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Once, a king showed two men a large basket(篮子) in the garden. He told them to fill it with water from a well(井). After they  1  their work, he left them, saying, “When the sun is down, I will come and see your work.”
At last, one of them said, “What’s the use of doing this foolish(愚蠢的) work? We can   2  fill the basket.”  The other man answered, “That is   3  of your business.” The first man said. “You may do as you like, but I’m not going to work at something so   4 .” He   5  his bucket and went away. The other man said no word, and kept on carrying  6 . Finally, the well was almost   7 .
As he poured(倒) the last bucket(桶) of water into the basket, he saw a bright thing in it. He picked it   8 . It was a beautiful gold ring. Just then the king came.   9 _ he saw the ring, he knew that he had found the kind of man he wanted. He told him to keep the ring for himself. “You   10  so well in this little thing,” he said, “that now I know I can believe you with many things.”
小题1:
A.finishedB.didC.beganD.had
小题2:
A.everB.neverC.easilyD.no
小题3: 
A.noneB.noC.notD.no one
小题4:
A.cleverB.foolishC.easyD.funny
小题5:
A.picked upB.put awayC.took awayD.threw away
小题6:
A.waterB.basketC.wellD.work
小题7:
A.fullB.emptyC.filledD.clean
小题8:
A.upB.downC.ofD.on
小题9:
A.WhileB.As soon asC.BeforeD.Since
小题10:
A.didB.will doC.was doD.were do

答案

小题1:C
小题2:B
小题3:A
小题4:B
小题5:D
小题6:A
小题7:B
小题8:A
小题9:B
小题10:A
解析

试题分析:
小题1:此题考查动词,根据he left them可知当他们开始干活时国王离开的,故选C
小题2:此题考查副词,用篮子盛水永远也装不满,因此用否定词never
小题3:此题考查代词,只有none 和of连用
小题4:此题考查形容词,句意:我不打算做那样的傻事,故选B
小题5:此题考查动词短语,pick up捡起;put away收拾;take away带走;根据题意应该是 “扔掉”意思故选D
小题6:此题考查名词,另一个人什么也没说,继续打水,carry water
小题7:此题考查形容词,根据文意可知水井几乎干了,故选B
小题8:此题考查介词,捡起、拾起pick up
小题9:此题考查连词,as soon as引导的时间状语从句,一...就...
小题10:此题考查固定短语,在某方面做得好,do well in
点评:本文讲述了国王让两个人从井里打水把篮子装忙,一个觉得很傻,便放弃;而另一个人继续坚持做,最终将水井里水打完,并发现了一枚戒指,他这种坚持不懈的做法受到国王的赞许,达到国王的赏识,在阅读时,应该照顾上下文,利用好已学知识,进行合理的推断
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George Stephenson was born in 1781 in a poor family. He had to start work when he was only eight. When George was fourteen, he became his father’s helper. He spent a lot of time learning about engines. And on holidays he often took one to pieces and studied each piece carefully. Soon he became a very good worker though he could not read or write. He began to learn the English letters when he was seventeen years old. Every day after he did twelve hours of hard work, he walked a long way to have lessons from a young school teacher. On his eighteenth birthday, he wrote his own name for the first time in his life. George invented many things in his life. The train was the greatest one among them. Today when we watch or take trains from one place to another, we will think of this great man -- George Stephenson.
小题1: In which year did George Stephenson start to help his father?
A.In 1781.B.In 1789.C.In 1795.D.In 1798.
小题2: He learned about the engine ______.
A.through reading and writing
B.by taking it to pieces and studying each piece carefully
C.at lessons from a young teacher
D.by asking a lot of questions
小题3: He spent a lot of time learning about engines and soon became ______.
A.a great manB.a good maker
C.a good workerD.a good student
小题4: George Stephenson ______ in his childhood.
A.didn’t go to school
B.had lessons from a very good teacher
C.lived an easy life
D.invented the train
小题5: The passage tells us ______.
A.everybody should work hard for a living
B.one can start studying at school at the age of 18
C.George Stephenson liked working very much
D.hard work leads to success

