her a pond (池塘). It took me a week of work to dig it out, shape it, fill it and then plant everything around it. Then she told me that she really hated the 30-year-old tree in the garden and if my grades didn’t improve I’d remove it. —Luke My mom made me write letters on what I did wrong from when I was little up into high school. I hated writing them. She kept all of them, so now they’re great for a laugh. —Maria Once I made my mom very angry. When I got home from school, my bedroom was empty. She took everything out. I had to do chores and get everything back bit by bit. I started with my quilt and clothes, so I could sleep and go to school the next day. It took me nearly two weeks to get everything back. After that, I tried very hard not to get on her bad side too much. —Ken I have an older brother. One day I did something wrong, so my mom took away my favorite soft toy and put my older brother in control of it for two weeks. I felt so sad. —Vera 根据材料内容判断正(T)误(F)。
( ) 51. When Luke failed his English exam, his mother made him work in the
garden.
( ) 52. Maria kept all her letters to remind herself not to do anything wrong. ( ) 53. Ken got back the things of his bedroom by doing chores for about two
weeks.
( ) 54. Ken’s and Vera’s mothers used their children’s favorite things as
a way of punishment.
( ) 55. The material is mainly about choosing the right punishment for children.
B
There once was a very honest shopkeeper. He would open his shop at 8:00 a.m. after having his breakfast and at 1:00 p.m. he would go for lunch. In the evening at 8:30 p.m. he closed his shop.
However, to get time for lunch was really difficult because he didn’t have anybody to help him at that time. So any customer who was shopping at 1:00 p.m. would be asked to watch the shop until the shopkeeper returned from lunch.
One day, four thieves (小偷) planned to steal from his shop while he was gone for lunch. One of the thieves went at 1:00 p.m. He hoped to be asked to watch the shop.
The thief, pretending (假装) to be a customer, went in at 1:00 p.m. and started buying several things. As planned, the shopkeeper asked the thief to sit on his chair for thirty minutes until he returned. The thief agreed and sat on the chair.
Then, the other three thieves quickly came and told the pretended customer to help. But something had changed in his mind. He knew that if he was given responsibility, he should not perform any dishonest acts during that time. His friends did not agree and began stealing things. The now honest man tried to stop them. Then a fight started. And at the same time the shopkeeper returned and asked why they were fighting. The now honest man explained the whole thing.
The shopkeeper had been searching for an honest man to watch the shop. The shopkeeper realized that he had found the right man. 根据材料内容选择最佳答案。
( ) 56. What was the shopkeeper’s problem? A. Nobody bought things in his shop. B. He was too busy to have lunch every day. C. Nobody could prepare lunch for him every day.
D. He had nobody to watch the shop when he went for lunch.
( ) 57. The thief went to the shop at 1:00 p.m. because _______. A. he thought he would be asked to watch the shop B. he thought he could buy cheap things then C. the shopkeeper invited him to lunch then
D. the shop was closed at that time
( ) 58. What does the underlined word “responsibility” mean in Chinese? A. 警告 B. 提醒 C. 责任 D. 奖励
( ) 59. When the shopkeeper returned from lunch, he found _______. A. there was a fight in his shop B. things in his shop were stolen C. there was a new owner of the shop D. the thief was selling things in his shop
( ) 60. From the passage, we can know that _______. A. a thief is always a thief B. an honest man is always brave C. you can’t help dishonest people
D. trust can change a thief into an honest man
C
In the early 1900s, Carol Ryrie Brink lived with her grandmother Caddie on a tiny farm in Idaho. The farm was a great place to live. Besides wonderful tall trees, it had cats, chickens and a horse. Carol often rode the horse through the streets of town.
Even so, Carol was sometimes lonely. She would climb to the top of her favorite tree and make up stories to cheer herself up. Her favorite part of the day was when Grandmother Caddie would sit with her and tell stories about her and her brothers.
Carol loved the stories so much that when she grew up, she decided to write a book about them. Thousands of children throughout the world have read and loved her book Caddie Woodlawn. This book is about an 11-year-old girl and her two brothers. Carol’s book won an award (奖项) called the Newbery Medal.
Carol said her son and daughter encouraged her to write for children. That wasn’t easy when she was busy taking care of a family. Sometimes an idea would come
to her while she was washing dishes. She would make a quick note and come back to write it out more fully after her children were asleep.
In all, Carol wrote about thirty books in her life. Many of them are about her life in Idaho. Besides the Newbery Medal, she won many other awards. Later another writer Mary Reed wrote a book about Carol Ryrie Brink. When talking about Carol’s life, Mary said, “She tried to live in a way that would not hurt others, to never waste a day, and to make the most of her life.” 根据材料内容选择最佳答案。
( ) 61. When she felt lonely on the farm, Carol would _______. A. climb some tall trees B. ask her grandmother to read her a story C. ride a horse to the town D. make herself happy with her own stories
( ) 62. What do we know about Caddie Woodlawn? A. It is about Carol’s life. B. It is popular among adults. C. It is an award-winning book. D. It is the first book Carol wrote.
( ) 63. From Paragraph 4, we can know Carol _______. A. once gave up writing because of the heavy housework B. had a hard time in the early days of her writing C. didn’t get much money from her writing D. didn’t get support from her family
( ) 64. In Mary Reed’s opinion, Carol _______. A. lived a simple life B. never wasted money
C. made full use of her time D. was always ready to offer help
( ) 65. Why did the writer write this passage? A. To give information about a writer’s life.
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