高一英语短文

高一英语短文篇一：高一英语阅读理解50篇

高一英语阅读理解50篇(付详解)

中考英语阅读理解·“老”字趣谈

每个国家都有各自的文化习惯，而这种文化上的差异往往会引起一定的误会，不过只要熟悉对方的风俗习惯做到入乡随俗，一切就OK啦！

When my family moved to America in 2010 from a small village in Guangdong, China, we brought not only our luggage, but also our village rules, customs and culture. One of the rules is that young people should always respect(尊敬) elders. Unluckily, this rule led to my very first embarrassment in the United States.

I had a part-time job as a waiter in a Chinese restaurant. One time, when I was serving food to a middle-aged couple, the wife asked me how the food could be served so quickly. I told her that I had made sure they got their food quickly because I always respect the elderly. As soon as I said that, her face showed great displeasure. My manager, who happened to hear what I said, took me aside and gave me a long lecture about how sensitive(敏感) Americans are and how they dislike the description “old”. I then walked back to the table and apologized to the wife. After the couple heard my reason, they understood that the problem was caused by cultural differences, so they laughed and were no longer angry.

In my village in China, people are proud of being old. Not so many people live to be seventy or eighty, and people who reach such an age have the most knowledge and experience. Young people always respect older people because they know they can learn from their rich experience.

However, in the United States, people think “growing old” is a problem since “old” shows that a person is going to retire or that the body is not working well. Here many people try to keep themselves away from growing old by doing exercises or jogging, and women put on makeup, hoping to look young. When I told the couple in the restaurant that I respect the elderly, they got angry because this caused them to feel they had failed to stay young. I had told them something they didn?t want to hear.

After that, I changed the way I had been with older people. It is not that I don?t respect them any more; I still respect them, but now I don?t show my feelings through words.

By Jack

根据以上短文内容，然后从每题所给的四个选项中选择最佳选项。

1. Jack brought the couple their food very fast because _______.

A. the manager asked him to do so B. he respected the elderly

C. the couple wanted him to do so D. he wanted more pay

2. When Jack called the couple “elderly”, they became _______.

A. nervous B. satisfiedC. unhappy D. excited

3. In Jack?s hometown, _______.

A. people dislike being called “old” B. people are proud of being old

C. many people reach the age of seventy or eightyD. the elderly are the first to get food in restaurants

4. After this experience, Jack _______.

A. lost his job in the restaurantB. made friends with the couple

C. no longer respected the elderlyD. changed his way with older people

5. Which of the following is TRUE?

A. The more Jack explained, the angrier the couple got.

B. Jack wanted to show his feelings through words after his experience.

C. The manager went back to the table and apologized to the couple.

D. From this experience, Jack learned more about American culture.

【答案及解析】

1. 选B。根据第2段中的I told her that I had made sure they got their food quickly because I always respect the elderly可知答案。

2. 选C。根据第2段中的As soon as I said that, her face showed great displeasure可知他们听到Jack称他们为老者时，一点也不高兴。

3. 选B。根据第3段中的In my village in China, people are proud of being old可知答案。

4. 选D。根据最后一段中的After that, I changed the way I had with older people可知答案。

5. 选D。根据第2段最后一句After the couple heard my reason, they understood that the problem was caused by cultural differences, so they laughed and were no longer angry可知A选项不对；根据文章最后一句but now I don?t show my feelings through words可知B选项不对；根据第2段中的I then waked back to the table and apologized to the wife 可知C 选项也不对，故正确答案为D。

中考英语阅读理解·Jean的网友

QQ聊天对我们来说并不陌生，但是该不该完全相信网友呢？我们究竟该以怎样的心态对待网络呢？让我们来看看本文主人公与网友的奇遇吧！

Jean is a bright young woman who comes from a rich and famous family. She goes to a good university and has everything that money can buy. Well, almost everything. The problem is that the people in Jean?s family are so busy that they can hardly find time to be with her. In fact, Jean is quite lonely. So Jean spends a lot of time on her QQ. She likes being anonymous(匿名), talking to people who do not know about her famous family and her rich life. She uses the name Linda on QQ and has made a lot of friends who she keeps in touch with quite often.

