If there are natural resources in a country, it is common for it to export some of them. A. in total B. in abundance C. in short D. in pieces 题目和参考答案——青夏教育精英家教网—

It was a very cold evening. The old man’s beard was almost icy. He was waiting for a ____ across the river. The wait seemed ____. The old man sat on the ground waiting for quite a long time.

____, he saw several horsemen coming. He watched them silently and let the first one pass by without even asking. Another passed by，and then another, till the last rider came near the old man. The old man caught the rider’s ____ and said, “Sir, would you ____ giving me a ride to the other side?”

____ his horse, the rider replied, “Of course not.” But it was so cold that the old man’s body was almost ____. He could not get ____ the ground. The horseman helped the old man onto his horse. He took the old man not just across the river, ____ to the old man’s home.

As they ___ the old man’s house, the horseman asked, “Sir, you let several other riders pass by without even asking. Then I ____ and you asked me for a ride at once. Why? ____I had said ‘no’ and left you there?”

The old man looked the rider straight in the eye, and said, “I looked ____ the eyes of the other riders. I quickly saw that they didn’t ____. It would be ____ even asking them for a ride. But in your eye I saw ____. I knew that you would help me.”

The words ____ the rider deeply. “Thank you for what you’ve said,” he told the old man. “I hope I will never leave others ____ simply because I’m busy, and every American citizen does ____ in my heart.”

With that, Thomas Jefferson, the third president of the US, turned his horse around and made his ____ back to the White House。

1.A. help B. ride C. trip D. drive

2.A. useful B. boring C. fortunate D. endless

3.A. Gradually B. Finally C. Sadly D. Surprisingly

4.A .eyes B. hand C. back D. face

5.A. like B. think C. offer D. mind

6.A. Speeding B. Riding C. Stopping D. Leaving

7.A. shocked B. stuck C. frozen D. injured

8.A. down B. on C. in D. off

9.A. only B. but C. so D. then

10.A. neared B. visited C. passed D. missed

11.A. came on B. came in C. came up D. came out

12.A. Even if B. What if C. As if D. Only if

13.A. out B. for C. into D. up

14.A. try B. wait C. ask D. care

15.A. useless. B. risky C. dangerous D. foolish

16.A. bravery B. loyalty C. ambition D. kindness

17.A. attracted B. comforted C. touched D. occupied

18.A. alone B. out C. away D. over

19.A. desire B. live C. count . D. advance

20.A. choice B. living C. mind D. way

Nearly all our food comes from the soil. Some of us eat meat, of course, but animals live on plants. If there were no plants, we would have no animals and no meat. So the soil is very necessary for life. The top of the ground is usually covered with grass or other plants. There may be dead leaves and dead plants on the grass. The waste matter (粪) from animals also falls on it.

All soil needs food. If we do not give it any, the plants will be weak. Farmers found that animals’ waste is the best food for the soil, but chemical fertilizers (化肥) are also very useful. The same crop (庄稼) should not be grown in the same place every year; it’s better to have a different crop. A change of crop and the use of a good fertilizer will keep the land good.

1.What would happen first without plants?

A．People would have more crops. B．Animals would die.

C．There would be more food. D．There would be less soil.

2.What does the writer tell us in the first paragraph (段落)?

A．Leaves, plants, grass and waste live on each other.

B．There would be no animals without meat.

C．There would be no plants without animals.

D．People, animals, plants and soil live on each other.

3.Which is the best food for soil in the field?

A．Chemical fertilizers B．Plants and grass. C．Animals’ waste. D．Different crops.

4.Why do we often grow a different crop in the same place every year?

A．Because we can keep the soil rich this way.

B．Because we don’t have enough land.

C．Because we want to have a different food.

D．Because we do this as a habit.

5.What is the best title for the passage?

