“Cool” is a word with many meanings. It means a little cold at first. As time changes, the word gets many different meanings. We can use “cool” when we talk about something wonderful or somebody looking smart. For example. When you see a beautiful and expensive car in the street, you can say, “It is cool.” You may think the famous film star Keanu Reeves is cool. You can also use the word to mean something new and surprising. Here is an example. One day a teacher took the students to a farm and then asked them to write something about the visit. One of her students just wrote, “The farm is so cool.” Because he thought “ cool” was the best word to show what he saw and felt. It also shows some people don’t have enough words. Without “cool”, they seem to have no other words to use. Can you think of any other words like “cool: with so many meanings? If you can they are also very “cool”.

1.The meaning of the word “cool” ______.

A. is always the same                 B. changes a lot

C. is “wonderful or smart”           C. is “new and surprising”

2.“You may think the famous film star Keanu reeves is cool”. Here “cool” means ______.

A．a little cold        B．a little hot         C．new and surprising  D．good-looking

3.“It also means some people don’t have enough words”.  Here “it” means_____.

A．the example                           B．the student

C．the word “cool”                      D．the visit to the farm

4.When some people use “cool” everywhere they don’t have other words, the writer seems a little ______.

A．excited           B．happy            C．surprised          D．worried

5.The best title is _____.

A．Something about the word “Cool”        B．“Cool”, the Best Word to Use

C．People use “Cool” Too Much            D．“Cool’ Is A New Word

 

One day a man found a cocoon(茧) of a butterfly in the forest. He sat there for several hours and watched the butterfly. Suddenly a small opening appeared, and the butterfly made its great effort to force its body through that little hole. Then it seemed to stop making any progress. It appeared as if it had gotten as far as it could and it could go no further.

So the man decided to help the butterfly. He cut off the remaining bit of the cocoon so that the butterfly could come out easily. But to his surprise, the butterfly got a heavy body and very small wings when it came out of the cocoon.

The man continued to watch the butterfly because he expected that the body would grow smaller at any moment and the wings would become larger and be able to fly. But neither happened! In fact, the butterfly spent the rest of its life crawling (爬) around with a heavy body and small wings. It was never able to fly.

The man was in his kindness, but he did not understand the nature rules. Before the butterfly came out of the cocoon, fluid(流体) from its body must be forced into its wings, and then it would be ready for flying. It must have a hard struggle (拼搏) to get through the small opening to get its freedom from the cocoon.

Sometimes struggles are exactly what we need in our life. If God allowed us to go through our life without any difficulties, it would make us fail. We would not be as strong as we could have been; we could never fly.

(  )46. What was the butterfly doing at the beginning of the story ?

A. It was trying to make a cocoon for itself.

B. It was struggling to get out of its cocoon.

C. It was flying among the trees in the forest. 

D. It was crawling around quietly on the ground.

(  )47. The man cut off the remaining bit of the cocoon

A. to take the butterfly home        B. to help the butterfly come out easily

C. to kill the butterfly              D. to stop the butterfly growing bigger 

(  )48 What do you think of the man?

A. Patient but cruel.            B. Careful and wise.

C. Kind but unwise.            D. Brave and funny.

(  )49. What does the last paragraph（段落） tell us?

A. Struggles are sometimes necessary in our life.

B. Nothing is difficult if we put our heart into it.

C. Every good deed will come back with good result.

D. The greatest happiness in the world is to help others．

(  )50. What is the best title for the story?

A. The Love for the Cocoon.          B. The Joy of Helping Each Other.

C. The Lesson of the Cocoon.         D. The Expectation for the Butterfly.

Once Effendi had a joke with the Prime Minister（宰相）. He said that the Minister would die the next day. The next day, the Minister fell to the ground from the horse and really died. When the king learned this, he got angry and sent his men to catch Effendi at once.
When Effendi was brought to him, the king shouted angrily, “Effendi, since you knew when my Minister would die, you must know the date of your own death. Say it out, or you’ll die today.”
Effendi looked at the king for a while. Then he answered, “But how can I know? I’ll die two days earlier than you.” The king was afraid that if he killed Effendi, he himself would die after that. He thought he must keep Effendi alive as long as possible, so he let Effendi go.
【小题1】This story tells us __________.

