Many centuries ago, Scotland was ruled by a k...

Many centuries ago, Scotland was ruled by a king named Robert Bruce. He was a wise king and a brave soldier. When the English army invaded (入侵)　 Scotland, Bruce took up arms and led his people in defence of (保卫)his country.

Battle after battle was fought, Bruce led his little army against the enemy, and six times his men were beaten. His army was scattered, and he was forced to go into hiding——in the woods or in lonely places in the mountains. One rainy day, Bruce lay on the ground in a small house, listening to the sound of the rain on the roof .He was tired and sad, and ready to give up all hope. It seemed to him that it was no use trying to do anything more.

As he lay thinking, he saw a spider (蜘蛛) over his head, trying to spin a web (蜘蛛网). He watched as she worked slowly and with great care. Six times she tried to reach the opposite wall to fix her thread, but six times she failed.“Poor thing,” cried Bruce, “You ,too, know what it is to fail.”But the spider did not lose hope. With still more care, she tried for the seventh time. Bruce almost forgot his own trouble as he watched her swing herself out upon the thin line. Would she fail again? No, the thread was carried safely from one wall to the other.“I, too, will try a seventh time,” cried Bruce. He got up and called his men together. He told them his plans, and sent them out with message of cheer to his discouraged people. Soon there was an army of brave Scotsmen gathered around him. Another battle was fought. This time the Scots won and the English invaders were driven out of Scotland.

1. What happened to King Robert Bruce's country?

A.　 A civil war broke out.

B.　 The Scots did not support him

C.　 England broke away from it

D.　 It was at war with England

2.Where did King Bruce hide after his army was defeated?

A.　 In the mountains in England.

B.　 In thick forests in England.

C.　 Both A and B.

D.　 In a secret place.

3.How many battles were fought before the Scots won in the end?

A. Six.　　　　 B. Seven.

C. Eight.　　　　　　 D. Five.

4.It was ____ who taught King Bruce a useful lesson.

A. the spider　　　 B. the English

C. his army　　 　 D. his people

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Many centuries ago, Scotland was ruled by a king named Robert Bruce. He was a wise king and a brave soldier. When the English army invaded (入侵)　 Scotland, Bruce took up arms and led his people in defence of (保卫)his country.

Battle after battle was fought, Bruce led his little army against the enemy, and six times his men were beaten. His army was scattered, and he was forced to go into hiding——in the woods or in lonely places in the mountains. One rainy day, Bruce lay on the ground in a small house, listening to the sound of the rain on the roof .He was tired and sad, and ready to give up all hope. It seemed to him that it was no use trying to do anything more.

As he lay thinking, he saw a spider (蜘蛛) over his head, trying to spin a web (蜘蛛网). He watched as she worked slowly and with great care. Six times she tried to reach the opposite wall to fix her thread, but six times she failed.“Poor thing,” cried Bruce, “You ,too, know what it is to fail.”But the spider did not lose hope. With still more care, she tried for the seventh time. Bruce almost forgot his own trouble as he watched her swing herself out upon the thin line. Would she fail again? No, the thread was carried safely from one wall to the other.“I, too, will try a seventh time,” cried Bruce. He got up and called his men together. He told them his plans, and sent them out with message of cheer to his discouraged people. Soon there was an army of brave Scotsmen gathered around him. Another battle was fought. This time the Scots won and the English invaders were driven out of Scotland.

1.What happened to King Robert Bruce's country?

A. A civil war broke out.

B. The Scots did not support him

C. England broke away from it

D. It was at war with England

2.Where did King Bruce hide after his army was defeated?

A. In the mountains in England.

B. In thick forests in England.

C. Both A and B.

D. In a secret place.

3.How many battles were fought before the Scots won in the end?

A. Six.　　　　 B. Seven.　　　　 C. Eight.　　　　　　 D. Five.

4.It was ____ who taught King Bruce a useful lesson.

A. the spider　　　 B. the English

C. his army　　 　 D. his people

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There was a kingdom long, long ago. It was ruled by a king who loved riddles (谜语). Once a year, the king made a new riddle. He gave a prize to the person who could solve the riddle.

There was a baker who also lived in this kingdom. Everyone agreed that he baked the finest breads. The baker had almost everything he needed except for a horse. If the baker had a horse, he could sell his fine breads from one end of the kingdom to the other.

