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There was a woman in Nanjing , who had two sons. She was worried about them, especially(尤其) the younger one, Ben, ________ he was not doing well in school. Boys in his class made jokes about him because he seemed(看似) so ________.
The mother ________ that she herself would have to get her sons to do better in school. She told them to go to the library to read a ________a week and do a report about it for her.
One day, in Ben’s ________, the teacher held up a rock（石头） and asked if anyone knew it. Ben put up his hand and the teacher let him ________. Why did Ben raise his hand? They wondered（想知道）. Hesaid anything, what could he possibly want to say?
Well, Ben not only ________ the rock; he said a lot about it. He named other rocks in its group and even knew ________the teacher had found it. The teacher and the students were ________. Ben had learned all this from doing one of his book ________.
Ben later went to the ________ of his class. When he finished high school, he went to University （大学）and at last became one of the best doctors in the United States.
After Ben grew up, he ________ something about his mother that he did not know as a .
She, herself, had never learned how to ________ .
1.A. because B. so C. but D. though
2.A. clever B. had C. slow D. quick
3.A. asked B. decided 
C. forgot D. heard
4.A. notice B. message C. book D. question
5.A. class B. room C. office D. lab
6.A. think B. leave C. speak D. answer
7.A. always B. even C. quickly D. never
8.A. found B. played C. knew D. threw
9.A. whether B. when C. where D. why
10.A. afraid B. surprised C. worried D. unhappy
11.A. pictures B. exercises C. shops D. reports
12.A. top B. end C. back D. side
13.A. learned B. remembered C. understood D. guessed
14.A. doctor B. child C. student D. teacher
15.A. read B. work C. teach D. show
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阅读下面短文，掌握大意，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
There was a woman in Detroit, who had two sons. She was worried about them, especially the younger one, Ben, ________ he was not doing well in school. Boys in his class made jokes about him because he seemed so ________.The mother________ that she herself would have to get her sons to do better in school. She told them to go to the Detroit Public Library to read a ________ a week and do a report about it for her. One day, in Ben’s ________, the teacher held up a rock and asked if anyone knew it. Ben put up his hand and the teacher let him ________. “Why did Ben put up his hand?” his classmates wondered. He ________ said anything. What would
he possibly want to say?Ben not only ________ the rock, but also said a lot about the rock. He named many other rocks in the same group and even knew ________ the teacher had found it. The teacher and the students were ________. Ben had learned all this from doing one of his book ________.Later Ben went on to the ________ of his class. When he finished high school, he went to Yale University (耶鲁大学)and at last became one of the best doctors in the USA. After Ben grew up, he ________ something about his mother that he did not know as a ________. She, herself, had never learned how to ________.
1.A. because B. so C. but D. though
2.A. clever B. hard C. slow D. quick
3.A. asked B. decided C. forgot D. heard
4.A. notice B. message C. book D. question
5.A. class B. room C. office D. lab
6.A. think B. leave C. stand up D. sit down
7.A. always B. even C. quickly D. never
8.A. found B. played C. knew D. threw
9.A. whether B. when C. where D. why
10.A. afraid B. surprised C. worried D. unhappy
11.A. pictures B. exercises C. shops D. reports
12.A. top B. end C. back D. side
13.A. learnt B. remembered C. forgot D. guessed
14.A. doctor B. child C. children D. teacher
15.A. read B. work C. teach D. show
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There was a woman in Detroit, who had two sons. She was worried about them. especially the younger one, Ben, because he was not doing well in school. Boys in his class made jokes about him because he seemed so ____.
The mother_ _ that she would herself have to get her sons to do better in school. She told them to go to the Detroit Public Library to read a book a week and do a book report for her.
One day, in Ben’s __ , the teacher held up a rock and asked if anyone knew it. Ben put up his hand and the teacher let him __ . “Why did Ben put up his hand?” his classmates wondered, “He _ _ said anything. What could be possibly want to say?”
Well, Ben not only _ the rock, but also said a lot about it. He named other rocks in its group and even knew __ the teacher had found it. The teacher and the students were __. Ben had learned all from doing one of his book __.
Ben later went on to the _ _ of his class. When he finished high school, he went to Yale University and at last became one of the best doctors in the United States.
