Once more his friend persuaded him to buy a new one.
“There is no need now,” said Einstein, “Everybody here has known me.” 根据短文内容，回答问题。
1. Where did Albert Einstein met an old friend of his?
________________________________________________________________ 2. What did the friend want him to buy?
________________________________________________________________ 3. How about Einstein’s overcoat?
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4. Did Einstein still wear the same old overcoat when he became a world-famous physicist? ________________________________________________________________
5. What did Einstein say when the friend persuade once more him to buy a new overcoat? ________________________________________________________________ 【答案及解析】
1. On a street in New York。所问的问题是“爱因斯坦在那儿遇见了他的老朋友?”根据One day the famous American scientist Albert Einstein met an old friend of his on a street in New York(一天，在纽约的一条街道上，著名美国科学家爱因斯坦遇见了他的一个老朋友)就能作出上述回答。
2. A new overcoat。所问的问题是 “他的朋友让他买什么?” 根据“ it seems that you need to put on a new overcoat. Look, how worn-out it is!”(“你该穿一件新大衣了。看，你的大衣多么破呀！)就能作出上述回答。
3. Very old。所问的问题是 “爱因斯坦的大衣怎么样了?” 根据文章的标题就能作出上述回答。
4. Yes, he did。所问的问题是 “成名之后的爱因斯坦仍然穿同一件破大衣吗?” 根据Several years later they met in New York again. Einstein had been a world-famous physicist after then but he still wore the same old overcoat. (几年之后，他们再次在纽约相遇了，这时候的爱因斯坦已经成了世界著名的大科学家。然而，他仍然穿着那件破大衣)就能作出上述回答
5. There is no need now. Everybody here has known me。所问的问题是 “当朋友再次劝爱因斯坦买一件新大衣时，他是怎么说的?” 根据“There is no need now,” said Einstein, “Everybody here has known me.”(爱因斯坦说：“没有必要了，这儿的人都知道我了)就能作出上述回答。
Once Goethe, the great German poet, was walking in a park. He was thinking about something when he noticed he
came to a very, very narrow road. Just at that time, a young man came towards him from the other end of the road. It was too narrow for both of them to pass through at the same time. They stopped and looked at each other for a while. Then the young man said rudely, “I never make way for a fool.” But Goethe smiled and said, “I always do.” Then he turned back quickly and walked towards the end of the road.
根据短文内容，回答问题。 1. Where was Goethe walking?
________________________________________________________________ 2. Who came towards Goethe from the other end of the road?
________________________________________________________________ 3. Was the road too narrow for both of them to pass through at the same time? ________________________________________________________________ 4. Did the young man make way for Goethe?
________________________________________________________________ 5. Who turned back quickly and walked towards the end of the road?
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答案及解析：
1. In a park。 所问的问题是“歌德正走在什么地方?”根据Once Goethe, the great German poet, was walking in a park(有一次，德国大诗人歌德正在一个公园里散步)就能作出上述回答。
2. A young man。所问的问题是“谁从路的另一端向歌德走来?”根据Just at that time, a young man came towards him from the other end of the road(就在那个时候，一个年轻人从从路的另一端向他走来)就能作出上述回答。
3. Yes, it was。所问的问题是“这条路太窄两个人不能同时经过吗?”根据It was too narrow for both of them to pass through at the same time. (这条路太窄两个人不能同时经过)就能作出上述回答。
4. No, he didn’t。所问的问题是“那个年轻人给歌德让路了吗?”根据Then the young man said rudely, “I never make way for a fool.”(当时，那个年轻人粗暴地说：“我决不会给一个傻瓜让路)就能作出上述回答。
5. Goethe。所问的问题是“谁很快转身走回去?”根据Goethe smiled and said, “I always do.” Then he turned back quickly and walked towards the end of the road(歌德微笑着说：“我总是给傻瓜让路”，说吧，他很快转身走回去)就能作出上述回答。
Have you ever heard of a girl of 15, who set up a company of her own? Wendy Wong is the girl. She started the business two years ago. She has already written several successful computer games. They are so popular that over half a million games are sold every year. Now all of her family work in her business, and she is still at school.
She gets up early in the morning, and then she talks with her family about the business over breakfast. Every day she goes to school in her own car with a driver, for she is not old enough.
She enjoys her school, but some of the work is too easy for her to feel interested. She usually gets ‘A’ grades in all her subjects, so the other students often ask her for help.
