the hat he , the old man is a farmer.A.Judging from, is wearingB.To judge by, putting onC.Judged by, having onD.Judge by, is dressed 题目和参考答案——青夏教育精英家教网—

The Blind Boy

A blind boy sat on the steps of a building with a hat by his feet. He held up a 11 which said: I am blind, please help. There were only a few 12 in the hat.

A man was walking by. He took a few coins from his 13 and dropped them into the hat. He 14 took the sign, turned it around and wrote some words. He 15 the sign so that everyone who walked by would see the new words.

Soon the hat began to 16 . A lot more people were giving money to the blind boy.

That afternoon the man who had 17 the sign came to see how things were. The boy 18 his footsteps and asked, “Were you the one who changed my sign this morning? What did you write?”

The man said: “I only wrote the truth. I said what you said in a different way, though.” What he had written was: “Today is a (n) 19 day and I cannot see it.”

Do you think the first sign and the second sign were saying the same thing?

Of course both sign simply said the boy was blind. But the first sign simply said the boy was blind. The second sign told people they were so 20 that they were not blind.

Should we be surprised that the second sign was more 21 ?

Be thankful for what you have. When life gives you 100 reasons to cry, show life that you have 1,000 reasons to 22 . Face your past without regret(后悔). 23 your present with confidence(自信). Prepare for the 24 without fear. Keep the faith（信念）and 25 the fear.

A. cover B. sign C. board D. note

A. cashes B. treasures C. pennies D. coins

A. pocket B. can C. backpack D. case

A. still B. then C. already D. yet

A. put on B. put out C. put off D. put back

A. mix up B. show up C. fill up D. make up

A. changed B. prepared C. supported D. reached

A. realized B. recognized C. felt D. discovered

A. average B. successful C. harmonious D. beautiful

A. happy B. disappointed C. lucky D. strange

A. effective B. brave C. surprising D. scientific

A. smile B. exist C. survive D. prove

A. Look into B. Search for C. Deal with D. Depend on

A. tomorrow B. adventure C. future D. sunrise

A. preserve B. charge C. keep D. drop

One morning, a blind boy sat on the steps of a building with a hat by his feet. He held up a sign which said, “I am blind. Please help me.” There were only a few coins in the hat.
A man was walking by. He took out a few coins from his pocket and dropped them into the hat. He then took the sign, turned it around, and wrote something on it. He put the sign back so that everyone who walked by could see the new words. Soon the hat began to fill up. A lot more people were giving money to the blind boy. That afternoon the man who had changed the sign came to see how things were. The boy recognized his footsteps and asked, “Are you the one who changed my sign this morning? May I know what you wrote?” The man said, “I only wrote the truth, I said what you said but in a different way.” What he had written was, “Today is a beautiful day but I cannot see it.”
Of course both signs told people the boy was blind. But the first sign simply said the boy was a blind. The second sign told people they were so lucky that they were not blind. It reminded you to be thankful for what you have. When life gives you a 100 reasons to cry, show life that you have 1,000 reasons to smile. Face your past without regret. Handle your present with confidence. Prepare for the future without fear. Keep the faith and drop the fear. The most beautiful thing is to see a person smiling.
【小题1】We can learn from the text that the man helped the blind boy by __________.

A．sitting together with him	B．rewriting the sign
C．teaching him some principles	D．raising money for him

【小题2】 Why did the man come back that afternoon?

A．To bring some food to the boy.	B．To explain to the boy why he had left.
C．To make sure the boy was still there.	D．To check if there were some changes.

【小题3】It can be inferred that the boy was ________ after he found out what the man had written.

【小题4】What is the main idea of the text?

A．We should help those who are in trouble.

B．We should respect people with disabilities.

C．We should value what we have in life.

D．We should use a wise way when helping others.

Theodor Seuss Geisel was born in Springfield, Massachusetts in 1904. He was famous because of the books he wrote for children. They combine funny words, pictures, and social opinions.

Dr Seuss wrote his first book for children in 1937. It is called And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street. A number of publishers refused to publish it. They said it was too different. A friend finally published it. Soon other successful books followed. Over the years, he wrote more than forty children’s books. They were fun to read. Yet his books sometimes dealt with serious subjects.

By the middle 1940s, Dr Seuss had become one of the best-loved and most successful writers of children’s books. He liked helping children. In 1954, Life magazine published a report about school children who could not read. The report said that many children’s books weren’t interesting. Dr Seuss decided to write books that were interesting and easy to read.

In 1957, Dr Seuss wrote The Cat in the Hat. He used less than 225 words to write the book. This was about the number of words a six-year-old should be able to read.

The story is about a cat who tries to entertain two children on a rainy day while their mother is away from home. The cat is not like normal cats. It talks. The book was an immediate success. It was an interesting story and was easy to read. Children loved it. Their parents loved it, too. Today many adults say it is still one of the stories they like best.

