Once there was a boy in London. His name was ...

Once there was a boy in London. His name was Jimmy. He started painting when he was three years old, and when he was five years old, he was already very good at it. He painted many beautiful and interesting pictures, and a lot of people bought his pictures. They said, "This boy is going to be famous when he's a little older, and then we're going to sell these pictures for a lot of money." 

Jimmy's pictures were different from others' because he never painted on the whole of the paper. He painted on half of it, and the other half was always empty. 

"That's very clever," people said. "No other painters have ever done that!" 

One day someone asked Jimmy, "Please tell me, Jimmy, why do you only paint on the bottom (底) half of the paper, but not on the top half?"

"Because I'm small," Jimmy said, "and my brushes can't reach very high."

1.From the passage, we know Jimmy lives in　　　　　　　 .

A. China　　　　 B.　 England

C.　 America　　 D. Canada

2.　　　　　　　 ，he begins painting.

A. When he was three years old.

B. When he was five years old. 

C. When he was eight years old.

D. When he was ten years old.

3. How are Jimmy's pictures ?

A. Beautiful.　　　　 B. Interesting.

C. Bad　 　　　　　　 　 D. Beautiful and interesting.

4.Which part of paper did Jimmy paint?

A. The whole of the paper　　　　　　　　　　 B. The top half.

C. The bottom half.　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. The middle part.

5.Jimmy only paints half of the paper because 　　　　　　　 .

he is very clever.　　 B. he is very short.

C. he is very tall.　 D. he is very big.

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Once there is a boy in London. His name is Jimmy. He starts painting when he is three years old, and when he is five years old, he is already very good at it. He paints many beautiful and interesting pictures, and a lot of people buy his pictures. They say, “This boy is going to be famous when he’s a little older, and then we’re going to sell these pictures for a lot of money.”

Jimmy’s pictures are different from others’ because he never paints on the whole of the paper. He only paints on half of it, and the other half is always empty.

“That’s very clever,” people say. “No other painters have ever done that!”

One day someone asks Jimmy, “Please tell me, Jimmy, why do you only paint on the bottom (底) half of the paper, but not on the top half?”

“Because I’m small,” Jimmy says, “and my brushes can’t reach very high.”

1.From the passage, we know Jimmy lives in ___________.

A. China.　　　　 B. England.　　　 C. America.　　 D. Canada.

2.How are Jimmy’s pictures?

A. Beautiful.　　 B. Interesting.

C. Bad　　　　　 　 D. Beautiful and interesting.

3.Which part of paper did Jimmy paint?

A. The whole of the paper 　 B. The top half.

C. The bottom half.　　　　　　 D. The middle part.

4.Jimmy only paints half of the paper because ____________.

A. he was very clever.　　 　　 B. he was very short.

C. he was very tall.　　　　　 D. he was very big.

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Once there is a boy in London. His name is Jimmy. He starts painting when he is three years old, and when he is five years old, he is already very good at it. He paints many beautiful and interesting pictures, and a lot of people buy his pictures. They say, “This boy is going to be famous when he’s a little older, and then we’re going to sell these pictures for a lot of money.”

Jimmy’s pictures are different from others’ because he never paints on the whole of the paper. He only paints on half of it, and the other half is always empty.

“That’s very clever,” people say. “No other painters have ever done that!”

One day someone asks Jimmy, “Please tell me, Jimmy, why do you only paint on the bottom (底) half of the paper, but not on the top half?”

“Because I’m small,” Jimmy says, “and my brushes can’t reach very high.”

1.How are Jimmy’s pictures?

A. Beautiful.

B. Interesting.

C. Bad

D. Beautiful and interesting.

2.Which part of paper did Jimmy paint?

A. The whole of the paper

B. The top half.

C. The bottom half

D. The middle part.

3.Jimmy only paints half of the paper because ____________.

A. he was very clever.　　　　 B. he was very short.

C. he was very tall.　　　　　 D. he was very big.

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Once there was a boy in Toronto. His name was Jimmy. He started drawing when he was three years old, and when he was five he was already very ________ at it. He drew many beautiful interesting pictures, and many people ________ his pictures. They thought this boy was going to be ________ when he was a little older, and then they were going to ________ these pictures for a lot of money.

Jimmy's pictures were quite different from other ________ because he never drew on all of the paper. He drew on ________ of it, and the other half was always _______.

"That's very clever," everybody said. "________ other people have ever done that before."

One day somebody asked him, "Please tell me, Jimmy. Why do you draw on the bottom (底部) half of your pictures, ________ not on the top half?"

"Because I'm small," Jimmy said, "and my brushes (毛笔) can't ________ very high."

1.A. poor　　 B. sad　　 C. glad　　 D. good

2.A. bought　　 B. brought　　 C. sold　　 D. took

3.A. different　　 B. clever　　 C. famous　　 D. rich

4.A. buy　　 B. show　　 C. leave　　 D. sell

5.A. men　　 B. people's　　 C. boy's　　 D. child's

6.A. half　　 B. middle　　 C. side　　 D. end

7.A. full　　 B. empty　　 C. wrong　　 D. ready

8.A. No　　 B. Some　　 C. Any　　 D. Many

9.A. then　　 B. and　　 C. but　　 D. or

10.A. change　　 B. turn　　 C. pull　　 D. reach

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Jimmy is an American boy. He’s thirteen. He lives______ his family in Beijing. There are______ people in his family. His father David Clinton, his mother Catherine and his little sister Abbey. He has a yellow dog. ______name is Larry.

