Once there was a poor farmer and his farm belonged to(属于) a rich man. One day he

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Once there was a poor farmer and his farm belonged to(属于) a rich man. One day he brought a basket of apples to the rich man’s house. On the doorsteps, he met two monkeys dressed like children. They jumped onto the basket to eat the apples and threw some on the ground. The farmer politely took off his hat and asked the monkeys to get off. They obeyed(服从) and the farmer went into the house. He asked to see the rich man. A servant took him to the room where the rich man was sitting.
“I have brought you the basket of apples you asked for,” he said.
“But why have you brought a half-empty basket?” the rich man asked.
“I met your children outside, and they stole some of the apples.”
小题1:Why did the farmer bring apples to the rich man? Because .

A．he was poor

B．he liked the rich man

C．his farm belonged to the rich man

D．the rich man’s children liked apples

小题2:What did the monkeys do when the farmer was on the doorsteps?

A．They jumped and jumped.

B．They played.

C．They ran away.

D．They ate some of the apples.

小题3:The monkeys left the basket because .

A．they had thrown apples on the ground

B．the farmer had politely asked them to get off

C．they were afraid of the hat

D．the farmer was angry wit h them

小题4:How did the rich man feel when he saw the basket? He felt .

A．pleased

B．moved

C．excited

D．unhappy

答案

小题1:C
小题2:D
小题3:B
小题4:D

解析

试题分析：
小题1:C 细节题。根据第一句his farm belonged to(属于) a rich man说明他是富人的佃户，送东西给地主是应该的，故C正确。
小题2:D 细节题。根据3,4行They jumped onto the basket to eat the apples and threw some on the ground.说明D正确。
小题3:B 细节题。根据4,5行The farmer politely took off his hat and asked the monkeys to get off. They obeyed(服从) and the farmer went into the house说明B正确。
小题4:D 推理题。根据倒数第二行“But why have you brought a half-empty basket?” the rich man asked.原来说带来一篮子的苹果，现在只剩下一半了，故地主应该是很不开心，故D正确。
点评：文章介绍了一个佃户给地主送苹果的小故事。本大题主要还是考查细节题，需要根据故事情节，了解词汇用法的同时，结合语境，做出准确的判断。

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Jenny went to visit her friends in New York last weekend. Her friends met her at the airport on Friday afternoon and drove her to the hotel. They had dinner at a Chinese restaurant and went to see a film after that.
　Jenny and her friends set out early on Saturday morning for a farm and stayed there until Sunday morning. During their stay, they went fishing and swimming in the small river on the farm. They played football in the field and enjoyed a big meal around a camp fire（篝火）, singing and dancing till late into the night.
　Nobody could get up early on Sunday morning. So when they got back to New York City, it was about three o’clock in the afternoon. They drove right to the airport because Jenny didn’t want to miss her plane back home. Jenny only stayed in New York for two nights but she had a great time with her friend.
小题1:Jenny went to New York________.

A．to do some shopping

B．to see her friends

C．to spend her summer holiday

D．to find a job

小题2:How did Jenny get to New York?

A．By train.

B．By bus.

C．By plane.

D．On foot.

小题3:Where did Jenny and her friends go on Saturday?

A．To the farm.	B．To the Chinese restaurant.
C．To the airport.	D．To the railway station.

小题4:When did Jenny go back home?
　

A．On Saturday afternoon.	B．On Sunday morning.
C．On Saturday evening.	D．On Sunday afternoon.

