Mark Twain was a famous American writer. He loved writing, hunting and fishing very much. One year he went to Maine on vacation and spent three very happy weeks there.When it was time to get back home 题目和参考答案——青夏教育精英家教网—

Mrs. Hunt is sixty years old. She lives in a farmhouse in the country with her dog Bill. Her son Sam is twenty-one years old. At first, he works in a shop in the country and lives with his mother. But now he finds new work in a town and lives there. It’s quite a long way from his mother’s house. She isn’t happy about this. Sam says, “There isn’t any good work for me in the country, mother, and I can get a lot of money in the town and give you some every week.”
One day Mrs. Hunt goes to see her son, and she goes there by train. Sam meets her at the train station. She asks her son, “Why don’t you phone me?”
“But mother, you haven’t a phone.” Sam says.
“No,” she answers, “I haven’t, but you have one!”
小题1:Mrs. Hunt lives in a _________.

A．shop	B．farmhouse
C．town	D．city

小题2:_______ finds the new work in a town.

A．Mrs. Hunt	B．Sam
C．Bill	D．Sam’s father

小题3:Sam can get much money ________.

A．from his mother	B．in the town
C．in the shop	D．in the country

小题4:Mrs. Hunt goes to see her son ________.

A．in her car	B．by bus
C．on foot	D．by train

小题5:Does Sam phone his mother?

A．Yes, he does.	B．No, he doesn’t.
C．I think so.	D．Of course.

“My dear lady,” says Holmes. “You’re shaking. Are you cold? Do you want a cup of hot tea?”
“I’m not cold,” the woman replies, “I fear for my life!”
“We are here to help you. Don’t worry about anything. I don’t know you. But I know many things about you. For example, I know how you travel. You came to London by train. You also ride to the train station on a horse-drawn wagon(马车).”
“Why, yes. You’re right. But how do you know these things?”
“I see a return ticket in your glove. I see fresh mud(泥土) on the left arm of your dress. Now tell us your problem.”
“My name is Helen Stoner,” she states, “My mother and father are dead. I am living with my stepfather(继父), Dr Grimesby Roylott. He comes from a rich family. But they are no longer rich. They have nothing except a small piece of land and a big old house. We are living in the house. Dr Roylott is using my mother’s money for expenses(开支). Part of it was for my sister and me. It was for our marriages.”
Holmes is sitting in his chair. His eyes are closed. He is listening carefully to Helen’s story. He hears every detail.
Helen continues. “My stepfather has no friends. He fights with everyone. He is strong and gets angry quickly. Everyone is afraid of him.”
“He has no friends at all?” asks Holmes.
“No. He talks to no one except the gypsies（吉普赛人）. They are poor people who travel from place to place. A band of gypsies is staying on our land right now.”
“Are you and your sister afraid of the gypsies?”
“My dear Mr Holmes. You are making me so sad. My sister is dead. That is why I am standing here in this room.”
小题1:Paragraph 6 beginning with “My name is …” is mostly about ________.

A．Helen’s dead sister	B．Helen’s trip to London
C．the house Helen lives in	D．Helen’s stepfather and the family

小题2:What is Holmes doing while Helen is telling her story?

A．Walking slowly.	B．Listening carefully.
C．Standing sadly.	D．Writing quickly.

小题3:Which of the following can best describe the gypsies according to the passage?

A．They are very rich.	B．They are afraid of other people.
C．They live on a horse-drawn wagon.	D．They move from one place to another.

“Never give up!” It is my law(法则) of life. It has brought me success. I learned the law from my father's famous story.
My father was       in a poor village in the north of Jiangsu，in China. When he was a young boy，he went to school in the morning，then      in the fields till sunset. And then he did his homework during midnight. Life was hard，because they had no    ！
At the age of 14，my father heard of the United States of America. It was the land of gold，the land where      people can become rich.
“   don't I go to America？” he thought to himself，full of hope.
So，my father came to America. “I had thought it was easy to collect money in America，” he told me. “But when I arrived there，I realized it was not true. They did not like to hire(雇佣) me because I spoke            English. Later，I worked in a small restaurant，cleaning up tables，               dishes and sweeping the floor. Life was       for the first few years. I worked from 10 a. m. to 11 p. m. I wanted to go to school to learn English，but it was impossible. I couldn't       the schooling(学费). ”
My father      working hard，and reached his goal.
“Alan，” he often says to me. “If you want something，you have to work for it and never give up. Things do not come really in life. ” That is what I learned from my father.

