初三完形填空及閱讀專練

完形填空

(一)

Jimmyisverygoodatmaths.Mary,hissister,doesn't1wellinit.

Jimmyoftenhelpher2hermaths.OnenightJimmyandMary3outtheir

exercisebooksandbegantodotheirlessons.SoonJimmyfinisheddoing

hishomework,buthissister4.Shecouldn'tworkoutthelastproblem.

"Letmehelpyou,^^saidJimmy.''No,pleasedon't.Fildoitmyself,”

saidMary.Shethoughthardforanhour.Atlastsheworkeditout.She

wasverytired,5very,veryhappy.

()1.A.studyB.makeC.do

()2.A.withB.forC.to

()3.A.carriedB.tookC.looked

()4.A.didn'tB.shouldn'tC.couldn't

()5.A.andB.butC.so

(二)

MrandMrsJonesnevergooutintheevening,butlastSaturday

MrsJonessaidtoherhusband,“Thereisagoodfilmatthecinema

tonight.1wegoandseeit?”

MrJoneswasquite2aboutit,sotheywent,and3ofthemenjoyed

thefilmverymuch.

Whentheycameoutofthe4,itwasalready11o'clock.Theygot

intotheircarandbegan5home.Itwasquitedark.MrsJonessaid,“Look,

awomanisrunningalongtheroadvery6andamanisrunningafter7.

Canyouseethem?^^MrJonessaid,“Yes,Ican.^^Hedrovethecarslowly

nearthe8andsaidtoher,“Can19you?”

“No,thanks,“saidthewoman,butshedidnotstoprunning,"My

husbandandIalwaysrunhomeafterthecinema,because10getshome

latewillwashdishes.”

()1.A.ShallB.DoC.Must

()2.A.excitedB.happyC.angry

()3.A.everyoneB.neitherC.both

()4.A.cinemaB.shopC.office

()5.A.runningB.walkingC.driving

()6.A.fastB.slowlyC.hard

()7.A.himB.herC.himself

()8.A.boyB.manC.woman

()9.A.helpB.askC.trouble

()10.A.whicheverB.whoeverC.whatever

㈢

MrFordsawasweaterinashopwindow.Becauseitwascheap,

hedecidedtobuyit.Whenhegothomehe1thesweateron.Itfittedhim

verywell2hewasgladofit.

Intheafternoonhewenttoworkinhisgarden.Itsoonbeganto

rain.AndMrFord3torunintothehouse.Heran4,buthiscothesgot

wetwhenheranbacktohome.

Thenhissweaterstartedtoshrink(縮小)！Itgotsmallerandsmaller,

Soonitwassotightthathecouldn'tbreathe.Intheend,withgreathelp

ofhiswife,he5offhisnewsweater.

()1.A.putB.woreC.dressed

()2.A.butB.orC.and

()3.A.oughtB.likedC.had

()4.A.angrilyB.quicklyC.slowly

()5.A.tookB.gaveC.sent

(四)

JennywenttovisitherfriendsinNewYorklastweekend.Her

friends1herattheairporton2afternoonanddrovehertothehotel.They

haddinnerataChineserestaurant3wenttoseeafilmafterthat.

Jennyandherfriendssetoutearlyon4morningforafarmand

stayedthereuntilSundaymorning.5theirstay,theywentfishingand6in

thesailriveronthefarm.7playedfootballinthefieldandenjoyedabig

mealaroundacampfire,singinganddancingtilllateintothenight.

8couldgetupearlyonSundaymorning.Sowhentheygotback

toNewYorkCity,itwasaboutthreeo'clockintheafternoon.Theydrove

righttothe9becauseJennydidn'twanttomissherplanebackhome.

JennyonlystayedinNewYorkfor10nightsbutshehadagreattimewith

herfriends.

)1.A.sawB.metC.caught

()2.A.WednesdayB.ThursdayC.Friday

()3.A.andB.thenrC.yet

()4.A.FridayB.SaturdayC.Sunday

()5.A.ForB.DuringC.Since

()6.A.swimmingB.talkingC.shouting

()7.A.WeB.YouC.They

()8.A.NobodyB.SomebodayC.Everybody

()9.A.stationB.stopC.airport

()10.A.twoB.threeC.tour

(五)

Cartoonfilmshaveveryfewlimits.Ifyoucandrawsomething,

youcanmakeitmoveonthecinemascreen.Theuseofnewidearsand

modemcomputerprogramsmeansthatcartoonsarebecomingexciting

againforpeopleof1ages.

