Have you ever been ill? When you are ill, you must be unhappy because your body becomes hot, and there are pains all over your body. You don’t want to work, and you stay in bed, feeling very sad.
What makes us ill? It is germs(细菌). Germs are everywhere. They are very small and you can’t find them with your eyes, but you can see them with a microscope. They are very very small and there could be hundreds of them on a very small thing.
Germs are always found in dirty water. When we look at dirty water under the microscope, we shall see them in it. So your father and mother will not let you drink dirty water.
Germs aren’t found only in water. They are found in air and dust. If you cut your finger, if some of the dust from the floor goes into the cut(割开处), some of the germs would go into your finger. Your finger would become big and red, and you will have much pain in it. Sometimes the germs would go into all of your body, and you would have pain everywhere.
◆根据以上短文内容,然后从每题所给的四个选项中选择最佳选项.
1. Which of the following is true?
A. If things are very very small, they are germs.
B. If things can’t be seen, they must be germs.
C. Germs are only in dirty water.
D. Germs are everywhere around us.
2. What is a microscope used for?
A. Making very very small things look much bigger.
B. Making very big things look much smaller.
C. Helping you read some newspapers.
D. Helping you if you can’t see things clearly.
3. Why don’t your parents let you drink dirty water?
A. You haven’t looked at it carefully.
B. Water can’t be drunk in this way.
C. There must be lots of germs in it.
D. Water will make you ill.
4. Which of the following is not true?
A. Germs can be found both in water and in the air.
B. Germs can go into your finger if it is cut.
C. If your temperature is not OK, there must be germs in your body.
D. If your finger isn’t cut, there aren’t any germs on it.
5. What’s the main idea of the passage?
A. Germs may make us ill. B. Germs are in dirty water.
C. Don’t drink dirty water. D. Take care of your fingers.
【答案与解析】
1.选D.从短文的第2段句子Germs are everywhere.中我们就知道了答案是D.
2. 选A.由第2段中的句子Germs are everywhere. They are very small and you can’t find them with your eyes, but you can see them with a microscope.可知,我们用肉眼是看不见细菌的,但在microscope的帮助下,我们却能看得很清楚.可见microscope的作用是把东西放大.答案选A.
3. 选C.短文的第3段说到Germs are always found in dirty water. 所以父母不会让孩子喝脏水,因为There must be lots of germs in it.答案选C.
4. 选D.由Germs are everywhere可知,即使你的手没有受伤,上面也会布满细菌.
5. 选A.从句子What makes us ill? It is Germs. 我们可知短文的主题是Germs may make us ill,故选A.
Having made great achievements in physics, Einstein was given many honors. In 1921, he ___1___ the Nobel Prize for Physics. But he cared little ___2___ money and lived a simple life.
Once the queen of Belgium invited him ___3___ her country. The Belgium government organized a committee to greet him at the ___4___. The train arrived, but he was ___5___ to be seen. They had no choice but to report to the queen. Hearing this news, the queen felt much ___6___. She ordered them to ___7___ Einstein.
___8___ was Einstein? He was walking to the palace in the crowd. His uncouth white hair gave him away. He was then carrying a violin and a small leather suitcase.
“___9___ didn’t you take my car?” asked the queen in surprise. “Walking is much more healthy than taking a bus, I think,” replied Einstein ___10___ a smile on his face. All the people there laughed.
1. A. winsB. wonC. has wonD. had won
2. A. on B. withC. forD. about
3. A. visit B. visitingC. to visit D. visited
4. A. airportB. bus stationC. railway stationD. palace
5. A. somewhere B. anywhereC. everywhereD. nowhere
6. A. worriedB. interested C. happyD. satisfied
7. A. findB. look for C. find out D. look after
8. A. Who B. What C. WhereD. How old
9. A. When B. WhoC. WhereD. Why
10. A. onB. with C. fromD. around
【答案与解析】
1. B.句子中含有具体的表示过去的时间(1921)时,要用一般过去时.
2.C.本句的意思是：他不计较钱,生活简朴.care是个不及物动词,要与后面的介词构成短语后才能接宾语,这四个选项中,只有about和for能与 care 构成固定搭配.care about是“担心,介意”的意思,care for是“计较”的意思.
3. C.该题用语法分析法.动词visit后面的宾语补足语,要用带to的动词不定式.
4. C.根据下文的 The train arrived, but he… 可知此处应填 railway station.
5. D.根据下文“欢迎委员会没有别的选择,只好向王后如实汇报”,就能推测出没有接到爱因斯坦,也就是“到处都没有”.
6. A.接不到爱因斯坦王后不会“满意”,更不会“快乐”和“感兴趣”,只能是“担心”爱因斯坦的安全.
7. B.根据上句的语境“担心爱因斯坦的安全”,自然就会命人到处“寻找”.find 是“找到”的意思,find out是“发现,查明”的意思,look after是“照料”的意思,只有look for才是“寻找”的意思.
8. C.上文“到处寻找”,下文自然要点明所在的地方“在哪儿”.
9. D.从爱因斯坦的回答“我认为步行比乘公共汽车更有利于健康”可推测出王后问的是“为什么……”.
10. B.此处指“爱因斯坦微笑着回答”.with a smile是个固定表达方式,意思是“面带微笑”.