Last year Jean made a very special friend on QQ. His name was David and lived in San Francisco. David was full of stories and jokes. He and Jean

modern dance. So it had a common(共同的) interest in rock music and

always took them hours to talk happily on QQ and sometimes they even forgot their time. Of course, they wanted to know more about each other. David sent a picture of himself: He was a tall, good-looking young man with a big, happy smile. As time went by, they became good friends and often sent cards and small things to each other.

When Jean?s father told her that he was going on a business trip to San Francisco, she asked him to let her go with him so that she could give David a surprise for his birthday. She would take him the latest DVD of their favorite rock singer. But when she knocked on David?s door in San Francisco, she found that her special friend was a twelve-year-old boy named Jim!

根据以上短文内容，然后从每题所给的四个选项中选择最佳选项。

1. Jean spends a lot of her time on QQ because she is _______.

A. richB. famous C. youngD. lonely

2. Jean thought “David” was special because he _______.

A. made her quite happy on QQ B. was from San Francisco

C. sent her a picture of himselfD. was tall and good-looking

3. When Jean and “David” met and introduced themselves to each other, who felt surprised?

A. “David”. B. Both “David” and Jean. C. Jean.D. Neither “David” nor Jean.

4. What?s the main idea of the passage?

A. Don?t believe those you get to know on QQ so easily. B. People don?t use their real names on QQ so often.

C. Don?t go to meet those you get to know on QQ. D. People should tell their real names to others on QQ.

【答案及解析】

1. 选D。由第1段的句子…In fact, Jean is quite lonely. 可知答案选D。

2. 选A。Jean认为David幽默风趣，在摇滚乐和现代舞上和她有共同的兴趣，他们可以在网上快乐地聊上几个小时。很显然David使得Jean很开心。答案选A。

3. 选C。文章的最后一句…she found that her special friend was a twelve-year-old boy named Jim!告诉我们，当Jean发现她那特殊的朋友是一个12岁的小孩时，用了一个感叹号结尾，虽然作者没有直接说Jean感到惊讶，但是我们可以从这个标点符号推断出她的感觉应该是十分surprised(惊讶的)。

4. 选A。本文讲述Jean交了个十分投缘的网友，后来却发现对方原来只是一个12岁的小男孩。通过这个故事，短文意在告戒人们不要轻易相信Q友，答案选A。

中考英语阅读·一辈子的朋友

朋友与你相互嬉闹，朋友与你互掏腰包；朋友与你互相惦记，朋友与你心有灵犀；朋友与你有苦共担，朋友与有乐同欢……请读读这篇真挚的友情故事。

Linda Evans was my best friend—like the sister I never had. We did everything together: piano lessons, movies, swimming, horseback riding.

When I was 13, my family moved away. Linda and I kept in touch through letters, and we saw each other on special time—like my wedding (婚礼) and Linda?s. Soon we were busy with children and moving to new homes, and we wrote less often. One day a card that I sent came back, stamped “Address (地址) Unknown. ” I had no idea how to find Linda. Over the years, I missed Linda very much. I wanted to share (分享) happiness of my children and then grandchildren. And I needed to share my sadness when my brother and then mother died. There was an empty place in my heart that only a friend like Linda could fill.

One day I was reading a newspaper when I noticed a photo of a young woman who looked very much like Linda and whose last name was Wagman — Linda?s married name. “There must be thousands of Wagmans,” I thought, but J still wrote to her.

She called as soon as she got my letter. “Mrs Tobin!” she said excitedly, “Linda Evans Wagman is my mother. ”

Minutes later I heard a voice that I knew very much, even after 40 years, laughed and cried and caught up on each other?s lives. Now the empty place in my heart is filled. And there?s one thing that Linda and I know for sure: We won?t lose each other again!

