Unit 6 An old man tried to move the mountains
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Ⅰ.2017·枣庄改编完形填空
People once went hungry. A rich man who made bread and cakes sent for twenty of the __1__ children in the town, and told them to take a loaf (条) of bread from a __2__ every day till the hard days passed.
The hungry children came together __3__， and argued for the bread, because each wished to have the largest one. Finally they went away without even thanking the good gentleman.
But Gretchen, a poorlydressed little girl, did not argue or __4__ with the rest, but remained(保持) standing quietly far away from them. __5__ the badmannered girls left, she took the smallest bread, which alone was left in the basket, kissed the gentleman's hand, and went home.
The next day the children were as badmannered as before, and poor, shy Gretchen __6__ a loaf hardly the size of the one she got the first day. When she came home, her mother cut the loaf open. Many new shining pieces of __7__ fell out of it.
Her mother was very surprised and worried, and said, “Take the money back to the good gentleman at once, for it must have got into the dough (生面团) __8__ mistake. Be quick, Gretchen! Be quick！”
But when the little girl gave the rich man her mother's __9__， he said, “No, no, my child, it was no mistake. I had the silver(银) pieces put into the smallest loaf to give you. Always be as satisfied, quiet, and __10__ as you now are. Go home now, and tell your mother that the money is your own.”
( )1.A.kindest B．smartest C．poorest D．thinnest
( )2.A.bowl B．basket C．kitchen D．fridge
( )3.A.luckily B．proudly C．silently D．excitedly
( )4.A.fight B．play C．talk D．jump
( )5.A.If B．When C．Because D．Unless
( )6.A.brought B．tasted C．got D．noticed
( )7.A.silver B．bread C．gold D．glass
( )8.A.in B．on C．with D．by
( )9.A.thanks B．message C．wallet D．praise
( )10.A.thankful B．friendly C．lively D．lovely
Ⅱ.根据短文内容及汉语提示完成短文
There was a woman who had three sons. When they grew up, the sons left home and did their 1.________ (自己的) business. And years later, they got 2.________ (一起) and discussed the gifts they would buy for their mother.
The first said, “I will build a big house for our mother.”
The second said，“I will send her a Mercedes 3.________ (带有) a driver.”
The third said, “Mom enjoys 4.________ (读) the Bible. And you know she has 5.________ (弱的) eyesight. I will send her a clever parrot that can read the book for our mother.”
Soon Mom 6.________ (送) a letter to her each son.
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“Milton，” she wrote to the first son, “the house you built is so large. I only live in one room, but I have to clean the 7.________ (整个的)house.”
“Gerald，” she 8.________ (写) to the second son, “I'm too old to travel. I like staying at home, so I 9.________ (从不) use the Mercedes. What's more, the driver is very 10.________ (愚蠢的)．”
“Dear Donald，” she wrote to her third son, “You remember what I like. The bird was delicious. Thank you so much.”
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教师详解详析
Ⅰ.1.C 由“People once went hungry.”和后句“…till the hard days passed.”可知选C。
2．B 由第三段最后一句“…she took the smallest bread, which alone was left in the basket…”可知，面包放在“篮子里”。故选B。
3．D 4.A 5.B 6.C
7．A 根据最后一段中的“I had the silver pieces put into the smallest loaf to give you.”可知，妈妈切开面包发现的是“银币”。
8．D 9.B 10.A
Ⅱ.1.own 2.together
3．with 4.reading
5．poor 6.sent
7．whole 8.wrote
9．never 10.silly/stupid
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