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Once upon a time, there was a family with 18 children living in a village. Two of the children, both boys, loved painting very much, but the family was so poor that it was impossible to send both of them to study at art school at the same time.
After many discussions, the two boys finally worked out a plan. They would toss(抛) a coin. The loser would go down into the mines(煤矿)and,with his money, pay for his brother's college tuition(学费).Then, when the brother who won the toss finished his studies, he would pay Tor the other brother to study at the college.
One of the brothers, Albrecht Durer, won the toss and his brother Jack went down into the mines. Durer worked with all his heart and his paintings were much better than those of most of his teachers. He was beginning to make a lot of money for his paintings.
Durer returned. When he told Jack he could go to art college, Jack said softly: "The fouryears in the mines have done too much to my hands. It is too late. Now I can’t even hold a glass."
To show his great love and respect for his brother, Durer drew his brother's hands with palms(手掌）together and thin fingers towards the sky. He called his drawing The Praying Hands, which became very famous years later.
The next time you see a copy of that touching work, take a second look. Let it be your reminder: No one can ever succeed alone!
1.According to the two brothers' discussion
A. they let the coin decide who would go to college first
B. the winner would go to college with their family's help
C. the loser would go to the mines and earn money to pay for his own education
D. the winner would work in the mines after graduation in return for the loser's support
2.Jack refused his brothers offer because
A. he was too old to learn drawing B. he disliked holding a glass
C. he suffered an accident D. his hands were out of shape as a result of his work
3.What does the underlined word "Praying" in Paragraph 5 mean?
A. 紧握着的 B. 祈祷着的 C. 张开着的 D. 伸着的
4.According to the passage, how many children of the family went to the art college?
A. One B. Two C. Zero D. Eighteen
5.The story is mainly about
A. how a talented artist became famous
B. how a young man lost his talent
C. how success is possible only with the help of others
D. how a famous painting came out
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Once upon a time, there was a farmer living in the State of Song. He grew crops（庄稼）in a big field very hard every day. There stood a big tree stump（树桩）in the field. One day, he was working in the field when he saw a rabbit run into the stump, break its neck and die accidentally（意外地）.
1.That night he thought: “There is no need for me to work so hard every day. All I have to do is wait by the tree stump and pick up the rabbit that runs into it.” So from then on he stopped farming, and just sat by the tree stump waiting for another rabbit to come and run into it. 2.Crops died and his field became waste gradually（逐渐地）. But never did he see another rabbit run into the tree stump.
3.They thought he took the accident for the inevitable（必然的）.
In the story, this farmer wanted to live a better life by hoping for having unexpected good luck, but he was too lazy and foolish.4.No one can gain anything if he doesn’t work hard.
Nowadays, people use the phrase “waiting for rabbits by a tree stump” to describe those who just wait and dream of reaping（收获）without sowing. 5.We should also keep in mind that it is a waste of time waiting for something that only happens accidentally in our life. Just come down to earth.
A.Day in and day out, he waited and waited.
B.We should stop daydreaming and get to something practical.
C.People in the village laughed at him for his foolish behavior.
D.Happily, the farmer took the rabbit home and cooked a delicious meal for himself.
E.As the English saying goes, “no pains, no gains.”
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Once upon a time, there was a group of doves (鸽子) living by a lake. One day, under the lead of their king, the doves flew away to look for food. The smallest dove found some rice under a tree. So all the doves came down and began to eat,
Suddenly a net fell over them and soon they were all in it, Then a man came. The doves tried to get out of the net, but they couldn't The oldest dove had an idea. He advised all the doves to fly up together carrying the net with them, He said if they worked together, they would be successful,
The other doves did so and together they flew off carrying the net with them. The man was shocked., He tried to follow them, but they were flying high, The doves then flew to a hill because there lived a mouse and they thought he could help them. He was a good friend of the dove king.
When they arrived, the dove king told the mouse what had happened and asked him to set them free. The mouse said that he would set the dove king free first, But the king asked him to free his subjects (臣民)first And he was the last one to come out.
