And so they 51 . The old farmer dropped the cherries and the son picked them up. When Thomas had eaten the cherries up, his father said to him, “My dear son, if you has bent(弯腰) down 52 to pick up that horseshoe, it wasn’t 53 for you to bend so many times for the cherries. Always remember the lesson that he who does not 54 the little things will find that he cannot do the 55 things.”
41. A. through B. along C. straight D. across
42. A. in the rubbish bin B. under the tree C. in your bag D. on your back
43. A. is worth little B. is valuable C. costs much D. is useful
44. A. something B. everything C. anything D. nothing
45. A. used B. with C. took D. in
46. A. the moon B. the clouds C. the sun D. the earth
47. A. thirsty B. tired C. happy D. sad
48. A. At this time B. At first C. Finally D. In the beginning
49. A. slowly B. quickly C. carefully D. suddenly
50. A. some cherries B. all the cherries C. another cherry D. a lot of cherries
51. A. stopped B. sat C. smiled D. went on
52. A. early B. late C. hurriedly D. happily
53. A. necessary B. important C. useful D. lucky
54. A. talk about B. look about C. think about D. complain about
55. A. small B. great C. large D. interesting
四、阅读理解(30分)
A
Jack Smith was a football coach at an American middle school, and he was always trying to find good players. But it was not easy because most of the players were not smart enough to be accepted by the school.
One day a history teacher of the school brought his cousin to Jack Smith and hoped that Jack could use the young player. The history teacher told Jack, “The boy is an excellent young player.” “Well,” Jack said af
ter looking at the boy, “I will ask him a few questions first.”
Then he turned to the student and asked him some very easy questions, but the student didn’t know any of the answers.
At last Jack said, “Well, what’s five times seven?”
The student thought for a long time and then answered, “Thirty-six.”
Jack threw up his hands and looked at the teacher in despair(绝望)，but the history teacher said, “Oh, please let him in, sir! He was only wrong by two.”
56. What did Jack do?
A. He was a history teacher. B. He was a football coach.
C. He was a young player. D. He was a student.
57. Why was it NOT easy for Jack to find good players?
A. Because all the players were not good at playing football.
B. Because Jack didn’t like young players.
C. Because most of the players were not clever enough.
D. Because Jack regarded himself as the best player.
58. How did Jack choose the football player?
A. He would ask the player to sing a song. B. He would ask the player a few questions.
C. He would ask the player to have a match with him.
D. He would ask the player to play football.
59. Jack used the cousin of the history teacher, didn’t he?
A. No, he didn’t. B. Yes, he did. C. Yes, he didn’t. D. No, he did.
60. Which one is NOT true according to the passage?
A. The cousin of the history teacher was not clever enough.
B. Jack knew the answer of the last question.
C. Jack didn’t find a good player. D. The history teacher was good at math.
B
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