There was once a farmer who lived near a road. It was not a busy road,but from

There was once a farmer who lived near a road. It was not a busy road,but from

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There was once a farmer who lived near a road. It was not a busy road,but from time to time,cars passed the farm.
  Near the farm gate, there was a large hole in the road. this hole was always full of water, and the drivers of the cars could not see how deep the hole was. They thought it was probably not deep.So when they drove into the hole, they could not drive out because it was so deep.
  The farmer did not spend much time working on his farm. He spent most time watching the hole. Whenever a car drove into it, he would pull the car out with his tractor and he would charge the drivers for much more money than they had expected.
  One day, a driver of a car said to him, "You must have made a lot of money pulling cars out of this hole night and day."
  "Oh no," the farmer said, "I don’t pull cars out of the hole at night. At night I fill the hole with water."
小题1:Many cars went into the hole because the drivers_____.
A.were going too fast to stop their carsB.did not see the hole ahead of them
C.did not know the hole was very deepD.liked very much driving through water
小题2:The drivers were _____ to pay the farmer for pulling their cars out of the hole.
A.gladB.forcedC.readyD.anxious
小题3:Why did the farmer fill the hole with water at night?
A.He was busy working on the farm during the day.
B.He spent much time watching the hole by day.
C.Some cars had driven into the hole at night.
D.Nobody would be able to find the secret out.
小题4:What did the writer think of the farmer?
A.He was selfish(自私).B.He was clever.
C.He was foolish.D.He was kind.

答案

小题1:C
小题2:B
小题3:D
小题4:A
解析

小题1:C 题目询问司机们开进坑里的原因,文章第二段提到They thought it was probably not deep,所以原因是他们不知道坑很深,所以选C
小题2:B 细节题。司机们对于农民收取费用的态度由he would charge the drivers for much more money than they had expected可以得知,即他们不是自愿支付费用的,故选择B
小题3:D 推断题。农民在晚上把坑装满水这样早晨就会又有人开进坑里好赚钱,所以他是为了不让人发现这个秘密才在晚上往坑里装水的,故选择D
小题4:A 主旨大意题。作者对于农夫不诚实地欺诈他人以收取钱财的行为是感到不满的,所以他认为农夫是自私的,故选择A

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When Elizabeth Kenny was a little girl, she fell off a horse and hurt her arm. Mrs. Kenny took her to a doctor in Toowoomba, Queensland. In the doctor’s, Elizabeth saw many bottles of medicine standing in a row. Since then, she wanted to be a nurse. As soon as she was old enough, Elizabeth was trained in a hospital. After working for some time, she made a surprising discovery. Among her patients were some children who had lost the use of their legs because of polio ( 小儿麻痹症) . Kenny tried putting hot cloth on their legs and washing them in a special way. The results were great. The children were able to use their legs again.
  Most doctors would not believe that children could get well in such a simple way. Gradually, however, she became famous. From 1993 on people from many parts of the world brought their children to Australia to receive treatment by this wonderful nurse. She was invited to America where her methods were used in many hospitals. Money was collected to build Kenny foundations which were for polio patients. Kenny died in 1952, but she will long be remembered for her fight against polio.
小题1:Toowoomba is the name of _____.
A.a famous doctorB.a kind of disease
C.an Australian cityD.an Australian school
小题2:The children who suffered from polio ____.
A.couldn’t walkB.couldn‘t workC.couldn’t speakD.lost their legs
小题3:What was Kenny‘s surprising discovery?
A.there were so many polio patients around her.
B.Polio children could recover in a simple way.
C.Children suffering from polio had refused to use arms
D.Among the children some of them suffered from polio.
小题4:The best title (标题) of the text is most likely to be ____.
A.Methods of Treating PolioB.Kenny Foundations for Children
C.Elizabeth Kenny, the Wonderful NurseD.Hospitals for Polio Patients

