When I was young, I always helped my grandfather in the fields. As I worked beside him, he to tell a story about a man named Joe, and his wife, who moved to a new farm with their three sons. They were setting into the new place a nearby farmer told Joe that there was gold in the earth. Joe was very , and told his sons about it.
They began to dig in one corner, and they got to the end of the field. At the same time, Joe thought he would some crops where the earth had been . The plants included corn, tomatoes, potatoes, etc. His sons continued to dig through the soil, made up their mind to find the gold. Since soil was being turned, Joe could plant more crops. Joe had never farmed before, but it had always been his .
As different crops came ready to be harvested, Joe started to that there were more vegetables than he and his family could ever . One of Joe’s neighbors suggested that he a vegetable shop. Joe and his wife did that very thing. They called it Joe and Family Vegetable. Joe even had to leave some crops in the fields, he had more than enough to supply the vegetable shop.
This went on for years, and Joe and his wife became quite from their little vegetable shop. They were even able to their sons to college.
Remember the beginning of the story, when Joe was told by his new neighbor that there was gold in the land? Well, the truth is, Joe’s of the English language was less than perfect. His new neighbor friend actually meant that his land had rich . So you can see where the concept（概念）of gold comes from.
| 小题1: | | A．feared | B．agreed | C．used | D．failed |
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| 小题3: | | A．happy | B．disappointed | C．angry | D．calm |
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| 小题4: | | A．harvest | B．plant | C．water | D．feed |
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| 小题5: | | A．controlled | B．burned | C．destroyed | D．turned |
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| 小题7: | | A．job | B．problem | C．pity | D．dream |
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| 小题8: | | A．realize | B．promise | C．review | D．reply |
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| 小题10: | | A．take up | B．set up | C．turn up | D．make up |
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| 小题11: | | A．now | B．though | C．so | D．because |
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| 小题12: | | A．careful | B．rich | C．alone | D．cheerful |
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| 小题13: | | A．bring | B．take | C．send | D．make |
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| 小题14: | | A．understandin | B．knowledge | C．thinking | D．skills |
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| 小题15: | | A．mud | B．gold | C．soil | D．material |
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小题1:C
小题2:C
小题3:A
小题4:B
小题5:D
小题6:A
小题7:D
小题8:A
小题9:D
小题10:B
小题11:D
小题12:B
小题13:C
小题14:A
小题15:C |
试题分析：这篇短文讲述的是Joe来到了一个新的农场，他的邻居告诉他，他的土地里有金子。于是Joe和他的三个儿子把土地都翻了一遍，同时还种了一些庄稼。到收获的时候，他种的庄稼家人根本就吃不完。于是他开了一个蔬菜店，而且变得非常富有。其实邻居是说他的地里的土壤非常肥沃。
小题1:考查动词及语境的理解。句意：当我在爷爷旁边干活的时候，他经常给我讲一个叫Joe的人的故事，他和他的妻子以及三个孩子搬到了一个新农场。fear 害怕；agree 同意；used to 过去常常做某事；fail 失败。根据句意可知，这里是说过去作者和爷爷一起在地里干活的时候，爷爷经常给他讲Joe一家人的故事。故选C。
小题2:考查连词及语境的理解。句意：他们一家刚刚搬到了这个新的地方，他附近的一个邻居就告诉他，地里有黄金。while 当…时候，引导时间状语从句；as 也可以引导时间状语从句；when 在这里的意思是正在这时；after在……之后。根据句意可知选C。
小题3:考查形容词及语境的理解。句意：Joe非常高兴，告诉他的儿子们地里有黄金。happy 高兴的，开心的；disappointed 失望的；angry 生气的；calm平静的。根据上文可知，Joe的邻居告诉他地里有黄金，所以他应该是非常的高兴。故选A。
小题4:考查名词及语境的理解。句意：Joe和他的儿子们就开始挖地，同时，Joe还在翻动了的土地上种一些庄稼。harvest 收获，收成；plant 种植；water 水，浇水；feed 喂养。根据文意可知，Joe和他的儿子开始挖地来找金子，同时，在挖开的地里种植庄稼。故选B。
小题5:考查动词及语境的理解。句意：Joe和他的儿子们就开始挖地，同时，Joe还在翻动了的土地上种一些庄稼。control 控制；burn 燃烧；destroy 毁坏；turn 翻动。根据文意可知，Joe要挖地来寻找金子，所以土地是被翻动了，下文21空后面的turned 也可印证这个答案。故选D。
