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Jehdi and Hassan were businessmen and good friends.
One day they found themselves in a forest. They were tired so they sat down and Jehdi fell asleep.
As Jehdi slept, Hassan saw a wasp (黄蜂) coming from his friend’s nose. It flew toward a pine tree (松树), circled it three times, and then returned to Jehdi’s nose.
When Jehdi woke he said, “Hassan, What a dream! Imagine a big pine tree, like that one there. A wasp flies around it and its buzz (嗡嗡叫) seems to say, ‘You must dig here.’ I dig and I find a big box of gold.”
“Yes, a strange dream,” replied Hassan. “Why don’t you dig around that tree and see if it’s true?”
“My friend, it was just a dream and anyway it’s too hot to dig.”
Hassan said, “If you do not want to dig, I will. Sell your dream to me.”
“How much will you pay?” asked Jehdi.
Hassan agreed to pay 300 coins.
“Never have I made such a business deal. How naïve (天真的) you are, Hassan!”
The two friends then went to the pine tree Jehdi had dreamed about. Jehdi stood there with a smile on his face to see Hassan start digging. But he laughed on the other side of his face when Hassan dug up a huge box of gold.
After this, Hassan had so much gold that he lived a rich life until his death.
Jehdi often visited him. He would say, “Well, Hassan, how are you? I have come to see my dream.” They would pat(轻拍) each other on the back and laugh. But each time Jehdi went home sadly. He could never buy back his dream.
1.In Jehdi’s dream, he ________.
A. is attacked by a wasp B. digs up a box of gold
C. talks with a wasp D. becomes a wasp himself
2.Jehdi is not willing to dig because_________.
A. he doesn’t believe his dream is true B. he is lazy and doesn’t want to work
C. he is too rich to care about the gold D. he can’t find the tree from his dream
3.Jehdi thinks Hassan is _____ to agree to the deal.
A. smart B. wise C. stupid D. kind
4.The phrase “laughed on the other side of his face” probably means___________.
A. was unhappy about something one was once happy about
B. was excited at something one was once disappointed by
C. laughed so much that one’s face change
D. laughed at other people’s mistake
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Jehdi and Hassan were businessmen and good friends.
One day they found themselves in a forest. They were tired so they sat down and Jehdi fell asleep.
As Jehdi slept, Hassan saw a wasp (黄蜂) coming from his friend’s nose. It flew toward a pine tree (松树), circled it three times, and then returned to Jehdi’s nose.
When Jehdi woke he said, “Hassan, What a dream! Imagine a big pine tree, like that one there. A wasp flies around it and its buzz (嗡嗡叫) seems to say, ‘You must dig here.’ I dig and I find a big box of gold.”
“Yes, a strange dream,” replied Hassan. “Why don’t you dig around that tree and see if it’s true?”
“My friend, it was just a dream and anyway it’s too hot to dig.”
Hassan said, “If you do not want to dig, I will. Sell your dream to me.”
“How much will you pay?” asked Jehdi.
Hassan agreed to pay 300 coins.
“Never have I made such a business deal. How naïve (天真的) you are, Hassan!”
The two friends then went to the pine tree Jehdi had dreamed about. Jehdi stood there with a smile on his face to see Hassan start digging. But he laughed on the other side of his face when Hassan dug up a huge box of gold.
After this, Hassan had so much gold that he lived a rich life until his death.
Jehdi often visited him. He would say, “Well, Hassan, how are you? I have come to see my dream.” They would pat(轻拍) each other on the back and laugh. But each time Jehdi went home sadly. He could never buy back his dream.
1.In Jehdi’s dream, he ________.
A. is attacked by a wasp B. digs up a box of gold
C. talks with a wasp D. becomes a wasp himself
2.Jehdi is not willing to dig because_________.
A. he doesn’t believe his dream is true B. he is lazy and doesn’t want to work
C. he is too rich to care about the gold D. he can’t find the tree from his dream
3.Jehdi thinks Hassan is _____ to agree to the deal.
A. smart B. wise C. stupid D. kind
4.The phrase “laughed on the other side of his face” probably means___________.
A. was unhappy about something one was once happy about
B. was excited at something one was once disappointed by
C. laughed so much that one’s face change
D. laughed at other people’s mistake
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A peacock (孔雀) and a tortoise (龟) were good friends. One day, a bird catcher caught the peacock and was going to sell him on the market. The peacock asked the bird catcher to allow him to say goodbye to his friend the tortoise. The bird catcher agreed.
