阅读下面短文，并用英语回答问题，注意每小题后面的词数要求。
Long ago, there was a man traveling from the State of Wei to the State of Chu. He found a good horse. After that he began his trip with money and food.
Chu was to the south of Wei, but this man couldn’t tell the difference when he rode away to the north. On the way, he met a traveler. When the traveler knew that he was going to Chu, he asked, “Chu is in the south. When can you arrive there if you go north?” The man didn’t care, because his horse was the best and could run quickly. The traveler said, “Your horse is fast, but it will be farther and farther away from Chu if you go in this direction. And you will never reach Chu.”
The man still didn’t worry about that, because he took enough money and food. So the traveler said, “But you’re still going the wrong way. You should know your way to success clearly.” The man said, “It doesn’t matter. I got enough money and food!” After hearing that, the traveler didn’t say anything and watched helplessly as the man went away.
1. Where was the State of Chu?（不超过5个词）相似题推荐
Long time ago there lived a man. He believed that he could read the future in the stars. He called himself an astrologer (占星家) and spent his time at night looking at the sky. He was always busy worrying about future and villagers often came to him, hoping to know what their future will be like.
One evening he was walking along the open road outside the village. His eyes were watching the stars. He lost in thoughts about the future. As he was looking at the stars, he kept walking without looking down. Suddenly, he fell into a well. There was not much water in the well, but he became all wet.
He tried to climb out, but he couldn’t. He started shouting for help and soon the villagers came.
As they pulled him out of the well, one of them said, “You try to read the future in the stars, and yet you fail to see what is at your feet! This may teach you to pay more attention to what is right in front of you, and let the future is taken care of by itself.”
1. Why did the villagers often come to the man? (不超过15个词)2. What happened to the man while he was watching the stars one evening? (不超过5个词)
3. What can you learn from the story? (不超过15个词)
Modesty（谦逊）is a valuable quality in many cultures around the world. In China, there is no difference. But the phrase “毛遂自荐” seems to disagree with this.
During the Warring States Period, the Qin army marched on Handan, Zhao. Seeing that Handan was in danger. Prince Pingyuan looked for help from the State of Chu. He wanted to pick 20 talented people to go with him. However, he could only find 19 people who were good enough. Then, a man named Mao Sui volunteered.
Prince Pingyuan looked at Mao Sui with doubt, “When did you come here with me?” “Three years ago.”Mao Sui answered.
“I hear that a person with talent is like an awl（锥子）in a cloth bag. Its sharp point will soon pierce through the bag. You’ve been here for a long time, but I haven’t seen any of your achievements. Maybe you don’t have any talent. ” said Prince Pingyuan.
“What I’m asking you now is to put me into that bag and show my talent. If you do that, I will pierce through it. But not only the point-the whole awl.” Mao Sui said confidently.
Impressed, Prince Pingyuan allowed Mao to join his team, and Mao proved（证明）very helpful. Now the phrase “Mao Sui recommending himself” is used to describe someone who volunteers to do a task.
However, there is a fine line between self-confidence and arrogance（傲慢）. It’s important to believe in yourself, but a strong ego can harm your career and professional relationships. So we recommend letting your work speak for itself.
1. When did the story of Mao Sui happen?2. Was Mao Sui from Qin or Chu?
3. How long had Mao Sui been there with Prince Pingyuan?
4. Why did Mao Sui recommend himself?
5. According to the writer, how can we show our self-confidence?
As I entered, I found a very old woman bent over a table near the door. Her back was so badly twisted that her face nearly touched the table-top. I sat down facing her two tables away.
“Poor woman,” I thought. “What does she get out of life? Why does God let people live so long past their prime(鼎盛时期)?”
As I thought, another aged lady entered the shop and sat down with her. Soon the two of them were talking about childhood days. They talked of how little the shop had changed in 70 years… In minutes the two of them were trembling (颤抖) with laughter.
I looked again at the first woman, then in the mirror on a nearby wall, catching a picture of myself.
I was wearing a dirty shirt.
She was well dressed in white, gold rings on her fingers.
I was in low spirits. She was laughing, smiling.
I was putting the pieces of my life together. She had millions of wonderful memories to recall.
She was old but it wasn’t hurting her.
