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In a small town in France, there was a farmer who lived alone. Every day he  31 a pound of butter to his neighbour, who was a baker, One day the baker decided to 32  the butter to see if he was getting a pound. After he weighed it, he found that he wasn't. The baker then took  33   farmer to the judge (法官).
The judge asked the farmer if he had any way to weigh the butler. The farmer replied. "I am so 34  that I do not have enough money to buy anything to weigh it, 35 I do have a kind of scale(天平). " The judge asked, "Then how do you weigh the buttery" The farmer replied, "Before the baker started buying butler from 36 , I had bought bread from him. So now every time when I bring home the bread from the baker, I put it On the scale and give him the butter of the same weight,"
We 37  what we give to Others in life. Whenever you take action, ask yourself this 38  , "Am I honest?"
Honesty or dishonesty can become a 39  . Some dishonest people can lie(说谎) without a red face. Others lie so much that they do not even 40  what the truth is any more. But who is it bad for? As a matter of fact, those who lie will hurt themselves by their own dishonest behaviour.
小题1:
A.gave B.fed C.threw D.sold
小题2:
A.weigh B.watch C.cut D.use
小题3:
A./ B.a C.anD.the
小题4:
A.rich B.poor C.honest D.quiet
小题5:
A.and B.so C.but D.or
小题6:
A.I B.my C.me D.mine
小题7:
A.get back B.look backC.give backD.turn back
小题8:
A.answer B.question C.help D.idea
小题9:
A.differenceB.habit C.mistake D.difficulty
小题10:
A.Study B.mean C.imagine D.know

小题1: D
小题1:A
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小题1:C
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【主旨大意】本文通过一个买肉和买面包不给足斤两的故事,告诉我们诚信的重要性。同时指出其实诚实或者不诚实会成为一种习惯。
小题1:gave “给”;fed“喂养”;threw“扔”;sold“卖”。根据后边面包师称肉的重量,可知是卖给他的肉。
小题1:句意为“他决定称肉的重量”。根据下句的weigh也可以选择。
小题1:前边提到了农民,再次提到用the。
小题1: 农民说自己因为穷而不能买到称。
小题1:没有钱买能称重量的东西,也没有天平。
小题1:from为介词,后加宾格代词。
小题1:get back“回来;得到回报”;look back“往回看”;give back“归还”;turn back“转身”。句意为“生活中我们给予别人什么,也会从给别人那里得到什么”。
小题1:问自己这个问题。
小题1:根据下一句“Some dishonest people can lie(说谎) without a red face.” 可知诚实与不诚实都会成为习惯。
小题1:句意为:其他人说谎太多,以至于不知道真正的事情是什么了。
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小题3:A. project                B. custom               C. problem
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小题1:Alexandra became well-known all over the world for her paintings at the age of _______.
A.18monthsB.threeC.eightD.ten
小题2:Which country does Alexandra live?
A.America.B.Britain.C.Romania.D.France.
小题3: Alexandra’s painting _________.
A.took her a lot of time at school
B.made her drop out of school
C.didn’t influence her studies at school
D.made her fall behind others in studies at school
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A.their life was very hard
B.they lived by selling Alexandra’s paintings
C.Alexandra began to draw her painting
D.her parents left their jobs and worked for her
小题5: From the passage, we can learn ________.
A.Alexandra was not interested in travelling
B.Alexandra’s success changed her family’s life
C.Alexandra’s parents were good at English
D.Alexandra’s stories appeared often on the radio and TV
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小题1:How old is the youngest interpreter according to the passage?
A.4.B.6.C.10.D.14.
小题2:When did Alexia Sloane become blind?
A.When she was born.
B.After she had a brain tumour.
C.After she became an interpreter.
D.When she was on holiday with her parents.
小题3:Who offered Alexia the chance of working as an interpreter?
A.Richard.B.Isabelle. C.Melissa.D.Robert Sturdy.
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B.She is a talented language learner.
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A.Paul received an expensive carB.Paul told him about the car
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D.wished Paul could be a brother like that
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C.to let his brother know about his wish
D.to ask his brother a car like that
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