By1970,thecinemaworldhaddecidedthatcartoonswere2for

children.

Butsoonafterthat,oneortwofilmmakershadsomenew

idears.Theyprovedthatitwas3tomakefilmsinwhichbothgrown-ups

andchildrencouldenjoythem.

However,4cartoonfilmwassuccessful.TheBlackCauldron,

forexample,failed,mainlybecauseitwastoofrighteningforchildren

andtoochildishforgrown-ups.Filmmakerslearntfromthismistake,and

thencartoonswerewelcomedbybothchildrenandgrown-upsand5the

filmcompaniesbegantomakelargeamountsofmoney.

()1.A.someB.mostC.all

()2.A.neverB.onlyC.still

()3.A.possibleB.difficultC.complete

()4.A.noteveryB.noneoftheC.each

()5.A.onceB.howeverC.again

(六)

“Whereistheuniversity??,Thisisaquestionthatmanyvisitors

toCambridge(僉慚)ask.But1cangivethemaclearanswer,forthereis

nowalltobefound2theuniversity.Theuniversityisthecity.Youcan

findclassroombuildings,3,museumsandofficesoftheuniversityann

overthecity.Andmostofitsmembersarethestudntsand4ofthe

thirty-onecolleges.

Cambridgewasalreadya5townlongbeforethefirststudents

andteachersarrived800yearsago.ItgrewupbytheriverGranta,and

theriverwasonce6theCam.A7wasbuiltovertheriverasearlyas875.

Sothetowngotitsname“Cambridge.^^

Inthefourteenthandfifteenthcenturiesmoreandmoreland

wasusedforcollegebuildings.Thetowngrewmuch8inthenineteenth

centuryaftertheopeningoftherailwayin1845.Cambridgebecamea9

in1951andnowithasapopulationofover100,000.Manyyoung

studentsinothercountries10tostudyatCambridge.Thansandsofpeople

fromallovertheworldcometovisittheuniversitytown.Ithasbecomea

famousplaceallaroundtheworld.

()1.A.nooneB.everyoneC.anyone

()2.A.aroundB.inC.near

()3.A.cinemasB.zoosC.libraries

()4.A.workersB.farmersC.teachers

()5.A.interestingB.usualC.developing

()6.A.saidB.calledC.talked

()7.A.bridgeB.stationC.house

()8.A.smallerB.slowerC.faster

()9.A.cityB.collegeC.country

()10.A.hateB.hopeC.need

（七）

WhatisanAmericanfamilylike?Thirtyyearsago,thatwas1

question.Themembersofafamilywerethehusband,thewife,andtwo

orthree2.Thehusbandwasatworkallday,andthe3wasathomewith

thechildren.However,it's4today.Americanfamilylifeischanging.

Manywomengotworknow.Husbandsof5wivesoftenhelpwith

shopping,cleaning,andchild-care.

()1.A.aneasyB.animportantC.adifficult

()2.A.sonsB.daughtersC.children

()3.A.daughterB.wifeC.grandma

()4.A.thesameB.differentC.clear

()5.A.workingB.washingC.cooking

(八)

PeterandPaulpassedbyasmallhouseontheirwayhomelate

atnight.Theysawthick1comingoutofitswindows."It'sonfire!^^said

Peter."Wemustgethelp.^^

Thetwobrothersran2theroadshouting"Fire!Fire!^^They3

onthedoorofthenexthouse.Theyaskedthemto4thepoliceandthe

firemen.

Theyranbacktothehouse.Theysaw5thewindowanoldlady

sittinginanarmchair.Itwas6thatshecouldnotmove.PeterandPaul

triedhardtocarryheroutofthe7andsotheydid!Someneighborscame

andhelpedtakesomethingsout.

Innotimethefiremen8togetherwiththepolicemen.Thefire

wasputout.Theoldladycriedsadly9shewasnothurt.Shethanked

PeterandPaulandherneighbors10.

