The King was known for his kindness. His people 1 him and were proud of him.
Once,the King decided to build a palace on the river bank. In a few days the palace was ready. And 2 bringing the King to show the palace,the minister decided to take a final look.
“ Great!” the minister said,looking at the palace. Then 3 his eyes fell on a hut (小屋) just a few steps away from the palace gate. “What is this hut doing here?” shouted the minister. “Sir,it 4 to an old woman. She has been living here for a long time,^ replied a soldier.
The minister walked up to the 5 and spoke to the old lady. “I want to buy your hut. Ask for anything”,he said. “I am sorry,Sir. I can not 6 your offer. My hut is dearer to me than my life ,” the old lady said.
The minister tried to tell the old lady that 7 hut would spoil the charm of the new palace. But the old lady refused to sell her hut to the King. The 8 was then taken to the King.
The King thought for a while,and then said ,“ Let the old lady have her hut 9 it is. It will only add to the beauty of the new palace. v Then turning to the minister,the King said, “Let us not forget that what seems 10 to us may be precious to someone else. ”
1. A. visited B. left C. loved D. hated
2. A. before B. after C. while D. until
3. A. slowly B. suddenly C. early D. happily
4. A. decides B. hopes C. wants D. belongs
5. A. river B. hut C. soldier D. palace
6. A. accept B. refuse C. find D. pass
7. A. your B. my C. her D. his
8. A. story B. matter C. idea D. job
9. A. how B. why C. when D. where
10. A. popular B. poor C. ugly D. beautiful
国王在河边建造了一座宫殿,大臣觉得宫殿旁边的一间小屋与宫殿极不协调,于是试图说服住在里面的老妇人把小 屋卖给国王,但善良的国王却允许老妇人留下这个小屋。
1. C由下文的were proud of him可知,人们以国王为荣,由此可推断人们热爱国王。
2. A大臣应该是在带国王看宫殿之前,自己先去看一下。before意为“在……之前”.
3. B由语境可知,他的眼神应该是突然地落在离宫殿门口几步远的小屋上。
4. D belong to意为“属于”,为常用搭配。由下文可知这间小屋属于一位老妇人。
5. B由上文可知老妇人住在那间小屋里,故大臣应该是走到小屋那里,跟老妇人说话。
6. A 倒数第二段提到了“But the old lady refused to sell her hut to the King. ”,由此可知老妇人不接受大臣的提议。accept意为“接受”,符合此处语境。
7. C由空格前的the old lady可知,此处需用形容词性物主代词her修饰后面的hut。
8. B上文提到大臣认为老妇人的小屋破坏了新宫殿的魅力,但是老妇人拒绝把小屋卖给国王。大臣解决不了 这件事,故他把这件事带给了国王,matter意为“事 情”。
9. D由下文可知国王认为小屋能给新宫殿增色,故他想让老妇人继续拥有那里的小屋,故选where来引导地点 状语从句。
10. C上文提到大炬眼中的小屋影响了宫殿的美观,但小屋 对老妇人来说却是珍贵的。由此可知此处选ugly (丑陋 的) 与后面的precious (珍贵的) 作对比。
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One day when I was younger,a dog chased (追赶) me down the street and bit me. Ever since that day,I have feared and hated dogs. If a dog was close to me,I would move away as fast as possible,or go to the other side of the street because I was afraid.
But,recently,my sister bought a puppy (小狗) called Cathy,and I was forced to live with a dog in my house. My sister told me to pet the dog. It is small,and it looks nice and lovely so I wasn’t that scared,and I did it. The puppy did not attack me. That was when I realized I really liked this puppy!
I started to take care of the puppy,feeding it,taking it out on walks,and taking it to the veterinarian (兽医) for check-ups. Slowly I started to fall in love. Now,I love it so much,and I would do anything for it.
My friends are still surprised that I am no longer afraid of dogs. It was a long process,but I did it. I set my mind to stop being afraid. I face my fear,accept the challenge and I overcome it. You can too!Is there anything you are afraid of? You have the power to conquer it!Think about it and see if you can come up with a way to face your fear. Take a chance!It could change your life.
