There was once a captain who loved money so much that he cheated his sailors at the end of every voyage and took their wages.
On the last day of one voyage, the ship was in a small port. It was winter time, and the sea was very cold, so the captain said to his sailors, "If one of you stays in the water during the whole night, I will give him my ship. But if he comes out before the sun appears, I shall get his wages."
The sailors had heard about the captain's cheating, so they didn't trust him. But then one of them, who thought that he was cleverer than the captain, said that he would do it. He got into the water, and, though it was very cold, he stayed in it. When it was nearly morning, some fishermen lit a fire on the shore about half a mile away.
"You are cheating," the captain said to the sailor. "The fire's warming you."
"But it's half a mile away!" said the sailor.
"A fire's fire," answered the captain. "I have won."
The sailor came out of the water, and said, "Perhaps you think that you are clever because you have won my wages, but you can't cook a chicken."
"I can," answered the captain.
"If you cook this chicken," said the sailor, "I shall work for you without wages for seven years, but if you can't, you will give me your ship."
The captain agreed, took the chicken and said, "Where's the fire?"
"There it is," answered the sailor. "On the shore."
"But it's half a mile away," said the captain angrily.
" A fire's fire, you said," answered the sailor. "If it is enough to warm me in the water, it is enough to cook your chicken."
1. The captain got the sailors' wages ________.
A. to buy a chicken for himself
B. and said he would return the money soon
C. and kept the money for future
D. by cheating him
2.The captain insisted that the fire was warming the sailor because he ________.
A. wanted to keep his promise
B. didn't believe the sailor's success
C. didn't want to lose the bet
D. wanted to show his cleverness
3. Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE?
A. In order to help the sailor in the water, the fishermen made a fire.
B. The sailors didn't trust the captain.
C. The captain failed to cheat the sailor this time.
D. The sailor didn't get out of the water before the sun appeared.
4.What is the best title of the story?
A. A Fire Is Fire
B. How a Sailor Got a Ship
C. A Brave Sailor
D. How a Captain Cheated His Sailor
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There was once a captain who loved money so much that he cheated his sailors at the end of every voyage and took their wages.
On the last day of one voyage, the ship was in a small port. It was winter time, and the sea was very cold, so the captain said to his sailors, "If one of you stays in the water during the whole night, I will give him my ship. But if he comes out before the sun appears, I shall get his wages."
The sailors had heard about the captain's cheating, so they didn't trust him. But then one of them, who thought that he was cleverer than the captain, said that he would do it. He got into the water, and, though it was very cold, he stayed in it. When it was nearly morning, some fishermen lit a fire on the shore about half a mile away.
"You are cheating," the captain said to the sailor. "The fire's warming you."
"But it's half a mile away!" said the sailor.
"A fire's fire," answered the captain. "I have won."
The sailor came out of the water, and said, "Perhaps you think that you are clever because you have won my wages, but you can't cook a chicken."
"I can," answered the captain.
"If you cook this chicken," said the sailor, "I shall work for you without wages for seven years, but if you can't, you will give me your ship."
The captain agreed, took the chicken and said, "Where's the fire?"
"There it is," answered the sailor. "On the shore."
"But it's half a mile away," said the captain angrily.
" A fire's fire, you said," answered the sailor. "If it is enough to warm me in the water, it is enough to cook your chicken."
1. The captain got the sailors' wages ________.
A. to buy a chicken for himself
B. and said he would return the money soon
C. and kept the money for future
D. by cheating him
2.The captain insisted that the fire was warming the sailor because he ________.
A. wanted to keep his promise
B. didn't believe the sailor's success
C. didn't want to lose the bet
D. wanted to show his cleverness
3. Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE?
A. In order to help the sailor in the water, the fishermen made a fire.
B. The sailors didn't trust the captain.
C. The captain failed to cheat the sailor this time.
D. The sailor didn't get out of the water before the sun appeared.
4.What is the best title of the story?
A. A Fire Is Fire
B. How a Sailor Got a Ship
C. A Brave Sailor
D. How a Captain Cheated His Sailor
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Once upon a time, there was a man from the State of Chu who loved his sword very much. One day, he was sitting in a boat1.(prepare)to cross a river, when he accidentally dropped his sword into the water. 2.he ship moving fast on and the water running, the people on board reminded that he should go into the water to find his beloved sword back. The man felt in great3.(anxious)too. However, he turned a deaf ear to that and instead, he 4.(immediate) took out a knife and made a notch(刻痕)on the side of the boat5.his dear sword fell. The people wondered why he did so. He said proudly the notch could help6.(get)his sword back. Shortly after the 7.(arrive)at the shore, he entered the water just beneath the notch he made. Though8.(spend)rather a long time, he returned empty-handed. Without doubt, he was laughed at in public and his story became9.well-known joke in China.
