I bought a jasmine plant for my office. When I bought it, I was told it would bl

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I bought a jasmine plant for my office. When I bought it, I was told it would bloom（开花） and the sweet smell would fill my office. I had the plant for two months, and every day I looked at it, but there weren"t any flowers or pleasant smell. I was not happy, so I gave the plant to my friend Linda.
One day, another friend Mary called and invited me to her office. When I walked in, her jasmine flowers surprised me. I reached out to touch the flowers. Mary cut some and gave them to me. I couldn"t help smelling them. Surrounded by the sweet smell of only a handful of these flowers, I suddenly understood something.
Mary bought her plant the same time I did. It took a year for her jasmine to bloom. I was so impatient for mine to bloom; regretfully, I gave it away.
In a way my life is like the jasmine plant. I need to be patient and let things happen.
Last Sunday Linda told me that she was going abroad the next week. Before she left, she returned the plant to me. This time I am going to wait. I have learned that when we want something in our life, we have to be patient. I am slowly learning to have that patience to wait for my jasmine to bloom.
小题1:Before she gave the jasmine away, the writer had it for .
A. one day B. one year C . two weeks D. two months
小题2:When the writer saw Mary"s jasmine, she felt____________ .

A．unhappy

B．peaceful

C．hopeful

D．surprised

小题3:What has the writer learned from her experience?

A．Patience is needed in life.

B．Flowers can make life better.

C．Friendship is necessary for us.

D．Jasmine can be a wonderful plant.

答案

小题1:D
小题2:D
小题3:A

解析

短文大意：这篇短文中主要记述了作者买了一盆茉莉花，在养护了两个月后不见开花，就送给了朋友琳达。后来在朋友玛丽的家里看到了盛开的茉莉花，才知道茉莉花需要照顾很长时间才能开花。由此让作者懂得了耐心在生活中的重要性。
小题1:根据第一段I had the plant for two months, and every day I looked at it, but there weren"t any flowers or pleasant smell. I was not happy, so I gave the plant to my friend Linda.描述，可知我养了这棵花两个月，故选D，两个月。
小题2:根据第二段When I walked in, her jasmine flowers surprised me. 描述，可知选D。
小题3:根据In a way my life is like the jasmine plant. I need to be patient and let things happen.描述，可知作者由此懂得了生活中也需要耐心，故选A。

举一反三

In a cold winter, a couple had to move out of their big house because of bankruptcy（***）. The husband worked day and night but with no care of his wife. So she thought, “He doesn’t love me any more; he just thinks about his work.”
One day, she wanted to take a shower, but her husband stopped her at the door. “Let me take it first, OK?” “Why not let me take it first?” she asked. “I’m tired, dear. You take it later, OK?” She was very sad.
On a rainy day, she found nothing to do and turned on his computer. After a few minutes, her eyes were full of tears...it was his diary:
Today, I was quite sad. She asked me why I was always taking the shower first, and I said I was tired. She was unhappy. I wasn’t as rich as before! We moved to the small house and it was very cold. I found that if one person took the shower first, the bathroom could get a little warmer. So I always rushed to the bathroom first. When she took the shower, the bathroom could get warmer, at least 1°C. I can’t give her more, but at least I can give her 1°C love.
小题1:The couple moved out of their house ________.

A．on a rainy day

B．in a cold winter

C．when the husband lost his work

D．when the wife saw her husband’s diary

小题2:The woman thought her husband didn’t love her because ________.

A．he didn’t buy her beautiful clothes

B．he didn’t have enough money

C．he always worked with no care of her

D．he had another woman

小题3:The woman’s eyes were full of tears because ________.

A．she felt sad by her husband’s words

B．the rainy day made her sad

C．her eyes were hurt by the computer

D．she was moved by her husband’s diary

小题4:The man wanted to take the shower first because ________.

A．he was tired and wanted to sleep earlier

B．he wanted to make the bathroom warmer

C．he wasn’t as strong as before

D．he couldn’t stand the cold winter

小题5:From the reading, we know that ________.

A．the man loved his wife very much

B．the woman didn’t love her husband any more

C．the man was very poor before

D．the woman had no job

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Lillian Hanson, a college student, expects to graduate in about two years. What makes Mrs. Hanson different from her classmates is her    46   --73 years old. She has been studying at college, a few courses at a time, for 27 years.
When Lillian Hanson graduated from high school, she went to the   47   to borrow money for further education. The banker gave her   48   encouragement. He didn"t think that a country girl should borrow money to go to college. He thought she should be    49   doing housework or should work on the farm.     50   Lillian Hanson went home and raised a family of nine children instead of going to college.
Mrs. Hanson    51   forgot the dream of getting higher education. When the children
grown up, she   52   again and succeeded. In the class on her first day, when she introduced herself and   53   why she was there and what her aims were, all the other students   54  give her a warm welcome.
Mrs. Hanson finds that the   55   part of going back to school at her age is sitting in class long periods of time. However, she often says she will stick to her dream no matter how difficult it is.
小题1:A. age                           B. interest                      C. accent
小题2:A. club                          B. school                      C. bank
小题3:A. much                                B. no                         C. a little
小题4:A. at college               B. at home                     C. in the office
小题5:A. After                           B. But                         C. So
小题6:A. never                         B. already                      C. often
小题7:A. stopped                         B. tried                        C. refused
小题8:A. regretted                       B. guessed                     C. explained
小题9:A. stood up                       B. ran away                    C. broke out
小题10:A. best                        B. hardest                     C. easiest

