英语密卷八

Reading comprehensionA The Four BabiesAnna, Bernard, Carmen and Diana, three girls and a boy, were all born in the same hospital on the same day last month. One day all of their four mothers asked a nurse to give them each a bath(洗澡), because their fathers were soon coming to the hospital to see their babies. But the nurse was new. She took off their name labels(标签) one by one when she bathed them, but she forgot to put any of them on again.She knew only some things about each baby.Only t wo of the babies have some hair, but they aren’t Anna and Carmen.Only one of the babies cries all the time but Anna is a happy baby.One baby always quietly sucks its thumbs(吮手指) but has no hair at all. Its name is Anna.One baby always touches the right ear and cries a lot, but she isn’t the smallest baby.The fattest baby has no hair, and never cries. This baby doesn’t suck the thumb, too.One of the boys with the red hair never cries but moves here and there.Can the nurse work out which baby is which baby is which before the fathers arrive? Of course she can. How about you?A.Why did the things become mixed(混乱的)？Because ___.A. the babies’ fathers were comingB. the mothers were mixesC. the nurse was newD. the babies wanted to have a bath eachB.Diana is the girl. Diana ___.A. is the smallest babyB. always touches the left earC. always criesD. likes playing by herselfC.___ has hair and moves here and there.A. DianaB. BernardC. CarmenD. AnnaD.Anna ___ .A. cries all the timeB. isn’t th e fattestC. doesn’t suck the thumbsD. has red hairE.Which of the following(下列) sentences is right?A. The fathers will have a bath each.B. Carmen has a lot of hairC. Bernard cries all the time.D. Diana is the smallest.BTom is a little boy, and he is only seven years old. One day he went to the cinema. It is the first time for him to do that. He bought a ticket and then went in. But after two or three minutes he came out, bought a second ticket and went in again. After a few minutes he came out again and bought a third ticket. Two or three minutes later he came out and asked for another ticket. Then the girl in the ticket office asked him,“Why do you buy so many tickets? How many friends do you meet?”Tom answered,“No, I have no friend here. But a big boy always stops me at the door and tears（撕）my ticket to pieces.”( )1.Tom wanted to buy____ when the girl asked him.A. the second ticketB. the third ticketC. the fourth ticketD. the fifth ticket( )2.The big boy stopped Tom at the door because__________.A. i t was the big boy’s jobB. the big boy didn’t like TomC. the big boy didn’t know TomD. Tom didn’t buy tickets at all( )3.The big boy was__________ at the cinema.A. a booksellerB. a policemanC. a shopkeeperD. a worker( )4.From the story we know__________.A. the little boy had a lot of moneyB. the little boy knew nothing about the cinemaC. The big boy wasn’t friendly to TomD. the girl wanted to get more money( )5.Which of the following is Not true in the passage?A. Tom bought the tickets for himself.B. Tom didn’t go to the cinema before.C. Tom was too young to make friendsD. Tom had no friend at the cinema.CDogs are very popular pets all over the world. Some people keep dogs because the dogs help them. These may protect someone’s house. They can also help a blind person by leading the person to places where he or she needs to go. Other people keep dogs as pets just because they like dogs.Some of the most popular kinds of dogs which people have as pets are German shepherds, piddles, and Dalmatians. Almost 33 percent of the homes in the United States and England have dogs , and these doges came in variety of shapes and sizes.By all accounts, the largest dog in the world is a dog named Zorba, This dog is a mastiff that lives in London, England. When Zorba was seven years old in 1989, he was 92.5 centimeters (37inches) tall. In other words, Zorba was more than half as tall as an adult man.Some Great Danes can grow taller than 98 centimeters (39inches),but they do not grow as large as Zorba. At his largest, Zorba weighed more than a heavy weight boxer at 156kilograms (343 pounds).In comparison, the smallest dog was Yorkshire terrier from England. This dog was only the size of a matchbox measuring 5 centimeters (2.5 inches) tall and, at most, 8 centimeters(3.75 inches) form nose to tail. It was certainly possible for even a child to pick up this dogwith one hand. The dog weighed less than a small bag of potato chips (115 grams or about4 ounces). It died in 1945 when it was only two years old.Circle the letter of the best answer. （每小题2分，共10分）1.In comparison, the smallest dog was Yorkshire terrier from England. Put this sentence intoChinese. ______________ ________________.2.List(列举) the reasons why the people keep the dogs._________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________3.How was Zarba different from other dogs?A He was big.B He was strong.C He was old .D He was small.4.When did the smallest dog in the world die?A . In 1945 B. In 1982 C. In 1954 D. In 19895．What was something about the same size as the smallest in the world?DPeter’s family has just moved to a new town. His father has found a ve ry well-paid job there. They brought many things from their old house. Now Peter is very tired. He has just helped his mother in the new house. He says, “Mother, I’ve finished.”“But have you carried in all the boxes?”“Yes, I have, Mother. I carried them in this morning.”“Have you washed all the windows?”“Yes, Mother. I washed them at ten o’clock.”“Have you cleaned all the tables, chairs and our beds?”“Yes, Mother. I have cleaned all the tables and chairs. I have also cleaned all the floors. I have wor ked all day.”“Very good, Peter. Now can you just do one more thing?”“Oh, no. I have finished, Mother. Finished!”“Oh well,” his mother says. “I think I may do it myself.”“What is it?” asks Peter.“Eat this beautiful cake I’ve just made.”1. Why did Pete r’s family move to a new town?____________________________________2. How did Peter feel then?___________________________ __3. What has Peter cleaned?_________________________ ____WRITINGDraw a picture,then describe it. At least 80 words. (画一副图，用自己的话描述它，。