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A young woman took great pride in flowers in her yard. She had been raised by her grandmother who had taught her to love and care for flowers. So her yard was the most beautiful one her village.

One day, while looking through a flower list that she often ordered from, a picture of a plant immediately caught her eyes. She had never seen a flower like that before. “I must have it” she said to herself, and she ordered it.

When it arrived, she planted it at the bottom of a stone wall at the back of her yard. It grew vigorously, with beautiful green leaves all over it. Day after day, she took care of it, but there were no flowers.

One morning, as she stood looking at the plants, she felt disappointed. She wondered why her plant hadn’t bloomed(开花).

However, at this moment, her disabled neighbor invited her to her yard and said, “Thank you so much! You can’t imagine how much I have enjoyed the flowers that you planted! The young woman walked into her neighbor’s yard. She saw that on the other side of the wall the plant was full of flowers.

They were, indeed, the most beautiful flowers that she had ever seen. The plant had grown up through the crevices(裂缝) in the wall.

If you can’t see the results of your labor(劳动), it doesn’t mean that there isn’t any fruit.

1.Why was the disabled neighbor thankful to the young woman?

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2.The underlined word “vigorously” in Paragraph3 means in Chinese.

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3.Put the underlined sentence in Paragraph2 into Chinese.

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4.Give a proper title to the passage.

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5.What can you learn from the passage?

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A young woman took great pride in growing flowers in her yard. Her grandmother had taught her to love and care for flowers, so her yard was full of beautiful flowers.

One day, she found a flower that she had never seen before in a shop. “I must have it," she said to herself, and she ordered it. When it arrived, she planted it at the foot of a stone wall at the back of her yard. It grew vigorously, with beautiful green leaves all over it. Day after day, she continued to take care of it, but there were no flowers.

One morning，as she stood looking at the plant, she felt disappointed. She wondered why her plant hadn't bloomed (开花).

However, at this moment, her neighbor invited her to his yard and said, "Thank you so much! You can't imagine how much I have enjoyed the flowers that you planted." The young woman walked through the gate into her neighbor's yard. She saw that on the other side of the wall the plant was full of flowers.

They were, indeed，the most beautiful flowers she had ever seen. The plant had grown up through the crevices (裂缝）in the wall.

Just because you can’t see the results of your labor (劳动), it doesn’t mean that there isn’t any fruit.

1.Who taught the young woman to look after flowers?

A.Her neighbor. B.Her grandmother.

C.Her grandfather. D.Her mother.

2.What does underlined word "vigorously" mean in Chinese?

A.困难地 B.萎靡地 C.缓慢地 D.旺盛地

3.Why was the neighbor thankful to the young woman?

A.She taught him how to plant flowers.

B.She often gave him some tasty food.

C.He enjoyed the flowers she planted.

D.She always helped him to do the housework.

4.What did the neighbor think of the flowers?

A.Big. B.Colorful. C.Natural. D.Wonderful.

5.What’s the best title for the passage?

A.The Other Side of the Wall B.The Neighbor

C.A Beautiful Flower D.How to Plant Flowers

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The Other Side of the Wall

There was a young woman who took great pride in her flower garden. She was raised by her grandmother who taught her to love and 　 　　 for flowers. So her flower garden was the best.

One day, while she was looking through a flower list she often 　 　　 from, a picture of a plant caught her eyes. She had never 　 　　 blooms(花) on a flower like that before. “I have to have it,” she said to herself, and she 　 　　 ordered it.

When it arrived, she already had a 　 　　 prepared to plant it. She planted it at the back of her yard. It grew well, with beautiful green leaves all over it, 　 　　 there were no blooms. Day after day she continued to water it, feed it, and she even talked to it trying to make it bloom. However, it was 　 　　 .

One morning weeks later, when standing before the vine, she felt very 　 　　 that her plant had not bloomed. She was giving thought to 　 　　 it down and planting something else in its place.

It was at this point that her neighbor, whose 　 　　 joined hers, called over to her. “Thank you so much! You can’t imagine how much I have 　 　　 the blooms of that vine you planted.” The young woman walked 　　　 the gate into her neighbor’s yard, and sure enough, she saw that on the other side of the wall the vine was 　 　　 with blooms.

There were indeed the most beautiful blooms she had 　 　　 seen. The vine had grown through the crevices(缝隙) and it had not flowered on 　 　　 side of the wall, but it had flowered on the other side.

Sometimes one may not see the good result of his effort, but that doesn’t mean it isn’t successful.

