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Once upon a time there was a crook（骗子）who only thought about how to get money. What he hated most was when people were polite to each other, saying things like “please”, “thank you”, and “don’t mention it”.
The crook thought all those kinds of words were a waste, so he spent a lot of time inventing a machine which could steal words. With this machine, he planned to steal “please”, “thank you”, “don’t mention it”, and similar words people used to be polite. After he stole these words, he intended to take them apart and sell the letters to book publishers. After he started up his machine, people would open their mouths, intending to say kind and polite things, but nothing came out. All those words ended up inside the big machine.
The crook was happy with his success, but he didn’t count on (料想到)a couple of very special little girls. Those girls were deaf, and had to communicate with sign language. Because the machine couldn’t steal gestures, these girls continued being kind and polite. Soon they realized what had been happening to everyone else, and they found out about the crook and his plan. The girls followed him and found the machine busy separating all the words into letters. They approached the machine and started being polite to each other.
Try as it might, the machine couldn’t steal those words, and it started to suffer a power overload(超载). Finally, it exploded, sending all the letters it had gathered flying into the sky. These letters started coming down, like rain, and most ended up in the sea. After that, everyone could be polite again.
Seeing all those letters fall into the sea, those little girls had an idea. A little while later they opened a factory, making alphabetic spaghetti soup!
1.What the crook hated most was ______.
A．his machine B．money C．language D．politeness
2.The crook spent a lot of time inventing a machine to ______.
A．publish books B．steal words
C．write letters D．make alphabetic soup
3.Why did the machine have no effect on the two girls?
A．Because they were kind and polite.
B．Because they were very clever.
C．Because the machine couldn’t steal gestures.
D．Because there was something wrong with the machine.
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Once upon a time, a library was just about the only place that someone could go to get a book or go to read for free. Then came the arrival of the Internet, and that changed everything. Before long, books were available on different sites on the web. It was only a matter of time until Kindle, Nook, and other e-readers swept the scene. Along with them came the e-book. Many believed that this would be the end of libraries. But libraries still exist today, and many of them even thrive(繁荣). So, how is it possible that they survived against the onslaught of e-books?
For one thing, the truth is that libraries were never just about borrowing books for free. Librarians provide many services other than those of a desk clerk or customer service agent. They often hold seminars, presentations, contests, and other events to promote free education. These events are considered necessary by parents and kids alike.
For others, the library is a place where they can go to get away from the rush of the world and from social obligations or family troubles. Many go to the library to study for projects, papers and exams. Others simply see it as a recreational hobby.
For another thing, most libraries and librarians do not reject the changing tides of technology. And neither does the world, for that matter. In the US, the graduate degree program to become a librarian is often called a Library Science program. It reflects the fact that the country believes its librarians should keep up with the latest in information technology. Many librarians agree, and therefore have become experts in the field. Librarians have by now and large willingly educated themselves in the technology needed to keep up with the fast-paced digital world of technology today.
So consider a visit to your local library to see all the recent changes. If you haven’t been to one in a while you might not recognize the place. But don’t worry. Your librarian will be happy to bring you up to speed.
1.The underlined word “onslaught” in Paragraph 1 can best be replaced by “_____”.
A. price B. attack C. future D. quality
2. According to Paragraph 4, many librarians ______.
A. prefer traditional books to e-books
B. don’t need to have a graduate degree
C. can’t keep up with the world of technology
D. have made good use of new technology in their work
3.What’s the author’s attitude towards the future of librarians?
A. Hopeful. B. Careless. C. Doubtful. D. Disapproving.
4.Which of the following shows the structure of the text?
A.
B.
C.
D. 
CP: Central Point P: Point Sp: Sub-point(次要点) C: Conclusion
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In a land far away, once upon a time there was great poverty （贫困）,and only the rich could manage without great _26_. Three of those rich men and their servants were_27_together on a road when they came to a very_28_village.
The first could not stand seeing the poverty, _29 he took all the gold and jewels from his wagons (四轮载重马车) and shared _30 out among the villagers. He wished them all the best of luck, and he left.
The second rich man ,seeing the _31 situation, stopped for a short time and gave _32 all his food and drink, since he _33 see that money would be of little _34 to them. He made sure that they each _35 their fair share and would have enough food to _36 for some time . Then, he left.
The third rich man, on seeing such poverty, _37 and went straight through the _38 without stopping. The two other rich men saw this from a distance and commented with each other_39 the third rich man lacked sympathy. It was _40 that they themselves had been there to offer help.
