Jim was a 15-year-old boy living with his little sister, Joy. Their parents had passed away long ago. Jim took care of Joy by himself.

One day, Jim woke up at 3 in the morning as usual. When Joy was sleeping alone, Jim left their little house to deliver newspapers. As he did so, he found something unusual. One man was sitting in front of Jim’s house. Jim was so surprised that he stopped to look at him closely. It was an icy morning and he looked very old.

The poor old man didn’t have anything to cover himself with. Jim went into his house to get the old man a blanket(毯子). However, there were no extra blankets, so Jim thought hard and took his father’s coat. It was the only thing of his father’s that he had left. Jim wrote a short note. “Sir, I found you sleeping in front of my house. This is my father’s coat. I hope it fits you well.” He put the note in a pocket of the coat, and covered the old man with the coat. Then he went to work. When he came back three hours later, both the man and the coat were gone. Jim thought that it was the best thing he could have done with his father’s coat.

That afternoon, Jim hurried home after school because Joy was at home alone. However, Joy and the old man were standing in front of the house, and Joy shouted to Jim, “Brother！He’s our grandfather!”

The grandfather smiled and said, “Jim, I have been looking for you all around the country for eight years. I’m not rich. But I can take care of you two. Thank you for giving me the coat and letting me know what a good person my grandson is. This coat was the very one that I gave my own son, a long time ago.”

1.Jim looked after his little sister by himself because ________.

A. they were too poor B. their grandfather left them

C. he was old enough D. their parents had died

2. Jim got up early in the morning to ________.

A. take care of his sisterB. deliver newspapers

C. sit in front of the house D. find something unusual

3. What did Jim do when he saw an old man was sitting in front of his house?

A. He took a blanket and gave it to him.

B. He took his father’s coat to cover him.

C. He stopped and talked to him.

D. He wrote a letter to the police.

4. When Jim came back home that afternoon, Joy told him that ________.

A. the old man was their grandpa

B. the old man and the coat were gone

C. their grandpa was looking for them

D. she couldn’t find their father’s coat

5. Which of the following is NOT true about the old man?

A. He was happy to find his grandchildren.

B. He thought Jim was a good boy.

C. He was poor and could not take care of them.

D. The coat helped the old man find his grandchildren.

6. The best title of the passage is “________”.

A. Jim and JoyB. A newspaper boy

C. An icy morningD. Father’s coat

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　　Watson won his most important game and became Southern Chess Master (南部象棋大师) in 1997. He was given the silver(银)cup

　　“It isn't rightly mine, ”he said, when he was holding the cup. “It was won two years ago when I was on holiday in…”

　　“A family was staying at my hotel(旅馆)at that time. Mrs Prag, the mother, was told that I played chess; and she begged me to give her young son a game. He's only ten, she said. I've been told that he plays quite well. ”

　　“Well, as you can guess, I wasn't too happy. A player likes the opponent(对手)to play as well as he does. But it was holiday time and I agreed to play. We placed the board(棋盘)in the garden. The game began. I hoped it would quick—and so it was. ”

　　“I soon knew that David Prag was no learner. After ten minutes his sister came outside and began to play tennis against a wall. The boy seemed to lose interest in our game . He moved a piece(棋子)without care. I gave my attention to the board.”

　　“Call me when you are ready, Mr. Watson,”he said.

　　“When I was ready, I looked up . He had gone off to play with his sister. I studied the board-and found I was driven into a corner. So it went on with David : a quick move , then tennis , back to the board, then back to his sister. My difficult condition became impossible to change. I was beaten. Oh so easily, by a ten－year－old chess player. He was the winner in twenty-eight minutes. ”

　　“David Prag : a name to remenber. I had a chance to use his game today, and it won this cup for me . To him , of course , it is only one of a hundred, or perhaps a thousand, winning games. ”

l．When Mr. Watson said, “It isn't rightly mine. I was won…”, he meant________ two years before.

［    ］

A．he had played chess with a little boy for twenty-eight minutes

B．he had had a chance to take part in an important game

C．he had learned how to play chess from a child

D．he had learned a good game from a child

2．Befor the game, Mr. Watson was quite sure that ________.

［    ］

A．the boy played as well as he did

B．he would be Southern Chess Master two years later

C．he could win the game easily

D．the boy would win the game quickly

3．Why did David. play tennis while he was playing chess with watson? Because he ________.

［    ］

A．had no interest in playing chess with adults(成年人)

B．was not good at playing chess

C．liked playing tennis much better than playing chess

D．played chess much better than Watson

4．From the story, we know that ________.

［    ］

A．David Prag was the real winner

B．Mr. Watson was the real winner

C．neither of them was the real winner

D．both of them were the real winners

5．Which of the following(下列)is NOT ture ?

［    ］

A．Sometimes young children can beat adults in playing chess.

B．Watson thought he could win the game quickly, and so he did.

C．Watson learned something from David and won the sliver cup.

D．Watson would never forget the name of the boy.

