“ What? ” Tom said, “ I had guessed they were worth at least five dollars. ”
“ No. ” said the owner, “ They weren’t worth a cent more than two dollars.”
“Well,” said Tom, taking two dollars out of his pocket. “ Here is your money. These trousers were hanging outside your shop. The list price was six dollars and a half. But I thought that was too much money, so I wanted to find out how much they were really worth.”
Then he walked out of the shop with the pair of trousers and disappeared before the owner could think of anything to say.
1. At first, the owner thought that Tom ____________ .
| A．wanted to steal the trousers |
| B．wanted to sell the trousers |
| C．wanted to fool him |
| D．wanted to buy the trousers |
| A．were hanging inside the shop |
| B．were stolen by Tom from the shop |
| C．had been the shop owner’s |
| D．had been Tom’s |
| A．the owner sold the trousers two dollars |
| B．Tom sold the trousers one and a half dollars |
| C．the owner bought the trousers three dollars |
| D．Tom bought the trousers four dollars and a half |
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Nils was a very naughty little boy. He went to school in winter, and looked after the farm animals when it was summer. He was very naughty. Sometimes he chased the swans and when he caught them, he pulled their feathers off. The swans were all very afraid of him.
One day Nils was studying at home when suddenly he fell asleep. When he woke up, he saw in the mirror—a tiny Nils! He had become only a little thumb toy figure!
But once he opened the door, he found all of swans circling around them. They chased him. They pinched (掐) him and laughed and said, “Now it is time for you to fear us!”
Then the wild swans flew in and saw their ancestors and said, “Hey, come on! Let us all go to beautiful Switzerland!”
A male swan named Max heard the wild swans, so he scooped up high into the sky. Nils found this good chance to experience new things, and held on tight to Max’s neck. They both flew high above into the sky. Nils was very scared, so he didn’t open his eyes at first. At last he got the courage to open his eyes and look down. He saw the white clouds high up the air, and saw the black earth under the ground.
Max’s energy left him behind, so he fell behind the group. Max flapped his wings quickly and quickly, but he still felt down and down. Nils was very worried, so at first he said, “Don’t worry, Max. You rest for a while and let’s go home!” Max liked his comfort, so he quickly caught up with the group.
The leader of the swans whose name was Oscar saw Nils and asked him, “Who are you?” Nils stood up and said: “My name is Nils. I was a human yesterday, but this morning…” Before Nils could finish his words, all the wild swans took a few steps back. Humans had been the swan’s enemy for centuries! No matter how hard Max tried to let Oscar agree to let Nils stay with them, Oscar still agreed to just let him stay with them for one night.
When they all slept snugly that night, a fox crept out behind a tree. He had kept his eyes on the wild swans for a while, and still thought of their delicious meat even as they slept. Oscar sensed this and told all the swans to get up and fly away to a safer place.
But Max left too quickly and dropped Nils down on the ground. Nils did not get hurt, but he did see the fox carrying the swan between his jaws. Nils shouted to him, “Hey, put the swan down!” He quickly grabbed the fox’s tail and pinched it with all his strength. This move allowed the fox to scream and so dropped the swan out of his mouth. Oscar said to Nils, “You are the first person to do good to a swan. So you can stay with us for the rest of the journey.”
1. What happened to Nils after he woke up?| A．He became a member of the swans. |
| B．He lost his little thumb as a tiny boy. |
| C．He had wings and joined the journey of the swans. |
| D．He became smaller, the same size as a little thumb. |
| A．Because they were in groups and circling around Nils. |
| B．Because they hated Nils and wanted to punish him now. |
| C．Because they became brave and were not afraid of Nils any more. |
| D．Because Nils was smaller than before and they could make fun of him now. |
① Oscar thanked Nils for his kindness.
② Max took Nils to the sky though tired.
③ Oscar thought of humans as the swans’ enemy.
④ Nils pulled swans’ feather off and made swans afraid.
⑤ Nils comforted Max and saved the swan from the fox.
| A．④③②⑤① | B．③②④⑤① | C．④③⑤①② | D．③④②①⑤ |
| A．Naughty. | B．Humorous. | C．Kind. | D．Curious. |
【推荐2】Once a little gray planet was very sad. The people there didn't look after it well. They polluted it terribly by making all kinds of inventions and spaceships.
One day, a little boy noticed a small red flower when he was walking on the planet. The flower was very sick, so the boy carefully dug up(挖出) the flower with roots, soil and everything. Then, he started looking for a place where he could look after it. He searched all over the planet, but could find no place for the flower to live in. Then he looked up at the sky and saw the moon. It seemed that the plant could survive(幸存) there.
So the little boy climbed into a spaceship and went to the moon with the flower.
Far away from all the pollution, the flower grew well and soon gave birth to others, and these other flowers gave birth to more flowers. Before long, the moon was completely covered with flowers.
That's why for a few minutes the moon looks soft red, like a warning light. Maybe it's telling us that if we don't look after our planet，a day will come when flowers will only be able to grow on the moon.
1. The little gray planet was very sad because ________.| A．it had no friends | B．people polluted it terribly |
| C．it had no spaceships | D．people didn't take it to the moon |
| A．keep it for himself | B．grow it in his garden |
| C．take it to the doctor | D．look for a good place for it to live in |
| A．decided to take it to Mars | B．left it by itself on the polluted planet |
| C．took it to the moon to survive | D．gave up his plan to help it |
| A．The flower died soon from pollution. |
| B．The flower grew well and spread rapidly. |
| C．The boy found human beings on the moon. |
| D．The boy still couldn't find a good place for the flower to grow. |
| A．We Should Look After Our Planet Well | B．The Moon is Much Hotter Than the Earth |
| C．A Boy Caused Much Trouble to His Parents | D．People Need More Spaceships |
Paul: Hi, Bill! Have a look at my house in the country. I’m sure you can enjoy yourself.
Bill:Ｉ’d love to. But I hear that the food is not delicious, and your house is not good. Is it so?
Paul: No, that’s not true. Go and see!
Then Bill goes to the countryside with Paul.
Bill: Why do you live in a hole in the field? You should come and live in the city. I live in a nice house made of stones. And I have better food to eat. You can come and see me at my house in the city.
Paul: Thanks! Maybe you are right. But the price of a house in the city is so high that I can’t afford one.
Several days later, Paul goes to Bill’s house in the city. The house is small but beautiful. They are sitting in the sitting-room, having a big dinner comfortably. Suddenly, there a great noise.
Bill: Run! Run! The cat is coming!
Paul: Oh, no! It’s terrible! Both the house and the food are nice, but I do not like living in the city. If I buy a house in the city, I’ll have to work harder to pay for the house. I enjoy living in my hole in the field.The money that you spent on the house in the city can build ten holes in the country. If cats come, I’ll run through the holes quickly. It’s better to enjoy relaxing life than to work harder and to worry about safety.
1. What the relationship between Bill and Paul ?
| A．They are friends. | B．They are father and son |
| C．They are brothers . | D．They are neighbors. |
| A．In the hole. | B．In the country. | C．In the city. | D．In the river |
| A．Few. | B．A few. | C．A little. | D．Many |
| A．Because he doesn’t like delicious food. |
| B．Because he likes to be poor. |
| C．Because the house in the city is big and cheap. |
| D．Because the price of a house in the city is too high. |
| A．The City Mouse and the Country Mouse | B．Delicious food or bad food |
| C．Two Beautiful Mice | D．The Country and the City |