Look! Abbey is playing with Larry. They’re _____. His father is washing his car. His mother is cleaning the house. ______ is Jimmy doing? Ah, he is doing ______homework in Chinese. He can’t _______Chinese well, but he loves Chinese very much.

Jimmy’s ______ works in a middle school as an ______ teacher. His mother works at a TV station. Jimmy and his ______ go to the same school.

1.A. in B. on C. with

2.A. three B. four C. five

3.A. Its B. Her C. His

4.A. happy B. interesting C. bad

5.A. Where B. What C. Why

6.A. his B. her C. our

7.A. say B. speak C. tell

8.A. father B. sister C. dog

9.A. Chinese B. English C. Japanese

10.A. brother B. sister C. girl

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Jimmy is an American boy. He’s thirteen. He lives ___________ his family in China. There are_________people in his family. His father David Clinton, his mother Catherine and his little sister Abbey. He has a yellow dog. Its name is Larry. Look! Abbey is ___________with Larry. His father___________washing his car. His mother is cleaning the house.___________is Jimmy doing? Ah, he is doing_________homework in Chinese. He can’t___________Chinese well, but he loves Chinese very much.

Jimmy’s ___________ works in a middle school as an___________ teacher. His mother works at a TV station. Jimmy and his____________ go to the same school.

1.A.in B.on C.with

2.A.three B.four C.five

3.A.playing B.talking C.living

4.A.am B.is C.are

5.A.Where B.What C.Why

6.A.her B.its C.his

7.A.say B.tell C.speak

8.A.mother B.father C.sister

9.A.Chinese B.Japanese C.English

10.A.boy B.girl C.sister

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Once there was a boy. He loved sweets very much. He always asked his father for sweets.

The boy's father thought hard about how to stop the child from asking for so many sweets. A great man lived nearby. The boy's father decided to take the boy to him. He might be able to make the child give up sweets.

So they went to the great man. The father asked the great man to help him. But the great man liked sweets himself. He told the father to bring his son back after a month.

During the month, the great man tried to give up eating sweets. At last he did it. When the boy and his father returned after a month, the great man had a talk with the boy. From then on, the boy did not ask for sweets any more.

The boy's father felt surprised, “Why didn't you ask my son to give up sweets when we came to you a month ago?” The man answered, “How could I ask a boy to give up sweets when I loved sweets myself? In the last month I gave up eating sweets. ”

A person's example is always stronger than words. We should not ask others to do what we can't do ourselves.

1.The boy's father took his son to the great man because________.

A.the man lived close to the house B.the man might give him some help

C.the man was also fond of sweets D.the man had already given up sweets

2.Which of the following is NOT true?

A.The great man had a hobby of eating sweets.

B.The great man gave up eating sweets in a month.

C.The father and the son came back to the man a month later.

D.The boy failed to stop eating sweets at last.

3.Who helps the boy give up eating sweets?

A.His father. B.His mother. C.His teacher. D.The great man.

4.We can know________from this passage.

A.The boy didn't give up eating sweets. B.The great man still ate sweets

C.We shouldn't ask others to do what we can't do ourselves D.The boy's father failed to help him

5.Which is the best title for the passage?

A.Eating Sweets Is Bad for Children B.A Good Way to Give up Eating Sweets

C.Giving Up Sweets Is Not Difficult D.Actions Speak Louder than Words

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Ⅵ．任务型阅读

Once upon a time，there lived a clever man in Xinjiang．His name was Afanti．The king of his country was very bad．The people lived an unhappy life．But they couldn’t talk more about that．Because if the king knew their complaints(抱怨)，he would kill them．But Afanti wasn’t afraid of the king．He often rode his donkey(驴)and walked around．And he complained about the king all the time．Then the king knew about it and sent for Afanti．He said to Afanti，“I hear that you are very clever．I will ask you some questions．if you can’t answer them．I will kill you!”Afanti answered．“Just do it!”　　

“How many stars are there in the sky?”the king asked．

“The stars are as many as your beards(胡须)，”Afanti answered quietly．

“Then,how many hairs does my beard have?”

Afanti thought for a while anti took his donkey’s tail．He pointed at the king’s beard and said，“Your beard has as many hairs as my donkey’s tail．If you don’t believe(相信)it，you can count them．’’

根据短文内容，完成下列表格。

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A boy named Reggie was well-known in his hometown because he couldn’t hear anything. He was b1. deaf (聋的). Although people liked him a lot, they treated him much differently than other people. The other children w2. that they might hurt him while playing together. Adults (成年人) acted like he could not understand them, as if he was a baby.

However, this year, people got to understand Reggie a l3. better. On Reggie’s birthday, everyone in town would wear earplugs (耳塞) so that they couldn’t hear a4. either. This day came to be known as the Day of Silence. People got to know how difficult l5. could be when you can’t hear anything. They a6. learned that Reggie had some amazing skills.

On that day, no one thought of Reggie as just a deaf person. People saw a whole new side of him. They paid more attention to the things he said. They were s7. by his intelligence and his ability to find a solution to nearly any problem that he had. They r8. that he had always been like that and that he simply needed to c9. with others in a different way. In the end, he was really just like any other little boy.

On the Day of Silence, people came to know Reggie’s true nature. They learned that although most of us are different, we are still mostly the same in our h10. and minds. So we need to care for each other.

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There is a big tree in front of the house. I can see a boy under it. He’s an English boy. His name is Mike. He’s reading a book. He’s in No. 5 Middle School in Beijing. Who’s that boy in the room? He is Mike’s brother - Jim. Jim is twelve. He is doing his homework. Mike has a sister – Kate. Kate is cleaning her room. Their parents are at home, too. Their father is writing a letter and their mother is watching TV.

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