Oncetherewasapoorlittlegirlliv-优题课

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项。

William grew up in a poor family in Africa. His family lived in a village with no （1） . At night, they used oil lamps for light. However, oil was too expensive for his parents to afford.

William wanted to （2） life there but he had no idea how to realize it. One day, he read a book on how to turn wind into electricity with a windmill.

“That is （3） !” Though he didn’t know what a windmill was, he decided to give it a try.

First he had to （4） all the materials. He dug through the rubbish with his cousin in the villages nearby and （5） his goal until he got what he wanted.

Then he started to make the windmill. The moment his farm work finished in the fields, he threw himself on studying the materials, staying （6） till midnight. Finally, he made it after many （7） . He fixed the windmill on the top of a wood tower to catch wind. The villagers came to look. A long wire was used to connect to a bulb to the windmill. The wind blew and the windmill （8） . To their amazement, the bulb lit up. The villagers cheered. William threw his hands in the air and jumped （9） . To produce more energy, he built another windmill for his village.

Bored into poverty, William didn’t give up in the face of difficulties. He kept reading, taught himself and lit up the whole （10） .

（1）

A．

gas

B．

water

C．

Internet

D．

electricity

（2）

A．

protect

B．

improve

C．

create

D．

understand

（3）

A．

amazing

B．

surprised

C．

worried

D．

important

（4）

A．

buy

B．

invent

C．

collect

D．

borrow

（5）

A．

stuck to

B．

went over

C．

looked into

D．

learn about

（6）

A．

calm

B．

awake

C．

relaxed

D．

free

（7）

A．

tells

B．

excuses

C．

failures

D．

meeting

（8）

A．

fell

B．

flew

C．

opened

D．

turned

（9）

A．

excitedly

B．

hurriedly

C．

carefully

D．

worriedly

（10）

A．

team

B．

club

C．

school

D．

village

从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

In a small village, there lived a young boy named Ravi. He was always glad to lend a helping hand.

One day, he saw a wounded （1） lying on the ground with a broken wing（翅膀）. It was unable to （2） . Filled with worry, Ravi picked up the bird and carefully bandaged（包扎）up its wing. He provided food and water （3） it. Days turned into weeks, and the bird became better and better. It was （4） ready to fly again.

As Ravi watched the bird flying higher and higher in the （5） , he felt a deep sense of happiness and realized he could have a great influence on the lives of others. So he began to do a lot, including feeding homeless animals and visiting （6） people. His kindness spread throughout the village, encouraging people to follow his example.

Years passed, and Ravi （7） to be a beloved（深受喜爱的）member of the community. His simple deeds（行为）（8） the village into a place full of love and care.

Our acts, no matter how （9） , can make a difference. （10） kindness is spread around, we will have the power to create a better world.

（1）

A．

ant

B．

bee

C．

bird

D．

butterfly

（2）

A．

see

B．

fly

C．

eat

D．

drink

（3）

A．

for

B．

by

C．

from

D．

about

（4）

A．

widely

B．

hardly

C．

strangely

D．

happily

（5）

A．

sky

B．

lake

C．

box

D．

house

（6）

A．

rich

B．

sick

C．

strict

D．

wise

（7）

A．

got up

B．

gave up

C．

grew up

D．

woke up

（8）

A．

cut

B．

divided

C．

poured

D．

changed

（9）

A．

brave

B．

small

C．

terrible

D．

dangerous

（10）

A．

If

B．

Before

C．

Unless

D．

Although

通读下面的短文，然后从后面各题所给A、B、C、D四个选项中选择可以填入空白处的最佳答案。

When I was turning thirty years old, a friend asked me to share my biggest （1） in life. It only took me a（n）（2） to say I most regretted not completing college. I explained that I was considered to be （3） in school, got great grades, and had big dreams. （4） finishing university, I felt like I was not only letting myself down, but also everyone who believed in me.

My friend said, “Why not now?” But with a son in primary school, a busy job, and lots of other responsibilities at home, I had a million （5） . The one I thought was the strongest：If I went back, I would be thirty-two （6） I graduated. What I heard was something I would never （7） : “You’re going to be thirty-two anyway（无论如何）.”

Looking back, I feel it’s the （8） and wisest advice I have ever received.

I would turn thirty-two with a college degree（学位）or without one anyway. So I （9） to continue my study.

I graduated from university （10） and felt proud of myself. And I have reviewed this （11） many times. I believe it’s never too late for me to do anything except becoming a teenager.

