He was looking at our things: first at the flowers, then at the bookshelf. "Well, Well, " he said and laughed . "It's a bookshelf you've got there ! We thought it was-er, something else . "
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④Other people learn English because .
A. it is useful in their work.
B. some of their books are in English at college or university.
C. it is one of their subjects.
D. they want to read newspapers or magazines in English.
参考答案
1. English，difficult，reasons
2. ①--C ②--A ③--B ④--D
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We spent a day in the country and picked a lot of flowers. Our car was full of flowers inside! On the way home we had to stop at traffic lights , and there my wife saw the bookshelf.
As it was getting darker, I drove slowly . Other drivers seemed more polite than usual that evening. The police even stopped traffic to let us through . Carrying furniture was a good idea.
1. 根据短文内容在文中空白处填上恰当的答案。
Learning ___ is very popular in many countries nowadays.
It is very ______ to answer why so many people want to learn English.
There are many________ for people to learn English.
It stood outside a furniture (家具)shop. "Buy it," she said at once. "We'll carry it home on the roof-rack (车顶架) . I've always wanted one like that . "
What could I do Ten minutes later I was twenty dollars poorer, and the bookshelf was tied on to the roof-rack. It was tall and narrow, quite heavy too .
The man is not at home one day. A thief comes in. He is taking many things.“Hello!”The thief hears the bird's words.“What are you doing”The thief is very afraid，so he does not take any things and runs out of the house.
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1. Dust and _________ make a star.
A. gas B. snow C. rain
2. This story tells about _________.
A. old people B. the life of a star C. the number of stars in the sky
My wife began to laugh . Suddenly I understood why the police drove here .
I smiled at the officer. "Yes, it's a bookshelf, but thanks again." I drove home as fast as I could .
1 . From the story we know that ___________.
A . the writer was poor and didn't buy the bookshelf for his wife
B . the writer's wife didn't like the bookshelf at all
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Why do all these people want to learn English It is very difficult to answer this question.
Many boys and girls learn English at school because it is one of their subjects. Many people learn English because it is useful in their work. Some young people learn English for their higher studies because some of their books are in English at college or university. Other people learn English because(提要) they want to read newspapers or magazines in English.
A. small B. hot C. old
5. You can guess from the story that most stars are around for a _________ time.
A. long B. short C. nice
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参考答案
1．A 2. B 3. C 4. B 5. A
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C. very beautiful D. very silly(傻的)
3. The man speaks to the bird ________.
A. sometimes B. once a week
C. every week D. every day
4. The thief is taking ________ things from the house.
C . the writer was always glad to buy something for his wife
D . the writer was not very dad to buy the bookshelf for his wife
2 . What made the writer think that carrying furniture was "a good idea"
"Right, sir, " he said. "Do you need any more help now"
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I didn't quite understand . "Thanks, officer, " I said . "You've been very kind. I lived just down the road. "
3. In the first part of the story，what does the word “wondered”mean
A. moved B. looked at C. asked yourself
4. Stars give off light because they are very _________.
Have you ever wondered about the stars In some ways，stars are like people. They arie.
A star is born from dust and gas. Slowly the dust and gas make a ball. The ball gets very hot. Then it starts to give off light. The young star grows into a giant. Many years go by. The older star begins to get small again. At last its light goes out. The star's life is over.
After a time my wife said, "There's a long line of cars behind . Why don't they overtake (超车) "
Just at that time a police car did overtake. The two officers (警官)inside looked at us seriously when they went past . But then , with a kind smile they asked us to follow their car through the busy traffic. The police car stopped at our village church (教堂) . One of the offices came to me.