【2014年四川省乐山市中考】
Monty Robert’s father was a horse trainer. As a child, Monty often went from one farm to another with his father. Sometimes they didn’t have enough money to pay for food, but Monty still kept hoping to own a horse farm.
When he was in school, his teacher asked him to write a paper about his dream. He wrote a seven-page paper. He wanted to have a horse farm one day. He even drew a picture of a horse farm in the paper.
The next day he handed it in to his teacher. Two days later, he got his paper back. On the front page was a large red “F” with the words “See me after class”. So the boy did and asked his teacher:” Why did I get an F?” The teacher said: “This dream will not come true for a young boy like you. You need a lot of money to own a horse farm. You have to buy the land. You have to pay for a lot of things. There is no way you could ever do it.” Then the teacher added: “If you write this paper again with a simpler dream, I will give you a good grade.”
After school he thought hard about it. At last, he decided to hand in the same paper, making no changes at all. He wrote: “You can keep the F and I’ll keep my dream.”
Many years later, Monty had his own large horse farm. His dream came true.
So don’t let anyone take away your dreams. Follow your dreams, no matter what they are.From Paragraph1, we learn that _______.
A. Monty’s family was poor
B. Monty’s father didn’t support him
C. Monty hoped to be a horse trainerWhat did his teacher ask him to do when he was in school?
A. To write a seven-page paper.
B. To draw a picture about his dream.
C. To write a paper about his dream.What was Monty’s attitude 态度 towards his paper?
A. Careless. B. Serious. C. Funny.Monty’s teacher gave him a red “F” because he thought ______.
A. Monty’s handwriting was too bad
B. Monty copied from another student
C. Monty’s dream was too hard for him to achieveWhat does the story want to tell us?
A. Follow a simple dream.
B. Never give up your dream.
C. Don’t take away others’ dreams.
Molly was eight years old. This year she spent the summer with her Aunt Cathy. Her parents took a six-week trip to Europe and let Molly stay at her aunt’s house. She was very unhappy, because she couldn’t spend the summer with her friends at the neighborhood pool like she did every summer.
Molly’s Aunt Cathy did everything to make her happy. She took Molly to the park, the zoo, and even took her shopping, but nothing made Molly happy.
One afternoon, Aunt Cathy was working in her garden. She found that Molly was watching her. “Come and help me, Molly,” Aunt Cathy said. Molly slowly walked out to the garden and began looking closely at the flowers.
“What kind are these?” Molly asked. She pointed (指) to some small yellow flowers.
“Those are called snapdragons (金鱼草),” Aunt Cathy answered. “Do you want to grow some flowers?”
“Yes,” Molly said.
When Molly’s parents got back from their trip, she showed them her flowers. Aunt Cathy told Molly how to look after her flowers when she got home. Molly thanked her for the best summer.
根据材料内容判断正(T)误(F)。Last summer, Molly went swimming with her friends at the neighborhood pool.
Shopping made Molly happy.
Molly grew some flowers in Aunt Cathy’s garden.
Molly watered the garden twice a week.
Molly didn’t enjoy the summer with Aunt Cathy.
One day, a little monkey and a little fox went out to play. They saw an apple tree on the other side of the river. There were many big and red apples on it. But there was no bridge over the river. The monkey thought hard and had an idea. They pulled down(推倒) a tree and put it over the river as a bridge.
The monkey said, “My old friend, you go there first.” But after the fox went to the other side, he kicked(踢) the tree into the river and ran to the apple tree. “How can I get there without the tree?” cried the monkey. The fox laughed and said, “You just stand there and watch me eating the apples.” The monkey was very angry.
Suddenly it began to rain. The water level(水位) in the river rose(上涨) and the tree flew away with the water.
“You can eat all the apples. But you can’t come back,” shouted the monkey.
The fox stopped eating and looked at the monkey sadly.The little monkey and the little fox wanted to on the other side of the river.
A.build a bridge | B.eat the apples | C.pull down a tree | D.play games |
The fox kicked the tree into the river because he wanted to .
A.eat all the apples by himself |
B.share the apples with the monkey |
C.get the apples first |
D.play a joke on the monkey |
The fox could not come back because .
A.the monkey had taken away the tree |
B.the tree had been flown away |
C.it began to rain |
D.he was angry with the monkey |
The fox was sad because .
A. the monkey was laughing B. he couldn’t reach the apples
C he couldn’t come back D. the monkey went home firstThe story tells us that .
A.the fox shouldn’t go first |
B.the fox was cleverer than the monkey |
C.the monkey should go first |
D.one shouldn’t care only about himself |
I didn’t make much money when I took the job in London. I always had simple meals.
One night, I felt very tired, so I sat outside in a small park and began to eat a small piece of bread.
A tall man who was not dressed well walked to me. He thought I had money and asked, “Sir, could you please give me some money?”
I said, “I don’t have any.”
He said, “I know the persons like you wouldn’t give anybody anything.”
I became very angry because he didn’t believe me. I looked at him and gave my wallet to him, “Look in my wallet.”
He then said “sorry” to me and opened his wallet and said, “Here I will give you some.”
I looked at him in surprise and said, “No, thank you.” And then I walked away.
Money is important, but I’d rather(宁愿) make it by working hard than get by asking others for it.
根据短文内容,判断正误,正确的填“T”。错误的填“F”。The writer(作者) had a small piece of bread for lunch in a restaurant.
At first, the tall man asked the writer for some money.
The writer was angry with the tall man because the tall man didn’t believe him.
There was much money in the writer’s wallet.
Finally, the writer got some money from the tall man.
This is a story about a famous American woman. Her name is Helen Keller. When she was only nineteen months old, she got an illness. It made her blind and deaf . She couldn't see or hear anything. So she couldn't learn to speak. When she was six, a young teacher came and taught her to read and write. Her name was Ann Sullivan.
Later, when she was ten, Miss Sullivan took her to another teacher, Sarah Fuller. Helen put her fingers on Miss Fuller's face and into her mouth. In this way, she learned to speak. She went to school and became famous because she was one of the first blind and deaf persons to learn to speak. She began to write books and to help the blind in many parts of the world. Her hard work and her courage made people in all countries love her.How old was Helen when she was blind and deaf?
_______________________________________Why couldn't she learn to speak?
_______________________________________How did Helen Keller learn to speak?
_______________________________________ Is Miss Fuller Helen's first teacher?
________________________________________ What made all people love her?
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I grew up in one of the poorest areas in Bradford. I live in a three-bedroom house with six brothers and sisters. I studied very hard . I got the best results in the history of the school. Other students would be happy with receiving such results. Their parents would give them an MP5 player as a prize or take them for a trip. What about me? In fact it made me sad. It was because my application(申请)to Imperial College London didn’t pass. It is my dream to study medicine there.
I know that nothing in life is easy. I won’t give up. I will apply again the following year. While some students are traveling during the holiday, I am working hard. I help the doctors look after sick people in a hospital . I believe I must become a doctor one day.How many brothers and sisters does the writer have?
A.Three. | B.Four. | C.Five. | D.Six. |
What does the writer want to study? .
A.History. | B.Medicine. | C.English. | D.Chemistry. |
Why did the writer feel upset?
A.He didn’t get good grades. |
B.His parents didn’t give him an MP5 player. |
C.He couldn’t go traveling |
D.His application to a college failed. |
Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A.The writer is working as a doctor. |
B.The writer is good at school |
C.The writer’s family is poor. |
D.The writer doesn’t think that life is easy. |
From the passage we can learn that the writer is a person who
A.has hope | B.is lucky | C.hates life | D.is shy |