1.A．clever B．hard C．slow D．quick
2.A．seemed B．decided C．wondered D．told
3.A．class B．room C．office D．lab
4.A．think B．leave C．ask D．answer
5.A．always B．ever C．quickly D．never
6.A．found B．played C．knew D．heard
7.A．whether B．what C．where D．why
8.A．afraid B．surprised C．worried D．unhappy
9.A．pictures B．exercises C.shops D．reports
10.A．top B．end C．back D．front
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There was a woman in Detroit(底特律), who has two sons. She was worried__them, especially the younger one, Ben,__he was not doing well in school. Boys in his class made fun of him because he seemed so slow.
The mother decided that she would, herself, have to get her sons to do better in school. She told them to go to the Detroit Public Library to read a__a week and do a report about it for her.
One day, in Ben’s __ the teacher held up a rock and asked if anyone knew it. Ben put up his hand and the teacher let him speak. “Why did Ben raise his hand?” the class wondered. He___said anything; what could he possibly want to say?
Well, Ben not only ___ the rock: he said a lot about it. He named other rocks in its group and even knew___the teacher had found it. The teacher and the students were_____. Ben had learned all this from doing one of his book ____.
Ben later went on to the top of his class. When he finished high school, he went to Yale University and at last became one of the best doctors in the United States.
After Ben had grown up, he ____ something about his mother that he did not know as a child. She, herself, had never learned how to read.
1.A. about B. on C. with D. over
2.A. because B. so C. but D. though
3.A. notice B. message C. book D. question
4.A. class B. room C. house D. library
5.A. always B. even C. quickly D. never
6.A. found B. played C. knew D. threw
7.A. whether B. when C. where D. why
8.A. afraid B. surprised C. worried D. unhappy
9.A. pictures B. exercises C. shops D. reports
10.A. learnt B. remembered C. understood D. guessed
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There was once a hardworking farmer who had a fine olive orchard (橄榄果园). But his three sons farm work. When the farmer was , he called the three sons to him and said: “My sons, there is a of gold hidden in the olive orchard. Dig for it, if you it.” The sons tried to him to tell them in what part of the orchard the gold was hidden, but he would tell them more.
After the farmer was dead, the sons went to work to find the pot of gold. they did not know where the hiding-place was, they agreed to begin in a line, at one end of the orchard, and to dig until one of them should find the money. They dug until they had the soil from one end of the orchard to the other. But no pot of gold was to be found. The three sons were very to have done all their work for nothing.
The next olive season, the olive trees in the orchard bore more fruit than they had ever given; when the fruit was , it gave the sons a whole pot of gold.
When they saw how much money had come from the orchard, they suddenly understood what the wise father had meant.
1.A. enjoyed B. hated C. cared D. minded
2.A. sick B. lonely C. dead D. dying
3.A. box B. bag C. pot D. bucket
4.A. miss B. hate C. care D. want
5.A. make B. order C. let D. get
6.A. something B. anything C. everything D. nothing
7.A. Since B. And C. So D. But
8.A. turned up B. turned on C. turned over D. turned around
9.A. uncomfortable B. disappointed C. angry D. worried
10.A. picked B. collected C. sold D. found
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There was once a hardworking farmer who had a fine olive orchard (橄榄果园). But his three sons farm work. When the farmer was , he called the three sons to him and said: “My sons, there is a of gold hidden in the olive orchard. Dig for it, if you it.” The sons tried to him to tell them in what part of the orchard the gold was hidden, but he would tell them more.
After the farmer was dead, the sons went to work to find the pot of gold. they did not know where the hiding-place was, they agreed to begin in a line, at one end of the orchard, and to dig until one of them should find the money. They dug until they had the soil from one end of the orchard to the other. But no pot of gold was to be found. The three sons were very to have done all their work for nothing.
The next olive season, the olive trees in the orchard bore more fruit than they had ever given; when the fruit was , it gave the sons a whole pot of gold.
When they saw how much money had come from the orchard, they suddenly understood what the wise father had meant.