She finished her homework in half an hour after her driver takes her home. After dinner, she goes to her office and goes on working on her computer, writing games until 2 am. She does not usually need so much sleep as other children.
根据短文内容，回答问题。
1. When did Wendy Wong start the business?
________________________________________________ 2. What has Wendy Wong already written successful?
________________________________________________ 3. How does Wendy Wong go to school every day?
________________________________________________ 4. How about her grades in all her subjects?
________________________________________________ 5. How long can she finish her homework?
________________________________________________ 【答案及解析】
1. At the age of thirteen。所问的问题是“Wendy Wong什么时候开始做生意?” 根据Have you ever heard of a girl of 15, who set up a company of her own? Wendy Wong is the girl. She started the business two years ago(你曾经听说过一个15岁办了属于自己的公司的女孩吗? Wendy Wong就是这个办公司的女孩，她两年以前就开始做生意 )就能作出上述回答。
2. Computer games。所问的问题是“她成功地写出了什么?”根据 She has already written several successful computer games(她已经成功地写出了几部游戏程序)就能作出上述回答。
3. In her own car with a driver。所问的问题是“Wendy Wong每天怎样去上学?”根据Every day she goes to school in her own car with a driver, for she is not old enough(每天司机开着她自己的车送她去上学, 这是因为她年龄还小)就能作出上述回答。
4. She usually gets A grades。所问的问题是“Wendy Wong的学习怎么样?”根据She usually gets ‘A’ grades in all her subjects, so the other students often ask her for help. (在所有功课中，她通常都得优秀，因此，她的同学常常问她功课方面的问题)就能作出上述回答。
5. In half an hour。所问的问题是“她多长时间能做完作业?”根据She finished her homework in half an hour after her driver takes her home(在她的司机送她回家之后的半个小时内完成作业)就能作出上述回答。
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It’s hard to make friends if you stay at home alone all the time. Get out of the house and do things that will put you in touch with(接触) other people. It’s easier to make friends when you have similar interests.
Don’t be afraid to show people what you’re really good at. Talk about the things you like and do best. People will be interested in you if there is something interesting about you.
Look at people in the eye when you talk to them. That way, they’ll find it easier to talk to you, or people may think you’re not interested in them and may stop being interested in you.
Be a good listener. Let people talk about themselves before talking about “me, me, me”. Ask lots of questions. Show an interest in their answers.
Try to make friends with the kind of people you really like, respect (尊敬), and admire (羡慕)—not just with those who are easy to meet. Be friendly with a lot of people. That way, you’ll have a bigger group of people to choose from and have more chances for making friends.
1. How can we have more friends, get in touch with other people or stay at home?
2. When Jim talks to people, he always looks right, left, or at the floor. Do you think it’s right? Why or why not?
3. Cindy always talks about herself when she talks to other people. What advice (it’80 do you think she needs to follow? 4. What should you do if you want to have more chances for making friends? 5. What’s the main idea of the passage?
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Thanksgiving Day is a very special day for people in the United States. They celebrate it on the last Thursday in November. Canadians also celebrate Thanksgiving Day, but they do it on the second Monday of October. In Britain, where this festival is called Harvest Festival, people celebrate it earlier in the year, in September.
A harvest is the fruit you take from the trees and the crops you take from the ground. In North America and Britain, harvest time for most fruit and crops is in the autumn. In these countries and other Christian places, people give thanks to God on a special day of the year. They thank God for the good things that have happened during the year and for the good harvest they have had. People usually take small boxes of fruit, flowers, and vegetables to their churches to show their thanks.
The first thanksgiving service (仪式) in North America took place on December 4th, 1619 when 38 English people, arrived in America to make their home in the new country. They held this service not to thank God for the harvest, but to thank God for their safe journeys. The next year, many more English people arrived. They had a bad winter, but fortunately the harvest was good. they decided to celebrate it with a big meal. They shot and killed small animals to eat and cooked everything outside on large fires. About 90 Indians also came to the meal. Everyone ate at tables outside their houses and played games together. The festival lasted three days.
A Thanksgiving Day celebration was held every year for a long time, but not always on the same day of the year. Then, in 1789, President George Washington named November 26th as the Day of Thanksgiving. In 1863, President Abraham Lincoln changed the date, and said that the last Thursday in November should be Thanksgiving Day.
Nowadays, North Americans around the world get together with their families on this day to eat good food and have a happy time.
