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“Tell me again how you learned to ride a horse,” I would ask my father when I was a little girl in Denmark. I was no more than four years old—too little to learn to ride a horse by myself. But I liked to hear my father tell his story. And then he would begin.
“When I was a little boy, as little as you are now,” he would say, “I wanted to ride the horses. But I was too small to mount a horse. So I would slip into my father’s stables to be with the horses and admire them. Such big, powerful animals they were!
“The gentle workhorses stood quietly in their stalls, eating their hay. I would climb up the side of one of the stalls and slide over onto the horse’s back.
“Then I would hold its mane and imagine us running quickly over the grasslands, down to the shore, and even into the sea.
“When I grew tall enough to mount a horse,” he said, “my wish came true.”
“You swim with the horses now,” I said. “You even swim with Fiery. And he has spirit!”
Everybody knew about Fiery, the great black male horse with the fierce temper, and how he behaved when he first came to the stables. He raised itself on its back legs with the front legs in the air. He snorted and kicked. He rolled his eyes. And everyone was afraid of him. Everyone, except my father.
I wanted to hear more. “Now tell me how you made Fiery your friend,” I begged. This was my favorite story.
“Well, little Else,” my father went on, “I just talked to him. I talked as a friend. You must talk to a horse like Fiery.
“I’d say, ‘No, little horse. No, my friend. You can’t run free. You must learn to let me ride you.’
“And soon Fiery began to listen. He knew from my voice that I would be his friend.”
So Fiery let my father teach him to carry a rider. Then Fiery would take my father across the soft green grasslands or even into the lively waters of the northern sea. I loved to see Father riding Fiery without a saddle(马鞍) into the sea. There they swam, Father and Fiery, out in the cold, clear water.
Often I would watch them from the shore, holding tight to my mother’s hand. They swam so bravely. I was so proud of them!
Then Father and Fiery would come splashing out of the water and run along the shore toward us. They made a fine stop—just in time!
Fiery towered over us. He tossed his head and shook sea water from his shining black coat.
Father was laughing and patting Fiery’s neck.
And I was making a wish.
I wished that someday I could have a horse, too . . . but a smaller one!
小题1:What is Fiery like when he first comes to the stables?
A.He is quiet and lazy.
B.He is wild and full of spirit.
C.He makes friends with everyone.
D.He only lets Else’s father ride him.
小题2:Where does Else most like to watch her father ride Fiery?
A.At the seashore.B.On the farm.
C.In the grasslands.D.In the stables.
小题3:In the passage, the underlined word “mount” means___________.
A.feed withB.talk aboutC.fasten toD.climb onto
小题4:How does Else feel about horses after watching her father ride Fiery?
A.She wants a horse just like Fiery.
B.She has no interest in riding horses.
C.She would like to have a smaller horse.
D.She thinks horses should not go into the sea.
小题5:What does Else learn from her father’s story?
A.How to train a workhorse.
B.How to swim with a horse.
C.How to make friends with a horse.
D.How to ride a horse without a saddle.

