Once there was a monkey. He lived a happy life in the forest. One morning, he went to a village. He saw a basket of red apples in a house. He took one in each hand and ran back into the forest. He tried to eat them, but he hurt (弄痛) his teeth. These apples were made of wood (木头), but they looked beautiful. The monkey really loved them.
At noon, the monkey got hungry. He wanted to pick some bananas to eat but he had the apples in his hands. He couldn’t let go of (松开) the wooden apples to reach for the bananas. He was afraid to lose the beautiful apples.
The monkey walked along through the forest with his hands full. But he became unhappy, because he was tired and hungry. Finally, in the evening, he threw away (扔掉) the wooden apples and went to look for his meal. He became happy again.
It’s OK to give up something that seems beautiful but useless.
1. Where did the monkey live?(no more than 3 words)2. How many apples did the monkey take?(no more than 1 word)
3. When did the monkey get hungry?(no more than 2 words)
4. Did the monkey throw away the wooden apples finally?(no more than 3 words)
5. What do you learn from the story?(no more than 11 words)
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Once upon a time, a man was lucky to have a loving son. But the young man never had to deal with any problems.
“My boy should have some experience of dealing with ill luck,” thought the father, so he sent the son into the forest to bring back some wood. Only an old cart (马车) with two oxen (公牛) was free for the work.
“If your cart breaks up in the forest, ‘Necessity’ will teach you what to do,” the man said. The son thought that “Necessity” must be a kind man who lived in the forest and helped people in trouble.
The son drove far into the forest and found lots of good trees. He cut down the trees and put the wood onto the cart. When the cart was full, he set off for home. However, as he drove over the rough ground, one of the axles (车轴) broke.
“I hope that ‘Necessity’ is nearby,” thought the son. Then he ran all the way through the forest and shouted, “NECESSITY! NE-CESS-ITY!!”
No one answered.
“I will stop searching for Father’s clever friend,” he thought. “I will do the job myself. What useless advice Father gave me!”
He went back to the cart and started to repair the axle. When the work was done, he drove home. Finally, he made a fine job of both the repair and collecting good wood.
His father was pleased with him, but the boy was quite unhappy. “I could not find ‘Necessity’ anywhere,” said the son. “He did not teach me anything. All I’ve learned is that ________.” “There you are,” smiled the father. “‘Necessity’ did teach you a good lesson. I told you he would.”
1. The man’s son didn’t use to deal with any problems, did he?2. What did the father ask the son to do?
3. Who was “Necessity” according to the son?
4. What happened to the cart in the forest?
5. How did the son probably feel when he couldn’t find “Necessity” in the forest?
6. What can be filled in the blank in the last paragraph?
All I’ve learned is that
One day all the workers reached the office and they saw a big notice on the door which said, “Yesterday the person who has been hindering(妨碍) your growth in this company passed away. We invite you to attend the funeral(葬礼) in the meeting room on the 5th floor.” In the beginning, the workers all felt sorry for the dead person, but after a while, they started to wonder who that man was.
In the room, everyone thought, “Who is this guy that was hindering my progress? Well, at least he died!” One by one the workers got closer to the coffin(棺材), and when they looked inside they suddenly became speechless. They stood near the coffin, shocked and in silence, as if someone had touched the deepest part of their hearts. There was a mirror inside the coffin, everyone who looked inside it could see himself. And there was also a sign next to the mirror that said, “There is only one person who is able to set limits on(对……加以限制) your growth: it is YOU.”
Your life changes when you realize that you are the only one responsible for your life. The world is like a mirror, it gives back to anyone who has strongly believed. The world and your life are like mirrors lying in a coffin. It’s the way you face life that makes the difference.
1. Where did the workers attend a funeral?____________________________________________________________________
2. What did they say after the workers look inside the coffin?
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3. How did the workers know it was them who hinder their growth?
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4. When does your life change?
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5. Who does the world reflect?
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【推荐3】A speaker was giving a talk to his student on what to do with stress(压力). He held up a glass of water and asked the students, “How heavy do you think this glass of water is?” The students answers were different, from 20g to 500g.
