One morning a deer rushed into a courtyard where a little boy was playing. The deer hooked the boy’s clothing with its antlers (角). This scared the little boy so much that he let out a loud cry which brought his mother running out to see what was happening. She came out just in time and saw the deer running off towards the mountains with her little boy.
The mother was so afraid! She ran after the deer as fast as she could and not too far away she found her son sitting on the grass safely. Seeing his mother, the little boy laughed and reached out his arms to her. His mother held him tight. She was so happy that she cried. She hurried back with her dear son. When she got home, she was amazed at what she saw. The huge tree behind her house had fallen down while she was out running after the deer. The whole house was destroyed under the tree’s great weight.
Then the mother remembered the day about a year before when a deer fleeing from a hurt had run into her house. She felt sorry for the frightened deer, so she covered it with some cloth and let it return to the forest.
The deer seemed to understand that she had saved its life. When leaving, it kept bowing its head to her as if it were thanking her for her kindness.
She never imagined that the deer could remember her help. It somehow knew the tree was going to fall and kill her and her son, so it came back to save them.
When the mother remembered all this, she said, “Saving the life of another is the same as saving the life of your own.”
1.The mother run out of the house because _________?
A.The boy was crying. B.The boy was running.
C.The deer was coming. D.The deer was escaping.
2.What happened while the mother was running after the deer?
A.The deer hurt her son. B.The house disappeared.
C.The house was destroyed. D.The huge tree was cut down.
3.Why did the deer save their lives?
A.They were close friends.
B.The mother once saved its life.
C.The deer once visited their house.
D.The mother drove away the hunter.
4.What is the purpose of the passage?
A.To protect animals. B.To blame the hunter.
C.To praise the mother’s bravery. D.To encourage people to do good deeds.
Lost cities that have been found
The White City
In 2015, a team of explorers to Honduras in search of “the Lost City of the Monke God” led to the discovery of the White City. It is believed that local people hid here when the Spanish conquerors (征服者) occupied their homeland in the16th century.
Canopus and Heracleion
The Egyptian cities Canopus and Heracleion, where Queen Cleopatra often visited, weren’t found until 1992. Artifacts (史前器物) showed that the cities once highly developed as a trade network, which helped researchers piece together more about the last queen of Egypt.
Machu Picchu
A Yale professor discovered “the Lost City in the Clouds” in 1911. Machu Picchu displays the Inca Empire at the height of its rule. Abandoned in the 16th century for unknown reasons, the city was hidden by the local people from the Spanish conquerors for centuries keeping it so well preserved.
Troy
The ancient city of Troy in Homer’s The Iliad was considered a fictional setting for his characters to run wild. But in 1871, explorations in northwestern Turkey exposed nine ancient cities layered (层叠) on top of each other, the earliest dating back to about 5,000 years before. It was later determined that the sixth or seventh layer contained the lost city of Troy and that it was actually destroyed by an earthquake, not a wooden horse.
1.Why did people hide in the White City in the 16th century?
A.To survive the war. B.To save the land.
C.To protect their country. D.To search for a lost city.
2.Which of the following was related to a royal family member?
A.The White City B.Canopus and Heracleion
C.Machu Picchu D.Troy
3.What can we learn about Troy?
A.It was built by Homer. B.It consisted of nine cities
C.It had a history of 5,000 years D.It was ruined by a natural disaster.
When I was 13 my only purpose was to become the star on our football team. That meant _______ Miller King, who was the best _______ at our school.
Football season started in September and all summer long I worked out. I carried my football everywhere for_______. Just before September, Miller was struck by a car and lost his right arm. I went to see him after he came back from _______. He looked very _______, but he didn`t cry.
That season, I _______ all of Miller`s records while he watched the home games from the bench. We went 10-1 and I was named most valuable player, _______ I often had crazy dreams in which I was to blame for Miller’s _______.
One afternoon, I was crossing the field to go home and saw Miller _______ going over a fence — which wasn’t ________ to climb if you had both arms. I’m sure I was the ________ person in the world he wanted to accept ________ from. But even that challenge he accepted. I ________ him move slowly over the fence. When we were finally ________ on the other side, he said to me, “You know, I didn’t tell you this during the season, but you did fine. Thank you for filling in for ________.”
His words freed me from my bad ________. I thought to myself, how even without an arm he was more of a leader. ________ but not defeated, he was ________ ahead of me. I was right to have ________ him. From that day on, I grew ________ and a little more real.
1.A.cheering for B.beating out C.relying on D.staying with
2.A.coach B.student C.teacher D.player
3.A.practice B.show C.comfort D.pleasure
4.A.school B.vacation C.hospital D.training
5.A.pale B.calm C.relaxed D.ashamed
6.A.held B.broke C.set D.tried
7.A.and B.then C.but D.thus
8.A.decision B.mistake C.accident D.problem
9.A.stuck B.hurt C.tried D.lost
10.A.steady B.hard C.fun D.fit
11.A.last B.best C.first D.latest
12.A.praise B.advice C.assistance D.apology
13.A.let B.helped C.had D.noticed
14.A.dropped B.ready C.trapped D.safe
15.A.us B.them C.me D.it
16.A.memories B.ideas C.attitudes D.dreams
17.A.Lost B.Attacked C.Destroyed D.Damaged
18.A.still B.also C.yet D.just
19.A.challenged B.cured C.invited D.admired
20.A.healthier B.bigger C.cleverer D.cooler
A fire ______ in the center of the market last night. Luckily, no death ______ so far.
A.broke out; is reported B.had broken out; was reported
C.broke out; has been reported D.had broken out; has been reported;
It may take a while _____ you find a hobby that truly interests yourself, so
don’t give up.
A.that B.before C.unless D.since
For many cities in the world, there is no room to spread out further, _____ New York is an example.
A.for which B.in which C.of which D.from which
