Once a king was walking around a pool with his ministers(大臣).Suddenly, he came up with(想出)an idea. He asked,“How many baskets of 41 are there in the pool?” The ministers couldn’t give an answer. The king was angry, “ You 42 answer my questions in three days!”
Three days passed, but 43 of the ministers had the answer. Just then, a child said that he knew it. The king told the ministers 44 the child to the pool. To his surprise, the child 45 and said with a smile, “It is 46 . No need to go to the pool.” This made the king pleased. “All right. Let us know 47 .” The child said, “If you know the 48 of the basket, the answer is known. 49 it is as big as the pool, there is one basket of water; half as big, two baskets… ” “ Stop! That’s it .You have got the answer. They were thinking of things 50 a wrong way .”
Sometimes to get out of the difficulty, one must change one’s way of thinking.
41.________________
A. fish B. flowers C. water
第1题:
What did duret do shortly after the ambulance came? ( )
A. He was interviewed by a newspaper
B. He asked his girlfriend for his dry clothes
C. He went to the hospital in the ambulance
D. He disappeared from the spot quickly
第2题:
One,day,a farmer was walking along a road with his son Thomas. The father said,"Look ! There-s a horseshoe (31) .the ground. Pick it up and put it in your bag. Thomas said,"It wastes my time. His father said (32) but he pieked it up himself. When they went to a near- by town,they had a rest.There the farmer (33) the horseshoe and with the money he bought some strawberries.
The father and the son went on walking. The sun was well up in the (34 ) ,They soon drank up their water,and there wasn't a house or even a tree for them to (35) .Thomas felt too(36) to walk on At this time,his father gave Thomas a strawberry (37) he quickly ate it. After a while,his father gave him (38) strawberry and once again,his son lost no time in putting it in his mouth.
And so they (39) ,The old farmer gave the strawberries and the son ate them.When Thomas had eaten up all the strawberries,his father said to him,"My dear son,if you picked up that horseshoe,you would have your own strawberries (40 ).Always remember the lesson: lf you don't worry about the little things,you'll find it difficult to do the great things. "
( )31.
A.under
B.on
C.for
D.to
第3题:
As the newcomer did not follow the instructions properly, he __________failure.
A. ended up in
B. came up with
C. stood up to
D. looked up to
第4题:
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Andy rode slowly on his way to school, day-dreaming about the fishing trip that his father had prornised him. He was so busy dreaming about all the fish he would catch that he was unaware of everything else around him.
He rode along until a strange around drew him to the present.He came to a stop and looked curiously up to the heavens.What he saw him. A huge swarm of bees filled the sky like clack cloud and the buzzing mass towards him.
With no wast.Andy sped off in the opposite direction, riding without knowing how to escape the swarm a rapidly beating heart and his legs pumping furiously down the rough road. As the bees came closer, his panic incread. Andy knew that he was sensitive to bee stings(蜇).The last sting had landed him in hospital-and that was only one bee sting!He had been forced to stay in bead for two whole days.Suddenly,his father’s words came to him.“When you are in a tight situation, don’t panie. Use your brain and think your ways out of it.”
On a nearby hill, he could see smoke waving slowly skywards form. the chimney of the Nelson family home.“Bees don’t like smoke,”he thought.“They couldn’t get into the house.”Andy raced towards the Nelson house, but
the bees were gaining ground. Andy knew be could not reach the house in time. He estimated that the bees would eatch up with him soon.
Suddenly, out of the corner of his eyes, he spotted a small dam used by Mr. Nelson to irnigate his vegetable garden. Off his bike and into the cool water he dived, disappearing below the surface and away from the savage insects. After holding his breath for as long as he could, Andy came up for air and noticed the bees has gone. Dragging himself out of the dang the struggled up the hilly slope and rang the doorbell. Mr Nelson took hism inside and rang his mother.
“You’ll really red that aming break to help you recover, ” laughed his mother with lelief. “Thank goodness you didn’t paril But Andy did not hear her. He was dreaming once again at the she he would catch tomorrow.”
