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One day, a farmer was walking along a road with his son Thomas. The father said, "Look! There’s a horseshoe. Pick it up and put it in your bag." Thomas said, ’It isn’t worth the trouble." His father said nothing but picked it up himself. When they got to a nearby town, they lad a rest. There the farmer sold the horseshoe and with the few pennies he bought some cherries.
The father and the son continued their way. The sun was well up in the sky, and there wasn’t a house or even a tree where they could have a rest. Thomas felt too thirsty to walk on. At this time, his father dropped a cherry on the ground and Thomas picked it up quickly and ate it. After a while, his father dropped another cherry and once again, his son lost some time in picking it up and putting it in his mouth.
And so they went on. The old farmer dropped the cherries and the son picked them up. When Thomas had eaten up all the cherries, his father said to him, "My dear son, if you had bent down earlier to pick up that horseshoe. it would not have been necessary for you to bend so many times for the cherries. Always remember the lesson that anyone who does not worry about the little things will find that he cannot do the great things.
小题1:Who picked up the horseshoe at last?
A.Thomas.B.The old father.
C.Both the father and the son.D.Neither the father nor the son.
小题2:The farmer bought _______ with the money after lie sold the horseshoe.
A.some foodB.some waterC.some cherriesD.some pennies
小题3:When the son refused to pick up the horseshoe, the father _______.
A.felt very happyB.didn’t say anythingC.beat the sonD.became a little angry
小题4:The father dropped the cherries one by one, because _______.
A.he wanted his son to eat them allB.he wanted his son to do more exercise
C.lie wanted to teach his son a lessonD.he wanted his son to pick them up
小题5: From the story, we can learn that _______.
A.cherries are so delicious that most of is like to eat-them
B.a horseshoe is so expensive that it can bring us a lot of money
C.if the boy wants to eat cherries, he must pick up the horseshoe
D.if we want to do some great things, we should start with some small ones

答案

小题1:B
小题1:C
小题1:B
小题1:C
小题1:D
解析

小题1:根据His father said nothing but picked it up himself. 可知选B。
小题1:根据and with the few pennies he bought some cherries.可知选C。
小题1:根据His father said nothing but picked it up himself. 描述可知选B。
小题1:根据短文描述可知这位父亲想借此给自己儿子一个教训,故选C。
小题1:这个故事教育人们如果想得到什么,必须自己动手,从小事做起。故选D。
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Most people will rest and relax when they are old. They do not work. And most people are certainly not famous. But Grandma Moses is different She starts a new job at the age of 76.
This is her story. She was born in a poor farmer’s family in 1860. Her parents named her Anna Mary Robertson. She married Thomas Moses in 1887. He was a farm worker.
Now it is 1930. Anna Mary Moses is 70, and is a grandmother. She begins to paint pictures. She does paintings of country life. One day, her daughter takes her paintings to a store in town. Her paintings are put in the window. A man from New York sees the paintings in the window and buys them. And he wants more!
The man likes Grandma Moses’ paintings. He wants to help her. So he takes her paintings to galleries(美术馆) in New York City. Otto Kallir has a famous gallery there. He likes the paintings by Grandma Moses. Now it is 1940 and Grandma Moses’ paintings are in Kallir’s gallery. She is 80 years old.
Grandma Moses suddenly becomes famous. Everyone wants her paintings. So she paints more and more. She wins many prizes for her paintings. She becomes famous in the United States and Europe .
When she is 100 years old, the State of New York makes her birthday "Grandma Moses’ Day". After her 100th birthday, she paints 6 more paintings. She dies at age 101 and a lot of people think she is amazing.
小题1:How is Grandma Moses different from most other old people?
A.She has more grandchildren.B.She has her own art gallery.
C.She lives an easy life.D.She starts a new job.
小题2: Grandma Moses starts to paint pictures_______.
A.when her daughter asks her to do thatB.when she gets married
C.at the age of 70D.in the year 1940
小题3:Grandma Moses’ paintings are first bought by _______.
A.a man from New YorkB.her daughter
C.Otto Kallir’s galleryD.the owner of a store in town
小题4:The writer of the passage thinks that _______.
A.Grandma Moses is too old to paint at age 100
B.people like her paintings but do not like her
C.it is never too late to start a new job
D.many people prefer paintings by old ladies
小题5: What would be the best title for the passage?
A.Grandma Moses and New York StateB.Grandma Moses and Painting
C.Grandma Moses’ familyD.Grandma Moses’ Day

