Years ago, in a small fishing village in Holl...

Years ago, in a small fishing village in Holland, a young boy taught the world about the rewards of unselfish service.

Because the entire village lived on fishing, a volunteer rescue team was needed in case of emergency. One night, the winds36 , the clouds burst and a strong storm overturned a fishing boat at sea. The crew in trouble37 the SOS. The captain of the rescue rowboat team38 the alarm and the villagers39   in the town square overlooking the sea. When the team started their rowboat fought their way through the wild waves, the villagers waited   40 on the beach, holding lamps to41 the way back.

An hour later, the rescue boat reappeared through the fog and the42 villagers ran to greet them. Falling43 on the sand, the volunteers reported that the rescue boat could not hold any more44 and they had to leave one man behind. Even one more passenger would have surely45 the rescue boat and all would have been lost.

46 , the captain called for another volunteer team to47 the survivor. Sixteen-year-old Hans stepped forward. His mother grabbed his arm, crying, "please don't go. Your father48  in a shipwreck  (船只失事) 10 years ago and your elder brother, Paul, has been lost　　49 for three weeks. Hans, you are all I have left."

Hans replied, "Mother, I have to go. 50 everyone said I can't go, let someone else do it? Mother, this time I have to do my duty. When the call for service51 , we all need to take our turn and do our part. Hans kissed his mother, joined the team and52 into the night. "

Another hour passed, which seemed to Hans' mother like a century. 53   the rescue boat dashed through the fog with Hans standing up in the bow. 54 his hands, the captain called, "did you find the lost man?" 55 able to control himself, Hans excitedly cried back, "Yes, we found him. Tell my mother it's my elder brother, Paul!"

1. A. stilled         B. screamed       C. stopped       D. calmed

2. A. set about       B. sent out       C. came up with  D. took over

3.A. sounded       B. set            C. took         D. made

4. A. gathered       B. followed       C. fought       D. struggled

5. A. nervously      B. angrily        C. fearfully      D. happily

6. A. hope         B. light          C. expect        D. try

7.A. promising      B. hoping        C. cheering          D. standing

8.A. uncomfortable  B. exhausted      C. disturbed        D. painful

9. A. villagers       B. sailors         C. captains      D. passengers

10. A. pushed        B. pulled         C. overturned     D. settled

11. A. Anxiously      B. Strangely     C. Unexpectedly   D. Doubtfully

12. A. look after                                         B. look for       C. lookout          D. look on

13.A. died            B. pulled        C. went            D. interrupted

14. A. in the fire                      B. at sea         C. on strike     D. in the war

15. A. How about      B. What for      C. What if        D. What with

16.A. comes           B. goes           C. flies          D. climbs

17. A. appeared      B. disappeared    C. came           D. went

18. A. Therefore      B. Firstly       C. when           D. Finally

19.A. Making        B. Keeping          C. Showing        D. Cupping

20.A. Hardly    B. Only C. Seldom   D. Always

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Many years ago there lived a young couple in a small town. The husband was out of job for a long time and the wife 36 make a living by sewing for others. They were so poor that there was almost nothing in the house but a jar under a 37table, in 38was a little rice39 from their neighbor for the coming New Year. 40 New Year’s Eve, the wife had already fallen asleep, but the husband was 41in bed, worrying about the life. Suddenly he heard something. In the darkness he saw a man breaking into the room.

“It 42   be a thief.” He thought, “but it 43   matter, there is nothing that can be 44.” So he 45 to be asleep and kept watching over the thief.

The thief began to 46 the room. At last he found the rice in the jar.

“But 47 can I take it away?” the thief thought hard. Then he had an idea. He 48 his coat and spread it on the ground between the bed and the table. After that he turned round to take the jar.

Now the husband realized what the thief 49. He picked up the coat quickly and 50 himself with it while the thief was turning around.

The thief 51the jar, poured the rice out on the place where he had just spread his coat and squatted (蹲) down to feel it. But to his surprise, his coat had 52.

“Hey”, he couldn’t help 53 out. The 54 woke up the wife. She asked her husband, “Did you hear any sound? Maybe there is a thief in the room.”

“ Nonsense(胡说)!” replied her husband. “Go back to sleep. There is no thief in the room.”

“No, that’s 55,” the thief shouted loudly. “If there isn’t a thief, then, where’s my coat?”

