There were once two brothers who lived near a forest. Their parents died. The elder brother was very bad to his younger brother. He ate up all the food and took all his brother’s good clothes.
One day, the elder brother went into the forest to find some firewood to sell in the market. As he went around, cutting down the branches (枝条) of tree after tree, he came upon a magical tree. The tree said to him, “Oh, kind sir, please do not cut my branches. If you spare (放过) me, I will give you golden apples.” The elder brother agreed, but he was disappointed with the number of apples the tree gave him. Greed overcame him, and he said to the tree he would cut the whole trunk if the tree didn’t give him more apples. Instead of giving him more golden apples, the magical tree sent out hundreds of tiny needles (刺) and stuck them onto the elder brother’s body. The elder brother lay on the ground, crying in pain.
When it became dark, the younger brother grew worried and went in search of his brother. He found him lying in pain near the tree, with hundreds of needles on his body. He rushed to his brother and removed each needles with love. After he finished, the elder brother said sorry for treating him badly and promised to be better. The tree saw the change of the elder brother, and gave them all the golden apples they could ever need.
1.Why did the elder brother go to the forest?
A.He wanted to find golden apples. B.He wanted to find the magical tree.
C.He wanted to find some wood to sell. D.He wanted to keep away from his brother.
2.What does the underlined word “Greed” mean in Paragraph 2?
A.愤怒 B.胆怯 C.感激 D.贪婪
3.Where did the younger brother find the elder brother?
A.Near their house. B.Near the magical tree.
C.Near a market. D.Near a river.
4.What does the story mainly tell us?
A.It is important to be kind, as it will always be rewarded.
B.We should protect trees and shouldn’t cut down trees.
C.We’d better not cut down trees with needles on them.
D.It’s dangerous for you to go into the forest by yourself.
5.Where does this article probably come from?
A.From a science report. B.From a fashion magazine.
C.From a fairy tale. D.From a news website.
阅读对话，从每题A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案完成对话。
A: Hi, Jack! _________
B: Hi, Amy. I’ve had an online class called DIY Your Own Desserts.
A: Wow, it’s fantastic! _________
B: Because it’s not safe to go out to buy desserts during these special days.
A: Well, how do you have lessons?
B: The teacher shows me how to cook and guides me how to prepare and make the food on the Internet.
A: _________ Sounds like you really enjoy the class!
B: Yeah. Can you imagine how happy my parents are when I give them DIY food?
A: Of course. You are their pride.
B: Thanks. _________
A: Sure I am. It’s great fun to enjoy the home-made food.
B: Would you like to join us? The class runs every day and you can start at any time!
A: Wonderful! _________
B: Each lesson will only cost 10 dollars. During each lesson, we’ll learn three kinds of desserts.
A: Sounds cool! I can’t wait to sign up for it. Thank you, Jack!
1.
A.Did you study hard at home? B.Have you been back to school?
C.What have you been up to these days? D.How is your online class?
2.
A.What do you think of the cooking class? B.Where can you buy the desserts?
C.Why do you have the cooking class? D.Do you want to do it by yourself?
3.
A.How interesting! B.Nothing special.
C.That’s true. D.Feel free to do it.
4.
A.Would you like to cook by yourself? B.Am I good enough at cooking?
C.Are you busy doing schoolwork? D.Are you interested in cooking?
5.
A.How many lessons are there in total? B.How much should I pay for the lessons?
C.How long does each lesson last? D.How do you like each lesson?
I have a friend named Monty Roberts who owns a horse ranch (牧场). He told me a story of a young boy when I last saw him.
When the young boy was in high school, his teacher asked him to write a paper about what he wanted to be when he ________ up. He wrote a seven-page paper describing his ________ of someday owning a ranch. He put a great deal of his ________ into the project and the next day he handed it in to his teacher. Two days later, he received his paper ________. On the front page was a large red F. The teacher said, “This is an unrealistic dream for a young boy like you. Owning a horse ranch ________ a lot of money. You can’t make your dream come true with no money. If you rewrite this paper with a more realistic dream, I will ________ your grade.”
The boy went home and asked his father for ________. His father said, “Look, son, you have to make up your own mind on this. And ________, I think it is an important decision for you.” Finally, the boy turned in the same paper, ________ making any changes at all. He said to the teacher peacefully, “You ________ keep the F and I’ll keep my dream.”
Monty turned to me and said, “I tell you this story ________ you are now sitting in the 4,000-square-foot house in that young boy’s ranch. And I think the ________ part of the story is that two summers ago that same teacher brought 30 kids to ________ out on my ranch for a week.” When the teacher was leaving, he said, ‘Monty, when I was your teacher, I was something of a dream stealer. I stole a lot of kids’ dreams in those years. Luckily, you had enough courage not to give up on ________.’
Once you decide to do something, follow your heart and keep it. Don’t let ________ steal your dreams.
1.A.came B.grew C.brought D.thought
2.A.goal B.choice C.research D.work
3.A.mind B.action C.heart D.attention
4.A.up B.back C.away D.out
5.A.makes B.wastes C.requires D.saves
6.A.reconsider B.repeat C.reuse D.review
7.A.money B.prediction C.guide D.advice
8.A.anymore B.again C.anyway D.actually
9.A.without B.through C.by D.against
10.A.must B.need C.should D.can
11.A.when B.since C.because D.before
12.A.best B.most C.worst D.least
13.A.get B.camp C.take D.cut
14.A.mine B.ours C.theirs D.yours
15.A.no one B.everyone C.someone D.anyone
—Father’s Day is coming. I’m thinking about ________.
—Good boy!
A.what present I gave my father B.how I can give my father a surprise
C.if I planned a party for my father D.where will my family have a big meal
—We all want to make a lot of money. But money isn’t ________.
—I couldn’t agree with you more. The best things in life are free.
A.something B.nothing C.everything D.anything
—Listen up, guys. The harder you work, ________ you will be.
—No pains, no gains. We’ll try our best.
A.lucky B.luckier C.the luckier D.the luckiest