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One night a young American doctor was sleeping at home when his doorbell began to ring. When he opened  the door he saw a man  36 outside.
“Excuse me, Doctor,”said the man. “Can you come at once to a place out of town. It’s quite far but you have a car and I can 37 you the way”
“Certainly,” said the doctor, “I’m ready. I’ll come soon.” 38  afew minutes, the car came. The man got into the car and they 39 off.
They drove for a 40 time, and then the man said, “Here we are. This is my home. Now I can pay you and  you can go 41 to town.”
“But I must 42the patient,” the doctor said. “Where’s the patient?”“There’s 43 patient,” answered the man. “Nobody is ill. I live here, you see, and I must 44home from the town.  There are no taxis at this time of the night. Here’s the money for you. Thank you, doctor. Good 45 !
小题1:
A.listeningB.standingC.sittingD.watching
小题2:
A.takeB.passC.seeD.show
小题3:
A.AfterB.ForC.InD.With
小题4:
A.droveB.leftC.gotD.went
小题5:
A.shortB.longC.hardD.late
小题6:
A.awayB.quicklyC.backD.slowly
小题7:
A.watchB.look forC.seeD.know
小题8:
A.myB.noC.aD.your
小题9:
A.goB.loseC.findD.ask
小题10:
A.eveningB.nightC.ideaD.for you

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Benjamin Franklin was a great scientist .He was the youngest of the  46   boys in his family . He was a clever boy,   47  cleverer than his nine brothers . He studied in school for only three years . He    48  to learn new things .He  49  worked on new ideas even when he was a child . There are a lot of stories about him and here’s one of them.
One day in winter Benjamin Franklin learned from one of his   50    that something black in colour holds heat    51   than something white in colour “ Is that true ?” he asked himself . He wanted to know the answer.
It happened to be a   52  day and there was snow on the ground. He put two large pieces of cloth over the snow . One piece was black in colour and the other was white . The sun shone (照耀)  53  the two pieces of cloth .Two hours later ,Franklin took off the cloth and found that the snow under the black cloth melted (融化) more  54  than the snow under the white cloth.
He was happy that he had learned  55   from his friend.
小题1:
A.eihgtB.nineC.tenD.eleven
小题2:
A.lessB.moreC.littleD.much
小题3:
A.startedB.will likeC.wantedD.liked
小题4:
A.seldomB.alwaysC.hardlyD.never
小题5:
A.classmatesB.brothersC.friendsD.teachers
小题6:
A.slowerB.woreC.betterD.longer
小题7:
A.bad B.fineC.cloudyD.rainy
小题8:
A.besideB.inC.onD.above
小题9:
A.easilyB.quietlyC.slowlyD.quickly
小题10:
A.all thingsB.everythingC.anythingD.something

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Han Hong is one of the most famous singers in China . She was born in Qambo,Tibet . Her mother , a Tibetan singer, is famous for her popular song On the Golden Hill in Beijing.
Han Hong gets her good voice from her mother and shows a strong love of music .Han Hong came to Beijing at the age of nine to study singing .In 1985, 14-year–old Han Hong won her first prize.And then , the song Road to Heaven made Han Hong become popular in China.
Han Hong has not only a nice voice ,but also a big kind heart .She spends a lot of time doing charity. She got hurt in an accident on her charity tour last year , but she didn’t stop her charity work .Give our best wishes to this kind lady.
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小题1: Han Hong’s mother is a famouse _________
A.worker B.teacherC.dancer D.singer
小题2:_________ Han Hong started to study singing in Beijing.
A.14-year-old B.9-year-oldC.7- year-oldD.8 –year –old
小题3:_________  made Han Hong become popular in China..
The song Road to Heaven .  B. The song On the Golden Hill
C .Both A  and  B                  D. The dance called white goose..
小题4: Han Hong has not only a nice voice ,but also a big_________ heart  .
A.kindB.mindC.badD.cool
小题5:Han Hong likes to help          
A.motherB.tigerC.pandaD.others

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Joyce was born in a poor family. Next Friday would be her mother’s birthday. Joyce wanted to buy something for her mother, but she had no money. As an 8-year-old girl, she couldn’t do part-time jobs. What could she do to make enough money for her mother’s birthday present?
Suddenly she had an idea. Usually, she would go straight to school, but this morning, she didn’t. She walked along the streets, picking up cardboard(纸板), plastic(塑料)bottles and cans(易拉罐). When it was time for school, she hid them in the backyard and ran to school as quickly as possible.
Eight days later, she decided to sell all the things she had collected because the next day was her mother’s birthday. She had to sell them and buy a birthday present for her mother. In the shop, she bought a beautiful hair pin for her mother.
When her mother got the present, she said with tears in her eyes,“This is the best present I’ve ever received.”
小题1:How old was Joyce?
A. Seven.           B. Eight.        C. Nine.         
小题2:Why couldn’t Joyce buy a present for her mother at first?
A. Because she had no money.
B. Because she didn’t know what her mother liked.
C. Because she didn’t love her mother at all.
小题3:What was Joyce’s idea?
A. Doing part-time jobs.   
B. Collecting waste things and selling them.
C. Asking her best friend for help.
小题4:How long did Joyce collect the waste things?
A. A week.      B. A month.    C. More than a week.
小题5: How did Joyce’s mother feel when she got the present?
A. Very sad.      B. Very happy and moved.     C. Very surprised.
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