One day a mother camel and her son walked thr...

One day a mother camel and her son walked through a desert. They were looking for water and grass.

The son asked, “What do water and grass look like, Mum?”His mother answered, “Water looks like the sky, blue and clear.While grass is green, fresh and nice.”

After they walked for a day and a night, the son suddenly cried, “Look!Mum,there is water and grass over there!”

“What a foolish talk,my boy!”

The water and grass were on the left,while the desert was on the right.But because the mother camel was blind( 瞎的  )in her left eye,she could only see a sea of yellow sand with her right eye.So she didn’t believe what the young camel said.

The next day they went on walking ,the young camel found a second oasis ,but his mother still did not believe him. She said angrily, “No,that’s not an oasis,but a desert. I have more knowledge and experience than you. You are wrong again. You should listen to me.”

This time the young camel was angry with his mother,too. So when he saw an oasis for the third time, he left his mother without telling her.He ran to the grass and ate his fill. But his poor mother was still walking on and she was still hungry and thirsty.

1.At first the young camel didn’t know ________________________ .

A. how to go through the desert

B. what they wanted to do

C. where they wanted to go

D. what water and grass looked like

2.How many times did the young camel find the oasis in total( 总共 )?

A.   Once  B. Twice  C. Three times  D. Four times

3.What’s the Chinese meaning of the word “oasis”?

A. 大海B   绿洲 C ．陆地 D 草地

4.Who couldn’t eat grass all the time?

A. The mother camel  B. The young camel  C. The writer  D. Nobody

5.What can you learn from the passage?

A.   We should believe the mother camel.

B.  We should always believe the one with more experience

C.   We should believe others when they are right

D.   We don’t need to be polite to our mothers.

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Two friends were walking through the desert desert (沙漠). During the trip they had a____ , and one friend hit the other in the face. The one who was beaten was hurt, but without saying____ , he wrote in the sand: "Today my best friend hit me in the face."

They______on walking until they found a lake, where they decided to take a bath (洗澡). The one, who had been beaten, fell into the lake and started drowning (溺水), but the friend saved him. After he came back to life from the near drowning, he wrote on a____ : "Today my best friend saved my life."

The friend who had hit and ____ his best friend asked: "_____I hurt you, you wrote in the sand and now, you wrote on a stone, why?" The other friend ____: "When someone hurts us, we should write it down in sand ____ wind can blow it away.___ , when someone does something good for us, we must write it down in stone where no_____ can ever blow it away."

1.A. talk　　 B. joke　　 C. fight　　 D. picnic

2.A. something　　 B. nothing　　 C. anything　　 D. everything

3.A. kept　　 B. continued　　 C. lasted　　 D. tried

4.A. sand　　 B. stone　　 C. tree　　 D. wall

5.A. killed　　 B. hurt　　 C. saved　　 D. made

6.A. Before　　 B. While　　 C. Until　　 D. After

7.A. replied　　 B. asked　　 C. questioned　　 D. required

8.A. which　　 B. how　　 C. where　　 D. when

9.A. Although　　 B. Or　　 C. But　　 D. If

10.A. wind　　 B. water　　 C. air　　 D. sand

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I was feeling a little sad because my mother had lost her job. One day, while I1. (walk) on the street, I heard that a beautiful piece of piano music2.(play) above the noise of the people. I walked more slowly 3. (find) out where it was coming from. Then I saw a young lady sitting at a piano.

She was singing songs about love, believing yourself and keeping on4.(try). The way she was singing made me 5. (relax). I stood there quietly, watching her playing on such a crowded New York square. I thought that she must be brave enough to perform in front of so many people.

She noticed me. I walked over and 6. (tell) her how good her music sounded. "Thank you." she said. "I have been going through a hard time recently, but you've made me hopeful again." I said to her.

"I'm glad that I could help," she replied. "Why are you so sad?"

"Well, my mom 7. (lose) her job, and I'm not sure what to do ..."

"Did you notice the way you were walking? Your head was down." she said. "8. (not be) upset, because opportunity comes in different ways and if your head is down, you might not see it. You should smile more ... lift your head up."

I looked at her, amazed at how she was encouraging me. "Why are you playing the piano here now?" I asked her with a smile.

She explained that she saw a lot of unhappy people in the world and she tried to cheer them up by playing music. I smiled a little wilder, realizing that no difficulties could stop me from going on.

