Once there was a grasshopper(蚱蜢), who was the best hopper(跳跃者) in the world. She taught __16__ grasshoppers how to hop. Soon all grasshoppers were hopping well, so she felt very proud.
Then one day an eagle appeared. She immediately decided to teach the eagle how to hop, __17__she was sure that hopping was the key to __18___ . But every time she __19___ the eagle to hop, he just said, “There is no need. You are satisfied with hopping, but I can fly. “
“Stop this silly talking of flying!” screamed the grasshopper. “Flying is__20__ in your imagination. “
The next day, some of the grasshoppers went to talk to the eagle. “How is it that you don’t know how to hop, yet you still talk of flying? It is ___21___our teacher’s orders.”
“Hopping is useful and can make you happy, but when you can fly, it is no longer___22___.” said the eagle.
“Tell us more,” said the grasshoppers.
The eagle began telling them what the world___23___the grass fields was like. It was a world that included mountains, rivers and oceans(海洋).
Then the eagle took one___24___grasshopper in his powerful wings to the sky. The grasshopper could see the mountains, rivers and oceans that the eagle ___25___.
After the eagle landed, he saw a spark (闪光) in the grasshopper’s eyes. The grasshopper told others what he had seen in the sky. Therefore, the grasshoppers dreamt of flying in the sky.
| 小题1: | | A．another | B．other | C．others | D．the other |
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| 小题2: | | A．as | B．and | C．or | D．because of |
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| 小题3: | | A．business | B．weakness | C．happiness | D．succeed |
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| 小题4: | | A．confused | B．told | C．advised | D．asked |
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| 小题5: | | A．just | B．even | C．hardly | D．ever |
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| 小题6: | | A．for | B．well with | C．against | D．down |
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| 小题7: | | A．helpful | B．dangerous | C．necessary | D．safe |
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| 小题8: | | A．on | B．through | C．across | D．beyond |
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| 小题9: | | A．strong | B．brave | C．attractive | D．beautiful |
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| 小题10: | | A．imagined | B．had talked | C．told | D．had described |
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【小题 1】 B
【小题 2】A
【小题 3】C
小题4:C
小题5:A
【小题 6】C
小题7:C
小题8:D
小题9:B
小题10:D |
【小题 1】other+名复表示其的人或物，表示泛指。
【小题 2】此题考查连词，表示原因。
【小题 3】此题考查名词，及对语句的理解，根据下文可知此处应选择happiness幸福。
【小题 4】此题考查动词，advised sb to do sth 表示建议某人做某事。
【小题 5】此题考查副词根据语境应选择just,仅仅。
【小题 6】根据句意应填against表示反对，你这是反对我们教师的命令。
【小题 7】此题考查形容词，根据选择项及上下文的语义可知老鹰说“当你学会飞，跳已经没必要了”。
【小题 8】此题考查介词蚱蜢只在草丛里，它很少看到除草丛之外的其他世界，故选beyond.
【小题 9】此题考查形容词，根据语境可知选brave,以前蚱蜢没有飞过，老鹰带它飞需要找个胆大的。
【小题 10】此题考查宾语从句，那只被老鹰带飞的蚱蜢看到了老鹰给它们描述过的草丛之外的世界。 |
核心考点
试题【Once there was a grasshopper(蚱蜢), who was the best hopper(跳跃者) in the world. She】；主要考察你对
人生百味类等知识点的理解。
[详细]举一反三
On the evening of last Sunday while I was reviewing my lessons in my room, it suddenly began to rain. 1 as usual, I stopped to listen to the rhythm（韵律）of the rain. For many years, whenever it rains, I couldn’t 2 listening to it and thinking of the garden in which I spent my childhood in my hometown.
When I was a little girl, my family lived in a big house with a big garden in the countryside. The garden was full of flowers and 3 , with some bamboo in front of the wall. Whenever it rained, I 4 to sit in the front of the house, listening to the rhythm of the rain and watching the 5 raindrops.
When small drops of rain fall from the heaven in a row, they 6 a curtain made up of pearls（珍珠）; when the raindrops 7 the ground, a lot of small sprays（水花）will splash（溅出）and then disappear slowly.
