Once there was a poor old man called Colonel ...

Once there was a poor old man called Colonel Harland Sanders. He lived in a small house and had an old car. He was living off the social security(社会保障金). In his sixties, he thought things had to change(改变), so he thought about what he had to do. His friends liked his chicken recipe(食谱) very much. He thought that it might help him to make a change.

He left Kentucky and traveled to different states. He told restaurant owners that he had a mouth-watering chicken recipe and asked them if they would like to buy it. He would like to give the recipe to them for free, just asking for a small percentage(提成) in return. Sounds like a good idea, right?

Unluckily, those restaurant owners didn’t think so. As a result, the old man heard “NO” over 1,000 times. Even after all of those rejections(拒绝), he didn’t give up. He believed his chicken recipe was something special. He heard “NO” 1,009 times before he heard his first yes.

With that one success, Colonel Harland Sanders changed the way that Americans ate chicken. Kentucky Fried Chicken, also known as KFC, was born. Now it is the world’s second largest restaurant chain(连锁).

Never give up and always believe in yourself. After all, nothing is impossible if you put your heart into it.

1.What does the underlined word “it” refer(指) to?

A.The small house. B.The old car.

C.The social security. D.The chicken recipe.

2.Why did Colonel Harland Sanders travel to different states?

A.To sell his chicken. B.To open a restaurant.

C.To sell his chicken recipe. D.To enjoy delicious chicken.

3.What happened after Colonel Harland Sanders failed(失败) 1,000 times?

A.He heard his first yes. B.He gave up his idea of making a change.

C.He kept on trying in other restaurants. D.He changed the way that Americans ate chicken.

4.What does the passage mainly tell us?

A.How KFC was born. B.Why KFC is popular.

C.Where KFC appeared(出现). D.Who the father of KFC is.

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Once upon a time, there was a poor orphan boy called Dick Whittington. The people in his village believed that the streets of London were paved with gold. So Dick decided to travel there and become a rich man.

Dick walked for many days, but when he arrived in London, there were no streets of gold! Tired and hungry, he fell asleep on the steps of a great house.

The house belonged to a rich businessman who found Dick and gave him a job cleaning the kitchen. Dick worked very hard and was happy. He had enough to eat and at night he could sleep by the fire. There was a problem though! At night, rats ran around the kitchen and kept him awake.

So Dick went out and found the fastest rat-catching cat in London! The cat caught all the rats that came into the house and Dick could sleep at night.

The businessman heard about the amazing cat and asked Dick if he could take it on his ship to catch rats on his next journey. Dick agreed, but was very sad to see the cat go.

While the businessman was away, the other servants were very mean to Dick. So Dick decided to run away. But as he was leaving, one of the great church bells rang. It seemed to say, "Turn back, Dick Whittington, Mayor of London!”

So Dick came back to the house and soon the businessman returned. He was very happy because Dick's cat had caught all the rats on the ship. He gave Dick a reward and promoted him to his assistant.

Dick worked hard for the businessman and learned everything he could. Eventually he married the businessman’s daughter and started a very successful business of his own. And, yes, he did become Mayor of London!

1.When poor Dick first arrived in London, he felt ________.

A.surprised and happy B.excited but tired

C.tired and hungry D.hungry and sad

2.Which is the right time order of what happened in the story?

a. The businessman took the cat on his ship to catch rats.

b. Dick's cat caught all the rats that came into the house.

c. Dick decided to travel to London and become a rich man.

d. A rich businessman gave Dick a job cleaning the kitchen.

e. The businessman gave Dick a reward and promoted him to his assistant.

A.d-c-b-a-e B.b-d-a-c-e C.d-b-a-e-c D.c-d-b-a-e

3.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A.The other servants treated Dick kindly and he felt very happy.

B.Dick finally found a lot of gold in London and became quite rich.

C.Dick became Mayor of London because he caught all the rats in London.

D.The fastest rat-catching cat helped Dick get the trust from the businessman.

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Once upon a time there lived an old man. He had three sons. One day, he called them together and said, "Sons, I will die soon. To my oldest son I give half my camels, to my second, one-third, and to my youngest, one-ninth." Soon after that he died.

Now, the old man had seventeen camels, and the three brothers didn't know how to do as their father said. They thought a long time about the problem, and it seemed that they must either kill some of the camels and cut them into pieces, or disobey their father. At last they went to their father's old friend and asked for his advice. As soon as he heard their story, he said, "I will help you. I was a good friend of your father's. I am old. I have only one camel, but take it-it is yours." The three sons thanked the old man and took his camel. Now they found it was easy to do as their father wished, The oldest took half- that was nine camels; the second took one-third, that was six; and the youngest took one-ninth, that was two. After each had got his camels, they found that there was still a camel there. So, to show their thanks to their father's friend, they gave the camel back to him.

1.The meaning of "disobey" in the second paragraph is" ________".

