One’s education starts from family, especially from his or her mother. Here is a story__26__ happened in my childhood.
One Saturday morning, I was watching TV in the living room with my two brothers. My mum__27__ several apples of different colors and sizes. She put all the apples on the table, then __28__me and my younger brothers, “Which do you like ?”__29__ my younger brothers and I wanted the biggest one. __30__ I could say “ The biggest one”, one of my brothers stood up and said what I wanted to say.
My mum __31__ the biggest apple and said to us, “It is __32__to get the biggest apple. Many people want the best thing, but few really get it. Now let’s start a __33__. Look at the lawn(草坪) in front of our __34__. I’ll divide it into three parts. Each of you must finish pruning(修剪) __35__own share. The best and quickest one will be__36__the biggest apple.” I won the apple finally.
Since then, I have learned to try my best to succeed whenever I get a chance. I work __37__to get what I want. That was what my mother advised me to do. I feel very thankful to my mum because she taught me a very basic but the most __38__lesson. It is quite fair that we can get what we want __39__competing (竞争). My mother kept teaching us in this way and we followed her __40__ all the time.
I do believe that mother is the first teacher of children, who can teach them to be a No.1 pursuing person.
【小题1】
A.howB.whatC.thatD.when
【小题2】
A.wantedB.drewC.hidD.brought
【小题3】
A.toldB.answeredC.repliedD.asked
【小题4】
A.AllB.BothC.NeitherD.Either
【小题5】
A.BeforeB.WhenC.UntilD.After
【小题6】
A.ate upB.looked upC.picked upD.gave up
【小题7】
A.goodB.strangeC.badD.polite
【小题8】
A.lessonB.partyC.conversationD.competition
【小题9】
A.schoolB.churchC.houseD.library
【小题10】
A.myB.ourC.yourD.their
【小题11】
A.sentB.givenC.shownD.shared
【小题12】
A.hardB.carelesslyC.easilyD.comfortably
【小题13】
A.expensiveB.importantC.difficultD.traditional
【小题14】
A.onB.withoutC.aboutD.by
【小题15】
A.adviceB.exampleC.decisionD.plan
任务型阅读(10分)
A man went to the house of a rich man. He saw a bag of apples by the roadside. He thought, “I don’t want to eat those apples, because the rich man will give me a lot of good food.” Then he took the apples and threw (丢掉) them away into the dust(垃圾堆).
He came to a river. The water in the river was very deep(深) and he couldn’t go across the river. He waited for some time and then said, “I can’t go to the rich man’s house today because I can’t cross the river.” So he began to go home.
He had nothing to eat that day. He was very hungry when he came to the apples. He was glad to take them out of the dust.
Don’t throw good things away, you may be glad to have them sometimes.
阅读上文完成下面的短文填空,每空只填一词。
A man was on his way to a rich   【小题1】  house. He    【小题2】 a bag of good apples by the roadside. But he didn’t think he needed them. So he threw them away. Then he went to a river. It was very deep and he couldn’t go across it. He    【小题3】   for a long time and finally he couldn’t go to the rich man’s house. That day he didn’t have     【小题4】  to   【小题5】 . When he saw the    【小题6】  he threw away, he was very   【小题7】  . This story tell us not to     【小题8】 good things    【小题9】 . They may be useful   【小题10】  .
【小题11】 ___________ 【小题12】____________ 【小题13】_____________ 【小题14】 ____________ 【小题15】___________
【小题16】__________【小题17】___________【小题18】____________ 【小题19】____________ 【小题20】___________

Prana, our beautiful dog whose name means ‘breath of life’, isn’t with us any more. But she brought such joy and love that we still miss her.
There are so many wonderful stories about the love in this dog, but my favorite is this one.
It was an autumn day in Minnesota, but the weather didn’t know the difference between autumn and winter. Unexpectedly, we were hit with a big snow fall for which no one was prepared.
We have two apple trees in our backyard. Prana loved apples. When she went outside, she’d take hold of an apple, put it far back in her mouth, and sneak into the house to save for eating later. The apples had been on the ground and were often dirty so I wasn’t always happy that Prana had brought them into the house. Feeling my displeasure, she would turn her head so I wouldn’t see her hidden treasure.
On the day that it snowed too early in the season, Prana went outside and I watched her from the window. I noticed that she was madly digging holes and brought the apples to the surface so they could be seen above the snow. I wondered why she was doing this. She seemed to be completely busy with some kind of important task to dig up as many apples as possible during her yard time.
When I called her back into the house, she had her usual one apple in her mouth. About five minutes later, I looked outside. The yard was completely covered with birds. Prana had dug up all those apples for her bird friends to eat. She knew that they wouldn’t have stored enough food to live through such an early winter.
【小题1】The story about the dog happened _______.

