One evening last autumn, while Marcos, 15, did his homework and his father, Frank, 47, prepared lesson plans, they heard screaming outside. It was from one of their neighbors, the Smith family. Then Marcos’ eye was caught by a glow (火光) from there.
“The house’s on fire!” Marcos cried. Wearing only in shorts, the barefoot (光脚的) teen ran out with his dad. When they got there, Grandmother Mary, mother Susan, and son Nathan were crying for help. Through the open front door, father Alex was staggering (磕磕绊绊) down the stairs, coughing heavily.
“Anyone else in it?” Frank asked.
“My son!” Alex pointed to the second floor.
Frank started up the stairs, but smoke and heat forced him to his knees. He crawled (爬) upstairs and down the hall where Alex said he would find Cody, 8, who had locked himself in a bedroom. Frank tried hard to open the door. But Cody made no reply, and Frank had to make his way back downstairs. At the same time, Marcos saw Mary and Susan pulling a ladder, shouting: “Cody is at the window!”
Marcos then placed the ladder near the window and climbed up. When Marcos reached the window, he pushed the screen into the room and managed to coax (哄) Cody out. Holding Cody with one arm, Marcos slowly climbed down the ladder. Cody was quickly sent to a nearby hospital, where he’s treated for smoke inhalation (吸入).
“You just don’t see a teenager have that kind of braveness,” said people around.
1. How many people are there in the Smith family?| A．Four. | B．Six. | C．Five. | D．Seven. |
a. Frank failed to open the door.
b. Marcos saw a glow outside.
c. Cody was sent to the hospital.
d. The Smith’s family gathered crying for help.
e. Marcos placed the ladder near the window.
| A．d-b-e-a-c | B．b-d-e-a-c | C．b-d-a-e-c | D．d-b-c-a-e |
| A．Marcos was a hardworking student. | B．Frank might be a teacher. |
| C．Alex often coughed because he smoked a lot. | D．No one was hurt in the fire in the end. |
| A．The cause of the fire. | B．How Marcos saved Cody. |
| C．Why Cody couldn’t get out. | D．People’s opinions of Marcos. |
相似题推荐
Climbing the highest mountains in the world is not an easy job. One has to fight bad weather, illness and fear. But the American 13-year-old boy Jordan Romero is not afraid. He will climb the world’s highest mountain, Mount Qomolangma. He set out on April 11. His parents and two guides will climb with him. He plans to take two months for his climb. “I’m ready. But if I don’t succeed, I’ll try next time, ”he said.
Jordan will also do his math homework and some book reports in the two months. He will write diaries about this climb. “My father told me that I can do this only if I can keep up my schoolwork, ”he said.
Jordan has already climbed the highest mountains of six other continents(大洲). When he was 10, he climbed the highest mountain in Africa. If he succeeds this time, he will become the youngest person to the top of the world's highest mountain.
1. Jordan is afraid of the bad weather and illness while climbing.2. Five people will climb together with Jordan.
3. Jordan’s father allows him to climb the mountain only if he can keep up his schoolwork.
4. Jordan will set up a new world record this time if he succeeds in climbing up Mount Qomolangma.
5. Jordan climbed the highest mountain in Africa when he was 12.
【推荐2】New York is a big city in the world, but Jack, a 40 year-old man, doesn’t like living there. The life in the city, for him, is too noisy and boring. So, he moves to a village no far from New York.
Now he has a new house with a beautiful garden and it is near(在……附近) a small river. The water in the river is very clean, so he often goes there to swim. And there are many green trees and beautiful flowers behind his house. The air is nice and fresh, so he really likes the life there. But there is one problem(问题) for him. A big tree is near Jack’s window. In the tree, there are lots of big birds.
The birds often fly into the window. Sometimes they may break the window. Jack has to put new glass in it. Sometimes a bird is hurt, but he doesn’t know what to do. His friend Kevin says the birds like to fly into the window because they can’t see it. Kevin has a good idea. Kevin put some colored pictures on the window, so birds can see the window now, and they don’t break the window after that. Jack feels happy and has a good life in that small village.
1. Jack’s house is __________.| A．in New York | B．in a village near New York |
| C．in London | D．in a village far from New York |
| A．birds never break his window |
| B．some birds are in the trees behind his house |
| C．a big tree is near his window |
| D．the water in the river near his house is dirty |
| A．Kevin has a good idea. |
| B．The birds fly into the window. |
| C．Jack has a good time in the house. |
| D．Jack puts some colored pictures on the window. |
| A．happy and relaxed | B．busy and strict |
| C．smart and helpful | D．important and friendly |
【推荐3】We learn English every day, but many of us find it hard to speak English well.