Today the idiom 10.(relate)to the story is used to describe a person who stick to rigid rules without considering a changing environment or describes an action made pointless by changing circumstances.
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There was once a lonely girl who longed so much for love. One day while she was walking in the woods she found two starving birds. 1.. She cared them with love and the birds grew strong. Every morning they greeted her with a wonderful song. The girl felt the great love from the birds.
2.. The larger and stronger of the two birds flew from the cage. The girl was so frightened that he would fly away. As he flew close, she grasped him wildly. Her heart felt glad at her success in capturing him. 3.. She opened her hand and stared in horror at the dead bird. Her desperate love had killed him.
She noticed the other bird moving back and forth on the edge of the cage. She could feel his great need for freedom. He needed to fly into the clear, blue sky. 4.. The bird circled once, twice, three times.
The girl watched delightedly at the bird’s enjoyment. 5.. She wanted the bird to be happy. Suddenly the bird flew closer and landed softly on her shoulder. It sang the sweetest songs that she had ever heard.
The fastest way to lose love is to hold on it too tight, while the best way to keep love is to give it wings!
A. Her heart was no longer concerned with her loss.
B. Suddenly she felt the bird go softly.
C. She took them home and put them in a small cage.
D. She gave them some delicious food and left.
E. She lifted him from the cage and threw him softly into the air.
F. One day the girl left the door of the cage open.
G. One day she left with the two birds at home alone.
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根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中由两项为多余选项。
There was once a lonely girl who longed so much for love. One day while she was walking in the woods she found two starving birds.71She cared them with love and the birds grew strong. Every morning they greeted her with a wonderful song. The girl felt the great love from the birds.
72The larger and the stronger of the two birds flew from the cage. The girl was so frightened that he would fly away. As he flew close, she grasped him wildly. Her heart felt glad at her success in catching him.73. She opened her hand and stared in horror at the dead bird. Her desperate love had killed him.
She noticed the other bird moving back and forth on the edge of the cage. She could feel his great need for freedom. He needed to fly into the clear, blue sky.74. The bird circled once, twice, three times.
The girl watched delightedly at the bird’s enjoyment.75She wanted the bird to be happy. Suddenly the bird flew closer and landed softly on her shoulder. It sang the sweetest songs that she had ever heard.
The fastest way to lose love is to hold on it too tight, while the best way to keep love is to give it wings!
A.She gave them some delicious food and left. |
B.Suddenly she felt the bird go softly. |
C.Her heart was no longer concerned with her loss. |
D.One day she left with the two birds at home alone. |
E. She took them home and put them in a small cage.
F. One day the girl left the door of the cage open.
G. She lifted him from the cage and threw him softly into the air.
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根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两处为多余选项。
There was once a lonely girl who longed so much for love. One day while she was walking in the woods she found two starving birds._ 1.____ She cared them with love and the birds grew strong. Every morning they greeted her with a wonderful song. The girl felt the great love from the birds.
__2.___. The larger and the stronger of the two birds flew from the cage. The girl was so frightened that he would fly away. As he flew close, she grasped him wildly. Her heart felt glad at her success in capturing him. _3._____. She opened her hand and stared in horror at the dead bird. Her desperate love had killed him.
She noticed the other bird moving back and forth on the edge of the cage. She could feel his great need for freedom. He needed to fly into the clear, blue sky. __4.____. The bird circled once, twice, three times.
The girl watched delightedly at the bird’s enjoyment. ____5.______ .She wanted the bird to be happy. Suddenly the bird flew closer and landed softly on her shoulder. It sang the sweetest songs that she had ever heard.
The fastest way to lose love is to hold on it too tight, while the best way to keep love is to give it wings!
A. She gave them some delicious food and left.
B. Suddenly she felt the bird go softly.
C. Her heart was no longer concerned with her loss.
D. One day she left with the two birds at home alone.
E. She took them home and put them in a small cage.
F. One day the girl left the door of the cage open.
She lifted him from the cage and threw him softly into the air.
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Once upon a time there was a crook(骗子)who only thought about how to get money. What he hated most was when people were polite to each other, saying things like “please”, “thank you”, and “don’t mention it”.
The crook thought all those kinds of words were a waste, so he spent a lot of time inventing a machine which could steal words. With this machine, he planned to steal “please”, “thank you”, “don’t mention it”, and similar words people used to be polite. After he stole these words, he intended to take them apart and sell the letters to book publishers. After he started up his machine, people would open their mouths, intending to say kind and polite things, but nothing came out. All those words ended up inside the big machine.