“It does not matter on the exact weight(确切的重量). It depends on(取决于) how long you hold it. If I hold it for a minute, it is OK. If I hold it for an hour, I will have an ache in my right arm. If I hold it for a day, you will take me to the hospital. It is the same weight, but the longer I hold it, the heavier it becomes.”
“If we carry our burdens(负担) all the time, it will not be easy for us to carry on, because the burden is becoming heavier and heavier. What you have to do is to put the glass down, have a rest for a while and then hold it up again.”
We have to put down the burden sometimes, so that we can cheer up and are able to carry on. So before you return home from work tonight, put the burden of work down. Don’t carry it back home. You can pick it up tomorrow.
Whatever burdens you are having now on your shoulders, let it down for a moment if you can. Life is short, enjoy it!
| Title | What to |
| The speaker’s question | What’s the weight of the glass of water? |
| The students’ | From 20g to 500g |
| The speaker’s | The weight of the glass of water depends on the Hold it for a If you hold it for an hour, your right arm will ache. You have to see a If we carry the burden too long, it will be |
| The ways to relax | To relax, you, must put the glass down. Have a rest |
| The writer’s advice | Never carry your work |
【推荐1】An old tiger lives in the forest. He does not want to look for food now. He often tells other animals to bring him food to eat. He sees a monkey and says, “I’m hungry (饿), Monkey. Go and bring me a fat pig.”
“Oh, Tiger,” says the monkey, “I can’t do that now. There is another tiger over there. He wants a fat pig, too. He doesn’t let me give you anything to eat. I am afraid (害怕) of him.”
“What?” says the tiger. “Where’s the tiger? I want to talk to him.”
“Come with me,” says the monkey.
The monkey and the tiger get to a bridge over the river. “Now look down into the water,” says the monkey. “Do you see the hand, the white teeth and the big eyes of a tiger?”
“Yes, I do,” says the old tiger. “I will eat him up!”
With these words, the tiger jumps into the river.
根据短文内容，在横线上填上合适的词语。
1. The tiger lives
2. The tiger often tells
3. The monkey can’t bring
4. The monkey and the old tiger get to
5. Is there really (真的) another tiger in the forest?(回答问题)
Clothing(服装) is a language. We can look at the traditional clothing to know more about culture.
Africa has a long history and a rich culture, and this is shown in traditional dress. The three colours—red, gold and green, are often used in the clothing. The first colour represents the blood of millions of people who fought for freedom; the second, rich resources of the African earth; and the third, the grassland of home.
Because clothing has strong social meanings, people are very careful in choosing what to wear. It would be a serious mistake to wear the wrong clothes, or to dress in the wrong way. For example, in Ghana, a woman should wear her waistband (腰带) differently according to the importance of the social event.
Traditional dress also tells us about everyday life. African designs are famous for loose (宽松的) clothing. The temperature there can be very high during the daytime but very low at night, so it requires that the clothes are comfortable for daily life.
Today although more and more young people like wearing Western clothes, especially in big cities in Africa, traditional African dress is still quite valuable. This is because it has deep cultural meanings.
| Traditional Dress in Africa | |
| Different colours | The three most Different colours |
| Social meanings | Because clothing has strong social meanings, people have to choose what to wear Women in Ghana even wear different waistbands according to how important the event is. |
| Everyday life | Because the temperature Though Western clothes are popular with young people in some areas, traditional clothes are still of great |
There once was a king who wanted to find the answers to what he considered the three most important questions in life. The three questions are : when is the right time for every action, who are the most important people , and what is the most important thing to do? The king consulted learned men, promising he would richly reward anyone who could answer the questions, but their answers didn’t satisfy him. In the end, he decided to visit a wise hermit who lived in the woods. The hermit would speak only with common people, so the king put on simple clothes.
When he got close to the hermit’s hut, he ordered his bodyguards to wait behind. He approached the place and found the hermit digging. He asked the wise man his three questions, but the hermit didn’t respond. Seeing how old and weak the hermit was, the king began helping him dig. The king dug for hours, but the hermit never answered his questions. Just as the king was about to leave, a wounded man came running to the hut and fainted before them. Then the king carried the wounded man to Hermit’s hut and took care of him. The king was exhausted and fell asleep as well. When he awoke, he talked with the man, who said that he had wanted to kill the king but was wounded by his bodyguards. He asked for forgiveness and promised to serve the king faithfully.