1.A. enjoyed B. hated C. cared D. minded
2.A. sick B. lonely C. dead D. dying
3.A. box B. bag C. pot D. bucket
4.A. miss B. hate C. care D. want
5.A. make B. order C. let D. get
6.A. something B. anything C. everything D. nothing
7.A. Since B. And C. So D. But
8.A. turned up B. turned on C. turned over D. turned around
9.A. uncomfortable B. disappointed C. angry D. worried
10.A. picked B. collected C. sold D. found
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Long ago, there was a rich man who had two sons. The older brother, who was called Nolbu, was greedy (贪婪的) and lazy. However, his younger brother Hungbu was hard-working and kind-hearted. When their father died, Nolbu inherited (继承) his house and land, but Hungbu received nothing.
One day when Hungbu was working in the fields, he found a bird which had broken its leg. He took the bird home and looked after it carefully. The bird gradually became stronger, and when summer came, it flew away to a warm place. A year later
the bird flew back and gave Hungbu a seed (种子). Hungbu sowed (播种) the seed and
it soon grew into a plant which produced many gourds (葫芦). When Hungbu opened one of the gourds, he was amazed to see that it was full of treasure. He wanted to use the treasure to do something useful. The next day he bought a big house and moved there with his family.
When Nolbu heard about his brother’s good luck, he was very jealous (妒忌的)
and decided to do the same as his brother. He also found a bird, but he broke its leg
and looked after it until it became strong. The bird also gave him a seed, which produced several gourds. However, when Nolbu opened one of the gourds, goblins (小 妖精) quickly came out of it and stole all his money. After that Nolbu went to his brother to ask for help. Hungbu was sorry for him and so he invited him to share his house. Both brothers and their families lived happily ever after.
1.Hungbu was .
A.lazy B. kind C. healthy D. magic
2.What did the bird give Hungbu a year later?
A.A seed. B. A gourd. C. A little bird. D. A plant.
3.Hungbu bought a big house with .
A.the money from his father B. the treasure from his brother
C. the money from his wife D. the treasure from the gourd
4.After Nolbu’s money was stolen, .
A.he beat the goblins
B.he sold his own house
C.his brother helped him
D.his brother gave him a seed
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Once there was an old woman, Molly, who lived with her only son. They lived in a village near the forest. Molly’s son was a hunter（猎人）, doing the same job of his father.
One day, Molly’s son went out to hunt and was killed by a tiger. Molly was very sad. Her husband had been dead for many years. Her son was her only source（来源）of support. The villagers felt sorry for her and wanted to help her. They usually gave her some food and clothes. Then the hunters in the village killed the tiger that had eaten Molly’s son. They gave Molly the tiger’s baby. They told Molly to feed the tiger for a couple of months. Then she should kill it and sell its skin and meat for money.
As days went by, the baby tiger grew up a little. Molly named it Snowball. Snowball enjoyed playing with Molly like a pet cat. They were getting closer and closer.
A few months later, the villagers asked Molly why she had not killed the tiger. Molly said she had lost both her husband and her son. This tiger was the only companion（伙伴）she had left. She wanted to raise the tiger as her son.
One year later, Snowball had grown very big. Molly’s house was too small for such a big tiger. So Molly told Snowball to go back to the forest. However, Snowball often came back to visit Molly and brought her different dead animals. The villagers said they were gifts from her tiger son.
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（注意：考生将答题卡相应位置涂黑。正确的涂“A”, 错误的涂“B”
1.Molly’s husband was killed by a tiger.
2.The villagers took a baby tiger to Molly.
3.Snowball was the name of Molly’s pet cat.
4.Snowball often visited Molly with dead animals as gifts.
5.The passage tells us a story about Molly and her tiger son.
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There was a young woman. She was quite proud of growing flowers in her yard. She had been raised by her grandmother, who had taught her to love and care for flowers. So her yard was the most beautiful one in her village.
One day, while looking through a flower, list that she often ordered from, a picture of a plant immediately caught her eyes. She had never seen a flower like it before, "I have to have it," she said to herself, and she ordered it right away.
When it arrived, she found a place to plant it. She planted it at the bottom of a stone wall at the back of the yard. It grew vigorously, with very beautiful green leaves all over it. Day after day, she continued to take good care of it, and she also looked forward to enjoying the flowers, but still there were not any.
One morning, as she stood looking at the plant, she felt sad,.”It grows well, but why don’t I see any flowers?” She wanted to know the reason why her plant had not flowered, but still there was no idea.
