An old man was going home late one night with his horse and cart after a day’s h
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An old man was going home late one night with his horse and cart after a day’s hard work. When he was not far from his house, the light on the cart went out. He tried but could not mend (修理) it. He was near his home, and so he went along the road without a light. When a policeman saw this, he stopped the old carter.
“Where is your light?” asked the policeman. “No man may take a cart along the road at night without a light. You know that. You have broken the law (法律).”“I had a light, but it has just gone out,” said the old man.
“I don’t believe that story,” said the policeman. He took out a book and got ready to write. What’s your name and where do you live?” he asked.
“Please don’t take my name,” said the old man. “My home is just there. You can see it from here. I had a light nearly the whole way. I haven’t come far without a light.”
“You came all the way without a light. What’s your name?”
The carter quickly took the policeman’s hand and put it down on top of the light. The light was still hot and burnt the policeman’s hand. The policeman jumped and he was very angry. “Now, what do you think?” said the carter. “Did I come all the way without a light?”
1. In the passage the word “cart” is ____.
A. something like a car
B. something like a light
C. something pulled by a horse
D. something with a light
2. The old man drove home ____.
A. on the back of his horse
B. late one night
C. very late every night
D. with a policeman
3. Where did the policeman stop the old man?
A. Near the old man’s home.
B. At the traffic lights.
C. Under a road light.
D. Far from the old man’s home.
4. The cart was stopped by the policeman because ____.
A. the old man didn’t have a light
B. the policeman didn’t believe the old man’s words
C. the old man didn’t want to tell his name
D. the light on the old man’s cart was not on
5. What made the policeman believe the old man’s words?
A. He made the policeman touch the light.
B. He jumped and shouted angrily.
C. He made the policeman angry.
D. The light burnt the policeman’s hands. |
答案
小题1:C
小题1:B
小题1:A
小题1:D
小题1:D |
解析
1.文章中“cart”的意思是：答案C.（马拉的车）
2.老人驾车回家答案：B.有一天晚上很晚。（A.坐在马背上 C.每晚都很晚 D.
和警察）
3.警察在哪里让老人停下？答案：A在这位老人家的附近。文中老人说从这里可以看到他的家。
4.马拉车陂警察停下的原因是：答案D.马拉车上的灯没亮着。警察认为这是违法的。
5.什么事让警察相信了老人的话？答案：D.车上刚灭了的灯烫着警察的手。（he light was still hot and burnt the policeman’s hand） |
举一反三
David came from a poor family. When he finished his high school, however, he was given a wonderful present. “Some of my friends got new clothes and a rich boy even got a new car,” he remembered, “My dad reached into his trousers pocket and took something out. I held out my hand, and his present dropped into it — a nickel (五分镍币).”
Dad said to me, “Buy a newspaper with that. Read every word of it. Then turn to the classified section (分类栏目) and get yourself a job. Get into the world. It’s all yours now.” I always thought that was a great joke my father had played on me until a few years later when I was in the army, sitting in a foxhole (战壕), and thinking about my family and my life. It was then that I realized that my friends had got only new cars, or only new clothes. My father had given me the whole world. What a great present!
1. When David left school, he received ______ as a present.
A. a new car B. new clothes C. a newspaper D. hardly anything
2. What did David become a few years later?
A. A college student. B. A rich person. C. A soldier. D. A newspaper reporter.
3. The title of the passage may be ______.
A. How to be a Soldier B. How to find a Job C. A Great Joke D. A Great Present |
Paul is a worker. One of his feet is bigger than 1 . He can’t 2 the right shoes 3 his feet. His friend, Dick, says to him, “ 4 don’t you go to a shoemaker(鞋匠) ? A shoemaker can 5 you the right shoes.” 6 Paul goes to the shoemaker near Dick’s home. Very soon the shoemaker makes him a pair of shoes. Paul 7 the shoes but he is not happy. He 8 the shoemaker, “You aren’t 9 good shoemaker！I want you to make me one shoe bigger than the other. 10 you make me one shoe smaller than the other. ”
1.
| A. other
| B. the other
| C. another
| D. that one
| 2.
| A .see
| B. look for
| C. find
| D. look at
| 3.
| A. for
| B. on
| C. with
| D. about
| 4 .
| A. How
| B. What
| C. Where
| D. Why
| 5 .
| A. take
| B. give
| C. make
| D. mend
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| A. So
| B. After
| C. But
| D. Or
| 7.
| A. looks
| B. looks at
| C. sees into
| D. sees at
| 8.
| A .speaks
| B. says
| C. speaks to
| D. says to
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| A. an
| B. that
| C. this
| D. a
| 10.
| A. Then
| B. Or
| C. And
| D. But
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There once was an old man aged 50．who had a lazy son aged 30. The son couldn’t earn his own living(谋生), and still lived on his old father for food and clothing.
The old man was very worried about him. So he took him to the fortune teller(算命先生)to have his fortune told．The father and son both believed what the fortune teller said —the father would live to 80 and the son to 62.
After they found out how long they were going to live, the son was very sad. His father comforted(安慰)him, “Don’t be so sad! You are only 30 now, and still have 32 years of good days ahead of you.”
“I’m not worrying about my own age. It’s your age which causes me great worry,” the son said.