1. What is the best title for the passage?
A. How to Pet the Puppy
B. How to Overcome Fear
C. How to Protect Yourself
D. Humans and Pets
2. Why did the writer always stay away from the dogs?
A. Because he was afraid the dogs bit him.
B. Because he didn't like playing with the dogs.
C. Because he didn't want to make the dogs scared.
D. Because he was afraid all the animals.
3. The writer really liked Cathy for.
A. its good looking
B. it was a puppy
C. it didn't attack him
D. his sister's encouragement
4. Which is the right order for the writer to get over the fear?
① challenge the fear
② stop being afraid in mind
③ face the fear
④ get over the fear
A. ①②③④ B. ①③②④
C. ②③①④ D. ②①④③
5. The underlined world “conquer” means “”in Chinese.
A. 逃避 B. 克服
C. 实现 D. 回应
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Mr Ma,a famous mental (心理的) doctor from Beijing once said at an important meeting,u Now many young students can have problems with their minds. Some students become worried because they have to study very hard. Others have trouble getting on well with people around them like their parents and classmates. Parents and teachers should care more about this problem. ”
Then Mr Ma gave some examples. One patient,a middle school student from Xi’an was doing badly in his lessons. He thought his teachers and friends often laughed at him,and he became so nervous and worried that one night he left his home without telling parents. Another student,a 14-year-old schoolgirl from Shanghai,was very afraid of exams. While she was reading the exam paper,she couldn’t think of anything to write.
A recent report from Jiefang Daily says about 18% of the young students in Shanghai have mental problems. They often fell worried and very unhappy. Unluckily many of them won’t go and ask for help. Some think they will look stupid if they go to see a doctor. Others won’t talk about their secrets.
At the end of the meeting,Mr Ma offered some good ideas to young people:
★ Talk to your parents or teacher often.
★ Take part in group activities.
★ Try to get on well with the people around you.
★ Go to see a doctor if you often feel unhappy.
1. The students who often become worried or have trouble getting on well with others may have.
A. no parents B. no secrets
C. poor memories D. mental problems
2. The schoolgirl's problem happened whenever she.
A. studied very hard
B. had exams
C. talked with her parents
D. went to see the doctor
3. Some of those with mental problems won’t ask for help because .
A. they don't want to tell their secrets to others
B. their parents are too busy to look after them
C. doctors can't help them with the problems
D. they can do with the problems themselves
4. The underlined word “stupid” in this passage means “ ”.
A. pretty B. happy
C. not clever D. not friendly
5. According to the last part,which of the following is a good idea?
A. It's important for children to live with their parents.
B. It's helpful for people to see doctors every day.
C. It's useful for students to keep quiet in class.
D. It's necessary for young people to have group activities.
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When you sleep at a summer camp,you know you’re there for a fun time. But fun as this is,for some kids being away from home can be scary and sad. They start to miss their old beds and their parents. It's called being homesick. You can help yourself feel less homesick. Here's how:
If you’re going away from home,bring your pillow or your favorite pajamas. Or maybe you have a favorite bedtime snack. If you’re going to camp,maybe your mom or dad could pack it in your suitcase. You can also bring pictures of the people you’ll be apart from and look at them any time you want.
Spend more time in doing fun things. The more fun things you do,the less time you’ll have to feel homesick. So try to take part in activities and soon you might start to have a good time.
You can make a plan to call your mum or dad. For a night visit,maybe you can call once that night,and again in the morning. In the camp,you might set a regular day and time for a phone call home. You can also send e-mails or short messages to keep in touch with family and friends. If you’re going to be away for a while,you might even write a letter!When you get in touch with someone,make sure to tell them about the fun things you’re doing!
Sometimes,just tell someone that you’re feeling homesick. This will help you feel better. Maybe you can tell a friend that you feel homesick. And the two of you can do something fun,such as telling jokes. If you’re at camp,a camp counselor (顾问) would be a good person to talk to. He or she might have some ideas to help you feel better.
How to deal with homesickness | |
Bring a little bit of home | When you go to camp, take something of home, like your pillow, your favorite |
things with you | pajamas, a favorite snack, or some 1 . |
Keep busy | Try to take part in a lot of 2 . |
| Make a plan to call your parents. |
Keep in 3 | Send e-mails or short messages to your family and friends. |
Write a 4 if you are away for a while. | |
| Share your fun things with your family and friends. |
Talk to someone | Talk to your friends, and do something fun with him/her. |
where you are | Talk to your counselor, and get some helpful 5 from him/her. |
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The water hyacinth (水胡芦) grows in tropical (热带的) countries. It has beautiful purple-blue flowers,but everybody hates it.
Millions and millions of these plants grow in rivers and lakes. Sometimes the plants become so thick that people can walk on them. People cannot travel in boats on the water,and they cannot fish in it. The plants stop the water from moving. Then the water carries diseases. Farmers cannot use the water on their land.
Now scientists think that water hyacinths can be useful. The plants are really a free crop. No one has to take care of them. They just grow and grow and grow. What can farmers use them for?