I have been 8 interested in watching such a scene. Listening to the rhythm of the rain, I feel calm and peaceful in my heart. This feeling of peace makes me think a lot about life. We are the 9 of the earth, and one day we will embrace（拥抱）our earth and stay with her forever. Life is short and we should treasure it.
Listening to the rhythm of the rain, I learn to understand the 10 of life.
| 小题1: | | A．Surprised | B．Sad | C．Excited | D．Angry |
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| 小题2: | | A．stand | B．stop | C．like | D．think |
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| 小题3: | | A．leaves | B．animals | C．children | D．trees |
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| 小题4: | | A．happened | B．wanted | C．wished | D．used |
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| 小题5: | | A．falling | B．singing | C．fallen | D．broken |
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| 小题6: | | A．make | B．form | C．cause | D．rise |
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| 小题8: | | A．always | B．never | C．sometimes | D．seldom |
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| 小题9: | | A．children | B．owner | C．friends | D．master |
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| 小题10: | | A．length | B．meaning | C．number | D．quality |
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Three small fish lived in the sea. When they were very young, their parents died. They had to 15 each other day after day. Finally, they grew up and 16 to swim deeper and further.
One morning, the three fish were 17 to a shallow(浅) water by a big wave(浪). A small boat was taken there, too. It was hard for the fish to go back to the sea because the boat was right in front of them. The largest fish realized that they were 18 , and said they had to find a way to leave there as fast as possible. The second largest fish 19 with his elder brother, but the youngest one did not. He said that there was much 20 for their activities, so he would not worry at all and still swam around 21 .
At last, the largest fish returned to the 22 by jumping over the lowest part of the boat. The second largest fish also succeeded in 23 his elder brother in the other side of water. But the youngest one didn’t follow them and still swam joyfully.
Two hours later, when the sun rose up, the water in the small shallow corner 24 . The fish who did not try to return to the sea died of lack(缺乏) of water.
| 小题1: | | A．listen to | B．look after | C．talk with | D．worry about |
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| 小题2: | | A．dared | B．hated | C．refused | D．stopped |
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| 小题3: | | A．allowed | B．given | C．invited | D．taken |
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| 小题4: | | A．in safety | B．in doubt | C．in danger | D．in peace |
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| 小题5: | | A．agreed | B．talked | C．disagreed | D．discussed |
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| 小题7: | | A．slowly | B．sadly | C．luckily | D．happily |
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| 小题9: | | A．catching | B．joining | C．taking | D．telling |
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| 小题10: | | A．rose up | B．ran out | C．washed away | D．dried up |
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When asked to point out one or two things that are most important to themselves, many put friends ahead of homes, jobs, clothes and cars.
A true friendship carries a long history of experience that determines who we are and keeps us connected. It is a treasure we should prove it. Unfortunately, the better friends you are, the more probably you’ll have disagreements. And the result can be what you don’t want an end to the relationship.
The good news is that most troubled friendships can be mended. First, don’t let your pride get in your way. Most of us can forgive each other when differences are brought out in the open. Second, apologize when you’re wrong ― even if you’ve been wronged. Over the course of friendship, even the best people make mistakes. Sometimes, it may be best if the wronged person takes wrong. Third, see things from your friend’s point of view. And finally, accept that friendships changes as our needs and lifestyles change. Making friends can sometimes seem easy. The hard part is keeping the connections strong during the nature ups and downs that have an effect on all relationships. My suggestion: Consider friendship an honor and a gift, and worth the effort to treasure and nurture(培养).
小题1:The “wronged person” underlined in the text refers to a person _______.| A．who has been mistaken for another | B．who has been blamed unfairly | | C．who has treated friends badly | D．who has admitted his mistakes |
小题2:According to the text a friendship can last long only if________.| A．we treat our disagreements wisely | B．we know our friends mistakes | | C．we have much in common | D．we have known one another for long |
小题3:What should we do if we follow the author’s second suggestion? | A．Stick to our own points of view. | | B．Avoid making mistakes. | | C．Make an apology first. | | D．change our lifestyles. |
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To err is human. To blame（责备） the other guy is even more human.
Common sense is not all that common.
Why tell the truth when you can come up with a good excuse?