()1.A.cloudsB.fireC.smoke

()2.A.overB.alongC.with

()3.A.knockedB.hitC.opened

()4.A.reportB.telephoneC.find

()5.A.atB.throughC.above

()6.A.freeB.difficultC.clear

()7.A.arm-chairB.windowC.house

()8.A.arrivedB.gottoC.faster

()9.A.soB.andC.country

()10.A.upanddownB.againandagainC.fromsidetoside

閱讀理解

(一)

AmanoncehadadreamabouttheBlackForestinGermany.Inhis

dreamhewaswalkingintheforestwhentwomenranoutandtriedto

throwhimtotheground.Heranoffasfastashecould,buttheyfollowed

him.Hereachedaplacewherehesawtworoadsinfrontofhim,oneto

therightandtheothertotheleft.Whichroadshouldhetake?Heheard

thetwomenbehindhim,gettingnearer,andatthesametimehehearda

voiceinhisears.Ittoldhimtogototheright,andhedidso.Heranon

andsooncametoasmallhotel.Hewasreceivedtherekindlyandgivena

room,andhewassavedfromthetwomen.Thatwanthedream.

TwentyyearslaterhewasreallyintheBlackForestand,ashappened

inthedreamlongago,twomenranoutandtriedtothrowhimdown.He

ranoff,andcametoaplacewithtworoads,likeinthedream.He

rememberedthedreamandtooktheroadtotheright.Hesoonreacheda

smallhotel.Hewastakenin,andhewassafe.Hisdreamoftwentyyears

beforehadsavedhislife.

l.TheBlackForestis.

A.aplaceinGermanyB.notarealplaceC.inventedbythewriter

2.Whenhewaswalkingintheforest,ranafterhim.

A.twodogsB.twotigersC.twomen

3.Finallyhecameto

A.aforestB.anotherroadC.asmallhotel

4.Itwasthatsavedtheman'slife20yearslater.

A.avoiceB.thedreamC.someoneelse

5.Thestorytellsusthat

A.adreammaycometruesometimelaterB.adreamisalwaysa

dreamC.peopleshouldnotbelievetheirdreams

（二）

Childrenarealwaysboasting.Theysaythingslike,uMyDad'scaris

biggerthanyourDad,s.^^and“MyMomissmarterthanyours.^^They

particularlyliketoboastabouttheirfamilies.

Harry,TeddyandGavinwerealwaysboasting.Gavinwastheworst.

Everythingabouthisfamilywasalwaysthebestorthebiggestorthe

mostexpensive.Whatevertheotherssaid,hecouldalwaysgoonebetter.

Onedaywhenwalkingtoschool,Harrysaid,“Myfatherhasabath

twiceaweek.”

"That'snothing,Teddysaid,“Havingabathtwiceaweekisdirty.

Myfatherhasabatheveryday,sometimestwiceaday.”

leddylookedatGavin.Nowitwashisturn.Butwhatcouldhesay?

“ThisTeddythought,"I'mgoingtowin.”

Gavindidn'tknowwhattosay.Hecouldn'tsaythathisfatherhada

baththreetimesaday.Thatwassilly.

Hewalkedoninsilence.TeddyandHarrysmiled.Theyweresure

thatforoncetheyhadbeatenGavin.Thewholedaypassed.StillGavin

saidnothing.

"We'vewon,^^TeddysaidtoHarry,buthespoketoosoon.Onthe

wayhome,Gavinsaid,“MyDad'ssocleanthathedoesn'thavetobath

at

1.Whoboastedthemost?

A.TeddyandGavinB.HarryandTeddyC.Gavin

2.WhatdidHarryboastabout?

A.Howmanytimeshisfatherhadabatheveryweek

B.ThebathroominhishomeC.Hisfather'scar

3.WhydidTeddythinkthatHarry'sfatherwasdirty?

A.BecauseHarry'sfatherhadabatheveryday.

B.BecauseHarry'sfatherhadabathonlytwiceaweek.

A.BecauseGavin'sfatherneverhadabath.

4.Whatdoes4thespoketoosoon^^inthelastparagraphmean?

