A girl complained to her father about her hard life.She didn't know what she had to do and wanted to give up.She felt tired of fighting and fighting.One problem had been finished but another came over.
Her father,a cook,took her into the kitchen.He poured water into three pans and boiled(煮沸) them.After boiling,in the first pan was put some carrots,the second was put some eggs and the last was put with coffee.
The girl waited impatiently (不耐烦的),confused by what her father did.About 20 minutes later,her father took out the carrots and put them in a bowl.He took the eggs and put them in a bowl.After that the coffee was poured into a cup.“My sweet heart,what do you see?” he asked.
“Carrots,eggs and coffee,” she replied.
Her father told her to close her eyes and asked her to touch the carrots.She did so and felt that the carrots were soft.After that he asked her to take the eggs and break them.After peeling (剥开) them,she got the eggs,cooked and hard.The last,the father let her smell the coffee. She asked,“What did you do this for,Father?” He explained that each had the same unlucky experience—the boiling water,but each had a different result. The strong and hard carrots had become soft and weak.The fragile eggs became hard after being cooked. The coffee was very special,they could change water.“Who are you?” asked her father.“When bad luck knocks at your door,what is your decision? Are you carrots,eggs or coffee?”
【小题1】The girl complained about her hard life because she didn't ________.

A.want to give upB.finish one problem
C.know what to doD.get tired of fighting
【小题2】The girl's father took her to the kitchen to ________.
A.ask her how to boil eggs
B.show her how to make coffee
C.teach her how to be a cook
D.tell her how to face difficulties
【小题3】After about twenty minutes,the carrots became ________.
A.softB.hardC.salty D.sweet
【小题4】The underlined word “fragile” in the passage means “________”.
A.美味的B.易碎的C.特别的 D.可怜的
【小题5】What can we learn from the passage?
A.The girl's father liked to eat some kinds of food.
B.Bad luck always knocks at strong people's doors.
C.Boiled carrots,eggs and coffee had the same result.
D.People should make right decisions when in trouble.

阅读理解(每小题2分,共10分)
A young man once went to buy a pair of pants. When he got home, he went upstairs(上楼)to his bedroom and put them on. He found that they were two inches(英寸) long.
Then he came out of his room to see his mother and his two sisters. They were washing something in the kitchen.“These new pants are too long, they need to be shortened(缩短) about two inches. Would one of you like to do this for me, please?” His mother and sisters were busy and none(没有) of them said anything. The mother went upstairs after she had finished washing and shortened the pants two inches. But she didn’t tell her daughters about it.
Later on, after supper, the elder sister remembered her brother’s pants. So she went upstairs without saying to anyone, and shortened the pants two inches.
The younger sister went to the cinema, but when she came back, she also remembered what her brother had said. So she ran upstairs, and took two inches
off the legs of the new pants
【小题1】The new pants were _______.

A.too long for the young man
B.two inches long
C.six inches long
D.too short for the young man
【小题2】The young man asked ______to shorten his pants.
A.his mother and his two sisters
B.his mother and one of his sister
C.his mother
D.his mother or one of his two sisters
【小题3】_______,his elder sister shorten his pants.
A.After supper
B.After the mother finished washing
C.After the young man went upstairs
D.After the younger sister went to the cinema
【小题4】How many inches were the legs of the new pants shortened by at last?
A.Two.B.Four.C.Six.D.Eight.
【小题5】When the young man put on the pants, he would _______.
A.feel happyB.be very sad
C.thank his familyD.be very excited

Arnold Pointer, a professional fisherman from the south of Australia, set free (释放) a big female white shark that was    1   in his large fishing nets. He thought she would have more and more babies. But now the fisherman is facing a(n)    2   problem. The white shark is so    3   to him that for nearly 2 years she hasn’t left him    4  . She even follows him everywhere.   5  this, Arnold Pointer can’t do fishing — all the fishes are scared at her, and he doesn’t know    6   to do anymore.

It is hard to drive away such an almost 17-feet-long shark for Arnold Pointer. We all know the white sharks are protected   7  the wildlife conservation. At the same time, some special feeling has been    8   between Arnold and “Cindy”, the name the fisherman has given the white shark.

Arnold says, “Every time I stop the boat, she always comes to me, turns on her back and lets me pet (抚摸) her body and neck. She sings, turns her eyes, and moves her fins (鳍) up and down, hits the water   9 .”

Cindy is   10  an interesting animal that Arnold has to try to go fishing in different places. Doesn’t Cindy know what her action means? Maybe she really doesn’t understand.

1.                A.built           B.caught          C.killed D.invented

 

2.                A.strange         B.exciting         C.happy    D.serious

 

3.                A.thankful        B.useful          C.careful   D.wonderful

 

4.                A.alive           B.aloud          C.alone D.asleep

 

5.                A.For instance     B.Instead of       C.Such as   D.Because of

 

6.                A.how           B.when          C.what D.why

 

7.                A.up            B.on             C.by   D.down

 

8.                A.established      B.achieved        C.expected D.increased

 

9.                A.sadly           B.normally        C.luckily    D.happily

 

10.               A.so             B.such           C.too   D.much

 

 

When I was about 12, I had an enemy, a girl who liked to point out my shortcomings. Sometimes she said I was thin. Sometimes she said I was lazy. Sometimes she said I wasn’t a good student. Sometimes she said I talked too much, and so on. I tried to put up with(忍受) her as long as I could. At last, I became very angry. I ran to my father with tears in my eyes.

He listened to me quietly, and then he asked, “Are the things she said true or not? Mary, didn’t you ever wonder what you’re really like? Go and make a list of everything she said and mark the points that are true. Pay no attention to the other things she said.” I did as he told me and to my surprise, I discovered that about half the things were true.

I brought the list back to my dad. He refused to take it. “That’s just for you,” he said. “You know better than anyone else the truth about yourself. When something said about you is true, you’ll find it will be helpful to you. Don’t shut your ears. Listen to them all, but hear the truth and do what you think is right.”

Many years have passed. The situation often appears in my mind. In our life we often meet with some trouble and we often go to someone and ask for advice. For some advice you will treasure(珍惜) all your life!

1.What did the writer’s father do after he heard her complaints(抱怨)?

A.He agreed with her “enemy”.

B.he let her continue to put up with her “enemy”.

C.He told her to write down all her “enemy” had said about her.

D.He told her not to pay attention to what her “enemy” had said.

2.The writer felt ____ when she did the things as her father had told her.

A.surprised

B.angry

C.disappointed

D.sad

3.Which of the following can we know from the passage?

A.The “enemy” thought the writer was pretty.

B.The “enemy” thought the writer studied hard.

C.The writer and her “enemy” became best friends at last.

D.The writer is grateful to her father.

4.Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?

A.My Parents

B.A Serious Criticism(批评)

C.What People Say About You Is Always Right

D.The Best Advice I Ever Had

 

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