The crook was happy with his success, but he didn’t count on (料想到)a couple of very special little girls. Those girls were deaf, and had to communicate with sign language. Because the machine couldn’t steal gestures, these girls continued being kind and polite. Soon they realized what had been happening to everyone else, and they found out about the crook and his plan. The girls followed him and found the machine busy separating all the words into letters. They approached the machine and started being polite to each other.
Try as it might, the machine couldn’t steal those words, and it started to suffer a power overload(超载). Finally, it exploded, sending all the letters it had gathered flying into the sky. These letters started coming down, like rain, and most ended up in the sea. After that, everyone could be polite again.
Seeing all those letters fall into the sea, those little girls had an idea. A little while later they opened a factory, making alphabetic spaghetti soup!
1.What the crook hated most was ______.
A.his machine B.money C.language D.politeness
2.The crook spent a lot of time inventing a machine to ______.
A.publish books B.steal words
C.write letters D.make alphabetic soup
3.Why did the machine have no effect on the two girls?
A.Because they were kind and polite.
B.Because they were very clever.
C.Because the machine couldn’t steal gestures.
D.Because there was something wrong with the machine.
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There was once a guy who suffered from cancer, a cancer that can’t be cured. One day he was sick of staying home and wanted to go out. He passed a CD store and looked through the front door for a second. He saw a beautiful girl about his age and he knew it was love at first sight. He opened the door and walked in, not looking at anything else but her. He walked closer and closer until he was finally at the front desk where she sat.
She looked up and asked, “Can I help you?” She smiled and he thought it was the most beautiful smile he had ever seen before. He said, “UH…Yeah…Umm… I would like to buy a CD.” He picked one out and gave her money for it. “Would you like me to pack it for you?” she asked, smiling her cute smile again. He nodded and she went to the back. She came back with the packed CD and gave it to him.
From then on, he went to that store every day and bought a CD. He took the CD home and put it in his closet. He was still too shy to ask her out. His mother found out about this and encouraged him. So the next day, he took all his courage and left his phone number on the desk before he ran out.
Several weeks later the phone rang, and the mother picked it up. It was the girl!!! The mother started to cry and said, “You don’t know? He passed away yesterday…” Later that day, the mother went into the boy’s room and opened the closet. Inside were piles and piles of unopened CDs. She picked one up and opened it. Out fell a piece of paper, saying: “Do you want to go out with me? Love, Jocelyn.” The mother was deeply moved and opened another CD… Again, there was a piece of paper with the same words.
1.Why did the girl offer to pick the CD for the boy every time?
A. Because it was required by the boy.
B. Because the shop owner told her to do so.
C. Because she felt sympathy for the dying boy.
D. Because she wanted to leave a note for the boy.
2.Which of the following can be used to describe the girl?
A. Energetic and polite.
B. Shy and curious.
C. Cute and brave.
D. Warm-hearted and responsible.
3. When the girl asked “Can I help you?”, the boy felt ________ .
A. discouraged B. nervous
C. stupid D. embarrassed
4.What could be the best title for the text?
A. Speak out loveB. Unconditional love
C. Buy a CD every day D. The greatest mother
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Once upon a time, there was a man who was so famous that everyone in his country knew him.
One day, the famous man was sitting in a restaurant with his sister. “It must be great to be famous. Everyone tries to please you, and you can do whatever you want to,” said his sister. “It’s quite the opposite sometimes, in fact. Because I’m famous, I can’t do what I want to,” he denied. “But look, we’re sitting at the best table and eating the best food. We couldn’t sit here and eat this if you weren’t famous,” said his sister. “I’ll show you what I mean,” said he.
The next day, the famous man picked up his sister and took her to another country. “I’m not at all famous here,” he said. “Let’s see how we get on.” Soon they found a restaurant, but it was very busy, so they had to queue. “This wouldn’t have happened if you were famous,” said his sister, but the famous man just smiled.
When they finally got a table, it took the waiter years to bring what they ordered. And the food supposed to be hot was cold, and the food supposed to be cold was hot! Eventually, the famous man couldn’t stand any more and asked to see the manager. “This food is awful. We had to wait an hour for a seat, and the service is also very poor. Look, even my spoon is dirty!”
Showing his horribly yellow teeth, the manager, smiling, said, “Well, that’s just bad luck for you.”
“Don’t you know who I am?” asked the famous man.
“I’ve no idea,” replied the manager.
So the famous man and his sister ran away, without paying.
1.What’s the attitude of the man’s sister toward famous people?
A. Indifferent. B. Envious. C. Curious. D. Annoyed.
2.The famous man took his sister to another country to ________.
