There was once a farmer who lost his watch in his barn ( 仓库 ). The watch was o
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There was once a farmer who lost his watch in his barn ( 仓库 ). The watch was only cheap but it was very ________ to him because it was a present from his father. After ________ the barn for a long time ,he gave up and asked for ________ from a group of children playing nearby.
He promised them that the person who ________ the watch would be rewarded ( 奖赏 ).
Hearing this , the children hurried inside the barn at once . They searched ________ but still could not find the watch . Just when the farmer was going to give up, a little boy went up to him and asked to be given another ________.
The farmer looked at him and thought , “ Why not ? ________, this kid does look honest .”
So the farmer sent the little boy back to the barn. After a while the little boy came out with the watch in his hand ! The surprised farmer asked the boy how he ________ where the rest had failed.
The boy ________ , “ I did nothing but sit quietly and listen for the sound of the watch .”
This shows us that sometimes a peaceful mind can think _______ than an excited one .
| 小题1: | | A．important | B．expensive | C．useless | D．interesting |
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| 小题2: | | A．finding | B．searching | C．watching | D．studying |
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| 小题3: | | A．money | B．danger | C．work | D．help |
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| 小题4: | | A．saw | B．found | C．looked | D．watched |
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| 小题5: | | A．somewhere | B．anywhere | C．nowhere | D．everywhere |
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| 小题6: | | A．way | B．chance | C．lesson | D．present |
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| 小题7: | | A．In all | B．That’s all | C．After all | D．Above all |
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| 小题8: | | A．came | B．knew | C．succeeded | D．stopped |
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| 小题9: | | A．spoke | B．added | C．talked | D．replied |
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| 小题10: | | A．badly | B．better | C．worse | D．Well |
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答案
小题1:A
小题2:B
小题3:D
小题4:B
小题5:D
小题6:B
小题7:C
小题8:C
小题9:D
小题10:B |
解析
试题分析：这篇短文主要介绍了一位农民在仓库弄丢了他的表，这块表是他的父亲给他的礼物，很重要。所以这位农民尽力去寻找这块表，还动员了很多孩子去找都没有找到。最后有一个小孩，凭自己的智慧在仓库里找出了手表。
小题1:考查形容词及语境的理解。句意：这块表很便宜但却很重要，因为是他的父亲给自己的礼物。A. important 重要的 B. expensive贵的 C. useless 无用的 D. interesting有趣的，由上文The watch was only cheap可知这块表很便宜，下文中because it was a present from his father.这块表是他父亲给他的礼物，因此才去寻找，所以说表对他来说很重要。故选A.
小题2:考查动词及语境的理解。句意：在仓库里寻找很长时间之后，他放弃寻找了。A. finding 找到 B. searching 寻找C. watching注视，观察 D. studying学习，研究.结合上文here was once a farmer who lost his watch in his barn表丢了，丢了东西肯定会去寻找，由下文中They searched _______ but still could not find the watch . 可推出此时他没有找到。故选B.
小题3:考查名词及语境的理解。句意：他向附近玩耍的一群小孩寻求帮助。A. money 钱B. danger 危险C. work工作 D. help帮助 ask for help寻求帮助Hearing this , the children hurried inside the barn at once .由此句可知孩子们是帮忙寻找的。 故选D。
小题4:考查动词及语境的理解。句意：他承诺找到表的孩子将会得到奖赏。A. saw 看见 B. found 发现，找到 C. looked 看 D. watched观看注视。结合文章可知，这个农民将会给找到手表的小孩奖励。故选B。
小题5:考查不定副词及语境的理解。句意：他们到处都找遍了，但是仍然没有找到手表。A. somewhere 某处B. anywhere 任何地方C. nowhere 任何地方都不D. everywhere每个地方。anywhere常用于否定句及疑问句。此处缺少到处，即每个地方，故选D。
小题6:考查名词及语境的理解。句意：正当这个农民准备放弃的时候，有个小男孩走过来，请求让他再找一次。A. way 道路方法B. chance机会 C. lesson 功课D. present礼物。结合下文So the farmer sent the little boy back to the barn.可知，这个男孩想再获得一次寻找手表的机会。故选B。
小题7:考查短语及语境的理解。句意：为什么不呢？毕竟这个孩子看起来确实很诚实。A. In all共计 B. That’s all这就是全部 C. After all终究，毕竟 D. Above all最重要的是 故选C。
小题8:考查动词及语境的理解。句意；农民感到很奇怪，就问这个小孩为什么别人都失败了他却能够成功？A. came来 B. knew 知道C. succeeded 成功D.stopped停止。此处应填成功succeeded，与where the rest had failed.中failed失败相对应。故选C.
