There once was a farmer who lost his watch in his barn (谷仓). The watch was only
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There once was a farmer who lost his watch in his barn (谷仓). The watch was only cheap but was very ____36 to him because it was a gift from his father.
After _ 37 __ the barn for a long time, he gave up and asked for __38 __ from a group of children playing nearby.
He __39 __ them that the person who found the watch would be rewarded.
Hearing this, the children hurried inside the barn ___40 __. They searched everywhere but still could not find the __41 ___. Just when the farmer was going to give up, a little boy went up to him and asked to be given another ___42___.
The farmer looked at him and thought, “ Why not? After all, this kid looks honest.”
So the farmer __43 _ the little boy back into the barn. After a while the little boy came out with the watch in his hand! The surprised farmer asked the boy how he ___44__ where the rest had failed.
The boy replied, “ I did nothing but sit quietly and listen for the sound of the watch.”
This shows us that sometimes a __45__ mind can think better 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．promised | B．taught | C．warned | D．believed |
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| 小题5: | | A．angrily | B．slowly | C．immediately | D．hardly |
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| 小题6: | | A．rule | B．book | C．child | D．watch |
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| 小题7: | | A．way | B．chance | C．lesson | D．smile |
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| 小题8: | | A．threw | B．sent | C．gave | D．caught |
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| 小题9: | | A．came | B．knew | C．succeeded | D．suggested |
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| 小题10: | | A．beautiful | B．smart | C．peaceful | D．quick |
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答案
小题1:A
小题2:B
小题3:D
小题4:A
小题5:C
小题6:D
小题7:B
小题8:B
小题9:C
小题10:C |
解析
短文大意：这篇短文主要记述了一位农民在谷仓里面，丢失了自己的手表。无奈之下，请求一群孩子们帮忙。最后被一位小男孩凭借着手表发出的声音，找到了这块手表。从而告诉我们一个道理，有时候平和的心态，冷静思考更有助于我们解决问题。
小题1:联系下文because it was a gift from his father.描述,可知这块手表对他来说很重要,故选A,重要的.
小题2:动词辨析. A.发现,找到;B. 搜索,调查;C. 观看,观察;D. 学习,研究.结合语境可知此处指的是他在搜索了很久时候,故选B.
小题3:结合语境可知此处指的是他去向一群在附近玩耍的孩子们请求帮助,故选D,帮助.
小题4:动词辨析. A.承诺,许诺;B. 教育,教训;C.警告;D.相信.结合语境可知此处指的是他许诺孩子们……，故选A。
小题5:副词辨析。A. 愤怒地；B. 慢慢地；C. 立即地；D.刚刚，几乎不。联系前文hurry，可知此处指的是孩子们立即地匆忙赶进这个谷仓，故选C，立即地。
小题6:联系前文a farmer who lost his watch in his barn 描述，可知此处指的是仍旧不能找到这块手表，故选D。
小题7:名词辨析。A.道路，方法；B.机会；C. 教训； D. 微笑。联系下文，可知此处指的是小男孩再要一次机会，故选B。
小题8:动词辨析。A.投掷，扔；B. 送；C.给予；D. 抓住，赶上。结合语境可知这个农民把这个小男孩送回谷仓。故选B。
小题9:联系下文where the rest had failed.可知此处指的是他问这个小男孩是如何成功的，故选C，成功。
小题10:形容词辨析。A.漂亮的，美丽的；B. 聪明的，敏捷的；C.和平的，平静的；D.快速的。联系前一句描述，可知此处指的是平和的心态，故选C。 |
举一反三
In the Charles E.Johnson Elementary School in New York, there is a special radio. It gives people warnings（警报）about bad weather.
One day, there came a sound from the radio. This sound brought the piece of news:a heavy storm was coming. William Tomic, principal（校长）of the school, asked teachers to bring children indoors and put them in a safe place at once.
Minutes later, the storm came. However, because of the warning of the radio and the quick work of the principal, no one was hurt.
“The radio really did work very well. （我们对它的工作感到很高兴），”William Tomic said. “The parents were as well.”
The U.S. government hopes there will be more such success stories. It plans to give this kind of radios to all 97,000 public schools in the country.
Every year, more than 10,000 big thunderstorms, 2,500 floods, 1,000 tornadoes（龙卷风）and some hurricanes（飓风）take place in the U.S., so the waming radios are very useful.They not only give people warnings about bad weather,but also give warnings about other dangerous things.
（一）请根据短文内容，简要回答下列问题.
小题1:What does the special radio give people?
小题2:Why was no one hurt in the school in the storm?
（二）请根据短文中所给汉语完成句子。
小题3:
（三）请把短文中划线的句子译成汉语。
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（四）请给短文拟一个恰当的英文标题。
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The Flying Hat By Shannon Blackman
“The most sidesplitting story I’ve ever read. I couldn’t help laughing after I finished it. Be ready to laugh your heart out.”
Willy King, Best Book winner
“It’s a story that makes you smile in your dreams. Blackman’s excellent writing cheers you up.”
The Tide, London
“One of the best-selling books of the year. More than two million copies have been sold.”
The Sunday Reader, New York
“This book has become the talk of the country. The story is making its way into movie theaters. I can’t wait to see it!”
Marian Miller, author of Ms. Lilly
根据以上书评内容，回答下列问题。
小题1:Who is the writer of The Flying Hat?| A．Marian Miller | B．Willy King | | C．Shannon Blackman | D．Ms. Lily |
小题2:Which is said about The Flying Hat?| A．A movie about the story is coming out. | | B．People can buy the book all over the world. | | C．The writer started the book because of a mistake. | | D．The story is about a boy with a magic book. |
小题3:What does sidesplitting mean?| A．Simple. | B．Funny. | C．Serious. | D．Difficult. |
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For as long as I can remember, Grandma"s plentiful tomato garden has been a sign of summer"s end. Each September, just as the decreased heat of the sun suggests cooler days, Grandma requests my help in her tomato garden. She convinces me she cannot pick tomatoes without my youthful eyes and quick mind. She says we need to examine each tomato and agree on its readiness for picking. While Grandma"s request for my help in the tomato garden is always the same, her desire for my help seems to increase each year.