Today, let me tell you about two boys. They come from Cambodia. The elder (年龄较大的) boy is fourteen years old. Do you know how many languages (语言) he can speak? Fifteen! The younger boy is his brother. He’s eleven years old, and he can speak eleven languages!
Now, you must want to know why they can speak so many languages. Well, they learn from tourists (游客) to Cambodia. They do this because they sell things to them every day.
Of all the languages, these two boys love Chinese best. The elder boy says, “One day, I want to go to Beijing.”
1. What does the underlined word “hard” mean in Chinese?| A．疲倦的 | B．舒适的 | C．精彩的 | D．困难的 |
| A．Fifteen. | B．Fourteen. | C．Twelve. | D．Eleven. |
| A．friends | B．brothers | C．cousins | D．classmates |
| A．Show tourists around Cambodia. | B．Clean the park for people. |
| C．Learn English at school. | D．Sell things to tourists. |
| A．The two boys learn the languages from teachers. | B．The elder boy is fifteen years old. |
| C．The elder boy wants to go to Beijing. | D．The younger boy can speak twelve languages. |
“Ah! Where is my cat?” asks the man.
His wife says, “Can’t you eat without her?”
So the meal begins without the cat. Before lunch is over, the cat rushes into the room and jumps onto the chair quickly. She has two mice in her mouth, and before anyone can stop her, she drops(扔下) one into her own plate, and the other into her master’s plate.
“Dear me!” cries the woman, “A mouse is in your plate!”
“Hush(安静)!” says her husband. “This shows that she is a nice cat. She knows what friendship is. She wishes me to share her dinner as I often share mine with her.
根据短文内容，判断正误，正确（T），错误（F）。
1. The master loves his cat very much.
2. The cat always shares her food with her master.
3. One day the cat is not at the table at mealtime.
4. The cat hurries home with two mice in her mouth when the master and his wife are having lunch.
5. The story tells us the cat also loves her master.
【推荐2】When I was about twelve years old, a girl in my class liked to point out my shortcomings (缺点). Week by week her list grew: I was very thin; I wasn’t good at math; I talked too much; I was too proud, and so on. At last, I became very angry. I ran to my father with tears (眼泪) in my eyes. He listened to me quietly and asked, “Are those things true or not? Jane, didn’t you ever think about what you’re really like?” Then he added, “Well, you have that girl’s opinions. Make a list of everything she said and mark (做标记) the points that are true.”
I did as he told me. To my great surprise, I found out that about half the things were true.
Some of them I couldn’t change, like being very thin, but many I could and suddenly I wanted to change. For the first time I got a clear picture of myself.
I brought the list back to Daddy, and he said, “Now you know better about yourself. But you have to learn to listen, not just close your ears angrily and feel hurt. When something about you is true, you’ll find it will be of great help to you. Don’t shut (闭上) your ears. Listen to the truth and do what you know is the right thing to do.”
Daddy’s advice has returned to me at many important moments. In my life, I’ve never received a better piece of advice.
1. How old was Jane when a girl in her class pointed out her shortcomings?| A．About 10. | B．About 12. | C．About 14. | D．About 20. |
| A．She was very thin. | B．She wasn’t good at math. |
| C．She talked too much. | D．She was too proud. |
| A．Her father. | B．Her mother. | C．Her classmate. | D．Her teacher. |
| A．To advise Jane to talk with her classmate. |
| B．To advise Jane to learn from her classmate. |
| C．To help Jane know herself better and improve herself. |
| D．To advise Jane to fight with her classmate. |
| A．My Father | B．The Best Advice | C．My Life | D．My Shortcomings |
【推荐3】Once there was a piano player in a bar（酒吧）. People came just to hear him play. But one night, a lady asked him to sing a song.
“I don’t sing,”said the man.
But the lady told the writer, “I’m tired of listening to the piano. I want the player to sing!”
The waiter shouted across the room, “Hey, friend! If you want to get paid, sing a song!”
So he did. He had never sung in public before. Now he was singing for the very first time! Nobody had ever heard the song Mona Lisa sung so beautifully!
He had the talent（天赋）he was sitting on! He may have lived the rest of his life as a no-name piano player in a no-name bar.But once he found, by accident, that he could sing well, he caught the chance and went on working hard. Finally, he became one of the best-known singers in the US. His name was Nat King Cole.
You, too. Have skills and abilities. You may not feel that your talent is great, but it may be better than you think. With hard work, most skills can be improved . besides, you may have no success at all if you just sit on your talent.
1. The lady asked the player to sing a song because________.| A．she had paid him for this | B．she knew him very well |
| C．she want to have a change | D．she enjoyed his singing |
| A．the lady helped him a lot. | B．he caught the chance |
| C．He continued to play in the bar | D．he stopped playing the piano |
| A．fail to realize | B．forget to use |
| C．try to develop | D．manage to show |
| A．Sing in the Bar. | B．Achieve Success in Life |
| C．Never Lose Heart. | D．Find Your Hidden Talent. |
【推荐1】I’m studying English in a language school in the US. It is the second week and everything is still new to me. Because of the different language and the new environment, I find it difficult to adapt to (适应) school life here.
