A king was old and he knew it was time to choose a new king. He told all the young people in the country, “I’ll give 51 of you a seed (种子). Plant it and bring it back one year later. Show me the plant that you bring. 52 I’ll choose a new king from you.”
A boy 53 Ling got a seed, too. He planted it 54 . But the seed doesn’t grow at all. A year later, Ling had to take his 55 box to the palace. Others all brought beautiful plants there and Ling felt 56 .
The king 57 the palace and look around. When he found there was nothing in Ling’s box. The king smiled and said to the others, “One year ago, I gave everyone a seed 58 couldn’t grow. But all of you, 59 Ling, have bought me plants and flowers. Ling was the only one with the honesty (诚实) and 60 to bring such a box. So he will be the new king ! ”
| 小题1: | | A．each | B．neither | C．both | D．none |
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| 小题2: | | A．and | B．but | C．although | D．so |
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| 小题3: | | A．liked | B．helped | C．named | D．asked |
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| 小题4: | | A．careful | B．carefully | C．careless | D．carelessly |
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| 小题5: | | A．full | B．empty | C．beautiful | D．broken |
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| 小题6: | | A．sad | B．excited | C．happy | D．satisfied |
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| 小题7: | | A．got | B．arrived | C．went | D．arrived at |
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| 小题8: | A．wh ich | B．who | C．what | D．it |
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| 小题9: | | A．besides | B．with | C．except | D．as |
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| 小题10: | | A．skill | B．courage | C．experience | D．fear |
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【主旨大意】本文通过一位国王选新国王的故事，向人们说明了“诚实是做人的根本”的道理。
小题1:意为：我会给每个人一粒种子。
小题1:and在本句中表示承接关系。
小题1:指一位名叫Ling的男孩。
小题1:plant是动词，其后应当用副词；根据下文可知：他认真地种下了这粒种子。所以选B。
小题1:根据上文可知种子并没有生长，所以他带着一只空盒子去了皇宫。
小题1:指他看到别人带着漂亮的植物，感到非常的难过。
小题1:get, go, arrive是不及物动词，带宾语时要加介词。
小题1:这是一个定语从句，先行词是物，所以只能用which做关系代词。
小题1: 指除了Ling之外，你们中的人都带来了植物和花。
小题1:指Ling是唯一一个具有诚实和勇气带来空盒子的人。 |
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试题【A king was old and he knew it was time to choose a new king. He told all the you】；主要考察你对
人物故事类等知识点的理解。
[详细]举一反三
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 river | B．it was windy and very cold | | C．there were many empty boats in the river | D．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 th e river | | D．Jefferson’s horse died |
小题5:From the passage, we know that _________. | A．all the travelers were kind | B．Jefferson was helpful | | C．nobody knew the president | D．the man gave Jefferson some money |
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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 king | B．when the king would die | | C．why the Minister died | D．Effendi knew the date of everyone’s death |
小题2:The Prime Minister died because __________.| A．Effendi killed him | B．Effendi said he would die | C．he wa s badly ill | D．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 life | B．he was afraid of Effendi | | C．he didn’t believe Effendi’s words | D．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 |
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| 小题2: | | A．hoped | B．told | C．let | D．wished |
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| 小题3: | | A．why | B．where | C．what | D．which |
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| 小题4: | | A．long | B．wide | C．high | D．narrow |
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| 小题5: | | A．either | B．all | C．both | D．neither |
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| 小题6: | | A．stood | B．went | C．lay | D．walked |
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| 小题7: | | A．gone | B．bought | C．returned | D．been |
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| 小题8: | | A．wrong | B．accident | C．thing | D．matter |
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| 小题9: | | A．meat | B．dinner | C．bread | D．money |
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| 小题10: | | A．politely | B．instead | C．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 fun ny 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 say | B．to eat | C．to use | D．to drink |
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| 小题2: | | A．together | B．alone | C．crowdedly | D．lonely |
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| 小题3: | | A．play | B．exercise | C．agree | D．discuss |
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| 小题4: | | A．poor | B．rich | C．lucky | D．happy |
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| 小题5: | | A．worse | B．better | C．less | D．more |
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| 小题6: | | A．father’s | B．mother’s | C．daughter’s | D．parents’ |
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| 小题8: | | A．left | B．followed | C．stopped | D．pulled |
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| 小题9: | | A．only | B．hardly | C．never | D．almost |
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| 小题10: | | A．whenever | B．whatever | C．however | D．wherever |
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