1.                A．was able to      B．wanted to       C．had to    D．would

2.                A．good           B．old            C．nice D．broken

3.                A．it              B．which          C．where    D．that

4.                A．borrowed       B．asked          C．lent  D．taken

5.                A．During         B．At             C．In   D．On

6.                A．working        B．sewing         C．lying D．thinking

7.                A．will            B．must           C．can  D．may

8.                A．isn’t          B．wasn’t        C．doesn’t D．didn’t

9.                A．lost            B．carried         C．destroyed D．stolen

10.               A．pretended      B．tried           C．decided   D．started

11.               A．look into        B．search         C．discover   D．examine

12.               A．what           B．when          C．why  D．how

13.               A．used           B．took off        C．put on D．brought

14.               A．had done       B．did            C．would do  D．could do

15.               A．hung          B．covered        C．studied    D．dressed

16.               A．shook          B．laid            C．lifted D．touched

17.               A．lost            B．missed         C．left   D．disappeared

18.               A．to cry          B．crying          C．to jump   D．jumping

19.               A．sound          B．voice          C．noise D．saying

20.               A．right           B．all right         C．nothing   D．impossible

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Many Years ago three soldiers, hungry and tired of battle, came upon a small village. The villagers, suffering a bad harvest and the many years of war, quickly hid what little they had to eat and met the three in the village square, shaking their heads and sighing, “Well, we are starving.” The soldiers communicated with each other quietly and then the first soldier turned to the villagers. “Your poor fields have left you nothing to share, so we will share what little we have: the secret of making soup from stones.”

Naturally the villagers were intrigued and soon a fire was built to the villager’s greatest pot, and then the soldiers dropped in three smooth stones.

‘“Now this will be a fine soup,” said the second soldier, “but a handful of salt and some parsley (香芹) would make it wonderful!” Up jumped a villager, crying “What a piece of luck! I’ve just remembered where some has been left!”

And off she ran, returning with parsley. As the pot was boiling, the memory of the villagers improved: soon carrots, beef and cream had found their way into the great pot. They ate and danced and sang well into the night, thrilled about the feast and their new-found friends. In the morning the three soldiers awoke, finding all the villagers standing before them. At their feet lay a bag of the village’s best bread and cheese. “You have given us the greatest gift.” said an elder, “and we shall never forget.” The third soldier turned to the crowd, and said, “There is no sccret, but this is certain: people working together can accomplish great things.” At last the light dawned on villagers. Off the soldiers wandered, down the road.

1.The villagers hid food at first mainly because 　　　　 .

A. they didn’t want to share their little food

B. they had a poor harvest that year

C. they had nothing to eat at all

D. they were sick of soldiers

2.What does the underlined word “intrigued” probably mean?

A. Unwilling.　　 B. Satisfied.

C. Interested.　　 D. Generous.

3.What can we learn from the text?

A. The stones used to make the soap were magical.

B. The villagers were grateful to the soldiers at last.

C. The villagers provided nothing other than the soup.

D. The stone soup didn’t agree with most of the villagers.

4.What’s the secret of making stone soup?

A. To be patient.　　 B. To share.

C. To be honest.　　 D. To forgive.

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Many years ago, when we were a young couple with two small children, aged 2 and 4, we were practically impecunious. My parents­in­laws lived from hand to mouth, so we didn't expect any help from them. My parents lived a great distance away, and I was too ashamed to let them know about our situation.

My husband was trying to earn a living with an old pick­up truck, carrying groceries for local shopkeepers, but it was constantly breaking down. It took almost all the money we had to have it fixed. The truck was also the only means of transportation for us.

We lived in the countryside, and we always used the back door because the driveway led to it. One winter evening, I stepped outside to take a bag of trash to the barrel and almost tripped over something. It was nearly dark, and I had to bend down to see what it was. I could hardly believe my eyes. There sat a large basket loaded with food.

It was heavy, so I called my husband to carry it into the house. Once inside, we discovered two loaves of bread, some butter, several cans of vegetables, a can of orange sauce, and a large turkey. There was so much that I couldn't remember it all, but it was everything we needed to fix a wonderful dinner — everything except potatoes.

A little while later I remembered that I hadn't taken the trash to the barrel. By now it was dark, so I had to turn on the yard light — and that's when I spotted a small bag of potatoes sitting on the porch.

That dinner was the best I could remember.

We weren't able to thank our donators, though, because we never found out who had been so generous in helping a struggling young family. Whoever it was, we are forever grateful.

1.Which of the following can replace the underlined word “impecunious” in Paragraph 1?

