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A priest（牧师） had a cat that climbed up a tree in his backyard and then was afraid to come down. The priest persuaded(劝说), offered warm milk, etc. The kitty would not come down. The tree was not strong enough to climb, so the priest decided that if he tied a rope to his car and drove away so that the tree bent（弯曲）down, he could then reach up and get the kitty. He did so, checking his progress in the car again and again, then work out if he went just a little bit further, the tree would be bent enough for him to reach the kitty. But as he moved a little further forward, the rope broke.
The tree went “boing!” and the kitty at once sailed through the air —out of sight. The priest felt terrible. He walked all over the neighborhood asking people if they’d seen his kitty. Nobody had seen a lost kitty.
So, he prayed(祈祷), “God, I just give this kitty to your keeping,” and went on about his business.
Several days later he was at the grocery store, meeting one of his church（教堂） members. He happened to look into her shopping cart and was amazed to see cat food. Now this woman was a cat hater and everyone knew it, so he asked her, “Why are you buying cat food when you hate cats so much?”
She replied, “You won’t believe this,” and told him how her little girl had been begging her for a cat, but she kept refusing. Then a few days before, the child begged again, so the Mom finally told her little girl, “Well, if God gives you a cat, you can keep it. ” She told the priest, “I watched my child go out in the yard, get on her knees, and ask God for a cat. You won’t believe this, but I saw it with my own eyes. A cat suddenly came flying out of the blue sky, with its paws spread out, and landed right in front of her. ”
1.The priest drove his car to bend the tree in order to __________.
A. get his kitty down from the tree B. persuade his kitty to come down
C. offer the kitty some warm milk D. see if the rope was strong enough
2.The underlined sentence probably means that the priest __________.
A. was happy he didn’t have to care for the kitty
B. hoped his neighbors would look after his cat
C. thought his kitty might be lost or killed
D. didn’t want to see his kitty any more
3.Why was the priest amazed when he saw the woman had bought much cat food?
A. Because he couldn’t imagine she had her own cat.
B. Because the woman was his church member.
C. Because he thought she would live on cat food.
D. Because he knew clearly she didn’t like a cat.
4.Who gave the girl a cat?
A. God B. His church member C. The priest D. His neighbour
5.Which may be the best title of this passage?
A. A flying cat B. A lucky girl
C. God sent her a cat D. An unlucky priest
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A priest(牧师) had a cat that climbed up a tree in his backyard and then was afraid to come down. The tree was not strong enough to climb, so the priest decided that if he tied a rope to his car and drove away so that the tree bent(弯曲) down, he could then reach up and get the kitty. He did so, checking his progress in the car again and again, then work out if he went just a little bit further, the tree would be bent enough for him to reach the kitty. But as he moved a little further forward, the rope broke.
The tree went “boing!” and the kitty at once sailed through the air — out of sight. The priest felt terrible. He walked all over the neighborhood asking people if they’d seen his kitty. Nobody had seen a lost kitty.
So, he prayed, “God, I just give this kitty to your keeping,” and went on about his business.
Several days later he was at the grocery store, meeting one of his church members. He happened to look into her shopping cart and was amazed to see cat food. Before this woman was a cat hater and everyone knew it, so he asked her, “Why are you buying cat food when you hate cats so much?”
She replied, “You won’t believe this,” and told him how her little girl had been begging(恳求) her for a cat, but she kept refusing. Then a few days before, the child begged again, so the Mom finally told her little girl, “Well, if _________, you can keep it.” She told the priest, “I watched my child go out in the yard, get on her knees, and ask God for a cat. You won’t believe this, but I saw it with my own eyes. A cat suddenly came flying out of the blue sky, with its paws spread out, and landed right in front of her. ”
1.The priest drove his car to bend the tree in order to __________.
A. get his kitty down from the tree
B. persuade his kitty to come down
C. feed the kitty
D. see if the rope was strong enough
2.The underlined sentence in Paragraph 3 probably means that the priest __________.
A. was happy he didn’t have to care for the kitty
B. hoped his neighbors would look after his cat
C. thought his kitty might be lost or killed
D. didn’t want to see his kitty any more
3.Which is the most possible to complete the sentence in the last paragraph?
A. the priest sends you a cat
B. God gives you a cat
C. you have enough money
D. you have enough time
4.Which may be the best title of this passage?
A. A flying cat B. A lucky girl
C. God sent her a cat D. An unlucky priest
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A man had a kitten that climbed up a tree in his backyard and then was afraid to come down. He _______ warm milk. It would not come down.
The tree was not _______ enough to climb, so the man decided that if he tied rope to his _______ and pull it until the tree be down. he could then _______ and get the kitten.
That's what he did. all the while checking his progress in the car. He then thought if he went just a little bit _______, the tree would be bent low enough for him to reach the kitten. But as he moved the car a little further forward, the rope broke.
The tree went "boing!" and the kitten was nowhere to be found.
The man felt _______. He asked people he met if they'd _______ a little kitten. No. Nobody had.
A few _______ late the he met a neighbor at the store. He happened to look into her shopping basket and was _______ to see cat food.
