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Henry was a carpenter of our village. Once I asked him to make a table for my family. A week later, Henry sent us the table and the bill as well.
My wife said to me, "It"s a beautiful table, dear, isn"t it?"
"I won"t decide about that until I see the bill." I said.
Henry was drinking a glass of water. He laughed and gave me a piece of paper. It said,
Bill
One dining table                 June 10, 2011
Cost of wood                       17.00
Paint                               1.50
Work, 8 hours (1 an hour)             8.00
Total(总计)                         36.50
When I was looking at the bill, Henry said," It"s a fine day, isn"t it? Quite sunny."
"Yes," I said. "I"m glad it is only the 10th of June."
"Me too, " said Henry." You wait. It will be a bit hotter by the end of the month."
"Yes, hotter and more expensive. The table will be 20 more expensive on June 30th, won"t they, Henry? " I said, "If it isn"t too much trouble, please add it up again. You can forget the date."
"OK, man. You are such a guy." Henry said with a smile in his two blue eyes, and he left with the money he should get.
小题1:The table was made of __________.
A.Wood B.glassC.PaperD.chair
小题2:The bill showed 36.50 in all because Henry __________.
A.didn’t do well in mathB.was an honest carpenter
C.added the date to the billD.was not a carpenter
小题3:In Henry’s opinion the write was a __________ guy.
A.smart and carefulB.silly and lazyC.rich and hardworkingD.stupid and rich
小题4: From the story we know that __________.
A.Henry got 26.5 for his work in the end
B.The table will cost 20 more on June 30
C.The writer paid 36.5 for the table
D.The writer got 36.5

答案

小题1:A
小题2:C
小题3:A
小题4:A
解析

试题分析:文章介绍了一个有趣的故事,一个木匠算错了费用。
小题1:A 细节题。根据Cost of wood说明这个桌子是由木材制成的,故A正确。
小题2:C 计算题。根据 One dining table                 June 10, 2011
  Cost of wood                        17.00
  Paint                               1.50
  Work, 8 hours (1 an hour)             8.00
  Total(总计)                         36.50
可知真正的价格是26,5,他错把日期也算进去了,故C正确。
小题3:A 推理题。根据Yes," I said. "I"m glad it is only the 10th of June."
  "Me too, " said Henry." You wait. It will be a bit hotter by the end of the month."
说明作者已经看清楚他所犯的错误了,他也意识到了,故A正确。
小题4:A 计算题。根据61题解析可知真正的价格是26.5,他错吧10号的日期也加了上去。故A正确。
点评:本文讲述了一个故事,聪明的木匠却算错了账,对计算题考查较多。
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Thomas Edison was one of ten said to be the greatest genius(天才) of his age. There are only a few men in all of the history, who have changed the lives of other men as much as the inventor of the first useful electric light. But Edison could never be happy only because someone said he was a genius.“ There is no such thing as genius,” Edison said. He said that what people called genius was mostly hard work.
But Edison was a dreamer as well as a worker. From his earliest days as a child he wondered about the secrets of nature. Nature, he often said, is full of secrets. He tried to understand them; then, he tried to learn what could usefully be done with them.
Edison enjoyed thinking. He knew that most people will do almost anything instead of the difficult work of thinking, especially if they do not think very often. But he knew, too, that thinking can give men enjoyment and pleasure.
Edison could not understand how anyone could be uninterested in life. As he loved to think, he also loved to work. On the day he became 75 years old, someone asked him what ideas he had about life. “Work,” he answered. “Discovering the secrets of nature and using them to make men happier.” He said he had enough inventions in his mind to give him another 100 years of work.
小题1:Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A.Edison invented the electric light.
B.Many other people have changed Edison’s life.
C.Edison has changed the life of many other people.
D.Few men in history can change other people’s life.
小题2:Edison thought ____________.
A.he could be happy if he was a genius
B.genius plays the most important part in one’s success
C.hard work could do better than genius
D.genius could do better than hard work
小题3:In Edison’s opinion, ____________.
A.thinking can supply people with enjoyment and pleasure as well as help
B.people’s successs lies mostly in genius
C.hard work is the second important thing in making people successful
D.there are few secrets for him to discover later
小题4:The last sentence in the passage most probably implies(暗示) ____________.
A.life is too short for Edison to invent more for human beings
B.Edison made 100 inventions in his life
C.Edison was able to live and work for 100 years
D.People of his time were ready to give Edison another 100 years’ work