When the plane was waiting at the airport，a big snake climbed up the steps and into the plane. It went to sleep under the pilot’s(飞行员) seat. Nobody noticed. Soon the passengers(乘客) get on the plane and it took off. A little girl called Mary took out a whistle(哨子) and began playing. But none of the passengers liked the music. They got the stewardess(女乘务员)to ask the girl to stop.
The sound of the plane’s engines(发动机) woke up the snake. It put its head out and looked around the captain’s(机长的) room. When the captain saw the snake, he was so frightened that he could hardly breath. He was so afraid that he could not control(控制) the plane. The plane began to swing（摇晃）from side to side. The stewardess told the passengers what was happening and ask them to calm down. Mary was not afraid. She ran to the captain’s room with her whistle and began to play the slow tune(曲子). At once the snake followed her. The girl returned to her seat and the snake lay on the floor beside her. Dancing to the music.
When the plane landed the airport the snake was taken in a net to a zoo near Mary’s house. She often went to visit the snake.
小题1:________ saw the snake climb into the plane.

A．Somebody	B．Nobody
C．Anybody	D．Everybody

小题2:Mary________ playing her whistle after the stewardess asked her to stop.

A．didn’t stop	B．went on
C．was still	D．stopped

小题3:The plane was in danger because________.

A．there was trouble in one of the engines

B．the pilot suddenly fell ill

C．the capital was so frightened by the snake that he could not control the plane

D．the snake killed the pilot

小题4:The snake________ the music Mary was playing.

A．liked	B．didn’t enjoy
C．was frightened by	D．became afraid of

小题5:It was________ who saved all the people’s lives in the plane.

A．a brave man	B．stewardesses
C．Mary	D．the captain

阅读下文并回答问题。
Some time ago, an old businessman had a large store in Boston. He wanted a boy to work for him, and he put an advertisement in the newspaper. The next morning, many boys came to the old man’s office, asking for the job.
There was a post（柱子）by his desk, and there was a nail（钉子）in it. He took a walking-stick and said, “Everyone has three chances. If anyone can hit the nail on the head with this stick more than once, I will give him the job. ”
The boy thought it was very easy. They all tried, but nobody could make it. So the old man said, “I’m sorry I can’t take any of you. ” And they left.
He kept the advertisement in the papers, and the next morning many more boys came, and among them he saw a thin boy who had been there the day before. The boy hit the nail successfully for three times. The old man felt surprised and asked how he did that.
“Yes,” said the boy, “I failed yesterday, but I thought that if I kept on trying a while, I could do it. So I went home and practiced hitting a nail with a stick till I could do it, and I got up very early this morning, and tried again. ”
The old man said, “You are the boy for me,” and gave him the job. Whatever the boy had to do, he tried to do his best. It was not very long before he became the best clerk in the store.
小题1:Did the thin boy get the job at last?
___________________________________________________________
小题2:What did the old man have in Boston?
___________________________________________________________
小题3:Where did the boy practice hitting a nail?
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A Play: Four Butterflies(蝴蝶)
Characters: Red Butterfly (RB), Green Butterfly (GB), Green Tree (GT), Rose (R),
Grandpa Sun (GS)
Look! There are four butterflies in the garden. One is red, one is yellow, one is green, and the other one is white. They play games and dance together every day, and they are very happy. One day, it’s fine. Four butterflies are playing a game in the garden. Suddenly it is full of dark clouds and it begins to rain hard.
1. GB: Oh, it’s raining hard. Green Tree is over there. She can help us.
GB: Green Tree, our wings are wet. Please let us stay under your leaves.
GT: Green Butterfly, I like you. We have the same color. You can come in, but the other three butterflies must go away.
GB: No, thank you. We are good friends. We love each other and must stay together.
RB: Rose is over there. She can help us.
2. RB: Rose, our wings are wet. Please let us stay under your leaves.
R: Red Butterfly, I like you. We have the same color. You can come in, but the other three butterflies must go away.
RB: No, thank you. We are good friends. We love each other and must stay together.
3. GS: What good friends they are! This is a real friendship. I must help them.
The sun drives the clouds away and asks the rain to stop. Soon the sun gives off bright light and
dries up their wings.
4. Four butterflies: Oh, the sun comes out. Our wings are dry. Let’s play and dance again.
小题1: How many butterflies are there in the garden? ______

