Like most cultures around the world, the Zulu people of Africa tell stories that
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Like most cultures around the world, the Zulu people of Africa tell stories that have animals as heroes. These stories are meant to have fun, but they are also used to teach important lessons to children. This is one of those stories.
One hot afternoon, Jackal was walking along the rocky road sniffing (嗅) the ground. He was hoping to smell a mouse or a lizard (蜥蜴), or something else that would be good to eat. He was so much lost in sniffing that he wasn’t really paying attention to what was around himself.
Suddenly, Jackal looked up to see his neighbor, Lion, walking straight toward him. He did not have enough time to run way. Jackal had played many tricks on Lion over the years, so he knew he would be in trouble if he was caught. Jackal needed to think of something quickly.
“Help! Help!” cried Jackal as he quickly jumped upon a large rock hanging over the road. “The rocks are falling down, and I can’t hold them much longer. We shall both be crushed (压碎) if you do not do your best to hold these rocks back, Lion”
At once, Lion pushed his strong shoulder against the rocks to keep them from moving any further. “I’ll just run over here to get something to stop the rocks.” shouted Jackal as he ran way to safety. Lion stayed leaning against the unmoving rocks for quite a long time before he realized that Jackal had tricked him yet again!
小题1: Why was Jackal sniffing the ground?| A．To play with Lion. | B．To push a rock | | C．To run after a mouse | D．To look for something to eat. |
小题2:What does the underlined word ‘leaning’ mean?| A．supporting | B．sleeping | C．running | D．sitting |
小题3: Why did Jackal cry for help?| A．Because Lion was rushing to him. | | B．Because he was caught under a rock. | | C．Because he got an idea to get away from Lion. | | D．Because he saw a large rock moving toward him. |
小题4: What lesson does the story teach us?| A．Trust（信任） your friend, trust yourself | | B．Work hard, and you’ll succeed. | | C．Help others when they are in trouble. | | D．Try to find a quick way out when in trouble. |
小题5:Which words can describe Jackal’s characteristics?| A．selfish and stubborn | B．silly and unkind | C．clever and creative | D．impolite and dishonest |
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答案
小题1:D
小题2:A
小题3:C
小题4:D
小题5:C |
解析
试题分析：非洲人讲故事也喜欢拿动物当主角。当胡狼遇到狮子时，总是能化险为夷，逢凶化吉，是因为它的机智灵活。
小题1:细节理解题。根据He was hoping to smell a mouse or a lizard (蜥蜴), or something else that would be good to eat.可知选D。
小题2:词意猜测题。根据文章内容，狮子相信了胡狼的话，认为石头真得动了，就努力用强壮的肩膀顶住石头。与A（支撑）意思一致。
小题3:细节理解题。根据Jackal needed to think of something quickly. 可知，他想出了办法来摆脱狮子。与C意思一致。
小题4:推理判断题。根据最后一段的最后一句可知，虎狼骗狮子在那里顶着大石头过了很长时间，而自己早已脱身。选D（遇到麻烦要快速想出办法脱身）。
小题5:推理判断题。根据故事内容和所给选项对比可知，选 C（胡狼是聪明的、有创造力的。） |
举一反三
根据短文内容，从Ａ、B、C、D四个选项中选择一个最佳答案。（15分，每小题1分）
There was a blind girl who hated herself because she was blind. In fact, she nobody except her boyfriend, for he was always to help her. She used to tell her boyfriend, “If I could see the , I would marry you .”
One day, someone donated (捐赠) a pair of to her. When the bandages (绷带) came off, she was able to see everything, including her boyfriend, for the time. He asked her, “Now that you can see the world, will you me?” The girl looked at her boyfriend and was greatly surprised to see that he was . She had never expected that. She would not like to be with a blind husband for the rest of her life, so she to marry him.
Her boyfriend left in tears and a few days later wrote a to her, saying, “My dear, take good care of your eyes. they are yours, they are mine.”
