In ancient times, there was a painter. He was good at painting flowers and birds
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In ancient times, there was a painter. He was good at painting flowers and birds. But he never stopped practicing until he became very famous.
An emperor(皇帝）of China also loved paintings,especially roosters(公鸡）. So he asked the famous painter to paint a rooster for him. He wanted the rooster to be the best among all his collections.
The painter promised to do so. The emperor waited and waited for one year.,but he didn’t get the picture. He couldn’t waited to see the painter. He became angry and wanted to kill him. So the painter hurried into the palace with paper,paint and a brush. In five minutes, a perfect rooster was on the paper.
After seeing this,the emperor became much angrier. “Since you can paint a rooster in five minutes, why did you keep me waiting for over a year?”he asked.
“Your Majesty(陛下），”said the artist. “I will let you know why.But you’ll have to come with me. “ he invited the emperor to his house. There, there were piles and piles of paper. On every piece of paper was a painting of a rooster.
“Your Majesty(陛下），”said the painter. “It took me more than one year to improve my painting skill in order to paint a perfect rooster for you.
小题1:According to the writer, the emperor_____.| A．loved beautiful paintings | B．did very well in painting | | C．was good at painting roosters | D．Was very kind to the painter. |
小题2:The painter spent ______practicing painting roosters for the emperor.| A．only a few months | B．only five minutes | | C．more than a year | D．five minutes every day |
小题3:The emperor wanted to kill the painter because______.| A．the painter refused to draw rooster | | B．the painter couldn’t draw rooster well | | C．he couldn’t find the painter anywhere | | D．he couldn’t wait to see his painting |
小题4:In fact, during the whole year the painter______| A．escaped from the emperor to live quietly | | B．worked hard at practice drawing roosters | | C．was invited to other places to draw roosters | | D．drew piles and piles of paper to make a living |
小题5:From the passage we can learn that_______.| A．it’s hard for painter to success | B．it’s easy to paint in a short time. | | C．hard work causes perfect result | D．emperor was hard to deal with |
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答案
小题1:A
小题2:C
小题3:D
小题4:B
小题5:C |
解析
试题分析：短文大意：在远古时期，有个画家。他擅长画花鸟。但他从未停止过练习直到他变得非常有名。
有位皇帝也爱画，尤其是公鸡。所以他让这位著名的画家为他画一只公鸡。作者旨在通过该故事告诉人们：只有努力工作才会有完美的结果。
小题1:细节理解题。根据第二段开头An emperor(皇帝）of China also loved paintings,especially roosters(公鸡）.可知该选A。
小题2:细节理解题。根据短文最后一句It took me more than one year to improve my painting skill in order to paint a perfect rooster for you.可知该选C。
小题3:细节理解题。根据第三段中The emperor waited and waited for one year.,but he didn’t get the picture. He couldn’t waited to see the painter. He became angry and wanted to kill him.可知该选D。
小题4:推理判断题。根据短文最后一句It took me more than one year to improve my painting skill in order to paint a perfect rooster for you.可知该选B。
小题5:推理判断题。根据短文内容可推知只有努力工作才会有完美的结果，所以选C。 |
举一反三
Helen Keller was a very bright, beautiful girl. the age of six months she could already say a few words. But unluckily, before she was two years old, she was badly . After that, she could not see or hear, and soon she could not even . Since then Helen had to fight（斗争） for what she wanted. When she was six, her parents invited a teacher for her. the help of the teacher, she began to see and hear the world around her .Through her . She learned to the books for the blind. The teacher took Helen for long walks, and her about all the beautiful sights. Helen touched flowers, climbed the trees and smelled a rain storm(暴风雨) before it came. She also learned how to swim and ride a horse. After she , she became a famous writer in America .Her first and most famous book is The Story of My Life. Her story has brought new to many blind and deaf people. It has given light to those in darkness and encouraged to live and work.
| 小题2: | | A．dead | B．ill | C．strong | D．thin |
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| 小题5: | | A．eyes | B．ears | C．hands | D．mouth |
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| 小题6: | | A．enjoy | B．lo ok | C．see | D．read |
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| 小题7: | | A．told | B．spoke | C．asked | D．said |
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| 小题8: | | A．called up | B．set up | C．put up | D．grew up |
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| 小题9: | | A．chance | B．hope | C．money | D．job |
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Andy was a little country boy. He lived in the house on the side of a hill. There was a railroad track below the house and Andy often watched the train as it passed by.
