1、Henry was an office worker in a big city. Henry was an office worker in a big city. He worked very hard and enjoyed traveling in his holidays. He usually went to the seaside, but one year he saw an advertisement in a newspaper. “Enjoy country life. Spend a few weeks at West Hill Farm. Good food. Fre
2、sh air. Horse riding. Walking. Fishing. Cheap and interesting.” “This sounds a good idea,” he thought. “Ill spend a month at West Hill Farm. I think I can enjoy horse riding, walking and fishing. Theyll make a change from sitting by the seaside and swimming.” He wrote to the farmer. In the letter he
3、 said that he would like to spend all of July there. Then on the first of July, he left for West Hill Farm. But four days later, he returned home. “What was wrong with West Hill Farm?” his best friend, Ed, asked him. “Didnt you enjoy country life?” “Country life was very good,” Henry said. “But ther
4、e was another problem.” “Oh. What?” “Well,” he said, “the first day I was there a sheep died, and we had roast mutton for dinner.” “Whats wrong with that?” Ed asked. “Fresh meat is the best.” “I know, but on the second day a cow died, and we had roast beef for dinner.” “Lucky you!” “You dont underst
5、and,” Henry said. “On the third day a pig died and we had roast pork for dinner.” “A different meat every day,” Ed said loudly, “ and you are complaining!” “Let me finish,” Henry said. “On the fourth day the farmer died, and I didnt dare (敢)stay for dinner!”1.How did Henry find out about the farm?A.
6、 He saw it in a newspaper advertisement. B. His best friend told him. C. He wrote to the farmer. D. Maybe he learned it from the radio.2. Henry came back home several days later because _. A. he didnt like the country life at all B. the farmer wasnt friendly to him C. his holiday was over D. he thou
7、ght he might have to eat the farmer3. “and you are complaining!”, the word “complain” means _.A.夸奖 B.解释 C.抱怨 D.故弄玄虚4.Which of the following sentences is true?A. Ed could eat a different kind of meat every day.B. Henry thought he could enjoy a change.C. Henry couldnt think of anything else to do, so
8、he went to the farm.D. The farmer died because of the bad meat he ate.5.Which is the best title for the passage?A. What a beautiful farm! B. Have a good time. C.A short holiday D. Henry and the farmer.A farmer had a cow.A farmer had a cow. He took very good care of this cow and one day when it was i
9、ll, he was very worried. He telephoned the vet. “Whats the problem?” The vet asked him when he arrived. “My cows ill,” the farmer said. “I dont know whats the matter with her. Shes lying down and wont eat. Shes making a strange noise.” The vet looked over the cow. Shes certainly ill, he said, and sh
10、e needs to take some very strong medicine. He took a bottle out of his box, put two pills into his hand and said, Give her these. The pills should make her better. “How should I give them to her?” the farmer asked. The vet gave him a tube (管子)and said, Put this tube in her mouth, then put the pills
11、in the tube and blow. Thatll make it. The next day the vet came to the farm again. The farmer was sitting outside his house and looked more worried. “Hows your cow?” the vet asked. “No change,” the farmer said, “and Im feeling very strange myself.” “Oh?” the vet said, Why? “I did what you said,” the
12、 farmer answered. “I put the tube in the cows mouth and then put two pills down it.” “And?” the vet asked. “The cow blew first,” the farmer said.1. In the story, the vet must be _.A. the farmers friend B. a milk factoryC. a hospital for cows D. a doctor for animals2.The farmer asked the vet for help
13、 when his cow _A. couldnt lie down B. didnt eat the pills C. couldnt make any noise D. was ill3.What medicine did the vet give the farmer?A. Bottle of pills. B. A long tube. C. Two pills. D. A small box.4.The vet taught the farmer how _.A. to blow the tube B. to make the cow take the pillsC. to take
14、 the medicine D. to put the tube in his mouth5.Which of the following is true?A. The farmer ate the pills himself.B. The cow got better after taking the medicine.C. The vet came to help the farmer change the cow the next day.D. The farmer waited for the vet outside his house the next day.Ellen Parke
15、r was worried about her health. Ellen Parker was worried about her health. She could not walk very quickly and it was difficult for her to climb stairs. She was soon out of breath (气喘吁吁). “I suppose I had better go to the doctor,” she thought. She went to the doctor and told him her problem. “Im not
16、 surprised at all,” he said. “Its obvious what your problem is.” He looked her over then gave her some advice. “If you dont do what I say, Mrs. Parker,” he said, “you will have a heart attack. It could kill you.” Ellen Parker was very worried as she left the doctors. She knew that she had to take hi
17、s advice but that it would not be easy and it would take time. The next day she went shopping. The first shop she went into was a butchers shop (肉铺). “Id like ten pounds of steak (牛排), please,” she said. “Certainly, madam,” the butcher replied and went into the cold room and found a large piece of s
18、teak. He brought the huge piece of meat back into the shop and put it on the scale (秤). “Thats just under ten pounds,” he said. “That big enough,” Mrs. Parker said. The butcher worked out the price. “At $ 4.99 a pound that will be $49.50, please. Would you like me to cut it up into smaller pieces fo
19、r you?” “Oh, I dont want to buy the meat,” Mrs. Parker said. “If you dont want to buy it,” the butcher replied angrily, “why did you ask me to get it for you?” “My doctor told me that I am over-weight and I have to lose ten pounds. I wanted to see what ten pounds of meat looked like.”1. Why did Elle
20、n Parker visit the doctor? A. She had had a heart attack. B. She had a problem with her health. C. She was unhappy about her weight. D. She could not sleep well.2. What did the doctor advise her to do?A. To lose weight. B. To eat more meat.C. To come and see him again. D. To look after her heart.3.