This is how the human brain (大脑) often works when our status (地位) changes. Only a very few remember what was like before. And we ask for more than we need. Life is a gift. Today, before you complain about the of your food, think of someone who has nothing to . Before you complain about life, think of someone who went to heaven (天堂) too early. Before you complain about your old , think of the people who are living in the streets. And when you are tired and complain about your job, think of those who have no jobs. So what you have and don’t forget your past.
| 小题1: | | A．forgot | B．loved | C．disliked | D．thanked |
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| 小题2: | | A．ready | B．unhappy | C．angry | D．sad |
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| 小题3: | | A．sight | B．world | C．earth | D．people |
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| 小题4: | | A．shoes | B．glasses | C．trousers | D．eyes |
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| 小题5: | | A．first | B．second | C．next | D．last |
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| 小题6: | | A．follow | B．love | C．marry | D．see |
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| 小题7: | | A．ugly | B．sick | C．short | D．blind |
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| 小题8: | | A．decided | B．agreed | C．refused | D．wanted |
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| 小题9: | | A．diary | B．note | C．song | D．story |
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| 小题10: | | A．Before | B．After | C．Once | D．Since |
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| 小题11: | | A．mind | B．work | C．school | D．life |
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| 小题12: | | A．taste | B．size | C．color | D．shape |
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| 小题14: | | A．food | B．house | C．clothes | D．bus |
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| 小题15: | | A．forget | B．spend | C．enjoy | D．Pay |
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William Shakespeare was a writer of plays and poems. Some of his most famous plays are Hamlet, Romeo and Juliet, Macbeth. He wrote thirty-seven plays in all. They are still popular today.
He was born in England. At school he liked watching plays. He decided to be an actor when he finished school at the age of fourteen. In 1582,he married a farmer’s daughter. She was eight years older than he was. Their first child was a daughter. Later they had twins.In 1585,Shakespeare left his hometown, Stratford-upon-Avon. His wife and children stayed behind. No one knows why he left or what he did between 1585 and 1592.
At twenty-eight, he moved to London and joined a theatre company which opened the Globe Theatre in 1599.He became an actor, and he also wrote plays. He usually acted in his own plays. He made almost no money from his writing. But he made a lot of money from acting. With the money he bought a large house in his hometown.
At the age of forty-nine, Shakespeare retired（退休）and went to live in Stratford-upon-Avon. He died at the age of fifty-two in 1616. He left his money to his family. He left the genius（天才）to the world. You still see his plays in English and in many other languages. He is one of the most famous writers in the world.
小题1:Shakespeare wrote many famous plays except .| A．Hamlet | B．Macbeth | C．Romeo and Juliet | D．Man and Superman |
小题2:Shakespeare decided to be an actor in .小题3: In 1585,Shakespeare left his hometown Stratford-upon-Avon .| A．with his wife | B．with his daughter | C．with his wife and children | D．alone |
小题4:Shakespeare got much money from .| A．writing | B．plays | C．acting | D．retirement |
小题5:According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?| A．Shakespeare had two children. | | B．Shakespeare wrote both plays and poems. | | C．Shakespeare left his money to the Globe Theatre. | | D．Shakespeare wrote plays in English and some other languages. |
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It was Sunday afternoon. My brother and I were alone at home. My parents went for a party and asked me to look after my brother. I was doing my homework while my younger brother was watching TV. Suddenly the doorbell rang. Ding-Dong! My brother thought that it was our parents, so he opened the ________soon.
A tall man wearing a black raincoat stood outside. He said that he came to sell books and asked politely__________ our parents were at home.
Without thinking, my brother said,“No.” Then the man asked if we would like to ______some story books. I refused him. When I wanted to close the door, he suddenly pushed the door very _______and came into our house. He took out a ________and ordered me to tie up my brother’s hands with a rope. I tied up his hands in a special way so my brother could untie ______easily. The man then tied my hands up and locked _______of us in the kitchen. Soon, he went upstairs to _________money. I taught my brother to untie the rope on his ______. He then untied me. I rushed to the telephone to call the police, ______the line was dead. The doors were all locked from the outside. It was lucky that the man ______to lock the kitchen window. We got out of the house through the kitchen window and went to the _______ pay phone to call the police
Soon _______came to our house and the man was caught. By that time, my parents had come home. We told them the whole story. My parents were ______that we were not hurt. They told me that I should stop my brother from _______the door to strangers. I learned a lesson on safety.
