题目内容
A man went to a farm.While he was there,he saw a pig with a wooden leg.This surprised him so much.He decided to ask the farmer about it.
“This isn't a common pig and l am very lucky to have him.”said the farmer.“Only two days ago there was a fire in chicken shed(鸡舍)when 1 was away from the farm.The pig noticed this and immediately let all the chickens out into the yard.He then phoned the firemen(消防员)and asked them for help.”
“AIso.a few weeks ago,when I was driving my truck down a steep hill,the truck hit a tree and 1 was badly hurt.The pig rushed to the truck and pulled me out of just before the truck caught fire.”
When the farmer was just about to tell another story,the man said,“Yes, yes,but what about the wooden leg?”
“Well.”said the farmer,“when you’ve got a pig as good as that,you don’t eat it all at once”
( ) 1.The man was surprised because he saw a farmer with a wooden leg.
( ) 2.The pig was very unusual and the farmer was proud of it.
( ) 3.The farmer was once saved by the pig.
( ) 4.The pig lost a leg while he was trying to save the farmer's chickens.
1.B2.A3.A4.B
【解析】
Once there was a parrot on sale in a pet store. It was a beautiful red and blue bird. It sat on a perch in the middle of the store, so that everyone could see it when they came in. The owner was very proud of it and asked a high price for it.
One day a man went into the store. "That's a beautiful bird,"he said to the pet store owner, "But why is it so expensive? Is it unsual bird?"
"No, it's not very unusual. It's expensive because it can talk," the pet store owner said.
"I see. How can I make it talk?" the man asked.
The pet store owner asked him, "Do you see those string tied to each of the bird's legs?"
"Yes," the man answered.
"Well, you pull those strings," the pet store owner told him."That will make the parrot talk."
The man asked,"Do you mind if I try?"
"Not at all," the pet store owner said.
The man walked up to the parrot and pulled the string on its left leg. The parrot said, "Good morning."
The man pulled the string on the parrot's right leg. This time the parrot said, "How are you today?"
"That's not very interesting, " said the man. "Any parrot could do that." Then he laughed, "But what wold happen if I pulled both strings at the same time?"
"I'll fall off my perch, you fool!" the parrot said.
【小题1】The parrot was expensive because________.
A.it was pretty beautiful |
B.it could talk with the people |
C.it was a very unusual bird |
D.it was in the middle of the store |
A.people came into the pet store |
B.it was the pet store owner |
C.people said it was beautiful |
D.people pulled the strings on its legs |
A.Good morning. |
B.How are you? |
C.That's wasn't interesting. |
D.I'll fall off my perch, you fool. |
A.kind | B.silly | C.clever | D.crazy |
A.Unusual Parrot | B.Parrot Talk | C.Silly man | D.Clever Owner |
Long long ago a man went to India and he had never been there before. When he got there, he saw a lot of fruit, but much of it was expensive because they couldn’t grow much because there was little water. Finally he saw a big basket of some very red and long fruit. And it was the cheapest in the shop.
So he went up and asked, “How much each kilo?”and the shop keeper said, “Two rupees(卢比). ”Two rupees in India was nothing. So he bought a whole kilogram of the fruit and started eating it. But after he ate some of it:oh, my god!His eyes watered, his mouth watered and burnt, and his face became red. He jumped up and down, saying, “Ah!Ah!Ah!”
But he still continued to eat the fruit!Some people who were looking at him shook their heads and said, “You’re crazy, man. Those are chilies(辣椒)!You can’t eat so many!People use them as a condiment, but only a little bit to put into food for taste. You can’t just eat them like that. ”But the silly man said, “No, I can’t stop!I paid money for them, and now I’ll eat them up. It’s my money!”
And you think that man was silly, right?We sometimes do a lot of things like that. We spend money, time or effort doing something. And even though it’s been a long time, hard experience tells us it won’t work, and we know there’s no more hope, we still continue just because we’ve put money, time, effort and love in to it. Just like the man who ate the chilies and felt so bad but couldn’t stop because he didn’t want to waste the money he’d paid.
So even if you’ve lost something, let it go and move on. That’s better than continuing to lose.
【小题1】The man chose to buy the red and long fruit only because .
A.he hadn’t eaten it before | B.he was hungry |
C.it was cheap | D.he hadn’t seen it before |
A.零食 | B.水果 | C.调料 | D.蔬菜 |
A.The man went to India to buy fruit. |
B.The man didn’t want to waste money. |
C.The man bought the fruit because it was expensive. |
D.India can grow a lot of fruit. |
A.we shouldn’t waste money |
B.we shouldn’t eat chilies |
C.we shouldn’t buy something cheap |
D.letting something go is better than keeping on losing |