叙事生活篇
滚动组合训练(一)
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Ⅰ.完形填空。
Once there was a postman. Day after day, he went around the village delivering(递送)mail to the people of the village. For him, life was 1 waves.
One day when he was delivering mail as usual, a little 2 made him lose his balance. He looked at the stone and found it strange but 3 .The postman then put the stone in his bag carefully. He suddenly had a brave thought,“I can 4 a castle(城堡)with such beautiful stones.”
His life has become different since then. He still delivered mail, 5 he collected every stone he could find along the way. People didn’t understand what happened to the postman.
After collecting enough stones, he 6 to build his castle. During the daytime, he delivered dreams to others; and during the night, he built his 7 dream. Nobody was willing to join in,but he didn’t 8 because he knew the dream and the castle only belonged to him.
After 20 years of working day and night, 9 the postman’s dream castle was finished. It was an excellent castle just as he had imagined.
This is a real 10 .The postman’s name is Xue Waller.The stone castle has become a famous tourist attraction in France.
( )1.A.with B.without
C.against D.for
( )2.A.boy B.toy
C.stone D.box
( )3.A.beautiful B.expensive
C.hard D.huge
( )4.A.change B.buy
C.visit D.build
( )5.A.because B.but
C.so D.or
( )6.A.started B.forgot
C.continued D.hated
( )7.A.every B.each
C.single D.own
( )8.A.wait B.agree
C.mind D.rest
( )9.A.especially B.finally
C.probably D.mainly
( )10.A.story B.person
C.idea D.report
Ⅱ.阅读理解。
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In a small village there lived a man. He would do nothing all day but daydream. Whenever he was hungry, he would go out, beg(乞讨)for food,come back and hang out.
One sunny afternoon, the man was very hungry. With great difficulty,he got up,took out a pot(罐)and went out to beg.By begging the whole day,he finally got a pot of milk.He hung the pot on the ceiling(天花板),lay down on his bed and started daydreaming again.
“This pot of milk is going to make me rich,” he thought.“I can make butter from the milk.Then I will be able to make ghee(印度酥油)and go to the market and sell the ghee.” His dream continued,“With the money I get,I will buy a pair of cows.They will have baby cows.Soon I would have a large number of cows.”
“Then I will continue my business.I will buy some more cows and own a farm.And I will employ people to work on my farm.I can also open a candy shop.I will make candies out of the cows’ milk,” the man kept smiling to himself.
“I am so smart,” thought the man.Lost in his thoughts,he reached out his foot,breaking the pot.He saw the broken pot and cried.He lost whatever he had because he was lazy and spent his time daydreaming.
( )11.How did the man get a pot of milk?
A.He got it from his farm.
B.He bought it from a farm.
C.His mother gave it to him.
D.He begged and someone gave it to him.
( )12.After the man came back home with a pot of milk, he began to __________.
A.daydream B.make butter
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C.drink it D.sleep
( )13.What happened to the pot at last?
A.The man drank all of the milk in it.
B.The man sold it for money.
C.The man broke it.
D.The man lost it.
( )14.We can infer from the story that the man________ in the end.
A.became rich by selling ghee
B.remained a beggar
C.got a lot of cows
D.opened a candy shop
( )15.Which of the following words best describes the man?
A.Brave. B.Smart.
C.Lazy. D.Creative.
B
On the first day of school,Tiffany’s teacher told the class,“Every one of you will have a turn to be ‘the Terrific(很棒的)Kid of the Day’!”
All year,Terrific Kids celebrated their special days in special ways,but Tiffany hoped her turn would never come.
When Benjamin was the Terrific Kid,his aunt Sarah taught the class how to draw funny cartoon faces.When Kevin was the Terrific Kid,his twin baby sisters came to school.Tiffany didn’t have an aunt who drew cartoons,and she didn’t have sisters or brothers.She didn’t have any friends at all.
After school,Tiffany walked to the school library for Story Hour.Mrs.Kaplan,a librarian,greeted Tiffany with a bright smile.
After Story Hour,Tiffany’s mother came to the school to pick her up.“We’ll stop at Tico Tony’s tonight,” her mother said.
“Great!” Tiffany replied.Tico Tony’s tacos were Tiffany’s favorite.Tiffany and her mother ate their tacos at a window table.
After dinner,as Tiffany and her mother arrived at their building,Mrs.Washington waved(挥手)from the apartment next door.Sometimes Tiffany pretended that Mrs.Washington was her real grandmother.
Finally,Tiffany’s turn came.That day,Tiffany went to school with her mother.When they got to her classroom,surprisingly,Tiffany saw Mrs.Kaplan,Tico Tony and Mrs.Washington walk into the room.
“Tiffany is our friend.We came to celebrate on her special day,” Mrs.Kaplan said.
Tiffany couldn’t stop smiling.She became one of the Terrific Kids.
( )16.Tacos are a kind of________ .
A.food B.building
C.animal D.cartoon
( )17.Mrs.Washington is Tiffany’s ___________.
A.aunt B.teacher
C.neighbor D.grandmother
( )18.How many people went to celebrate Tiffany’s special day?
A.One. B.Two.
C.Three. D.Four.
( )19.Tiffany felt very ___________ on her special day.
A.lonely B.happy
C.nervous D.disappointed
( )20.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A.Kevin invited his uncle to school when he was the Terrific Kid of the Day.
B.Everyone in Tiffany’s class would have a turn to be the Terrific Kid.
C.Mrs.Kaplan worked in the school library.
D.Tiffany was the only child in her family.
Ⅲ.任务型阅读。
David lived in a small town with his family.The town was pretty common.Children went to school,adults went to work in the town’s factory,and no one asked any strange questions.
But David was different.He did not want to go to school.He did not want to work in the town’s factory,either.He wanted to work and help his family.And he always asked strange questions like “Why do you do this?”,“Why don’t you do that?” and so on.
Everyone laughed at him except his friend Orlando.One day,Orlando asked David,“David,what are your hopes for the future?” David replied,“I hope to open my own store and make a lot of money in the future.It’s always my dream to run my own business.” Orlando thought David was a person with his own thoughts.And he thought David’s hard work
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would pay off one day.He liked David,even though they disagreed with each other sometimes.
Thirty years has passed.Now David owns a chain(连锁)store.He hardly ever goes back to his hometown.But when he does,there is one thing that he always remembers.He goes to visit his good friend Orlando.David treasures their friendship very much.And he feels great when he can do something for Orlando.
根据短文内容回答下列问题。
21.Where did David live thirty years ago?
______________________________________________
22.Who was Orlando?
_______________________________________________
23.What were David’s hopes for the future when he was a small boy?
___________________________________________________
24.Did Orlando always agree with David?
____________________________________________________
25.How often does David go back to his hometown?
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参考答案:
组合训练(一)
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Ⅱ.11—15DACBC16—20ACDBA
Ⅲ.21.In a small town.22.David’s friend.23.To open his own store and to make a lot of money.24.No,he didn’t.25.Hardly ever.
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