A．One butterfly.	B．Two butterflies.
C．Three butterflies	D．Four butterflies

小题2:What are the butterflies doing when it starts to rain? ______

A．They are flying.	B．They are dancing.
C．They are playing a game.	D．They are staying under the leaves.

小题3:Whom do the butterflies ask for help? ______

A．Green Tree.	B．Rose.
C．Green Tree and Rose.	D．Green Tree, Rose and Grandpa Sun.

小题4:Who helps the butterflies at last? ______

A．Rose.	B．Grandpa Sun.
C．Rain.	D．Dark clouds.

小题5:What is the main idea of the play? ______

A．Butterflies cannot fly if their wings are wet.

B．The four butterflies are sisters and brothers.

C．Grandpa often helps others.

D．A real friendship means that friends stay together when they are in trouble.

Bill,a 13-year-old boy, thought he had grown up to be a man. But his parents told him, "You won't be a real man until you begin to think about helping others."
One moming, his parents gave him some money to buy some milk. Outside a shop he saw a homeless old~man who looked very sick. Bill went to him and asked. "what's wrong with you?"
The old man answered, "I'm hungry,I haven't had any food for two days".
“Let's go to the restaurant."
When they got there, Bill asked the waiter to bring out bread and coffee to the old man. The old man finished the meal quickly. Afier the waiter took away the plate and the cup, the old man said, "Sorry for giving you too much trouble. I'm fine now. I'Il never forget your kindness! You're a very good young man."
Bill was happy when he heard this. Just when he wanted to pay for the meal, the waiter came.To their surprise, Bill and the old man leamed that their food was free because it was the birthday of the boss, and they were the first customers that day.
小题1:How old was Bill?

小题2:Bill's parents said when he thought of

小题3:How long haven't the old man had food?

小题4:What did the old man think of Bill?

A．Kind and tall.	B．Kind and good
C．Happy and handsome	D．Happy and cool.

小题5:The food in the restaurant is free because that day was birthday.

Barefoot (赤脚的) and dirty, the girl just sat there and watched the people go by. She never tried to speak. She never said a word. Many people        , but never did one person stop.
The next day, I decided to go back to the park, being curious if the little girl would still be there. Right in the very spot as she was the day before, she sat, with the         look on her face.
As I began walking towards her, I could see the back of the little girl’s dress showed a deformity (畸形的). As I got closer, the little girl slightly          her eyes to avoid (避开) my stare.
I sat down beside her and opened with a simple        . The little girl stammered (结结巴巴地说) a hi. I smiled and she shyly smiled back. We talked         darkness fell and the park was completely empty.
“Why are you so sad?”
She replied slowly, “Because I’m        .”
“Little girl,” I said in a soft voice, “You          me of an angel because of your difference.”
She stood to her feet excitedly, “Really?”
“Yes, that’s the thing. You’re like a little angel sent to watch over all those people walking by.”
She nodded her head and smiled, “       I am. And since you think of someone        yourself, my job here is done.”
What a big        ! I stood quickly, “Wait, so why did no one stop to help an angel?”
She bloomed(绽放) a big smile, “You’re the          one who could see me, because you care for others.” With those words, she spread her wings and flied away from my sight.
From then on, I believe I am not all I have, for there is an angel always          me. She is always watching over those who do good things for others.

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