OnceLouistheTwelfth，theKingofF-优题课

Once Louis the Twelfth，the King of France，happened to walk into the kitchen of his palace．There he found a small boy busy at work and singing happily．

The boy had bright eyes，and a happy，sunny face，and his looks and manners pleased the king．With a smile Louis asked him his name．He replied that his name was Simon．In answer to further questions，the king learnt that the boy was an orphan； both his father and mother were dead．

"Are you content（满足的）to do this kind of work？"the king asked，pointing at the bowls which the boy was washing．"Are you willing to spend your time in the kitchen when so many of the others work upstairs？"

"Why not？"answered the boy，with a twinkle in his eye．"I am doing as well as the best of them．The king himself can do no better．"

"Indeed!" said the king，no little surprised at the boy's words．"How do you know that？"

"Well，sir，the king lives，and so do I．I am content with my life．Can the king say that he is content with his life？"

Louis walked away，his mind full of strange，sad thoughts．No one knew better than he did that kings seldom feel content．

The next day，much to Simon's surprise，he was called before the king．He was still more surprised when he found that his visitor of the day before was Louis himself．The king talked with him about many things，and found him to be a very quick and clever boy．

After that Simon was made to serve the king directly．Step by step，he rose from one important task to another，until he became one of the best soldiers of that time．He is known in history as General La Roche，and considered as one of the greatest men of France．

If Simon had not，early in life，learnt to be content with his life，he might never have been given those chances．The king did not want people who were always unhappy because they did not have as good a place as some others．You cannot too soon learn that only those who are content are happy．

42．What did Simon do before he met the king？　　

A．He sang in the king's palace．

B．He served in the king's army．

C．He worked in the king's kitchen．

D．He guarded the king's palace．

43．Simon was made to serve the king directly because he　　．

A．knew what the king thought

B．was content with his life

C．did as well as the best of others

D．had bright eyes，and a happy，sunny face

44．Which of the following is the correct order about Simon？　　

①He served the king directly．

②He found the visitor was the king．

③He became one of the best soldiers．

④He had a chat with a visitor in the kitchen．

⑤He is a well﹣known man in French history．

A．①②⑤③④

B．④②⑤①③

C．③④②①⑤

D．④②①③⑤

45．We can learn from the story that　　．

A．being content makes us happy

B．working hard can lead to success

C．it's important to be kind to others

D．children are always more honest．

科目英语题型阅读理解难度中等

知识点：判断推理逸闻趣事类阅读阅读排序内容归纳文中细节

阅读下列短文。从每篇短文后所给各题的A. B. C. D四个选项中, 选出最佳选项。

When I was walking back home at around 12:15 p.m. one day, an apple core（果核） came flying toward me. It landed just before my feet. Surprised, but I felt lucky not to get hit by it.

The apple was thrown over a wall by a school student. I live opposite a school. The wall separates my house from the school.

Thinking it was a one-off（一次的） experience, I told my friends, and we laughed about it.

Then, a week later, I was walking along exactly the same place at the same time and bam! Another apple core came over. This time it landed on the roof（屋顶） of a house. Oh, my God! I was nearly hit by it!

Last week I was on my way home. I checked my phone. It was 12:15 p.m. I thought about those two times when I had seen apple cores thrown over the wall. But suddenly, another apple core was thrown over with speed!

Enough was enough. Someone could be really hurt by these cores. Did the student(s) not realize that people live across the wall? Or did they not care?

I told my friend about it. “You should just throw the apple back over the wall. That will teach them,” my friend suggested. But I don’t want to play that “game”. As they say, an eye for an eye leaves the whole world blind.

Maybe I’ll call the school and let them know. The students need to know that they might hurt someone if they keep throwing their waste. What’s more, waste belongs in the bin, not anywhere else.

（1）How did the writer feel after she saw the first thrown apple core?

Bored.

Lucky.

Embarrassed.

Angry.

（2）How many times did the writer see an apple core thrown over the wall?

Once.

Twice.

Three times.

Four times.

（3）From the underlined sentence, we can learn that ________ .

A．	the writer will set up a camera on the wall
B．	the writer will throw the apple back next time
C．	the writer was hit in the eye by the thrown apple core
D．	the writer will not fight back by doing the same thing

（4）What can we infer（推断） from the story?

A．	Somebody was once hurt by thrown waste there.
B．	The apple cores were thrown by the same student.
C．	The students could see clearly when the writer was walking by.
D．	The school may find out about the problem and make new rules.

阅读下列短文。从每篇短文后所给各题的A. B. C. D四个选项中, 选出最佳选项。

Robots may seem smart, but they cannot even pick up a chess piece. Let’s take a look at some tasks that are easy for kids but not for robots.

Pick things up

Picking things up is not easy. If we drop our pencil on the floor, our brains work hard. First, we must find the pencil. Then we move our hands to it. A robot cannot always move its “hand” to the right place. When we touch the pencil, it might roll（滚动） a little bit. Robots cannot easily understand this either. So, if you drop a pencil on the floor, a robot will probably roll it around the room.

