课时训练(二十) Modules 5—8(九下)
(限时:30分钟)
Ⅰ.[2019·郴州改编] 完形填空
Thanksgiving Day was coming. A teacher gave her class an interesting task—to draw a picture of something to express their 1 .
The teacher thought most of her 2 would draw turkey or some other traditional food of the festival. And so they did. But Douglas made a 3 kind of picture.
Douglas was a child of unhappiness. 4 other children played together, Douglas always stood close by his teacher’s side.
His picture was special. When he was asked to draw a picture of something for which he was thankful, he drew a hand! Nothing else. Just 5 empty hand.
His work caught the attention of his classmates. Whose hand could it be? Some guessed it was the hand of a farmer, because farmers raised turkeys. Others guessed it was the hand of God, because God helped everyone. The discussion 6 , and they even forgot to ask the artist himself.
When the discussion stopped, the teacher asked Douglas whose hand it was. The little boy said in a low voice, “It’s 7 , teacher.”
She got surprised at his words. Then she 8 that she often took his hand. Sometimes she said, “Douglas, take my hand, and we’ll go outside.” Sometimes she said, “Let me show you how to hold your pencil.”And she 9 said, “Let’s do this together.”
Her eyes were full of tears. She had done these to all her students. She didn’t know these were so 10 to him. She hugged Douglas and decided to give him more love.
( )1.A. requests B.thanks C.opinions D.suggestions
( )2.A. friends B.neighbors C.classmates D.students
( )3.A. different B.bright C.modern D.ugly
( )4.A. After B.When C.Until D.How
( )5.A. a B.an C.the D./
( )6.A. went away B.went on C.went up D.went out
( )7.A. you B.your C.yours D.yourself
( )8.A. remembered B.forgot C.agreed D.suggested
( )9.A. never B.hardly C.usually D.seldom
( )10.A. easy B.polite C.difficult D.important
Ⅱ.[2019·黄石] 阅读理解
Once upon a time, a wealthy old man lived alone in a big house. He was growing weaker day by day and was unable to take care of himself, so he decided to hire(雇佣) a nurse to help with housework and take care of him.
One day, the old man interviewed two nurses—Anthony and Peter. Anthony happened to be a handsome young man, while Peter looked quite ordinary(普通的). The old man asked Anthony to make tea for him. After Anthony left, the old man turned to Peter and said, “Anthony has given me a very bad account(描述) of you. He said you are rude(粗鲁的) and untrustworthy(不可信赖的). Is this correct?”
Peter thought for a minute and said, “If Anthony has a bad opinion of me, there must be something wrong with me. I should take some time to change these things.”
The old man was very impressed by Peter’s character. Meanwhile, Anthony returned with a cup of tea for the old man. The old man sent Peter to make breakfast for him. He then turned to Anthony and told him, “Peter spoke very poorly of you while you were gone. What do you think about this?” After hearing this, Anthony became angry and started cursing(咒骂).
In the end, the old man hired Peter. Although Peter looked quite ordinary, he had impressive inner(内在的) beauty.
1.What did the old man want a nurse to do? ( )
A.Live with him.
B.Help with housework and look after his wife.
C.Work as a doctor.
D.Help with housework and look after him.
2.What did Anthony look like? ( )
A.Handsome. B.Ordinary.
C.Old. D.Ugly.
