Once upon a time, there was a king who was loved by his people. One day, the king planned to build a palace on the river bank. in a few days the palace was ready, And before bringing the king to show the palace, the minister wanted to take a final look first.
"Great!"the minister said, looking at the palace. Then suddenly his eyes fell on a hut （小屋） just a few steps away from the palace gate. "What is this hut doing here?" shouted the minister." Sir, it belongs to an old woman.
She has been living here for a long time, "replied a solider.
The minister walked up to the hut and spoke to the old lady. "I want to buy your hut. Ask for anything. "he said.
"I am sorry, Sir. I can not accept your offer. My hut is dearer to me than my life, "the old lady said.
The minister tried to tell the old lady that her hut would make the new palace less beautiful. But the old lady refused to sell her hut to the king. The matter was then taken to the king.The king thought for a while, and then let the old lady said."it will only add to the beauty of the new palace. "Then turning to the minister.the king told us not forget what seems ugly to us may be valuable to someone else.
1.Where did the king want to build a palace?
A.In the mountains. B.In the city. C.On the river bank D.Near the sea
2.Who lived in the hut?
A.The king B.An old lady C.The minister D.The solider
3.How did the minister plan to deal with the hut?
A.To buy the hut B.To pull down the hut C.To sell the hut D.To build a new hut
4.Why didn't the old lady sell her hut to the minister?
A.Because it was ugly to the king B.Because it was as beautiful as the palace
C.Because it was too old to live in D.Because it was valuable to her
5.What do you think of the king
A.He was kind B.He was brave C.He was impolite D.He was proud
A group of frogs were traveling through the woods, and two of them fell into a deep pit.
When the other frogs saw how deep the pit is. They told the two frogs that they were as good as(几乎相当于) dead. The two frogs didn't believe what they said and tried their best to jump up out of the pit.
The other frogs kept telling them to stop, and that they were as good as dead. Finally, one of the two frogs believed what the other frogs were saying and gave up. He fell down and died.
The other frog continued to jump as hard as he could. Once again, the other frogs shouted at him and advised him to stop and just wait to die. But he jumped even harder and finally succeeded. When he got out, the other frogs said, “Didn't you hear us?”
The frog explained to them that he was a little deaf. He thought they were encouraging him all the time.
1.Which of the following pictures can describe the pit?
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B.
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D.
2.When the two frogs were trying to jump out, the other frogs _______.
A.thought hard to find ideas to help them out B.encouraged them to jump as hard as they could
C.went on traveling just as nothing had happened D.told them to give up jumping out
3.The first frog died because ____________.
A.he was not as strong as the second one B.he lost hope to live because of the other frogs' words
C.he fell down too badly D.he was too hungry
4.The second frog continued to jump after the first one died because ____________ .
A.he thought the other frogs were encouraging him
B.he heard the other frogs' words clearly
C.he was so blind that he didn't know that he was in trouble
D.he was much stronger than the first frog
5.The passage mainly tells us that _______.
A.we shouldn't give up when we are in trouble B.encouraging words can help people a lot
C.helping each other is very important to people in trouble D.a strong body is very important
补全对话 阅读对话,从每题 A、B、C、D 四个选项中,选出一个最佳答案完成对话.
W： Good morning! What can I do for you?
M： Yes,I'd like to become a volunteer in our city. W： So we must fill in a form first. ____
M： Dale Brown.
W： ____
M： Yes, D﹣A﹣L﹣E,Dale. B﹣R﹣O﹣W﹣N, Brown.
W： Thank you. When were you born?
M： I was born on July 23rd, 1998.
W： OK. ____
M： My telephone number is 6788﹣9645.
W： What's your hobby?
M： ____
W： What will you do if you become a volunteer?
M： I will use my camera to take photos of the city and people. I hope I can do a bit for them and help my friends know more about China.
W： Good idea.Thank you for joining us, Dale
M：____.
1.
A.May I have your name, please? B.Nice to meet you.
C.Who are you? D.Hi. Mr. Brown
2.
A.I like your name. B.Could you spell that for me?
C.What's your family name? D.It's difficult to write.
3.
A.Do you have a telephone? B.You are so young.
C.I will write to you later. D.What is your telephone number?
4.
A.I like blue. B.I don't smoke.
C.I like taking photos. D.I get up early.
5.A.It's a pleasure. B.Never mind. C.Not too bad. D.It doesn’t matter.
阅读短文，掌握大意，然后从每小题所给的A、B、C、 D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
Ashley was outspoken, fashionable, and the "Queen Bee" in my school.
I looked up to her and idolized her. I listened to the music she listened to, wore the clothes she wore. I even took art class though I had really wanted to take theatre. I finally fitted in ______ group.
One day, I skipped out of my last class a few minutes early to
______ seats for our group at the dining hall. Concentrating on my homework, I didn't notice they had sat down behind me. Before I could say a word, I realized what they were ______.
I listened silently. "She's such a loser," one girl said.
Another girl added, "Ashley, she ______ follows you, trying to copy you."
"I wish she would leave us alone. We were in the same summer school and now she thinks we're best friends." The once familiar voice sounded so ______ and strange.
I was mortified. My hands were shaking. I couldn't help crying ______. I felt heart-broken
for the very first time. How did this happen? I ______ we were friends.
I ran home. My mother just held me while I sobbed for hours. The advice she gave was so ________, and I had heard it a million times. "Just be yourself and people will like you for ________you are. " This time it became so profound. Then and there I ______ to find myself back. That was exactly-what I did.
Over the next month, I went through a lot of ______. I bought new clothes that I wanted to wear. I no longer went to art class ______ them, and took theatre. I began making new friends. I developed my own ______ and never again followed the crowd.
I had an amazing school year. ______ I look back, I think it was the year when I discovered the person I was going to be. Despite the pain I felt that day, it was a ______ they had given me.
1.A.my B.her C.his D.our
2.A.get B.buy C.rent D.move
3.A.thinking about B.talking about C.waiting for D.asking for
4.A.once B.always C.hardly D.never
5.A.serious B.special C.weak D.cold
6.A.sadly B.shyly C.excitedly D.nervously
7.A.found B.admitted C.realized D.thought
8.A.funny B.simple C.useful D.different
9.A.where B.what C.how D.who
10.A.failed B.forgot C.decided D.continued
11.A.pains B.doubts C.changes D.troubles
12.A.with B.about C.against D.without
13.A.skills B.habits C.projects D.opinions
14.A.Before B.Unless C.When D.If
15.A.gift B.choice C.promise D.surprise
—Could you tell me _________?
—Sure. A story book.
A.when did your friend give it to you B.what your friend gave you
C.how your friend got to the station D.what did your friend give you
—What are you reading, Steven?
—The Kite Runner. I didn't finish reading it though I have it for two weeks.
A.borrowed B.started C.had D.returned
