Jack   41   in a small town in England. He always stayed in England   42   his holidays, but last year he thought, “I’ve never been to   43   countries. All my friends go to Spain,   44    they like it very much, so this year I’m going there, too.” So he got on a   45   to Spain and   46   at the airport of the capital, Madrid, and stayed in a hotel for a few days. On the first morning he went   47   for a walk. In England people drive on the left, but in Spain they drive on the right. Jack forgot about this, and   48   he was walking on a busy street, a bicycle knocked him down.

Jack   49   on the ground for a few minutes and then he sat up and said, “Where am I?”

Just then an old man selling maps went past him. When he heard Jack’s words, he said to him   50  , “Maps of the city, sir?”

1. A. flew          B. lived            C. went         D. dropped

2.A. for            B. off              C. with             D. into

3.A. all                B. both         C. other            D. any

4. A. and               B. but          C. though          D. however

5. A. bus           B. plane            C. train            D. bike

6. A. reached       B. left         C. arrived          D. stayed

7. A. down          B. up           C. away             D. out

8. A. before            B. while            C. since            D. after

9. A. lay               B. stood            C. fell         D. jumped

10. A. once again       B. on time      C. at times     D. at once

 

Now throwing shoes at somebody is a favorite game on the Internet. Sometimes you should throw your shoes. Here is an example.

After leaving his office at the center of city, a young man bought a new car and drove it from the city to his home.

He was very happy and the car ran very fast. Suddenly, a shoe hit the car in the door. The man got very angry. He jumped out of car and caught a boy who still had a shoe in his hand.

“Who are you? Why do you that?” the angry man shouted at the boy.

“I’m sorry… But I don’t know what else to do. My sister has been hurt. I cry for help but nobody stops,” the boy says.

The man looked around and saw a girl by the road. ___22____.

“She is my sister. She wants to cross the road but falls out of her wheelchair. She is too heavy for me. I can’t get her back into the wheelchair.” The man was moved. He helped the bleeding girl back into her wheelchair. “Thank you. You are so kind.” says the little boy.

Life speaks to our heart. Sometimes we don’t have time to listen and he will throw a shoe at us.

1.The young man drove his new car _______.

A．to the center of city                     B．to his office

C．to his home                            D．to the supermarket

2.Which sentence should be put in the blank____ (22)___?

A．She was dancing.                        B．Her leg was bleeding .

C．She was running.                        D．Her hands were dirty.

3.Why did the boy throw the shoe?

A．Because he wanted to help the young man    B．Because he needed help.

C．Because he was hurt                     D．Because the car ran fast.

4.The boy said “Thank you. You are so kind.” because___________.

A．the young boy wanted to cross the road

B．the young man was moved

C．the young man saw a girl’s leg was bleeding into the wheel chair

D．the young man helped his sister back into the wheelchair

5.What do you learn from the article?

A．We should be kind and helpful.

B．We should drive slowly.

C．We shouldn’t get angry when someone throws shoes at our cars.

D．We shouldn’t throw shoes at the cars.

 

An old man was going home late one night with his horse and cart after a day’s hard work. When he was not far from his house, the light on the cart went out. He tried but could not mend (修理) it. He was near his home, and so he went along the road without a light. When a policeman saw this, he stopped the old carter.
“Where is your light?” asked the policeman. “No man may take a cart along the road at night without a light. You know that. You have broken the law (法律).” “I had a light, but it has just gone out,” said the old man.
“I don’t believe that story,” said the policeman. He took out a book and got ready to write. What’s your name and where do you live?” he asked.
“Please don’t take my name,” said the old man. “My home is just there. You can see it from here. I had a light nearly the whole way. I haven’t come far without a light.”
“You came all the way without a light. What’s your name?”
The carter quickly took the policeman’s hand and put it down on top of the light. The light was still hot and burnt the policeman’s hand. The policeman jumped and he was very angry. “Now, what do you think?” said the carter. “Did I come all the way without a light?”
【小题1】In the passage the word “cart” is ____.

A．something like a car

B．something like a light

C．something pulled by a horse

D．something with a light

【小题2】The old man drove home ____.

A．on the back of his horse

B．late one night

C．very late every night

D．with a policeman

【小题3】Where did the policeman stop the old man?

A．Near the old man’s home.

