Once there was an old farmer. He had a horse and the horse was almost as old as himself. One morning he set out with his young son to sell the horse before it died. The father and the son walked because the farmer did not want the horse to be too tired（疲劳）. They met two men on the road. They said, “Why are you walking, farmer? You have a horse. It's a long way to get to the market. ”The farmer knew that this was true, so he rode on the horse while his son walked. Then they met two old ladies. “What are you doing up there, farmer? Can't you see how tired your son is? ”So the farmer got down, and let his son ride on it. Twenty minutes later, three old men stopped them. One said, “Why are you walking, farmer? Get up; it’s too hot for an old man like you to walk today. ”So the farmer got up behind his son and they went on riding. Some time later, a young woman passed them. “Why aren't you walking?”She asked, “It isn't far to the market. Give your poor old horse a rest. ” So the farmer and his son got down once again. It is a fact that you cannot please all the people all the time.
【小题1】The farmer was ____.

A．nearly the same age as his horse	B．almost always older than his horse
C．not quite as old as his horse	D．a little older than his horse

【小题2】The two men on the road ____.

A．asked how far it was to the market

B．said they thought the horse looked very tired

C．asked why the farmer was not riding on his horse

D．told the farmer's son to get off the horse and walk

【小题3】The two old ladies said it was wrong for ____.

A．the farmer to ride such a tired horse

B．the farmer to ride while his young son walked

C．the boy to ride instead of his father

D．only one person to ride such a long way

【小题4】The farmer got up behind his son because ____.

A．the old man said nothing.

B．the three old men stopped them on the road

C．he did not know why he was walking

D．his son could not ride the horse by himself

【小题5】What did the writer really want to tell us?

A．The old man was a fool

B．The horse was old and was going to die

C．It is right to listen to others

D．It is impossible for a man to make everyone satisfied（满意）all the time.

Tom and Mike were good friends.Sometimes they were kind to each other, sometimes they were not.But all of their classmates said they were like brothers.

One day they went out for a walk together.At noon they were very hungry and they went into a restaurant to have lunch.The waiter came up to them and asked, “What can I do for you?”

“Please bring us two apples first.” said Tom.

When the waiter put two apples on the table, Mike took the bigger one at once.Tom got angry.

“You are impolite, Mike.Why don’t you take the smaller one?” Tom said.

“But I am right.” said Mike with a smile, “if I let you take first, which one will you choose?”

“Of course I’ll take the smaller one.” said Tom.

“Yes,” Mike said, “If you take the smaller one, the bigger one will still be mine.Don’t you think so?”

“Oh!” Tom couldn’t answer.

1.Tom and Mike were       .

A．always kind to each other

B．sometimes kind to each other

C．dear brothers

D．friends of different school

2. Mike thought only about       when they were having lunch.

A．himself           B．Tom              C．his parents        D．his friends.

3.The waiter gave them       .

A．two eggs                              B．two apples

C．three oranges                          D．some milk

4.Tom took the       apple.

A．better            B．bigger            C．smaller           D．worse

5.     took the apple first.

A．Mike             B．Tom              C．Tom and Mike      D．The waiter

 

People have different ways to express love. Once, our teacher asked us to talk about it. There were all kinds of answers. Someone said we could use flowers to express love; someone said we could use languages;（1）someone said we could _____ troubles and happiness _____ each other. A girl told us a true story.
A young man and his wife were both biology scientists. They often did some research（研究） on wild plants in the forest. They had a clever girl and they loved each other.
One day, they went to the forest as usual. But when they climbed up the hill, they were afraid. A lion was watching them. They didn’t bring a gun（枪）with them. It was impossible to run away. Their faces got pale and they stood there without moving. The lion stood there, too. （2） After a few minutes it came up to them slowly, and then it ran faster and faster. It came in front of his wife. Just at that time, the man shouted in a loud voice and began to run away. The lion turned around and began to run after the man. Lions prefer to attack（攻击）the running person. It is the lion’s character. After a while, the man was killed by the lion. The woman came back safely.
The girl asked us if we knew what the man had said. All the students gave one of these two answers. One was, “Honey, sorry.” And the other was “Hurry, run”. But the girl said we were all wrong. The man shouted to his wife loudly, “Take care of Lily. Live happily.”
At last, the girl said, “At the most dangerous moment, my dad ran away alone. He used the special way to show his love.”
【小题1】在（1）句空白处填上恰当的词使句意完整、上下文通顺:
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【小题2】将（2）句译成汉语。
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【小题3】What did the man do when they met the lion on the hill?
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【小题4】在文中找出所给句子的同义句: “Do you know what the man said?” the girl asked us.
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【小题5】找出文中或写出最能表达该短文主题的句子。
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