Charlie is twenty-three now. He1a university(大学) and found work in a factory last year. It’s2and there are no more than fifty workers in it. And only he3in a university. So he looks down upon his 4 . He always thinks he’s right and never agrees with5. He likes to say, “I’ve never made a mistake!”

But once the young man couldn’t6 a foreign instructions （说明书）. An old worker studied it for two days and7Mr. White, the boss of the factory,8it meant. The boss asked Charlie why. He made a few excuses to say for9. And he didn’t agree with the old man. The boss became angry and asked, “ Is it10 that you’ve never made a mistake?”

The young man wouldn’t make Mr. White11 and had to say, “No, it isn’t, sir.”

Having12 this, the workers were happy. One of them asked, “ It means that you also make some mistakes!”

Charlie13 his mind at once and said, “ I made only one mistake in my14 !”

“When?” the boss asked in surprise.

“ Just now, sir.” Answered the young man. “When Mr. White15 me acknowledge （承认）I was wrong!”

1.                A．visited          B．left            C．built D．reached

 

2.                A．small           B．big            C．new D．old

 

3.                A．lived           B．traveled        C．arrived   D．studied

 

4.                A．parents         B．teacher         C．workmates    D．classmates

 

5.                A．another        B．other           C．the other D．others

 

6.                A．see            B．write           C．understand    D．read

 

7.                A．told            B．asked          C．teached D．laughed at

 

8.                A．when          B．what           C．how D．where

 

9.                A．him            B．himself         C．them D．themselves

 

10.               A．clever          B．sure           C．true  D．able

 

11.               A．sad            B．sadder         C．angry D．angrier

 

12.               A．heard          B．listened        C．guessed   D．reported

 

13.               A．lost            B．hated          C．changed   D．thought

 

14.               A．life            B．office          C．family D．bedroom

 

15.               A．helped         B．made          C．watched   D．asked

 

 

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Long ago，some children were playing at seaside when they found a turtle(海龟). They began to beat(打) the turtle. Just at that time, a young man came and said to them, “Stop!” The children ran    1   quickly. The turtle was very thankful and said, “Thanks for your    2  . I truly would like to invite you to a wonderful palace now.”

The young man rode on the back of the turtle and was taken to the secret palace in the sea. When he    3  the palace, he was very surprised and said to the turtle， “What a nice palace!” In order to thank him, the king(国王) of the turtles gave him a very big dinner. He had never seen such a dinner before. He received a warm welcome there and was very    4  everything.

After dinner, the king of the turtles said, “I am going to give you two boxes,    5    you can open only one.” “You mustn’t open both of them. Don’t forget it！” The turtle   6  him. “All right, I will open only one,” the young man promised. At this time, a large wave(浪) sent him out of the sea.

  7  he went home, he opened the bigger one of the two boxes. To   8   surprise, the box was full of gold. “My God!” he cried. “I’m   9  now.” Then he thought, “Things in the other box must be expensive, too.” He could not wait any longer. He    10  his promise and opened the other box. As soon as he opened it, he became an old man. His hair turned white. His face looked like an old man over eighty years old. It all happened in a moment. He was sorry for what he did, but it was too late.

1.                A．across          B．away           C．into  D．out

 

2.                A．gift            B．gold           C．treatment D．kindness

 

3.                A．left            B．reached        C．built D．designed

 

4.                A．pleased with     B．careful with      C．angry with D．sorry for

 

5.                A．so             B．or             C．but  D．as

 

6.                A．helped         B．followed        C．reminded D．refused

 

7.                A．After          B．Before         C．While    D．Since

 

8.                A．her            B．him            C．their D．his

 

9.                A．poor           B．rich            C．sad  D．young

 

10.               A．remembered    B．accepted       C．broke D．recorded

 

 

At lunchtime, Bonnie and Ruth sat together like they always did at school. Ruth and Bonnie were best friends and best friends always sat together for lunch. They  1  sandwiches, cupcakes and almost everything.

But today things were   2  . Bonnie looked upset, and Ruth did not know why. “Why are you sad today, Bonnie?” Ruth asked. “Because my daddy    3  his job yesterday,” she said. “And we may have to move. My mom and dad are very unhappy and they always argue. I am   4 . What is going to happen to us?”

Bonnie’s news made Ruth very sad, too. What would school be like   5  Bonnie? What could she do to help her friend? When Ruth went home she told her mom the bad   6 .

“What can I do to help?” she asked.

“I’m not sure, Ruth,” said her mother sadly.

Ruth thought and thought. She thought while she ate supper and she thought while she did homework. She even thought when she brushed her teeth before going to bed.

“What can I do?” she  7 .

The next day was Saturday and Ruth woke up very early. She dressed and ate a quick breakfast,  8  went to find her friends. They all decided to    9  together to help Bonnie. They pulled weeds, played with babies and walked dogs. They even put on a Talent show in Ruth’s backyard. All the adults paid one dollar to watch the   10  sing and dance and do magic tricks. After the performance, the children   11 their money. They had made three hundred dollars! Ruth’s mom took them to the grocery store and they bought food, soap, paper towels, and all kinds of things that a person might need.

When they left the store they went to Bonnie’s house and each of the children   12  carried a bag to the door, rang the doorbell and ran away quickly. They had so much fun with   13  secret surprise! They knew it would make Bonnie very happy.