However, at this moment, her friendly neighbor invited her to his yard and said, “Thank you so much! You can’t imagine how much I have enjoyed the flowers that you planted.” “Did I plant? Where?” the young woman was quite surprised. Quickly she walked through the gate into her neighbor’s yard. She saw that on the other side of the wall the plant was full of flowers. She couldn’t believe her eyes.
They were, indeed, the most beautiful flowers she had ever seen. The plant had grown up through the crevices in the wall.
Just because you can’t see the results of your work, it does not mean that there isn’t any fruit.
1.Who taught the young woman to take care of flowers?
A.Her friend. B.Her mother. C.Her neighbor. D.Her grandmother.
2.The underlined word “vigorously” in Paragraph 3 means .
A.healthily B.seriously C.shyly D.badly
3.Which is the right order of the following events according to the passage?
a. The young woman felt sad.
b. The young woman bought the plant at once.
c. The young woman saw the plant in a picture.
d. The young woman went to her neighbor's yard.
e. T he young woman saw the beautiful real flowers.
A.a-b-c-d-e B.a-c-e-c-b C.c-b-a-d-e D.c-d-e-a-b
4.What's the best title for this passage?
A.How to Plant Flowers. B.The Other Side of the Wall.
C.Beautiful flowers. D.In the yard.
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Long long ago, there lived a man and a woman who had seven sons. The couple wanted a daughter very much, and finally, they had a girl. She was very pretty and her parents loved her very much. One day the father needed water for the child, so he sent the seven brothers to a well (井) in the forest to get it. Once there, though, the boys began to fight and the water jug (壶) fell into the well. The boys looked into the well and thought of their father. They were afraid to go home.
Hours passed. "Where are those boys?" shouted the angry father. "They are probably playing a game and have forgotten about the water. I wish they were all turned into ravens (乌鸦) !"And when he looked up, he saw seven black birds flying away. The father was shocked. "What have I done? he thought. But it was too late. He could not take back his words.
Later, the girl grew up and discovered she had brothers. The story of their bad luck influenced her deeply, and she decided to find them. For years, she searched and did not stop. She made up her mind to find them. Finally, she found their home. To enter, she needed a special key made from a chicken bone, which she did not have. The girl thought for a moment, and then took a knife and cut off one of her fingers. With it, she opened the front door and went inside. On a table, there were seven plates and seven cups. She ate and drank a little from each of them. In the last cup, she accidently dropped a ring that her parents had given her.
Later hat day, the ravens returned for their meal. The girl hid behind the door and watched. When the seventh raven drank from his cup, something hit his mouth. The raven recognized it at once—it was his parents' ring. "I wish our sister were here, "he said, "and then we could be free. " At that moment, their sister ran to them, and suddenly the ravens were human again. The brothers kissed their sister and all eight of them went home together happily.
1.Why were the seven brothers afraid to go home at first?
A.They lost their father's ring. B.They threw away the water jug.
C.They didn't get back any water. D.Seven black ravens shocked them.
2.What can we infer (推断) from the underlined sentence in Para. 2?
A.The father regretted what he had said. B.The father was not pleased with his life.
C.The father was worried about his little girl. D.The father was angry with what his sons had done.
3.What was the first thing the girl did after she entered the raven's house?
A.She ate and drank. B.She hid behind a door.
C.She took out a knife D.She sat and waited for the ravens.
4.How did the ravens become human again?
A.They ate a magic ring. B.One raven made a wish after seeing the ring.
C.They drank with a special cup from their father. D.Their sister kissed them.
5.What lesson can we learn from the story?
A.Don't talk to strange people. B.Work hard and you will be happy.
C.Your parents always know best. D.Think carefully about what to say.
C. forgot D. heard
he possibly want to say?Ben not only ________ the rock, but also said a lot about the rock. He named many other rocks in the same group and even knew ________ the teacher had found it. The teacher and the students were ________. Ben had learned all this from doing one of his book ________.Later Ben went on to the ________ of his class. When he finished high school, he went to Yale University (耶鲁大学)and at last became one of the best doctors in the USA. After Ben grew up, he ________ something about his mother that he did not know as a ________. She, herself, had never learned how to ________.