-
Joe was an old man. The 75-year-old lived very happily in a village and had a beautiful family. Joe had four grandchildren, and they visited him during their holidays.
During one vacation, Joe was preparing his home for the kids: cleaning and buying their favorite foods. After he finished working, he realized he lost his favorite watch. The watch was a gift from his wife when their first child was born. Joe loved the watch very much, especially after his wife’s death. He was very upset about losing it.
Once his grandchildren came, they promised him they would find the watch.
One granddaughter asked: “Grandpa, do you remember when you saw the watch last before it went missing?”
“I guess when I was cleaning the barn(谷仓)！” Joe replied.
The children looked for more than two hours with Joe, but they could not find it. The kids were now also sad, but they tried to comfort(安慰) their grandfather.
One grandson went back to the barn to search again. Joe asked why he was going there a second time. But the little boy just asked the others not to follow him and to remain silent.
He was there for about fifteen minutes and then rushed to his grandfather. He found the watch and happily gave it to Joe.
Joe was surprised and asked how he was able to find it. The little boy replied: “I sat there without making a noise, and the barn was so silent. After a few minutes, I heard the ‘tick, tick’ sound and found the watch.”
Joe hugged and thanked the little boy.
1. From Paragraph 2, we learn that Joe .
A. knew his grandchildren very well
B. liked doing housework very much
C. got tired of his grandchildren’s visits
D. looked forward to his grandchildren’s visits
2. Why did Joe feel upset when he found the watch was lost?
A. Because it was very expensive.
B. Because it was full of memories with his wife.
C. Because it was a gift from his first child.
D. Because it had been with him since he was born.
3. How did one of the grandchildren find the watch?
A. He cleaned the barn carefully again.
B. He searched the barn carefully for two hours.
C. He made no noise and followed the ticking sound.
D. He asked other children for help.
4.What does the story mainly tell us ?
A. Helping those in need can make you feel good.
B. We must learn to be silent and wait in order to help others.
C. Believe in yourself and you can surely succeed in the end.
D. Silence sometimes is more powerful than using your voice.
-
Joe was an old man. The 75-year-old lived very happily in a village and had a beautiful family. Joe had four grandchildren, and they visited him during their holidays.
During one vacation, Joe was preparing his home for the kids: cleaning and buying their favorite foods. After he finished working, he realized he lost his favourite watch. The watch was a gift from his wife when their first child was born. Joe treasured the watch very much, especially after his wife’s death. He was very upset about losing it.
Once his grandchildren came, they promised him they would find the watch.
One granddaughter asked: “Grandpa, do you remember when you saw the watch last before it went missing?”
“I guess when I was cleaning the barn(谷仓)！” Joe replied.
The children looked for more than two hours with Joe, but they could not find it. The kids were now also sad, but they tried to comfort(安慰) their grandfather.
One grandson went back to the barn to search again. Joe asked why he was going there a second time. But the little boy just asked the others not to follow him and to remain silent.
He was there for about fifteen minutes and then rushed to his grandfather. He found the watch and happily gave it to Joe.
Joe was surprised and asked how he was able to find it. The little boy replied: “I sat there without making a noise, and the barn was so silent. After a few minutes, I heard the ‘tick, tick’ sound and found the watch.”
Joe hugged and thanked the little boy.
This is the power of silence. If we stay calm, we are more able to find the solution!
1.From Paragraph 2, we learn that Joe__________.
A. knew his grandchildren very well B. liked doing housework very much
C. got tired of his grandchildren’s visits D. looked forward to his grandchildren’s visits
2.The underlined word “treasured” means “_________”.
A. stored for future use B. valued highly
C. wore anytime D. mentioned carefully
3.How did one of the grandchildren find the watch?
A. He did a thorough cleaning of the barn.
B. He searched the barn carefully for two hours.
C. He made no noise and followed the ticking sound.
D. He asked other children for help.
4.Which is the right order of what happened in the story?
a. His grandchildren came.
b. They searched for more than two hours.
c. The little boy sat in the barn without making a sound.
d. One grandson went back to the barn again.
e. Joe lost his watch accidentally.
