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This story happened about a hundred years ago in a small village . One day , there was an earthquake . A huge rock fell from a nearby . The rock on the main road in the village .
When the earthquake stopped , many of the villagers came out into the road and saw the rock . They decided to try to move the rock it was in the middle of the road . Some of the men in the village c
ame to try to lift the rock out of the road . no matter how they tried , they couldn’t move it . “well ,” they , “there is nothing we can do for the rock . We will have to change the course of the road .”
All the while a young boy about 12 years old was watching the men trying to move the rock . “Excuse me , sir ,” he said , “but I think I can help you the rock .” “You ?” they shouted . “What are you about ? You can’t move this rock . All of us have just tried , and even we can’t move .” The men all at the boy .
The next morning some people came into the street . One of them shouted , “The rock is gone .” It was true . The wasn’t in the road anymore . In fact , no one could see it anywhere . “This is impossible ,” they said , “Where did it go ?” The twelve – year – old boy stood in the street , . “I buried it last night ,” he said , “You see , I dug a deep next to the rock and then I dug a small incline（斜坡）up towards it . The
n I covered it with dirt .”
1.A. mountain B. corner C. tree D. table
2.A. walked B. stopped C. pulled D. cleaned
3.A. small B. large C. tiny D. fine
4.A. while B. though C. if D. since
5.A. smallest B. fattest C. strongest D. weakest
6.A. carefully B. quickly C. hard D. heavily
7.A. said B. chose C. answered D. asked
8.A. feel B. shake C. push D. move
9.A. caring B. talking C. hearing D. worrying
10.A. towards B. around C. together D. besides
11.A. at most B. at least C. at last D. at all
12.A. rushed B. laughed C. threw D. called
13.A. box B. bridge C. rock D. hill
14.A. smiling B. appearing C. playing D. begging
15.A. wall B. farm C. hole D. field
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About five hundred years ago, an earthquake (地震) happened in a small village. Luckily for them, nothing was destroyed (毁坏) and no one was hurt. But a huge stone fell from a nearby mountain and stopped in the middle of the road.
When the earthquake stopped, many people came to the road and saw the stone. Some of the strongest men tried to lift the stone out of the road. But they couldn't move it. They tried to push it but failed. They tried to pull it with ropes but nothing worked.
"Well," they said sadly, "there's nothing we can do about it. We'll have to change the way."
At this time a boy about 12 years old said, "I think I can help you to move the stone away.
"You?" they shouted. "What are you talking about?" The men all laughed at the boy.?
The next morning, some people came into the road. One of them shouted, "The stone is gone." More people ran out to see what had happened. It was true. The stone wasn't on the road any longer. It wasn't even near the road.
The boy walked over to where the stone had been and said, "I buried it."
The people looked rather surprised. "You see," he said, "I dug a deep hole next to the stone and I dug a small incline (斜坡) up to the stone and the stone rolled (滚) down into the hole itself. Then I covered it with earth."
The villagers shouted, "Clever boy! Clever boy!" And some of them said, "Why didn't we think out this good idea?"
1.Around 500 years ago, this story happened in a small _____.?
A. town B. village C. city D. country
2.After the earthquake, _____.
A. many people in the village died
B. nothing happened
C. the whole village was covered with big stones
D. a huge stone fell down the mountain and stood in the middle of the road
3.The stone was moved out of the road by _____.
A. an old man B. a young man C. a boy D. a girl
4.In the end, the huge stone was _____.
A. in the earth B. in the house
C. in the river D. on the road side
5.From the passage, we can see that _____.
A. the boy was stronger than the villagers
B. the villagers were very foolish
C. the boy was very bright and good at thinking
D. the villagers were all proud of the boy before the earthquake happened
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阅读理解
About five hundred years ago, an earthquake (地震) happened in a small village. Luckily for them, nothing was destroyed (毁坏) and no one was hurt. But a huge stone fell from a nearby mountain and stopped in the middle of the road.
When the earthquake stopped, many people came to the road and saw the stone. Some of the strongest men tried to lift the stone out of the road. But they couldn't move it. They tried to push it but failed. They tried to pull it with ropes but nothing worked.
"Well," they said sadly, "there's nothing we can do about it. We'll have to change the way."
At this time a boy about 12 years old said, "I think I can help you to move the stone away.
"You?" they shouted. "What are you talking about?" The men all laughed at the boy.?
The next morning, some people came into the road. One of them shouted, "The stone is gone." More people ran out to see what had happened. It was true. The stone wasn't on the road any longer. It wasn't even near the road.
The boy walked over to where the stone had been and said, "I buried it."
