There were two men who lived next to each oth...

There were two men who lived next to each other. One of them was a retired teacher and the other was an insurance agent(保险代理人). Both of them had planted many different plants in their gardens. The retired teacher seldom watered his plants and didn't pay a lot of attention to them. But his neighbor was very careful with his plants and watered them often.

The retired teacher's plants were small, but still looked okay, while the insurance agent's plants were much bigger and greener. One night, there was heavy rain and wind because of a minor(较小的) storm. The next morning, both of the neighbors came out to check on their gardens. The insurance agent saw that his plants had been ripped from the ground and were totally destroyed. But the retired teacher's plants were not damaged at all but stood firm.

The insurance agent was surprised. He went to consult(咨询) the retired teacher. “We both grew the same plants and I cared for my plants better than you did. How could your plants still be okay?”

The retired teacher smiled and said, “Because you gave your plants too much attention. You made it too easy for them to grow. I gave my plants just a little bit of water, so their roots had to grow deeper to absorb(吸收) more water. That is why my plants didn't die.”

1.What do the retired teacher's plants look like?

A. big B. green C. beautiful D. small

2.The underlined word "firm" in Paragraph 2 probably means _____.

A. 摇摇欲坠地 B. 稳固的 C. 更高地 D. 歪倒地

3.According to the passage, which sentence is not true?

A. The retired teacher's plants were smaller than his neighbor's.

B. Both of the neighbors cared about their plants.

C. After the storm the retired teacher's garden looked fuller and greener.

D. The storm destroyed the garden of the retired teacher's neighbor.

4.The retired teacher planted the plants in a _____ way.

A. smart B. lazy C. quick D. easy

5.What is the main message of the story?

A. Growing a garden is not as easy as it looks.

B. A storm can destroy all the plants in your garden.

C. Plants know how to protect themselves from storms.

D. Too much care can make us become weak.

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There were two men who lived next to each other. One of them was a retired (退休的) teacher and the other was an insurance agent (保险代理人) . ______ of them planted many different plants in their gardens. The retired teacher ______ watered his plants and didn't pay a lot of attention to them. But his neighbor was very ______ with his plants and watered them often.

The retired teacher's plants were small, but still looked okay, ______ the insurance agent's plants were much bigger and greener. One night, there was heavy rain and wind because of a minor (较小的) ______ . The next morning, both of the neighbors came out to ______ the plants on their gardens were okay. The insurance agent saw that his plants were pulled out (拔出) from the ground and were completely in a mess. But the retired teacher's plants were still the same as they used to be.

The insurance agent was ______ . He went to ask the retired teacher for ______ . "We both grew the same plants and I ______ for my plants better than you did. How could your plants still be okay?"

The retired teacher smiled and said, "Because you gave your plants too much attention. You made it too ______ for them to grow. I gave my plants just a little water, so their roots (根) had to grow deeper to take in more water. That is why my plants kept alive."

1.A.Neither B.Both C.Either

2.A.always B.never C.hardly

3.A.careful B.careless C.strict

4.A.as B.since C.while

5.A.weather B.storm C.accident

6.A.look for B.talk about C.make sure

7.A.silent B.happy C.surprised

8.A.money B.advice C.land

9.A.cared B.collected C.searched

10.A.hard B.easy C.interesting

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There are two deaf（聋的）men in the small village．One is Mr. Brown and the other is Mr. Green．They live near to each other．They are good friends．

They often talk together．They talk about all kinds of things．Sometimes they are worried about their hearing．But one thinks the other is deafer．

One day，Mr. Brown comes to Mr. Green’s house．Mr. Green is sitting in a chair．He is having a rest．Mr. Brown stops at the door and asks，“Can you hear me?” There is no answer．Mr. Brown goes near and asks again，“Can you hear me?” Again he doesn’t hear any answer．Mr. Brown is quite pleased．Still he goes nearer and asks for the third time，still there is no answer．At last，Mr. Brown goes up to Mr. Green and says，“Now I know you are much deafer than me．You don’t hear my questions．”“I am much deafer?” says Mr. Green，“No，I answered you three times，but you didn’t hear my answer．”

1.The two deaf men live in ________

A．China　　　　　　　 B．a city

C．a village　　　　 D．a large village

2.They often _________ together．

A．swim　　　　 B．1isten to music

C．sing　　　 　 D．talk

3.Why is Mr. Brown pleased one day? Because he ________．

A．goes to Mr. Green’s house

B．thinks Mr. Green is deafer

C．asks a question

D．is deaf

4.They often talk about ________．

A．some interesting things

B．happy things

C．their hearing

D．all kinds of things

5.Which is NOT right?

