Uncle Li and Uncle Wang are good friends. They live next to each other and their farms are both at the foot of the mountain. So they can help each other. But neither of them likes to use his head. They're both poor though they work hard. Most villagers have built new houses, but they still live in the low and broken houses. They never find out why.
Once Uncle Li went to town to buy some medicine for his wife. In the town he heard the apples in a city were expensive. He told Uncle Wang about it as soon as he went back. They decided to carry some apples to the city. They borrowed some money from their friends and bought nearly 1,000 kilograms of apples in the villages and carried them to the city on a tractor. Bad luck! A lot of apples has already been carried there when they arrived. A few days later they had to sell them at a low price (价格)。They felt unhappy and returned to their village.
"I can't understand why we sustained (蒙受) losses in business while others always profit (盈利)" Uncle Li asked one day.
"The tractor was too small " Uncle Wang said without thinking. "We'll carry more apples on a truck next time!"
"I agree!" said Uncle Li. "How foolish (傻的) we were !"
1.Uncle Li and Uncle Wang live in the low and broken houses because __________.
A. they hope to save money
B. they're both poor
C. their farms are at the foot of the mountain
D. they're not far from their farms
2.The two farmers carried the apples to the city to _________.
A. make a journey
B. visit some places of interest
C. meet their friends
D. make a profit
3.Which of the following is true?
A. The two farmers found out why they were poor.
B. The two farmers will soon get rich.
C. Neither of the farmers is clever.
D. The two farmers decided to buy a truck.
In England, people often talk about the weather because they can experience (经历) four seasons in one day. In the morning the weather is warm just like in spring. An hour later black clouds come and then it rains hard. The weather gets a little cold. In the late afternoon the sky will be sunny, the sun will begin to shine, and it will be summer at this time of a day.
In England, people can also have summer in winter, or have winter in summer. So in winter they can swim sometimes, and in summer sometimes they should take warm clothes.
When you go to England, you will see that some English people usually take an umbrella (伞)or a raincoat with them in the sunny morning, but you should not laugh at them.
If you don't take an umbrella or a raincoat, you will regret (后悔) later in the day.
1.Why do people in England often talk about the weather?
A. Because they may have four seasons in one day
B. Because they often have very good weather
C. Because the weather is warm just like in spring
D. Because the sky is sunny all day
2."People can also have summer in winter." Means "it is sometimes too ______in winter."
A. warm B. cool C. cold D. rainy
3.The best title (标题)for this passage is ________.
A. Bad Seasons B. Summer or Winter
C. The Weather in England D. Strange English People
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Once there was a poor little girl living near a forest. She had no family and no one to love her. So she often sad and lonely.
One day, when she was walking in the forest, she found that a small was trapped unluckily in a bush. The butterfly tried to fly away failed. The kind little girl saved the butterfly with great care. Instead of flying away, the butterfly turned a beautiful fairy (仙女). The little girl was very .
“Thank you for me. You are so kind. I will make any of your dreams come true.” said the fairy.
The little girl thought for a moment and then said, “I want to be !”
The fairy said, “Very well. I will help you.” And she said something in the little girl’s ear. Then the fairy disappeared.
As the kind little girl grew up, she was ready to help people in need and was popular among the villagers. No one in the village was as happy as she was. Everyone asked her the of her happiness. She always smiled and , “The secret of my happiness is that I listened to a kind when I was a little girl.”
When the kind girl became a very old woman and was dying, the neighbours in the all gathered (聚拢) around her bed because they were that her secret of happiness would die with her. They asked, “Please tell us what the kind fairy said.”
The lovely old woman still and said, “She told me that everyone needed me, no matter how safe they seemed, no matter how rich or poor, no matter how old or . She said that helping others would make me happy all my life.”
1.A. thought B. found C. sounded D. felt
2.A. butterfly B. bird C. snake D. squirrel
3.A. so B. or C. but D. as
4.A. on B. up C. into D. down
5.A. surprised B. tired C. mad D. angry
6.A. catching B. beating C. killing D. saving
7.A. active B. happy C. energetic D. humorous
8.A. always B. never C. seldom D. hardly
9.A. success B. secret C. power D. lesson
10.A. asked B. hoped C. answered D. refused
11.A. witch B. fairy C. ghost D. princess
12.A. village B. town C. city D. world
13.A. excited B. pleased C. glad D. afraid
14.A. shouted B. cried C. smiled D. jumped
15.A. young B. great C. nice D. Quiet
一Mum，I've got a bad headache！
一Oh，______．Take this medicine three times a day and you'll be OK．
A. I’m sorry to hear that B. that's all right
C. You’re welcome D. my pleasure
Can you______ the TV a little? Your brother is doing his homework．
A. turn off B. turn on
C. turn up D. turn down
I hope you think that my advice is worth______
A. being taken B. taking it
C. to take it D. taking