B．At the traffic lights

C．Under a road light

D．Far from the old man’s home

【小题4】The cart was stopped by the policeman because ____.

A．the old man didn’t have a light

B．the policeman didn’t believe the old man’s words

C．the old man didn’t want to tell his name

D．the light on the old man’s cart was not on

【小题5】What made the policeman believe the old man’s words?

A．He made the policeman touch the light.

B．He jumped and shouted angrily.

C．He made the policeman angry.

D．The light burnt the policeman’s hands.

Once a great lion was sleeping in a forest (森林). A little mouse happened to come and ran over his face. The lion woke up and caught the little mouse very angrily. He was going to eat her. “Oh, dear kind lion!” said the little mouse. “Please forgive (原谅) me. I didn't mean to do you any harm (伤害). Let me go, I shall pay back your kindness and help you.”
“Ha, ha, ha,” laughed the lion, “How can a little thing like you help a great lion? But I’m not hungry now, you can go.” “Thank you very much, kind lion! I hope I shall be able to help you some day.” said the little mouse.
Some time after this, the lion was caught in a trap. Just then the little mouse came along and heard “help” from the lion. She began to look for the lion and found him, she ran down to the lion, and said, “You were very kind to me once. Now I'll save your life and repay you the kindness which you showed me the other day.” Soon she cut the ropes (绳子) of the trap with her sharp teeth, and the lion was happy to be free again.
“Thank you, little mouse!” said the lion, and then they walked away happily.
【小题1】What was the lion doing before he caught the mouse?

A．He was walking.	B．He was talking.
C．He was eating food.	D．He was sleeping.

【小题2】What happened to the lion after some time?

A．A hunter killed him.	B．A farmer helped him.
C．He was trapped.	D．He saw a mouse.

【小题3】What did the lion do after he was caught in a trap?

A．He slept in a trap	B．He cried for help.
C．He jumped out easily.	D．He did nothing.

【小题4】How did the little mouse help the lion?

A．She used a knife.	B．She used a rope.
C．She asked others to help.	D．She used his sharp teeth.

【小题5】What can you learn from the story?

A．We should help each other.

B．We should have sharp teeth.

C．We should not hunt the lions.

D．We should protect the mouse and the lion.

Long long ago a man went to India and he had never been there before. When he got there, he saw a lot of fruit, but much of it was expensive because they couldn’t grow much because there was little water. Finally he saw a big basket of some very red and long fruit. And it was the cheapest in the shop.

So he went up and asked, “How much each kilo?”and the shop keeper said, “Two rupees(卢比). ”Two rupees in India was nothing. So he bought a whole kilogram of the fruit and started eating it. But after he ate some of it:oh, my god!His eyes watered, his mouth watered and burnt, and his face became red. He jumped up and down, saying, “Ah!Ah!Ah!”

But he still continued to eat the fruit!Some people who were looking at him shook their heads and said, “You’re crazy, man. Those are chilies(辣椒)!You can’t eat so many!People use them as a condiment, but only a little bit to put into food for taste. You can’t just eat them like that. ”But the silly man said, “No, I can’t stop!I paid money for them, and now I’ll eat them up. It’s my money!”

And you think that man was silly, right?We sometimes do a lot of things like that. We spend money, time or effort doing something. And even though it’s been a long time, hard experience tells us it won’t work, and we know there’s no more hope, we still continue just because we’ve put money, time, effort and love in to it. Just like the man who ate the chilies and felt so bad but couldn’t stop because he didn’t want to waste the money he’d paid.

So even if you’ve lost something, let it go and move on. That’s better than continuing to lose.

1.The man chose to buy the red and long fruit only because  .

A．he hadn’t eaten it before                B．he was hungry

C．it was cheap                           D．he hadn’t seen it before

2.The underlined  word“condiment”in Paragraph3 probably means_______.

A．零食             B．水果             C．调料             D．蔬菜

3.Which of the following sentence is TRUE?

A．The man went to India to buy fruit.

B．The man didn’t want to waste money.

C．The man bought the fruit because it was expensive.

D．India can grow a lot of fruit.

4.From the passage, we can learn that_________.

A．we shouldn’t waste money

B．we shouldn’t eat chilies

C．we shouldn’t buy something cheap

D．letting something go is better than keeping on losing