I had to call a taxi because the box was _______ than I’d expected.
A.heavy B.heavier C.the heavier D.the heaviest
科目:初中英語 來源:2011-2012學年江蘇省姜堰市仲院初級中學初二下學期期中英語試卷(帶解析) 題型:閱讀理解
On my eighth birthday, Dad bought me an accordion(手風琴) and said excitedly, "Once you learn to play, it'll stay with you for life." But I didn't want to play it. I just wanted to play games, But Dad asked me to take accordion lessons.
One day, I found a box in a corner. When I opened it, I saw a beautiful violin. "It was your father's," Mum said. "His parents bought it for him. I guess he got too busy on the farm to learn to play it."
I had to practice half an hour every day, and every day I tried to get out of it. But Dad didn't allow. I asked why. He answered, "Because you can bring people joy. You can touch their hearts." He added softly, "Someday you'll have the chance I never had: you'll play beautiful music for your family. And you'll understand why you've worked so hard." I was speechless.
The lessons stopped after I finished high school. When I grew up, I got married and moved into a new house. I put the accordion in the attic(閣樓).
One afternoon, my two children found the accordion by accident (偶然). They got very excited. "Play it. Play it," they laughed and said. I started to play some simple songs. I was surprised I could still remember them. Soon the kids were dancing. Even my wife was laughing and clapping to the beat.
At that moment, my father's words came back to me, "Someday you'll have the chance I never had. And you'll understand." I finally knew why Dad had asked me to practice hard. Dad never learnt to play his violin. But I told my family, "This is my father's music."
【小題1】My father didn't learn to play his violin when he was young because _______.
A.he didn't like to play the violin |
B.he had to support his family |
C.he wanted to play games |
D.he didn't keep on practicing |
A.Delighted. | B.Excited. | C.Bored. | D.Relaxed. |
A.Dad didn't agree with me. |
B.Dad didn’t keep me doing it. |
C.Dad didn't help me do it. |
D.Dad didn't see me do it. |
A.Singing | B.Dancing | C.Clapping to the beat | D.Screaming |
A.I could go to a better school |
B.I could give myself much joy |
C.I could be a useful man |
D.I could make people happy |
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科目:初中英語 來源:2012屆浙江省泰順縣五校初三下學期第二次“千分考”英語試卷(帶解析) 題型:閱讀理解
When I was growing up in America, I was ashamed of my mother’s Chinese English. Because of her English, she was often treated unfairly. People in department stores, at banks, and at restaurants did not take her seriously, pretended not to understand her, or even acted as if they did not hear her.
My mother has realized the disadvantages of her English as well. When I was fifteen, she used to have me call people on phone to pretend I was she. I was forced to ask for information or even to yell at people who had been rude to her. One time I had to call her stockbroker. I said in a voice that was not very convincing, “This is Mrs. Tan.” And my mother was standing beside me, whispering loudly, “Why he doesn’t send me the cheek. It’s already two weeks late.”
And then, in perfect English I said: “I’m getting rather anxious .You agreed to send the check two weeks ago, but it hasn’t arrived.” Then she talked more loudly. “What does he want? I’ll come to New York and say it in front of his boss.” And so I turned to the stockbroker again, “I can’t accept any more excuses. If I don’t receive the check immediately, I have to speak to your manager when I am in New York next week.”
The next week we ended up in New York. While I was sitting there red-faced, my mother, the real Mrs. Tan, was shouting to his boss in her broken English. When I was a teenager, my mother’s broken English embarrassed me. But now, I see it differently. To me, my mother’s English is perfectly clear, perfectly natural. It is my mother tongue. Her language, as I hear it, is clear and direct. It was the language that helped me form the way I saw things, expressed ideas, and made sense of the world.
【小題1】Why was the author’s mother poorly treated?
A.She couldn’t speak English well. |
B.Her English was very good. |
C.She was not clearly heard. |
D.She was not very polite. |
A.She was good at pretending. |
B.She was rude to the stockbroker. |
C.She was ready to help her mother. |
D.She was unwilling to phone for her mother |
A.It confuses her. |
B.It embarrasses her. |
C.It helps her understand the world. |
D.It helps her forgive rude people. |
A.Chinese English is clear and natural to native speakers. |
B.Chinese English may bring inconvenience in America. |
C.Chinese English has a very bad name in America. |
D.Chinese English is impolite to native speakers. |
A.Great Mother | B.A Chance |
C.Mother’s Chinese English | D.Perfect English |
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科目:初中英語 來源:2013屆江蘇東臺頭灶鎮(zhèn)中學初三下期中考系列化?加柧氂⒕眍}(帶解析) 題型:閱讀理解
Born into a farmer’s family, life was not easy when I was a kid. We were so poor that we often did not know where our next meal was coming from. I had to sell cabbages at the marketplace to support my family.
A storyteller once came to the marketplace, and I went to listen to him. My mother was unhappy with me for forgetting my job. But that night, while she was making clothes for us under the weak light of an oil lamp, I couldn't help retelling stories I'd heard that day. She listened impatiently at first, since in her eyes professional(職業(yè)的) storytellers were smooth-talking men—nothing good ever came out of their mouths. But slowly she was attracted by my retold stories, and from that day on, she never gave me any task on market days, unspoken agreement to enjoy new stories. As a repayment(回報)for Mother's kindness and a way to show off my memory, I'd retell the stories for her in lively detail. Soon, she wasn't the only member of my audience, which later included my elder sisters, my aunts, even my stubborn grandmother.