A.in autumnB.in winterC.in springD.in summer
【小题2】What does the underlined phrase sneak into mean in the fourth paragraph?
A.enter quicklyB.enter secretlyC.enter happilyD.enter slowly
【小题3】Prana was busy digging up the apples in the snow because________.
A.she liked digging holes and eating apples
B.she was always saving the apples for eating later
C.she wanted to leave the apples to her bird friends
D.she loves playing with snow
【小题4】From the story we can learn that______.
A.Prana is helpful to the writer
B.Prana is devoted to the writer
C.Prana is not only beautiful but also joyful
D.Prana is especially loving and thoughtful

Two young men, one was a prisoner while the other was a famous official from the White House, both told a story about how their mothers give apples to them.

The story from the prisoner:

When I was young, one day my mother brought several apples, among which there was a biggest red one that I really wanted to get. My mum put all the apples on the table and asked us, “Which do you like?” I was about to say “the biggest one” while my brother took one step ahead and said what I wanted to say. My mum said angrily, “A good child should give the best to others instead of being self-centered.” I learnt a quick lesson and said, “Mum, give me the smallest one. The biggest one should be left for my brother!” Hearing my words, she felt more than happy and gave the biggest apple to me as a reward.

I told a lie but I got what I wanted! Since then, I learnt to lie. Later, I learnt to fight, steal and rob. I would try all means to get what I wanted. Then later I was put behind bars.

The story from the White House:

When I was young, one day my mum brought several apples of different colors and sizes. Both my two younger brothers and I wanted the biggest one. My mum picked up the biggest apple and said, “It is good to get the biggest apple. Now let’s start a competition. I will divide the lawn (草坪)in front of our house into three parts, one for each. Who could do the job best and fastest would be rewarded with the biggest apple.” I won the apple finally. 

1. Which does the writer want to tell us MOST?

A. Each mother loves her kids.. 

B. Mother’s education is very important. 

C. The earlier education starts, the better result there will be.

D. No pains, no gains.

2.How did the “prisoner” get the biggest apple?

A. By working for the family.          

B. By competing with his brother.

C. By doing the best job.               

D. By cheating his mother.

3. What does the underlined phrase “put behind bars” probably mean?

A. 受批评           B.进监狱          C.受挫折         D.受惩罚

4.It can be inferred from the passage that          .

A. the official was very honest when he was young.

B. the prisoner’s mother taught him how to tell lies.

C. the official learned that what he wanted needed to pay for the same effort.

D. it was his mother who had him break laws.

5.What is the writer probably going to write next?

A. Scientific methods of giving apples.      

B. The importance of mother’s education.

C. Another story about of giving apples.     

D. School education.

 

Prana was a beautiful dog, whose name means “breath of life”. Although he died several years ago, I can still remember the days we spent together and what he has taught me about love.

I have two apple trees in the garden. Prana loved apples. When he went outside, he’d catch an apple and take it into the house to eat later. The apples had been on the ground and were often dirty so I wasn’t always happy that Prana had brought them into the house.

It was an autumn day in America, but it was very cold. A big snow fell and we had not done anything for its coming. On that special day, Prana went outside and I watched him through the window. I noticed that he was madly digging(挖) holes and bringing the apples to the ground so they could be seen above the snow. I did not know why he was doing this. He seemed to want to do something special.

When I called him back, he had his usual one apple in his mouth. About five minutes later, I looked outside. The garden was completely covered with birds. Prana had dug up all those apples for his bird friends to eat. He knew that they wouldn’t have stored enough food for the coming winter!

1.Prana was                .

A.the writer

B.a boy

C.a bird

D.a dog

2.I wasn’t always happy because                .

A.Prana loved apples

B.Prana caught an apple and ate it

C.the apples fell on the ground and were dirty

D.Prana brought the dirty apples into the house

3.On the snowy day, Prana                .

A.ate up all the apples

B.dug holes to put the apples in them

C.brought the apples under the snow to the ground

D.left the house and died

4.The birds flew to the garden to                .

A.look for Prana

B.eat the apples

C.make new homes

D.store food for the winter

5.The topic of the story is about                .

A.apples

B.animals

C.love

D.life

 

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