广东实验中学附属天河学校新生入学考试英语检测题(2)

　　III.完型填空(10分)

　　先读通，掌握大意，然后从下面四个选项中选择可以填入相应空白处的最佳答案 。

　　When Mary Smith was a student, she wanted to be a (l) _ _(2)_ she liked children. When she was twenty _ (3)_ , she taught in a small school. She was a good teacher, and she _ (4)__ a lot with her children in her class. They loved her very much.

　　One day,a girl in her class _(5)_ to her, “Miss Smith, why does a man's hair become grey before his beard(胡子) does ?”

　　Marry laughed and said, “I don't know. Helen, do you know?” “Sorry, but it happened

　　_ (6)__ my father.” The other __(7)__ laughed when they heard this.

　　Then a boy said, “I _ (8) _ , Miss Smith ! A man's hair becomes grey _ (9)_ because it's

　　sixteen years older _ (1 0)_ his beard!”

　　(1) A. doctor B. teacher C. worker D. famer

　　(2) A. so B. but C. that D. because

　　(3) A. years old B. days C. metres D. year old

　　(4) A. cried B. learned C. laughed D. studied

　　(5) A. says B. asks C. asked D. said

　　(6) A. down B. to C. for D. from

　　(7) A. children B. classes C. boys D. girls

　　(8) A. think B. know C. sure D. say

　　(9) A. fast B. slowly C. first D. quickly

　　(10) A. than B. same C. with D. as

　　A

　　An old man is well known in his country because he can predict the future. He knows what is going to happen.

　　One day,the king goes to visit him with his son. The king asks the old man to answer some questions. “Am I going to live a long time ? What is my future ?”

　　The old man looks at the king. And he says slowly, “You are going to die in three days.” The king becomes very worried.Three days later he dies. Everybody is sad. But life must continue, the king's son becomes the new king. After some days, the new king goes to see the old man again with two soldiers. He looks at the old man and says, “You are very clever. Tell me, what is your future?”

　　The old man looks at the new king and says,“when are you going to die?"

　　The new king laughs and asks him,“when are you going to die?"

　　The old man replies,“I'm going to die three days before you."

　　请判断下列说法的正误,正确的在括号中写 “T”,错误的在括号中写 "F"。

　　( ) (l) The old man can predict the future.

　　( ) (2) Five days later, the old king dies.

　　( ) (3) The king's son is going to kill the old man.

　　( ) (4) The old man is very clever.

　　( ) (5) The old king's grandson becomes the new king.