A.服从 B.违背 C.听从 D.嘲笑

2.The meaning of "asked for his advice" in the second paragraph is "________".

A.向他请教 B.问他数量 C.批评他 D.劝告他

3.The second old man ________the three brothers.

A.was good to B.was not good to C.didn't like D.cheated (哄骗)

4.Both the two old men in the story were ________.

A.foolish B.clever C.poor D.rich

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Once upon a time there lived an old man. He had three sons. One day, he called them together and said, "Sons, I will die soon. To my oldest son I give half my camels, to my second, one-third(三分之一), and to my youngest, one-ninth (九分之一)." Soon after that he died.

Now, the old man had seventeen camels, and the three brothers didn't know how to do as their father said. They thought a long time about the problem, and it seemed that they must either kill some of the camels and cut them into pieces, or disobey their father. At last they went to their father's old friend and asked for his advice. As soon as he heard their story, he said, "I will help you. I was a good friend of your father's. I am old. I have only one camel, but take it-it is yours."

The three sons thanked the old man and took his camel. Now they found it was easy to do as their father wished, The oldest took half- that was nine camels; the second took one-third, that was six; and the youngest took one-ninth, that was two.

After each had got his camels, they found that there was still a camel there. So, to show their thanks to their father's friend, they gave the camel back to him.

(   )11. "Once upon a time" means " ________".

A. long long ago B. not very long ago

C. at once D. sometimes

(   )12. The meaning of "disobey" in the second paragraph is" ________".

A. 服从 B. 违背 C. 听从 D. 嘲笑

(   )13. The meaning of "asked for his advice" in the second paragraph is " ________".

A. 向他请教 B. 问他数量 C. 批评他 D. 劝告他

(   )14. The second old man ________the three brothers.

A. was good to B. was not good to C. didn't like D. cheated(哄骗)

(   )15. Both the two old men in the story were ________.

foolish B. clever C. poor D. rich

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Once upon a time, there was a lazy poor man living in a small house with spider(蜘蛛) webs on the walls and mice running around. People_______coming into such a dirty place and the poor man was lonely and_______every day. He thought it was poverty(贫穷) that led_______his unhappy life.

One day, the poor man dropped in on a wise old man and asked him for ______about changing his life. The old man gave him a ______vase(花瓶) and said, “This is a magic vase that will bring you _______.”

The poor man looked at the vase________. He wondered _______he need a vase in his poor house. However, he didn’t want to ______away such a beautiful vase, so he brought it home and put it on the table.

“It’s not right for something so beautiful to be ______,” the poor man looked at the vase and thought. Then he picked some wild flowers and put them into it, making it even more beautiful.

_____he was still not satisfied(满意的). “It is not good for such a beautiful thing to stand next to a spider web.” At this, he started to do some______in the house and paint the walls.

His house turned into a_______place immediately. The poor man cheered up. He suddenly ______that in the past it was his _______that made him poor and unhappy. From then on, he worked hard and his life got better and better.

1.A. avoided　　 B. continued　　 C. enjoyed　　 D. risked

2.A. sadly　　 B. sad　　 C. Sadness　　 D. sadder

3.A. for　　 B. off　　 C. to　　 D. with

4.A. knowledge　　 B. success　　 C. service　　 D. advice

5.A. big　　 B. small　　 C. beautiful　　 D. old

6.A. pain　　 B. happiness　　 C. harm　　 D. confidence

7.A. closely　　 B. easily　　 C. surprisingly　　 D. gladly

8.A. what　　 B. why　　 C. how　　 D. when

9.A. throw　　 B. turn　　 C. keep　　 D. go

10.A. ugly　　 B. full　　 C. empty　　 D. dirty

11.A. And　　 B. But　　 C. Because　　 D. So

12.A. work　　 B. cleaning　　 C. job　　 D. cooking

13.A. strange　　 B. large　　 C. dirty　　 D. comfortable

14.A. hoped　　 B. realized　　 C. thought　　 D. found

15.A. business　　 B. laziness　　 C. loneliness　　 D. sickness

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Once upon a time, there was a poor man. One day, after working for hours, he had a rest under a tree in the middle of the field. Just then, he saw a terrible snake coming out of an anthill（蚁丘）. The man thought that the snake might be the god of the field. He did not give it anything, so he could not get anything from the field.

At once he went to bring a bowl of milk and offered the milk to the snake. “God of the field! I didn’t know that you live here. That’s why I never gave you anything. Please forgive me. ” Then he went home.

The next day, when the man came, he found a gold coin in the bowl near the anthill. From then on, the man gave milk to the snake and found gold coins.

One day the man was so busy that he couldn’t send milk to the snake. So he asked his son to take care of the snake. The son brought milk to the anthill and gave it to the snake. The next day, when he came back, he found a gold coin in the bowl. After taking the gold coin, he thought, “This anthill must be full of gold coins. I would kill the snake and take them all.”

The next day, the son came to the field with milk and a stick. He gave the milk to the snake and hit it with the stick. The snake escaped the stick and bit the boy to death.