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In 1957, Jane Goodall first met the famous anthropologist (人类学者) Dr Louis Leakey, who later played an important role in her life. With the  32  of gaining insight into humans’ evolutionary (进化的) past, Dr Leakey  33  a pioneering long-term field study on  34  chimps. Even though Jane had no formal  35 , her patience and determination to understand animals  36 him to choose her for the study.  37  it was unusual for a woman to work in the forest of Africa, going there 38 the fulfillment (实现) of her childhood dream. In the summer of 1960 she  39  in Tanzania(坦桑尼亚) on Lake Tanganyika’s eastern shore. This marked the  40  of the longest continuous field study of animals in their  41  habitat(栖息地). Five years  42 , she earned a doctor’s degree at Cambridge University and then  43  to Tanzania to found the Gombe Stream Research Center. And in 1977, to provide on-going  44  for chimp research, Dr Goodall  45  The Jane Goodall Institute.
Today, she  46  most of her time traveling around the world, giving lectures on her  47  at Gombe and speaking to school groups about Roots &Shoots, her environmental education and humanitarian program for the  48 .
“Chimps have given me so  49 . The long hours spent with them in the  50  have enriched my life beyond measure. What I have learned from them has shaped my 51  of human behavior, of our place in nature.”
小题1:
A.way B.ideaC.knowledgeD.method
小题2:
A.suggestedB.achievedC.arguedD.changed
小题3:
A.modestB.specialC.rudeD.wild
小题4:
A.exerciseB.trainingC.living D.practice
小题5:
A.devoted B.let C.made D.led
小题6:
A.If B.BecauseC.AlthoughD.Once
小题7:
A.meantB.stoppedC.intendedD.inspired
小题8:
A.arrived B.leftC.reached D.went
小题9:
A.end B.beginning C.happeningD.achievement
小题10:
A.newB.old C.man-madeD.natural
小题11:
A.laterB.before C.agoD.behind
小题12:
A.connectedB.referred C.returnedD.turned
小题13:
A.environmentB.evidence C.timeD.support
小题14:
A.createdB.built C.foundedD.set
小题15:
A.costsB.spendsC.paysD.devotes
小题16:
A.braveryB.presenceC.experiencesD.appearance
小题17:
A.animalsB.youthC.human D.adults
小题18:
A.little B.manyC.much D.few
小题19:
A.fieldB.universityC.instituteD.forest
小题20:
A.imagination B.desire C.understanding D.protection

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Mr. Brown worked in a factory of a small town. He had been there for twenty years before one day he was sent to the capital for important business. He was quite excited because he had never been there before. Before he set off, he asked his wife and three daughters if they wanted him to buy something for them in London. Mrs. Brown began to think it over and then she said she wished her husband would be able to buy a nice umbrella for her, and so did their three daughters. As he was afraid he would forget it, he drew an umbrella on his hand. To his regret, he lost it at the station.
On the train Mr. Brown sat opposite to an old woman. The woman’s umbrella was so nice that he carefully looked at it and said to himself not to forget to buy a few umbrellas like it. When the train arrived at the station in London, he said good-bye to the old woman, took his bag and her umbrella and was going to get off.
“Wait a minute, sir,” shouted the old woman. “That’s my umbrella!”
Now Mr. Brown noticed that he had taken her umbrella. His face turned red at once and said in a hurry,“Oh, I’m very sorry, Madam! I didn’t mean it!”
Seven days later Mr. Brown left the capital. To his surprise, he met the old woman and sat opposite to her again. Looking at the four umbrellas, the old woman was satisfied with herself. “It seems that I had a better result than the other four women.” She thought.
小题1:We can learn from the passage that Mr. Brown was ______.
A.a conductorB.a worker
C.a thiefD.an umbrella maker
小题2:The underlined word “it” in the first paragraph refers to ______.
A.his ticketB.his bag
C.his drawingD.his umbrella
小题3:Why did Mr. Brown take the woman’s umbrella?
A.Because he was lost in thought.
B.Because it was much like his own umbrella.
C.Because he thought the woman would not notice it.
D.Because the woman misplaced it beside Mr. Brown.
小题4:When looking at Mr. Brown with four umbrellas, the woman felt ______.
A.surprised B.angryC.fortunate D.sad