1.A. look　　         B. care　             C. search             D. pay

2.A. learned         B. heard             C. ordered　             D. borrowed

3.A. seen             B. smelt             C. sold                 D. picked

4.A. finally　         B. carefully         C. suddenly             D. immediately

5.A. place         B. box                     C. cup                 D. room

6.A. and　　　         B. so                     C. or                 D. but

7.A. endless　         B. useless                 C. successful             D. hopeful

8.A. excited         B. nervous                 C. sad　                 D. frightened

9.A. putting         B. cutting                 C. turning             D. taking

10.A. balcony         B. kitchen                 C. bedroom             D. yard

11.A. enjoyed         B. dreamed                 C. expected             D. hated

12.A. through         B. across                 C. above             D. below

13.A. satisfied         B. connected             C. filled                 D. pleased

14.A. never　             B. ever　             C. seldom　             D. usually

15.A. its　                 B. his                 C. her                 D. their

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The Other Side of the Wall

There was a young woman who took great pride in her flower garden. She was raised by her grandmother who taught her to love and _______for flowers. So her flower garden was the best.

One day, while she was looking through a flower list she often order from, a picture of a plant _______ her eyes. She had never _______ blooms on flower like that before. "I have to have it,"she said to herself, and she_______ ordered it.

When it arrived, she already had a _______to plant it. She planted it at the back of her yard.It grew very well, with beautiful green leaves all over it, _______there were no blooms. Day after day she_______ to water it and feed it, and she even talked to it trying to make it bloom.However, It was _______

One morning weeks later, when standing before the vine, she felt very _______ that her plant had not bloomed. She was considering ________it down and planting something else in its place.

It was at this moment that her neighbor, whose yard joined hers, said to her, "Thank you so much! You can't imagine how much I have ________ the blooms of that vine you planted. "The young woman walked________ the gate into her neighbor's yard, and sure enough, she saw that on the other side of the wall the vine was ________of blooms.

They were indeed the most beautiful blooms she has ________ seen. The vine had grown through the crevices and it had not flowered on ________ side of the wall, but it had flowered on the other side.

Sometimes one may not see the good result of his effort, but that doesn't mean it isn't successful.

Word bank

bloom开花 vine 藤本植物Crevice缝隙

1.A.look B.care C.search D.pay

2.A.kept. B.borrowed. C.caught D.learnt

3.A.seen B.smelt C.sold. D.picked

4.A.finally. B.carefully. C.suddenly. D.quickly

5.A.place B.box C.cup D.room

6.A.and B.so C.or D.but

7.A.prepared B.continued C.refused D.preferred

8.A.endless B.useless C.successful D.hopeful

9.A.excited B.nervous C.sad D.frightened

10.A.putting B.taking C.turning D.cutting

11.A.enjoyed B.dreamed C.expected D.hated

12.A.through B.across C.above D.below

13.A.satisfied B.worth C.full D.pleased

14.A.never B.ever C.seldom D.usually

15.A.its B.his C.her D.their

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阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。

There was a young woman who took great pride in her flower garden. She was raised by her grandmother who taught her to love and 　　　 for flowers. So her flower garden was the best.

One day， while she was looking through a flower list she often 　　　 from， a picture of a plant caught her eyes. She had never 　　　 blooms(花) on a flower like that before. “I have to have it，” she said to herself， and she 　　　 ordered it.

When it arrived， she already had a 　　　 prepared to plant it. She planted it at the back of her yard. It grew well， with beautiful green leaves all over it， 　　　 there were no blooms. Day after day she continued to water it， feed it， and she even talked to it trying to make it bloom. However， it was 　　　 .

One morning weeks later， when standing before the vine， she felt very 　　 that her plant had not bloomed. She was giving thought to 　　　 it down and planting something else in its place.

It was at this point that her neighbor， whose 　　　 joined hers， called over to her. “Thank you so much! You can’t imagine how much I have 　　　 the blooms of that vine you planted.” The young woman walked 　　　 the gate into her neighbor’s yard， and sure enough， she saw that on the other side of the wall the vine was 　　　 with blooms.

There were indeed the most beautiful blooms she had 　　　 seen. The vine had grown through the crevices(缝隙) and it had not flowered on 　　　 side of the wall， but it had flowered on the other side.

Sometimes one may not see the good result of his effort， but that doesn’t mean it isn’t successful.