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One day, Mr Read and his son Robert were going out for a walk. He put on a pair of shoes together with a pair of different socks, one white and one yellow. As he came out of his house, his son noticed the colors of his father’s socks and said, “You’ve put on two different socks, Dad.” When he heard this, he looked at his socks and found that his son was right. He was happy and said to himself, “What a clever son I have got!” Then he asked his son to go back to the house to get another pair of socks for him. When the son went back to his house, all he could find was one white sock and one yellow sock. Robert then took the socks to his father and said, “It’s no use changing. These socks at home are also different, one yellow and one white.” Mr Read agreed with his son and they went out for a walk.

根据短文内容,判断句子正(T)误(F).

1.  Mr Read put on a pair of different shoes before he went out for a walk.

2.  The socks were yellow and white.

3.  Robert found a pair of socks for his father.

4.  They went back home to change socks.

Mr. Read was a smart man.

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完形填空

阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。

One day, a father and a son were walking along a road. Suddenly, the father said, “ 　 　 ! There is a tin (罐头盒). Pick it up.” The son didn’t. The father picked up the tin and put it in his pocket. After a while, the father said again, “Look at the empty bottles under the tree. Let’s pick them up.” The son said, “No, I won’t. People will laugh at me.”

Once again the father said nothing and pick 　　 　 　 up. Later they decided to have a rest. The father 　　 　 　 the tin and the bottles, and with the little money that he had just got, he bought some cherries（樱桃）.

The father and the son 　　　 　 on their way. It was very hot. The son was very 　　 　 . Then, by accident, the father dropped a cherry onto the ground. The son picked it up as if it were a piece of gold and 　　 　　 　 it. After a little while, his father dropped another 　 　　 , and the　 son wasted no time in picking up the tasty 　　 　 　 and putting it into his mouth. The father continued to drop the cherries, and the son continued to pick them up. When all of the cherries were gone, the father said to the son, “My dear son, if you had bent down to pick up the tin and the bottles, it would not have been 　　 　 for you to bend down so many times to pick up the cherries. Always remember that he who does not care about the 　　 　 　 things will find that he cannot do the great things.”

1.A．Go　　　　　　 B．Listen　　　　　　 C．Tell　　　　 D．Look

2.A．them　　　　　 B．it　　　　　　　　 C．us　　　　　　 D．one

3.A．sold　　　　　 B．examined　　　　 C．forgot　　　 D．memorized

4.A．turned　　　　 B．put　　　　　　　　 C．tried　　　　 D．continued

5.A．clever　　　　 B．bright　　　　　　 C．thirsty　　 D．cold

6.A．planted　　　 B．drew　　　　　　　 C．ate　　　　　 D．studied

7.A．cherry　　　　 B．pear　　　　　　　 C．apple　　　　 D．banana

8.A．juice　　　　 B．bread　　　　　　 C．milk　　　　 D．fruit

9.A．difficult　　 B．important　　　　 C．necessary　 D．possible

10.A．same　　　　 B．little　　　　　　 C．big　　　　　 D．wonderful

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完形填空

阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。

One day, a father and a son were walking along a road. Suddenly, the father said, “________　 ! There is a tin (罐头盒). Pick it up.” The son didn’t. The father picked up the tin and put it in his pocket. After a while, the father said again, “Look at the empty bottles under the tree. Let’s pick them up.” The son said, “No, I won’t. People will laugh at me.”

Once again the father said nothing and pick ________ up. Later they decided to have a rest. The father ________ the tin and the bottles, and with the little money that he had just got, he bought some cherries（樱桃）.

The father and the son ________　 on their way. It was very hot. The son was very ________　 . Then, by accident, the father dropped a cherry onto the ground. The son picked it up as if it were a piece of gold and ________ it. After a little while, his father dropped another________　 , and the son wasted no time in picking up the tasty ________　 and putting it into his mouth. The father continued to drop the cherries, and the son continued to pick them up. When all of the cherries were gone, the father said to the son, “My dear son, if you had bent down to pick up the tin and the bottles, it would not have been ________　 for you to bend down so many times to pick up the cherries. Always remember that he who does not care about the ________ things will find that he cannot do the great things.”

