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An old man was going home late one night with his horse and cart after a day’s hard work.　　 When he was not far away from his house, the light on the cart went out. He tried but could not repair it. He was near his home, and so he went along the road without a light. When a policeman saw this, he stopped the old man.

“Where is your light?” asked the policeman. “No man may take a cart along the road at night without a light. You know that. You have broken the law.” “I had a light, but it has just gone out,” said the old man.

“I don’t believe that story. What’s your name and where do you live?” asked the policeman. “Please don’t write down my name,” said the old man. “My home is just there. You can see it from here. I had a light nearly the whole way.”

“You came all the way without a light. What’s your name?”

The old man quickly took the policeman’s hand and put it down on the top of the light. The light was still hot and burnt the policeman’s hand. The policeman jumped and he was very angry. “Now, what do you think?” said the old man. “Did I come all the way without a light?”

1.What does the underlined word “cart” mean in the passage?

A. It means house.　　 B. It is something pulled by a horse.

C. It means light.　　 D. It is something used for cooking food.

2.The old man drove home _____.

A. late one night　　 B. with his donkey　　 C. with a policeman　　 D. early one morning

3.Where did the policeman stop the old man?

A. Under a street light.　　 B. At the traffic lights.

C. Near the old man’s home.　　 D. Far away from the old man’s home.

4.Why was the old man stopped by the policeman?

A. Because the light on his cart was not on.

B. Because he burnt the policeman’s hand.

C. Because he broke a street light.

D. Because he didn’t want to help the policeman.

5.What made the policeman believe the old man’s words?

A. He made the policeman angry.　　 B. He jumped and shouted angrily.

C. The light burnt the policeman’s hand.　　 D. He made the policeman touch the cart.

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An old man was going home late one night with his horse and cart after a day’s hard work. When he was not far from his house, the light on the cart went out. He tried but could not mend (修理) it. He was near his home, and so he went along the road without a light. When a policeman saw this, he stopped the old carter.

“Where is your light?” asked the policeman. “No man may take a cart along the road at night without a light. You know that. You have broken the law (法律).”“I had a light, but it has just gone out,” said the old man.

“I don’t believe that story,” said the policeman. He took out a book and got ready to write. What’s your name and where do you live?” he asked.

“Please don’t take my name,” said the old man. “My home is just there. You can see it from here. I had a light nearly the whole way. I haven’t come far without a light.”

“You came all the way without a light. What’s your name?”

The carter quickly took the policeman’s hand and put it down on top of the light. The light was still hot and burnt the policeman’s hand. The policeman jumped and he was very angry. “Now, what do you think?” said the carter. “Did I come all the way without a light?”

1. In the passage the word “cart” is ____.

A. something like a car

B. something like a light

C. something pulled by a horse

D. something with a light

2. The old man drove home ____.

A. on the back of his horse

B. late one night

C. very late every night

D. with a policeman

3. Where did the policeman stop the old man?

A. Near the old man’s home.

B. At the traffic lights.

C. Under a road light.

D. Far from the old man’s home.

4. The cart was stopped by the policeman because ____.

A. the old man didn’t have a light

B. the policeman didn’t believe the old man’s words

C. the old man didn’t want to tell his name

D. the light on the old man’s cart was not on

5. What made the policeman believe the old man’s words?

A. He made the policeman touch the light.

B. He jumped and shouted angrily.

C. He made the policeman angry.

D. The light burnt the policeman’s hands.

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One day a pig went to the stable to see his good friend， an old horse， and was going to stay t 1.　 for the night. Night came and it was time f　 2.　 sleep. The pig went into the straw heap and lay comfortably.

A long time p 3.　　　 ， but the horse was s　　 4.　　 standing there and did not move. So the pig asked the horse w 5.　　 he did not go to sleep. “Standing like this is the beginning of sleep.” answered the horse. The pig found it h　 6.　 to believe and said， “How can you s　　 7.　　 there sleeping? It is not comfortable at a 8.　 .” The horse answered， “Comfortable is your habit. A 9.　　 horses， we have the habit of r 10.　 quickly. So we are always ready to run quickly even if we are asleep.”

