Long long ago, There was a tree and some grass(草). The grass grew next to the tree. The tree was very tall and the grass was short. The tree often looked down upon the grass.
One day, the tree said to the grass, “You are weak(弱的). Even the grasshopper(蚱蜢) is too heavy for you.”
The tree also said that it was big and strong. No strong wind was able to blow it down.
The tree laughed at the grass. But the grass didn’t get angry. The grass only said, “I’m not afraid of the wind.”
That night, there was a strong wind. The wind blew down(吹倒) the tree. The tree was very poor. It was thrown (被拔)on the ground. But the grass was still there. The wind couldn’t blow down the grass. It even danced in the wind.
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1.The underlined phrase “looked down upon” means “ ”in Chinese.
A. 看得起 B. 看不起 C. 向外看 D. 照顾
2.The grass when the tree laughed at it.
A. got angry B. didn’t get angry
C. fought with the tree D. said nothing
3.Why did the tree mention(提到) the grasshopper?
A.To show how strong the tree was.
B. To show how weak the grass was.
C. To show how the tree loved the grass.
D. To show how the grass loved the grasshopper.
4.After reading the passage, we can know the tree was .
A. proud B. friendly C. kind D. brave(勇敢的)
5.Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A. The wind blew down the grass.
B. The wind didn’t blow down the tree.
C. The grass was afraid of the wind.
D. The wind threw the tree on the ground.
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Long long ago, There was a tree and some grass(草). The grass grew next to the tree. The tree was very tall and the grass was short. The tree often looked down upon the grass.
One day, the tree said to the grass, “You are weak(弱的). Even the grasshopper(蚱蜢) is too heavy for you.”
The tree also said that it was big and strong. No strong wind was able to blow it down.
The tree laughed at the grass. But the grass didn’t get angry. The grass only said, “I’m not afraid of the wind.”
That night, there was a strong wind. The wind blew down(吹倒) the tree. The tree was very poor. It was thrown (被拔)on the ground. But the grass was still there. The wind couldn’t blow down the grass. It even danced in the wind.
根据短文内容,选择正确答案,并将其字母代号填入相应空格内。
1.The underlined phrase “looked down upon” means “ ”in Chinese.
A. 看得起 B. 看不起 C. 向外看 D. 照顾
2.The grass when the tree laughed at it.
A. got angry B. didn’t get angry
C. fought with the tree D. said nothing
3.Why did the tree mention(提到) the grasshopper?
A.To show how strong the tree was.
B. To show how weak the grass was.
C. To show how the tree loved the grass.
D. To show how the grass loved the grasshopper.
4.After reading the passage, we can know the tree was .
A. proud B. friendly C. kind D. brave(勇敢的)
5.Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A. The wind blew down the grass.
B. The wind didn’t blow down the tree.
C. The grass was afraid of the wind.
D. The wind threw the tree on the ground.
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Long, long ago there was an old man. He had a very big orange tree in his garden. On the tree there were many fine oranges.
One day the old man found one of the oranges was bigger than the others. It was as big as a watermelon. So he took the big orange to the king. The king was very happy and gave the old man a lot of money for it.
When a rich man heard of this, he said to himself, "It is only an orange. Why did the king give him so much money? If I take my gold cup to the king, he will give me much more money for it."
The next day when the king got the gold cup, he said to the rich man, "What a beautiful cup! I'll give you something for it. Please
take the great orange."
1.What did the old man have in his garden?
A. An orange tree B. Watermelons C. The king D. A gold cup
2.What did the old man find one day?
A. He found there was a big watermelon in his gardon.
B. He found one of the oranges was as big as a watermelon.
C. He found the rich man had a gold cup.
D. He found the king liked big oranges very much..
3.Who did the old man give the big orange to?
A. A rich man. B. The king, C. Himself. D. His friend.
4.What did a rich man think when he heard of the story?
