阅读理解。 A Scotsman and an Englishman lived next door to each other. The Scots
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A Scotsman and an Englishman lived next door to each other. The Scotsman owned a hen and each morning he would look in his garden and pick up his hen"s egg for breakfast. One morning he looked into his garden and saw that the hen had laid an egg in the Englishman"s garden. He was about to go next door when he saw the English-man pick up the egg. The Scotsman ran up to the English-man and told him that the egg belonged to him because he owned the hen. The Englishman disagreed because the egg was on his property (财产). They argued for a while until finally the Scotsman said, "In my family we normally settle disputes (争 议) by the following actions: We kick each other and we compare the time how long it takes us to get back up. Whoever gets up quicker wins the egg." The Englishman agreed to this, so the Scotsman found his heaviest pair of boots (皮靴) and put them on. He took a few steps back, then ran toward the Englishman and kicked as hard as he could in his stomach. The Englishman fell to the floor, holding his stomach and howling (嚎叫) in pain for 10 minutes. Eventually (最终) the English-man stood up and said, "Now it"s my turn to kick you." At this time, the Scotsman said, "oh, maybe you should just keep the egg." |
1. What do we know about the hen? |
A. It belonged to the two men equally. B. It laid an egg every other day. C. Its eggs were usually cooked by the Scotsman as breakfast. D. It usually laid eggs in the Englishman"s garden. |
2. The underlined word "disputes" in Paragraph 3 means "_______". |
A. arguments B. wars C. plans D. Debts |
3. What"s the real purpose of the Scotsman"s proposal (提议)? |
A. He wanted to get his egg back from the Englishman. B. He wanted to solve their dispute. C. He wanted to teach the Englishman a lesson. D. He wanted to find out who was the stronger of them. |
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One day I visited an art museum while waiting for my husband to finish a business meeting. I was expecting a quiet 1 of the splendid artwork. A young 2 viewing the paintings ahead of me 3 nonstop between themselves. I watched them a moment and decided the lady was doing all the talking. I admired the man"s 4 for putting up with her 5 stream of words. 6 by their noise, I moved on. I met them several times as I moved 7 the various rooms of art. Each time I heard her continuous flow of words, I moved away 8 . I was standing at the counter of the museum gift shop making a 9 when the couple approached the 10 . Before they left, the man 11 into his pocket and pulled out a white object. He 12 it into a long stick and then 13 his way into the coatroom to get his wife"s jacket. "He"s a 14 man," the clerk at the counter said. "Most of us would give up if we were blinded at such a young age. During his recovery, he made a promise his life wouldn"t change. So, as before, he and his wife come in 15 there is a new art show." "But what does he get out of the art?" I asked. "He can"t see." "Can"t see! You"re 16 . He sees a lot. More than you and I do," the clerk said. "His wife 17 each painting so he can see it in his head." I learned something about patience, 18 and love that day. I saw the patience of a young wife describing paintings to a person without 19 and the courage of a husband who would not 20 blindness to change his life. And I saw the love shared by two people as I watched this couple walk away, their arms intertwined (交缠). |
( )1. A. touch ( )2. A. lady ( )3. A. chatted ( )4. A. attempt ( )5. A. vivid ( )6. A. Adopted ( )7. A. through ( )8. A. anxiously ( )9. A. comment ( )10. A. entrance ( )11. A. plugged ( )12. A. made ( )13. A. led ( )14. A. brave ( )15. A. wherever ( )16. A. wrong ( )17. A. describes ( )18. A. kindness ( )19. A. support ( )20. A. get | B. view B. man B. argued B. independence B. constant B. Adapted B. to B. urgently B. decision B. exit B. held B. lengthened B. found B. rough B. whatever B. silly B. draws B. pride B. sight B. hope | C. wander C. couple C. screamed C. wisdom C. casual C. Conducted C. towards C. quickly C. purchase C. front C. reached C. brought C. forced C. smart C. whichever C. equal C. shows C. enthusiasm C. expectation C. allow | D. stare D. clerk D. yelled D. patience D. vague D. Disturbed D. from D. sensibly D. profit D. queue D. bent D. broadened D. tapped D. generous D. whenever D. unique D. decorates D. courage D. confidence D. cause |
