Foolish(silly) Freddie lived in a small village. The people of the village laughed at him. They liked to show visitors how silly Freddie was. They thought this was a funny thing to do.
One day, a visitor came to the village.
"Watch this", a villager said, and called to Freddie. "Come and play a game, Freddie, " he shouted. Freddie walked slowly towards him, a silly smile on his face.
"Look! Freddie, "the villager said, "I’ve got something for you." He showed Freddie a dollar coin and a much larger 50-cent coin."Which would you like?" he asked Freddie.
Freddie took the 50-cent coin at once.
The villager laughed."See how foolish he is," he said."He always does that. He’s too silly to learn anything." He walked away, leaving Freddie with the visitor.
The visitor felt sorry for Freddie and said to him, "Although the 50-cent coin is bigger than the$1 coin, the$1 coin is worth(值) much more.Two times as much."
"I know that," Freddie said."But once I take the$1coin, they’ll stop playing the game."
【小题1】根据第一段The people of the village laughed at him. They liked to show visitors how silly Freddie was.描述,可知选D
【小题2】根据第一段They liked to show visitors how silly Freddie was. 描述,可知选A
【小题3】根据最后一段The visitor felt sorry for Freddie and said to him, "Although the 50-cent coin is bigger than the$1 coin, the$1 coin is worth(值) much more.描述,可知他认为弗雷迪不知道这些硬币的价值.故选D
【小题4】根据短文最后一句话"I know that," Freddie said."But once I take the$1coin, they’ll stop playing the game."可知弗雷迪这样做只是为了让人们不断地给他钱,故选C,他其实很聪明.
【小题5】这篇短文主要描述了一个被村民们认为很傻的人,但是实际上这个人很聪明.故选B,foolish用引号括起来,表示相反的含义.
【小题6】People laughed at Freddie because__________.

A.he often made up jokesB.he didn’t like money
C.he looked very funnyD.they thought he was a fool
【小题7】The villagers wanted to show the visitors___________.
A.how silly Freddie wasB.how clever Freddie was
C.How kind people were to FreddieD.that Freddie had much money
【小题8】The visitor felt sorry for Freddie because he though_________.
A.Freddie did not know money was useful
B.the villager was not kind enough to the boy
C.Freddie did not get along well with the villagers
D.Freddie did not know the dollar coin was worth more
【小题9】From the story we know that Freddie was__________.
A.poorB.kindC.cleverD.silly
【小题10】The best title for the passage should be __________.
A.Clever VillagersB."Foolish" Freddie
C.Freddie and a VisitorD.A Visitor and the Villagers

先阅读短文,然后根据短文内容从方框内所给的单词中选择恰当的词(注意词形变化)填入短文空白处,使短文完整、通顺。一词只用一次,一空限填一词。方框中有两个词是多余的。

hungry   hospital   hunch   thirsty   miss   sad   asleep    come     see     quiet    think    leave  eye

It was a hot day during the holiday.My mother and I got on the bus which would take us to my grandma’s village.It was so hot that 1 felt very   1 .Then I began 1o think of the sweet watermelons and other fruits in Grandma’s house.I could hardly wait to arrive there and  2  my grandma earlier.

It took us one more hour to gel there.When we walked into the house,Grandma was busy preparing  3  in the kitchen.I knew from her smile face that she was very glad to see us,She brought out a big watermelon and cut it.It was so nice to eat the watermelon on such a hot day.

After lunch my mother felt tired and went to bed to have a rest.I asked my grandma to tell me a fair tale.We sat on the bed and she began to tell it.I listened to her  4 ,It was not long before I fell   5  .I was dreaming when a terrible sound woke me up.I saw Grandma was lying on the ground.I couldn’t believe my   6 .How fearful a sight was!I hurried to wake my mother up.We took Grandma to the   7   in a hurry,But it was too late.My grandma’s heart stopped beating(跳动)when we got there.You’ll never imagine how   8   we felt then.

Grandma was very well all the time.I had never imagine she would   9   us so soon.That evening I lay in bed alone.Tears ran down my face.I prayed(祈祷)and prayed,wishing my grandma would be able to   10  back.

Now several years have passed.My dear grandma,where are you?I   11   you so much.

阅读下列短文,根据短文内容填写表格 (每空限填一词)。

Every scientist has a childhood dream. A scientist in China once had a dream. He wished to grow a new type of rice. This new type of rice would be as big as peanuts. This person is Yuan Longping—"Father" of Hybrid rice(杂交水稻).

Yuan Longping was born in 1930. He graduat­ed from the Southwest Agricultural (农业) Univer­sity in 1953. He came up with an idea for a Hybrid rice in the 1960s. Since then, he has devoted himself to research and to the development of new varieties.

In 1973, together with other people, he succee­ded in the development of Hybrid rice. This made China a worldwide leader in rice production(生产). In 1980, the technology (技术) for hybrid, rice was introduced to the United States. Now his "super rice" has been introduced to more than 20 other countries.

Because of Professor Yuan's hard work, China now produces enough rice to feed her people every year. Last November an online survey showed that most Chinese believed that Yuan deserved (应得) a Nobel Peace Prize.

In his spare time, Yuan Longping loves playing the violin and listening to music. Every night, he reads for half an hour before he goes to sleep. He likes swimming, too. It is said that Professor Yuan is one of the richest people in China. But he cares about nothing but his research.

Yuan Longping---  76  of Hybrid rice

Childhood  77

He wished to grow a new type of rice which would be the same 78  as peanuts.

His   79

He is  80   of playing the violin, listening to music and  81 .

Personal details

He was born in 1930.

He graduat­ed from the Southwest Agricultural Univer­sity at the age of  82.

Achievements

In 1973, together with other people, he was  83  in the development of Hybrid rice. In 1980, the technology for hybrid rice was   84   to the United States and more than 20 other countries. China now   85   enough rice to feed her people every year. Most Chinese believe that Yuan deserved (应得) a Nobel Peace Prize.

To take good notes, you need to be able to do two things very quickly:First, you must understand main topics;second, your hand must work as fast as your ears so that you can write down as much information as possible.

You do not have to learn how to write down what you hear. But you do need to practice a few simple skills to help you to be good at note-taking. Also, you should learn how to write only the most important words in short forms(形式) from each sentence without taking notice of the rest.

In the old days, people sent telegrams to each other. When they did it, they had to pay by the word, and it was expensive. That is why they sent very short telegrams which included only the most important words. Let’s compare these two examples:

※“I’ll be arriving tomorrow, Monday, Aprill15, On TWA flight number 222, at JFK airport.”

※“Arrive 15th TWA 222 JFK.”

Which would be more expensive?

When you take notes, you have a similar problem. In this case it is not money, but time. For that reason, it is a good idea to practice listening for only the most important sentences, and only the most important words in those sentences.

根据短文内容填空,每空一词。

66、To take good notes, first, you must understand                   .

67、Second, your hand must (此处删去be)        as        as your ears.

68、You should learn how to write only the most        words in      

        from each sentence.

69、The writer’s purpose is to teach us how                           

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