摘要: He set out to work without whether it would bring him success.

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  Shundagarh is a village on India's east-facing coast. It is a village of simple mud and grass houses built on the beach just above the waterline. The Khadra Hills rise immediately behind the village, to a height of one hundred and fifty meters. A simple, good-hearted old man, whose name was Jalpur, farmed two small fields on the very edge of these hills. From his fields he could see the fishing boats that travelled up and down the coast. He could see the children playing on the sands; their mothers washing clothes on the flat stones where the Shiva River flowed into the sea; and their fathers landing the latest catch or repairing nets and telling stories that had no end.

  All Jalpur owned in the world were the clothes he wore day in and day out, the miserable (蹩脚的)hut that he slept in at night, a few tools and cooking pots, and his fields. The corn that he grew was all that made life possible. If the weather was kind and the harvest was good, Jalpur could live happily enough--not well, but happily. When the sun was fierce, and there was little or no rain, then he came close to the line between life and death.

  Last year the weather had been so kind, and the harvest promised to be so good, that Jalpur had been wondering whether he could sell all that he had and live with his son farther up the coast. He had been thinking about doing this for some years. It was his dearest wish to spend his last days with his son and his wife. But he would go only if he could give; he would not go if it meant taking food out of the mouths of his grandchildren. He would rather die hungry than do this.

  On the day when Jalpur decided that he would harvest his corn, sell it, and move up the coast, he looked out to sea and saw a huge wave, several kilometers out, advancing on the coast and on the village of Shundagarh within ten minutes everyone in Shundagarh would be drowned. Jalpur would have shouted, but the people were too far away to hear. He would have run down the hill, but he was too old to run. He was prepared to do anything to save the people of Shundagarh, so he did the only thing that he could do: he set fire to his corn. In a matter of seconds the flames were rising high and smoke was rising higher. Within a minute the people of Shundagarh were racing up the hill to see what had happened. There, in the middle of his blackened cornfield, they found Jalpur, and there they buried him.

  On his grave they wrote the words: Here lies Jalpur, a man who gave,living; a man who died, giving.

1.Which of the following could Jalpur NOT see from his fields?

[  ]

A.Mothers washing clothes.

B.Fathers taking their corn to market.

C.Fishing boats traveling on the sea.

D.Children playing on the sands.

2.Why didn't Jalpur live well?

[  ]

A.He didn't work hard.

B.He had too many children to feed.

C.He only depended on good weather and harvest for survival.

D.The villagers kept taking his corn.

3.Jalpur's dearest wish was to _____.

[  ]

A.move away from his son

B.take a vacation up the coast

C.make a great deal of money in order to live an easy life

D.spend his last days with his son and his wife

4.What did Jalpur do when he saw the huge wave?

[  ]

A.He set his corn on fire so the people of Shundagarh would leave the beach.

B.He screamed loudly to get the villagers' attention.

C.He ran down the hill to tell the people.

D.He stood still, not knowing what to do.

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  Shundagarh is a village on India’s east-facing coast. It is a village of simple mud and grass houses built on the beach just above the waterline. The Khadra Hills rise immediately behind the village, to a height of one hundred and fifty meters. A simple, good-hearted old man, whose name was Jalpur, farmed two small fields on the very edge of these hills. From his fields he could see the fishing boats that traveled up and down the coast. He could see the children playing on the sands; their mothers washing clothes on the flat stones where the Shiva River flowed into the sea; and their fathers landing the latest catch or repairing nets and telling stories that had no end.

  All Jalpur owned in the world were the clothes he wore day in and day out, the miserable(蹩脚的)hut that he slept in at night, a few tools and cooking pots--and his fields. The corn that he grew was all that made life possible. If the weather was kind and the harvest was good, Jalpur could live happily enough--not well, but happily. When the sun was fierce, and there was little or no rain, then he came close to the line between life and death.

  Last year the weather had been so kind, and the harvest promised to be so good, that Jalpur had been wondering whether he could sell all that he had and live with his son farther up the coast. He had been thinking about doing this for some years. It was his dearest wish to spend his last days with his son and his wife. But he would go only if he could give; he would not go if it meant taking food out of the mouths of his grandchildren. He would rather die hungry than do this.

  On the day when Jalpur decided that he would harvest his corn, sell it, and move up the coast, he looked out to sea and saw a huge wave, several kilometers out, advancing on the coast and on the village of Shundagarh. Within ten minutes everyone in Shundagarh would be drowned. Jalpur would have shouted, but the people were too far away to hear. He would have run down the hill, but he was too old to run. He was prepared to do anything to save the people of Shundagarh, so he did the only thing that he could do: he set fire to his corn. In a matter of seconds the flames were rising high and smoke was rising higher. Within a minute the people of Shundagarh were racing up the hill to see what had happened. There, in the middle of his blackened cornfield, they found Jalpur; and there they buried him.

  On his grave, they wrote the words: Here lies Jalpur, a man who gave, living: a man who died, giving.

