Once Effendi had a joke with the Prime Minister（宰相）. He said that the Minister w
题型：不详难度：来源：
 Once Effendi had a joke with the Prime Minister（宰相）. He said that the Minister would die the next day. The next day, the Minister fell to the ground from the horse and really died. When the king learned this, he got angry and sent his men to catch Effendi at once.
When Effendi was brought to him, the king shouted angrily, “Effendi, since you knew when my Minister would die, you must know the date of your own death. Say it out, or you’ll die today.”
Effendi looked at the king for a while. Then he answered, “But how can I know? I’ll die two days earlier than you.” The king was afraid that if he killed Effendi, he himself would die after that. He thought he must keep Effendi alive as long as possible, so he let Effendi go.
小题1:This story tells us __________.| A．how Effendi fooled the king | B．when the king would die | | C．why the Minister died | D．Effendi knew the date of everyone’s death |
小题2:The Prime Minister died because __________.| A．Effendi killed him | B．Effendi said he would die | C．he wa s badly ill | D．he fell off the horse |
小题3:Why did the king ask Effendi to tell him the date of Effendi’s own death?| A．Because the king wanted to know when he himself would die. | | B．Because the king wanted to find an excuse to kill Effendi. | | C．Because he himself had known the date of Effendi’s death. | | D．Because he wanted to know when Effendi would die. |
小题4:The king let Effendi go because __________.| A．he hoped to live a long life | B．he was afraid of Effendi | | C．he didn’t believe Effendi’s words | D．he knew the would die two days later |
小题5:Which of the following is not true?| A．Effendi played a joke on the Minister. | | B．The king was afraid of death. | | C．Effendi didn’t know when the king would die | | D．If the king killed Effendi, he himself would die two days later. |
|
答案
小题1:A
小题1:D
小题1:B
小题1:A
小题1:D |
解析
【主旨大意】本文讲的是聪明的阿凡提智答国王问题的故事，以致国王为了不让自己死去，而不敢***死他。
小题1:综合分析题。由文章可知，为了保全生命，中阿凡提说自己会比国王早死两天。以此愚弄了国王。
小题1:细节理解题。由第一段可知，宰相是从马上摔下来而死的。
小题1:细节推理题。由第一段和第二段可知，国王很生气，***死阿凡提是他的目的。
小题1:细节理解题。由文章结尾可知，国王是怕自己真的会死去才没有***死阿凡提，由此推测和A一致。
小题1:判断推理题。本文是要求选择不正确的，国王会在阿凡提死后两天死，这一说法是没有可信性的，只是阿凡提的一个自救说法。故选D。 |
举一反三
Once there was a father and a son. They were ill-tempered(坏脾气的) and never gave way to others.
One day the father decided to _46___some friends to dinner in his house. He __47____ his son to buy some meat in town. When the son got _48____his father wanted, he turned back and walked towards the town gate. Just then a man was coming from the outside. The gate wasn’t __49___enough to let two men in and out at the same time. But __ 50 of them would give way to the other. They___51___ straight face to face inside the gate hour after hour. But the father was worried. " What shall I do? My son hasn’t____52___ yet. I can’t wait any longer.” He wanted to know what the ___53____ with his son was. So he left his friends at home, and he himself went to the town to look for his son.
“You may first take the ___54_____ home for my friends. Let me stand here against him ____55____.” He said to his son when he knew what had happened.
| 小题1: | | A．speak | B．answer | C．say | D．ask |
|
| 小题2: | | A．hoped | B．told | C．let | D．wished |
|
| 小题3: | | A．why | B．where | C．what | D．which |
|
| 小题4: | | A．long | B．wide | C．high | D．narrow |
|
| 小题5: | | A．either | B．all | C．both | D．neither |
|
| 小题6: | | A．stood | B．went | C．lay | D．walked |
|
| 小题7: | | A．gone | B．bought | C．returned | D．been |
|
| 小题8: | | A．wrong | B．accident | C．thing | D．matter |
|
| 小题9: | | A．meat | B．dinner | C．bread | D．money |
|
| 小题10: | | A．politely | B．instead | C．safely | D．kindly |
|
|
Like most teenagers in the world, Joso Montanaro a teen artist in Brazil, likes reading and drawing cartoons. But he is special—his drawings get published(出版).
