题目内容
There was a very religious man named Jim, who lived near a river. One day, the river _____26 over the banks and flooded the town, and Jim was _____27 to climb onto his porch roof. While sitting there, a man in a boat came _____28 and told Jim to get in the boat with him. Jim said, "No, that’s okay. God will take care of me." So, the man in the boat _____29
The water rose higher, so Jim climbed onto his roof. _____30 another boat came, and the person in that one told Jim to get in. Jim _____31 "No, that’s okay. God will take care of me." The person in the boat then left.
The water rose __32 more, and Jim climbed onto his chimney. A helicopter came along and ___33 a ladder for him. The woman in the helicopter told Jim to _34 the ladder and get in. Jim said, "That’s okay." The woman said, " 35 ?" Jim replied, "Yeah, I believe God will take care of me."
_____36, the water rose too high and Jim drowned. Jim got to heaven and was _____37 with God. Jim said to God, "You told me that you would _____38 me! What happened?" God replied, "Well, I _____39 you two boats and a helicopter. What _____40 did you want?"
26. A. raised B. rose C. lifted D. jumped
27.A. allowed B. told C. forced D. noticed
28.A. along B. down C. on D. in
29.A. got off B. took off C. put off D. drove off
30.A. At that time B. sooner or later C. in the end D. at present
31.A. spoke B. shouted C. replied D. hoped
32.A. ever B. even C. much D. far
33.A. put B. lay C. brought D. lowered
34.A. climb up B. came up C. got up D. looked up
35.A. Do you agree B. Is that right C. Are you sure D. What do you want
36.A. Naturally B. Finally C. Luckily D. Usually
37.A. satisfied B. face-to-face C. strict D. agreed
38.A. look after B. look for C. looked around D. look over
39.A. sent B. gave C. took D. promised
40.A. more B. others C. thing D. else
26-30 BCADA 31-35 CBDAC 36-40 BBAAD
Elizabeth lived with her six children in a small house. One winter, there was a big flood(洪水) ,and quite a few houses were washed away, but Elizabeth’s house was high enough to escape it.
Elizabeth helped one of the families which had lost everything. She shared her home until the family could build a new house. Elizabeth’s friends could not understand her since she already had so many children to take care.
"Well," Elizabeth explained to her friends, at the end of World War II, there was a poor woman in a town in England .Her husband had been killed in the war and she had a lot of children, just like me now .The day before Christmas, this woman said to her children, “We won’t be able to have much for Christmas. I’m going to get just one present for us all .Now I’ll go and get it. She came back with a little girl who had no parents .Here’s our present, she said to her own children. The children were more than excited to get such a present. They welcomed the little girl warmly, and she grow up as their sister. I was that Christmas present."
| 【小题1】 How many children did Elizabeth have?, 【小题2】 What did Elizabeth do after the flood? 【小题3】The Christmas present was Elizabeth herself, wasn’t it? 【小题4】 What do you learn from the story? |