The father was greatly moved and said, “Don’t worry about me so much. I’ve got 30 years ahead of me too．”
“I’m not worried about your age either,” said the son. “I have found out that you’11 die two years earlier than I. So who will I depend on in the two years after your death?”
小题1:The old man had a son ______.| A．thirty years younger than him。 | | B．who earned a lot of money | | C．who lived on him for food and clothing | | D．who died two years earlier than him |
小题2:The underlined words “ahead of’” in paragraph 5 mean “______”.| A．behind | B．over | C．in front of | D．under |
小题3:The father was moved when ______.| A．he thought his son WSS worried about him | | B．he knew that his son would die ahead of him | | C．his son would earn his own living when he died | | D．he found his son worried about his money |
小题4:The son was worried about his father because______.| A．he liked his father very much | | B．he would have no money to buy food and clothing if his father died | | C．his father was getting older and older | | D．His father would get less and less money |
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Monty was the son of a horse trainer. When he was in his ninth grade, he was asked to write a __36__ about what he wanted to be and do when he grew up.
That night he wrote a seven-page paper saying that someday he’d __37__ a horse ranch (牧场). He wrote about his dream in great detail and he __38__ drew a picture of a 200-acre ranch with all the buildings.
He put a great deal of his __39__ into the project and the next day he handed it in __40__ his teacher. Two days later he received his paper back. On the front page was a large red F with a __41__ that read, “See me after class.”
The boy with the dream went to see the teacher after class and asked, “__42__ did I receive an F?”
The teacher said, “This is an __43__ dream for a young boy like you. You come from a poor family. Owning a horse ranch requires a lot of __44__. You have to buy the land. You have to pay for other things. There is no__45__ you could ever do it.” Then the teacher added, “__46__ you rewrite this paper with a more realistic goal, I will reconsider your grade.”
The boy went home and thought about __47__ long and hard. He asked his father what he should do. His father said, “Look, son, you have to make up your own mind on this. However, I think it is a very important __48__ for you.”
Finally, after sitting with it for a week, the boy turned in the __49__ paper, making no changes at all. He said to the teacher, “You can keep the F and I’ll keep my 50 .”
| 小题1: | | A．speech | B．paper | C．notice | D．diary |
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| 小题3: | | A．just | B．almost | C．ever | D．even |
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| 小题4: | | A．heart | B．life | C．advice | D．trust |
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| 小题6: | | A．word | B．letter | C．note | D．post |
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| 小题8: | | A．unusual | B．unforgettable | C．unimportant | D．unrealistic |
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| 小题9: | | A．money | B．time | C．space | D．effort |
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| 小题10: | | A．wonder | B．way | C．problem | D．matter |
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| 小题11: | | A．Though | B．since | C．Until | D．If |
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| 小题12: | | A．himself | B．him | C．it | D．itself |
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| 小题13: | | A．change | B．gift | C．message | D．decision |
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| 小题14: | | A．long | B．thick | C．same | D．correct |
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| 小题15: | | A．grade | B．dream | C．duty | D．secret |
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Alice is a young woman. She likes to exercise for her health. She walks five kilometers before breakfast every morning, and goes swimming twice a week at the swimming pool. She doesn’t smoke and never drinks wine(酒). She doesn’t eat chocolate, and she doesn’t eat sweet and fatty foods.
One day Alice was on her daily walk when she saw a man sitting in a chair. He looked very old and his hair was white. He looked thin and weak, and his hands were shaking(发抖), but he looked very happy.
He smiled at her and said, “ Good morning! Lovely day, isn’t it?”
He had a big smile on his face, and his eyes showed his happiness. But Alice saw that he had no teeth.
“Good morning!” said Alice. “Yes, it’s a lovely day.”
Alice thought he was old and clever. She thought he must be more than 90 years old. She wanted to ask him about the secret of a happy old age.
“Excuse me. But what is your secret for being so happy at your age? I hope I can look as happy as you do when I am your age.”
The man in the chair said, “My secret for happiness? I smoke every day, and drink three bottles of wine every day. I eat hamburgers, I eat chocolate and I never eat vegetables. I never walk anywhere and I never play sports. I sit and watch TV all day.”
Alice couldn’t understand. She wanted to know how the man got to be so old when he did everything wrong. She thought he should be sick and unhappy. Perhaps she was wrong. Maybe, she thought, people could live a long happy life without eating well and doing lots of sports.
“How old are you?’ she asked.
“It’s my birthday today.” Said the man, “I am forty-seven.”
11. What does Alice like?
A. Smoking. B. Drinking wines. C. Eating unhealthy food. D. Doing sports.
12. Which is WRONG about the old man?
A. He didn’t have any teeth. B. He was more than 90 years old.
C. He looked happy although he looked thin and weak. D. He looked very old.
13. How often did the old man do sports?
A. Never. B. Often. C. Sometimes. D. Every day.
14. How did Alice feel when he heard the old man’s secret for happiness?
A. Happy. B. Interested. C. Excited. D. Surprised.
15. After the old man told Alice about his age, Alice knew .
A. the man was in good health for his age
B. the man had a healthier lifestyle than her
C. a good lifestyle was important for one’s health
D. people could live a long life without a good lifestyle |
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