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Once an old man was walking in a street with his horse. It was raining hard. The old man was cold because he was walking in the rain. He wanted to go a restaurant. It was a quarter past three in the afternoon. The old man got to a small restaurant. There were lots of people in it. The old man couldn’t come near the fire. He thought and thought. At last he got an idea. He said to the waiter,　 “ Take some fish to my horse.” The waiter and the people were very surprised. The waiter said, “ A horse doesn’t eat fish.” The old man told the waiter, “This horse is very interesting. It can sing, dance and does all kinds of things. It can eat fish, too.”　 So the waiter brought the horse some fish.

All the people in the restaurant ran out to see the horse eat except(除…之外) the old man. So the old man sat beside the fire. After a moment the waiter came back and said, “ Your horse didn’t eat any fish.” The old man said, “ All right. Take the fish back and put it on the table. I’ll eat it.”

1.The old man felt very cold because ___________.

A. it was a windy day

B. it was snowing heavily

C. he was walking in the heavy rain

D. he was hungry

2. All the people in the restaurant ran out except the old man because ________.

A. they wanted to see the old man

B. they wanted to see the horse eat the fish

C. they wanted to see the horse

D. there was no fire over the stove

3.In fact, the horse couldn’t _________.

A. walk or eat　 　　　　 　 B. sing or sleep

C. sing or eat fish　　　 D. talk or drink

4.Why did the old man ask the waiter to take some fish to his horse?

A. Because he was cold.

B. Because his horse liked eating fish.

C. Because he wanted to sit by the fire.

D. Because he also liked eating fish.

5.What’ s the best title of the passage?

A. A horse that can eat fish　　　 B. A good idea

C. An old man and a horse　　　　　 D. An old man

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Long long ago, an old man lived with his three sons. He had 17 horses. One day, he died. In his will (遗嘱), the old man said that the eldest son would have half of the 17 horses, the second one would get one third and the youngest one would get one ninth!

All of them were very puzzled (困惑的) to read the will. They spent several days thinking how to divide 17 horses, but couldn’t find the answer.

They finally asked a wise (智慧的) man in their village for help. The wise man quickly found a way. He asked them to bring all 17 horses to a large place. Then he brought one of his horses and made the number of the horses become 18.

He asked the first son to read the will. He should get half of the horses. It was 18/2---9 horses.

The wise man asked the second son to read the will. He could get one third of the horses. It was 18/3---6 horses.

The third son got one ninth of the horses. It was18/9---2 horses.

There were 9+6+2 horses, which came to 17 horses.

The wise man solved this problem easily and took back his horse.

1.The old man lived ______________.

A.in a small town B.in a village C.with his two sons D.with a wise man

2.What does the underlined word “divide” mean in Chinese?

A.分配 B.喂养 C.收集 D.售卖

3.How many horses should the second son get?

A.2 B.3 C.6 D.9

4.Which of the following is TRUE?

A.The youngest son could get three horses.

B.The wise man got his horse back at last.

C.The three sons asked the wise man for help at first.

D.The wise man asked them to take all the horses to his home.

5.What does the writer want to tell us in the passage?

A.It’s not easy to be a wise man. B.Maths is important in our daily life.

C.It’s difficult to solve a problem. D.Any problem has a way to solve.

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The Farmer, His Horse, and His son

Once there was an old farmer, with a horse which was almost as old as himself.  He set out one morning with his son to sell the horse before it died. Father and son walked, because the farmer did not want the  horse to be too tired.

They met two men on the road who said, "Why are you walking, farmer? You have a horse, It's a long way to market(市场). "The farmer know that this was true,

so he rode on the horse, while his son walked.

Then they met two old women, "What are you doing up there, farmer? Can't you see how tired boy is?" So the farmer got down, and his son rode instead.

