Peru, a county
If you are to visit Peru, you may consider spending a day or two
Robert was a carpenter (木匠). He was living in a village. His mother died a long time ago. His aged father, Kuppan, lived with Robert. Kuppan was very weak. He could not even walk well. He was so weak because Robert did not give him enough food.
Robert had a son. His name was Michael. Michael was just ten years old. He was a very good boy. He loved his grandfather. He had great respect for his grandfather. We did not like his father’s attitude and character to his grandfather, because his father was treating his grandfather cruelly. One day Kuppan was eating his food in the small plate that his son had given to him. The plate fell and broke into pieces. The food also fell on the floor. Robert was working at the other end of the room. He saw the broken plate. He was very angry with his father and used very sharp words to blame his father. The old man felt bad about what happened. He was sorry for his mistake. Robert’s words wounded him very deeply.
Michael saw this. But he was afraid to speak against his father. He was sad about his grandfather. But he was not powerful to stand in support of his grandfather. Then he got an idea.
Paragraph 1The next day, Michael took some of his father’s tools and a piece of wood.
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The carpenter was pretty shocked to hear that.
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________3 . I sat and waited for Kathleen to speak. “Annie, ” she said, “A food bank that serves the elderly is asking for
I walked back to my office wondering where to
That evening I drove home with negativity. Then I remembered a time when my father was out of work. Mom wrote a note to Jim, the milkman, asking him not to
The memory of Jim’s kindness
The next morning I
Within a few days I had to locate empty office space to
I asked her where she got all the enthusiasm. She said, “With the unemployment rate touching 10 percent, I can’t think of a better way to be
As I listened to Maggie, the milkman’s words
A.advice | B.help | C.pity | D.medicine |
A.response | B.comment | C.explanation | D.complaint |
A.sit | B.stay | C.begin | D.work |
A.growing | B.fading | C.recovering | D.booming |
A.drive | B.attempt | C.refuse | D.struggle |
A.s pare | B.drink | C.deliver | D.sell |
A.keys | B.kids | C.cents | D.empties |
A.returned | B.continued | C.stopped | D.delayed |
A.for | B.to | C.with | D.from |
A.guided | B.fired | C.moved | D.used |
A.designed | B.noticed | C.marked | D.posted |
A.Bargains | B.Demands | C.Donations | D.Purchases |
A.check | B.store | C.separate | D.clear |
A.collected | B.bought | C.found | D.selected |
A.clothes | B.books | C.foods | D.gifts |
A.satisfaction | B.quality | C.energy | D.motivation |
A.lucky | B.proud | C.delighted | D.grateful |
A.lost | B.deserved | C.abandoned | D.wanted |
A.available, | B.tight | C.enough | D.powerful |
A.rang | B.disappeared | C.hid | D.fell |
As an attractive city in the Netherlands, Amsterdam is one of the most bicycle-friendly
Up to now, people in Amsterdam
5 . Money is the root of all evil(邪恶)and new study shows that there may be some truth behind the saying. Scientists-at the University of California Berkeley, US, announced on February 27 that rich people are more likely to do immoral(不道德)things, such as lie or cheat, than poorer people. The scientists did a series of eight experiments. They published their findings online in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
They carried out the first two experiments from the sidewalk near Berkeley. They found that drivers of newer and more expensive cars were more likely to cut off other cars and pedestrians(行人)at crosswalks. Nearly 45 percent of people driving expensive cars ignored a pedestrian compared with only 30 percent of people driving ordinary cars.
In another experiment, a group of college students was asked if they would do immoral things in everyday situations. Examples included taking printer paper from work and not telling a salesperson when lie or she gave back more change. Students from higher-class families were more likely to act dishonestly.
According to the scientists, rich people often think money can get them out of trouble. This makes them less afraid to take risks. It also means they care less about other people's feelings.
Finally, money just makes them have more desires. Higher wealth status seems to make you want even more, and that increased want leads you to bend the rules or break the rules to serve your self-interest, said Paul Piff, lead scientist of the study.
Piff pointed out that the findings don't mean that all rich people are untrustworthy or all poor people honest. He said the experiments were to show how people living in different social situations express their instincts(本能)and values in different ways.
