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(一)Grind the iron pestle into a needle

In the Tang Dynasty (唐朝) ，there was a famous poet (詩人) whose name was Li Bai. When he was young， he only thought to play， but not to study.

Once， he cut his class and went out to play when he saw an old woman， who was grinding an iron pestle. Li Bai was surprised， he asked her， \"What are you doing， Grandma?\"The old woman answered，\"I'll grind this iron pestle into a needle.\"

Li Bai wondered，\"This pestle is so thick， and when can it be ground down to a needle?\"

The old woman smiled，\" My Grandson，where there is a will (決心)， there is a way!The pestle is thick，but if I grind it every day， it can be ground down to a needle in the end. Am I right?\"

Li Bai thought to himself: What she said is right. Nothing in the world is difficult for me if I set my mind to it. It is the same to the study. If I put heart in it， can't I study well?

Li Bai understood the truth (真理). From then on， he studied diligently (勤奮地). At last he became a famous poet， and left a good name for more than thousand years.

1. Li Bai was a famous poet in_____.

A. the Qin Dynasty

B. the Han Dynasty

C. the Song Dynasty

D. the Tang Dynasty

2. Li Bai was surprised to see an old woman_____ .

A. studying very hard

B. grinding an iron pestle

C. washing her clothes

D. dancing and singing

3. The old woman said to Li Bai that she was going to _____.

A. grind it into a stick(拐杖)

B. grind it into a chopstick(筷子)

C. grind it into a needle

D. grind it into a weapon(武器)

4. What have we learned from the story?

A. An iron pestle can really be ground into a needle.

B. Nothing in the world is difficult for one who sets his mind to it.

C. You must do it every day if you want todo something.

D. If you want to be a famous poet， you must grind a pestle every day.

(二)The Rich Man and the Preacher

Mr Jenkins had several big stores in the capital. He did everything carefully and tried his best to save money. So he was one of the richest men in his country.

The old man had an old car. He looked after it well. He repaired it himself if there was something wrong with it. He thought he was good at driving and never took a bus or a train. He went to the far cities by car too. He could visit the places of interest on his way.

Autumn came and the rain lasted half a month. There was much water here and there and it was dangerous for the cars to go on the roads. At that moment a friend of his told him on the telephone that a lot of silk from China was very cheap in a certain city. He decided to buy all. Of course he couldn't drive his car. So he had to fly there at once. There were many clouds over the capital and he could see nothing through the window. Suddenly the plane experienced considerable turbulence (經(jīng)受很大的湍流). Mr Jenkins prayed (祈禱) at once， \"God (上帝) !I'm a rich man. If you just let this plane land safely， I'll give you half of everything I own !\"

The plane landed and Mr Jenkins was the first one off. At the exit a man stopped him and said， \"Sir， I was on the plane with you and heard your prayer. I'm a preacher (傳教士) and I am here to collect (收集) money for the church.\"

\"I made God a better offer (奉獻)，\" said Mr Jenkins. \"I told him if he ever catches me on a plane again， he can have it all!\"

1. Mr Jenkins wanted to_____， so he tried his best to save money.

A. be careful

B. get richer

C. do more for the country

D. help the poor

2._____ ， so he often drove his old car.

A. Mr Jenkins never believed others

B. Mr Jenkins was afraid of traffic acci-dents

C. Mr Jenkins was good at driving

D. Mr Jenkins wouldn't pay any money to others

3. Mr Jenkins flew to the city to_____.

A. meet his friend

B. have a trip there

C. buy all the Chinese silk

D. visit the places of interest

4. Mr Jenkins was afraid_____， so he made a prayer.

A. the plane would soon drop

B. another man would buy the silk

C. the plane would return to the capital

D. he would be late for his business

5. Which of the following is wrong?

A. It was Mr Jenkins' first flight.

B. Mr Jenkins wouldn't give anything to God.

C. Mr Jenkins changed his mind after the plane had landed.

D. Mr Jenkins would give all his money to God next time.

(三)A Clever Boy

Richard's father died when he was five. Later on he lost his mother. An old woman felt sorry for the poor boy and often helped him. Of course he had no money to go to school. He had to work for a rich farmer. The man paid him nothing except food and clothes. But the boy didn't lose heart. He found some old books near the school and taught himself to read and write.

There was a narrow path between two mountains. It connected (連接) the village and the town. One morning people found there was a big stone on it. It stopped them going to town. They had to move it away， or they had to cross the mountain if they had something to do in the town. But the stone weighed (重) thirty tons at least and the strongest young men couldn't do that. They discussed for a long time， but nobody knew what to do.

