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One day an old man is selling (卖) a big elephant. A young man comes to the elephant and begins to look at it slowly. The old man goes up to him and says in his ear, “Don’t say anything about the elephant before I sell it. Then I will give you twenty dollars.”“All right,” says the young man. After the old man sells the elephant, he gives the young man twenty dollars and says, “Now, can you tell me how you found the elephant’s bad ears?”“I didn’t find the bad ears,” says the young man. “Then why are you looking at the elephant slowly?” asked the old man. The young man answers, “Because I have never seen an elephant before, and I want to know what it looks like.”
根据短文选择正确的答案
( )11. ________ the elephant.
A. The young man sells B. The old man sells
C. The two men sell D. The old man buys
( )12. The young man is looking at the elephant slowly.
He wants to find out ___________.
A. which foot of the elephant is bad B. how heavy it is
C. which ear of the elephant is bad D. what it looks like
( )13. The young man ______________.
A. knows the elephant has bad ears B. wants to buy the elephant
C. looks after the elephant D. gets some money from the old man
( )14. The young man ______________.
A. is not interested in elephants B. knows what an elephant looks like
C. has seen some elephants before D. has never seen an elephant before
( )15. Hearing what the young man said, the old man will probably(很可能)be ____________.
A. angry （生气） B. happy C. dangerous D. hungry |
答案
小题1:B
小题1:D
小题1:D
小题1:D
小题1:A |
解析
小题1:从文章的句子：One day an old man sells(卖) a big elephant.可知答案是He sells a big elephant.可知选 B
小题1:从最后一句话“Because I want to see what an elephant looks like.”
可知这个年轻人想看看大象长什么样子。选D
小题1:从文章的句子：he gives the young man twenty dollars and asks,可知答案是D
小题1:从文章的句子“Because I have never seen an elephant before,可知年轻人以前没看过大象。选D
小题1:推理题：老人以为年轻人看见大象的坏耳朵，给了年轻人一些钱，而年轻人只是没看过大象，想看看大象长什么样的，所以老人一定很生气。选A
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举一反三
In a nice house there lived an old man. Behind the house there was a big garden. He planted many plants there. He took care of his 41 all the time, watering and fertilizing (施肥) them.
One day a young man went by the 42 . He looked at the beautiful flowers, imagining how happy he could be 43 he lived in such a beautiful place. Then, suddenly he found the old gardener was 44 . He was very surprised about this and asked, “You can’t see these flowers. 45 are you busy taking care of them every day?”
The old man smiled and said, “I can tell you four 46 . First, I was a gardener when I was young, and I really like this job. Second, 47 I can’t see these flowers, I can touch them. 48 , I can smell the sweetness of them. As to the last one, that’s 49 .”
“Me? But you don’t know me,” said the young man.
“Yeah, it’s 50 that I don’t know you. But I know that flowers are angels that everybody 51 . We enjoy the happiness these flowers have brought us.”
The blind man’s work opened our eyes and 52 our heart, which also made his life 53 . It was just like Beethoven, who became deaf in his later life and wrote many great musical words. Beethoven himself couldn’t 54 his wonderful music, but his music has 55 millions of people to face their difficulties bravely. Isn’t it one kind of happiness?
| 小题1: | | A．flowers | B．trees | C．vegetables | D．grass |
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| 小题2: | | A．balcony | B．kitchen | C．garden | D．study |
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| 小题4: | | A．blind | B．famous | C．smart | D．friendly |
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| 小题6: | | A．stories | B．reasons | C．excuses | D．conclusions |
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| 小题7: | | A．although | B．since | C．because | D．unless |
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| 小题8: | | A．First | B．Second | C．Third | D．Fourth |
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| 小题9: | | A．me | B．you | C．my mother | D．my son |
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| 小题11: | | A．greets | B．doubts | C．meets | D．knows |
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| 小题12: | | A．broke | B．hurt | C．pleased | D．treated |
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| 小题13: | | A．emptier | B．busier | C．luckier | D．happier |
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| 小题14: | | A．write | B．hear | C．play | D．believe |
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| 小题15: | | A．changed | B．affected | C．discovered | D．encouraged |
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“I’ve been writing a book, John. Do you think anyone would be interested in 1 it?” said the old lady.
John took over the papers from her shaking hand and seated her in chair. He remembered her rich 2 in the early days of the Old West. He looked through the papers. “It’s good, Grandma,” he said gently. Then realizing that she 3 hear him, he shouted into her ears, “I think it’s very good. I’ll 4 it to a publisher (出版商).”
Ten days later, he reported that the publisher had had time to read only a few 5 . But he was so impressed (给...留下深刻的好印象) that he had sent $ 100 for an option（版权）. More money would be given as an advance (预付款). Every month John 6 $100 for her with a letter from the publisher telling about the progress of the book.
One morning, three months after her 100th birthday, Grandma didn’t get up. The doctor told her that she couldn’t 7 more than a few days. She was ready to go, but she first wanted her book to be in print. John promised that she could get it very soon.
Grandma held on until the day the book came into her hands with the title and her name on the cover. Though she couldn’t see it, she could touch it. She proudly traced（找到）her name with her fingers(手指), tears(眼泪) in her eyes. Two hours later, she died peacefully, 8 holding her book.
