Holmes said, “Somebody sent a letter with five pips (桔核) in it from India, and arrived seven weeks later to kill John’s uncle. Then they sent five pips from Scotland and arrived three days later to kill John’s father. Now they have sent five pips to John from London!”
“The letters are all from sea ports (海港). The writer was on a ship when he wrote the letters,” I replied.
“Very good, Watson! And John’s enemy is in London already!”
“Well, I hope they won’t kill young John,” I said.
But they did. The next morning, we read in the newspaper that a policeman found him die near Waterloo station. Holmes was very angry about it.
“He came to me for help and those men murdered him! I’m going to find them, if it’s the last thing I do!” he said to me, and he hurried out of the house.
At night, when he came back, he was tired, but pleased, he said, “I know the names of John’s enemies! And now I’m going to send them a surprise! This will frighten them!” He took five pips from an orange and put them in an envelope (信封). On it he wrote “S. H. for J. C.”
“I’m sending the pips to captain James Calhoun. His ship is called the Star. He and his men are sailing back to Georgia, USA.”
“How did you find him, Holmes?” I asked.
“Ship’s papers,” he said, “I’ve looked at hundreds of them today. Only one ship, the Star, was in the three ports at the right times, this morning the Star left London to sail back to Georgia. I found out that the captain and two of his men, all Americans, weren’t on the ship last night, so I’m sure they killed John. When they arrive in America, they’ll get the pips and then the police will catch them!” Holmes was ________ about John’s death.
| A．curious | B．angry |
| C．crazy | D．worried |
The Star left London for ________.
| A．Canada | B．Australia |
| C．India | D．America |
Who do you think the underlined letters “J. C.” stand for?
A. James Calhoun B. James Columbus
C. John Calhoun D. John Columbus Which order is correct according to the story?
① John came to Holmes for help.
② John received a letter with five pips.
③ John was killed.
④ Holmes sent five pips to J. C.
A. ③①④② B. ③④①②
C. ④①③② D. ②①③④
B
Old John went to see a doctor．The doctor examined him（检查）and said，“Medicine（药）can’t help you．You must have a good rest．Go to a quiet place for a month，go to bed early，drink some milk，walk a lot and smoke one cigar（雪茄烟）a day．”
“Thank you very much，”said Old John，“I want to do everything you say．”
A month later old John came to the doctor again．“Well，”said the doctor，“I’m glad to see you．You look much younger．”
“Oh，Doctor，”said Old John，“I feel quite well now．I had a good rest．I went to bed early，I drank a lot of milk，and I walked a lot．Your advice（建议）certainly helped me．But you asked me to smoke one cigar a day，and the one cigar a day nearly killed me at first．It’s no joke to start smoking at my age．”The doctor________．
| A．asked him to take some medicine |
| B．asked him not to take any medicine |
| C．didn’t say any word about medicine |
| D．gave him some medicine |
Old John________after a month．
| A．didn’t get well |
| B．got well |
| C．was young |
| D．was old |
Which One is true？
| A．Old John didn’t smoke before． |
| B．Old John smoked before． |
| C．Old John didn’t smoke a cigar a day． |
| D．Old John wanted to smoke． |
When Old John was ill，he looked________．
| A．young |
| B．old |
| C．younger |
| D．older |
The best title（题目）of this passage should（应该）be“________”．
| A．Old John |
| B．Old John Is Ill |
| C．The Doctor’s Advice |
| D．Old John Did as the Doctor Asked Him |
阅读理解A
| Rule One 1．You can come into the room only with your teacher． 2．Don’t eat or drink in the room． 3．Don’t listen to music． 4．Be quiet．Don’t talk to each other． 5．Turn off all the computers and close windows after class． |
Rule Two Here are the rules for Emily． 1．You must get up before 6:30 a．m． 2．Don’t listen to music． 3．Don’t talk loudly on the phone． 4．Go to bed by 10:00 p．m． 5．Don’t meet friends if you don’t finish your homework． 6．Clean your bedroom yourself． |
In the two rules，________isn’t be allowed（被允许）．
| A．eating or drinking |
| B．listening to music |
| C．meeting friends |
| D．coming into the room |
When does Emily have to go to bed？
| A．After 10:00 p．m． |
| B．Before 6:30 p．m． |
| C．By 10:00 p．m． |
| D．By 9:00 p．m． |
Rule One may be for a________．
| A．computer room |
| B．classroom |
| C．bedroom |
| D．dining room |
The underlined word“finish”means“________”in Chinese．
| A．阅读 |
| B．拿走 |
| C．开始 |
| D．完成 |
Which of the following is NOT true？
| A．You have to be quiet when you have a computer class． |
| B．Emily’s parents clean her bedroom． |
| C．Students can’t go into the room if there is no teacher． |
| D．Rule Two is a family rule． |
阅读理解
Dear Tom，