根据以上短文内容，然后从每题所给的四个选项中选择最佳选项。

1. The writer went to piano lessons with Linda Evans _______.

A. at the age of 13 B. before she got married

C. after they moved to new homes D. before the writer?s family moved away

2. They didn?t often write to each other because they _______.

A. got marriedB. had little time to do so

C. didn?t like writing lettersD. could see each other on special time

3. There was an empty place in the writer?s heart because she _______.

A. was in troubleB. didn?t know Linda?s address

C. received the card that she sent D. didn?t have a friend like Linda to share her happiness or sadness

4. The writer was happy when she _______.

A. read the newspaper B. heard Linda?s voice on the phone

C. met a young woman who looked a lot like Linda D. wrote to the woman whose last name was Wagman

5. They haven?t kept in touch _______.

A. for about 40 years B. for about 27 yearsC. since they got married D. since the writer?s family moved away

【答案及解析】

1. 选D。开始的时候作者与Linda总是一起去上钢琴课、看电影、游泳、骑马等，但后来在作者13岁的时候，作者一家搬走了，两人只能通过书信联系。比较四个选项，显然只能选D。

2. 选B。根据文章第2段中的Soon we were busy with children and moving to new homes, and we wrote less often 根据文可知，她们之所以没经常写信，是因为她们要忙于照顾孩子，又要搬新家，也就是说，她们没有时间写信。

3. 选D。根据文章第3段内容可知答案。

4. 选B。真正让作者感到高兴的是当她在电话上听到老朋友Linda的声音的时候。而读到报纸的时候和写信的时候都还只是在猜测，那时还谈不上高兴。

5. 选A。根据文章最后一段中的Minutes later I heard a voice that I knew very much, even after 40 years…可知，答案选A。

中考英语幽默阅读·看病

每天都有很多人被病痛折磨着，但有些病却是因为一些不必要的担忧，正如本文中的tailor一样，威吓不少一点忧心，让自己健康快乐一点呢？

A man went to see his doctor one day, because he was suffering from pains in his stomach. After the doctor had examined him carefully, he said to him, “Well, there?s nothing really wrong with you, I?m glad to say. Your only trouble is that you worry too much. Do you know, I had a man with the same trouble as you here a few weeks ago, and I gave him the same advice as I am going to give you. He was worried because he couldn?t pay his tailor?s bills. I told him not to worry about the bills any more. He took my advice and when he came to see me again two days ago, he told me that he now felt quite all right again. ” “Yes, I know all about that,” answered the patient sadly. “You see, I?m that man?s tailor!”

根据以上短文内容判断正误，正确的用“T”表示，错误的用“F”表示。

1. The tailor went to see his doctor because he has got a headache.

2. There is nothing serious with the tailor.

3. A man with the same trouble as the tailor a few days ago.

4. The doctor gave the man and the tailor the same advice.

5. The tailor was worried because a man couldn?t pay his bills.

【答案及解析】

1. 选F。根据第1句A man went to see his doctor one day, because he was suffering from pains in his stomach可知本题是错误的。

2. 选T。根据…there is no thing really wrong with you (tailor)可知裁缝的身体并没有什么大碍，故可判断此题与短文内容相符。

3. 选F。根据句子Do you know, I had a man with the same trouble as you here a few weeks ago可知本题所叙述的时间与短文内容不一致，因此可判断此题是错误的。

4. 选T。根据…and I gave him the same advice as I am going to give you可知答案。

5. 选T。通读全文我们可知：上一个病人是担心他自己不能付钱给他的裁缝，而这个裁缝的病因却是因为担心那个人不能付钱给他的。

中考英语阅读理解----母爱

慈母手中线，游子身上衣，谁言寸草心，报得三春晖。母爱是世界上最伟大、最无私的，她宽容大度，她不求回报，她为子女付出很多很多……

I?ve loved my mother?s desk since I was just tall enough to see above the top of it as mother sat doing letters. Standing by her chair, looking at the ink bottle, pens, and white paper, I decided that the act of writing must be the more wonderful

thing in the world.