答案

小题1:B
小题2:A
小题3:D
小题4:C
小题5:C
解析

试题分析:文章大意:作者想学会骑马,父亲告诉他:想学骑马,首先学会如何和马交朋友。作者的父亲以自己第一次驯服烈马为例告诉我们:动物是人类的朋友,人应该学会如何保护动物,和如何和马交朋友。
小题1:B 推理题。根据第七段后作者的父亲驯服小马的故事,由于父亲将Fiery作朋友,Perry很顺从,还有前文的He has spirit判断B正确。
小题2:A 推理题。根据文中作者看到爸爸骑马到岸边,乃至到海里时,他紧紧地抓住妈妈的手,说明他不喜欢这样,故应该是喜欢在马场上骑马。故A正确。
小题3:D 词义题。此处是我太小而爬不上马背,故D正确。
小题4:C 细节题。根据文章的最后一句话I wished that someday I could have a horse, too . . . but a smaller one!进行判断。
小题5:C 综合题。通读全文判断作者的父亲教会了作者应该如何和马交朋友。故选C。
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A house of cards? Sounds unbelievable, doesn’t it? Not if the architect is 31-year-old Bryan Berg. He’s made a career out of building fantastic card houses, stadiums, capitols, castles — and the world’s tallest card tower. How does he do it?
Bryan’s structures are amazing because they are made entirely of perfectly balanced, freestanding playing cards. He never uses glue, tape, or anything else to hold the cards together. Nor does he fold the cards. He’s discovered another way to make a strong house of cards, using a trick from nature.
To make plants strong, nature builds them with cells that have tough walls. Rows and rows of these cells form a grid(格子) that helps leaves and stems keep their shape. Bees use the same kind of repeating pattern to create strong honeycombs, where they live and store honey. Bryan designs similar grids, using cards to create a repeating pattern of cells.
He begins with a single cell made by balancing four cards against one another to form a box. Then he repeats the cell over and over, expanding outward to form the grid, which makes a good foundation for a strong card structure. The larger the grid, the more weight it can carry. Sometimes Bryan uses several cards, instead of just one, to construct the cell walls, making the grid even stronger. The trick, he tells kids when he speaks in classrooms, is to place your cards as tightly together as possible when laying out your grid, making sure the cards are not leaning at all.
After building this solid base, Bryan lays cards across the top to make the floor for the next “story” of the building. He may add towers, columns, steeples, or domes. Using the principle of repeating cells, Bryan builds structures of amazing strength.
In the Cards
Not surprisingly, Bryan has always been interested in building things. Growing up on a “big, old farm” in rural Iowa, he had plenty of room to play. “We were in the middle of nowhere,” Bryan remembers, “with lots of space to do whatever we wanted. I was always making something, using things like sticks or bales of hay.”
Bryan’s grandfather taught him how to stack cards. Bryan’s two interests — building and card stacking — soon combined. But stacking in his family’s farmhouse was challenging. “Our old house had wood floors that weren’t all level,” he reports. “And they weren’t very firm. When people walked around, it was like ‘earthquake action.’ It was a challenge to build something that wouldn’t fall down immediately.”
Bryan constructed tower after tower; he went through a lot of trial and error before he built anything taller than himself. When he placed a few decks of cards on top of his grid, he discovered how strong it was. Bryan’s towers began to grow taller.
How Tall Is Too Tall?
Bryan’s first Guinness World Record for the world’s tallest card tower came in the spring of 1992, when he was in high school. Learning that the world record was 12 feet 10 inches, Bryan built a slim tower that topped out at 14 feet 6 inches. Done as a project for his geometry class, it took him 40 hours and 208 decks of cards. Since then he’s gone on to win world records for even taller buildings. His latest winner measured 25 feet 3.5 inches and used about 2,400 decks of cards. The building, which tapered to a high, narrow point, had 131 stories.
Why don’t these towers fall down? The key is in a good solid base, a repeating pattern of stories, and a tapering top. Bryan likes to point out how card buildings resemble real ones. They are built cell by cell, story by story. The separate parts make one strong whole. The heavier the building, the stronger and more stable it is. But the weight can’t all be at the top.
After spending so much time building something so cool, Bryan admits it’s sometimes painful to see his structures destroyed. But he compares his work to the building of a sandcastle or an ice sculpture.
“They wouldn’t be as special if they were permanent,” he points out. “My buildings are like snowdrifts, or clouds in the sky. They can’t last forever.
小题1:According to the article, which natural structure is a model for Bryan’s card structures?
A.A sand dune.B.A honeycomb.
C.A snowdrift.D.A thundercloud.
小题2:What was Bryan’s first world record?
A.The tallest card tower.B.The widest card dome.
C.The heaviest card house.D.The sturdiest card structure.
小题3:Bryan’s hobby is the result of combining which two boyhood interests?
A.Plant cells and honeycombs.
B.World records and geometry.
C.Building things and stacking cards.
D.Playing cards and designing houses.
小题4:Why was it a challenge for Bryan to build card structures in his family’s farmhouse?
A.The floors of the house were uneven.
B.The ceilings in the house were too low.
C.The floors of the house were slippery.
D.The windows in the house were windy.
小题5:In the underlined sentence, the word “tapered” means the top of the building was_________.
A.olderB.shinierC.strongerD.thinner

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My three-year-old granddaughter, Tegan, went with her parents to a family gathering at the home of her other grandparents. Everyone was having a wonderful time visiting and catching up on all the latest family news.
Like most children, Tegan was having a good time playing with all the toys that were different from her own and that were kept for children to play with at her grandparents’ house. In particular, Tegan had found a little tea set and had begun pretending that she was having a tea party. She set up all the place settings and arranged her table with the great care and elegance that only a three-year-old can create. Meanwhile, her Daddy was engrossed in conversation, and as he continued to chat with his family, Tegan would hand him a cup of "tea". Her Daddy, who always tries to participate in her games, would pause for a few seconds from his conversation, and say all the proper words and gestures for her tea party which would thrill Tegan. He would request two lumps of sugar. He would tell her how wonderful her tea tasted, and then he would continue his adult conversation with his family.
After going through this routine several times, her Daddy suddenly awoke to reality as he had a flash of concern in his mind: "She is only three years old, where is she getting this ‘tea’ that I"ve been dutifully drinking?" He quietly followed her, without her knowing, and his fears were growing stronger as he saw her turn and go through the bathroom door. Sure enough, there she was stretching up on her tippy toes reaching up to get her ‘tea’ water -- out of the container of water that grandpa used to soak his false teeth!
小题1:At the family gathering, the adults __________.
A.watched their favorite TV programs
B.talked about what happened at home
C.drank tea while chatting
D.arranged tables for children’s games
小题2:Which of the following phrases can replace the underlined phrase “was engrossed in” in Paragraph 2 ?
A.got tired ofB.got annoyed by
C.was absorbed inD.was puzzled at
小题3:What can be learned from the text ?
A.Tegan was unhappy to be left alone at the gathering.
B.Tegan’s father often played with her in games.
C.Tegan refused to apologize for what she had done.
D.Tegan’s father cared nothing about what she was doing.
小题4:Tegan’s Dad followed her secretly to find out __________.
A.whether there was any tea left
B.how she made tea so wonderful
C.where she got the sugar for tea
D.what kind of tea he had drunk

