Jane was a nurse. When she came to our house with some beautiful flowers in her hand, she smiled and said, “I’m here to help your mother to get well and to cook meals for you. I think we’re going to have a good time together.” 

She looked older to us though her age was about the same as our mother’s. She was not pretty. But she was kind and good. Then she gave us a good meal. After our mother became ill, we never ate such a good one. My brothers and I liked her before we finished the meal.

Our family moved to Australia not long ago. It was difficult for us to live a good life in the new place. Soon our mother became ill and she was in bed.

Every morning father went out to the forest, and worked all day hard as he could. Of course, we tried to help our parents. I cleaned the house and cooked our meals. My older brother learned to grow vegetables.

My two younger brothers were too young to work. Sometimes we went to school. When father came home on that day, he was surprised. Our mother was sleeping peacefully in the bed cleaned by Jane, and there were some beautiful flowers on the table. He said to Jane, “I have no money. I’m sorry I can’t pay you.” Jane said, “Don’t mind, I’m glad to help you. I don’t take money from people who are not happy.”

1. Why was mother ill?                   

A. Life was hard.

B. The weather was bad for a long time.

C. There were too many children in the family.

D. She was always ill.

2. From the passage, we can know that there are      children in the family. 

A. 2      B. 3     C. 4     D. 5

3. Where did they live?                     

A. In Australia.       B. In a city in Australia.

C. They just left Australia.  D. The writer didn’t tell us.

4. Why did Jane come to the family?               

A. To make money because she was poor.   

B. To help them.

C. She knew their mother very well.

D. To cook meals for the children.

5. We can learn the following from the passage except      .     

A. Jane was much younger than the writer’s mother

B. the writer’s family was not rich

C. Jane came to the family with some beautiful flowers

D. Jane helped the family for nothing

 


Not long ago, I made up my mind to read a lot of books to get more knowledge. So I went to the library and __36___ happily with several books. But after a few days, I felt impatient. The ___37__ of finishing all of them seemed impossible, because I always found it hard to ___38__ down to read a whole book. I didn’t know what to do with it. Then ___39___ one day I thought of “Why not make reading for fun?” it gave me __40___ again. Reading is a journey of spirit. Every time we read a book, we are actually(事实上) talking ___41___ the writer. I tried to put all my effort into his or her books, __42___ I could feel all of his or her happiness and sadness. Now books have become a part of my life.
Attitude (态度) can make a great ___43___. Someone once said, “Even though the situation is bad, people still have one freedom(自由) to __44___ their attitude.” So, don’t complain about study or work. It helps __45___. Try to see things from a different way. I’m sure this will change the situation and help you a lot.

【小题1】
A.sangB.jumpedC.returnedD.danced
【小题2】
A.wayB.habitC.suggestionD.idea
【小题3】
A.calmB.sitC.lieD.turn
【小题4】
A.sadlyB.quicklyC.suddenlyD.hardly
【小题5】
A.adviceB.hopeC.timeD.knowledge
【小题6】
A.withB.aboutC.of D.at
【小题7】
A.becauseB.thoughC.butD.so
【小题8】
A.decisionB.differenceC.discussionD.promise
【小题9】
A.announceB.chooseC.showD.hide
【小题10】
A.nothingB.anythingC.everythingD.something

Long long ago, a young man found a spring of delicious clean water while he was going through the desert. He brought some back to the oldest man in his village, who had been his teacher before. After a four-day journey he sent the water to the old man who took a deep drink, smiled warmly and thanked his student for the sweet water. The young man returned to his village happily. The next day, the teacher let another student taste the water. He spat it out, saying it was awful. It went bad because it had stayed in the old leather container(皮革容器) for so many days in such hot weather. The student asked his teacher why he pretended(假装) to like the awful water. The teacher replied, "You only tasted the water. I tasted the gift. The water was simply the container for love and kindness. And nothing could be sweeter than these."
  I think we understand this lesson best when we receive small gifts of love from very young kids. Whether it's a slice of bread or a piece of colored paper, the natural and right response(反应) is to show our thanks and happiness because we get love from the gift.
  To show our thanks doesn't always come naturally. Unfortunately, most children and many adults only see the thing itself. They never feel the meaning of the thing. We should tell ourselves and teach our children about showing thanks and happiness to the persons who give the gifts from their hearts because gifts from the heart are really gifts of the heart.
【小题1】Where did the young man find the water?

