She can’t help laughing after hearing the _______ joke. (fun)
A.exclaiming
B.to exclaim
C.laugh
D.cry out
you would rather not have anyone else know about.For example if in the past someone in Dad's family
had been arrested for stealing a horse it would be 'a skeleton in his family's closet'.He really wouldn't
want any neighbor to know about it.”
“Why pick on my family?” Jessica's father said with anger.“Your family history isn't so good you
know.Wasn't your great-great-grandfather a prisoner who was transported to Australia for his crimes? ”“Yes but people these days say that you are not a real Australian unless your ancestors arrived as
prisoners.” “Gosh sorry I asked.I think I understand now ”Jessica cut in before things grew worse.
After dinner the house was very quiet.Jessica's parents were still angry each other.Her mother was
ironing clothes and every now and then she glared at her husband who hid behind newspaper pretending
to read.When she finished she gathered the freshly pressed clothes in her arms and walked to Jessica's
closet.Just as she opened the door and reached in to hang a skirt a bony arm stuck out from the dark
depths and a bundle of white bones fell to the floor.Jessica's mother sank into a faint (晕倒) waking
only when Jessica's put a cold wet cloth on her forehead.She looked up to see the worried faces of her
husband and daughter.
“What happened? Where am I? ”she asked.“You just destroyed the school's skeleton Mum”
explained Jessica.“I brought it home to help me with my health project.I meant to tell you but it seemed
that as soon as I mentioned skeletons and closets it caused a problem between you and Dad.” Jessica
looked in amazement as her parents began to laugh madly.“They're both crazy” she thought.
1.According to Jessica's mother“a skeleton in the closet”means ______.
A.a family honor
B.a family secret
C.a family story
D.a family treasure
2.What can we learn about some Australians' ancestors from Paragraph 2?()
A.They were brought to Australia as prisoners
B.They were the earliest people living in Australia
C.They were involved in some crimes in Australia
D.They were not regarded as criminals in their days
3.Jessica's mother fell down into a faint because she was _____.
A.knocked
B.frightened
C.injured
D.surprised
4.Why did Jessica bring a skeleton home?
A.She was curious about it
B.She planned to keep it for fun
C.She needed it for her school task
D.She intended to scare her parents
5.Jessica's parents laughed madly at the end of the story probably because_______.
A.they were crazy
B.they were overexcited
C.they realized their misunderstanding
D.they both thought they had won the quarrel
阅读理解:判断题
A passenger told an air hostess that he needed a cup of water to take his medicine when the plane just took off. She told him that she would bring him the water in ten minutes.
The air hostess was kept so busy that she forgot to give him the water. As a result, the passenger was held up to take his medicine. Thirty minutes later, when the passenger's ring for service sounded, she hurried over to him with a cup of water, but he refused.
In the following hours on the plane, each time the air hostess passed by the passenger, she would ask him with a smile whether he needed help or not. But the passenger never answered a word.
When he was going to get off the plane, the passenger asked the air hostess to hand him the passengers' booklet. She was very sad. She knew that he would write down sharp words, but with a smile she handed it to him.
Off the plane, she opened the booklet, and smiled, for the passenger put it. “On the flight, you asked me whether I needed help or not for twelve times in all. How can I refuse your twelve sincere smiles?”
That's right! Who can refuse twelve sincere smiles from a person?
操作提示:句子正确选择下拉选项框为“T”;句子错误选择下拉选项框为“F”。
* A passenger wants a cup of water because he is thirsty. {T、F}
* The air hostess forgot to give him the water on purpose. {T、F}
* The passenger refused the cup of water. {T、F}
* The passenger didn't write down any sharp words. {T、F}
* This passage tells us that a sincere smile is of no use. {T、F}
The air hostess was kept so busy that she forgot to give him the water. As a result, the passenger was held up to take his medicine. Thirty minutes later, when the passenger's ring for service sounded, she hurried over to him with a cup of water, but he refused.
