上海版牛津英语6B期中阅读复习.doc

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George Stephenson was an inventor. He was born in 1781. He was f___________ an English worker’s family. Hia father was too p_____________ to send him to school. He began learning His ABC when he was seventeen. On his 18th b___________ he could write his own name.
George had to work when he was o______________ a small child. He worked twelve hours every day. But he worked and studied very h_____________. Later, he invented many things. The locomotive was the g__________ one of them.
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When people talk about air pollution, they are usually thinking about outdoor air pollution. But do you know that there is a_________air pollution inside homes, offices, hotels and other buildings? The air in your home can be 2 to 100 times more polluted than the air outdoors! In fact, some American doctors say that 50% of illnesses have something to do with polluted i________ air.
A lot of pollution comes from indoor activities such as s_______ and cooking. As most people spend about 80%-90% of their time inside buildings, it is important to take indoor air pollution seriously, too.
Air pollution influences our health i 5 . When the air is polluted, not only young children and old people suffer from it, and people with h_____ problems suffer as well. Air pollution, both indoor and outdoor, can also lead to lung cancer and heart disease! In the great London fog in 1952, 4, 000 people died in a few days b of the pollution! It is said that half a million young children and women die each year in India because of indoor air pollution!
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Everybody wants to be h_______.You know food is very i_______.There is much healthy food.You can have more bananas , apples , oranges , tomatoes and so on,b______ fruits and vegetables are good for you.But don’t eat too much sweet candy（糖果）. It’s not good for healthy .Healthy food can make you grow and make you s______ and happy.R_______ there is an old saying,”An apple a day leeps a doctor away.”Sports can a_____ keep you healthy .Get up early and do some sports every day.Don’t be lazy！You will be healthy and happy.
四。In the p______ all letters were sent by train or by ship. Nowadays, most letters still go by train or ship.but s______ are sent by air. You sent a letter by air so that your friend may receive it sooner. It t_____about 12 days to go f_____ England to India by train or by ship. A letter can be sent to Beijing by air in one day now. It is faster than by ship or train, but it costs m______ money.

将表格中的单词或词组填入短文内，每空限填一词，每词只能填一次：

A. places B: parks C. Put on D. on
E: runners F: sport G: for H: Be sure to

Run for fun and enjoy New York City’s parks. Running is an active ___1___., and it isn’t expensive. ____2____ a T-shirt, shorts and a pair of running shoes. Stretch (伸) your legs and get ready to start.
There are many ____3_____ to run in New York City. The best places are in the city’s parks. Go to the nearest park and find a path for running. _____4____ watch out for traffic and other _____5_____. In some parks _____6____ Sundays, there aren’t any cars on the roads. Then you can run all around the park. Stop ___7____ a drink if you get tired.
Running is an easy way to enjoy the city. It’s good exercise, too.
1_________ 2________ 3________ 4________ 5________ 6 _________ 7 __________

The Spring Festival is the biggest festival for Chinese people all around the world. The celebration usually lasts for 15 days. There is a lot to do.
On the eve of the Spring Festival, family members get together and have big meals. Their favorite dish on this day is dumplings.
Days before the Spring Festival, families will clean their homes. People think cleaning sweeps away bad luck. It makes the house ready for good luck.
The color red is everywhere during the Spring Festival. People think red is a happy color and will bring them a bright future. People wear red, too. They decorate (装饰) their homes with pieces of red paper. Kids get a lot of “hong bao”. It is a red paper bag with money in it. Usually, older people give younger ones hong bao. They think it brings good luck.
The Spring Festival is the time to make everybody happy. So don’t say any bad words or do anything that will bring unhappiness to other people.
For example, you’d better not say any bad words like “death（死）”. Don’t break anything. People think that it means your luck is running out.
Also, don’t borrow or lend money on these days. If you have borrowed money, return it before the Spring Festival.
根据短文，选择最佳答案：
( ) 1.What do most people do on the eve of the Spring Festival?
A. Family members gather for a big meal.
B. Friends eat dumplings together.
C. They borrow money from friends.
D. They give each other hong bao.
( )2.Why do people clean their houses days before the Spring Festival?
A. Because they enjoy being clean.
B. Because it is believed that cleaning will sweep away bad luck.
C. Because they think it will bring happiness to others.
D. Because it is thought that cleaning brings in money.
( ) 3.Which of the following things is not supposed to（不希望） happen during the Spring Festival?
A. Returning money before the Spring Festival.
B. Saying words that have something to do with (与有关) death.
C. Wearing red clothes.
D. Decorating houses with red paper.
( ) 4.The underlined phrase “running out” probably means “____”.
A. 跑出去 B. 打碎 C. 耗尽 D. 离开
( ) 5.We can tell from the story that the Spring Festival is ____.
A. a time of harvest and fun
B. celebrated for one whole month
C. only celebrated in China
D. a time for families to get together

A young man once went into town and bought himself a pair of trousers. When he got home, he went upstairs to his bedroom and put them on. He found that they were about two inches too long.
He went downstairs to the kitchen. His mother and two sisters were washing up the tea-things there. “The new trousers are too long,” he said. “They need shortening by about two inches. Could one of you do it for me, please?” His mother and sister were busy and none of them said anything.
But as soon as his mother had finished washing up, she went quietly upstairs to her son’s bedroom and shortened the trousers by two inches. She came downstairs without saying anything to her daughters.
Later on, after supper, the elder sister remembered her brother’s trousers. She was a kind-hearted girl, so she went quietly upstairs without saying anything to anyone, and shortened the trousers by two inches.
The younger sister went to the cinema, but when she came home she, too, remembered her brother’s trousers. So she ran upstairs and did as her mother and sister had done.
You can imagine the look on the young man’s face when he put the trousers on the next morning.
( )6.The young man’s trousers were ______ for him at first.
A. a bit too long B. very good C. not too long D. too short
( )7.The young man’s mother and sisters didn’t answer because they were busy ______ in the kitchen.
A.cooking B.making tea C.washing clothes D. washing cups, glasses and so on
( )8.His elder sister shortened the trousers ______.
A.in the evening B.after lunch C.as soon as she had finished the washing D. after she came back from the cinema
( )9.The next morning the young man found that the trousers were ______ inches too short for him.
A. two B. four C. six D. eight
( )10.We can imagine that when the young man put the trousers on the next morning, he would feel
A. happy B. surprising C. surprised D. thankful
In Shanghai, traffic police assistants can be seen anytime, ___1____. They try their best to make the traffic ___2_____.
“However, some people ,even in the busiest ____3_____, don’t wait for the green light or cross the street between cars,” Said Li, an assistant. Just at this moment—“Hey , you!” Li said to a man who ran against the traffic into the street.” The traffic light will ____4____ in a minute, try to wait, ok?”
Sometimes, there is nothing harder than getting people to obey the traffic rules.
“ Every day I get home with very sore legs.” Li said, “In summer I stand ____5____ the sun, and in winter the wind blows, I just hope everyone w ill obey the traffic rules!”
( )1. A. some where B. everywhere C. anywhere D. nowhere
( )2. A. save B. safe C. safely D. safety
( )3. A. parks B. stations C. villages D. streets
( )4. A. turn B. come C. change D. go
( )5. A. on B. with C. under D. in