I don’t have a good time at my new school．There are too many rules at my school．We have to get to school at seven o’clock every morning．We can’t play games in the classroom after class．We can’t listen to music in the hallways．I don’t like playing the piano，but I have to learn the piano in the music class．And we have to wear uniforms at school．We also can’t eat outside．and we have to eat in the dining hall．The food there is awful．I can’t stand （忍受）the rules here．I never have fun．What can I do？
BobWhat does Bob have to do at 7:00？
| A．Read English． |
| B．Play games． |
| C．Eat breakfast． |
| D．Get to school． |
“I don’t have a good time at my new school”has the same meaning（意思）as“________”．
| A．I am not good at learning |
| B．I have a good time at my new school |
| C．I am not a good student |
| D．I never have fun at my new school |
Which one is true according to the passage？
| A．We play games in the classroom after class． |
| B．Tom likes playing the piano． |
| C．Bob has to learn the piano in the music class． |
| D．Tom thinks the food there is awful． |
Where can Bob eat at school？
| A．In the dining hall． |
| B．Outside． |
| C．In the classroom． |
| D．Anywhere as he likes． |
Can Bob listen to music at school？
| A．Yes，he can． |
| B．We don’t know． |
| C．He can listen to music in the hallways． |
| D．No，he can’t． |
阅读理解
B
Years ago I worked at a factory in a small county．Every day I got up very early and often did much extra work at night．I was so tired and exhausted．My whole life was hopeless．Then one day I read the following article from a magazine：
"A woman went to live with her husband in camp on the Mojave Desert(沙漠)during the war．She simply hated the place：the heat was almost unbearable，125 degree in the shade，the wind blew incessantly，and there was sand-sand everywhere．Finally，in desperation(不顾一切地)she wrote her parents in Ohio that she couldn't stand it another minute and was coming home．
Quickly came the reply by airmail from her father-just two lines：
'Two men looked out from prison bars．One saw the mud，and the other saw stars．'
The daughter did some real thinking，not only with the intellect(思维)but also with her heart．She decided to stick to her post．
She made friends with the natives，learned to love the country，and eventually wrote a book about it．
The desert hadn't changed，but her attitude had．Because she listened with her heart to the words her father sent，a whole new world opened up to her．"
A change of attitude could change everything．
After reading the article，I was deep in thought(陷入沉思)…
| 1． |
The underlined word"unbearable"means________in Chinese．
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| 2． |
After she received her father's reply，the woman________．
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| 3． |
From her father's reply，we can infer(推断)that________．
|
| 4． |
Which of the following is wrong according to the passage?
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| 5． |
The main idea of this passage is that________．
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阅读理解
A
Mr．Brown was going away for a week．Before he left，he said to his son，“If anyone asks for me，you can tell him that your father has been out for doing something，and will be back in a week．Then be sure to ask him to sit down for a cup of tea．”
“OK，Dad，”said his son．But he was afraid his son couldn’t remember this，he wrote these words down on a piece of paper and gave it to him．His son put it into his small pocket，took it out and looked at it every now and then．
Four days passed，but no one came to see his father．The boy thought that there was no man to come and that the piece of paper was of no more use for him，so he burnt it that evening．
The next afternoon，someone knocked at the door．The boy opened it．A man was standing at the door and said，“Where is your father?”The boy put his hand into his pocket at once and looked for the piece of paper．He could not find it．He suddenly remembered he had burnt it，so he shouted，“No more．”
The man was very surprised．He asked．“No more?I met your father last week．When did it happen?”
“Burnt yesterday evening．”Mr．Brown told his son that________．
| A．he would be away from home for four days |
| B．he would be back in seven days |
| C．he would be back in a month |
| D．he liked a cup of tea |
Mr．Brown wrote the words down on________．
| A．the wall |
| B．the door |
| C．a piece of paper |
| D．his son’s pocket |
A man came to visit the boy’s father on________．
| A．the second day |
| B．the third day |
| C．the fourth day |
| D．the fifth day |
The man was very surprised because________．
| A．he thought the child’s father was dead |
| B．the child didn’t ask him to sit down |
| C．the child gave him a cup of tea |
| D．he couldn’t find that piece of paper |
What was burnt?
| A．The piece of paper． |
| B．Mr．Smith． |
| C．The visitor． |
| D．The boy． |
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