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Eddie has lots of hobbies, but he loves baseball best. So it is his ___1___ sport. Eddie plays baseball on a team every year in the spring. He loves to go to baseball ___2___. Every day when it is ___3___, Eddie’s father throws a baseball to Eddie in the backyard. This is thetime of day that Eddie ___4__ best. He enjoys spending time with his father and he loves practicing baseball. Eddie __5 baseball cards throughout the year. He and his father visit the ___6___ and buy cards for Eddie’s collection. Eddie spends hours with his baseball cards. He arranges them in different __7____ , and trades them with other baseball __8___. One day, Eddie’s father came home with two tickets to ___9__the Atlanta Braves play the next Saturday. Eddie was so __10__He counted down the days on the calendar. Finally it was the day of the game. Eddie and his father __11___to Atlanta early in the morning. Before they watched the match, they___12__the Braves’ museum at the stadium and saw a short movie __13___the history of the Atlanta Braves. Eddie enjoyed seeing the museum. They ate __14___at the stadium, and soon it was time for the game. The game was exciting. Eddie tried to ___15_every move the players made. ___16__he watched carefully and practiced a lot, he might just be on one of those baseball cards some day! ___17__ the game, Eddie and his father drove home. They talked about the game. They talked about which __18___were the best, and which ___19__were the most exciting. Eddie went to sleepthat night still __20___of baseball. His dreams were filled with images from his very special day.
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I live in a very over populated beach area in the Los Angeles, and I love the beautiful scenery! But because of many people, lots of things are easy to be out of order, and sometimes it’s also easy to lose your cool. Today was a day I wish I did not get out of bed. I mean that if I did not have to wake up and deal with all the things that I deal with on a daily basis, it would have been wonderful. I had a cup of coffee this morning and that was my meal for breakfast, not healthy I know. Anyway, my stomach was sounding like a truck. So, I jumped in my car and decided to buy some food. I was in line at Taco Bell (一家墨西哥速食店) and the line was like a long snake! Finally I got to place my order, but a young girl in nice clothes pulled in and was stuck in such a way that unless I moved for her, she wouldn’t be able to get out. So I backed up and waved her into my place in the front of the line. To my surprise, this young girl did not say thanks. I was cool with it because I thought that I had done something nice for a change. After the girl received her food and pulled away, I pulled into the ordering spot, not mad, but hungry, and the employee said, “Hi, that girl just paid for your food.” That food was the most satisfying nourishment (营养品) my body had ever taken! If just by chance you are that person who bought my food, I should say “Thank you!” |
1. The underlined part in the first paragraph probably means “_____”. |
A. be friendly to others B. become angry C. get warmer D. remain calm |
2. What happened to the author according to the passage? |
A. He remained lying in bed all the morning. B. He didn’t feel well after drinking a cup of coffee. C. He made room for a girl who jumped the queue. D. He had a quarrel with a girl who didn’t stand in line. |
3. How did the young girl show her thanks to the author? |
A. She got out of her car and said thanks. B. She drove away with her own food. C. She received her food and waved goodbye. D. She paid for the author’s food without him knowing. |
4. The best title for the passage might be _____. |
A. Kindness is spreading B. Being patient wins respect C. Being calm is important in accidents D. Being polite can change the world |
