One day a wise man was walking along the beach when he saw a young man far away picking up something and very gently throwing it into the sea. As he got (31) he called out to the young man, “Good morning! What are you doing?”
The young man (32), looked up and replied, “Throwing starfishes into the sea.” “Why are you throwing starfishes into the sea?”
“The sun is up and the (33) is going away. And if I don’t throw them in they’ll (34).”
“But, young man, don’t you (35) that there are miles and miles of beach and starfishes all along it. You can’t (36) make a difference!”
The young man (37) politely. Then he picked another starfish and threw it into the sea, and said, “It made a difference for that (38).”
There is something very (39) in each and every one of us. We have all been given the ability to make a difference to shape the future. We must each find our own starfish. And if we throw our starfish wisely and well, the (40) will be better.
| 小题1: | | A．better | B．farther | C．closer | D．faster |
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| 小题2: | | A．continued | B．stopped | C．watched | D．answered |
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| 小题3: | | A．water | B．wind | C．boat | D．fish |
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| 小题5: | | A．believe | B．realize | C．expect | D．guess |
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| 小题6: | | A．possibly | B．hardly | C．especially | D．fortunately |
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| 小题7: | | A．replied | B．argued | C．spoke | D．listened |
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| 小题8: | | A．day | B．time | C．place | D．one |
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| 小题9: | | A．special | B．brave | C．strange | D．lucky |
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| 小题10: | | A．family | B．village | C．country | D．world |
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【主旨大意】本文是一篇记叙文。文章通过一个人将冲向岸边的海星扔回到大海里和两个人的对话说明了只要人人献出一点爱，这个世界将会更加美好。
小题1: C联系上下文可知向海里扔海星的年轻人离智者很远，故可猜测两人开始对话应该是走“近”他，故答案选C。
小题1:B联系下文可推知年轻人是“停下来”，抬起头回答智者的问题，故答案选B。
小题1: A根据常识可知海星被冲上岸是因为涨潮，如果太阳出来就会退潮了，故答案选A，意为“水退下去”。
小题1:B太阳出来潮水退去，海星暴露在海滩上，就会被晒死的，故答案选B，意为“死”。
小题1: B联系上下文可知是智者质问年轻人难道没有意识到海滩很长，而海滩上的海星又到处都有，故答案选B，意为“意识到”；而believe“相信”；expect“期待”；guess“猜”均不合句意，故排除。
小题1:A联系上下文可知智者认为年轻人的做法的无济于事的，故答案选A，意为“可能地”。
小题1:B从下文可知年轻人并没有听“争辩”，只是很有礼貌地陈述自己的观点，故答案选B，意为“争辩；争吵”。
小题1: D联系上下文可知年轻人一边把一个海星扔进海里，一边说话“对这个海星来说是有所不同的”，故答案选D，指代starfish。
小题1:A联系上下文可知我们每个人都有改变世界塑造未来的能力，可推知答案选A， 意为“特殊的”。
小题1:D通读全文可知，本文旨在告诉我们：每个人都献出一份力，世界将会更加美好。故答案选D，意为“世界”。 |
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Dou Kou, a Chinese boy, is called “the youngest writer in the world”. He has written three books till now. Dou Kou was born in Jiangsu in 1994. When he was 7 months old, his partents started working in over 30 different cities, such as Xi’an and Shenzhen. This kind of life gave him things to think and write about. When he was 9 months old, he could speak and at the age of one, he could say five to six hundred words. At three, he could look up words in the dictionary. At four, his father taught him how to learn by himself. His parents like reading very much. So does he. At the age of 5, he began writing fairy tales. At the age of 6, he wrote a novel about his life in different cities with his parents. His fairy tales are all from his life. One day, he found many mice in the house. They only ate their food but also hurt his mother’s hand. So he thought, “If we give mice the stomach of cows, they will eat grass and they will be helpful to people.” This was his first fairy tales Change Stomach for Mice. Now he studies well in a middle school. He has written his third book, the novel called Eyes of Children. He says, “I am not different from other children. I just wrote several books.
小题1: How many books has Dou Kou written?| A．Three. | B．Four. | C．Five | D．Six |
小题2:Thanks to his ________, Dou Kou could write his books.| A．mother | B．father | C．school life | D．life in different cities |
小题3:Dou Kou began to use a dictionary __________.| A．when he wrote fairy tales | B．before his father taught him how to learn something | | C．after he went to school | D．after his mother taught him how to learn something |
小题4:The underlined(划线的) sentences show us that Dou Kou _________.| A．is different from other children | B．doesn’t tell the truth. | | C．is the same as other children | D．likes his books |
小题5: Which is the best title?| A．Three Books by a child | B．How to Write a Fairy Tales | | C．How Clever the Boy is | D．Dou Kou, the Youngest Writer |
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Li Dong is a farmer. He has a very big 46 . On the farm, he grows oranges, grapes and bananas. Many people come to 47 his farm. He is a successful young man and becomes very famous.
In 2003, he went back to his hometown 48 he finished middle school. “What work can I do?” he said to himself. Then he had an idea. “I’m interested 49 farming. I can grow fruit!” He began to watch many 50 on TV about growing fruit. He also read a lot of books about it. Then he went to 51 on Mr Wang’s farm for two years. He learned a lot there.
