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. |
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小题1:A
小题1:D
小题1:B
小题1:A
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小题1:通过阅读短文可知主要讲述了阿凡迪是如何戏弄国王的。故选A。
小题1:根据the Minister fell to the ground from the horse and really died.描述可知选D。
小题1:根据短文第二段描述，可知这个国王主要是为了找借口，故选B。
小题1:根据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.
描述可知选A。
小题1:通过阅读短文可知上文的宰相只是碰巧死了，所以即使国王死了，两天后阿凡迪也不一定会死。故选项D，描述错误。 |
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Henry works in a factory. He comes from a poor family and was in school for only four years. He has to do the hard work, but he is paid less. He likes to watch football matches very much and spends much time on them.
One afternoon there was a big football match on the playground. He borrowed some money from his friend and hurried there. There were a lot of people there. And all the tickets were sold out. He was sorry for it. He saw a pole（杆子）outside the playground and climbed it quickly. A policeman came and said, “It is dangerous to stay on it! Come down!”
“Wait a minute, please!” Henry said and just at that moment the policeman heard cheers on the playground and asked in a hurry, “Which team has kicked a goal（进球）?” “Ours!” “Wonderful! You can stay there. But take care!” The policeman said happily and left. When the match would be soon over, he came back again and asked, “Who has won?” “Theirs, 3:2.” “Come down,” the policeman said angrily. “Such a match is not worth watching!”
Henry had to come down. But soon they heard cheers again. The policeman said in a hurry, “Climb up quickly and see who has kicked a goal.”
小题1:From the passage we know that ____________.| A．Henry doesn’t like his work | B．Henry comes from a rich family | | C．Henry doesn’t like the policeman | D．Henry is paid less |
小题2:Henry failed to get a ticket for the match that day because __________.| A．he had no money to buy a ticket | B．he didn’t want to buy a ticket | | C．he had no time to buy a ticket | D．all the tickets were sold out |
小题3:The policeman asked Henry to come down the pole at first because __________.| A．it was dangerous | B．Henry had no ticket | | C．their team kicked a goal | D．the other team kicked a goal |
小题4: From the third paragraph（段落）, we can guess that __________.| A．the policeman wanted to teach Henry a lesson | | B．the policeman tried to please Henry | | C．the policeman didn’t like Henry | | D．the policeman was also a football fan |
小题5:The policeman asked Henry to climb up the pole __________.| A．to cheer for their team | B．to see the result of the match | | C．to cheer for the other team | D．to say goodbye to their team |
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Denny Crook was a famous photographer. He traveled all over the world, taking pictures for magazines and newspapers, and won many prizes.
“I’ll do anything to get a good photo,” he often said. “I’ll go anywhere at any time, even if it is (41).”
And he told the (42). He had photos of earthquakes, forest fires, floods and even wars. If something interesting happened, Denny went to photo it.
He was a married man and his wife often asked him to take her with him, but he always (43).”I’ll travel for my work, not for (44),” he told her . “You won’t enjoy yourself, and I won’t have (45) to look after you. Sometimes there’s not even anywhere to (46), and I have to sleep outside. I often don’t have a good (47) or a bath for days. You won’t like it.”
“Denny, I’m not a child,” his wife didn’t (48). “I can look after myself. Please take me with you the next time you go overseas.”
Denny did not say anything, but he (49) about it, and when he was asked to go to Africa he said to his wife, “You can come to Africa with me if you want to. I’ve got to take photos of wild (50) there. It should be interesting and not too uncomfortable.”
His wife was very (51), and at first she had a very enjoyable time.
Then Denny went to off to (52) some lions to photo. His wife went with him, but before long they became separated. She walked down one path while he walked down the other.
Suddenly, Denny heard her (53). He ran back and saw her running toward him. A huge lion was chasing her.
Quickly Denny took his camera out of its case and (54) it at his wife and the lion.
Then he shouted, “(55), woman! I can’t get you both in the picture!”
| 小题1: | | A．dangerous | B．natural | C．convenient | D．impossible |
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| 小题2: | | A．lie | B．reason | C．news | D．truth |
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| 小题3: | | A．allowed | B．refused | C．failed | D．joked |
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| 小题4: | | A．wealth | B．prize | C．pleasure | D．luck |
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| 小题5: | | A．money | B．time | C．interest | D．ability |
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| 小题7: | | A．meal | B．picnic | C．room | D．party |
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| 小题8: | | A．agree | B．understand | C．reply | D．complain |
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| 小题9: | | A．worried | B．forgot | C．asked | D．thought |
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| 小题10: | | A．land | B．flowers | C．animals | D．people |
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| 小题11: | | A．confused | B．excited | C．surprised | D．disappointed |
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| 小题12: | | A．find | B．feed | C．drive | D．shoot |
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| 小题13: | | A．singing | B．crying | C．laughing | D．cheering |
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| 小题14: | | A．threw | B．fired | C．showed | D．pointed |
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| 小题15: | | A．Hurry up | B．Look out | C．Slow down | D．Go ahead |
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He was struggling(费劲) to tie his shoes. I was struggling with whether I should help him.
