题目内容
Many years ago, a man (16)____Wu taught King Wang how to ride horses and how to drive a chariot (马拉战车). (17)_____ some time the king started to race against Wu. But no matter how many (18)______ the king raced against Wu, Wu always won.
The king was (19)_______ and said to Wu, “You have taught me how to ride and how to drive a chariot. But I don't think you have taught me everything about (20)______.”
“I have taught you (21)______ I know,” (22)______ Wu. “But you have not learned everything. The (23)______ thing about driving a chariot is to think of the horses. The driver of the chariot and the horse should work together. You can then go very (24)______ and drive for long distance, but your problem is this: When you are behind me, you want to (25)_____ with me. And when you are (26)_____ me, you are afraid that I will catch up with you. (27)_____ whether you are in front of me or behind me, you are thinking of me. You are not thinking of your (28)______. If you want to win, you must (29)______ thinking of me, you (30)______ think only of your horse.”
1.A. calls B. names C. called D. name
2.A. In B. After C. Since D. Before
3.A. times B. days C. weeks D. months
4.A. happy B. glad C. pleased D. unhappy
5.A. playing B. racing C. running D. working
6.A. everything B. something C. anything D. nothing
7.A. asked B. told C. answered D. spoke
8.A. dangerous B. newer C. beautiful D. most important
9.A. slowly B. soon C. fast D. slow
10.A. catch up B. do C. talk D. help
11.A. beside B. in front of C. near D. next to
12.A. So B. But C. Or D. And
13.A. cows B. dogs C. pigs D. horses
14.A. start B. stop C. keep D. begin
15.A. mustn't B. may C. must D. can
1.C
2.B
3.A
4.D
5.B
6.A
7.C
8.D
9.C
10.A
11.B
12.A
13.D
14.B
15.C
【解析】
1.本题考查的是动词的过去分词短语作后置定语,故选答案为C.
2.根据下文的内容可知答案为B,表示在···之后的意思.
3.本句time为次数,表示多少次,故选答案为A.
4.根据后文的内容But I don't think you have taught me everything about 可知答案为不高兴,即答案为D.
5.根据上文的内容But no matter how many the king raced against Wu, Wu always won.可知答案为B.
6.根据上文的内容But I don't think you have taught me everything about可知答案为A,表示一切东西,故选答案为A.
7.根据上下文的内容,可知答案为 回答,故只有C符合题意.
8.根据后文的论述The driver of the chariot and the horse should work together.可知答案为D,表示最重要的.
9.根据文章内容The driver of the chariot and the horse should work together.可知答案为C
10.根据前文内容When you are behind me,catch up with sb表示赶上某人,故选答案为A
11.根据后文内容you are afraid that I will catch up with you.,可知答案为B
12.根据前后文的关系,可知答案为A,表示因此的意思。
13.根据上下文,文章内容可知答案为D,表示马的意思。
14.stop doing sth,表示阻止某人做某件事,故选答案为B
15.根据上下文的内容,可知答案为C
When the sons came back, the old man asked them to say what they had seen.
The first son complained the tree was ugly. The second son said the tree was covered with buds and full of hope. The third son said the tree was full of green leaves. They looked so beautiful, and it was the most wonderful thing he had ever seen. The youngest son said that the tree was bowed down with heavy fruits. It was full of life and fulfillment(收获).
The man explained that all of his sons were right, but each of them had seen just one season of the tree. He told them that they couldn't judge a tree or a person by only one season. "If you give up when it's winter, you will miss the hope of your spring, the beauty of your summer, and the fulfillment of your autumn." said the old man
It is true that we shouldn't let the hard season break the happiness of the other seasons. Never give up during the difficult days and better times are sure to come some day.
【小题1】Why did the old man ask his sons to look at the pear tree?
A.Because he liked. eating pears. |
B.Because the tree was important to his family. |
C.Because he wanted to teach them not to judge things too quickly. |
D.Because his sons didn't judge things quickly. |
A.Spring | B.Summer | C.Autumn | D.Winter |
A.叶子 | B.枝条 | C.果实 | D.花蕾 |
A.The pear tree was near his home. |
B.The third son said the tree was beautiful. |
C.The four sons all liked the tree. |
D.Even you give up in winter, you can still get hope in other seasons |
A.Don't judge a life by one difficult season. |
B.Father's love is great. |
C.Every tree has four seasons. |
D.Life is different for everyone. |
One day, many years ago, when I was working as a psychologist(心理学家)in England, I brought David into my office. His face was pale and he looked at his own feet.
David lost his father when he was two years old and lived with his mother and grandfather ever since. But when he was 13 ,his grandfather died and his mother was killed in a car accident. His teacher told me that he refused to talk to others form then on.
David didn’t say a word. As he was leaving, I put my hand on his shoulder.“Come back next week if you like.” I said.
He came and I suggested(建议)we play a game of chess. He agreed. After that we played chess every Wednesday afternoon—in complete silence. Usually, he arrived earlier than we agreed. It seemed that he liked to be with me.
Months later, when I was looking at his head, he suddenly looked up at me. “It’s your turn.” He said. After that day, David started started talking. He finally got friends in school and he even joined a bicycle club. Now he started his new life.
Maybe I gave David something. But I learned more from him. I learned that time makes it possible to get over what seems to be painful. David showed me how to help people like him.
【小题1】 When David came into the writer’s office, .
A.he said hello to the writer | B.he seemed happy |
C.he looked at his own feet | D.he smiled at the writer |
A.13 | B.2 | C.5 | D.6 |
A.played chess with him | B.told stories to him |
C.wrote letters to him | D.played soccer with him |
A.chess club. | B.An art club. | C.An English club. | D.A bicycle club. |
A.After his father died, David refused to talk to others. |
B.David didn’t say anything to the writer at first. |
C.At last the writer learned a lot from David. |
D.David finally got friends in school. |
When tea and coffee were first introduced to Europe in the 18th century, people had different ideas about their use.Some said that tea and coffee were harmful to humans and they could cause (引起)people to die.
In Sweden(瑞典), King Gustaf Ⅲ decided to find out whether or not this was true.It happened that there were two brothers in prison at that time.They were twins and were almost alike in every way.They had both been sentenced to death (判处死刑).The King decided to let them live if one of the men agreed to drink several cups of tea each day and the other several cups of coffee.
Both brothers lived many years without problems of any kind.At last,the brother who had drunk tea every day died at the age of 83,the other died a few years later.
Because of the experiment(实验), tea and coffee got accepted (接受) and became popular as drink in Sweden, and it is one of the many countries of the world where much tea and coffee is drunk today.
【小题1】Tea and coffee were first introducd to Europe in_______.
A.the eighteenth century | B.the eighteen century |
C.eighteenth centuries | D.eighteen centuries |
A.有趣的 | B.苦涩无味的 | C.有害的 | D.可口的 |
A.until he was over 83 |
B.until he was 83 |
C.until the other had been dead for several years |
D.until he had drunk tea for a few years |
A.much more coffee than tea | B.much tea and coffee |
C.little tea and coffee | D.much tea but little coffee |