A. e a b d c B. e b a c d C. a e d b c D. a e c b d
5.What can we learn from the story?
A. Love keeps us busy all the time.
B. Helping those in need makes one feel good.
C. Believe in yourself and you can surely succeed in the end.
D. Silence sometimes is more powerful than using your voice.
-
Joe was an old man. The 75-year-old lived very happily in a village and had a beautiful family. His children grew up and moved to different cities. Now, Joe has four grandchildren, and they visit him during their holidays.
During one vacation, Joe was preparing his home for the kids: cleaning and buying their favorite foods. After he finished working, he realized he lost his favorite watch. The watch was a gift from his wife when their first child was born. Joe treasured the watch very much, especially after his wife’s death. He was very upset about losing it.
Once his grandchildren came, they promised him they would find the watch.
One granddaughter asked: “Grandpa, do you remember when you saw the watch last before it went missing?”
“I guess when I was cleaning the barn!” Joe replied.
The children looked for more than two hours with Joe, but they could not find it. The kids were now also sad, but they tried to comfort their grandfather.
One grandson went back to the barn to look again. Joe asked why he was going there a second time. But the little boy just asked the others not to follow him and to keep silent.
He was there for about 15 minutes and then rushed to his grandfather. He found the watch and happily gave it to Joe.
Joe was surprised and asked how he was able to find it. The little boy replied: ”I sat there without making a noise, and the barn was so silent. After a few minutes, I heard the ‘tick, tick’ sound and found the watch.”
Joe hugged and thanked the little boy.
This is the power of silence. If we stay calm, we are more able to find the solution!
1.From Paragraph 2, we learn that Joe _____.
A. knew his grandchildren very well
B. liked doing housework very much
C. got tired of his grandchildren’s visits
D. looked forward to his grandchildren’s visits
2.The underlined word “Treasure” means________.
A. store for future use B. value highly
C. wear anytime D. mention carefully
3.How did one of the grandchildren find the watch?
A. He did a thorough cleaning of the barn.
B. He searched the barn carefully for two hours.
C. He made no noise and followed the ticking sound.
D. He asked other children for help.
4.Which is the right order of what happened in the story?
a. His grandchildren came.
b. They looked for more than two hours.
c. The little boy sat in the barn without making a sound.
d. One grandson went back to the barn again.
e. Joe lost his watch accidentally.
A. e a b d c B. e b a c d C. a e d b c D. a e c b d
5.What can we learn from the story?
A. Love keeps us busy all the time.
B. Helping those in need makes one feel good.
C. Believe in yourself and you can succeed.
D. Silence sometimes is more powerful than using your voice.
-
Joe was an old man. The 75-year-old lived very happily in a village and had a beautiful family. His children grew up and moved to different cities. Now, Joe has four grandchildren, and they visit him during their holidays.
During one vacation, Joe was preparing his home for the kids: cleaning and buying their favorite foods. After he finished working, he realized he lost his favorite watch. The watch was a gift from his wife when their first child was born. Joe treasured the watch very much, especially after his wife’s death. He was very upset about losing it.
Once his grandchildren came, they promised him they would find the watch.
One granddaughter asked: “Grandpa, do you remember when you saw the watch last before it went missing?”
“I guess when I was cleaning the barn!” Joe replied.
The children looked for more than two hours with Joe, but they could not find it. The kids were now also sad, but they tried to comfort their grandfather.
One grandson went back to the barn to look again. Joe asked why he was going there a second time. But the little boy just asked the others not to follow him and to keep silent.
He was there for about 15 minutes and then rushed to his grandfather. He found the watch and happily gave it to Joe.
Joe was surprised and asked how he was able to find it. The little boy replied: ”I sat there without making a noise, and the barn was so silent. After a few minutes, I heard the ‘tick, tick’ sound and found the watch.”
Joe hugged and thanked the little boy.
This is the power of silence. If we stay calm, we are more able to find the solution!
1.From Paragraph 2, we learn that Joe _____.