Get around in large space

If someone drops us in a building we’ve never been to, we might feel a bit lost. But we can look around, find a door and get out quickly. But a robot will look everywhere for a door, even on ceilings（天花板） and floors. This is because it’s hard for them to understand spaces, especially large, blank things such as walls or ceilings.

Understand the world made by people

“Common sense” is what we don’t need to think or talk about. Because of common sense, we do not look for doors on the ceiling. We pick up a coffee cup by its handle（把手）. We feel whether it has coffee inside, and whether it’s hot.

A robot? It may turn the cup upside down. It may hold the hot part of the cup. Scientists have tried teaching robots common-sense rules. But even huge databases（数据库） don’t help much. Maybe they need more time to learn.

（1）What may happen when a robot tries to pick up a pencil?

A．	It may break the pencil.	B．	It may roll the pencil.
C．	It may not find the pencil.	D．	It may watch the pencil roll.

（2）What will a robot do in order to find a door?

A．	Dig a big hole in the wall.	B．	Only look for large and blank things.
C．	Search everywhere even the ceilings.	D．	Drop itself in a corner in the building.

（3）What can we learn about common sense from the last two paragraphs?

A．	Robots can teach themselves common sense.
B．	Robots have the same common sense as humans.
C．	Scientists tried teaching robots common-sense rules.
D．	Huge databases help much for robots to learn common sense.

（4）What can we learn from the passage?

A．	Robots are not helpful to humans at all.	B．	Robots are good at picking up small things.
C．	It is easy for robots to understand large spaces.	D．	Robots have trouble understanding our world.

阅读下列短文。从每篇短文后所给各题的A. B. C. D四个选项中, 选出最佳选项。

As we can learn from the story in our textbook, guide dogs are the “eyes” of blind people. But how can they be so helpful? The answer is simple. Guide dogs practice to be helpful. As part of the training, guide dogs practice getting to the places their owners will need to go. But before this, guide dogs must receive training in many other areas. This is because guiding a person safely is more important than just knowing where to go.

Suppose a tree branch（树枝） is lying on the road in front of a blind person and his guide dog. Since the person cannot see the branch, it’s up to the dog to let him know it is there. If the branch is small the dog may help guide its owner around it. If it is large, the dog will stop the person. Then he knows there is something in the way. He will work with his dog to find a way past the branch.

Many people think a guide dog tells its owner when they can cross the road. This is not true. Instead, the dog usually stops its owner when they have reached the end of a road. Then the blind person listens to their situation and considers if it is safe to cross the road. A blind person and his dog always work as a team.

（1）About guide dogs, we can know ________ from the first paragraph.

A．	blind people can’t afford a guide dog	B．	not all dogs can be trained to be helpful
C．	dogs are born to be helpful to blind people	D．	guide dogs learn to be helpful through training

（2）The underlined word “it” in Paragraph 2 refers to “________”.

the road

the tree branch

the blind person

the dog

（3）If there is a large branch on the road in front of its owner, the guide dog will ________.

A．	stop its owner	B．	ask someone for help
C．	move it with its owner	D．	guide its owner around it

（4）According to the passage, who will decide if it is safe for a blind person to cross a road?

A．	The blind person himself.	B．	His guide dog.
C．	Both he and his guide dog.	D．	A police officer.

阅读下列短文。从每篇短文后所给各题的A. B. C. D四个选项中, 选出最佳选项。

Do you know how to take notes? Here are some useful tips.

★Don’t write everything down. Pay more attention to the main points.

★You should write key words or very short sentences.

★You may use your own words, but try not to change the speaker’s meaning.

★Don’t worry about missing something during the speech.

★Don’t take notes on paper that you might easily lose. Keep your notes in a notebook.

★Read your notes often. This will help you remember them later.

（1）What should you write when taking notes?

Everything you hear.

Some key words.

Long sentences.

Less important points.

（2）According to the passage, it might be best to take notes on ________ .

pieces of paper

the textbook

a notebook

your desk

（3）What should you do if you want to learn from your notes?

A．	Read them often.	B．	Make them longer.
C．	Change the speaker’s meaning.	D．	Spend less time on them.

阅读下列材料，从A、B、C三个选项中，选择最佳选项回答问题或完成句子。

Spring Equinox

The 4th term

March 20th~April 5th

Grain in Ear

The 9th term

June 5th~June 20th

Beginning of Autumn

The 13th term

August 7th~ August22nd

Greater Cold

The 24th term

January 20th~ February 2nd

Everything begins to grow and flowers come out. Some birds fly back to the north. People always fly kites and go climbing.

It’s a long period of continuous（持续不断）rainy and cloudy weather. Farmers are busy sowing （播种）and working in the fields.

The leaves of trees start to fall, as the saying goes “one leaf falls, autumn arrives.” people can feel that the wind is getting cool.

It is snowy and cold. People wear thick clothes to keep warm. Children often make snowmen and do some winter sports like ice skating.

（1）Spring Equinox is the best time to ________.

A．

fly kites

B．

pick up leaves

C．

make snowmen

（2）How’s the weather during Grain in Ear?

A．

Sunny and hot.

B．

Rainy and cloudy.

C．

Snowy and cold.

（3）Which solar term is the last one of all the solar terms?

A．

Spring Equinox.

B．

Grain in Ear.

C．

Greater Cold.