Mark Twain was a great American    1  . He was also a famous speaker. Many people liked to listen to his   2  .
One day Mark Twain was going to a small town  3  his writing.  4  he was going to leave, one of his friends said to him that there were always a lot of mosquitoes (蚊子) in the town. Mark Twain said, “  5  I don’t think the mosquitoes will come to visit me.
After he   6   the town, Mark Twain stayed in a small hotel near the station. He went into his room, but when he was just about to have a rest, quite a few mosquitoes flew about him. The waiter felt very sorry about that.  “ I’m very sorry, Mr. Mark Twain. There are    7   mosquitoes in our town,” he said.
Mark Twain ,  however,   8  a joke, saying to the waiter, “ the mosquitoes are very   9  . They know my    10   number. They didn’t come to the wrong room.”
小題1:
A．writerB．singerC．painterD．a(chǎn)stronaut
小題2:
A．to talkB．talkingC．talkD．talks
小題3:
A．thank forB．because ofC．get on withD．take part in
小題4:
A．AfterB．In front ofC．Since D．Before
小題5:
A．It doesn’t matter. B．I’m sorry for that.C．Good idea.D．You’re welcome.
小題6:
A．a(chǎn)rrived at B．a(chǎn)rrived toC．get toD．reached in
小題7:
A．too muchB．much too C．too many D．many too
小題8:
A．makesB．has madeC．was makingD．made
小題9:
A．cleanB．clearC．clever D．happy
小題10:
A．hotelB．room C．hospital D．bed

小題1:A
小題2:C
小題3:B
小題4:D
小題5:A
小題6:A
小題7:C
小題8:D
小題9:C
小題10:B

試題分析：這篇短文主要描述了美國著名作家馬克吐溫在一個小鎮(zhèn)上住旅館，遇到蚊子的故事。
小題1:根據(jù)常識可知馬克吐溫是一位著名的美國作家，故選A，作家。
小題2:聯(lián)系上文，他也是一位著名的演講家，可知許多人喜歡聽他的演講。Talk可用作名詞“演講”，故選C。
小題3:短語辨析。A.為……感謝；B.因為，由于；C.和……友好相處；D.參加。結(jié)合語境可知他由于他的作品要去一個小鎮(zhèn)，故選B。
小題4:聯(lián)系下文，可知指的是在他動身之前，故選D，在……之前。
小題5:聯(lián)系下文，我認(rèn)為蚊子不會來拜訪我�？芍J(rèn)為沒關(guān)系，故選A，沒關(guān)系。
小題6:動詞辨析。Arrive一般不和介詞to搭配使用；get to為非正式用于；reach為及物動詞，不需要介詞。聯(lián)系下文，可知指的是他到達(dá)這個鎮(zhèn)上后，故選A。
小題7:短語辨析。too much太多，修飾不可數(shù)名詞；much too太；too many太多，修飾可數(shù)名詞復(fù)數(shù)；many too無此用法。聯(lián)系上文，可知此處指的是有許多蚊子，蚊子為可數(shù)名詞，故選C。
小題8:聯(lián)系下文，可知他開了一個玩笑。結(jié)合語境可知本句描述的是過去發(fā)生的動作，故用一般過去時態(tài)。選D。
小題9:聯(lián)系下文，他們知道我的房間號碼，可知此處意思是這些蚊子非常聰明，故選C，聰明的。
小題10:聯(lián)系下文，可知此處指的是房間號碼，故選B，房間。
點評：這篇短文內(nèi)容比較簡單，理解不難。各小題與上下文聯(lián)系比較緊密，答題中一定要注意聯(lián)系上下文。答完后多讀幾遍，看看是否符合邏輯，適當(dāng)修改。個別小題可以當(dāng)做單獨的詞義辨析題來做，先區(qū)分詞義，結(jié)合語境選出最能使語句通順的答案。
練習(xí)冊系列答案
相關(guān)習(xí)題