The doves all thanked the mouse and flew away together, They smiled and felt closer to each other.
1.Where did the doves find food?
A. On a tree. B. Under a tree. C. In a net, D. By a lake.
2.The doves flew to the hill to .
A. look for food B. save a friend C. get some rest D. ask for help
3.How did the other doves probably feel after hearing what their king said to the mouse?
A. Moved, B. Surprised, C. Worried, D. Sad.
4.The underlined word "he" in Paragraph 4 refers to .
A. the smallest dove B. the oldest dove C. the dove king D. the mouse
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Once upon a time, there was a famous saint admired by the local people who lived lonely in the hills. 1. _, they used to ask him for help, and certainly he was wise enough to answer any difficult questions. Every time, he could give the right answers and offer the ways to solve the problems for the people who needed.
2.One day he caught a bird and held it in his cupped hands (捧着的手掌). Then he gathered his friends around. He said “Let's play a trick on that old man. 3. . Of course, he’ll answer that I have a bird. Then I will ask him if the bird is alive or dead. If he says the bird is dead, I'll open my hands and let the bird fly away. If he says the bird is alive, I'll quickly crush （压坏）it and show him the dead bird. Either way, he'll be wrong. "
4. Up the hill, they went to the old man's house.
"Saint, we have a question for you, they all shouted. What's in my hands?”Asked the little boy. "Well, it must be a bird, "replied the old man." 5.? "Asked the excited boy. The saint thought for a moment and then replied, “It is up to you, my child.”
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A.Among the people, there was a naughty(淘气的) little boy
B.The children agreed this was a clever plan
C.But is it alive or dead?
D.Whenever the people are in hot water,
E.I'll ask him what I'm holding in my hands
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Once upon a time there was a baby eagle（鹰） living in a nest on a cliff（悬崖）. The baby eagle liked the nest. It was the only world he had ever known. It was warm and comfortable. Many times each day the mother would swoop down from the sky and land in the nest and feed the baby eagle delicious food. She was like a god to him he had no idea where she came from or how she worked her magic.
The baby eagle was hungry all the time, but the mother eagle would always come just in time with the food. The baby eagle grew strong. The mother wanted him to try flying and getting the food out of the nest. But the baby eagle was afraid to do it. The mother eagle flew away and stopped coming to the nest. The baby eagle cried and cried. But there was no one there to hear him. Two days later, the mother eagle appeared at the top of the mountain cliff with a big bowl of delicious food and she looked down at her baby.
The mother said, “Here is some very delicious food, all you have to do is come to get it.”
“Come to get it!” said the baby, with much anger. “How?”
The mother pushed him out of the nest. The ground rushed closer, faster and faster. Something strange happens. He looked down and saw the sky. He wasn’t moving towards the ground anymore, his eyes were pointed up at the sun.
“Hug?” he said. “What’s going on here!”
“ You’re flying,” his mother said.
“This is fun!” laughed the baby eagle.
1.What does the underline word “swoop” mean?
A. 俯冲 B. 攫取 C. 抓起 D. 飞标
2.Every day the mother eagle ____________ when the baby is young.
A. flew away B. asked him to fly
C. worked her magic D. took food to the nest
3.The mother eagle stopped coming to the nest because _____
A. she was too old to do things for her baby.
B. she didn’t love her baby anymore.
C. she had a long way to find some food for her baby.
D. she wants her baby to get the food by itself.
4.The mother eagle taught her baby to fly by ______________.
A. telling him how to do
B. pushing him out of the nest
C. flying around him
D. asking his father to teach him
5.What does the writer want to tell us?
A. The baby eagle can not live without food.
B. The baby eagle can not fly without his mother.
C. Don’t be overcome by the fear in your heart.
D. Don’t try to do the things you have never done.
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Once upon a time there was a hamburger in the restaurant, who had many lives. Each day she would wake up and patiently wait her turn to be prepared by the _____ before they were served to the customers. She would do everything possible to make herself really _____ while being eaten. But with the customer’s final bite, she would feel like the lights had gone out and she had simply fallen asleep. The next day all would repeat.
