There was a kingdom long, long ago. It was ruled by a king who loved riddles (谜语). Once a year, the king made a new riddle. He gave a prize to the person who could solve the riddle.
There was a baker who also lived in this kingdom. Everyone agreed that he baked the finest breads. The baker had almost everything he needed except for a horse. If the baker had a horse, he could sell his fine breads from one end of the kingdom to the other.
One year, the king made a new riddle that puzzled everyone. “1 will give a prize to the person who can solve my riddle,” the king said. “Anyone who wins will have the pick of one of my strongest horses.” He then drew a line down the middle of the courtyard. “Make this line shorter without erasing (清除) any part of it,” the king said.
People came from far and wide. “How can you make a line shorter without erasing any part of it?’’ the people in the crowd asked each other. Some of them tried. The dressmaker kicked dirt over the line to hide it. The farmer poured water over the line to make it disappear. None of these worked, and the people went home disappointed. Everyone was puzzled about how to solve this new riddle.
A week passed, and nobody had any new ideas. Then one day the baker came into the courtyard with a bag of flour (面粉).
“Your Majesty,” the baker said to the king, “I can make your line shorter without erasing any part of it.” Then the baker opened his bag of flour. He poured out a line of flour right next to the king’s line. The line the baker made was longer than the king’s line.
“Now, good king,” the baker smiled, “your line is shorter.”
The people were amazed. The king laughed and clapped his hands. “You have won the prize. I will give you a horse of your choice.”
The baker was excited. Now he could sell his breads from one end of the kingdom to the other.
1.What was the baker’s problem at the beginning of the story?
A.He couldn’t make fine breads.
B.He needed money to open more stores.
C.He didn’t have enough flour to make more breads.
D.He couldn’t sell his breads all over the kingdom.
2.The baker smiled because __________.
A.he was glad to see the king B.he wanted to make the king happy
C.he felt sure that he solved the riddle D.he sold a lot of breads to the villagers
3.Who tells this story?
A.The king. B.The farmer and the dressmaker.
C.The baker. D.Someone who is not a character in the story.
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There was a kingdom long, long ago. It was ruled by a king who loved riddles (谜语). Once a year, the king made a new riddle. He gave a prize to the person who could solve the riddle.
There was a baker who also lived in this kingdom. Everyone agreed that he baked the finest breads. The baker had almost everything he needed except for a horse. If the baker had a horse, he could sell his fine breads from one end of the kingdom to the other.
One year, the king made a new riddle that puzzled everyone. “1 will give a prize to the person who can solve my riddle,” the king said. “Anyone who wins will have the pick of one of my strongest horses.” He then drew a line down the middle of the courtyard. “Make this line shorter without erasing (清除) any part of it,” the king said.
People came from far and wide. “How can you make a line shorter without erasing any part of it?’’ the people in the crowd asked each other. Some of them tried. The dressmaker kicked dirt over the line to hide it. The farmer poured water over the line to make it disappear. None of these worked, and the people went home disappointed. Everyone was puzzled about how to solve this new riddle.
A week passed, and nobody had any new ideas. Then one day the baker came into the courtyard with a bag of flour (面粉).
“Your Majesty,” the baker said to the king, “I can make your line shorter without erasing any part of it.” Then the baker opened his bag of flour. He poured out a line of flour right next to the king’s line. The line the baker made was longer than the king’s line.
“Now, good king,” the baker smiled, “your line is shorter.”
The people were amazed. The king laughed and clapped his hands. “You have won the prize. I will give you a horse of your choice.”
The baker was excited. Now he could sell his breads from one end of the kingdom to the other.
1.What was the baker’s problem at the beginning of the story?
A.He couldn’t make fine breads.
B.He needed money to open more stores.
C.He didn’t have enough flour to make more breads.
D.He couldn’t sell his breads all over the kingdom.
2.The baker smiled because __________.
A.he was glad to see the king B.he wanted to make the king happy
C.he felt sure that he solved the riddle D.he sold a lot of breads to the villagers
3.Who tells this story?