Montanaro is now drawing cartoons for Folha. Folha is Brazil’s largest newspaper and is known for its cartoons. Montanaro has already been working at Folha for two years. Each week he draws two, there or four cartoons and sends them to the paper. From those editors choose one for the next day’s page.
Montanaro draws about the news of the day. Recently he worked on The Wave—a drawing of the tsunami(海啸) that hit Japan. Montanaro also likes to draw cartoons about the fun ny things that happen in Brazilian politics(政治).
“I like doing political drawings because you can joke about somebody bigger than you.” Montanaro says.
Folha’s art director ,Mario Kanno, says editors saw something new and different in Montanaro’s work.“We brought him in with this idea to show that, yes, young people also read newspapers and can show their ideas on politics,”Kanno says.
Montanaro’s love for cartoons began when be was only 7 or 8 year old. His dad bought him comics. Montanaro says these books gave him the ideas that got him drawing.“I think those great works have really helped me,”he says.“They remind me that I should draw something in my book every day.”
小题1:What is Montanaro doing for Folha now?| A．He is publishing story books. | B．He is drawing cartoons. | | C．He is sending newspapers. | D．He is writing articles. |
小题2:Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?| A．Folha is famous for its cartoons. | | B．Folha is the largest newspaper in Brazil. | | C．Montanaro draws one cartoon for Folha every week. | | D．Montanaro began to work for Folha two years ago. |
小题3:Why does Montanaro like drawing political cartoons?| A．Because he can show his ideas on politics. | | B．Because he is very interested in political jobs. | | C．Because he thinks it’s easier to draw political cartoons. | | D．Because he can make fun of some important people. |
小题4:What made Montanaro draw and helped him a lot in his drawings?| A．The comics his dad bought him. | B．His interest in cartoon films. | | C．The fun of drawing cartoons. | D．His dad’s ideas about cartoons. |
小题5:What’s the best title for this passage?| A．Folha’s art director. | B．Brazil’s largest newspaper. | | C．Teen artist in Brazil. | D．Montanaro’s great father. |
|
A woman saw three old men sitting outside the door. She said, “I don’t think I know you, but you must be very hungry. Please come in and have something ___66_____.”
“We don’t go into a house ___67_____ ”they replied.
“Why is that?” she asked.
One of the old men answered, “His name is Wealth(财富), this is Success, and I am Love.” Then he said, “Now go in and ___68_____ with your family which one of us you want in your house.”
The woman went in and told her family what had happened, she said, “Let’s invite Wealth. We have been so ____69____.” Her husband disagreed, “My dear, why don’t we invite Success? Don’t you want me to be a successful man? Then her daughter asked, “Would it be ___70_____ to invite Love? Our life will then be filled with love!”
In the end the family decided to take the ___71_____ advice. The woman went out and asked, “____72____ one of you is Love? Please come in and be our guest.” Love got up and started walking to the house. The other two also got up and ____73____ him. Surprised, the lady asked Wealth and Success, “ I ___74_____ invite Love. Why are you coming along? The two old men answered, “If you had invited Wealth or Success, the other two would have to stay out, but since you have invited Love. ____75____ he goes, we go with him. Where there is Love, there is Wealth and Success.”
| 小题1: | | A．to say | B．to eat | C．to use | D．to drink |
|
| 小题2: | | A．together | B．alone | C．crowdedly | D．lonely |
|
| 小题3: | | A．play | B．exercise | C．agree | D．discuss |
|
| 小题4: | | A．poor | B．rich | C．lucky | D．happy |
|
| 小题5: | | A．worse | B．better | C．less | D．more |
|
| 小题6: | | A．father’s | B．mother’s | C．daughter’s | D．parents’ |
|
| 小题8: | | A．left | B．followed | C．stopped | D．pulled |
|
| 小题9: | | A．only | B．hardly | C．never | D．almost |
|
| 小题10: | | A．whenever | B．whatever | C．however | D．wherever |
|
|
Jean is a young girl who comes from a rich and famous family. She goes to a good university and has almost everything that money can buy. The problem is that Jean’s family are so busy that they can hardly find time to be with her. Jean is quite lonely (孤独的). So she spends a lot of time on her QQ. She likes being anonymous (匿名的), talking to people who do not know about her famous family and her rich life. She uses the name Linda on QQ and has made a lot of friends.
