Long long ago, a very foolish thief wanted to steal the bell on his neighbor’s door, so he walked up to the door, held the bell and pulled hard. The bell made a very loud noise. The thief was afraid and went home.
“I must do something about the noise,” he thought. At last he had an idea. “Ah, I’ll put some cotton in my ears. Then I won't be able to hear the noise.” The next day he went to the door of his neighbor’s and held the bell again. This time he pulled even harder. The bell rang loudly, but the thief did not hear anything. With another hard pull he got the bell out. Just then the neighbor ran out, “Steal my bell? I’ll teach you a lesson（教训）,” the angry man shouted. And he hit the thief on the nose.
The foolish thief did not know how the neighbor found out he was stealing the bell. “Why did he come out just then?” he wondered.
根据上面的文章选择最佳答案。
1. The thief was trying to get ________.
| A．his neighbor | B．his neighbor's doorbell |
| C．some cotton | D．a door with a bell on it |
| A．safe | B．difficult | C．dangerous | D．interesting |
| A．keep the noise down | B．punish him for stealing |
| C．help him with the bell | D．be his teacher |
| A．The thief understood why he was hit on the nose. |
| B．The thief knew why the neighbor came out. |
| C．The thief thought the neighbor couldn't hear the noise the bell made. |
| D．The thief didn't want to know why the neighbor ran out. |
| A．亡羊补牢 | B．智子疑邻 | C．锲而不舍 | D．掩耳盗铃 |
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When a rich man heard of (听说) it . He said to himself, “It’s only an orange. Why did the King give so much money for it ? I’ll take my gold cup to the King. He’ll give me more money .”
The next day when the King received the gold cup. He said to the rich man “What a beautiful cup ! I’ll show you something wonderful ! Please take this great orange.”
1. The poor man had an orange tree _____________.
| A．beside his garden | B．outside his garden |
| C．in his garden | D．near his garden |
| A．all the oranges on the tree were like |
| B．one of his oranges was as big as |
| C．what was on his tree was |
| D．one of his oranges was bigger than |
| A．Because the King had never seen such a big orange. |
| B．Because he could sell the orange to the King. |
| C．Because the King liked to eat big oranges. |
| D．Because he wanted to get much money. |
| A．the King would give him the biggest orange |
| B．the King would give him a new house |
| C．he could get much more money than the poor man |
| D．the King would give him something wonderful |
| A．the biggest orange |
| B．a lot of money than he expected |
| C．what he wished to get |
| D．nothing |
【推荐2】A Painted Snake Makes a Man Sick
In the Jin Dynasty, there lived a man named Le Guang, who was very outgoing and friendly. One day Le Guang sent for one of his close friends since the friend had not turned out for long.
At the first sight of his friend, Le Guang realized that something must have happened to his friend for his friend had no peace of mind all the time. So he asked his friend what was the matter. “It was all because of that party held at your home. At the party, when we raised the wine glasses, I noticed that there was a little snake lying in the wine and I felt particularly sick. Since then, I lay in bed unable to do anything.”
Le Guang was very puzzled at the matter. He looked around and then saw a bow (弧状物) with a painted snake hung on the wall of his room. So Le Guang laid the table at the original place and asked his friend again to have a drink. When the glass was filled with wine, he pointed to the shade of the bow in the glass and asked his friend to see. His friend observed nervously, “Well, well, that is what I saw last time. It is the same snake.” Le Guang laughed and took off the bow on the wall. “Could you see the snake anymore?” he asked. His friend was surprised to find that the snake was no longer in the wine. Since the whole truth had come out, his friend recovered from his illness right away.
For thousands of years, the story has been told to advise people not to be too suspicious unnecessarily.
1. What did Le Guang realize at the first sight of his friend?| A．Something wonderful had happened to his friend. |
| B．Something terrible had happened to his friend. |
| C．Something interesting had happened to his friend. |
| A．Because he saw a little snake lying in the wine. |
| B．Because he saw Le Guang put a snake in his wine. |
| C．Because the snake in the wine hurt him badly. |
| A．Show trust of someone or something completely. |
| B．Be sick without any reason. |
| C．Show distrust of someone or something. |
| A．Le Guang took off the bow on the wall. |
| B．Le Guang made his friend recover from his illness. |
| C．Le Guang moved the snake to the wall. |
【推荐3】There was once a man called Mr. Flowers，and flowers were his only joy in life. He spent all his free time in one of his four glasshouses and grew flowers of every color，with long and difficult names，for competitions. He tried to grow a rose of a new color to win the silver cup（银杯）for the Rose of the Year.
