【2014河北】阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从各小题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项。
Have you ever offered a helping hand to those who are in trouble?
One day, two ______ were walking along the road to school when they saw an old woman carrying a large basket of pears. They thought the woman looked very _____. They went up to her and said, “Are you going to town? If you are, we will help carry your basket.”
“Thank you,” ______ the woman, “you are very kind. You see I’m weak and ill.” Then she told them that she was now going to market to ______ the pears which grew on the only tree in her little garden.
“We are all going to the _____.” said the boys. “Let us have the basket.” And they took hold of it, one each side. They walked ______ with the heavy basket, but happily.
The other day, I saw a little girl stop and ______ a piece of orange peel (皮), which she threw into the dustbin (垃圾桶), “I wish ______ would throw that on the sidewalk,” said she. “Someone may step on it and fall.”
Perhaps some may say that these are not ______ things. That is right. But such a little thing shows that you have a thoughtful mind and a feeling heart. We must not wait for the ______ to do great things. We must begin with little things of love.
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I have been keeping 41 pets at home: mice, turtles and rabbits. But golden hanmsters are my favorite. I am always surprised by 42 cute they can be.
It was summer when I first 43 two golden hamsters. They 44 brown, about the size of my hand. When I 45 by, they were cracking melon seeds (嗑瓜子). They did that as 46 as any human! I was so amused (逗乐) that I bought them at once.
The only one who was not happy to see the newcomers was my 47 . She thought 48 would make our home dirty all the time. So I made a 49 for them on the balcony (阳台).
Hamsters always want people to look at them. They try to get noticed by raising the front part of their body, 50 they watch you come and go until you stop and talk to them. Watch out when they start to roller-turn in their cage (笼子). They won’t stop 51 you have tears of laugher!
Hamsters are 52 than you think. One morning several months ago, I found one missing. The side of the cage was much 53 than the hamster and the cage had a lid. How did the little one climb up, open the lid and 54 ? I thought hard. But I’ve 55 found an answer.
A.one B.different C.three D.same
A.how B.how a C.what D.what a
A.carry B.saw C.gave D.left
A.are B.was C.were D.is
A.pass B.past C.passing D.passed
A.soon B.well C.possible D.better
A.father B.brother C.mother D.teacher
A.they B.them C.their D.theirs
A.school B.factory C.shop D.home
A.so B.then C.just D.next
A.if B.as C.until D.whether
A.smart B.smarts C.smarter D.smartest
A.tall B.taller C.tallest D.most tallest
A.run at B.run away C.run to D.run out of
A.ever B.already C.sometimes D.never
Richard found a job in a big office after he finished college. He liked to use his(1)___ and was good at his job. So he was often paid more than (得到的报酬多于) his workmates and he worked (2) _____ . But something was wrong with the young man a month ago. He couldn't fall (3) _________ at night. So he was always (4) _________ in the daytime and often made mistakes. He had to go to a hospital. The doctor (5) _________ and told him to buy some sleeping pills. He took them (6) _________ he went to bed. Soon after that he went to sleep. Richard (7) _________ in the morning. He had a look at the clock on the wall. It was a quarter to seven. He got up and went to work after (8) _________ . As soon as he went into the office, he said to the head of the office, "Good morning, Mr Clarke! I've (9) _________ had a good sleep like last night's and I'm feeling much better now!" "Skunk (混蛋)!" the head (10) _________ loudly. "We've looked for you for two days! I wanted you to do something important, but it's too late now!"
A.hand B.head C.eyes D.feet
A.hard B.fast C.harder D.faster
A.asleep B.alone C.afraid D.awake
A.well B.hungry C.thirsty D.tired
A.looked for him B.looked at him C.looked after him D.looked him over
A.after B.because C.before D.if
A.stood up B.woke up C.sat down D.lay down
A.lunch B.dinner C.supper D.breakfast
A.always B.usually C.never D.often
A.laughed B.shouted C.smiled D.asked
Here is a photo __11__ a bedroom. __12__my bedroom. Look __13___the walls. __14__ very white. You can see (看见)__15__ old picture __16__ the wall. And a map of China __17__ on the wall, too. __18__ my books? Oh, They’re under my backpack. My computer game is __19__ it, too. Look! My __20__ are on the sofa.
A.in B.of C.on D.at
A.It’s B.They C.They’re D.This
A.like B.after C.at D.for
A.It’s B.They’re C.This is D.Those are
A.a B.an C.the D./
A.in B.under C.for D.on
A.is B.am C.are D.be
A.Where B.Where is C.Where are D.What are
A.in B.on C.under D.at
A.notebook B.baseball C.math book D.keys
The earth moves round the sun, and the moon moves round the earth. When our part of the earth turns__46__ the sun, it is day. When our part of the earth runs away __47__ the sun, it is __48__.
The sun is much __49__ than the moon. But sometimes the moon _50__ bigger than the sun, because it’s much __51_ to the earth.
The sun is very bright. It gives very __52__light. The moon looks quite bright, too, but it doesn’t give any light at all. The light __53_ the moon comes from the sun.
The moon looks much bigger and brighter than the stars, _54__ in fact the stars are much bigger and brighter than the moon. __55__ smaller than the moon because they are farther away from the earth.
A.to B.from C.around D.on
A.from B.to C.off D.at
A.day B.noon C.night D.evening
A.small B.big C.smaller D.bigger
A.look B.looks C.sees D.watches
A.near B.far C.nearer D.farther
A.stronger B.poor C.weak D.strong
A.from B.of C.to D.away
A.and B.so C.but D.because
A.It look B.They look C.They looks D.It look
Jason and Harry joined a wholesale company together just after graduation. They both worked very hard.
After several years, the boss made Harry sales manager but Jason 31a salesman. One day Jason could not take it anymore. He handed in his resignation letter (辞职信) to the boss and complained that the boss did not 32 hard-working employees, but only raised those 33 tried to please him. He thought that it was really 34 .
In order to help Jason to realize the 35 between him and Harry, the boss asked Jason to do the 36 --- "Go and find out if there is anyone selling watermelons in the market." Charlie went, returned and only said, "Yes." The boss asked, "How much per kg?" Charlie went back to the market to ask and returned to 37 , "$ 12 per kg."
The boss told Jason that he would ask Harry the 38 question. Harry went, returned and said, "Boss, only one person selling watermelons. $12 per kg, $ 100 for 10 kg. He has a total of 340 melons. On the table are 58 melons, and every melon weighs about 15 kg, 39 from the South two days ago. They are fresh, red, and of good 40 ."
Jason was 41 and he realized the difference between himself and Harry. He decided not to leave but to learn from Harry.
My dear friends, you know, a more 42 person is more observant(观察力敏锐的), thinks more and understands in 43 . For the same matter, he sees several years ahead, 44 you see only tomorrow. The difference between a year and a day is 365 times, so how could you 45 ?
Think: how far have you seen ahead in your life? How thoughtful are you?
A.made B.became C.remained D.kept
A.enjoy B.meet C.treat D.value
A.which B.that C.who D.whom
A.unusual B.unfair C.careless D.meaningless
A.competition B.relationship C.difference D.distance
A.following B.finding C.shopping D.searching
A.offer B.answer C.retell D.repeat
A.familiar B.difficult C.same D.simple
A.taken B.come C.bought D.heard
A.look B.quality C.condition D.shape
A.moved B.surprised C.puzzled D.encouraged
A.important B.intelligent C.successful D.hardworking
A.time B.depth C.need D.common
A.while B.though C.unless D.since
A.see B.think C.know D.win