A Long long ago, there lived a king called Ralph. He had three sons. The first son was Sam. The second was John and the third was Eric. The king in his death bed wanted to test his three sons. He asked them to get together the next day in the court. The king said that he was in his death bed and wanted to test them. He asked them to fill the whole room with something, and whoever does completely can become the king. The first son brought diamonds. They filled half the room. The second son filled the room with cotton but it was not enough. The third kept a lamp in the middle of the room. It spread light in the whole room. The king loved Eric’s idea very much and decided to ask him to be the king. The two sons’ faces turn red as their younger brother defeated them. Then, the king died and Eric became the king.
1.Who was the king’s eldest son?
A.Sam B.John C.Eric D.Ralph
2.Why did the king want to test his sons?
A.Because he liked them very much B.Because his sons were very clever.
C.Because he wanted to choose a king from them. D.Because he had nothing to do that day.
3.What did Eric use to fill the whole room?
A.The diamonds. B.Some cotton.
C.A lamp. D.Many things.
4.The underlined word “defeated “in the passage means______ in Chinese.
A.称赞 B.羞辱 C.战胜 D.宠爱
5.What is the best title of the passage?
A.The King’s Death B.The Clever Sons
C.The Kings and his sons D.The Lamp in the Room
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通读下面的短文, 掌握其大意, 然后从各题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出一个最佳答案。
One day, a boy had a fight with one of his classmates. Then he went to his _____and told him his story angrily. “He is really bad,” the boy said, “and I _____ him.”
The grandfather said, “ ______ me tell you a story. When I was a boy, I too, sometimes hated others for what they did. …..”
As the boy ______ carefully, the grandfather went on, “There are always two tigers inside my heart. One is ______ and kind. He gets on well ______ everything around him. But ______ is bad and unfriendly. Even the smallest thing will make him angry. He fights with everyone all the time, and for no reason. He can’t think carefully ______ he always hates others. It is difficult to live with these two tigers inside my heart. They both try to control(控制) me. ”
The boy looked into his grandfather’s ______ and asked, “______ tiger always controls you, Grandfather?”
The old man said slowly and seriously, “The one that I feed. I always feed the good and kind tiger, so I never hate others and seldom get angry now. ”
1.A.mother B.father C.teacher D.grandfather
2.A.love B.hate C.know D.enjoy
3.A.Make B.Help C.Let D.Ask
4.A.saw B.felt C.talked D.listened
5.A.good B.bad C.lazy D.quiet
6.A.at B.on C.with D.about
7.A.other B.others C.another D.the other
8.A.because B.though C.before D.but
9.A.eyes B.ears C.nose D.mouth
10.A.Who B.Which C.Where D.When
The room is ___________ to hold 100 people.
A.enough big B.too big C.big enough D.big too
— What did you see just now?
— We looked around but we couldn’t see ________.
A.something special B.special something
C.anything special D.special anything
— What ________ your cousin________ ?
— He is tall and strong.
A.does; like B.does; look like
C.is; likes D.is; look like
________ is important ________ careful with fire.
A.That; be B.It; to C.It; to be D.That; to be