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Travis laughed as he tore at the wrapping paper on his birthday present. He was so       ! Finally, he would have the coolest pair of name-brand basketball shoes.
All the guys on his team were wearing the name-brand shoes of a popular basketball       , Chuck Hart.         Hart was criticized for his poor sportsmanship and infamous      , he was a great player. In fact, Travis wasn"t thinking about Hart" s behavior; he had only expected to see Hart’s       on the side of the box. The first indication that something was       came as he tore away the last piece of paper. Not Hart’s. The new shoes were the name-brand of another player, Robert Ryann, who was       for his amazing work in the community.
Travis’s hands       ; his heart stopped. It wasn"t that the Ryann shoes weren’t nice, but what would his friends think ?
They were the wrong shoes and Travis would be       by the other players. When he looked up into his dad" s eyes, however, Travis decided he      not tell him. ""Thanks, Dad. I was really hoping for shoes," Travis said as he pulled the shoes out of the box.
Next morning his dad drove him to school. When they       in front of his destination, Travis slowly opened the car door. Just then, his dad stopped him.
“Hey, Travis, wait a minute, look…” his dad said       ,“Travis, I know those aren’t the shoes you had hoped for, but I saw the names of the two guys and made a(n)      . The guy whose name is on those shoes,” he said, pointing down at Travis’s feet, “is someone I       . Do you know how often Ryann has found himself in      ?”
“No,” Travis said.
“Never. He’s never talked back to his coach or started a fight, and he’s a team player. You could have acted like a (n)       when you didn’t get the shoes you wanted, Travis,       you were polite and made the best of it. You have such a good       , like the guy whose name is on these shoes. I’m hoping that someday, your name will be on the coolest pair of shoes I’ll ever see.”
When Travis looked down at his feet, he saw the shoes       . His dad had used his mind and heart to give the son a thoughtful       .
小题1:
A.surprisedB.ashamedC.excitedD.worried
小题2:
A.teamB.playerC.coachD.game
小题3:
A.UnlessB.IfC.BecauseD.Although
小题4:
A.skillB.performanceC.behaviorD.action
小题5:
A.nameB.photoC.signD.model
小题6:
A.strangeB.wrongC.trueD.funny
小题7:
A.knownB.encouragedC.adoptedD.influenced
小题8:
A.fellB.frozeC.shookD.folded
小题9:
A.questionedB.noticedC.teasedD.attacked
小题10:
A.canB.needC.wouldD.may
小题11:
A.pulled upB.put upC.took upD.turned up
小题12:
A.peacefullyB.hesitantlyC.delightedlyD.naturally
小题13:
A.choiceB.effortC.commentD.mistake
小题14:
A.believeB.missC.admireD.remember
小题15:
A.dangerB.surpriseC.sorrowD.trouble
小题16:
A.teammateB.adultC.kidD.student
小题17:
A.soB.andC.butD.or
小题18:
A.qualityB.courageC.dreamD.belief
小题19:
A.clearlyB.carefullyC.patientlyD.differently
小题20:
A.giftB.lookC.hopeD.lesson

