An old man had been working for many years fo...

An old man had been working for many years for a town. His job was to clear away natural waste from the pool water in the hills, which made up the lovely river flowing through the town nearby. Quietly and36, the old man guarded the hills,37the leaves and branches, and cleaned up the dirt that would have38and polluted the fresh flow of water . The town soon became a popular attraction for tourists. Elegant swans (天鹅) floated along the clear river and the view was so beautiful39words.

Years passed. One evening the town40met. As they reviewed the budget, one man’s41____caught sight of the salary 42being paid to the seldom seen keeper of the river. He asked , “Who is the old man? Why do we    43to employ him? No one in town ever44him. For all we know, the strange keeper of the hills isn’t doing his job. His position isn’t45any longer.” Then they voted to46the man.

For several weeks, nothing changed….

By early autumn, the trees began to47their leaves. Small branches broke off and fell into the pools of the hills,48the flow of the shining water. One afternoon, someone noticed a slight yellowish-brown49  in the river. A few days later, the water was much50. Within another week, an oily something covered some sections of the water along the banks, and a terrible 51was soon sensed. Swans left and so did the 52. The only thing that was now visiting the village was disease and sickness.

Quickly, the53town committee called a special meeting. Realizing their huge error in54, they rehired the old keeper of the river again, and within a few weeks, the river began to clear up. Swans and tourists came back again and new life returned to the small town in the Alps.

Never ignore the seeming smallness of a task, job or life. They may all make a55.

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For many years Henry had been a journalist. He had worked on many international newspapers and magazines and traveled over the world.

Henry had witnessed war and natural disasters such as floods, earthquakes and erupting volcanoes ( 火山爆发).

He had reported on serious accidents such as major fires and airline crashes.

He had seen every kind of terrible crime and strange event there was.

He had met and written about some of the most unusual people in the world.

In fact, there wasn’t much that Henry had not seen or done.

Now he was retired from journalism(新闻业). He owned a very expensive restaurant and spent his days talking to his wealthy and important customers. He liked to say that nothing surprised him.

One day he was sitting at the bar in his restaurant when a big gorilla(大猩猩) walked in and asked for a table.

Henry showed no surprise. He took the gorilla to a table and handed him a menu. He treated him politely and pretended there was nothing at all strange about having a gorilla in his restaurant.

The gorilla looked through the menu and ordered a salad.

Henry served the gorilla his salad personally, knowing that his waiters and waitresses would be too frightened.

At last the gorilla finished his salad and asked for the bill.

Henry wrote out the bill and handed it to the big animal.

The gorilla studied it, shook his head sadly then gave Henry fifty dollars.

“Thank you,” Henry said, and then to make conversation, he added, “we don’t get many gorillas in this restaurant.”

“At fifty dollars for a salad,” the gorilla said, “I’m not surprised.”

1.According to the story, Henry had________.

2.One day when a gorilla came into the restaurant, Henry was_____.

3.From the sentences “Henry served the gorilla his salad personally, knowing that his waiters and waitresses would be too frightened” you can learn that______.

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The old man, for　　　　　 life had been very hard, donated his possessions to poor villages in Anhui.

A. whose　　　　　　　 B. whom

C. which　　　　　　　 D. that

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The old man, for　　　　　 _life had been very hard, donated his possessions to poor villages in 　　 Anhui．

A．whose　　　　　　　 B．whom

C．which　　　　　　　 D．that

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读后续写

A man came home from work late，tired and irritated（不耐烦的）, to find his 5-year-old son waiting for him at the door.

“Daddy, may I ask you a question?”

“Yeah sure, what is it?” replied the man.

“Daddy, how much do you make an hour?”

“That's none of your business. Why do you ask such a thing?” the man said angrily.

“I just want to know. Please tell me，how much do you make an hour?” pleaded the little boy.

“If you must know, I make $20 an hour.”

“Oh,” the little boy replied, with his head down. Looking up, he said, “Daddy, may I please borrow $10?”

The father was angry, “If the only reason you asked that is so you can borrow some money to buy a silly toy or some other nonsense, then you march yourself straight to your room and go to bed. Think about why you are being so selfish. I work hard every day for such childish behavior.” The little boy quietly went to his room and shut the door. The man sat down and, started to get even angrier about the little boy's questions. How dare he ask such questions only to get some money? After about an hour or so, the man had calmed down, and started to think: Maybe there was something he really needed to buy with that $10 and he really didn't ask for money very often. The man went to the door of the little boy's room and opened the door. “Are you asleep, son?” He asked.

“No, daddy, I'm awake,” replied the boy.

“I've been thinking, maybe I was too hard on you earlier,” said the man. “It's been a long day and I took out my anger on you. Here's the $10 you asked for.”