The little hamburger wanted to quietly _____ this way for many years. But one day, she heard one of the customers say she was “junk food”. And this made her _____! From then on she found that many people used that _____ name about her and her sisters. And after listening closely to the radio about junk food, she accepted the fact: it was _____, and she was “junk food”.
Now she _____ why most of her favourite customers were now much fatter than before, and why they didn’t look so _____. The hamburger felt bad, so she tried to find some way to change that ______.
Then she got a(n) _____. The hamburger told all her sisters not to have any flavor (味道) whenever they were with a customer that visited too often, but to be even more delicious only when the customer _____ came.
In this way they began to see fewer unhealthy-looking faces, and many of their old friends started looking much better.
And these hamburgers became much more popular from then on, because more people think it’s nicer to ______something after a while of not having had it.
1.A. cooks B. doctors C. workers D. waiters
2.A. beautiful B. clever C. useful D. delicious
3.A. share B. live C. make D. show
4.A. sad B. hungry C. excited D. interested
5.A. nice B. fantastic C. funny D. terrible
6.A. polite B. boring C. special D. true
7.A. doubted B. forgot C. understood D. asked
8.A. tired B. sick C. rich D. well
9.A. name B. size C. appearance D. colour
10.A. answer B. trouble C. message D. idea
11.A. often B. never C. seldom D. once
12.A. taste B. touch C. throw D. make
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Once upon a time， there were two doors in a house. One was a beautiful living room door， and the other was just a normal bathroom door.
There were some naughty children in the house， and they always kicked(踢) the door. The living room door was always very angry about it and hated the children. The bathroom door didn’t care too much when the children kicked him. Instead， he tried to comfort the living room door. He said， “Don’t worry. It’s normal. They’re children， and they’ll grow up soon. Before long， things will be better.”
One day， the living door finally lost his temper(发脾气). A child kicked him， and he broke at once. The owner of the house got very angry and told the children to be careful next time. This made the living door happy. However， the owner didn’t repair him； he threw him into a landfill(垃圾堆) instead. At the same time， the bathroom door took the place of the living room door. And the children treated him with greater care.
The living room door realized his mistake. He shouldn’t treat young children like that. He should learn to forgive(原谅) others. The happiness from revenge(报复) will never last for long.
1.Why was the living door angry?
A. Because the owner didn’t like him at all
B. Because the children didn’t like to play with him.
C. Because the naughty children always kicked him.
D. Because he was not as beautiful as the bathroom door.
2._____ didn’t care when they children gave him a kick.
A. The living room door B. The bathroom door
C. The bedroom door D. The owner of the house
3.What did the owner do with the living room door?
A. He repaired him
B. He threw him away
C. He turned him into a bed
D. He turned him into a bathroom door.
4.The writer wants to tell us that ______.
A. we should learn to forgive others
B. we should treat children kindly
C. we should treat the doors in different ways
D. we should punish children for bad behavior
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Once upon a time, there was a lazy poor man living in a small house with spider webs(网) on the walls and mice running around. People __coming into such a dirty place and the poor man was lonely and __ every day. He thought he was unhappy __poverty(贫穷).
One day, the poor man dropped in on __wise old man and asked him for advice about ___his life. The old man gave him a vase and said, “This is a magic vase_____will bring you __.
The poor man looked at the vase __. He wondered ___a vase in his poor house. ___, he didn’t want to throw away such a beautiful vase, so he brought it home and put it on the table. “ ___not right for something ___beautiful to be empty.” The poor old man looked at the vase and thought. Then some flowers ____into it. That made the vase even ___. “How can I have the vase next to a spider web?” he continued. At this, he started to clean the house and paint the walls. His house turned ___ a comfortable place immediately.
The old man cheered up and he suddenly realized why he was unhappy. From then on, he worked hard and his life got better and better.