21、Why did Ellen Parker ask for ten pounds of steak? A. She wanted to buy some for dinner. B. She wanted to lose weight.C. Her doctor had told her to eat steak. D. She wanted to see what ten pounds of meat looked like.4. What was Ellen Parkers real problem?A. She ate too much steak. B. She weighed too
22、much.C. The doctor did not know. D. She could not walk very quickly.5. What did the doctor think might happen to Ellen?A. She might put on more weight.B. She might stop eating too much.C. She might have a heart attack. D. She might go to another doctor. Several years ago, a television reporter was t
23、alking to three of the most important people in America. One was a very rich banker, another owned one of the largest companies in the world, and the third owned many buildings in the center of New York. The reporter was talking to them about being important. “How do we know if someone is really imp
24、ortant?” the reporter asked the banker. The banker thought for a few moments and then said, “I think anybody who is invited to the White House to meet the President of the United States is really important.” The reporter then turned to the owner of the very large company. “Do you agree with that?” s
25、he asked. The man shook his head, “No. I think the President invites a lot of people to the White House. Youd only be important if while you were visiting the President, there was a telephone call from the president of another country, and the President of the US said he was too busy to answer it.”
26、The reporter turned to the third man. “Do you think so?” “No, I dont.” he said. “I dont think that makes the visitor important. That makes the President important.” “Then what would make the visitor important?” the reporter and the other two men asked. “Oh, I think if the visitor to the White House
27、was talking to the President and the phone rang, and the President picked up the receiver, listened and then said, its for you.”1.This story happened in _.A. England B. America C. Japan D. Australia2.There are _ in this passage.A. two men and two women B. three men and one womanC. three women and on
28、e man D. four women3.The banker thought _.A. he was really important because he was a rich bankerB. the visitor to the White House was really importantC. the visitor who met the President of the United States in the WhiteHouse was really important.D. the reporter was really important4.The owner of t
29、he very large company thought _.A. she was really important because she owned one of the largestcompaniesB. the banker was really important. C. the owner of many buildings in the center of New York was really importantD. the visitor would be really important if while he was visiting the President, t
30、he President would not answer any telephone call5.The owner of many buildings thought _.A. he was really important because he owned many buildings in the center of New YorkB. the owner of the very large company was really importantC. the visitor was really important if he talking to the President an
31、d the President received a telephone call for the visitorD. the person who worked in the White House was really important初二英语:完形填空 (A)Easter (复活节) is one of the two major (主要的) Christian (基督教的) festivals (节日). Easter celebrates (庆祝) the death (死亡) and resurrection (复活) of Jesus Christ (耶酥基督) and Chr
32、istmas celebrates his birth (出生). Its not as big a festival as Christmas. It starts usually in late March or early April and the Easter holiday is Friday，Saturday，Sunday and Monday. Its quite a long holiday for everybody.The main (主要的) symbol (象征物) of Easter is the Easter egg. Children like Easter e
33、ggs because they are made of chocolate. Eggs are a symbol of new life.Easter is also a time for families to get together like Christmas. Many people see Easter as a nice long holiday and they have a good time with their families and friends.1.People love Easter because _.a.its a long holiday b.its t
34、he birthday of Jesus Christc.they can have real eggs on that day d.everybody believes in Jesus Christ2.From the passage above，which sentence is wrong?a.Easter is one of the most important festivals in western countries.b.Easter is a day that everybody gets his resurrection.c.Easter is a religious (宗
35、教) festival.d.Most people love Easter.3.People begin to celebrate Easter in _.a.mid-April or late April b.mid-March or late Marchc.late March or early April d.early March or mid-March4.Easter eggs are _.a.covered by chocolate (用巧克力包着的)b.chocolate eggsc.a symbol of death d.not food5.From the passage
36、above，we can know that -_.a.Jesus Christ died on Christmas Day b.Jesus Christ was born on Christmas Dayc.Jesus Christ was born on Easter d.Jesus Christ died and got his resurrection on Christmas Day (B)We drink tea every day. But more than three hundred years ago most of the people in Europe (欧洲) di
37、d not know anything about tea. Some people heard about it,but very few of them know what to do with it.There is a story about an English sailor (水手) who went to countries in the east,the west and the south. He went to India and China. One day he came home and brought some tea as a present for his mo
38、ther. She told her friends about the present and asked them to a tea party. When her friends came to the tea party,the old woman offered (给) them brown tea-leaves (茶叶). The old womans friends began to eat them. Of course, nobody liked the tea-leaves.At that time the sailor came in. He looked at the
39、table and said,Mother，what have you done with the tea?I boiled (煮) it，as you said.And what did you do with the water?I threw it away，of course. answered the old woman.Now you may throw away the leaves，too， said her son.6.Most of the people in Europe _.a.drank tea every day 300 years ago b.drink tea
40、every dayc.know nothing about tea d.like to eat the tea-leaves7.One day the English sailor brought his mother some tea from _.a.countries in the west b.countries in the southc.India or China d.a tea shop in England8.The sailors mother asked her friends to her house,because _.a.the sailor told her to
41、 b.she wanted to ask her friends what to do with the teac.she liked to show off (炫耀) d.she wanted to sample (品尝) the tea together with her friends9.At the tea party,_.a.all the womans friends spoke highly of the teab.nobody knew what to do with the teac.the woman offered her friends some dried (干的) tead.the woman gave her friends each a glass of tea water10.What mistake did the old woman make? She _.a.boiled the tea b.did as the sailor said c.poured away the water d.didnt throw away the tea-leaves答案：(A)1.a2.d 3.c4.b5.b (B)6.b7.c8.d9.b10.c
