One morning, Charley, a little green frog, was sitting in a pond(池塘) by the side
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One morning, Charley, a little green frog, was sitting in a pond(池塘) by the side of the road.
Wanda, the neighborhood witch(女巫), was walking along the road. She was a good witch and dreamt to become a fairy godmother who can save people from trouble with magic powers. Wanda had been learning fairy godmother magic for 103 years. That morning, she decided to try the magic she had learned and bring happiness to others.
Seeing Wanda, Charley cried, “Hi, Wanda.”
“Hi, Charley,” replied Wanda, “I have a surprise for you.”
Then, Wanda waved her wand(魔杖), said a magic word, and Charley turned into a prince!
When Charley-turned-prince looked at himself in the water, he cried, “Hey! You turned me into a prince! It’s a surprise all right, but I don’t want to be a prince! Change me back right now!”
“Oh, dear,” Wanda said. “you shouted so loud that I forgot the way to change you back. But who wouldn’t rather be a prince?”
“I wouldn’t!” cried Charley. “I want to be a frog!” He stuck out his tongue, missing a bug (虫子) flying by the end of his nose. “Look at that, Wanda! I was a good fly catcher. But now, this tongue is too short! Please change me back!”
“I can’t, Charley. But you’ll learn to be happy as a prince.” She waved her wand, and suddenly a castle appeared. Out of the castle dozens of musicians were playing various instruments. “Charley! You’ll have servants, eat delicious foods, and you can sing and dance and snap fingers(弹响指).”
“No!” Charley interrupted.(打断) “I don’t want all these! I want bugs!” Charley cried. “I don’t want to sing and dance! And why would I do something as silly as snapping my fingers?”
“Snapping fingers!” cried out Wanda. “That’s what I forgot!” She snapped her fingers, cried “Upsi-doodle!” and the castle and musicians disappeared and the prince became a little green frog.”
Charley looked at himself in the water. “ You did it, Wanda. Oh, happy day! I’m a frog.”
“I must apologize, Charley,” Wanda said, “you are a happy frog. I should know this a moment ago.”
小题1:Wanda turned Charley from a frog into a prince | A．of her own will | | B．to play a joke on him | | C．at the request of charley | | D．to teach Charley a lesson |
小题2: After the little green frog became a prince, he .| A．was grateful to Wanda | B．Wanted a great palace | | C．couldn’t recognize Wanda | D．became angry with Wanda |
小题3: The underlined part “You did it” in the passage means “ “.| A．You gave me a surprise | | B．You turned me back into a frog | | C．You turned me into a prince | | D．You understood what I meant |
小题4: At the end of the story, Wanda probably felt .| A．satisfied | B．ashamed | C．worried | D．excited |
小题5:According to the passage, which of the following conclusions can we get?| A．Just be yourself | | B．Do nothing by halves | | C．Helping others is a virtue | | D．Where there is a will, there is a way |
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答案
小题1: A
小题2:D
小题3:B
小题4:B
小题5:A |
解析
试题分析：
小题1:A 细节题。根据第五段Then, Wanda waved her wand(魔杖), said a magic word, and Charley turned into a prince!说明女巫自己想把青蛙变成王子的，是按照她自己的愿望来做的。
小题2:D 推理题。根据he cried, “Hey! You turned me into a prince! It’s a surprise all right, but I don’t want to be a prince! Change me back right now!”说明他不想成为王子，对女巫的做法很生气。故D正确。
小题3:B 推理题。根据文章倒数2,3行the castle and musicians disappeared and the prince became a little green frog.”和Charley looked at himself in the water. “ You did it, Wanda. Oh, happy day! I’m a frog.”说明You did it指女巫成功把王子又变回了青蛙。故B正确。
小题4:B 推理题。根据最后一句“I must apologize, Charley,” Wanda said, “you are a happy frog. I should know this a moment ago.”说明她为自己把自己的想法强加到别人的头上而感到羞愧。故B正确。
小题5:A 推理题。快乐的青蛙不想成为王子，因为变成了王子就失去了原来的快乐。告诉我们要做真实的自我。不要虚伪。故A正确。
点评：文章讲述了青蛙王子和女巫的故事，快乐的青蛙本不想成为王子，可女巫按照自己的想法把它变成了王子。引起了他的勃然大怒，最后只得又把王子变成青蛙。这个故事告诉我们要做真实的自我。 |
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A group of travelers were having dinner in a restaurant .While they were eating fish, they began to tell stories about finding valuable stones inside fish .
An old man ,who had listened to their conversation quietly ,said at last ,”Now I’m going to tell you a true story of my own .When I was young ,I worked in a large company in London .As is usual with other young people ,I fell in love with a pretty girl .Soon we were engaged .Two months before our marriage ,I was suddenly sent to Edinburgh on business .My stay was a bit longer than I had expected .At last my work was done and I left for home .Before I left Edinburgh , I bought a nice diamond ring for my sweet-heart .On my way to London ,I was looking through a newspaper .It was then that I learned of my sweet-heart’s getting married to another man. I was so sad that I threw the diamond ring into the water. A few days later, when I was eating fish ,I bit on something very hard .What do you think it was?