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A few years ago I asked my children’s governess, Julia Vassilyevna, to come into my study.
“ Sit down, Julia Vassilyevna,” I said.“Let’s settle our accounts. Although you most likely need some money, you stand on ceremony and won’t ask for it yourself. Now then, we agree on thirty rubles a month…”
“ Forty.”
“ No, thirty. I made a note of it. I always pay the governess thirty. Now then, you’ve been here two months, so…”
“ Two months and five days.”
“ Exactly two months. I made a specific note of it. That means you have sixty rubles coming to you. Subtract nine Sundays… you know you didn’t work with Kolya on Sundays, you only took walks. And three holidays…”
Julia Vassilyevna flushed a deep red and picked at the flounce of her dress, but--- not a word.
“ Three holidays, therefore take off twelve rubles. Four days Kolya was sick and there were no lessons, as you were occupied only with Vanya. Three days you had a toothache and my wife gave you permission not to work after lunch. Twelve and seven---nineteen. Subtract…that leaves…hmm…forty-one rubles. Correct?”
Julia Vassilyena’s left eye reddened and filled with moisture. Her chin trembled; she coughed nervously and blew her nose, but---not a word.
“ Around New Year’s you broke a teacup and saucer: take off two rubles. The cup cost more, it was an heirloom, but---let it go. When didn’t I take a loss? Then, due to your neglect, Kolya climbed a tree and tore his jacket: take off ten. Also due to your heedlessness the maid stole Vanya’s shoes. You ought to watch everything! You get paid for it. So, that means five more rubles off. The tenth of January I gave you ten rubles…”
“ You didn’t ” whispered Julia Vassilyevna.
“ But I made a note of it.”
“ Well…all right.”
“ Take twenty-seven from forty-one ---that leaves fourteen.”
Both eyes filled with tears. Perspiration appeared on the thin, pretty little nose. Poor girl!
“ Only once was I given any money,” she said in a trembling voice, “ and that was by your wife. Three rubles, nothing more.”
“ Really? You see now, and I didn’t make a note of it! Take three from fourteen… leaves eleven. Here’s your money, my dear. Three , three, three, one and one. Here it is!”
I handed her eleven rubles. She took them and with trembling fingers stuffed them into her pocket.
“ Merci,” she whispered.
I jumped up and started pacing the room. I was overcome with anger.
“ For what, this ---‘merci’?” I asked.
“ For the money.”
“ But you know I’ve cheated you, God’s sake---robbed you! I have actually stolen from you! Why this ‘merci’?”
“ In my other places they didn’t give me anything at all.”
“ They didn’t give you anything? No wonder! I played a little joke on you, a cruel lesson, just to teach you … I’m going to give you the entire eighty rubles! Here they are in an envelope all ready for you… Is it really possible to be so spineless? Why don’t you protest? Why be silent? Is it possible in this world to be without teeth and claws--- to be such a nincompoop?”
She smiled crookedly and I read in her expression: “ It is possible.”
I asked her pardon for the cruel lesson and , to her great surprise, gave her the eighty rubles. She murmured her litter “merci” several times and went out. I looked after her and thought: “How easy it is to crush the weak in this world!”
小题1:When the employer called Julia Vassilyevna in to talk with him, what he really wanted to do was _______
A.to settle their accounts
B.to criticize her for neglecting her duties as a governess.
C.to play a joke on her so as to amuse himself.
D.to teach her not to be so spineless.
小题2:The employer made all those criticisms about Julia Vassiliyevna’s work because __________
A.she had neglected her duties.
B.he wanted to pay her as little money as possible.
C.he wanted to make her realize that she was being cheated and protest against it.
D.he wanted to make her feel miserable.
小题3: Julia Vassilyevna accepted everything her employer said because ________
A.she had in fact neglected her duties.
B.she was a very dumb girl.
C.she thought it was of no use to protest to her employer.
D.she loved the children she taught.
小题4: The employer became very angry when Julia Vassilyevna said “ Merci” because ________
A.she didn’t say “Merci” loudly.
B.she didn’t protest to him.
C.he thought that by simply saying “ Merci” she wasn’t polite enough.
D.he didn’t like the way in which she stuffed the money into per pocket and expressed her thanks.
小题5: The text is about _______
A.how a governess was cheated by her employer.
B.how an employer tried to teach the governess a cruel lesson.
C.how a governess was fired by her employer for being a nincompoop.
D.how an employer punished the governess for not having done a good job.