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阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,从文后所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中,选出一个可以填入空白处的最佳答案。
  My friend Michelle is blind, but you’d never know it. She makes such good use of her other      , including her“sixth sense”, that she rarely gives the impression that she"s       anything.
  Michelle looks after her children pretty much like the rest of us,     that she doesn"t push too hard on them,        really benefit a lot from her relaxed attitude. She knows when to clean the house, and she moves around so fast that        often don"t realize she"s blind.
  I    this the first time after my six-year-old daughter, Kayla, went to play there. When Kayla came home, she was very      about her day. She told me they had baked cookies, played games and done art projects. But she was      excited about her finger-painting project.
  “Mom, guess what?” said Kayla, all smiles. “I learned how to       colors today! Blue and red make purple, and yellow and blue make green! And Michelle      with us”. 
  To my great      , my child had learned about color from a blind friend! Then Kayla continued, “Michelle told me my      showed joy, pride and a sense of accomplishment. She really       what I was doing!” Kayla said she had never known how good finger paints felt       Michelle showed her how to paint without looking at her paper.
  I realized Kayla didn"t know that Michelle was blind. It had just never       in conversation. When I told my daughter that Michelle was blind, she was       for a moment. At first, she didn"t believe me. “But Mommy, Michelle knew exactly what was in my picture!” Kayla      . And I knew my child was      because Michelle had listened to Kayla describe her art work. Michelle had also heard Kayla"s      in her work.
  We were silent for a minute. Then Kayla said slowly, “You know, Mommy, Michelle really did ‘see’ my picture. She just used my       .”
  Indeed, she uses a special type of “vision” that all mothers have.
小题1:
A.sensesB.meansC.methodsD.ways
小题2:
A.enjoyedB.foundC.missed D.lost
小题3:
A.insteadB.exceptC.sinceD.but
小题4:
A.whoB.itC.sheD.which
小题5:
A.guestsB.familyC.childrenD.friends
小题6:
A.realized B.heardC.recognizedD.witnessed
小题7:
A.sad B.satisfiedC.excitedD.enjoyed
小题8:
A.especially B.not soC.a littleD.not at all
小题9:
A.paintB.drawC.createD.mix
小题10:
A.stayedB.painted C.talkedD.played
小题11:
A.excitementB.surpriseC.delightD.encouragement
小题12:
A.attitudeB.colorC.picture D.paper
小题13:
A.touchedB.distinguishedC.saw D.understood
小题14:
A.afterB.beforeC.until D.when
小题15:
A.turned out B.come upC.referred to D.talked about
小题16:
A.curiousB.quiet C.puzzledD.worried
小题17:
A.criedB.insisted C.complainedD.informed
小题18:
A.right B.wrongC.worriedD.uncertain
小题19:
A.shortcomingsB.difficultiesC.pride D.description
小题20:
A.paperB.eyesC.handsD.pens

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It had been three months since Ms Miller had started teaching. She was gradually being able to understand all her students, except one, Bob. Bob was the only boy who came to school dressed untidily and sat in the class completely lost in his own world. His performance had been deteriorating gradually with every single day.
Ms Miller searched through the progress reports of Bob and was shocked to see Bob used to be the topper in his class. Bob"s performance began to slowly decline when his mother fell ill. He was doing badly in each and every subject when his mother died leaving him alone with his father, who was a businessman and had to travel always. Apart from his performance worsening gradually, Bob"s nature too began to change. He had forgotten to laugh and showed no interest in any activity. All his friends had abandoned him.
One day, Bob was asked to stay back.Ms Miller asked him if he had any problem understanding his lessons. Gradually she began to give him a comfort zone so that he could talk and share. After three weeks, she found Bob gradually improving. He was being able to answer the questions he previously failed. Every day after all the students went away, Ms Miller gave personal attention to Bob and began to spend time with him. Bob improved a lot over the next semester, showing definite signs of progress in his performance.
On a Friday, Bob came up to Ms Miller, handed her a box and requested her to open the box on Sunday. On Sunday morning, curious, she opened it and saw a bottle of perfume, half filled. Together with it was a small letter, saying that this bottle of perfume used to be his mother"s and he wished Ms Miller to wear it so that every time she was around, he could feel his Mom near him. He thanked her for everything. Ms Miller took the bottle of perfume in her hand and saw a new tag attached to it; it said "Happy Mother"s Day”!
Ms Miller suddenly realized that it was not she who had made a difference to Bob"s life but it was Bob who made her realize what true humanity is!
小题1:According to the text, Bob________.
A.wore clean clothes all the time
B.was taller than any other one in his class
C.lost all of his friends after his mother"s death
D.could always have his father for company at home
小题2:The underlined word "deteriorating" in Paragraph l probably means________.
A.worseningB.changingC.thrillingD.Improving
小题3: Paragraph 3 is mainly about________.
A.why Ms Miller would like to help Bob.
B.what Ms Miller did to help Bob.
C.how Bob attracted Ms Miller’s attention.
D.where Bob could sit comfortably
小题4:The bottle of perfume given to Ms Miller______.
A.showed Bob was thankful for Ms Miller’s help
B.was given on Mother’s Day
C.made Bob a different student
D.was new and never used before
小题5:What does the author wanted to tell us ______.
A.a teacher can totally change a student’s life
B.family is the most important place for kids
C.children don’t have to solve problems by themselves
D.one should have sympathy for another’s suffering and offer help

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