Old Marrison was very rich. He was seventy years old now, and he decided to do something for the people of his town. But first he wanted to find out who was worthy (值得) of his help.
One day he asked his son to put a large stone in the middle of the road to the town. He hid himself behind a tree and watched .
Soon a middle-aged man came along with his cow. “Who’s put this big stone in the middle of the road ?” he said. But he did not try to remove it. He walked past the stone and went on his way.
Another man came along and did the same, then came another, and another. All of them complained about the stone, but nobody tried to do anything about it.
Later in the afternoon there came a young girl. She saw the stone and said, “How did this stone find its way here?” People will fall over it in the night. Then the girl began to move the stone away. She pushed and pulled hard.
She was surprised when at last she moved away the stone and found a lot of money in an envelope (信封). On the envelope were these words: This money is for the first kind person who removes this stone from the road.
根据材料内容，选择最佳答案。
1. Why does Old Marrison ask his son put a large stone on the road?
| A．To give his son a lesson. | B．To find out the young girl. |
| C．To hide himself behind it. | D．To look for a kind person. |
| A．She was helped by a middle-aged man. | B．She tries to do it by herself. |
| C．She was moved by money. | D．She moves it by her idea. |
| A．Behind a tree. | B．Under the stone. | C．On the envelope. | D．Beside the road. |
| A．Friendly. | B．Lovely. | C．Manly. | D．Kind. |
| A．All road lead to Rome. | B．Every coin has two sides. |
| C．One good turn deserves (值得) another. | D．All things come to those who wait. |
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【推荐1】There was a young woman. She took great pride in growing flowers in her yard. She had been raised by her grandmother, who had taught her to love and care for flowers. So her yard was the most beautiful one in her village.
One day, while looking through a flower list that she often ordered from, a picture of a plant immediately caught her eye. She had never seen a flower like it before. “I have to have it,” she said to herself, and she immediately ordered it. When it arrived, she found a place to plant it. She planted it at the bottom of a stonewall at the back of her yard. It grew vigorously, with beautiful green leaves all over it. Day after day, she continued to take care of it, but there were no flowers.
One morning, as she stood looking at the plant, she felt disappointed. She wanted to know why her plant had not bloomed.
However, at this moment, her disabled neighbor invited her to his yard and said, “Thank you so much! You can’t imagine how much I have enjoyed the flowers that you planted.” The young woman walked through the gate into her neighbor’s yard. She saw that on the other side of the wall the plant was full of flowers.
They were, indeed, the most beautiful flowers she had ever seen. The plant had grown up through the crevices (裂缝) in the wall.
Just because you can’t see the results of your labor, it does not mean that there isn’t any fruit.
1. Which is the correct order for the following events happened to the young woman?a. She bought the plant at once. b. She went to her neighbor’s yard.
c. She felt disappointed. d. She saw the plant in a picture.
| A．abcd | B．bacd | C．dacb | D．cdab |
| A．呆板的 | B．快速地 | C．缓慢地 | D．旺盛地 |
| A．She often gave him some tasty food. | B．She always helped him to do the housework. |
| C．She taught him how to plant flowers. | D．He enjoyed the flowers that she planted. |
| A．The Other Side of the Wall | B．The Disabled Neighbor |
| C．A Beautiful Flower | D．How to Plant Flowers |
【推荐2】When I was seven years old, my family built an ant farm. First, we put clean sand in a thin glass box. Then we waited for the ants to arrive. After the ants were in the glass box, they started to make tunnels(隧道). Each had its own job.
On the fifth day, a tragedy(悲剧) happened. I put my face so close to the glass box that I knocked it over. All the tunnels fell down. Although the ants remained alive after the earthquake, they never tried to rebuild the tunnels. I felt sorry when I watched them give up.
My mom said that the ants simply couldn’t stand that their tunnels were gone. Although much time has passed, I still think of that ant farm. Mom hoped it would teach me about the natural world, but it taught me much more.
Years later, I came to realize the importance of teamwork. Working together, the ants were able to make an amazing world for themselves. I also learned that they should be admired for their hard work.
Adversity(逆境) is a natural part of life, and must be accepted. If a tunnel is gone, we must build another. Unlike the ants, we shouldn’t give up building our own world.
1. After the ants arrived at the glass box, they started to ________.| A．run behind each other | B．make tunnels together |
| C．lie down in the box | D．climb up to the top of the box |
| A．Teamwork is very important. | B．Hard work is useless when being in difficult situations. |
| C．Ants are not able to build a world for themselves. | D．Little ants are clever animals. |
| A．Don’t build two tunnels at a time. | B．Learn from the ants to work hard. |
| C．Think twice before you make a decision. | D．Don’t give up easily but keep trying. |
| A．An Ant Farm | B．Good Lessons from Ants |
| C．My Family and Ants | D．Ants and Tunnels |
【推荐3】I took up baking(烘焙) when I was twelve. At that time I was working on my school bakery project with my classmates. I tried a few times, but I wasn’t very successful. My parents advised I learn from my grandmother, who later gave me her recipe(食谱) and instruction as wall. After two years’ practice, I was able to make delicious bread. I have come to realize making bread means a lot to me although it takes a long time.
