One day, a farmer was walking along a road with his son Thomas. The father said, "Look! There"s a horseshoe. Pick it up and put it in your bag." Thomas said, "It isn"t worth the trouble." His father said nothing but picked it up himself. When they got to a nearby town, they lad a rest. There the farmer sold the horseshoe and with the few pennies he bought some cherries.
The father and the son continued their way. The sun was well up in the sky, and there wasn"t a house or even a tree where they could have a rest. Thomas felt too thirsty to walk on. At this time, his father dropped a cherry on the ground and Thomas picked it up quickly and ate it. After a while, his father dropped another cherry and once again, his son lost some time in picking it up and putting it in his mouth.
And so they went on. The old farmer dropped the cherries and the son picked them up. When Thomas had eaten up all the cherries, his father said to him, "My dear son, if you had bent down earlier to pick up that horseshoe. it would not have been necessary for you to bend so many times for the cherries. Always remember the lesson that anyone who does not worry about the little things will find that he cannot do the great things.
小题1:Who picked up the horseshoe at last?| A．Thomas. | | B．The old father. | | C．Both the father and the son. | | D．Neither the father nor the son. |
小题2:The farmer bought _______ with the money after lie sold the horseshoe.| A．some food | | B．some water | | C．some cherries | | D．some pennies |
小题3:When the son refused to pick up the horseshoe, the father _______.| A．felt very happy | | B．didn"t say anything | | C．beat the son | | D．became a little angry |
小题4:The father dropped the cherries one by one, because _______.| A．he wanted his son to eat them all | | B．he wanted his son to do more exercise | | C．lie wanted to teach his son a lesson | | D．he wanted his son to pick them up |
小题5:From the story, we can learn that _______.| A．cherries are so delicious that most of is like to eat-them | | B．a horseshoe is so expensive that it can bring us a lot of money | | C．if the boy wants to eat cherries, he must pick up the horseshoe | | D．if we want to do some great things, we should start with some small ones |
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小题1:B
小题2:C
小题3:B
小题4:C
小题5:D |
试题分析：这篇短文主要描述了一对父子在路上见到一块马蹄铁，父亲让自己捡起来，儿子不屑于做这样的小事。后来父亲通过一件事给了儿子一个很好的教训。从而告诉我们，如果想做大事，就要从小事做起。
小题1:根据第一段His father said nothing but picked it up himself.描述，可知最后是父亲捡起了马蹄铁，故选B。
小题2:根据There the farmer sold the horseshoe and with the few pennies he bought some cherries.描述，可知他父亲用这些钱买了一些樱桃，故选C。
小题3:根据第一段His father said nothing 可知父亲什么也没有说。故选B。
小题4:根据最后一段父亲的谈话，可知父亲主要想给自己的儿子一个教训，故选C。
小题5:根据最后一段Always remember the lesson that anyone who does not worry about the little things will find that he cannot do the great things.描述，可知这篇短文告诉我们，如果我们想做大事，就要从小事做起。D
点评：本文浅显易懂，层次分明，学生很容易把握文章中心内容。答题中注意带着问题阅读短文，一般就能顺利找出答题依据。对于不能直接找到根据的问题注意联系上下文，根据短文中心总结出正确答案。 |
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Helen Keller was a US author and public speaker who became blind and deaf at the age of 19 months. Anne Sullivan became her teacher in 1887 and taught her to read, write, use sign language and speak. Keller received degree from Radcliffe College in 1904 and spent the rest of her life encouraging others with difficulties like hers to overcome them. Her books include The story of My Life (1902) and Out of the Dark(1913). Her life was the subject of the play The Miracle Worker
小题1:Helen Keller was an author in ________.| A．English | B．America | C．Australia | D．China |
小题2:When she was 19 ________ old, Helen Keller became blind and deaf.| A．days | B．years | C．months | D．seconds |
小题3:Did Helen Keller receive a college degree?| A．Yes, she did. | B．Yes, he did. | C．No, she didn’t. | D．No, he didn’t. |
小题4:Which book is written by Helen Keller?| A．The story of My Life | B．Out of the Dark | | C．One million pound | D．A and B |
小题5:Helen Keller is a/an ________ person.| A．honest | B．hard-working | C．beautiful | D．lovely |
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Several years ago, I became very sad. There was something 1_____ with my left eye. At last, the doctors told me that I could never see from that eye again. This was the saddest 2_____ for me.
At the time, I 3 ____so lonely. So I went to my boss and asked for some help. He told me to go back to work.
One night I was waiting for the train. I wanted to jump in front of it. Then a man came and sat down 4_____ to me. He turned to me and 5_____ ,then he said, “You look like you need a 6_____ to talk to.” We sat there for hours just talking like old friends. His 7_____ were so kind. Then he gave me a wonderful hug(拥抱). I will never 8_____ it. Then he went to get on the train. He gave me another of his big smiles and said, “Remember, when you smile, it is because the angels are lifting the corners of your mouth up heaven(天堂).
I never saw him again. But he will be in my memories forever.
A smile can 9_____ doors and tear down(拆开) walls, You can smile at 10 _____ in the street. He will smile back and you will be filled with happiness, too.
