Mr. White is seventy years old. He has been staying at home since he retired. Last year his wife 41 .He was very sad. He has four children, but they all have their own families. Now he lives in an old house  42. Sometimes he feels lonely. One day, one of his children bought a parrot for him. It could  43 and usually gave it nice  44. But one afternoon, a cat ate the parrot. He was very sad and  45 to buy another one. He also bought a strong and beautiful cage for it and began to  46 it to speak. Every morning, as soon as he got up, he said“Good morning”  47 the bird. The bird had a look at him but said  48 . He kept on teaching it but the parrot didn’t learn anything. He felt sorry for it and lost his patience(耐心).
One evening his  49  called and told him that his granddaughter was  50  in hospital. He went to see her  51 . When he got there, she was being operated(手术) on and he didn’t see her. The doctors asked him to go home. He was so worried about her that he couldn’t  52  the whole night. The next morning, when he was passing by the parrot, he  53  to say “Good morning” to the bird.
Suddenly(突然地) he  54  someone saying,“What happened to you this morning?” He looked  55 . There was nobody except himself in the room. It was the bird.

【小题1】
A.tiredB.wentC.leftD.worked
【小题2】
A.happilyB.aloneC.angrilyD.carefully
【小题3】
A.sayB.shoutC.tellD.speak
【小题4】
A.houseB.clothesC.foodD.words
【小题5】
A.askedB.likedC.hopedD.decided
【小题6】
A.wantB.teachC.haveD.with
【小题7】
A.toB.withC.atD.about
【小题8】
A.anythingB.everythingC.nothingD.something
【小题9】
A.parrotB.friendC.wifeD.son
【小题10】
A.illB.seriousC.badD.worried
【小题11】
A.at firstB.at onceC.all year roundD.all the time
【小题12】
A.wake upB.stay upC.sleep lateD.fall asleep
【小题13】
A.forgotB.rememberedC.plannedD.stopped
【小题14】
A.thoughtB.knewC.heardD.found
【小题15】
A.upB.aroundC.downD.over



When I was seven years old, my family made me an ant farm. First , we put clean sand in a thin glass box. Then we waited for the ants to arrive.
After the ants were in the glass farm, they started to make tunnels(隧道). I was amazed that each one knew exactly what to do. Each had its own job.
On the fifth day a tragedy happened. I put my face so close to the glass farm that I knocked it over.
All the tunnels fell down. Although the ants remained alive after their earthquake, one by one they began to die. I was scared as I watched them give up building their tunnels to carry the bodies to a corner of the farm .
My mother said that the ants were dying of sadness . They simply could not stand that their tunnels were gone.
Although much time has passed , I still think of that ant farm. Mom had hoped it would teach me about the natural world , but it taught me much more.
Over the years, I came to realize the importance of teamwork . Working together , the ants were able to make an amazing world for themselves . I also learned that they should be admired for their hard word.
But there was an even larger lesson that I did not realize until recently: adversity is a natural part of life , and must be accepted . Unlike the ants ,we cannot give up when we are sad . We have to realize that if a tunnel is gone , we must building another .
Giving up , I say , is not a good choice.
【小题1】The writer’s family made him an ant farm when he was___.

A.seven years oldB.seventeen years old.
C.seventy years oldD.six years old
【小题2】Which statement is TRUE according to the passage?
A.The writer broke the glass box because it made his face dirty.
B.The ants died one by one because the tunnels were destroyed.
C.Unlike people , teamwork is not so important for the ants.
D.Giving up is a good way when we meet trouble.
【小题3】The underlined word “teamwork” in the passage means_______.
A小组工作     B团队合作     C辛勤劳作     D不停工作
【小题4】What did the writer come to realize a few years later?
A.Working together is useless.B.Teamwork is important.
C.He can’t accept adversity.D.Working alone is amazing.

Venice(威尼斯) is the "Queen" of the Adriatic Sea(亚得里亚海). Every year thousands of people from all over the world travel to Italy to visit the city. Do you know why they like to go there for a visit?

Venice is a very beautiful city. It is quite different from other cities in the world. There aren't any roads or streets in the city, so there aren't any cars or buses. There are many canals(运河)in the city. There is one big canal and one hundred and seventy-seven small canals. People move up and down the canals in boats to go to work, go shopping or visit their friends.

But Venice is sinking(下沉)It is going down and the water is going up. In 2040 Venice will be under water. The Adriatic Sea will cover (覆盖) the city. The Venetians(威尼斯人) love their city and want to stay there. So they want to save(拯救)Venice form the sea. They do not want to leave. How can they save Venice? They can build some strong huge walls and gates in the sea. The gates will close to keep too much water out. In this way Venice will not sink.

1.People from all parts of the world go to visit Venice because________.

A.it is beautiful and quite different from other cities

B.there are a lot of kinds of boats on the canals

C.there are 177 canals in the city

D.it is the most important city in Italy

2. The Venetians usually go to work or visit their friends________.                                                 

A.by bus            B.in boats           C.in cars            D.on foot

3. Year by year the Adriatic Sea ________ and Venice________.                                                       

A.is rising; is sinking

B.is going down; is going up

C.is going up; is going up

D.is sinking; is rising

 

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