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Mr. and Mrs. Wu were fed up with their neighbor. He was always borrowing things from them.
“It’s not right.” Mr. Wu said to his wife one evening. “At some time or another that man has borrowed nearly everything we have. Almost every day he comes over to borrow something.”
“You are quite right,” his wife replied, “and most of the things he’s never returned.”
“What I want to know,” her husband said, “is why he can’t buy the things he needs like everyone else.”
“Because people like us are foolish enough to lend him what he needs.” she replied. “As long as we are willing to lend, he’ll keep on borrowing.”
“Then we’ll never lend him anything again.” Mr. Wu said. “The next time he asks to borrow something, I’ll say no.”
“We must have a good reason for saying no,” his wire said, “and we must always try to be polite to him. We don’t want to make an enemy of the man.”
It was not long before their decision not to lend their neighbor anything ever again was put to the test.
The next morning there was a knock on the door.
Mr. Wu went to answer it.
Their neighbor was standing there. Mr. Wu knew he was going to ask to borrow something, and was ready to refuse him politely.
“Good morning,” their neighbor said, “I’m sorry to trouble you, but I wonder if I could borrow your garden scissors.”
“I’m sorry,” Mr. Wu said, “but I’m afraid my wife and I will be using them today. We’ll be spending all day working in the garden.”
“Oh, ! see.” the neighbor said, “In that case, may I borrow your golf clubs? You won’t be needing them if you are working in the garden all day, will you?”
小题1:What did the neighbor do with most of the things he had borrowed?

A．He hid them.

B．He never returned them.

C．He lent them to others.

D．He broke them.

小题2:Mr. and Mrs. Wu’s decision to treat their neighbor was

A．not to lend anything more

B．to be impolite to him in order to show their dislike

C．to give him anything he would ask

D．to keep on lending

小题3:When did the neighbor want to borrow again?

A．The next day.

B．A week later.

C．The morning after the following month.

D．A few days later.

小题4:How did the neighbor manage to get what he really wanted?

A．He first asked for something else.

B．He asked for it earnestly (诚挚地).

C．He worked for them.

D．He spoke highly of Mr. Wu.

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Sarah Williams went to a boarding school. Here is one of the
letters she wrote to her parents from the school.
Wentworth Girls" School
Beachside
July 20th
Dearest Mom and Dad,
I"m afraid I have some very bad news for you. I have been very naughty and the school principal is very angry with me. She is going to write to you. You must come and take me away from here. She does not want me in the school any longer.
The trouble started last night when I was smoking in bed. This is against the rules, of course. We are not supposed to smoke at all.
As I was smoking, I heard footsteps coming towards the room. I did not want a teacher to catch me smoking, so I threw the cigarette away.
Unfortunately, the cigarette fell into the waste-paper basket, which caught fire.
There was a curtain near the waste-paper basket which caught fire, too. Soon the whole room was burning.
The principal phoned for the fire department. The school is a long way from the town and by the time the fire department arrived, the whole school was in flames. Many of the girls are in the hospital.
The principal says that the fire was all my fault and you must pay for the damage. She will send you a bill for about a million dollars.
I’m very sorry about this.
Much love,
Sarah
P. S. None of the above is true, but I have failed my exams. I just want you to know how bad things could have been!
小题1:Why did Sarah write home?

A．To tell her parents about the fire.

B．To ask for a lot of money.

C．To tell her parents she had failed her exams.

D．To tell her parents she had to leave school.

小题2:Why did Sarah tell her parents the story about the fire?

A．She wanted to worry them.

B．She wanted to make them laugh.

C．She wanted to make them less angry at the real news.

D．She wanted to warn them about what the principal was going to do.

小题3:The letter before the. P. S. was .

