A famous magician (魔术师) came to our city. He gave some   41 . Most of his shows had educational   42 . He taught lessons about health, history and some other things about life through his magic tricks (魔术). Both children and parents   43  his shows, for the fun as well as the 44  .

My mother  45  me to watch one of his shows the day before yesterday. The show taught children not to steal (偷) by describing   46  a person might feel when his or her thing was stolen. In the show, there was a shark. He often stole things and never   47  the owners' feelings. Then one day he found his   48  things were stolen. He was angry and   49 . From that experience, he   50  how worried and angry others would be when their things were   51 . From then on he decided to   52  stealing.

The show was   53 . It made me understand why we shouldn't take what didn't    54  us, I also learned that we shouldn't get happiness from   55  others. Later I recommended (推荐) it to some of my friends, hoping they would also learn something from it while enjoying the wonderful magic.

1.                A．money         B．chances        C．time D．shows

 

2.                A．challenges      B．mistakes        C．experiences   D．messages

 

3.                A．missed         B．enjoyed        C．learned   D．remembered

 

4.                A．education       B．supper         C．friends   D．players

 

5.                A．took           B．helped         C．wished   D．allowed

 

6.                A．why           B．how           C．when D．what

 

7.                A．gave up        B．wrote down     C．cared about   D．laughed at

 

8.                A．cheap          B．colorful         C．own D．lucky

 

9.                A．relaxed         B．upset          C．dishonest D．energetic

 

10.               A．forgot          B．learned        C．disagreed  D．visited

 

11.               A．lost            B．helpful         C．wrong D．broken

 

12.               A．start           B．finish          C．stop  D．keep

 

13.               A．uninteresting    B．new           C．bored D．great

 

14.               A．make up        B．borrow from     C．depend on D．belong to

 

15.               A．teaching        B．hurting         C．beating    D．refusing

 

 

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You may know that more people drink coffee than tea around the world. And that, after oil, it is the second biggest traded commodity（商品）. You may also know that the drink comes from beans which are first roasted and then ground. But what else do you know about this popular drink?

It is said that the story of coffee started with an Ethiopian goatherd named Kaldi. One day Kaldi was surprised to see that his goats were behaving very strangely. Instead of grazing（吃草） quietly, they were jumping around, almost dancing. He also noticed some red “cherries” from a plant that the goats were eating. He tried some himself and was surprised by the feeling of extreme happiness and excitement. He felt like dancing too!

But it wasn’t used as a drink at first - it was used as food. The coffee berries, mixed with animal fat, were used by monks to stay awake during long hours of prayer. From Ethiopia, coffee was later cultivated in Yemen and the first hot drink was developed there around AD 1000. Three centuries later Muslims were keen coffee drinkers and as Islam spread, so did coffee. Coffee houses appeared in Cairo and Mecca.

For hundreds of years the plants were protected safely. But some beans were smuggled（偷运）out of Arabia and taken to India. In the 17th century, coffee was soon grown in a new continent. From India to Indonesia, a century later the beans were once again smuggled to Brazil. Brazil is now the largest coffee producer in the world.

It was the caffeine（咖啡因）that made the goats dance and kept the monks awake. Although it is found in other soft drinks and tea, coffee has the most caffeine. In the short term, a couple of cups of coffee can prevent fatigue and delay sleep. But several cups a day, every day, can cause anxiety and restlessness.

1.What is the world’s biggest traded commodity?

A. Oil   B. Coffee   C. Tea

2.Why did the goatherd want to dance?

A. Because he liked to dance with his goats.

B. Because he found his goats behaving strangely.

C. Because he ate some red “cherries” from a plant.

3. Which of the following events came first?

A. Coffee houses appeared in Mecca.

B. Coffee became a drink.

C. Coffee spread as Islam spread.

4. Which sentence is true?

A. Monks were the first to drink coffee.

B. Too much coffee can make people anxious.

C. Brazilians liked drinking coffee the most.

5. Around the world more people drink coffee than tea because _____.

A. coffee berries can be eaten

B. coffee has the most caffeine

C. coffee can prevent fatigue and delay sleep

 

There once was an old man aged 50．who had a lazy son aged 30. The son couldn’t earn his own living(谋生), and still lived on his old father for food and clothing.

