Several years ago, a television reporter was talking to three of the most import
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Several years ago, a television reporter was talking to three of the most important people in America．One was a very rich banker, another owned one of the largest companies in the world, and the third owned many buildings in the center of New York．
The reporter was talking to them about being important．
“How do we know if someone is really important?”the reporter asked the banker．
The banker thought for a few moments and then said,“I think anybody who is invited to the White House to meet the President of the United States is really important．”
The reporter then turned to the owner of the very large company．“Do you agree with that?”she asked．
The man shook his head,“No．I think the President invites a lot of people to the White House．You’d only be important if while you were visiting the President, there was a telephone call from the president of another country, and the President of the US said he was too busy to answer it．”
The reporter turned to the third man．“Do you think so?”
“No, I don’t,”he said．“I don’t think that makes the visitor important．That makes thePresident important．”
“Then what would make the visitor important?”the reporter and the other two men asked．
“Oh, I think if the visitor to the White House was talking to the President and the phone rang, and the President picked up the receiver, listened and then said,‘It’s for you．’”
小题1:This story happened in_________．| A．England | B．America | C．Japan | D．Australia |
小题2:There are_________ in this passage．| A．two men and two women | B．three men and one woman | | C．three women and one man | D．four women |
小题3:The banker thought________．| A．he was really important because he was a rich banker | | B．the visitor to the White House to meet the President of the U．S was really important | | C．the visitor who met the President of the US | | D．the reporter was really important |
小题4:The owner of the very large company thought_________．| A．she was really important because she owned one of the largest companies | | B．the banker was really important | | C．the owner of many buildings in the center of New York was really important | | D．the visitor would be really important if while he was visiting the President．the President would not answer any telephone call |
小题5:The owner of many buildings thought__________．| A．he was really important because he owned many buildings in the center of New York | | B．the owner of the very large company was really important | | C．the visitor was really important if he was talking to the President and the President received a telephone call for the visitor | | D．the person who worked in the White House was really important |
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答案
小题1:B
小题2:B
小题3:B
小题4:D
小题5:C |
解析
小题1:根据第一段知答案应选B：This story happened in America.
小题2:根据文中提到的第五段“she asked”、第六段“The man shook his head”、第九段“the other two men asked．”知答案应选B。
小题3:根据第四段The banker thought for a few moments and then said,“I think anybody who is invited to the White House to meet the President of the United States is really important．”知答案应选B。
小题4:根据第六段“I think the President invites a lot of people to the White House．You’d only be important if while you were visiting the President, there was a telephone call from the president of another country, and the President of the US said he was too busy to answer it．”知答案应选D。
小题5:根据文中最后一段知答案应选C。 |
举一反三
"Can I see my baby?" asked the happy new mother. When the baby was in her arms, she couldn’t believe her eyes. The baby was born without ears.
Time proved(证明) that the baby’s hearing was very good though he had no ears. He got on well with his classmates. But one day, he said to his mother, tears in his eyes, "A big boy called me a freak (畸形的)."
The boy’s father asked the family doctor. "Could nothing be done?"
"I believe I could graft (植入) on a pair of outer ears if they could be got," the doctor said. They tried to find a person who was helpful for the young man.
One day, his father said to the son, "You’re going to the hospital, son. Mother and I have someone who will donate the ears you need. But we must keep it a secret who the person is."
The operation(手术) was a great success, and a new person appeared. His cleverness and hard work made him a very successful person. He married and lived a happy life.
He once asked his father, "Who gave me the ears? I could do enough for him or her."
"I do not believe you could, "said the father." The agreement was that you are not to know...not yet."
For years they kept it a secret, but the day did come. He stood with his father over his mother’s body. Slowly, the father raised the thick, brown hair. To his surprise, the son found his mother had no outer ears.
"Mother said she was glad she never needed to cut her hair," his father said in a low voice, "and nobody ever thought mother less beautiful, did they?”
