Many years ago，there lived a rich man who wanted to help the people of his town．But first he wanted to find out whether they deserved（应得到）his help．So he placed a very large stone in the center of the road．Then he hid behind a tree and wailed．

Soon an old man came．"Who put this stone here?" asked the old man, but he didn't try to move away the stone．Instead, he passed around the stone and kept on walking．Another man came and did the same thing．Then another appeared, and another, Later, a young man came．He saw the stone and said, "The night will be very dark．Some people will come and fall because of the stone．" Then he moved the stone to one side of the street with great difficulty．To his surprise, under the stone he found a bag of money and this message; "This money is for the kind person who removes this stone from the road．That person deserves my help．"

1．We can learn from the passage that _________.

A．the stone itself fell from the mountain to the road

B．an old man hid behind a tree to see what would happen later

C．a young man forced the people of his town to work for him

D．a rich man wanted to help the people by leaving a large stone in the road

2．When he came to the center of the road, the old man _________

A．passed around the stone and walked away

B．didn't see the stone

C．moved the stone away

D．waited for help

3．How many people are mentioned（提到） according to tile story?

A．Less than four．                                     B．Four．

C．Six．                                                        D．More than eight．

4．What does the underlined word “removes” mean in this passage?

A．消除                   B．移开                    C．拆迁                    D．摘下

Many years ago，there lived a very rich man who wanted to do something for the people in his town．But first he wanted to 1 ____________ if they deserved（值得）his help．So he placed a very large stone in the 2____________  of the main road to the town．Then he hid（藏）behind a tree．Soon an old man came with his cow．

    “Who put this stone in the center of the road?”said the old man，but he didn't to 3_____ the stone．Instead，he rounded the stone with some 4__________ and  went on with his way．Another man came and did the 5________ thing，then another．All of them complained about the stone in the center on the road，6__________ no one tried to move it．Late in the afternoon，a young man came．He saw the stone and said，“The night will be very 7____．Some people will come late in the dark and may 8____ because of the stone．”

    The young man began to move the stone．He pushed and pulled to move it to one side．To his surprise，he found a bag full of money and his 9 _______ under the stone：“The money I for person who moves this stone from   the road．That person deserves（应该得到）10 ______

1．A．sell out                  B．look out                C．find out               D．point out

2．A．side                       B．center                   C．beginning             D．end

3．A．move                    B．put                       C．throw                D．collect

4．A．interest                  B．energy                  C．difficulty             D．danger

5．A．different                B．hard                     C．happy                D．same

6．A．so                     B．but                       C．if                      D．and 

7．A．bright                    B．dark                     C．cold                  D．wet

8．A．fall                        B．cry                       C．stand                 D．cry

9．A．story                     B．picture                  C．saying               D．message

10．A．bags                    B．stones                   C．help                  D．money

Reading comprehension(阅读理解)

　　The crowd cheered and cheered. The man with the horn waved and smiled his great, happy smile. “More! More!” cried the crowd. And Louis Satchmo Armstrong took his horn(喇叭) and began to play again. Here he was in England. Now a famous man, he was rich. He knew many important people. Wherever he went people knew his name. They wanted to hear his music. As Louis played the sad, slow songs, he thought of his home in New Orleans. He lived there as a boy. How many years ago was it? It was a busy, exciting city. But Louis' family was very poor. He went to work to help his mother. He also went to school. One of Louis' teachers asked him to be in the school band. “This horn is yours until you leave our school,” his teacher said. Louis' music was jazz and he loved it. He remembered all the music he heard. He didn't learn to read music until he was a man.

　　When he left school, he played in many bands. He loved his work and people loved him. They knew he had a wonderful talent(才能). Louis played on the boats that sailed up and down the river. He played in little towns and in big cities. Satchmo's horn had as many sounds as ten horns－sometimes slow and sweet; sometimes fast and hot, high and low. His music was always strong and exciting. “He does make wonderful music,” said the man who listened happily. “Yes,” said another man, “he makes that horn speak.” Then the music ended and the crowd cheered. Louis Armstrong spoke with tears in his eyes, “I think, my friends, you can listen to as much jazz as I can play. I thought jazz was my music, but now I understand it is ours. Isn't it beautiful how music brings us together!”

Choose the best answer(根据短文内容，选择最恰当的答案，用A、B、C或D表示)

1．Where was Louis from?

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2．Who knew Louis' name?

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3．When did he learn to read music?

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A．After he became an adult.

B．When he was a boy.

C．When he was in the school band.

D．He never learned to read music.

4．What is Louis Armstrong most famous for？

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A．His great happy smile.

B．His sad and slow songs.

C．His wonderful jazz music.

D．His beautiful speech.

5．What brings Louis and other people together?

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6．What does the story mainly tell us?

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A．It tells us of the origin of jazz music.

B．It tells us of the famous jazz musician Louis Armstrong.

C．It tells us how Louis came to play his horn.

D．It tells us how English people loved Louis and his horn.