Many children love to play with snow in winter. But Long Chuan has come to hate it.
This year his hometown suffered from snowstorms (遭受暴风雪) for nearly a month. The heavy snow stopped cars and trains, broke the electricity (电) tower and turned tap water to ice.
Every day Long Chuan had to walk several kilometers to carry drinking water. “I couldn’t ride a bike and it took me 3 hours to walk to school. I can’t remember how many times I slipped (滑倒) on the hard ice, ” said Long Chuan.
Long is not alone. This year millions of people in central and southern China had a freezing winter without enough water and electricity. The biggest snowstorms in 50 years killed more than 100 people. They also cost the country 111.1 billion yuan.
Experts (专家) say a special type of climate condition (气候条件), La Nina, caused the storms. During a La Nina, the water in the Pacific Ocean (太平洋) near the equator (赤道) becomes colder than usual. It changes the weather around the world.
Besides China, Canada, the US and Middle Eastern countries also met with heavy snowstorms this winter. The special climate caused the recent flooding (洪水) in Australia, too.
However, experts say that people have destroyed the environment (环境). Global warming (全球变暖) may be causing these terrible weather events to happen more and more often.What took place in Long Chuan’s hometown last winter?
| A．Earthquake. | B．Flooding. | C．Traffic Accident. | D．Heavy snowstorms. |
During the snowstorms this year, Long Chuan __________.
| A．had to walk to carry drinking water | B．had to ride a bike to school |
| C．couldn’t go to school on foot | D．couldn’t play with snow |
The heavy snow ____________ this year.
| A．killed millions of Chinese | B．cost China 111.1 billion yuan |
| C．used too much electricity | D．lasted more than three hours |
We can tell from the story that __________ .
| A．China is the only country which suffered from the heavy snow |
| B．La Nina is said to have caused the snowstorms |
| C．La Nina also caused hot summer in Australia |
| D．the snowstorms have nothing to do with global warming |
The passage tells people around the world ___________.
| A．to wear more clothes in winter | B．to stop riding bikes on the hard ice |
| C．to protect (保护) the environment | D．to save water and electricity |
【2013年北京】
I bought a jasmine plant for my office. When I bought it, I was told it would bloom（开花） and the sweet smell would fill my office. I had the plant for two months, and every day I looked at it, but there weren't any flowers or pleasant smell. I was not happy, so I gave the plant to my friend Linda.
One day, another friend Mary called and invited me to her office. When I walked in, her jasmine flowers surprised me. I reached out to touch the flowers. Mary cut some and gave them to me. I couldn't help smelling them. Surrounded by the sweet smell of only a handful of these flowers, I suddenly understood something.
Mary bought her plant the same time I did. It took a year for her jasmine to bloom. I was so impatient for mine to bloom; regretfully, I gave it away.
In a way my life is like the jasmine plant. I need to be patient and let things happen.
Last Sunday Linda told me that she was going abroad the next week. Before she left, she returned the plant to me. This time I am going to wait. I have learned that when we want something in our life, we have to be patient. I am slowly learning to have that patience to wait for my jasmine to bloom.
Before she gave the jasmine away, the writer had it for .
| A．one day | B．one year |
| C．two weeks | D．two months |
When the writer saw Mary's jasmine, she felt____________ .
| A．unhappy | B．peaceful |
| C．hopeful | D．surprised |
What has the writer learned from her experience?
| A．Patience is needed in life. |
| B．Flowers can make life better. |
| C．Friendship is necessary for us. |
| D．Jasmine can be a wonderful plant. |
【2013年江苏徐州】The class teacher thought that hobbies were important for children. So she encouraged all her students to have one, and sometimes she arranged hobby shows for their parents to see as a result.
One morning the teacher told the class to have a holiday and get their hobby things to school before 5p.m. A hobby show would be held the following afternoon.
So in the afternoon, the students with nothing to show did their lessons at school as usual, while the lucky ones had a holiday to go home for their hobby works.
