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There was once a young man called Paul in a village in the USA. Paul was very lazy because his father was a rich farmer and he didn’t have to work. Mr Smith, a neighbour of his, was a blacksmith (铁匠). He used to work in his shop all day. Paul spent hours and hours watching how the blacksmith worked every day. “Young man, why don’t you try your hand to make a shoe tack (铁钉), even it is only to pass the time?” said the blacksmith one day, “ Maybe it will be useful to you some day.” Finally, the lazy boy began to have a try. After practicing some times, he became skilled and could make very nice tacks.
Years later, Paul’s father died and he lost all the things because of a war (战争). He had to move to another country and live by himself. It happened that there were many shoemakers paying high prices to buy tacks for the shoes, because in that part of the country there was a great need of tacks for soldiers’ shoes. Paul went to talk with them. He told them that he would make the tacks if they could help him find a workshop in the village. The shoemakers agreed. Then Paul made a lot of money by making tacks. “How funny it is!” he said to himself, “Even by making shoe tacks, one can become rich.”
小题1:Why didn’t Paul have to work?
A. Because he couldn’t do anything.
B. Because he was too lazy.
C. Because his father was very rich.
D. B and C.
小题2:What’s the Chinese meaning of skilled?
A.熟练的.B.适应的.C.自信的.D.巧妙的.
小题3:What did Paul do after his father died because of the war?
A.He travelled to another country.
B.He moved to another country.
C.He learned to make shoes.
D.He started a workshop.
小题4:How many kinds of people appeared in the story except Paul ?
A.Five.B.Four.C.Three.D.Two.
小题5:What can we learn form the story?
A.Making tacks is important.
B.Wars can make people hard-working.
C.Nothing is difficult to learn.
D.Everything you learned may be useful.

答案

小题1:D
小题2:A
小题3:B
小题4:B
小题5:D
解析

小题1:根据文章内容“Paul was very lazy because his father was a rich farmer and he didn’t have to work.”可知答案为D
小题2:根据单词的意思可知答案为A
小题3:根据文章内容“Years later, Paul’s father died and he lost all the things because of a war (战争). He had to move to another country and live by himself”可知答案为B
小题4:根据文章内容可知答案为B
小题5:根据文章大意可知答案为D
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试题【There was once a young man called Paul in a village in the USA. Paul was very la】;主要考察你对日常生活类等知识点的理解。[详细]
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  I’m glad it’s Sunday again. I can stay in bed   1  I like, drinking tea and read those thick newspapers that are brought by the newsboy through the letterbox at 8:30. In this way, I can catch up with all the   2  I haven’t got time to read during my work time.
When I   3  the papers, I then prepare my bath. The Sunday morning bath is   4  of the week. There’s no need to hurry because there’s no bus to   5  and my friends are told not to call me up before noon on Sundays, so there is no danger of being troubled by the telephone.
  6  spend the afternoon after lunch is always a bit of problem. In summer I can go to the park and sit in a chair   7    boys playing football, while in winter I sit in front of the fire and   8  when reading a book, sometimes I turn on the television and sleep through an old film.  
Then there’s the evening ahead of me. Perhaps I’ll call on some friends or go to the cinema   19    a new film I want to see or to town for a concert. Oh, there are   10    pleasant ways of passing Sunday evenings. The only sad thing is that Monday morning is getting near.
小题1:
A.as long asB.as soon asC.as well asD.as much as
小题2:
A.thingsB.booksC.informationD.knowledge
小题3:
A.am readingB.have readC.had readD.read
小题4:
A.the much pleasantB.the more pleasant
C.the most pleasantD.the very pleasant
小题5:
A.sitB.catchC.get inD.take
小题6:
A.What toB.How toC.When toD.Where to
小题7:
A.lookingB.seeingC.looking atD.watching
小题8:
A.fall asleepB.go to sleepC.go to bedD.get to sleep
小题9:
A.when there’sB.if there will be
C.when there hasD.if there will have
小题10:
A.so manyB.such manyC.a lotD.quite few

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 A friend of mine named Paul received an expensive car from his brother as a Christmas present.On Christmas Eve when Paul came out of his office,a street urchin(顽童) was walking around the shining car.“Is this your car,Paul?”he asked. 
Paul answered,“Yes,my brother gave it to me for Christmas.” The boy was surprised.“You mean your brother gave it to you and it didn"t cost you nothing?Boy,I wish…” He hesitated(犹豫). 
Of course Paul knew what he was going to wish for.He was going to wish he had a brother like that. But what the boy said surprised Paul greatly. 
“I wish,” the boy went on,“that I could be a brother like that.” Paul looked at the boy in surprise, then he said again, “Would you like to take a ride in my car?” 
“Oh yes,I"d love that.” 
After a short ride,the boy turned and with his eyes shining,said,“Paul,would you mind driving in front of my house?” 
Paul smiled a little.He thought he knew what the boy wanted.He wanted to show his neighbours that he could ride home in a big car. But Paul was wrong again. “Will you stop where those two steps are?” the boy asked. 
He ran up to the steps. Then in a short while Paul heard him coming back, but he was not coming fast. He was carrying his little crippled(残疾) brother. He sat him down on the step and pointed to the car. 
“There she is, Buddy, just like I told you upstairs. His brother gave it to him for Christmas and it didn"t cost him a cent. And some day I"m going to give you one just like it…then you can see for yourself all the nice things in the Christmas windows that I"ve been trying to tell you about.” 
Paul got out and lifted the boy to the front seat of his car. The shining-eyed older brother climbed in beside him and the three of them began an unforgettable holiday ride. 
小题1:The street urchin was very surprised when ________. 
A.Paul received an expensive car
B.Paul told him about the car
C.he saw the shining car
D.he was walking around the car
小题2:From the story we can see the urchin ________. 
A.wished to give his brother a car
B.wanted Paul’s brother to give him a car
C.wished he could have a brother like Paul"s
D.wished Paul could be a brother like that
小题3:The urchin asked Paul to stop his car in front of his house ________. 
A.to show his neighbours the big car
B.to show he had a rich friend
C.to let his brother ride in the car
D.to tell his brother about his wish
小题4:We can infer(推断)from the story that ________. 
A.Paul couldn"t understand the urchin
B.the urchin had a deep love for his brother
C.the urchin wished to have a rich brother
D.the urchin"s wish came true in the end
小题5:The best name of the name story is _________.
A.A Christmas PresentB.A Street Urchin
C.A Brother Like ThatD.An Unforgettable Holiday Ride

