Long ago, a wolf called Howler lived in a valley where lots of fruit trees grew. He often tried to climb up the trees to eat the fruit, but couldn't reach.

In the valley, an old man named Martin also had a few fruit trees that he looked after very well. But as he was getting older, he noticed that he didn’t have the strength to pick the fruit.

Martin had the most beautiful fruit trees in the valley, which was why Howler had his eye on them. One day he decided to steal the fruit and started jumping up and down the tree.

Martin looked out of the window and realized that the wolf was trying to steal fruit from his beautiful trees. Howler jumped and jumped, but he couldn’t reach even the lowest branches of such a big tree.

Seeing this, Martin had a great idea: he offered Howler a ladder to climb up, but in return the wolf would have to give him half of the fruit. Howler accepted the deal and began to collect the fruit. For the whole morning, he went up and down the ladder filling his basket with the fruit.

Howler soon realized that he could eat all the fruit if he didn’t give Martin some. He thought up a new and secret plan. Martin, on the other hand, trusted Howler and even began to think they would be friends forever.

But the wolf stole the ladder and went off to other trees in the area for more fruit.

Realizing that the ladder was missing, Martin went looking for it. Martin felt very disappointed at the trick and no longer trusted Howler. Though he wasn’t angry with the wolf and they became friends again, he never made any more deals with him.

At last, Howler learned that he shouldn’t trick people and he should keep promises. He also learned that if he had been honest and not greedy, he would still have been able to enjoy more delicious fruit.

1.Which is NOT true about Martin?

A. He had the most beautiful fruit trees in the valley.

B. He was looking for a friend to help him pick the fruit.

C. He took good care of the plants.

D. He was too old to pick the fruit.

2.What was their deal?

A. The wolf would pick all the fruit in the valley with the ladder.

B. Martin would give all his fruit to the wolf if the wolf picked the fruit.

C. The wolf would give all the fruit he picked to Martin.

D. The wolf would give Martin half of the fruit he picked with the ladder.

3.The underlined word “it”(in Paragraph 7) refers to .

A. the fruit B. the big tree C. the basket D. the ladder

4.How did the wolf break the deal?

A. He stole the ladder for more fruit in the area. B. He made a new ladder himself.

C. He ran away because of the hard work. D. He stayed in the trees and ate all the fruit.

5.It can be inferred from the story that .

A. making a deal is very important B. we should trust others

C. we should keep promises D. wolves are always bad

A man in a very famous restaurant started to take off his jacket.As soon as he saw this,the head waiter rushed over to his table and said,"I'm afraid I must ask you to keep your jacket on,sir,because it is not good manners (礼貌) to do it in such a nice restaurant."

"Now,listen,"said the man."I will let you know that the Queen (女王) of England gave me permission (许可) to take off my jacket here."

"The Queen of England?"said the waiter in great surprise.

"Sure."replied the man,"When I was in England last month,a friend of mine took me to see the Queen.It was very hot.I started taking my coat off.The Queen looked over and said,‘You may do that in the United States,but you may not do it here!'So I got the Queen's permission,right?"

1.We can be sure that the story happened in   

A. America B. the Queen's palace C. England D. an small restaurant

2.When the head waiter asked the man not to take off his jacket,the man   

A. took his advice at once

B. left the restaurant angrily

C. refused to listen to him

D. wanted to see the manager

3.The man told the waiter that he could take off his jacket because   

A. the weather was very hot

B. the Queen of England let him do so in the USA.

C. he was very rich

D. he was free to take off his clothes anywhere

4.What did the Queen really mean?

A. People in the USA were less polite.

B. She let him take off his jacket in America.

C. The English and the Americans enjoyed different ways of life.

D. He shouldn't take off his coat on such a formal occasion (正式场合) in England.

5.From the story we can see that   

A. the man went to have dinner with his friend

B. the head waiter was afraid of the Queen.

C. the man went to see the Queen of England with his friend.

D. the Queen invited the man to have dinner in a restaurant.

Jack was born without eyes. He was very lucky as he grew up having other kittens(young cats) to socialize(交往) with, and was used to people from the moment he was born.However, when it came time to find the kittens homes, no one knew where Jack would end up.

That’s when I got an e-mail from my friend. All she asked was “Do you still want one of the kittens? There’s one here with no eyes and no one would like to take him.” Without thinking I told her that I did want the kitten.

When we first brought him home,Jack stayed mostly in my room. After about a day he had no issues running around and climbing on everything. At times he gets lost in the house,he’ll stop. But we just call his name and talk to him and it isn’t long before he finds his way back to us.

A few weeks after getting Jack, we got a new born cat named Bear. Jack and Bear have become best friends. It doesn’t matter that he can’t see,.He always knows when Bear is around. He’ll run across the yard straight to Bear and wrap his front legs around his neck in a big hug. They run after each other

around and wrestle(摔跤).They’ll lie down in the grass together when tired.

Jack is truly an inspiration. I’ve owned lots of kittens in my life, but Jack is the happiest and most playful. He doesn’t feel sorry for himself. He doesn’t need pity. I think Jean,owner of Gumbo, another eyeless cat, said it best when she told me that cats don’t have disabilities, they have adaptabilities 适应性.

1.Why did Jack come to our home?

A. I cared for an eyeless cat. B. I didn’t mind whether he was blind.

C. No other young cats kept him company. D. My friend begged me to take him home.

2.What does the writer think of Jack?

A. Playful and pitiful. B. Joyful and inspiring

C. Naughty but disable D. Playful and unpleasant

3.Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A. Jack often wrestles with Bear indoors.

B. Jack likes to play with a new eyeless cat.

C. Jack quickly adapts to the new environment.

D. Jack is good at talking and playing with people.

4.What does the underlined word “issue” in Paragraph 3 mean?

A. Trouble B. Fun

C. Luck D. Business

5.What does the passage mainly tell us?

A. A cat has nine lives. B. All is well that ends well.

C. God help those who help themselves. D. A good beginning makes a good ending.

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