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Once there lived a very clever man whose name was Aesop (伊索). One day as he was taking a walk, he came across a traveler. The traveler stopped him and asked, “Excuse me,, can you tell me how
soon I’ll get to town?”
“Go.” Aesop answered.
“I know I must go.” said the traveler, “but I want to know how soon I’ll get to town.”
“Go!~ ”Aesop said again angrily.
“This man must be mad(疯的),” the traveler thought and went on.
After the traveler had gone some distance(一段距离), Aesop shouted after him, “You’ll get to town in two hours.”
The traveler was greatly surprised. He turned back and asked, “Why didn’t you tell me that before?”
“How could I tell you that before?” Aesop answered, “I didn’t know how fast you could walk.”
小题1:One day Aesop ____________ a traveler while he was walking.
A.stoppedB.foundC.metD.saved
小题2:The traveler asked Aesop______________.
A.to show him the way to town
B.how long it would take him to get to town
C.to give him some money
D.to tell him where the town was:
小题3:Why didn’t Aesop give the traveler the answer at first? Because he__________.
A.thought the traveler a was rude man
B.didn’t know the distance
C.wanted to tell him later
D.didn’t know how fast the man could walk
小题4:When did Aesop give the traveler the answer?
A.After the traveler got to town
B.After the traveler had walked some distance.
C.when he wasn’t angry.
D.When the traveler asked him a third time.

小题1:C      小题2:B      小题3:D       小题4:B

小题1: come across是“碰到”的意思,相当于meet。故选C。
小题2:根据“can you tell me how soon I’ll get to town?”可知,问的是多久才能到达镇上。故选B。
小题3:根据最后一句可知,Aesop是想通过那个人的步行速度来判断用时。故选D。
小题4:根据“After the traveler had gone some distance”可知,当路人走了一段距离后,Aesop告诉了他所用的时间。故选B。
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During the 2000-2001 seasons, he gets 27.1 scores for the Shanghai Oriental(东方) Sharks in every match. Yao Ming joins the Houston Rockets in November, 2002. He says this is a new start in his basketball life. He world do his best to learn from the NBA and improve(提高) himself. Sport analyst(分析家) Bill Walton says, “Yao Ming is very strong. He has the capability(能力) of changing the future(未来) of basketball.”
小题1:The Houston Rockets is the name of a _______ team. 
A.tabletennisB.volleyballC.basketballD.golf
小题2:Both Yao Ming’s father and mother are ___________.
A.footballplayers
B.theleaderoftheChineseNationalTeam
C.thecentersofChineseNationalTeam
D.basketballplayers
小题3:Yao Ming ________ in CBA during the 2000-2001 seasons. 
A.doesbadlyB.isn’tgoodC.isin AmericaD.doeswell
小题4:Yao Ming _________ the Houston Rockets in November, 2002.
A.doeshisbesttojoinB.isa teacherin
C.becomesamemberofD.leaves
小题5:Sport analyst Bill Walton thinks Yao Ming can __________. 
A. learn from the NBA.
B. change the future of basketball 
C. improve himself
D. becomes the captain of the Houston Rockets.

The teacher stood before his class and was going to hand out the final exam papers. “I know how   1   you have all worked to prepare for this test,” he said. “And because I know you can do it well, I am willing to offer a B to anyone who would   2   not to take the test. ”
Many students jumped up to   3   the teacher and left the classroom.  The teacher looked at the   4   students and said, “Does anyone else want to get a B? This is your last   5   . ” Two more students decided to go.     Seven students remained.  The teacher then handed out the   6   .  There were only three sentences typed on the paper: Congratulations! You have just   7   an A in this class.  Keep believing in yourself.     I never had a teacher like that, but I think it is a test   8   any teacher could and should give.  Students who are not   9   in what they have learned are B students at best(充其量). The same is   10   in real life.  The A students are those who believe in what they are doing because they have   11   both successes and failures.  They have learned life’s lessons, either from normal education   12   from events in their lives, and have become   13   people.      Scientists say that by the age of eight, 80% of what we believe about ourselves has already been formed.  You are a big kid now, and you   14   that  you have some limits (限制).  However, there is   15   you can’t do or learn or be.  Sir Edmund Hillary, the first person to reach the summit of Mount Everest said, “It’s not the mountain we conquer(克服) but ourselves. ”
小题1:A.  luckily        B.  terribly        C.  hard
小题2:A.  dislike        B.  help            C.  prefer
小题3:A.  thank         B.  praise          C.  fight
小题4:A.  following     B.  relaxing      C.  remaining
小题5:A.  chance        B.  trouble         C.  test
小题6:A.  results        B.  presents        C.  papers
小题7:A.  given         B.  sent            C.  received
小题8:A.  where         B.  that            C.  what
小题9:A.  confident     B.  necessary       C.  mysterious
小题10:A.  unusual        B.  impossible      C.  true
小题11:A.  broken off     B.  dreamed of      C.  learned from
小题12:A.  and           B.  or            C.  but
小题13:A.  ruder         B.  cuter           C.  better
小题14:A.  decide        B.  forget          C.  realize
小题15:A.  something     B. anything        C.  nothing

