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John was a very strong man. Once he got a job cutting wood in a forest.
The first day， John cut down 18 trees. He was so happy. John tried harder the next day， but could only cut down 15 trees .The third day he tried even harder， but could only cut down 10 trees . Day after day he cut down fewer and fewer trees. John was so worried . He could not understand what was going on .
“When was the last time you sharpened (磨快)your axe(斧子) ?” one of his friends asked .
“Sharpened? I have no time to sharpen my axe . I was busy trying to cut down trees !” said John.
1..John found a job in a restaurant.
2.John didn’t work hard a few days later.
3..John cut fewer and fewer trees because he was lazy.
4..John cut down 10 trees on the second day .
5..John thought it’s a waste (浪费)of time to sharpen his axe .
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Once there was a great man. He had a little daughter and he loved her very much. When she was very little, he would pick her up, sing a ______and dance with her, and he would tell her, “I love you, little girl.” When the girl grew up, the man would ______hug her and tell her, “I love you, little girl.” The little girl would be_______and say, “I’m not a little girl any more. Don’t call me _____ that.” Then the man would laugh and say, “But to me, you’ll ______be my little girl.”
A few years later, the little girl_______home and went into the world. As she learnt more about herself, she learnt_______about the man. She realised he always expressed（表达） his ______to her. It didn’t matter wherever she went in the world, the man would call her and say, “I love you, little girl.”
The day came when the great man was ill______. He couldn’t talk any more. He could no longer______ , hug, dance or tell the little girl that he loved her. When she walked ______ the room and saw him, he looked small and not _______at all. He looked at her and tried to speak, but he could not. The little girl did the only thing she could do. She climbed up on the great man’s ______. Tears ran from both of their eyes and she drew her _____ around the shoulders（肩膀） of her father. She _______what she needed to hear. His heart beat out the words that his mouth could no longer say. I love you, little girl!
1.A. note B. call C. story D. song
2.A. still B. never C. just D. hardly
3.A. afraid B. excited C. unhappy D. worried
4.A. like B. as C. for D. with
5.A. often B. sometimes C. always D. usually
6.A. arrived B. built C. left D. believed
7.A. fewer B. less C. more D. better
8.A. gift B. love C. thanks D. idea
9.A. slowly B. quickly C. clearly D. badly
10.A. sleep B. walk C. smile D. cry
11.A. by B. into C. from D. out
12.A. strong B. kind C. helpful D. clever
13.A. tree B. window C. bed D. table
14.A. ears B. legs C. feet D. arms
15.A. saw B. felt C. learnt D. touched
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Once a young man was travelling on a bike. He went a long way. At noon he felt very hungry. He wanted very much to find a restaurant to have a meal there， but he didn’t know where to find one. Just then an old woman was coming. “Maybe she knows，”he thought. So he came up to her and asked， “Hey， where is the nearest restaurant?”
“Sorry， I don’t know， young man.”
The young man was just going away when he heard the woman’s words， “Oh， yes， young man， you’ve just dropped something.”
The young man turned backed and asked， “What have I dropped something?”
“You’ve dropped your manners（礼貌）.”
1.The young man traveled ___________.
A. on foot B. by plane
C. on a train D. by bike
2.After he went a long way， he ___________.
A. felt very thirsty B. felt very hungry
C. didn’t want to walk on D. wanted to turn back
3..At noon he wanted to ___________.
A. have a rest B. see an old woman
C. find something to eat D. listen to the radio
4.He asked the old woman to ____________.
A. give him something to eat
B. show him the way to the nearest restaurant
C. give him something to drink
D. have lunch with him
5.The old woman didn’t tell him where the nearest restaurant was， because _________.
A. the young man was not polite
B. she didn’t feel hungry
C. she didn’t understand what the young man said
D. she was a stranger there， too.
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There once was a young man. He was the only child in his family, so his parents loved him very much and did everything for him. He just hung out every day, doing nothing.
One day, he met an old man. The old man asked him, “My boy, why don’t you work hard when you are young?”
The young man replied without care, “Why do I have to be in a hurry（匆忙）? I’m young so I have much time!”
The old man said nothing. He asked the young man to go into a dark house with him.
