Question

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Once there was a famine (饥荒). A rich cook sent for twenty of the poorest children in the town and said to them, “In this basket there is a piece of bread for each of you. Take it and come back to me every day at this hour for more.”

In a hurry the hungry children got together around the basket，and fought over the bread because each wanted the largest piece. At last they went away without even thanking the good cook. Mary, a poorly - dressed girl, did not fight with the other children, 72.①________ stood quietly in distance. 76. When the badly - behaved children had left, Mary took the smallest piece, which was all left in the basket. She kissed the cook’s hand and went home.

The next day the children were as badly - behaved as before. Mary got a piece of bread almost half the72. ②_________ of the one she got the first day. When she came home, her mother cut the bread open. Many new, shining pieces of silver fell out of it.

Her mother was very worried, and said, “Take the money back to the cook at once. The silver must have fallen into the dough (面团) by accident. Hurry up, Mary.” When the little girl gave the rich man her mother’s message, he said, “It was no mistake. I had the silver pieces put into the smallest bread for you as a prize. Always be as satisfied, peaceable and thankful as you now are. Go home now, and tell your mother that the money is yours.”

1.What did Mary do while the others fought over the bread? (no more than 5 words)

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2.Fill in the blanks in Paragraphs 2&3 with proper words.

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3.Why did the cook put the silver pieces into the bread? (no more than 15 words)

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4.What do you think of Mary’s mother? (no more than 5 words)

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5.What have you learned from the passage? (No more than 10 words)

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6.Translate the underlined sentence into Chinese.

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Answer

1.She stood quietly in distance.

2. but size

3.Because he wanted to give them to Mary as a prize.

4.She was very honest.

5.(We should) Always be satisfied, peaceable and thankful (in our lives).

6.当那些行为恶劣的孩子们离开时，玛丽拿起了最小的一块，那是篮子里仅剩的一块。

【解析】

本文主要讲述的是Mary在与别的孩子一起分面包时，总是静静地站在远处，等别人拿走了，她拿最小的那一个。最后却在最小的面包里面得到银币，作为她行为的奖励。所以说，在我们的人生当中，我们应该学会满足的，平和的，感激的对待生活。

1.在句子Mary, a poorly - dressed girl, did not fight with the other children, 72.①________ stood quietly in distance可知 She stood quietly in distance表明当时Mary的行为。故用She stood quietly in distance。

2.由Mary, a poorly - dressed girl, did not fight with the other children可知，她不和别的孩子争斗，stood quietly in distance却静静地站在远处。中间转折。故填but。由Mary took the smallest piece可知她拿的是最小的。所以72出指是尺寸大小。故填size。

3.由后文厨师所讲的话It was no mistake. I had the silver pieces put into the smallest bread for you as a prize没有弄错。我把银币放入最小的面包给你作为奖励可知he wanted to give them to Mary as a prize他想把它们给Mary作为奖励。故答Because he wanted to give them to Mary as a prize。

4.由Her mother was very worried, and said, “Take the money back to the cook at once. The silver must have fallen into the dough (面团) by accident. Hurry up, Mary.”可知她母亲看到面包的钱过后非常的焦虑，并且让她女儿尽快的把那些银币还给厨师。可知她的母亲非常的诚实。故答She was very honest。

5.联系上下文可知，其余的孩子都哄抢面包，只有玛丽最后一个有礼貌的拿她的那份。其中when引导时间状语从句，再是which在句中做非限制性定语从句补充修饰the smallest piece。

6.由原文最后一句厨师所讲的话点题Always be as satisfied, peaceable and thankful as you now are。本文主旨大意。故答(We should) Always be satisfied, peaceable and thankful (in our lives)。