Next, three old men stopped them, one said, "Why are you walking, farmer? Get up, It's too hot for an old man like you to walk today," So the farmer got up behind his son, and they rode on.

Some time later, a young woman passed them, "Why aren't you walking?" she asked, "It isn't far to the market. Give your poor horse a rest." So the farmer, and his son, got down once again. It is a fact that you cannot please all the people all the

time.

1. The farmer wanted to sell the horse ____.

A. before it was dead        B. before it become too tired

C. before it market was over  D. before it was as old as he was

2.The two men on the road ____.

A. asked how far it was to the market

B. said they thought the horse looked very tired

C. asked why the farmer was not riding on his horse

D. told the farmer's son to get off the horse and walk

3.The two old women said it was wrong for ____.

A. the farmer to ride such a tired horse

B. the farmer to ride while his young son walked

C. the boy to ride instead of his father

D. only one person to ride such a long way

4.The farmer got up behind his son because ____.

A. the old man said it was too hot for him to walk

B. the three old men stopped them on the road

C. he did not know why he was walking

D. his son could not ride the horse by himself

5. The young woman was most sorry ____.

A. for the old man

B. for the farmer's young son

C. that it was not far to the market

D. for the horse

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阅读理解。

One day a man came home from work late, he was very tired, to find his 5-year-old son waiting for him at the door.

“Daddy, Can you tell me how much money do you make an hour?”

“If you must know, I can tell you that I make 20 dollars an hour.”

“Oh,” the little boy replied, with his head down. He thought for a moment, looked up and said, “Daddy, could you lend me 10 dollars?”

The father was furious and shouted , “If you asked for the money to buy a toy or some other rubbish, then go straight to your room and think about why you are being so selfish(自私的)!”

The little boy quietly went to his room and closed the door. After about an hour, the father calmed down, and started to think, “Maybe he really needs to buy something and he didn't really ask for money very often.” So he went to the little boy's room.

“Sorry! Maybe I was too rude on you just now.” said the man, “Here's 10 dollars. You can buy something that you need”

“Oh, thank you, Daddy!” he said happily. Then, the boy took out some coins. When the father found that the boy already had money, he got angry again.

“Why do you want more money since you already have some?” the father shouted angrily.

“Because I didn't have enough, but now I do.” The little boy replied, “Daddy, I have 20 dollars now. Can I buy an hour of your time? Please come home early tomorrow. I would like to have dinner with you.”

1.In this passage, the underlined word “furious” maybe means _________.

A. very angry　　 　　　　　　 B. quite happy

C. too excited　　 　　　　 　　 D. very interesting

2.At first, the father refused to lend the boy any money because ________.

A. he thought the boy wanted to keep the money for himself

B. he thought the boy would buy something of no use

C. the boy always borrowed money from him

D. he thought the boy would buy some books

3.The boy wanted to buy ________ with twenty dollars.

A. a new book for himself

B. a nice present for his father

C. an hour of his father's time

D. a toy for himself

4.From the passage, we can infer(推断) that the boy's father ________.

A. often played with his son

B. spent little time with his son

C. often came back home early

D. can make much money

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A man came back home from work late, he was tired And he was surprised to find his ten-year-old son waiting for him at the door.

"Daddy, how much money do you make an hour?"

"If you want to know, I make $20 an hour."

"Oh,"the little boy answered, with his head down. He thought for a moment, looked up and said, “Daddy, could you lend me $10?"

The father was furious, "If you asked for money to buy a toy or some other rubbish, then go straight to your room and think why you are being so selfish !"

The little boy quietly went to his room and closed the door. After about an hour, the father calmed down, and started to think, "Maybe he really needs to buy something and he didn’t ask for money very often."So he went to the little boy’s room.

"Sorry! Maybe I was too hard on you just now," said the man. "Here’s $10."

"Oh, thank you, Daddy!"the boy said happily. Then, the boy took out some coins. When the father found that the boy already had some money, he got angry again.

"Why do you want more money after you already have some?" the father shouted angrily.