(1)Which of the following could Jalpur NOT see from his Fields?

[  ]

A.Mothers washing clothes.

B.Fathers taking their corn to market.

C.Fishing boats traveling on the sea.

D.Children playing on the sands.

(2)Why didn’t Jalpur live well?

[  ]

A.He didn’t work hard.

B.He had too many children to feed.

C.He only depended on good weather and harvest for survival.

D.The villagers kept taking his corn.

(3)What did Jalpur do when he saw the huge wave?

[  ]

A.He set his corn on fire so the people of Shundagarh would leave the beach.

B.He screamed loudly to get the villagers’ attention.

C.He ran down the hill to tell the people.

D.He stood still, not knowing what to do.

(4)The villagers were thankful to Jalpur because he had _______.

[  ]

A.given his life in order to save theirs

B.saved their village from being drowned by the wave

C.given them many things during his life

D.given them his corn in order to save them from hunger

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  The young man arrived on the Massachusetts beach early carrying a radio, a shovel, and a strange set of tools:a brick layer’s trowel, a palette knife, spatulas, spoons, and a spray bottle.

  He walked down near the water-the tide was out-put down the radio and tuned it to soft rock.Then he shoveled wet sand into a pile nearly four feet high and as many feet across.Then he created a rectangular(长方形的)shape.

  After that, he set to work with palette knife, spatulas, and spoons.He shaped a graceful tower, topped walls, fashioned beautiful bay windows, and carved out big front gate.

  The man knew his sand.He smoothly finished some surfaces and embroidered(雕刻)artistic designs on others.As the shapes began to dry, he gently kept them slightly wet with water from the spray bottle, in case they might break in the wind.

  All this took hours.People gathered.At last he stood back, obviously satisfied with a castle worthy of the Austrian countryside or Disneyland.

  Then he gathered his tools and radio and moved them up to drier sand.He had known for a while what many in the rapt(全神贯注的)crowd still overlooked:the tide was coming in.Not only had he practiced his art with confidence and style, he had done so against a powerful, immutable(不可抗拒的)deadline.

  As the crowd looked on, water began to lap at the base of the castle.In minutes it was surrounded.Then the rising flood began to eat into the base, walls fell, the tower fell, and finally the gate’s arch fell.More minutes passed, and small waves erased bay windows and battlements-soon no more than a small part was left.

  Many in the crowd looked terribly sad; some voiced fears and discouragement.But the sculptor(雕塑家)remained calm.He had, after all, had a wonderful day, making beauty out of nothing, and watching it return to nothing as time and tide moved on.

(1)

In this selection, why did the sculptor start early in the day?

[  ]

A.

He knew the tide was out in the morning.

B.

It gave time for the crowd to gather.

C.

He needed the sun to help dry the sand.

D.

It was easier to begin with only a few people around.

(2)

Which of the following best shows that the sculptor was an expert?

[  ]

A.

He attracted a large crowd.

B.

He created beautiful details.

C.

He was able to finish his work.

D.

He showed satisfaction on his face.

(3)

In this selection, what does the incoming tide signal?

[  ]

A.

It is time to begin working.

B.

It is the busiest time of the day.

C.

It is the end of a day’s work.

D.

It is time for lookers-on to leave.

(4)

How did the lookers-on react when the tide began to come in?

[  ]

A.

They tried to save the sand castle.

B.

They were disappointed to see the art ruined.

C.

They were nervous about their own belongings.

D.

They helped the artist finish the castle.

(5)

The reader can tell that the sculptor’s reward for his work is ________

[  ]

A.

payment for his work

B.

attention from the crowd

C.

fame as an artist

D.

personal satisfaction

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阅读理解

  Shundagarh is a village on India’s east-facing coast.It is a village of simple mud and grass houses built on the beach just above the waterline.The Khadra Hills rise immediately behind the village, to a height of one hundred and fifty meters.A simple, good-hearted old man, whose name was Jalpur, farmed two small fields on the very edge of these hills.From his fields he could see the fishing boats that traveled up and down the coast.He could see the children playing on the sands ; their mothers washing clothes on the flat stones where the Shiva River flowed into the sea ; and their fathers landing the latest catch or repairing nets and telling stories that had no end.

  All Jalpur owned in the world were the clothes he wore day in and day out, the miserable(蹩脚的)hut that he slept in at night, a few tools and cooking pots -and his fields.The corn that he grew was all that made life possible.If the weather was kind and the harvest was good, Jalpur could live happily enough -not well, but happily.When the sun was fierce, and there was little or no rain, then he came close to the line between life and death.

  Last year the weather had been so kind, and the harvest promised to be so good, that Jalpur had been wondering whether he could sell all that he had and live with his son farther up the coast.He had been thinking about doing this for some years.It was his dearest wish to spend his last days with his son and his wife.But he would go only if he could give ; he would not go if it meant taking food out of the mouths of his grandchildren.He would rather die hungry than do this.