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A few days ago I asked my sons’ governess Julia to come into my study.
“Be seated, Julia,” I said. “Let’s settle our accounts. I guess you most likely need some money, but maybe you’re too polite to mention it. Now then, we agreed on thirty dollars a month...”
“Forty.”
“No, thirty. I made a note of it. I always pay our governess thirty. Well, hmm, you’ve been here two months, so...”
“Two months and five days.”
“Exactly two months. I made a special note of it. That means you have sixty dollars coming to you. Take off nine Sundays... You know you didn’t work with Tom on Sundays. You only took walks. And three holidays...”
Julia was biting her finger nail nervously, her face red, but—not a word.
“Three holidays, therefore take off twelve dollars. Four days Tom was sick and there were no lessons, as you were occupied only with Dick. Three days you had a toothache and my wife gave you permission not to work after lunch. Twelve and seven—nineteen. Take nineteen off...that leaves...hmm...forty one dollars. Correct?”
Julia’s left eye reddened with tears welling up. Her chin trembled;she coughed nervously and blew her nose, but—still not a word.
“Around New Year’s Day you broke a teacup and a saucer: take off two dollars. The cup cost more, it was a treasure of the family, but—forget it. When didn’t I take a loss?! Then, due to your carelessness the maid stole Dick’s shoes. You ought to watch everything! You get paid for it. So, that means five more dollars off. The tenth of January I gave you ten dollars.”
“You didn’t,” sobbed Julia.
“But I made a note of it.”
“Well...if you say so.”
“Take twenty seven from forty one—that leaves fourteen. ”
Both her eyes were filled with tears. Beads of sweat stood on the thin pretty little nose. Poor girl!
“Only once was I given any money,” she whispered, her voice trembling, “and that was by your wife. Three dollars, nothing more.”
“Really? You see now, and I didn’t know that! Take three from fourteen...leaves eleven. Here’s your money, my dear. Three, three, three, one and one. Here it is!”
I handed her eleven dollars. She took them and pocketed them.
“Merci(法语,谢谢),” she whispered.
I jumped to my feet and started pacing the room. I was overcome with anger.
“For what, this ‘merci’?”I asked.
“For the money.”
“But you know I’ve cheated you—robbed you! I have actually stolen from you! Why this ‘Merci’?”
“In my other places they didn’t give me anything at all. ”
“They didn’t give you anything? No wonder! I played a little joke on you, a cruel lesson, just to teach you...I’m going to give you all the eighty dollars! Here they are in the envelope all ready for you...Is it really possible to be so spineless(懦弱)? Why didn’t you protest? Why were you silent? Is it possible in this world to be without teeth and claws(爪)—to be such a fool?”
Embarrassed, she smiled. And I could read her expression: “It is possible.”
I asked her pardon for the cruel lesson and, to her great surprise, gave her the eighty dollars. She murmured her little “merci” several times and went out. I looked after her and thought: “How easy it is to crush the weak in this world!”
小题1:While talking to Julia, the writer expected ____________ from her.
A.protestB.gratitudeC.obedienceD.an explanation
小题2:What shocked the writer was Juila’s ____________.
A.nervousness in front of her bossB.acceptance of injustice
C.shyness when talking about moneyD.unwillingness to express herself
小题3:The writer said, “Is it possible in this world to be without teeth and claws?” He was actually telling the governess _______.
A.to be more aggressiveB.to be more careful in her work
C.to protect her own rightD.to live independently
小题4:At the end of the story, the writer said “How easy it is to crush the weak in this world!” to show __________.
A.his understanding of Julia’s anxiety
B.his worry about Julia’s future
C.his concern on the living conditions of working-class people
D.his sympathy for the mental state of those exploited(被剥削的)
小题5:From the story, we can tell that Julia’s employer was ____________.
A.greedy but honestB.ill-tempered but warm-hearted
C.strict but forgivingD.honest, kind and worried