In the following hours on the plane, each time the air hostess passed by the passenger, she would ask him with a smile whether he needed help or not. But the passenger never answered a word.
When he was going to get off the plane, the passenger asked the air hostess to hand him the passengers' booklet. She was very sad. She knew that he would write down sharp words, but with a smile she handed it to him.
Off the plane, she opened the booklet, and smiled, for the passenger put it. “On the flight, you asked me whether I needed help or not for twelve times in all. How can I refuse your twelve sincere smiles?”
That's right! Who can refuse twelve sincere smiles from a person?
操作提示:句子正确选择下拉选项框为“T”;句子错误选择下拉选项框为“F”。
A passenger wants a cup of water because he is thirsty.
The air hostess forgot to give him the water on purpose.
The passenger refused the cup of water.
The passenger didn't write down any sharp words.
This passage tells us that a sincere smile is of no use.
The air hostess was kept so busy that she forgot to give him the water.As a result, the passenger was held up to take his medicine.Thirty minutes later, when the passenger's ring for service sounded, she hurried over to him with a cup of water, but he refused.
In the following hours on the plane, each time the air hostess passed by the passenger, she would ask him with a smile whether he needed help or not.But the passenger never answered a word.
When he was going to get off the plane, the passenger asked the air hostess to hand him the passengers' booklet.She was very sad.She knew that he would write down sharp words, but with a smile she handed it to him.
Off the plane, she opened the booklet, and smiled, for the passenger put it.“On the flight, you asked me whether I needed help or not for twelve times in all.How can I refuse your twelve sincere smiles?”
That's right! Who can refuse twelve sincere smiles from a person?
26.The passenger wants a cup of water because he is thirsty.()
27.The air hostess forgot to give him the water on purpose.()
28.The passenger refused the cup of water she brought finally.()
29.The passenger didn't write any sharp words in the booklet.()
30.This passage tells us that a sincere smile brings no use in certain cases.()
Scout has faced big challenges.When she was only months old, she suffered from terrible burns.Her right leg was especially damaged, and doctors cut it off above the knee.When she was 14, she got a high-tech leg made for sports and put it to the test right away in a race for disabled athletes.“I remember being terrified because this was my first time,” she says.“But my doctor said,You have to start somewhere.”
Scout was waiting nervously for the race to start when athlete Sarah Reinestsen came up and said, “I’ve been doing this for a while.Let me give you some tips.”Reinertsen, who lost her leg when she was seven, is the first disabled women to have finished the Ironman Triathlon(铁人三项) in Hawaii.She works with an organization to help support people like Scout.
Reinertsen’s encouragement changed the teenager’s life.She lost that first race, but gained the confidence that she needed to compete.If Sarah could do it, she could too.Training hard, she now runs competitively and also finds time to share her story with school groups.
“Sometimes people look at me or at Sarah and think they have nothing in common with us.I tell them that even if you aren’t physically challenged, everybody has challenges of some kind — maybe with family, or homework, or friends.No matter what it is, you can overcome that obstacle,” she says.“Everything you need is inside your heart.Take small steps.As time goes by, the steps will get bigger and you will reach your dream.”
11.Why does Scout answer “No” when asked if she wants two normal legs?()
A.She’s scared of changing her current situation
B.She couldn’t have them even if she wanted to
C.She has never thought about it before
D.She’s satisfied with what she has achieved as a disabled
12.What dose the doctor mean by saying “You have to start somewhere”(Para.2)?()
A.She has to do it sooner or later
B.She has to find the right place to start
C.That will be a memorable first time
D.That is a perfect time to start
13.Scout’s childhood experiences ______.
A.were the cause of her shyness
B.were a nightmare until she reached 14
C.didn’t stop her from fulfilling herself
D.didn’t have much influence on her later life
14.Which of the following statements in true?()
A.Sarah shared her story with school students
B.Sarah started to compete at the age of seven
C.Scout has been inspired by Sarah’s success
D.Scout joined Sarah’s organization to help others
15.Through Scout’s story, the author wants to tell us that ______.
