2.What was Robert going to do after school？
3.Why did Robert hope to see his grandma soon？
4.Why was Miss Clark angry？
5.What did Roberts parents do when he got home？
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Passage 4
根据短文内容和所给的首字母，在下列空白处填入一个适当的词，使短文内容完整并通顺。
Why are we always tired，do you know？Firstly（首先），if we cant sleep w 1，we will be tired.But we are often too b 2.We cant f 3 our work in the day and we must do it at n 4.We go to bed l 5 and get up e 6.So we cant sleep well.Most people need at least eight hours and some more.If we sleep for only five or six hours a night，we will be tired.
Secondly，when we are ill we will be t 7.But we dont know we are ill.So if you are always tired，perhaps you are not so h 8. Youd better go to see a doctor.
Thirdly，perhaps you cant eat some kinds of food like eggs，nuts，meat，chocolate or coffee.If you are ill and tired after eating some food，please dont eat it a 9 to see if you are well.
At last，if the air around you isnt nice and clean，you will feel tired.So please open your w 10 often or go out for a walk and you will feel better.
答案
Passage 1
本文记叙的是英国发明家、火车的发明人斯蒂芬森的故事。他的不断努力、刻苦学习精神是值得我们学习的。
1. C. 由第一自然段前三句可知此题答案。
2. B. 由第一自然段第四行可知。
3. C. 由句子 “Soon he became a very good worker though he could no read or write.” 可得答案。
4. A. 由文章中“George invented many things in his life. The train was the greatest one among them.” 可得答案。
5. D. 从本段最后三行可知。
Passage 2
这个故事是关于美国著名作家Mark Twin到Dijon旅行的事，他告诉列车员在Dijon叫他下车，结果列车员却把本该到Paris的美国人误认为Mark Twin而强行赶下车，闹出了笑话。
1. F. 原文第一自然段第二句给出了Mark Twin的目的地是Dijon，而非Paris.
2. T. 与原文第一自然段三句意义相符。
3. F. 参见文中第二自然段最后一句。
4. F. 参见文章中最后一句“You are not so angry as the American that I put off the train at Dijon.” 意思是“你根本没有在Dijon被我赶下车的那个美国人那么愤怒。”
5. T. 列车员在Dijon赶下去一个美国人，连同Mark Twin至少两个美国人，正确。
Passage 3
本文描写了罗伯特在作文课上一直想着晚上的生日聚会，没有完成作文，而被老师放学后留下来写作文的事。
1. At a quarter to six. 由原文的第一自然段的第二句话和第三句话可以算出放学的时间在5∶45。
2. He was going to his grandmas birthday party with his parents after school.由原文的第一自然段的第四、五、六句话可知。
3. Because his grandma would give him some nice toys or delicious food. 由原文的第一自然段的后半部分可知。
4. Because Robert wrote nothing on his paper. 由原文可知Robert只在想晚上祖母会给他什么礼物，而作文只字未写，所以被老师留下来继续写。
5. They waited for Robert. 由原文的第二自然段的最后一句话可知答案。
Passage 4
本文说明人感觉疲劳的四个原因。通过本文的学习，使我们了解了疲乏的原因，学会了避免疲乏的方法，有利于保持我们身体的健康，提高学习和工作效率。
1. well。well是副词，意为“好”，修饰句中实义动词 sleep； sleep well表示睡得好。
2. busy。be busy 表示“忙” 。too后接形容词或副词的原级。
3. finish。finish ones work 表示“完成某人的作业（工作）” 。can 是情态动词，后接动词原型 。
4. night。at night 表示“在夜里” 。
5. late。late是副词，表示“晚”，修饰句中实义动词go， go to bed late 表示“睡觉很晚” 。
6. early。early是副词，表示“早”，修饰句中实义动词get。get up early表示“起床早” 。
7. tired。be tired表示“感觉疲劳” 。
8. healthy。healthy是形容词，表示“健康的” 。be healthy表示“健康” 。so后接的形容词，用原级。
9. again。again是副词，表示“又；再”，强调动作的重复。
10. window或windows。open the window意为“开窗” 。
备注
1.He spent a lot of time learning about engines.
他在研究发动机上花费了很多的时间。（见Passage 1）
spend +时间/金钱+（in） doing sth.意思是“花费时间或金钱做某事”，本句型还可以用It takes sb. some time to do sth.来转换。上句可以变成：It took him a lot of time to learn about engines.
2.He only thought of the party and tried to guess what present his grandma was going to give him.
他只想着生日聚会的事情，并猜想奶奶会给他什么礼物。（见Passage 3）
本句中的“what present his grandma was going to give him” 作宾语从句，其中“was going to give him” 表示在过去的时间里将要的发生的情况，是过去将来时结构。
英文歌曲
Blowing in the Wind
How many roads must a man walk down
Before they call him a man？
How many seas must a white dove sail
Before she sleeps in the sand？
How many times must the cannonballs fly
Before the re forever banned？
The answer， my friend， is blowin in the wind
The answer is blowin in the wind.
How many years must a mountain exist
Before it is washed by the sea？
How many years can some people exist
Before theyre allowed to be free？
How many times can a man turn his head
Pretend that he just doesnt see？
The answer my friend is blowin in the wind.
The answer is blowin in the wind.
How many times must a man look up
Before he can see the sky？
How many ears must one man have
Before he can hear people cry？
How many deaths will it take
Till he knows that too many people have died？
The answer， my friend， is blowin in the wind
The answer is blowinin the wind.
The answer is blowinin the wind.
［参考译文］
随风飘荡
一个人要走多少路才能真正称作是一个人？
一只白鸽要翱翔多少海洋才能安息在沙滩上？
炮弹要飞行多少次才能永远被禁止？
我的朋友，答案在随风飘荡。
答案在随风飘荡。
一座山要生存多少年才能被冲进海洋？
一个民族要生存多久才能获得自由？
一个人要扭多少次头还是假装看不见？
我的朋友，答案在随风飘荡。
答案在随风飘荡。
一个人要抬多少次头才能看清天空？
一个人要长多少耳朵才能听见人们呼喊？
要死多少人才会知道太多的人已死去？
我的朋友，答案在随风飘荡。
答案在随风飘荡。
答案在随风飘荡。
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