Mr. Flowers' glasshouses were very close to middle school. Boys of around thirteen of age were often tempted（吸引）to throw a stone or two at one of Mr. Flowers' glasshouses. So Mr. Flowers did his best to be in or near his glasshouses at the beginning and end of the school day.
But it was not always possible to be on watch at those times. Mr. Flowers had tried in many ways to protect his glass，but nothing that he had done had been useful. He had been to school to report to the headmaster，but this had not done any good. He had tried to drive away the boys that threw stones into his garden，but the boys could run faster than he could，and they laughed at him from far away. He had even picked all the stones that he could find around his garden，so that the boys would have nothing to throw，but they soon found others.
At last Mr. Flowers had a good idea. He put up a large notice made of good，strong wood，some meters away from the glasshouses. On it he had written the words:DO NOT THROW STONES AT THIS NOTICE. After this, Mr. Flowers had no further trouble; the boys were much more tempted to throw stones at the notice than at the glasshouses.
1. It was Mr. Flowers' hope to __________.| A．build glasshouses in his free time |
| B．grow the Rose of the Year in a silver cup |
| C．win a silver cup for growing a rose of a new color |
| D．grow a rose with the longest name |
| A．throw stones at Mr. Flowers' glasshouses |
| B．throw stones at Mr. Flowers from their school |
| C．be in or near Mr. Flowers' glasshouses |
| D．play with Mr. Flowers near his glasshouses |
| A．at times when school boys were walking near them |
| B．all the school day when there were no boys about |
| C．where he could not be seen by the boys passing |
| D．in his free time at the beginning and end of the school day |
| A．be on watch in his free time |
| B．ask the headmaster for help |
| C．pick up all the stones around his garden |
| D．do all the above |
| A．write some words on the glass |
| B．put up a large notice to cover his glasshouses |
| C．give the boys something else to throw stones at |
| D．put up a large notice made of strong wood in his glasshouses |
【推荐1】There was a man who couldn't achieve his dream. So he went to a sage(圣人) for help. The sage scooped up the water and asked, "What is the shape of the water?" the sage poured the water into the glass before he could answer. The man answered, "I know, water is like a glass shape." The sage said nothing and poured the water into the vase nearby. The man realized it, "I know, water is like a vase." The sage shook his head and poured the water into the pot filled with sand. The clear water disappeared into the sand. The sage said, "Look, the water died away like this, this is a lifetime!"
The man said happily, "I know, you tell me the society is like different containers everywhere, so man should be like water. When you are in a certain container, you will become its shape and easily die in a regular container, just like the water, disappearing quickly, and nothing can change!"
"Yes," then the sage added, "No!" the sage went out of the house while the man followed. Under the eaves(屋檐), the sage touched the flagstone steps and stopped. The man saw a concave(凹处), but he didn't know why.
The sage said, "In rainy days, the rain water would fall from the eaves, so the concave is the result of the water falls."
"I understand people may be put into the regular containers, but they should be like the little drop of water, holing the hard flagstones until changing the containers." The man said.
The sage said, "Right, this concave will turn into a hole!"
Life is like water, so we must get used to the environments. Besides, we should try to change the environments to realize our own value. Only those who keep trying can overcome more difficulties and achieve their dreams.
1. How many things did the sage put water into?| A．One. | B．Two. | C．Three. | D．Four. |
| A．柜子 | B．集装箱 | C．容器 | D．面罩 |
| A．water could change everything | B．how valuable water was |
| C．it was important to keep trying | D．the flagstone steps weren't hard enough |
| A．He still didn't know how to solve his problem. | B．He was confused with the sage's suggestion. |
| C．The sage's advice wasn't useful to him. | D．He realized how to achieve his dream. |
| A．Life is like water | B．Try to be yourself like water |
| C．Life is full of challenges | D．Life depends on your environment |
【推荐2】I’m Lily. I tried to ask my children to do some simple chores when they were only three years old. They had two chores at first.
Making Me Coffee
This needed them to count (数) out 8 spoons of coffee beans (豆) into a coffee grinder (研磨机), then grind them for 20 seconds (they had to count slowly to 20). Next, they should pour the coffee grinds into the basket, count out 8 cups of water and pour it into the machine. As you can see, there was a math exercise behind.