1. Is Thanksgiving Day celebrated on the same day in North American countries? 2. When did the first thanksgiving service take place in North America?
3. Who made the last Thursday in November Thanksgiving Day in the USA? 4. What does the word “fortunately” mean in Chinese?
5. Translate the sentence \harvest they have had.\
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Reading for pleasure is the easiest way to become a better reader in English. It is also the most important way.
Some students say they don’t want to read for pleasure. They say they want to use their time to learn the rules of the language and new words. They say that pleasure reading is too easy.
Many experts (专家) say pleasure reading is very important for learning English. Dr. Stephen Krashen, a famous expert on learning languages, says that pleasure reading helps you learn many important things about English. Students learn more grammar and more words when they read for pleasure. They also learn more about good writing.
Dr. Krashen tells us that pleasure reading helps each student in a different way. Each student needs to learn something different. Pleasure reading makes it possible for each student to learn what he or she needs.
Reading for pleasure is not the same as studying. When you read for pleasure, you choose your own books, and you don’t have to remember everything. There are no tests on your pleasure reading books. Pleasure reading will help you:
●learn how English speakers use English ●read faster in English
●find examples of good writing in English ●learn new words
●learn about the cultures (文化) of English speakers 1. Is pleasure reading important for learning English?
2. Which is the easier way to become a better reader, pleasure reading or studying? 3. What do some students think of pleasure reading? 4. How can we become better readers?
5. What’s the greatest advantage (优点) of pleasure reading?
【答案及解析】
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1. Get in touch with other people.回答选择问句不能用Yes或No来回答，而是从选项中选择一项进行回答。本题答案由第1段前两句可知。
2. No. / I don’t think so. Because people may think he’s not interested in them. / Because he should look at people in the eye. / Because it’s impolite / not polite 可在第3段找到答案。
3. Be a good listener. / Let people talk about themselves before talking about “her, her, her.” / Listen to other people first 可根据第4段的内容来回答。
4. Be friendly with other (a lot of) people. / Try to make friends with the kind of people you really like, respect and admire—not just with those who are easy to meet. / Get out to meet other people.
5. How to make friends / To make friends / Make friends. / Making friends根据首尾段即可概括出。
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1. No, it isn’t. 回答一般疑问句用Yes或No回答。 2. On December 4th, 1619. 细节题。见第3段第一句。
3. President Abraham Lincoln 细节题。见第4段最后一句。 4. 幸运地 词义猜测题。根据前后的转折关系可推测出。
5.翻译：他们感谢上帝在这一年中赐给他们的好运和给他们带来的好收成。
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1. Yes, it is. 由文章的第1段第2句可知。
2. Pleasure reading. 根据最后一段的内容可知。
3. It’s too easy. / It’s not useful / helpful / important. 根据第2段的内容回答。 4. Do pleasure reading. 由第1段第1句可知。 5. We can learn what we need.由第4段可知。
【2011北京】八、阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题(共10分，每小题2分)
We need to be responsible for our environment. Being a frugal consumer(节俭的消费者) is one way to help. But, what exactly does that mean? Use It Up
You can use things up instead of wasting them. Squeeze that last bit of toothpaste out of the tube. Use the last little pi of soap. Don't throw away any bits of the biscuit at the bottom of the box. Wear It Out
You do not always need to have new things. Suppose your sneakers have broken laces, but they still fit you. Repair them and wear them longer. You don't have the latest iPhone until the old one doesn't work anymore. Then you can get a new one. Think twice before replacing something that still works. Make It Do
When something you want is not on hand, look for something else that you already have to take its place. Suppose you are packing your lunch for tomorrow and want a butter sandwich. You are out of butter. Have a cheese sandwich instead so that you can use all of the cheese. Learn to fix broken toys instead of just
throwing them away. With a little thought, you can make something do, instead of buying something new. Do Without
Think about all those things that you would like to have. Do you really need them? How long will you really play with that new toy you saw on TV? Making the things that we want uses up your world's
resources(资源). And, getting rid of the things we don't want any more takes up even more resources and space.
65. Do we need to be responsible for our environment? 66. How do we deal with the last little piece of soap? 67. When do we need to get a new iPhone?
68. What should we do when something we want is not on hand？ 69. What does the writer want to tell us? 65.正确答案：Yes, we do.
细节题，定位至文章第一段第一句话。 66. 正确答案：Use it up.
细节题，定位至\标题下的第三句话。