1.A. look　　 　 B. care　　　　 　　 C. search　　 D. pay

2.A. learned　 B. heard　　　　　　 C. ordered　　 D. borrowed

3.A. seen　 　　 　 B. smelt　　　　 　　 C. sold　　 　　 D. picked

4.A. finally　　 B. carefully　　　 C. suddenly　　 D.immediately

5.A. place　 　　 B. box　　　　 　　　 C. cup　　 　　 D. room

6.A. and　　　　 B. so　　　 　　　　 C. or　　 　　 D. but

7.A. endless　　 B. useless　　　 　 C. successful D. hopeful

8.A. excited　　 B. nervous　　　 　 C. sad　　 　　 D. frightened

9.A. putting　　 B. cutting　　 　 C. turning　 D. taking

10.A. balcony　　 B. kitchen　　　 　 C. bedroom　　 D. yard

11.A. enjoyed　　 B. dreamed　　 　 C. expected　　 D. hated

12.A. through　　 B. across　　 　　 C. above　　 　 D. below

13.A. satisfied B. connected　 　 C. filled　　 D. pleased

14.A. never　　 B. ever　　　　 　　 C. seldom　　 D. usually

15.A. its　　　 　 B. his　　　　 　　　 C. her　　 　 　　 D. their

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There was a young woman. She was quite proud of growing flowers in her yard. She had been raised by her grandmother, who had taught her to love and care for flowers. So her yard was the most beautiful one in her village.

One day, while looking through a flower, list that she often ordered from, a picture of a plant immediately caught her eyes. She had never seen a flower like it before, "I have to have it," she said to herself, and she ordered it right away.

When it arrived, she found a place to plant it. She planted it at the bottom of a stone wall at the back of the yard. It grew vigorously, with very beautiful green leaves all over it. Day after day, she continued to take good care of it, and she also looked forward to enjoying the flowers, but still there were not any.

One morning, as she stood looking at the plant, she felt sad,.”It grows well, but why don’t I see any flowers?” She wanted to know the reason why her plant had not flowered, but still there was no idea.

However, at this moment, her friendly neighbor invited her to his yard and said, “Thank you so much! You can’t imagine how much I have enjoyed the flowers that you planted.” “Did I plant? Where?”　 the young woman was quite surprised. Quickly she walked through the gate into her neighbor’s yard. She saw that on the other side of the wall the plant was full of flowers. She couldn’t believe her eyes.

They were, indeed, the most beautiful flowers she had ever seen. The plant had grown up through the crevices in the wall.

Just because you can’t see the results of your work, it does not mean that there isn’t any fruit.

1.Who taught the young woman to take care of flowers?

A.Her friend. B.Her mother. C.Her neighbor. D.Her grandmother.

2.The underlined word “vigorously”　 in Paragraph 3 means　　　　　　　 .

A.healthily B.seriously C.shyly D.badly

3.Which is the right order of the following events according to the passage?

a. The young woman felt sad.

b. The young woman bought the plant at once.

c. The young woman saw the plant in a picture.

d. The young woman went to her neighbor's yard.

e. T he young woman saw the beautiful real flowers.

A.a-b-c-d-e B.a-c-e-c-b C.c-b-a-d-e D.c-d-e-a-b

4.What's the best title for this passage?

A.How to Plant Flowers. B.The Other Side of the Wall.

C.Beautiful flowers. D.In the yard.

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A woman came out of her house and saw three old men sitting in her front yard. She invited them in to have something to eat.

“We do not go into a house together,” they replied.

“Why is that?” she asked.

One of the old men pointed to his friends and explained: “His name is Wealth (财富),” he said and pointed to the other man: “He is Success, and I am Love. Now go in and discuss with your family which one of us you want in your home.”

The woman went in and told her husband what happened. Her husband was very happy. “How nice!” he said. “Let us invite Wealth. Let him come and fill our home with wealth!”

His wife disagreed. “My dear, why don’t we invite Success?”

Their daughter jumped in with her idea: “Would it not be better to invite Love? Our home will then be filled with love!”

“That’s a good idea,” said the husband to his wife. “Go out and invite Love to be our guest.”

The woman went out and invited Love in. Love got up and started walking toward the house. The other two old men also got up and followed him. Surprised, the lady asked them: “I only invited Love. Why are you coming in?”

The old men replied together: “If you invited Wealth or Success, the other two of us would stay outside. But since you invited Love, wherever he goes, we go with him. Wherever there is Love, there is also Wealth and Success!”

1.The first time the woman came out, what were the three old men doing?

A. They were eating something.　　 B. They were walking toward her house.

C. They were sitting in her front yard.　　 D. They were asking for something to drink.

2.Who made the introduction to the woman?

A. Love.　　 B. Success.　　 C. Wealth.　　 D. Love’s friend.

3.What can we learn from the passage?

A. The man wanted to be successful.　　 B. The woman loved money most.

C. There was no love in the family.　　 D. The girl thought love was the most important.

4.What does the passage tell us?

A. You shouldn’t ask for more besides love.　　 B. Love is the most important thing in the world.

C. You can’t get everything you need at one time.　　 D. The more successful you are, the richer you’ll become.

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A woman saw three o1d men sitting in her front yard.She said,“I don’t think I know you,but you must be very hungry. Please come in and have something to eat. ”

“We don’t go into a house together,”they replied．

“Why is that?” she asked.