A．Both Mr. Brown and Mr. Green are deaf

B．One of them thinks the other is deafer．

C．They are worried about their money．

D．Mr. Brown is deafer．

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Peter and John studied in the same class. And they lived next to each other. One day Peter's house was on fire. John rushed into the house and carried Peter out of the room. Peter was thankful to him and they became good friends. Just before they finished middle school, the war broke out. They both joined the army. And they always helped each other.

In a hard fight John killed two enemy soldiers but one of his legs was broken He couldn't fight any longer. Peter found it and ran to help him.

"Take me to the hospital at once." John called out. " Or I'll die! "Don't worry, my friend," said Peter. " I'll do my best to save you ! " Then he carried John on his back and ran to the hospital as fast as he could. As he was running, a flying fragment(弹片) cut John's head o[f, but Peter didn't know about it. At the gate of the hospital a soldier stopped Peter and asked, "What are you carrying the man without a head for?" Peter placed John on the ground and found his poor friend had already died "Oh. clear! " cried Peter. " When he asked me to carry him to the hospital five minutes ago, he had a head with him ! "

根据上述内容，判断下列句子正误，正确的在答题卡上将“T”涂黑，错误的存答题卡上将“F”涂黑。

1.Peter and John studied in the same class. And they lived next to each other.

2.John's house was on fire. Peter rushed into the house and carried John out of the room.

3.Peter would do his best to save John.

4.When John asked Peter to carry him to the hospital. he had a head with him!

5.In fact<事实上）,when they arrived at the hospital, John died.

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Once upon a time there were two boys who lived in a place and worked for the King One boy fell in love with a girl and wanted to give her a present.　　 He suddenly saw a vase filled with the loveliest flowers

He decided to take one flower and give it to the girl He did the same thing the next day, and the next, and the next…until, one day, the King noticed a few flowers were left in the vase .　 The King was so angry that he gathered everyone in the palace and decided to find out the truth

When they all stood before the King, the boy thought he should tell the truth.　 However the other boy told him not to tell the truth because the King would be angry with him.　　 When the king came near, the boy shook with fear.　　 But he still decided to confess

As soon as he told the truth, a smile appeared on the King’s face The King said to the boy, “I couldn’t have thought of a better use for my flowers”

Then the King went to the vase and took two of the those wonderful flowers, one for the girl, and the other for the Queen

1.The boy sent________ to the girl as a present every day

A. a vase　　 B. a flower　　 C. a card　　 D. a palace

2.When the King came near, the boy who took the flowers felt ________

A. frightened　　 B. relaxed　　 C. angry　　 D. excited

3.The underlined word “confess” in Paragraph 2 means ________

A. hide　　 B. refuse　　 C. cheat　　 D. admit

4.According to the passage, what might be the correct order of the things?

①The boy shook with fear and told the truth

②The King took two flowers out of the vase

③The boy gave the girl some flowers

④The King wasn’t angry and smiled

⑤The King gathered everyone together

⑥The King found out that someone took flowers

A. ③②⑥⑤①④　　 B. ③②⑥④①⑤　　 C. ③⑥⑤①④②　　 D. ③⑥④①⑤②

5.In the passage the writer wants to _________

A. tell us to be brave　　 B. tell us to be honest

C. show us what love is　　 D. show us what friendship is

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One dark night, two blind(盲的) men were going home from work. “I need to buy some socks,” said one of them suddenly. “Let’s stop at the shop on the street.” “OK,” said the other. “I think I’ll buy two or three pairs for myself, too.” They went to the shop.

“What size do you wear, sir? And what colour would you like?” asked the girl in the shop.

“Size Eleven. Give me one pair of black socks and two pairs of white, please,” answered one of them. “And you, sir?” the girl asked the other man. “The same for me. I wear Size Eleven, too. So, the same colour and the same number,” said the other man.

A moment later they were in the dark street. Each man took the socks he had bought. But just then, a boy riding a bicycle bumped(撞) into them. The blind men dropped(掉) all the socks on the ground! All the six pairs of socks mixed up. The boy quickly said sorry and left. The two blind men picked up all the socks, but they could not tell black from white. How could they be sure that they each got one pair of black socks and two pairs of white socks? They tried to ask for help, but there was no one else in the street. What could they do?

Soon one of them had an idea. Can you guess what it was? They separated(分开) each pair of socks and both took one sock from each pair. When they got home, each of them had two black socks and four white ones of the same size –just what they wanted. Weren’t they clever?

1.Two blind men bought some socks ____________.

