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Jack Brown, an office worker, lives in Washington. He inherited (继承) a million dollars when he was 23, but he wasn’t happy at all. When his college friends were looking for their jobs, he didn’t have to. Jack decided to keep living a simple life like everyone else. He gave ﹩10,000 of his money to a charity to help poor children live a happy life. Today he is 36. He still wears cheap shoes and clothes and drives a small car only, but he is very happy.
Up to now Jack has helped some children from poor countries all over the world, by sending them each ﹩200 a month. The money was used for the children’s study, food, medicine and clothing. Jack receives a report each year on the children’s progress. They can write to each other, but usually the children do not speak English.
When Jack first heard about these children, he wanted to help them. “It was nothing special,” he said. “Until I went to these countries and met the children I was helping, I didn’t know anything about their life.” Once Jack went to meet a little girl in Africa. He said that the meeting was very exciting. “When I met her, I felt very, very happy, ”he said. “And I saw that the money was used for a good cause. It brought me happiness. I want to do everything I can to go on helping those children.”
小题1:Jack has sent them each ﹩200 a month to help some poor children ________.
A.only in WashingtonB.only in England
C.only in AfricaD.around the world
小题2:Jack learned about the children’s progress by ________.
A.visiting them each otherB.getting a report each year
C.staying with themD.talking to them in English
小题3:The underlined words “for a good cause” means ________ in Chinese.
A.施舍B.行善C.优惠D.赏赐
小题4:The money Jack gave the children wasn’t used for the children’s ________.
A.clothingB.medicineC.studyD.playing
小题5:What’s the main idea of the story?
A.Help others, and you’ll feel happy
B.It’s necessary to write letters to poor children
C.Live a simple life., and you can give others help
D.It’s the most important to help the children in Africa

答案

小题1:D
小题1:B
小题1:B
小题1:D
小题1:A
解析

小题1:根据第二段Up to now Jack has helped some children from poor countries all over the world, by sending them each ﹩200 a month.描述,可知选D
小题1:根据第二段Jack receives a report each year on the children’s progress.描述,可知选B
小题1:联系上文描述,可知这些钱是用来做善事的,故选B.
小题1:根据短文描述,可知这些钱不用来让这些孩子玩,故选D
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One day a strong cowboy was traveling on his horse when he saw a bar. He decided to stop for a few drinks, so he tied(拴) his horse outside the bar, walked into the bar and ordered two bottles of beer. This cowboy was new in town. He looked around and noticed some people making faces to him. He guessed that they might play some tricks (把戏) on him, but he said nothing and continued to drink. After drinking, he walked out of the bar and found his horse lost.
However, he kept calm, came back into the bar, and said slowly, " I don"t know what you fools did to my horse out there… but I"m leaving in five minutes, and by then if my horse isn"t back where it"s supposed to be, well … I have to do here what I did in Texas!" The cowboy added, "And I don"t want to do what I did in Texas!" After hearing these words, the other customers seemed a little bit frightened.
The cowboy went back to his seat and ordered another two bottles of beer. After five minutes, he walked out and found his horse tied where it was supposed to be.
Just as he was leaving, the boss of the bar came up and asked curiously (好奇地) , "What was the thing that you did in Texas but you didn"t want to do here?"
The cowboy turned to the boss and replied in a low voice, " I had to walk home!"
根据短文内容,选择最佳答案。(5分)
小题1: That day the cowboy tied his horse outside __________ before he wanted to drink.
A.the barB.he hotel C.the store D.the restaurant
小题2:After a few drinks, the cowboy found his horse__________.
A.ill B.dead C.asleep D.lost
小题3:The cowboy drank __________of beer at the bar in all.
A.five bottles B.four bottles C.three bottles D.two bottles
小题4:In Texas, the cowboy had to __________when he couldn"t find his horse.
A.walk home B.argue with others
C.call the police D.ask the boss for help
小题5: From the passage, we can know__________ .
A.the cowboy"s look frightened the customers
B.the cowboy kept calm because he was strong
C.the cowboy also played a trick on the customers at the bar
D.The cowboy would fight with others if he couldn"t find his horse

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Mary and Her Friends
Mary has some friends. They are Betty, Peter, Alice and Mike. Mary is the oldest of the five. Betty is thirteen years old. She is younger than Mary and older than Peter. Alice is nine and Mike is seven.
Betty and Peter are good runners( 长跑运动员 )。 But Peter runs faster. Mary and Betty like to play basketball. Mary plays better than Betty. Alice sings best of them.
Mary and Betty study in a middle school. Peter, Alice and Mike study in a primary ( 小学 ) school. They all work hard at school. But Betty works hardest. Her handwriting ( 书法 ) is good, too.
小题1:Mary has _______ friends.
A.fourB.fiveC.sixD.three
小题2:Mike is ______ than Alice.
A.youngestB.oldestC.youngerD.older
小题3:Peter runs _______ than Betty.
A.fasterB.slowC.fastD.the fastest
小题4:Betty’s handwriting is _______.
A.worstB.goodC.betterD.best
小题5:They all ______ .
A.study in the same schoolB.like to play basketball
C.good runnersD.work hard