“The diamond ring ,” shouted his friends . “No,” said the old man sadly ,It was a fish bone.
小题1:The young man bought a diamond ring ______| A．soon after he started working in Edinburgh . | | B．when he got engaged to his sweet-heart . | | C．after her marriage. | | D．when he was going to return. |
小题2:The man was very angry because _______| A．he threw away his diamond ring. | | B．his sweet-heart had married someone else | | C．he had been away longer than expected | | D．a hard stone gave him a terrible pain |
小题3:The other travelers expected the old man to ____| A．get back the diamond ring | | B．bite on a stone | | C．find a fish bone | | D．tell an interesting but untrue story. |
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Alia Sabur, from Northport, N. Y., US, went to college at age 10. And four years later, Sabur became a bachelor of science in. Applied Mathematics summa cum laude（以最优等成绩）from Stony Brook University -- the youngest female in US history to do so. Her education continued at Drexel University, where she earned a Master of Science and a Doctor of Philosophy (哲学博士) in Materials Science and Engineering.
With an unlimited future ahead of her, Sabur directed her first career choice to teaching. "I really enjoy teaching," she said. She was three days short of her 19th birthday in February, 2008, when she was hired to become a professor at Konkuk University in Seoul, Korea. This distinction made her the youngest college professor in history, according to the Guinness" Book of Worm Records, beating the previous record held by Colin Maclaurin, a student of Isaac Newton, in 1717.
Although she doesn"t start until next month, Sabur has taken up teaching math and physics courses at Southern University in New Orleans. Sabur is old enough to teach in the city, but not to join her fellow professors in a bar after work. In Korea, where the drinking age is 20, she might have more luck. In traditional Korean culture, children are considered to be 1 year old-when they are born, and add a year to their age every New Year instead of their actual birthday, so in Korea Sabur is considered 20.
On top of her unprecedented (空前的) academic achievements, Sabur has a black belt in Tae Kwon Do (跆拳道黑带). She is also a talented clarinet (竖笛) player who has performed with musicians like Lang Lang and Smash Mouth. So is there anything Sabur can"t do?
小题1:We can learn from the passage that Sabur is ________.| A．America"s youngest bachelor of science | | B．Drexel University"s youngest student | | C．the world"syoungest college professor | | D．the world"s youngest female teacher |
小题2:When Sabur was hired as a professor, her actual age is ________.| A．fourteen | B．eighteen | C．nineteen | D．twenty |
小题3:What does the author mean by saying "she might have more luck" (in Paragraph 3)?| A．Sabur might be permitted to drink in a Korean bar. | | B．Sabur would be allowed to attend parties in Korea. | | C．Sabur is old enough to teach at Konkuk University. | | D．Sabur is lucky to be hired by Konkuk University. |
小题4:According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?| A．Alia Sabur is the youngest female doctor from Stony Brook University. | | B．Colin Maclaurin has once been the youngest college professor in the world. | | C．In Korea, Alia Sabur is not allowed to drink for she is still underage. | | D．Alia Sabur knows anything but Tae Kwon Do. |
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It was Monday. Mrs Smith’s dog was hungry, but there was not any meat in the house.Considering that there was no better way, Mrs. Smith took a piece of paper, and wrote the following words on it “Give my dog half a pound of meat. ” Then she gave the paper to her dog and said gently:“ Take this to the butcher and he’s going to give you your lunch today.”
Holding the piece of paper in its mouth, the dog ran to the butcher’s. It gave the paper to the butcher. The butcher read it carefully, recognized that it was really the lady’s handwriting and soon did it as he was asked to. The dog was very happy, and ate the meat up at once.
At sunset, the dog came to the shop again. It gave the butcher a piece of paper again. After reading it. he gave it half a pound of meat once more.
The next day, the dog came again exactly at noon. And as usual, it brought a piece of paper in the mouth. This time, the butcher did not take a look at paper, and gave the dog its meat, for he had regarded the dog as one of his regular customers .
However, the dog came again at four o’clock. And the same thing happened once again. At six o’clock,, it came for more meat, and brought with it a third piece of paper. The butcher felt a bit puzzled. He said to himself, “This is a small dog. Why does Mrs Smith feed it with so much meat today?”
Looking at the piece of paper, he found that there was a piece of blank paper. He laughed and phoned Mrs Smith.
