The Chicken and the Eagle （鹰）
One day, a boy picks up an eagle egg on his way home. He takes it home and puts it with chicken eggs.
Some days later, the eagle egg hatches（孵化）, and a beautiful eagle is born. He loves his home and family. He lives a happy life with them. He thinks he is nothing more than a chicken. But when he sees eagles fly high in the sky, he cries, Oh, I wish I could fly like those birds.
The chickens laugh and tell him, You cannot fly like those birds. You are a chicken, and chickens don't fly.
The eagle still has the dream to fly. But each time he tells his dream to the chickens, they tell him, You can never fly." Many times later, the eagle believes the chickens and stops dreaming. Finally, after a long life as a chicken, the eagle dies.
Yоu bесоmе（成为） whаt уоu bеlіеvе（相信） уоu аrе.
（文章选自《英语读本》）每题不超过七个词
1. What does a boy pick on his way home?
2. What kind of life does the eagle live with his family?
3. What does the eagle wish to do when he sees eagles fly high in the sky?
4. Why do the chickens laugh at the eagle?
5. What can we learn from the story?
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An old man lived alone in his old house. He hardly ever came out. He wouldn't communicate with others.
One day, a little boy selling magazines knocked at the man's door. The door slowly opened. "Uh, sir, would you like to buy a magazine?" The old man just stared(盯着) at the boy. The boy saw lots of dog sculptures(雕塑品) on the table. "Do you collect dogs?" the boy asked. "Yes, they are all my family." Hearing this, the boy understood and felt sorry for him. "I have a magazine here about dogs. It's perfect for you." The old man was ready to close the door and said, "No, I don't need any magazines."
The boy suddenly had an idea. He had a dog sculpture, which did not mean much to him. After a while, the boy returned with a box. The old man shouted this time, "I told you no magazines!" "I bring you a gift." The boy opened the box and handed him the sculpture. The man got surprised because no one had given him a gift. From that day on, the old man started coming out of his house. He and the boy became friends. The boy even brought his pet dog to visit the old man every week.
1. Did the old man live with his children?
2. What did the boy sell?
3. Where were the old man' dog sculptures?
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5. What do you think of the boy?
Mr. Dawson was a man with a bad temper(脾气). And everyone in town knew it. Kids were afraid to go into his yard to pick apples.
One Friday, 12-year-old Janet and her friend Amy had to walk past Mr. Dawson’s house. When Janet saw him, she suggested crossing to the other side. But Amy said they needn’t.
When Mr. Dawson saw Amy, he smiled and said, “Hello, Amy! I see you have a new friend with you today.” Amy smiled back and told him that Janet would stay with her that night. Mr. Dawson looked friendly and gave them each a fresh apple. The girls were glad to get them.
Later Janet asked Amy, “Everyone says he is the most unwelcome person in town. Why was he so kind to us?” Amy explained that when she first walked past his house, she was also afraid of him. But she pretended there was an invisible( 看不见的 ）smile on his face and then started talking to her . Just a “hello” at first, and then more.
“An invisible smile?” Janet was puzzled, “Yes,” answered Amy, “My grandma told me to think so. She says smiles can run around. If we keep smiling at someone, sooner or later he will really smile back.”
Remember what Amy’s grandma said, and we will find that most people can’t refuse our smile.
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1. What did people think of Mr. Dawson?__________________________________________________
2. When did the two girls walk past Mr. Dawson’s house?__________________________________
3. What did Janet suggest doing when two girls were walking past Mr. Dawson’s house?
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4. Who did Amy learn “an invisible smile” from?_______________________________________
5. Why was Mr. Dawson so kind to Amy?_______________________________________________
【推荐1】When 8-year-old Lilly Bice heard families in Texas lost everything because of a hurricane (飓风), she made a decision to help them with her parents.
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Then Lilly started to put her toys in a bag. One of them was her favorite doll. Lilly also wrote something on a piece of paper: “Dear little girl, are you excited about getting the doll? I hope you like her. She was a good friend to me and she will be a great friend to you.”
At last, the bag of toys went to Texas with the food.
“Though Lilly is a little girl, she always shows kindness to others. She tells us something important—Even little kids can make a difference.
2. What is Lilly like? （不超过5个词）
3. What would Lilly’s mother probably say in the end? （不超过10个词）
The 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC，中国共产党第二十次全国代表大会) opened on Oct. 16 in Beijing. Over 2,290 delegates (代表) were at the meeting. They are all excellent CPC members (成员). They are from all walks of life and they have done a great job in their work. Liu Xiuxiang, a teacher helping students in rural Guizhou, is one of them.
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Liu lived a hard life when he was young. His father died. To take care of his mother and help two girls and a boy in his hometown, he took many part-time jobs such as tutoring (家教) and being a waiter.
Sadly, one of the girls dropped out of school (辍学) after middle school. This touched Liu. So he decided to teach in his hometown. Besides teaching, he visited all the villages around his school to persuade (说服) parents to let their children finish compulsory education (义务教育).
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1. When was the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China?2. Where does Liu Xiuxiang work now?
3. Why did Liu do part-time jobs when he was young?
4. Did Liu decide to teach in his hometown because of his father?
5. How many students have got the help of the studio so far?
【推荐3】My wife and our two kids went with me to the post office a few weeks ago. (A)一位老人正站在我的前面。① He was also trying to pay his electricity bill. He was using a cane（手杖）and his hands and arms were shaking. (B)It seemed that he had a problem he was 20 cents short of his total $118.70. Twenty cents!
The lady behind the counter（柜台）had the old man in such a state, asking for just 20 cents. ② But instead of letting the man go and paying the 20 cents herself, she told the man that (C) his bill wasn’t paid in full, he would pay more next time for late fees. Hearing this really upset me, so I walked up and asked the lady behind the counter to give all of his money back to him. I handed her my debit card（借记卡）and paid the bill for him.
The old man asked, “Why are you doing this?” as he was moved and began crying. I told him that it was the right thing to do. ③ He thanked me over and over. He smiled at my two kids on his way out of the post office.
The best part of all of this was that he walked out of the post office and straight to a supermarket, where he bought a large bag of snacks. As I was starting the engine（引擎）he walked up to our car and handed the bag to our two kids (D) the window.
1. 将文中划线部分（A）译成英语：2. 将文中划线部分(B)改写为：He seemed
3. 在文中（C）和（D）的空白处分别填入适当的单词：
4. 选择①、②或③处， 将He was shaking and looked upset.放入文中最恰当的位置：
5. 从文中找出两个描述老人心里活动的形容词：