A．Soil and Waste B．Plants and Animals C．Food and Waste D．Soil and Food

　 Many families in the United States have a large income now than ever before, but people are finding it difficult to make ends meet anyway. Almost everyone is wondering, “What happens to all my money? I never seem to have anything left to put away. ”

　 Why isn’t a dollar worth as much as it used to be? One dollar is always worth the same amount, that is, 100 cents. But the value of a dollar is how much it can buy. The value of money depends on the cost of living. Economists say that the cost of living is the money that a family must pay for the necessities of life such as food, housing or rent, clothes, and medical expenses. For many years now, the cost of living has increased greatly, so the value of the dollar has decreased. When a dollar has a low value, you cannot buy as many things with it.

　 No one fully understands why the cost of living keeps increasing, but economists believe that workers and producers can make process go up. As workers earn more money, they have more money to spend, so they demand more goods. If there a a great demand for certain goods, the prices of these goods go up. At the same time, if there’s a shortage of goods, the prices also go up. For example, if everyone wants to buy more and more gas, the price of gas goes up. When companies which hold gas from buyers, they can also make the price of gas go up.

　 Families need to know what happens to their money. They need to make their income meet the cost of living, so many people plan a family budget. A budget is a list of monthly expenses. If your expenses add up to more than your income, you must find ways to save money. Maybe you’re spending too much on entertainment. Or if you’re spending too much on clothes; you may want to sew your own clothes. budgeting helps you spend your money wisely as the cost of living increases.

1. What has troubled many families in the United States?

　 A. A not-large-enough income.

　 B. Nothing is left over to put away.

　 C. The increasing cost of living.

　 D. A shortage of certain goods.

2. ____ determines the value of the dollar.

　 A. The government

　 B. The cost of living

　 C. The economist

　 D. The bank

3. While the cost of living increases, the value of the dollar ____.

　 A. increases too

　 B. decreases

　 C. neither increases nor decreases

　 D. seldom decreases

4. When ____, the prices go up.

　 A. demand exceeds(超过) supply

　 B. supply exceeds demand

　 C. demand doesn’t exceed supply

　 D. supply equals demand

5. Budgeting helps ____.

　 A. one to make his income meet the cost of living

　 B. the government to battle the rising cost of living

　 C. merchants(商人)to produce more goods

　 D. the workers to earn more money

Many families in the United States have a large income now than ever before, but people are finding it difficult to make ends meet anyway. Almost everyone is wondering, “What happens to all my money? I never seem to have anything left to put away. ”

　 Why isn’t a dollar worth as much as it used to be? One dollar is always worth the same amount, that is, 100 cents. But the value of a dollar is how much it can buy. The value of money depends on the cost of living. Economists say that the cost of living is the money that a family must pay for the necessities of life such as food, housing or rent, clothes, and medical expenses. For many years now, the cost of living has increased greatly, so the value of the dollar has decreased. When a dollar has a low value, you cannot buy as many things with it.

　 No one fully understands why the cost of living keeps increasing, but economists believe that workers and producers can make process go up. As workers earn more money, they have more money to spend, so they demand more goods. If there a a great demand for certain goods, the prices of these goods go up. At the same time, if there’s a shortage of goods, the prices also go up. For example, if everyone wants to buy more and more gas, the price of gas goes up. When companies which hold gas from buyers, they can also make the price of gas go up.

　 Families need to know what happens to their money. They need to make their income meet the cost of living, so many people plan a family budget. A budget is a list of monthly expenses. If your expenses add up to more than your income, you must find ways to save money. Maybe you’re spending too much on entertainment. Or if you’re spending too much on clothes; you may want to sew your own clothes. budgeting helps you spend your money wisely as the cost of living increases.

1. What has troubled many families in the United States?

　 A. A not-large-enough income.

　 B. Nothing is left over to put away.

　 C. The increasing cost of living.

　 D. A shortage of certain goods.

2. ____ determines the value of the dollar.

　 A. The government

　 B. The cost of living

　 C. The economist

　 D. The bank

3. While the cost of living increases, the value of the dollar ____.

　 A. increases too