The tortoise asked the bird catcher to let the peacock go, but he refused. The tortoise then said, “If I give you a nice gift, will you let my friend go?” “Certainly,” answered the bird catcher.
So the tortoise jumped into the river and after some time, he came up with a big pearl (珍珠). The bird catcher was so surprised. He was so happy that he let the peacock go.
A few days later, the bird catcher came back to the tortoise. He thought he didn’t get enough for letting the peacock go. He told the tortoise that he would catch the peacock again unless he got another big pearl.
The tortoise knew his friend the peacock went to a safe place. “Well,” said the tortoise, “please return the pearl that I gave you and I will come back with two.”
The bird catcher thought for some time and gave the pearl to the tortoise. Then the tortoise swam away and said, “I am not so stupid to take one and give two!” The bird catcher could only stand by the river and feel sorry for being greedy (贪婪的).
根据材料内容选择最佳答案。
1.What did the peacock want to do before the bird catcher was going to sell him?
A. To give a gift to his friend.
B. To give a gift to his parents.
C. To say goodbye to his friend.
D. To say goodbye to his parents.
2.What did the tortoise promise the bird catcher at first?
A. Lots of fish. B. A nice gift. C. A larger bird. D. Special skills.
3.The bird catcher came back to the tortoise because he wanted to ______.
A. sell the tortoise
B. catch more birds
C. learn how to catch fish
D. get more from the tortoise
4.What did the bird catcher get at last?
A. Nothing. B. Two birds. C. A big pearl. D. Two big pearls.
5.The passage mainly tells us ______.
A. we shouldn’t be greedy
B. tortoises are clever animals
C. we should be friendly to animals
D. two different animals can be good friends
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Ollie and I became good friends when we were three years old. 1. One day, my mom took Ollie and I to the park in her car. When we were playing, I saw a boy coming to us. Ollie also saw him. 2. They began to talk with each other. Then, they went over to another place and started playing football. They seemed not to see me. I was so angry and left them.
3. Just before Ollie got out of the car, I said, "You are the worst friend in the world." He looked surprised and a little angry, too.
Ollie and I didn't speak to each other for a week. 4. "I don't know what I did wrong, Tony," he said.
"Are you serious?" I said. "You were so impolite that day. You left me out when your friend came! "
"You're the one who left us! I was just surprised to see Ethan there," Ollie said. "I'm sorry, l think we both took things the wrong way. Can we go back to being friends?"
I thought about it. 5. "OK," I said.
Even the best friends can argue. When you argue with each other, talk it out and listen to each other's idea.
根据材料内容．将A～E五个句子填人文中空缺处，使短文内容完整、正确．并将奠标号填写在题号后的横线上。
A. The next Saturday, we met-in our neighborhood, and Ollie came over to me.
B. But last month I thought I was going to lose him as a friend!
C. It seemed stupid to end the friendship because of one little argument.
D. On the ride home, I was still angry.
E. They were on the same football team.
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An elephant and a monkey lived together in the forest. They were good friends, but one day they quarreled with each other. The elephant was very proud because he was very strong; however, the monkey was also proud because he was very quick — he could climb up very quickly.
The elephant said, “It is better to be strong than to be quick.”
“No,” the monkey said, “it is better to be quick than to be strong.”
So they went to a clever owl (猫头鹰) and asked, “Which is better, to be strong or to be quick?”
The owl said, “Do you see that tall tree with the golden fruit on the other side of the river? You must go and pick the fruit and bring it to me, and then I will tell you.”
So the elephant and the monkey set out. Soon they came to the river. The monkey was afraid of the deep water, and he had to climb up on the elephant’s back. After a while they found the tree. It was very tall and its golden fruit hung high over their heads. The elephant twisted (扭动) his long trunk (象鼻) around the tree and tried to pull it down, but he failed. Then the monkey climbed quickly up the tree. He picked the big golden fruit and threw it down to the ground. The elephant picked up the fruit.
Can you tell, then, which is better, to be strong or to be quick? It took both the elephant’s strength and the monkey’s quickness to get the fruit.
1.Where did the monkey and the elephant live?
___________________________________________________________________________
2.Why did the monkey and the elephant quarrel with each other?
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3.Who did the monkey and the elephant go to ask?
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4.Did the monkey and elephant help each other to get the big golden fruit?
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5.What can you learn from the passage?
