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A group of swans（天鹅）flew down to a beach where a crow(乌鸦) was jumping around. The crow watched them with disdain(鄙视).
“You have no flying skills at all!” he said to the swans. “All you can do is to move your wings. Can you turn over in the air? No, that’s beyond you. Let’s have a flying competition. I’ll show you what real flying is!”
One of the swans, a strong young male, took up the challenge. The crow flew up and began to show his skills. He flew in circles, performed other flying tricks, and then came down and looked proudly at the swan.
Now it was the swan’s turn. He flew up, and began flying over the sea. The crow flew after him, making all kinds of comments(评价) about his flying. They flew on and on till they couldn’t see the land and there was nothing but water on all sides. The crow was making fewer and fewer comments. He was now so exhausted that he found it hard to stay in the air, and had to struggle to keep himself from falling into the water.
The swan pretended(假装) not to notice, and said, “Why do you keep touching the water, brother? Is that another trick?”
“No,” said the crow. He knew he had lost the competition. “I’m in trouble because of my pride! If you don’t help me, I’ll lose my life…”
The swan took pity on him, and took him on his shoulders and flew back to the beach.
小题1:What’s the correct order of the following events?
a. The crow showed off its flying skills.
b. The swan felt pity for the crow and saved it.
c. The crow laughed at the swan’s flying.
d. The crow followed the swan and got into trouble.
e. The crow challenged the swans and a strong young swan accepted it.

A．e, c, d, a, b

B．a, e, c, d, b

C．c, e, a, d, b

D．e, a, d, c, b

小题2:What does the underlined word “exhausted” in Paragraph 4 mean?

A．Tired.

B．Angry.

C．Frightened.

D．Regretful.

小题3:Why did the crow keep touching the water?

A．It was showing another flying skill.

B．It was struggling to keep itself from falling into the water.

C．It was thirsty and wanted to drink some water.

D．It was enjoying itself by doing so.

小题4:What can we infer(推断) from the passage?

A．The crow didn’t know flying.

B．Flying skills were useless.

C．The swan saved the crow because they were good friends.

D．The swan was better at long-distance flying than the crow.

小题5:What does the story tell us?

A．No pains, no gains.	B．The early bird catches the worm.
C．Pride goes before a fall.	D．Practice makes perfect.

答案

小题1:C
小题2:A
小题3:B
小题4:D
小题5:C

解析

试题解析：本文大意：乌鸦嘲笑天鹅的飞行技巧，要和天鹅比赛。一只天鹅应战了。先是乌鸦在空中炫耀各种技巧，然后轮到天鹅飞的时候，乌鸦跟在后面不停地评论。后来飞到水面上时，乌鸦累了，他才发现是自己的骄傲害了自己，如果天鹅不帮他，他就要没命了。
小题1:细节理解题。根据嘲笑、竞赛、炫耀技巧、跟着天鹅飞评论出了麻烦、天鹅可怜乌鸦，可知答案选C
小题2:推理判断题。根据 he found it hard to stay in the air, 他发现停留在空中很困难，可知是累了，可知答案选A
小题3:细节理解题。根据He was now so exhausted that he found it hard to stay in the air, and had to struggle to keep himself from falling into the water.
，可知答案选B
小题4:推理判断题。根据You have no flying skills at all!你完全没有飞行技巧，I’m in trouble because of my pride! If you don’t help me, I’ll lose my life我因为骄傲惹上麻烦了，如果你不帮我，我就没命了，可知答案选D
小题5:主旨大意题。根据I’m in trouble because of my pride!我因为骄傲惹上麻烦了，可知骄者必败，故答案选C

举一反三

After the earthquake hit northeast Japan on March 11, 2011, many moving stories that I saw with my own eyes happened around me.
I had to walk home since all the  had stopped after the quake. On my way home I an old Japanese lady at the bakery shop who was giving out free bread, which made my heart . A middle-aged Japanese man was holding a sign that said, “Please use our    .” He was opening his house for people to go to the restroom.
My friend wanted to help others. He stood in the cold with a sign “If you are okay with a motorcycle, I will you to your house.” And then I saw him take one gentleman home, all the way to faraway place!
Then the next day I drove to my car with gas. There is a lack（缺乏）gas (汽油)now and many gasoline stations were either closed or had very      lines. I got worried, since I was behind 15 cars. Finally, when it was my , the man smiled and said, “ this situation, we are only giving $ 30 worth gas per person. Is that alright?” “Of course, I’m just glad that we are all able to  ,” I said. His smile gave me so much comfort.
I saw a man at the evacuation(疏散) center       when people brought food to him, It was the first time in three days that food has been brought to their center. However, after he wiped the tears, his next    surprised me. “I am very     that we are provided with food. But people in the city next to us haven’t       any food at all. Please go to that centre as well.” And when hearing that, I realized there is a bright future on the other side of this     .