1. By saying "money is the root of all evil", the author wants to________.A.link wealth with bad behavior | B.draw readers' attention to the research |
C.show how the saying proves the findings | D.defend rich people who do immoral things |
A.They welcome risks. | B.They have more desires. |
C.They believe money can solve the trouble. | D.They become more selfish. |
A.To show how social status affects people's morality. |
B.To show people's instincts and values in different ways. |
C.To test whether the saying "money is the root of all evil" is true. |
D.To show the difference between higher-class people and' lower-class people. |
A.All poor people are respectable. | B.Money is the root of all evil. |
C.All rich people are untrustworthy. | D.The rich are more likely to act badly. |
6 . Ellie was a skilled gymnast(体操运动员). But she liked showing off(炫耀)). At the gymnastics tryout(选拔赛), she put on a perfect performance. "See who can do that! " she said proudly.
The next Friday, the list was posted announcing who had made the team. Ellie's name wasn't on it. "It's unfair. I'm better than all the other girls! " she said. She went to see the coach.
"You are quite talented, but your attitude is terrible, " the coach said. "Making the gymnastics team isn't just about gymnastics. It's also about being on a team. " That night Ellie complained to her parents. Her mother was angry, but her father said that the coach had a point. They had a big argument. Ellie couldn't sleep. She kept thinking about what the coach had said.
Ellie couldn't stay away from the gym, so she practiced alone. One day, after watching Ann fall off the parallel bars(双杠)again and again, Ellie ran to her and explained to Ann what she was doing wrong. Ann did as Ellie suggested and improved. Ellie didn't notice the coach was looking at her. Over the next few months, Ellie always helped the other girls. They did better and better. "We couldn't have done this without Ellie's help, " the girls said.
The following year, Ellie tried out for the gymnastics team again. This time, she was modest. When the girls praised her, she just smiled and thanked them. When the coach posted the list of who had made the team, her name was on it. Ellie and the other girls were all very happy.
1. How did Ellie feel when she went to see the coach?A.Angry. | B.Happy. | C.Proud. | D.Nervous. |
A.she slept too much in the afternoon |
B.she had an argument with her mother |
C.she was worried about the gymnastics tryout |
D.she was thinking about the meanings of the coach's words |
①Ellie practiced alone. ②Ellie's parents argued.
③Ellie coached other girls. ④Ellie showed off at the gymnastics tryout.
A.③①④② | B.③④②① | C.④②①③ | D.④①③② |
A.A serious coach | B.A gymnastics team | C.Gymnastics tryouts | D.Gymnastics competitions |
7 . When I was 24, I moved into an apartment and the couple next door were loud all the time. After putting up with it for a couple of weeks, I decided to
I went next door and knocked on the door and an old woman answered. I
When I came home from work the next day, there was a
One day after ten years, I got a
You can never know when, where or how you are next going to make new friends. Life is full of surprises. Whatever happens, try to treat others exactly as you would like to be treated.
1.A.challenge | B.treat | C.face | D.punish |
A.quieter | B.calmer | C.kinder | D.slower |
A.seldom | B.already | C.always | D.still |
A.expressed | B.examined | C.improved | D.introduced |
A.stress | B.noise | C.sound | D.pain |
A.guessed | B.described | C.explained | D.believed |
A.disabled | B.blind | C.deaf | D.weak |
A.brought | B.invited | C.forced | D.begged |
A.Suddenly | B.Unfortunately | C.Naturally | D.Secretly |
A.kitchen | B.bed | C.company | D.hospital |
A.report | B.notice | C.note | D.bill |
A.door | B.car | C.office | D.home |
A.doubt | B.way | C.matter | D.problem |
A.carried | B.followed | C.sent | D.guided |
A.since | B.before | C.until | D.while |
A.warning | B.visit | C.call | D.question |
A.wondering | B.imagining | C.describing | D.recording |
A.team | B.patient | C.couple | D.doctor |
A.encouraged | B.ordered | C.forced | D.employed |
A.missed | B.met | C.praised | D.welcomed |
8 . Our lives changed tracks the day our daughter was born. My wife and I felt
Then, a few weeks later, I received a call from my brother, who told me that our father had passed away.The great
It wasn't
Looking back, I'm
A.settled | B.misled | C.abandoned | D.misunderstood |
A.discovery | B.memory | C.survival | D.arrival |
A.celebration | B.consideration | C.interruption | D.weakness |
A.return | B.submit | C.respond | D.keep |
A.tough | B.changeable | C.silent | D.different |
A.career | B.future | C.culture | D.school |
A.costly | B.official | C.friendly | D.traditional |
A.blame | B.sink | C.expose | D.mark |
A.burden | B.expectation | C.happiness | D.sympathy |
A.wasting | B.regaining | C.listing | D.losing |
A.chance | B.doubt | C.right | D.reason |
A.tests | B.requests | C.suggestions | D.offers |
A.easy | B.lucky | C.rare | D.fair |
A.but for | B.thanks to | C.instead of | D.regardless of |
A.developed | B.compared | C.discussed | D.shared |
A.supported | B.perfected | C.obtained | D.valued |
A.treat | B.form | C.defeat | D.tease |
A.eager | B.confused | C.content | D.painful |
A.decision | B.attempt | C.living | D.mistake |
A.take on | B.take in | C.take up | D.take off |
9 . In 1947 a group of famous people from the art world headed by an Austrian conductor decided to hold an international festival of music, dance and theatre in Edinburgh. The idea was to reunite Europe after the Second World War.