\"I have a way to move it away，\" Richard watched it carefully for a while and said. But few men believed him. Some farmers even laughed at the boy. Night fell and people went home. Only the boy left there.

To their surprise， the villagers found the stone was gone the next morning. They didn't know which spirit (神靈) had moved it away for them. The old woman said Richard had done it all.

\"How could he?\" the rich farmer called out. \"He's only fifteen! He couldn't move it at all!\"

\"He dug a big hole beside the stone，\" said the old woman， \"and then he could easily prize (撬) it into the hole !\"

Looking at each other， the farmers couldn't say a word!

1. The old woman often helped Richard because_____.

A. she had no children

B. they lived in the same village

C. she knew his parents

D. she thought he was poor

2. It was certain that_____.

A. someone put the stone on the road

B. the stone fell to the road from a mountain

C. Richard moved the stone to the road

D. someone wanted to make a joke with the farmers

3._____ ， so they didn't know what to do.

A. No farmer could move the stone away

B. The farmers were all foolish enough

C. All the farmers hated to use his head

D. None of the farmers was in school

4. The farmers didn't think_____， so they laughed at the boy.

A. Richard was strong enough

B. Richard was polite

C. Richard was clever

D. Richard went to school

5. The farmers felt_____after they heard the old woman.

A. sorryB. angryC. happy D. shy

(四)A Way to Find out the Tree's Age

Mr Evans was over sixty and couldn't sleep well in the night. There was much noise in the city and he wanted to live in a quiet place. One of his friends introduced him to Mr Ted who had a big villa (別墅) outside the city. The man said his family would move to the capital and for it he would sell it. Mr Evans was going to visit it before he made a decision.

Mr Ted showed his villa around Mr Evans and his wife. It was big and beautiful. There was a swimming pool and a garden in it. Around the villa there were a lot of old， big trees. He and his wife were satisfied with(對……滿意) it. He stopped by the tallest and thickest tree and asked， \"How many years has it lived for?\"

\"About three hundred years， Mr Evans，\" answered Mr Ted.

\"Is it true?\"

Of course Mr Ted knew what it meant. He said something to his ablest worker before they returned to the sitting-room. An hour later the worker came in and said， \"It's true that the tree has lived for 485 years !\"

\"Wondedul!\" said Mr Evans. \"But how did you know about it?\"

\"That's easy， sir. I've cut it down and counted its annual rings (年輪)!\"

1. Mr Evans hoped to_____， so he wanted to move to a quiet place.

A. live among the farmers

B. have a swim

C. walk in the garden

D. have a good sleep

2. The Teds were going to sell the villa because_____.

A. they hated the life in the village

B. they were in great need of money

C. they decided to live in the capital

D. they were ready to help Mr Evans

3. Mr Evans was interested in the tree because_____.

A. it was the tallest and thickest

B. he wondered who had planted it

C. he wondered how much it cost

D. he would do some reading under it

4. Having heard Mr Evans， Mr Ted thought_____.

A. the man changed his mind

B. he had made a mistake

C. he had to do something to be believed

D. he had to find a way to do with the man

5. Which of the following is true?

A. The worker was the ablest of all.

B. What the worker did made Mr Evansangry.

C. It was the only way to cut down the tree.

D. Mr Evans thought the worker clever.

(五)You've Told the Truth Today

Allan is eight this year and he's in Grade Two. The boy is clever and can answer all the questions in class. But he hates to be kept in the classroom for more than half an hour. He would not listen to the teachers when class is soon going to be over. Or he touches his diskmate's head， or he makes faces. It often makes the class laugh. His teachers tell his parents about it. He has to make a promise(諾言) that he won't do that again. But soon he forgets it. The teachers think he does well in his lessons and don't mind it.

One Saturday evening Allan finished his homework as soon as he had supper. He turned on the television， but there was no football match on TV. He found all the programmes were not interesting and turned it off. He saw his sister Mabel doing her homework in her bedroom. He decided to frighten her. He found an earthworm in the garden and put it in her neck. The girl was so afraid that she cried out for help. Their mother heard this and went in to find out what had happened there.Of course， the boy was punished (懲罰) for it.

