An African farmer had heard tales about other farmers who had made millions of dollars by discovering diamond mines. These tales so excited the farmer that he could hardly wait to sell his farm and go prospecting for diamonds himself.

So he sold the farm and spent the rest of his life wandering the African continent, searching unsuccessfully for the shining stone that brought such high prices on the markets of the world.

Finally, broke and worn out, he threw himself into a river and drowned.

Meanwhile, back at the farm, the man who had bought his farm happened to be crossing a small river on the property one day when he saw something shining at the bottom of the river. He picked it up. It was a sparkling stone - a good size stone - and, admiring it, he later put it on his fireplace mantel(壁炉架) as an interesting curiosity.

Several weeks later, a visitor admired the stone, looked closely at it, lifted it in his hand and nearly fainted. He asked the farmer if he knew what he'd found. When the farmer said no, that he thought it was just a piece of crystal, the visitor told him he had found one of the largest diamonds ever discovered.

The farmer was astonished. He told the man that his small river was full of these brilliant stones, and his farmland was covered with them. Not all were as large, perhaps, as the one on his mantel, but they were sprinkled generously throughout his property.

Needless to say, the farm the first farmer had sold, so that he could search for a diamond mine, turned out to be the most productive diamond mine on the entire African continent.

【小题1】Why did the first farmer sell his farm?

A. He had made a fortune by selling diamonds.

B. He was tired of his life as a farmer.

C. He wanted to make more money elsewhere.

D. He was told that there was no diamonds on his farm.

【小题2】What happened to him after he sold his property?

A. He found a river full of diamonds on his farm.

B. He lost everything including his own life.

C. He discovered a mine filled with brilliant stones.

D. He finally got his property back with diamonds.

【小题3】When the second farmer first found a shining stone, he ______.

A. felt sorry for what he had done to the first farmer

B. was excited to see he would soon be very rich

C. found it special and brought it home

D. couldn’t wait to share his joy with his friends

【小题4】The visitor nearly passed out after a close look at the stone because _______.

A. he was shocked by the misfortune of the first farmer

B. the discovery was too good to be true

C. it was not discovered on his own farm

D. he was blinded by the light from the stone

【小题5】What do we learn from the story?

A. Treasure a farm with a river running across it.

B. Show your belongings to others to find their real value.

C. Dig deep into what we have instead of wandering elsewhere.

D. Ask for professional advice before selling anything to others.

I was doing some Christmas shopping in a toy store and decided to look at Barbie dolls for my nieces. A nicely dressed little girl was excitedly looking through the Barbie dolls as well. As she was looking, a little boy came to the Pokemon toys. He was dressed neatly, but his clothes were obviously old. He was with his father as well, and kept picking up the Pokemon video toys. Each time he picked one up and looked at his father, his father shook his head and said, “No.”

The little girl had chosen her Barbie. However, she stopped and was watching them. Rather dejectedly, the boy had to give up the Pokemon toys and choose something else. The little girl put her Barbie back on the shelf, and ran over to the Pokemon toys. She excitedly picked up one and raced towards the checkout. I picked up my purchases and got in line behind them. Then, much to the little girl’s delight, the little boy and his father got in line behind me. After the toy was paid for and bagged, the little girl handed it back to the cashier (收银员) and whispered something in her ear. The casher smiled and put the package under the counter.
I paid for my purchases and was rearranging things when the little boy came up to the cashier. The cashier checked his purchases and said, “Congratulations, you are my hundredth customer today, and you win a prize!” With that, she handed the little boy the Pokemon toys, and he could only stare in surprise. It was exactly what he had wanted!
The little girl and her father had been standing at the doorway during all of this. Then they walked out. As I walked back to my car, I heard the father ask his daughter why she had done that. I’ll never forget what she said to him. “Daddy, didn’t Grandparents want me to buy something that would make me happy?” He said, “Of course they did, honey.” To which the little girl replied, “Well, I just did!”
I feel very shocked to have witnessed the true spirit of Christmas in that toy store, in the form of a little girl who understands more about the meaning of this festival than most adults I know.
【小题1】The underlined word “dejectedly” in the second paragraph probably means _____.

A.delightedlyB.disappointedlyC.excitedlyD.unexpectedly
【小题2】How did the little boy get the Pokemon toys?
A.His father bought him the Poknemon toys.
B.Fortunately, he was the hundredth customer and won the Poknemon toys.
C.The cashier felt sympathy for the little boy and gave him the Poknemon toys.
D.The little girl bought the Poknemon toys for him.
【小题3】What did the little girl mean when saying “Daddy, didn’t Grandparents want me to buy something that would make me happy?”
A.Her Grandparents wanted her to be happy.
B.Making the little boy happy made her happy.
C.The Poknemon toys made her happy.
D.Her Grandparents hoped that she could help others.
【小题4】Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?
A.the story happened before Christmas.
B.The little boy had not enough money to buy the Poknemon toys.
C.Although the little girl liked the Poknemon toys very much, she gave them to the boy.
D.The author was deeply moved by the behavior of the little girl.