One year, the king made a new riddle that puzzled everyone. “1 will give a prize to the person who can solve my riddle,” the king said. “Anyone who wins will have the pick of one of my strongest horses.” He then drew a line down the middle of the courtyard. “Make this line shorter without erasing (清除) any part of it,” the king said.

People came from far and wide. “How can you make a line shorter without erasing any part of it?’’ the people in the crowd asked each other. Some of them tried. The dressmaker kicked dirt over the line to hide it. The farmer poured water over the line to make it disappear. None of these worked, and the people went home disappointed. Everyone was puzzled about how to solve this new riddle.

A week passed, and nobody had any new ideas. Then one day the baker came into the courtyard with a bag of flour (面粉).

“Your Majesty,” the baker said to the king, “I can make your line shorter without erasing any part of it.” Then the baker opened his bag of flour. He poured out a line of flour right next to the king’s line. The line the baker made was longer than the king’s line.

“Now, good king,” the baker smiled, “your line is shorter.”

The people were amazed. The king laughed and clapped his hands. “You have won the prize. I will give you a horse of your choice.”

The baker was excited. Now he could sell his breads from one end of the kingdom to the other.

1.What was the baker’s problem at the beginning of the story?

A.He couldn’t make fine breads.

B.He needed money to open more stores.

C.He didn’t have enough flour to make more breads.

D.He couldn’t sell his breads all over the kingdom.

2.The baker smiled because __________.

A.he was glad to see the king B.he wanted to make the king happy

C.he felt sure that he solved the riddle D.he sold a lot of breads to the villagers

3.Who tells this story?

A.The king. B.The farmer and the dressmaker.

C.The baker. D.Someone who is not a character in the story.

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The car was invented (发明) just a century ago. You may know all kinds of cars’ names, but many people don’t know who was the inventor of the first car. The first car was invented not by a German, but by an American. His name was Henry Ford. Henry was born in a poor family. He was the eldest of six children. When he was a boy, he became interested in mending watches and machines. When he was twelve years old, his mother died. Soon he had to work in a machine shop for two dollars and fifty cents a week. In the evenings he repaired watches for another dollar a week. The hard life made him strong and able.

At that time there was another interest in the life of the young ford. He dreamed(梦想) to make a machine. It could run without a horse, so named “horseless carriage.” He over-came(克服) a lot of difficulties and in April 1893, the “horseless carriage” was finally finished. It was the first car.

Later Henry Ford founded the Ford Motor Company(福特汽车公司). He was really the first inventor of the car in the world.

1.Who really invented the car first? _____.

2.From this story we can know the car was invented_____.

3. Henry Ford must have_____.

4. How many dollars did young Ford earn(挣) every week? _____.

5.Which is not true? _____.

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The car was invented (发明) just a century ago. You may know all kinds of cars’ names, but many people don’t know who was the inventor of the first car. The first car was invented not by a German, but by an American. His name was Henry Ford. Henry was born in a poor family. He was the eldest of six children. When he was a boy, he became interested in mending watches and machines. When he was twelve years old, his mother died. Soon he had to work in a machine shop for two dollars and fifty cents a week. In the evenings he repaired watches for another dollar a week. The hard life made him strong and able.

At that time there was another interest in the life of the young ford. He dreamed(梦想) to make a machine. It could run without a horse, so named “horseless carriage.” He over-came(克服) a lot of difficulties and in April 1893, the “horseless carriage” was finally finished. It was the first car.

Later Henry Ford founded the Ford Motor Company(福特汽车公司). He was really the first inventor of the car in the world.

1.Who really invented the car first? _____.

2.From this story we can know the car was invented_____.

3.Henry Ford must have_____.

4.How many dollars did young Ford earn(挣) every week? _____.

5.Which is not true? _____.

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The car was invented (发明) over a century (世纪)ago. You may know all kinds of cars’ names, but many people don’t know who was the inventor of the first car. The first car was invented not by a German, but by an American.

His name was Henry Ford. Henry was born in a poor family. He was the eldest （最年长的） of six children. When he was a boy, he became interested in mending watches and machines. When he was twelve years old, his mother died. Soon he had to work in a machine shop for two dollars and fifty cents a week. In the evenings he repaired watches for another dollar a week. The hard life made him strong and able.