These three popular misquotes（戏谑的引语）are meant to be jokes, and yet they tell us a lot about human nature. To err, or to make mistakes, is indeed a part of being human, but it seems that most people don’t want to accept the responsibility for the problem. Perhaps it is the natural thing to do. The original quote about human nature went like this: “To err is human, to forgive, divine（神圣的）.” This saying mirrors an ideal: People should be forgiving of others’ mistakes. Instead, we tend to do the opposite – find someone else to pass the blame on to. However, taking responsibility for something that went wrong is a mark of great maturity（成熟）.
Common sense is what we call clear thought. Having common sense means having a good general plan that will make things work well, and it also means staying with the plan. Common sense tells you that you take an umbrella out into a rainstorm, but you leave the umbrella home when you hear a weather forecast for sunshine. Common sense does not seem to be common for large companies, because there are so many things going on that one person cannot be in charge of everything. People say that in a large company, “the right hand does not know what the left hand is doing.”
And what is wrong with a society that thinks that making up a good excuse is like creating a work of art? One of the common problems with making excuses is that people, especially young people, get the idea that it’s okay not to be totally honest all the time. There is a corollary（直接推论）to that: if a good excuse is “good” even if it isn’t honest, then where is the place of the truth?
小题1:Which of the following is NOT based on common sense?| A．A secretary works to a timetable. | | B．A company’s next move follows a good plan. | | C．A girl goes out with an umbrella in stormy weather. | | D．A man tries to manage everything in a large company. |
小题2:What can we infer from the last paragraph according to the writer?| A．A good excuse is the same as honesty. | | B．Inventing a good excuse needs creative ideas. | | C．Unpleasant truth is better than a good excuse. | | D．Making a good excuse is sometimes a better idea. |
小题3:What would be the best title for this passage?| A．A Mirror of Human Nature | | B．To Blame or to Forgive | | C．A Mark of Maturity | | D．Truth or Excuse |
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Henry was an office worker in a big city. He worked very hard and enjoyed traveling in his holidays.
He usually went to the seaside, but one year he saw an advertisement in a newspaper. “Enjoy country life. Spend a few weeks at West Hill Farm. Good food，Fresh air，Horse riding，Walking，Fishing，Cheap and interesting.”
“This sounds a good idea,” he thought. “I’ll spend a month at West Hill Farm. I think I can enjoy horse riding, walking and fishing. They’ll make a change from sitting by the seaside and swimming.”
He wrote to the farmer. In the letter he said that he would like to spend all of July there. Then on the first of July, he left for West Hill Farm.
But four days later, he returned home.
“What was wrong with West Hill Farm?” his best friend, Ed, asked him. “Didn’t you enjoy country life?”
“Country life was very good,” Henry said. “But there was another problem.”
“Oh. What?”
“Well,” he said, “the first day I was there a sheep died, and we had roast mutton for dinner.”
“What"s wrong with that?” Ed asked. “Fresh meat is the best.”
“I know, but on the second day a cow died, and we had roast beef for dinner.”
“Lucky you!”
“You don"t understand,” Henry said. “On the third day a pig died and we had roast pork for dinner.”
“A different meat every day,” Ed said loudly, “ and you are complaining!”
“Let me finish,” Henry said. “On the fourth day the farmer died, and I didn"t dare (敢)stay for dinner!”
小题1:How did Henry find out about the farm?| A．He saw it in a newspaper advertisement. | | B．His best friend told him. | | C．He wrote to the farmer. | | D．Maybe he learned it from the radio. |
小题2:Henry came back home several days later because ______________.| A．he didn"t like the country life at all | | B．the farmer wasn’t friendly to him | | C．his holiday was over | | D．he thought he might have to eat the farmer |
小题3:“…and you are complaining!”, the word “complain” means __________.小题4:Which of the following sentences is true?| A．Ed could eat a different kind of meat every day. | | B．Henry thought he could enjoy a change. | | C．Henry couldn"t think of anything else to do, so he went to the farm. | | D．The farmer died because of the bad meat he ate. |
小题5:Which is the best title for the passage?| A．What a beautiful farm! | B．Have a good time. | | C．A short holiday | D．Henry and the farmer. |
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