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One day, Tomas Jefferson, the president of the USA, was crossing a river with a group of travelers. The river was overflowing its banks. So it was very dangerous to cross it on a horse. Each man was fighting for his life! Then another traveler came and he wanted to cross it, too. But he didn’t have a horse. He watched the group and then asked Jefferson to take him. Jefferson agreed immediately. The man climbed on. After they were both safe to the other side of the river, someone asked the man, “Why did you ask present for help? Did you know him?” The man was shocked because he didn’t know Jefferson was the president. “All I know,” he said, “on some of your faces were written the answer NO, but there was the answer YES on his face.”
小题1:Who was Tomas Jefferson?
A. He was a businessman.                B. He was a teacher.
C. He was a captain.                    D. He was the president of the USA.
小题2: How did they cross the river?
A.In a boat.B.On their horses.
C.By swimming.D.By building a bridge.
小题3: When the group were crossing the river, ________.
A.water was flowing out of the riverB.it was windy and very cold
C.there were many empty boats in the riverD.everyone wrote a word on the face
小题4: At last, __________.
A.both Jefferson and the man were safe to cross the river
B.only Jefferson crossed the river
C.only the man crossed the river
D.Jefferson’s horse died
小题5:From the passage, we know that _________.
A.all the travelers were kindB.Jefferson was helpful
C.nobody knew the presidentD.the man gave Jefferson some money

答案

小题1:D
小题1:B
小题1:A
小题1:A
小题1:B
解析
【主旨大意】文章叙述了美国总统Tomas Jefferson在危难之时帮助别人的故事。
小题1:细节理解题。从文章的第一句话可知Tomas Jefferson是美国总统。
小题1:细节理解题。从So it was very dangerous to cross it on a horse.一语可知他们是骑马过河。
小题1:细节理解题。根据The river was overflowing its banks.一语可知答案为A。
小题1:细节理解题。从After they were both safe to the other side of the river,一语可知他们俩都安全到过了对岸。
小题1:主旨大意题。本文主要叙述了美国总统Tomas Jefferson帮助别人的故事。所以B为正确答案。
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Once Effendi had a joke with the Prime Minister(宰相). He said that the Minister would die the next day. The next day, the Minister fell to the ground from the horse and really died. When the king learned this, he got angry and sent his men to catch Effendi at once.
When Effendi was brought to him, the king shouted angrily, “Effendi, since you knew when my Minister would die, you must know the date of your own death. Say it out, or you’ll die today.”
Effendi looked at the king for a while. Then he answered, “But how can I know? I’ll die two days earlier than you.” The king was afraid that if he killed Effendi, he himself would die after that. He thought he must keep Effendi alive as long as possible, so he let Effendi go.
小题1:This story tells us __________.
A.how Effendi fooled the kingB.when the king would die
C.why the Minister diedD.Effendi knew the date of everyone’s death
小题2:The Prime Minister died because __________.
A.Effendi killed himB.Effendi said he would die
C.he was badly illD.he fell off the horse
小题3:Why did the king ask Effendi to tell him the date of Effendi’s own death?
A.Because the king wanted to know when he himself would die.
B.Because the king wanted to find an excuse to kill Effendi.
C.Because he himself had known the date of Effendi’s death.
D.Because he wanted to know when Effendi would die.
小题4:The king let Effendi go because __________.
A.he hoped to live a long lifeB.he was afraid of Effendi
C.he didn’t believe Effendi’s wordsD.he knew the would die two days later
小题5:Which of the following is not true?
A.Effendi played a joke on the Minister.
B.The king was afraid of death.
C.Effendi didn’t know when the king would die
D.If the king killed Effendi, he himself would die two days later.

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Once there was a father and a son. They were ill-tempered(坏脾气的) and never gave way to others.
One day the father decided to _46___some friends to dinner in his house. He __47____ his son to buy some meat in town. When the son got _48____his father wanted, he turned back and walked towards the town gate. Just then a man was coming from the outside. The gate wasn’t __49___enough to let two men in and out at the same time. But __ 50 of them would give way to the other. They___51___ straight face to face inside the gate hour after hour. But the father was worried. " What shall I do? My son hasn’t____52___ yet. I can’t wait any longer.” He wanted to know what the ___53____ with his son was. So he left his friends at home, and he himself went to the town to look for his son.
“You may first take the ___54_____ home for my friends. Let me stand here against him ____55____.” He said to his son when he knew what had happened.
小题1:
A.speak B.answer C.say D.ask
小题2:
A.hopedB.told C.let D.wished
小题3:
A.why B.where C.what D.which
小题4:
A.longB.wide C.high D.narrow
小题5:
A.either B.all C.both D.neither
小题6:
A.stoodB.went C.lay D.walked
小题7:
A.gone B.bought C.returned D.been
小题8:
A.wrong B.accident C.thingD.matter
小题9:
A.meat B.dinner C.bread D.money
小题10:
A.politely B.insteadC.safely D.kindly