However, three days later, they 41 the third rich man ,who was coming in the opposite direction . He was 42 travelling quickly, but his wagons, 43 the gold and valuables they had been 44 ,were now full of farming tools and bags of 45 .He was rushing back to help them out of poverty.
1. A．loss B．expectations C．success D．problems
2. A．standing B．travelling C．gathering D．running
3. A．faraway B．poor C．different D．ancient
4. A．unless B．because C．so D．if
5. A．them B．anything C．nothing D．those
6. A．curious B．worrying C．dangerous D．puzzling
7. A．the villagers B．his servants C．the others D．the rest
8. A．could B．might C．should D．must
9. A．interest B．concern C．use D．attraction
10. A．returned B．gained C．offered D．received
11. A．remain B．last C．supply D．share
12. A．turned back B．set out C．showed off D．speeded
13. A．village B．land C．field D．road
14. A．whether B．how C．where D．when
15. A．good B．certain C．true D．strange
16. A．welcomed B．met C．taccepted D．persuaded
17. A．still B．already C．always D．indeed
18. A．except B．instead of C．apart from D．along with
19. A．loading B．treasuring C．carrying D．earning
20. A．food B．jewels C．money D．seeds
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In a land far away, once upon a time there was great poverty （贫困）,and only the rich could manage without great _36. Three of those rich men and their servants were_37_together on a road when they came to a very_38_village.
The first could not stand seeing the poverty, _39 he took all the gold and jewels from his wagons (四轮载重马车) and shared 40 out among the villagers. He wished them all the best of luck, and he left.
The second rich man ,seeing the _41 situation, stopped for a short time and gave _42 all his food and drink, since he _43 see that money would be of little _44 to them. He made sure that they each 45their fair share and would have enough food to _46 for some time . Then, he left.
The third rich man, on seeing such poverty, _47 and went straight through the _48 without stopping. The two other rich men saw this from a distance and commented with each other 49 the third rich man lacked sympathy. It was _50 that they themselves had been there to offer help.
However, three days later, they 51the third rich man ,who was coming in the opposite direction . He was 52 travelling quickly, but his wagons, 53 the gold and valuables they had been 54 ,were now full of farming tools and bags of 55 .He was rushing back to help them out of poverty.
1. A．loss B．expectations C．success D．problems
2. A．standing B．travelling C．gathering D．running
3. A．faraway B．poor C．different D．ancient
4. A．unless B．because C．so D．if
5. A．them B．anything C．nothing D．those
6. A．curious B．worrying C．dangerous D．puzzling
7. A．the villagers B．his servants C．the others D．the rest
8. A．could B．might C．should D．must
9. A．interest B．concern C．use D．attraction
10. A．returned B．gained C．offered D．received
11. A．remain B．last C．supply D．share
12. A．turned back B．set out C．showed off D．speeded up
13. A．village B．land C．field D．road
14. A．whether B．how C．where D．when
15. A．good B．certain C．true D．strange
16. A．welcomed B．met C．accepted D．persuaded
17. A．still B．already C．always D．indeed
18. A．except B．instead of C．apart from D．along with
19. A．loading B．treasuring C．carrying D．earning
20. A．food B．jewels C．money D．seeds
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In a land far away, once upon a time there was great poverty (贫困）,and only the rich could manage without great 36 . Three of those rich men and their servants were 37 together on a road when they came to a very 38 village.
The first could not stand seeing the poverty, 39 he took all the gold and jewels from his wagons (四轮载重马车) and shared 40 out among the villagers. He wished them all the best of luck, and he left.
The second rich man ,seeing the 41 situation, stopped for a short time and gave 42 all his food and drink, since he 43 see that money would be of little 44 to them. He made sure that they each 45 their fair share and would have enough food to 46 for some time . Then, he left.
The third rich man, on seeing such poverty, 47 and went straight through the 48 without stopping. The two other rich men saw this from a distance and commented with each other 49 the third rich man lacked sympathy. It was 50 that they themselves had been there to offer help.
However, three days later, they 51 the third rich man ,who was coming in the opposite direction . He was 52 travelling quickly, but his wagons, 53 the gold and valuables they had been 54 ,were now full of farming tools and bags of 55 .He was rushing back to help them out of poverty.