Cleaning the Dishes
Cleaning the dishes needed three steps in our house. I let one of my children brush the dishes, the other one wash the dishes with water carefully. And I would dry and put away the dishes. Through the cleaning, they could learn how to work together. In order to make the chore interesting, I even wrote a song called Keep the Washing Going! My children always felt happy when they sang the song with me.
My children are 11 years old, they now do chores such as cleaning the floors, taking out the rubbish and giving the dog a shower every day, and they can have fun when doing chores on their own.
1. How old were Lily’s children when they began to do some simple chores?| A．2 years old. | B．3 years old. | C．7 years old. | D．11years old. |
| A．Count slowly to 20. | B．Pour the water into the machine. |
| C．Count out 8 cups of water. | D．Pour the coffee grinds into the basket. |
| A．How to sing. | B．How to dry the dishes. |
| C．How to work together. | D．How to put away the dishes. |
| A．Bad. | B．Boring. | C．Difficult. | D．Interesting. |
【推荐3】Shadow Puppetry (皮影戏) started during the Western Han Dynasty. It used to be popular in the countryside because it was simple and cheap. It has acting, singing and music. It tells us about historical stories, passing on(传递) customs and traditional culture.
Wang Haiyan’s father is a master (大师) of Shadow Puppetry from Shanxi. When she was a kid, she helped her father make puppets. “They were my favourite toys,” Wang said. At 13, she started to learn to make puppets and perform with her father. Now the 44-year-old lady is a master. She has her own workroom to pass on the art.
These days, Wang came up with (提出) creative ways to make the folk art more popular. She works with companies that borrow elements (元素) of Shadow Puppetry for their own products. “From fashion and make up products to souvenirs (纪念品), anything is possible,” Wang said.
In 2016, Wang made shadow puppets based on the cartoon series Huyao Xiaohongniang, and put on a live performance. She used special colours and skills to make the performances more interesting. She teaches Shadow Puppetry classes in schools as well. “I hope more young people can learn about the art!” she said.
1. What can Shadow Puppetry do?| A．It can tell us about world historical stories. |
| B．It can pass on customs and traditional culture. |
| C．It can make more money by working with companies. |
| D．It can make young people more interested in learning. |
| A．合作 | B．谋生 | C．演出 | D．出售 |
| A．She built a school to teach the art. |
| B．She teaches Shadow Puppetry classes in schools. |
| C．She built a factory to sell puppet toys to the children. |
| D．She came up with creative ways to help companies sell products. |
| A．Chinese Traditional Art | B．The Birth of Shadow Puppetry |
| C．Changing Puppets to products | D．Shadow Puppetry And the Master Wang Haiyan |
【推荐1】Every child has a dream of what they want to be, right? When Renee Butts was little, her dream was to become a volunteer firefighter because her father was one. Sadly, when she was 14, her father died and she was never able to volunteer with him. Renee's story doesn't end there, however, which is why I think of her as a true hero. She was strongminded and never gave up, which makes her a good firefighter.
Some days she must be ready to deal with any emergency, like fighting a fire, dealing with a car accident or helping someone who's sick. Other days, she is in the driver's seat. Sometimes, Renee works nine to eleven days a month on 24hour shifts. She also has a family to take care of. Her husband is a firefighter, too.
Renee remembers the first time she fought a fire. She was awoken early in the morning by the alarm. She said she was very nervous but did what she had to do.
When I asked Renee what the best part of her job is, she replied, “Helping people and saving their lives.” I think that shows signs of being a true hero. She's always glad to do anything for anyone in need. With 140 people in her station, Renee is one of the only three women.
I think she's great. We could never live without people like her who is glad to help others. Renee's deed helps me believe that I can do anything. I hope someday to be just like her: to wake up and help people every day.
1. When her father died, Renee Butts ________.| A．gave up her dream | B．didn't give up her dream |
| C．married a firefighter | D．became a child without a family |
| A．A driver. | B．A writer. | C．A doctor. | D．A fireman. |
| A．The writer learns a lot from Renee. | B．There are 143 members in the station. |
| C．Renee works 9 to 11 hours every day. | D．Renee wants to be famous by doing so. |
| A．Clever. | B．Careful. | C．Helpful. | D．Outgoing. |
| A．A True Hero | B．A Busy Volunteer | C．A Famous Woman | D．A Sweet Dream |
Cruises (海上航游) are becoming more and more popular among tourists. Around 20 million passengers now enjoy having holidays on cruise ships every year. More people consider travelling by cruise ships as the perfect way to have a good rest and relax themselves. But have you ever thought about the influence on the environment because of this trend (趋势)?
