C. library

10.A. find B. help C. take

1.B 2.C 3.A 4.C 5.A 6.A 7.B 8.C 9.A 10.B 【解析】 短文大意：短文對如何學好一門新的語言給出了具體建議：多練習，多努力，查字典，問別人。 1.句意：不要害怕別人會嘲笑你�？疾閯釉~短語辨析題。A. look after照顧；B. laugh at嘲笑；C. depend on依靠。Don'...

The word “duang” is____new that it does not even appear in the dictionary. But it has already____rapidly across China. It has caused 312,000 discussions____15,000 users. On Baidu， which is the____online search engine in China， it has been____almost 600,000 times. It has been noticed in the West， too. Foreign Policy， a news Website， regarded it____a big event.

But what does it mean? It seems to be an example of onomatopoeia(擬聲詞). It was started by Hong Kong action star Jackie Chan. He acted in an advertisement in 2004.In it， he said his hair was bright and black____the word “duang”. The word appeared again recently after Chan put____on his Weibo page.____users then began to surf Chan's Weibo page and made comments(評論).

The word appears to have many different____， and there's no perfect translation for it. But you can use it as an adjective to give emphasis(強調)to the word that follows it.

1.A. such B. so C. too D. enough

2.A. spread B. spreaded C. spred D. spreading

3.A. behind B. between C. under D. among

4.A. biger B. bigger C. biggest D. bigest

5.A. looked up to B. looked up C. looked out D. looked after

6.A. at B. about C. of D. as

7.A. using B. use C. used D. uses

8.A. him B. it C. them D. her

9.A. Two millions B. Million C. Millions of D. Two millions of

10.A. means B. meanful C. mean D. meanings

1.B 2.A 3.D 4.C 5.B 6.D 7.A 8.B 9.C 10.D 【解析】 試題這篇短文主要介紹了香港演員成龍在一次洗頭水的廣告中用duang這個單詞描述他的頭發(fā)的黑亮，結果這個單詞引起了眾多人的使用和討論。 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. ...