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Once upon a time，there were two good friends．One was called Jack and the other was called James．One day，the two friends were walking through the desert．During the journey they had a quarrel，and Jack couldn’t control himself and hit James in the face．James felt hurt，but he didn’t say anything．Instead，he wrote in the sand，“Today my best friend Jack hit me in the face．”
They kept on walking until they found an oasis(绿洲)．They decided to get some water there．Suddenly James had trouble in the water，he fell into the mire(泥潭)and was in danger．Jack saved him at once．When he felt all right，he wrote on a stone，“Today my best friend Jack saved my life．”Jack was very surprised and asked James，“After I hurt you，you wrote in the sand and now you write on the stone．Why?”James replied，“When someone hurts us，we should write it down in the sand so that the wind of forgiveness can blow it away．But when someone does anything good for us，we must write it on the stone，so no wind can blow it away．”
Since then，the two good friends have never quarreled with each other again and they got on better with each other．
Hatred(仇恨)can bring you nothing but unhappiness．If you don’t forgive others，you are making trouble for yourself Keep a peaceful heart all the time and remember to be always thankful to others!
1.What happened when Jack hit his friend James in the face?
A．After he was beaten in the face James was hurt and ran away．
B．James hated his friend，in return very much from then on．
C．James hit his friend in return at once．
D．James wrote“Today my best friend Jack hit me in the face”in the sand．
2.What’s the matter with James in the oasis?
A．He was very careless and fell into the mire．
B．He wanted to get some water and fell into the mire．
C．He wanted to know if his friends would help him when he had trouble．
D．He wanted to make his friend have trouble，too．
3.What did James do after he was saved by his friend?
A．He wrote some words on a stone．
B．He thanked his friends at once．
C．He wrote some words in the sand．
D．He drank some water and had a rest．
4.Which of the statements is NOT true according to the passage?
A．Jack was very angry when he had a quarrel with James．
B．They decided to get some water after they found an oasis．
C．The two good friends went on walking after the quarrel and found an oasis a few days later．
D．Hatred can only bring you unhappiness．
5.Why did James write words in different places?
A．The wind of forgiveness can blow hatred away．
B．No wind can blow thanks away．
C．James only wanted to write words in different places．
D．A and B．
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Once upon a time，there were two good friends．One was called Jack and the other was called James．One day，the two friends were walking through the desert．During the journey they had a quarrel，and Jack couldn’t control himself and hit James in the face．James felt hurt，but he didn’t say anything．Instead，he wrote in the sand，“Today my best friend Jack hit me in the face．”
They kept on walking until they found an oasis(绿洲)．They decided to get some water there．Suddenly James had trouble in the water，he fell into the mire(泥潭)and was in danger．Jack saved him at once．When he felt all right，he wrote on a stone，“Today my best friend Jack saved my life．”Jack was very surprised and asked James，“After I hurt you，you wrote in the sand and now you write on the stone．Why?”James replied，“When someone hurts us，we should write it down in the sand so that the wind of forgiveness can blow it away．But when someone does anything good for us，we must write it on the stone，so no wind can blow it away．”
Since then，the two good friends have never quarreled with each other again and they got on better with each other．
Hatred(仇恨)can bring you nothing but unhappiness．If you don’t forgive others，you are making trouble for yourself Keep a peaceful heart all the time and remember to be always thankful to others!
1.What happened when Jack hit his friend James in the face?
A．After he was beaten in the face James was hurt and ran away．
B．James hated his friend，in return very much from then on．
C．James hit his friend in return at once．
D．James wrote“Today my best friend Jack hit me in the face”in the sand．
2.What’s the matter with James in the oasis?
A．He was very careless and fell into the mire．
B．He wanted to get some water and fell into the mire．
C．He wanted to know if his friends would help him when he had trouble．
D．He wanted to make his friend have trouble，too．
3.What did James do after he was saved by his friend?
A．He wrote some words on a stone．
B．He thanked his friends at once．
C．He wrote some words in the sand．
D．He drank some water and had a rest．
4.Which of the statements is NOT true according to the passage?
A．Jack was very angry when he had a quarrel with James．
B．They decided to get some water after they found an oasis．
C．The two good friends went on walking after the quarrel and found an oasis a few days later．
D．Hatred can only bring you unhappiness．
5.Why did James write words in different places?
A．The wind of forgiveness can blow hatred away．
B．No wind can blow thanks away．
C．James only wanted to write words in different places．
D．A and B．
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One day Vimala and her new friend. Mary, were playing at school. Mary was a very quiet and shy girl but Vimala liked her. While jumping, Mary’s glasses fell off and broke. Just then the bell rang and they had to hurry to their science class.
“Oh dear, I'm going to be as blind as a bat. But we'd better hurry. It's Miss Lee's class, "said Maray.