It quickly attracted famous names such as Alec Guinness, Richard Burton, Dame Margot Fonteyn and Marlene Dietrich as well as the big symphony orchestras(交响乐团). It became a fixed event every August and now attracts 400,000 people yearly.
At the same time, the “Fringe” appeared as a challenge(挑战) to the official festival. Eight theatre groups turned up uninvited in 1947, in the belief that everyone should have the right to perform, and they did so in a public house disused for years.
Soon, groups of students firstly from Edinburgh University, and later from the universities of Oxford and Cambridge, Durham and Birmingham were making the journey to the Scottish capital each summer to perform theatre by little -- known writers of plays in small church halls to the people of Edinburgh.
Today the “Fringe”, once less recognized, has far outgrown the festival with around 1,500 performances of theatre, music and dance on every one of the 21 days it lasts. And yet as early as 1959,with only 19 theatre groups performing, some said it was getting too big.
A paid administrator(行政人员) was first employed only in 1971, and today there are eight administrators working all year round and the number rises to 150 during August itself. In 2004 there were 200 places housing 1,695 shows by over 600 different groups from 50 different countries. More than 1.25 million tickets were sold.
1. What was the purpose of Edinburgh Festival at the beginning?A.To bring Europe together again. | B.To honor heroes of World War II. |
C.To introduce young theatre groups. | D.To attract great artists from Europe. |
A.They owned a public house there. | B.They came to take up a challenge. |
C.They thought they were also famous. | D.They wanted to take part in the festival. |
A.unpopular groups | B.non-official groups |
C.foreign groups | D.local groups |
A.has become a non-official event | B.has gone beyond an art festival |
C.gives shows all year round | D.keeps growing rapidly |
10 . Tokyo, the capital of Japan, is one of the largest cities in the world. It is also one of the world’s most modern cities. Twice last century, the city was destroyed and rebuilt. Thousands of people were killed and millions were left homeless as buildings fell down and fires broke out throughout Tokyo. It took seven years to rebuild the city. During World war Ⅱ, Tokyo was destroyed once again. As a result of these disasters there is nothing of old Tokyo remaining in the downtown area.
After the war, the people of Tokyo began to rebuild their city. Buildings went up at a high speed, and between 1945 and 1960, the city’s population was more than doubled. Because of the Olympic Games held in Tokyo in 1964, many new stadiums, parks and hotels were built to offer rooms to visitors from all over the world. As a result of this fast development, however, many problems have come about, housing shortage, pollution, and waste disposal (处理) have been serious challenges to the city, but the government has begun several programs to answer them.
1. What kind of city is Tokyo?A.A historic city. | B.A highly modern city. |
C.A world famous seaport. | D.A most attractive city for travelers. |
A.Heavy traffic. | B.Waste disposal. |
C.Housing shortage. | D.Pollution. |
A.An earthquake and the Second World War. |
B.The foreign occupation (占领) after the war. |
C.The population increasing between 1945 and 1960. |
D.The fast development of the city after the war. |
A.Many problems have appeared. |
B.a modern city is better than an old one. |
C.The 1964 Olympic Games helped develop Tokyo. |
D.Tokyo has developed quickly but it is faced with new problems. |