In yesterday’s class, Mr. Peters talked about baseball. He said, “Baseball is one of the most popular sports in the US. If you hope to speak English well, you must understand baseball. First you need to know the rules (规则). Then you need to try to find how it has to do with the daily life.”
He gave us some sentences and let us guess the meanings. Unluckily, I had never watched a baseball game before, so I sat quietly and just listened to the others.
After school, I took out a dictionary and asked Jake, one of my friends in another class, for help. Jake was kind and patient and he had been in the US for several years. He tried to teach me the baseball rules. I learned that baseball is a game between two teams of nine players. In baseball, a player on one team throws a small round ball at a player on the other team, who tries to hit it with a bat (球棒).
He told me more rules of the game, but the more he said, the more confused (迷惑的) I felt! Maybe one day I need to watch a real game to understand better!
根据短文内容，选择最佳选项
1. The writer finds studying in the US is ________.
| A．fun | B．easy | C．boring | D．difficult |
| A．learning baseball rules is difficult | B．baseball is Americans’ favourite sport |
| C．every student should learn to play baseball | D．understanding baseball is helpful in learning English |
| A．He knew nothing about baseball. | B．He couldn’t follow the teacher. |
| C．He was too shy to speak. | D．He didn’t like the teacher. |
| A．Mr. Peters. | B．A baseball player. |
| C．One of his friends. | D．One of his classmates. |
| A．say sorry | B．ask for advice |
| C．compare two different cultures | D．describe his personal experience |
【推荐2】“Keep your eyes on your own paper” is one of the rules that Mrs. Archer has taught us. It is a simple rule, but it’s not a rule everybody chooses to follow.
This morning, I had an experience with a “rule breaker” during an English exam. I felt somebody was watching me a little too closely. I turned my head quickly and saw James who sat right behind me. My eyes caught his and he said in a low voice, “I hope you studied for this test!” I gave him a smile, not sure whether he was joking or not, and returned to my test. This time I leaned (倾身) a little more closely towards my paper, “I can’t see!” James said.
“What am I going to do?” I thought to myself. Cheating went against my beliefs. I curled (蜷曲) my arm around my answers.
“He’s your friend, and what are friends for?”
“You know it’s wrong.”
I tapped (轻敲，轻拍) the top of my desk, hoping for an easy way out of this matter. No easy answer came. I just knew I had to do what I felt was right, even if it made James mad. So I guarded (守卫) my paper so that he couldn’t see my answers.
When the exam ended, I stood there for a moment, searching for the right words to say to James. “Sorry, James, but you know me well enough to understand how I feel about cheating,” I said slowly and softly. “But maybe I could help you study before the next test” “OK, Brian,” he smiled. “It might not be easy, but I’ll give it a try.”
I felt happy that my friendship with James hadn’t been destroyed (破坏). Mrs. Archer would be proud.
1. Who was the “rule breaker”?| A．Mrs. Archer | B．Brian | C．James | D．A boy on the left |
① I gave him a smile
② I curled my arm around my answers
③ I leaned a little more closely towards my paper
④ I guarded my paper so that he couldn’t see my answers
⑤ I tapped the top of my desk
| A．①②③ | B．②③④ | C．②③⑤ | D．③④⑤ |
| A．Brian and James, to each other | B．James, in a low voice |
| C．Mrs. Archer, slowly and softly | D．Brian, silently in his mind |
| A．复印 | B．作弊 | C．考验 | D．检测 |
| A．Because he followed the rule and kept friendship with James. |
| B．Because both he and James did very well in the exam. |
| C．Because he didn’t let James copy his answers in the exam. |
| D．Because he and James helped each other in the exam. |
The Second World War had begun, and John wanted to join the army, but he was only 16 years old, and boys were allowed to join only if they were over 18. So when the army doctor examined him, he said that he was 18.
But John’s brother had joined the army a few days before, and the same doctor had examined him too. This doctor remembered the older boy’s family name, so when he saw John’s papers, he was surprised.
“How old are you?” he said. “Eighteen, sir,” said John.
“But your brother was eighteen, too.” said the doctor. “Are you twins(双胞胎)?”
“Oh, no, sir,” said John, and his face went red. “My brother is five months older than I am.”
1. John was not allowed to join the army because of his age.2. The doctor had examined John’s elder brother before.
3. The older boy was surprised to see the papers.
4. John’s brother was five months older than he was.
5. John and his brother were not twins, so the doctor allowed him to join the army.
