Once there lived an old man. He liked gold（金子...

Once there lived an old man. He liked gold (金子)better than anything else in the world. He often said, “If I have enough gold, I will be the happiest man in the world.”

One day when he was traveling in the desert(沙漠), the old man lost his way. He was very hungry and thirsty, but there were only rocks(岩石) and sand （沙子）around him. Just then, he found a bag lying on the sand. He hoped he would find water and food in it. He took up the bag and opened it. He saw that the bag was full(满的) of gold. He was so sad that he threw away the bag and began crying.

Now, the old man knew that there was something better than gold in the world.

1. The old man liked ____ best before he traveled in the desert.

A. food　　　　     B. water　　　　　 C. gold

2. When he lost his way, he wanted to get ____.

A. some food and water　　

B. some rocks and sand　　

C. bags full of gold

3.What did he do with the bag? ______.

A. He didn’t take it up　　

B. He brought it home　　

C. He threw it away

4.The old man did not become the happiest man when he got the bag of gold because ____.

A. the bag was too small　　

B. the gold wasn’t his　　

C. he was very hungry and thirsty

5.In the end, the old man knew that gold was ____ in the world.

A. the best thing　　　　

B. not the best thing　　

C. better than anything

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Once there lived an old man. He liked gold（金子）better than anything else in the world. He often said, “If I have enough gold, I will be the happiest man in the world.”

One day when he was traveling（旅行）in the desert(沙漠), the old man lost his way. He was very hungry and thirsty, but there were only rocks and sand around him. Just then, he found a bag lying on the sand. He hoped he would find water and food in it. He took up the bag and opened it. He saw that the bag was full(满的) of gold. He was so sad that he threw away（扔掉）the bag and began crying.

Now, the old man knew that there was something better than gold in the world.

1.The old man liked ____ best before he traveled in the desert.

A. food　　　　　　 B. water　　　　　 C. gold 　　　 D. money

2.When he lost his way, he wanted to get ____.

A. food or water　　 　　　　　　　　　 B. rocks and sand

C. bags full of gold 　　　　　　　　 D. food and water

3.The old man did not become the happiest man when he got the bag of gold because ____.

A. the bag was too small

B. the gold wasn’t his

C. he was very hungry and thirsty

D. he didn’t like gold at all

4.In the end, the old man knew that gold was ____ in the world.

A. the best thing　　　　 　　　　　　 B. the worst thing

C. better than anything　　　　　　 D. not the best thing

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　Once there lived all old man．He liked gold (金子) ______ than anything else in the world．He often said．“If I have a lot of gold，I ___ the happiest man in the world．”

One day ___ he was traveling (旅行) in the desert (沙漠)，the old man lost his way．He was ___ hungry and thirsty (渴的)，but there ___ only sand (沙子) around him．Just then，he ___ a bag．He took up the bag ___ opened it．He ___ that the bag was full of gold．He was so ___ that he threw away the bag and began crying．Now，the old man knew that ____ was something better than gold in the world．

1.A. good　　 B. best　　 C. well　　 D. better

2.A. will be　　 B. am　　 C. is　　 D. was

3.A. as　　 B. while　　 C. where　　 D. as soon as

4.A. many　　 B. much　　 C. very　　 D. very much

5.A. were　　 B. are　　 C. was　　 D. is

6.A. looked　　 B. found　　 C. find　　 D. watched

7.A. and　　 B. or　　 C. but　　 D. to

8.A. watched　　 B. looked at　　 C. saw　　 D. seeing

9.A. happy　　 B. sad　　 C. pleased　　 D. interesting

10.A. it　　 B. he　　 C. who　　 D. there

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Once there lived an old man in a mountain village. He was a famous hunter. He often went hunting alone in the mountains. He was not afraid of any wild animals, not even a tiger.

One night, someone saw a tiger come into the village, and stole two sheep away. The next night the tiger came again. The villagers were frightened. They asked the old hunter to catch it so that they could have a safe life.　　 When the old man heard about the tiger, he thought hard. He wondered why the tiger came at night twice but only stole the sheep. The next night he walked outside the village. Suddenly he saw the tiger coming. He quickly threw himself on the ground. To his surprise, the tiger did not come at him, but went away. He followed it quietly and found it was running on two of its feet just like a man. Then everything was clear.

On the fourth day, when it got dark, the hunter took some animal skins with him and hid himself behind a big tree near the village. He was waiting for the "tiger". As soon as the "tiger"came near the tree, the old hunter jumped out, caught the "tiger" by the "leg" and said,"Don't he afraid. I do not mean to hurt you. You know who l am, don't you?"

The "tiger" said "Yes" and took off the tiger's skin.

"You are poor. But you mustn't steal anything from others. Here are some animal skins for you. You may sell them at the market. With the money, you can buy food and clothes for your family. Work harder and try to make a living. " With tears in his eyes, the poor man thanked the kind-hearted old hunter and walked home.