科目：初中英語 來源：不詳 題型：閱讀理解

Mr. Jenkins is a farmer. One day he drove his truck to town and on the way his truck knocked down a boy and hurt him. He took the boy to a hospital and he paid a lot of money for that, but the boy’s parents wanted to get more money from him, so they said their son couldn’t lift（舉起） his right arm above his head.
Mr. Jenkins’ lawyer came and asked the boy some questions. “Now, my boy,” he said, “Mr. Jenkins’ truck knocked you down in the street.”“Yes, sir,” he said. “And you can’t lift your right arm now?”“Yes, sir,” he said. “Could you show me how high you can lift your right arm?” Slowly the boy lifted his right arm before his nose. “Poor boy,” said the lawyer, “And how high could you lift before the accident?”“Oh, I could lift it very high.” Said the boy, and the right hand went up high above his head.
小題1:Mr. Jenkins’ truck knocked down ________.
A. a lawyer            B. a boy’s father         C. a boy
小題2:The boy’s parents wanted to get ________ from him.
A. more trucks              B. more money          C. more monkeys
小題3:Mr. Jenkins’ lawyer asked the boy to ______.
A. ask some questions       B. answer some questions    C. lift his left arm
小題4:The boy said he couldn’t lift his _________ now.
A. right arm                B. left arm            C. right foot
小題5:There is _______ wrong with the boy.
A. something              B. anything                C. nothing

查看答案和解析>>

科目：初中英語 來源：不詳 題型：完形填空

完形填空
Long ago，some children were playing at seaside when they found a turtle(海龜). They began to beat(打) the turtle. Just at that time, a young man came and said to them, “Stop!” The children ran    1   quickly. The turtle was very thankful and said, “Thanks for your    2  . I truly would like to invite you to a wonderful palace now.”
The young man rode on the back of the turtle and was taken to the secret palace in the sea. When he    3  the palace, he was very surprised and said to the turtle， “What a nice palace!” In order to thank him, the king(國王) of the turtles gave him a very big dinner. He had never seen such a dinner before. He received a warm welcome there and was very    4  everything.
After dinner, the king of the turtles said, “I am going to give you two boxes,    5    you can open only one.” “You mustn’t open both of them. Don’t forget it！” The turtle   6  him. “All right, I will open only one,” the young man promised. At this time, a large wave(浪) sent him out of the sea.
  7  he went home, he opened the bigger one of the two boxes. To   8   surprise, the box was full of gold. “My God!” he cried. “I’m   9  now.” Then he thought, “Things in the other box must be expensive, too.” He could not wait any longer. He    10  his promise and opened the other box. As soon as he opened it, he became an old man. His hair turned white. His face looked like an old man over eighty years old. It all happened in a moment. He was sorry for what he did, but it was too late.
小題1:
A．a(chǎn)crossB．a(chǎn)wayC．intoD．out
小題2:
A．giftB．goldC．treatmentD．kindness
小題3:
A．leftB．reachedC．builtD．designed
小題4:
A．pleased withB．careful withC．a(chǎn)ngry withD．sorry for
小題5:
A．soB．orC．butD．a(chǎn)s
小題6:
A．helpedB．followedC．remindedD．refused
小題7:
A．AfterB．BeforeC．WhileD．Since
小題8:
A．herB．himC．theirD．his
小題9:
A．poorB．richC．sadD．young
小題10:
A．rememberedB．a(chǎn)cceptedC．brokeD．recorded

查看答案和解析>>

科目：初中英語 來源：不詳 題型：完形填空

完型填空．根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容選擇能填入空白處的最佳答案．
Many people think that twins are exactly the same.  1   they are not. Ali and Alan are twin brothers. They look the same and   2   some ways they are the same. But in  3   ways they are very different. They are   4   very athletic. They both like soccer. But Ali  5   every day and Alan plays only  6  weekends. Alan likes  7  soccer on TV but Ali likes to play it, not to watch it. They are  8   outgoing and funny. But Alan is   9    more outgoing than Ali. Alan is also a little more serious than Ali about school work. They are very popular at school and they both have   10    friends.
小題1:
A．AndB．SoC．ButD．Then
小題2:
A．a(chǎn)tB．inC．onD．by
小題3:
A．otherB．a(chǎn)notherC．othersD．the other
小題4:
A．a(chǎn)llB．bothC．tooD．a(chǎn)lso
小題5:
A．playB．playerC．playsD．playing
小題6:
A．inB．onC．a(chǎn)tD．to
小題7:
A．watchingB．watchedC．watchesD．watch
小題8:
A．a(chǎn)llB．everyC．bothD．each
小題9:
A．veryB．a(chǎn) littleC．tooD．many
小題10:
A．muchB．moreC．fewD．a(chǎn) lot of