A.the disabled are mentally stronger than others
B.inner strength can help one overcome difficulties
C.good things will come no matter what
D.everybody has to challenge himself
, much less one as severe as hers. To them a disability was physical, something you could see. They knew her as a happy, normal child. That's how it is with a learning disability -you don't see obvious physical symptoms.
But as she grew out of preschool, she would pretend to read-I knew she was pretending because the book was upside down. She withdrew into her own world where she could fantasize about being a ballet dancer, a Broadway actress or a figure skater. In the real world, ballet classes and music lessons led only to confusion, frustration and, ultimately, disappointment.
As for school, there was no way she could be included in a mainstream classroom. I went through every special school in New York, only to be told over and over: "She doesn't belong here." The last blow came a few months after the diagnosis, when I was at a pay phone on 72nd Street, waiting for an answer from the very last school on my list. Finally a cold voice came on-I can still hear it-and said: "I'm sorry, but we feel this isn't the place for her." I hung up and stared at the phone in tears.
I had lived my life as the daughter of Henry Ford II, and for the first time in my life I faced a problem that neither money nor position could solve. I nearly gave up, but I knew I couldn't. Without me, my daughter stood no chance of making it.
21 .According to the first paragraph, Allegra's problem was _ .
A. psychological B. obvious C. physical D. invisible
22. Allegra was disabled in that _.
A. she was unable to learn like a normal child
B. she was always reading with her book upside down
C. she isolated herself from other children in her class
D. she was living in her dreams in conflict with the real world
23 .The expression "a mainstream classroom"(para. 3) refers, to _.
A. the last blow B. the last school
C. special schools D. normal education
24. It can be inferred from the last paragraph that _.
A. the author would ask Henry Ford II for help
B. the author would continue to help her daughter
C. the author would leave New York for the sake of her daughter
D. the author had to use money or position to deal with the problem
25.The phrase "making it" (para. 4) probably means _.
A. becoming a figure skater B. becoming a ballet dancer
C. becoming successful D. getting proper treatment
“ 32 are you in college at such an age?” I asked.
She joked, “I’m here to meet a rich husband, get 33 , have children, and then travel around.”
“No seriously,” I asked.
“I always 34 of having a college education and now I’m getting one!” she told me.
Over the year, Rose became an icon(偶像)and she easily made friends.She loved to dress up and she enjoyed the 35 of the others.At the end of the term we invited Rose to our football party.I’ll never forget what she said.
“We do not stop playing because we are old; we grow old because we stop playing.Here are the 36 to staying young.You have to laugh and find humor every day.You’ve got to have a dream.When you 37 your dreams, you die! There’s a huge difference 38 growing old and growing up.Anybody can grow older.That doesn’t take any talent or ability.But 39 One week after graduation that year, Rose died peacefully in her sleep.She taught us by example that it’s never too 40 to be all you can possibly be.
31.Which is the best one to fill in the blank?()
A.old
B.young
C.big
D.small
32.Which is the best one to fill in the blank?()
A.How
B.When
C.Why
D.What
33.Which is the best one to fill in the blank?()
A.married
B.dressed
C.lost
D.mad
34.Which is the best one to fill in the blank?()
A.told
B.heard
C.reminded
D.dreamed
35.Which is the best one to fill in the blank?()
A.question
B.attention
C.relation
D.emotion
36.Which is the best one to fill in the blank?()
A.secrets
B.stories
C.reasons
D.results
37.Which is the best one to fill in the blank?()
A.have
B.find
C.take
D.lose
38.Which is the best one to fill in the blank?()
A.in
B.on
C.between
D.among
39.Which is the best one to fill in the blank?()
A.stopping playing
B.having a dream
C.growing older
D.growing up
40.Which is the best one to fill in the blank?()
A.early
B.late
C.young
D.small