A. see how famous he was there B. enjoy the delicious food there
C. enjoy the beautiful views there D. see what would happen if no one knew him
3. In fact, the famous man thought that being famous ________.
A. was a thing worth taking pride in B. could bring him all he needed
C. was not all great with everything D. would enable him to travel abroad
4.The passage is written mainly ________.
A. to describe famous people’s life
B. to explain the importance of being famous
C. to show how to deal with problems in a restaurant
D. to show that famous people are watched more
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There once was a little boy who wanted to meet God.He knew it was a long trip to where God lived,so he_____his suitcase with Twinkies and a six﹣pack of root beer and he started his_____.
When he had gone about three blocks,he met an old woman.She was_____in the park just staring at some pigeons (鸽子).The boy sat down next to her and opened his_____.He was about to take drink from his root beer when he noticed that the old lady looked_____,so he offered her a Twinkie.She_____accepted it and smiled at him.Her_____was so pretty that the boy wanted to see it_____,so he offered her a root beer.Once again she smiled at him.The boy was_____!
They sat there all_____eating and smiling,but they never said a word.
As it grew dark,the boy realized how_____he was and he got up to leave,but before he had gone more than a few steps,he_____around,ran back to the old woman and gave her a hug.She gave him her_____smile ever.
When the boy opened the door to his own house a short time later,his mother was_____ by the look of joy on his face.
She asked him,"What did you do today that made you so happy?"
He replied,"I had _____with God."But before his mother could respond,he added,"You know_____?She's got the most beautiful smile I've ever seen!"
Meanwhile,the old woman,also radiant (容光焕发的) with_____,returned to her home.
Her son was shocked by the look of_____on her face and he asked,"Mother,what did you do today that made you so happy?"
She replied,"I_____Twinkies in the park with God."But before her son responded,she added,"You know,he's much_____than I expected."
1.A. packed B. carried C. delivered D. arranged
2.A. game B. journey C. car D. work
3.A. standing B. playing C. sitting D. waiting
4.A. suitcase B. bag C. beer D. map
5.A. worried B. pale C. hungry D. poor
6.A. willingly B. joyfully C. respectfully D. gratefully
7.A. face B. skirt C. smile D. ring
8.A. again B. often C. further D. soon
9.A. satisfied B. delighted C. moved D. shocked
10.A. morning B. day C. night D. afternoon
11.A. happy B. tired C. bored D. thirsty
12.A. turned B. looked C. walked D. jumped
13.A. commonest B. biggest C. weakest D. trickiest
14.A. surprised B. terrified C. impressed D. attracted
15.A. a talk B. a walk C. fun D. lunch
16.A. why B. who C. what D. where
17.A. joy B. fear C. anger D. content
18.A. victory B. regret C. peace D. surprise
19.A. sold B. baked C. drank D. ate
20.A. nobler B. taller C. wiser D. younger
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Once upon a time, there was a wonderful old man who loved everything on the land —— animals and plants.
One day while walking through the woods, the old man found a cocoon of a butterfly. He took it home. A few days later, a small opening appeared; he sat and watched the butterfly for several hours as it struggled to force its body through that little hole. Then it seemed to stop making any progress. It appeared as if it had gotten as far as it could and it could go no farther. Then the man decided to help the butterfly, so he took a pair of scissors and cut the remaining bit of the cocoon. The butterfly then came out easily.
But it had a swollen body and small, shriveled wings. The man continued to watch the butterfly because he expected that, at any moment, the wings would enlarge and expand to be able to support the body, or they would be smaller. Neither happened! In fact, the butterfly spent the rest of its life crawling around with a swollen body and shriveled (枯萎)wings. It never was able to fly.
What the man in his kindness and hurry did not understand was that the struggle required for the butterfly to get through the tiny opening was nature’s way of forcing fluid from the body of the butterfly into its wings so that it would be ready for flight once it achieved its freedom from the cocoon.
Sometimes struggles are exactly what we need in our life. If we were allowed to go through our life without any difficulties, it would cripple (无能) us. We would not be as strong as what we could have been. And we could never fly.
1.The old man cut the cocoon in order to ____.
A. kill the butterfly
B. play with the butterfly
C. make the butterfly come out easily
D. have the butterfly
2.The reason why the butterfly could not fly is that _____.
A. the old man broke its wings
B. it was too small
C. newly born butterflies can’t fly
D. it came out of its cocoon without enough struggle
3.What can we know from the passage?
A. That old man was fond of everything except the butterfly.
B. It was the old man that stopped the butterfly flying.
C. The old man realized his mistake.
D. It’s not hard for the butterfly to come out of the cocoon.
4.What does the author want to tell us by writing the passage?
A .We should help others.
B. Without others' help we can still succeed.
C. Struggles in our life can make us stronger.
D. Butterflies can fly without people’s help.
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