查看答案和解析>>

科目：初中英語 來源：不詳 題型：完形填空

完形填空
You may not know how his magic tricks work . But that’s why they are so much fun ! American magician(魔術(shù)師) David Copperfield is coming back to China. He’s going to show everyone, young and old, ___1______ cool, new magic tricks.
Copperfield is one of the world’s most famous ___2______. Copperfield’s shows begin in Beijing on April 20. He will also give shows in Changsha , Hangzhou , Nanjing and Shanghai __3________ April and May . There will be 38___4______ in all .
Copperfield began studying magic when he was a child . At the ___5______ of 12 , he was the youngest person to be in the Society of American Magicians (全美魔術(shù)家協(xié)會).
And now , he is famous all over the world . In 1983, he made the Statue of Liberty in New York go away ___6______ a few minutes . In 1986, he walked through the Great Wall in Beijing!
His shows are not just magic. He also dances ____7_____does lots of interesting things to make his fans happy . He even asks his fans to help ____8_____ do trick!
One of Copperfield’s body greatest tricks is flying . At his shows in China, he is going to make some fans fly around! How does he make people fly? No one knows .That’s his secret.
In ___9______ trick, an electric saw(電鋸) will cut Copperfield’s body in halt._____10_______ after the trick, he’s OK. Copperfield will also teach magic tricks to some disable(殘疾) children in Chinese hospitals.
小題1:
A．muchB．a(chǎn) littleC．a(chǎn) bit ofD．a(chǎn) lot of
小題2:
A．magiciansB．workersC．teachersD．doctors
小題3:
A．onB．inC．ofD．a(chǎn)t
小題4:
A．booksB．showsC．pictureD．cars
小題5:
A．timeB．yearC．a(chǎn)geD．class
小題6:
A．forB．withC．byD．a(chǎn)t
小題7:
A．butB．orC．a(chǎn)ndD．so
小題8:
A．hisB．heC．he’sD．him
小題9:
A．otherB．othersC．a(chǎn)notherD．the other
小題10:
A．ButB．SoC．BecauseD．Or

查看答案和解析>>

科目：初中英語 來源：不詳 題型：完形填空

完形填空
One night a man came to my house. He said to me, “There is a family with eight 　1　. They have not eaten for days.” After I asked him where the family was, I took some 　2　 with me and left.
When I finally got to that family, I 　3　 those little children were too hungry to say 　4　. I gave the food to the mother. She took half of it, and then 　5　. When she returned, I asked her, “　6　 did you go?” She gave me this simple 　7　, “To my neighbours — they are also 　8　!”
I was not surprised that she gave the food to others, because poor people are always very 　9　. But I was surprised that she gave her 　10　 half the food when her children were still hungry. Usually, when we are in trouble, we always think of ourselves first, and we have no time for others.
小題1:
A．childrenB．workersC．farmersD．cooks
小題2:
A．flowersB．wineC．foodD．water
小題3:
A．showedB．watchedC．lookedD．found
小題4:
A．a(chǎn) sentenceB．a(chǎn) wordC．itD．nothing
小題5:
A．went outB．came backC．rushed inD．hurried back
小題6:
A．WhenB．WhereC．How D．Why
小題7:
A．questionB．decisionC．a(chǎn)nswerD．lie
小題8:
A．illB．unhappyC．tiredD．hungry
小題9:
A．kindB．sadC．happyD．bad
小題10:
A．peopleB．neighboursC．familyD．children

查看答案和解析>>

科目：初中英語 來源：不詳 題型：閱讀理解

A young man worked very hard on his lessons. He was too busy to have a rest. One day he found that he couldn't fall asleep at night. As he became ill, he couldn't go to sleep. When he went to bed, he closed his eyes and tried to sleep. But he always failed.
After a few days he decided to see a doctor.
"I just can't go to sleep at night. What should I do?" he asked.
"I have a suggestion," said the doctor. "You can try to count numbers. When you count to one thousand, you will be asleep. I am sure of it. "
The next day the man returned to the doctor's office.
"Well," said the doctor. "How are you today? Did you try my suggestion?"
The man still looked tired. "Yes," he said. "I tried to count one, two, three.. , up to one thousand. But when I counted to five hundred and sixty--nine, I began to feel sleepy. I had to get up and drink some tea so that I could go on counting up to one thousand. But then I still couldn't fall asleep. "
小題1:Why couldn't the young man go to sleep at night?
A．Because he didn't finish his lessons.
B．Because he worked too hard.
C．Because he was worried about his homework.
D．Because there was a lot of noise.
小題2: What did the doctor ask the young man to do?
A．To drink much water before going to bed.
B．To count numbers while he was lying in bed.
C．To count numbers before he went to bed.
D．To take some medicine and go to bed earlier.
小題3: The young man returned to the doctor's office the next day because_____
A．he wanted to thank the doctor
B．he felt better and wanted some more medicine
C．he wanted to ask the doctor how to count the numbers
D．he still couldn't go to sleep at night
小題4:The young man counted_______
A．from 1 to 569 and got up to drink some tea
B．from 1 to 569 and fell asleep
C．from 1 to 1,000 and fell asleep
D．from 568 to 1,000
小題5: In fact the young man ______
A．didn't understand the doctor's suggestion
B．was not able to count numbers
C．was very afraid to stay at home by himself
D．wasn't sleepy at all