One day, my English teacher asked me to help her save back-up(备份) copies of her work in the computer. I then realized I was able to know the grades of all of her students. I   1  her how to copy files(文件) from one disk to another and she thanked me.
A few days later, she asked me to help her again, because she   2  how to do it. When I showed it to her, some students in my class   3  and began to talk among themselves   4  .Later that day, at lunch time, several of them came up to me.
“Hey, could you help us change our grades? We’ll   5  for it.”
I could not believe what I heard. I could get paid for something very   6 . “All right. I’ll do it.” The next day, my English teacher   7  me to help him out again. When he was not paying   8  , I changed their grades from Fs to As.
I soon became very   9  among my friends. They began to treat me like God who could do   10 . Word spread quickly and I became very rich.
Everything was going fine   11  I was called into the headmaster’s office. When I got there, both of my teacher and the headmaster were very angry. “ I don’t want to   12  what your teacher said, but I have to. She has too much evidence(证据),’’ the headmaster said. “Do you have anything to say for yourself?”
“No,” I said finally. I didn’t realize how   13  my behavior had been. I had disappointed my teacher and the headmaster. And there was no way   14 . I had to leave my school. That was a good   15  for me.
小题1:
A.saidB.urgedC.knewD.showed
小题2:
A.lostB.rememberedC.remindedD.forgot
小题3:
A.listenedB.noticedC.playedD.checked
小题4:
A.quietlyB.luckilyC.sincerelyD.angrily
小题5:
A.payB.praiseC.followD.explain
小题6:
A.familiarB.easyC.interestingD.pleasant
小题7:
A.challengedB.allowedC.taughtD.asked
小题8:
A.moneyB.workC.attention D.interest
小题9:
A.commonB.popularC.modestD.dishonest
小题10:
A.somethingB.anythingC.nothingD.some things
小题11:
A.untilB.sinceC.becauseD.after
小题12:
A.believeB.replyC.hateD.influence
小题13:
A.hardB.interestingC.seriousD.important
小题14:
A.upB.inC.backD.down
小题15:
A.skillB.lessonC.storyD.example

The Legend of Bruce Lee was a very popular TV play. The surprising life of Brue Lee came to the small screen(屏幕)in the play. The play followed the 32 vears of Bruce Lee’s life, from his hard young age to his experience in the U.S.A. and his movie-making life.
Lee was born in San Francisco, California, and grew up in Hong Kong. He loved his motherland(祖国)China and Chinese kung fu. His Hong Kong and Hollywood films were quite different from the traditional kung fu films. He started a new kung fu film age. Because of his films, the west began to show great interest in Chinese culture. He affected(影响)Chinese kung fu and Chinese kung fu films in Hong Kong and the rest of the world. Lee showed Chinese national pride(自豪 )in his movies.
小题1:How old was Bruce Lee when he died?
A.31B.32C.30D.33
小题2:Where was Bruce Lee born?
A.In San Francisco.B.In London.C.In Hong Kong.D.In Guangzhou.
小题3:According to this article, we know young Bruce _______.
A.was a national heroB.wanted to go to Hollywood
C.had many troublesD.was interested in making movies
小题4:Which of the following is TRUE according to this article?
A.The play showed Bruce Lee’s surprising life.
B.Bruce Lee’s motherland was the United States.
C.Bruce Lee showed people Chinese people’s hard work in his movies.
D.Bruce Lee’s kung fu films affected all the films around the “world.
小题5:What’s this article about?
A.Bruce Lee’s kung fu.B.Bruce Lee’s films.
C.Bruce Lee and his wife.D.Bruce Lee and The Legend of Bruce Lee.