At the start of the lesson, Miss Lee explained how to do the experiment to produce large eye crystals. Then she started to question the class. Nobody dared to give a wrong answer because Miss Lee was a very strict teacher Miss Lee held up a clamp(夹具) and said, "What do we use it for? What do we call it? All the girls looked down, while she looked at their heads for one to pick on. "Mary?" she finally asked.
Mary was sitting at the back of the class. She stood up and peered at Miss Lee, but she could not see clearly what the teacher was holding. She was nervous a bit and did not answer.
Miss Lee repeated her question. This time she spoke more slowly and there was anger in her voice.
"What is this used for ?" she asked
Vimala saw storm clouds climbing up to Miss Lee's face. She knew that the storm was about to burst on Mary, so she put up her hand. Miss Lee paid no attention to her and stared through narrowed eyes at Mary, waiting for an answer.
Mary did not know what to say. She looked to her left and right for help. Too seared to say out that she couldn’t see clearly, Mary hoped that if she kept quiet Miss Lee would ask somebody else.
Vimala guessed what was wrong, so she decided to take a risk. She jumped to her feet and said, "Excuse me. Miss Lee. Mary broke her glasses just before the lesson started. I don't think she can see the clamp clearly. "Then she sat down, praying (祈祷)that the ceiling would not fall on her.
“Oh!” Miss Lee said, a little surprised. She had thought that Mary was refusing to answer.
Now that she understood, her anger faded away. “Thank you, Vimala.” she said Then she turned
to Mary and said, “Come and look at this.”
Mary left her chair and went to the front of the class.
“It’s a clamp.” she said. "We can put it on a metal stand(支架) and use it to hold things in place.”
"Well, you got it right at last. "Miss Lee said with a brief smile. But you'd better not do any experiments until your glasses have been repaired. You can watch Vimala while she does the experiment.
The storm clouds disappeared. The smile disappeared from Miss Lee's face and she continued with the lesson. Vimala winked at Mary who peered at her and smiled weakly.
1.What's the matter with Mary’s glasses?
A. They were lost. B. They were broken C. They were left at home
2.Miss Lee was __________ teacher.
A. an English B. a science C. a math
3.Why couldn't Mary answer Miss Lee's question?
A. Because she didn't know the answer
B. Because she couldn't hear what Miss Lee was saying
C. Because she couldn’t see what the teacher was holding
4.The sentence "Vimala saw storm clouds climbing up to Miss Lee's face.” means Vimala found_______
A. the sky was cloudy B. a heavy storm was coming C. Miss Lee was becoming angry
5.Which of the following is not right?
A. Mary was quiet and shy and also as blind as a bat
B. Miss Lee was a strict and serious teacher
C. Mary knew what a clamp was used for
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根据短文和首字母填空（每题0.5分，共5分）
Bill and Simon were good friends. One summer they were on h___1____.They wanted to sail around the Caribbean Sea in their boat for two weeks. During their trip, they saw many whales. Bill and Simon were very e__2___ because they wanted to see them very much. Unluckily, w_3____ they were watching them, the whales began to hit the side of the boat.
Suddenly, w___4__ started coming in, and they realized that they were in trouble. They q__5___ jumped into the lifeboat before the boat sank(沉没), and watched it disappear under the sea.
Luckily, they had enough food and water for about twenty d__6____. They also had a fishing line and a machine which could change sea water i___7__ drinking water. These two things helped them to survive during their terrible experience.
For the next fifty days they caught about ten fish a day and a__8___ them. They saw about twenty ships, but although they waved and shouted when the ships were passing , n__9___ saw them. They were becoming weaker and weaker. Then just as they were beginning to l___10___ hope,a fishing boat saved them.
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根据短文内容及首字母提示，填写所缺单词，使短文意思完整。每空限填一词。
Bill and Simon were good friends. One summer they were on h________ . They wanted to sail around the Caribbean Sea in their boat for two weeks.
During their trip, they saw many whales. Bill and Simon were very e________ because they had wanted to see them very much. Unluckily, w________ they were watching them, the whales began to hit the side of the boat.
Suddenly, w________ started coming in, and they realized that they were in trouble. They q________ jumped into the lifeboat before the sank(沉没), and watched it disappear under the sea.
Luckily, they had enough food and water for about twenty d________ . They also had a fishing line and a machine which could change sea water i________ drinking water. These two things helped them to survive(存活) during their terrible experience.
For the next fifty days they caught about ten fish a day and a________ them. They saw about twenty ships, but although they waved and shouted when the ships were passing, n________ saw them. They were becoming weaker and weaker. Then, just as they were beginning to l________ hope, a fishing boat saved them.