A.Hespokequickly.B.HeshouldhavespokenslowerC.Hewas

wrong

5.Whichofthefollowingwordsmeans“talkwithunpleasantortoo

muchpride”?

A.SmartB.BoastC.Particulaly

（三）

GeoffreyPaynetalksforthefirsttimeaboutthenighthiswifewas

killed.Thejudgethoughtitwashewhokilledhiswife.Nowhewroteto

amagazinefromtheprisonaboutwhathappenedonthenightof13

October1999.

Ihadtostaylateatthehospitalthatnighttodoanoperation.I

finallyleftatabout11p.m.Idrovehomeslowlybecausetheweatherwas

terrible,thewindwasblowinganditwasrainingheavily.Iwasturning

intomyroadwhenamansuddenlyraninfrontofmycar.Ialmosthit

himbutIstoppedjustintime.Iwasfrightenedandthemanlooked

frightenedtoo.IgotoutofthecarbutheranawaybeforeIcouldaskifhe

wasallright.Itwasverystrange.

WhenIgothome,thelightswereonbutitwasveryquiet.Icalledto

mywifebuttherewasnoanswer.ThenIrememberedthatshewasoutat

aconcert.

Iwasstillveryupsetaboutwhathappenedontheroad,soImade

myselfadrink.ThenIwentupstairstohaveabath.Isawthatthewindow

inthebedroomwasopen.Thiswasstrangebecausemywifealways

lockedthedoorsandwindowsbeforeshewentout.Shewasafraidof

burglars（夜賊）.WhenIwenttocloseit,IfoundEllen.Shewaslyingon

thefloor.Therewasbloodeverywhere.Irushedoverandfeltforherpulse

butshewasdeadd.Isatonthefloorbesideherbodyandwastoo

frightenedtodoanything.

ThenextthingIknew,theskywasgettinglight.Ican'tremembera

thingaboutthatnight.InthemorningIphonedthepolice.Theyarrived

abouthalfanhourafterIphonedthem.Butitseemedlikehours.During

thattimeItriedhardtorememberanythingIcouldaboutthenightbefore.

Icouldn'tstopthinkingaboutthemanintheroad..Whatwashedoingat

thattimeofnightinourquietneighbourhood?Whydidhelookso

frightened?Whydidherunaway?

1.GeoffreyPaynewasa

A.doctorBpolicemanC.judge

2.whilePaynewasturningintohisroadthatnight.

A.Amansuddenlyraninfrontofhiscar.B.Hiswifecalledhimfrom

theconcerthall.C.Amanstoppedhimandaskedhimtheway.

3.WhenPaynegothome,hefound.

A.EllenwaitingforhimB.thebedroomwindowclosedC.

Ellenlyingonthefloor,bloodallover

4.AfterhefoundEllendead,Payne.

A.calledoutforhelpB.triedtofindoutwhokilledhiswifeC.

satbesidehiswife'sbodywithoutknowingwhattodo

5.WhichofthefollowingisNOTTRUE?

A.Paynecalledthepolicethenextmorning.B.Paynecouldremember

clearlywhathadhappened.C.Thepolicemenarrivedthirtyminutes

afterPayne'scall.

（四）

“Dependonyourself'iswhatnaturesaystoeveryman.Parentscan

helpyou;teacherscanhelpyou,othersstillcanhelpyou.Butallthese

onlyhelpyoutohelpyourself.

Therehavebeenmanygreatmeninhistory.Butmanyofthemwere

berypoorinchildhood,andnouncles,auntsorfriendstohelpthem.

Schoolswerefewandnotverygood.Theycouldnotdependuponthem

foraneducation.Theysawhowitwas,andsettoworkwithalltheir

might（力量）toknowsomething.Theyworkedtheirownwayuptofame.

OneofthemostfamousteachersinEnglandusedtotellhispupils,"I

cannotmakeworthymenofyou,butIcanhelpyoumakemenof

yourself.^^

Someyoungmenhavenoambition（雄心、）toexcel（拔尖）inanything;

andtheyaretobepitied.Theycanneveraccomplish（成就）muchunless

theyseetheirweakpointsandchangetheirbadhabits.Theyarenothing

now,andwillbenothingastheylive,unlesstheyaccepttheadviceof

theirparentsandteachers,anddependontheirownhonestefforts.