小题1:The mother was surprised to see her baby for the first time because the baby__.| A．had no outer ears | B．was born without hair | | C．was in her arms | D．could not hear her |
小题2:The sentence"...a new person appeared." means"______."| A．a new baby was born in the hospital | B．a stranger came into the hospital | | C．a new doctor took care of the boy | D．the boy began to live a new life |
小题3:Why did the boy’s mother never cut her hair?| A．Because she liked her thick, brown hair. | | B．Because her work didn’t allow her to do that | | C．Because the hair was good for her health | | D．Because she wanted to keep the fact a secret |
小题4:Which of the following is true according to the passage?| A．The boy couldn’t hear without ears at first. | | B．The boy didn’t know the truth (真相) until his mother died. | | C．His parents often encouraged him to work hard. | | D．His classmates were always making fun of him. |
小题5:Which is the best title for the passage?| A．A Clever Boy | B．Kind Parents | C．Great Love | D．An Ear Operation |
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As young students, you have many dreams. These dreams can be very big, such as winning the Nobel Prize; they can also be small, such as becoming one of the best students in your class.
Once you find a dream, what do you do with it? Do you ever try to make your dream real?
Follow Your Heart by Andrew Matthews, an Australian writer, tells us that making our dreams real is life’s biggest challenge. You may think you’re not very good at some school subjects, or that it is impossible for you to become a writer. Those kinds of ideas stop you from realizing your dream, the books says.
In fact, everyone can realize his dream. The first thing you must do is to remember what your dream is. Don’t let it leave your heart. Keep telling yourself what you want every day and then your dream will come true faster. You should know that a big dream is, in fact, made up of many small dreams.
You must also never give up your dream. There will be difficulties on the road to your dreams. But the biggest difficulty comes from yourself. You need to decide what is the most important. Studying instead of watching TV will help you to get better exam results, while saving five yuan instead of buying an ice cream means you can buy a new book.
As you get closer to your dream, it may change a little. This is good as you have the chance to learn something more useful and find new hobbies.
小题1:Your dreams can be very ____, such as becoming one of the best students in your class.小题2: Follow Your Heart is a ______ .| A．movie | B．song | C．book | D．dream |
小题3: What idea stops you from realizing your dream?| A．I can’t be a writer. | B．I am good at some school subjects. | | C．I think I am very great | D．I am the best student in our class. |
小题4:Don’t let ____ leave your heart.| A．your idea | B．your decision | C．your dream | D．your book |
小题5:Studying TV will help you to get better exam results ____ watching TV.| A．with | B．instead of | C．without | D．by |
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根据短文内容，判断正（T）误（F）。
Happiness is for everyone. You don’t need to envy（羡慕，妒忌）those people who have beautiful houses with large gardens and swimming pools or those who have nice cars and a lot of money and so on. Why? Because those who have big houses may often feel lonely and those who have cars may want to walk on the country road in their free time.
In fact, happiness is always around you if you put your heart into it. When you are in trouble at school, your friends will help you; when you study hard at your lessons, your parents will always take good care of your life and your health; when you get success, your friends will say congratulations to you; when you do something wrong, people around you will help you to correct（纠正）it, and when you do something good to others, you will feel happy, too. All these are your happiness. If you notice these things, you can find that happiness is always around you.
小题1:Happiness is always around rich people.
小题2:People are happy because they can walk on the country road in their free time.
小题3:When you get success, people around you will help you correct it.
小题4:When you are in trouble, your friends will help you. We can say “You are happy.”
小题5:You can find our happiness everywhere if you notice good things. |
“Everything happens for the best,” my mother said whenever things weren’t going my way. “Don’t worry, one day your luck will change.”
Mother was right, as I discovered after I had finished my college education. I had decided to try for a job in radio. One day, I wanted to host(主持) a sports program. I went to Chicago and knocked on the door of every station. But I got turned down every time.
In one station, a kind lady said my problem was that I hadn’t got enough experience. “ Get some work with a small station and work your way up,” she said.
