There was once a stonecutter who was not happy with his life．
One day, he passed a rich man's house．Through the windows he saw many fine things and important visitors．’’How great that rich man must be!’ thought the stonecutter．He wished that he could be like him．
To his great surprise，he suddenly became the rich man．He began to enjoy all the good things in life．But then one day he saw a high official passing by，carried in a chair．Everyone had to bow before him．“How great that official is!” he thought．“1 wish that I could be like him.
He became the high official，carried everywhere in his chair, and was hated by all the people．It was a hot summer day, and the official felt very uncomfortable in his chair．He looked up at the sun．“How great the sun is!” he thought．“l wish that I could be the sun!”
He became the sun，shining down on everyone．But a huge black cloud moved between him and the Earth，so that his light could no longer shine down．“how powerful that storm cloud is!” he thought．1 wish that I could be a cloud!”
He became the cloud．Everyone who didn't like clouds shouted at him．He soon found himself pushed away by the wind．“How great the wind is!” he thought．”I wish that I could be the wind!”
Then he became the wind，blowing the roofs of houses．After a while，he ran up against something that would not move—a huge stone．“How great that stone is!’ he thought” I wish I could be a stone!”
He became the stone．But as he stood there，he heard the sound of a hammer and felt himself being changed．“What could be greater that I become a stonecutter than a stone!” he thought．He looked down and saw far below him a stonecutter．
1．The stonecutter wanted to be a high official because ．
A．he wanted to enjoy the good things in life
B．he wanted people to bow down to him
C．he enjoyed being carried around all day
D．he enjoyed talking with important visitors
2．The stonecutter became after he was the wind．
A．the sun B．a cloud C．a stone D．an official
3．From the story we understand the stonecutter might have become after being a stone．
A．a stonecutter B．the wind C．a rich man D．the sun
4．How many times does the stonecutter change in the story?
A．five B．six C．seven D．eight
5．The story mainly tells us that 。
A．it's never too late to mend
B．time lost cannot be won again
C．well begun is half done
D．the grass isn’t always greener on the other side
鸿图图书寒假作业假期作业吉林大学出版社系列答案科目：初中英语 来源：2013届海南省洋浦中学九年级上学期期末考试英语试卷（带解析） 题型：阅读理解
Once there was a little boy. He got angry easily. His father gave him some nails (钉子)and told him: “When you get angry, put a nail into the wall.”
On the first day, the boy put 37 nails into the wall. The next day, he put in fewer nails. A few days later, he found it much easier not to get angry.
After a while, the boy was happy every day.
Then, his father asked him to take out a nail each day if he didn’t get angry. After some time, all the nails were gone.
Then the father took the boy to the wall and said: “Well done, son. But, look, the wall is full of holes. It will never be the same. When you say things in anger, they leave a scar(伤疤) in people’s hearts（心）. No matter how many times you say sorry, the scars will always be there.”
It’s not nice to leave scars in people’s hearts. So please hold back your anger. Think before you say angry things to friends and family.
【小题1】The little boy_______________.
A. liked nails B.got angry easily C. had scars
【小题2】When the boy got angry, his father asked him to ____.
A. take a vacation
B. take walks
C. put a nail into the wall
【小题3】The father wanted his son __________.
A. to be kind and polite
B. to be angry
C. to be strong
【小题4】The words “hold back”probably means____ in Chinese.
A. 抱住 B. 爆发 C. 控制
【小题5】From the passage, we know____.
A. It is good to get angry easily.
B. Nobody liked the boy
C. The father had a good way to teach his son.
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根据对话内容和首字母提示，在下文空格处填入适当的词使对话完整。（每空一词）
The day was like any other day in his life, Tom walked p 【小题1】the shop on the street corner. He stopped to look at the front row of shoes, and he felt happy to see that the pair of shoes he wanted very much were still there. Looking down, he f 【小题2】sorry for himself. He really wanted to have t 【小题3】for his birthday.
He sadly walked away and t 【小题4】how to tell his mother about it. He knew she would give him a 【小题5】he liked if she could. But he also knew very well she had little money. He d 【小题6】not to go home at once, as he looked worried and his mother would notice it. So he went to the park and sat on the grass. Then he saw a boy in a wheel chair (轮椅) . He noticed that the boy moved the wheel with his h 【小题7】. Tom looked at him carefully and was s 【小题8】to see the boy have no feet. He looked at his own feet. “It’s much b 【小题9】to be without shoes than without feet,” he thought. There was no reason for him to feel so sorry and sad. He went away and s 【小题10】, thinking he was happier.
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Elizabeth lived with her six children in a small house. One winter, there was a big flood(洪水) ,and quite a few houses were washed away, but Elizabeth’s house was high enough to escape it.