1.“Dependonyourself'inthispassagemeans

A.workonyourowneffortsB.waitforotherstohelpC.with

youparents5help

2.Manyofthegreatmeninhistorysucceededbecause

A.theywereverypoorinchildhoodB.theycouldnotdependon

schoolsforaneducationC.theymadegreateffortstolearnandwork

3.AccordingtothefamousteacherinEngland,ateachercan

A.makehispupilsworthymenB.helphispupilsmakethemselves

usefulmenC.makehispupilsmenofstrength

4.Ifyoungpeopledependontheirownefforts,

A.theyarenothingnowandwillbenothinginthefutrueB.they

canbehappyC.theycanbesuccessfulintheircareers

5.Whichisthebesttitleforthispassage?

A.HowtoBeFamousB.WhatNatureSaystoEveryManC.

DependonYourself

（五）

OnceNapoleonstayedinasmallinn,thenextmorninghewentto

thanktheinnkeeper."Youhaveservedmewell,innkeeper,5,said

Napoleon,UIwishtorewardyou.Tellmewhatyouwant.^^“Sir,wewant

nothing,saidtheinnkeeper,"Butwillyoutellussomething?Wehave

heardastory,onceduringthewar,theRussianstookcontrolofa

farmhouse.Youweresleepinginit.Youhidyourselfinapile,ofhay

whiletheywerelookingforyou.Willyoutellushowyoufeltwhenthey

weresearchingforyou?”

TheinnkeeperlookedatNapoleon'sface.Napoleonlookedvery

angry.Napoleoncalledtwosoldiersstandingbesidehim.Thenhepointed

tothedoor.Thesoldierstooktheinnkeeperandhiswifeoutintotheyard.

Attheendoftheyardwasawall.Theinnkeeperandhiswifewereledto

thewall.Thesoldierstiedtheinnkeeper'shandsbehindhisback.Then

hiswife'shandsweretied,too.Napoleonwatched,sayingnothing.

“Please,pleasesir,“beggedtheinnkeeper."Don'tkillus!Wemeant

nothing!,5Thesoldiersmovedback.Theinnkeepersawthemraisingtheir

guns.ThenNapoleonspoke,“Ready!,5Hecalled,“The

innkeeper'swifescreamed."Stop!”saidNapoleon.Hewenttothe

innkeeper.“Now,"hesaid,“youknowtheanswertothequestionyou

askedmejustnow,don'tyou?^^

1.Accordingtothepassage,weknowthatNapoleon

A.waskindtotheinnkeeperB.wasbravebeforetheRussiansC.

wasquitehumorouswhiletryingtoanswerthequestion

2.Theinnkeeperandhiswifemusthavebeen

A.frightenedofNapoleon'sarrivalB.peasedwithNapoleon's

answerC.gladaboutNapoleon'sstay

3.Thetwosoldiers

A.understoodNapoleonwellB.didn'tknowwhyNapoleonwanted

tokillthemC.coulddonothingbutkillthehusbandandwife

4.WhiletheRussiansweresearchingforhim,Napoleon

A.orderedhismentofightbackB.wasfrightenedtodeathC.

fearednothing

5.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.Infact,Napoleondidn'thidewhentheRussianswerelookingforhim

B.NapoleonwasthakfultotheinnkeeperforhisgoodserviceC.The

husbandandwifethoughttheywouldbekilledbeforeNapoleonsaid

“Stop”.

（六）

PeopletravelalotwithBelAirbecausetheyknowtheywillget

whattheywant.

Theywanttogoquicklyandsafelyacrosstheland,acrosstheseaor

rightacrosstheworld,andtheyknowBelAirwilltakethemwherethey

wanttogo,whentheywanttogo.BelAirfliesallthenewestandfastest

planestomoretownsandcitiesoftheworldthananyotherairline.

DoyouwanttogotoParis,Washington,Tokyo?BelAirwilltake

youthere,atalltimesofthedayornight,rightthroughtheweek.ButBel

Airfliesnotonlytothebiggestcities,wealsoflytwoorthreetimesa

weektotownsandcitiesintheverycentreofAsia,Africa,andSouth

America.