1.The man might get 　　　　　 from the field before he found the snake.

A. anything　　　　　　 B. nothing

C. gold coins　　　　 D. some anthills

2.The underlined word “forgive” means “ ________ ” in Chinese.

A.忘记　　　　　　 B.忽略　　　　 C.原谅　　　　　 D.保佑

3.The son died because　　　　　　 .

A. the snake didn’t offer him any gold coins

B. his father was too busy to take care of him

C. he didn’t give the snake any milk.

D. he wanted to get all the snake’s gold coins.

4.From the passage we can learn that 　　　　　　 .

A. too much greed(贪婪) is harmful

B. we should protect the snake

C. the snake is terrible

D. people can’t get coins from the snake

5.We may find the passage 　　　　　　 .

A. in a research　　　　 B. in a sports magazine

C. in a poster　　　　 D. in a storybook

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Once upon a time, there was a poor man. One day, after working for hours, he had a rest under a tree in the middle of the field. Just then, he saw a terrible snake coming out of an anthill（蚁丘）. The man thought that the snake might be the god of the field. He did not give it anything, so he could not get anything from the field.

At once he went to bring a bowl of milk and offered the milk to the snake. “God of the field! I didn’t know that you live here. That’s why I never gave you anything. Please forgive me. ” Then he went home.

The next day, when the man came, he found a gold coin in the bowl near the anthill. From then on, the man gave milk to the snake and found gold coins.

One day the man was so busy that he couldn’t send milk to the snake. So he asked his son to take care of the snake. The son brought milk to the anthill and gave it to the snake. The next day, when he came back, he found a gold coin in the bowl. After taking the gold coin, he thought, “This anthill must be full of gold coins. I would kill the snake and take them all.”

The next day, the son came to the field with milk and a stick. He gave the milk to the snake and hit it with the stick. The snake escaped the stick and bit the boy to death.

1.The man might get　　　　　　 from the field before he found the snake.

A. anything　　　　　　 B. nothing

C. gold coins　　　　 D. some anthills

2.The underlined word “forgive” means “ 　　　　　　 ” in Chinese.

A.忘记　　　　　　 B.忽略　　　　 C.原谅　　　　　 D.保佑

3.The son died because　　　　　　 .

A. the snake didn’t offer him any gold coins

B. his father was too busy to take care of him

C. he didn’t give the snake any milk.

D. he wanted to get all the snake’s gold coins.

4.From the passage we can learn that　　　　　　 .

A. too much greed(贪婪) is harmful

B. we should protect the snake

C. the snake is terrible

D. people can’t get coins from the snake

5.We may find the passage　　　　　　 .

A. in a research　　　　　　 B. in a sports magazine

C. in a poster　　　　　　　　 D. in a storybook

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Once there was a poor old woman. She lives by herself in a little house in a village. She didn^，t have m________1________money but she was very kind.

One day a young man named Bill came to her d________2________.He was very thin. He was very hungry and a________3________the old woman for help. The old woman said，“Come in and have dinner with me，but my dinner is only some potatoes.”They had d________4________together. After dinner，the old woman told Bill to t________5________some potatoes with him. He thanked her and left.

Ten years later，Bill came b________6________to the old woman^，s door again and gave her a bag of m________7________.She was surprised. Bill said，“Ten years ago you gave me some p________8.I grew some potato plants. From those plants，I grew some more plants. Now I^，m a r________9________farmer. But I never forget how k________10________you were to me.”

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Once there was a poor old woman. She lived by herself in a little house in a village. She didn’t have m_1.___ money but she was very kind.

One day a young man named Bill came to her d__2.__. He was very thin. He was very hungry and a__3.___ the old woman for help. The old woman said, “Come in and have dinner with me, but my dinner is only some potatoes.” They had d__4.__together. After dinner, the old woman told Bill to t _5.__ some potatoes with him. He thanked her and left.

Ten years later, Bill came b__6._____ to the old woman’s door again and gave her a bag of m__7.____. She was surprised. Bill said, “Ten years ago you gave me some p_8._____. I grew some potato plants. From those plants, I grew some more plants. Now I’m a r__9.__ farmer. But I never forget how k__10.__ you were to me.”

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七、首字母填空。

Once there was a poor old woman. She lived by h1. in a little house in a village. She didn’t have much m2. but she was very kind.

One day a young man c3. Bill came to her house. He was very thin, he was very hungry and a 4. the old woman for help. The old woman said, “Come in and have dinner with me, but my dinner is only some potatoes.” They had dinner together. After dinner, the old woman told Bill to t5. some potatoes with him. He t6. her and left.

Ten years later, Bill came b7. to the old woman’s door again and gave her a bag of money. She was very s8.. Bill said, “Ten years ago, you give me some potatoes. I grew some potato plants. From those plants, I grew some more plants. Now I’m a r9. farmer. But I never forget how k10. you were to me.”

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