A. He was happy for the old man.
B. He wanted to know why the king gave the old man so much money.
C. He wanted to get the orange.
D. He thought the king would give him much money if he gave the king his gold cup.
5.Was the rich man very happy at last?
A. Yes, he was. B. No, he wasn’t. C. We don’t know. D. Yes, he is.
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Long long ago there was a poor man. He had an orange tree in his garden . on the tree there were many oranges . One day he found one of his oranges was much bigger than the others . It was as big as a football . Nobody had seen such a big orange . The poor man took the orange to the King . The King was so happy that he gave the man a lot of money for it .
When a rich man heard of (听说) it . He said to himself . “It’s only an orange . Why did the King give so much money for it ? . I’ll take my gold cup to the King . He’ll give me more money .”
The next day when the King received the gold cup . He said to the rich man “What a beautiful cup ! I’ll show you something wonderful ! Please take this great orange .
1.The poor man had an orange tree _____
A. beside his garden B. outside his garden
C. in his garden D. near his garden
2.The poor man was surprised to see ____ a football .
A.all the oranges on the tree were like
B. one of his oranges was as big as
C. what was on his tree was
D. one of his oranges was bigger than
3.Why did the poor man take the biggest orange to the King ?
A. Because the King had never seen such a big orange
B. Because he could sell the orange to the King .
C. Because the King liked to eat big oranges
D. Because he wanted to get much money
4.The rich man took his gold cup to the King . He thought ___
A. the King would give him the biggest orange
B. the King would give him a new house
C. he could get much more money than the poor man
D. The King would give him something wonderful
5.At last the King gave the rich man ____ .
A. the biggest orange
B. a lot of money than he expected
C. what he wished to get
D. Nothing
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Long long ago there was a poor man. He had an orange tree in his garden. On the tree there were many oranges . One day he found one of his oranges was much bigger than the others . It was as big as a football . Nobody had seen such a big orange . The poor man took the orange to the King. The King was so happy that he gave the man a lot of money for it .
When a rich man heard of (听说) it . He said to himself, “It’s only an orange. Why did the King give so much money for it ? I’ll take my gold cup to the King. He’ll give me more money .”
The next day when the King received the gold cup. He said to the rich man “What a beautiful cup ! I’ll show you something wonderful ! Please take this great orange.”
1.The poor man had an orange tree _____________.
A. beside his garden B. outside his garden
C. in his garden D. near his garden
2. The poor man was surprised to see ____ a football.
A .all the oranges on the tree were like
B. one of his oranges was as big as
C. what was on his tree was
D. one of his oranges was bigger than
3.Why did the poor man take the biggest orange to the King ?
A. Because the King had never seen such a big orange.
B. Because he could sell the orange to the King.
C. Because the King liked to eat big oranges.
D. Because he wanted to get much money.
4.The rich man took his gold cup to the King. He thought ______.
A. the King would give him the biggest orange
B. the King would give him a new house
C. he could get much more money than the poor man
D. the King would give him something wonderful
5.At last the King gave the rich man ____ .
A. the biggest orange
B. a lot of money than he expected
C. what he wished to get
D. nothing
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A long time ago, there was a very big tree. A little boy loved to come and play around it _______ He loved the tree and the tree loved to play with him. Time went by. The little boy had grown up and he no longer (不在) played around the tree. One day, the boy came back and the tree was so_________“Come and play with me!”the tree said. “ I don’t have time _______. I have to work for my family. We need a house. Can you help me?” “ Sorry, I don’t have a house. _________you can cut off my branches (树枝) to build your house.”So the boy cut all the branches of the tree and left _______
The tree was glad to see him happy, but the boy didn’t come after that.
