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A man had two water pots. One of the pots had a crack(裂缝) in it while the o   1.   was all right.

Everyday, the man took the pots to the r   2.   to get some water back home. W   3.   he arrived home, the good pot was f   4.   of water while the cracked one was only half full.

The good pot was proud of himself. B   5.   the cracked pot was very sad. He spoke to the man, “I am sorry. I always lose water on the w   6.   back to your house.” The man said to the pot, “Don't be s   7. . Can you see that there're many flowers on your side of the path, but n   8.   on the other side? That's because I know you have a crack, and I planted flower seeds on your s   9.   of the path in spring. Every day while we are on the way back, you water them. I can u   10.  these beautiful flowers to make my house beautiful. Without you, I could not have enjoyed such beauty.”

 

Alicia was a young woman who liked to exercise for her health. In fact, she walked five kilometers before    26  every morning, and went swimming once a week at the swimming pool. She didn’t smoke and never    27  . She didn’t eat chocolate. She didn’t eat sweet and
fatty food,    28  . She weighted herself every day.
One day Alicia was on her daily walk when she saw a    29   sitting in a rocking chair under a tree. He looked very old and his hair was white. He looked thin and weak, and his hands were shaking,   30   he looked very happy.
He smiled at her and said, “Good morning! Lovely day, isn’t it?”
He had a wide smile    31   his face, and his eyes shone with happiness. But Alicia saw that he did not have teeth.
“Good morning!” replied Alicia. “Yes, it is a lovely day.”
Alicia thought he    32  very old and wise. She thought he must be at least 90 years old! She decided to ask him about the    33   of a happy old age.”
“I hope you don’t    34   me asking,” she said, “but what is your secret for being so happy at your age? I hope I can look as happy as you do    35   I am your age.”
The man in the rocking chair said, “My secret for   36  ? I smoke twenty packets of cigarettes every week, and drink three bottles of wine every day. I eat hamburgers and chocolates whenever I want. I never eat vegetables. I never walk anywhere and I never play sports. I sit at home every day.”
Alicia was    37   . She didn’t expect the man to give her an answer like that. She wondered how the man got to be so old when he did    38   wrong. She thought he should be    39   and unhappy. Perhaps she was wrong. Maybe, she thought, people could live a long happy life    40   eating well or doing lots of exercise.
“How old are you?” she asked.
“It’s my birthday today,” said the man. “I’m forty-seven!”

【小题1】

A．lunch B．breakfast C．dinner D．supper

【小题2】

A．exercised B．drank C．worked D．slept

【小题3】

A．too B．also C．either D．still

【小题4】

A．man B．woman C．boy D．girl

【小题5】

A．so B．but C．and D．or

【小题6】

A．in B．with C．at D．on

【小题7】

A．saw B．looked C．listened D．found

【小题8】

A．secret B．dream C．plan D．future

【小题9】

A．stand B．mind C．allow D．enjoy

【小题10】

A．when B．since C．though D．for

【小题11】

A．health B．success C．happiness D．life

【小题12】

A．surprised B．worried C．excited D．relaxed

【小题13】

A．something B．anything C．everything D．nothing

【小题14】

A．angry B．serious C．quiet D．sick

【小题15】

A．through B．from C．without D．by

Last weekend, our family went to have Christmas dinner in a restaurant. We were the only family with a baby in the restaurant. Suddenly, my baby Erik became excited when we were enjoying our meal. I looked around and saw an old man with old clothes and dirty old shoes. His hair was unwashed. He was smiling at my Erik.
“He might hurt my Erik,” I thought. Everyone in the restaurant looked at us and the old man. Then we decided to leave. The old man sat between the door and us.
As I walked closer to the man, I turned my back. Suddenly, Erik leaned(倾斜) over my arms, reaching with both arms in a baby’s pick-me-up position(姿势). Before I could stop him, Erik had escaped(逃跑) from my arms to the man’s. Soon the very old smelly man and my young baby developed a kind of friendship.
Erik put his little hand on the man’s face, and I saw the old man closed his eyes and tears running down his face. His aged hands held my baby so gently(温柔地). A moment later, the old man opened his eyes, passed me my baby and said, “Thank you, Madam. You’ve given me the best Christmas gift.”
I cried, with my face burning hot. A child saw a soul(灵魂), but a mother saw only a kind of clothes.
【小题1】 At first, the writer thought the old man was ______ .

A．terrible	B．friendly
C．impossible	D．wise

【小题2】 The family decided to leave the restaurant because they ______.

A．had finished the meal already

B．had some important things to do

C．thought the food there was bad

D．worried about their baby’s safety

【小题3】We can learn from the passage that Erik _______.

A．showed kindness to the old man	B．had seen the old man before
C．was popular in the restaurant	D．was hurt by the old man

【小题4】 Why did the old man thank the writer?

A．Because the writer bought food for him

B．Because the writer said Merry Christmas to him

C．Because staying with the baby made him feel happy

D．Because the writer asked him to play with her baby

【小题5】What is the best title of the passage?

A．A special restaurant	B．A lovely baby
C．Soul and clothes	D．Parents’ influence on babies

One day a dentist was starting his morning work. Suddenly a man ran in. His face was red and he could only say “Quick! Quick!” The dentist thought he must be very ill. His assistant helped to make the poor man sit in a chair. The dentist gave the man some medicine to make him sleep. Then, he looked into the man’s mouth and pulled out all the bad teeth. As soon as the man woke up, he said in a low voice, “Quick, doctor, quick.”
“It’s all right now,” the dentist told him. “It’s over.”
“You don’t understand,” said the man, “I came to tell you your house is on fire.”
【小题1】The story took place (发生) _______.

A．in the morning	B．in the afternoon
C．in the evening	D．at night

【小题2】When the man ran in, the dentist thought he must be _______.

A．over

B．ill

C．all right

D．rich

【小题3】The man _______ after he took some medicine.

A．began to work

B．began to cry

C．went home

D．went to sleep

【小题4】The dentist pulled _______ out of the man’s mouth.

A．a tooth	B．a bad tooth
C．all the bad teeth	D．all the teeth

【小题5】The man ran in _______.

A．because he was ill

B．because he wanted to sleep

C．to tell the dentist that he was all right

D．to tell the dentist that his house was on fire

阅读理解

One day a dentist was starting his morning work. Suddenly a man ran in. His face was red and he could only say “Quick! Quick!” The dentist thought he must be very ill. His assistant helped to make the poor man sit in a chair. The dentist gave the man some medicine to make him sleep. Then, he looked into the man’s mouth and pulled out all the bad teeth. As soon as the man woke up, he said in a low voice, “Quick, doctor, quick.”

“It’s all right now,” the dentist told him. “It’s over.”

“You don’t understand,” said the man, “I came to tell you your house is on fire.”

1.The story took place (发生) _______.

A．in the morning

B．in the afternoon

C．in the evening

D．at night

2.When the man ran in, the dentist thought he must be _______.

A．over

B．ill

C．all right

D．rich

3.The man _______ after he took some medicine.

A．began to work

B．began to cry

C．went home

D．went to sleep

4.The dentist pulled _______ out of the man’s mouth.

A．a tooth

B．a bad tooth

C．all the bad teeth

D．all the teeth

5.The man ran in _______.

A．because he was ill

B．because he wanted to sleep

C．to tell the dentist that he was all right

D．to tell the dentist that his house was on fire