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阅读理解。     This story about an old man and a clever monkey is a very old one. Aesop, a Greek writer, first told
the story many years ago. This monkey belonged to an old man. The old man was very fond of the garden,
so when birds came to the garden, he chased them away. He also helped the old man in many other ways.
The old man often fell asleep during the day in his chair. Then the monkey sat at the old man"s side and
chased the flies away from the old men"s face.
     One hot afternoon in the summer, the old man was asleep in his chair. A fly came and sat on the end
of the old man"s nose. The monkey chased it away. Soon the fly came back and sat on the old man"s
nose again. The monkey chased it away. This continued for five or six times. The monkey at last became
very angry. He jumped up, ran to the garden, and picked up a large stone. The next time when the fly sat
on the old man"s nose, the monkey hit it hard with the stone. He killed the fly, but unfortunately he broke
the old man"s nose. 1. This story was first told by a Greek _____. [     ]
A. famous poet
B. great philosopher
C. fable writer
D. well-known physicist2. When birds came to the garden, the monkey chased them away. The verb "chase" means _____. [     ]
A. drive out
B. get hold of
C. catch up with
D. keep up with 3. The monkey picked up a large stone, because he wanted _____. [     ]
A. to fight to death
B. to put the fly to death
C. to hit the fly on the head
D. to strike the old man on the nose 4. The monkey at last became angry, because _____. [     ]
A. the old man didn"t give him anything to eat
B. the old man made the monkey do nothing
C. the old man often fell asleep during the day in his armchair
D. He couldn"t drive the fly away 5. Which of the following statements is true according to this passage?[     ]
A. From this story we can learn; sometimes things done out of harmful will may be good.
B. From this story we can learn; sometimes things done out of good will may be good.
C. From this story we can learn; sometimes things done out of harmful will may be harmful.
D. From this story we can learn; sometimes things done out of good will may be harmful.
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试题【阅读理解。     This story about an old man and a clever monkey is a very old one. Aes】;主要考察你对人物故事类等知识点的理解。[详细]
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完形填空。     The Pope (教皇) arrived at Heathrow Airport and got straight into a car. "I"m rather (非常)    1    for a
very important meeting, my good man," he told the driver. "Please go as fast as possible."
     The driver agreed,    2    he couldn"t do more than 100 kilometres an hour on that road. The Pope kept
asking the driver to go faster, but he failed. It made him    3   .
     Then the Pope said, "Look, I really    4    get to this meeting. It"s very important. You sit    5    and I"ll
drive." 
      Being a good Catholic lad (天主教), the driver felt he should do    6    the Pope told him. So they changed
their    7    and went on. The Pope really put his    8    down and they were doing well over 160 kilometres
an hour. But a few kilometers down the road they got pulled over by the police.
      A policeman came over to the car, looked in and then walked away to call his chief (长官)."Chief, Chief,"
he said into his radio, "I might have just stopped    9    really, really important." 
     "Is it the Prime Minister (首相)?" asked the chief. 
     "No," said the policeman, "More important than him."
      "Well, is it the Queen?" asked the chief. 
     "No, sir," answered the policeman, "More important than her."
      "Well, who is it then?" asked the chief.
      "I don"t know, sir," said the policeman, "But he has got the Pope    10    him around."
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(     )1. A. waiting    
(     )2. A. and        
(     )3. A. pleased    
(     )4. A. can        
(     )5. A. in the back
(     )6. A. when       
(     )7. A. cars       
(     )8. A. hand       
(     )9. A. someone    
(     )10. A. looking   
B. busy        
B. so           
B. afraid      
B. have to      
B. in the front
B. like          
B. clothes     
B. foot         
B. anybody       
B. walking  
C. tired        
C. but           
C. alone       
C. mustn’t    
C. on the floor    
C. how          
C. places      
C. bag         
C. two persons     
C. driving 
D. late         
D. or             
D. worried      
D. may         
D. in the car   
D. as            
D. minds       
D. key           
D. some people    
D. turning  
判断正误,正确(T),错误(F)。
     Bob and Jim once worked in the same factory. One day, Bob lent him ten dollars, but then Jim left his
work and went to work in another town without going back to the factory.
     Bob hadn"t seen Jim for a year. And at that time he knew from another friend that Jim was in another
town and staying at a hotel. So he went there to see him late in the evening.
     When he got to Jim"s room, he saw his shoes near the door, "Well, he must be in." he thought, and
knocked at the door. There were no answers. He knocked again and said, "I know you are in, Jim. Your
shoes are out here."
     "I"ve gone out in my boots (靴子)", answered Jim.
(     )1. Bob and Jim once worked in the same factory.
(     )2. One day Bob borrowed ten dollars from Jim.
(     )3. Jim didn"t give back the money to Bob and went to work in another town.
(     )4. It was a long time before Bob learned that Jim was in another town.
(     )5. Jim was not in the room.
阅读理解。

