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Long, long ago a man went to India and he had never been there before. When he got there, he saw a lot of fruit, but much of it was expensive because they couldn’t grow much because there was little water. Finally he saw a big basket of some very red and long fruit. And it was the cheapest in the shop.
So he went up and asked, “How much each kilo?” and the shop keeper said, “Two rupees(卢比).”Two rupees in India was nothing. So he bought a whole kilogram of the fruit and started eating it. But after he ate some of it: oh, my god! His eyes watered, his mouth watered and burnt, and his face became red. He jumped up and down, saying, “Ah! Ah! Ah!”
But he still continued to eat the fruit! Some people who were looking at him shook their heads and said, “You’re crazy, man. Those are chilies(辣椒)!You can’t eat so many! People use them as a condiment, but only a little bit to put into food for taste. You can’t just eat them like that.” But the silly man said, “No, I can’t stop! I paid money for them, and now I’ll eat them up. It’s my money!”
And you think that man was silly, right? We sometimes do a lot of things like that. We spend money, time or effort doing something. And even though it’s been a long time, hard experience tells us it won’t work, and we know there’s no more hope, we still continue just because we’ve put money, time, effort and love in to it. Just like the man who ate the chilies and felt so bad but couldn’t stop because he didn’t want to waste the money he’d paid.
　 So even if you’ve lost something, let it go and move on. That’s better than continuing to lose.
小题1:The man chose to buy the red and long fruit only because .

A．he hadn’t eaten it before	B．he was hungry
C．it was cheap	D．he hadn’t seen it before

小题2:The underlined word “condiment” in Paragraph3 probably means_______.

A．零食

B．水果

C．调料

D．蔬菜

小题3:Which of the following sentence is TRUE?

A．The man went to India to buy fruit.

B．The man didn’t want to waste money.

C．The man bought the fruit because it was expensive.

D．India can grow a lot of fruit.

小题4:From the passage, we can learn that_________.

A．we shouldn’t waste money

B．we shouldn’t eat chilies

C．we shouldn’t buy something cheap

D．letting something go is better than keeping on losing

答案

小题1:C
小题2:C
小题3:B
小题4:D

解析

试题分析：这篇短文中作者主要通过一个在印度买了辣椒却不顾自身的安危而执意要全部吃掉也不愿浪费一分钱的故事来教育我们对于以前的错误要大胆放手，以免失去的更多。
小题1:细节理解题。根据短文第一段Finally he saw a big basket of some very red and long fruit. And it was the cheapest in the shop.可知他选择这种水果的原因就是这是最便宜的；故选C。
小题2:词义猜测题。根据短文第三段People use them as a condiment, but only a little bit to put into food for taste.可知，这是人们用来调味的，只需要放一点点就可以，所以由此猜测应该是调料；故选C。
小题3:推理判断题。文章并没有提到他去印度是为了买水果，所以A项错误；根据短文第三段最后这个人的话I paid money for them, and now I’ll eat them up. It’s my money!以及倒数第二段Just like the man who ate the chilies and felt so bad but couldn’t stop because he didn’t want to waste the money he’d paid.可知，他是不想浪费自己所花的钱；由第一小题可知C项错误；第一段中because they couldn’t grow much because there was little water.说明印度缺少水，不能过多的种植水果，所以D项也可排除；故选B。
小题4:细节理解题。根据短文最后一句　 So even if you’ve lost something, let it go and move on. That’s better than continuing to lose.可知，本文的核心启示就是对于以前的错误要大胆放手，以免错误更多，故选D。

举一反三

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.

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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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