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Saving the Son from the Snake’s Mouth
The following is a true story. It happened in the north of
Australia,where many animals live in the forest.
Liza,a 33-year-old woman,was cooking lunch in the kitchen while her three-year-old son,Barney,was playing alone in the backyard.
Suddenly ? a cry from Barney was heard by his mother. Liza ran into the backyard and found a big snake trying to eat the boy. Liza was frightened and quite angry. She made up her mind to save her son from the snake, s mouth. Liza forgot what she faced and picked up an old hoe from the ground and hit the snake hard.
One. . . two. . . with the hoe,Liza hit the snake again and again. The little boy’s voice and breath were getting weaker and weaker. Liza’s heart was broken and she went nearly mad. Liza put aside the hoe and threw herself to the snake,opened her mouth and bit into its back.
By and by ? a small piece of the snake was bit off. Liza picked up the hoe again and hit the wound hard. The snake was so badly hurt that it left the boy and moved back into the forest quickly. It had never imagined how human had such strong teeth!Half way home,the snake died.
It was the mother's love that saved the little boy.
A) Tell whether the following statements are True (T) or False (F) according to the passage.
l. When the mother was cooking,her son was playing with his sister in the backyard.
2. A snake from a lake attacked the boy.
3. At first,Liza hit the snake with an old hoe that was on the ground.
4. Luckily,the snake finally slithered away at last.
5. Barney couldn’ t have been saved without his mother's love.
B) Fill in the blanks with the proper words. (One word for each blank)
The story 1. in the north of Australia. It showed us the 2. of the mother. While Liza was cooking lunch in the kitchen,hqr three-year-old son was playing
3. in the backyard. Suddenly ? a snake slithered into the yard and 4. to eat the boy. Seeing this ? the mother was very frightened ? but she made up her 5. to save her son.
After 6. the snake with an old hoe from the ground ? she threw 7. to the snake ? opened her 8. and bit into it. Then she used the hoe to hit the wound on the snake. The snake was so badly hurt that it left the boy and 9. to the forest.
Finally,it died on 10. way home.
A) 1. F 2. F 3. T 4. F 5. T.
B) 1. happened 2. love 3. alone 4. tried/wanted 5. mind 6. hitting 7. herself 8. mouth 9. returned 10. its
备战中考寒假系列答案IV.任务型阅读阅读下面短文，然后根据短文内容补全表格中所缺失的信息，每空限一词。
A speaker was giving a speech to his student on what to do with stress ( 压力) . He held up a glass of water and asked the students, “How heavy do you think this glass of water is?” The students ’ answers were different ? from 20 g to 500 g.
“ It does not matter on the exact weight. It depends on how long you hold it. If I hold it for a minute,it is OK. If I hold it for an hour,I will have an ache in my right arm. If I hold it for a day? you will send me to the hospital. It is the same weight,but the longer I hold it,the heavier it becomes. ”
“If we carry our burdens (负担) all the time,we will not be able to carry on,because the burden is becoming heavier and heavier. What you have to do is to put the glass down ? have a rest for a while and hold it up again.
We have to put down the burden sometimes,so that we can cheer up and are able to carry on. So before you return home from work tonight,put the burden of work down. Don ’t carry it back home. You can pick it up tomorrow.
Whatever burdens you are having now on your shoulders ? let it down for a moment if you can.
Life is short,so enjoy it!
How to 1. ourselves | |
The speaker ’ s question | What ’ s the weight of the glass of water? |
The students’ answers | From 20 g to 500 g. |
The speaker ’ s explanations | The weight of the glass of water depends on the 2. of holding it. . Hold it for a moment,you will feel OK. . If you hold it for an hour,your right arm will ache. . You have to see a doctor if you hold it for a day. If we carry the burden too long ? we will be 3. to carry on. |
The ways to relax | To relax,you must put the glass down. Have a rest 4. holding the glass up again. |
The writer ’s 5. | Don ’t carry your work back home and pick it up tomorrow. Enjoy your life. |
The First siack Present in u.s. History
Ten-year-old Barack Obama was one of the only three black students at his 
school in Hawaii,US. He felt very different from most other students. White girls wanted to touch his hair. A white boy asked him whether his father ate people.
“l lied to them that my father was a Kenyan prince. But I kept asking myself who I am ? ”said Obama.
However,37 years later,the boy made history. In 2008,Obama became the first black president in US history.
Obama was bom in 1961,to an African father and a white American woman from a small town in the US. He grew up in Indonesia and HawaⅡ. This unusual background made him wonder who he was. He once turned to alcohol to help forget this question.
With the help from his friends ? Obama finally turned his life around at college. His hard work made him a star at Harvard. Later,he became the third black senator in US history.
During his race to the highest post in the US,Obama talked about his background. He called for a United States of America ? rather than a white America or a black America.
“Obama's success has made Martin Luther King's dream come true. That is: A man should not be judged by the colour of his Skin ? but by the content of his character ?wrote ABC News.
A) Choose the best answer according to the passage.
() l. Barack Obama was in 2008.
A. 37 B. 47 C. 57 D. 27
() 2. When he was a child,Obama at school.
A. was popular B. looked different
C. felt uneasy D. was hard-working
() 3. “This unusual background” refers to the fact that .
A. 10-year-old Obama was one of the only three black students in his school in Hawaii
B. Obama became the first black president in US history
C. he comes from a mixed-race family and grew up in different countries
D. Obama became the third black senator in US history
() 4. Which fact about Obama is NOT true?
A. He graduated from Harvard University.
B. He thinks hard work was the key to his success at college.
C. He lied to his classmates that his father was a Kenyan senator.
D. He called on blacks and whites to come together.
B) Fill in the blanks with fhe right??hrases.
lie to,grow up,keep asking,feel different from,come true |
1. His sister herself why she couldn, t work out the problem.
2. My brother wants to be a singer when he .
3. My dream with the help of my teacher.
4. Do you the others?
5. I don’t believe in Peter. He always us.
Several years ago,a television reporter was talking to three of the most important people in the USA.