Ruth felt happy too,   14 she had helped her friend. She knew it wasn’t much, but all she needed to do was to show her friend that she cared   15 . I think Bonnie got the message, don’t you?

1.                A．found          B．cooked         C．shared   D．bought

 

2.                A．same          B．good           C．right D．different

 

3.                A．changed        B．lost            C．enjoyed  D．got

 

4.                A．worried        B．lonely          C．disappointed   D．surprised

 

5.                A．to             B．with           C．for  D．without

 

6.                A．story           B．result          C．news D．report

 

7.                A．dreamt         B．answered       C．talked    D．wondered

 

8.                A．so             B．then           C．after D．before

 

9.                A．work           B．study           C．help D．think

 

10.               A．parents        B．actors          C．students   D．children

 

11.               A．counted        B．saved          C．sent D．spent

 

12.               A．slowly          B．quietly         C．seriously  D．patiently

 

13.               A．their           B．his            C．her   D．its

 

14.               A．though         B．and            C．because of D．because

 

15.               A．helped         B．cared          C．understood D．realized

 

 

The clock in the old building in front of Max showed six o'clock. As the clock began   1  , he noticed a tall man with a bag walking to him. 2 turned around, looked at the clock, and then moved his steps   3  . Max walked faster as well. Miss Fritz invited him for dinner. He didn't want to be  4 .

"I’m glad you can come," Miss Fritz said. "I've  5  a lovely cake for us. " She pointed Max to a chair. "Good thing I prepared just now. A surprise visitor just left. " "Who  6  you?" Max asked.

"A teacher  7 a school for the deaf. He was totally deaf （耳聋的）himself. What a poor man! But he could  8  the shape of my mouth perfectly. He wrote down   9   he wanted to tell me." "Why was he here?"

"Well, the   10  needs more money. I was glad to help out. I got    11   money from the bank so I was able to give him five hundred   12  ." "Did he just leave? Was he a   13  man with a bag?"

"Yes."

"We'd better 14  the police. I don't think that man is honest. I know for sure   15   was not totally deaf," How did Max find it out?

1.                A．to go           B．to work         C．to run    D．to ring

 

2.                A．Max           B．A teacher       C．The man  D．Miss Fritz

 

3.                A．farther         B．closer          C．slower    D．faster

 

4.                A．late            B．early           C．polite    D．tired

 

5.                A．passed         B．given           C．made D．sold

 

6.                A．helped         B．decided         C．visited    D．traveled

 

7.                A．by             B．behind         C．around   D．from

 

8.                A．fit             B．take           C．read D．find

 

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

 

10.               A．factory         B．school         C．police D．bank

 

11.               A．little           B．some          C．no   D．less

 

12.               A．chairs          B．bags           C．clocks     D．dollars

 

13.               A．fat            B．thin            C．tall   D．short

 

14.               A．beat           B．call            C．catch D．save

 

15.               A．I              B．it             C．he   D．she

 

 

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阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项

　　I had my first job at the age of thirteen, when a friend of my mother’s who owned a book shop hired（雇佣） me for six hours a week to help her in the shop. I was very 　1　 　to earn my own pocket money and my parents 　2　 　interfered（干涉）with how I spent it, even when I was spending it foolishly. They believed that by earning money, spending it, and learning from the 　3　 , I would become more mature（成熟的） and responsible about how to handle work, relationships with others, and money.

　　Like many American parents, my parents also let me and my brothers do things over which they 　4 　　a great deal. When I was sixteen, for example, after I finished high school and before I entered university, I wanted to spend the summer months traveling around Europe. My mother was against the idea of my traveling alone at such a young age, but my father felt that it would be a great 　5　 　for me. In the end, my father won the argument（争论） on the 　6　 　that I limited（限定）my traveling to France, my mother’s home, where I had many uncles, aunts and cousins spread out through the country who could 　7　 　shelter（住处）and help if I needed them.

　　Three years later, my younger brother decided to 　8　 　a year off after his first year in university and travel through the United States and the Caribbean. Again my mother was very worried and not eager to see my brother leave school, but my father encouraged him and my brother had a(n) 　9　 　year working his way on trains and ships to 　10 　　passage to different ports and cities, and discovering many fascinating places and people.

　　These kinds of experiences are probably rare（稀少的）for children in many countries but in the US they are fairly common. Most parents start 　11　 　their children at a young age to do small things by themselves. By the time they have finished high school, many American kids have already had part-time jobs, traveled around the US or other countries on their own, have selected the university they plan to attend and maybe even 　12　 　on their future career, and so on.

1.                A．anxious　　     B．content　　　   C．proud    D．hopeful

 

2.                A．never          B．ever　　　 　   C．always    D．even

 

3.                A．problems       B．mistakes        C．disappointment D．failure

 

4.                A．helped         B．supported       C．shared   D．worried

 

5.                                  A．journey　　 B．experience

C．decision　　　　                  D．possibility

 

6.                A．situation　      B．agreement      C．gesture   D．condition

 

7.                A．promise　　    B．afford          C．provide   D．serve

 

8.                A．set            B．put            C．take D．keep

 

9.                A．unusual        B．hard           C．strange   D．busy

 

10.               A．accept　　     B．earn           C．find  D．search

 

11.               A．bringing　　    B．forcing

　　              C．pushing　　　　　                 D．protecting

 

12.               A．worked　　     B．decided        C．carried    D．tried