PeopleflywithBelAirbecausetheyknowtheywillleaveontime

andarriveontime.Theyknowthattheywillreceivethebestfoodand

watchthebestfilms.

BelAirissecondtonone.

1.BelAiris

A.thenameofaplaneB,thenameofanairlineC.aradio

programme

2.BelAir'splanes

A.arefast,butnotsafeB.flyfastandflysafelyC.aresafe,but

notnew

3.TheairlinefliesplanestocitieslikeParis

A.dayandnight,throughtheweekB,twoofthreetimesaweek

C.atanytimeoftheday

4.''IntheverycentreofAsia...”means

A.alloverAsiaB.rightinthemiddleofAsiaC.thebiggest

cityinAsia

5.Fromthepassageweknow

A.BelAiristhebestB.BelAiristhesecondC.BelAirisno

betterthanothers

（七）

Youspeak,writealetter,makeatelephonecall.Yourwordscarrya

message.Peoplecommunicatewithwords.Butdoyouthinkyoucan

communicatewithoutwords?Asmileonyourfaceshowsyouarehappy

orfriendly.Tearsinyoureyestellthatyouaresad.Whenyouraiseyour

handinclass,theteacherknowsyouwanttosaysomethingoraska

question.Youshakeyourhead,andpeopleknowyouaresaying"no".

Younodandpeopleknowyouaresaying"yes”.Otherthingscanalso

carrymessage.Forexample,asignatthebusstophelpsyoutoknow

whichbustotake.Asignonthedoortellsyouwhetheryoucangotinor

not.Haveyouevernoticedthattherearealotofsignsaroundyouand

thatyougetmessagesfromthemallthetime?

Peoplecancommunicateinmanyotherways.Anartistcanusehis

drawingtotellaboutbeautifulmountains,abouttheblueseaandmany

otherthings.Booksarewrittentotellaboutallthethingsintheworldand

alsoaboutpeopleandtheirideas.

Books,TVs,radios,filmsallhelpuscommunicatewithothers.They

allhelpustoknowwhatisgoingonintheworldandwhatotherpeople

arethingkingabout.

1.Whenyouwantsomebodyelsetoknowwhatyoumean,youcan

A.givehimacallB.cryorlaughonlybeforehimC.lethim

communicatewithyouwithoutsayingordoinganything

2.Tearsinyoureyestellothersthat

A.youareOKByouaresadC.youarewarm

3.“Raiseyourhand^^inthefirstparagraphofthispassagemeans

A.putdownyourhandB.putoffyourhandC.putupyourhand

4.Wecanalwaysgemessagesfrom

A.doingnothingB.manysignsaroundusC.goingnowhere

5.WhichofthefollowingisNOTright?

A.Writerscantellaboutallthethingsintheircountriesandwhatthe

peopleintheothercountriesthinkofB.Asignonthedoortellsus

whatweshoulddoC.TowatchTVishelpfulforustogemessages.

（八）

OncetherewasanoldpoorfarmercalledBanah.Heoftencutgrass

andsoldfruitsandbegetables.

Ithappenedthatonedaywhenhewasworkinginhissmallfield,he

accidentallycutoffhislefthand.Hewasafraidofitanddecidedto

burry（埋）itbehindhissmallhut.

Atlast,atreegrewandalotoffruitwasonit.Thefruitsmeltsweet

andstrong.Animalsandbirdscametoseeit.

WhenBanahsawthis,hecameandtastedthefruit.Itwasdelicious!

Hedecidedtosellit,andthenhebecamearichman.

Allthefarmerscametoplantthisfruit,buttheydidn'tknowitsmame.

TheyallcameandaskedBanahthemameofthefruit,butBanahdidnot

know,either.Hehadafavoritesong"Nana”.Hedecidedtojoinhisown

nameandNanatogethertoformthefruit'sname.

So,itisnow,asweallknow,called“banana”.

1.Howdidthepoorfarmermakealiving?

A.BysellingbananasB.BysellingfruitsandvegetablesC.

Bysingingthesong"Nana".

2.Whathappenedtothefarmeronedaywhenhewasworkinginhis

field?

