Here are two stories from different parts of the world. They seem strange but, believe it or not, they re all true!
John Lee was an Englishman who refused to be hanged! In 1884 the police said Lee had killed an old woman who he used to work with. There was nothing to show that Lee had killed the woman. Lee told the police he hadn't done it, but no one believed him and he was going to be hanged. On the day of the hanging, however, the door in the floor, through which Lee's body would fall, did not open. They tried three times but each time the door stayed closed, even though it had worked well the day before. In the end they sent Lee back to prison, where he lived for the next twenty-two years. At all times, John Lee said he hadn't killed the woman, and he believed it was the "hand of God" that had saved him from death by hanging.
The police in Venezuela (委内瑞拉)in South America followed a man home one night. He was the thief they wanted to catch. However, half of his house was standing in Venezuela and the other half was standing in Colombia (哥伦比亚). Venezuela's neighbor. When the police entered the house, the man ran upstairs to his bedroom, which was in Colombia, and called his lawyer (律师). The Venezuelan police were not allowed to enter Colombia so they could not enter the bedroom. They asked the police in Colombia to help. The Colombian police refused to help because the man's crime (罪行)was not a crime in Colombia. In the end, the Venezuelan police gave up and went back to the police station.
【小题1】The underlined(下划线) word "hanged" in this passage probably means _.
A.shut in a room »
B.questioned by the police
C.killed by putting a rope around the neck
D.kept in a place
【小题2】 What do we1 know about the door in the floor?
A.It had opened the day before the hanging.
B.It had been broken a long time.
C.After three times, it opened.
D.John Lee's dead body fell through it.
【小题3】From the story we know that the thief's bedroom was____.
A. in Venezuela B. in Colombia
C. in neither Venezuela nor Colombia I), in both Venezuela and Colombia
【小题4】Why didn't the Venezuelan police go into the man's bedroom?
A.They didn't know where it was.
B.The Venezuelan police were not allowed to enter Colombia.
C.The police in Colombia told them that (hey would help.
D.The police in Colombia told them not to go inside.
【小题5】 The police in Colombia didn't help the police in Venezuela to catch the thief because
A.they didn't know where he was
B.the police in Venezuela didn’t ask for help
C.the man's lawyer told them not to help
D.the man's crime was not a crime in Colombia

John loved basketball. One day, as he was walking to a basketball game, he dreamed about playing basketball for the college team the next year. Suddenly a car hit him and he was thrown three meters  (31) .
John woke up in a hospital room. When the doctor told him that both his legs were broken, he knew his college basketball  (32)  was over. John did what the doctors told him, but it (33) .When he left the hospital, John was sent to a rehab center(康复中心).
A week  (34)  he arrived there, he met Sunny Chen. Sunny used to be a coach(教练).His legs were badly hurt in a skating accident.
Though he couldn't move his legs, Sunny became the coach of a basketball team called the Suns. It was an on-wheelchair basketball team, because  (35)  on the team played from a wheelchair. Sunny invited John to  (36)  the game. John played badly, but for the  (37) time since the accident, he stopped feeling sorry for himself.
After becoming a part of the Suns, John improved quickly. Basketball was like medicine for him. John was much  (38)  than before. When John became unhappy, Sunny was there to comfort him. The day before John  (39)  the center, he had dinner with Sunny. He asked Sunny how he could be so happy even with his broken legs.
Sunny  (40)  and said, "It's really quite easy. When you keep your face to the sun, the shadows will fall behind."

【小题1】
A.awayB.fromC.outD.in
【小题2】
A.gameB.dreamC.teamD.coach
【小题3】
A.workedB.affectedC.didn't workD.didn't affect
【小题4】
A.untilB.whenC.beforeD.later
【小题5】
A.somebodyB.anybodyC.everybodyD.nobody
【小题6】
A.joinB.showC.studyD.watch
【小题7】
A.nextB.lastC.firstD.early
【小题8】
A.worseB.betterC.busierD.smarter
【小题9】
A.arrivedB.got toC.went toD.left
【小题10】
A.smiledB.shoutedC.criedD.turned

 

Farmer John and Farmer Bob were neighbours. For more than 30 years, they had been getting along very well.

