Longago,therewasaqueenwholived-优题课

Long ago, there was a queen who lived in a palace. She felt bored and said to her advisor(顾问 ),
"AIl the things around me are too boring. I need a different kind of beauty. Let everyone know that I will hold a competition for the most beautiful thing in the world. And the prize will be this crown (王冠)."
Several days later, lots of people came to the competition and showed their things. The queen was not satisfied with what she saw. The advisor suggested, "What you are looking for cannot be brought to you. You must look for it by yourself. What about a journey?"
The queen was interested in the idea, so she started immediately. As she was on top of the hill near her palace, she looked down and suddenly something cried in her heart. "Why have I never found my palace so beautiful?"
The queen spent one year travelling. She saw beauty on the farm, in the forest and even in the stars twinkling(闪烁)at night on her journey. But what was the most beautiful thing? She thought it over. Suddenly, she understood beauty was everywhere. She should learn to enjoy the world. She left the pieces of her crown at different places that she had seen. As time went by, the queen's crown got smaller and smaller until nothing was left.
She found the most beautiful thing at last. It was the world!
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The queen wanted to hold a competition for the most beautiful thing in the world.
Lots of people came to the competition and brought the things that made the queen satisfied.
On top of the hill near her palace, the queen suddenly found her palace so beautiful.
the queen saw beauty on the farm, in the river and even in the night sky on her journey,
The passage tells us that beauty is everywhere if we learn to enjoy the world.

科目英语题型阅读理解难度中等

Life is like the four seasons. Now I am very old, but when I was young, it was the spring of my life. After I was born, I played a lot, and then I started school. I learned many new things. Like a flower, I grew bigger every day. There were happy days and sorrowful days: some days the sun shone(闪耀), and some days it didn’t.
In my twenties, I had a good job. I was strong and happy. Then I married and had a child. In those days, I didn’t have much time to think. Every day I was busy and worked very hard. And so, I started to get some white hairs. The summer of my life passed quickly.
Then the days got shorter. Leaves fell from the trees. My child was a university student, and then an engineer. My home was much quieter. I started walking slowly. One day I stopped working. I had more time. I understood this was my autumn, a beautiful time when the trees change color and give us delicious fruits.
But the days kept getting shorter and colder. Winter has come, I am older and weaker. I know I do not have many days left. I will enjoy them to the end.
The writer was very busy in the ______ of his life.

A．spring

B．summer

C．autumn

D．winter

According to the passage, which of the following ages is during the autumn of his life?

What does the word “sorrowful” mean in this passage?

Which of the following statements is true?

A．The writer was an engineer.

B．The writer had a garden with flowers.

C．The writer was always happy as a child.

D．The writer now is old and weak, but still he enjoys his life.

The best title for the passage would be _____

A．Four seasons	B．My life
C．Four seasons in a year	D．Four seasons in my life

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What kind of person can become a volunteer?

A．A 10-year-old boy	B．A 46-year-old woman
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____ need volunteers.

A．Animals without homes

B．Old people in nursing homes

C．Children while their parents see a doctor

D．All the above

Carlos ______.

A．wants to get something as a volunteer.

B．likes playing computer games.

C．like her work as a volunteer very much.

D．Is helping middle-aged people learn how to use computers.

What does the phrase “give a hand” mean? It means “ ____”

This passage is ______.

At school many things happen to us. We may feel excited when we have success in a school play. We may feel sorry if we lose an important game. We want to remember all the important things in our lives.
How to keep the memory? Our English teacher, Miss Wang, taught us a good way of remembering things to make our own yearbook. What is a yearbook? A yearbook is a kind of book which is used to keep the memory of exciting moments. It’s usually made at the end of the year.
Last December, we began to make our yearbook. First we chose the persons who did something special, then some students interviewed (采访) them, some wrote down their stories, others took photos of them. Everyone in our class had something to do. Finally our teacher helped us to put the things together. We had our first yearbook.
All of us put a lot of love into making the yearbook. It is so wonderful that not only the students but also our parents and teachers will remember the special time for ever.
When we have success in a school play, we may feel ______.

Miss Wang’s good way of remembering things is to ______.