Years later, during her final illness, mother kept different things for my sister and brother. “But the desk,” she?d said again, “it?s for Elizabeth. ”

I never saw her angry, never saw her cry. I knew she loved me; she showed it in action. But as a young girl, I wanted heart-to-heart talks between mother and daughter.

They never happened. And a gulf opened between us. I was “too emotional(易动感情的)”. But she lived “on the surface(表面)”.

As years passed I had my own family. I loved my mother and thanked her for our happy family. I wrote to her in careful words and asked her to let me know in any way she chose that she did forgive(原谅) me.

I posted the letter and waited for her answer. None came.

My hope turned to disappointment(失望), then little interest and, finally, peace— it seemed that nothing happened. I couldn?t be sure that the letter had even got to mother. I only knew that I had written it, and I could stop trying to make her into someone she was not.

Now the present of her desk told, as she?d never been able to, that she was pleased that writing was my chosen work. I cleaned the desk carefully and found some papers inside —a photo of my father and a one-page letter, folded(折叠) and refolded many times.

Give me an answer, my letter asks, in any way you choose. Mother, you always chose the act that speaks louder than words.

根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。

1. The writer began to love her mother?s desk ______.

A. after Mother died B. before she became a writer C. when she was a childD. when Mother gave it to her

2. The passage shows that ______.

A. mother was cold on the surface but kind in her heart to her daughter

B. mother was too serious about everything her daughter had done

C. mother cared much about her daughter in wordsD. mother wrote to her daughter in careful words

3. The word “gulf” in the passage means ______.

A. deep understanding between the old and the young B. different ideas between the mother and the daughter

C. free talks between mother and daughter D. part of the sea going far in land

4. What did mother do with her daughter?s letter asking forgiveness?

A. She had never received the letter. B. For years, she often talked about the letter.

C. She didn?t forgive her daughter at all in all her life. D. She read the letter again and again till she died.

5. What?s the best title of the passage?

A. My letter to Mother B. Mother and Children

C. My mother?s Desk D. Talks between Mother and Me

【答案及解析】

1. 选C。根据I?ve loved my mother?s desk since I was just tall enough to see above the top of it as mother sat doing letters. 可知作者当时还是个小孩子，故选C。

2. 选A。由But she lived “on the surface ”. 和全文内容可知，作者的母亲表面上很冷漠，但心里充满了对作者的爱，正确答案是A。

3. 选B。从I was “too emotional”. But she lived “on the surface”. 可知此词是指两人之间不同的看法和观点，应选B。

4. 选D。根据…a photo of my father and a one-page letter, folded and refolded many times. 可知应选D。

5. 选C。文章的开头I?ve loved my mother?s desk…以及后面的Now the present of her desk told, as she?d never been able to…可知作者是托物思人，以表达自己对母亲的怀念之情，所以最佳标题应是C。

阅读理解并回答问题

One day the famous American scientist Albert Einstein met an old friend of his on a street in New York.

“Mr(来自:WwW.ZHaOqt.nEt 蒲公英文 摘:高一英语短文) Einstein,” said the friend, “ it seems that you need to put on a new overcoat. Look, how worn-out it is!”

高一英语短文篇二：高一英语阅读理解(有答案)

六盘水市第八中学高三第三次月考英语试卷

（分值：150分时间：120分钟）

第一部分 英语知识运用（共三节，满分50分）

第一节 语音知识（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）从A, B, C, D四个选项中，找出其划线部分与所给单词的划线部分读音相同的选项。

第二节 语法和词汇知识（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

从A, B, C, D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

6.Only when you leave your parents for college how much you love them.