Some fish like to eat them. Farmers can grow these fish in the lakes and rivers.
Workers can collect and cut the plants with machines. Then they can also make fertilizer to make their crops grow better. They can also make feed (饲 料) for their farm animals.
Maybe it will be possible to make methane gas (沼气) for energy. Methane gas can be made from plants. We bum gas from petroleum (石、油) for energy. Then poor tropical countries will not have to buy so much expensive petroleum. Maybe in the future people will love the water hyacinth instead of hating it.
1. What color are the flowers of the water hyacinth?
A. Yellow.
B. Purple-blue.
C. Black and white.
D. Pink.
2. Paragraph 2 mainly tells us .
A. how water hyacinths grow in lakes
B. where water hyacinths live
C. why people hate water hyacinths
D. what makes the water carry diseases
3. Which of the following shows the water hyacinth is useful?
A. Farmers can feed their fish with the water hyacinth.
B. The water hyacinth grows so thick in rivers.
C. Boats can't move in the water with the water hyacinth.
D. The water hyacinth stops the water from running fast.
4. The underlined word “fertilizer” means “”in Chinese.
A. 资源 B. 财富
C. 垃圾 D. 肥料
5. According to the passage,which of the following is TRUE?
A. People must take good care of water hyacinths.
B. Scientists think water hyacinths are useless plants.
C. Maybe we can make methane gas from water hyacinths in the future.
D. People love water hyacinths very much now.
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My grandfather had a small farm. He also worked in a factory.
One autumn,he promised to help his neighbor harvest their com,but after harvesting his own com,Grandpa's little com picker broke. In order to keep his job,he had to leave the farm before dawn and didn't get home until after sunset. It now seemed impossible to help out his neighbor.
One night,Grandpa decided that he wouldn’t let his neighbor's harvest rot (腐烂的) in the field. Without a machine,he’d harvest it by hand.
“When do you think you’d have time to do it?” asked my grandma. “Besides,it’d be too dark. ”
“I know of one night that I could do it!” he said. “There's still one more full moon in October. If the weather is clear,I think I can do it. ”
And so a few days later,after a long shift at the factory,my grandpa made his way to the field. The weather was cold but clear,and the moon was glowing. He worked through the night to keep his word.
Sometimes,when I want to put off responsibilities,Fd see my grandfather cutting com in the light of the harvest moon. Behind him,row after row of com stalks (秸秆) stand in respect for a man who keeps his word.
1. It was hard for the writer's grandfather to help his neighbor because .
A. he was too tired to carry on
B. he had too much work to do in his own field
C. his little com picker broke and he was very busy in his job
D. the weather was terrible
2. The underlined part “dawn” in the passage probably means“”.
A. 黎明 B. 正午
C. 傍晚 D. 深夜
3. The writer's grandpa worked in the field .
A. after the sunset
B. with a full moon in the sky
C. with his machine
D. by hand
4. What did the writer learn from the writer's Grandpa's story?
A. A man should keep his word.
B. Few words,many deeds.
C. Time and tide wait for no man.
D. Goals determine what you are going to be.
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Now I'm attending the Adult Reading Center. I have had wonderful teachers. The people there are very kind. Since I have been coming to this school,I have learned a lot of things that help me in the office like how to write a check,how to do a job interview,and how to even speak with my customers in person or by phone. From Mr Beckman's classes,I have learned how to use the computer in my business. I feel more and more confident with myself.
After all Fm very happy to be living in America. I am very thankful for what I have and now I can say that I am realizing the American Dream.
1. The underlined word “cashier” means “”.
A. 主管 B. 出纳
C. 屠夫 D. 空姐
2. The second paragraph tells us that Iliana .
A. had trouble in using the language
B. did her job well
C. got well with her co-worker
D. loved her job
3. Why is Iliana studying in Adult Reading Center?
A. Because she wanted to learn more working skills.
B. Because she wanted to learn English well.
C. Because the people there are very kind.
D. Because she loved Mr Beckman's classes.
4. Which of the following is NOT true?
A. Iliana studied many skills in the Adult Reading Center.
B. Iliana's English was poor when her worked in the market.
C. Iliana thought she tried her best to fit the American life.
D. Iliana complained her hard life in America in the passage.
5. What is the best title of the passage?
A. My Jobs in America
B. How to Make a Living
C. Never Stop Studying
D. The American Dream
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4. A. get B. have C. catch D. reach
5. A. really B. hardly C. properly D. especially
6. A. choices B. advantages C. problems D. lessons
7. A. fun B. value C. message D. purpose
8. A. count B. waste C. manage D. change
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