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Like most teenagers in the world, Joso Montanaro a teen artist in Brazil, likes reading and drawing cartoons. But he is special—his drawings get published(出版).
Montanaro is now drawing cartoons for Folha. Folha is Brazil’s largest newspaper and is known for its cartoons. Montanaro has already been working at Folha for two years. Each week he draws two, there or four cartoons and sends them to the paper. From those editors choose one for the next day’s page.
Montanaro draws about the news of the day. Recently he worked on The Wave—a drawing of the tsunami(海啸) that hit Japan. Montanaro also likes to draw cartoons about the funny things that happen in Brazilian politics(政治).
“I like doing political drawings because you can joke about somebody bigger than you.” Montanaro says.
Folha’s art director ,Mario Kanno, says editors saw something new and different in Montanaro’s work.“We brought him in with this idea to show that, yes, young people also read newspapers and can show their ideas on politics,”Kanno says.
Montanaro’s love for cartoons began when be was only 7 or 8 year old. His dad bought him comics. Montanaro says these books gave him the ideas that got him drawing.“I think those great works have really helped me,”he says.“They remind me that I should draw something in my book every day.”
小题1:What is Montanaro doing for Folha now?
A.He is publishing story books.B.He is drawing cartoons.
C.He is sending newspapers.D.He is writing articles.
小题2:Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A.Folha is famous for its cartoons.
B.Folha is the largest newspaper in Brazil.
C.Montanaro draws one cartoon for Folha every week.
D.Montanaro began to work for Folha two years ago.
小题3:Why does Montanaro like drawing political cartoons?
A.Because he can show his ideas on politics.
B.Because he is very interested in political jobs.
C.Because he thinks it’s easier to draw political cartoons.
D.Because he can make fun of some important people.
小题4:What made Montanaro draw and helped him a lot in his drawings?
A.The comics his dad bought him.B.His interest in cartoon films.
C.The fun of drawing cartoons.D.His dad’s ideas about cartoons.
小题5:What’s the best title for this passage?
A.Folha’s art director.B.Brazil’s largest newspaper.
C.Teen artist in Brazil.D.Montanaro’s great father.

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A woman saw three old men sitting outside the door. She said, “I don’t think I know you, but you must be very hungry. Please come in and have something ___66_____.”
“We don’t go into a house ___67_____ ”they replied.
“Why is that?” she asked.
One of the old men answered, “His name is Wealth(财富), this is Success, and I am Love.” Then he said, “Now go in and ___68_____ with your family which one of us you want in your house.”
The woman went in and told her family what had happened, she said, “Let’s invite Wealth. We have been so ____69____.” Her husband disagreed, “My dear, why don’t we invite Success? Don’t you want me to be a successful man? Then her daughter asked, “Would it be ___70_____ to invite Love? Our life will then be filled with love!”
In the end the family decided to take the ___71_____ advice. The woman went out and asked, “____72____ one of you is Love? Please come in and be our guest.” Love got up and started walking to the house. The other two also got up and ____73____ him. Surprised, the lady asked Wealth and Success, “ I ___74_____ invite Love. Why are you coming along? The two old men answered, “If you had invited Wealth or Success, the other two would have to stay out, but since you have invited Love. ____75____ he goes, we go with him. Where there is Love, there is Wealth and Success.”
小题1:
A.to sayB.to eatC.to useD.to drink
小题2:
A.togetherB.aloneC.crowdedlyD.lonely
小题3:
A.playB.exerciseC.agreeD.discuss
小题4:
A.poorB.richC.luckyD.happy
小题5:
A.worseB.betterC.lessD.more
小题6:
A.father’sB.mother’sC.daughter’sD.parents’
小题7:
A.whichB.whoC.whatD.whom
小题8:
A.leftB.followedC.stoppedD.pulled
小题9:
A.onlyB.hardlyC.neverD.almost
小题10:
A.wheneverB.whateverC.howeverD.wherever

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Jean is a young girl who comes from a rich and famous family. She goes to a good university and has almost everything that money can buy. The problem is that Jean’s family are so busy that they can hardly find time to be with her. Jean is quite lonely (孤独的). So she spends a lot of time on her QQ. She likes being anonymous (匿名的), talking to people who do not know about her famous family and her rich life. She uses the name Linda on QQ and has made a lot of friends.
Last year Jean made a very special friend on QQ. His name was David and he lived in San Francisco. David was full of stories and jokes. He and Jean had the same interest in rock music and modern dance. So it always took them hours to talk happily on QQ and sometimes they even forgot their time. Of course, they wanted to know more about each other. David sent a picture of himself. He was a tall, good-looking young man with big, happy smile. As time went by, they became good friends and often sent cards and small things to each other.
When Jean’s father told her that he was going on a business trip to San Francisco, she asked him to let her go with him. She wanted to give David a surprise for his birthday. She would take him the latest DVD of a rock singer. But when she knocked on David’s door in San Francisco, she found that her special friend was a 70–year-old man named Jim! How disappointed Jean was!
小题1: Jean spends a lot of her time on QQ because she is_______.
A.richB.young C.a bad studentD.lonely
小题2:Jean thought “David” was special because he ________.
A.made her very happy on QQB.was from San Francisco
C.was tall and good-lookingD.was rich
小题3:What are both Jean and “David” interested in? 
A.Pop music and sports. B.Music and science.
C.Rock music and modern dance. D.Stories and jokes.
小题4:Which of the following is True?
A.Jean has got everything in her life.B.“David” and Jean sent cards to each other.
C.“David” didn’t tell Jean his real address.D.Jean’s family members often get together.
小题5:What’s the main idea of the passage? 
A.Don’t go to meet those you get to know on QQ.
B.People don’t use their real names on QQ so often.
C.Don’t believe those you get to know on QQ easily.
D.Don’t spend much time on QQ.

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