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One day, a train was approaching the small town of Cheekyville. On the train was a   1  man with a big suitcase. He was called William Warbler and he looked very   2  indeed. But what made him most unusual was the fact that whenever he needed to   3  , he did so by singing opera. Even if someone said “good day” to him, he would clear his throat and   4  : “Goood dayyy to youuuuuu..... toooooo!”
Almost everyone considered William unusual, since no one could get a normal   5   word out of him. As no one knew how he made his living — he lived quite   6  , always wearing the same old second-hand suit — they often had no ___7__for him and sometimes even made fun of him.
William had been in Cheekyville for some years, when one day a rumor (谣言) spread that William had received a role in a very important   8  in the nation’s capital, that there had been posters everywhere advertising the event, and that it had been a great   9 . And to everyone’s surprise, when William was being interviewed by reporters, he answered their questions by speaking with good   10 , and with a clear and pleasant voice.
From that day on, William gave up   11  at all hours. Now he sang only during his stage appearances. People wouldn’t have thought him   12  if they had seen what William kept in his big suitcase. It was a large   13 , with a hand-carved message on it.
The message said, “Practice every second, for you never know when your   14   will come.” Little did people realize that he only got the role in the opera because the   15   had heard William singing while out buying a newspaper.
1. A. tall       B. sensitive    C. handsome    D. strange
2. A. common     B. concerned   C. wealthy     D. confident
3. A. appear     B. practice     C. communicate D. debate
4. A. whisper   B. respond      C. repeat     D. tease
5. A. advised   B. printed      C. written     D. spoken
6. A. simply     B. naturally    C. calmly      D. fortunately
7. A. mercy     B.  respect     C. trust       D. money
8. A. concert    B. documentary  C. opera      D. film
9. A. experience B. benefit      C. discovery   D. success 
10. A. movements B. manners     C. efforts    D. signs
11. A. pretendingB. recording   C. singing    D. wandering
12. A. mad       B. skillful    C. artificial  D. desperate
13. A. knife     B. stone        C. medal       D. diamond
14. A. solution  B. inspiration  C. performance D. chance
15. A. neighbor  B. visitor     C. director    D. Teacher
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One man tells of driving on a long and lonely road, the last 65 miles of it unpaved, in order to watch Indian dances in the state of Arizona. After the dances, he returned to his car only to find that it had a flat tire. He put on the spare and drove to the only service station in that town.
“Do you fix flats?” he inquired of the attendant.
“Yes,” came the answer.
“How much do you charge?” he asked.
With a twinkle in his eye, the man replied, “What difference does it make?”
This is what has been called a “Hobson’s choice”. A Hobson’s choice is a situation that forces a person to accept whatever is offered or go without.
According to Barbara Berliner, the phrase was inspired by sixteenth-century entrepreneur (企业家) Thomas Hobson. There was no choice by the customer — it was strictly Hobson’s choice.
But often we really have a choice, and the choice does make a difference. We may not always believe it. We may feel as if we have no choice, but almost always there is a choice in the matter. And when we realize that we do most things by choice, then we are taking control of our own lives.
Someone challenged me to try an experiment that completely changed my perspective. “For the next seven days,” he said, “eliminate the words ‘I have to’ from your vocabulary and say ‘I choose to’. Don’t say, ‘I have to work late tonight’. Instead, say, ‘I choose to work late’. When you choose to do it, you take control of your life. Instead of saying, ‘I have to stay home’, try ‘I choose to stay home’. The way you spend your time is your choice. You are responsible. You have control.”
In just seven days I was no longer saying “I have to” and I felt better about my decisions. I learned that there is very little in my life I actually have to do. You and I decide to do certain things because we believe that it will be for the best. When we eliminate “I have to” from our vocabularies, we take control.
Try it for a week and you see what happens. I think you’ll see it’s a change for the better.
小题1: What did the attendant mean by saying “What difference does it make”?
A.The man didn’t need to pay for the work.
B.It was unnecessary for the man to ask about the price.
C.There was no need for the man to have the tire fixed.
D.The man should keep silent.
小题2:The author learnt from the experiment that he      .
A.could become more challenging
B.could spend more time relaxing himself
C.should take pleasure in helping others
D.actually changed his attitudes towards life
小题3:What does the underlined word “eliminate” mean?
A.Remember.B.Repeat.C.Remove.D.Recite.
小题4:What is the situation where we have a “Hobson’s choice”?
A.We have no choice but to follow.
B.We should often change our choice.
C.We should make preparations before a journey.
D.We should think twice before taking action.
小题5: The purpose of writing this text is to            .
A.advise us to become active in life
B.explain what Hobson’s choice is
C.tell an interesting story about the author
D.accept others’ advice modestly

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