“Mum, what does it mean when someone tells you that they have a skeleton(骨骼) in the closet (衣櫥)?” Jessica asked. “A skeleton in the closet?” her mother thought for a while. “Well, it’s something that you would rather not have anyone else know about. For example, if in the past, someone in Dad’s family had been arrested for stealing a horse, it would be ‘a(chǎn) skeleton in his family’s closet’. He really wouldn’t want any neighbor to know about it.”
“Why pick on my family?” Jessica’s father said with anger. “Your family history isn’t so good, you know. Wasn’t your great-great-grandfather a prisoner who was brought to Australia for his crimes?” “Yes, but people these days say that you are not a real Australian unless your ancestors arrived as prisoners.” “Gosh, sorry I asked. I think I understand now,” Jessica cut in before things grew worse.
After dinner, the house was very quiet. Jessica’s parents were still quite angry with each other. Her mother was ironing clothes and from time to time she looked angrily at her husband, who hid behind his newspaper pretending to read. When she finished, she gathered the freshly pressed clothes in her arms and walked to Jessica’s closet. Just as she opened the door and reached in to hang a skirt, a bony arm stuck out from the dark depths and a bundle of white bones fell to the floor. Jessica’s mother sank in a faint(暈倒), waking only when Jessica put a cold, wet cloth on her forehead. She looked up to see the worried faces of her husband and daughter.
“What happened? Where am I?” she asked. “You just destroyed the school’s skeleton, Mum,” explained Jessica. “I brought it home to help me with my health project. I wanted to tell you, but it seemed that as soon as I said something about skeletons and closets, it caused a problem between you and Dad.” Jessica looked in amazement as her parents began to laugh madly. “They’re both crazy,” she thought.
( )54. According to Jessica’s mother, “a skeleton in the closet” means ________.
A. a family honor B. a family secret
C. a family story D. a family treasure
( )55. Why did Jessica bring a skeleton home?
A. She was curious about it. B. She planned to keep it for fun.
C. She needed it for her school task. D. She wanted to scare her parents.
( )56. Jessica’s parents laughed madly at the end of the story probably because ________.
A. they realized their misunderstanding B. they were crazy
C. they were over excited D. they both thought they had won the quarrel
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—Mum, what’s the time now?
—It’s already half past seven. Be quick,_____ you will be late.
| A．if | B．or | C．a(chǎn)nd | D．until |
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Val is a six-year-old boy. He begins to go to school this term. He studies very hard and listens to the teachers carefully. He is polite and has many friends. They all like him very much.
It was Sunday. Val, his sister and his mother stayed at home. His mother was doing some housework, his sister was doing her homework. Val was watching TV. At ten his father came back with some apples. The boy liked apples very much and wanted to eat some of them. His mother gave him four apples and said, “Go and wash them.”
Val washed the apples and then gave them back to his mother. Mother asked, “Which apple do you want, Val?”
“The biggest one, Mum.”
“What?” said his mother, “You should be polite and want the smallest one.”
“Should I tell a lie to be polite, Mum?”
【小題1】Why did his mother ask Val to wash the apples?
| A．Because he was free. |
| B．Because he liked washing apples. |
| C．Because his mother was lazy. |
| D．Because he didn’t like apples. |
| A．Val is not polite and he has no friends. |
| B．Mother was cooking in the kitchen. |
| C．His sister was doing her homework. |
| D．Val’s father came back for some apples. |
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A six-year-old British girl, Mollie Price, is opening up her third candy store. She is said to be one of Britain’s youngest bosses. Her stores are called “Mollie’s.” She sells both British and American candy. The girl would like to open more candy stores. “It might sound crazy, but believe me,” Mollie says.
“It was Mollie’s idea to open up the shop. It is Mollie who runs the candy stores,” her mother Becky, her “business partner” says.
Her mother says all the stores are put together and stocked(進貨)by Mollie. Mollie works in one of the stores every Saturday, then gets up early Sunday to go to the company’s product supplier(供應(yīng)商). She asks her friends to test the sweets to decide which ones are good. She’s good at smart marketing. For example, if the weather is really cold, she sells the Mr Whippy ice cream cheaper than when it’s hot outside.
“Children have the best ideas. I tell my mum what I think and she always says I have good ideas. It’s just because I know what other children like,” Mollie says.
【小題1】What’s Mollie’s plan for the future?
| A．Become Britain’s youngest boss. | B．Open more candy stores. |
| C．Work as a product supplier. | D．Make the best ice cream products. |
| A．Her mother decides it |
| B．She has her friends test the candy. |
| C．She goes to the market to research |
| D．She asks the company’s product supplier. |
| A．the number of the products | B．her friend’s idea |
| C．the weather | D．the dates |
| A．She works hard and she is good at smart marketing. |
| B．The company’s supplier makes good products. |
| C．She would like to open more candy stores. |
| D．Her mother always has good ideas. |
| A．kind | B．honest | C．smart | D．polite |
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A six-year-old British girl, Mollie Price, is opening up her third candy store. She is said to be one of Britain’s youngest bosses. Her stores are called “Mollie’s.” She sells both British and American candy. The girl would like to open more candy stores. “It might sound crazy, but believe me,” Mollie says.
“It was Mollie’s idea to open up the shop. It is Mollie who runs the candy stores,” her mother Becky, her “business partner” says.
Her mother says all the stores are put together and stocked(進貨)by Mollie. Mollie works in one of the stores every Saturday, then gets up early Sunday to go to the company’s product supplier(供應(yīng)商). She asks her friends to test the sweets to decide which ones are good. She’s good at smart marketing. For example, if the weather is really cold, she sells the Mr Whippy ice cream cheaper than when it’s hot outside.
“Children have the best ideas. I tell my mum what I think and she always says I have good ideas. It’s just because I know what other children like,” Mollie says.
1.What’s Mollie’s plan for the future?
A．Become Britain’s youngest boss. B．Open more candy stores.
C．Work as a product supplier. D．Make the best ice cream products.
2.How does Mollie know which kinds of candy are good?
A．Her mother decides it
B．She has her friends test the candy.
C．She goes to the market to research
D．She asks the company’s product supplier.
3.The prices of some ice cream products in Mollie’s stores change according to _______.
A．the number of the products B．her friend’s idea
C．the weather D．the dates
4.According to the passage, what’s the key(關(guān)鍵)to Mollie’s success?
A．She works hard and she is good at smart marketing.
B．The company’s supplier makes good products.
C．She would like to open more candy stores.
D．Her mother always has good ideas.
5. According to the passage, Mollie is a/an________ girl.
A．kind B．honest C．smart D．polite
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科目：初中英語 來源：2012-2013學年浙江蘭溪柏社中學八年級上學期單元練習英語試卷（解析版） 題型：單項填空
—Mum, what’s the time now?
—It’s already half past seven. Be quick,_____ you will be late.
A．if B．or C．a(chǎn)nd D．until
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