A young man went to a gemologist (宝石学家) and said he wanted to be one like him.
The gemologist didn’t want to teach the young man because he thought the young man have no patience (耐心). The young man asked for a chance. Finally the expert had to agree.
The next morning, the gemologist put a jade (玉) stone in the young man’s hand and told him, “Hold it!” The expert then went about his work: cutting, weighing, and making. The big boy felt a bit strange (奇怪的), but he said nothing. He just sat quietly and waited.
The following morning the expert again placed the jade stone in the young man’s hand and told him to hold it. On the third, fourth, and fifth day the young man did the same job.
A month went by, and the young man felt more and more boring because of holding the same stone.
One morning, the gemologist came and asked him to hold out his hand, he couldn’t go on any longer. But just as the gemologist put the stone in his hand, he said loudly,“This is not the same jade stone!”
“You have begun to learn,” said the gemologist with a smile.
1.What did the young man want to be?
A. A gemologist B. A good student
C. A stone maker D. A businessman
2.When the gemologist asked the young man to hold the jade, he________.
A. didn’t do like that
B. felt excited
C. didn’t know why
D. did the job happily
3.In the end the young man probably (可能)________.
A. got some real jades
B. became a gemologist
C. went home without learning anything
D. was angry with the expert
4.What does the story want to tell us?
A. It’s lucky to find a good teacher.
B. You have to believe in yourself.
C. Keep on, and you can get you what you want.
D. Don’t spend time doing anything boring.
I heard the bees long before I saw them.
It was a very hot afternoon, and we decided to cool off in the river near my home. As we climbed down a small hill toward the water, my boyfriend John started to shout, and then jumped into the water. Peter and Mary quickly followed but I was too far away to jump. I was trapped(被困住).
I heard a low hum (嗡嗡声), the group of bees looked like a heavy smoke. As it got closer, I knew it was in fact a lot of bees flying towards me.
All I could do was to cover my face with my hands. Crazily, I thought that if I sat still (不动) , the bees would think I was just another rock.
After a few seconds, I knew my plan didn't work. The bees attacked (袭击) me. I could hear my friends shouting at me to get down to the pool fast.
But it wasn't so easy. The only way I could get away was to use my hands to climb down the rocks. However, I didn’t want to do that at first because my face would be unprotected(不受保护). The noise of bees made me worried, but I could do nothing.
I rushed down the rocks and jumped into the pool. I was just so happy to be free from the pain.
But we still weren't out of danger. Every time we tried to climb out of the pool, the bees flew back over our heads. We spent the next three hours in the water, putting our heads under the water from time to time to avoid (避免）the bees till they finally lost interest.
1.The underlined word “it” in the third paragraph refers to (指)_______.
A. a rock B. the group of bees
C. a hill D. the river
2.At first why didn't the writer want to climb down the rocks?
A. She was afraid she would fall.
B. She was too far away from the pool.
C. She thought the bees would follow her.
D. She didn't want her face to be unprotected.
3.How did the writer escape (逃离) from the bees?
A. She covered her face with her hands.
B. She hid behind the rocks.
C. She jumped into a water pool.
D. She made herself look like a rock.
4.In what order are the following mentioned in the story?
a. The writer rushed down the rock.
b. John jumped into the water.
c. The low hum got closer.
d. The bees flew back over their heads.
e. The bees attacked the writer.
A. bcead B. baecd
C. cdeab D. cbdea
We spoke to three students from around the world about different national holidays. There are different customs (习俗) for each festival .
Tan Xiaodong, 15, Hong Kong, China
“It’ll soon be Chinese New Year. Before it, we’ll clean the house and decorate it for good luck. Every shop is going to close for a few days and we’ll go out a lot to celebrate in the streets. We might go and see the lion and dragon dances in the city center. I love this festival. ”
Wendy, 16, Sydney, Australia
“Australia Day is on 26th January and it’s an important holiday here. We always have a Monday off, so we celebrate for three days. My parents and I go to the countryside for a picnic and friends always come over. Many people go to beach parties or street parties and there’s lots of music and dancing. What fun!”
