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One day, a man bought some meat and carried it home. Three beggars (乞丐) were ______. They wanted to ______ the meat. They followed (跟随) the man on the man’s way ______.
The first one said, “Hello, are you carrying some bad meat?” The man was surprised(惊讶的).
He answered, “You must be crazy(疯狂的). I am carrying some ______ meat.
The ______ one said, “Hey, sir, why are you carrying any meat that can’t ______? ” The man became _____.
He said, “Stop talking. The meat is good.”
At last, the third one came up to the man and said, “Look at the meat on your back. ______ are you carrying it? It’s getting bad.”
The man began to doubt(怀疑), then he threw(扔) his meat away.
The beggars got the meat at once. They felt so happy.
In China, there is a(an) ______ saying, three people spread(传播) reports of a tiger make you believe(相信) that there is one ______.
1.A. hungry B. tired C. happy D. sad
2.A. have B. buy C. borrow D. collect
3.A. here B. there C. home D. out
4.A. nice B. bad C. cheap D. different
5.A. first B. second C. third D. fourth
6.A. see B. eat C. try D. order
7.A. clever B. modern C. angry D. interested
8.A. When B. Where C. What D. Why
9.A. poor B. comfortable C. old D. new
10.A. around B. enough C. front D. among
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It is summer. An ant(蚂蚁) works all day long. Now she is carrying(搬运) some cakes to her home near a big tree.
A cicada(蝉) is in the tree. He says to the ant, “How do you do , Ant? Why are you working so hard today? Look, the sun is good and the sky is blue. It’s warm and fine. Have a rest. Come and play together(一起).” But the ant says, “ No, I have to work. Winter will come and it will be cold. Where can I get the food then?”
“You can work in autumn, too. I sing every day. How happy I am!”
Summer and autumn go. Now winter comes. There is snow everywhere. The cicada doesn’t have any food. So she goes to the ant’s house to eat some food.
1.The ant works all day long in ______.
A. spring B. summer C. autumn D. winter
2.The ant lives ______ a tree.
A. on B. in C. far from D. near
3.The cicada_______ when the ant works.
A. plays B. works C. sings D. sleeps
4.The cicada asks the ant to _________.
A. play with him B. work together
C. sleep D. eat leaves
5.The cicada goes to the ant’s house for______.
A. playing with the ant B. saying sorry to the ant
C. some food D. the ant’s party
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— do you keep your pet dog?
— I give it some meat and walk it in the park every day.
A. How B. What C. When D. Where
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There live some monkeys in the hill. Three of them are old and two of them are young. One day, one of the old monkeys got nine bananas. He wanted to give each of the monkeys the same number of bananas, but he couldn't divide (分) them. So he wanted to give more bananas to the young monkeys and give fewer to the old monkeys. Then each of the old monkeys got the same number of bananas and each of the young monkeys ate the same number of bananas.
1.If each of them got a banana. How many bananas were left (剩)?
A.Two B.Three C.Four D.One
2.Who got only one banana at last?
A.old monkeys B.two of monkeys
C.young monkeys D.all monkeys
3.The young monkeys got _________ bananas altogether (总共) and the old monkeys got _________.
A.five; four B.six; three C.three; six D.four, five
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An old man was going home late one night with his horse and cart after a day’s hard work. When he was not far from his house, the light on the cart went out. He tried but could not mend (修理) it. He was near his home, and so he went along the road without a light. When a policeman saw this, he stopped the old carter.
“Where is your light?” asked the policeman. “No man may take a cart along the road at night without a light. You know that. You have broken the law (法律).” “I had a light, but it has just gone out,” said the old man.
“I don’t believe that story,” said the policeman. He took out a book and got ready to write. What’s your name and where do you live?” he asked.
“Please don’t take my name,” said the old man. “My home is just there. You can see it from here. I had a light nearly the whole way. I haven’t come far without a light.”
“You came all the way without a light. What’s your name?”
The carter quickly took the policeman’s hand and put it down on top of the light. The light was still hot and burnt the policeman’s hand. The policeman jumped and he was very angry. “Now, what do you think?” said the carter. “Did I come all the way without a light?”
1.In the passage the word “cart” is ____.
A．something like a car
B．something like a light
C．something pulled by a horse
D．something with a light
2.The old man drove home ____.
A．on the back of his horse
B．late one night
C．very late every night
D．with a policeman
3.Where did the policeman stop the old man?
A．Near the old man’s home.
B．At the traffic lights
C．Under a road light
D．Far from the old man’s home
4.The cart was stopped by the policeman because ____.
A．the old man didn’t have a light
B．the policeman didn’t believe the old man’s words
C．the old man didn’t want to tell his name
D．the light on the old man’s cart was not on
5.What made the policeman believe the old man’s words?
A．He made the policeman touch the light.
B．He jumped and shouted angrily.
C．He made the policeman angry.
D．The light burnt the policeman’s hands.