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　　Watson won his most important game and became Southern Chess Master (南部象棋大师) in 1997. He was given the silver(银)cup

　　“It isn't rightly mine, ”he said, when he was holding the cup. “It was won two years ago when I was on holiday in…”

　　“A family was staying at my hotel(旅馆)at that time. Mrs Prag, the mother, was told that I played chess; and she begged me to give her young son a game. He's only ten, she said. I've been told that he plays quite well. ”

　　“Well, as you can guess, I wasn't too happy. A player likes the opponent(对手)to play as well as he does. But it was holiday time and I agreed to play. We placed the board(棋盘)in the garden. The game began. I hoped it would quick and so it was. ”

　　“I soon knew that David Prag was no learner. After ten minutes his sister came outside and began to play tennis against a wall. The boy seemed to lose interest in our game . He moved a piece(棋子)without care. I gave my attention to the board.”

　　“Call me when you are ready, Mr. Watson,”he said.

　　“When I was ready, I looked up . He had gone off to play with his sister. I studied the board-and found I was driven into a corner. So it went on with David : a quick move , then tennis , back to the board, then back to his sister. My difficult condition became impossible to change. I was beaten. Oh so easily, by a ten－year－old chess player. He was the winner in twenty-eight minutes. ”

　　“David Prag : a name to remenber. I had a chance to use his game today, and it won this cup for me . To him , of course , it is only one of a hundred, or perhaps a thousand, winning games. ”

l．When Mr. Watson said, “It isn't rightly mine. I was won…”, he meant________ two years before.

［    ］

A．he had played chess with a little boy for twenty-eight minutes

B．he had had a chance to take part in an important game

C．he had learned how to play chess from a child

D．he had learned a good game from a child

2．Befor the game, Mr. Watson was quite sure that ________.

［    ］

A．the boy played as well as he did

B．he would be Southern Chess Master two years later

C．he could win the game easily

D．the boy would win the game quickly

3．Why did David. play tennis while he was playing chess with watson? Because he ________.

［    ］

A．had no interest in playing chess with adults(成年人)

B．was not good at playing chess

C．liked playing tennis much better than playing chess

D．played chess much better than Watson

4．From the story, we know that ________.

［    ］

A．David Prag was the real winner

B．Mr. Watson was the real winner

C．neither of them was the real winner

D．both of them were the real winners

5．Which of the following(下列)is NOT ture ?

［    ］

A．Sometimes young children can beat adults in playing chess.

B．Watson thought he could win the game quickly, and so he did.

C．Watson learned something from David and won the sliver cup.

D．Watson would never forget the name of the boy.

Watson won his most important game and became Southern Chess Master in 1977. He was given the silver cup.

“It isn’t rightly mine,” he said, when he was holding the cup.” “It was won two years ago when I was on holiday in…”

“A family was staying at my hotel at that time. Mrs. Prig, the mother, was told that I played chess; and she begged me to give her young son a game. ‘He’s only ten.’ she said, ‘I’ve been told that he plays quite well. ‘

“Well, as you can guess, I wasn’t too happy. A player likes the opponent (对手) to play as well as he does. But it was holiday time and I agreed to play. We placed the board in the garden. The game began. I hoped it would be quick — and so it was.

“I soon knew that David Prig was no learner. After ten minutes his sister came outside and began to play tennis against a wall. The boy seemed to lose interest in our game. He moved a piece (棋子) without care. I gave my attention to the board.

“Call me when you are ready, Mr. Watson,” he said.

When I was ready? I looked up. He had gone off to play with his sister. I studied the board, and found I was driven into corner. So it went on with David: a quick move, then tennis, back to the board, then back to his sister. My difficult condition became impossible to change. I was beaten. Oh, so easily, by a ten-year-old chess player. He was the winner—in twenty-eight minutes.

“David Prig, a name to remember. I had a chance to use his game today, and it won this cup for me. To him, of course, it is only one of a hundred, or perhaps a thousand, winning games.” (from www.zkenglish.com)

(    )46. When Mr. Watson said, “It isn’t rightly mine. It was won …”, he meant ____ two years before.

A. he had played chess with a little boy for twenty-eight minutes

B. he had had a chance to take part in an important game

C. he had learned how to play chess from a child

D. he had learned a good game from a child

(    )47. Before the game, Mr. Watson was quite sure that _______.

A. the boy played as well as he did

B. he would be Southern Chess Master two years later

C. he could win the game easily

D. the boy would win the game quickly

(    )48. Why did David play tennis while he was playing chess with Watson?

Because he __________.

A. had no interest in playing chess with adults (成年人)

B. was not good at playing chess

C. liked playing tennis much better than playing chess

D. played chess much better than Watson

(    )49. From the story, we know that __________.

A. David Prig was the real winner

B. Mr. Watson was the real winner

C. neither of them was the real winner

D. both of them were the real winners

(    )50. Which of the following is NOT true?

A. Sometimes young children can beat adults in playing chess.

B. Watson thought he could win the game quickly, and so he did.

C. Watson learned something from David and won the silver cup.

D. Watson would never forget the name of the boy.