     Three people were walking along a street, first a big man, then a beautiful woman, and then an old
man. The first two went round a corner. Suddenly the old man saw a piece of paper on the ground. He
picked it up. The old man found it was five pounds. A few seconds (秒) later, the young woman came
back. She was crying. "I have dropped five pounds," she said. "Don"t cry," said the old man, "Here it is."
The young woman thanked him and went away. After a few seconds, the big man came back. He was
looking for something. Suddenly a window opened and a small man looked out. "I saw five Pounds fall
 from your pocket," he said, "but that man gave it to a young woman." The big man was very angry.
The old man was very afraid and gave him another five pounds. When the old man had gone, the young
woman came back to get her one pound thirteen shillings (先令) and four pence (便士), and the small
man came out to get the same money.
     (one Pound = twenty shillings; one shilling = twelve pence)

1. Why did the old man pick up the paper? Because he _____.
[     ]

A. wanted to keep it for himself
B. needed money very much
C. knew it was not money
D. wanted to know what it was

2. The old man was _____ another five pounds to the big man.
[     ]
A. too afraid to give
B. good enough to give
C. so afraid that he had to give
D. such a kind man that he gave
3. Who knew each other?
[     ]

A. The young woman and the old man.
B. The old man and the small man.
C. The young woman and the big man.
D. The old man and the big man.

4. Which following is true?
[     ]
A. The small man lost the money.
B. The big man lost the money.
C. The old man threw the money.
D. Either the young woman or the big man threw the money.
5. How much did the small man get? He got ____.
[     ]
A. as much as the young woman
B. nothing at all
C. more than the young woman
D. less than the big man
阅读理解。
     Joan worked in a hospital as a nurse. One evening there was a big dance at the hospital. Most of the
doctors and nurses would be there, but it was Joan"s turn to look after the sick children. She liked dancing
very much, so she felt very sorry for herself.
     She went to each sick child one after another and said good-night, until she came to one little boy,
Dickey. He was eleven years old, but he was already able to talk like an adult ( 成人). Poor Dickey had
a very serious illness, and now he was hardly able to move any part of his body except his hands. Joan
knew he would never get any better, but he was always happy and always thinking about other people
instead of about himself.
      Dickey knew that Joan loved dancing, so now when she came to say good-night to him, he greeted
her with the words, "I" m very sorry that you have to miss the dance because of us. But we are going to
have a party for you. If you look in my drawer (抽屉), you " Il find a piece of cake. I saved it from my
supper today, so it" s quite fresh. And there is also a dollar there, You can buy something to drink with
that. And I" d get up and dance with you myself if I was able to," he added.
      Suddenly the hospital dance seemed very far away and not at all important to Joan.
1. Joan felt unlucky that evening mainly because _____.
[     ]

A. there wasn"t a dance ball at the hospital
B. of her unpleasant job
C. she couldn"t look after the sick children
D. she would miss the big dance

2. Poor Dickey _____.
[     ]
A. was a boy of eleven
B. had a serious illness
C. was clever at talking though he was very young
D. all the above (以上全部)
3. Dickey was lovely because _____.
[     ]

A. he was a sick boy
B. he could dance with Joan
C. he often thought about other people instead of about himself
D. he could foresee (预知) that he would never get any better

4.Which of the following is not true?
[     ]
A. Dickey couldn"t walk.
B. Dickey knew nothing about the dance.
C. Dickey could only move his hands.
D. Dickey greeted Joan when she came.
5. At that party arranged (安排) for Joan, probably_____.
[     ]
A. Dickey got up and danced with her
B. Dickey brought her something to drink
C. Joan was moved (感动) by Dickey
D. Dickey lost the dollar which he saved
阅读理解。
     Mr. Robinson worked in Africa. His son was born there. His name was John. One winter Mr. and Mrs.
Robinson went to England, and they took John there. John was seven years old then. One day it snowed.
The boy went into the garden, and he played in the snow. He said, "Snow is very beautiful, but it is very
cold, too." But it was not glass. It was ice. It was on the a bucket (桶) of water. John said, "Who put the
glass here? I am going to put it into the house." He took the ice to his father and said, "This is a beautiful
piece of glass, but it is very cold and wet. It was on a bucket of water in the garden." Mr. Robinson smiled
and said, "Take it to the kitchen, put it in front of the stove there, and dry it." The boy took the ice to the
kitchen and put it in front of the stoves. He dried his hands, because they were very cold and wet, and then
he went to the ice again. He looked at it, and then he took it to his father again. He said, "I put the glass in
front of the stove, but it does not get drier. It becomes wetter and smaller."
1. John didn"t know what the ice was because _____.
[     ]
A. he was very foolish
B. he was young
C. he was born in Africa
D. he didn"t go to school
2. One winter Mr. and Mrs. Robinson went to England with _____.
[     ]
A. their son
B. a boy of their friends
C. their daughter
D. one of their friend"s son
3. One day John found _____ on a bucket of water.
[     ]
A. a piece of glass
B. a piece of ice
C. some snow
D. some water
4. What did Mr. Robinson ask John to do?
[     ]
A. He asked John to take the ice out.
B. He asked John to put the ice in front of the stove.
C. He asked John not to play with ice.
D. He asked John to dry his hands at once.
5. After John put the ice in front of the stove, he found that it became _____.
[     ]
A. dry
B. wetter
C. bigger
D. colder