The tree was lonely and sad. One hot summer day, the boy came back and the tree was happy.“Come and play_______me!” the tree said. “ I am sad and getting old. I want to go sailing (航行) to relax_______. Can you give me a _______?”“ Use my trunk (树干) to build the boat. You can sail and be happy.”So the boy_______the tree trunk to make a boat. He went sailing and did not show up for a long time.__________, the boy came back after he left for so many years. “ Sorry, my boy, but I don't have anything for you. The only thing left is my dying roots.” The tree said with tears. " I don’t need much now, just a __________to rest. I am tired after all these years.”
The boy answered. “ Good! Old tree roots are the __________place to rest. Come here, please sit down with me and have a rest.” The boy sat down and the tree was glad and smiled with tears.
This is a story of everyone. The tree is our __________
When we were young, we loved to play with Mom and Dad. When we __________, we leave them, and only come to them when we need something or when we are in trouble. No matter what, parents will always be there and give everything they have to make us happy. You may think that the boy isn't nice to the tree but that's __________all of us are doing to our parents.
1.A.any day B.some day C.one day D.every day
2.A.interested B.excited C.relaxed D.sad
3.A.to play B.to come C.to sleep D.to reply
4.A.So B.And C.But D.Or
5.A.happily B.quietly C.quickly D.finally
6.A.for B.on C.down D.with
7.A.myself B.yourself C.himself D.oneself
8.A.house B.steamboat C.boat D.ship
9.A.cut B.climbed C.killed D.picked
10.A.Luckily B.Finally C.Suddenly D.Happily
11.A.room B.place C.tree D.boat
12.A.worst B.first C.best D.last
13.A.friend B.child C.teacher D.parent
14.A.get up B.stand up C.give up D.grow up
15.A.how B.why C.what D.when
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Long, long ago, there was a man. He lived in a village. One day, he went to a market and did some shopping. He suddenly found two boxes. Both the two boxes were very beautiful and the man loved them. So he bought the two boxes and took them home.
He looked at the boxes. He didn’t know how to use the boxes. He thought it over and decided to do something special. He decided to put all of his happiness in the yellow box and all of his sadness in the black box. He thought that it was funny to do that.
A few days later, the yellow box was very heavy, but the black box was still light.
He didn’t know why. He decided to open the two boxes and found out the truth. He opened the yellow box and found nothing. Then he opened the black box and saw a hole (洞)at the bottom(底).
1.Where did the man buy the two boxes?
A. In a market. B. In a small store.
C. In a big store. D. In a bookshop.
2.He put his happiness into________.
A. the red box B. the yellow box
C. the black box D. the white box
3.A few days later, the black box was_______.
A. big B. heavy C. light D. small
4.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. The man lived in a big city.
B. The man didn’t find the truth.
C. The man threw the boxes away.
D. There was a hole in the bottom of the black box.
5.What’s the best title(题目)of the passage?
A. The Yellow Box. B. A Good Market.
C. A Silly Man. D. Two Boxes.
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Long, long ago, there was a man. He lived in a village. One day, he went to a market and did some shopping. He suddenly found two boxes. Both the two boxes were very beautiful and the man loved them. So he bought the two boxes and took them home.
He looked at the boxes. He didn’t know how to use the boxes. He thought it over and decided to do something special. He decided to put all of his happiness in the yellow box and all of his sadness in the black box. He thought that it was funny to do that.
A few days later, the yellow box was very heavy, but the black box was still light.
He didn’t know why. He decided to open the two boxes and found out the truth. He opened the yellow box and found nothing. Then he opened the black box and saw a hole at the bottom.
1.Where did the man buy the two boxes?
A.In a small store. B.In a market. C.In a big store. D.In a bookshop.
2.He put his happiness into________.
A.the red box B.the white box C.the yellow box D.the black box
3.A few days later, the black box was ________.
A.big B.heavy C.light D.small
4.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A.The man lived in a big city. B.The man didn’t find the truth.
C.The man threw the boxes away. D.There was a hole in the bottom of the black box.
5.What’s the best title of the passage?