小题1:A. wrong B. strange C. different
小题2:A. thing B. news C. result
小题3:A. feel B. felt C. fell
小题4:A. near B. next C. beside
小题5:A. silent B. smiled C. talked
小题6:A. friend B. chance C. way
小题7:A. heart B. smile C. words
小题8:A. remember B. forget C. miss
小题9:A. close B. open C. break
小题10:A. people B. friend C. stranger |
I watched a little girl playing basketball every day from my bedroom window. One day, I asked her why she practiced so much. She said, “I want to go to college. The only way I can go is to get a scholarship(奖学金). I like basketball and I want to be the best player in college. My dad told me, “If the dream is big enough, the facts don’t count.” She never changed her mind. Whenever she was in junior high school or senior high school. One day, before she graduate from senior high school, I saw her sitting on the grass sadly. I asked her what was wrong. She told me that her coach said she was too short to be a good basketball player, so she should stop dreaming about going to college. She was heartbroken and it made me feel bad, too. Then she smiled and told me her father said to her, “If you really want to play for the scholarship of a good college, nothing but yourself can stop your dream.” The next year, she and her team went to a big game she was seen by a coach of a famous college team and was offered a scholarship to the women’s basketball team of their college. She was getting the college education that she had dreamed of. “If the dream is big enough, the facts don’t count.” It is true.
小题1:What’ s the girl’s dream!| A．to be a super basketball player | | B．to get a scholarship | | C．to go to college. | | D．to play for NBA |
小题2:How long has the little girl practiced the basketball until she was seemed by a coach of a famous college team?| A．about three years | B．About four years | | C．About five years | D．More than six years |
小题3:Did the girl’s family have a lot of money?| A．Yes, it did. | B．No, it didn’t. | | C．We don’t know. | D．It isn’t mentioned(提及). |
小题4:Why did the little girl look sad one day?| A．She failed in test. | | B．She was late for training. | | C．She was blamed(责备) by her coach. | | D．Her coach said she was too short to be a good player. |
小题5:Put the sentence “If the dream is big enough, the facts don’t count” into Chinese. |
A woman was collecting money for a church charity. The money she collected was going to be given to poor children who had no parents to take care of them. She went from apartment to apartment and from house to house. She knocked on doors and asked for money. She always said the same thing. “Good morning, I’m collecting for a church charity. Please give generously. We need $5,000.” Then she held out a collecting box. Most people put a few coins in the box. An artist lived in one of the apartments. He opened the door. “Good morning.” she said. “I’m collecting for a church charity. Please give generously. We need $5,000.” The artist thought for a moment, then he said, “I’m sorry, but I don’t have any money. However, I’ll give you a painting. It’s worth $ 400.” The woman thanked the artist and took the painting away. A week later she called on him again. “I’m sorry to trouble you again,” she said, “but we still need more money. I need another $ 100. Can you help?” “Of course,” the artist said. “I’ll increase the value of my painting to $ 500.”
小题1:Who was the woman collecting money for?| A．Poor children. | B．Herself. | C．Her friends. | D．A church. |
小题2:What did most people give her?| A．A lot of money. | B．A few dollars. | C．Paintings. | D．Very little money. |
小题3:Why didn’t the artist give money to her?| A．He was not a generous man. | | B．He did not have any money. | | C．He had too many paintings. | | D．His paintings were worth a lot of money. |
小题4:Did the woman collect enough money at last?| A．No, she didn’t. | B．Yes, she did. | | C．We don’t know. | D．Yes, she does. |
小题5:How much money does she need?| A．$5,000 | B．$5,00 | C．$4,00 | D．We don’t know. |
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Sarah Winchester lived in California. She was a very 1 woman. She didn’t buy many jewels(珠宝)or 2 clothes. 3 , she spent millions in 4 a house. She began to do it at the age of 45. The strange thing about Sarah’s 5 was that it seemed never finished. The work on the house went on for 38 6 because Sarah was afraid to 7 building it.
Sarah’s house was near San Jose. Every day, a lot of 8 arrived there to work for her. Sarah wanted more rooms and more doors and more windows, 9 the workers kept on building them. The house was seven floors high and had 160 rooms. There were 200 doors and 1,000 10 . There were also three lifts, nine kitchens, and 47 fireplaces.
Why did Sarah want a house that kept getting 11 ? It was because Sarah was afraid of 12 . She thought she would die when the house was finished, so she didn’t want her house to be finished.
Sarah Winchester’s 13 seemed to have worked 14 she lived to be 83 years old. But 15 , her house was finished.
| 小题1: | | A．poor | B．rich | C．useful | D．brave |
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| 小题2: | | A．cheap | B．expensive | C．simple | D．old |
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| 小题3: | | A．Still | B．Usually | C．Instead | D．Even |
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| 小题4: | | A．building | B．buying | C．selling | D．setting |
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| 小题5: | | A．door | B．window | C．kitchen | D．house |
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| 小题6: | | A．years | B．months | C．weeks | D．days |
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| 小题7: | | A．keep | B．enjoy | C．stop | D．help |
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| 小题8: | | A．drivers | B．workers | C．farmers | D．visitors |
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| 小题10: | | A．floors | B．kitchens | C．windows | D．rooms |
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| 小题11: | | A．bigger | B．smaller | C．stronger | D．cleaner |
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| 小题12: | | A．working | B．dying | C．living | D．growing |
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| 小题13: | | A．age | B．family | C．plan | D．husband |
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| 小题14: | | A．or | B．because | C．neither | D．nor |
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| 小题15: | | A．hardly | B．usefully | C．carefully | D．finally |
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