A.The king. B.The farmer and the dressmaker.
C.The baker. D.Someone who is not a character in the story.
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Long long ago,there lived a very cruel sultan.Sultan ruled his kingdom with an iron fist(铁拳).Everyone in the land did exactly what sultan ordered.The kingdom’s prisons(监狱) were full of people who had not done what the sultan had ordered.
As the sultan’s next birthday came,everyone was too afraid to get up and face the day.Luckily, most people had nothing to worry about except Ali and Baboo, for they were told to go before the sultan.They were told to take part in a camel race.The winner of the race was the person whose camel came last.The loser would get five years in prison.
Ali and Baboo came to the starting line of the race and set off,but very very slowly.Neither man wanted to go in front of the other.So before long their camels stopped.They had no idea.
The kingdom’s wisest person, a woman named Shiraz, came to the two men.She whispered something in each other’s ear.Then each man leaped (跳跃) on a camel and rode the camels--faster and faster.They raced towards the finish line as quickly as they could.
Everyone was surprised at what was happening.One man asked Shiraz what she had told the camel riders.“Simple,”she said,“I just told each of them to get on the other man’s camel.After all, the winner is the person whose camel comes last.”
1.How did sultan rule his kingdom?
2.How many people had a lot to worry about in the kingdom?
3.How long would the loser be in prison if one of them failed in the camel race?
4.Who was the kingdom’s wisest person?
5.What do you think of Shiraz’s idea?
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Many centuries ago, Scotland was ruled by a king named Robert Bruce. He was a wise king and a brave soldier. When the English army invaded (入侵) Scotland, Bruce took up arms and led his people in defence of (保卫)his country.
Battle after battle was fought, Bruce led his little army against the enemy, and six times his men were beaten. His army was scattered, and he was forced to go into hiding——in the woods or in lonely places in the mountains. One rainy day, Bruce lay on the ground in a small house, listening to the sound of the rain on the roof .He was tired and sad, and ready to give up all hope. It seemed to him that it was no use trying to do anything more.
As he lay thinking, he saw a spider (蜘蛛) over his head, trying to spin a web (蜘蛛网). He watched as she worked slowly and with great care. Six times she tried to reach the opposite wall to fix her thread, but six times she failed.“Poor thing,” cried Bruce, “You ,too, know what it is to fail.”But the spider did not lose hope. With still more care, she tried for the seventh time. Bruce almost forgot his own trouble as he watched her swing herself out upon the thin line. Would she fail again? No, the thread was carried safely from one wall to the other.“I, too, will try a seventh time,” cried Bruce. He got up and called his men together. He told them his plans, and sent them out with message of cheer to his discouraged people. Soon there was an army of brave Scotsmen gathered around him. Another battle was fought. This time the Scots won and the English invaders were driven out of Scotland.
1. What happened to King Robert Bruce's country?
A. A civil war broke out.
B. The Scots did not support him
C. England broke away from it
D. It was at war with England
2.Where did King Bruce hide after his army was defeated?
A. In the mountains in England.
B. In thick forests in England.
C. Both A and B.
D. In a secret place.
3.How many battles were fought before the Scots won in the end?
A. Six. B. Seven.
C. Eight. D. Five.
4.It was ____ who taught King Bruce a useful lesson.
A. the spider B. the English
C. his army D. his people
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Many centuries ago, Scotland was ruled by a king named Robert Bruce. He was a wise king and a brave soldier. When the English army invaded (入侵) Scotland, Bruce took up arms and led his people in defence of (保卫)his country.
Battle after battle was fought, Bruce led his little army against the enemy, and six times his men were beaten. His army was scattered, and he was forced to go into hiding——in the woods or in lonely places in the mountains. One rainy day, Bruce lay on the ground in a small house, listening to the sound of the rain on the roof .He was tired and sad, and ready to give up all hope. It seemed to him that it was no use trying to do anything more.