The next morning Mabel gave her mother a card and said， \"Merry Mother's Day， mom!\"

The woman was happy and thanked her daughter. But Allan had nothing to give his mother as a present. He felt sorry and said， \"Don't be angry with me， mummy. I've forgotten it.\"

\"It doesn't matter， dear，\" said his mother. \"The best present is to be a good boy. Don't be naughty (淘氣的)， my son， or your child will be naughty， too!\"

Hearing this， the boy began to laugh and said， \"You've told me the truth today， mummy!\"

1. Allan wouldn't listen to the teachers__________ .

A. when he can't understand them

B. after he understands them in class

C. when he can't answer the questions

D. after he finishes the exercises

2. Allan does well in his lessons， so ___________ .

A. his teachers aren't angry with him

B. his teachers let him leave the class-room

C. he can make faces in class

D. he can play a joke on his deskmate

3. Allan turned off the television because _________ .

A. he wanted to frighten his sister

B. he had something important to do

C. he liked to watch only a football match

D. he decided to go to play football

4. _________ ， so she cried out.

A. Mabel wanted Allan to be punished

B. Mabel hoped to frighten Allan away

C. Mabel wanted Allan to help her

D. Mabel was afraid of the earthworm

5. Allan thought _________ ， so he began to laugh .

A. his mother was right

B. his mother was friendly

C. his mother was naughty when she was young

D. he should make his mother happy

閱讀理解參考答案

（一）1--4 DBCB

文章大意：著名唐朝詩人李白從小不認真學習，一次逃課到外面去玩耍，看到一位老婦人正在磨一根鐵杵。李白不解這么一根鐵杵怎么能被磨成一根細小的針呢?經(jīng)過老婦人一番解釋，李白恍然大悟。從此把這種“只要功夫深，鐵杵磨成針”的韌勁用在了學習上，最終成為了一名偉大的詩人，流名千古。

1. 從開頭\"In the Tang Dynasty\"可看出，應選D。

2. 根據(jù)第二段\"…who was grinding an iron pestle\"，所以選B。

3. 根據(jù)第二段最后一句\"I'll grind this iron pestle into a needle\"，所以選C。

4. 根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段第一行\(zhòng)"Nothing in the world is difficult for me if I set my mind to it\"再加上我們對文章的理解，選擇B。

（二）1---5 BDCAD

1. 從\"So he was one of the richest men in his country．\"可以看出，Mr Jenkins已經(jīng)很富有了，他如此省吃儉用當然是想更富。

2. 由于Mr Jenkins處處節(jié)省開支，他就不愿雇用司機來為他開車。

3. Mr Jenkins無論路途遠近，一直是自己開車。這次坐飛機，自然是急于要買那批便宜的綢緞。

4. 從Mr Jenkins的禱告\"If you just let this plane land safely，I'll give you half of everything I own!\" 能夠看出，他是怕飛機墜毀。

5. Mr Jenkins從前沒有坐過飛機，這次是由于雨水太多無法駕車，他以后自然也就不愿再乘坐飛機了。所以說他下次坐飛機時再把所有的家產(chǎn)捐給教堂當然是假的。

（三）1--5 DBACD

1. 從\"An old woman felt sorry for the poor boy and often helped him．\"可以看出，老太太出于對他的憐憫，才幫助他的。

2. 那個石頭很大，沒有人搬得動，A、C、D都應當排除。

3. 石頭很大，無人能挪開，他們自然就沒有辦法可想了。

4. 那些人認為Richard并不聰明，他卻說能把石頭挪開，人們就嘲笑他了。

5. 一個15歲的孩子做了一群強壯的男人所不能做的事，那些嘲笑Richard的人自然感到羞愧。

（四）1--5 DCACB

1． 從“Mr Evans was over sixty and couldn't sleep well in the night．”來看，這是他要搬到安靜地區(qū)的原因。

2． “The man said his family would move to the capital and for it he would sell it．”告訴我們，這才是其原因。

3． Mr Evans在那棵樹旁邊停下，自然是由于它是最高的，也是最粗的。

4． 從Mr Evans所問的“Is it true?\"能夠看出，他對Mr Ted所說的有點懷疑，因此Mr Ted得想辦法讓對方相信他。

5． 那個“最能干的”工人僅僅為了證實那棵樹的年齡，把一棵近五百年的古樹砍倒，自然會使得打算買別墅的Mr Evans不高興。

（五）1--5 BACDC

1.B 從“But he hates to be kept in the classroom for more than half an hour.”來看，Allan學會以后，就再也坐不住了。

2.A 由“The teachers think he does well in his lessons and don’t mind it.”可以得知，老師對Allan的舉動并不生氣。

3.C Allan打開電視機就是要看足球賽，他認為沒有可看的，就把它關了。

4.D Mabel是因為害怕蚯蚓才大喊起來的。

5.C 從Allan高興的樣子可以看出，他認為母親是“不打自招”（即她小時候很淘氣，所以他這個兒子才淘氣）。