Do I really want to （12） my first book in my forties? I’m going to be forty anyway.

Do I really want to run a half marathon（马拉松）in my fifties? I’m going to be fifty anyway.

Do I really want to travel around the （13） in my sixties? I’m going to be sixty anyway.

I hope you never hear me say, “I’m too old for that.” （14） , I hope you hear me say, “I’m going to be seventy anyway.”

It’s never too （15） to start something new, to do all those things that you’ve been wishing to do.

（1）

A．

regret

B．

happiness

C．

role

D．

success

（2）

A．

week

B．

day

C．

hour

D．

minute

（3）

A．

lovely

B．

polite

C．

smart

D．

friendly

（4）

A．

Giving up

B．

Making up

C．

Ending up

D．

Taking up

（5）

A．

ways

B．

reasons

C．

chances

D．

steps

（6）

A．

although

B．

because

C．

unless

D．

when

（7）

A．

reply

B．

accept

C．

forget

D．

guess

（8）

A．

simplest

B．

funniest

C．

strangest

D．

coldest

（9）

A．

happened

B．

decided

C．

helped

D．

failed

（10）

A．

smoothly

B．

patiently

C．

silently

D．

suddenly

（11）

A．

activity

B．

promise

C．

plan

D．

suggestion

（12）

A．

read

B．

write

C．

buy

D．

choose

（13）

A．

university

B．

city

C．

village

D．

world

（14）

A．

Finally

B．

Besides

C．

Instead

D．

Also

（15）

A．

dangerous

B．

poor

C．

late

D．

slow

通读下面的短文，然后从后面各题所给A、B、C、D四个选项中选择可以填入空白处的最佳答案。

The history of the compass（指南针）dates back to the Warring States Period（476—221 BC）, when Chinese people used a tool called Si Nan to point the direction.

After continuous improvement, a round compass （1） a tiny magnetized needle（磁针）was invented during the early Song Dynasty. One end of the needle points to the south and the other to the north. Then it was （2） to Europe during the Northern Song（960—1127）.

Before the invention of the compass, people depended on reading the （3） of the sun, the moon, and pole stars to tell directions. However, travelling was （4） in bad weather.

After the invention, people could easily find a direction when going out to sea and exploring unknown areas.

The invention of the compass has a strong influence on the world. The compass hugely （5） the trade and communication between countries.

（1）

A．

in

B．

with

C．

of

D．

at

（2）

A．

borrowed

B．

pushed

C．

returned

D．

introduced

（3）

A．

positions

B．

numbers

C．

sizes

D．

colors

（4）

A．

lonely

B．

difficult

C．

tiring

D．

meaningless

（5）

A．

controlled

B．

checked

C．

improved

D．

recorded

阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

Once upon a time, there was a man who had four sons. One day, he told （1） of his sons to go and see what a pear tree looked like during winter, spring, summer and autumn. Although the sons felt strange about their father’s （2） , they went to see the pear tree. After a （3） , the father got them to come together and asked them what they had seen.

The first son answered that the tree had been bare（光秃秃的）and （4） .

The second son said, “No! It was covered with new （5） leaves. The tree had bright hopes.”

The third son （6） his head, and said, “No! The pear tree was full of flowers. They smelled so sweet and （7） so beautiful.”

“There were many pears （8） no flowers on the tree,” the fourth son disagreed, “I saw the joy of a good harvest（丰收）.”

The man then said to his sons that they were all right. They got （9） answers because each of them had seen only one season in the life of the pear tree.

“You cannot judge（评判）a tree, a person or your life by just one season. If you （10） in your winter, you will miss the hope of your spring, the beauty of your summer and the harvest of your autumn.”

（1）

A．

each

B．

both

C．

none

D．

neither

（2）

A．

invitation

B．

request

C．

opinion

D．

answer

（3）

A．

week

B．

month

C．

season

D．

year

（4）

A．

ugly

B．

lively

C．

tall

D．

short

（5）

A．

yellow

B．

green

C．

white

D．

pink

（6）

A．

nodded

B．

raised

C．

shook

D．

lowered

（7）

A．

looked

B．

touched

C．

tasted

D．

sounded

（8）

A．

or

B．

and

C．

so

D．

but

（9）

A．

similar

B．

perfect

C．

different

D．

humorous

（10）

A．

call up

B．

look up

C．

cheer up

D．

give up