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Three men traveling on a train began a conversition about the world"s greatest wonders.
“ In my opinion,” the first man said, “ the Egyptian pyramids are the world’s greatest wonder. Although they were built thousands of years ago, they are still standing. And remember: the people who built them had only simple tools. They didn’t have the kind of machinery that builders and engineers have today.
“ I agree that the Egyptian pyramids are wonderful,” the second man said, “ But I don’t think they’re the greatest wonder. I believe computers are more wonderful than the pyramids. They have taken people to the moon and brought them back safely. They carry out mathematical calculations in seconds that would take a person a hundred years to do.”
He turned to the third man and asked, “ What do you think is the greatest wonder in the world?”
The third man thought for a long time, then he said, “ Well, I agree that the pyramids are wonderful, and I agree that computers are wonderful, too. However, in my opinion, the most wonderful thing in the world is the thermos(保温瓶).”
And he took a thermos out of his bag and held it up.
The other two men were very surprised. “ A thermos?” they exclaimed(大声说), “ But that’s a simple thing.”
“ Oh, no, it’s not,” the third man said, “ in the winter you put in a hot drink and it stays hot, in the summer you put in a cold drink and it stays cold. How does the thermos know whether it is winter or summer?”
小题1:The travelers passed the time on the train by talking about _______.
A.the journeyB.the trainC.themselvesD.wonderful things
小题2:The three men could not agree on what the world’s greatest wonder was because _______.
A.they could not think of anything very wonderful
B.they all had different ideas
C.they could not prove that their opinions were right
D.the journey ended too soon
小题3: The first man thought the pyramids were the most wonderful things in the world because _______.
A.they were very beautiful
B.they were Egyptian
C.they had been built with very simple tools
D.they could do mathematical calculations
小题4:The third man thought a thermos was the most wonderful thing in the world because _______.
A.it lasted longer than the pyramids
B.it cost less than a computer
C.he thought it knew whether it was winter or summer
D.the other two men were surprised when he told them about it
小题5:The third man was not very clever because _______.
A.he could not think of anything to say
B.he did not understand how a thermos works
C.he did not think the pyramids were wonderful
D.he did not know anything about computers

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Nasreddin woke up in the middle of the night and saw something white in his garden. It seemed to be moving towards the house.
That is a thief(小偷)! He thought, and he took his gun and shot(开枪) at him. Then he went back to bed, because he was too frightened害怕) to go out of the house in the dark.
The next morning Nasreddin went out and saw one of his white shirts hanging on the clothes-line in the garden, his wife had washed it the day before and hung it out to dry. Now it had a bullet- hole right through middle of it.
My God, said Nasreddin, I was lucky last night. If I had been wearing that shirt, the bullet would have killed me! And he called his neighbours together and asked them to thank God for saving him.
小题1:. At midnight, Nasreddin saw _____in his garden.
A.something strange B.a thief C.something white D.a ghost
小题2:. Nasreddin was so frightened that he ______.
A.cried out for help B.dared(敢)not go out of the house
C.dared not stay in his houseD.couldn"t say a word
小题3: The next morning Nasreddin found________ .
A.his wife in the garden B.the clothes-line
C.the thief dead D.a bullet-hole through the white shirt
小题4:.Nasreddin was a _______ man.
A.kind B.cheerful C.foolishD.clever
小题5:He called his neighbors together in order to_______.
A.make a speech B.tell the story C.thank God D.thank them

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It had been snowing very hard for days. Jigs and Reads had nothing to eat for a day. They know that things weren’t right at home. So yesterday morning they wanted to go out. Bob helped them get out through a window, because the snow was so deep outside that he couldn’t open the door. Last night, they didn’t come back. Bob said to himself, “They are only five months old. This weather will kill them.” But just then Bob heard them calling him. He looked out and could not believe ----they were drawing a big hare through the snow. They dropped it through the window into Bob’s hands. A hare(野兔) for dinner.
小题1: Jigs and Reads in the story were _________.
A.Bob’s childrenB.dogsC.haresD.neighbours
小题2:They know that things weren’t right at home. It means that they know _______.
A.Bob had no food to give themB.Bob could open the door
C.it wasn’t very cold outside.D.they were too young to eat anything
小题3: Finally, Jigs and Reads returned with a big _________.
A.foxB.dogC.hareD.pig
小题4:.The story says that Jigs and Reads ____________.
A.wanted out to play with rainB.asked to look for money outside
C.ate much more than Bob didD.were a great help to Bob
小题5:. Choose the right order according to the story.
①They caught a hare in the snow.
②They went out and stayed outside for the night.
③They brought the hare home.
④They felt hungry and wanted to find food.
A.4321B.1432C.4213D.2413

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An old farmer lived with his little grandson. Every day the farmer got up early to read books.
One day the grandson asked, “Grandpa! I want to read books just like you, but I don’t understand them. What are the advantages of reading?” The grandfather said, “Take this litter basket to the river and bring me back a basket of water.” he boy did, but all the water leaked out before he got back to the house. The grandfather laughed and said, “ You’ll have to walk faster next time.”
This time the boy ran faster, but again the basket was empty before he returned home. The boy said, “ See Grandpa, it’s useless!”
So you think it is useless?” the old man said. “Look at the basket.”
The boy looked at the basket and for the first time he realized that the basket was different. It was clean, inside and out.
“That’s what happens when you read books. You might not understand or remember everything, but when you read them, you will be changed, inside and out.”
小题1:The grandfather got up early to __________.
A.repair a basketB.do farm workC.wake up his grandsonD.read books
小题2:The underlined phrase “leaked out” means “______” in Chinese.
A.出现B.保留C.漏出D.爆发
小题3:The passage might be written for ___________ to read.
A.children who like asking questions
B.children who like playing with water
C.children who dislike farming
D.children who dislike reading
小题4: The basket was ________ in the end.
A.lightB.cleanC.uselessD.dirty
小题5: What can we know from the passage?
A.The old farmer might be changed by reading.
B.The old farmer played tricks on his grandson.
C.The little boy got a full basket of water at last.
D.The old farmer was angry when he saw the empty basket.

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