Last year Jean made a very special friend on QQ. His name was David and he lived in San Francisco. David was full of stories and jokes. He and Jean had the same interest in rock music and modern dance. So it always took them hours to talk happily on QQ and sometimes they even forgot their time. Of course, they wanted to know more about each other. David sent a picture of himself. He was a tall, good-looking young man with big, happy smile. As time went by, they became good friends and often sent cards and small things to each other.
When Jean’s father told her that he was going on a business trip to San Francisco, she asked him to let her go with him. She wanted to give David a surprise for his birthday. She would take him the latest DVD of a rock singer. But when she knocked on David’s door in San Francisco, she found that her special friend was a 70–year-old man named Jim! How disappointed Jean was!
小题1: Jean spends a lot of her time on QQ because she is_______. | A．rich | B．young | C．a bad student | D．lonely |
小题2:Jean thought “David” was special because he ________. | A．made her very happy on QQ | B．was from San Francisco | | C．was tall and good-looking | D．was rich |
小题3:What are both Jean and “David” interested in? | A．Pop music and sports. | B．Music and science. | | C．Rock music and modern dance. | D．Stories and jokes. |
小题4:Which of the following is True? | A．Jean has got everything in her life. | B．“David” and Jean sent cards to each other. | | C．“David” didn’t tell Jean his real address. | D．Jean’s family members often get together. |
小题5:What’s the main idea of the passage? | A．Don’t go to meet those you get to know on QQ. | | B．People don’t use their real names on QQ so often. | | C．Don’t believe those you get to know on QQ easily. | | D．Don’t spend much time on QQ. |
|
Twelve-year-old Kitty O’Neil asked her coach, “Let me try.” She was already on the swim team, but this was different. One of the divers had not arrived, and Kitty needed much help. Her coach looked 36 at her. She had been practicing dives, but could she really stand up to the competition? Besides, 37 was completely deaf. Many people thought a person who was deaf wouldn’t be able to dive well. However, Kitty 38 , and she won first place at that swimming meet and went on to win the Junior Olympics in the area.
Kitty began diving with Dr. Sammy Lee, a famous coach and former Olympic diving champion. The teenager went to school in the morning and then spent most afternoons diving. It was 39 work, and Kitty often hit the water the wrong way. However, she was able to 40 practicing. While she was diving , Kitty won many gold medals, but she wanted 41 . Perhaps she learned something from her 42 . Kitty lost her hearing at the age of four months. Because she wanted Kitty to lead a normal life, Kitty’s mother went to college to 43 about teaching people who are deaf. Kitty’s mother finally started a school for those who are deaf.
Kitty’s life was 44 but normal, and as an athlete, Kitty was much bettter than others. When she gave up diving, she wanted danger and adventure. She raced cars, boats, and motorcycles. Many of these 45 usually require at least some hearing. For example many racers judge their speed by the sound of the engine. Kitty did it by 46 .
In 1972 she began to learn doing dangerous action for movies and television. Soon she became one of the 47 women in Hollywood. In 1976 Kitty O’Neil also became the fastest woman in the world in a rocket-powered car that went more than 512 miles per hour.
| 小题1: | | A．up | B．down | C．carefully | D．closely |
|
| 小题3: | | A．worked | B．did | C．practiced | D． came |
|
| 小题4: | | A．easy | B．usual | C．pleasant | D．hard |
|
| 小题5: | | A．like | B．finish | C．keep | D．begin |
|
| 小题6: | | A．fewer | B．more | C．some | D．many |
|
| 小题7: | | A．father | B．mother | C．coach | D．teacher |
|
| 小题8: | | A．learn | B．read | C．write | D．listen |
|
| 小题9: | | A．something | B．anything | C．nothing | D．everything |
|
| 小题10: | | A．classes | B．meetings | C．activities | D．parties |
|
| 小题11: | | A．listening | B．learning | C．speaking | D．feeling |
|
| 小题12: | | A．latest | B．fastest | C．prettiest | D．busiest |
|
|
最新试题
热门考点