I went back home. I couldn’t get a job there, either. Then my dad told me a businessman had opened a store and needed someone to help him. But again, I didn’t get the job.
I felt really down. “ Your luck will change,” Mom said to me. Dad lent me the car to help me to look for my job. I tried another radio station in Iowa. But the owner, a nice man, told me he had already had someone.
As I left his office, I asked, “How can someone be a sports announcer(播音员) if he can’t get a job in a radio station?”
I was waiting for the lift when I heard the man call. “ What did you mean? Do you know anything about football?” He put me in front of a microphone and asked me to try to imagine that I was giving my opinion on a football game, I succeeded.
On my way home, Mom’s words came back to me, “One day your luck will change, Son. And when it happens, it’ll feel doubly(加倍的) good because of all the hard work you’ve had.” At that moment I knew what just what she meant.
小题1: What’s the writer’s ideal (理想的) job? | A．A sportsman | B．A shop assistant | C．A sports announcer | D．A businessman |
小题2:Why didn’t the writer get the job in Chicago? | A．because he was too young | B．Because he didn’t get college education | | C．Because he’s got a good-looking person | D．Because he hadn’t got enough experience |
小题3:Which of the following is true according to the article?| A．You just need wait for some time, then luck will come. | | B．Luck will come if you try your best to do everything. | | C．It’s important for you to wait for luck. | | D．You should trust your mother. |
小题4:The sentence “But I got turned down every time.” Means “______”| A．But I was refused every time | B．But I was successful every time | | C．But I lost my way every time | D．But the door of every station was always closed |
小题5:What’s the best title of this passage? | A．Mother’s words | B．Everything Happens For The Best | | C．No One Is Always Lucky | D．To Find A Job In Radio Is Difficult |
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He was driving home one evening when he saw an old lady standing by the road. He could tell she needed help. So he stopped his car in front of her car and got out.
He smiled at her, but she was worried. Was he going to hurt her? He looked poor and hungry.
He said: “I’m here to help you ma’am. Why don’t you wait in the car? By the way ,my name is Joe.”
She had a flat tire（轮胎瘪了）. Joe crawled under the car and soon he was able to change the tire. But he had to get dirty and his hands hurt. She said that she couldn’t thank him enough for his help. Joe just smiled as he closed her trunk（后备箱）.
She asked him how much she owed（欠）him. But Joe wasn’t thinking about the money. This was helping someone in need. He told her that if she really wanted to pay him back, the next time she saw someone who needed help, she should lend a hand.
He waited until she had driven off and felt good as he headed for home.
A few miles down the road the lady saw a small café. She went in to get a bite to eat. The waitress brought a clean towel for her to wipe her wet hair. The waitress was nearly eight months pregnant（***的）.It was tiring for her to move about. But she did it all with a sweet smile on her face. The lady was moved by the wonderful service the waitress was giving. After the lady had finished her meal, and the waitress had gone to get her change（零钱）from a ￥100 bill, the lady slipped（溜）out the door. At her table, the waitress found something written on a napkin.
There were tears in her eyes when she read what the lady had written. It said: “You don’t owe me a thing. I know life is hard for you right now. Someone once helped me out, the way I’m helping you. If you really want to pay me back, don’t let the chain（链）of love end with you.”
小题1:When the old lady first saw the man, she was .| A．scared | B．excited | C．interested | D．relaxed |
小题2:Joe wanted the old lady to for his help.| A．pay money back | B．see someone who needed help | | C．lend him a hand | D．help someone else in need |
小题3:The old lady was moved by the waitress because .| A．she was nearly eight months pregnant | B．it was tiring for her to move about | | C．there was a sweet smile on her face | D．she offered him a wonderful service |
小题4:The old lady helped the waitress by .| A．drawing something on a napkin | B．buying something to eat | | C．giving her some money | D．giving her a ride |
小题5:What’s the best title（标题）of the article?| A．A man, an old lady and a waitress. | B．Helping someone in need. | | C．Love is really important. | D．Unbroken chain of love. |
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