A. Generous. B. Cautious

C. Stubborn. D. Penniless.

2.How did the author's husband support the family?

A. By selling food door to door. B. By delivering goods.

C. By starting a garage. D. By working as a shop assistant.

3.How did the author feel when she saw the basket?

A. She was annoyed. B. She was terrified.

C. She was astonished. D. She felt a sense of relief.

4.What may be the best title for the text?

A. A struggling young couple B. A tale of potatoes

C. A helping hand in time D. A reward from a stranger

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Not many years ago, a wealthy and rather strange old man named Johnson lived alone in a village in the south of England. He had made a lot of money in trading with foreign countries. When he was seventy-five, he gave￡12,000 to the village school to buy land and equipment for a children’s playground.

As a result of his kindness, many people came to visit him. Among them was a newspaperman. During their talk, Johnson remarked that he was seventy-five and expected to live to be a hundred. The newspaperman asked him how he managed to be healthy at seventy-five. Johnson had a sense of humor. He liked whisky (威士忌酒) and drank some each day. “I have an injection (注射) in my neck each evening,” he told the newspaperman, thinking of his evening glass of whisky.

The newspaperman did not understand what Johnson meant. In his newspaper he reported that Johnson was seventy-five and had a daily injection in his neck. Within a week Johnson received thousands of letters from all over Britain, asking him for the secret of his daily injection.

1.The gift of money to the school suggests (暗示) that Johnson ___________.

A．had no children                        B．was a strange man

C．was very fond of children                 D．wanted people to know how rich he was

2.Many people wrote to Johnson to find out ___________.

A．what kind of whisky he had                B．how to live longer

C．how to become wealthy                  D．in which part of the neck to have an injection

3.The newspaperman ___________.

A．should have reported what Johnson had told him

B．shouldn’t have asked Johnson what injection he had

C．was eager to live a long life

D．should have found out what Johnson really meant

4.When Johnson said he had an injection in his neck each evening, he really meant that ___________.

A．he liked drinking a glass of whisky in the evening

B．he needn’t an injection in the neck

C．a daily injection in the evening would make him sleep well

D．there was something wrong with his neck

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Not many years ago，a wealthy and rather strange old man named Johnson lived alone in a village in the south of England. He had made a lot of money in trading with foreign countries. When he was seventy-five， he gave ￡ 12，000 to the village school to buy land and equipment for a children’s playground.

As a result of his kindness，many people came to visit him. Among them was a newspaperman. During their talk, Johnson remarked that he was seventy-five and expected to live to be a hundred. The newspaperman asked him how he managed to be healthy at seventy-five. Johnson had a sense of humor. He liked whisky and drank some each day. “I have an injection （注射） in my neck each evening.”he told the newspaperman, thinking of his evening glass of whisky.

The newspaperman did not understand what Johnson meant. In his newspaper he reported that Johnson was seventy-five and had a daily injection in his neck. Within a week Johnson received thousands of letters from all over Britain, asking him for the secret of his daily injection

1.Johnson became a rich man through _________.

A. doing business.

B. making whisky.

C. cheating.

D. buying and selling land

2. The gift of money to the school suggests that Johnson __________.

A. had no children.

B. was a strange man.

C. was very fond of children.

D. wanted people to know how rich he was.

3.Many people wrote to Johnson to find out  __________.

A. what kind of whisky he had.     B. how to live longer.

C. how to become wealthy.        D. in which part of the neck to have an injection.

4.The newspaperman ____________.

A. should have reported what Johnson had told him.

B. shouldn’t have asked Johnson what injection he had.

C. was eager to live a long life.

D. should have found out what Johnson really meant.

5.When Johnson said he had an injection in his neck each evening，he really meant that ______. A. he liked drinking a glass of whisky in the evening.

B. he needed an injection in the neck.

C. a daily injection in the evening would make him sleep well.

D. there was something wrong with his neck.

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Not many years ago, a wealthy and rather strange old man named Johnson lived alone in a village in the south of England. He had made a lot of money in trading with foreign countries. When he was seventy – five, he gave $ 60,000 to the village school to buy land and equipment for a children’s ground.

As a result of his kindness, he became famous. Many people came to visit him. Among them was a newspaperman. During their talk, Johnson remarked that he was seventy-five and expected to live to be hundred. The newspaperman asked him how he managed to be healthy at seventy-five. Johnson had a sense of humor. He liked whisky and drank some each day. “I have an injection (注射) in my neck each evening,” he told the newspaperman, thinking of his evening glass of whisky.