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Jim,Tom and Jack are three little birds. One day, their mother says to them,“Boys,it’s time for you to fly down and eat sand (沙子).” Jim and Tom do, but Jack says, " I can't fly, and I don't like sand. " "But you have to, " the mother says. "Birds have no teeth. We must eat sand because it can help us grind up (研磨) some hard food." But Jack is disobedient (不服从的). He just cries, "I can't fly, and I don't like sand." Day by day, the birds get older. One summer morning, the mother takes them to a place to play. Jim and Tom fly well, but Jack doesn't. He flies behind them. He just cries, "Wait! Wait!' Soon Jim, Tom and the mother get to the place. There they have fun eating, drinking, singing and playing. When it is late, they fly back to their home. What do you think they see when they get home? Yes! Jack is eating sand.
1.Why does the mother ask the birds to eat sand?
A.Because the sand is delicious.
B.Because she doesn't want to look for food for them.
C.Because she wants the baby birds to know their teeth are good.
D.Because eating sand can help them eat some hard food.
2.Is Jack happy to eat the sand (沙子) at first?
A.Yes. B.No. C.We don't know. D.Perhaps(也许).
3.When the other birds go back home, they find Jack___________.
A.eating sand B.sleeping C.practising flying D.having delicious food
4.What do we know from the story?
A.Jack is a healthy bird. B.Jack knows he is wrong.
C.The mother doesn't like the three birds. D.The four birds are from different places.
5.What can be the best title (标题) of the story?
A.A Big Family B.A disobedient Bird C.How to eat sand D.How to Take a Trip
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One day, a boy found the cocoon(茧) of a butterfly and brought it home. A few days later, the boy saw a small ___16___in the cocoon. He sat and watched for several hours as a butterfly struggled to make ___17___body through that little hole. Suddenly it stopped.
So the boy ___18___to help the butterfly, thinking the butterfly might be ___19___. He took a pair of scissors(剪刀) and cut the hole ___20___. The butterfly came out of the cocoon, but it ___21___a little different. It had a weak body and small, thin ___22___. The butterfly didn’t start to fly. In fact, the butterfly spent the rest of its life crawling(爬行) around with a weak body and thin wings. It was never able to fly.
The boy acted with___23___but he didn’t understand why it could be like this. When a butterfly crawl out of the cocoon, it must struggle. The hard work of ___24___out of the cocoon makes the fluid(液体) from the butterfly’s body into its wings. It helps the butterfly be ___25___to fly. If the butterfly never has to squeeze(挤压) itself out of the cocoon, its wings will never get the fluid and it can never fly.
___26___struggles are what we need in our lives. If we lived our lives without any problems, we would never learn or grow. We would not be ___27___ we could have been and we would never fly.
In our lives, pain and suffering is the key to all windows, and sometimes even ___28___ growth, without it, there’s no way of life. We can’t avoid ___29___ or problems. So, next time you are ___30___ a problem or difficulty, remember the butterfly. Struggle a little–then fly!
1.A. hole B. worm C. tail D. snake
2.A. it B. it’s C. itself D. its
3.A. decided B. asked C. showed D. ordered
4.A. afraid B. interested C. surprised D. grateful
5.A. slimmer B. bigger C. shorter D. smaller
6.A. touched B. sounded C. looked D. smelt
7.A. wings B. feet C. eyes D. head
8.A. success B. excitement C. kindness D. humour
9.A. get B. getting C. to get D. got
10.A. ready B. quiet C. glad D. used
11.A. Somewhere B. Something C. Some time D. Sometimes
12.A. as helpful as B. as weak as C. as strong as D. as creative as
13.A. repeats B. recommends C. requires D. represents
14.A. happiness B. difficulties C. pleasure D. hope
15.A. served with B. growing into C. bringing in D. faced with
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One day an old man is selling(出售) a horse. A young man comes to the horse and begins to look at it slowly.
Then the old man goes up to him and says in his ears, “Don’t say anything about the horse before I sell it, then I will give you some meat.”
“All right,” says the young man. After the old man sells the horse, he gives the young man some meat and says, “Now, can you tell me how you see the bad ears of the horse?”
“I didn’t find the bad ears,” says the young man. “Then why do you look at the horse?” asks the old man.
The young man answers, “Because I never saw a horse before, and I want to know what it looks like.”
1.What is the old man doing?
A．He is giving some meat to the young man. B．He is selling a horse.
C．He is looking at a horse D．He is finding the bad ears of the horse
2.The young man looks at the horse slowly because ___________.
A．he never saw a horse before B．He wants some meat
C．he wants to help the old man D．he wants to find the bad ears
3.Which of the following is Not true according to the passage?
A．The old man sells the horse.
B．The young man doesn’t say anything about the horse before the old man sells it.
C．The old man doesn’t give the young man any meat.
D．The young man doesn’t know there is something wrong with the horse.
4.The old man promised to give some _________ to the young man.
A．presents B．money C．food D．meat
5.How does the young man look at the horse?
A．Quickly. B．Carefully. C．Fast. D．Happy
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On your way home, you can buy some fruit, meat, vegetables and ________.
A.something else B.else something
C.everything else D.else everything
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She wants three ________ and some ________.
A. meat; oranges B. apples; bowl of rice
C. hamburgers; meat D. cakes; plate of chicken