Amy, 14, New York, USA
“The first Thanksgiving Day was hundreds of years ago when Europeans who came to America thanked God for his help. It’s still a very important day for families to be together. This year we’re going to visit my grandparents and we’ll eat a delicious meal of turkey. Thanksgiving Day is on the fourth Thursday in November every year. ”
1. During the Chinese New Year, tourists can ________.
A. do a lot of shopping
B. see lion and dragon dances
C. decorate the house for good luck
D. eat turkeys
2.On Australia day, families often ________.
A. have a meal in the countryside
B. go to a swimming pool
C. have a party at school
D. clean the house and dance
3.What do you think a turkey is in this passage?
A. Country B. A festival
C. A bird D. A kind of drink
4.From the passage, we can learn that________.
A. Australia Day is an important day for family members to get together
B. Different festivals have different customs
C. Many people go out for a picnic with friends before Chinese New Year
D. The first Thanksgiving Day was born a hundred years ago
Tony’s father, Mr. Baker, lost his job last year. But now, he has his own fast food shop. It’s not very big, but it sells a lot of food, drinks, desserts and soup. Many people like the hamburgers there. Today is Sunday. Tony got up very early. After breakfast, he went to his father’s shop and made a line graph（线状图表） for him to show the number of hamburgers he sold. Now please look at the graph and today’s menu to choose the best answer.
BAKER”S FAST FOOD Today’s Menu Chips ￥4.50 Hamburger ￥8.00 Apple Pie ￥ 4.50 Ice Cream ￥ 2.00 Coke ￥ 3.50 Juice ￥ 3.50 Chicken ￥4.20 Beef ￥4.50 |
1. From today’s menu, we know ________ is the cheapest.
A. ice cream B. coke
C. apple pie D. juice
2. Tony’s father sold the most hamburgers in ________.
A. January B. June
C. February D. April
3. How much did he get by selling hamburgers in January, May and June?
A.￥96,000 B.￥88,000
C.￥72,000 D.￥66,000
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阅读下列短文，从文后所给A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。
There was a bookseller who did not like to pay for anything. One day a big box of books fell on his ____.
His wife asked him to see the ____ and show it to him.
“No,” he said, “I’ll wait ____ he comes to our shop next time. Then I’ll ask him ____my foot. If I go to see him, I shall have to ____.”
The next day the doctor came to the shop ____ some books. The bookseller told the doctor about his ____ foot. The doctor looked at it and then took out a piece of paper and wrote ____ on it. “Buy this and put it on the foot before you go to bed every night.” he said.
“Thank you,” said the bookseller. “And now, sir, here are your ____.”
“How much?” asked the doctor.
“____.”
“Good,” said the doctor. “I shall not have to pay you ____today.”
“____?” asked the bookseller.
“I have examined your foot. I want two pounds ____ that. If people come to my house, I ask them to pay one pound for a small thing like that. ____ when I go to their houses, I usually charge (索价) two pounds. And I came here today, ____ I? Bye-bye!”
1.A. hand B. arm C. foot D. leg
2.A. hospital B. waiter C. doctor D. worker
3.A. unless B. until C. though D. if
4.A. about B. for C. of D. by
5.A. pay B. spend C. cost D. take
6.A. buy B. buying C. bought D. to buy
7.A. good B. bad C. right D. left
8.A. nothing B. anything C. something D. everything
9.A. money B. medicine C. idea D. books
10.A. None B. One pound C. Two pounds D. Three pounds
11.A. anything B. something C. nothing D. everything
12.A. When B. Where C. Who D. Why
13.A. for B. of C. by D. with
14.A. And B. But C. Or D. So
15.A. did B. could C. couldn’t D. didn’t
--- I’m sorry to have given you so much trouble, Mrs. Smith.
--- ________.
A. All right B. That’s all right
C. My pleasure D. I hope not.