One of the old men answered.“His name is Wealth，this is Success, and I am Love.” Then he said,“Now go in and discuss with your family which one of us you want in your house.”

Then the woman went in and told her family what was said. She said “Let’s invite Wealth. Let him come in and bring us nice things.We have been so poor.”His husband disagreed,“My

dear,why don't we invite Success? Don’t you want me to be a successful man?.”

Then the daughter asked,“Would it be better to invite Love? Our life will then be filled with 1ove!” “Let’s take our daughter's advice(建议)s,” said the father and mother.

So the woman went out and asked, “Which one of you is Love? Please come in and be our Guest. ”Love got up and started walking toward the house. The other two also got up and followed Him. Surprised, the lady asked Wealth and Success, “I only invited Love. Why are you coming along?” The two o1d men answered,“If you had invited Wealth or Success, two of us would have stayed out, but since you have invited Love, wherever he goes, we go with him. Where there is Love, there is Wealth and Success.”

根据短文内容，判断以下句子的正误。你认为正确的在题前括号内写“T”，错误的写“F"。

1.This is a true story that happened a 1ong time ago．

2.Wealth could make the family very rich．

3.The family had different ideas and didn't know whom to invite．

4.The three o1d men all went into the house to get something to eat.

5.The story tells us that 1ove is the most important of al1．

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A woman saw three o1d men sitting in her front yard. She said,“I don’t think I know you, but you must be very hungry. Please come in and have something to eat. ”

“We don’t go into a house together,”they replied．

“Why is that?” she asked.

One of the old men answered. “His name is Wealth，this is Success, and I am Love. ” Then he said,“Now go in and discuss with your family which one of us you want in your house. ”

Then the woman went in and told her family what was said. She said “Let’s invite Wealth.

Let him come in and bring us nice things. We have been so poor. ”His husband disagreed,“My dear,why don't we invite Success? Don’t you want me to be a successful man?. ”

Then the daughter asked,“Would it be better to invite Love? Our life will then be filled with 1ove!” “Let’s take our daughter's advice(建议)s,” said the father and mother.

So the woman went out and asked, “Which one of you is Love? Please come in and be our Guest. ”Love got up and started walking toward the house. The other two also got up and followed Him. Surprised, the lady asked Wealth and Success, “I only invited Love. Why are you coming along?” The two o1d men answered,“If you had invited Wealth or Success, two of us would have stayed out, but since you have invited Love, wherever he goes, we go with him. Where there is Love, there is Wealth and Success. ”

根据短文内容，判断以下句子的正误。你认为正确的在题前括号内写“T”，错误的写“F"。

1.This is a true story that happened a 1ong time ago．

2.Wealth could make the family very rich．

3.The family had different ideas and didn't know whom to invite．

4.The three o1d men all went into the house to get something to eat.

5.The story tells us that 1ove is the most important of al1．

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A woman in her sixties lived alone in her little cottage with a pear tree at her door. She took care of the tree very_________. But the children nearby drove her crazy by making fun of her. They would climb her tree and then run away with pears, _________“Aunty Misery” at her. One evening, a passer-by asked to stay for the night. Seeing that he had a（an）_________face, she let him in and gave him a nice _________. The next morning the stranger, actually a sorcerer（巫师）, thanked her by making her wish come true. That is anyone who climbed up her tree should not be able to come back down unless she _________ it. When the children came back to steal her fruit, she had them_________ on the tree. They had to beg her long before she gave the tree permission to let them go. Aunty Misery was free from the_________ at last. One day another man stopped at her door. This one didn’t look like a trusted man, so she asked who he was, “I am Death. I’ve come to take you with me.” he said. Thinking fast Aunty Misery said, “Fine, but I’d like to_________ some pears from my dear tree to remember the pleasure it brought to me in this life. But I am too _________ to climb high to get the fruit. Will you be so kind to do it for me?” With a deep sigh, Mr. Death climbed up the tree __________and was immediately stuck to it. No matter how much he warned or begged, Aunty Misery would not allow the tree to let Death go.

1.A.slowly B.carelessly C.quickly D.carefully

2.A.shouting B.laughing C.looking D.shooting

3.A.interesting B.honest C.handsome D.strange

4.A.lunch B.gift C.pear D.treat

5.A.agreed B.allowed C.permitted D.asked

6.A.stuck B.caught C.live D.stay

7.A.fun B.question C.danger D.problem

8.A.choose B.shake C.pick D.hit

9.A.short B.old C.poor D.stupid

10.A.carefully B.disappointedly C.unwillingly D.cheerfully

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