1. Where did the hunter live?

A. Outside a village.　　　　　　　　 B. On a farm.

C. In a village.　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Near a village.

2. How many times did the tiger come into the village?

A. Only once.　　　　 B. Twice.

C. Three times.　　 D. Four times.

3. What did the old hunter do when he first saw the tiger?

A. He was frightened.

B. He threw himself on the ground.

C. He ran sway.

D. He hid himself behind a tree.

4.How did the old hunter know the tiger was a man?

A. The tiger came to the village only at night.

B. He saw the tiger run on its two feet.

C. The tiger only stole sheep.

D. The tiger could speak.

5. Why did the old hunter take some animal skins with him when he was waiting for the"tiger" ?

A. To help the poor man.

B. To make himself well hidden.

C. To sell them at the market the next morning.

D. To buy food and clothes on his way home.

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Once there lived an old man in a mountain village. He was a famous hunter. He often went hunting alone in the mountains. He was not afraid of any wild animals, not even a tiger.

One night, someone saw a tiger come into the village, and stole two sheep away. The next night the tiger came again. The villagers were frightened. They asked the old hunter to catch it so that they could have a safe life.

When the old man heard about the tiger, he thought hard. He wondered why the tiger came at night twice but only stole the sheep. The next night he walked outside the village. Suddenly he saw the tiger coming. He quickly threw himself on the ground. To his surprise, the tiger did not come at him, but went away. He followed it quietly and found it was running on two of its feet just like a man. Then everything was clear.

On the fourth day, when it got dark, the hunter took some animal skins with him and hid himself behind a big tree near the village. He was waiting for the "tiger". As soon as the "tiger"came near the tree, the old hunter jumped out, caught the "tiger" by the "leg" and said,"Don't he afraid. I do not mean to hurt you. You know who l am, don't you"

The "tiger" said "Yes" and took off the tiger's skin.

"You are poor. But you mustn't steal anything from others. Here are some animal skins for you. You may sell them at the market. With the money, you can buy food and clothes for your family. Work harder and try to make a living. " With tears in his eyes, the poor man thanked the kind-hearted old hunter and walked home.

1.Where did the old hunter live ?

2.What did the tiger get from the village at night?

3.How many times did the tiger come into the village altogether?

4.How was the ‘Tiger” running?

5.Why did the old hunter give some animal skins to the ‘tiger’ ?

6.What do you think of the hunter ? Tell your reason.

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Once there lived an old man in a mountain village. He was a famous hunter. He often went hunting alone in the mountains. He was not afraid of any wild animals, not even a tiger.

One night, someone saw a tiger come into the village, and stole two sheep away. The next night the tiger came again. The villagers were frightened. They asked the old hunter to catch it so that they could have a safe life.

When the old man heard about the tiger, he thought hard. He wondered why the tiger came at night twice but only stole the sheep. The next night he walked outside the village. Suddenly he saw the tiger coming. He quickly threw himself on the ground. To his surprise, the tiger did not come at him, but went away. He followed it quietly and found it was running on two of its feet just like a man. Then everything was clear.

On the fourth day, when it got dark, the hunter took some animal skins with him and hid himself behind a big tree near the village. He was waiting for the "tiger". As soon as the "tiger" came near the tree, the old hunter jumped out, caught the "tiger" by the "leg" and said, "Don't be afraid. I do not mean to hurt you. You know who I am, don't you?"

The "tiger" said "Yes" and took off the tiger's skin.

"You are poor. But you mustn't steal anything from others. Here are some animal skins for you. You may sell them at the market. With the money, you can buy food and clothes for your family. Work harder and try to make a living. " With tears in his eyes, the poor man thanked the kind-hearted old hunter and walked home.

1.Where did the hunter live?

A. Outside a village.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. On a farm.

C. In a village.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Near a village.

2.How many times did the tiger come into the village?

A. Only once.　　　　 B. Twice.　　　 C. Three times. 　　 D. Four times.

3.What did the old hunter do when he first saw the tiger?

A. He was frightened.　　　 B. He threw himself on the ground.

C. He ran away.　　　　　　 D. He hid himself behind a tree.

4.How did the old hunter know the tiger was a man?

A. The tiger came to the village only at night.　　　

B. He saw the tiger run on its two feet.　　

C. The tiger only stole sheep.

D. The tiger could speak.

5.Why did the old hunter take some animal skins with him when he was waiting for the "tiger" ?

A. To help the poor man.　　　　　　　　

B. To make himself well hidden.

C. To sell them at the market the next morning.　　

D. To buy food and clothes on his way home.

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Once upon a time there lived an old man. He had three sons. One day, he called them together and said, "Sons, I will die soon. To my oldest son I give half my camels, to my second, one-third, and to my youngest, one-ninth." Soon after that he died.

Now, the old man had seventeen camels, and the three brothers didn't know how to do as their father said. They thought a long time about the problem, and it seemed that they must either kill some of the camels and cut them into pieces, or disobey their father. At last they went to their father's old friend and asked for his advice. As soon as he heard their story, he said, "I will help you. I was a good friend of your father's. I am old. I have only one camel, but take it-it is yours." The three sons thanked the old man and took his camel. Now they found it was easy to do as their father wished, The oldest took half- that was nine camels; the second took one-third, that was six; and the youngest took one-ninth, that was two. After each had got his camels, they found that there was still a camel there. So, to show their thanks to their father's friend, they gave the camel back to him.

