Jim is the son of a farm owner. One New Year’s Day, when he was 15 years old, his father   41   him to work on the farm for one year at his free time. Jim was   42   with his father’s idea. “That isn’t my job. I have   43   school work to do.” At hearing this, his father said, “I promise (答应) to give you the best present if you   44   finish one year’s work.” Jim thought for a while and   45  .

Starting one Saturday, the boy got up early and worked   46   until evening, just like any other farmer. Time passed   47  . Jim’s crops grew very well. On the last day of the year, the father called his son to him. “I’m happy to see that you have worked very hard the whole year,” said the father. “Now, tell me   48   you want.”

The boy smiled and showed his father a big piece of bread made from his wheat. “I’ve already got the   49   present. No pains, no gains. I think this is what you wanted me to   50  .” His father was very pleased to hear that.

1.A. asked      B. invited      C. promised     D. helped

2.A. happy      B. unhappy      C. excited      D. familiar

3.A. a few      B. so little        C. too much     D. too many

4.A. shall      B. must         C. need        D. can

5.A. refused    B. answered     C. agreed       D. began

6.A. hard       B. hardly       C. easily       D. difficultly

7.A. fast       B. quickly      C. slowly       D. immediately

8.A. that       B. which            C. how          D. what

9.A. least      B. worst            C. best         D. smallest

10.A. decide   B. like         C. take         D. know

 

When I was about 12 years old， I really wanted a new bike！ I __36__ my parents my birthday wish，but I knew there was little hope because my family could __37__ have that money.

On my birthday my parents told me they had my __38__ outside in the back yard. At once I __39__ out to the yard. There was my bike， __40__ it wasn’t the bike that I thought it would be. This one was pink， old and worn with age. It was so __41__！ I thought I __42__ my parents’ feelings because I could see the disappointment __43__ their faces and I was sure they could see it on mine. I __44__ the old bike and rode it， feeling __45__ that I had made my parents feel this way. So I put on a smile， rode as fast as I could and didn’t __46__.

As time went by， I began to understand my parents gave me __47__ much more than just a rusty（生锈的）old bike. They gave me a life lesson about __48__. When you give something out of love， it doesn’t matter what it is in fact. What matters is the love that is in it. I like to remember this __49__ because giving a gift is not about money. It’s about how much love you can feel from it. Do remember， a gift that __50__ two dollars isn’t any less valuable（有价值的）than one that costs one hundred dollars， or even more.

1.A. talked     B. spoke            C. said             D. told

2. A. hardly        B. quickly          C. slowly           D. easily

3.. A. guitar       B. gift             C. cake         D. card

4.A. rushed         B. rode         C. climbed     D. came

5.A. and            B. or           C. but         D. because

6.A.exciting    B.interesting       C. relaxing    D. disappointing

7. A. liked         B. hated            C. hurt             D. thanked

8.A. on             B. in          C. at           D. for

9. A. got in        B. got on           C. got off          D. got up

10. A. surprised   B. excited          C. happy        D. bad

11. A. look ahead   B. look back    C. come up      D. come down

12. A. anything     B. nothing     C. something   D. everything

13.A. love          B. money            C. friendship       D. knowledge

14.A. idea          B. news         C. advice      D. story

15.A. spends   B. costs            C. pays        D. offers

 

Watson won his most important game and became Southern Chess Master in 1977. He was given the silver cup.

“It isn’t rightly mine,” he said, when he was holding the cup.” “It was won two years ago when I was on holiday in…”

“A family was staying at my hotel at that time. Mrs. Prig, the mother, was told that I played chess; and she begged me to give her young son a game. ‘He’s only ten.’ she said, ‘I’ve been told that he plays quite well. ‘

“Well, as you can guess, I wasn’t too happy. A player likes the opponent (对手) to play as well as he does. But it was holiday time and I agreed to play. We placed the board in the garden. The game began. I hoped it would be quick — and so it was.

“I soon knew that David Prig was no learner. After ten minutes his sister came outside and began to play tennis against a wall. The boy seemed to lose interest in our game. He moved a piece (棋子) without care. I gave my attention to the board.

“Call me when you are ready, Mr. Watson,” he said.

When I was ready? I looked up. He had gone off to play with his sister. I studied the board, and found I was driven into corner. So it went on with David: a quick move, then tennis, back to the board, then back to his sister. My difficult condition became impossible to change. I was beaten. Oh, so easily, by a ten-year-old chess player. He was the winner—in twenty-eight minutes.

“David Prig, a name to remember. I had a chance to use his game today, and it won this cup for me. To him, of course, it is only one of a hundred, or perhaps a thousand, winning games.” (from www.zkenglish.com)

(    )46. When Mr. Watson said, “It isn’t rightly mine. It was won …”, he meant ____ two years before.

A. he had played chess with a little boy for twenty-eight minutes

B. he had had a chance to take part in an important game

C. he had learned how to play chess from a child

D. he had learned a good game from a child

(    )47. Before the game, Mr. Watson was quite sure that _______.

A. the boy played as well as he did

B. he would be Southern Chess Master two years later

C. he could win the game easily

D. the boy would win the game quickly

(    )48. Why did David play tennis while he was playing chess with Watson?