“I can’t see anything!” the young man said.
The old man lit（点燃） a match and said, “Before the match goes out, pick something like in the house.
The young man tried to see the things in the house with the match. But before he found something, the match went out ,and the house became dark again at once.
“Before I got something, the match went out.” the young man said angrily.
The old man said, “My boy, your youth（青春） is just like the match. It can only last for a short time. So you should make full use of your time!”
1.The young man just played every day because ________.
A.his family was rich B.his parents did everything for him
C.he was a little kid
2.What’s the meaning of the underlined word “match”?
A.火柴 B.灯笼 C.电灯
3.The young man picked ________before the match went out.
A.a ring B.a watch C.nothing
4.The old man in the story wanted to ________the young man.
A.give a match to B.teach a lesson to C.have fun with
5.What can we learn from this story?
A.Time waits for no man! B.We should look after our parents. C.Young people have much time.
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Once a man needed a new pair of shoes. This man was very good at math. He knew that in order to get shoes that fit him perfectly, it would be necessary to measure his shoe size.
So before he went to the market, he carefully measured his feet and drew a very detailed picture of his feet on a piece of paper. He wrote the exact size of each foot on the paper so that he would not buy the wrong size. Then before leaving the house, like a good mathematician, he rechecked his picture.
It was a very long way from the man’s home to the market where he wanted to buy the shoes. It was afternoon when the man arrived at the market. When he reached a shoe store and was about to get in, the man realized that he had forgotten to bring the paper that he had carefully written on. He turned around and walked all the way back home to get it.
It was nearly sunset when the man arrived back at the market. The market was closing. The shoemaker had packed up all of his shoes in bags and was ready to go home. Seeing this, the man stopped the shoemaker quickly and asked him to unpack his bags to sell shoes.
“Hey! I’ve never seen a bigger bean brain like you,” the shoemaker said, “why didn’t you just try on the shoes in my store, but go home and get your paper?”
The man’s face turned red, hanging his head down. “I thought there was only one way to solve my problem. I should have thought to check with others if they had better solutions that might be as good as mine, or even better than my own.”
The above short story works well with school students and also teachers. Don' t try to solve a problem with a single point of view: there may be many other ways of solving the same problem.
1.Before the man went to the market. he_________
A.asked others for some advice B.knew well about his foot size
C.measured his old shoes carefully D.drew a pair of his shoes on a piece of paper
2.The man didn’t ask the shoemaker to sell shoes to him until sunset because__________
A.He spent too much time going back home for money
B.he had to measure his feet at home again
C.he wanted to make sure of the size of his feet on the paper at home
D.he returned home for his bags
3.In the shoemaker‘s eyes， the man is___________
A.foolish B.strange C.clever D.funny
4.What does the author want to show by telling the story?
A.It's important for us to learn math well
B.It's necessary to ask for help sometimes
C.We should think carefully before we act
D.We should try to think of more ways to solve the same problem
5.What can be the best title of this passage?
A.A New Pair of shoes B.Whether to Go Back Home or Not
C.A Smart Shoemaker D.A Foolish Man
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There was a very rich man named John. He gave a great puzzle (迷语)to the people in the town.
In his house, he had a very large room. “If anyone of you can fill my room within one day, I will give you 100,000 dollars.” Everyone in the town wanted to try.
The first man tried to fill the room with stones. At the end of the day, he was very tired, but the room was still empty.
The second man tried to fill the room with wood. He worked all day, but the room was not full. “That room is too big,’’ he said. “No one can do this.”
The third man said, “I can do it. It’s easy.” Everyone laughed. They thought he could not do it. Then, the man went to the park and played all day. His friend said, “Why are you playing? You should be working.’’ The man said, “I can do it. Don’t worry.’’ At 8 o’clock at night，the man came to the room with a small bag. The rich man said, “Haha...that bag is too small. It cannot fill the room.’’The man reached into the bag and took out a candle. He lit(点亮）the candle and said, “You see，the whole room is filled with light!”
