Once there were two brothers. They were very good to each other. They were half brothers because the elder brother’s mother was dead, and then his father married again. The stepmother (继母)was not kind to the elder brother, but the younger brother loved him and often helped him.
One day, the mother gave each of the brothers a box of seeds(种子) and enough food for a few days. She said to them, “Take them. Go and plant them. One of you must plant them on the east hill, and the other on the west hill. Don’t come back if the seeds don’t come out. ” The mother gave very bad seeds to the elder brother, but the two brothers didn’t know this, and set out the next morning.
When they came to a bridge, they sat down to rest. After that, they got up to say good-bye to each other, but they took the wrong boxes of seeds!
Ten days later, the elder brother’s seeds began to grow and he came back. But the younger brother did not return home because his seeds didn’t grow. At last, he died on the hill.
根据短文内容,选择正确案。(10分)
1.One day, the mother gave two boxes of seeds _________
A. only to the elder son B. only to the younger son
C. to their father D. to the two sons
2.The mother asked the two brothers to _________.
A.plant the seeds on the west hill B. come back soon after they planted the seeds
C. plant the seeds on two hills D. take the trees and plant them.
3. In fact the mother wanted __________
A. the two brothers to plant trees B. the two brothers to work hard
C. the elder brother to die D. the younger brother to die
4.Which of the following is NOT true?
A. The mother was not kind to the elder brother
B. The younger brother loved the elder brother
C. The younger brother had two mothers
D. The elder brother had two mothers
5.The story tells us that ________.
A. one mustn’t do bad things B. one mustn’t take the wrong box
C. one must help others D. one must use good seeds
Mrs. Smith often felt lonely when her husband went to work. The room was small and she always spent only half an hour tidying it. She couldn’t get up early in the morning, so Mr. Smith had to cook breakfast himself. She usually had some bread and milk for lunch and only cooked supper for herself and her husband. They had no TV. Mr. Smith always went to bed at nine.
It was a winter morning. The sun was shining and it was warmer outside than it was in the room. The woman sat on the step of a shop, looking at the busy traffic. At that moment, a man with a map in his hand was coming towards her.
“Excuse me, madam.” said the man.”Could you tell me how to get to the nearest hospital, please?”
Mrs. Smith looked at him up and down. “He seems a farmer.” the woman said to herself. “Let me laugh at him.”
Then she turned to him and said, “Lie down in the middle of the street, and you’ll soon be sent to a hospital.”
“Please set an example to me, then.” said the man.
She had to tell him the way and then she said, “I think you must be in a city for the first time. It’s much more beautiful than the field. Is that right?”
“Yes, madam,” said the farmer with a smile. “But I think it is built on the field!”
根据短文内容,判断句子正误,对的在括号内填“T”,错的填“F”。(5分)
1.Mrs. Smith spent much time tidying the room.
2.Mr Smith always went to bed at 9 because he had to cook breakfast the next morning.
3.Mrs. Smith met a man with a map on a winter morning.
4.The woman was glad to help the man.
5.The farmer answered the woman cleverly.
“Ring… ring…” the telephone suddenly rang. Sam got up to the call. It was his aunt. “Sam, are you still at home?” she asked in surprise. Sam 1ooked at the clock. It was already 7:30 a. m. “Oh, my goodness! There’s an important today,” Sam shouted out. He hurried to wash his face and get .When he was going to leave the house, he remembered that he had not put away his books. He ran quickly to the door and put them into the bag. He then went to the bus stop to go to school as as she could. When he got into the classroom, his classmates were writing. “Why are you so ?” asked the teacher. ‘‘I’m sorry, sir,” Sam answered, afraid of looking down. “It was my clock. It failed to wake me up this morning and....” “Don't say anything about it,” his teacher him. “Don’t try to come late next time!” Sam said yes and walked to his quickly. But when he tried to do the paper, he could not think in a right way. He put his head on the desk and said, “What a day it has been for me!”
1.A. find B. give C. put D. answer
2.A. why B. how C. when D. where
3.A. talk B. party C. exam D. meeting
4.A. tired B. lost C. dressed D. rested
5.A. carefully B. quietly C. early D. fast
6.A. worried B. free C. busy D. careful
7.A. 1ate B. ill C. lonely D. ready
8.A. helped B. knew C. followed D. stopped
9.A. room B. table C. seat D. teacher
10.A. short B. bad C. happy D. usual
Beijing is one of the ____ in the world.
A. bigger city B. biggest cities C. smaller city D. smallest cities
The skirt ____ she is wearing today was a birthday present from her mother.
A. this B. whose C. what D. that
If you don’t do your homework on time, that will make your teacher ____.
A. feel happy B. feeling happily C. to feel unhappily D. feel unhappy