  On the day when Jalpur decided that he would harvest his corn, sell it, and move up the coast, he looked out to sea and saw a huge wave, several kilometers out, advancing on the coast and on the village of Shundagarh.Within ten minutes everyone in Shundagrarh would be drowned.Jalpur would have shouted, but the people were too far away to hear.He would have run down the hill, but he was too old to run.He was prepared to do anything to save the people of Shundagarh, so he did the only thing that he could do:he set fire to his corn.In a matter of seconds the flames were rising high and smoke was rising higher.Within a minute the people of Shundagarh were racing up the hill to see what had happened.There, in the middle of his blackened cornfield, they found Jalpur ; and there they buried him.

  On his grave, they wrote the words:Here lies Jalpur, a man who gave, living:a man who died, giving.

(1)

Which of the following could Jalpur NOT see from his Fields?

[  ]

A.

Mothers washing clothes.

B.

Fathers taking their corn to market.

C.

Fishing boats traveling on the sea.

D.

Children playing on the sands.

(2)

Why didn’t Jalpur live well?

[  ]

A.

He didn’t work hard.

B.

He had too many children to feed.

C.

He only depended on good weather and harvest for survival.

D.

The villagers kept taking his corn.

(3)

What did Jalpur do when he saw the huge wave?

[  ]

A.

He set his corn on fire so the people of Shundagarh would leave the beach.

B.

He screamed loudly to get the villagers’attention.

C.

He ran down the hill to tell the people.

D.

He stood still, not knowing what to do.

(4)

The villagers were thankful to Jalpur because he had ________.

[  ]

A.

given his life in order to save others

B.

saved their village from being drowned by the wave

C.

given them many things during his life

D.

given them his corn in order to save them from hunger

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阅读理解

  Shundagarh is a village on India’s east-facing coast.It is a village of simple mud and grass houses built on the beach just above the waterline.The Khadra Hills rise immediately behind the village, to a height of one hundred and fifty meters.A simple, good-hearted old man, whose name was Jalpur, farmed two small fields on the very edge of these hills.From his fields he could see the fishing boats that travelled up and down the coast.He could see the children playing on the sands, their mothers washing clothes on the flat stones where the Shiva River flowed into the sea, and their fathers landing the latest catch or repairing nets and telling stories that had no end.

  All Jalpur owned in the world were the clothes he wore day in and day out, the miserable(糟糕的)hut that he slept in at night, a few tools and cooking pots-and his fields.The corn that he grew was all that made life possible.If the weather was kind and the harvest was good, Jalpur could live happily enough-not well, but happily.When the sun was fierce, and there was little or no rain, then he came close to the line between life and death.

  Last year the weather had been so kind, and the harvest promised to be so good, that Jalpur had been wondering whether he could sell all that he had and live with his son farther up the coast.He had been thinking about doing this for some years.It was his dearest wish to spend his last days with his son and his wife.But he would go only if he could give;he would not go if it meant taking food out of the mouths of his grandchildren.He would rather die hungry than do this.

  On the day when Jalpur decided that he would harvest his corn, sell it, and move up the coast, he looked out to see and saw a huge wave, several kilometers out, advancing on the coast and on the village of Shundagarh.Within ten minutes everyone in Shundagarh would be drowned.Jalpur would have shouted, but the people were too far away to hear.He would have run down the hill, but he was too old to run.He was prepared to do anything to save the people of Shundagarh, so he did the only thing that he could do:he set fire to his corn.In a matter of seconds the flames were rising high and smoke was rising higher.Within a minute the people of Shundagarh were racing up the hill to see what had happened.There, in the middle of his blackened cornfield, they found Jalpur, and there they buried him.

  On his grave, they wrote the words:Here lies Jalpur, a man who gave, living;a man who died, giving.

(1)

Which of the following could Jalpur NOT see from his Fields?

[  ]

A.

Mothers washing clothes.

B.

Fathers taking their corn to markets.

C.

Fishing boats traveling on the sea.

D.

Children playing on the sands.

(2)

Why didn’t Jalpur live well?

[  ]

A.

He didn’t work hard.

B.

He had too many children to feed.

C.

He only depended on good weather and harvests for survival.

D.

The villagers kept taking his corn.

(3)

Jalpur’s dearest wish was to ________.

[  ]

A.

move away from his son

B.

take a vacation up the coast

C.

make a great deal of money in order to live an easy life

D.

spend his last days with his son and his wife

(4)

What did Jalpur do when he saw the huge wave?

[  ]

A.

He set his corn on fire so the people of Shundagarh would leave the beach.

B.

He screamed loudly to get the villagers’ attention.

C.

He ran down the hill to tell the people.

D.

He stood still, not knowing what to do.

(5)

The villagers were thankful to Jalpur because he had ________.

[  ]

A.

given his life in order to save theirs

B.

saved their village from being drowned by the wave

C.

given them many things during his life

D.

given them his corn in order to save them from hunger

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