At that time there was another interest in the life of the young Ford. He dreamed(梦想) to make a machine. It could run without a horse, so named “horseless carriage.” He over-came(克服) a lot of difficulties and in April 1893, the “horseless carriage” was finally finished. It was the first car.

Later Henry Ford founded the Ford Motor Company(福特汽车公司). He was really the first inventor of the car in the world.

1.Who really invented the car first? _____.

A. A German　　 B. An American

C. Frenchman　　 D. Japanese

2.From this story we can know the car was invented_____.

A. more than 100 years ago　　　　　　 B. less than 100 years ago

C. just 100 years ago　　　　　　　　　 D. 50 years ago

3. Henry Ford must have_____.

A. five younger brothers

B. six brothers and sisters

C. five younger brothers or sisters

D. six brothers

4. How many dollars did young Ford earn(挣) every week?

A. 2.5 dollars　　 B. 3.5 dollars

C. 3 dollars　　 D. 4 dollars

5. Which is not true? _____.

A. He repaired watches in the evenings for fun

B. He enjoyed repairing watches and machines when he was very young.

C. He met with a lot of difficulties in the invention.

D. The first car was invented in 1893.

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More than 700 years ago, Scotland was fighting with England. The King of England wanted to control Scotland. He had a strong army so it was difficult for the Scots to fight. They lost many times. King Robert of Scotland had to run from the English army.

One rainy day, King Robert lay in a cave (洞穴). He thought that he was not good enough to be a king. He was so worried that he didn’t even see a spider near him. He looked up when he saw the spider climbing. It was trying to climb up to its web at the top of the cave but it fell down.

“How sad!” thought King Robert. “The spider is like me. It’s not strong enough.”

He watched while the spider tried again. It fell down a second time.

“Be careful little spider, or you might die,” he said. “Life is so hard. You’ll never

get back to your web.” But the spider tried again and again. King Robert watched while it slowly climbed back to its web. After an hour, the spider got to the web.

“You are such a great spider,” he said. “If you can keep trying, I can too. I must carry on fighting. I won’t let the English win.” Then his army grew strong and they stopped the English army successfully.

1.Why was it difficult for the Scots to fight the English?

A. Because the Scots were too weak.

B. Because the King of England was very smart.

C. Because the English army was very strong.

D. Because the King of Scotland was not good enough.

2.Where was the spider’s web?

A. On the wall of the cave.

B. At the entrance of the cave.

C. In the middle of the cave.

D. At the top of the cave.

3.What did King Robert think of the spider at first?

A. It was clever.

B. It was careless.

C. It was not that strong.

D. It was great.

4.In what order did the following take place in the story?

a. The spider got to its web.

b. The spider fell down many times.

c. King Robert got his army to be strong enough to fight the English.

d. King Robert saw a spider trying to climb up to its web in a cave.

e. King Robert thought he should be like the spider.

A. d-b-a-e-c

B. c-d-b-a-e

C. d-e-b-a-c

D. c-d-e-b-a

5.What can we learn from the story?

A. We have to be strong if we want to win.

B. Keep trying and we will get what we want.

C. Try to find an easier way when we meet difficulties.

D. Life is so hard and sometimes we have to give up something.

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Many years ago, when I was working as a volunteer at a hospital, I got to know a little girl named Lisa. The poor little girl had a very serious disease(疾病)and was dying. The doctor had done his best but no medicine really worked. The only chance to save her seemed to be a blood transfusion(输血)from her five-year-old brother. The little boy had the same disease before and had developed the antibodies(抗体)to fight the illness.

The doctor talked to the little boy about what they planned to do, and asked him if he would like to give his blood to his sister. I saw him hesitate(迟疑) for a moment. Then he took a deep breath and said, "Yes, I'll do it if it can save Lisa."

As the transfusion was going on, the little boy lay quietly in bed next to his sister. He looked at her and smiled all the time. When everything was done and the color returned to his sister's face, his smile disappeared and he looked a little afraid. He looked up at the doctor and asked, "Will I start to die now?"

He was too young to understand the doctor. He thought he would have to give all his blood to his sister, but he agreed.

1.What happened to the little girl named Lisa later?

A. She died of a very serious disease.

B. She got better with the antibodies from her brother.

C. She lost her little brother.

D. The transfusion failed and her illness got worse.

2.How did the five-year-old boy understand the doctor's plan?