As he lay thinking, he saw a spider (蜘蛛) over his head, trying to spin a web (蜘蛛网). He watched as she worked slowly and with great care. Six times she tried to reach the opposite wall to fix her thread, but six times she failed.“Poor thing,” cried Bruce, “You ,too, know what it is to fail.”But the spider did not lose hope. With still more care, she tried for the seventh time. Bruce almost forgot his own trouble as he watched her swing herself out upon the thin line. Would she fail again? No, the thread was carried safely from one wall to the other.“I, too, will try a seventh time,” cried Bruce. He got up and called his men together. He told them his plans, and sent them out with message of cheer to his discouraged people. Soon there was an army of brave Scotsmen gathered around him. Another battle was fought. This time the Scots won and the English invaders were driven out of Scotland.
1.What happened to King Robert Bruce's country?
A. A civil war broke out.
B. The Scots did not support him
C. England broke away from it
D. It was at war with England
2.Where did King Bruce hide after his army was defeated?
A. In the mountains in England.
B. In thick forests in England.
C. Both A and B.
D. In a secret place.
3.How many battles were fought before the Scots won in the end?
A. Six. B. Seven. C. Eight. D. Five.
4.It was ____ who taught King Bruce a useful lesson.
A. the spider B. the English
C. his army D. his people
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A Long long ago, there lived a king called Ralph. He had three sons. The first son was Sam. The second was John and the third was Eric. The king in his death bed wanted to test his three sons. He asked them to get together the next day in the court. The king said that he was in his death bed and wanted to test them. He asked them to fill the whole room with something, and whoever does completely can become the king. The first son brought diamonds. They filled half the room. The second son filled the room with cotton but it was not enough. The third kept a lamp in the middle of the room. It spread light in the whole room. The king loved Eric’s idea very much and decided to ask him to be the king. The two sons’ faces turn red as their younger brother defeated them. Then, the king died and Eric became the king.
1.Who was the king’s eldest son?
A.Sam B.John C.Eric D.Ralph
2.Why did the king want to test his sons?
A.Because he liked them very much B.Because his sons were very clever.
C.Because he wanted to choose a king from them. D.Because he had nothing to do that day.
3.What did Eric use to fill the whole room?
A.The diamonds. B.Some cotton.
C.A lamp. D.Many things.
4.The underlined word “defeated “in the passage means______ in Chinese.
A.称赞 B.羞辱 C.战胜 D.宠爱
5.What is the best title of the passage?
A.The King’s Death B.The Clever Sons
C.The Kings and his sons D.The Lamp in the Room
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综合填空(每小题1分,共10分)
Long, long ago there was a bad king. All of his people h________1.________ him.
One hot day he was taking a walk along a river when he decided to have a swim in it. He was a good s________2.________ . But while he was in the river, he s________3. fell ill, and was nearly drowned(淹死). At that time two f________4. were working in the field n________5.They came over, jumped into the river, and he was s 6.________ . They didn’t know who he was until they p________7.________ him out of the water.
The king was happy. He said to the two farmers, “Ask for a________8. , I’ll give it to you. I’m the r________9.________ in the world. And today you have saved my life.”
One of them answered, “You can do one thing for us.” “What is it?” asked the king. He thought that they would ask for a lot of money.
“Don’t tell a________10.________that we have saved you.”
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完形填空
Long long ago, a famous city was covered by a thick forest, but now there is no forest left.
Many animals were living in the city. The began to die out. Farmers grew rice and pigs and chickens there. They cut down trees and burnt them. They needed to keep themselves warm in winter and cook their food. Elephants disappeared(消失)because there was not enough food for them. did wolves and tigers. Monkeys and other animals soon died out in the same way.
You might think that there are no longer any animals in the city in the zoos. But there are still over 30 different kinds of animals there. One of the animals is the barking deer. They are beautiful little animals rich brown fur and a white spot under the tail. They look like deer but they are smaller. They make a noise like a dog .Now there are not many barking deer left. So it is important people to protect wild animals. Do you think so?