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In the first week after arriving in the new city for further study, I fell and broke my leg. I was really 1 by the kindness of my new roommate. "We are family now," she said when she 2 me lying in my room with a swollen (浮肿的) 3 , unable to move. She took me to the nearest 4 by taxi to get my leg examined. The driver was so 5 that we arrived there very quickly. After that, my 6 didn"t stop helping me though I told her I could do things on my own. So many blessings (幸事) I had never 7 came to me when I was alone and helpless. Bus drivers picked me up 8 anywhere they saw me. Many people 9 the door for me. Such things were small but 10 for a person on walking sticks. 11 people"s kindness, I did whatever I could to make people 12 . I made many jokes about my two 13 and the bad fall. And I tried not to 14 even a single time about what had happened. I also tried to be kind to 15 students who were injured. I took time to 16 with a girl in a wheelchair who always ate lunch alone. I soon realized that pain can be 17 by mental (精神上的) power. I could see that 18 I was using physical sticks, there were hundreds of mental sticks I could depend on. I also saw that sometimes 19 situations could be good. Einstein once said, "You can live your life seeing nothing as a miracle( 奇迹 ) 20 seeing everything as a miracle." |
( )1. A. amazed ( )2. A. heard ( )3. A. head ( )4. A. museum ( )5. A. patient ( )6. A. driver ( )7. A. listed ( )8. A. before ( )9. A. cleaned ( )10. A. hard ( )11. A. Instead of ( )12. A. believe ( )13. A. hands ( )14. A. complain ( )15. A. both ( )16. A. study ( )17. A. reduced ( )18. A. since ( )19. A. boring ( )20. A. and | B. saved B. left B. stomach B. hospital B. angry B. doctor B. expected B. from B. moved B. rare B. In place of B. laugh B. books B. advise B. no B. discuss B. seen B. because B. unpleasant B. so | C. loved C. found C. arm C. playground C. nice C. family C. given C. through C. opened C. easy C. Except for C. talk C. sticks C. miss C. other C. practise C. caused C. whether C. dangerous C. but | D. supported D. remembered D. leg D. library D. funny D. roommate D. accepted D. with D. guarded D. weak D. In return for D. think D. stories D. enjoy D. few D. eat D. doubted D. although D. tiring D. or |
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It was the golden season. I could see the yellow leaves 1 on the cool 2 . In such a season, I liked walking alone in the leaves, listening to the sound of them. Autumn is a 3 season and life is uninteresting. The free days always get me 4 . But one day, the sound of a violin 5 into my ears like a stream flowing in the mountains. I was so surprised that I jumped to see what it was. A young girl, standing in the wind, was 6 in playing her violin. I had 7 seen her before. The music was so attractive that I listened quietly. Lost in the music, I didn"t realize that I had been 8 there for so long but my 9 did not seem to disturb (打扰) her. Leaves were still falling. Every day she played the violin in the corner of the building 10 I went downstairs to watch her performance. I was the only audience (观众). The autumn seemed no longer lonely and life became 11 . 12 we didn"t know each other, I thought we were already good friends. I believed she also liked me. Autumn was nearly over. One day, when I was listening devotedly (专心地), the sound suddenly stopped. To my 13 the girl came over to me. "You must like violin," she said. "Yes. And you play very well. Why did you stop?" I asked. Suddenly, a 14 expression appeared on her face and I could feel something unusual. "I came here to see my grandmother, but now I must leave. I once played very badly. It was your listening every day that 15 me. " she said. "In fact, it was your playing 16 gave me a meaningful autumn." I answered. "Let us be friends." The girl smiled and I smiled. I never heard her play again in my life. I no longer went downstairs to listen like before. Only thick leaves were left behind. But I will always remember the fine figure (倩影) of the girl. She is like a 17 ; so short, so bright, like a shooting star giving off so much light that it makes the autumn beautiful. There are many kinds of friends. Some are always 18 you, but don"t understand you. Some say only a few words to you, but are close to you. Many people will step in your life, but only 19 friends leave footprints (足迹). I shall always recall (回忆) the autumn and the girl with the 20 . She will always bring back the friendship between us. I know she will always be my best friend. |
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