The people looked rather surprised. "You see," he said, "I dug a deep hole next to the stone and I dug a small incline (斜坡) up to the stone and the stone rolled (滚) down into the hole itself. Then I covered it with earth."
The villagers shouted, "Clever boy! Clever boy!" And some of them said, "Why didn't we think out this good idea?"
1.Around 500 years ago, this story happened in a small _____.?
A. town B. village C. city D. country
2.After the earthquake, _____.
A. many people in the village died
B. nothing happened
C. the whole village was covered with big stones
D. a huge stone fell down the mountain and stood in the middle of the road
3.The stone was moved out of the road by _____.
A. an old man B. a young man
C. a boy D. a girl
4.In the end, the huge stone was _____.
A. in the earth B. in the house
C. in the river D. on the road side
5.From the passage, we can see that _____.
A. the boy was stronger than the villagers
B. the villagers were very foolish
C. the boy was very bright and good at thinking
D. the villagers were all proud of the boy before the earthquake happened
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句子翻译。阅读短文，翻译划线部分的句子。
1.About five hundred years ago, an earthquake happened in a small village. Luckily for them, nothing was destroyed (毁坏) and no one was hurt. But a huge stone fell from a nearby mountain and stopped in the middle of the road.
When the earthquake stopped, many people came to the road and saw the stone. Some of the strongest men tried to lift the stone out of the road. But they couldn’t move it. They tried to push it but failed. 2.They tried to pull it with ropes (绳索) but nothing worked.
“Well,” they said sadly, "3.there' s nothing we can do about it. We' II have to change the way.”
At this time a boy about 12 years old said, "I think I can help you to move the stone away.”
“You?” they shouted. "What are you talking about?" The men all laughed at the boy. The next morning, some people came into the road. One of them shouted, "The stone is gone." 4. 更多的人跑出去看发生了什么事。 It was true. The stone wasn't on the road any longer. It wasn't even near the road.
The boy walked over to where the stone had been and said, "I buried(埋藏) it.” The people looked rather surprised. "You see,' he said, '1 dug a deep hole next to the stone and I dug a small incline (斜坡)up to the stone and the stone rolled(滚) down into the hole itself. Then I covered it with earth.”
The villagers shouted, “Clever boy! Clever boy!”
5.这个聪明的男孩有个好主意。
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The TV play is about a true story_______ happened in a small village a few years ago.
A.what B.when C.where D.that
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The TV play is about a true story_______ happened in a small village a few years ago.
A.what B.when C. where D.that
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The story I would like to tell happened about a year ago. I accepted a position in a company. John, who I knew, told me much about the job and took my curriculum vitae (简历) to his manager. I did not see him as a friend because at the time we did not take part in activities together outside of work, nor did our wives.
The first week was fine. Nothing was clearly strange with John at first until the second week, when our communication began to get a little strange. John began making conversations like "you would have had to pay an employment agency（职业介绍所）several hundred dollars for a job like this". I soon forgot his words till the next day when he made another similar conversation. Right then I started to really pay attention to what he meant. He acted as if I owed him money for helping me to get the job.
He began to get short with me and I had only been there for two weeks. He should train me in building our e-mail servers（服务器）. Instead, he went through the process so fast that even an experienced worker could hardly keep up. He would not slow down or check whether I was with him or not. If there was something wrong with a server, he would just deal it by himself and not stop to say anything like "you might want to remember this. " I was in a bad mood from then on.
By the third week I began to get tired of his condescension (傲慢). So I began to challenge him in a way that was only one to one. He would reply to a question of mine with a question or just make me repeat it, and then cut in on me. I began to hate him. Later I tried to avoid him as much as I could.
He stopped me one day and asked me what had happened. I told him he was very condescending. He asked me, “What can I do so that you will not feel like this way in the future?” I simply asked him to treat me with the same respect he would like to be treated with. He did it and we got along better slowly. I believed there was hope and finally we would become friends and now we are.
1.Why didn’t the author refer to John as a friend at first?
A.They seldom spent free time together. B.They had only met for two weeks.
C.Their wives didn’t know each other. D.They had many disagreements on work.
2.What did John most probably mean by saying the underlined sentence?
A.The company he and the author worked in was very good.
B.The writer was wise not to ask an employment agency for help.
C.He had helped the author get a job without a penny.
D.The writer didn’t give him several hundred dollars to express his gratitude.
3.Which of the following is TRUE according to the third and fourth paragraphs?
A.John was an experienced and hard-working employee.
B.The writer was very slow in learning new things.
C.John hardly lent an ear to what the writer expressed.