"Because I didn’t have enough, but now I do," the little boy answered, "Daddy, I have $20 now. Can I buy an hour of your time? Please come home early tomorrow. I would like to have dinner with you."

1.How much does the man make if he works an hour?

A．$10.             B．$20.              C．$100.            D．$200.

2.In this passage, the underlined word "furious" means ______.

A．very angry         B．quite happy        C．too excited        D．a little nervous

3.At first, the father didn’t give her son any money because______.

A．he thought the boy wanted to keep the money for himself

B．he did not have enough money at that moment

C．he thought the boy would buy something of no use

D．the boy always borrowed money from him

4.The boy wanted to buy ______with twenty dollars.

A．a new book for himself                   B．a nice present for his father

C．a toy for his own birthday                 D．an hour of his father’s time

5.From this passage, we can infer that the boy's father______.

A．often played with his son                 B．spent little time with his son

C．didn’t love his son at all                 D．often came back home early

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As a young man, Tom was a famous artist with a wife and two fine sons. One night, his older son was ill. Tom and his wife thought it was nothing serious. But the boy died suddenly that night..

After his son died, Tom always felt very sad. To make matters worse, his wife also left him later, leaving him alone with his six-year-old younger son, Emie. Sadly, he turned to alcohol(酒) for help.

As time went by, Tom began to lose everything he had---his land, house, etc. A few months later,Tom passed away alone in a small bar. Hearing of Tom's death, I thought,“What a complete failure (失败)!”

But later, I began to change my earlier opinion. I knew Tom's now adult son, Emie. He is one of the kindest, most caring men. I saw the love between Emie and his children. And I thought that kindness and caring had to come from somewhere.

One day, I asked him what made him become such a specia1 person. Emie said quietly, “My father came into my room every night, give me a kiss and said,“love you, son.”

Hearing his words, I understood everything. Tom didn't leave many things behind. But he had been a kind loving father, and left behind his best love.

1.What did the writer think of Tom when he heard of his death?

A.Tom was a lazy man.

B.Tom was an unsuccessful father.

C.Tom was a hard-working man.

D.Tom liked drinking too much.

2.What happened to Tom's wife later?

A.She was mad. B.She went to work. C.She died.　　　　　　　　　 D.She was ill.

3.Where did Emie's kindness and caring come from?

A.His father's love. B.His mother's love.

C.His own hard-work. D.His parent's hard-work.

4.Finally, the writer thought

A.Tom was a good father. B.Tom was a rich father.

C.Tom was a careless father D.Tom was a bad father.

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As a young man, Al was a skilled artist, with a wife and two fine sons. One night, his older son developed a serious stomachache. Neither Al nor his wife took it very seriously. But the boy died suddenly that night.

The death could have been avoided if he had only realized the seriousness of the situation, so Al always felt he was guilty(内疚). To make matters worse, his wife left him a short time later, leaving him alone with his six-year-old younger son. The hurt and pain were more than Al could stand, and he turned to alcohol(酒精) for help.

Al began to lose everything he had—his land, house, etc. Finally Al died alone in a small bar. Hearing of Al’s death, I thought, “What a complete failure(失败)!”

I knew Al’s now adult son, Ernie. He is one of the kindest, most caring, most loving men I have ever known. I saw the love between Ernie and his children, thinking that kindness and caring had to come from somewhere.

I hadn’t heard Ernie talked much about his father. One day, I worked up my courage to ask him what on earth his father had done so that he became such a special person. Ernie said quietly, “As a child until I left home at 18, Al came into my room every night, gave me a kiss and said, ‘Love you, son.’”

Tears came to my eyes as I realized that I had been a fool to tell Al as a failure. He had been a kind loving father, and left behind his best love.

根据短文内容判断正(T)误(F)。

1.At first there were four people in Al’s family.

2.Al always felt he was guilty because his wife left him.

3.Al sold everything he had—his land, house to drink alcohol.

4.Ernie was a complete failure just like his father.

5.At the end of the story, the writer thought Al was a loving father.

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