When the afternoon lessons began, the teacher was surprised to see that Tommy was not there. “I don’t believe Tommy has a hobby,” she thought. However, at a quarter to five, Tommy arrived with a beautiful collection of butterflies in glass cases. The teacher liked the samples(标本) very much and put them on a desk in the classroom. But, to her surprise, Tommy picked them up again and began to leave.
“What are you doing, Tommy?” she asked. “Those things must stay here until tomorrow afternoon. That’s when the parents are coming to see them.”
“I know that,” answered Tommy, “and I will bring them back tomorrow, but my big brother doesn’t want them to be out of our house at night.”
“But, aren’t the butterflies yours?” asked the teacher.
“No,” answered Tommy. “They are my brother’s”
“But Tommy, you should show your own hobby here, not somebody else’s”
“I know that,” answered Tommy. What surprised her most was the answer, “My hobby is watching my brother collecting butterflies.”What did the class teacher think of hobbies for children?
| A．Unwelcome | B．Hopeless |
| C．Harmful | D．Important |
What time did Tommy get back to school that afternoon?
What would NOT happen the following afternoon?
| A．The parents would enjoy the show in the classroom |
| B．Tommy would bring the butterflies back |
| C．The teacher would encourage her students for hobbies |
| D．The butterflies would fly away |
Which was the teacher’s greatest surprise?
| A．Tommy was not at school as usual |
| B．Tommy picked the butterflies up again and began to leave |
| C．Tommy said his hobby was watching his brother collecting butterflies |
| D．Tommy came back to school before 5 that afternoon |
What’s the best title for this passage?
| A．Important Hobbies | B．Tommy’s Hobby |
| C．Different Hobbies | D．Collecting Butterflies |
【2013山东滨州卷】
In a cold winter, a couple had to move out of their big house because of bankruptcy（破产）. The husband worked day and night but with no care of his wife. So she thought, “He doesn’t love me any more; he just thinks about his work.”
One day, she wanted to take a shower, but her husband stopped her at the door. “Let me take it first, OK?” “Why not let me take it first?” she asked. “I’m tired, dear. You take it later, OK?” She was very sad.
On a rainy day, she found nothing to do and turned on his computer. After a few minutes, her eyes were full of tears...it was his diary:
Today, I was quite sad. She asked me why I was always taking the shower first, and I said I was tired. She was unhappy. I wasn’t as rich as before! We moved to the small house and it was very cold. I found that if one person took the shower first, the bathroom could get a little warmer. So I always rushed to the bathroom first. When she took the shower, the bathroom could get warmer, at least 1°C. I can’t give her more, but at least I can give her 1°C love.The couple moved out of their house ________.
| A．on a rainy day |
| B．in a cold winter |
| C．when the husband lost his work |
| D．when the wife saw her husband’s diary |
The woman thought her husband didn’t love her because ________.
| A．he didn’t buy her beautiful clothes |
| B．he didn’t have enough money |
| C．he always worked with no care of her |
| D．he had another woman |
The woman’s eyes were full of tears because ________.
| A．she felt sad by her husband’s words |
| B．the rainy day made her sad |
| C．her eyes were hurt by the computer |
| D．she was moved by her husband’s diary |
The man wanted to take the shower first because ________.
| A．he was tired and wanted to sleep earlier |
| B．he wanted to make the bathroom warmer |
| C．he wasn’t as strong as before |
| D．he couldn’t stand the cold winter |
From the reading, we know that ________.
| A．the man loved his wife very much |
| B．the woman didn’t love her husband any more |
| C．the man was very poor before |
| D．the woman had no job |
【2014山东烟台】请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Once there was a huge apple tree. A little boy loved to come and play around it every day. He loved the tree and the tree loved to play with him.
Time went by --- the little boy had grown up and he no longer played around the tree every day. One day, the boy came back to the tree and he looked sad. “Come and play with me,” the tree asked the boy. “I’m no longer a kid. I wouldn’t play around the tree any more.” the boy replied. “I want toys. I need money to buy them.” “Sorry, I don’t have money. But you can pick all my apples and sell them. So, you will have money.” The boy picked all the apples on the tree and left happily. The boy never came back after he picked the apples.