According to The Guardian, cruise ships cause lots of pollution both on the sea and on land. The biggest cruise ship can carry 6, 000 passengers. Moving such a large ship requires huge engines which burn as much as 300, 000 liters of fuel a day. It is reported that a cruise ship causes as much pollution as 1 million cars or 0.7 million buses going over the same distance. Sometimes, they even travel on the sea by burning dirty fuel that isn't allowed on land. People who care about the environment become very worried and think that with the development of cruise industry, more pollution will be produced on the sea. However, no government controlled the air pollution. Cruises also produce huge amounts of rubbish which usually cannot be recycled. Waste water from showers and toilets is usually poured into the sea. Waste food from restaurants isn't put into the sea. But it still causes problems when it is brought back to land.
Cruise ships also cause problems in the cities where they stop. Every day, some popular places can receive five or six ships which are full of thousands of tourists. Is it good for the business in local cities? Not really. Restaurant owners say that the visitors just walk around for a few hours and then return to their ships to eat. What’s more, the crowds make the streets too busy, which annoys local people very much.
Luckily, some cities have taken actions to solve these problems. They start to control the number of cruise ships that will stop at the port (港口). A few cities even don't allow cruise ships to enter.
1. How many people take trips by cruise ships every year?| A．More than 6, 000. | B．Around 300, 000. | C．Around 20, 000, 000. | D．More than 1, 000, 000. |
| A．Cars. | B．Cruise ships. | C．Bikes. | D．Buses. |
| A．Cruise ships cause a lot of air pollution. |
| B．Cruise ships’ waste water and food are put into the sea. |
| C．Every cruise ship needs to burn 300,000 liters of fuel a day. |
| D．Cruise ships are not controlled by the government. |
| A．Because they don’t spend money on meals. | B．Because they fill up the restaurants and make noise. |
| C．Because they always say the city is too crowded. | D．Because they are sometimes rude to other tourists. |
| A．To introduce a new way of travelling. | B．To encourage people to try cruise ships. |
| C．To advise the government to stop cruise ships. | D．To explain some problems that cruise ships cause. |
【推荐3】Two strangers came to a village in the evening. They came to the leader of that village and asked for a place to live for the night. The leader said they could stay in the house for strangers. But they were also told about the old custom （风俗）in the village—people kill the man who snores.（打鼾）
The two strangers went to the house. They had a good supper there and then they went to sleep. They slept well. One hour passed. Two hours passed. Then one of them began to snore, “Vo, vo, vo….” The other stranger heard the snoring. He thought, “The people will hear the snoring and kill him.” The stranger wanted to save the man. He thought for a while and then began to sing. He sang very well. The people didn’t hear the snoring. They listened to the song. Then they began to dance. Some of them sang the song together with the stranger and danced to the music. Men,women and even the leader sang and danced. That whole night one stranger snored. one stranger sang,and all the other people sang and danced.
In the morning the stranger same to the leader to say goodbye and express their thanks for all he had done. The leader gave them a small bag of money and said,“I give this money to both of you. We had a good time with you. Thank you very much.”
The strangers left the village. But along the way they began to quarrel. The one who snored wanted more money. He said, "I must have the bigger part. Why did you sing that song last night? Because I snored," The man who sang had his reason, too. He said that without him the man who snored might have got killed.
They quarreled（争吵）and quarreled and couldn't decide on anything. Can you?
1. According to the old custom,the two strangers should________.| A．avoid（避免）snoring while sleeping | B．sing for the villagers during the night |
| C．leave the village as soon as possible | D．not be allowed to make any noise while sleeping |
| A．Upset. | B．Calm. | C．Worried. | D．Angry. |
① Two strangers went to the house and had a good supper.
② Two strangers received a bag of money from the leader.
③ Two strangers learned what the old custom is.
④ The villagers and the leader started to sing and dance.
| A．③②①④ | B．①④③② | C．③①④② | D．①③②④ |
| A．neither of them knew what had happened. |
| B．they both thought the other one put them in danger. |
| C．neither of them wanted the other one to get the money. |
| D．both of them wanted to get the bigger part of the money. |
First, I visited National Palace Museum in Taiwan. It was built in 1962. It was completed in 1965. In this museum, you can find lots of exhibitions. It is said that the museum keeps about 600,000 artworks. The workers of the museum said they changed exhibitions every three month. Yinke was the second place I visited. The town is like 19th century European houses and has a lot of small streets as in old England. It was a great experience to visit Keelung. The Keelung coasts are very famous for their wonderful scenes. There is also a seafood market. You can buy fresh products there. I then arrived at Danshui. The most interesting place of Danshui is the Lovers bridge. The bridge connects one side of the river with the other side. It is about 40 meters long. However, only one person can cross it at a time.