A. knew his grandchildren very well
B. liked doing housework very much
C. got tired of his grandchildren’s visits
D. looked forward to his grandchildren’s visits
2.The underlined word “Treasure” means________.
A. store for future use B. value highly
C. wear anytime D. mention carefully
3.How did one of the grandchildren find the watch?
A. He did a thorough cleaning of the barn.
B. He searched the barn carefully for two hours.
C. He made no noise and followed the ticking sound.
D. He asked other children for help.
4.Which is the right order of what happened in the story?
a. His grandchildren came.
b. They looked for more than two hours.
c. The little boy sat in the barn without making a sound.
d. One grandson went back to the barn again.
e. Joe lost his watch accidentally.
A. e a b d c B. e b a c d C. a e d b c D. a e c b d
5.What can we learn from the story?
A. Love keeps us busy all the time.
B. Helping those in need makes one feel good.
C. Believe in yourself and you can succeed.
D. Silence sometimes is more powerful than using your voice.
-
Joe was an old man. The 75-year-old lived very happily in a village and had a beautiful family. His children grew up and moved to different cities. Now, Joe has four grandchildren, and they visit him during their holidays.
During one vacation, Joe was preparing his home for the kids: cleaning and buying their favorite foods. After he finished working, he realized he lost his favorite watch. The watch was a gift from his wife when their first child was born. Joe treasured the watch very much, especially after his wife’s death. He was very upset about losing it.
Once his grandchildren came, they promised him they would find the watch.
One granddaughter asked: “Grandpa, do you remember when you saw the watch last before it went missing?”
“I guess when I was cleaning the barn!” Joe replied.
The children looked for more than two hours with Joe, but they could not find it. The kids were now also sad, but they tried to comfort their grandfather.
One grandson went back to the barn to look again. Joe asked why he was going there a second time. But the little boy just asked the others not to follow him and to keep silent.
He was there for about 15 minutes and then rushed to his grandfather. He found the watch and happily gave it to Joe.
Joe was surprised and asked how he was able to find it. The little boy replied: ”I sat there without making a noise, and the barn was so silent. After a few minutes, I heard the ‘tick, tick’ sound and found the watch.”
Joe hugged and thanked the little boy.
This is the power of silence. If we stay calm, we are more able to find the solution!
1.From Paragraph 2, we learn that Joe _____.
A. knew his grandchildren very well
B. liked doing housework very much
C. got tired of his grandchildren’s visits
D. looked forward to his grandchildren’s visits
2.The underlined word “Treasure” means________.
A. store for future use B. value highly
C. wear anytime D. mention carefully
3.How did one of the grandchildren find the watch?
A. He did a thorough cleaning of the barn.
B. He searched the barn carefully for two hours.
C. He made no noise and followed the ticking sound.
D. He asked other children for help.
4.Which is the right order of what happened in the story?
a. His grandchildren came.
b. They looked for more than two hours.
c. The little boy sat in the barn without making a sound.
d. One grandson went back to the barn again.
e. Joe lost his watch accidentally.
A. e a b d c B. e b a c d C. a e d b c D. a e c b d
5.What can we learn from the story?
A. Love keeps us busy all the time.
B. Helping those in need makes one feel good.
C. Believe in yourself and you can succeed.
D. Silence sometimes is more powerful than using your voice.
-
Joe was an old man. The 75-year-old lived very happily in a village and had a beautiful family. His children grew up and moved to different cities. Now, Joe has four grandchildren, and they visit him during their holidays.
During one vacation, Joe was preparing his home for the kids: cleaning and buying their favorite foods. After he finished working, he realized he lost his favorite watch. The watch was a gift from his wife when their first child was born. Joe treasured the watch very much, especially after his wife’s death. He was very upset about losing it.
Once his grandchildren came, they promised him they would find the watch.
One granddaughter asked: “Grandpa, do you remember when you saw the watch last before it went missing?”
“I guess when I was cleaning the barn!” Joe replied.
The children looked for more than two hours with Joe, but they could not find it. The kids were now also sad, but they tried to comfort their grandfather.
One grandson went back to the barn to look again. Joe asked why he was going there a second time. But the little boy just asked the others not to follow him and to keep silent.