The little boy sat straight up, smiling. “Oh. Thank you, daddy!” He yelled. Then, reaching under his pillow he pulled out some crumpled(皱皱巴巴的) up bills.

注意：

1. 所续写短文的词数应为150左右；

2. 应使用5个以上短文中标有下划线的关键词语；

3. 续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好；

4. 续写完成后，请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语。

Paragraph 1:

The man, seeing that the boy already had money started to get angry again. ____________

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Paragraph 2:

Not knowing what his son meant, the father just stood there, waiting for his boy’s explanation.

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短文改错

An old man had been waiting for the bus stop. After a few minutes, the bus arrived and did not stop. The man who thought it would stop a bit farther, so he started running after the bus. Fortunately, the bus never stop.

The man kept follow the bus until he realized that he arrived home. The man was so happy that he could save a bit money. He happily told his wife, “Honey, today I ran after the buses until arriving home. I didn’t have to pay the fee.” Surprising, the wife blamed her husband, “ Do you know how many you could save if you ran after a taxi?”

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The old man, _______ abroad for twenty years , is on the way back to his motherland.

A. to work   B. working   C. to have worked   D. having worked.

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The old man, ________ abroad for twenty years, is on the way back to his motherland.

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He had been struggling for many years and finally ________ his fantasies.

A. lived up　　　　　 　　　 B. lived on

C. lived through　　　　　 D. lived out

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It was a freezing cold evening in northern Virginia many years ago. An old man was waiting for a 　　 across the river.

At last he heard some hooves 　　 along the frozen path. Anxiously, he watched as several horsemen came around the bend. 　　　 , he let them pass by one after another. Finally, as the 　　 rider was drawing near, the old man 　　 the rider’s eye and asked whether he would 　　 giving him a ride to the other side.

The rider agreed 　　 . Seeing the old man was unable to 　　 his half-frozen body from the ground, the horseman 　　 and helped the old man 　　 the horse. The horseman took the old man not just across the river, but to his 　　　 , a tiny but cozy cottage.

Before leaving, out of 　　 　 , the horseman asked the old man why on such a bitter winter night he would wait and ask the last rider and 　　 he had refused. The old man replied, “I looked into the eyes of the other riders and immediately saw there was no 　　 for my situation. But when I looked into your eyes, I was certain that your gentle spirit would give me 　　 in my time of need.”

Those 　　 comments touched the horseman deeply, who 　　 the old man, “May I never get too busy with my own affairs that I 　　 to respond to the needs of others with kindness and compassion.”

　　 　　 these words, Thomas Jefferson, president of the United States, turned his horse around and 　 　　 　 his way back to the White House.

1.A. horseman　 　　 B. horse　　 　　　　 C. ride　　　 　　　　 D. friend

2.A. attacking　　　 B. running　　　　　　 C. entering　　　　　 D. approaching

3.A. However　　　　 B. Therefore　　 　　 　　 C. Thus　　　　　　 　 D. Moreover

4.A. coming　　　　　 B. leaving　　　　　　　　 C. next　　　　　　　　 D. last

5.A. kept　　　　　　 B. caught　　　　　　 　　 C. looked　　　　　　 D. saw

6.A. mind　　　　　　 B. avoid　　　　　　　 　　 C. prefer　　　　　　 D. try

7.A. seriously　　 B. doubtfully　　　　 　　 C. willingly　　　　 D. strangely

8.A. lift　　　　　　 B. push　　　　　　 　　 C. feel　　　　　　　　 D. stand

9.A. went off　　 B. turned around　　　 C. set out　　　　　 D. got down

10.A. onto　　　　　　 B. over　　　　　　　　 　　 C. off　　　　　　　　 D. above

11.A. hometown　　　 B. apartment　　　　 　 C. destination　　　 D. village

12.A. courage　　　 B. curiosity　　　　　　 C. enthusiasm　　　　 D. honesty

13.A. what about 　 B. if only　　　　　　　　 C. how come　　　　 D. what if

14.A. chance　　　　　 B. doubt　　　　　　　　 C. concern　　　　 　 D. reason

15.A. strength　　 B. comfort　　　　　　 C. generosity　　 　 D. assistance

16.A. heartwarming B. impressive　　　　 C. pessimistic　　　 D. optimistic

17.A. persuaded　　 B. told　　　　　　　　　 C. reminded　　　　　 D. suggested

18.A. manage　　　　 B. fail　　　　　　　　　 C. disagree　　　　　 D. remember

19.A. In　　　　　　　 B. On　　　　　　　　　 　　 C. With　　　　　　　　 D. At

20.A. made　　　　　　 B. struggled　　　　　　 C. felt　　　　　　　　 D. Fought

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