Elsie Eiler is the head of Monowi, a tiny town in northern Nebraska, U.S.A., and that isn’t her only job. She is also the town secretary, the town treasurer, the librarian, and she works in the café. Why has she got a lot of different jobs? Because there’s nobody else to do them. Monowi has got a population of one — Elsie.
Monowi is an unusual sight. There are about twelve old wooden houses there. They are all empty and are surrounded by a few trees, several old cars and lots of rubbish. The town is silent. An old yellow school bus, with no wheels or seats, stands next to the small school. The school closed 40 years ago. Opposite Elsie’s café is an old building, filled with rubbish. It was a shop but it closed in the 1950s.
The busiest time for Monowi was in the 1930s. Then, the population was 150, and was made up of mostly farmers and their families. There was a railway too. However, the farmers couldn’t compete(竞争)with the large industrialized(工业化的)farms, and left the town to look for other work. In 1971, the railway closed and the town began to die. Three years ago, the last people that lived there, except Elsie’s family, moved away. Then, Elsie’s husband died, and then her son and daughter left to find work in bigger towns, leaving Elsie the only person in the town.
____________Her food is good, her beer is cold, and farmers and truck drivers travel a long way to eat at her café. “One day Monowi will just be memories, and it will probably turn to dust,” she says. “But I like it, and as long as I can take care of myself, I will stay here.”
1.What does Paragraph 1 mainly tell us about Elsie Eiler?
A.She is the only person living in Monowi. B.She has a good time living in Monowi.
C.She can do different kinds of jobs. D.She will leave Monowi soon.
2.Mostly and their families lived in Monowi in the 1930s.
A.railway workers B.shopkeepers
C.truck drivers D.farmers
3.The article tells us about Monowi EXCEPT .
A.what it looks like B.whether there is train there
C.when people first lived there D.why people started to leave it
4.Which of the following can be filled in the blank in the last paragraph?
A.Elsie believes Monowi will have a bright future.
B.Now Elsie wishes her kids to return to Monowi.
C.Elsie will leave Monowi in a couple of years.
D.Now Elsie lives alone but she isn’t lonely.
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A.can B.must C.can't D.mustn't
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The underlined word "calming" has the closest meaning to " ________ ".
A.pleasing B.different C.serious D.strange
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Becky was____________ ____________school the day before yesterday.
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—I came_________2015.
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—Oh, that's my pencil.
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A.nicer B.nicest C.happier D.happiest
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Fire is very dangerous. You can’t be careful with it!
A.very B.quite C.so D.too
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The next time Wayde saw Manningtree, he said, "Could you let me have a little of that medicine? Just enough to see if it works. I’m sorry to trouble you.”
"I have only a very small amount left. It will take me some time to find out how to make more.
"I will pay you anything you ask,.” Wayde said.
“ Don't give me anything now, but promise to pay me $10,000 when you become Prime Minister(首相).”
Wayde laughed. “That’s impossible, "he said. "I shall never become Prime Minister.”
"Who knows " Manningtree said." Give me a week, and I'll see what I can do.”
A week passed. Then, Manningtree came to visit Wayde again. He brought with him a small bottle.
"I cannot find out how to make more of this medicine, "he said, " but you can have what's left I don' t need it anymore.
"That’s very generous of you." Wayde said. " How can I ever thank you?”
"Just take one small drop of the medicine once a month." Manningtree said.
Wayde took the bottle from his friend. Once a month. he took one small drop.
The effect(效果)was immediate. Suddenly, he was not nervous anymore. He was not shy anymore, either. He was confident of his abilities.
He started a business and within a year became a millionaire. He met and married one of the country's most intelligent and beautiful women and had two lovely children with her. He ran for parliament(议会)and succeeded. Within two years, he was a minister. Two years later, he became Prime Minister.
One day, he went to see Manningtree.
“You have come to give me S10,000,” Manningtree said with a laugh. "Forget it. I don't want it.”
“You can certainly have it if you want it." Wayde said. “But that is not the reason I have come to see you.”
“Oh? And what is the reason?" Manningtree asked.
“ I have almost finished the medicine you gave me, " Wayde said. “Have you found out how to make it?”
Again Manningtree laughed. "Oh, yes,” he said. “ I have known how to make it for a long time I knew how to make it when I was at school.”
"What do you mean?” Wayde asked.
“ My dear friend and Prime Minister, " Manningtree said, "the medicine I gave you was just a bottle of distilled water.”
“ But the colour.”
“Oh, I added some coloring.”
“Then, the medicine did me no good, " Wayde said.
“ It didn’t need to. There was nothing wrong with you. All you needed was to have confidence in yourself.”
1.The story is organized .
A.in time order B.in space order
C.from specific to general D.from general to specific
2.What happened to Wayde after taking the medicine?
A.He got rich in a week as expected.
B.He suddenly got nervous and shy.
C.He succeeded in becoming Prime Minister.
D.He became the most intelligent man in the country.
3.Why did Wayde come to see Manningtree years later?
A.To say thanks to the doctor. B.To ask for more of the medicine
C.To pay for the medicine D.To give the rest of the medicine back
4.What do we know about the medicine?
A.It cost Wayde $10,000. B.It was useful but expensive.
C.It didn’t work well on Wayde. D.It was made up of water and coloring.
5.What can we learn from the story?
A.Confidence is the secret of success. B.A friend in need is a friend indeed
C.Helping others is helping ourselves D.Too much medicine is bad for health
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