小题1:

A．work

B．life

C．traffic

D．business

小题2:

A．missed

B．caught

C．noticed

D．heard

小题3:

A．kind

B．soft

C．broken

D．warm

小题4:

A．toilet

B．hotel

C．hospital

D．house

小题5:

A．drive

B．follow

C．lead

D．send

小题6:

A．start

B．fill

C．check

D．wash

小题7:

A．direct

B．fine

C．long

D．thin

小题8:

A．time

B．turn

C．duty

D．decision

小题9:

A．Except for

B．Together with

C．Because of

D．Instead of

小题10:

A．share

B．offer

C．learn

D．choose

小题11:

A．singing

B．eating

C．smiling

D．crying

小题12:

A．words

B．roles

C．ways

D．promises

小题13:

A．sure

B．grateful

C．surprised

D．proud

小题14:

A．bought

B．wasted

C．prepared

D．received

小题15:

A．disaster（灾难）

B．chance

C．center

D．city

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One of the best-known American writers of children"s books is Alfred Strong, or Doctor Strong, as he is better known to readers everywhere. Now, an art show called "Doctor Strong From Then to Now" is travelling around the United States. The pictures and drawings show the history of Doctor Strong.
　　Doctor Strong first became famous almost fifty years ago when his first children"s book was published(出版). Since then, he has written forty-five books that have been sold more than one hundred million copies around the world.
　　Doctor Strong"s books are known for their easy use of words and colorful, hand-drawn pictures. These drawings bring life to his imaginary creatures. The Cat in the Hat, Horton the Elephant, The Grinch Who Stole Christmas, and hundreds of others.
　　The San Diego Museum, in California, organized the art show. It included about three hundred Doctor Strong"s early drawings and some of his writings.
　　Most of Doctor Strong"s books, although written in a funny way, have serious messages. For example, in McElligot"s Pool, he describes the danger of pollution. He discusses the arms race(军备竞赛) in The Butter Battle Book, written in nineteen eighty-four.
　　Doctor Strong is almost eighty-four years old now. He says he never planned to write stories just for children. He says he writes stories that interest people of all ages. He says he uses easy words so that everyone, even a child, can understand.
小题1:Doctor Strong first became famous in _______.

A．his eighties when an art show was travelling around the United States

B．his fifties when his drawings and writings were published

C．nineteen eighty-four when his book McElligot"s Pool was published

D．his thirties when his first book was published

小题2:Doctor Strong"s books are very popular in America because _______.

A．they are stories about animals such as cats, elephants and so on

B．they are written in easy words with colourful pictures

C．he organized the art show in California　　　　

D．they are written in a funny way

小题3:His purpose in writing many such books is_______.

A．to show his early pictures and drawings　　

B．to organize a special art show of his own

C．to make his readers laugh or smile when they read his books.

D．not only to interest people but to show some serious social problems up

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Legend has it that an apple which fell from its branches was the inspiration for Sir Isaac Newton’s discovery of gravity(引力). But now history’s famous fruit tree is paying the price of fame.
The thousands of visitors drawn to Sir Isaac’s childhood home each year could be damaging the tree. A willow barrier(围栏)has been put around the tree. It means visitors to the 17^th century Woolsthorpe Manor, near Grantham, Lincolnshire, will no longer be able to sit under its branches as Newton was said to have been doing in 1665 when “the notion of gravitation came to mind.”
The National Trust, which owns the small manor(庄园)where Newton was born in 1642, said the 2ft-high barrier was designed to preserve the tree. Official Ann Moynihan said there had been no damage so far but warned that there could soon be a problem.“Visitor numbers have gone up by around 50 percent, to 33,000 a year in three years. The more people who visit, the more the earth will become compacted(压实) around the tree and over the roots. We just want to preserve the tree for another 400 years if we can.”She said visitors will still be able to take apples from the tree.
Visitor Chris Gwyther,37,said,“I suppose it is a pity that you can’t sit under the tree like Newton. But you can still see it and the tree is 400 years old, it needs saving for the future.”
Newton left no information saying he had been inspired by a falling apple. The story appeared in a book by French philosopher Voltaire published in 1727, the year Newton died at the age of 84.
小题1:Why do people go to Woolsthorpe Manor to see the apple tree?