小题9:考查动词及语境的理解。句意：这个男孩回答：“我什么都没做，就坐在那听表的声音。”A. spoke说 B. added 增加C. talked交谈 D. replied回复。上一句中The surprised farmer asked the boy是农民问，此处应是小孩的回答，故选D.
小题10:考查形容词，副词及语境的理解。句意；这个故事告诉我们有时冷静下来要比兴奋时考虑的更好。A. badly 副词 坏的 B. better 形容词 更好的 C. worse 形容词及副词 更糟的 D. well副词 好的。修饰动词think应用副词，根据语境，小男孩坐在那里安静的听就找到了表，要比其他孩子做的更好，应用比较级better.故选B. |
举一反三
Once there was a parrot on sale in a pet store. It was a beautiful red and blue bird. It sat on a perch ( 横杆 ) in the middle of the store, so that everyone could see it when they came in. The owner was very proud of it and asked a high price for it.
One day a man went into the store. “ That’s a beautiful bird,” he said to the owner, “ But why is it so expensive? Is it an unusual bird?”
“ No, it’s not very unusual. It’s expensive because it can talk.” the pet store owner said.
“ I see. How can I make it talk?” the man asked.
The owner asked him, “ Do you see those strings ( 细绳 ) tied to each of the bird’s legs?
“ Yes,” the man answered.
“ Well, you pull those strings,” the pet store owner told him. That will make the parrot talk.”
The man asked, “ Do you mind if I try?”
“ Not at all,” the owner said.
The man walked up to the parrot and pulled the string on its left leg. The parrot said, “ Good morning.”
The man pulled the string on the parrot’s right leg. This time the parrot said, “ How are you today?”
“ That’s not very interesting,” said the man. “ Any parrot could do that.” Then he laughed, “ But what would happen if I pulled both strings at the same time?”
“ I’ll fall off my perch, you fool !”the parrot said.
小题1: The parrot was expensive because ________.| A．it was pretty beautiful | B．it could talk with people | | C．it was a very unusual bird | D．it was in the middle of the store |
小题2:The parrot would talk when ________.| A．people came into the pet store | B．it was the pet store owner | | C．people said it was beautiful | D．people pulled the strings on its legs |
小题3: Which is the first sentence that the parrot said to the man?| A．Good morning. | B．How are you? | | C．That wasn’t interesting | D．I’ll fall off my perch, you fool! |
小题4: From the story we know the parrot was ________.| A．kind | B．silly | C．clever | D．crazy |
小题5: The best title for the passage should be ________.
Unusual Parrot B. Parrot Talk C. Silly Man D. Clever Owner |
Bill was a boy of 15 in Grade 9. His parents went gambling(赌博) day and night. Nobody cared about him. He always failed in his exams. So his teachers didn’t like him, nor did his classmates play with him. Bill often slept in class because his heart was not in school. He almost gave himself up.
One day, Miss Jones, a new teacher, came to Bill’s class. She was a smiling, beautiful woman. Bill was in love! For the first time in his young life, he couldn’t take his eyes off his teacher; yet, still he failed.
It was Miss Jones’ class. She was asking a question. “I’d like the smartest boy to answer my question.” Then she said loudly, “Bill, please!” Bill was surprised. And he stood up without a word. “Just try it! I believe you can!” After school, Miss Jones had a long talk with Bill. She told him that she cared about him and believed in him.
Bill thought a lot that evening. From then on he arrived at school on time every day. Miss Jones helped him with his homework in the afternoon. She even cooked delicious food for him. She told Bill, “Nothing is impossible if you put your heart in it.” Later, Miss Jones gave another exam. Bill did it with all his heart. He was very excited to find that he had passed the exam. Now Bill discovered that he also could learn well. A change took place in Bill’s heart.
You see, one teacher saved one boy, it’s simple, really.
小题1:How old was Bill?小题2: Bill always failed in the exams at first because he____________.| A．went gambling | B．talked in class | C．was silly | D．gave himself up |
小题3:Miss Jones changed Bill by ______________.| A．doing homework for him | | B．encouraging and helping him | | C．giving Bill another exam | | D．cooking delicious food for him |
小题4:From the passage we can learn _____________.| A．Miss Jones was a loving and careful teacher | | B．Bill’s parents cared about him very much | | C．Miss Jones loved to answer Bill’s questions | | D．Bill didn’t like to play with his classmates |
小题5:Which may be the best title for the passage?| A．Parents’ Day | B．A Lazy Boy | C．A Boy’s Change | D．A Strict Teacher |
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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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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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