Her granddaughter took up the book and opened it. “Why, it’s just blank pages!” she cried in 9 . John’s face turned 10 . Then the girl understood. There never was a book. Grandma couldn’t hear the little bell when the typewriter came to the middle of the line. She would keep on working, not knowing the whole sentences and sometimes the paragraphs were missing. John did not tell her, for he couldn’t take away her only hope. It was John himself who had written the letters and sold his car to pay the advance.
( ) 1. A. buying B. publishing C. reading D. lending
( ) 2. A. sufferings B. experiences C. thoughts D. family
( ) 3. A. couldn’t B. needn’t C. mustn’t D. doesn’t
( ) 4. A. throw B. put C. send D. lift
( ) 5. A. words B. sentences C. pages D. books
( ) 6. A. brought B. took C. gave D. carried
( ) 7. A. die B. stay C. last D. sleep
( ) 8. A. still B. yet C. always D. then
( ) 9. A. anger B. joy C. surprise D. tears
( ) 10. A. white B. red C. gray D. pale |
Life for Cathy Taylor’s three children is very busy. Their school days are busy enough. After school, though, Cathy takes the two boys from football to basketball. Then she has to take her daughter to piano lessons. The tired children don’t get home until 7 pm. They have a quick supper, and it’s time for homework.
The Taylors are like many American and British parents. They take their children from activity to activity, and try to fit as much as possible into their kids’ lives. Doctors say many children are under too much pressure. Teachers complain(抱怨) about teaching tired kids in the classroom.
Most children take part in after-school clubs. Activities include sports, language learning, music and math classes. Pushy parents are nothing new, but now parents seem to push their children a lot more. Parents see other children doing a lot of things, and they feel their own children should do the same.
Linda Miller, a mother of three in London, knows all about such pressure. “In some families, competition starts from a very young age,” she says. “Mothers send their kids to all kinds of classes when they are very young. And they are always comparing them with other children. It’s crazy. People shouldn’t push their kids so hard.
Dr Alice Green agrees. She also says that these children may find it hard to think for themselves when they are older. “Parents are trying to plan their kids’ lives for them. When these kids are adults, they might find it difficult to plan things for themselves.” Parents should learn to give their kids a bit more time to themselves. On one hand, children need organized activities. On the other hand, they also need time and freedom to relax, and they need time to do things by themselves.
( ) 8. Cathy Taylor sends her daughter to .
A. math classes B. language schoolB. sport club D. piano lessons
( ) 9. Why do teachers complain about teaching those children in the classroom?
A. Because they are very tired. B. Because they know a lot of things.
C. Because they are under too much pressure. D. Because they can’t plan things for themselves.
( ) 10. From the passage, we know children take part in after-school activities because .
A. they have interest in them B. their teachers tell them to do so
C. their parents push them to do so D. they see other children doing these things
( ) 11. The writer probably thinks that parents should .
A. compare their children with others B. plan their children’s lives for them
C. take their children to different classes
D. give children time and let them do things by themselves |
Nora is an American girl. She studies in a middle school. She has a little sister. Her name is Kate. Kate is only four. Nora likes Kate very much.
Today is Sunday. Nora wants her pen. She takes out her pencil box. “ Oh , dear! Where’s my pen?” She can’t find her pen. She goes to ask her sister in her bedroom.
“Kate! I can’t find my pen. Can you see……Oh, what are you doing with (用) my pen?”
“I’m writing to my friend, Betty.” Kate answers. “But how can you? You don’t know what to write.”
“It doesn’t matter (没关系). Betty can’t read.” Kate says.
( ) 6. Who are sisters? _______________
A. Nora and Kate. B. Nora and Betty.
C. Betty and Kate. D. Nora, Betty and Kate.
( ) 7. _________ can’t find her pen.
A. Kate B. Nora C. Betty D. Nora’s friend
( ) 8. Where is Kate? _______________
A. In the school. B. In a shop.
C. In her bedroom. D. In her father’s car.
( ) 9. Which is not right? ________________
A. Nora finds her pen in Kate’s room. B. Kate can’t write.
C. Kate is writing with her sister’s pen. D. Betty is older than（比）Kate.
( )10. Betty and Kate are not ________________.
A. sisters B. Americans C. at home D. schoolgirl |
Tom lived a long way from the city. One day he went to the city to buy something in the shop, and after he bought them, he went into a restaurant（餐厅） and sat down at a table. When he looked round, he saw some old people put eye glasses（眼镜）on before reading their books, so after lunch he went to a shop to buy some glasses, too. He walked along the road, and soon found a shop. The man in the shop made him try on(试戴) a lot of glasses, but Tom always said, “No, I can’t read with these.”
The man became more and more puzzled(困惑). At last he said, “Excuse me, but can you read at all?”
“No, I can’t,” Tom said, “If I can read, do you think I come here to buy glasses?”
1. Tom met some old people____________. .
A. far away from the city B. in the shop
C. in the restaurant D. in the park
2. When did Tom go to the shop to buy some glasses? ____________.
A. After lunch B. Before lunch C. In the morning D. In the evening
3. Tom went to a restaurant to____________. .
A. buy eye glasses B. have lunch C. buy some books D. sell eye glasses
4. Before reading their books the old people in the restaurant____________. .
A. drank tea B. took their glasses off
C. bought glasses D. put their glasses on
5. In fact, Tom ____________.
A. liked eye glasses B. liked reading
C. couldn’t read at all D. knew the man in the shop |
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