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Chinese proverbs are rich and they are still widely used in Chinese people's daily life.1these proverbs there are often interesting stories. For example, the proverb, "plucking up a crop2(help) it grow", is based on the following story.
It is said that a short-tempered man in the Song Dynasty (960-1279) was very anxious to help3rice crop grow up quickly. He was thinking about4day and night. But the crop was growing much slower than he expected.
One day, he came up with an idea5he would pluck up all of his crop a few inches. He did so the next day.
He was very tired6doing this for a whole day,7he felt very happy since the crop did "grow"8(high).
His son heard about this and went to see the crop. Unfortunately the leaves of the crop began to wither.
This proverb is saying we have to let things go in their9(nature) course. Being too anxious to help an event develop often10(result) in the contrary to our intention.
Dad loved children. And he always wanted a ____1______ family. Eventually, he got what he wanted with twelve children in the family. Without fail, he would show us off to visitors.
Once, Dad _____2_____ presented the first three children in the family, Ann, Mary and Ernestine, to some visitors. Then he picked up a fourth child, and said, "And this is our _____3_____ model, complete with all the improvements. And don't think that this is all; we are _____4_____ the 1953 model some time next month."
But what he _____5_____ most was taking us out for a drive. On one occasion a man in a village we were passing through shouted _____6_____ that he had seen eleven people in our car, not _____7_____ Mum and Dad. _____8_____, Dad called out over his shoulder, "You _____9_____ the second baby up from the front here, Mister."
Another time, Dad told us this joke, though we were not sure then whether he was telling us the ____10_____. Mum, who was a psychologist (心理学家), once went to give a lecture and left Dad in charge of the _____11_____. When Mum returned, she asked him if everything had been OK. He said everything was fine _____12_____ one of the children had been taught a lesson because he had been _____13_____. When he pointed at the child that had been _____14_____, Mum looked at him calmly and said, "That's not one of ours, dear. He _____15_____ next door."
A．rich B．lovely C．close D．large
A．surprisingly B．nervously C．kindly D．proudly
A．dearest B．smallest C．latest D．youngest
A．ordering B．selling C．expecting D．improving
A．hated B．enjoyed C．cared D．hoped
A．crazily B．excitedly C．curiously D．directly
A．counting B．naming C．showing D．reaching
A．Immediately B．Carefully C．Angrily D．Easily
A．saw B．missed C．forget D．left
A．truth B．story C．adventure D．accident
A．lecture B．house C．office D．activity
A．even if B．apart from C．so that D．except that
A．troublesome B．careless C．active D．quiet
A．found B．caught C．punished D．wounded
A．goes to B．belongs to C．works D．plays
Mike had been delivering (送) newspaper for a week, but he was still not quite sure36 he was going to like his first job. Today he was to37 the month’s money from his customers (顾客). At the first house, Mike walked past the Pierces’ barking dog,38 was tied up in the front yard. When he 39 the door he got up enough40 to ring the bell. He told the man what he41 . Mr Pierce didn’t smile or say anything , but he handed Mike a bill. Mike42 counted out the man’s change.
43 the time he got to the44 house, Mike felt a little more at ease. Mr Simon was repairing his45 . He, too, gave Mike a46 . but he smiled and talked 47 Mike gave him his48 .
As Mike walked to the third house, he49a bit uneasy, Mr Swenson was just 50 home from the store, and he stopped51 he saw Mike. Mr Swenson paid Mike the exact amount in change. They stood52in front of the house53 . This wasn’t54 to be such a difficult job55 , thought Mike as he continued on his way.