1.The meaning of "disobey" in the second paragraph is" ________".

A.服从 B.违背 C.听从 D.嘲笑

2.The meaning of "asked for his advice" in the second paragraph is "________".

A.向他请教 B.问他数量 C.批评他 D.劝告他

3.The second old man ________the three brothers.

A.was good to B.was not good to C.didn't like D.cheated (哄骗)

4.Both the two old men in the story were ________.

A.foolish B.clever C.poor D.rich

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Once upon a time there lived an old man. He had three sons. One day, he called them together and said, "Sons, I will die soon. To my oldest son I give half my camels, to my second, one-third(三分之一), and to my youngest, one-ninth (九分之一)." Soon after that he died.

Now, the old man had seventeen camels, and the three brothers didn't know how to do as their father said. They thought a long time about the problem, and it seemed that they must either kill some of the camels and cut them into pieces, or disobey their father. At last they went to their father's old friend and asked for his advice. As soon as he heard their story, he said, "I will help you. I was a good friend of your father's. I am old. I have only one camel, but take it-it is yours."

The three sons thanked the old man and took his camel. Now they found it was easy to do as their father wished, The oldest took half- that was nine camels; the second took one-third, that was six; and the youngest took one-ninth, that was two.

After each had got his camels, they found that there was still a camel there. So, to show their thanks to their father's friend, they gave the camel back to him.

(   )11. "Once upon a time" means " ________".

A. long long ago B. not very long ago

C. at once D. sometimes

(   )12. The meaning of "disobey" in the second paragraph is" ________".

A. 服从 B. 违背 C. 听从 D. 嘲笑

(   )13. The meaning of "asked for his advice" in the second paragraph is " ________".

A. 向他请教 B. 问他数量 C. 批评他 D. 劝告他

(   )14. The second old man ________the three brothers.

A. was good to B. was not good to C. didn't like D. cheated(哄骗)

(   )15. Both the two old men in the story were ________.

foolish B. clever C. poor D. rich

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Once there was a poor old man called Colonel Harland Sanders. He lived in a small house and had an old car. He was living off the social security(社会保障金). In his sixties, he thought things had to change(改变), so he thought about what he had to do. His friends liked his chicken recipe(食谱) very much. He thought that it might help him to make a change.

He left Kentucky and traveled to different states. He told restaurant owners that he had a mouth-watering chicken recipe and asked them if they would like to buy it. He would like to give the recipe to them for free, just asking for a small percentage(提成) in return. Sounds like a good idea, right?

Unluckily, those restaurant owners didn’t think so. As a result, the old man heard “NO” over 1,000 times. Even after all of those rejections(拒绝), he didn’t give up. He believed his chicken recipe was something special. He heard “NO” 1,009 times before he heard his first yes.

With that one success, Colonel Harland Sanders changed the way that Americans ate chicken. Kentucky Fried Chicken, also known as KFC, was born. Now it is the world’s second largest restaurant chain(连锁).

Never give up and always believe in yourself. After all, nothing is impossible if you put your heart into it.

1.What does the underlined word “it” refer(指) to?

A.The small house. B.The old car.

C.The social security. D.The chicken recipe.

2.Why did Colonel Harland Sanders travel to different states?

A.To sell his chicken. B.To open a restaurant.

C.To sell his chicken recipe. D.To enjoy delicious chicken.

3.What happened after Colonel Harland Sanders failed(失败) 1,000 times?

A.He heard his first yes. B.He gave up his idea of making a change.

C.He kept on trying in other restaurants. D.He changed the way that Americans ate chicken.

4.What does the passage mainly tell us?

A.How KFC was born. B.Why KFC is popular.

C.Where KFC appeared(出现). D.Who the father of KFC is.

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Once there lived an old man in a town. He always forgot a lot of things. So his wife always had to say to him, “Don’t forget this.” One day he went for a long trip by train alone. Before he left home, his wife said, “Now you have all these things that you need on your way. Take care of your things on the way.” He went to the station. He bought a ticket and got on the train with it. About an hour later, the conductor (列车员) began to see the tickets. He came to the old man and said，“Will you please show me your ticket?” The old man looked for his ticket in all his pockets but he could not find it. He was very worried. “I can’t find my ticket. I really bought a ticket before I got on the train, ”said the old man. “I think you are right. I believe you bought a ticket. All right, you don’t have to buy another ticket,” said the conductor kindly. But the old man still looked worried and said sadly, You don’t know why I’m worried. If I don’t find my ticket, I can’t remember my station. Where am I going?”　　

根据短文内容判断正误，正确的用“A”表示，错误的用“B”表示。

1.The old man bought a ticket before he got on the train.

2.About an hour later, the conductor began to check the tickets.

3.The conductor told the old man that he had to buy another ticket.

4.The conductor didn’t believed what the old man said.

5.The old man still looked worried because he forgot where he was going.

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