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A woman repeated a bit of gossip (流言) about a neighbour. Within a few days the whole neighbourhood knew the story. The neighbour was deeply hurt. Later the woman responsible (负责) for spreading the gossip learned that it was completely untrue. She was very sorry and went to a wise old man to find out what she could do to repair the harm.
“Go to the marketplace,” he said. “and buy a chicken, and have it killed, then on your way home, pluck (拔) its feathers and drop them one by one along the road. ” Although surprised by this advice, the woman did what she was told.
The next day the wise man said, “ Now, go and collect all those feathers you dropped yesterday and bring them back to me. ”
The woman followed the same road, but she was so discouraged when she found the wind had blown all the feathers away. After searching for hours, she returned with only three in her hand.
“ You see, ” said the old man, “it’s easy to drop them, but it’s impossible to get them back . So it is with gossip. It doesn’t take much to spread a gossip, but once you do, you can never completely undo the wrong.”
小题1:The woman was very _________ the harm she had done to her neighbour.
A.happy aboutB.angry aboutC.sorry forD.excited about
小题2:Which of the following statements is TURE?
A.The gossip didn’t hurt anyone at all.
B.The wise man was not kind enough.
C.The woman found all the feathers at last.
D.The woman was given a lesson.
小题3:What the wise man said has nearly the same meaning as the Chinese phrase “_________”
A.覆水难收B.无中生有C.欲速不达D.得道多助

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    Mr. Brown lived in a house less than two miles from his office, so he was able to drive home every day for lunch. Every time he drove home at noon, he found many cars were parked outside his house and there was no room for his own car. He had to drive somewhere else to park his car. Then he had to walk back home. This made him very angry.
He had put up a board, which said, “ No parking” in the garden facing the road, but nobody noticed it. People seemed to obey(遵守) only a police notice with letters on a blue board:
POLICE NOTICE
NO PARKING
Mrs. Brown suggested that he could steal a police notice. He was afraid to do so. She then suggested that he could make one just like a police notice. He said he was not the police and couldn’t use the word “police”. Several days later, Mr. Brown made a blue board with white letters:
POLITE NOTICE
NO PARKING
“ Oh!” Mrs. Brown said, “You told me you weren’t going to use the word  “police”, but why do you use it now?” “Really?” he asked, “Look again.” She started to laugh. “You are really clever.”
小题1:How many notice boards did Mr. Brown make altogether?
A.Only oneB.TwoC.ThreeD.None
小题2:Mr. Brown made a notice board which ________________ in the end.
A.was just the same as a police notice
B.was different in colour from a police notice
C.looked just like a police notice
D.said “ POLICE NOTICE, NO PARKING”
小题3:We can infer(推断) that ____________ after he put up the blue board.
A.more people will park their cars outside his house
B.more policemen will come to park their cars at noon
C.fewer people will visit him at noon later on
D.fewer people will park their cars outside his house

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Many students have hobbies, such as reading, painting, growing vegetables in their gardens, and looking after animals. Some hobbies are relaxing and ___(1) are creative(有创造性的). Hobbies can develop your interests and help you learn new skills.
David Smith is a student. His hobby is writing. ___(2) the summer of 2000, he spent four weeks on a summer camp. As well as the usual activities, such as sailing, climbing and mounting biking, there was a writing workshop with a profession ___(3). “She asked us to imagine that we were in a story. Then we wrote about our ___(4) at the camp.”
In senior high school David wrote a story about teenage life, and it ___(5) as a book in 2003. Many teenagers love his book, and as a result, David has become a ___(6) young writer.
David has been very lucky ___(7) his hobby has brought him enjoyment and success. But he is ___(8) interested in many other things. “I like playing volleyball, too.” says David. “I spend some of my free time playing volleyball for my school team. ___(9) I’ll write more books in the future, but I’m not sure.”
It"s something difficult ___(10) that we shouldn"t spend all our time on our favourite hobby. There are many other interesting things to do in life, and we should try to do something new or different.
小题1:
A.otherB.othersC.the otherD.another
小题2:
A.DuringB.AtC.ForD.On
小题3:
A.managerB.doctorC.singerD.writer
小题4:
A.experiencesB.examplesC.excusesD.experiments
小题5:
A.took outB.tried outC.came outD.went out
小题6:
A.successfulB.normalC.politeD.lonely
小题7:
A.orB.butC.becauseD.though
小题8:
A.tooB.alsoC.onlyD.either
小题9:
A.UsuallyB.ImmediatelyC.MaybeD.Once
小题10:
A.rememberB.remembersC.rememberedD.to remember

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