A.In a spring.B.In a river.C.In a lake.D.In a village.
【小题2】How long did the water stay in the old leather container?
A.Six days.B.Five days.C.Four days.D.Three days.
【小题3】What does the word “replied” mean?
A.smiledB.criedC.answeredD.got angry
【小题4】According to the passage, what is the right response when we get gifts from others?
A.We eat it up at once.
B.We only see the thing itself.
C.We think about the meaning of the bread.
D.We usually show our thanks and happiness naturally.
【小题5】What does the writer want to tell us?
A.We should never receive anything from others.
B.We should show thanks and happiness when we get the gifts from the heart.
C.We should pretend to love the things given by others all the time.
D.We should give gifts from our hearts.

阅读短文 选择正确答案(5分)

Long ago there was a man with the name Smith. He made a living by making caps. One day he went to sell his caps. He went through a forest. There were many monkeys in it. It was very hot and the man wanted to rest a little. He came up to a large tree, put his caps on the ground, took one of them and put it on his head. Then he lay down and soon fell asleep.

“Where are my caps?”Smith cried when he woke up. He looked up and saw many monkeys in the trees and each monkey had a cap on its head.

“Give me back my caps!”The man shouted at the monkeys. But the monkeys didn’ t understand him. They only laughed. The man got very angry, took off his own cap, threw it on the ground and cried,“If you want all my caps, you may take this one, too!”

And what do you think happened? The little animals did the same. Each monkey took off its cap and threw it on the ground. The man was very glad. He quickly collected(收集) all his caps and went on his way.

1.The cap-maker was so tired ______.

A. to have a rest

B. that he wanted to sell his caps in the forest

C. that he had to stop for a rest

2.He ______ and lay down and fell asleep soon.

A. put all his caps on his head

B. put all his caps on the ground

C. put one of his caps on his head

3.When the man woke up, he found______.

A. each monkey had a cap on its head

B. some monkeys were stealing(偷) his caps

C. the monkeys were laughing at him    

4.The man cried and told the monkeys ______.

A. to return his caps     B. not to get away with his caps  C. to buy his caps    

5.At last the monkeys threw the caps on the ground because ______.

A. they took pity on him

B. they liked to do the same as men did

C. they didn’ t like the caps    

 

Long, long ago there was a very foolish thief. Do you know what he did one day? When he wanted to steal (偷) the bell on his neighbor’s door, he walked up to the door, took hold of (抓住) the bell and pulled hard. The bell made a very loud noise. The thief was afraid and went home.

Then he sat down to think, “I must do something about the noise,” he said. He thought and thought. At last he had an idea. “Ah, I’ll put some cotton in my ears. Then I won’t be able to hear the noise.” The next day he went to the door of his neighbor, and took hold of the bell. This time he pulled even harder. The bell rang loudly, but the thief did not hear anything. With another hard pull he got the bell out. Just then the neighbor came running out. “Steal my bell? I’ll teach you a lesson (教训),”the angry man shouted. And he hit the thief on the nose.

The foolish thief did not know how the neighbor found out he was stealing the bell. “Why did he come out just then?” he wondered (感到疑惑).

1.The thief was trying to get         .

A.his neighbor                           B.his neighbor’s doorbell

C.some cotton                           D.a door with a bell on it

2.The thief put some cotton in his ears. He thought it would be       for him to steal the doorbell.

A.safe              B.difficult           C.dangerous         D.easy

3.The neighbor ran out probably (很可能) because_________.

A.he knew his doorbell was being stolen

B.he thought someone was eager (渴望的) to visit him

C.He realized (意识到) something strange happened

D.Both B and C

4.The neighbor hit the thief to ________.

A.give him lessons                        B.punish (惩罚) him for stealing

C.help him with the bell                    D.be his teacher

5.Which of the following is TRUE?

A.The thief understood why he was hit on the nose.

B.The thief knew why the neighbor came out.

C.The thief thought the neighbor could not hear the bell.

D.The thief didn’t want to know why the neighbor ran out just at the time he stole the doorbell.

 

违法和不良信息举报电话:027-86699610 举报邮箱:58377363@163.com

精英家教网