One day when some government officials(官员) were building a barn(谷仓), they found a mouse hole in a corner and used smoke to make the mice inside the hole come out. A while later they indeed saw mice running out, one after another. Then, everyone thought that all the mice had escaped. But just as they began to clean up, they saw two mice squeezing(挤)out at the mouth of the hole. With some efforts, the mice finally got out. However, it was strange that after they came out of the hole, they didn’t run away immediately. Instead, one chased after the other near the mouth of the hole. It seemed that one was trying to bite the tail of the other.
Everyone was puzzled(困惑), so they stepped near to take a look. They realized that one of the mice was blind and couldn’t see anything, and the other was trying to allow the blind mouse to bite on his tail so that he could pull the blind one with him to escape.
After seeing what happened, everyone was speechless and lost in thought. During the meal time, the group of people sat down in a circle and started to chat about what happened to the two mice.
One serious American official said, “I think the relationship between those mice was that of king and guard(卫兵).” The other thought for a while and said, “That is why!”
A smart Frenchman said, “I think the relationship between those two mice was that of husband and wife.” Again the others thought for a while, and all felt it made sense.
A Japanese said, “I think the relationship between those two mice was that of mother and son.” Once again the others thought for a while, and felt this was more reasonable. So they expressed(表达) agreement another time.
At that moment, one Chinese asked, “Why did those two mice have to have a certain relationship?”
Suddenly, the group looked back at the Chinese and stayed speechless. The American official, the French and the Japanese who had spoken earlier all lowered their heads in shame(羞愧), and did not dare to answer.
In fact, the true love is not built on friendship, loyalty(忠诚) or blood relationship.
Instead, it is based on no relationship.
【小题1】Neither of the two mice ran away immediately because ________.

A.one was biting the other
B.the mouth of the hole was too small
C.they were not afraid of smoke
D.one was trying to help the blind one
【小题2】 Why did the officials lower their heads in shame according to the passage?
A.They didn’t dare to answer.
B.They didn’t realize the importance of protecting animals.
C.They felt sorry they had driven a poor blind mouse away.
D.They didn’t express themselves much better.
【小题3】It is clear that ________.
A.all the mice came out of the hole easily
B.each of the people understood the relationship differently
C.the people wanted to kill the mice with smoke
D.the people knew one of the mice was blind at first
【小题4】The words “it made sense” probably mean ________
A.it was correctB.it was strange
C.it was funnyD.it was sweet
【小题5】The best title for the passage is ________.
A.Two Lovely MiceB.Help Produces Love
C.Love Is AllD.Friends in Need

Two strangers were sitting together in a plane . They were on a long journey . One of the men was a teacher . The other was a farmer .
They sat without talking for a while , then the farmer said , “ Let’s do something to pass the time .”
“ What do you want to do ?” the teacher asked .
“ We can ask each other riddles (谜语 ),” the farmer said, “ You start.”
“ Let’s make the rules first ,” the teacher said . “ And to make the game more interesting , let’s play it for money . If we don’t know the answer to the riddle , we have to pay a dollar .”
The farmer thought about this for a while , then he said , “ That’s not fair(公平 . You are a teacher , an educated ( 受过教育的) man . You know more things than I do . I am just a farmer .”
“ That’s true ,” the teacher said , “ What do you think we should do ?”
The farmer said , “ If you don’t know the answer to a riddle ,you pay me 100 dollars .If I don’t know the answer to the riddle , I’ll pay you 50 dollars.”
The teacher thought for a while , then he said , “ OK. That’s fair . Who’ll go first ?”
“I will ,” the farmer said . “ Here’s my riddle . What has three legs when it walks , but only two legs when it flies ?”
The teacher thought and thought , “ What has three legs when it walks, but only two when it flies ?” Then he said , “ That’s a good one . I don’t know the answer .” He gave the farmer 100 dollars and said , “ Tell me the answer . What is it ?”
“ I don’t know , either .” The farmer said , and gave him 50 dollars .
【小题1】At first the two men sat there without talking because ________ .

A.the farmer didn’t like the teacherB.the teacher didn’t like the farmer
C.the farmer liked to tell jokesD.they didn’t know each other
【小题2】The farmer wanted to __________ .
A.make the journey interesting .B.see if the teacher was lucky
C.know if the teacher was clever .D.make friends with the teacher .
【小题3】The teacher thought at first that the farmer __________ .
A.would fail the gameB.knew more then he.
C.could answer any riddles .D.would win the game .
【小题4】From the short story we know that __________ .
A.the teacher was cleverer than the farmer .
B.an educated man is not always clever.
C.both of the two men could know the answer
D.Neither of the two men was clever.
【小题5】The best title of this story is __________ .
A.How to Answer Riddles .B.A Rich Teacher.
C.A Way of Getting Money.D.A Clever Farmer.

A man was walking along the street when he saw a woman carrying a large box. It was half in and half out of her car. So the man went up and said, “The box looks very heavy. Let me give you a hand.”

“That’s very kind of you,” the woman said, “I’m having a lot of trouble with it. Maybe it sticks (卡住) in the car door.”

“Together we’ll soon move it,” the man said. “I’ll get in and take the other end.” And he got in the car.

“Right,” the man said. “I’m ready,” and he began to push the box hard.

For several minutes, the man and the woman tried to move the box. Soon they felt very tired.

They rested for a moment. Then the woman said, “Let’s try again. One, two, three!” They went on moving the box.

At last, when they were exhausted, the man said, “I’m sorry, but I don’t think there’s any way to get it out of your car.”

“Get it out?” the woman cried. “I’m trying to get it in! You know?”

1.Where did this story happen?

A. At a bank.????????????? B. In a shop.

C. In the street.????????????? D. In a hotel.

2.Who got in the car to move the box?

A. The woman.????????????? B. The man.

C. Both of them.????????????? D. Neither of them.

3.Which of the following is TRUE about the story?

A. The man stuck in the car door.????????

B. The woman asked the man for help.

C. The man refused to help the woman.????

D. The woman tried to get the box into the car.

4.What do you think of the man?

A. He is a warm-hearted man.?????????????

B. He looks very strong.

C. He is funny and stupid.?????????????

D. He likes to play jokes on others.

5.Which sentence can sum up(概括) the story?

A. Kindly do bad things.?????????????

B. Where there is a will, there is a way.

C A friend in need is a friend indeed.

D. Think twice before you do.

 

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