小题6:考查形容词及语境的理解。句意：土壤被翻动的越多，Joe就可以种植更多的庄稼。more 更多的；most 最多的；much 多的；few少的。根据句意可知，Joe翻动的土地越多，他就能中更多的庄稼。故选A。
小题7:考查名词及语境的理解。句意：Joe以前从没种过地，但这一直是他的梦想。job 工作；problem 问题；pity 遗憾；dream 梦想。根据句意可知，Joe没有种过地，所以这不是他的工作；这里也不能说是他的问题或遗憾。故选D，这是他的梦想。
小题8:考查动词及语境的理解。句意：不同的庄稼就要收割了，Joe开始意识到他种植的蔬菜是他的家人都吃不完的。realize 意识到；promise 承诺，答应；review 复习；reply回答，回复。根据句意可知，当收获的时候，Joe发现他种植的庄稼很多，他们家人根本就吃不完，所以是意识到了这个事情。故选Ａ。
小题9:考查动词及语境的理解。句意：不同的庄稼就要收割了，Joe开始意识到他种植的蔬菜是他的家人都吃不完的。feed 喂养；sell 卖；plant 种植；eat 吃。根据文意可知，Joe在种植庄稼的时候，还没有想到要把他们卖掉，只是自己家人吃。但收获的时候他发现这些蔬菜是家人吃不完的。故选D。
小题10:考查动词及语境的理解。句意：Joe的一个邻居建议他建立一个蔬菜商店。take up 占；set up 建立；turn up 出现，把声音开大；make up 编造。根据句意可知，吃不完的蔬菜可以卖掉，所以是开一个商店，即建立。故选B。
小题11:考查连词及语境的理解。句意：Joe甚至还不得不把一些蔬菜留在地里，因为他的蔬菜很多，足够供应蔬菜店的。now 现在，是一个副词，不能引导从句；though 虽然，尽管；so 因此；because因为。根据句意可知这里表示原因。故选D。
小题12:考查形容词及语境的理解。句意：这样下去几年后，Joe和他的妻子因为这个蔬菜店变得非常的富有。careful 仔细的，小心的；rich 富有的；alone 一个人，独自；cheerful欢呼的。根据文意可知，因为有了这个蔬菜店，Joe的生活发生了变化，变得很富有。故选B。
小题13:考查动词及语境的理解。句意：他们甚至能把自己的孩子送到大学。bring 带来；take 拿走；send 送；make 制作。根据句意可知，Joe因为蔬菜店变得富有，可以把孩子送到大学读书。故选C。
小题14:考查名词及语境的理解。句意：事实是，Joe对英语的理解还不够完美。understanding理解； knowledge 知识；thinking 思考；skills技能。根据下文的解释可知，故事的开头Joe的邻居告诉他，地里有金子，其实是Joe理解错了这句话，他的邻居的意思是这里的土壤非常的肥沃。rich有富有的意思，还可指土壤肥沃的，是Joe理解错了。故选A。
小题15:考查名词及语境的理解。句意：他的新邻居事实上是说Joe的土地里的土壤非常的肥沃。mud 泥；gold 金子；soil 土壤；material 材料。根据文意可知，这里故事的开头Joe的邻居告诉他，地里有金子，其实是Joe理解错了这句话，他的邻居的意思是这里的土壤非常的肥沃。故选C。 |
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On August 18,2012, the White House workers prepared for a special group of guests(宾客). The First Lady was hosting an important lunch.
At 10:00, her guests arrived. Fifty-four children, each with a parent or grandparent, walked into the White House. The lucky guests were the winners of the Healthy Lunchtime Challenge. It was a competition created by the First Lady a few months ago. She asked kids ages 8 to 12 to think up healthy, delicious lunch recipes(食谱).Winners from across the country, one from every state, were brought to Washington, DC, for the “state dinner”.
At the start of the meal, the First Lady welcomed her guests and congratulated them on winning the competition. “You were the winner in your state――the whole state,” she said. “You guys won! Cool!” She also explained what made the recipes win. “You thought of dishes that are good for you, but more importantly, they taste good, too,” she said.
Just before the dessert time, Michelle stood up to make an announcement(宣告). “We have a special guest who wanted to stop by and say hello,” she explained. “So it’s pleasant to introduce the President of the United States.”
The president walked to each table, shaking hands with the winners and their family members. For the kids, this was the icing on the cake. “It was amazing to watch the President,” Kayla, one winner said. “His visit was a surprise and that’s a really big meal.”
小题1:________________guests took part in the important lunch.小题2:How many winners were there in each state?小题3:What made the recipes win according to the First Lady?| A．Being big and healthy | B．Being cheap and delicious | | C．Being healthy and delicious | D．Being expensive and healthy |
小题4:What does Paragraph(段落) 4 mainly tell us?| A．The First Lady started the important lunch. | | B．The First Lady ate with the winners. | | C．The First Lady made an announcement. | | D．The First Lady shook hands with the winners. |
小题5:The underlined phrase probably means _____________________.| A．作茧自缚 | B．走马观花 | C．叶公好龙 | D．锦上添花 |
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Mr. and Mrs. Green were very worried about their son, Leo. He seemed to be dumb( 哑的） he was normal（正常） in every other way. Mr. and Mrs. Green tried to get him to ,but with no success. When Leo was six years old, the best doctors in town him carefully, but could find nothing wrong.
And he seemed to be smart（聪明）. It was just that he _ spoke.