1.A. avoid B. avoids C. avoided D. have avoided
2.A. sadly B. sad C. sadness D. sadder
3.A. because B. as C. since D. because of
4.A. a B. an C. the D. /
5.A. to change B. changes C. changed D. changing
6.A. / B. that C. what D. who
7.A. happy B. happier C. happily D. happiness
8.A. in surprise B. surprising C. surprised D. surprise
9.
A. why would he need B. why will he need
C. why he would need D. why he needs
10.A. But B. Or C. However D. So
11.A. It’s B. Its C. It D. It was
12.A. very B. such C. quite D. so
13.A. were putting B. were put C. have put D. had put
14.A. beautifully B. beautiful C. more beautiful D. more beautifully
15.A. in B. into C. on D. around
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Once upon a time, there was a lazy poor living in a small house with spider webs(蜘蛛网) on the walls and mice running around. People ______ coming into such a dirty place and the poor man was lonely and sad every day. He thought it was poverty(贫困) that______ his unhappy life. One day, the poor man dropped in on a wise old man and asked him for ______ about changing his life. The old man gave him a beautiful vase(花瓶) and said, “This is a magic vase that will bring you _______.” The poor man looked at the vase ______ . Why would he need a vase in his poor house? However , he didn’t want to ______ such a beautiful vase, so he brought it home on the table. “It.s not right for something so beautiful to be ______.” the poor man looked at the vase and thought. Then he picked some wild flowers and put them into it, making it even more beautiful. ______ he was still not satisfied . “It is not good for such a beautiful thing to stand next to a spider web.” At this, he started to do some cleaning in the house and paint the walls. His house turned into _______ place immediately. The poor man _______ . He suddenly realized that in the past it was his laziness that made him poor and unhappy. From then on, he worked hard and his life got better and better.
1.A.enjoyed B.avoided C.forgot D.considered
2.A.led to B.connected to C.made up D.set up
3.A.service B.knowledge C.advice D.care
4.A.peace B.happiness C.mess D.regret
5.A.sadly B.nervously C.proudly D.surprisedly
6.A.throw away B.give out C.pay for D.keep off
7.A.ugly B. Full C.empty D.dirty
8.A.Although B.But C.So D.Because
9.A.large B.dark C.strange D.comfortable
10.A.cheered up B.rang up C.sped up D. stayed up
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Once upon a time, there was a lazy poor man living in a small house with spider webs(蜘蛛网) on the walls and mice running around People______coming into such a dirty place and the poor man was lonely and every day. He thought it was poverty(贫穷) that______his unhappy life.
One day, the poor man visited a wise old man and asked him for______about changing his life. The man gave him a beautiful vase and said. “This is a magic vase. It will bring you ____.”
The poor man looked at the vase_____. Why would he need a vase in his poor house? However, He didn’t want to_____such a beautiful vase, so he brought it home and put it on the table.
“It’s not right for something so beautiful to be ___ ,”the poor man looked at the vase and thought. Then he picked some wild flowers and put them into it, making it even more beautiful.
_____he was still not satisfied(满意)“It is not good for such a beautiful thing to stand next to a spider web.”At this, he started to do some______in the house and paint the walls.
His house turned into a _____place at once. The poor man ____.He suddenly realized that in the past it was his laziness that made him ____ and unhappy. From then on, he worked hard and his life got better and better.
1.A. enjoyed B. liked C. loved D. disliked
2.A. led to B. came to C. made up D. picked up
3.A. care B. advice C. protection D. ticket
4.A. sadness B. happiness C. time D. money
5.A. sadly B. nervously C. kindly D. carefully
6.A. give out B. throw away C. pay for D. knock off
7.A. ugly B. empty C. full D. dirty
8.A. But B. So C. Because D. If
9.A. shopping B. cleaning C. reading D. washing
10.A. large B. comfortable C. small D. dark
11.A. stayed up B. woke up C. cheered up D. tidied up
12.A. smart B. useful C. poor D. helpful