查看答案和解析>>

科目：初中英語 來源：不詳 題型：閱讀理解

A young woman was at the cinema，and she was enjoying the film very much．In the next seat there was an old man，and he began looking on the floor under him．The woman was angry and whispered(低聲說話)，“What are you doing now? What are you looking for?”
“A piece of chocolate(巧克力)，”the man whispered to her,“I've dropped it on the floor．”
“A piece of chocolate? ”the woman said angrily,“It s dirty now! Take this and be quiet, please! I'm listening to the film!”She gave the man a big piece of chocolate．
“But．”the man said,“my teeth are in the piece on the floor!”
小題1:This story took place at the cinema _______．
A．when the film was on
B．when the film was over
C．when the old man was looking for the chocolate
D．when the woman was whispering to the man
小題2:The woman gave the man a big piece of chocolate _________．
A．so that he could listen to the film
B．so that he could be quiet
C．because his chocolate was dirty
D．because she had too much chocolate
小題3:At last the woman knew that the man was looking for _________．
A．the piece of chocolateB．his seat
C．the big piece of chocolateD．his teeth
小題4:On the floor lay _________．
A．neither chocolate nor his teeth
B．either chocolate or his teeth
C．both his chocolate and his teeth
D．chocolate only

查看答案和解析>>

科目：初中英語 來源：不詳 題型：完形填空

完形填空 （共15小題；每小題1分,計15分）
閱讀短文,從每題所給選項中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。
About a week ago, when I was playing basketball at our local park, I noticed a small group of boys picking on a smaller, skinnier boy. They were _1___his names and even pushed him to the ground and kicked dirt in his face. ___2___I saw that, I walked over to the group.
I stepped ___3__them and the smaller boy, and asked them politely what this boy had done worthy of __4__they were doing to him. One of the boys replied, “He’s weird.” At that, I asked one of the boys if he thought his friend was weird, and the __5__was “No.” So, I asked another boy what the word “weird” __6_, and he said, “Different.” That was my cue(暗示). I told them that everyone is __7__, and that they all looked just as different to the other boy as he did to them. They all stood __8___for a moment, and then the most amazing thing happened. One of the boys helped the small boy off the ground and then said sorry to him. He ___9___to let him play with them.
I thanked the boy for being so __10___. As I looked around, I realized that there were dozens of other people at the park ___11___no one else had stopped to help this boy. I felt happy that the boy was strong enough to stand up against his friends to ___12___someone in need, but I felt sad that ___13___else had even taken a second look.
I hope that my action helped them __14___ that they could have made a difference with a little ___15___, and maybe next time they will be the ones who choose to help.
小題1:
A．givingB．makingC．callingD．telling
小題2:
A．WhenB．BeforeC．IfD．Though
小題3:
A．a(chǎn)gainstB．betweenC．besideD．With
小題4:
A．howB．whyC．whomD．what
小題5:
A．guessB．signC．problemD．a(chǎn)nswer
小題6:
A．readB．provedC．meantD．wrote
小題7:
A．differentB．freeC．importantD．Strong
小題8:
A．a(chǎn)ngrily B．silentlyC．carefullyD．happily
小題9:
A．refusedB．expectedC．offeredD．prepared
小題10:
A．proudB．cleverC．honestD．patient
小題11:
A．orB．soC．a(chǎn)ndD．but
小題12:
A．help B．stopC．loveD．remember
小題13:
A．someoneB．a(chǎn)nyoneC．no oneD．everyone
小題14:
A．decideB．realizeC．suggestD．a(chǎn)gree
小題15:
A．energyB．practiceC．knowledge D．effort

查看答案和解析>>

同步練習(xí)冊答案