1.A. people B. plants C. vegetables D. things
2.A. grew B. made C. got D. fed
3.A. sunlight B. air C. water D. fire
4.A. quick B. quickly C. fast D. fastly
5.A. So B. Such C. None D. Nor
6.A. besides B. except C. and D. or
7.A. causing B. Sailing(航行) C. chasing D. living
8.A. have B. without C. with D. get
9.A. barking B. crying C. shouting D. talking
10.A. to B. for C. like D. of
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阅读短文 选择正确答案(5分)
Long ago there was a man with the name Smith. He made a living by making caps. One day he went to sell his caps. He went through a forest. There were many monkeys in it. It was very hot and the man wanted to rest a little. He came up to a large tree, put his caps on the ground, took one of them and put it on his head. Then he lay down and soon fell asleep.
“Where are my caps?”Smith cried when he woke up. He looked up and saw many monkeys in the trees and each monkey had a cap on its head.
“Give me back my caps!”The man shouted at the monkeys. But the monkeys didn’ t understand him. They only laughed. The man got very angry, took off his own cap, threw it on the ground and cried,“If you want all my caps, you may take this one, too!”
And what do you think happened? The little animals did the same. Each monkey took off its cap and threw it on the ground. The man was very glad. He quickly collected(收集) all his caps and went on his way.
1.The cap-maker was so tired ______.
A. to have a rest
B. that he wanted to sell his caps in the forest
C. that he had to stop for a rest
2.He ______ and lay down and fell asleep soon.
A. put all his caps on his head
B. put all his caps on the ground
C. put one of his caps on his head
3.When the man woke up, he found______.
A. each monkey had a cap on its head
B. some monkeys were stealing(偷) his caps
C. the monkeys were laughing at him
4.The man cried and told the monkeys ______.
A. to return his caps B. not to get away with his caps C. to buy his caps
5.At last the monkeys threw the caps on the ground because ______.
A. they took pity on him
B. they liked to do the same as men did
C. they didn’ t like the caps
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Long ago there was a man with the name Smith. He made a 1.by making caps. One day he went to sell his caps. He went 2. a forest. There were many monkeys in it. It was very hot and the man wanted to have a 3.He came up to a large tree, put his caps on the ground, took one of them and put it on his head. Then he lay down and soon fell 4.
"Where are my caps?" Smith cried when he5.up. He looked up and saw many monkeys in the tree and each monkey had a cap on its head.
"Give me 6.my caps!" the man shouted at the monkeys. But the monkeys didn't understand him. They only laughed. The man got angry, took off his own cap,7.it on the ground and cried, "If you want all my caps, you may take
this 8.,too!"
And what do you think happened next? The little animals did the same. Each mon-key took off 9. cap and threw it on the ground. The man was very glad. He 10.collected all his caps and went on his way
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Long, Long, long ago, there lived a very rich and strong king. All the people in the country were afraid of him. But was he happy? No, he was always ill and unhappy. The doctors in his country could not cure (治愈) him. He was so angry with them that he cut off their heads. One day, two famous doctors from another country came to see him. The king said to them, “If you can cure me and make me happy, I’ll give you a lot of gold.” The first doctor examined(检查) the king. He found nothing wrong with him. “Oh, king, you are very well,” said the doctor. “You only think you are ill and that makes you unhappy. ” The king was very angry when he heard this. He told his soldiers to cut off the doctor’s head. The second doctor knew he had to be careful. “Oh, king, you’ll be all right if you find a happy man and wear his shoes,” he said. The king was satisfied with(对…感到满意) his words and said that the doctor was clever(聪明的). Then he gave the doctor a bag of gold. The king asked hundreds of people if they were always happy. They all said that they are sometimes happy and sometimes unhappy. At last the king asked a beggar(乞丐). The beggar said that he was always happy. “Give me your shoes quickly,” said the king, “and I’ll make you a very rich man.” The beggar smiled and said, “Sorry, I never wear shoes.”
根据短文内容,判断正(T)误(F)。
1.The king felt unhappy all the time.
2.The first doctor found something wrong with the king.
3.The second doctor was very clever.
4.The king became happy because he got the beggar’s shoes at last.
5.In fact, the beggar had a lot of gold, so he was always happy.
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