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When visiting a village in Africa, a scientist suggested game to the local children. He put a basket of sweets under a tree 100 meter away. Then he said whoever reached the basket first would win the sweets. But when he said “Go”, instead of raced for it, the children ran to the basket hand on hand. Finally, they divided the sweets out equal. When asked why they did so, they say “Ubuntu”. It means nobody should share happiness with others. He was realized that it is the attitude of Ubuntu which helps bring people together. Generally, this word reminds we of the importance of community and caring for each other.

2 . After long hours of waiting for my friend at the bus station, I got tired and wanted to just leave and plan another meeting.

As I was still deciding, there came a man selling shoes and started showing them to me so that I could buy or something. I just smiled and said “thank you”. I don’t know if it was the smile or what but the young man stepped closer and stood beside me and started talking to me. “You know I didn’t just end up like this, selling shoes. I had a life… had a family but one day life just turned upside down and all was gone just like that,” he said. In short, his wife stole all his money, sold his car and house. It was really a hard time for him and he was psychologically anguished. A lot happened and then he decided to pick up the pieces of his life. That’s when he started making and selling shoes to earn a living.

As I stood there listening to him pour out his heart and story of his life. I was still surprised how in the world can someone be so open to a total stranger like that and it occurred to me that some people get relieved that way. You see, a lot of times we meet people and most of them have burdens in their hearts and some of them don’t even have a person to talk to, so I’ve learned to be good to all people and always give them my time to listen to what they have to say. By doing this it will not only help that particular person but also the one who listens since you get to learn something and see the other side of life.

1. What do the author’s smile and “thank you” mean?

A．He/She took interest in the man’s story.

B．He/She wanted to have a look at the shoes.

C．He/She had no intention to buy anything.

D．He/She was busy thinking his/her own things.

2. Which of the following best explains “anguished” underlined in paragraph 2?

A．Angry.

B．Painful.

C．Guilty.

D．Shy.

3. What can we infer about the man?

A．He was brave enough to continue his life.

B．He listened to others to bring them relief.

C．He got inspired after talking to the author.

D．He always talked to strangers about his life.

4. What does the author try to tell us to do in the last paragraph?

A．Speak out our trouble.	B．Learn to listen.
C．Pour out our hearts.	D．Be kind to strangers.

4 . It surprised me — every time I saw Joe, he was smiling. It didn’t ________ whether he had to stop at a stop light, or if he were the seventh person in ________ at the bank, and the service stopped just before he got there. Joe always smiled. It made me wonder why he seemed so_________ every day.

Having observed Joe with other people, I ________ something else also. Joe asked people how they were doing, and really seemed to listen to their ________. If someone were hurting, he had ________for him and kind words, and offered to ________in any way he could.

It made me think. What if I tried to smile more? A(n) ________of sorts began when I went to the grocery store. I smiled as I went up and down the aisles, and people I didn’t even ________smiled back at me. Some even ________! The little kid in the cart (购物车) who was giving his mother a ________time saw me smile and ____ talking, and, you guessed it — he made a shy little attempt at a smile.

As I drove home, I was smiling. I________ what I had just learned, and when someone passed me and gave me a(n) ________, I smiled at him.

Now I know a smile is a small thing, but what if we were all to try to smile a few more times each day? Nothing in my life had changed, but maybe it had. What I had learned was that such a small thing could ________not only my spirits, but also the spirits of those around me. So smile!

1.

A．work

B．happen

C．matter

D．last

2.

A．order

B．debt

C．hand

D．line

3.

A．naughty

B．happy

C．active

D．humorous

4.

A．decided

B．judged

C．noticed

D．considered

5.

A．answers

B．complaints

C．excuses

D．comments

6.

A．guidance

B．respect

C．sympathy

D．protection

7.

A．perform

B．attempt

C．bother

D．help

8.

A．experiment

B．life

C．project

D．programme

9.

A．meet

B．touch

C．know

D．contact

10.

A．glared

B．greeted

C．approached

D．escaped

11.

A．spare

B．long

C．hard

D．great

12.

A．stopped

B．tried

C．kept

D．enjoyed

13.

