The old couple who lived in a cottage on the edge of the village were envied for the happiness of their marriage． They never quarreled and were always affectionate to one another． Sadly, after thirty-four years of this happiness, the husband became ill and died．
The wife was overcome with grief． Her children tried to comfort her, but to no avail． Her neighbors tried to comfort her, but with similar lack of success． Weeks and months went by, and still the woman was grieving; tears fell down her cheeks from morning till night．
Then a holy man came to the village． People told him about the woman, and asked him to try to help her． The holy man went to the woman’s house． Dressed in his rough woolen robe, he sat down with the grieving widow and listened, carefully, to her story． When she had spilled out all her sorrow, he reached into one of the deep pockets in his robe, and drew out a tiny, little mustard（芥末） seed． “I think I may have a cure for your grief,” he said． “I want you to go round the people in this region, and look for a family that has no sorrows． When you find this family, give them this little mustard seed, and then come back to me．
The woman set off in search of such a family． She visited every home in the district, and talked to the people． She listened to their stories, just as the holy man had listened to hers． In time, she almost forgot about the mustard seed, because every single family she met was carrying some kind of sorrow．
One day, she happened to meet the holy man again, and he stopped to ask how she was feeling． She was surprised at first, at his question, and then she suddenly remembered the mustard seed, still safely in her purse． “I’m sorry, I haven’t found a family without sorrows yet,” she told him． “But you yourself are cured of your grief,” he smiled． “The mustard seed is a great healer!”
小題1:What does the underlined word “grieving” mean?
A．a(chǎn)musedB．sadC．a(chǎn)ngryD．a(chǎn)stonished
小題2:What did the holy man ask her to do to end her sorrow?
A．to go to church for help．
B．to live with the family that has no sorrows with the mustard seed．
C．to help others so that she can feel the happiness from the bottom of her heart．
D．to find a family that is always happy and give them the mustard seed before returning to him．
小題3:How did the woman treat the families she visited?
A．She was a good listener．
B．She helped them to solve the problems they met．
C．She gave every family a mustard seed．．
D．She told them her unfortunate story．
小題4:Who on the earth heals the woman’s grief?
A．The mustard seedB．Her children
C．The families in the districtD．She herself

小題1:答案B。從上文得知她的丈夫去世，從下文可以看出她天天淚流滿面，所以得出是sad
小題1:答案D。本題是細(xì)節(jié)題，從第三段后半段I want you to go round …and then come back to me．得出答案。
小題1:答案A。本題是細(xì)節(jié)題，從第四段She listened to their stories, just as the holy man had listened to hers．得出答案。
小題1:答案D。本題是概括題。其實(shí)芥茉籽能治愈那妻子的憂傷是表象，真正治好她的還是她自己發(fā)現(xiàn)世界上沒有沒有痛苦的家庭，所以她接受了她丈夫的死。
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B．the base of friendship
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D．more important than anything else
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B．A Friend in Need Is a Friend Indeed
C．How to Be Friends
D．Three Important Points in Life
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A．?dāng)?shù)，點(diǎn)（數(shù)）B．認(rèn)為，看作
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Charlie Chaplin was born on April 16, 1889 in London. Both his father and mother were entertainers and although not of big names, they were doing very well. While the family was by no means rich, the music hall provided the Chaplins with a comfortable living. Unfortunately happy life didn’t last long. Father’s alcoholism was slowly, but surely destroying his marriage. Finally it ended in divorce. His mother managed to keep Charlie and his brother Syney clean and warm, clothed and fed. She would sit at the window watching the passers-by and guess at their characters from the way they looked and behaved, making up tales to delight Charlie and Syney. Charlie took in her skills and went on using them all his life.
Charlie had always believed, even in the worst times, that he had something special locked away inside him. He took his courage and went to one of the top theater agents. With no experience at all, he was offered a plum part (意外得到的好角色) in a new production of “Sherlock Holmes”, which opened on July 27, 1903 at the famous “Pavilion Theatre”. Charlie seemed to change overnight. It was as if he had found the thing he was meant to do. By 1910, Charlie had become “one of the best pantomime (啞劇) artists ever seen ”.
Cinema was born in the same year as Charlie thought people still believed it was a passing fashion, and would never replace live shows. But after using several weeks to watch and to learn, he was determined to master this new medium. It offered him the chance of money and success—and it would set him free from the unpredictability of live audience.
Charlie’s first film, released in February 1914, was called “Making a living”. After that he made another ten. The public loved him and producers were demanding more and more Chaplin films. In an incredibly short time, Charlie had become a very important man in motion picture.
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A．Mother had much influence on Charlie Chaplin’s career.
B．“Sherlock Holmes” made Charlie rise to fame overnight.
C．Charlie had been famous when the cinema became a fashion.
D．Charlie’s work in both the theater and the cinema was welcomed.
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A．Charlie Chaplin’s belief in his potential led to his success.
B．Charlie Chaplin got his first role in a film at 14.
C．Cinema was a form of art showing live performance.
D．Motion picture was a passing fashion lasting a short time.
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A．low spiritsB．opposing attitude
C．successful performanceD．changing state
小題4:What is the passage mainly about?
A．Charlie Chaplin made the cinema industry popular.
B．Charlie Chaplin’s early success in his career.
C．Charlie Chaplin was a best pantomime artist.
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