I did, and he was grateful.
“Thank you,” he said.
“I’m glad I could help. I just thought it would be easier for me to reach,” I said.
He was a disabled man, and forced to look down most of the time. His arms and legs were twisted(扭曲的) terribly, and he couldn’t do what the rest of us would consider easy tasks. He always managed to look up to see how you reacted(反应) to his words, however. He had a big smile, making me feel comfortable.
I was still on my knees by his wheelchair.
“ Nice shoes,” he said.
“Thanks. No one ever complimented me on them before,” I said.
“No one has the same view of the world as I do,” he replied.
“Tell me about the world as you see it,” I said smiling.
“Most people can see if someone is comfortable with them or not in their eyes. I see it in their feet.” he said. “If people keep moving their feet, I just let them go, because I know they’re impatient with me. I don’t want to make people uncomfortable.
“What about me? I asked.
“I could see your compassion. And then you came down to my level. I was the one who was nervous.” he said. “I don’t normally have someone look me in the eye.”
“They don’t know what they’re missing,” I told him.
“My old face is nothing to brag(自夸) about.” he said.
“But that smile is so big.”
Yes, and it’s not only a big smile but an attitude.
小题1:The disabled man knew people were impatient mostly by their _________.| A．words | B．eyes | C．feet | D．smile |
小题2:The unlined word compassion is the closet in meaning to ___________.| A．attention | B．pity | C．trust | D．duty |
小题3:We learn that the disabled man _________.| A．had great difficulty looking after himself | | B．always asked people for help | | C．couldn’t have a big smile | | D．liked to talk about people’s shoes |
小题4:The writer felt comfortable because _________.| A．he had a nice talk to the man | | B．the man looked him in the eye | | C．he didn’t move his feet before the man | | D．the man had a big smile on the face |
小题5:We can infer from the passage that _________.| A．the disable man had something wrong with his mind | | B．not many people went down to the man’s level | | C．the man was good at telling people about the world | | D．the writer would not give the man move help |
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Dear friends,
My name is Helen. I’m 12 years old. I 36 from Taxas, America. I’m really 37 in Chinese geography. It’s fun! And I hope you can tell me more. I like hamburgers best, 38 I try to eat them twice a week 39 it’s a kind of 40 food. And I like to drink lemon 41 . As for sports, I often go swimming with my parents on weekends.
I 42 in Cobb Street School. My 43 subjects in school are ME and art. They are really fun! After school, I like to go to the 44 with my family or friends. I like action movies and cartoons. They’re 45 How about you? Do you often go to the cinema with your family or friends?
Yours,
Helen
| 小题1: | | A．come | B．comes | C．coming | D．to come |
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| 小题2: | | A．different | B．interested | C．same | D．great |
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| 小题5: | | A．Asian | B．delicious | C．healthy | D．unhealthy |
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| 小题6: | | A．tree | B．food | C．juice | D．game |
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| 小题7: | | A．study | B．start | C．ride | D．meet |
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| 小题8: | | A．like | B．hate | C．favorite | D．first |
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| 小题9: | | A．library | B．playground | C．hospital | D．cinema |
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| 小题10: | | A．boring | B．exciting | C．awful | D．difficult |
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When we talk about stars, especially women stars, it seems that they are always young, pretty and own charming body shapes. But recently a Britain’s Got Talent（英国达人）star Susan Boyle has changed our views absolutely.
Simon Cowell , one of the judges of the talent show spoke of his shock over Ms Boyle’s voice. “This lady camp up, and I’m thinking, ‘This will take five seconds and I can go to have a cup of tea’. That changed when she began to sing I Dreamed to Dream from Les Miserable. She knew we were going to have that reaction and just to see that look of satisfaction on her face widway through –it was one of my favorite moments,” Cowell said.
The performance was posted on line and before long, the 47-year-old Scottish woman has been famous all over the world.
Speaking from her home in Scotland, Ms Boyle said that she hasn’t thought of changing her appearance. She said that her friend helped her with make-up. “I mean, that’s hardly a makeover,” she added. Ms Boyle also spoke of the reason she first began to explore her vocal talents, “I was kind of slow at school, so getting like singing was a good way of hiding behind that and thus it built my confidence.”
小题1:Susan Boyle is _________ | A．a judge | B．a reporter | C．a beautiful | D．a Scottish woman |
小题2:Susan Boyle had a look of satisfaction on her face when she was singing because______.| A．she was confident of her singing | | B．she was satisfied with the judges | | C．she was pretty and in good shape | | D．she sang the song I Dreamed a Dream from Les Miserable |
小题3:According to the passage, which is NOT true?| A．It was the vocal talents that built Susan’s confidence | | B．Susan Boyle was not good at her lesson when at school. | | C．Susan Boyle became famous because of her appearance. | | D．Simon Cowell didn’t think Susan Boyle a good singer at the first sight. |
小题4:What can we learn from Susan Boyle’s success| A．It’s never too old to learn. | | B．It’s easier to succeed at the age of 47. | | C．If you have a dream, try to make it come true! | | D．If you are not able to study well, to be a singer instead. |
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