At a meeting, a well-known speaker lifted up a bill of 20 dollars before starting his speech.
Facing 200 people, he asked, “Who wants this 20-dollar bill?” A great many hands were put up. Then he continued to say, “I intended to give it to any one of you, but allow me to do a thing before giving it to you.” Suddenly he crumpled (揉)it into a round mass. Then he asked, “Who wants it? ” Still some hands were lifted up.
He asked again, “Well, how could it be if I do it like this?” he threw the bill onto the ground, stepped on it and twisted it. As he picked it up, the bill had become not only dirty but wrinkled.
“Who still wants it?” Still a few people put up their hands.
“My dear friends, you have had a meaningful class. No matter how I treated this bill, you still want it, because it is worth 20 dollars. On your life road, you may be knocked down(击垮) or even broken into pieces by your determination or unfavorable situations. We may feel ourselves worth nothing, but, my darling, remember that whatever happens in the future, you should never lose your value(价值) in the God’s heart. You’re particular ---- never forget it.”
【小题1】How many times did the speaker ask the people whether they wanted the bill?

A.OnceB.TwiceC.Three timesD.Four times
【小题2】The underlined word “wrinkled” in the third paragraph probably means _______.
A.brokenB.having small lines or folds in it
C.flatD.having holes on it
【小题3】The speaker did this test in order to _____________.
A.tell the audience that one should never lose one’s own value
B.tell the audience that God values money most
C.test if some of the audience were extremely interested in money
D.play a trick on the audience
【小题4】What would the speaker probably talk about next?
A.How money can make people crazy.
B.How to avoid being knocked down in one’s life.
C.How to keep one’s value of life.
D.How to give a meaningful class

A gentleman put an advertisement in a newspaper for a boy to work in his office. Out of the nearly fifty men who came to apply, the man selected one and dismissed(解散) the others.
“I should like to know,” said a friend, “the reason you preferred that boy, who brough not a single letter—not a recommendation(介绍信).”
“You are wrong,” said the gentleman. He had a great many. He wiped his feet at the door and closed the door after him, indicating that he was careful. He gave his seat immediately to the crippled (跛的) old man, showing that he was kind and thoughtful. He took off his cap when he came in and answered my questions immediately, showing that he was polite and gentlemanly.
“All the rest stepped over the book which I had purposely put on the floor. He picked it up and placed it on the table; and he waited quietly for his turn instead of pushing and crowding.
When I talked to him, I noticed his tidy clothing, his neatly brushed hair, and his clean fingernails(指甲). Can’t you see that these things are excellent recommendations? I consider them more significant(明显的) than letters.”
45.  A gentleman put an advertisement in a newspaper _____
A.  in order to hire an office boy          
B.  so as to dismiss the others
C.  in order to select one among the fifty applicants         
D.  so as to select one and dismiss the others
46.  The underlined word “indicatiing” probably means _______
A.  drawing         B.  saying          C.  showing         D.  speaking
47.  _______ was the very person the gentleman preferred.
A.  He who had many letters       
B.  He who had no letters         
C.  He who wiped his feet          
D.  He who was careful,kind, polite and thoughtful
48.  According to the passage, we know that the gentleman hired the boy by________
A.  his good manners               B.  the relationships between them 
C.  by the feelings                 D.  his letters

短文改错(共10小题;每小题1分,满分10分)
此题要求改正所给短文中的错误.对标题号的每一行做出判断:如无错误,在该行右边的横线上划(√);如有错误(每行只有一个错误),则按下列情况改正:
此行多一个词:把多余的词用斜线划掉,在该行右边横线上写出该词,并也用斜线划掉。
此行缺一个词:在缺词处加一个漏字符号(^),在该行右边横线上写出该加的词。
此行错一个词:在错的词下划一横线,在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。
注意:原行没有错的不要改。
That Saturday when I entered into an underpass, I      86.      
heard a beautiful sound. It makes me very happy.              87.     
It was darkness there, but I could judge where the sound    88.     
came. I walked towards a corner. An old man was sitting    89.     
there, wears shabby clothes. He was playing erhu, “Oh, it is       90.      
a beggar,” I thought. On that moment a man came by and dropped    91.     
one Yuan in the beggar box. The old man stopped              92.     
to say “Thank you”. He then groped (摸) on the ground.    93.     
While he found the box, he picked up the money. He felt   94.     
it and smiled. What beautiful the music was! It was    95.     
played by a blind person. I just admired him.            

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