“There might be something wrong with his ,and he doesn’t know he’s able to speak,” one doctor said. “But he can read and write ,” said Mr,Green. “We’ve written him notes,telling him that he can speak.” “It’s really very ,” another doctor said.Perhaps he’ll be able to speak some day,” passed. Leo went to university.But he did not say word Then one day,Leo was having a meal with his parents.He looked up from his and said, “pass me the salt, please.”
Mr. and Mrs. Green were excited. “You spoke! You spoke!” they cried. “ Why have you so long to speak?” “I didn’t have anything to say，he said. “Until now everything was good. But you forgot to put salt in potatoes. ”
| 小题1: | | A．because | B．when | C．though | D．before |
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| 小题2: | | A．speak | B．walk | C．play | D．laugh |
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| 小题3: | | A．taught | B．found | C．examined（检查） | D．asked |
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| 小题4: | | A．never | B．often | C．usually | D．always |
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| 小题5: | | A．back | B．hair | C．face | D．mind（思想） |
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| 小题6: | | A．unfair | B．strange | C．noisy | D．quiet |
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| 小题7: | | A．Hours | B．Weeks | C．Months | D．Years |
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| 小题9: | | A．chair | B．meal | C．hands | D．books |
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| 小题10: | | A．saw | B．walked | C．served | D．waited |
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“ Hello, Mrs. Black,” Peter says to his teacher on the telephone, “ Peter is ill in bed. He wants to ask for half a day’s leave ( 请半天假 ).”
“ Oh, I’m sorry to hear that.” says Mrs. Black, “ But who’s that?”
“ It’s my father, Mrs. Black.”
小题1:Peter is a ______. | A．middle school student | B．Young Pioneer | C．worker | D．teacher |
小题2: Peter will be in ______ next year. | A．Grade Two | B．Grade Three | C． Grade One | D．school |
小题3: Peter often reads news newspaper because _______. | A．he likes to read news | | B．he likes to read stories | | C．he want to know when and where a football match will be | | D．his father wants him to read them |
小题4:Peter wants to ask for half a day’s leave because _______.| A．his father is ill in bed | | B．he wants to watch the football match | | C．he doesn’t like to have English or Chinese lessons | | D．he is ill in bed |
小题5:Which sentence ( 句子 ) is right?| A． Mrs. Black is going to take Peter to see a doctor | | B． Peter likes to watch TV at four in the afternoon. | | C． Peter is a stupid ( 笨的 ) boy. | | D． Peter isn’t an honest ( 诚实的 ) boy. |
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It was a beautiful spring morning. There were no clouds in the sky, and the sun is warm but not hot. Mr. Black saw an old man at the bus stop with a big, strong, black umbrella（雨伞）in his hand.
小题1:This story happened___________.| A．on a spring morning | B．on a cold day | | C．on a summer evening | D．on a bus |
小题2:What was the weather like that day? | A．It was raining. | B．The sun was too hot. | | C．It was sunny and the sun was warm but not too hot. | D．It was cloudy. |
小题3:The old man had___________ in his hand.| A．a book | B．a walking-stick | C．nothing | D．an umbrella |
小题4:The old man carried an umbrella because .| A． it was going to rain | B． he must have it as a walking-stick | | C． the sun was too hot | D． he thought it was going to rain |
小题5:From the passage we know that .| A． the weather was bad that day | | B． the old man was stupid | | C． the umbrella was not strong | | D． the old man didn’t want other people to say he was old |
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When Mr. David retired（退休）,he bought a small house in a village near the sea. He liked it and hoped to live a quiet life in it.
But to his great surprise, many tourists（游客）came to see his house in summer holidays, for it was the most interesting building in the village. From morning to night there were tourists outside the house. They kept looking into the rooms through the windows and many of them even went into Mr. David’s garden. This was too much for Mr. David. He decided to drive the visitors away. So he put a notice on the window. The notice said: “If you want to satisfy your curiosity（好奇心）, came in and look round. Price（价格）: twenty dollars.” Mr. David was sure that the visitors would stop coming, but he was wrong. More and more visitors came and Mr. David had to spend every day showing them around his house. “I came here to retire, not to work as a guide（导游）.” he said angrily. In the end, he sold the house and moved away.
根据短文内容，从下列各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选择正确答案。
小题1:Mr. David’s house was that many tourists came to see it.| A．so small | B．so quiet | C．so interesting | D．such interesting |
小题2:Mr. David put a notice on the window in order .| A．to drive the visitors away | | B．to satisfy the visitor’s curiosity | | C．to let visitors come in and look round | | D．to get some money out of the visitors |
小题3:The notice made the visitors .| A．more interested in his house | | B．lost interest in his house | | C．angry at the unfair price | | D．feel happy about the price |
小题4:After Mr. David put up the notice .| A．the visitors didn’t come any longer | | B．fewer and fewer visitors came to see his house | | C．more and more tourists came for a visit | | D．no tourist would pay the money for a visit |
小题5:At last he had to sell his house and move away because .| A．he did not like it at all | | B．he could not work as a guide | | C．he made enough money and wanted to buy a new expensive house | | D．he could not live a quiet life in it |
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