Two brothers worked together on a farm. One was married and had a large  51 . The other had no wife yet. Although they lived in different houses, they shared everything they got from their farm.

One day, the single brother said to himself, “It’s not  52  that we share all the rice. I’m  53  and I need less than my brother.” So, every night he took a bag of rice from his store-room and  54  across the field  55  their houses, putting it into his brother’s store-room.

At the same time, the married brother thought, “It’s not fair to share all the rice. I’m married and I have my wife and children to  56  me when I am  57 . However, my brother has no one to take care of his  58 .” So, each night he also took a bag of rice and put it into his brother’s store-room.

Several months passed by. They found  59  strange that their rice never became less. Then, one dark night the two brothers ran into each other. Slowly they began to understand what was happening. Their bags fell onto the ground and tears  60  their eyes at once.

1.A. group B. family C. class D. team

2.A. right B. popular C. interesting D. wrong

3.A. poor B. happy C. alone D. rich

4.A. jumped B. played C. went D. rode

5.A. from B. through C. off D. between

6.A. look after B. look for C. look out D. look at

7.A. worried B. old C. healthy D. dead

8.A. hope B. children C. farm D. future

9.A. them B. this C. it D. that

10.A. appeared B. filled C. dropped D. rose

 

Look into the mirror and what do you see? You see yourself. But when you move. you do everything backward(相反地)in the mirror! If you wave your left hand, your right hand waves in the mirror. If you wink your right eye, your left eye, your left eye winks(眨). Try to read a page in the mirror .The words will be backwards.

What is really happening? You do not see through the glass of a mirror as you do through a window. The glass of a mirror has a silver coating on the back. The light from the sun or a bulb bounces (弹回)off you ,goes into the mirror ,and bounces straight back out to you again.

Mirrors have been used for thousands of years. The earliest were round pieces of shiny metal. Glass mirrors came late. The ancients thought that a mirror was magic. They did not understand how it worked. They thought they saw their spirits in a mirror and breaking a mirror brought bad luck.

Today mirrors have many uses .For example, they can make rooms look bigger and prettier. They also show us if our hair is combed(梳理) well and our faces are clean. On cars, buses and trucks, mirrors help drivers see traffic behind them. Mirrors are also used in telescopes(望远镜)and searchlights(探照灯).

Fun houses use mirrors. They make people look funny. Some mirrors are curved to make people seem short and round or tall and tin They make people laugh at themselves.

 

1.If you wave your right hand, you can see your         In the mirror.

A. left hand down     B. left hand wave

C. right hand wave    D. right hand up

2.Mirrors        .

A. appeared a long time ago

B. were made of glass at first

C. made of metal are popular today

D. had many uses in ancient times

3.Mirrors were magic in the past because       .

A. people thought they could see their spirits in mirrors

B. they were used in magic shows

C. they could make people change their heights and weights

D. they could make people laugh

4.What does the word “curved” mean in Chinese?

A.雕刻       B.油漆      C.扭转       D.弯曲

 

Though the key was pressed, nothing ______ on the screen.

A. appeared             B. was appeared    C. appears        D. is appeared

 

Two brothers worked together on a farm. One was married and had a large    36   .The other had no wife yet. Although they lived in different houses, they shared everything they got from their farm.

One day, the single brother said to himself, “It’s not    37    that we share all the rice. I’m   38    and I need less than my brother.” So, every night he took a bag of rice from his store-room and    39   across the field    40    their houses, putting it into his brother’s store-room.

At the same time, the married brother thought, “It’s not fair to share all the rice. I’m married and I have my wife and children to   41   me when I am   42  . However, my brother has no one to take care of his   43    .” So, each night he also took a bag of rice and put it into his brother’s store-room.

Several months passed by. They found    44   strange that their rice never became less. Then, one dark night the two brothers ran into each other. Slowly they began to understand what was happening. Their bags fell onto the ground and tears    45   their eyes at once.

（   ）36. A. group     B. family           C. class            D. team

（   ）37. A. right     B. popular      C. interesting      D. wrong

（   ）38. A. poor      B. happy            C. alone            D. rich

（   ）39. A. jumped        B. played           C. went         D. rode

（   ）40. A. from      B. through      C. off          D. between

（   ）41. A. look after    B. look for     C. look out     D. look at

（   ）42. A. worried       B. old          C. healthy      D. dead

（   ）43. A. hope      B. children     C. farm         D. future

（   ）44. A. them      B. this             C. it               D. that

（   ）45. A. appeared      B. filled           C. dropped      D. rose   

Once a young man was travelling by train.  It was a long and boring journey.

As the train was moving 1 a wilderness (荒野) » the passengers looked out of the windows 2 . When the train reached a bend(转弯处),  it 3 and then a sim­ple house 4 . It was so easy to notice 5 everybody on the train turned to "en­joy" with eyes wide open. Some passengers even began a 6 about it. The young man was also 7 by the scenery. On his return he 8 the train at the nearest station and found his 9 to the house. Its owner said that he was troubled by the 10 of the train.  He wanted to  11 the house,  but nobody would buy it,

12 the young man spent 30 000 dollars on the 13 . He thought it was a good place for 14 because it was facing the railway bend. When the train moved slowly past» the  15 passengers would be very interested in the house.

He 16 to connect with some big companies and told them that could be used for advertisement. 17 the Coca-Cola Company took it to put up their 18 . To everyone's surprise,  the young man was 19 180 000 dollars for a three-year rent(租金).

This is a true story. It tells us that discovery is very important to   20 Many people have got new ideas from it.

1.A.over            B. around         C.through        D.across

2.A.happily         B.quietly         C.safely         D.clearly

3.A.dropped off     B.fell behind     C.slowed down    D.rushed out

4.A.appeared        B.found           C.discovered     D.came

5.A.when            B.that            C.why            D.how

6.A.discussion      B.meeting         C.subject        D.competition

7.A.attacked        B.frightened      C.trapped        D.attracted

8.A.got on          B.looked for      C.got off        D.waited for

9.A.address         B.way             C.key            D.trip

10.A.Track           B.conductor       C.passenger      D.noise

11.A.change          B.paint           C.sell           D.mend

12.A.Soon            B.Yet             C.Instead        D.After

13.A.room            B.place           C.house          D.land

14.A.information     B.relaxing        C.travelling     D.advertisement

15.A.excited        B.tired            C.surprised        D.worried

16.A.tried          B.had              C.agreed           D.stopped

17.A.Since then     B.At last          C.At least         D.So far

18.A.messages       B.companies        C.notices          D.signs

19.A.shown          B.allowed          C.offered          D.returned

20.A.success        B.confidence       C.activity         D.invention