閱讀下面短文，從短文后所給各題的四個選項（A、B、C 和D）中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。

Have you ever heard of Agatha Christie, an excellent writer? Agatha Christie is, without a doubt,   16   mystery writer in the world. Her books have been translated into more than 100 languages. All 77 novels and story collections she wrote are still on the market 25 years after her   17  .

    Agatha Christie was born in 1890 in a southwest England seaside town. She enjoyed a very comfortable childhood in a big house with   18   servants(仆人). Agatha was known   19   an imaginative child. With her sister and brother away at school, she often played alone. She passed the time by making up stories which she told to   20  .

Agatha Christie’s first novel was published in 1920. In it, she   21   one of her most popular characters, Belgian detective Hercule Poirot. He went on to appear in 33 of her novels, and in several movies   22  . Although Poirot appears again and again in her novels, Christie certainly could not be considered as repeating her ideas. Her powers of invention and her ability to surprise continue to attract   23  readers around the world.

Christie also wrote several   24  . One of these, “The Mousetrap”, became the longest-running play in the history of theater. It is about a murder mystery that   25   in a country house. All these mysterious stories earned her the title “Queen of Crime”.

1.

A. more practical                  B. more famous         

 C. the most famous                 D. the most practical                          

2.

 A. loss           B. birth           C. death        D. arrival

3.

A. much         B. plenty of        C. lots          D. a lot

4.

A. as            B. like             C. by           D. for

5.

 A. her brother    B. her             C. herself        D. her sister

6.

 A. created       B. produced        C. built          D. continued

7.

A. also          B. besides          C. as well        D. either

8.

 A. million        B. millions         C. millions of     D. million of

9.

A. stories        B. plays            C. movies        D. comedies

10.

 A. takes place    B. takes in          C. takes off       D. takes down

 

David Moore taught science at the City School. He needed some expensive books, and so he bought them. He put the books in his car in a quiet street. Then he went to other shops to buy something else. At six he came back to the car. One door was open – and the books were not there! David drove home to Fry Road.

On Friday people read this in the newspaper:

Books: Have you any old books? I buy old and modern books.

Open all day on Saturdays. David Moore, 26 Fry Road.

David stayed at home on Saturday. The first man came at eight. David took him to the kitchen. At half past nine another man arrived. He had a bag under his arm.

“Mr Moore?” the man asked.

“That’s right,” David said. “Can I help you?”

“I’ve got some good books. You buy books, don’t you?”

“Yes. Bring them in. Let me have a look.”

Soon the books were on the dining-table. “Come in now,” David called, “and bring the list.”

A policeman came into the dining-room. He read the names on the books and the names on the list in his hand. They were the same.

“Come with me, sir,” the policeman said to the man.

1.Mr Moore was a _________.

A．doctor            B．bookseller         C．teacher           D．musician

2.Mr Moore lived _________.

A．at No. 26 Fry Road                       B．in a quiet street

C．close to the police station                 D．at the City School

3.Mr Moore probably bought the books on _________.

A．Wednesday        B．Friday            C．Saturday          D．Sunday

4.Mr Moore wrote a letter to a newspaper in order to_________.

A．tell people that he had lost some books      B．tell the police station

C．buy the expensive books                  D．find who had stolen the books

5.Mr Moore stayed at home that Saturday because_________.

A．he didn’t like to go out on Saturday

B．he didn’t need to go to school that day

C．he was waiting for the thief to come

D．he was busy with his shop

 

Swimming and English Learning

Can you swim? Do you like swimming? Yes? Well, how can you learn to swim? I think the best way is to go into the water and learn. I’m afraid you’ll never learn to swim just by reading books about swimming or looking at others swimming. It’s the same with the English study. We must practice, practice and practice.

Listening and speaking are very important for beginners. The children in English-speaking countries first listen to others. Then they try to imitate and speak. We can listen to English programs on radio. You may just understand a few words. It doesn’t matter. Just be relaxed, try to catch every word.

Somebody may be a good listener. But he dare not speak. He’s afraid of making mistakes. You know we sometimes make mistakes when we speak Chinese. Don’t be afraid. We must be brave. If you really want to learn English well, you must try to speak with everyone so long as he knows English. Whether you know him or not is not important when there’s nobody to talk with, you can talk to yourself in English. It’s interesting and also a good way to practice your spoken English. Remember, the more you speak, the fewer mistakes you’ll make.

Reading and writing are more important for senior school students. First we must choose the books we’re interested in. A lot of reading will improve your language sense. This is the most important.

Keep writing English diaries. We can also write English articles. You may even post them to English magazines. Don’t be afraid of failure. Failure is the mother of success.

Easier said than done. Well, let’s do more practice from now on. I’m sure you’ll learn English well in this way.

1.You can learn to swim by_______.

A．reading books about it

B．looking at others swimming

C．having lessons on it

D．going into the river and learning

2.We should learn English by _______.

A．listening and speaking	B．reading and writing
C．A and B	D．swimming

3. What will you do with mistakes when you speak?

A．Don’t make mistakes.	B．Study hard
C．Try not to speak English	D．Don’t be afraid.

4. What’s more important for senior school students?

A．listening

B．speaking

C．reading and writing

D．learning

5. We can listen to English ______, according to the passage.

A．by train

B．on the radio

C．every minute

D．now and then

 

Uncle Wang works in a book shop in the middle of the city. The shop is not far from his home. It is about one kilometer away. So Uncle Wang seldom(很少)goes to work by bus. He usually goes bike there by bike, sometimes on foot .It takes (花費) him twenty minutes to get there by bike and forty minutes on foot. Today his bike is broken. He wants to walk there. Now he is having breakfast. He leaves home at 7:50 and he walks to work twenty minutes earlier. His work starts at 8:30 in the morning and finishes at 4:45 in the afternoon.
【小題1】What does Uncle Wang do?

A．He sells books.

B．He grows flowers.

C．He makes shoes.

D．He works in a hospital.

【小題2】Where is the book shop ?

A．In the middle of the city .

B．In a town .

C．Far from his home .

D．We don’t know .

【小題3】Why does he seldom (很少) go to work by bus? Because _________.

A．there is no bus

B．his shop is not far from his home

C．he likes riding a bike

D．his shop isn't in the middle of the city

【小題4】How long does it take him to walk to his book shop?

A．Twenty minutes	B．Forty minutes
C．Ten minutes	D．Half an hour

【小題5】Today his bike is ________.

A．broken

B．new

C．good

D．beautiful

【小題6】His work finished at ________.

A．4:45

B．5:15

C．4:55

D．5:05

Jim is my good friend. We are in the same school. He is an American. We are good friends. This is Jim’s bedroom. It’s not big, but new. A black desk is in the room. Some English books are on the desk. Jim’s backpack is on it. The backpack is yellow, but old. What’s under the red chair? It’s a white cat. It’s a Chinese cat. Its name is Mimi. Jim’s father is in the living room. He is about fifty years old. Where is his mother? She is in the bedroom. She is a teacher.
【小題1】Jim and I are ________.

A．American

B．in the same school

C．girls

D．boys

【小題2】Jim’s father is ________.

A．in the bedroom	B．on the desk
C．under the chair	D．in the living room

【小題3】Jim’s backpack is ________.

A．old

B．new

C．in the desk

D．under the desk

【小題4】The desk in the room is ________.

A．black

B．white

C．blue

D．yellow

【小題5】A(n) ________ is in Jim’s bedroom.

A．math book	B．alarm clock
C．old backpack	D．white chair