1. A．loss B．expectations C．success D．problems
2. A．standing B．travelling C．gathering D．running
3. A．faraway B．poor C．different D．ancient
4. A．unless B．because C．so D．if
5. A．them B．anything C．nothing D．those
6. A．curious B．worrying C．dangerous D．puzzling
7. A．the villagers B．his servants C．the others D．the rest
8. A．could B．might C．should D．must
9. A．interest B．concern C．use D．attraction
10. A．returned B．gained C．offered D．received
11. A．remain B．last C．supply D．share
12. A．turned back B．set out C．showed off D．speeded
13. A．village B．land C．field D．road
14. A．whether B．how C．where D．when
15. A．good B．certain C．true D．strange
16. A．welcomed B．met C．accepted D．persuaded
17. A．still B．already C．always D．indeed
18. A．except B．instead of C．apart from D．along with
19. A．loading B．treasuring C．carrying D．earning
20. A．food B．jewels C．money D．seeds
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Once upon a time, there was a bird in a cage who sang for her merchant(商人) owner. He was very happy with her . Before he left for a business trip one day, he asked if she had a wish: “I will go through the forest where you were born. What should I take for the birds there?” The bird said, “Tell them I am full of sorrow in a cage singing my captive (被监禁的）song and I’m cut off from all of life’s sweet things. I hope it won’t be long before I can fly _ through the trees with them again.”
When the merchant reached the forest, he stopped and said, “Dear birds! to you all from my pretty bird locked in her cage. She asks for a from you. She wants to join you, but I would her beautiful song and cannot let her go.” Suddenly one bird screamed and to the ground.
Nothing else could be more shocking. The merchant thought it was dead. He continued on to the city and his goods. On returning home, the merchant said, “I do not know what happened. I told them your message. Then, one of them fell down dead.”
Suddenly the bird a terrible scream and fell on her head to the bottom of the cage. The merchant was terrified and wept in . He opened the cage door and took her into his hands carefully. The bird suddenly flew up, then out of the window and on the nearest tree. She turned to him and said gratefully,” I really appreciate your delivering my message. That bird instructed me how to my freedom. All I had to do was to pretend to be dead.”
1.A. cry B. poem C. speech D. song
2.A. report B. conversation C. message D. invitation
3.A. carefully B. proudly C. luckily D. freely
4.A. Thanks B. rewards C. Greetings D. Congratulations
5.A. reply B. story C. joke D. letter
6.A. avoid B. miss C. ignore D. quit
7.A. flew B. ran C. fell D. jumped
8.A. afforded B. served C. offered D. traded
9.A. let out B. worked out C. thought out D. found out
10.A. surprise B. interest C. hopelessness D. curiosity
11.A. hid B. started C. hit D. landed
12.A. fight B. treat C. win D. strike
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Once upon a time, there was a man who was so famous that everyone in his country knew him.
One day, the famous man was sitting in a restaurant with his sister. “It must be great to be famous. Everyone tries to please you, and you can do whatever you want to,” said his sister. “It’s quite the opposite sometimes, in fact. Because I’m famous, I can’t do what I want to,” he denied. “But look, we’re sitting at the best table and eating the best food. We couldn’t sit here and eat this if you weren’t famous,” said his sister. “I’ll show you what I mean,” said he.
The next day, the famous man picked up his sister and took her to another country. “I’m not at all famous here,” he said. “Let’s see how we get on.” Soon they found a restaurant, but it was very busy, so they had to queue. “This wouldn’t have happened if you were famous,” said his sister, but the famous man just smiled.
When they finally got a table, it took the waiter years to bring what they ordered. And the food supposed to be hot was cold, and the food supposed to be cold was hot! Eventually, the famous man couldn’t stand any more and asked to see the manager. “This food is awful. We had to wait an hour for a seat, and the service is also very poor. Look, even my spoon is dirty!”
Showing his horribly yellow teeth, the manager, smiling, said, “Well, that’s just bad luck for you.”
“Don’t you know who I am?” asked the famous man.
“I’ve no idea,” replied the manager.
So the famous man and his sister ran away, without paying.
1.What’s the attitude of the man’s sister toward famous people?
A. Indifferent. B. Envious. C. Curious. D. Annoyed.
2.The famous man took his sister to another country to ________.
A. see how famous he was there B. enjoy the delicious food there
C. enjoy the beautiful views there D. see what would happen if no one knew him
3. In fact, the famous man thought that being famous ________.
A. was a thing worth taking pride in B. could bring him all he needed
C. was not all great with everything D. would enable him to travel abroad
4.The passage is written mainly ________.
A. to describe famous people’s life
B. to explain the importance of being famous
C. to show how to deal with problems in a restaurant
D. to show that famous people are watched more
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Once upon a time, there was a wonderful old man who loved everything on the land —— animals and plants.
One day while walking through the woods, the old man found a cocoon of a butterfly. He took it home. A few days later, a small opening appeared; he sat and watched the butterfly for several hours as it struggled to force its body through that little hole. Then it seemed to stop making any progress. It appeared as if it had gotten as far as it could and it could go no farther. Then the man decided to help the butterfly, so he took a pair of scissors and cut the remaining bit of the cocoon. The butterfly then came out easily.