A.Two Boxes B.A Good Market C.A Silly Man D.The Yellow Box
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Long long ago, there was a man who lived in a village. One day, he went to a market and did some shopping. He suddenly found two boxes. Both the two boxes were very beautiful and the man fell in love with them at the first sight. So he bought them.
After he got home, he didn’t know how to use the boxes. He thought it over and decided to do something special. He decided to put all of his happiness in the yellow box and all of his sadness in the black box. He thought that it was funny to do that.
A few days later, the yellow box was very heavy, but the black box was still light. He didn’t know why. He decided to open the two boxes and found out the truth. He opened the yellow box and found nothing. Then he opened the black box and saw a hole at the bottom.
Then he smiled to himself and said, "Happiness is for me. Let sadness go."
1. He put his happiness into________.
A. the red box B. the yellow box
C. the black box D. the white box
2.A few days later, the black box was still__________.
A. light B. heavy
C. big D. small
3.What does the writer want to tell us?
A. To buy more boxes when we go to the market.
B. To put our memories into the box
C. To forget the sadness and remember the happiness.
D. To forget all the happy and sad things.
4.What’s the best title for the passage?
A. The Yellow Box B. A good Market
C. A Silly Man D. Two Boxes
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Long ago, there was a man who lived in a village. One day, he went to a market and did some shopping. He suddenly found two boxes. Both the two boxes were very beautiful and the man fell in love with them at first sight. So he bought them.
After he got home, he didn't know how to use the boxes. He thought it over and decided to do something special. He decided to put all of his happiness in the yellow box and all of his sadness in the black box. He thought that it was funny to do that.
A few days later, the yellow box was very heavy, but the black box was still light. He didn't know why. He decided to open the two boxes and found out the truth. He opened the yellow box and found nothing. Then he opened the black box and saw a hole at the bottom.
Then he smiled to himself and said, “Happiness is for me. Let sadness go.”
1.Where did the man buy the boxes?
A.In a market. B.In a small store. C.In a big store. D.In a bookstore.
2.He put his happiness into ________.
A.the red box B.the yellow box C.the black box D.the white box
3.A few days later, the black box was still ________.
A.light B.heavy C.big D.small
4.What does the writer want to tell us?
A.We should buy more boxes when we go to the market.
B.Try not to put our memories into the box.
C.It's better to forget the sadness and remember the happiness.
D.We should forget all the happy and sad things.
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Long long ago, there was a river. The river was very unfriendly. He spent long time being ____ and never shared his water with any fish, plant or animal. His life was full of loneliness and sadness.
One day, a little girl came to the river. She was going to move to ____ country and decided to put ____ favourite little fish into the river. This little fish, named Scamp, was a happy fish. ____ he fell into the river, he felt the river’s loneliness. Scamp tried to ____ to the river and wanted to make the river ____. But the river told Scamp to go away. Scamp didn’t ____. He kept asking questions and ____ in the river, and ____ he started jumping in and out of the water. __ time went by, the river became happy and they became good ____. But one day, this little fish was caught by a little boy.
The river spent that night thinking about how much ____ it was to have a friend, and how much he missed by not ____ him. Before, he was so stupid(傻的). From then on, the river became ____ to others and made friends ____ the plants and fish in the river.
1.A. along B. alone C. lonely D. long
2.A. other B. another C. else D. the other
3.A. his B. her C. my D. your
4.A. Until B. If C. Because D. When
5.A. talk B. say C. tell D. laugh
6.A. brave B. weak C. happy D. sad
7.A. grow up B. give up C. get up D. turn up
8.A. standing B. swimming C. studying D. fighting
9.A. finally B. heavily C. sadly D. luckily
10.A. While B. Since C. Before D. As
11.A. classmates B. brothers C. parents D. friends
12.A. fun B. time C. money D. love
13.A. having B. playing C. talking D. eating
14.A. tired B. clean C. friendly D. unfriendly
15.A. for B. to C. with D. Over
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