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根据短文肉容．判断下列句子的正误。正确的用“T”．错误的用“F”。(每小题1分．共5分)

A long time ago. there was an emperor. He had a beautiful garden. In the garden, there was a little nightingale(夜莺) singing very beautifully.
One day the emperor heard about this little bird"s beautiful voice. He asked his guards to bring her to him. As soon as the emperor heard the nightingale"s voice, he said, "Put her in a golden cage, so she can stay and sing for me whenever I want to hear her. "
The little bird was so unhappy about being kept in the cage that she stopped singing one day. The emperor was very angry. He ordered the scientists in his palace to make a robot bird for him. The bird could sing very beautifully, too. The emperor was pleased.
Soon the robot bird became old. It no longer sang beautiful songs. Just at that time, the emperor became very weak. One morning, while lying in bed, the emperor wanted it to sing once again. But the robot bird couldn"t sing any more. Suddenly the nightingale landed on the window. She began to sing her most beautiful song. The emperor was very happy! He became better and better each day.
After the emperor was well，he changed a lot and became kind to his people. From then on, all his people cherished(爱戴) him for his love and kindness.
小题1:Both the nightingale and the robot bird had a beautiful voice.
小题2:The emperor kept the nightingale in a golden cage in order to hear her sing at any time.
小题3:The nightingale was very happy after she was kept in the golden cage.
小题4:The emperor was not satisfied with the robot bird at first.
小题5:The emperor learnt from the nightingale what love and kindness was.

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One day when Jack was walking inthe park, he saw a woman he knew sitting on a bench(长椅)with a dog beside her. The dog was looking up at the woman.
Jack walked up to the woman and said, “Hello. Sue, how are you? May I sit and talk with you for a while?”
“Of course, please sit down,”Sue said.
Jack sat down next to Sue on the bench, and they talked quietly together.
The dog continued to look up at Sue, as if waiting to be fed.
“That"s a nice dog”Jack said, pointing(指向)at the animal.
“Yes, he"s handsome. He"s a bit of a mixture(混合) but that"s not a bad thing.
He"s strong and healthy”
“And hungry,” Jack said. “He hasn"t taken his eyes off you. He thinks you"ve got
some food for him.”
“That"s true,”Sue said, But I haven’t.”
The two friends laughed and then Jack said, “Does your dog bite?”
“No,” Sue said. “He"s never bitten anyone. He"s always gentle and good-tempered
(好脾气).”
Hearing this, Jack decided to pet the dog. He put out his hand and touched the
animal"s head. Immediately it jumped up and bit him.
“Hey!” Jack shouted. “You said he didn"t bite.”
“No, I didn"t,”Sue replied. “You asked，if my dog bit, and I said no.
小题1:What did Jack do when he saw the woman?

A．He walked past her.

B．He asked to sit next to her.

C．He spoke angrily to her.

D．He spoke to her dog.

小题2:The dog looked_________.

A．angrily at Jack	B．sick
C．as if he would bite Sue	D．hungry

小题3:Jack thought that the dog

A．was ill	B．belonged to Sue
C．was terrible	D．belonged in a zoo

小题4:The underlined word “pet” should be ______________in Chinese.

A．宠物	B．喜欢
C．敲打	D．抚摸

小题5:From the story, we can know______________.

A．Jack and Sue talked about the same dog

B．Jack asked Sue a right question

C．Jack was bitten by Sue"s dog

D．Jack asked Sue a wrong question

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Once when I was a teenager, my father and I were standing in line to buy tickets for the circus. Finally, there was only one family between the ticket office and us. This family made a big impression on me.
There were eight children, all probably under the age of 12. You could tell they didn’t have a lot of money. Their clothes were not expensive, but they were clean. The children talked excitedly about the clowns. It was clearly a very important day out for them. The father and mother seemed happy as they could be.
The tickets lady asked how many tickets the father wanted, he proudly answered, “Please let me buy eight children’s tickets and two adults’ tickets, so I can take my family to the circus.”
The ticket lady told him the price.
The man’s wife lowered her head. There was no longer a smile on the man’s face. He quietly asked, “How much did you say?”
The ticket lady again told him the price.
The man obviously didn’t have enough money. But how could he tell his kids the bad news?
Seeing what was happening, my dad took a $20 note from his pocket and dropped in on the ground. (We were not rich ourselves at all!) He then tapped the man on the shoulder and said, “Excuse me, sir, you dropped this.”
The man understood my father was helping him. He picked up the money, looked straight into my dad’s eyes, and in tears replied. “Thank you. This really means a lot to me and my family.”
Although we did not go to the circus that night, we didn’t go without.
小题1:Why does the writer say “Their clothes were not expensive, but they were clean” ( Paragraph 2)?

A．To show the children were well looked after.

B．To show cheap clothes could be popular.

C．To show how hard the mother worked.

D．To show how rich the family were.

小题2:Why was the poor man unhappy after he spoke with the ticket lady?

A．He had lost his money.	B．His children were noisy.
C．The tickets were sold out.	D．The tickets were too expensive.

小题3:Who did the $20 note belong to?

A．The poor man.	B．The writer’s father.
C．The poor man’s wife.	D．The ticket lady.

小题4:Why was the poor man in tears at the end of the story?

A．He found the money he lost.	B．He wanted others to help him.
C．He made his children unhappy.	D．He was thankful for the kindness.

小题5:Which of the following statements is probably true according to the passage?

A．The poor mans saw the circus that night.

B．The two families became close friends.

C．The writer’s father earned some money.

D．The writer saw the circs that night.

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