题目内容
Bobby was sitting out in his back yard in the snow. There were a few holes in his shoes. He thought hard, but he could not come up with an idea for his mother’s Christmas gift.
Ever since his father had died three years ago, his mother worked nights at the hospital, but the small money she made could hardly be enough for their needs.
Although the family lacked in money and material things, they got more love in the family. The children ran the family when their mother was absent. All three of Bobby’s sisters had already made beautiful gifts for their mother.
It was Christmas Eve already, and he had nothing. Bobby started to walk down to the street. He walked from shop to shop. Everything seemed so beautiful and so far away. It was getting dark. Suddenly he found a shiny dime (一角硬币) on the ground. Never has anyone felt so wealthy as Bobby did at the moment. It was enough to buy a rose with one dime.
He went inside a flower shop. When the owner asked if he could help him, Bobby took out the dime and asked if he could buy one flower. The shop owner looked at Bobby, then said, “You just wait here and I’ll see what I can do for you.”
The shop owner returned holding a dozen of red roses in his hand. Bobby’s heart sank (下沉) as the owner put them gently into a long white box. “That will be a dime, young man,” said the shop owner, reaching out his hand for the dime. Slowly, Bobby moved his hand to give the man his dime.
Then the shopkeeper’s wife appeared. “Where are the red roses?”
The shop owner said, “A strange thing happened to me this morning. I thought I heard a voice telling me to leave a dozen of my best roses for a special gift. When I saw that little boy tonight, I knew who that voice was.”
1.The underlined phrase “lacked in” means _____.
A. had less B. gave up C. had more D. looked down upon
2.Bobby slowly gave the dime to the shop owner because _____.
A. he wanted to buy other things
B. he needed to give the dime to his mum
C. the roses were too expensive
D. he could hardly believe what had happened
3.From the last two paragraphs we can infer that the shop owner _____.
A. was moved by the boy’s voice
B. was ready to help others
C. knew the boy before
D. was good at telling stories
1.A
2.D
3.B
【解析】
1.根据单词的意思和在语境中的意思，可知答案为A
2.根据上文内容Suddenly he found a shiny dime (一角硬币) on the ground. Never has anyone felt so wealthy as Bobby did at the moment.可知答案为D
3.根据这两段内容可知答案为B
John and Bobby joined the same company together just after they completed their university studies the same year. Both of them worked very hard. Several years later, however, the boss promoted(提拔) Bobby to manager but John was still a worker. John could not take it, and gave his resignation（辞职书） to the boss. He complained that the boss did not think much of those who were hard -working, but promoted only those who flattered him.
The boss knew that John had worked very hard for the years. He thought a moment and said, “Thank you for what you said, but I hope you will do one more thing for our company before you leave”
John agreed. The boss asked him to go and find anyone selling watermelons in the market. John went and returned soon. He said he had found a man selling watermelons. The boss asked how much they cost every kilogram. John shook his head and went back to the seller to ask and returned to tell the boss $1.2 every kilogram.
The boss told John to wait a second, and he called Bobby to come to his office. He asked Bobby to go and find anyone selling watermelons in the market. Bobby went and returned, saying, “Boss, only one person is selling watermelons. $1.2 every kilogram, and $10 for 10 kilograms. The seller has 340 melons. On the table there are 58 melons, and each weighs about 2 kilograms. They were brought from the South two days ago. They are of good quality.”
Hearing what Bobby said, John realized the difference between himself and Bobby. He decided to stay and learn from Bobby.
【小题1】How did John feel when Bobby was promoted to manager?
| A．Angry. | B．Nervous. | C．Unlucky. | D．Helpless. |
| A．he wanted John to do more for his company |
| B．he wanted John to learn more about himself |
| C．he wanted to punish John for what he said |
| D．he wanted to prove what John said was right |
| A．Bobby was unselfish | B．John was lazy |
| C．the seller was dishonest | D．the boss was wise |
| A．The boss should treat all his workers in a fair way. |
| B．The boss should not promote one who flatters him. |
| C．One should not only work hard but also use his head. |
| D．One should try to get every detail of watermelons. |
Bobby was sitting out in his back yard in the snow. There were a few holes in his shoes. He thought hard, but he could not come up with an idea for his mother’s Christmas gift.
Ever since his father had died three years ago, his mother worked nights at the hospital, but the small money she made could hardly be enough for their needs.
Although the family lacked in money and material things, they got more love in the family. The children ran the family when their mother was absent. All three of Bobby’s sisters had already made beautiful gifts for their mother.
It was Christmas Eve already, and he had nothing. Bobby started to walk down to the street. He walked from shop to shop. Everything seemed so beautiful and so far away. It was getting dark. Suddenly he found a shiny dime (一角硬币) on the ground. Never has anyone felt so wealthy as Bobby did at the moment. It was enough to buy a rose with one dime.
He went inside a flower shop. When the owner asked if he could help him, Bobby took out the dime and asked if he could buy one flower. The shop owner looked at Bobby, then said, “You just wait here and I’ll see what I can do for you.”
The shop owner returned holding a dozen of red roses in his hand. Bobby’s heart sank (下沉) as the owner put them gently into a long white box. “That will be a dime, young man,” said the shop owner, reaching out his hand for the dime. Slowly, Bobby moved his hand to give the man his dime.
Then the shopkeeper’s wife appeared. “Where are the red roses?”
The shop owner said, “A strange thing happened to me this morning. I thought I heard a voice telling me to leave a dozen of my best roses for a special gift. When I saw that little boy tonight, I knew who that voice was.”
【小题1】The underlined phrase “lacked in” means _____.
| A．had less | B．gave up | C．had more | D．looked down upon |
| A．he wanted to buy other things |
| B．he needed to give the dime to his mum |
| C．the roses were too expensive |
| D．he could hardly believe what had happened |
| A．was moved by the boy’s voice |
| B．was ready to help others |
| C．knew the boy before |
| D．was good at telling stories |
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| Dick is a milkman in New York. He is near-sighted (近视眼). He has a red car. The car is neither expensive 1 very cheap. Many people have cars like that. Dick likes to go for a ride after supper with his big white dog. He calls his dog Bobby. Last Saturday evening Dick went to a circus (去看马戏). He went in his car with Bobby. Hundreds of people went to circus, and Dick was 2 to see so many cars there. "Where can I park my car?" he 3 . Bobby was clever. It knew 4 Dick was looking for. It jumped out of the car and ran 5 . Then it barked. It found a 6 between two red cars. Good! Dick was happy. He backed his car 7 the space and went with Bobby to see the show. Dick and Bobby had a good time. Dick laughed 8 and Bobby was 9 to see all the animals. When the show was 10 Dick went out and got into the car. "Come in, Bobby." he said to the big dog. But to his surprise, Bobby wouldn't listen to him. It jumped into the next car! Dick got out and 11 the dog back. But soon it jumped into the next car again! What's wrong with Bobby? Dick just couldn't understand. Now can you tell what was wrong with the big dog? Solution (解答): There was 12 wrong with the dog. It was sitting in its master's car 13 Dick was in someone 14 car. Remember: Dick was near-sighted and the three red cars were 15 red ones. | ||||
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