Whenever the sun dropped and the blue sky came up, my father and I used to climb the mountain near my house. Walking together, my father and I used to have a lot of conversations through which I learned lessons from his experiences. He always told me, “You should have goals like climbing the mountain.” Without the mountain-climbing that we both enjoyed, we couldn’t have enough time to spend together because my father was very busy. I really got a lot from the mountain-climbing. It gave me time to talk with my father and to be in deep thought as well as develop my patience.
Once we climbed a very high mountain. It was so challenging for me because I was only ten years old. During the first few hours of climbing, I enjoyed the flowers and trees, and the birds’ singing. But as time passed, I got a pain in both of my legs. I wanted to quit climbing, but my father said to me, “You can always see a beautiful sky at the top of the mountain, but you can’t see it before you reach the top. Only there can you see all of the nice things, which is just like your life.”
At that time, I was too young to understand his words. But later after that, I got to know the meaning of hope in life. I found myself standing at the top of the mountain, and the sky was as clear as____
1.The passage tells us that mountain-climbing was ______ for the father and the son.
A. hard B. enjoyable C. painful D. comfortable
2.The underlined word “crystal” in the passage means _______.
A. 岩石 B. 火焰 C. 水晶 D. 寒冰
3.Which of the following is the closest in meaning to the father’s words in the second paragraph(段)?
A. You will get all you need at the top of the mountain.
B. The sky is always as clear as crystal.
C. You can find life is full of nice things.
D. Never give up half-way.
4.We can infer(推断)from the last paragraph that__________.
A. the writer was very successful in his life
B. the writer reached the top of the mountain
C. though the write was young, he could understand his father
D. the writer used to stop half-way when he climbed the mountain
5.The best title for the passage is________.
A. Reaching the Top of the Mountain
B. Standing at the Top of the Mountain
C. Conversations between Father and Son
D. Seeing all of the nice things
Welcome to our idiom (习语) corner! | ||
Idiom | Meaning | Example |
an arm and a leg | a large amount of money | It cost an arm and a leg to fix the car. |
break one’s neck | try very hard | She broke her neck last night, trying to finish the report. |
Fish out of water | someone who does not fit in | She felt like a fish out of water when she went to the party in her jeans while everyone else was wearing formal dress. |
Go Dutch | each person pays for himself | If we have dinner together, I insist that we go Dutch. |
Hit the books | To begin to study hard | I hit the books as soon as I knew the date of the exam. |
1.Which of the following activities is most likely to cost an arm and a leg?
A. Joining a DIY club. B. Going abroad for further study.
C. Having a picnic. D. Watching a football match.
2.The Chinese meaning of the idiom “break one’s neck” is probably “______”.
A. 折断脖子 B. 休息片刻 C. 竭尽全力. D. 不相上下
3.Lucy doesn’t want to feel like a fish out of water, so she should wear ______ when she goes to an evening party.
A. a T-shirt B. sport shoes C. a formal dress D. jeans.
4.Amy and Linda go to the restaurant to have lunch. It costs 80 yuan. They want to go Dutch. What does it mean?
A. Amy pays 80 yuan. B. Linda Pays 80 yuan.
C. Each of them pays 40 yuan. D. Dutch pays 80 yuan.
One day a wounded eagle dropped in the field. A farmer found it. He was so _____ that he took it home and cleaned its wounds. After that he placed it outside in the yard, in the hope that it ____ get well soon.
Strangely enough, the eagle soon got used to the __of all the chickens in the yard. It learned to ____from side to side like chickens, and eat happily from a trough (食槽). For several years, the eagle _____ his new life on the farm.
Then one day, one of the farmer’s friends pointed to the playing eagle and asked, “ ____ is that eagle acting like a chicken?” The farmer told him what had _____ , and the friend felt quite _____ .
“What a pity!” said the friend, “It should fly in the sky instead of living here!” He picked up the eagle, and______ it into the air. The eagle was_____ , and cried loudly. Then it just fell down on the ground.
That night, the friend could hardly sleep as he remembered the chicken-like eagle. The next morning, he headed back to the farm for another ___ . This time he carried the eagle to the ____ of a nearby mountain.
When he stood at the highest place of the mountain, he looked into its eyes and shouted, “Don’t you understand? You weren’t made to live like a chicken!” As he ______the eagle up, he made sure it was facing into the bright ____of the rising sun. Then he ______ tossed the bird into the sky. This time the eagle opened his wings, and disappeared into the clouds.
1.A. brave B. kind C. polite D. proud
2.A. would B. should C. must D. need
3.A. food B. sounds C. water D. habits
4.A. walk B. sleep C. talk D. drink
5.A. disliked B. enjoyed C. forgot D. lost
6.A. When B. Why C. How D. What
7.A. suffered B. experienced C. happened D. found
8.A. funny B. surprised C. worried D. pleased
9.A. pulled B. moved C. took D. threw
10.A. satisfied B. frightened C. excited D. angry
11.A. drink B. meeting C. rest D. try
12.A. top B. foot C. center D. side
13.A. tied B. put C. filled D. held
14.A. sight B. light C. space D. shape
15.A. powerfully B. softly C. hardly D. easily
Just as the saying goes,“_____.”My uncle has made his dream come true after years of hard work.
A. No pains, no gains B. actions speak louder than words
C. Practice makes perfect D. every dog has its day
-The project is so difficult for your cousin.
-Yes, I am wondering ______.
A. that he will finish it on time. B. how could I help him out
C. whether he can finish it by himself D. if can I do anything for him
-Mom,do you like my drawing?
-How beautiful! I have never seen a ______ one.
A. good B. better C. best D. worse