A．worried about

B．thought about

C．talked over

D．looked over

14.

A．gesture

B．address

C．call

D．ticket

15.

A．realize

B．admire

C．show

D．lift

6 . Doing something without thinking is easy, but it’s hard for us to take back what we have done. There was once a _______who repeated a bit rumor (谣言) about a neighbor. Within a few days the whole community _______the story. The person it concerned, was deeply _______and annoyed. Later, the woman responsible for spreading the rumor learned that it was completely _______. She was very sorry and went to a wise old man to find out what she could do to _______the damage.

“Go to the marketplace,” he said, “and _______a chicken, and have it _______.   Then on your way home, pluck its feathers and drop them _______along the road.” Although surprised by this advice, the woman did _______she was told.

The next day the wise man said, “Now, go and collect all those ________you dropped yesterday and ________them back to me.”

The woman ________the same road, but to her disappointment, the wind ________ all the feathers away. “You see,” said the old man, “it’s easy to drop them, ________it’s impossible to get them back. So it is with rumor. It doesn’t take much to spread a rumor, but ________you do, you can never completely make up for the wrong.”

1.

A．boy

B．man

C．woman

D．chicken

2.

A．knew

B．found

C．realized

D．recognized

3.

A．wounded

B．hurt

C．injured

D．attacked

4.

A．polite

B．untrue

C．suitable

D．illegal

5.

A．do

B．ruin

C．cause

D．repair

6.

A．provide

B．charge

C．bargain

D．buy

7.

A．bought

B．dropped

C．killed

D．flown

8.

A．one by one

B．all in all

C．day by day

D．step by step

9.

A．that

B．it

C．what

D．which

10.

A．feathers

B．words

C．action

D．rumors

11.

A．bring

B．keep

C．hold

D．break

12.

A．copied

B．followed

C．had

D．instructed

13.

A．blew

B．should blow

C．had blown

D．blown

14.

A．but

B．so

C．and

D．thus

15.

A．unless

B．once

C．until

D．whether

8 . Once, Sviatozar’s nephew came to see him. As a child, the nephew often ________ the old man, but now he does this ________. At that time, the young man was sad and obviously ________ about something. Sviatozar asked what had happened to him. The young man said that he had a serious ________ and then would never be able to achieve his goal.

The nephew asked the old man to give him ________ —what he should do next, but Sviatozar just asked the nephew to help him climb the hills. That road was difficult and long. But the nephew ________ agreed to help his uncle. When they reached the hills, Sviatozar said that he needed to go to the top of the highest hill. The young man was surprised, but ________ to help his uncle, because the old man had never climbed there.

With great ________, the young man helped his uncle climb the hill, and sometimes even dragged the old man on his back. At the top of the hill, ________, he put Sviatozar on the ground and laughed happily. “Once upon a time, you sometimes returned home ________,” Sviatoza r asked him, “The boys teased you. Do you remember why?” “Exactly.” The young man ________ and nodded. He ________ that as a child, he often played there with other boys. And they called this hill an Everest because few people could get to its top.

“At that time, you were unable to get here. This hill seemed an ________ rock to you. And today you not only climbed here, but also dragged me up.” the old man said and looked at his nephew, “How do you think? Why?” “Perhaps I just grew up,” the young man ________, “I became stronger and fitter.”

“And the Everest suddenly ________ a harmless mound,” said Sviatozar. “You got my advice.”

1.

A．searched

B．visited

C．approached

D．found

2.

A．rarely

B．boldly

C．initially

D．intentionally

3.

A．excited

B．annoyed

C．disappointed

D．upset

4.

A．setup

B．pickup

C．setback

D．drawback

5.

A．hand

B．advice

C．chance

D．fortune

6.

A．instantly

B．gradually

C．slowly

D．hopefully

7.

A．missed

B．ceased

C．determined

D．ignored

8.

A．inspiration

B．pursuit

C．approach

D．difficulty

9.

A．crying

B．moving

C．weeping

D．sweating

10.

A．at work

B．in tears

C．in contrast

D．at ease

11.

A．looked around

B．looked into

C．called on

D．called in

12.