One day, as Andy was crossing the track, he saw that there was something wrong with it. One of the rails seemed to be out of its place. Just then he heard a noise. Dear, dear! The train was coming! It would soon be there! He must try to stop it in some way.
Andy did not think of any danger to himself, but he ran and stood in the middle of the track, not far from the place where the rail was broken, and then he held out his arms and waited.
On and on came the train. The engineer saw the boy on the track and whistled for him to get out of the way. But Andy stood still and did not move.
The engineer had to stop the train. He was very angry as he cried out to the boy and asked him why he stood on track.
But when Andy pointed to the broken rail ，the man understood everything. Andy saved the train and the lives of all the people on it.
小题1:When Andy was young, _____.| A．he often liked playing at the foot of the hill | | B．he often ran on the track up and down | | C．he often enjoyed listening to the click of rails | | D．he often watched the train pass by |
小题2:One day, as Andy went across the track, ____.| A．he thought there was something wrong with it | | B．he saw the train was coming | | C．he found one of the rails was broken | | D．he heard a noise |
小题3:When the train was coming,____.| A．Andy stood on the track to hold out his arms | | B．Andy ran to the train to stop it | | C．Andy ran out of the track quickly | | D．Andy cried out to the engineer |
小题4:As soon as the engineer saw the boy on the track,____.| A．he asked Andy why he stood there | | B．he shouted at Andy | | C．he whistled for Andy to leave the track | | D．he asked Andy to get out of the way |
小题5:When Andy pointed to the broken rail,____.| A．the engineer got off the train and repaired it | | B．the engineer understood and got very angry | | C．the engineer understood why the boy tried to stop the train | | D．the engineer came out to see what was the matter |
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I was said to be the worst student in my class, and my family thought I was hopeless. I had to Grade Six. At that time a new teacher, Miss Sadia, came to our school.
One day after class, she noticed that I was staying alone during the lunch break. She came to me and began to talk to me. It was just a conversation. After that day, she gave me particular attention and it made me feel special. I started to work hard because she gave me the feeling that believed me, and my started to improve in her subject.
Months later, she moved into a house near my . We would walk home together after school. Her constant support helped me, especially in my studies, as I knew she would my grades both in her subject and the other subjects. I finally second in my class.
Then, after Grade Six, she started to slowly drift away（疏远）, still kept a constant check on me. By the time I was in Grade Seven, we spoke, but by then I had become the in my class. When I left my school, I was out of touch with her, as she never answered the when I called her.
Then I graduated and went to a good university. One fine day, our paths crossed again. I met her at a wedding. I could not asking her, "Why did you stop talking to me?" "You are a clever boy. I wanted you to be a tree standing on your roots, not depending on others. Now here you are and I feel of you. You are your inspiration(启发灵感的人) and do not need to a shoulder." she said. I could not say anything, but I smiled. I"ll always thank her .
| 小题1: | | A．jump | B．attend | C．copy | D．repeat |
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| 小题2: | | A．stupid | B．useless | C．normal | D．secret |
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| 小题3: | | A．everyone | B．someone | C．anyone | D．nobody |
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| 小题4: | | A．words | B．objects | C．classes | D．grades |
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| 小题5: | | A．home | B．school | C．hotel | D．company |
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| 小题6: | | A．change | B．look | C．improve | D．check |
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| 小题7: | | A．received | B．came | C．caught | D．held |
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| 小题9: | | A．ever | B．often | C．once | D．hardly |
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| 小题10: | | A．oldest | B．strongest | C．best | D．cleverest |
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| 小题11: | | A．road | B．schoolyard | C．phone | D．machine |
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| 小题12: | | A．finish | B．help | C．prevent | D．keep |
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| 小题13: | | A．own | B．teachers’ | C．parents’ | D．classmates’ |
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| 小题14: | | A．sad | B．proud | C．good | D．ashamed |
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| 小题15: | | A．give up | B．get on | C．look for | D．take up |
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Once my father asked me to hold his hammer while he repaired something, so we could have some time to talk to each other.