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Wings of Angel
I used to hate myself because I wasn"t "normal". Everyone else could play on the monkey bars and ride on a bicycle, but not 36 . I had a severe spinal cord disorder(脊髓病) and I knew I would always be much 37 than others. I hated going to school and I hated  others  38  at me. I hated seeing others smiling broadly and standing 39 and tall. And most of all, I hated looking in the 40 and seeing an ugly  hunchback(驼背).
My friends found me 41 because I didn"t let other get close to me. I thought I was going to go on like this for the rest of my life 42 Angela appeared.
That afternoon, I was sitting by myself in a corner of the school—a spot where no one would 43 me. That"s when I first heard your voice. "Hi. Can I sit down?"
I raised my head and there she was, with an irresistible smile on her round face. "What are you looking at?" you asked. "Ants." "What are they doing?" "No 44 ." "I bet they"re playing games and make friends. Don"t you think so?" That was how our 45 started and it didn"t stop. We talked about everything under the sun—the ants, the clouds, my little niche(处境)—until it was sunset. Then suddenly, you saw my 46 . She just stared. My heart 47 . What I feared most had happened and I knew for sure she would 48 me now. She stood up, pointed at my back and said, "I know 49  your back is hunched." I closed my eyes like a criminal waiting to be 50 . I begged in my heart for her to 51 , but she just kept on going. "I know what you"ve got there. Do you?" "No," I answered 52 . She bent and whispered in my ears. "Your back is bunched because you"ve got a pair of wings from the angels."I was 53 . I looked into her eyes and her 54 touched my heart. From that day on, I started to learn to 55 myself because I have the wings of an angel and a kind_hearted friend.
小题1:
A.them B.it C.me D.her
小题2:
A.sadder B.shorter C.weaker D.slower
小题3:
A.looking B.smiling C.aiming D.glaring
小题4:
A.still B.alone C.straightD.together
小题5:
A.street B.sunC.cornerD.mirror
小题6:
A.distant B.stubbornC.hopelessD.unfortunate
小题7:
A.afterB.before C.since D.until
小题8:
A.disturbB.seek C.interruptD.ignore
小题9:
A.wonder B.idea C.sign D.action
小题10:
A.connectionB.competitionC.conversationD.comprehension
小题11:
A.face B.back C.eyes D.shoulders
小题12:
A.sank B.beatC.broke D.ached
小题13:
A.care forB.rely on C.look down uponD.put up with
小题14:
A.thatB.how C.whether D.why
小题15:
A.accusedB.arrestedC.punished D.sentenced
小题16:
A.relax B.leave C.stop D.pause
小题17:
A.shyly B.weakly C.proudly D.firmly
小题18:
A.astonishedB.ashamedC.annoyedD.amused
小题19:
A.wisdom B.generosityC.honestyD.kindness
小题20:
A.controlB.like C.comfortD.enjoy

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Tom was taken to the police station and put in a room with another thief, an older man.
The man looked at Tom and said, “Why have they brought you here, boy?” “I stole a small radio one day after lessons,” Tom said. The man laughed rudely at him, “you should steal something which is worth a lot if you want to be a thief. You ought to steal something really expensive, so that your name is put in the newspaper. Go and steal a lot of money from a bank next time!”
Tom thought for a few seconds and then said, “I can’t do that!” “Why can’t you?” said the older man. “Are you afraid?” “No,” said Tom, “I’m not afraid at all, but the banks are all closed at three o’clock, and my lessons don’t finish until four.”
小题1: Tom was taken to the police station ________.
A.by mistakeB.to see another thiefC.as a thiefD.on business
小题2:Why did the older thief laugh rudely at Tom ?
A.Because Tom lied to him
B.Because Tom was only a student.
C.Because he didn’t think a small radio was worth stealing
D.Because he thought Tom was too young to be a thief.
小题3:From what Tom said, we can draw the conclusion(得出结论) that _________.
A.He would go on stealing after he was set free.
B.He must have been taught while stealing
C.He wasn’t planning to steal from a bank
D.He would never be out of prison again
小题4:Having heard what the older man said, Tom thought carefully about_______.
A.his lessons
B.how to be a famous man
C.stealing something worth a lot
D.the plan to steal from a bank
小题5:. Tom couldn’t steal from a bank because ______
A.he was afraid of being put into prison
B.he wouldn’t have time to do that though he dared to
C.he wanted to be a good student
D.he did not believe in the older man

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