I knew she was worried about me. Talkative kids are not well thought of in our village, for they can bring trouble to themselves and to their families when they talk too much. Mother often reminded me not to talk so much, wanting me to be a silent and modest teenager. However, my natural desire(渴望)to talk never went away, and that is what makes my name – Mo Yan, which means ‘no speaking’. This strong wish to talk also improved my ability to express myself, which is important for writers who are also considered as storytellers.
【小題1】Mo Yan lived a/an ________ life when he was young.
A.hard | B.colourful | C.easy | D.rich |
A.little Mo Yan was interested in selling vegetables |
B.his mother was attracted by the retold story at first |
C.his mother didn’t let him listen to the new stories again |
D.little Mo Yan had quite a good memory |
A.Because she thought they never said anything good. |
B.Because she thought they couldn’t make much money. |
C.Because she thought they would affect Mo Yan’s schoolwork. |
D.Because she thought most people didn’t like listening to stories. |
A.silent | B.modest | C.talkative | D.trouble-making |
A.My Unlucky Childhood | B.A Storyteller’s Childhood |
C.My Kind Grandmother | D.More talking leads to success |
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科目:初中英語 來源:2014屆江蘇省揚州市江都區(qū)八年級下學期期末考試英語卷(解析版) 題型:閱讀理解
When I was ten, my mother worked all day so I had to take care of my younger brother. At that time my little brother was about four years old and he missed mum all the time.
One day, after I had given him his dinner, he started crying for mum. He was so young and really needed mum. So I dressed him, put on his shoes, carried him on my back and walked out. Soon he fell asleep. About half an hour later, I found that he had lost a shoe while sleeping. I took him off my back and put him down. I knew we needed to find that shoe, for our mother couldn’t afford new shoes. We had to go back to find it, so I told my brother to wait right there. A man heard it and stopped me just before I walked off. He asked me, “You are leaving your brother here to find the shoe? What would you do if he is not here when you return?” I did not know how to answer that question. He continued, “It’s OK if you can’t find the shoe, but it is not OK to lose your brother.” Then he sent us to mum’s workplace by taxi.
My whole life I have depended on (依靠) the kindness of many strangers, I feel regretful that I cannot find them and say thank you. I do not even remember what the man’s face looked like, but he taught me a lesson—people are more important than things.
1.Why did the younger brother cry for his mother?
A.Because he was hungry. B.Because he missed his mother.
C.Because he wanted to sleep. D.Because he wanted to play outside.
2.What does the underlined word “regretful” in the last paragraph mean?
A.Sorry B.Happy C.Excited D.Angry
3.What did the man mean by saying “It’s OK if you can’t find the shoe, but it is not OK to lose your brother.”?
A.People are more important than things.
B.Things are more important than people.
C.Both the shoe and your brother are important.
D.The shoe is more important than your brother.
4.According to the passage, which word can best describe the man?
A.Rude. B.Funny. C.Silly. D.Kind.
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科目:初中英語 來源:2013年初中畢業(yè)升學考試(浙江杭州卷)英語(解析版) 題型:完型填空
Last night I was driving from Harrisburg to Lewisburg, a distance of about 80 miles. It was late, I was late, and I was driving 31_________.
At one point along an open highway, I came to a crossroads with a traffic light. I was 32_________ on the road by now, but as I came near the light, it turned 33_________, and I braked to a stop. I looked left, right, and behind me. Nothing. Not a car, no suggestion of headlights, 34_________ there I sat, waiting for the light to 35_________, the only human being, for at least a mile in any 36_________.
I started wondering why I 37_________ to run the light. I was not afraid of being caught, because there was 38_________ no policeman anywhere around and there certainly would have been no 39_________ in going through it.
Much later that 40_________, after I’d met with a group in Lewisburg and had climbed into bed near midnight, the question of why I’d stopped for that light 41_________ me. I think I stopped 42_________ it’s part of a contract(契約) we all have with each other. It’ s not only the law, but it’s an agreement we have, and we trust each other to follow 43_________: we don’t go through red lights.
We do 44_________ we say we’ll do. We show up when we say we’ll show up.
I was so 45_________ of myself for stopping for that red light. And as no one would ever have known what a good person I was on the road from Harrisburg to Lewisburg, I had to tell s someone.
1. A.fast B.slowly C.carefully D.hard
2. A.late B.alone C.worried D.afraid
3. A.green B.yellow C.red D.dark
4. A.and B.or C.so D.but
5. A.return B.change C.start D.continue
6. A.attention B.background C.direction D.information
7. A.refused B.decided C.prepared D.forgot
8. A.hardly B.luckily C.usually D.clearly
9. A.danger B.excuse C.space D.energy
10. A.moment B.night C.afternoon D.morning
11. A.depended on B.looked forward to C.stayed away from D.came back to
12. A.though B.unless C.because D.until
13. A.me B.it C.him D.us
14. A.what B.how C.why D.that
15. A.tired B.ready C.proud D.sorry
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