Then their good relationship broke. It began with a small thing, then bitter words, and then weeks of silence. One morning Farmer John woke up to find a stream between the two farms. “It must be Bob,” John thought.

Then one day there was a knock on John’s door. He opened it to find a carpenter(木匠) standing at the doorway.

“I’m looking for a few days’ work,” the carpenter said.

 “I do have a job for you,” John said. “Look across the stream at that farm. That’s my neighbour Bob. He dug a stream between the two farms. I want you to build a fence—an 8-foot fence. I don’t want to see his place or his face any more. I don’t have such a neighbour!”The carpenter said, “I think I know what to do, sir, and I’ll be able to do a job that pleases you.” Farmer John helped the carpenter get the materials ready and then he was off for the day. About sunset when the farmer returned, the carpenter had just finished his job. The farmer’s eyes opened wide. There was no fence there at all!

    It was a bridge! And the neighbour, Bob, was coming across, with his hand outstretched(伸出). “Hi, John! You’re quite a fellow to build this bridge!”

 Then they met in the middle, taking each other’s hands. “I’m terribly sorry for what I have said and done. We should be good to each other.” said Farmer Bob. Then they turned to see the carpenter, who was ready to go. “No, wait! Stay a few days. I have a lot of other jobs for you,” said Farmer John. “I’d love to stay,” the carpenter said, “but I have more bridges to build.”

1.What does the sentence “You’re quite a fellow to build this bridge!” mean?

A. John was great to build this bridge.

B. John was not good at building bridges.

C. John was foolish to build such a bridge.

D. John should build the bridge earlier.

2.What do you think of the carpenter?

A. Shy.         B. Wise.        C. Proud.         D. Careless.

3.What is the best title for the passage?

 A. What a Big Fence!            B. A Strong Bridge.

C. Three Kind Men              D. A Fence or a Bridge ?             

 

 John loved basketball. One day, as he was walking to a basketball game, he dreamed about playing basketball for the college team the next year. Suddenly a car hit him and he was thrown three meters  (31) .

    John woke up in a hospital room. When the doctor told him that both his legs were broken, he knew his college basketball  (32)  was over. John did what the doctors told him, but it (33) .When he left the hospital, John was sent to a rehab center(康复中心).

A week  (34)  he arrived there, he met Sunny Chen. Sunny used to be a coach(教练).His legs were badly hurt in a skating accident.

    Though he couldn't move his legs, Sunny became the coach of a basketball team called the Suns. It was an on-wheelchair basketball team, because  (35)  on the team played from a wheelchair. Sunny invited John to  (36)  the game. John played badly, but for the  (37) time since the accident, he stopped feeling sorry for himself.

    After becoming a part of the Suns, John improved quickly. Basketball was like medicine for him. John was much  (38)  than before. When John became unhappy, Sunny was there to comfort him. The day before John  (39)   the center, he had dinner with Sunny. He asked Sunny how he could be so happy even with his broken legs.

    Sunny  (40)  and said, "It's really quite easy. When you keep your face to the sun, the shadows will fall behind."

1. A. away        B. from      C. out          D. in

2.A. game        B. dream     C. team         D. coach

3. A. worked      B. affected    C. didn't work    D. didn't affect

4. A. until        B. when       C. before       D. later

5. A. somebody    B. anybody    C. everybody    D. nobody

6. A. join         B. show       C. study        D. watch

7.A. next         B. last        C. first         D. early

8.A. worse       B. better       C. busier        D. smarter

9.A. arrived      B. got to       C. went to       D. left

10.A. smiled      B. shouted      C. cried         D. turned

 

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