He was there for about 15 minutes and then rushed to his grandfather. He found the watch and happily gave it to Joe.
Joe was surprised and asked how he was able to find it. The little boy replied: ”I sat there without making a noise, and the barn was so silent. After a few minutes, I heard the ‘tick, tick’ sound and found the watch.”
Joe hugged and thanked the little boy.
This is the power of silence. If we stay calm, we are more able to find the solution!
1.From Paragraph 2, we learn that Joe _____.
A. knew his grandchildren very well
B. liked doing housework very much
C. got tired of his grandchildren’s visits
D. looked forward to his grandchildren’s visits
2.The underlined word “Treasure” means________.
A. store for future use B. value highly
C. wear anytime D. mention carefully
3.How did one of the grandchildren find the watch?
A. He did a thorough cleaning of the barn.
B. He searched the barn carefully for two hours.
C. He made no noise and followed the ticking sound.
D. He asked other children for help.
4.Which is the right order of what happened in the story?
a. His grandchildren came.
b. They looked for more than two hours.
c. The little boy sat in the barn without making a sound.
d. One grandson went back to the barn again.
e. Joe lost his watch accidentally.
A. e a b d c B. e b a c d C. a e d b c D. a e c b d
5.What can we learn from the story?
A. Love keeps us busy all the time.
B. Helping those in need makes one feel good.
C. Believe in yourself and you can succeed.
D. Silence sometimes is more powerful than using your voice.
-
Joe was a 75-year-old man. He lived very happily with his happy family. His children grew up and moved to different cities. He lived in a small village. Joe had 4 grandchildren and they used to visit him during their holidays.
It was the vacation time and Joe was waiting for his grandchildren to arrive. He was buying the favorite foods and cleaning the home for the kids. However, he lost his favorite watch when he was busy. His dead wife gave it to him when their first child was born.
The next day, he was very sad and said, “Dear children, I lost the most important watch I have ever had. Your grandma gave it to me. I feel like I'm missing my heart.”
The children looked for the watch everywhere in the home for more than 2 hours, but could not find it. Joe asked the children to stop looking for it as they could not find anything.
One grandson sat there quietly. The other children reached him and asked him what he was doing. He asked them not to make noise. He sat there for about 15 minutes and then ran to his grandfather. He got the watch and happily gave it to Joe.
Joe was surprised and asked how he was able to find it. The little boy replied, “I sat there without making a noise. After a few minutes, I heard the sound of the watch.”
1.When did Joe's grandchildren come to see him?
A.On vacations. B.During Christmas.
C.After long work. D.Before New Year.
2.How long did the children look for the watch?
A.For less than two hours.
B.For at most two hours.
C.For not more than two hours.
D.For over two hours.
3.How did one of the children find the watch?
A.By smelling the watch.
B.By pouring water.
C.By seeing the light of the watch.
D.By listening to the sound of the watch.
4.Which of the following is the best title of the passage?
A.The Great Family
B.The Friendly Children
C.The Use of Being Quiet
D.The Quiet Child
-
An old man lived with his son, daughter-in-law and 4-year-old grandson. There was something wrong the old man’s hands, eyes and feet. The family ate together at the dinner table.
But it was rather for the old man to eat successfully. The son and daughter-in-law became with the old man. So they set a small table in the corner and let him eat while they were enjoying dinner at the dinner table. After the old man a dish or two, they put his food in a wooden(木头的)bowl.
The son and daughter-in-law even shouted at him when he a spoon or turned over the bowl. Sometimes the old man’s eyes filled with tears as he ate. The grandson watched it all in .
One evening before supper, the father found his son with a piece of wood on the floor. “ are you making?” he asked. The boy answered, “Oh, I am making a little bowl for you and Mom to eat your food from when I ”. The boy smiled and went back to work.
The parents were so surprised that they could speak . Then tears ran down their faces. Both of them knew what should be done no word was spoken. That evening the husband took his father’s hand and gently took him back to the family table.
Later the old man ate every meal with the family. of the boy’s parents seemed to be angry when the old man made some trouble.