A.do you realizeB. you realizeC. you will realizeD. will you realize

7.The car crash wouldn?t have happened if he A. didn?t drinkB.hasn?t drunkC. wasn?t drinking D. hadn?t drunk

8.My cousin said he would return in would visit me and some other relatives.

A. that B. when C. which D. where

9.We liked the pattern of the carpet but the price was too high so we decided to look A. something B. anything C. nothingD. everything

possesses both intelligence and diligence.

A. who B. those whoC. no matter who D. which

11.I was sure that guy was one of my schoolmates.Though his name was on the

of my tongue, I just couldn?t remember it.

A. end B.edge C. tip D.side

increasing number of cars.

A. long as twice B.twice as longC. long so twiceD.twice so long

13.-Tom ,can you help me clean the stairs please?

- A.How come B.Who cares C.What for D.Why me

14.It?s notA.a,a B.the, a C. the, theD.a, the

to reach them on the phone, we sent an email instead.

A.FailB.FailedC. To fail D.Having failed

sound like a simple task, great care is needed.

A.must B. may C.shall D.should

17.The young man made a after graduation.

A.predictionB.promiseC.plan D.contribution

18.Please remain A.seatingB.seatedC.to seat D. to be seated

19.With so many essays ,he won?t have time go shopping.

A. to write B.written C.writingD.write

A. thought highly of B. highly thought ofC. ill thought ofD. thought ill of

第三节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A, B, C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项

water. Once the cleaned water crops. New factories can be built, now that they have the promise of 38.

the town！

21. A. supplyingB. gettingC. to get D. to supply

22.A. happens B. happeningC. is happened D. happened

23. A. key B. answerC. answering D. way

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

25. A. of it self B. of its own C. for its own D. for itself

26. A. fetch B. take C. brought in D. guided

27. A. come to B. came to C. coming to D. came for

28. A. many B. plenty of C. more D. many more

29. A. has B. had C. must D. needed

30. A. many B. a few C. a great many D. a lot of

31. A. put B. made C. supply D. noticed

32. A. a way B. ways C. an answer D. a key

33. A. for B. by C. at D. in

34. A. man-making B. man-make C. man-made D. manmade

35. A. boating B. to boat C. to boating D. on boating

36. A. must B. could C. needed D. had to

37. A. as B. with C. for D. to

38. A. water enough B. enough water C. crops enough D. enough crops

39. A. off B. of C. away D. out of

40. A. it?s B. its C. one?s D. his

第二部分 阅读理解（共25小题。第一节每小题2分，第二节每小题1分；满分45分）

第一节阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A, B, C和D）中选出最佳选项

A

It was a beautiful spring morning. There were no clouds in the sky, and the sun is warm but not hot. Mr. Black saw an old man at the bus stop with a big, strong, black umbrella in his hand.

Mr. Black said to him , “Do you think we are going to have rain today?? “No,” said the old man, “I don?t think so.” “Then are you carrying the umbrella because the sun is too hot?? “No, the sun is not very hot in spring.” Mr. Black looked at the big umbrella again, and then the man said “I am an old man, and my legs are not very strong. I must have a walking-stick. But people will say, ?Look! That man is so old!? I don?t like that, so I carry an umbrella every day.”

41. This story happened.

A. on a spring morning B. on a cold day

C. on a summer evening D. on a bus

42. What was the weather like that day?

A. It was raining.

B. The sun was too hot.

C. It was sunny and the sun was warm but not too hot.

D. It was cloudy.

43. The old man had in his hand.

A.a book B. a walking-stick C. nothing D. an umbrella

44.The old man carried an umbrella because .

A.it was going to rain B. he must have it as a walking-stick

C.the sun was too hot D. he thought it was going to rain

45. From the passage we know that.

A.the weather was bad that day

B. the old man was stupid

C.the umbrella was not strong

D.the old man didn?t want other people to say he was old

B

Trees are useful to man in three important ways: they give him wood and other useful things, they give him cool places, and they help to stop drought and flood.