I like Taiwan and I want to visit Taiwan again if I have time.
1. About National palace Museum in Taiwan, which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the passage?
| A．It is said that the museum keeps about 600,000 artworks. |
| B．They changed exhibitions every three months. |
| C．It took people about five years to finish building the museum. |
| A．Yinke | B．Keelung | C．Danshui |
| A．Because fresh products there are very famous. |
| B．Because people can buy wonderful seafood there. |
| C．Because the coasts have wonderful scenes. |
| A．Three. | B．Four. | C．Five |
| A．Traveling In Taiwan |
| B．Lovers Bridge |
| C．Taiwan And Keelung |
When Chinese people talk about the mouse, they are likely it as greedy and dishonest. It mainly comes from a Chinese folk story about the cat and the mouse.
One day, the mouse and the cat made an appointment to attend a competition held by the Jade Emperor. It would decide the zodiac animals. However, the mouse did not wake the cat up and at last won by riding on the ox’s back. So the mouse ranked first on the 12 Chinese zodiac signs, and because of that, people think the mouse betrayed his friend.
Probably not! Human culture is funny. There are always different ways to look at the same thing.
In another folk story, people treated the mouse as a great hero. It's said that the mouse created the world by taking a bite of heaven, bringing light to humans. It helped people survive by stealing firewood and grain seeds（种子）. As a result, many people respect the mouse by offering food and praying for success.
Since mice live together in societies and have many babies with a high survival rate, the also represent cooperation（合作）and reproduction. With all these qualities, it's believed that people born in the Year of the Mouse are smart and good at making money.
Perhaps we need to find a new understanding for other things—animals, ideas or even.
1. Who did the mouse betray in the passage?| A．The ox. | B．The cat. | C．Jade Emperor. | D．The cat and the ox. |
| A．The mouse created the world by stealing something. |
| B．The mouse took people's grain seeds secretly. |
| C．The mouse did many things to save humans. |
| D．The mouse can never be a hero. |
| A．增长率 | B．出生率 | C．死亡率 | D．存活率 |
| A．Where there is a will, there is a way. |
| B．Each coin has two sides. |
| C．God help those who help themselves. |
| D．A friend in need is a friend indeed. |
Little stream ran down from a high mountain through many villages and forests. Then it reached a desert. “I went through so many difficulties. I should have no problem crossing the desert,” she thought. As she started, she found herself slowly disappearing into the sand. After many tries, she still failed. “Maybe I can’t reach the ocean,’’ she said sadly to herself.
At this time, a deep voice said, “If a breeze（微风）can cross the desert, so can a river.” It was the voice of the desert. But the little stream answered, ‘‘That’s because a breeze can fly, but I cannot.”
“That’s because you can’t give up what you are. Let yourself evaporate（蒸发）into the breeze, and it can take you across,” said the desert. “Give up what I am now? No! No!” The little stream could not accept this idea. “The breeze can carry the vapor（蒸汽）across the desert and let it leave as rain. The rain will form a river again,” said the desert. “And whether you’re a river or vapor, your nature never changes.” Hearing this, the little stream went into the open arms of the breeze. It carried her to the next stage of her life.
The course of our lives is like the experience of the little stream. If you want to go through difficulties in your life to head for success, you should also change the way you are.
1. The little stream aimed to reach _____.
| A．the forest | B．the ocean |
| C．the desert | D．the river |
| A．didn’t meet much difficulty |
| B．was worried about herself |
| C．knew well about the desert |
| D．was confident about herself |
| A．she failed many times |
| B．she was afraid of the breeze |
| C．she wasn’t able to fly |
| D．she wouldn’t give up what she was |
| A．evaporating into the breeze |
| B．forming a river |
| C．disappearing into the sand |
| D．changing her nature |
| A．The road to success is not always easy and smooth. |
| B．Whatever others say, we should always be ourselves. |
| C．To succeed, we should change the way we are if necessary. |
| D．We may experience difficulty in life just like the little stream. |
