On a farm lived a father and a son. The father always got up early and read books by the stove. One morning, the son came up to him and said, “Dad, I read books at night but forget most of them the next morning. What’s the good of reading? "
The father didn’t reply to his question at once. He passed him a basket that was used to carry coal. He said, “Get some water from the river with the basket and then I’ll tell you the answer.”
The son felt surprised but he did as his father said. He tried many times but every time the water leaked (漏掉) from the basket.
An hour later, the son came back with the empty basket and told his father it was impossible to hold water with the basket. The father said with a smile, “Yes, you are right, my son. The basket can't hold water. But did you notice the basket was different?” The son found the dirty basket had become clean. The father continued, “Reading is like holding water with the basket. Although we can't remember all we read, we have changed while reading.”
1. The father was used to reading ________.| A．at night | B．by the stove | C．with his son | D．in the library |
| A．books | B．stoves | C．coal | D．water |
| A．in the city | B．with their relatives | C．on a farm | D．by the river |
| A．no difference | B．become clean | C．become dirty | D．been broken |
| A．the father didn’t answer his son’s question because he thought it was stupid |
| B．the basket can hold water |
| C．we can’t remember all we read, so we don’t change at all while reading |
| D．reading can make a difference to a person |
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【推荐1】One day a famous teacher was walking with his student. On the way, they saw a lake. They stopped and the teacher told the student,“I’m thirsty. Get me some water from that lake.”
Just when the student reached the lake, a cow was walking in the lake. So the water became very dirty. He thought,“I can’t give the dirty water to my teacher!”
He came back and told the teacher, “The water is very dirty. We can’t drink it.”After about half an hour, the teacher asked the student to get some water again. So he went back to the lake.
But the lake was still dirty. So he told the teacher the same thing. After some time, the teacher asked him to go back again. But this time, he found the water was clear. The mud (泥) in the water came to the bottom. So he got some water.
The teacher looked at the water and said to him,“You did nothing to make the water clear. You just let it be... Your mind is also like that! When it is bothered (被打扰), just let it be. Give it some time.”
根据短文内容，判断句子正(T)、误(F)。
1. One day the teacher asked his student to get some water to drink.
2. The water in the lake became very dirty because the cow was walking in the lake.
3. The student only went to the lake twice.
4. The teacher made the dirty water clear.
5. The story tells us that we should do nothing when our mind is bothered.
【推荐2】Happiness is for everyone. You don’t need to care about those people who have beautiful houses with large gardens.
In fact, happiness is always around you if you put your heart into it.
Happiness is not the same as money.
| A．When you are in trouble at school, your friends will help you. |
| B．If you take every chance you get, you can be a happy and lucky person. |
| C．All these are your happiness. |
| D．There are a lot of people who love you and would like to help you. |
| E．You needn’t admire (羡慕) those people who have cars, either |
| F．It is a feeling of your heart. |
| G．You can have the things that you like if you work hard. |
【推荐3】A young man went to the boss (老板) of logging crew (伐木队) and asked for a job.
“Let me see you cut down this tree first.” said the boss. The young man took his axe (斧头) and cut down a big tree in a short time. The boss was happy and said, “You can start the job on Monday.”
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday went by, and on Thursday afternoon the boss went to the young man and said, “You can get the pay today.” The young man was very surprised. He said, “I thought you would pay me on Friday.” “Usually we do,” the boss said. But I’ll let you go today because you fell behind (落后). You dropped from the first place on Monday to the last place today.
“But I work hard.” the young man said, “I am the first to arrive, and the last to leave, and even work when others drink tea!” The boss thought for a minute and asked, “Did you sharpen (磨) your axe?” The young man answered, “No, sir, I work so hard that I don’t have time for that!”
Our lives are like this. We sometimes get so busy that we don’t take time to “sharpen the axe”. It is good to work hard. But we all need time to relax, to think, to learn and to grow.
1. How did the young man get the job?| A．He showed how to use the axe. | B．He answered the boss’s questions. |
| C．He described the ways about the job. | D．He showed by cutting down a tree. |
| A．Because he worked hard. | B．Because the boss asked him to leave. |
| C．Because he had no money to buy anything. | D．Because he didn’t want to work the next day. |
| A．掉队 | B．上升 | C．摔倒 | D．成功 |
| A．The young man likes drinking tea. | B．The young man bought a new axe. |
| C．The boss usually pays his workers on Fridays. | D．The boss asked the young man to arrive early. |
| A．Saving time is very important for us. |
| B．All things are difficult before they are easy. |
| C．Nothing in the world is difficult if you work hard. |
| D．We all need time to relax, to think, to learn and to grow. |
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They grew up but they chose different ways. John used all of his talents to find a good job. He joined in many activities and visited the most important people and places. Everyone thought that he would be the most important person in the world. But the second young man, Joey, was different. He always took a heavy responsibility (责任). He thought he should help others. He was always busy looking for ways to help others.
One day bad things happened (发生) and they met many problems. John didn’t know what to do. But Joey always tried his best to solve all kinds of problems. He thought of some good ways and he didn’t let the bad things affect (影响) the people in his town. From then on, he was more famous than John.
John then knew that our best talents are not only for ourselves. He learned from Joey that we should always help other people.
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| A．Helping others | B．Visiting many places |
| C．Joining in activities | D．Having a good job |
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1. From the passage, we can know that the writer has a ________ stay in Yangzhou.
| A．four-day | B．five-stay | C．six-day | D．seven-day |
| A．taste delicious food | B．visit places of interest |
| C．do foot message | D．climb mountains |
| A．By train. | B．By plane. | C．By bus. | D．By car. |
| A．It took them a long time to get to the Great Wall. |
| B．The writer left Yangzhou for Beijing by train at night. |
| C．People in the village live a quiet but happy life. |
| D．The writer was traveling alone but happy. |
| A．My First Visit to Yangzhou | B．My Traveling in China |
| C．Delicious Food and Beautiful Places | D．Trip to the Great Wall |
Niu Lianzhong teaches PE in a middle school and he sets up(建立) a QQ group. However, his purpose(目的) is not to chat or show himself. He doesn’t want to do anything for fun, either. He just wants more people to know the QQ group. He hopes to help others and now he saves more than 400 people’s lives．
We all know there are four blood types-A, B, AB, and O. But in fact, a few people’s blood types are very special(特殊). Niu is just one of them. Since he sets up his QQ group, more than 100 special-blooded people in China join in it. Now, when a patient(病人)or a hospital needs some special blood, they just call Niu for help. And Niu contacts(联系)his members of the QQ group quickly.
Till now, he has donated(捐献)his blood for about 20 times. Niu hopes that more people will join his group to help others.
1. Why does he set up the QQ group?
| A．To chat. | B．To make friends. |
| C．To help others. | D．To show himself. |
| A．They will produce（生产）some blood. |
| B．They will just call Niu for help. |
| C．They will contact Niu’s members. |
| D．They will buy some blood. |
| A．Over 400 people. | B．Around 100 people. |
| C．About 50 people. | D．20 people. |
| A．A doctor. | B．A worker. | C．A boss. | D．A teacher. |
| A．There are three blood types． |
| B．He donated his blood for about 10 times． |
| C．More than 100 special-blooded people join in his group． |
| D．Just the patient call Niu for help． |