The old man was very worried about him. So he took him to the fortune teller(算命先生)to have his fortune told．The father and son both believed what the fortune teller said —the father would live to 80 and the son to 62.

After they found out how long they were going to live, the son was very sad. His father comforted(安慰)him, “Don’t be so sad! You are only 30 now, and still have 32 years of good days ahead of you.”

“I'm not worrying about my own age. It’s your age which causes me great worry,” the son said.

The father was greatly moved and said, “Don’t worry about me so much. I've got 30 years ahead of me too．”

“I’m not worried about your age either,” said the son. “I have found out that you’11 die two years earlier than I. So who will I depend on in the two years after your death?”

1.The old man had a son ______.

A．thirty years younger than him。

B．who earned a lot of money

C．who lived on him for food and clothing

D．who died two years earlier than him

2.The underlined words “ahead of'” in paragraph 5 mean “______”.

A．behind

B．over

C．in front of

D．under

3.The father was moved when ______.

A．he thought his son WSS worried about him

B．he knew that his son would die ahead of him

C．his son would earn his own living when he died

D．he found his son worried about his money

4.The son was worried about his father because______.

A．he liked his father very much

B．he would have no money to buy food and clothing if his father died

C．his father was getting older and older

D．His father would get less and less money

 

The King lived a small house near New York with their child . Sometimes Mr King came back from work very late. When his wife and the child were asleep, he opened the front door of his house with his key and came in very quietly.

But one night when he was coming home late, he lost his key. So when he reached his house , he rang the bell. Nothing happened. He rang it again. Again nothing happened. Nobody moved inside the house. Mr King knocked at the bedroom window. He spoke to his wife, he shouted, but she didn’t wake up. At last he stopped and thought for a minute. Then he began to speak like a small child. “Mum,” he said, “I want to go to the toilet.” He spoke quietly, but at once Mrs King woke up. Then he spoke to her, and she opened the door for him.

1.When Mr King came back very late from work and his wife was asleep, he usually came into his house         .

A．with his wife’s help

B．by knocking at the door

C．with his child’s help

D．by opening the door with his key

2.One night when he found his key lost, he first        .

A．spoke to his wife

B．shouted at his wife

C．rang the bell

D．knocked at the bedroom window

3.Mrs King woke up because           .

A．she heard the sound of the bell

B．she heard Mr King’s voice

C．she heard a knock at the door

D．she heard the voice “mum” like her child’s

4.Like a small child, Mr King spoke to his sleeping wife          .

A．loudly                                B．in a low voice

C．angrily                                D．with tears in his eyes

5.At last              .

A．Mrs King opened the door for Mr King

B．his child opened the door for Mr King

C．Mr King opened the door by force

D．Mr King opened the door with his wife’s key

 

Mike is a factory worker. He is often very tired after a day's work. His wife, Jenny, has no job, so she stays at home to cook the meals. Every day he can have his dinner when he gets home from his factory. One day, Mike came home very late because he was very busy in the factory. He was very hungry when he got home. He was not happy when he found his dinner was not ready. He was very angry with his wife. He shouted at her, "I'm going out to eat in a restaurant." "Wait for five minutes，" said his wife. "Why? Do you think that dinner will be ready in five minutes?" asked Mike. "Of course not," she answered. "But I can be ready to go with you in five minutes."

1. Mike works in________.

A. a factory   B. an office   C. a school

2. Jenny stays at home because ________.

A. she likes cooking

B. she loves her husband very much

C. she doesn't have a job

3. One day, Mike came home very late because________.

A. he wanted to have dinner in a restaurant

B. He was very　busy

C. he was  angry with his wife

4. Mike was_______when he found his dinner was not ready.

A. happy  B. glad  C.not happy

5. Which sentence is correct?

A. Jenny could have dinner ready in five minutes.

B. Jenny wanted to go to the restaurant with her husband.

C. Jenny didn't like the dinner at home.