But it had a swollen body and small, shriveled wings. The man continued to watch the butterfly because he expected that, at any moment, the wings would enlarge and expand to be able to support the body, or they would be smaller. Neither happened! In fact, the butterfly spent the rest of its life crawling around with a swollen body and shriveled （枯萎）wings. It never was able to fly.
What the man in his kindness and hurry did not understand was that the struggle required for the butterfly to get through the tiny opening was nature’s way of forcing fluid from the body of the butterfly into its wings so that it would be ready for flight once it achieved its freedom from the cocoon.
Sometimes struggles are exactly what we need in our life. If we were allowed to go through our life without any difficulties, it would cripple (无能) us. We would not be as strong as what we could have been. And we could never fly.
1.The old man cut the cocoon in order to ____.
A. kill the butterfly
B. play with the butterfly
C. make the butterfly come out easily
D. have the butterfly
2.The reason why the butterfly could not fly is that _____.
A. the old man broke its wings
B. it was too small
C. newly born butterflies can’t fly
D. it came out of its cocoon without enough struggle
3.What can we know from the passage?
A. That old man was fond of everything except the butterfly.
B. It was the old man that stopped the butterfly flying.
C. The old man realized his mistake.
D. It’s not hard for the butterfly to come out of the cocoon.
4.What does the author want to tell us by writing the passage?
A .We should help others.
B. Without others' help we can still succeed.
C. Struggles in our life can make us stronger.
D. Butterflies can fly without people’s help.
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Once upon a time there was a painter who had just finished his course from a great painter. He wanted to assess his skills, so he decided to display one of his best works on a busy street.
He put his painting at a busy street-crossing. And below it a board read — "Gentlemen, I have painted this piece. Since I'm new, I might have made some mistakes in my work.________1.________"
When he came back in the evening to collect his painting, he was completely shocked to see that the whole painting was filled with crosses.
________2.________He burst into tears and said sadly, "I'm useless and if this is what I have learned to
paint, I'm not worth teaching."
The master smiled and suggested, "My son, I will prove that you are a great artist." The master told him, "Just paint the same painting once again and give it to me."
Then they went to the same street the next morning and displayed the same painting. The master took out another board which read — "Gentleman, I have painted this piece. Since I'm new, I might have made some mistakes. I have put a box with colors and brushes just below. Please dome a favor.________3.________"The master and the young painter went back home.
They visited the place in the evening. The young painter was surprised to see that actually there was not a single correction done!________4.________If you want to help people improve their behaviors, it is worth investing your effort in learning how to help people change their behaviors, attitudes and skills. Also, always remember not to get carried away or judge yourself by someone else's criticism and feel depressed as you are the best judge to judge yourself!
A．It is easy to criticize, but difficult to improve.
B．Please put a cross wherever you see a mistake.
C．Discouraged and broken, he ran to his master's place.
D．If you see a mistake, kindly pick up the brush and correct it.
E. Criticizing has the function of helping people improve themselves.
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Once upon a time there was a painter who had just finished his course from a great painter. He wanted to assess his skills, so he decided to display one of his best works on a busy street.
He put his painting at a busy street-crossing. And below it a board read — "Gentlemen, I have painted this piece. Since I'm new, I might have made some mistakes in my work.65 "
When he came back in the evening to collect his painting, he was completely shocked to see that the whole painting was filled with crosses.
66 He burst into tears and said sadly, "I'm useless and if this is what I have learned to
paint, I'm not worth teaching."
The master smiled and suggested, "My son, I will prove that you are a great artist." The master told him, "Just paint the same painting once again and give it to me."
Then they went to the same street the next morning and displayed the same painting. The master took out another board which read — "Gentleman, I have painted this piece. Since I'm new, I might have made some mistakes. I have put a box with colors and brushes just below. Please do
me a favor.67 "The master and the young painter went back home.
They visited the place in the evening. The young painter was surprised to see that actually there was not a single correction done!68 If you want to help people improve their behaviors, it is worth investing your effort in learning how to help people change their behaviors, attitudes and skills. Also, always remember not to get carried away or judge yourself by someone else's criticism and feel depressed as you are the best judge to judge yourself!
A. It is easy to criticize, but difficult to improve.
B. Please put a cross wherever you see a mistake.
C. Discouraged and broken, he ran to his master's place.
D. If you see a mistake, kindly pick up the brush and correct it.
E. Criticizing has the function of helping people improve themselves.
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