The newspaperman did not understand what Johnson meant. In his newspaper he reported that Johnson was seventy-five and had daily injection in his neck.Within a week Johnson received thousands of letters from all over Britain, asking him for the secret of his daily injection.

1.Johnson became a rich man through _______.　

A. doing business　     B. making whisky

C. cheating         D. buying and selling land

2.The gift of money to the school suggests that Johnson _______.

A. had many children in the school    B. was a strange old man

C. was very fond of children    D. was very kind

3.Many people wrote to Johnson to find out _______.

A. what kind of whisky he had

B. how to live longer

C. how to become wealthy　　

D. where to have an injection

4.When Johnson said he had an injection in his neck each evening, he really meant that _______.

A. he needn’t an injection in the neck

B. there was something wrong with his neck

C. he liked drinking a glass of whisky in the evening

D. a daily injection in the evening would make him sleep well

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Not many years ago, a rich and rather strange old man called Johnson lived alone in a village in England. He 26__________ (make) lots of money in doing business with foreign countries. At seventy-five, he gave 12,000 pounds 27_________ the village school to build a children’s playground. Because of his 28__________ (kind), many people came to visit him. 29__________them was a newspaperman. During their talk, Johnson said he wanted to live to be a hundred. The newspaperman asked him 30_________he could be so healthy at seventy-five. Johnson, 31 __________had a sense of humour, liked whisky and 32__________(drink) some each day.“I have an injection in my neck each evening,” he said, 33__________(think) of his evening glass of whisky.

The newspaperman did not understand 34___________Johnson meant. In his newspaper he reported that Johnson had had an injection in his neck everyday. Soon Johnson received thousands of letters from all over Britain, asking him for 35_________ secret of his injection every day.

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Not many years ago, a wealthy and rather strange old man named Johnson lived alone in a village in the south of England. He had made a lot of money in trading with foreign countries. When he was seventy-five, he gave £12,000 to the village school to buy land and equipment for a children’s playground.

As a result of his kindness, many people came to visit him. Among them was a newspaperman. During their talk, Johnson said that he was seventy-five and expected to live to be a hundred. The newspaperman asked him how he managed to be healthy at seventy-five. Johnson had a sense of humor. He liked whisky and drank some each day. “I have an injection (注射) in my neck each evening.” He told the newspaperman, thinking of evening glass of whisky.

The newspaperman did not understand what Johnson meant. In his newspaper he reported that Johnson was seventy-five and has a daily injection in his neck. Within a week Johnson received thousands of letters from all over Britain, asking him for the secret of his daily injection.

1.Johnson became a rich man through ________.

A. doing business　　 B. making whisky　　 C. cheating　　 D. buying and selling land

2.Many people wrote to Johnson to find out ________.

A. how to inject themselves to live longer　　 B. how to live happily

C. how to become wealthy　　 D. what kind of whisky he had

3.What can we infer from the passage?

A. Johnson needed an injection in the neck.

B. Johnson liked whisky and drank some each day.

C. The newspaperman misled the public deliberately.

D. The newspaperman got the wrong end of the stick.

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Not many years ago, a wealthy and rather strange old man named Johnson lived alone in a village in the south of England. He had made a lot of money in trading with foreign countries. When he was seventy – five, he gave $ 60,000 to the village school to buy land and equipment for a children’s ground.

As a result of his kindness, he became famous. Many people came to visit him. Among them was a newspaperman. During their talk, Johnson remarked that he was seventy-five and expected to live to be hundred. The newspaperman asked him how he managed to be healthy at seventy-five. Johnson had a sense of humor. He liked whisky and drank some each day. “I have an injection (注射) in my neck each evening,” he told the newspaperman, thinking of his evening glass of whisky.

The newspaperman did not understand what Johnson meant. In his newspaper he reported that Johnson was seventy-five and had daily injection in his neck. Within a week Johnson received thousands of letters from all over Britain, asking him for the secret of his daily injection.

1.Johnson became a rich man through _______.

A. doing business　 B. making whisky

C. cheating 　　　　　 D. buying and selling land

2.Many people wrote to Johnson to find out _______.

A. what kind of whisky he had

B. how to live longer

C. how to become wealthy

D. in which part of the neck to have an injection

3.When Johnson said he had an injection in his neck each evening, he really meant that _______.

A. he liked drinking a glass of whisky in the evening

B. he needn’t an injection in the neck

C. a daily injection in the evening would make him sleep well

D. there was something wrong with his neck

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