Because he __________.

A. had no interest in playing chess with adults (成年人)

B. was not good at playing chess

C. liked playing tennis much better than playing chess

D. played chess much better than Watson

(    )49. From the story, we know that __________.

A. David Prig was the real winner

B. Mr. Watson was the real winner

C. neither of them was the real winner

D. both of them were the real winners

(    )50. Which of the following is NOT true?

A. Sometimes young children can beat adults in playing chess.

B. Watson thought he could win the game quickly, and so he did.

C. Watson learned something from David and won the silver cup.

D. Watson would never forget the name of the boy.

When I was about 12 years old, I really wanted a new bike! I __36__ my parents my birthday wish, but I knew there was little hope because my family could __37__ have that money.

On my birthday my parents told me they had my __38__ outside in the back yard. At once I __39__ out to the yard. There was my bike, __40__ it wasn’t the bike that I thought it would be. This one was pink, old and worn with age. It was so __41__! I thought I __42__ my parents’ feelings because I could see the disappointment __43__ their faces and I was sure they could see it on mine. I __44__ the old bike and rode it, feeling __45__ that I had made my parents feel this way. So I put on a smile, rode as fast as I could and didn’t __46__...

As time went by, I began to understand my parents gave me __47__ much more than just a rusty（生锈的）old bike. They gave me a life lesson about __48__. When you give something out of love, it doesn’t matter what it is in fact. What matters is the love that is in it. I like to remember this __49__ because giving a gift is not about money. It’s about how much love you can feel from it. Do remember, a gift that __50__ two dollars isn’t any less valuable（有价值的）than one that costs one hundred dollars, or even more.

36. A. talked               B. spoke            C. said             D. told

37. A. hardly               B. quickly          C. slowly               D. easily

38. A. guitar              B. gift             C. cake             D. card

39. A. rushed               B. rode             C. climbed         D. came 

40. A. and              B. or               C. but              D. because

41. A. exciting             B. interesting          C. relaxing         D. disappointing

42. A. liked                B. hated                C. hurt             D. thanked

43. A. on                   B. in                   C. at                   D. for

44. A. got in               B. got on               C. got off              D. got up

45. A. surprised            B. excited          C. happy                D. bad

46. A. look ahead          B. look back            C. come up          D. come down

47. A. anything         B. nothing          C. something            D. everything

48. A. love             B. money                C. friendship           D. knowledge

49. A. idea             B. news             C. advice               D. story

50. A. spends               B. costs                C. pays             D. offers

先通读下面短文，掌握大意，然后在所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。

When I was about 12 years old, I really wanted a new bike! I __36__ my parents my birthday wish, but I knew there was little hope because my family could __37__ have that money.

On my birthday my parents told me they had my __38__ outside in the back yard. At once I __39__ out to the yard. There was my bike, __40__ it wasn’t the bike that I thought it would be. This one was pink, old and worn with age. It was so __41__! I thought I __42__ my parents’ feelings because I could see the disappointment __43__ their faces and I was sure they could see it on mine. I __44__ the old bike and rode it, feeling __45__ that I had made my parents feel this way. So I put on a smile, rode as fast as I could and didn’t __46__...

As time went by, I began to understand my parents gave me __47__ much more than just a rusty（生锈的）old bike. They gave me a life lesson about __48__. When you give something out of love, it doesn’t matter what it is in fact. What matters is the love that is in it. I like to remember this __49__ because giving a gift is not about money. It’s about how much love you can feel from it. Do remember, a gift that __50__ two dollars isn’t any less valuable（有价值的）than one that costs one hundred dollars, or even more.

31. A. talked　 　 　　　　　 B. spoke　 　　　　　　　　 C. said　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. told

32. A. hardly　　　　　　　　　　B. quickly　　　　　　　　　 C. slowly　　　　　　　　　　 D. easily

33. A. guitar　 　 　　　　　　 B. gift　　 　　 　　　　　　 C. cake　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. card

34. A. rushed　 　 　　　　 B. rode　 　　　　　　　　　 C. climbed　　 　　　　　　 D. came

35. A. and　　　　　　　　　　　 B. or　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. but　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. because

36. A. exciting B. interesting C. relaxing D. disappointing

37. A. liked　　　　　　　　　　　 B. hated　　　　　　　　　　　 C. hurt　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. thanked

38. A. on　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. in　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. at　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　D. for

39. A. got in　　　　　　　　　　　B. got on　　　　　　　　　　 C. got off　　　　　　　　　　　D. got up

40. A. surprised　　　　　　　　 B. excited　　　　　　　　　　 C. happy　　　　　　　　　　 D. bad

41. A. look ahead　　　　 　 B. look back　　　　　　　　 C. come up　　　　　　　　　 D. come down

42. A. anything　　　　　　　　　B. nothing　　　　　　　　　 C. something　　　　　　　 D. everything

43. A. love B. money C. friendship D. knowledge

44. A. idea　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. news　　　　　　　　　　　 C. advice　　　　　　　　　　 D. story

45. A. spends　　　　　　　　　　 B. costs　　　　　　　　　　　 C. pays　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. offers