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There is an elephant and a monkey. They’re friends, but one day they want to know who is stronger(更壮). One of them says, “Who can get apples over there, who is stronger.”
There is a river over there. Monkey says, “I can’t swim.” Elephant says “I can swim. Please sit my back.” They go across the river. The apple trees are very high. The elephant can’t reach(够着) the apples. The monkey climbs(爬)up the tree and gets many apples.
Now they know they should help each other.
小题1:The elephant and the monkey want to know________
A.who is smarterB.who is higherC.who can swimD.who is stronger
小题2:_______ can’t swim.
A.The elephantB.The monkeyC.The big animalsD.The small animals
小题3:_______can’t reach the apples
A.The elephantB.The monkeyC.The high animalsD.The short animals
小题4:At last the monkey goes across the river with the help of_______.
A.the elephantB.the monkeyC.an animalD.a boat
小题5:From the story we should(应该)________.
A.lean from the elephantB.learn from the monkey
C.A and BD.help each other

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Mrs Black is sixty-nine years old. She has only a daughter named Sandra. Mr Black died twelve years ago. She was very sad and lived in her house alone. Two years later her daughter had a baby. The woman was busy all the time and no time to look after her son James. She asked her mother to live with with them.
The old woman had to sell her house and moved there. She was strong and could do all the housework. And the family liked her.
Last autumn Mrs Black went to do some shopping. A car hit her and her leg was hurt. She had to be in hospital for three months. She couldn’t do anything after she came back. At first her daughter was kind to her, but soon she began to tired (讨厌)of her. The old woman wanted to leave, but she had no money to buy a house and nobody could take care of her. She didn’t know what to do.
One morning Mrs Black broke a plate. It made her daughter angry. She told James to buy a wooden(木制的)for her grandma. That afternoon James came back with two wooden plates. She was surprised(惊讶的) and asked “Why did you buy two plates, son”
“One is for my grandma,” answered the boy. “The other is for you.” She cried for long. She’s kind to her mother as she did before.
小题1: Sandra asked her mother to live with them because________
A.the old woman lived alone
B.she needed her help
C.the old woman couldn’t look after herself
D.the old woman could give her much money.
小题2:The family liked Mrs Black because_________
A.she was rich
B.she could watched their door
C.she could do the housework for them
D.she was friendly to them all
小题3:Mrs Black was afraid ________,so she couldn’t leave her daughter’s house.
A.she had no house to live in
B.she couldn’t look after herself
C.Sandra couldn’t go to see her any more
D.she couldn’t buy a house and none takes care of her
小题4:Sandra was afraid ________,so she told her son to buy a wooden plate for her.
A.her mother could broke another plate
B.her mother didn’t want to live
C.her husband could be tired of her mother
D.her mother couldn’t do anything at home
小题5:Sandra is friendly to her mother again because________
A.she knows she did wrong
B.she was afraid of her son
C.the old is poor
D.it’s her duty

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Once there lived an old man in a town. He always forgot a lot of things. So his wife always had to say to him,“Don’t forget this.”
One day he went on a long way alone. Before he left home,his wife said,“Now you have all these things. You need them on your way. Take care of your things on the way.” He went to the station. He bought a ticket and got on the train with it.
About an hour later,the conductor began to see the tickets. He came to the old man and said,“Will you please show me your ticket?” The old man looked for his ticket in all his pockets but he could not find it. He was very worried.“I can’t find my ticket. I really bought a ticket before I got on the train ”said the old man.
“I think you are right. I believe you bought a ticket. All right,you don’t have to buy another ticket ”said the conductor kindly. But the old man still(仍然) looked worried and said sadly,“You don’t know why I’m worried. If I don’t find my ticket,I can’t remember my station. Where am I going? ”
小题1:The old man bought a ticket _______.
A.after he got on the train
B.before he got on the train
C.when the conductor told him to buy one
D.when he found he had no ticket with him
小题2:About an hour later,the conductor began _______.
A.to buy the tickets   
B.to look for the tickets
C.to check(检查) the tickets 
D.to show the tickets
小题3: The conductor told the old man that he didn’t need to buy another ticket because _________.
A.the man was very old
B.he thought the old man had no money with him
C.the old man showed him the ticket
D.he believed the old man
小题4:The old man still looked worried because _________.
A.he couldn’t get on the train.
B.he lost his ticket and a lot of money
C.he thought his wife would get angry with him
D.he forgot where he was going
小题5:Which of the following(下列) is right?
A.The old man went on the trip with his wife
B.The old man didn’t find his ticket
C.The conductor was also an old man
D.The old man had to buy another ticket

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