Grandma has eyes for finding even the tomatoes hidden by undergrowth and other tomatoes. I, however, just turn circles looking for the ones I think Grandma will like. I spot what looks like a ripe tomato, head in its direction, and then get sidetracked by another that appears to be equally ripe. I usually end up watching Grandma and trying to stay out of her way, which seems the only way my eyes and mind are useful.
There we are, lost in the tomato vines（藤）. Grandma"s eyes are always knowing, and they are no different in the vegetable garden. From afar she spots what looks like a ripe tomato. As she walks toward the garden, she evaluates the tomato for a second time. but from a different angle. I already know it will end up in the basket with the pile of others Grandma has carefully chosen. However, Grandma acts as if she needs a final look to be sure. She calls me to her side. kneels beside the vine while enjoying the warmth of the fading hand. She turns each round, red ball toward the sunlight before disconnecting it from the vine with a half-hearted smile.
She then looks at me. I nod my head and smile. Grandma assumes I smile in agreement with her tomato selection. I know I smile, instead, at her.
小题1:Why does Grandma ask the author to go to the tomato garden with her?| A．He can help pick more tomatoes. | | B．He can learn the hardship of labor. | | C．She enjoys staying with him while working. | | D．She tries to share tomato harvest with him. |
小题2:The second paragraph shows that the writer _________.| A．isn’t good at picking tomatoes | | B．doesn’t like to stay with Grandma | | C．thinks his eyes and mind are useful | | D．is trying to be out of Grandma’s sight |
小题3:What’s the best title of the story?| A．Gardening—good for my Grandma. | | B．Growing Grandma. | | C．Gardening—good for my growth. | | D．Picking tomatoes. |
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Mr. Black was over fifty years old. He sometimes made some mistakes in his work, and he lost his work. So he had 41 time every day to do something. Then he often met his old friends under a big tree. They had drinks there and 42 anything they liked.
One day, some old men were sitting together again and talking about young people in this world. They all agreed that the old people were 43 than young people. Then one of the old 44 said that young men were stronger than old men.
45 of them agreed that this was true, 46 Mr. Black didn’t. He said, “No. I am as strong now as when I was a young man.” His friends were surprised 47 what he said.
“Well,” said Mr. Black, “Near my house there is a big stone. When I was a young man, I used 48 to move it, but I couldn’t because I was not 49 . I am an old man now, and when I try to move it, I still 50 . So, I am as strong as when I was young.”
| 小题1: | | A．many | B．a lot | C．lots of | D．lot |
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| 小题2: | | A．talked for | B．talked to | C．talked with | D．talked about |
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| 小题3: | | A．clever | B．cleverer | C．cleverest | D．a clever |
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| 小题4: | | A．man | B．woman | C．men | D．women |
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| 小题5: | | A．All | B．None | C．Both | D．Neither |
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| 小题8: | | A．trying | B．try | C．to try | D．to trying |
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| 小题9: | | A．strong enough | B．enough strong | C．weak enough | D．enough weak |
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| 小题10: | | A．can | B．can’t | C．could | D．couldn’t |
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Do you want to live a happier, less stressful(有压力的) life? Try laughing for no reason at all. That’s how millions of people start their day at Laughter(笑声) Clubs around the world and many doctors now think that having a good laugh might be one of the best ways to stay healthy.
The first Laughter Club was started in Mumbai, India, in 1995 by Dr. Madan Kataria.“Young children laugh about 300 times a day. Adults laugh between 7 and 15 times a day,” says Dr. Kataria. “Everyone is naturally good at laughing — it’s the common language. We want people to feel happy with their lives.” There are now more than 500 Laughter Clubs in India and over 1,300 in the world.
Many doctors are also interested in the effects(效果) of laughter on our health. According to a 5-year study at the UCLA School of Medicine in California, with laughing there is less stress in the body. Laughter improves our health against illness by about 40%.
So what happens at a Laughter Club? I went along to my nearest club in South London to find out. I was quite nervous at the beginning of the class, to be honest, I wasn’t interested in laughing with a group of strangers, and I was worried about looking silly. Our laughter teacher told us to clap our hands and say “ho ho ho, ha ha ha” while looking at each other. However, our bodies can’t tell the difference between real laughter and unreal laughter, so they still produce the same healthy effects.
Surprisingly, it works! After ten minutes everybody in the room was laughing for real and some people just couldn’t stop! At the end of the class I was surprised by how relaxed and comfortable I felt. So if you’re under stress, then start laughing. You might be very pleased with the results.
小题1:The first Laughter Club was started in __________.| A．India | B．America | C．Britain | D．China |
小题2:How many Laughter Clubs are there in the world today?| A．Over 300. | B．Over 500. | C．Over 800. | D．Over 1,300. |
小题3:How did the writer feel at the beginning of the class?| A．Surprised. | B．Pleased. | C．Nervous. | D．Tired. |
小题4:When did the people in the club begin to laugh for real?| A．After ten minutes. | B．After ten hours. | | C．After ten seconds. | D．After ten days. |
小题5:The article mainly tells us __________.| A．young children laugh much more often than adults in a day | | B．laughing is one of the best ways to stay healthy | | C．many doctors are also interested in the effects of laughter on our health | | D．real laughter and unreal laughter are both good for health |
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