Children are good at learning from adults. Parents are their . Clever parents know what they say and what they do have a great on their children. Let us all take care of ourselves and those we love today and every day!
1.A. on B. with C. for D. at
2.A. difficult B. natural C. easy D. possible
3.A. friendly B. upset C. stressed D. angry
4.A. together B. luckily C. alone D. seriously
5.A. cooked B. broke C. made D. sold
6.A. dropped B. left C. picked D. bought
7.A. danger B. style C. health D. silence
8.A. plays B. to play C. playing D. played
9.A. When B. What C. How D. Where
10.A. grow up B. open up C. wake up D. mix up
11.A. everything B. anything C. somethingD. nothing
12.A. because B. or C. though D. unless
13.A. Both B. Neither C. All D. Either
14.A. examples B. banks C. hope D. homes
15.A. time B. chance C. comment D. influence
-
根据短文内容回答问题。
Once there was an old man who lived in a village. He was very old, so he wanted to give his money to one of his three sons. He told his sons to do one best thing in a week. He would give his money to the one who could do the best thing.
A week later, the three sons—Peter, Bob and Mike got back to their father’s house to tell him what they had done.
Peter said, “My dear father, I gave half of my money to a poor woman.” The father said nothing.
Bob said, “I saw a little girl fall into the river. Though I couldn’t swim, I took off my clothes, jumped into the river and pulled her out.” The father still said nothing.
Then, Mike told his story. “I saw a man sleeping at a very dangerous place! If he moved a little in his sleep, he would fall off the mountain. And the man was Ted. He once said he would kill me if he had a chance.” said Mike, “But I moved close to him and pulled him to a safe place.”
“Ah, that is the best thing, my son. Very few people want to save the one who wants to kill them. The money is yours, Mike!” said the father.
1.Where did the old man live?
2.How many sons did the old man have?
3.What did Bob do when he saw a little girl fall into the river ?
4.What was Ted doing when Mike saw him?
5.Who got the father’s money at last?
-
Joe, 75, lived very happily and had a beautiful family. He had four grandchildren, and they all visited him during their holidays.
Before they came to visit, Joe got his home ready for the children: cleaning the house and buying their favorite food. But while he was working, he lost his favorite watch. The watch was a gift from his wife. She died when their first child was born. Joe loved the watch very much. He was sad.
When his grandchildren came, they told Joe that they would find the watch. One granddaughter asked, "Grandpa, do you remember when you saw the watch last before it went missing?" Joe answered, "I think when I was cleaning the barn (谷仓)."
All the children went to the barn to look for the watch, except little Mike. They stayed in the barn for more than two hours but couldn't find it.
After they came back, Mike went to look for the watch in the barn. Joe asked why he was going there. The little boy just asked the other children not to follow him and to keep silent. He was there for about 15 minutes and then ran quickly to his grandfather. He found the watch!
Joe was very surprised and asked how he was able to find it. The little boy answered, "I sat there without making a noise, and the barn was so quiet. After a few minutes, I heard the' tick, tick' sound and found the watch." Joe hugged him and thanked the little boy.
This shows the power of silence. If we stay calm, we are able to find a solution (解决方法)!
1.Why was Joe very sad when he found he lost his watch?
A.Because it was very expensive. B.Because he didn't like it.
C.Because it was a gift from his wife. D.Because it was very beautiful.
2.How long did it take the little boy to find the watch?
A.About one hour B.At least 50 minutes
C.About 15 minutes D.More than 2 hours
3.Which of the following is NOT true?
A.Joe was a 75-year-old man and he had a beautiful family.
B.The little boy found he watch with the help of other grandchildren.
C.Joe was very surprised when he knew Mike found his watch.
D.Mike heard the "tick, tick" sound in the barn.
4.The underlined word "silent" may mean ________.
A.healthy B.warm C.quiet D.quick
5.What does the writer want to tell us?
A.We should take good care of our watch.
B.Cleaning the house is very important for all of us.
C.When we meet problems, we should stay calm and find a solution.
D.The barn isn't a good place.