1、t have any with her. So the boy asked her if she could give him the old box. Then he could sell it for a little money. At first the queen hesitated,because she had been told the box was magic. But on seeing how poor the boy was, she gave it to him. The boy took the box and opened it.Immediately, all
2、 the most wonderful things one could imagine started flying out of the box, with the sound of singing:“Why look for it in others? Goodness always starts in yourself.”While enjoying all the wonders of the magic box, the queen learned to set an example to others, and she became the best queen ever in
3、history.21The queen traveled all over her country to _. Ahave a great time Blook for the most generous people Clook for the poor little boy Dshow off the magic box to people22All the most wonderful things could happen when the boy opened the box because _. Athe boy was a beggar and he was poor Bthe
4、queen didnt have any money Cthe queen had the spirit of generosity Dthe boy wanted to sell it for money23From the story we can learn that _. Aqueens should be kind Bwizards were very great Conly poor people could own the box Dpeople should be generous24Which of the following is WRONG according to th
5、e passage? AThe queen was disappointed at the box at first. BThe queen saw the wonders of the box. CThe boy was not sent to the queen by the wizard. DThe boy and the wizard were good friends.参考答案:21-24 BCDD这是一则寓言故事,讲述了女王遇到了一位魔法师,得到了一个魔盒,并遵从魔法师的意愿,传递爱的故事。本篇文章告诉我们,应该学会宽容,将爱送给别人的道理。21解析:细节理解题。根据文章第二段“T
6、he queen traveled all over the country, looking for the most generous people.”可知,女王周游全国是为了寻找最慷慨的人。A项是玩得愉快;C项是寻找那个穷的孩子;D项是给人们炫耀那个魔盒。这三个选项都不符合文章内容,故选B。答案:B22解析:推理判断题。根据文章前面的描述可知,魔法师给女王的魔盒,是让她奉献善良和大度给别人,因此出现了神奇。A项男孩是个乞丐,他很穷;B项是女王没有钱;D项是男孩想要卖掉魔盒赚钱。这三个选项都不符合文章内容,故选C。C23解析:主旨大意题。根据本文的描述可知,魔法师送给女王一个魔盒,是想通过
7、她传递给人们爱与宽容。D24解析:通读全文可知男孩和魔法师并不是好朋友。二It is difficult for a doctor to help a person with a damaged brain. Without enough blood, the brain lives for only three to five minutes. More often the doctor cant fix the damage. Sometimes they are afraid to try something to help because it is dangerous to work
8、 on the brain. The doctors might make the person worse if he operates on the brain.Dr. Robert White, a famous professor and doctor, thinks he knows a way to help. He thinks doctors should make the brain very cold. If it is very cold, the brain can live without blood for 30 minutes. This gives the do
9、ctor a longer time to do something for the brain. Dr. White tried his idea on 13 monkeys. First he taught them to do different jobs, then he operated on them. He made the monkeys blood go through a machine. The machine cooled the blood. Then the machine sent the blood back to the monkeys brains. Whe
10、n the brains temperature was 10, Dr. White stopped the blood to the brain. After 30 minutes he turned the blood back on. He warmed the blood again. After their operations the monkeys were like what they had been before. They were healthy and busy. Each one could still do the jobs the doctor had taug
11、ht them.28. The biggest difficulty in operating on the damaged brain is that_A. the patients are often too nervous B. the time is too short for doctorsB. the damage is extremely hard to fix D. the blood-cooling machine might break down29. The brain operation was made possible mainly by_A. taking the
12、 blood out of the brain B. trying the operations on monkeys firstC. having the blood go through a machine D .lowering the brains temperature30. With Dr .Whites new idea , the operation on the damaged brain can_A. help monkeys do different jobs B. keep the brains blood warmC. keep the patients brain
13、heathy D. last as long as 30 minutes31. What is the right order of the steps in the operations? a. send the cooled back to the brain b. stop the blood to the brain c. have the blood cooled down d. operate on the brain A. a, b , c, d B. c, b, d, a C. c , a , b, d D. b, c, d,. a28-31 BDDC 三 Mark Twain, the famous American writer, liked to play jokes on others. But once a joke was played on him.One day Mark Twain was invited to give a talk in a small town. At lunch he met a young man, one of his friends.The young man said that he has an uncle with him. He told Twain that his uncle never laug