阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的A, B, C项中选出最佳选项

Arvind was a little boy who lied on a farm with his parents and cousins. There was a very

big   1  in front of his large house. One day he climbed the branch(树枝)and sat there. He

suddenly   2   strange voices. The next morning he decided to climb the tree till the  3   and to his surprise there was a   4   land.

It was so  5  , with kids laughing and playing with toys. He talked to the queen fairy (仙女)and asked whether he could come to the magic land. The fairy agreed. Many days passed and he   6   to go to the magic land to play with the kids. But one day when he   7   , his father said that he was  8   the farm because of the bad harvest.

Arvind was very unhappy, for he would miss the magic land. He   9   climbed the tree and told the queen fairy about it. The fairy said she would keep a packet of gold near the tree every day. Arvind’s father   10   the gold and took it home. All were surprised except Arvind.

This happened for many days and his father decided not to sell the farm.

1       A. tree                            B. pond                          C.       garden

2       A. hated                        B. copied                       C.       heard

3       A. bottom                      B. top                             C.       branch

4       A. farm                           B. magic                        C.       mess

5       A. beautiful                   B. ordinary                     C.       boring

6       A. forgot                         B. required                     C.       continued

7       A. grew up                     B. dropped in                C.       woke up

8       A. burning                      B. selling                         C.       damaging

9       A. quickly                       B. loudly                         C.       fortunately

10     A. refused                      B. noticed                      C.       expected

Rudi Matt lived in a small village in the Swiss Alps in 1865. What he wanted most in the world was to climb   31   highest peak (山峰) in the Alps.   32   mother and his uncle, Franz, a mountain guide, wanted him to stop   33   and start working in a hotel. Rudi would not  34   his dream and secretly got in touch with an English mountain climber   35  was planning to climb the highest peak.

Franz was very angry when he found out   36   Rudi had done, but he finally agreed to let Rudi go if he went climbing, too. Franz also didn’t want to see Emil Saxo, a guide from another village, got to the top   37    him.

Rudi turned out to be a very good climber,  38   as they got close to the top, the Englishman got sick and couldn’t go on farther. Franz   39   behind to take care of him, but Saxo continued, wishing to be the   40   to the top. Rudi went after Saxo, hoping to   41   him to the top. When they met, Saxo fought with Rudi and fell down by accident. Saxo was   42   and hurt. Rudi must decide whether to carry Saxo back down to safety or to continue alone to the top.

He thought Saxo’s life was more   43   than his dream and helped him down. During that time, the Englishman and Franz continued the climb, and finally   44  reached the top. Later, the villagers   45   knew Rudi was the real conqueror (征服者) of the mountain.

31. A. the              B. a                C. an           D. /

32. A. Rudi         B. The Rudi’s      C. Rudis’          D. Rudi’s

33. A. climbing     B. climb            C. to climb     D. climbed

34. A. try out          B. give up      C. go over      D. work out

35. A. what         B. which            C. whom         D. who

36. A. which            B. what         C. that         D. where

37. A. after            B. behind           C. before           D. over

38. A. but              B. so           C. or           D. for

39. A. walked           B. rested           C. stayed           D. watched

40. A. first            B. second           C. third            D. last

41. A. take         B. beat         C. push         D. help

42. A. helpful          B. helping      C. helps            D. helpless

43. A. popular          B. successful       C. important        D. interesting

44. A. he               B. they         C. them         D. him

45. A. both         B. none         C. either           D. all

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A farmer had some little dogs to sell. As he was putting up an advertisement on the fence of his yard, a __1__ happened to pass by.

“I want to __2__ one of your dogs, sir.”

“Well,” said the farmer, “these dogs come from fine parents and cost a lot of __3__.”

The boy __4__ his head for a moment. Then he reached deep into his __5__ and pulled out some change. “I’ve got thirty-nine cents(美分). Is that __6__ to take a look? ”

“­­__7__,”said the farmer. And with that he let out a whistle(口哨),“Here, Dolly!”

Dolly ran out of the doghouse ___8___ by four little dogs. The boy’s eyes danced with joy.

As the dogs made their way to the fence, the little boy noticed something else moving inside the __9__.Slowly another little dog __10__; this one much smaller. It was doing its best to __11__...

“I want that one,” the little boy said.

The farmer said, “Son, don’t want that dog. He will __12__ be able to run and play with you like the other dogs would.”

