There was once a boy whose greatest dream was to have a rocket(火箭), and send it
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There was once a boy whose greatest dream was to have a rocket(火箭), and send it up to the moon. Unluckily, he had little money and couldn’t one. One day, at the side of a path, he found a box for one of his kinds of rocket. Opening it, he found there was only one rocket , made of paper, the result of a factory malfunction(故障). The boy was very disappointed, but at least he now finally had a rocket of sorts. He started his plans. For many days he collected paper of all the shapes, sizes and colours; and with all his soul（灵魂）he ___ __ drawing, cutting, sticking and colouring all the stars and that would turn his rocket into an outer space in paper form.
It wasn’t an easy job, but the final result was so excellent. From then on, the boy playing with his paper rocket every day. One day, a friend came, and in the boy’s bedroom he saw that excellent sight. The friend offered to exchange it with the boy, for a real rocket he had at home. The boy accepted. Since then, each day, playing with his new rocket, the boy would more and more his old paper rocket, with its planets, stars and all the rest. , he had much preferred playing with that one. He realized that it was more fun playing with toys he had made himself, with great and enthusiasm（热情）.
And so it was, that the boy started all his toys by himself, and when he grew up he became the greatest toy-maker in the whole world.
| 小题1: | | A．make | B．borrow | C．afford | D．sell |
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| 小题2: | | A．latest | B．favourite | C．useful | D．best |
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| 小题3: | | A．above | B．beside | C．nearby | D．inside |
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| 小题4: | | A．giving up | B．talking about | C．choosing | D．preparing |
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| 小题5: | | A．set about | B．went on | C．put off | D．worried about |
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| 小题6: | | A．moon | B．planets | C．earth | D．sun |
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| 小题7: | | A．stopped | B．hated | C．continued | D．enjoyed |
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| 小题8: | | A．happily | B．sadly | C．carefully | D．hurriedly |
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| 小题9: | | A．take | B．care | C．miss | D．add |
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| 小题10: | | A．Really | B．However | C．Besides | D．Interestingly |
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| 小题11: | | A．success | B．effort | C．danger | D．difficulty |
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| 小题12: | | A．selling | B．colouring | C．building | D．collecting |
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答案
小题1:C
小题2:B
小题3:D
小题4:D
小题5:A
小题6:B
小题7:D
小题8:A
小题9:C
小题10:A
小题11:B
小题12:C |
解析
试题分析：本文讲述了一个想把火箭发射进入月球的小男孩的故事。但是他没钱买火箭，一次偶然的机会他看到了一个用纸做的火箭，这给了他启发，他意识到玩他自己制作的玩具，会带有很大的乐趣。他长大之后，成为全世界最大的玩具制造商。
小题1:考查动词及语境的理解。由he had little money 可知是负担不起。A. make制造； B. borrow借来；C. afford 负担得起；D. sell卖；所以本题选C。
小题2:考查形容词及语境的理解。根据句意是说：其中最喜欢的一款火箭玩具。A. latest最新的；B. favourite最喜欢的；C. useful有用的；D. best最好的；所以本题选B。
小题3:考查介词及语境的理解。由Opening it可知是在里面inside。A. above 在……上面；B. beside在……旁边；C. nearby在附近；D. inside在里面；所以本题选D。
小题4:考查动词及语境的理解。根据下文“For many days he collected paper of all the shapes, sizes and colours”可知，小男孩开始准备他的计划。A. giving up 放弃；B. talking about谈论；C. choosing选择；D. preparing准备；所以本题选D。
小题5:考查动词及语境的理解。根据句意“他全身心的开始着手画、剪、粘和涂着所有星星的颜色。”，A. set about着手，开始做...；B. went on继续；C. put off推迟；D. worried about担心；所以本题选A。
小题6:考查名词及语境的理解。根据前文中出现的星星得知此处需要同一类的名词。A. moon月球，月亮；B. planets 行星；C. earth地球；D. sun太阳。所以本题选B。
小题7:考查动词及语境的理解。根据题干本句的意思是“从那时起，男孩每天高兴地玩着他的纸火箭。”A. stopped停止；B. hated讨厌；C. continued继续；D. enjoyed喜欢，高兴；所以本题选D。
小题8:考查副词及语境的理解。根据下句 “Since then, each day, playing with his new rocket,”。说明男孩高兴地接受了。A. happily 高兴地；B. sadly伤心地；C. carefully小心地，认真地；D. hurriedly匆匆地。所以本题选A。
小题9:考查动词及语境的理解。根据句意：在玩着新火箭的时候，他更多的想念他的旧的纸火箭、行星、星星和所有其他的东西。A. take 拿走，带走；B. care关心；C. miss想念，怀念；D. add增加；所以本题选C。
小题10:考查副词及语境的理解。句意：他真的更喜欢玩那个纸火箭。A. Really真的；B. However然而；C. Besides除……之外，还有……；D. Interestingly有趣地；所以本题选A。
小题11:考查名词及语境的理解。A. success成功；B. effort努力；C. danger危险； D. difficulty困难；通过句意：他意识到玩着自己带着努力和激情动手制造的玩具更富有乐趣。所以本题选B。
小题12:考查动词及语境的理解。A. selling卖；B. colouring染色；C. building，构建，建造；D. collecting收集；本句的意思是“确实如此，那个男孩自己开始动手制造玩具，当他长大的时候，他成了全世界最大的玩具制造商。所以本题选C。 |
举一反三
I work for a major airline. One afternoon while running through LAX to my plane, I tore (撕破) one of my nylon socks. , there was a convenience store close to my gate. I knew I could buy a new pair. However, as I waited in line, I that I had no money in my purse. I thought to myself that maybe the store manager would sell me a pair and let me pay her back the next time. I have been inside her store a lot, even though we have never been . When it was my to pay, I showed her my socks and explained that I had no money on me. She laughed and said, “Take them.”