Elizabeth helped one of the families which had lost everything. She shared her home until the family could build a new house. Elizabeth’s friends could not understand her since she already had so many children to take care.
"Well," Elizabeth explained to her friends, at the end of World War II, there was a poor woman in a town in England .Her husband had been killed in the war and she had a lot of children, just like me now .The day before Christmas, this woman said to her children, “We won’t be able to have much for Christmas. I’m going to get just one present for us all .Now I’ll go and get it. She came back with a little girl who had no parents .Here’s our present, she said to her own children. The children were more than excited to get such a present. They welcomed the little girl warmly, and she grow up as their sister. I was that Christmas present."
| 【小题1】 How many children did Elizabeth have?, 【小题2】 What did Elizabeth do after the flood? 【小题3】The Christmas present was Elizabeth herself, wasn’t it? 【小题4】 What do you learn from the story? |
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Anna lived on the side of a valley. One winter, there was a very big flood, and a lot of houses?? ? ?? Anna's were washed away. Anna's house was high enough to escape the flood, so when the water had disappeared and the other houses were? ? ?? there with no roof and no walls and all covered with mud(泥) , her house was?? ? ?? quite all right.
Her house was quite small, her husband was dead, and she had four children ,? ? ?? Anna took in one of the families that had lost ?? ? ? in the flood and she?? ? ?? her home with them until it was?? ? ?? for them to rebuild their houses.
Anna's friends were puzzled （迷惑的）when they saw Anna do this. They could not understand why Anna wanted to give??? ?? so much more work and trouble when she already had quite a few children to support .
"Well," Anna?? ? ?? her friends, "at the end of the First World War, a woman in the town where I later lived found herself very poor, because her husband?? ? ??? in the war and she had a lot of children,??? ? ?? I have now. The day before Christmas, this woman said to her children, ‘We won’t be able to have much for??? ? ??? this year, so I’m going to ?? ? ?? only one present for all of us. Now I’ll go and get it.’ She came back??? ? ??? a girl who was even poorer than they, and who had no parents. ‘Here’s our present, ’ she said to her children. The children were happy to get such a present. They welcomed the little girl, and she grew up as their sister.??? ? ??? was that Christmas present.”
1.A.down below ????????????? ????????????? B．just around ????????????? ????????????? C．next to ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D．above
2.A．rising ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B．appearing ????????????? ????????????? C．falling ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D．standing
3.A．just ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B．already????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C．yet ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D．still
4.A．so????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B．but ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C．for ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D．since
5.A．nothing ????????????? ????????????? B．everything????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C．anything????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D．something
6.A．made ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B．found ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C．shared ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D．built
7.A．possible ????????????? ????????????? B．necessary ????????????? ????????????? C．important ????????????? ????????????? D．valuable
8.A．them ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B．herself ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C．them all ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D．her
9.A．explained to????????????? ????????????? B．asked for ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C．talked with ????????????? ????????????? D．spoke as
10.A．had killed ????????????? ????????????? B．might be killed ????????????? C．had been killed ????????????? D．killed
11.A．for ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B．as ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C．like????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D．that
12.A．you ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B．your birthday????????????? ????????????? C．Christmas????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D．us?????????????
13.A．get ????????????? ????????????? ??? B．send ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C．buy ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D．make
14.A．for ????????????? ??? ????????????? B．from????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C．like ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D．with
15.A．It ????????????? ??? ????????????? B．She ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C．Such ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D．I
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Once upon a time, there lived a rich man. He had a servant (仆人). He and the servant loved wine and good food very much. Each time the rich man left his home; the servant would drink the wine and eat up all the nice food in the house. The rich man knew what his servant did, but he had never caught his servant doing that.
One morning, when he left home, he said to the servant, “Here are two bottles of poison (毒药) and some nice food in the house. You must take care of them.” With these words, he went out.
But the servant knew that what the rich man had said was untrue. After the rich man was away from his home, he enjoyed a nice meal. Because he drank too much, he was drunk and fell to the ground. When the rich man came back, he couldn’t find his food and his wine. He became very angry. He woke the servant up. But the servant told his story very well. He said a cat had eaten up everything. He was afraid to be punished(惩罚), so he drank the poison to kill himself.
1.In the story, _______ liked wine and good food very much.
A. the rich man B. the servant C. both A and B D. neither A and B
2.The rich man knew that it was _______ that drank the wine and ate up all the nice food.
A. the cat B. himself C. nobody D. the servant
3.The rich told the servant that there was poison in the two bottles, because_______.
A. there was in face poison in the bottles
B. he did not want the servant to drink his wine
C. he wanted to kill the cat
D. he wanted to kill the servant
4.In fact, _______ate all the nice food and drank the wine.
A. the servant B. cat C. the rich man D. nobody
5.From the story, we know that the servant is very _______.
A. lazy B. bad C. clever D. kind
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