To make bread, others usually use quick rise yeast(酵母), but I don’t. Every Saturday morning, after mixing proper amount of water with flour, sugar etc, I take time to wait for the dough to rise. This is my way to slow down and smell the roses.
Baking does require great patience. In my hands, the dough is slowly growing. It’s becoming softer. I can feel the change, which connects me to something quite different from the modern way of living. To me, making bread is a push against our culture of convenience. It certainly takes more time than buying bread from a store, but I enjoy it.
I’ve stuck with my grandmother’s recipe without making any change. Now this tradition has continued for years. Sometimes, in order to fit it in, I have to change my schedule. But I have never considered giving it up.
By the time my children get home from school, the bread has been baked and cooled. They step into the house and the first thing they do is to take a deep breath of the warm, honeyed air. My bread-baking has also helped them to slow down and understand the value of taking their time and leading an unhurried life.
1. How is the writer’s bread-making different from others’?| A．She uses less water. | B．She uses more sugar. |
| C．She doesn’t bake it a long time. | D．She doesn’t add quick-rise yeast. |
| A．Relaxing. | B．Exciting. | C．Fast. | D．Happy. |
| A．The tradition. | B．The plan. | C．The change. | D．The food. |
| A．Do things in a slow way. | B．Bake bread at an early age. |
| C．Be thankful for parents’ work. | D．Get home from school in time. |
【推荐1】At the age of 16, Einstein was always busy playing with a group of mischievous (顽皮捣蛋的) kids. He failed his final exam.
One morning, when Einstein was about to go fishing with his friends, his father stopped him and said, “Einstein, you like playing all day so much that you failed your exam. I’m worried about your future.”
“What are you worrying about? Jack and Robert also failed, but don’t they still get to go fishing? ”
“My boy, you can’t think like that,” his dad said. “There is a story that people tell in our hometown. Listen to it now.”
“There were two cats playing on the top of a house. One cat fell down the chimney (烟囱) while holding the other cat. When the two cats climbed out of the chimney, one of the cats had soot (烟灰) on his face, but the other cat’s face was clean. Seeing the soot-faced cat, the clean cat thought its own face must be dirty, so it quickly ran to the riverside and washed its face. The soot-faced cat saw the clean-faced cat and thought its own face was also clean, so it just went down the street happily.”
“Einstein, no one can be your ‘mirror (镜子)’. You have to think for yourself. If you just follow others, you will never learn.”
Hearing this, Einstein walked back to his room. He decided to study instead of caring about what his friends were doing. This allowed him to be successful.
根据短文内容，选择最佳选项，并在答题卡上将选定答案的字母标号涂黑。
1. According to Einstein’s father, why did Einstein fail the exam?
| A．Because he spent too much time fishing. | B．Because he spent too much time playing. |
| C．Because he wasn’t good at math. | D．Because he was not so clever. |
| A．He agreed with his father. | B．He thought it was very important. |
| C．He didn’t think it was necessary. | D．He thought it was serious. |
① Climbing out of the chimney ② Seeing each other’s face
③ Thinking of the other as its own “mirror” ④ Playing on the top of a house
| A．④①②③ | B．①④②③ | C．②③④① | D．②③①④ |
| A．The cats’ falling down the chimney. | B．Following what others do |
| C．What the two cats did for themselves. | D．The whole story and what Father said. |
| A．Don’t Spend So Much Time Playing. | B．Don’t Just Do What Others Do. |
| C．Einstein And His Kind Father. | D．Two Mischievous Cats. |
The US President
You may know that President(总统) Obama is very busy, but he has time to go to the school to visit students. He tells them about his life. He says that he learns a lot from his mother. He also asks students to work hard at school.
To help students to be better, the President has some good ideas(主意) for them. First, go to school on time(按时) every day. Second, listen to teachers well in class. Thirdly, do their homework every day and don’t watch too much TV.
Please do as what the President says and you can be successful one day.
1. President Obama is very busy.2. Obama learns a lot from students.
3. Obama asks the students to work hard at school.
4. The President tells students to watch TV every day.
5. There are two ideas from President Obama.
【推荐3】Hello! My name is Mike. I am from the USA. Now I am in China with my parents. I like China. I like Chinese food, too. I have breakfast at home. I eat an egg, bread and porridge (粥) for breakfast. I do not like milk. I have no time to go home for lunch. So I have it at school. The lunch in our school is good. I can have different (不同的) food for lunch. I eat rice, meat and vegetables. Sometimes I have noodles (面条) and dumplings (饺子). I have dinner at home with my parents. Sometimes we go out to eat with friends. We have chicken, vegetables and fruit.
根据短文内容，选择正确答案。
1. Mike is in ________ now.
| A．China | B．England | C．America | D．the USA |
| A．an egg, an apple and porridge | B．an egg, bread and porridge |
| C．on apple, bread and milk | D．an egg, an apple and bread |
| A．at school | B．at home | C．in a restaurant (餐馆) | D．with his parents |
| A．rice, meat and vegetables | B．dumplings and noodles |
| C．chicken, meat and fruit | D．A and B |
| A．at school | B．in a restaurant with friends |
| C．at his friend’s home | D．in the open air |
