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1、英 语 试 题阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出能正确回答所提问题或完成所给句子的最佳答案。（共50小题，每小题2分，满分100分）。 ABill, Frank and Dave were three brothers. Every year they sent their mother expensive gifts on her birthday. They liked to show her how rich they were.The eldest brother. Bill, had a lot of money and he wanted his mother
2、 to have the most expensive gifts, but he didnt know what to buy. So he put an ad in the newspaper. “Wantedthe greatest gift for my mother.”来源#:z%About a week before his mothers birthday a man came to his office. He brought a big bird. “This bird.” the man said, “can speak ten languages and sing som
3、e pop songs.”“Really? Id like to listen to it,” Bill said.The man made the bird talk in French and tell a joke in Japanese. Then the bird sang a beautiful song. Bill was very happy and paid nine thousand dollars for the bird. The next day Bill sent the bird to his mother with a birthday card.The day
4、 after his mothers birthday he called his mother. “Well, mother” he asked, “What do you think of the bird?”“Oh, its very delicious, dear.” said his mother.1. Who is the eldest brother?A. Dave B. Bill C. Jack D. Frank2. What did Bill put in the newspaper?A. A show B. A magazine C. An ad D. A report3.
5、 How many languages could the bird speak?中国教育*出&%版网A. Five B. Seven C. Fight D. Ten4. How much did Bill pay for the bird?来&源:中教网#A. Nine dollars B. Ten dollars C. Nine thousand dollars D. Ten thousand dollars来源:zzstep%.com&5. What did Bill send to his mother for her birthday?A. A bird with a card B.
6、 Some money C. A joke D. A song B Recently, many people have begun to try a new way of doing shopping through the Internet. They are very interested in it. Why is it becoming more and more popular now? There are some reasons. First, more and more people have their own computers and their computers c
7、an be joined with the Internet. So it is possible for many of them to do shopping through the Internet. Second, shopping through the Internet can save them some money and a lot of time. Third, they dont need to go to the shop themselves. Because of these good facts, few people refuse it.On the other
8、 hand, some people dont like this new way of shopping. They are worried about the safety of shopping online. Customers(顾客)can only see the pictures of a product on the Internet. And they cant enjoy the pleasure of buying things in a large supermarket or a wonderful shopping center. These are the rea
9、sons why they do not like it.But I think more and more people will like this new kind of shopping in the future.6. Many people are interested in _ online.A. watching TV B reading C. studying D. shopping7. From the first paragraph，we know _.A. no one likes buying things online B. more and more people
10、 dont like shopping through the InternetC. shopping on the Internet is more and more popularD. There are no advantages about shopping on the Internet8. People like doing shopping on the Internet because it can _.A. save their money and time B. help them make a lot of moneyC. be very easy D. help the
11、m save time9. Some people dont like shopping online because they_.A. have to pay more moneyB. must send their money first onlineC. dont have enough timeD. are worried about the safety of shopping online10. Whats the best title(题目)of this passage?A. Why dont people like going shopping?B. Shopping thr
12、ough the Internet is very popular.C. How do people shop with little money?D. Chinese people dont like shopping on the Internet. CA football washed away in last years tsunami(海啸) in Japan has been found a year later . over 5100km away in Alaska!David Baxter and his wife, Yumi found the ball on the be
13、ach. Then with the help of a Japanese reporter, they found the owner(主人) of the football.The ball belongs to 16-year-old Misaki Murakami. His name was written on the ball. According to Murakami, the ball was a goodbye present when he went to another school in 3rd grade , seven years ago. The ball al
14、so had words of encouragement on it for him.Murakami lost his home and everything in the tsunami. When he found out about his football, he said, “It was a big surprise. Ive never imagined that my ball would have reached Alaska. Ive lost everything in the tsunami.so I am happy. I really want to say t
15、hank you for finding the ball.”Mr Baxter also found a volleyball with only a first name on it. It is reported that its owner has been found too, although there was less information on it . That ball belongs to 19-year-old Shiori Sato. When Shiori got the news, she was so surprised and said,” I think its a miracle.”11. Who helped Mr Baxter find the owner of the football ?A. His wife B. A reporter. C. His neighbour .