1.A. Go　　　　 　 B. Listen　　　　　　 C. Tell　　　　　 D. Look

2.A. them　　　　 B. it　　　　　　　　 C. us　　　　　　 D. one

3.A. sold　　　　 B. examined　　　 C. forgot　　　 D. memorized

4.A. turned　　　 B. put　　　　　　 C. tried　　　　 D. continued

5.A. clever　　　 B. bright　　　　　　 C. thirsty　　　 D. cold

6.A. planted　　 B. drew　　　　　　 C. ate　　　　 　　 D. studied

7.A. cherry　　　 B. pear　　　　　　 　 C. apple　　　　 D. banana

8.A. juice　　　　 B. bread　　　　　 　 C. milk　　　　 D. fruit

9.A. difficult　　 B. important　　 　 C. necessary　　 D. possible

10.A. same　　　 B. little　　　　 　 C. big　　　　　 D. wonderful

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One day, when Carolyn and her husband were driving through heavy rain on heir way home, they were ______ to see a police officer standing in the middle of the road. They were even more surprised to see the officer smiling, even though she was all wet. As they got ______, they realized that the officer was watching over a sea turtle (海龟) sitting on the road.

“I couldn’t believe that she was ______ that sea turtle in all that rain,” Carolyn later told reporters, “Not many people ______ do that.”

According to Carolyn. a local man had called the animal control ______ he was worried about the sea turtle’s safety on the busy road. With all the bad weather, the sea turtle would be hit by a car.

Sea turtles are dangerous to deal with ______ proper tools, so when the officer got to the position before the animal control, she stood there and watched over the animal until help ______.

Instead of leaving the officer to her job, Carolyn’s husband held a(n) ______ over her head while his wife went home to get some tools. The couple then used the tools to get the sea turtle to the other side of the ______ where it was safe.

“The officer thanked us and we thanked her and we all went on our way,” Carolyn said. “She was smiling the whole time and she ______ seemed to care that she was all wet. She was delightful (令人愉快的), kind, inspirational, all the things that you think a police officer should be.”

1.A.afraid B.angry C.surprised D.happy

2.A.closer B.farther C.colder D.warmer

3.A.moving B.feeding C.guarding D.catching

4.A.should B.would C.must D.need

5.A.although B.unless C.until D.because

6.A.to B.as C.about D.without

7.A.arrived B.stopped C.continued D.changed

8.A.sign B.ticket C.stone D.umbrella

9.A.river B.sea C.road D.wall

10.A.always B.never C.usually D.sometimes

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One day Frank was walking with his mother when they came to a pretty garden. Frank looked in, and saw that it had clean gravel (碎石) walks and beautiful flowers. He called to his mother and said, “Mum, come and look at this pretty garden. I wish I might open the gate, and walk in．” The gardener (园丁) heard what Frank said, and kindly invited him and his mother to come into the garden．

Frank’s mother thanked the man．Then she said to her son, “Frank, if I take you to walk in this garden, you must take care not to meddle (乱动) with anything in it.” Frank walked along the tidy gravel walks, and looked at everything, but touched nothing that he saw. He did not step on any of the borders（草坪边的狭长花坛），and was careful that his clothes should not brush the tops of the flowers so that he might not break them．

The gardener was much pleased（满意的）with Frank, because he was so careful to behave well．He showed him the seeds, and told him the name of many of the flowers and plants．

While Frank was admiring the beauty of a flower, a little boy came to the gate, and finding it locked, he shook it hard．But it would not open．Then he said, “Let me in．Let me in．Will you not let me in this garden?”

“No,” said the gardener, “I will not let you in, Tom．When I let you in yesterday you meddled with my flowers, and pulled some of my fruit. I do not choose to let a boy into my garden who meddles with the plants. ”

Tom looked ashamed, and when he found that the gardener would not let him in, he went away slowly. Frank saw and felt how much happier a boy may be by not meddling with what does not belong to him．

He and his mother then continued their walk in the garden, and enjoyed the day very much. Before they left, the gardener gave each of them some pretty flowers．

1.Frank couldn't see ____ in the garden．

A. seeds　　 　　 B. fruit　　 　 C. flowers　 　 D. animals

2.Tom did everything except______．

A．meddling with the flowers

B. pulling some fruit

C．admiring the beauty of plants

D. shaking the door hard

3.Which is NOT true about Frank? _________________．

A. He touched nothing in the garden

B. He didn't step on the borders of the garden

C. He didn't have a good time in the garden

D. He tried not to brush the top of the flowers with his clothes

4.The gardener didn't______________．

A．show Frank any seeds

B. let Tom in the garden a second time

C．give Frank and his mother any flowers

D．tell Frank the names of many of the flowers

5.We can learn from the story that____________．

A. it is bad manners to break flowers

B. you'll be happy if you're friendly to others

C. no one wants to make friends with selfish (自私的) people

D. you may be happy if you don't meddle with the things of others

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One day Frank was walking with his mother when they came to a pretty garden.