小题1:The little dog went to the butcher’s _____ during the period.| A．there times | B．four times | C．five times | D．six times |
小题2:The butcher didn’t give any meat to the dog ________.| A．until he made sure the words were really written by Mr Smith | | B．when he found there was no words on the paper | | C．before he was paid by the lady | | D．because he sold out all the meat |
小题3:From the story, we can reach a conclusion(结论) that the dog was ____.| A．honest and loyal | B．brilliant | C．amusing | D．amazing |
小题4:At the end of the story, you’ll find _______.| A．the dog was clever enough to write on the paper | | B．the dog dare not go to the butcher’s any more | | C．the butcher was told not to give meat to the dog | | D．the butcher found himself tricked by the dog |
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It was on a summer burning afternoon in Denver．The sky was blue and the wind was blowing slightly．A man from a big 36 with a new wagon （马车） and a beautiful pair of horses was 37 along a country road．He did not 38 much attention to 39 he was going．Pretty soon he realized that he was 40 , but he continued to drive, 41 to find his way or to meet someone who could tell him how to 42 to the town．
It was a long 43 road．For several hours he kept on driving．44 it was almost dark, he saw in a cornfield a tall farmer plowing （犁） the land．He stopped his 45 team of horses near the fence and called out, "Hello, farmer"
"Hello, yourself" the farmer replied, 46 plowing．
"Where does this 47 go ?"
"I haven"t ever seen it go anywhere．It always 48 right where it is " , said the farmer, without stopping his work．
"How far is it 49 the next town?" said the stranger, speaking a little louder．
"Don"t know, never 50 it " replied the farmer．
By this time the city man was getting 51 , "What do you know? You"re the biggest 52 I ever saw"
The farmer 53 the plow and turned and looked for a long time at the city man．Then he said scornfully （轻蔑地） , "Maybe I don"t know much．54 I am a fool．But 55 I"m not lost!"
| 小题1: | | A．enterprise | B．city | C．farm | D．company |
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| 小题2: | | A．driving | B．exploring | C．escaping | D．resting |
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| 小题3: | | A．fix | B．give | C．recommend | D．provide |
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| 小题4: | | A．which | B．that | C．where | D．what |
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| 小题5: | | A．gone | B．missing | C．lost | D．discouraged |
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| 小题6: | | A．managing | B．expecting | C．refusing | D．forgetting |
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| 小题7: | | A．take back | B．bring back | C．look back | D．get back |
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| 小题8: | | A．lonely | B．busy | C．crowded | D．proper |
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| 小题9: | | A．If | B．After | C．When | D．Though |
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| 小题10: | | A．tired | B．exited | C．bored | D．disappointed |
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| 小题11: | | A．already | B．still | C．thus | D．merely |
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| 小题12: | | A．horse | B．town | C．field | D．road |
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| 小题13: | | A．trains | B．lives | C．stays | D．stands |
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| 小题15: | | A．built | B．imagined | C．overlooked | D．measured |
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| 小题16: | | A．annoyed | B．ridiculous | C．concerned | D．content |
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| 小题17: | | A．farmer | B．businessman | C．fool | D．driver |
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| 小题18: | | A．undertook | B．continued | C．began | D．stopped |
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| 小题19: | | A．Perhaps | B．Luckily | C．Exactly | D．Indeed |
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| 小题20: | | A．in turn | B．at least | C．sooner or later | D．at most |
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Two men, Alan and Henry, both seriously ill, shared a hospital room. Alan was allowed to sit up in his bed and his bed was next to the room’s only window. Henry had to spend all his time flat on his back.
The men talked for hours, of their wives, families, their homes and their jobs. And every afternoon when Alan, in the bed next to the window, could sit up, he would pass the time by describing to his roommate all the things he could see. Ducks and swans played on the water while children sailed their model boats. Lovers walked arm in arm among flowers. Trees and skyline could be seen in the distance. As he described all this, Henry, on the other side of the room, would close his eyes and imagine the scene.
One warm afternoon Alan described a parade (游行) passing by. Although Henry could not hear the band, he could see it in his mind. Unexpectedly, an alien though: entered his head: why should he have all the pleasure of seeing everything while I never got to see anything? It doesn’t seem fair. Henry felt ashamed at first. But as the days passed and he missed seeing more sight, his envy grew and soon let him down. He began to find himself unable to sleep. He should be by that window ---- and that thought now controlled his life.
Late one night, as he lay staring at the ceiling. Alan began to cough. He was choking. Henry watched in the dim room as the struggling man tried hard to reach for the button to call for help. Listening from across the room, he never moved, never pushed his own button which would have brought the nurse running. In less than five minutes, the coughing and choking stopped, along with the sound of breathing. Now, there was only silence ---- deathly silence.
As soon as it seemed appropriate, Henry asked if he could be moved next to the window. The nurse was happy to make the switch and after making sure he was comfortable, she left him alone.
Slowly, painfully, he struggled to take his first look. Finally, he would have the joy of seeing it all himself. He looked out, but faced a black wall.
小题1:Judging from the passenger, the meaning of the underlined word “alien” in Paragraph 3 is ______.| A．disappointing | B．sudden | C．new | D．strange |
小题2:What finally happened to Alan?| A．He was moved to another room. | B．He died. | | C．He switched his bed with Henry. | D．He was very sick. |
小题3:Henry, who had his bed switched, had expected _____.| A．to see the blank wall | | B．to feel the joy of seeing the outside world | | C．to feel the joy of breathing fresh air | | D．to see more than Alan |
小题4:Which of following words could be used to describe Alan?| A．Kind-hearted and imaginative | B．Well-informed and humorous | | C．Talkative and funny | D．Cold-hearted and indifferent |
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