As I left the shop, I thought of my foolish questions about God letting People past their prime. Why, that woman was more alive, more sensitive than I was. Age has not bent her spirit (精神).
1. The story happened in a coffee shop in July, didn’t it? （此题1分）
2. What did the writer think of the first woman when she saw her in the shop?
3. How did the two aged ladies feel when they were talking about their childhood days?
4. What does the underlined sentence “I was putting the pieces of my life together” mean?
5. How did the young writer and the old woman live according to the passage?
The old woman lived a
6. What did the young writer try to tell us in the story? （此题3分）
We are living in the same world. We like it very much. All of us hope it can be better. Here are some tips for a better world.
Don’t post pictures.
Many parents post pictures of their children on social media. I sometimes think this is a bit embarrassing (尴尬的) or even dangerous. If the wrong people see the information on the pictures, it could cause trouble. Luckily, I’m glad social media wasn’t around when I was young!
Less roadside vendors!
On my way home after school, I often see roadside vendors (路边摊贩) selling food. Many students and adults buy their food because it is cheap and delicious. But I think these vendors and their food do harm to both our environment and health. They leave rubbish everywhere and it is smelly.
No fire, please!
The other day, I saw some students playing with matches (火柴) and making a fire. This is very dangerous! You might think matches are small and can’t cause trouble. But even a little spark (火星) can cause a big fire-burning down buildings and forests. Tragedies (悲剧) like this happen every year. We should use fire carefully and stay away from it when we can.
5.________
In our school, students do class chores (值周) from Monday to Friday. We clean the floors and blackboards. So we’re often left with a big bag of rubbish in the hallway. Some people throw it into the rubbish bin. But they sometimes aren’t careful about it and rubbish may be left on the ground. So we should go closer to the rubbish bin to make sure that all the rubbish is thrown away in a correct way. It may seem like a small step, but it’s important.
1. Why is it dangerous to post pictures of children on social media?2. Which phrase can replace the underlined one?
3. Translate the underlined sentence into Chinese.
4. List the ways for a better world. (at least two)
5. Choose a proper title to the last two paragraphs.
| A．Do class chores! | B．Throw away trash! | C．Go closer to the trash bin! |
【推荐2】Today is Mother’s Day. Emma wants to buy her mom a gift (礼物), but she doesn’t have enough money (足够的钱). Emma says, “Well, I can make her a card.” She gets scissors and color pencils from her schoolbag. She makes a card. She draws a picture on it to show (表现) her love. She writes a poem (诗歌), too. Her mom says it is the best gift. Emma’s dad buys her mom a ring. Her brother Jack makes salad. Emma’s mom has a happy Mother’s Day.
Here is Emma’s card for her mom. Do you like it?
 MOMMY Mommy, Mommy, I love you. Thanks for all the things you do. I love you. And you love me. Mommy, Mommy, I love you. Thanks for all the things you do. |
1. Does Emma buy her mom a gift?
2. Where does Emma get scissors and color pencils?
3. What does Emma’s dad buy for her mom?
4. Who makes salad?
5. Does Emma show thanks and love for her mom in the poem?
A woodcutter (樵夫) was walking through the forest when a small tree called to him. It said, “Hello, friend. Can you cut down those bigger trees? They are blocking (遮挡) the sun. It is so crowded here that I have no room to spread my roots (根).”
The little tree held out its tiny leaves. It looked so sad. “If those trees were gone, I would be able to grow. A year from now, I’d be the biggest tree here, it said.
The man thought for a while and agreed. He walked over to the bigger trees and started cutting them down. Soon, he cleared lots of space around the small tree.
But something bad happened. The sun’s heat came first, burning the small tree, which wasn’t used to (适应) so much sunlight. Heavy wind and rain came—without the bigger trees there, the small tree was hit by the storm. Soon, the tree was nearly dead.
A snake saw what had happened and said, “You are quite stupid. The bigger trees protected you from the sun and storm. If you had just waited longer, you would have grown to be just as big as them. But now, you’re nearly gone.”
1. What did the small tree ask the woodcutter to do? (不超过10个词)2. What did the snake think of the small tree? (不超过10个词)
3. What would happen if the small tree had waited longer? (不超过15个词)