Afterwards, the king went outside and repeated his questions to the hermit once more. The hermit replied, “If you had not helped me dig earlier, you would have left and been killed by the man. So, the most important man back then was me, and the most important time was when you were digging. The most important thing to do was to be kind to me. When the wounded man arrived, he was the most important person, and saving him was the most important thing. By doing so, you made peace with an enemy.”
The king finally had his three answers. The most important time is the present, as it’s the only time we have the power to act. The most important person is the one you are with, and the most important thing is always to 92
1. Was the king satisfied with the answers given by learned men?2. Where did the hermit live?
3. Why did the king help the hermit dig?
He thought the hermit
4. Who was the wounded man?
5. What best fits the blank in the last sentence?
6. What were the king’s rewards after he helped the hermit and the wounded man?
He
【推荐1】Recently, a collection of comics, drawn by students from Nanjing Forestry University（南京林业大学NFU）, went viral（快速传播）online. These students didn’t just draw the comics for fun. Instead, they regarded them as a way to show their regret for things they had done wrong.
Li Yong, a teacher at the university, came up with the idea of “self-criticism comics.” At the beginning of this term, he gave his students a special instruction that, if anybody broke any school rule, he would have to express his remorse（自责）by either writing or drawing a letter of self-criticism.
Li said that students used to give him written letters of self-criticism but they often copied the content of their essays（短文）from the Internet. He had been thinking of changing the form of the letters of self-criticism, so that students would really understand they had done something wrong.
Almost all of the students who had broken a school rule chose to produce their letters of self-criticism in the form of comics. Some said it was easier to draw comics than to write a 5,000-word letter; others said they became more aware of their mistakes by drawing rather than writing.
1. Who created a collection of comics, the teacher or the students from NFU?2. What kind of comics are they?
3. In what situation will the comics be drawn?
The comics will be drawn when
4. What’s Mr Li’s instruction at first?
His instruction at first is one can
5. Why did his students prefer to write letters of self-criticism at the beginning?
6. From the underlined sentence, what can we guess?
We can guess that the students will probably
James is a middle school student. He isn’t happy today, because it’s really a terrible day for him. In the morning, his clock doesn’t work, so he gets up late. James runs quickly to school, but he is still（还是）late for class. In the hallway, James meets his teacher Ms. Miller. Ms. Miller tells him, “Don’t run in the hallway and remember to get to school on time.” After the first class, James is hungry and eats breakfast in the classroom. Ms. Miller sees and says, “Don’t eat in the classroom.” After the second class, James finds he doesn’t bring his notebook to school. He takes out his cell phone（手机）and makes a call to his mother to bring it to school. Ms. Miller says. “Don’t bring your cell phone to school.” When James gets home at 5 p.m., his best friend Peter asks him to play outside. But his mother tells him, “You have to do your homework first, and then you can play.”
“Why are there so many strict rules?” James thinks. He doesn’t want to follow them sometimes. But his parents and teachers think they can help him a lot.
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It is not easy for people to sail (航海) around the world in quite small boats. Sometimes the weather gets bad. Accidents(事故) can happen easily and quickly.
One family once had an accident. A big fish swam under their boat and bit holes(洞) in it. Sea water came in and the boat soon went down. Luckily these people had another small boat——a lifeboat, so they all got into the lifeboat. They lived in the boat for many days. They ate and slept, and always hoped. At last people in a ship saved them.
How do people live in a very small lifeboat for a long time? They must be strong in every way. They must have a hope, and they must have a strong desire（愿望）to live. People cannot drink seawater. If they drink a lot of sea water, they will quickly die. They must catch rainwater and drink it. They must also catch fish and birds for food. Lifeboats do not often carry cookers. So people cannot cook their food in the lifeboats. Raw (生的) fish and birds are not very nice but they are their only food. They must eat raw food, or they will die.
1. Is sailing around the world in quite small boats easy or difficult?________________________________________________________________
2. One family once had an accident at sea, why?
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3. What can people catch for food and drink at sea in a lifeboat?
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4. If people in a lifeboat don’t eat raw food, what will happen to them?
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5. What do you think makes people live in a very small lifeboat for a long time?
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