A. on their way home  　　　　　　　　　

B. on their way to work

C. on their way to the movie theatre   　

D. on their way to school

2.Each of the blind men wanted to buy _____________.

A. eleven pairs of socks

B. one pair of black socks and two pairs of white ones

C. two pairs of black socks and two pairs of white ones

D. four pairs of white socks and two pairs of black ones

3. After they came out of the shop,_______________.

A. a dog ran up and bumped into them

B. a boy on a bicycle bumped into them

C. an old man riding a bicycle bumped into them

D. a boy riding a horse bumped into them

4.After the blind men dropped all the socks on the ground,____________.

A. the boy helped them to pick up their own socks

B. each of the blind men picked up his own socks

C. they picked up the mixed six pairs of socks

D. they waited until the next day

5.The title of the passage should be___________.

A. One Dark Night          　　　

B. Two Clever Blind Men

C. Black and White Socks   　　

D. A Boy and Two Good Friends

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One dark night, two blind（盲的）men were going home from work. "I need to buy some socks," said one of them suddenly（突然）. “Let's stop at the shop on the street.” “OK,” said the other. “I think I'll buy two or three pairs for myself, too.” They went to the shop.

“What size do you wear, sir? And what color would you like?” asked the girl in the shop.

“Size Eleven. Give me one pair of black socks and two pairs of white, please,” answered one of them. “And you, sir?” the girl asked the other man. “The same for me. I wear Size Eleven, too. So, the same color and the same number,” said the other man.

A moment later they were in the dark street. Each man took the socks he had bought. But just then, a boy riding a bicycle bumped（撞）into them. The blind men dropped（掉）all the socks on the ground! All the six pairs of socks mixed up. The boy quickly said sorry and left. The two blind men picked up all the socks, but they could not tell black from white. How could they be sure that they each got one pair of black socks and two pairs of white socks? They tried to ask for help, but there was no one else in the street. What could they do? Soon they had a wonderful idea. Easily and quickly, each of them got just what they wanted on their own. How clever they were!

Can you guess how they solved（解决）their problem?

1.The two blind men bought some socks when they were______________.

A.on their way home B.on their way to the shop

C.on their way to work D.on their way to the city center

2.According to（根据）the paragraph 4, which is the right order（顺序）of the following sentences?

①The socks were mixed up and the boy said sorry.

②Two blind men solved their problem and got their own socks.

③A boy on the bike bumped into the blind men.

④Two blind men dropped their socks on the ground.

⑤Two blind men were in the dark street with their socks.

A.④③⑤①② B.⑤③④①② C.⑤④③②① D.③①④⑤②

3.According to the story, which may be the best idea for the blind men to get their own socks?

A.They waited until（直到）someone told them the color of the socks and separated them.

B.They put all pairs of socks together and each of them picked 6 socks.

C.They went back to ask the shop assistant to separate（分开）them.

D.They separated each pair of socks and both took one sock from each pair.

4.The title of the passage should be _______________.

A.Black and White B.One Dark Night

C.Two Clever Blind Men D.Two Good Friends

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Once upon a time, there were three tortoises who were friends. One of them was a large tortoise (乌龟),one was a medium-sized tortoise and the third was a small tortoise.

One day they went into a restaurant and ordered some cakes. While they were waiting for the cakes, they remembered that they didn't bring any money. "Hey, we forgot to bring money to pay for our cake," the big tortoise said.

"The little tortoise can go home and get it," the medium-sized tortoise said. "He's the youngest,so he should be the one to go."

The little tortoise wasn't very pleased at this, but he knew he shouldn't argue with his elders, so he said, "All right, I'll go. But you must promise not to eat my cake while I'm away."

The large tortoise and the medium-sized tortoise agreed, and the little tortoise set off for home to get some money.

A few hours later, the big tortoise said to the medium-sized tortoise, "Let's eat the little tortoise's cake. I'm hungry again."

"So am I," the medium-sized tortoise said, and reached for the cake. As she did so, the little tortoise shouted from near the door of the restaurant, "If you touch my cake, I won't go and get the money!"

1.The three tortoises _____.

A. didn't know each other　　 B. knew each other　　 C. were very poor

2.The three tortoises found they didn't take money with them _______.

A. when they were ordering the cake　　 B. after they ate up the cake

C. after they ordered the cake

3.The little tortoise _____.

A. didn't mind getting the money　　 B. agreed to get the money

C. wanted to share his cake

4.The little tortoise ______.

A. didn't go very far after a few hours.　　 B. The little tortoise came back very quickly.

C. The little tortoise believed in the other two tortoises.

5.The two elders decided to eat the little tortoise's cake because _____.

