期末 阅读理解（试题）译林版（三起）英语六年级上册

期末考前冲刺练习【阅读理解】 译林版（三起）英语六年级上册 一、阅读理解 Today Mr and Mrs White are going to London for a holiday with their children. And they have to be at the airport at eleven forty. “It’ll take us thirty minutes to get there in the taxi,” Mr White says. “So we have to be ready by eleven o’clock. Nobody should be late.” At ten to eleven, Mrs White is still sitting quietly in the garden. But Mr White and the children are still running around preparing things. They are all in a hurry. At eleven o’clock, the taxi gets to their home. Mrs White says to Mr White and the children, “Well, I know that this is going to happen, so before I went to bed last night, I moved all our clocks and watches ahead twenty minutes. So now we can go to the airport quietly without worrying about being late.” 1．______ are going to have their holiday. (   ) A．Mr White and his family B．Only Mr and Mrs White C．Mrs White and her children 2．They are going to London by ______. (   ) A．taxi B．plane C．train 3．It will take them ______ to get to the airport by taxi. (   ) A．thirteen minutes B．half an hour C．an hour 4．They can get to the airport at about ______ at last. (   ) A．11:30 B．10:40 C．11:10 5．Mrs White moved all their clocks and watches ahead twenty minutes because she didn’t want to ______. (   ) A．be late B．wake up C．miss the taxi New Year's Day is one of the most important days for many people in the world during the year. Most people spend the New Year's Day in hotels. January 1st is considered as the New Year's Day. Most companies (公司), shops, schools, and government offices are closed during that time. People prepare for New Year's Day from late December. First, people spend a few days to clean their houses completely. Some families then put up some new paintings. The New Year's meal is also prepared from the end of December. During the New Year's Day, people usually do not cook and relax at home. On New Year's Eve, it is common to have a big dinner with family members or friends at home or in hotels