Well, for whatever reason, two months passed, and I had not paid the money back.
Then one day while I was busy doing my usual preflight preparations, a passenger asked me if I would him a newspaper.
I went off the airplane and walked to the same convenience store. I was too embarrassed (尴尬的) to go inside because I had never paid the money back, and I wasn’t carrying my . Then a man with a friendly face came near. he could walk past me, I stopped him and asked him for help. He smiled and said that he would do so gladly but wanted to know why I couldn’t do it . He was rather outgoing and kept saying, “Come on, and tell me.” I needed a newspaper, so I and told him.
Suddenly he said, “Hold on.” and then took me into his arms quickly and carried me into the store. With his free hand he reached into his pocket and out a five-dollar bill and said to the manager, “I’d like to pay for the socks this person owes you for and for a newspaper.”
I later learned that this big, gentle man was Rosie Grier, the former L.A. Rams and Hall of Fame football player.
| 小题1: | | A．Probably | B．Luckily | C．Doubtfully | D．Hopefully |
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| 小题2: | | A．believed | B．thought | C．felt | D．discovered |
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| 小题3: | | A．noticed | B．mentioned | C．introduced | D．required |
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| 小题4: | | A．turn | B．time | C．chance | D．duty |
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| 小题5: | | A．simply | B．seriously | C．actively | D．hurriedly |
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| 小题6: | | A．even | B．still | C．just | D．ever |
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| 小题7: | | A．return | B．pass | C．leave | D．buy |
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| 小题8: | | A．socks | B．package | C．purse | D．passport |
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| 小题9: | | A．After | B．Until | C．Before | D．Unless |
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| 小题10: | | A．myself | B．himself | C．ourselves | D．itself |
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| 小题11: | | A．checked in | B．gave in | C．broke in | D．got in |
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| 小题12: | | A．handed | B．sent | C．carried | D．pulled |
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IMAGINE a life without arms or legs !You can’t hold anyone in your . You can"t walk anywhere with your feet. How would you spend a day like Nick Vujicic, the 29 -- year -- old Australian?
Nick was born without limbs (四肢）, so life was for him. At school,many students played jokes on him he looked different from everyone else. He was refused to be their friends, so he always felt . However, he faced that bravely. He to type and write with two toes at the age of six, and he could even surf and p1ay golf in college, he was among the students in the studies. And he decided on to do later in his life--to encourage others to work hard.
Now Nick is a famous in the world. He travels to many countries and gives speeches about his story against difficulties." Living life fully is about looking at what you , not what you don"t have." he said. His story encourages lots of people.
"I tell people to keep on getting up when they and to always love themselves," he said. "If I can encourage just one person, then my job in this life is done."
小题1:A. arms B. ears C. eyes
小题2:A. easy B. difficult C. modern
小题3:A. because B. if C. although
小题4:A. lonely B. relaxed C. surprised
小题5:A. failed B. forget C. learned
小题6:A. excellent B. lazy C. sleepy
小题7:A. how B. who C. what
小题8:A. doctor B. speaker C. scientist
小题9:A. make B. have C. lose
小题10:A. listen B. play C. fall |
Jim Smith was a poor boy. One day he was very cold and . He came to a house and asked a young only for a glass of water. But the lady was so that she gave him a large glass of hot milk. Jim drank it and then asked, “ should I pay you?” “You don’t need to pay.” She replied. Jim her from the bottom of his heart. Years later, Jim became a . One day, a woman was sent to his hospital. She was seriously ill. He recognized her at once and decided to to save her life. The operation was successful, but the cost was high. After looking at the woman’s bill, Jim wrote on it. When the woman received the bill, she didn’t dare to look at it. , something on the side of the bill caught her attention. She began to the following words:
Paid in full with one glass of milk.