56. Why did Andy fail to notice the swarm of bees earlier?
A. He was riding to school.
B. He was listening to a strange sound.
C. He was going fishing with his father.
D. He was lost in the thought of the fishing trip.
第5题:
For some years after his graduation, he ______ some of his classmates, but as times went by, he dropped them one by one.
A、catch up with
B、keep up with
C、keep up
D、make up with
第6题:
He writes to his mother once a month.(对划线部分提问)
第7题:
第8题:
第9题:
第10题:
For some years after his graduation, he()some of his classmates, but as times went by, he dropped them one by one
第11题:
caught up with
kept in touch with
kept up
made up with
第12题:
solve
make
spend
cause
第13题:
B
Jim was a waiter. He liked to grow flowers in his garden when he was free. One Sunday morning after breakfast he put on his old clothes and began digging(挖) in his garden at 8. He dug and dug. Half an hour later he suddenly found a coin near his foot. He was very glad. He put it in his right pocket. A few minutes later,he found anotherone. He picked it up and p...hit in the same pocket.The same thing happened for the third,the fourth and the fifth time…: He was very happy and told his wife about it. She was very happy,too. She said,"A thief took away a lot of coins from a shop a few days ago. The police caught him but they didn't find any coins. Then Jim went on digging some coins,but just when he began to dig,he felt something cold in his trousers... It ran down one of his legs. He put his hand down quickly and the coin came into his hand. Now he knew there was a hole in his right pocket.
( )26. There were some _________ in Jim's garden.
A.flowers
B.coins
C.people
D.trees
第14题:
A small boy was walking (51) a street in London. His name was Tom.It was a cold winter day in 1900.(52) he could not have breakfast or lunch. He didn't have any money. His father died(死了)when he was very young. His mother was often ill,so she couldn’t (53) Tom and his brother,Mike. Both of them had to work to help their mother. He was small but his dream(梦想)was very (54) . His wish was to be a famous actor. He worked very hard to sing and dance (55 ) .
One day,a man came to him and asked," (56) in my film?""Certainly,"he answered.
And he did his (57)in it. Many people said,"We have never seen such an (58). film."Thirty years (59 ) ,this boy was among (60) famous people in the world. He made many interesting films,and lots of people admired him.
( )51.
A.along
B.for
C.with
D.to
第15题:
Passage Four
Archimedes was a famous Greek mathematician and scientist. He was born around 287 BC and he died in the year 212 BC.
Archimedes is most well-known for one specific idea that he came up with. "Archimedes's Principle" states that a solid object which is immersed in a liquid is pushed up by a force which is equal to the weight of the water that the object moves. For example, if you put a piece of wood and a piece of gold the same size in water, only the wood will float. Both the wood and gold move the same amount of water, but the wood weighs less than this water, while the gold weighs more.
It is believed that Archimedes discovered this principle when the king of Syracuse asked him to solve a problem. The king wanted to know if his crown was pure gold or a mixture of gold and silver. The king, of course, did not melt his crown to find out. The idea came to Archimedes as he lowered himself into his bath. He noticed how the water spilled out of the tub. He decided to use the same idea for the crown. He knew that a gold crown immersed in water would weigh more than one made of silver. The experiment was done and the goldsmith was proved guilty of trying to cheat the king.
48. A good title for the selection is______.
A. Archimedes
B. Archimedes's Principle
C. A Gold and Silver Crown
D. The King of Syracuse
第16题:
A、came out
B、came on
C、came across
D、came around
第17题:
His wife thought Christopher suddenly quit his job because he______.
A.couldn't wait to get promoted
B.had experience in interior design
C.wanted to do something he enjoyed
D.couldn't bear the pressure from his job
第18题:
He came back so late that his father was angry last night.
A. gave back B. returned C. brought back
第19题:
第20题:
第21题:
For some years after his graduation, he()some of his classmates, but as times went by, he dropped them one by one
Acaught up with
Bkept in touch with
Ckept up
Dmade up with
第22题:
when
before
after
though
第23题:
took
brought
showed
came