For 22 years, after I left home for college, he called me every Sunday at 9 am. He was always interested in my life and how my family was doing, and I never once heard him complain about his own life.
Nine years ago when I bought my first house, my father, 67 years old, spent eight hours a day painting it for three days. He would not allow me to pay someone to have it done. All he asked for was a glass of iced tea and for me to hold a paint brush for him and talk to him. But I was too busy.
Five years ago, at age 71, my father spent five hours putting together a swingset (秋千组) for my daughter. Again, all he asked was that I get him a glass of iced tea and talk to him. But again, I was too busy.
Four years ago, my father drove all the way from Denver to Topeka, with an eight-foot Colorado blue spruce (蓝叶云杉) in his trunk, so that my husband and I could have a part of Colorado growing on our land. I was preparing for a trip that weekend and couldn’t spend much time with him.
Then, one day, my father telephoned me as usual, this time from my sister’s home in Florida. We talked about the tree he had brought me, “Fat Albert”, but that morning he called it “Fat Oscar”, and he seemed to have forgotten some things. I had to get to church, so I cut the conversation short.
The call came at 4:40 pm that day: my father was in hospital in Florida with an aneurysm (动脉瘤). I got on a plane immediately, and on the way I thought of all the times I had not taken the time to talk to my father. I realized that I had no idea who he was or what his deepest thoughts were. I promised that when I arrived, I would make up for lost time.
I arrived in Florida at 1 am. My father had passed away at 9:12 pm. This time it was he who did not have time to talk to me.
小题1:Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?| A．The writer arrived in Florida before her father passed away. | | B．The writer didn’t find enough time to talk to her father all these years. | | C．The writer noticed nothing unusual about her father’s health before he was put in the hospital. | | D．The writer’s father brought them the Colorado blue spruce because it is an expensive kind of tree. |
小题2:How did the writer feel when she was rushing to the hospital where her father was staying?| A．Hopeless. | B．Sorry. | | C．Frightened. | D．Disappointed. |
小题3:Which words best describe the writer’s father?| A．Honest and modest. | | B．Strict and demanding (要求高的). | | C．Talkative and positive (积极乐观的). | | D．Caring and thoughtful. |
小题4:What’s the best title of this passage?| A．What a good father! | B．How busy I am. | | C．Time keeps going. | D．My father and our family. |
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Years ago, I lived in a building in a town. There was another building across from mine, and it was only a few metres away. There lived a woman whom I had never met. I could see her sit by the window each afternoon, drinking or reading.
Several months later, I noticed her window was very dirty. Everything was not clear through the window. I wondered why the woman didn"t wash her window.
One sunny morning, I decided to clean up my apartment, including washing my windows. Late in the afternoon when I finished the cleaning, I sat down for a rest by the window. What a surprise! The woman sitting by her window was clearly seen! Her window was clean! Suddenly, I realized I had made a mistake. I was watching her through my dirty window all the time!
That was quite an important lesson for me. Since then, whenever I wanted to judge （判断） someone, I asked myself first, "Am I looking at him through the dirty window of my heart? ”Then I try to clean the window of my own world so that I may see the world clearly.
小题1:The writer lived in _______years ago.| A．a hotel | B．a village | C．a town | D．the countryside |
小题2:The woman often drank and read by the window _______.| A．in the morning | B．in the afternoon | C．in the evening | D．the whole day |
小题3:One sunny morning, the writer decided to do some_______.| A．Reading | B．Cleaning | C．Shopping | D．cooking |
小题4:The writer was surprised to find the woman"s window was_______| A．Far | B．Broken | C．Clean | D．dirty |
小题5:From the passage（文章）, we can learn _______.| A．we should judge ourselves before we judge others | | B．we should judge others through the dirty windows | | C．we should clean others" windows first | | D．we shouldn"t clean the windows often |
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