1.What’s the best title for this passage?

A. Some of Dr Seuss’ books for children.

B. What are Dr Seuss’s books mainly about?

C. Dr Seuss — a famous writer of children’s books.

D. Why are Dr Seuss’ books different?

2.What do we know about Dr Seuss’s first book for children?

A. It was Dr Seuss’ worst book.

B. It dealt with a very serious subject.

C. Neither children nor adults like it.

D. Many publishers didn’t accept his book at first.

3.How did Dr Seuss help children according to Paragraph 3?

A. By asking others to help them in magazines.

B. By writing interesting and simple books.

C. By changing his old books into simpler ones.

D. By giving them books for free.

4.Adults most probably think that Dr Seuss’ The Cat in the Hat is _________

A. interesting B. serious C. difficult D. boring

One morning, a blind boy sat on the steps of a building with a hat by his feet. He held up a sign which said, “I am blind. Please help me.” There were only a few coins in the hat.

A man was walking by. He took out a few coins from his pocket and dropped them into the hat. He then took the sign, turned it around, and wrote something on it. He put the sign back so that everyone who walked by could see the new words. Soon the hat began to fill up. A lot more people were giving money to the blind boy. That afternoon the man who had changed the sign came to see how things were. The boy recognized his footsteps and asked, “Are you the one who changed my sign this morning? May I know what you wrote?” The man said, “I only wrote the truth, I said what you said but in a different way.” What he had written was, “Today is a beautiful day but I cannot see it.”

Of course both signs told people the boy was blind. But the first sign simply said the boy was a blind. The second sign told people they were so lucky that they were not blind. It reminded you to be thankful for what you have. When life gives you a 100 reasons to cry, show life that you have 1,000 reasons to smile. Face your past without regret. Handle your present with confidence. Prepare for the future without fear. Keep the faith and drop the fear. The most beautiful thing is to see a person smiling.

1.We can learn from the text that the man helped the blind boy by __________.

A．sitting together with him	B．rewriting the sign
C．teaching him some principles	D．raising money for him

2. Why did the man come back that afternoon?

A．To bring some food to the boy.	B．To explain to the boy why he had left.
C．To make sure the boy was still there.	D．To check if there were some changes.

3.It can be inferred that the boy was ________ after he found out what the man had written.

A．moved

B．amazed

C．excited

D．worried

4.What is the main idea of the text?

A．We should help those who are in trouble.

B．We should respect people with disabilities.

C．We should value what we have in life.

D．We should use a wise way when helping others.

完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选

项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

The Blind Boy

A blind boy sat on the steps of a building with a hat(帽子) by his feet. He held up a __36__ which said: “I am blind, please help.” There were only a few __37_ in the hat.

A man was walking by. He took a few coins from his _ 38 _ and dropped them into the hat. He __39__ took the sign, turned it around and wrote some words. He __40__ the sign __41__ everyone who walked by would see the new words.

Soon the hat began to __42__. A lot more people were giving money to the blind boy.

That afternoon the man who had __43__ the sign came to see __44__ things were. The boy __45__ his footsteps and asked, “Were you the one who changed my sign this morning? What did you write?”

The man said, “I only wrote the truth. I said what you said in a different way, __46__ .” What he had written was: “Today is a(n) __47__ day and I cannot see it.”

Do you think the first sign and the second sign were saying the same thing?

__48__ both signs told people the boy was blind. But the first sign simply said the boy was blind. The second sign told people they were so __49__ that they were not blind.

Should we be surprised that the second sign was more __50__?

Be thankful for what you have. __51__ life gives you 100 reasons to cry, show life that you have 1000 reasons to __52__. Face your past without regret. __ 53___ your present with confidence (自信). Prepare for the __54__ without fear. Keep the faith and __55__ the fear.

36. A. cover B. sign C. board D. note

37. A. cashes B. treasures C. pennies D. coins

38. A. pocket B. can C. backpack D. case

39. A. still B. then C. already D. yet

40. A. put on B. put out C. put off D. put back

41. A. in case B. now that C. so that D. as though

42. A. mix up B. show up C. fill up D. make up

43. A. changed B. prepared C. supported D. reached

44. A. what B. why C. where D. how

45. A. realized B. recognized C. felt D. discovered

46. A. though B. but C. yet D. still

47. A. average B. successful C. harmonious D. beautiful

48. A. After all B. In the long term C. Of course D. As a matter of fact

49. A. happy B. disappointed C. lucky D. strange

50. A. effective B. brave C. surprising D. scientific

51. A. Once B. When C. While D. Because

52. A. smile B. exist C. survive D. prove

53. A. Look into B. Search for C. Deal with D. Depend on

54. A. tomorrow B. adventure C. future D. sunrise

55. A. preserve B. charge C. run D. drop

________ the hat he ________, the old man is a farmer.

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