In 2005, he started his own fruit farm. 52 , Li Dong’s farm was small. But now, his farm is much 53 . His fruits are very good. He sends them to many big 54 inChina, such as Shanghai, Beijing and Guangzhou. He also grows vegetables and raises chickens on his farm. His family eats very 55 food. He has a very happy family.
| 小题1: | | A．farm | B．park | C．school | D．shop |
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| 小题2: | | A．look | B．take | C．visit | D．notice |
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| 小题3: | | A．since | B．after | C．though | D．so |
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| 小题5: | | A．games | B．concerts | C．programmes | D．plays |
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| 小题7: | | A．At last | B．At that time | C．At this moment | D．At once |
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| 小题8: | | A．big | B．bigger | C．the biggest | D．biggest |
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| 小题9: | | A．villages | B．schools | C．cities | D．farms |
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| 小题10: | | A．healthy | B．bad | C．terrible | D．unhealthy |
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Tom was three years old. He liked to watch TV with his parents after supper, but his parents never let him stay long. Mother would say, “It’s eight o’clock now. It’s time for you to go to bed, Tom.”
“But why don’t you go to bed, too?” Tom always asked.
“We are adults (大人),” mother would say, “And adults go to bed late.”
One evening Tom asked his mother for an apple.
“But it’s too late,” his mother didn’t want to give him anything to eat at bedtime. “The apples are already asleep.”
“But not all of them, Mom.” Tom said, “The baby apples are perhaps asleep, but their parents are surely awake.”
小题1:Tom liked to watch TV with_________ after supper. | A．his father and mother | B．his sister | | C．his grandparents | D．his brother |
小题2:His parents _______let him stay long. | A．never | B．sometimes | C．often | D．usually |
小题3:One evening Tom asked his mother for_________.| A．an egg | B．an apple | C．an orange | D．a pear |
小题4:His mother didn’t want to give anything to him to eat________.| A．in the morning | B．in the afternoon | | C．at bedtime | D．at noon |
小题5: From the story we know__________.| A．Tom was a quiet boy | B．Tom was a bad boy | | C．Tom was a lazy boy | D．Tom was a clever boy |
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Bill was a boy of 15. His parents went to gambling(赌博) day and night. Nobody cared about hi. He always failed in his exams. So his teachers didn’t like him, nor did his classmates play with him.
Bill often slept in class because his heart was not in school. He almost gave himself up.
One day, Miss Jones, a new teacher, came to Bill’s class. She was a smiling, beautiful woman. Bill was in love! For the first time in his young life, he couldn’t take his eyes off his teachers; yet, still he failed.
It was Miss Jones’ class. She was asking a question. “I’d like the smartest boy to answer my question.” Then she said loudly, “Bill, please!”
Bill was surprised. And he stood up without a word.
“Just try it! I believe you can!”
After school, Miss Jones had a long talk with Bill. She told him that she cared about him and believed in him.
Bill thought a lot that evening. From then on he arrived at school on time every day. Miss Jones helped him with his homework in the afternoon. She even cooked delicious food for him. She told Bill, “Nothing is impossible if you put your heart in it.”
Later, Miss Jones gave another exam. Bill did it with all his heart. He was very excited to find that he had passed the exam. Now Bill discovered that not only could he learn, but he could do it well. A changed took place in Bill’s heart.
You see, one teacher saved one boy, it’s simple(简单的), really.
小题1:Bill always failed in the exams at first because he ________.| A．went gambling | B．talked in class | C．didn’t answer | D．gave himself up |
小题2:Miss Jones changed Bill by ________.| A．doing homework for him | B．encouraging and helping him | | C．giving Bill another exam | D．cooking delicious food for him |
小题3: From the passage we can learn ________.| A．Miss Jones was a loving and careful teacher | | B．Bill’s parents cared about him very much | | C．Miss Jones loved to answer Bill’s question | | D．Bill didn’t like to play with his classmates |
小题4:Which may be the best title for the passage? | A．Parents’ Day | B．A Lazy Boy | C．A Boy’s Change | D．A Strict Teacher |
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Tom is the son of a farm owner. One New Year’s Day, when he was 15, his father asked him 36 on the farm for one year when he was free. Tom was 37 with his father’s idea.“That isn’t my job. I have 38 school work to do.” Hearing this, his father said, “I promise to give you the best present if you 39 finish one year’s work.” Tom thought for a while and 40 .
Starting one Saturday, the boy got up early and worked hard until evening, just like 41 farmer. Time passed quickly. Tom’s crops(庄稼) grew well. 42 the last day of the year, the father called his son to him. “I’m happy to see that you have worked very hard the whole year,” said the father. “Now, tell me 43 you want.”
The boy smiled and showed his father a big piece of bread 44 his wheat. I’ve already got the best present: No pain, no gain. I think this is what you wanted me to know.” His father was 45 to hear that.
| 小题1: | | A．works | B．work | C．to work | D．working |
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| 小题2: | | A．happy | B．excited | C．exciting | D．unhappy |
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| 小题3: | | A．much too | B．too much | C．a lot | D．many |
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| 小题4: | | A．can | B．need | C．must | D．should |
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| 小题5: | | A．said | B．answered | C．agreed | D．asked |
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| 小题6: | | A．other | B．the others | C．any else | D．any other |
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| 小题8: | | A．where | B．what | C．which | D．why |
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| 小题9: | | A．made by | B．made of | C．made in | D．made from |
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| 小题10: | | A．pleased | B．unpleased | C．unsatisfied | D．sad |
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