This woman was a cat ________ and everyone knew it, so he asked her, "________ are you buying cat food?" She replied, "You won't believe this, "and then told him how her little girl had been begging her for a cat,________ she kept refusing. Then a few days before, the child had begged again, so the Mom finally ________ her little girl, "Well, I'll let you keep a cat if it falls from the ________."
She told the man, "I watched my child go out in the yard, and look straight into the sky. And really,________ won't believe this, but I saw it with my own eyes. A kitten suddenly came lying through the air, and landed right in front of her."
Word Bank
bend 弯曲
forward 向前
beg 恳求
1.A.left B.offered C.threw D.drank
2.A.tall B.old C.close D.strong
3.A.car B.body C.door D.window
4.A.pick up B.look up C.reach up D.climb up
5.A.faster B.higher C.nearer D.further
6.A.sick B.bored C.funny D.terrible
7.A.seen B.lost C.raised D.bought
8.A.hours B.days C.weeks D.years
9.A.happy B.sorry C.worried D.surprised
10.A.lover B.hater C.keeper D.trainer
11.A.Why B.How C.When D.Where
12.A.so B.or C.but D.until
13.A.told B.warned C.advised D.ordered
14.A.sky B.tree C.wall D.building
15.A.he B.you C.she D.they
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Long, long ago there lived an old man. He had a very big orange tree in his garden. On the tree there were many fine oranges.
One day the old man found one of the oranges was bigger than the others. It was as big as a watermelon. So he took the big orange to the king. The king was very happy and gave the old man a lot of money for it.
When a rich man heard of this, he said to himself, "It is only an orange. Why did the king give him so much money? If I take my gold cup to the king, he will give me much more money for it."
The next day when the king got the gold cup, he said to the rich man,"What a beautiful cup! I'll give you something for it. Please take the great orange."
根据短文内容回答下列问题。
1.What did the old man have in his garden?
2.What did the old man find one day?
3.Who did the old man give the big orange to?
4.Did the king give the rich man a lot of money in the end?
5.Was the rich man very happy at last?
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Long, long ago there lived an old man. He had a very big orange tree in his garden. On the tree there were many fine oranges.
One day the old man found one of the oranges was bigger than the others. It was as big as a watermelon. So he took the big orange to the king. The king was very happy and gave the old man a lot of money for it.
When a rich man heard of this, he said to himself, "It is only an orange. Why did the king give him so much money? If I take my gold cup to the king, he will give me much more money for it."
The next day when the king got the gold cup, he said to the rich man,"What a beautiful cup! I'll give you something for it. Please take the great orange."
根据短文内容回答下列问题。
1.What did the old man have in his garden?
2.What did the old man find one day?
3.Who did the old man give the big orange to?
4.Did the king give the rich man a lot of money in the end?
5.Was the rich man very happy at last?
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Fred was a poor man who lived alone in a small village. He was lazy and didn't want to find a job. He had no friends or relatives. He used to beg for food for his living.
One day, a kind man gave Fred a large bowl of rice. Fred didn't eat up the rice in one go. He put the remaining rice on the table. He lay on his bed and kept an eye on it.
After a while, Fred fell asleep and had a dream. He dreamed that there was a famine（饥荒）in his village. He sold his remaining rice and got some silver coins. He used the silver coins to buy a pair of goats. His goats had kids in months, so he got more goats. He sold some goats and became rich. He bought a large house. He fell in love with a beautiful lady and they got married.
Fred dreamed that he was dancing with his wife. He felt so excited that he kicked in air and his leg hit the bowl on the table. The bowl with rice dropped and broke into pieces. The noise woke him up.
At once, Fred realized that he had been dreaming. He also realized that he could get nothing if he didn't make a change. Then he decided to get rid of his laziness. Soon he found a job and worked hard.
1.How did Fred get silver coins in his dream?
A.By selling his goats. B.By selling the rice. C.By working hard. D.By selling his house.
2.Fred kicked in air when he dreamed that ___________.
A.he became a rich man B.he had more goats C.he was dancing with his wife D.he had a large house
3.The Chinese meaning of the underlined phrase “get rid of” is probably“___________”.
A.摆脱 B.原谅 C.忽略 D.删除
4.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A.Fred was a rich man before he had a dream. B.Fred got a large bowl of rice from a lady.
C.In Fred's dream, he bought a pair of horses. D.The bowl dropped and the noise woke Fred up.
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Al Larson is also known as the "Bluebird Man". He first began his work of love after he read a passage in National Geographic. 1. Then he started to fix up little boxes that could serve as homes for bluebirds. His work is helpful. It shows building birdhouses can help to control their falling populations.
At first, he started the work as a hobby to spend time in his retirement(退休). 2.After almost forty years of experience, he has recorded over 30,000 bluebirds, thanks to the 350 birdhouses that he has built across southwest Idaho. He often travels over 5,000 miles to check on all of his boxes during the summer nesting season.