| 小题1: | | A．window | B．door | C．book | D．fridge |
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| 小题3: | | A．lend | B．borrow | C．sell | D．buy |
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| 小题4: | | A．politely | B．slowly | C．hard. | D．quietly |
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| 小题6: | | A．himself | B．myself | C．herself | D．themselves |
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| 小题7: | | A．none | B．neither | C．both | D．all |
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| 小题8: | | A．look at | B．look after | C．look like | D．look for |
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| 小题9: | | A．feet | B．hands | C．neck | D．legs |
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| 小题11: | | A．wanted | B．remembered | C．forgot | D．tried |
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| 小题12: | | A．farthest | B．nearest | C．largest | D．smallest |
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| 小题13: | | A．my friends | B．the police | C．the neighbors | D．my parents |
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| 小题14: | | A．glad | B．angry | C．sad | D．sorry |
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| 小题15: | | A．cleaning | B．closing | C．locking | D．opening |
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Henry was born in a small town. His father has a factory. One night the man drank too much and drove his car home. On his way he drove fast and suddenly his car fell into the river and he died in the accident. The old man left his son much money and the factory. But the man spent all the money in nearly three years and at last he had to sell the factory for food and clothes. Another three years passed and he wanted to find work but he couldn’t do anything. Nobody would use a man like him.
The young man thought and thought. At last he found a way. He began to beg(乞讨) from door to door. Most people in the town knew him well and few of them had a pity(同情) on him. So he was often hungry. He had to leave the town and came to Toronto. In the city he began to pretend(假装) that he couldn’t speak. So he could beg some money and food.
One day Henry was begging by the station when he met Mr. Cook, one of his father’s friends. The man asked, “How long have you been dumb(哑的), Henry?”
The sudden question made the young man burst out(脱口而出), “since I was born!”
小题1:Henry was born _______.| A．in a poor family | B．in a rich family | | C．in a worker’s family | D．in a big factory |
小题2:The car fell into the river because ________.| A．the old man couldn’t drive at all | | B．it was very dark that night | | C．something was wrong with the road | | D．the old man was drunk that night |
小题3:Henry couldn’t find any work in the town because _______.| A．he could do nothing at all | | B．he liked begging better than work | | C．he was the richest man there | | D．he was too young to be a worker |
小题4: _____, so he had to leave for Toronto.| A．Henry hoped to beg in the city | | B．The people in the town were poor | | C．Most people in the town knew Henry | | D．Henry couldn’t beg enough food for himself |
小题5:Which of the following is right?| A．Henry was dumb since he was born | | B．Mr. Cook didn’t know Henry | | C．When Henry saw Mr. Cook, he forgot he was “dumb.” | | D．Mr. Cook wanted to take Henry to the police station |
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As Grade 9 students,we are busy studying for the coming entrance exam.Every day we have lots of exercises to do and many ___to take .Some of us feel upset,and some even lose heart.But we’ll not help ___if we lose heart. There’s a saying ,”Difficulty is like a spring(弹簧).If you are weak,it will be ____.”If we have a problem we should face it__ a smile.Once I____ a short story called The Smile. In this book,he _____his experiences as a soldier in World War II. He _by enemy and sent to jail.(监狱)But he tried to think of ways to run away._ __he wanted to smoke ,but he had no match. So he asked his jailor for a __.When the jailor came up to him ,he smiled ______and naturally.The jailor seemed to be affected and smile,too.Then they began to talk. They ___took out pictures of their families and showed them to each other.The soldier said sadly he would never see his ___again because he was to be killed .He would never have a chance to see his children grow up.The jailor was moved by the soldier’s words.___ ___saying a word ,he unlocked the cell and quickly let him go .__ __ a smile ,the soldier was saved. Even in a terrible solution the man was optimistic .He didn’t____.Surely we can do the same.Life is like a mirror,if you smile at it,it will smile back at you,too.
| 小题1: | | A．meetings | B．exams | C．books | D．photos |
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| 小题2: | | A．ourselves | B．yourselves | C． themselves | D． myself |
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| 小题3: | | A．weak | B．strong | C．long | D． short |
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| 小题5: | | A．watched | B．looked | C．saw | D．read |
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| 小题6: | | A．talked to | B．talked with | C．talked about | D．talked over |
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| 小题7: | | A．was killed | B．was taught | C．was caught | D．was told |
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| 小题8: | | A．One day | B．Some day | C．A day | D．Any day |
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| 小题9: | | A． book | B．pen | C．light | D．cake |
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| 小题10: | | A．loudly | B．slowly | C．coldly | D．politely |
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| 小题11: | | A．all | B．both | C．either | D．neither |
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| 小题12: | | A．friend | B．classmate | C．family | D．neighbour |
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| 小题13: | | A．Without | B．Except | C． Through | D．With |
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| 小题14: | | A．At the beginning of | B．As a result of | C．At the end of | D．As well as |
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| 小题15: | | A．give in | B．give out | C．give away | D．give up |
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