Unluckily, in many parts of the world, man has not found that the third of these points is the most important. Man wants to make money from trees,so he has cut them down in large numbers, only to find that without them he has lost the best friends he had. And also, he is usually too careless to plant and look after new trees. So the forests slowly disappear.

This does not only mean that man will have fewer trees. The results are even worse: for where there are trees, their roots break up soil-make the rain in-and also bind the soil, thus stopping it from being washed away easily; but where there are no trees, the rain falls on hard ground and flows away, causing floods and carrying away the rich top-soil. When all the top-soil is gone, nothing is left but useless desert.

46.The most important points of trees to man is ________.

A.they help him to make money

B.they give him cool

C.they give him wood and other things

D.they help him to stop drought and floods

47.In many places forests slowly disappear because ________ .

A.many trees have been cut down by man

B.new trees are not well looked after

C.man has not paid enough attention to planting trees

D.all the above

48.Land becomes desert after all trees are cut down because ________ .

A. roots of trees break up the soil

B. there are too many rainfalls

C. strong winds bring a lot of sand

D. there are no longer trees to keep the rain and protect the top-soil.

49.Which title best fits the passage?

A.Trees and Man

B.The Function of Tree Wood

C.How do People do with Trees?

D.The Usage of Tree Roots

高一英语短文篇三：高一英语阅读理解50篇

高一英语阅读理解50篇（含答案）

Passage 1

One day an ant was drinking at a small stream and fell in. She made desperate efforts to reach the side, but made no progress at all. The poor ant almost exhausted was still bravely doing her best when a dove saw her. Moved with pity, the bird threw her a blade of grass, which supported her like a raft, and thus the ant reached the bank again. While she was resting and drying herself in the grass, she heard a man come near. He was walking along barefooted with a gun in his hand. As soon as he saw the dove, he wished to kill it. He would certainly have done so, but the ant bit him in the foot just as he raised his gun to fire. He stopped to see what had bit him, and the dove immediately flew away. It was an animal much weaker and smaller than herself that had saved her life.

（163w）

1. The ant could not reach the side though _______.

A. she cried for help B. she asked the dove to save her

C. she tried very hard D. she could smell well

2. The dove saved the ant because _______.

A. she was the ant's friend B. she took pity on the poor ant

C. the ant was almost exhausted D. the ant had been struggled in the water for a long time

3. The ant succeeded in getting on the bank with the help of _______.

A. a leaf B. a piece of wood C. a blade of grass D. a raft

4. Just as the man shot at the dove, _______.

A. the dove immediately flew away B. the dove hid himself in the grass

C. the ant told the dove to leave at once D. he felt something biting him in the foot

5. In writing the story, the writer wants to show _______.

A. how clever the ant was B. how kind the dove was

C. how the ant and the dove helped each other

D. we often need help from others, therefore we should help others as much as we can

词汇扩展

① desperate adj. 拼死的 ② exhausted adj. 精疲力竭的

③ dove n. 鸽子 ④ blade n. 叶片

Passage 2

Johnny Smith was a good math student at a high school. He loved his computer. He came home early every day, then he worked with it till midnight. But Johnny was not a good English student, not good at all. He got an F in his English class. One day after school Johnny joined his computer to the computer in his high school office. The school office computer had the grades of all the students: the math grades, the science grades, the grades in arts and music, and the grades in English. He found his English grade. An F! Johnny changed his English grade from an F to A. Johnny' parents looked at his report card. They were very happy.

"An A in English!" said Johnny's Dad. "You're a very clever boy, Johnny."