One day, the boy returned and the tree was so excited, “Come and play with me,” the tree said. “I don’t have time to play. I have to work for my family. We need a house for shelter. Can you help?” “Sorry, I don’t have a house. But you can cut off my branches to build your house.” So the boy cut all the branches off the tree and left happily. The tree was glad to see him happy but the boy never came back since then. The tree was again lonely and sad.
One hot summer day, the boy returned and the tree was pleased. “Come and play with me!” the tree said. “I am sad and getting old. I want to go sailing to relax myself. Can you give me a boat?” “Use my trunk to build your boat. You can sail far away and be happy.” So the boy cut the tree trunk to make a boat. He went sailing and never showed up for a long time.
Finally, the boy returned after he left for so many years. “Sorry, my boy. But I don’t have anything for you any more. The only thing left is my dying root,” the tree said with tears ①
“Good! Old tree root is the best place to lean on and rest. Come and sit down with me and rest.” The boy sat down and the tree was glad and smiled with tears ② -------Why did the boy pick all the apples on the tree?
----Because __________.
| A．he wanted to eat them |
| B．he needed money to buy toys |
| C．he liked the tree without apples |
| D．he wanted to share them with friends. |
----When did the boy come back to the apple tree?
----He came back _________.
| A．whenever he was happy |
| B．if he missed the apple tree |
| C．when he was in times of difficulty |
| D．as soon as he was free |
----What did the boy want at last?
----He wanted ___________.
| A．to have a house to live in |
| B．nothing except a place to rest |
| C．the root of the apple tree |
| D．anything that the apple tree had |
----What can we learn from the story?
----We should _________.
| A．plant more apple trees | B．learn from the boy |
| C．always stay at home | D．be thankful to our parents |
According to the passage, which of the following statements is NOT true?
| A．The phrase “with tears ①” means that the apple tree was sad because the boy asked for too much. |
| B．The phrase “with tears ②” means that the apple tree was still happy because she could help the boy for the last time. |
| C．Each time the boy asked the apple tree for help, the tree tried her best to satisfy him. |
| D．After reading the passage, we can easily think of the old Chinese saying “Parents’ love is universal!” |
【2013年四川雅安】
请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
One day when Jack was walking inthe park, he saw a woman he knew sitting on a bench(长椅)with a dog beside her. The dog was looking up at the woman.
Jack walked up to the woman and said, “Hello. Sue, how are you? May I sit and talk with you for a while?”
“Of course, please sit down,”Sue said.
Jack sat down next to Sue on the bench, and they talked quietly together.
The dog continued to look up at Sue, as if waiting to be fed.
“That's a nice dog”Jack said, pointing(指向)at the animal.
“Yes, he's handsome. He's a bit of a mixture(混合) but that's not a bad thing.
He's strong and healthy”
“And hungry,” Jack said. “He hasn't taken his eyes off you. He thinks you've got
some food for him.”
“That's true,”Sue said, But I haven’t.”
The two friends laughed and then Jack said, “Does your dog bite?”
“No,” Sue said. “He's never bitten anyone. He's always gentle and good-tempered
(好脾气).”
Hearing this, Jack decided to pet the dog. He put out his hand and touched the
animal's head. Immediately it jumped up and bit him.
“Hey!” Jack shouted. “You said he didn't bite.”
“No, I didn't,”Sue replied. “You asked，if my dog bit, and I said no.
What did Jack do when he saw the woman?
| A．He walked past her. |
| B．He asked to sit next to her. |
| C．He spoke angrily to her. |
| D．He spoke to her dog. |
The dog looked_________.
| A．angrily at Jack | B．sick |
| C．as if he would bite Sue | D．hungry |
Jack thought that the dog
| A．was ill | B．belonged to Sue |
| C．was terrible | D．belonged in a zoo |
The underlined word “pet” should be ______________in Chinese.
| A．宠物 | B．喜欢 |
| C．敲打 | D．抚摸 |
From the story, we can know______________.
| A．Jack and Sue talked about the same dog |
| B．Jack asked Sue a right question |
| C．Jack was bitten by Sue's dog |
| D．Jack asked Sue a wrong question |
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