D.The writer slowly got used to his work
4.What's the writer's purpose of sharing his story?
A.To express his dislikes with John.
B.To show the importance of communication
C.To remind us what problems can happen at work.
D.To describe how to get on with your workmate.
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John is thirteen now. He began to study in a middle school two years ago. His home is in a small village and it's nearly five kilometers from the school. He has to get up early in the morning. After a quick breakfast he has to run to school and get there on time. His father hopes to borrow some money to buy a bike for him, but he knows his mother is always ill and his father spends much money on medicine. He doesn't agree with his father and keeps running there every day. Now he's very strong. He is never late for class and his teachers often praise him.
Last week there was a sports meeting in his school. John ran faster than any other boy and won the boy's 800 meters, 1, 500 meters and 3, 000 meters. The whole school knew him. He was very happy. He told his grandma about the good news as soon as he got home.
" I broke two school records today, Granny, " called out the boy.
To his surprise, the old woman wasn't happy. She thought for a while and said, "I'm sorry to hear that. We have no money to pay for them, you know!"
1.John began to study in a middle school at the age of_________.
A. nine B. thirteen C. eleven D. fifteen
2.John runs to school every day in order to_________.
A. keep healthy B. win the boy's race
C. make his teachers happy D. get to school on time
3.John doesn't ask his father to buy him a bike because _________.
A. he doesn't like riding a bike
B. he doesn't like his father
C. his home is near the school
D. he knows his father doesn't have enough money
4.John _________ after the school sports meeting.
A. ran faster B. worked harder
C. became famous D. got a bike
5.John's grandma wasn't happy because_________.
A. she thought John had broken some things in the school and they had to pay for them
B. she thought John hadn't done well in the school sports meeting
C. John's father couldn't afford a bike
D. John's mother was ill and they spent much money on medicine
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This story happened three years ago. Jack was an eight-year-old boy at that time. He was a good pupil. He was good at every subject at school. But he could not get up early. He often slept until nine or ten o’clock in the morning. So he was often late for school.
Jack’s mother didn’t want him to be late for school again. So she bought him a clock. She said to him, “ You must get up when you hear the clock ring.”
“Yes, Mum.” said Jack. After that Jack got up at twenty to seven when he heard the clock ring.
One day his mother forgot to make the clock ring at the usual time. And the next morning Jack didn’t get up.It was six forty-two at that moment.It was time for breakfast. Mother went to see him. Jack was still in bed and his eyes were open.
“Why didn’t you get up? ” Mother was angry.
“You told me to get up when I heard the clock ring. So I am waiting for the bell.”
“Mum, is the clock still sleeping ?” Jack asked.
1.How old was Jack when the story happened?
A. Ten. B. Nine. C. Seven. D. Eight.
2.Jack’s mother bought him a clock, because______.
A. she liked it B. she didn’t want Jack to be late for school
C. Jack liked it D. she lost one
3.What time did Jack usually get up after he had the clock?
A. 7∶20. B. 6∶20. C. 6∶40. D. 7:40.
4.What happened to Jack one day when the clock didn’t ring?
A. He didn’t get up all the morning. B. He got up early.
C. He got up late. D. He didn’t have breakfast.
5.Jack still stayed in bed to wait for ______.
A. the breakfast B. the bell C. his mother D. his bag
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任务型阅读（8分）
Hundreds of years ago there lived a king in a small country. He liked swimming. When summer came, he always went to another palace by a forest（森林） with his guards(士兵) and returned to the capital in autumn. One afternoon the king went swimming in a river in the forest but he didn’t tell others about it. He went out alone .Nobody followed him. He was very happy when he swam in the water. After that he heard a great noise and saw a big bear（熊） coming at him. He tried his best to run away. He ran and ran and at last he lost his way. There was an old farmer in it. “It’s your king,” he said to the old man.” I’m hungry now. Bring me something to eat quickly!” The old man had nothing to give. He only had four eggs. The king ate them and felt better.” How much must I pay you for that?” “Sixteen pounds.”
“How expensive they are! Are eggs rare（稀有的）here?”
“No,” answered the old farmer. “We have only one king in our country!”
1.What did the king like? ______________________________
2.把划线句子翻译成汉语。______________________________
3.How much was each egg? ___________________________.
4.Which is the best title (题目)of the story?
A. The King and the Old Farmer
B. The King in the Forest
C. The King and the Bear
D. The Kind hearted King
ame to try to lift the rock out of the road . no matter how they tried , they couldn’t move it . “well ,” they , “there is nothing we can do for the rock . We will have to change the course of the road .”
n I covered it with dirt .”