Johnny is a hacker. Hackers know how to take informationfrom other computers and

put new information in. Using a modem, they join their computers to other computers secretly. School headmasters and teachers are worried about hackers. So are the police, for some people even take money from bank computer accountand put it into their own ones. And they never have to leave home to do it! They are called hackers. （210w）

1. Johnny changed his English grade with the computer in _______.

A. the classroom B. the school office

C. a bank near his house D. his own house

2. When Johnny's parents saw the report, they were happy because _______.

A. Johnny was good at math

B. Johnny loved computers

C. Johnny could join one computer to another

D. they thought Johnny was not poor in English any longer

3. Who are worried about hackers in the story?

A. Johnny's parents. B. School headmasters, teachers and the police.

C. The police.D. School headmasters and teachers.

4. What should the hackers know well, do you think, after you read this story?

A. Information. B. Back computer accounts. C. Computers. D. Grades.

5. The last paragraph is about _______.

A. Johnny B. computersC. hackers D. moden

词汇扩展

① hacker n. 黑客 ② information n. 信息

③ modem n. 调制解调器 ④ secretly adv. 秘密地

⑤ account n. 账户

Passage 3

There was ice on the road, and the doctor's car hit a tree and turned over three times. To his surprise , he was not hurt. He got out of the car and walked to the nearest house. He wanted to telephone the garagefor help. The door was opened by one of his patients.

" Oh, Doctor," she said, " I have only just telephoned you. You must have a very fast car. You have got here very quickly indeed. There has been a very bad accidenton the road outside. I saw it through the window. I am sure the driver will need your help." （109w）

1. Where was the doctor going in his car?

A. We don't know. B. To a patient's home.

C. To a garage. D. To his own home.

2. Which of the following was the cause of the accident?

A. Careless driving B. A tree had fallen across the road.

C. A slipperyroad.D. There was a thick fog.

3. The doctor went to the house because _______.

A. he knew one of his patients lived there

B. he had received a call to go there

C. he wanted to use the telephone

D. he was injuredand could walk no further

4. Why did the woman patient telephone the doctor?

A. She needed medical treatment.

B. She believed somebody else needed a doctor.

C. To ask how quickly the doctor could come.

D. To ask whether the doctor was coming on his regular visit.

词汇扩展

① garage n. 汽车修理站 ② accident n. 事故

③ slippery adj. 滑 ④ injured adj. 受伤

Passage 4

One day a poor man was cutting a big piece of wood near a river. Suddenly his old axe fell into the water. He felt very sad because he lost his only axe. Then all at once a beautiful fairycame out and asked the man what was the matter.

"I have lost my axe,"he said."It fell into the water when I was cutting the wood." The fairy showed him a gold axe and asked,"Is this yours?"

"No,"said the man.

The fairy then showed him a silveraxe and asked again,"Is this yours?""No,"again answered the man.

Then she showed him the old axe.

"Yes, that is mine,"called out the happy man.

"I know that well enough,"said the fairy."I only wanted to see if you would tell me the truth, and now I'll give you the gold axe and the silver axe besides your own one." （147w） 分

1. One day when the man was cutting something, ________.

A. he fell into the water

B. his axe dropped into the river

C. his axe fell into a lake

D. he saw a beautiful fairy

2. The man was sad because _________.

A. he was poor and had no other axes

B. he could not go on working

C. he liked his axe very much

D. his axe was a gold axe

3. The fairy gave him a gold axe and a silver axe but he didn't take them, because he ______.

A. did not like them

B. did not know they were made of gold and silver

C. was very rich

D. knew these axes were not his

4. At the end of the story the man had ________.

A. only one axe B. two axes

C. three axes D. many axes

5. The fairy helped the man because he was ________ man.

A. an old B. a young C. a poor D. an honest.

词汇扩展

① fairy n. 仙女 ② silver adj. 银制的

Passage 5

An Englishman, a Frenchman and a Russian were discussing happiness. "Happiness," said the Englishman, "Happiness is when you return home tired after work, yet find your slippers(拖鞋) warming by the fire."

"You English have no romance," said the Frenchman. "Happiness is when you go on a business trip, find a pretty girl who entertainsyou －then afterwards you partwithout regrets."