A．how Effendi fooled the king	B．when the king would die
C．why the Minister died	D．Effendi knew the date of everyone’s death

【小题2】The Prime Minister died because __________.

A．Effendi killed him	B．Effendi said he would die
C．he was badly ill	D．he fell off the horse

【小题3】Why did the king ask Effendi to tell him the date of Effendi’s own death?

A．Because the king wanted to know when he himself would die.

B．Because the king wanted to find an excuse to kill Effendi.

C．Because he himself had known the date of Effendi’s death.

D．Because he wanted to know when Effendi would die.

【小题4】The king let Effendi go because __________.

A．he hoped to live a long life	B．he was afraid of Effendi
C．he didn’t believe Effendi’s words	D．he knew the would die two days later

【小题5】Which of the following is not true?

A．Effendi played a joke on the Minister.

B．The king was afraid of death.

C．Effendi didn’t know when the king would die

D．If the king killed Effendi, he himself would die two days later.

Once Effendi had a joke with the Prime Minister (宰相). He said that the Minister would die the next day. The next day, the Minister fell to the ground from the horse and really died. When the king learned this, he got angry and sent his men to catch Effendi at once.
When Effendi was brought to him, the king shouted angrily, “Effendi, since (既然)you knew when my Minister would die, you must know the date of your own death. Say it out, or you’ll die today.”
Effendi looked at the king for a while. Then he answered, “But how can I know? I’ll die two days earlier than you.” The king was afraid that if he killed Effendi, he himself would die after that. He thought he must keep Effendi alive (活着) as long as possible, so he let Effendi go.
【小题1】This story tells us ________.

A．how Effendi fooled (愚弄) the king	B．when the king would die
C．why the Minister died	D．Effendi knew the dates of everyone’s death

【小题2】The Prime Minister died because ________.

A．Effendi killed him	B．Effendi said he would die
C．He was badly ill	D．He fell off the horse

【小题3】 Why did the king ask Effendi to tell him the date of Effendi’s own death?

A．Because the king wanted to know when he himself would die.

B．Because the wanted to find an excuse to kill Effendi.

C． Because he himself had known the date of Effendi’s death.

D．Because he wanted to know when Effendi would die.

【小题4】The king let Effendi go because ________.

A．he hoped to live a long life	B．he was afraid of Effendi
C．he didn’t believe (相信) Effendi’s word	D．He knew he would die two days later

【小题5】Which of the following is not true?

A．Effendi played a joke on the Minister

B．Effendi didn’t know when the king would die.

C．The king was afraid of death.

D．If the king killed Effendi, he himself would die two days later.

Once Effendi had a joke with the Prime Minister (宰相). He said that the Minister would die the next day. The next day, the Minister fell to the ground from the horse and really died. When the king learned this, he got angry and sent his men to catch Effendi at once.
When Effendi was brought to him, the king shouted angrily, “Effendi, since (既然)you knew when my Minister would die, you must know the date of your own death. Say it out, or you’ll die today.”
Effendi looked at the king for a while. Then he answered, “But how can I know? I’ll die two days earlier than you.” The king was afraid that if he killed Effendi, he himself would die after that. He thought he must keep Effendi alive (活着) as long as possible, so he let Effendi go.
【小题1】This story tells us ________.

A．how Effendi fooled (愚弄) the king	B．when the king would die
C．why the Minister died	D．Effendi knew the dates of everyone’s death

【小题2】The Prime Minister died because ________.

A．Effendi killed him	B．Effendi said he would die
C．He was badly ill	D．He fell off the horse

【小题3】 Why did the king ask Effendi to tell him the date of Effendi’s own death?

A．Because the king wanted to know when he himself would die.

B．Because the wanted to find an excuse to kill Effendi.

C．Because he himself had known the date of Effendi’s death.

D．Because he wanted to know when Effendi would die.

【小题4】The king let Effendi go because ________.

A．he hoped to live a long life	B．he was afraid of Effendi
C．he didn’t believe (相信) Effendi’s word	D．He knew he would die two days later

【小题5】Which of the following is not true?

A．Effendi played a joke on the Minister

B．Effendi didn’t know when the king would die.

C．The king was afraid of death.

D．If the king killed Effendi, he himself would die two days later.