1.How much would John give to the man who worked out the puzzle?(根据短文内容回答问题）
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2.Did the second man fill the room within one day?(根据短文内容回答问题）
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3.How did the third man fill the room?(根据短文内容回答问题）
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4.从短文中找出与下面句子画线部分意思最相近的单词。
He worked all day, but the room was not full. _____________________
5.In the passage, the underlined word “It’’ refers to ______________.
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A man got a young apple tree from his friend. He was very happy with this 1. (绝妙的) gift. He 2. (想知道) where to plant it. He thought and thought, and finally, he 3.（决定）to plant the tree in the woods. However, without 4. (足够的) sunlight and rich soil(土壤), the tree died soon.
Later, the friend asked him why he planted the tree in such a poor place but not 5.（在任何地方）rich. The man 6. （好像）angry. “if I planted the tree near the 7.(小山) or in one of my fields, people would 8.（设法）to steal（偷）some of my apples.” he said.
“Yes,” said the friend. “but there is a(n) 9.（差异）. If you planted it in one of your fields, at least 10.（某人）could enjoy the fruit. Now you not only have no fruit but also destroy （毁坏） a good apple tree.
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One day a poor man was cutting a big piece of wood (木头) near a river. Suddenly his old axe (斧子) fell into the water. He felt very sad because he lost his only axe. Then all at once a beautiful fairy (仙女) came out and asked the man what was the matter.
“I have lost my axe.” he said, “It fell into the water when I was cutting the wood.”
The fairy showed him a gold axe and asked, “Is that yours?”
“No.” said the man.
The fairy then showed him a silver (银) axe and asked again, “Is this yours?”
“No.” again answered the man.
Then she showed him the old axe.
“Yes, that is mine.” called out the happy man.
“I know it well enough.” said the fairy, “I only wanted to see if you would tell me the truth, and now I’ll give you the gold axe and the silver axe besides (包括) your own one.”
根据短文，判断正（T）误（F）。
1. The man was so poor that he only had one axe.
2. The old axe fell into the river when the man was cutting the wood.
3.. The fairy asked the man if he lost a gold axe, then the man said “No”.
4.. When he saw his own axe, the man was very happy.
5.. At last, the man had two axes.
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One day a poor man was cutting a big piece of wood (木头) near a river. Suddenly his old axe (斧子) fell into the water. He felt very sad because he lost his only axe. Then all at once a beautiful fairy (仙女) came out and asked the man what was the matter.
“I have lost my axe.” he said, “It fell into the water when I was cutting the wood.”
The fairy showed him a gold axe and asked, “Is that yours?”
“No.” said the man.
The fairy then showed him a silver (银) axe and asked again, “Is this yours?”
“No.” again answered the man.
Then she showed him the old axe.
“Yes, that is mine.” called out the happy man.
“I know it well enough.” said the fairy, “I only wanted to see if you would tell me the truth, and now I’ll give you the gold axe and the silver axe besides (包括) your own one.”
根据短文，判断正（A）误（B）。
1.The man was poor, he had nothing but an old axe.
2.The old axe fell into the water when the man was cutting the wood.
3.The fairy asked the man if he lost a gold axe, then the man said “No”.
4.When he saw his own axe, the man was very happy.
5.At last, the man had two axes.
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One day a poor man was cutting a big piece of wood (木头) near a river. Suddenly his old axe (斧子) fell into the water. He felt very sad because he lost his only axe. At this time a beautiful fairy (仙女) came out and asked the man what the was matter.
“I have lost my axe.” he said, “It fell into the water when I was cutting the wood.”
The fairy showed him a gold axe and asked, “Is that yours?”
“No.” said the man.
The fairy then showed him a silver (银) axe and asked again, “Is this yours?”
“No.” again answered the man.
Then she showed him the old axe.
“Yes, that is mine.” called out the happy man.
“I know it well enough.” said the fairy, “I only wanted to see if you would tell me the truth, and now I’ll give you the gold axe and the silver axe besides (包括) your own one.”
根据短文，判断正（T）误（F）。
1.The old axe fell into the river when the man was cutting the wood.
2.The man felt very happy because he lost his only axe.
3.The fairy didn’t know which was the man’s axe.
4.The man was happy when he saw the gold axe.
5.At last, the man had three axes.