A young father was visiting an old neighbor. They were standing in the old man’s garden, and talking about children. The young man said,“How strict should parents be with their children?”

　  The old man pointed to（指着）a string (细绳) between a big strong tree and a thin young one.

　 “Please untie (解开) that string.” said the old man. “But first pull the string tight so that（以便于）the young tree is straight again.” The young man did so. He untied the string and only found that the young tree bent（弯）over to one side.

　 Then the old man said,“There, it is the same with children. You must be strict with them. But sometimes you must untie the string to see how they are getting on. If they are not yet able to stand alone，you must tie the string tight again. But when you find that they are ready to stand alone，you can take the string away.”

1.The story is about ____________.

　　    A. how to take care of young trees　   

B. how strict parents should be with their children

C. how the young father should get on with his old neighbor

2. The young man untied the string ________________.

　　    A. in order to throw it away   　　

B. so that both of the trees wouldn’t grow straight

　　    C. and found that the young tree bent over to one side

3.When could the string be taken away?

　　    A. When the old man left.　   　　

B. When the young man untied it next time.

　    　C. When the young tree grew strong enough.

4. At last the old man told the young man ________________.

　　    A. that he should be strict with his children if they could not 

stand alone

　　    B. that he should always be strict with his children

　　    C. that he should be hard on his children

5.We learn that the big strong tree and the thin young one are like _________.

A. the young father and the old neighbor    　　

B. parents and their children

　　     C. the old neighbor and the children of young father

 

A young father was visiting an old neighbor. They were standing in the old man’s garden, and talking about children. The young man said,“How strict should parents be with their children?”
　  The old man pointed to（指着）a string (细绳) between a big strong tree and a thin young one.
　 “Please untie (解开) that string.” said the old man. “But first pull the string tight so that（以便于）the young tree is straight again.” The young man did so. He untied the string and only found that the young tree bent（弯）over to one side.
　 Then the old man said,“There, it is the same with children. You must be strict with them. But sometimes you must untie the string to see how they are getting on. If they are not yet able to stand alone，you must tie the string tight again. But when you find that they are ready to stand alone，you can take the string away.”
【小题1】The story is about ____________.
　　    A. how to take care of young trees　   
B. how strict parents should be with their children
C. how the young father should get on with his old neighbor
【小题2】 The young man untied the string ________________.
　　    A. in order to throw it away  　　
B. so that both of the trees wouldn’t grow straight
　　    C. and found that the young tree bent over to one side
【小题3】When could the string be taken away?
　　    A. When the old man left.　  　　
B. When the young man untied it next time.
　   　C. When the young tree grew strong enough.
【小题4】 At last the old man told the young man ________________.
　　    A. that he should be strict with his children if they could not 
stand alone
　　    B. that he should always be strict with his children
　　   C. that he should be hard on his children
【小题5】We learn that the big strong tree and the thin young one are like _________.
A. the young father and the old neighbor   　　
B. parents and their children
　　     C. the old neighbor and the children of young father

完型填空。

You asked about places to go and things to do in our town. The Downtown Mall is always 1 .

It’s a　2  　place in the oldest part of town. There are some good stores and restaurants there. 3　, Trendy Clothing Store is in Downtown Mall. It’s a fun place to shop, and it has the　4　quality clothes. The shop assistants(售货员) are friendly 5　people. My favorite 6　in town is Nick’s Restaurant. It is close to my house. It’s cheap and the hamburgers there are great. I like Dragon City Restaurant, 　7　. You can eat wonderful noodles there and the beef noodles are the most delicious! You must try the dumplings there, too. But it’s more expensive than Nick’s. The Big Cinema is the best cinema in town. It has the biggest screen and the most 8 seats. The Del Ray Complex is also a good place to see movies. It doesn’t have the 9  movies, but the tickets are the cheapest.

Anyway, there are lots of things to do and to see here. Come for a　10　soon!

1.                A．ugly　         B．fun　          C．dull  D．boring

 

2.                A．fishing         B．skating         C．reading   D．shopping

 

3.                A．So that         B．For example     C．Such as　 D．In fact

 

4.                A．better          B．best　          C．worse    D．worst

 

5.                A．of　           B．for　           C．to　 D．at

 

6.                A．school　        B．restaurant　     C．hospital　 D．park

 

7.                A．too　          B．also　          C．either　　    D．neither

 

8.                A．dangerous      B．comfortable     C．important　   D．boring

 

9.                A．older          B．newer          C．newest　 D．oldest

 

10.               A．visit　         B．see            C．walk　    D．dinner

 

 

One day an old man is selling (卖) a big elephant. A young man comes to the elephant and begins to look at it slowly. The old man goes up to him and says in his ear, “Don't say anything about the elephant before I sell it. Then I will give you twenty dollars.” “All right,” says the young man. After the old man sells the elephant, he gives the young man twenty dollars and says, “Now, can you tell me how you found the elephant's bad ears?” “I didn't find the bad ears,” says the young man. “Then why are you looking at the elephant slowly?” asked the old man. The young man answers, “Because I have never seen an elephant before, and I want to know what it looks like.”

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(　 )11. ________  the elephant.

　　　 A. The young man sells     B. The old man sells

　　　 C. The two men sell        D. The old man buys

(　 )12. The young man is looking at the elephant slowly.

He wants to find out ___________.

　　　 A. which foot of the elephant is bad B. how heavy it is

　　　 C. which ear of the elephant is bad D. what it looks like

(　 )13. The young man   ______________.

　　　 A. knows the elephant has bad ears B. wants to buy the elephant

　　　 C. looks after the elephant D. gets some money from the old man

(　 )14. The young man  ______________.

　　　 A. is not interested in elephants B. knows what an elephant looks like

　　　 C. has seen some elephants before D. has never seen an elephant before

(　 )15. Hearing what the young man said, the old man will probably(很可能)be ____________.

　　　 A. angry （生气）      B. happy     C. dangerous      D. hungry

 

On Sunday morning, I usually get up very late. I wash my face, and then go out to do morning exercises. It is about 8: 40 am. After I eat my　  　, I often go to a shopping centre　  my mother. The shopping centre is　  our home, so we walk there. It takes us about 20 minutes to get there. The shopping centre has a good　  . It is called“蓝莓购物中心”in Chinese. It doesn’t have an English name. Can you　  it in English? It is new and big. There are many things there, such as TVs, fridges, computers, clothes, food　  drinks. There are many     every day. There are men and women, the old and the    . 　  　do many people come here to buy things? Do you know? Let me tell you. The workers there are always nice and friendly. The things there are usually good but not　  . If you come to my home, I can take you there and have a look.

1.A. breakfast             B. lunch              C. supper           D. dinner

2.A. for                        B. to                    C. of           D. with

3.A. near                     B. not far            C. at                    D. far from

4.A. flower            B. place               C. name              D. room

5.A. say                        B. speak             C. tell             D. talk

6.A. but                       B. with                C. or     D. and

7.A. students              B. people     C. children          D. teachers

8.A. tall                        B. short              C. young             D. small

9.A. What          B. Who               C. Why               D. When

10.A. expensive         B. cheap             C. big                  D. new