3. Their population began to drop after the invention of the electric chainsaw(链锯)in the 1920s. It made it easier for people to cut down dead trees. Cutting down dead trees broke bluebirds' homes. The use of pesticides(农药)caused an uncertain future for the bluebirds in Idaho.
4. It has shown us that if we take a moment to understand the needs of a kind of animal, we'll find a way to deal with the problem.
Now that he is about 97 years old, Larson shows no signs of slowing down, what's more, his encouraging story has been turned into the Emmy award-nominated movie Bluebird Man.
"A1 is a living example of how much one person can achieve when he sets his mind on a task. But he's also an example of the advantages that a project like this can have for people, " filmmaker Matthew Podolsky said, "5."
And they are truly the secret to his long.
A.Bluebirds have given meaning to Al's life.
B.It’s true that the work of Larson is successful.
C.It's kind of good for bluebirds to live in zoos.
D.However, he turned it into full-time work later.
E.Bluebirds usually live in dead or nearly-dead trees.
F.The population of Bluebirds has increased quickly.
G.Larson saw a bluebird going in and out of a dead tree around his house.
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A group of boys stood around a tree. “What a tall tree!” they said to each other, “It would be _______ to climb to the top!”
The group of boys then decided to play a game to _______ who could climb to the top of the tree first. Their mothers were sitting not far away, looking on at their _______ as they played.
One of the climbers was an 8-year-old boy named David. He was the shortest child in the group. _______ thought he would win.
Then the game started. All of the boys tried their best to climb as high as they could. Although the other boys climbed faster than David in the beginning, he _______ the top of the tree fastest in the end.
His mother was _______. She asked him, “David, how did you reach the top of the tree so _______?”
“It was easy,” David said, “The other children _______ looking down as they climbed. When they realized how high they were, they were afraid of _______. I, however, looked only up. When I saw how close I was, I kept going higher and higher, ________ I reached the top.”
It is true in life that if we just keep going forward without looking back, we are more likely to reach our goals.
1.A.boring B.exciting C.dangerous
2.A.believe B.think C.see
3.A.students B.children C.teachers
4.A.Nobody B.Somebody C.Everybody
5.A.got up B.got on C.got to
6.A.proud B.worried C.frightened
7.A.carefully B.quickly C.quietly
8.A.kept B.avoided C.practiced
9.A.taking down B.falling down C.calming down
10.A.if B.after C.until
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The man________ on the ground________that he had _______his bicycle behind that big tree.
A. lying;lied;laid B. lying;lay;laid C. lay;lied;lain D. lied;laid;lied
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One June evening, Sylvia, a nine-year-old girl, was driving her cow through the dark woods, following a path that led to her grandmother's home.
Suddenly the air was cut by a sharp whistle*not far away. Sylvia left the cow and stepped carefully behind a tree, shaking. But she was too late.
"Halloa, little girl!" a young man called out cheerfully," How far is it from the mainroad?"
Sylvia whispered "two miles". She didn't dare to directly look at the young man with a gun, but she came out and again drove the cow. The young man walked with her.
"I've been hunting for birds," he explained, "but I've lost."
Sylvia said nothing but was glad they were almost home. She could see her grandmother standing in the doorway. The man greeted her grandmother, and asked if he could have a night's lodging*."Yes." her grandmother said, "We don't have much, ____________________."
After eating, the man said he was an ornithologist, who collected birds.
"Do you cage them up?" asked her grandmother doubtfully.
"No, I shoot them and make specimens* of them.'
"Sylvia knows a lot about birds, too." her grandmother said proudly.
"Great! I saw a white heron* a few miles from here, and followed it in this direction, but can't find it."
The man turned to look at Sylvia with the hope of discovering that she knew the rare bird.
But Sylvia was silent.
The man continued eagerly. "I would give ten dollars to anybody who could show it to me."
Sylvia's heart gave a wild beat. That night, she could decide all the wonderful things she and her grandmother could buy for ten dollars. When it was almost time for the sun to rise, she quietly left her home and got to a huge tree, so tall it could be seen for many miles around. She climbed to the top with fingers stiff and clumsy. Suddenly Sylvia's eyes caught a flash of white growing larger and larger. It flew past Sylvia and landed on their nest in a nearby tree. The white heron smoothed its feathers and called to its mate. Then it lifted its wings and flew away.
Sylvia gave a long sigh*. Slowly she came home. The young man stood up as she came into the kitchen. His kind eyes looked deeply into Sylvia's dark ones. But Sylvia was silent.
1.When Sylvia drove her cow home one evening,
A.she left the cow in the woods
B.she was frightened by a whistle
C.she wanted to help a young man
D.she was followed by a young man
2.Which sentence can be put in the blank?
A.although we have raised a lot of birds
B.and you had better give us some money
C.but you're welcome to share what we've got
D.so you can go out to the mainroad two miles away
3.What can you infer from the passage?
A.The white heron treated Sylvia as its good friend.
B.Sylvia went to search for the white heron secretly.
C.Sylvia's grandmother was proud of knowing a lot about birds.
D.The young man asked Sylvia to catch the white heron for him.
4.Did Sylvia tell the young man where the white heron was? Why? (请用约40词回答)
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