A.HefoundalotoffruitB.HehadhisleftlegcutoffC.Hehad

hislefthandcutoff

3.Whydidthepoorfarmburyhislefthandbehindhishut?

A.HewanteedtohaveatreegrowthereB.Hewantedtogetsome

deliciousfruitC.Hewasafraidofit

4.Whathappenedtothefarmerwhenatreegrewwithlotsofnicefruit

onit?

A.HesoldthefruitandbecamerichB.Heaskedhisfriendstotaste

theruitC.Hehelpedtheotherfarmersplanttrees

5.What'sthemainideaofthispassage?

A.HowthefarmerbecamerichB.Howthefarmermadealiving.

C.Howtheword“banana”cameintobeing

（九）

ManyAmericanfamiliesliveabusylife,Everyweek,thechildren

havesports,musiclessons,clubmeetings,andmanyotheractivities,

includinghoursofhomework.Theparentsarebusy,too.Theywork,take

careoftheirhomes,cookmeals,anddrivetheirchildrentoactivities.

Somefamiliesdonothavetimetoeatmealstogethermorethanoncea

week.OneAmericancommunity（社區(qū)）decidedthatitwastimetotakea

break.

Aftersevenmonthsofplanning,thecommunityofRidgewood,New

Jersey,tookonenightoff.Theycalledit“FamilyNight”，anightfor

familiestospendtimetogether.Sportsteamsstoppedtheirpractice,and

teachersdidnotgivehomework.

OnFamilyNight,familiesorderedtake-outpizzaandothertake-out

foodsothattheywouldn'tspendtimecooking.

Popularactivitiesincludedboardgamesandcardgames.Thesegames

gavefamiliesachancetospendtimetogether.Childrenandparents

weren'tsobusy,andchildrendidn'tspendsomuchtimeplayingvideo

gamesandwatchingtelevision.OnFamilyNight,familiesrelaxedand

spenttheeveningtogether.Thetownhopestohavemanymore“Family

Nights”.

根據(jù)短文判斷正誤

1.InAmerica,Childrennotonlyhavehomeworkbutmanyother

activitieseveryweek.()

2.IttookonenightforRidgewoodtoplanthespecial“FamilyNight”.

3.During“FamilyNight”,familieswatchedtelevisiontogether.

4.Parentscookedabigdinnerforthewholefamilyon“FamilyNight

5.More“FamilyNights“areexpectedbythepeopleinthetown.

(十)

DadhadaspecialwayofwakingKathyinthemorning.Hesenther

dogintoherbedroom.Codyjumpedupandlicked（舔）Kathy'sface.

Thenshegotoutofbed.That'showeveryschooldaystarted.

OneFridayKathygotoutofbedandlookedattheclock.Itsaid6:45.

Shegotwashedanddressed,Shemovedquickly.Sheknewshedidn't

havemuchtimetogetreadyforschool.Theschoolbusstoppedatthe

cornerofherstreetat7:30.Shehadtobeatthebusstopbythen.

"What'sforbreakfast?^^Kathyasked.Herfathergaveherabowlof

hotoatmeal（燕麥片）andaglassoforangejuice.Kathyfinishedthemeal

offwithaglassofmilk.

“Hurryup,“saidherfather."Where'syourhomework?Doyouhave

thatnoteIgaveyoutoMsHwang?Don'tforgetit.Here5syourlunch

money.Putitinasafeplace.”

Kathygotherbooksandhomeworkalltogether.Shefoundthenote

andtookthelunchmoney.Sheputeverythinginherschoolbag.Thenshe

rushedofftomeetthebusat7:30.

Thebuswasrightontime.Kathygotonandsatdownnexttoher

friendBuzz.41Wow,I'mgladImadeit,“saidKathy,ThenKathyand

Buzzstartedtotelleachotherjokes.Itwasnicetorelax.

1.Thestoryismostlyabout

A.KathyinthemorningB.Kathy'sbreakfastC.howKathygot

UP

2.WhichofthesebestdescribesKathyaftershegotupinthemorning?

A.TiredB.InahurryC.Worriedabouthomework

3.Kathyhadtotaketo,MsHwang.

A.herbooksB.anoteC.lunchmoney

4.TheschoolbusonthatFrida