"You are both wrong," said the Russian. "True happiness is when you are at home in bed and at 4 a.m., you hear a hammering at the door and outside stand the secret police, who say to you, 'Ivan Ivanovitch, you are under arrest', and you say, 'Sorry, Ivanovitch lives next door.'"

（ 118w）

1. The Englishman's happiness suggests that _______.

A. he should have no time to warm his slippers

B. he enjoys the warmth of the family

C. he thinks it the most important to have slippers

D. he wants someone to warm his slippers

2. What the Frenchman said means that _______.

A. a man can be free to play with any pretty girl when possible

B. he wants to marry a girl he loves

C. he is interested in going on a business trip

D. the Englishman should have more romance

3. The Russian thought that ________.

A. both the Englishman and the Frenchman were not right

B. neither the Englishman nor the Frenchman were right

C. neither the Englishman nor Frenchman were wrong

D. either the Englishman or the Frenchman were wrong

4. The meaning of the Russian's words is that _______.

A. he would like to have a good sleep at night

B. he will feel happy if his neighbour is arrested

C. he thinks it happiness to feel safe

D. he will feel afraid if anyone knocks at his door at night

5. The best title for this story is "_______".

A. The Difference in Happiness B. How to Get Happiness

C. The Definitionof Happiness D. The Importance of Happiness

词汇扩展

① slipper n. 拖鞋 ②romance n. 浪漫色彩

③ entertain v. 招待 ④ part v. 分手

⑤ arrest v. 逮捕 ⑥ definition n. 定义

Passage 6

"Get up, get up, Jim. It's time to get up!" my mother said while she was pushing me. I opened my eyes and looked at the clock. "Oh dear! It's a quarter to eight already. I'll be late for school again," I thought. I jumped out of the bed, washed my face, then hurried to the bus stop without breakfast. As soon as I got on the bus, it started running. "I'm sure I can get to the school on time," I said to myself. Suddenly the bus stopped. The bus driver got off the bus, then got on the bus again and said, "I'm sorry, ladies and gentlemen. There's something wrong with the bus. Please get off the bus and wait for another one." "I couldn't wait. The school is not far. I'd better run to the school," I thought, and then I began to run. But before I got to the school, it began to rain hard.

I reached the classroom but I was wet shiveringwith cold. The physics teacher had already begun his lesson. It was Mr. Smith. He was about fifty years old. All the students were a little afraid of him and so was I. I liked neither him nor his physics lessons. I hesitatedfor a moment and then I opened the door. "I'm very sorry, Mr. Smith. I'm late again," I said with a red face.

"It's you again, Jim," Mr. smith said angrily. "I've told you not be late, but you…" he suddenly stopped and looked at my wet clothes. He turned to the class and said, "I'm very sorry, my boys and girls." With these words he quickly took off his own jacket and handed it to me. "Now take off your wet coat and put this one or you'll catch cold," he said kindly.

I went to my seat with Mr. Smith's jacket on. It was a bit large for me but I felt very warm in it. I found, for the first time, physics was so interesting and how well I could understand it!

（348w）

1. Jim was late for school because _______.

A. he got up too late B. there was something wrong with the bus

C. it rained heavily D. he had to wait for the bus

2. Mr. Smith, the physics teacher, _______ at first when Jim came into the classroom.

A. felt sad B. looked kind C. looked worried D. was unhappy

3. Jim felt that _______.

A. the jacket was large enough to keep him warm

B. Mr. Smith took good care of him

C. he understood what Mr. Smith said all the time

D. physics is easy if you like the physics teachers

4. From the story, we can learn that _______.

A. students can't be late for school

B. students can learn better if teachers love them

C. physics is easy if you like the physics teachers

D. you'll catch cold if your clothes are wet

词汇扩展

① shiver v. 发抖 ② hesitate v. 犹豫

Passage 7

John is a paper boy. He deliversnewspapers to different houses in his street every day. He has about 80 customers. Half of his customers only take the newspapers on

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