A. they felt hungry again　　 B. the cake was so nice to eat

C. they were angry with the little tortoise

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完形填空.

One upon a time, there were two fishermen who were good at fishing.One day,they went to a lake to_______ . One of them _______ fishing alone by himself _______the other was an outgoing person who loved to _______ friends with different people.

When the second fisherman found that some tourists at the lake couldn’t catch any fish. He said to them“I will teach you how to do that. If you catch 10 fish, give me one. If you don’t get 10,you _______ give me anything.”

They felt like old friends at the first sight. Both sides come to a(n) _______ immediately. After he finished teaching a group, he went to teach another, and _______ taught them some fishing skills.He asked one for every 10 fish the tourists _______ .

At the _______ of the day, the fisherman who kindly helped others received a(n) _______ basket of fish, and also got to know a large group of new friends. At the same time, he was respected（尊重）as a(n) _______ .

However, _______ fisherman didn’t have much fun. When the others circled around his camp, he became even more _______ . After fishing for a whole day alone, he looked into the _______ basket,and found he had far fewer fish than his friend.

If we _______ others succeed, we get both success and friends.

1.A.play　　　　 　　　　 B.study　　　　 　　　　 C.fish　　　　 　　　　 D.swim

2.A.planned　　 　　　　 B.wanted　　　 　　　　 C.enjoyed　　 　　　　　 D.imagined

3.A.while　　　 　　　　 B.when　　　　 　　　　　 C.as　　　　　 　　　　　 D.because

4.A.make　　　 　　　　 B.be　　　　　 　　　　 C.teach　　　 　　　　　 D.talk

5.A.must　　　 　　　 B.mustn’t　 　　　　 C.need　　　 　　　　　　 D.needn’t

6.A.opinion　　 　　　　 B.end　　　　 　　　　 C.agreement　　 　　　　 D.disagreement

7.A.as well　　 　　 B.also　　　　 　　　　 C.too　　　　　　 　　　　 D.either

8.A.caught　　 　　　　 B.bought　　　 　　　　 C.gave　　　　 　　　 　 D.picked

9.A.beginning　 　　　 B.middle　 　　　　　 C.end　　　　 　　　　 　 D.night

10.A.broken　　 　　　 B.beautiful　　 　　 C.empty　　　　 　　　　 D.full

11.A.fisherman　 　　 B.teacher　　　 　　　　 C.engineer　　 　　　　 D.farmer

12.A.another　　 　　 B.other　　　　 　　　　 C.the other　 　　　 　 D.others

13.A.helpful　　 　　　 B.successful　　 　　　 C.dangerous　 　　　　 D.lonely

14.A.fish　　 　　　　 B.vegetable　　 　　　 C.fruit　　　　 　　　 D.beef

15.A.want　　 　　　　 B.do　　　　 　　　　　 C.help　　　　 　　　　 D.teach

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Once upon a time, there were two fishermen who were good at fishing. One day they went to a lake to________One of them_______fishing alone by himself_______the other was an outgoing person who loved to_______friends with different people.

When he found that some tourists at the lake couldn’t catch any fish. “I will teach you how to do that” he said to them. “If you catch 10 fish, give me one. If you don’t get 10, you_______give me anything.”

They feel like old friends at first sight. Both sides come to a (an)_______immediately.

After he finished teaching a group, he went to teach another, and_______taught them some fishing skills. He asked one for every 10 fish that the tourists_______. .

_______of the day, the fisherman who kindly helped others received a (an)________basket of fish, and also got to know a large group of new friends. At the same time, he was respected(尊重) as________

On the other hand,________fisherman didn’t have much fun. When the others circled around his camp, he became even more__________After fishing for a whole day alone, he looked into the fish basket, and found he had far________fish than his friend.

If we help others succeed, we harvest both________and friends.

1.A.play B.study C.fish D.swim

2.A.prefer B.enjoyed C.wanted D.would like

3.A.because B.when C.as D.while

4.A.talk B.be C.teach D.make

5.A.needn’t B.didn’t have to C.need A. have to

6.A.agree B.disagree C.agreement D.disagreement

7.A.also B.as well C.too D.either

8.A.caught B.give C.gave D.catch

9.A.At the beginning B.In the middle C.At the end D.In the end

10.A.little B.full C.empty D.lots of

11.A.a fisherman B.a teacher C.an engineer D.a farmer

12.A.another B.other C.the other D.others

13.A.helpful B.successful C.dangerous D.lonely

14.A.fewer B.less C.many D.more

15.A.success B.money C.fish D.time

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