Once upon a time, there lived a rich man. He had a servant (仆人). He and the servant loved wine and good food very much. Each time the rich man left his home; the servant would drink the wine and eat up all the nice food in the house. The rich man knew what his servant did, but he had never caught his servant doing that.

　　One morning, when he left home, he said to the servant, “Here are two bottles of poison (毒药) and some nice food in the house. You must take care of them.” With these words, he went out.

　　But the servant knew that what the rich man had said was untrue. After the rich man was away from his home, he enjoyed a nice meal. Because he drank too much, he was drunk and fell to the ground. When the rich man came back, he couldn’t find his food and his wine. He became very angry. He woke the servant up. But the servant told his story very well. He said a cat had eaten up everything. He was afraid to be punished(惩罚), so he drank the poison to kill himself.

1.In the story, _______ liked wine and good food very much.

    A. the rich man 　　B. the servant 　　C. both A and B 　　D. neither A and B

2.The rich man knew that it was _______ that drank the wine and ate up all the nice food.

A. the cat 　　 　　B. himself 　　　    C. nobody 　　　　D. the servant

3.The rich told the servant that there was poison in the two bottles, because_______.

A. there was in face poison in the bottles

B. he did not want the servant to drink his wine

C. he wanted to kill the cat

D. he wanted to kill the servant

4.In fact, _______ate all the nice food and drank the wine.

A. the servant   B. cat   C. the rich man   D. nobody

5.From the story, we know that the servant is very _______.

A. lazy   B. bad   C. clever   D. kind

 

Once there was an old man in a town. He always forgot a lot of things. So his wife always had to say to him, "Don't forget this ! "
One day he went on a long trip alone. Before he left home, his wife said, "Now you have all these things. They are what you need for your trip. Take care of your things during the trip." He went to the station, bought a ticket and got on the train with it.
About half an hour later, the conductor began to see the tickets. He came to the old man and said, "Will you please show me your ticket?" The old man looked for his ticket in all his pockets, but he could not find it. He was very worried. “I can't find my ticket. I really bought a ticket before I got on the train." said the old man.
“I believe you bought a ticket. All right, you don't have to buy another one," said the conductor kindly. "But how can I know where I'm going? ---I can't remember my station!" the old man said sadly.
【小题1】Where is the ticket?_______.

A．The old man forgot to buy it.	B．The old man could not remember where it was.
C．The old man showed it to the conductor.	D．The old man's wife took the ticket away.

【小题2】The old man was sad because_______.

A．he had to buy another ticket.	B．he lost all the things his wife gave him.
C．he did not know where he was.	D．he did not know where he should get off.

Once there was an old man in a town. He always forgot a lot of things. So his wife always had to say to him, “Don’t forget this!”

One day he went on a long trip alone. Before he left home, his wife said, “Now you have all these things. They are what you need for your trip. Take care of your things during the trip.” He went to the station, bought a ticket and got on the train with it.

About half an hour later, the conductor began to see the tickets. He came to the old man and said, “Will you please show me your ticket?” The old man looked for his ticket in all his pockets, but he could not find it. He was very worried. “I can’t find my ticket. I really bought a ticket before I got on the train.” said the old man.

“I believe you bought a ticket. All right, you don’    t have to buy another one,” said the conductor kindly. “But how can I know where I'm going? I can't remember my station!” the old man said sadly.

1.The old man in the story was very            .

A．kind

B．poor

C．forgetful（健忘的）

D．sad

2.Where is the ticket?             

A．The old man forgot go buy it.

B．The old man could not remember where it was.

C．The old man showed it to the conductor.

D．The old man’s wife took the ticket away.

3.The old man bought the ticket           he got on the train.

A．after

B．before

C．as

D．when

4.The conductor          the old man.

A．didn’t believe

B．laughed at

C．believed

D．felt sorry for

5.The old man was sad because             

A．he had to buy another ticket.

B．he lost all the things his wife gave him.

C．he did not know where he was.

D．He did not know where he should get off.

 

 
George Washington Carver was born in 1864. He was born a slave(奴隶). When he was still a baby, his mother was stolen. He was kept by his master.
All his life George loved  31 . When he was only seven years old, he already knew so  32  about plants that people in his hometown called him “the plant doctor”.
George wanted to learn as much as he could, but there was no   33  for black children where he lived. When he was ten, he left home to find a town that would allow   34  children to attend school. He studied in Missouri and Kansas   35  he finished high school. All this time he had to work to   36  his own expense(费用). He worked as a cook and opened his own laundry.
In 1890, George began college. At first he studied art, but he still had a   37  of plants. He began to study agriculture(农业). After he graduated, the famous inventor Thomas Edison asked him to work in his lab but George   38  . He had other   39  . He started an agricultural organization for black students in Alabama.
In those days, many   40  in the south grew only cotton. This was   41  to the soil(土壤). After a while the   42   would not grow as well. George Washington Carver wanted to help farmers in the south to grow plants like peanuts and sweet potatoes. These plants helped the 43  . Over the years he invented hundreds of ways to use these two plants.
George Washington Carver invented so many things that he was   44  “The Wizard(能手) of  Tuskegee”. He died in 1943 at the   45  of 79.

【小题1】

A．animals B．plants C．buildings D．photos

【小题2】

A．much B．many C．little D．few

【小题3】

A．house B．farm C．hospital D．school

【小题4】

A．brown B．yellow C．black D．white

【小题5】

A．when B．until C．for D．since

【小题6】

A．cost B．spend C．pay D．take

【小题7】

A．love B．hate C．question D．surprise

【小题8】

A．accepted B．refused C．understood D．cared

【小题9】

A．situations B．suggestions C．plays D．plans

【小题10】

A．farmers B．scientists C．doctors D．inventors

【小题11】

A．helpful B．harmful C．careful D．wonderful

【小题12】

A．pumpkin B．peanut C．cotton D．potato

【小题13】

A．soil B．water C．air D．weather

【小题14】

A．seen B．look C．found D．called

【小题15】

A．time B．year C．age D．season

Once there lived an old man in a town. He always forgot a lot of things. So his wife always had to say to him，“Don't forget this.”
One day he went on a long way alone. Before he left home，his wife said，“Now you have all these things. You need them on your way. Take care of your things on the way.” He went to the station. He bought a ticket and got on the train with it.
About an hour later，the conductor began to see the tickets. He came to the old man and said，“Will you please show me your ticket?” The old man looked for his ticket in all his pockets but he could not find it. He was very worried.“I can't find my ticket. I really bought a ticket before I got on the train ”said the old man.
“I think you are right. I believe you bought a ticket. All right，you don't have to buy another ticket ”said the conductor kindly. But the old man still(仍然) looked worried and said sadly，“You don't know why I'm worried. If I don't find my ticket，I can't remember my station. Where am I going? ”
【小题1】The old man bought a ticket _______.

A．after he got on the train

B．before he got on the train

C．when the conductor told him to buy one

D．when he found he had no ticket with him

【小题2】About an hour later，the conductor began _______.

A．to buy the tickets

B．to look for the tickets

C．to check(检查) the tickets

D．to show the tickets

【小题3】 The conductor told the old man that he didn't need to buy another ticket because _________.

A．the man was very old

B．he thought the old man had no money with him

C．the old man showed him the ticket

D．he believed the old man

【小题4】The old man still looked worried because _________.

A．he couldn't get on the train.

B．he lost his ticket and a lot of money

C．he thought his wife would get angry with him

D．he forgot where he was going

【小题5】Which of the following(下列) is right?

A．The old man went on the trip with his wife

B．The old man didn't find his ticket

C．The conductor was also an old man

D．The old man had to buy another ticket