A. He thought he was going to lose all his blood.

B. He thought he was going to be killed.

C. He thought he was going to die together with his sister.

D. He thought he was going to die when he was older.

3.What did the boy feel when the doctor talked to him about the transfusion?

A. He was unhappy to help his sister.

B. He was so afraid that he refused to do anything.

C. He was worried about his sister.

D. He was willing to give his blood.

4. The writer still remembers the story after many years ______.

A. because the little girl had a very strange disease

B. because the sister and brother had the same disease

C. because the doctor saved the little girl's life

D. because of what the boy did for his sister

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Many years ago，when I was working as a volunteer in a hospital, I got to know a little girl named Lisa. The poor little girl had a very serious disease and was dying. The doctor had done his best but no medicine really worked. The only chance to save her seemed to be a blood transfusion(输血)from her five-year-old brother. The little boy had the same disease before and had developed the antibodies(抗体)to fight the illness.

The doctor talked to the boy about what they planned to do, and asked him if he would be willing to give his blood to his sister. I saw him hesitate(迟疑)for a moment. He took a deep breath and said, “Yes, I’ll do it if it can save Lisa.”

As the transfusion was going on, the little boy lay quietly in bed next to his sister. He 1ooked at her and smiled all the time. When everything was done and the colour returned to his sister’s face, his smile disappeared（消失） and he looked a little afraid. He 1ooked up at the doctor and asked, “Will I die now?”

He was too young to understand the doctor. He thought he would have to give all his blood to his sister, but he agreed.

1.What happened to the 1ittle girl named Lisa?

A. She died of a very serious disease.

B. She got better with the antibodies from her brother.

C. She lost her little brother.

D. The doctor didn’t save the girl.

2.The doctor waited the little boy to_________.

A. give all his blood to his sister　　 B. give some of his blood to his sister

C. give his life to his sister　　 D. get the same disease as his sister

3.How did the five-year-o1d boy understand the doctor’s plan?

A. He thought he was going to lose all his blood.

B. He thought he was going to be killed.

C. He thought he was going to die together with his sister.

D. He thought he was going to die when he grew up.

4.What did the boy feel when the doctor talked to him about the transfusion?

A. He was unhappy to help his sister.

B. He was so afraid that he refused to do anything.

C. He was a little angry.

D. He was willing to give his blood to his sister.

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Many years ago, when I was working as a volunteer at a hospital, l got to know a little girl named Lisa. The poor little girl had a very serious disease and was dying. The doctor had done his best but no medicine really worked. The only chance to save her seemed to be a blood transfusion(输血) from her five-year-old brother. The little boy had the same disease before and had developed the antibodies(抗体) to fight the illness.

The doctor talked to the little boy about what they planned to do, and asked him if he would be willing to give his blood to his sister. I saw him hesitate(迟疑) for a moment. He took a deep breath and said, "Yes, I'll do it if it can save Lisa."

As the transfusion was going on, the little boy lay quietly in bed next to his sister. He looked at her and smiled all the time. When everything was done and the colour returned to his　 sister's face, his smile disappeared(消失) and he looked a little afraid. He looked up at the doctor and asked, "Will I start to die now?"

He was too young to understand the doctor. He thought he would have to give all his blood to his sister, but he agreed.

1.The doctor wanted the little boy to_______.

A. give all his blood to his sister

B. give some of his blood to his sister

C. give his life to his sister

D. get the same disease as his sister

2.How did the five-year-old boy understand the doctor's plan?

A. He thought he was going to lose all his blood.

B. He thought he was going to be killed.

C. He thought he was going to die together with his sister.

D. He thought he was going to die when he grew up.

3.What did the boy feel when the doctor talked to him about the transfusion?

A. He was unhappy to help his sister.

B. He was so afraid that he refused to do anything.

C. He cried for his sister.

D. He was willing to give his blood.

4.What happened to the little girl named Lisa?

A. She died of a very serious disease.

B. She got better with the antibodies from her brother.

C. She lost her little brother.

D. The transfusion failed and her illness got worse.

5.The writer still remembered the story many years later_______.

A. because the little girl had a very strange disease

B. because the sister and brother had the same disease

C. because the doctor saved the little girl's life

D. because of what the boy did for his sister

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