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题型:阅读选择 题类:常考题 难易度:普通

河南郑州市枫杨外国语学校2019-2020学年七年级下学期英语学科月考卷

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There was a kingdom long,long ago. It was ruled by king who loved riddles. Once a year the king made a newriddle. He gave a prize to the person who could solve the riddle.

There was a baker who alsolived in this kingdom. Everyone agreed that he baked the finest breads. The bakerhad almost everything he needed except for a horse. If the baker had a horse, hecould sell his fine breads from one end of the kingdom to the other.

One year the king madea new riddle that puzzled everyone. "I will give a prize to the person whocan solve my riddle," the king said. Whoever wins will have the pick of oneof my strongest horses." He then drew a line down the middle of the courtyard."Make this line shorter without erasing(清除) anypart of it," the king challenged.

People came from far andwide. They looked at the line and squinted at it. They even put their noses to theground and scratched their heads.

"How can you makea line shorter without erasing any part of it?" the people in the crowd askedeach other. Some of them tried. The dressmaker kicked dirt(泥土)over the line to hide it. The farmer poured water over the line to makeit disappear. None of these efforts worked, and the people went home disappointed.Everyone was puzzled about how to solve this new riddle.

A week passed, and nobodyhad any new ideas. Then one day the baker came into the courtyard with a bag offlour(面粉).

Your Majesty, "thebaker said to the king, I can make your line shorter without erasing any part ofit." Then the baker opened his bag of flour. He poured out a line of flourright next to the king's line. The line the baker made was longer than the king'sline.

Now, good king, "thebaker smiled, "your line is shorter.

The people were amazed.The king laughed and clapped his hands. "You have won the prize. I will giveyou a horse of your choice.

The baker was excited.Now he could sell his breads from one end of the kingdom to the other.

(1)、What was the baker's problem at the beginning of the story?
A、He couldn't make fine breads. B、He needed money to open more stores. C、He didn't have enough flour to make more breads. D、He had difficulty selling breads all over the kingdom.
(2)、The dressmaker and the farmer failed because they both________ .
A、tried to erase the line B、poured water over the line C、kicked dirt over the line D、put their noses to the ground
(3)、The baker smiled because_______.
A、he was glad to see he king B、he wanted to make the king happy C、he felt sure that he solved the riddle D、he sold a lot of breads to the villagers
(4)、This story shows that the king liked_____.
A、to be rich B、to train horses C、to eat breads D、to have fun
(5)、Who tells this story?
A、The king B、The farmer and the dressmaker C、The baker D、Someone who is not a character in the story
举一反三
 阅读下面短文,掌握大意,然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

One weekend, my husband suggested we cook together. I had spoken to my mother earlier that day on the phone. I had told her about our life. She yawned(打哈欠) and we said 1 to one another. 

I didn't know then that just 16 hours later, my mother would die. 

My mother was my best friend. After she died, I felt 2 . She was the only person I wanted to 3 . The only person who could help me was the one who was missing. 

My mother gave me many things, 4 she had never taught me how to cook. She liked to eat more than cook. She loved to eat fish pie and 5 it to us for dinner. Almost every week, she would 6 a prepared fish pie. Then she would bring it home and make her own white sauce. 

My mother 7 taught me how to make a white sauce, and I never wanted to ask her. Since she was gone, I would have to teach 8 .

So this became my focus. For the first few weeks, I survived (生存) on cheap food. But one night, a fish pie mix 9 my eye at the store. 

When I got home, I 10 myself in front of our electric stove. Armed with a 11 , I tried to teach myself to make a white sauce. 

Halfway through the recipe, I couldn't believe it- I had made a white sauce on my own! Then I remembered: I had always 12 fish pie. 

Admiring my sauce, I wondered13 I wanted to make a dish I had hated for 25 years. Why was it suddenly so important?

I poured the sauce over the fish. Then I ate the pie. I realized that the act of 14 calmed me down. 

It helped me find15 .

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