Once there was a man travelling in a faraway village. As he was passing the elephants, he suddenly stopped. He found that these huge elephants were being held by only a small rope tied to their front leg. No chains(锁链), no cages. It was clear that the elephants could, at any time, break away from their ropes but for some reason, they did not.
He saw a trainer nearby and asked why these animals just stood there and didn’t try to get away. “Well,” the trainer said, “when they are very young and much smaller we use the same size rope to tie them and, at that age, it’s enough to hold them. As they grow up, they still believe they cannot break away. They believe the rope can hold them, so they never try to break free.”
How could it be? These animals could at any time break free from their ropes. But because they were always stuck(固定) right where they were, they believed they couldn’t.
Just like the elephants, how many of us go through life believing that we cannot do something, just because we failed at it once before?
We should never give up the struggle(斗争) in life.What did the writer see in the village？
| A．Chains | B．Elephants. |
| C．Cages. | D．Farmers. |
Why do the elephants never try to break free from the ropes?
| A．Because they think they can not.. |
| B．Because they are too old to do it. |
| C．Because they like their living places. |
| D．Because they get on well with the trainer. |
How did the man feel after he heard what the trainer said?
| A．Moved. | B．Surprised. |
| C．Angry. | D．Nervous. |
Which of the following is the missing part(空白处) in the last paragraph?
| A．Failing is part of learning |
| B．We should be different from others |
| C．Helping animals is helping ourselves |
| D．Travelling always makes people relaxed |
What is the best title for this text?
| A．A Pleasant Trip | B．A Cruel Trainer |
| C．Elephant Training | D．The Elephant Rope |
The King lived a small house near New York with their child . Sometimes Mr King came back from work very late. When his wife and the child were asleep, he opened the front door of his house with his key and came in very quietly.
But one night when he was coming home late, he lost his key. So when he reached his house , he rang the bell. Nothing happened. He rang it again. Again nothing happened. Nobody moved inside the house. Mr King knocked at the bedroom window. He spoke to his wife, he shouted, but she didn’t wake up. At last he stopped and thought for a minute. Then he began to speak like a small child. “Mum,” he said, “I want to go to the toilet.” He spoke quietly, but at once Mrs King woke up. Then he spoke to her, and she opened the door for him.When Mr King came back very late from work and his wife was asleep, he usually came into his house .
| A．with his wife’s help |
| B．by knocking at the door |
| C．with his child’s help |
| D．by opening the door with his key |
One night when he found his key lost, he first .
| A．spoke to his wife |
| B．shouted at his wife |
| C．rang the bell |
| D．knocked at the bedroom window |
Mrs King woke up because .
| A．she heard the sound of the bell |
| B．she heard Mr King’s voice |
| C．she heard a knock at the door |
| D．she heard the voice “mum” like her child’s |
Like a small child, Mr King spoke to his sleeping wife .
| A．loudly | B．in a low voice |
| C．angrily | D．with tears in his eyes |
At last .
| A．Mrs King opened the door for Mr King |
| B．his child opened the door for Mr King |
| C．Mr King opened the door by force |
| D．Mr King opened the door with his wife’s key |
Mr Green has a holiday, so he said , “I’m going to the city by train.” He put on his best clothes, took a small bag, went to the station and got into the train. He has a beautiful hat, and he often put his head out of the window during the trip and looked at the mountains, But the wind blew his hat off. Mr Green quickly took his bag and threw that out of the window, too.
The other people in the carriage(车厢) laughed. “Is your bag going to bring your beautiful hat back?” they asked.
“No,” Mr Green answered, “But there’s no name and no address on my hat, and there’s a name and an address on the bag. Someone is going to find both of them, and he’s going to send me the bag and the hat back.”Mr Green takes a trip .
| A．by ship | B．by train | C．by plane | D．by car |
During the trip flies away.
| A．Mr Green’s bag | B．Mr Green’s shoe |
| C．Mr Green’s coat | D．Mr Green’s hat |
Mr Green often in the train.
| A．writes his name in his hat |
| B．throws the things out of the window |
| C．sends others some bags |
| D．puts his head out of the window |
Mr Green threw out of the window quickly.
| A．his bag | B．his hat | C．his glasses | D．his book |
A dog has a piece of meat in his mouth. He’s going to eat it at home. As he is walking on a bridge, he looks down and sees himself in the river. That dog looks like him and he has a piece of meat in his mouth, too. The dog thinks it’s another dog. So he says to himself, “I want to eat more meat. I must make him run away from here and get the meat in his mouth. Then I can have two pieces.” He opens his mouth to bark. That dog in the water barks at him. Suddenly, his meat goes down into the water. The dog is so angry, he jumps into the water to catch the other dog.How many dogs are there in the river?
| A．None. | B．one. | C．Two. | D．We don’t know. |
The dog in the water .
| A．is more hungry |
| B．is very angry at him |
| C．is very kind |
| D．is not a real dog at all |
What does the story tell us?
| A．The greedy(贪心的) dog gets nothing at last. |
| B．The dog is a clever one. |
| C．A dog always wants two pieces of meat. |
| D．The dog can get two pieces of meat. |
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| A．visit the museum |
| B．play soccer |
| C．play basketball |
| D．read children’s stories |
If children want to watch new films，they should go to .
| A．16 Yangtze Road | B．99 Brick Road |
| C．106 Green Street | D．89 North Main Street |
If you dial (拨号) 66387901, you can .
| A．ask for some hotel information |
| B．do some shopping |
| C．have a good story time |
| D．order fast food in a restaurant |
It was just three degrees above zero. “That’s cold,” thought Jane as she got ready to deliver her morning papers. Jane had 50 customers, and on cold mornings when she couldn’t ride her bicycle, it took her more than an hour to make her rounds. As she collected her papers and put them into a big canvas bag, Jane regretted that she hadn’t finished her math homework the night before. There was still time. She’d hurry with the papers and finish the math before breakfast.
Less than an hour later, Jane was nearly finished. She had only five customers to go. She could then head for home to complete her math while her room fixed breakfast. As she rounded the corner, she saw a car in the middle of the street. It was Mr. Zimmerman, the elder man, who walked with a walking stick. His car was out of gas.“I’d like to help Mr. Zimmerman,” thought Jane, “but if I do, I won’t have time to do my homework.” She hated to think what Mr. Roberts would say if she hadn’t completed her papers.
“It’s his own fault for running out of gas,” Jane talked to herself. “The station is only a half mile down the street. Surely Mr. Zimmerman can walk that far, even on a cold morning like this --- can’t he? ” As she walked down the street, Jane wondered what to do.Jane delivers her paper______.
| A．before she goes to school |
| B．on cold morning |
| C．with the help of Mr. Zimmerman’s car |
| D．on the way to school |
Mr. Zimmerman was old and_______.
| A．couldn’t drive well |
| B．would have nobody to help him |
| C．was not rich enough to buy gas |
| D．was not able to walk a long way |
We know from the reading that______.
| A．Jane couldn’t find any time to finish her homework |
| B．it took about an hour for Jane to send the papers |
| C．Jane would have her breakfast in the school |
| D．Jane likes to deliver papers on cold mornings |
The reading doesn’t say but we can infer(推断) that_____.
| A．Jane bought the gas for Mr. Zimmerman |
| B．usually Jane delivers papers by bike |
| C．Mr. Robert doesn’t like Jane at school |
| D．Mr. Zimmerman had to leave the car for Jane |
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