A farmer had a cow. He took very good care of this cow and one day when it was ill, he was very worried. He telephoned the vet.
“What’s the problem?” The vet asked him when he arrived.
“My cow’s ill,” the farmer said. “I don’t know what's the matter with her. She’s lying down and won’t eat. She’s making a strange noise.”
The vet looked over the cow. "She’s certainly ill," he said, "and she needs to take some very strong medicine."
He took a bottle out of his box, put two pills into his hand and said, "Give her these. The pills should make her better."
“How should I give them to her?” the farmer asked.
The vet gave him a tube (管子)and said, "Put this tube in her mouth, then put the pills in the tube and blow. That’ll make it."
The next day the vet came to the farm again. The farmer was sitting outside his house and looked more worried.
“How’s your cow?” the vet asked.
“No change,” the farmer said, “and I’m feeling very strange myself.”
“Oh?” the vet said, "Why?"
“I did what you said,” the farmer answered. “I put the tube in the cow’s mouth and then put two pills down it.”
“And?” the vet asked.
“The cow blew first,” the farmer said.
1.In the story, the vet must be _________.
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A．the farmer's friend |
B．a milk factory |
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C．a hospital for cows |
D．a doctor for animals |
2.The farmer asked the vet for help when his cow _______
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A．couldn't lie down |
B．didn't eat the pills |
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C．couldn't make any noise |
D．was ill |
3.What medicine did the vet give the farmer?
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A．Bottle of pills. |
B．A long tube. |
C．Two pills. |
D．A small box. |
4.The vet taught the farmer how _________.
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A．to blow the tube |
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B．to make the cow take the pills |
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C．to take the medicine |
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D．to put the tube in his mouth |
5.Which of the following is true?
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A．The farmer ate the pills himself. |
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B．The cow got better after taking the medicine. |
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C．The vet came to help the farmer change the cow the next day. |
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D．The farmer waited for the vet outside his house the next day. |
Hobbs was an orphan（孤儿）. He worked in a factory and every day he got a little money. Hard work made him thin and weak. He wanted to borrow a lot of money to learn to paint pictures, but he did not think he could pay off the debts.
One day a lawyer said to him, “One thousand dollars, and here is the money.” As Hobbs took the package of notes, he was very dumbfounded. He didn’t know where the money came from and how to spend it. He said to himself, “I could go to find a hotel and live like a rich man for a few days; or I give up my work in the factory and do what I’d like to do: painting pictures. I could do that for a few weeks, but what would I do after that? I should have lost my place in the factory and have no money to live on. If it were a little less money, I would buy a new coat, or a radio, or give a dinner to my friends. If it were more, I could give up the work and pay for painting pictures. But it’s too much for one and too little for the other.”
“Here is the reading of your uncle’s will（遗嘱）,” said the lawyer, “telling what is to be done with this money after his death. I must ask you to remember one point. Your uncle has said you must bring me a paper showing exactly what you did with his money, as soon as you have spent it.”
“Yes, I see. I’ll do that,” said the young man.
1.Hobbs wanted to borrow money to _______.
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A．study abroad |
B．work abroad |
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C．pay off the debts |
D．learn to paint pictures |
2.What does the underlined word “dumbfounded” （in Paragraph 2） probably mean?
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A．Surprised. |
B．Frightened. |
C．Satisfied. |
D．Excited. |
3.With the money he got, at first Hobbs _______.
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A．planned to have a happy life for a few days |
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B．decided to give up his work in the factory |
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C．was to give a dinner to his friends |
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D．had no idea what to do |
4.Hobbs was asked to _______.
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A．tell the lawyer what he did with the money after spending it |
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B．read his uncle’s will |
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C．tell his uncle what was to be done with the money |
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D．buy some pictures |
5.How much money did Hobbs get?
