An old man died and left his son a lot of money. But the son was a foolish young man, and he quickly spent all the money so that soon he had nothing left. Of course , when that happened, all his friends left him. When he was quite poor and alone, he went to see John, who was a kind, clever old man and often helped people when they had troubles. "My money has finished and my friends have gone," said the young man, "What will happen to me now?" "Don't worry , young man," answered John, "Everything will soon be all right again. Wait, and you will soon feel much happier." The young man was very glad. "Am I going to get rich again then? "he asked John. "No, I didn't mean that," said the old man." I meant that you would soon get used to being poor and to having no friends."
1.An old man died and left his son_______.
A. nothing B. some gold C. much money D. only a house
2.When the son was________, he went to see John.
A. short of money B. quite poor and sick
C. in trouble D. quite poor and alone
【小题3The young man was very glad because John said that________.
A. he would become rich again
B. he would soon feel much happier
C. he would become clever
D. he would have more friends
3.John meant the young man______.
A. would get rich again
B. would get used to having nothing
C. would get used to being in trouble
D. would get out of poorness
A man was travelling abroad in a small red car. One day he left the car and went shopping. When he came back, its roof was badly damaged.
Some boys told him that an elephant had damaged（毁坏） it. The man did not believe them, but they took him to a circus which was near there. The owner of the elephant said, "I am very sorry! My elephant has a big, round, red chair. He thought that your car was his chair, and he sat on it!"
Then he gave the man a letter, in which he said that he was sorry and that he would pay for all the damage.
When the man got back to his own country, the customs officers wouldn’t believe his story. They said, "You sold your new car while you were abroad and bought this old one!" After the man showed them the letter from the circus man（马戏团主人）, then they believed him.
1.A man was travelling abroad_______.
A. in a big bus B. in a green jeep C. in a red car D. in a red taxi
2.The car was damaged because________.
A. there was a traffic accident B. the circus man broke it
C. it rushed into a shop D. the elephant sat on it
3.The circus man said that_______.
A. he would pay for part of the damage
B. he would pay for all of the damage
C. he wouldn't pay for the damage
D. he would buy a new car
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1.The theme park in Beijing was made of ___________.
A. wood B. stone C. plastic D. chocolate
2.People could ________ in the chocolate theme park.
A. see the walking robot maid B. visit a replica of the Great Wall
C. watch a football match D. buy Nike sports clothes
3.Which is true about the walking robot maid?
A. The walking robot maid was made in Beijing.
B. They spent three years developing it.
C. She can heat food in a microwave oven.
D. She can’t be used in different or dangerous situations for humans.
Who wants to carry a bulky bag to school? No children. Nobody wants one shoulder to be lower than the other, and paining(疼痛) too. In India, most of us would look at the reduction(减少) of textbooks as a way out. But in a country like America, there are always more choices. A company called Goreader has created a “school bag” which is the size of a laptop computer, weighing about 2.5kg. The Goreader has a colour screen and can “hold” all the textbooks that a student may need, says a report in “The Asian Age” newspaper.
The company plans to work closely with the publishers of test books so that these books can be supplied on the Internet. All the students will have to download their textbooks. Making notes and marking important parts of a lesson can be done just as lots of students have done on their textbooks before.
At present, the plan is being tested out in a
university. Richard Katzmann, the owner of the company is having his creation
tested at Chicago’s DePaul University, where he studied. Does that mean it is
goodbye to the newspaper, and the smell of the black 
ink?
1.What does the underlined word “bulky” in the first line mean?
A. light B. small C. big and heavy D. old
2.What would Indians do to solve this problem?
A. They would reduce the textbooks.
B. They would tell the parents to help students.
C. They would tell the teachers to help students.
D. They would take students to school by bus.
3.The writer may think that Americans have a ______ way to solve the problem.
A. more stupid B. worse C. better D. quicker
4.The Goreader may be a machine ________.
A. that can work as a teacher
B. that can be used as textbooks
C. that can cheat(欺骗) students.
D. that can hurt students
5. When the new machine is used, it is possible that ________.
A. students might study harder
B. students might study at home
C. students might not need teachers
D. students
might study without paper textbooks
阅读下面短文，掌握大意，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
There was a woman in Detroit, who had two sons. She
was worried about them, especially the younger one, Ben, he
was not doing well in school. Boys in his class made jokes about him because he
seemed so .The mother
that she herself would have to get her sons to do better in school. She
told them to go to the Detroit Public Library to read a a
week and do a report about it for her. One day, in Ben’s ,
the teacher held up a rock and asked if anyone knew it. Ben put up his hand and
the teacher let him . “Why did Ben put up his
hand?” his classmates wondered. He said
anything. What would
he possibly want to say?Ben not only the
rock, but also said a lot about the rock. He named many other rocks in the same
group and even knew the
teacher had found it. The teacher and the students were .
Ben had learned all this from doing one of his book .Later
Ben went on to the of his
class. When he finished high school, he went to Yale University (耶鲁大学)and at last became one of the best doctors in the
USA. After Ben grew up, he something
about his mother that he did not know as a .
She, herself, had never learned how to .
1.A. because B. so C. but D. though
2.A. clever B. hard C. slow D. quick
3.A. asked B. decided C. forgot D. heard
4.A. notice B. message C. book D. question
5.A. class B. room C. office D. lab
6.A. think B. leave C. stand up D. sit down
7.A. always B. even C. quickly D. never
8.A. found B. played C. knew D. threw
9.A. whether B. when C. where D. why
10.A. afraid B. surprised C. worried D. unhappy
11.A. pictures B. exercises C. shops D. reports
12.A. top B. end C. back D. side
13.A. learnt B. remembered C. forgot D. guessed
14.A. doctor B. child C. children D. teacher
15.A. read B. work C. teach D. show
----Hi, Jenny! I hear you and John are going to London for the holiday.
----Really? _________
A. What’s it about? B. What’s happening?
C. That’s news to me D. It’s a pity.