The boy rolled up(卷起) one leg of his pants and showed a steel(钢) __13__.Looking back up at the farmer, he said, “You see, sir ,I don’t __14__ too well myself ,and he will need someone who __15__.”

1.A. boy              B. dog               C. farmer           D. son

2.A .sell             B. see               C. buy              D. feed

3.A. time             B. money             C. work             D. study

4.A. shook            B. covered           C. knocked          D. dropped

5.A. pocket           B. yard              C. heart            D. mouth

6.A. enough           B. easy              C. necessary        D. simple

7.A. No               B. Sure              C. Sorry            D. Thanks

8.A. sent             B. driven            C. followed         D. taught

9.A. farm             B. fence             C. advertisement    D. doghouse

10.A. died             B. shouted           C. appeared         D. watched

11.A. catch up         B. go away           C. give up          D. look out

12.A. sometimes        B. always            C. often            D. never

13.A. hand             B. back              C. arm              D. leg

14.A. speak            B. run               C. walk             D. swim

15.A. asks             B. understands       C. thinks           D. succeeds

 

Li Dong is a farmer. He has a very big   46  . On the farm, he grows oranges, grapes and bananas. Many people come to   47   his farm. He is a successful young man and becomes very famous.

In 2003, he went back to his hometown   48   he finished middle school. “What work can I do?” he said to himself. Then he had an idea. “I’m interested   49   farming. I can grow fruit!” He began to watch many   50   on TV about growing fruit. He also read a lot of books about it. Then he went to   51   on Mr Wang’s farm for two years. He learned a lot there.

In 2005, he started his own fruit farm.   52  , Li Dong’s farm was small. But now, his farm is much   53  . His fruits are very good. He sends them to many big   54   in China, such as Shanghai, Beijing and Guangzhou. He also grows vegetables and raises chickens on his farm. His family eats very   55   food. He has a very happy family.

1.A. farm           B. park             C. school           D. shop

2.A. look           B. take             C. visit                D. notice

3.A. since          B. after                C. though           D. so

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

5. A. games         B. concerts             C. programmes       D. plays

6.A. see            B. play                 C. eat              D. work

7. A. At last           B. At that time         C. At this moment   D.At once

8. A. big               B. bigger               C. the biggest          D. biggest

9.A. villages       B. schools          C. cities              D. farms

10. A. healthy          B. bad              C. terrible         D. unhealthy

 

 Rudi Matt lived in a small village in the Swiss Alps in 1865. What he wanted most in the world was to climb   31   highest peak (山峰) in the Alps.   32   mother and his uncle, Franz, a mountain guide, wanted him to stop   33   and start working in a hotel. Rudi would not  34   his dream and secretly got in touch with an English mountain climber   35  was planning to climb the highest peak.

Franz was very angry when he found out   36   Rudi had done, but he finally agreed to let Rudi go if he went climbing, too. Franz also didn’t want to see Emil Saxo, a guide from another village, got to the top   37    him.

Rudi turned out to be a very good climber,  38   as they got close to the top, the Englishman got sick and couldn’t go on farther. Franz   39   behind to take care of him, but Saxo continued, wishing to be the   40   to the top. Rudi went after Saxo, hoping to   41   him to the top. When they met, Saxo fought with Rudi and fell down by accident. Saxo was   42   and hurt. Rudi must decide whether to carry Saxo back down to safety or to continue alone to the top.

He thought Saxo’s life was more   43   than his dream and helped him down. During that time, the Englishman and Franz continued the climb, and finally   44  reached the top. Later, the villagers   45   knew Rudi was the real conqueror (征服者) of the mountain.

1. A. the               B. a                C. an           D. /

2.A. Rudi           B. The Rudi’s       C. Rudis’           D. Rudi’s

3. A. climbing      B. climb            C. to climb     D. climbed

4. A. try out           B. give up      C. go over      D. work out

5. A. what          B. which            C. whom         D. who

6.A. which          B. what         C. that         D. where

7.A. after          B. behind           C. before           D. over

8.A. but                B. so           C. or           D. for

9.A. walked         B. rested           C. stayed           D. watched

10. A. first            B. second           C. third            D. last

11.A. take          B. beat         C. push         D. help

12. A. helpful          B. helping      C. helps            D. helpless

13.A. popular           B. successful       C. important        D. interesting

14.A. he                B. they         C. them         D. him

15. A. both         B. none         C. either           D. all