A．mostly true	B．partly true
C．completely true	D．completely untrue

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It was the first snow of winter — an exciting day for every child but not for most teachers. Up until now, I had been able to dress myself for recess(课间休息), but today I would need some help. Miss Finlayson, my kindergarten teacher, had been through first snow days many times in her long career, but I think she may still remember this one.
I managed to get into my wool snow pants. But I struggled with my jacket because it didn’t fit well. It was a hand-me-down from my brother, and it made me wonder why I had to wear his ugly clothes. At least my hat and matching scarf(围巾) were mine, and they were quite pretty. Finally it was time to have Miss Finlayson help me with my boots(靴子). In her calm, motherly voice she said, "By the end of winter, you will be able to put on your own boots.” I didn’t realize at the time that this was more a statement of hope than of confidence.
I handed her my boots and stuck out my foot. Like most children, I expected the adult to do all the work. After much wiggling and pushing, she managed to get first one into place and then, with a sigh, worked the second one on too.
I announced，“They’re on the wrong feet.” With the grace that only experience can bring，she struggled to get the boots off and went through the joyless task of putting them on again. Then I said，“These aren’t my boots, you know.” As she pulled the offending boots from my feet, she still managed to look both helpful and interested. Once they were off, I said，“They are my brother’s boots. My mother makes me wear them, and I hate them!” Somehow, from long years of practice, she managed to act as though I wasn’t an annoying(烦人的) little girl．She pushed and shoved, less gently this time, and the boots were returned to their proper place on my feet. With a great sigh of relief, seeing the end of her struggle with me, she asked, “Now, where are your gloves?’’
I looked into her eyes and said, “I didn’t want to lose them, so I put them into the toes of my boots.”
小题1:According to the passage, the little girl got_______from her brother.

A．the wool snow pants and the jacket

B．the jacket and the boots

C．the jacket and the hat

D．the boots and the gloves

小题2:Why does the author say Miss Finlayson would remember that first snow day?

A．Because the little girl played a trick on her.

B．Because it was the most exciting day of the winter.

C．Because the little girl was in her brother’s clothes.

D．Because the little girl wore a pretty scarf.

小题3:We can learn from the text that Miss Finlayson_________.

A．was losing confidence in the little girl

B．gradually lost patience with the little girl

C．because disappointed with the little girl

D．was getting bored with the little girl

小题4:It can be inferred(推断) that before the little girl finally went out to enjoy the first snow of winter，the teacher had to help her put on her boots __________.

A．once

B．twice

C．three times

D．four times

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Brenda Bongos was a happy, artistic girl. She had one big ambition—to play the drums in a band. But one big problem lay in her way. To be good enough to play in a band, Brenda had to practice a lot, but she lived next-door to a lot of old people. Many of them are sick. She knew that the sound of beating drums would really get on their nerves. So, she had tried playing in the strangest places: a basement, a kitchen, and even in a shower. But there was always someone it would annoy.
One day, while watching a science documentary on TV, she heard that sound cannot travel in space, because there"s no air. At that moment, Brenda Bongos decided to become a sort of musical astronaut.
With the help of a lot of time, books and work, Brenda built a space bubble. This was a big glass ball connected to a machine which sucked out all the air inside. All that would be left inside was a drum kit（成套设备） and a chair. Brenda got into the space suit she had made, entered the bubble, turned on the machine, and played those drums like a wild child.
It wasn"t long before Brenda Bongos came very famous. Many people came to see her play in her space bubble. Shortly afterwards she came out of the bubble and started giving concerts. Her fame spread so much that the government suggested that she be part of a unique space journey. Finally, Brenda was a real musical astronaut, and had gone far beyond her first ambition of playing drums in a band.
Years later, when asked how she had achieved all this, she thought for a moment, and said: ""If those old people next – door hadn"t mattered so much to me, I wouldn"t have found a solution, and none of this would have ever happened.""
小题1:Why did Brenda try to play in the strangest places?

A．Because she didn"t want others to hear her play.

B．Because she didn"t mean to disturb others.

C．Because she didn"t have her own room.

D．Because she didn’t like her neighbors.

小题2:Brenda started to give concerts _______.

A．after she practiced in her space bubble

B．when she became part of the unique space journey

C．after she became a real musical astronaut

D．when people came to see her in the space bubble

小题3:Brenda became famous because _______.

A．she was good at music and science

B．she became a real musical astronaut

C．she invented a special way of practice

D．she played well and had a talent

小题4:Which of the following can be used to describe Brenda?

A．Kind, hardworking and clever.

B．Brave, kind and hardworking.

C．Lovely, brave and kind.

D．Nervous, kind and clever.

小题5:It can be inferred from the text that: " _______".

A．He laughs best who laughs last

B．It"s never too old to learn

C．Two heads are better than one

D．One good turn deserves another

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