Frank looked in, and saw that it had clean gravel（碎石）walks and beautiful flowers.

He called to his mother and said, Mum, come and look at this pretty garden.1 wish I might open the gate, and walk in.”

The gardener（园丁）heard what Frank said, and kindly invited him and his mother to come into the garden.

Frank's mother thanked the man. Then she said to her son, “Frank, if I take you to walk in this garden, you must take care not to meddle(乱动)with anything in it．”

Frank walked along the tidy gravel walks, and looked at everything, but touched nothing that he saw.

He did not step on any of the borders（草坪边的狭长花坛），and was careful that his clothes should not brush the tops of the flowers so that he might not break them.

The gardener was much pleased（满意的）with Frank, because he was so careful to behave well. He showed him the seeds, and told him the name of many of the flowers and plants.

While Frank was admiring the beauty of a flower, a little boy came to the gate, and finding it locked, he shook it hard. But it would not open. Then he said, “Let me in. Let me in. Will you not let me in this garden?"

“No," said the gardener,“1 will not let you in, Tom. When I let you in yesterday, you meddled with my flowers, and pulled some of my fruit.　 I do not choose to let a boy into my garden who meddles with the plants."

Tom looked ashamed, and when he found that the gardener would not let him in, he went slowly away.

Frank saw and felt how much happier a boy may be by not meddling with what does not belong to him.

He and his mother then continued their walk in the garden, and enjoyed the day very much. Before they left, the gardener gave each of them some pretty flowers.

1.Frank couldn't see　 　　　　　 in the garden.

A. seeds　　　　　　　　 B. fruit

C. flowers　　　　　　 D. animals

2.Tom did everything except　　 　　　　　 .

A. meddling with the flowers　　　　　　　　 B. pulling some fruit

C. admiring the beauty of plants　　　　　 D. shaking the door hard

3.Which is NOT true about Frank? 　　　　　 .

A. He touched nothing in the garden

B. He didn't step on the borders of the garden

C. He didn't have a good time in the garden

D. He tried not to brush the top of the flowers with his clothes

4.The gardener didn't　 　　　　　 .

A. show Frank any seeds

B. let Tom in the garden a second time

C. give Frank and his mother any flowers

D. tell Frank the names of many of the flowers

5.We can learn from the story that　 　　　　　 .

A. it is bad manners to break flowers

B. you'll be happy if you're friendly to others

C. no one wants to make friends with selfish.(自私的)　 people

D. you may be happy if you don't meddle with the things of others

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Two friends were walking through the desert. During the journey they had an argument（争吵）, and the taller boy slapped （打）the shorter one in the face. The short boy was hurt, but without saying anything, he wrote in the sand: "Today my best friend slapped me in the face."

They kept on walking until they found a pond, and they decided to take a bath there. But the short boy got stuck in the mud（泥） and started to sink（下沉）。He cried, “Help! Help!” Luckily, he was pulled to safety by his friend. After that, he carved on a stone: "Today my best friend saved my life."

The taller boy asked him, "After I hurt you, you wrote it in the sand and now you carve it on a stone. Why?"

The shorter boy replied: "When someone hurts you, you should write it in the sand where winds can erase（擦掉） it easily. But when someone does something good for you, you must carve it in the stone where no wind can ever erase it."

You have to learn to write your hurts in the sand and to carve your benefits in the stone.

根据短文内容，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳答案。

1.Where did the two friends walk?

A. in the desert　　　　 B. on the stone

C. in the forest　　 　 D. in a pond

2.The taller boy slapped the shorter one in the face because_______.

A. the shorter boy took him to the desert by mistake.

B. they had an argument

C. the shorter boy kept wasting time writing and carving.

D. he had to save his friend, and this almost took his own life.

3.What did the shorter boy do after he was saved?

A. He kept walking without saying anything.

B. He wrote it in the sand.

C. He carved it on a stone.

D. He said thanks to him.

4. What can we learn from the last sentence of the passage?

A. We should write and carve to record different kinds of feelings.

B. We should record different kinds of things in different ways.

C. We should remember both good things and bad things.

D. We should remember only good things others have done to us and let go bad things.

5. What is the best title for the text?

A. Two Friends.

B. A Friend in Need Is a Friend Indeed.

C. Sand and Stone.

D. How to Be Good Friends.

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