A．Because of the story about the apple tree.

B．Because of the long history of the apple tree.

C．Because of the sweetness of the apple.

D．Because of the unusual flower of the apple tree.

小题2:What is the reason that people can’t sit under the tree like Newton?

A．The manor is too crowded to sit around.

B．Their heads will be hit by the apples.

C．A willow barrier has been put around the tree.

D．There is something wrong with the apple tree.

小题3:The underlined word preserve means “_____”.

A．keep something safe	B．make something grow
C．leave something as it is	D．let something be

小题4:When did Newton have the inspiration for the discovery of gravity?

A．In 1642.

B．In 1665.

C．In 1820.

D．In 1727.

小题5:Which of the following sentences is true?

A．Newton himself wrote a letter about the story of the apple tree.

B．Newton’s family owes Woolsthorpe Manor and tells the story.

C．Visitor numbers have gone up to 32,000 every year.

D．A French philosopher wrote the apple tree story in a book.

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There was a man who had a little boy that he loved very much. Every day after work the man would come home and play with the little boy. He would always spend all of his free time playing with the little boy.
One night, while the man was at work, he realized that he had some work to do for the evening, and he couldn’t play with his little boy. But he wanted to give the boy something to keep him busy. Then he saw a magazine with a large map of the world on the cover.
He got an idea. He removed the map, and then tore (撕) it up into small pieces. Then he put all the pieces in his pocket. When he got home, the little boy was ready to play with his dad. The man said he had work to do and couldn"t play just now, but he took out all the pieces of the map and spread (撒)them on the table. He said it was a map of the world, and by the time he could put it back together, his work would be finished, and they could then play.
About half an hour later the boy came to the man and said, "Okay, it"s finished. Can we play now?"The man was surprised, saying, "That"s impossible. Let"s go see." And sure enough, there was the picture of the world; all put together, every piece in its place. The man said, "That"s amazing! How did you do that?" The boy said, "It was simple. On the back of the page was a picture of a man. When I put the man together the whole world fell into place."
小题1:How did the man always spend his free time after work?

小题2:Why wasn’t the man able to play with the boy one night?

小题3:What did the man tell his son to do before he went to work?

小题4:How much time did the boy spend putting the map of the world back together?

小题5:What do you think of the boy?（请自拟一句话回答）

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Peter didn’t know why he didn’t have many friends. The reason was he was always taking, never giving.
One day Peter told Bill, “I’d like to give a party on Saturday, I’d like you to come and bring Martha, too.” “Thanks, Peter. We’d be happy to come.” “Perhaps you’d like to bring your violin. You and Martha sing well together. I’m sure everyone will want you to sing for us.” That was how Peter began to plan his party. Next he asked another friend, Betty, to bring a cake. “You make the best cake in the world, Betty, and I like to eat your cake better than have one from the bakery.” Peter invited a few other friends to come to his party. He didn’t forget to ask something from each one of them. He even asked Jim and Mary Jackson to let him give the party at their house! They agreed. The party was a big success.
However, as the guests(客人) were leaving, they said “Thank you ” to Bill and Martha
for the music, Betty for the cake, the Jacksons for the use of the house and to others for their hard work. To Peter they just said, “ Thanks for the invitation.”
小题1:The party was held ________ .

A．at Peter’s house	B．in a large hall
C．at Peter’s friend’s house	D．in a secret place

小题2:Which of the following is not true?

A．Betty made the best cake.

B．Mary Jackson sang well.

C．Bill played the violin well.

D．The Jacksons did hard work for the party.

小题3: ________ liked Peter.

A．Many of his friends	B．Few people
C．Everyone	D．All his friends

小题4:Peter ________ to give the party.

A．tried his best	B．did nothing
C．only invited some friends	D．did everything

小题5:From the story, we can see Peter was ________ .

A．a warm-hearted man	B．good at making friends
C．a selfish man	D．a welcomed friend

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