One day, a teacher was giving a speech to his students .He held up(举起)a glass of water and asked the class. "How heavy do you think this glass of water is ?"
The students’ answers ranged(范围) from 20g to 500g .
"It does not matter on the weight itself .It depends on how long you hold it .If I hold it for a minute ,it is OK. If I hold it for an hour ,I will have an ache in my right arm .If I hold it for a day ,you will have to call an ambulance(救护车).It is exactly the same weight ,but the longer I hold it ,the heavier it becomes."
"If we carry our burdens (负担)all the time, sooner or later ,we will not be able to carry on ,the burden becoming increasingly heavier ."
"What you have to do is to put the glass down ,rest for a while before holding it up again ."
We have to put down the burden sometimes ,so that we can be refreshed and are able to carry on .
So before you return home from work tonight ,put the burden of work down .Don’t carry it back home. You can pick it up tomorrow .
Whatever burdens you are having now on your shoulders, let it down for a moment if you can .
小题1:The teacher brought a glass of water to the class because ______
A. he was very thirsty  B. his arms were strong  C. it was a good example
小题2:"A glass of water " in this passage referred to (指)______
A. knowledge  B. the burden  C .the time
小题3:Accordign to the teacher ,you may feel ______if you put down the burden sometimes.
A. more energetic  B. much heavier  C. more stressed out (压力、紧张)
小题4:This was a lesson about______
A. how to relax oneself in life  B. how to solve a physics problem .
C. how to keep fit by drinking water
小题5:Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage ?
A .You could become heavier and heavier if you held a glass of water in your hand .
B. All the students in the class knew what the weight of the glass of water exactly was
C. The teacher had a good way of making his lesson clear and easy to be understood
In a nice house there lived an old man. Behind the house there was a big garden. He planted many plants there. He took care of his   41  all the time, watering and fertilizing (施肥) them.
One day a young man went by the   42 . He looked at the beautiful flowers, imagining how happy he could be   43  he lived in such a beautiful place. Then, suddenly he found the old gardener was   44 . He was very surprised about this and asked, “You can’t see these flowers.   45  are you busy taking care of them every day?”
The old man smiled and said, “I can tell you four   46 . First, I was a gardener when I was young, and I really like this job. Second,   47  I can’t see these flowers, I can touch them.   48 , I can smell the sweetness of them. As to the last one, that’s   49 .”
“Me? But you don’t know me,” said the young man.
“Yeah, it’s   50  that I don’t know you. But I know that flowers are angels that everybody   51 . We enjoy the happiness these flowers have brought us.”
The blind man’s work opened our eyes and   52  our heart, which also made his life   53 . It was just like Beethoven, who became deaf in his later life and wrote many great musical words. Beethoven himself couldn’t   54  his wonderful music, but his music has   55  millions of people to face their difficulties bravely. Isn’t it one kind of happiness?
小题1:
A.flowersB.treesC.vegetablesD.grass
小题2:
A.balconyB.kitchenC.gardenD.study
小题3:
A.afterB.asC.beforeD.if
小题4:
A.blindB.famousC.smartD.friendly
小题5:
A.WhatB.WhoC.WhyD.Which
小题6:
A.storiesB.reasonsC.excusesD.conclusions
小题7:
A.althoughB.sinceC.becauseD.unless
小题8:
A.FirstB.SecondC.ThirdD.Fourth
小题9:
A.meB.youC.my motherD.my son
小题10:
A.trueB.hardC.coolD.fair
小题11:
A.greetsB.doubtsC.meetsD.knows
小题12:
A.brokeB.hurtC.pleasedD.treated
小题13:
A.emptierB.busierC.luckierD.happier
小题14:
A.writeB.hearC.playD.believe
小题15:
A.changedB.affectedC.discoveredD.encouraged

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