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A． one hundred dollars |
B． one thousand dollars |
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C． one thousand pounds |
D． one thousand dollar |
Henry Ford was the first person to build cars which were cheap，strong and fast．He was able to se11 millions of models because he could produce them in large numbers at a time；that is，he made a great many cars of exactly the same kind． Ford’s father hoped that his son would become a farmer，but the young man did not like the idea and he went to Detroit（底特律）where he worked as a mechanic（机械师）．By the age of 29，in 1892，he had built his first car．However，the car made in this way，the famous “Model T” did not appear until 1908-----five years after Ford had started his great motor car factory．This car showed to be so well-known that it remained unchanged for twenty years．Since Ford’s time，this way of producing cars in large numbers has become common in industry and has reduced the price of many goods which would otherwise be very expensive．
1.Henry Ford was the man to built _____ cars．
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A．cheap and strong |
B．cheap and long |
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C．fast and expensive |
D．strong and slow |
2.Ford was able to sell millions of cars，because_____．
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A．he made many great cars |
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B．his cars are many |
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C．he made lots of cars of the same kind |
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D．both A and B |
3.The young man became a mechanic，_______．
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A．which was his father’s will |
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B．which was against his own will |
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C．which was against his father’s will |
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D．which was the will of both |
4.The “Model T” was very famous_____．
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A．before 1908 |
B．between 1982 and 1908 |
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C．before 1892 |
D．after 1908 |
5.Ford built his own car factory_____?
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A．in 1903 |
B．in 1908 |
C．in 1913 |
D．in 1897 |
One day a student went to see his teacher. He had been given an important position and now was coming to say goodbye to his teacher. The old man asked him how he would live among high officials. The student answered, “ I will be all right. I have prepared a hundred high hats, one for each official I will meet. I am sure I will succeed.” The teacher got angry on hearing this. “What?” he cried. “Is this what ten years of my teaching has made of you? Nothing but flatterer(拍马屁的人)?” “Excuse me, honored(尊敬的) master,” the student rose to his feet and apologized hurriedly. “But you have always been absorbed in(沉浸于) your studies and don’t know how vulgar(庸俗的) the world has come to be. There are few men in the world who are above flatterers like you.” “There is something true in what you said,” the teacher nodded, smiling with one of the student’s “high hats” on.
1.The student came to say goodbye to his teacher because_____________.
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A．he had got hundred hats to sell |
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B．he had got a fairly high position in society |
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C．he wanted to see his parents in his home town |
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D．he moved away to another city |
2.The student would live among high officials by___________.
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A．selling hats to them |
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B．making a hundred hats for them |
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C．flattering them |
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D．serving them |
3.The teacher was angry with__________.
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A．himself |
B．the society |
C．his student |
D．high officials |
4.The phrase “rose to his feet” means________.
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A．stood up |
B．kicked with his feet |
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C．became quite excited |
D．raised his feet |
5.The teacher____________.
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A．liked to be flattered as well |
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B．really knew nothing about the vulgar world |
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C．was in need of a high hat |
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D．was satisfied with the new hat |
Once there was an old farmer, with a horse which was almost as old as himself. He __16__ one morning with his young son, 17 the horse before it died. Father and son walked, 18 the farmer did not want the horse to be 19 .
They met two men on the road20 said: “Why are you walking, farmer? You have a horse. It's __21__to market.” The farmer knew that this was__22__, so he rode on the horse, __23__his son walked.
Then they met two old ladies. “__24__are you doing up there, farmer? Can't you__25__how tired your boy is?” __26__the farmer got down, and his son rode__27__. __28__, three old men stopped them. One said: “Why are you walking, farmer?__29__. It's too hot for an old man like you to walk today.” So the farmer got up 30__his son, and they__31__. __32__, a young woman passed them. “Why aren't you walking?” she asked. “It isn't __33_ to market. Give your poor old horse a rest.”
So the farmer, and his son, got down__34__.
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The patient’s son asked the doctor the question________his father could survive the big operation.
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A．whether |
B．if |
C．that |
D．what |