A．labeled

B．recalled

C．appealed

D．powered

13.

A．accessible

B．achievable

C．impregnable

D．available

14.

A．argued

B．inquired

C．distracted

D．continued

15.

A．turned out

B．turned in

C．turned into

D．turned up

9 . “This world is so unfair!” my daughter shouted as soon as she entered the door. It turned out that she was caught talking with others while having a math class. And finally she was punished by the teacher. “There were other students talking in class, but the teacher only punished me,” she said angrily.

I asked her, “Should you be punished for speaking when your teacher is in class?” She nodded but also defended, “It is unfair for me because the teacher didn’t punish the other students who spoke!” “Let’s just talk about you. Was the teacher wrong to punish you?” I asked again. She lowered her head and said, “No.”

“That’s fair!” I said. “You know what the price of speaking in class is. You did it and got the punishment you deserved (应得). The teacher didn’t punish others because she could choose to forgive (原谅). From your point of view, it seems unfair, but for those students she has forgiven, there’s no unfairness. It depends on from which angle (角度) you look at the thing.”

People are often like this. When they look at themselves, they are very clear about what they are doing, knowing what their prizes and punishments should be, but they think differently after looking at others. Because comparison with others makes people confused and even becomes a stumbling block (绊脚石) in their life. The most important thing is to understand fairness in a deeper way, not from your point of view only!

1. Whom was the girl punished by that day?

A．Her mother.	B．Her father.
C．Her classmates.	D．Her math teacher.

2. Why was she so angry?

A．Because she argued with her teacher.

B．Because her mother disagreed with her.

C．Because she had a fight with a classmate.

D．Because she was the only one to be punished.

3. What does the underlined word “defended” mean?

A．建议

B．辩解

C．盼望

D．承诺

4. What does the writer think of the teacher’s punishment?

A．Fair.

B．Wise.

C．Unfair.

D．Common.

5. What does the writer want to tell us?

A．We should pay less attention to unfairness.

B．It’s good to compare ourselves with others.

C．We should understand fairness in a deeper way.

D．We should always be clear about what we are doing.

10 . It was a warm winter’s day in South Africa and I planned to go surfing. The area of beach I went to is famous among surfers for its powerful waves and popularity with sharks.

After a while my brother and some of my friends got out of the water because they felt uneasy. There was the smell of fish in the air, which can attract sharks. A few of us stayed. Finally, I saw my first big wave, but as I was about to hit it, two great white sharks attacked me.

It happened so quickly. One shark hit me, throwing me into the air; a second later, it dragged me under the water. The shock stopped me from feeling pain. Under the water, another shark went for my head and shoulders but missed.

Perhaps surprised by the competition, the first shark lost its grip (控制) on me and the next thing I knew was that I was staring a shark straight in the face. It stared back at me for a few moments. Its mouth was wide open; I could see huge teeth and dark black eyes. After it passed, I swam to the surface as fast as I could.

When surfing, there is always the fear in the back of your mind of sharks. Now it was real. I was shaking, crying and panicking, realizing that I could die. I tried all my hardest to swim back to the shore. Eventually, I made it to dry land. I felt relief. Someone tied my arm to slow the bleeding and my brother rushed me to the hospital. The surgeon managed to save my fingers.

That day changed my life, but it hasn’t stopped me from surfing. I started a surfing school to teach the sport to others. I was more afraid of sharks before my attack. Now I know what it means to be alive.

1. Why do sharks like appearing at the surfing beach?

A．There are powerful waves in winter.	B．The beach is their natural habitat.
C．The smell of fish attracts them.	D．The beach is crowded with surfers.

2. How did the author narrowly escape to dry land?

A．By swimming as fast as possible.	B．By surfing on his surfboard alone.
C．By frightening the sharks away.	D．By fighting with the sharks at once.

3. What can be inferred about the author in the text?

A．He is more afraid of sharks.	B．He is appreciative of being alive.
C．He started a surfing school.	D．He didn’t surf after the incident.

4. What is the text mainly about?

A．An activity in South Africa.	B．A safety problem for surfers.
C．A terrible lesson for surfers.	D．An experience of a surfer.