| 小题1: | | A．hot | B．hungry | C．cool | D．strong |
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| 小题2: | | A．woman | B．man | C．husband | D．waiter |
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| 小题3: | | A．angry | B．beautiful | C．lucky | D．kind |
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| 小题4: | | A．When | B．Where | C．How much | D．Why |
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| 小题5: | | A．thanked | B．forgot | C．missed | D．understood |
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| 小题6: | | A．teacher | B．worker | C．doctor | D．driver |
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| 小题7: | | A．say hello | B．do his best | C．give away | D．get back |
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| 小题8: | | A．anything | B．everything | C．nothing | D．something |
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| 小题9: | | A．However | B．Whenever | C．Especially | D．Hardly |
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| 小题10: | | A．write | B．remember | C．read | D．guess |
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Andy went home from school by bus one day. When an old woman carrying a basket full of apples got onto the bus, Andy his seat. The old woman her thanks to him and before she got off, she three big apples and said, "I want to give you these three apples. Tell one apple your wish, eat it and then wait and see."
The next day Andy went to a park with the apples. "I wish to be tall and strong." Andy said when he saw boys playing baseball there. He ate the first apple and grew into a very tall boy. But all the boys ran away with when they saw this.
Andy was sad. He took out another apple and said, “I wish to be famous so as to have lots of friends.” With these words, he ate the second apple. But when hundreds of reporters tried to interview him, he had to hide himself to them.
Andy’s third wish was to be one of the richest men in the world. But when his wish came true, he found himself still .
One night Andy the old lady again in the street. She saw he was not in high spirits and asked him what he really wanted to be. "I just want to be !" Andy said. Suddenly he was at the again. One of the boys came up and said to him, "Come on and play with us!"
| 小题1: | | A．refused | B．offered | C．kept | D．shook |
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| 小题2: | | A．expressed | B．explained | C．imagined | D．regretted |
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| 小题3: | | A．checked out | B．pointed out | C．picked out | D．sold out |
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| 小题4: | | A．bitter | B．plain | C．magic | D．funny |
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| 小题5: | | A．joy | B．pride | C．courage | D．fear |
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| 小题6: | | A．avoid | B．control | C．receive | D．warn |
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| 小题7: | | A．lonely | B．silent | C．lively | D．excellent |
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| 小题8: | | A．came down | B．came up with | C．came to | D．came across |
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| 小题10: | | A．bus | B．street | C．park | D．heaven |
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Sam Higgins was a famous photographer. He travelled all over the world, taking photos for magazines and newspapers. He had photographs of earthquakes, forest fires, floods, even wars. If something interesting happened, Sam went to photograph it. His photographs won many prizes and he earned a lot of money.
He was a married man and his wife often asked him to take her with him, but he always refused. “I travel for work, not for pleasure,” he told her. “You won’t enjoy yourself, and I won’t have time to look after you. Sometimes there’s not even anywhere to stay and I have to sleep outside. I often don’t have a good meal or a bath for days. You won’t like it”
“Sam, I’m not a child,” his wife argued. “I can look after myself. Please, take me with you next time you go overseas.”
Sam did not say anything but he thought about it, and when he was asked to go to Africa he said, “You can come to Africa with me if you want to. I’ve got to take photographs of the wildlife there. It should be interesting and not too uncomfortable. We’ll be staying with a ranger(森林管理员) ”
His wife was very excited, and at first she had a very enjoyable time.
Then one day, Sam went off to find some lions to photograph. His wife went with him, but before long they became separated(分开). They came to a fork on the way, and she walked down one way while he walked down the other. Then Sam heard her screaming. He ran back to the fork on the way and saw her running forward him. A huge lion was chasing her. Quickly Sam took out his camera and pointed it at his wife and the lion. Then he shouted, “Slow down, woman. I can’t get you both in the picture.”
小题1:Sam Higgins made his money by .
A. travelling B. appearing in many magazines C. taking photos
小题2:He never took his wife with him because .
A. he thought she didn’t enjoy it.
B. his wife refused to go with him
C. he thought his work was dangerous.
小题3:When Sam ran back and saw his wife, he .
A. tried to save her
B. was too frighten to save her
C. wanted to take a wondul picture.
小题4:What does “fork” mean in this passage ?
A.a place where a road divides into two parts
B. a tool used for digging(挖) the ground
C. an instrument used for lifting food to the mouth.
小题5:We can infer(推断) that .
A. Sam was crazy about photography
B. Sam didn’t love his wife at all
C. Sam’s wife was very beautiful |
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