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Many years ago there lived two brothers in London. They were both very rich. They had 1 ideas about money. They were quarrelling(争吵)about what would happen if a poor man could 2 a million pound note. One thought that anyone with such a note would have 3 he wanted; the other thought that it would be 4 for him to get anything with the note(钞票).They couldn’t agree with each other. So they 5 to make a bet (打赌).
It happened that a young man named Henry was wandering through the street that day, who had come to Britain only chance. 6 home and job, he looked pale(苍白的)and 7 . Suddenly he saw an apple 8 away by a child. The man was so hungry that he was thinking of picking it up to eat. Just as he was 9 out his hand, he heard a voice calling him. He looked up and saw the two 10. They gave him an envelope. They told him not to open it until two o’clock. They said, “Nothing but money in it.” Then they left…
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【小题1】C
【小题2】A
【小题3】B
【小题4】C
【小题5】A
【小题6】B
【小题7】C
【小题8】A
【小题9】A
【小题10】C解析:
【小题1】此题考查形容词,根据下文可知,他们俩个对金钱有不同的观点
【小题2】此题考查动词,“get”有获得之意
【小题3】whatever 无论什么 之意根据句意可知其中一个的观点,是如果一个穷人有一百万,他会想买自己想买的任何东西
【小题4】此题考查形容词,其句型结构为 It’s+ adj for sb to do sth 根据题意,后者不同意前者的观点,故选impossible 不可能之意
【小题5】考查固定短语 decide to do sth 决定做某事
【小题6】此题考查个词 without 有否定之意
【小题7】此题考查形容词,跟在系动词 look 的后面,表示看上去怎么样,根据句意应填 hungry 饥饿的
【小题8】此题考查动词的过去分词,作定语表示被动意义
【小题9】此题考查动词补语 reach out 表示伸出的意思
【小题10】根据上文可知,此处指的是前文的兄弟二人 故选C
When the sons came back, the old man asked them to say what they had seen.
The first son complained the tree was ugly. The second son said the tree was covered with buds and full of hope. The third son said the tree was full of green leaves. They looked so beautiful, and it was the most wonderful thing he had ever seen. The youngest son said that the tree was bowed down with heavy fruits. It was full of life and fulfillment(收获).
The man explained that all of his sons were right, but each of them had seen just one season of the tree. He told them that they couldn't judge a tree or a person by only one season. "If you give up when it's winter, you will miss the hope of your spring, the beauty of your summer, and the fulfillment of your autumn." said the old man
It is true that we shouldn't let the hard season break the happiness of the other seasons. Never give up during the difficult days and better times are sure to come some day.
【小题1】Why did the old man ask his sons to look at the pear tree?
A.Because he liked. eating pears. |
B.Because the tree was important to his family. |
C.Because he wanted to teach them not to judge things too quickly. |
D.Because his sons didn't judge things quickly. |
A.Spring | B.Summer | C.Autumn | D.Winter |
A.叶子 | B.枝条 | C.果实 | D.花蕾 |
A.The pear tree was near his home. |
B.The third son said the tree was beautiful. |
C.The four sons all liked the tree. |
D.Even you give up in winter, you can still get hope in other seasons |
A.Don't judge a life by one difficult season. |
B.Father's love is great. |
C.Every tree has four seasons. |
D.Life is different for everyone. |
One day, many years ago, when I was working as a psychologist(心理学家)in England, I brought David into my office. His face was pale and he looked at his own feet.
David lost his father when he was two years old and lived with his mother and grandfather ever since. But when he was 13 ,his grandfather died and his mother was killed in a car accident. His teacher told me that he refused to talk to others form then on.
David didn’t say a word. As he was leaving, I put my hand on his shoulder.“Come back next week if you like.” I said.
He came and I suggested(建议)we play a game of chess. He agreed. After that we played chess every Wednesday afternoon—in complete silence. Usually, he arrived earlier than we agreed. It seemed that he liked to be with me.
Months later, when I was looking at his head, he suddenly looked up at me. “It’s your turn.” He said. After that day, David started started talking. He finally got friends in school and he even joined a bicycle club. Now he started his new life.
Maybe I gave David something. But I learned more from him. I learned that time makes it possible to get over what seems to be painful. David showed me how to help people like him.
【小题1】 When David came into the writer’s office, .
A.he said hello to the writer | B.he seemed happy |
C.he looked at his own feet | D.he smiled at the writer |
A.13 | B.2 | C.5 | D.6 |
A.played chess with him | B.told stories to him |
C.wrote letters to him | D.played soccer with him |
A.chess club. | B.An art club. | C.An English club. | D.A bicycle club. |
A.After his father died, David refused to talk to others. |
B.David didn’t say anything to the writer at first. |
C.At last the writer learned a lot from David. |
D.David finally got friends in school. |
When tea and coffee were first introduced to Europe in the 18th century, people had different ideas about their use.Some said that tea and coffee were harmful to humans and they could cause (引起)people to die.
In Sweden(瑞典), King Gustaf Ⅲ decided to find out whether or not this was true.It happened that there were two brothers in prison at that time.They were twins and were almost alike in every way.They had both been sentenced to death (判处死刑).The King decided to let them live if one of the men agreed to drink several cups of tea each day and the other several cups of coffee.
Both brothers lived many years without problems of any kind.At last,the brother who had drunk tea every day died at the age of 83,the other died a few years later.
Because of the experiment(实验), tea and coffee got accepted (接受) and became popular as drink in Sweden, and it is one of the many countries of the world where much tea and coffee is drunk today.
【小题1】Tea and coffee were first introducd to Europe in_______.
A.the eighteenth century | B.the eighteen century |
C.eighteenth centuries | D.eighteen centuries |
A.有趣的 | B.苦涩无味的 | C.有害的 | D.可口的 |
A.until he was over 83 |
B.until he was 83 |
C.until the other had been dead for several years |
D.until he had drunk tea for a few years |
A.much more coffee than tea | B.much tea and coffee |
C.little tea and coffee | D.much tea but little coffee |