Have you ever listened to young children talking in the playground? They are always boasting. They say things like, “My Dad’s car is bigger than your Dad’s,” and “My Mom is smarter than yours.” They particularly like to boast about their families.
There were three little boys, Harry, Ted and Gavin, who were always boasting. Gavin was the worst. Everything about his family was always the best or the biggest or the most expensive.
Whatever the others said, he could always go on better. One day when they were walking to
school, Harry said, “My father had a bath twice a week,” Ted spoke next. “That’s nothing,” he said. “Having a bath twice a week is dirty. My father has a bath every day, sometimes twice a day.” Ted looked at Gavin. Now it was his turn. But what could he say? “This time,” Ted thought, “I’m going to win.” Gavin didn’t know what to say. He couldn’t say that his father had a bath three times a day. That was silly. He walked on in silence. Ted smiled at Harry, and Harry smiled back. They were sure that for once they had beaten Gavin. They reached the school gates. Still Gavin said nothing. “We’ve won,” Ted said to Harry, but he spoke too soon. On the way home, Gavin said, “My Dad is so clean that he doesn’t have to bathe at all.”
【小题1】According to the passage, the meaning of the word “boast” is __________.

A.to sing a nice song
B.to talk big
C.to go on better
D.to have a bath three times a day
【小题2】What did Harry boast about?
A.The number of times his father had a bath every week.
B.The size of the bathroom in his home.
C.His father’s car.
D.His mother’s family.
【小题3】Who boasted the most?
A.Ted.
B.Harry and Ted.
C.Harry and Gavin.
D.Gavin.
【小题4】What does “he spoke too soon” in the last paragraph mean?
A.He spoke quickly.
B.He should have spoken earlier.
C.He was wrong.
D.He couldn’t be understood.

Once there was a piano player in a bar. People came just to hear him play. But one night, a lady asked him to sing a song.
"I don't sing." said the man.
But the lady told the waiter, "I'm tired of listening to the piano. I want the player to sing!"
The waiter shouted across the room, " Hey, friend! If you want to get paid, sing a song!"
So he did. He had never sung in public before. Now he was singing for the very first time! Nobody had ever heard the song Mona Lisa sung so beautifully!
He had talent (天赋)he was sitting on! He may have lived the rest of his life as a no-name piano player in a no-name bar. But once he found, by accident, that he could sing well, he went on working hard and became one of the best-known singers in the US. His name was Nat King Cole.
You, too, have skills and abilities. You may not feel that your talent is great, but it may be better than you think. With hard work, most skills skills can be improved. Besides, you may have no success at all if you just sit on your talent.
【小题1】The lady asked the player to sing a song because          .

A.she had paid him for thisB.she knew him very well
C.she wanted to have a changeD.she enjoyed his singsing
【小题2】Nat King Cole successed because          .
A.the lady helped him a lotB.he caught the chance
C.he continued to play in the barD.he stopped playing the piano
【小题3】From the story we know if you have some talent, you should          .
A.hide it and waitB.ask others or help
C.pay no attention to itD.work hard to improve yourself
【小题4】Which could be the best title for the passage?
A.Sing in the BarB.Achieve Success in Life
C.Never Lose HeartD.Find Your Hidden Talent

阅读下面短文,从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

I was in the fifth grade in a small town in Utah. At the start of the school year, my friends and I saw a(n)      face. It was clear from the start that the newcomer, Ruth, would not be _____ in our social circle.

Her father lived in a neighborhood that was far from fashionable. Every day, she wore the _____ dress and too-big blue sneakers.

There were lots of ____ in our school on Christmas Eve every year. Most people in town ____ the school’s Christmas programmes. While other classes sang songs and performed skits, the ____ was reserved for fifth--graders. The starring roles were Mary and Joseph. One day before Christmas, my friends and I listened ____ as our teacher, Mr. Russon, read from his list. Finally, he said, “Joseph will be ____ by Timothy.”

I was ____ ,but at once tense again. Which of the popular girls would perform with me? “And the ____ of Mary goes to …Ruth.” Ruth? As far as we knew, she hadn’t ____ tried out. If Ruth was going to be Mary, we decided, we’d make this the ____ Christmas play ever.

_____, Ruth had always practiced her song while the rest of us were doing ____ . Her voice cracked as she tried to get a(n) ___ . We laughed harder than ever. Our music teacher     the pianist. We were the worst group of fifth-graders ever, the teacher told us. This year there would be      play!

Christmas Eve arrived. Students and people crowded the hall. Finally the time ____ for the fifth-grade performance. To our ____ , Mr. Russon said, “One of the fifth-graders will sing a solo.” The curtain opened, and there stood Ruth. She wore a white dress. Her face ___ as she began to sing. A beautiful voice rang through the hall.

1.A. unchanging         B. friendly                   C. serious           D. unfamiliar

2.A. protected           B. included                 C. surrounded      D. blamed

3.A. formal                  B. same                 C. modern                 D. beautiful

4.A. courses               B. songs                 C. programmes              D. speeches

5.A. attended             B. discussed         C. compared                  D. disliked

6.A. song                     B. dance                 C. story                         D. play

7.A. anxiously   B. curiously                 C. proudly                   D. patiently

8.A. replaced             B. rescued                  C. played                D. punished

9.A. surprised            B. disappointed          C. interested              D. delighted

10.A. part          B. name                       C. honor                 D. money

11.A. already              B. still                           C. never                      D. even

12.A. worst                 B. best                         C. longest           D. easiest

13.A. Besides             B. However                 C. Therefore               D. Still

14.A. everything        B. nothing          C. something         D. anything

15.A. break                 B. apology                   C. breath                D. chance

16.A. encouraged     B. showed                   C. lost                     D. stopped

17.A. no         B. more         C. another        D. such

18.A. passed               B. came                  C. saved                   D. wasted

19.A. surprise            B. enjoyment        C. regret                       D. disappointment    

20.A. woke up            B. lit up                   C. rose  up                  D. cheered up

 

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