One day a poor student walked in a town. He didn’t have anything to eat for several days and he was very hungry. But when he saw a man selling steamed bread (馒头 ), he let out a scream (大叫一声 ) and fell (倒 ) to the ground. When the man asked the student what was the matter, the student answered, “I don’t like steamed bread. Whenever (无论何时) Ｉsee them , I feel ill and can’t eat .”

The man then wanted to play a joke on the student. He put ten steamed bread in a room and then put the student in it. After a short time, the man opened the door of the room. H e was surprised to find that the student ate all the steamed bread. The student explained, “For some strange reason, I suddenly find that I like steamed bread.” 

The man was angry that the student had fooled ( ) him. He asked what other things he did not like to eat. “Oh, I like everything,” answered the student. “But at the moment I don’t like to drink two cups of good strong tea!”

1.The student was very hungry because ___________.

A．he was poor.

B．he was ill.

C．he had nothing to eat for a long time

D．he walked

2.The man wanted to _______ the student .

A．help

B．sell

C．save

D．play a joke on

3.The man was surprised to find the student ate  _______steamed bread .

A．two

B．ten

C．five

D．seven

4.In fact, ___________.

A．the man wanted to sell some steamed bread to the student.

B．The student didn’t really like steamed bread.

C．the student fooled the man.

D．the man fooled the student.

5.The student  ___________.

A．wanted some tea.

B．didn’t like tea.

C．didn’t want any tea.

D．didn’t like to drink tea in cups.

 

根据短文内容和首字母提示完成所缺单词。

George Ellet had a bright silver dollar for a New-year gift. He thought of all the fine things he might buy with it.

The ground was all covered with snow and e 1.  looked beautiful.

So George p  2.  on his hat, and ran into the street. As he went a  3.  the street, he met some boys throwing snowballs. George soon joined t  4. . He sent a snowball at James Mason, but it missed him, and broke a window on the o   5.  side of the street. George was so frightened that he ran off as fast as he c   6. .

S 7. , George stopped because he was very sorry for what he had done. He said to h 8., “I ought to go back, and pay for the glass I broke with my s 9..

At last he said, “It was w 10. to break the window, though I did not mean to do it. I will go and pay for it. If it takes all my money, I will try not to be sorry.”

 

Farmer John and Farmer Bob were neighbours. For more than 30 years, they had been getting along very well.
Then their good relationship broke. It began with a small thing, then bitter words, and then weeks of silence. One morning Farmer John woke up to find a stream between the two farms. “It must be Bob,” John thought.
Then one day there was a knock on John’s door. He opened it to find a carpenter(木匠) standing at the doorway.
“I’m looking for a few days’ work,” the carpenter said.
“I do have a job for you,” John said. “Look across the stream at that farm. That’s my neighbour Bob. He dug a stream between the two farms. I want you to build a fence—an 8-foot fence. I don’t want to see his place or his face any more. I don’t have such a neighbour!”The carpenter said, “I think I know what to do, sir, and I’ll be able to do a job that pleases you.” Farmer John helped the carpenter get the materials ready and then he was off for the day. About sunset when the farmer returned, the carpenter had just finished his job. The farmer’s eyes opened wide. There was no fence there at all!
It was a bridge! And the neighbour, Bob, was coming across, with his hand outstretched(伸出). “Hi, John! You’re quite a fellow to build this bridge!”
Then they met in the middle, taking each other’s hands. “I’m terribly sorry for what I have said and done. We should be good to each other.” said Farmer Bob. Then they turned to see the carpenter, who was ready to go. “No, wait! Stay a few days. I have a lot of other jobs for you,” said Farmer John. “I’d love to stay,” the carpenter said, “but I have more bridges to build.”
【小题1】What does the sentence “You’re quite a fellow to build this bridge!” mean?

A．John was great to build this bridge.

B．John was not good at building bridges.

C．John was foolish to build such a bridge.

D．John should build the bridge earlier.

【小题2】What do you think of the carpenter?

A．Shy.

B．Wise.

C．Proud.

D．Careless.

【小题3】What is the best title for the passage?

A．What a Big Fence!	B．A Strong Bridge.
C．Three Kind Men	D．A Fence or a Bridge ?

根据短文内容和首字母提示完成所缺单词。

George Ellet had a bright silver dollar for a New-year gift. He thought of all the fine things he might buy with it.

The ground was all covered with snow and e 1.   looked beautiful.

So George p 2.   on his hat, and ran into the street. As he went a  3.   the street, he met some boys throwing snowballs. George soon joined t  4.  . He sent a snowball at James Mason, but it missed him, and broke a window on the o   5.   side of the street. George was so frightened that he ran off as fast as he c   6.  .

S 7.  , George stopped because he was very sorry for what he had done. He said to h 8. , “I ought to go back, and pay for the glass I broke with my s 9..

At last he said, “It was w 10.  to break the window, though I did not mean to do it. I will go and pay for it. If it takes all my money, I will try not to be sorry.”

 

Paul and Jason were brothers who lived and worked on neighbouring farms．For 35 years they farmed side by side，sharing machinery and goods as needed，without a single problem．
However，one autumn，things changed．It began with a tiny disagreement about a horse，which grew into a major difference．The difference led to angry words，followed by weeks of silence between the two brothers．
One morning there was a knock on Paul’s door．He opened it and saw a builder holding his toolbox．“I’m looking for a few days’work，”the builder said．“Are there any jobs here I could help with?”
“Yes，”answered Paul，extremely pleased to see the builder．“I do have a job for you．Look at that farm across the creek(小溪)．That’s my brother’s farm.That creek used to be a grass field，but last week my brother dug a path from the fiver and made the creek．But I’ll go him one better．See that pile of wood?1 want you to build me a fence，two metres tall，so 1 won’t need to see him anymore．”
The builder said thoughtfully．“I think I understand the situation and I'll be able to do a job that pleases you．”
Paul had business in town that day and left the builder to his work．When he returned，the builder had just finished his job．Paul was shocked．Instead of a fence there was a bridge，stretching from one side of the creek to the other．
As Paul stood on the bridge，staring in amazement，his younger brother Jason，came across，and took Paul’s hand．“You are a good man to have built this bridge after a11 I've done，”said Jason．
Then，Paul，with tears in his eyes，said to the builder who was packing his bag to go，“Thank you so much。Please stay．I have much more for you to do．”
“I’d love to．”the builder said quietly，“but，I have many more bridges to build.”
【小题1】What was the cause of the disagreement between the two brothers?

A．The digging of the creek．

B．A problem about a farm animal．

C．Who owned the field between the farms．

D．Who would pay for building the fence．

【小题2】The underlined expression“go him one better”in paragraph 4 means         ·

A．do something even worse	B．improve the situation
C．point out his mistake	D．help him out

【小题3】What do we know about the brothers?

A．They had been fighting for many years．

B．Their farms were not very successful．

C．They finally realized their mistakes．

D．They liked building bridges．

【小题4】Why did the builder build the bridge?

A．He needed a way to get across the river．

B．There was not enough wood for the fence．

C．He misunderstood Paul’s instructions．

D．He wanted to bring the brothers together．

【小题5】In what order did the following take place in the story?
a．The brothers stood on the bridge．
b．Jason dug the creek．
C．The brothers became angry with each other,
d．The builder asked for work．
e．Paul went into town．
A．b，c，e，d，a    B．c，b，d，e，a
C．b，e，c，a，d    D．c，d，b，a，e