A．what B．why C．whether D．which
A．fetch B．seize C．collect D．select
A．it B．he C．which D．who
A．arrived B．reached C．went D．got
A．courage B．money C．newspaper D．demand
A．liked B．believed C．wanted D．had
A．hardly B．lately C．carefully D．nearly
A．For B．In C．By D．On
A．third B．first C．second D．fourth
A．garden B．dog C．car D．job
A．money B．pay C．bill D．change
A．so B．for C．as D．because
A．newspaper B．help C．change D．smile
A．hadn’t B．continue C．wasn’t D．went
A．at B．in C．coming D．going
A．when B．thus C．where D．so
A．to talk B．talking C．back D．by
A．in no time B．at once C．for a while D．by and by
A．true B．happening C．going D．that
A．by far B．any longer C．after all D．at once
Mike had been delivering (送) newspaper for a week, but he was still not quite sure36 he was going to like his first job. Today he was to37 the month's money from his customers (顾客). At the first house, Mike walked past the Pierces' barking dog,38 was tied up in the front yard. When he 39 the door he got up enough40 to ring the bell. He told the man what he41 . Mr Pierce didn't smile or say anything , but he handed Mike a bill. Mike42 counted out the man's change.
43 the time he got to the44 house, Mike felt a little more at ease. Mr Simon was repairing his45 . He, too, gave Mike a46 . but he smiled and talked 47 Mike gave him his48 .
As Mike walked to the third house, he49a bit uneasy, Mr Swenson was just 50 home from the store, and he stopped51 he saw Mike. Mr Swenson paid Mike the exact amount in change. They stood52in front of the house53 . This wasn't54 to be such a difficult job55 , thought Mike as he continued on his way.
A．what B．why C．whether D．which
A．fetch B．seize C．collect D．select
A．it B．he C．which D．who
A．arrived B．reached C．went D．got
A．courage B．money C．newspaper D．demand
A．liked B．believed C．wanted D．had
A．hardly B．lately C．carefully D．nearly
A．For B．In C．By D．On
A．third B．first C．second D．fourth
A．garden B．dog C．car D．job
A．money B．pay C．bill D．change
A．so B．for C．as D．because
A．newspaper B．help C．change D．smile
A．hadn't B．continue C．wasn't D．went
A．at B．in C．coming D．going
A．when B．thus C．where D．so
A．to talk B．talking C．back D．by
A．in no time B．at once C．for a while D．by and by
A．true B．happening C．going D．that
A．by far B．any longer C．after all D．at once
A friend of mine met with an accident driving in darkness. His legs were so hurt that he couldn’t move. What was the __36__ was that he found himself unable to ask for help---his mobile phone went out of __37__ as a result of exhausted battery. Nothing could be done but to _38__ in cold wilderness. It was eight hours later that day broke, and then _39_ of the rescue.
It is almost __40__ that he could stand the horror in the darkness for so long. Even more surprising was his __41__: “First of all, I checked up my __42__, checked up my conditions and found myself not in mortal danger. As there was no __43__ to call for help, I leaned back in my seat trying my best to keep the wound from __44__. In this way I dozed off.”
His story put an end to my regret for the __45__ of an exploration adventure that happened last year. A group of young men __46___ to explore a mountain cave and got lost. __47__to find a way out in the dark cave they were frightened and ran anxiously without a sense of __48__. Finally they feel dead in fear and exhaustion. According to the __49__ people that found them, the place where they got lost was only about 10 meters away from the __50__ of the cave. If they stayed on the spot when they lost their way and tried to __51__ themselves, they would probably sense a faint light glimmering not far away.
Don’t you think you can compare it with __52__ itself? When you meet with difficulty in life and work, you are lost in darkness. __53__ you it’s unclear yet and you needn’t put up struggle __54__. It seems to be a negative（消极） attitude, __55__ a person who can afford to do so must have foresight(远见) as well as a great courage in the first place.
A．hopeless B．worst C．more D．best
A．service B．way C．control D．work
A．cry B．lie C．wait D．sleep
A．delay B．success C．team D．arrival
A．untrue B．unimaginable C．true D．useless
A．plan B．decision C．explanation D．excuse
A．physical B．mental C．working D．medical
A．energy B．way C．tools D．strength
A．rotting B．spreading C．hurting D．bleeding
A．loss B．failure C．disappointment D．sadness
A．had B．managed C．tried D．meant
A．Willing B．Unable C．Determined D．Deciding
A．hearing B．sight C．feeling D．direction
A．rescue B．village C．local D．brave
A．end B．top C．opening D．side
A．save B．help C．stop D．calm
A．adventure B．work C．life D．mankind
A．Mind B．Watch C．Imagine D．Warn
A．really B．immediately C．carefully D．hopefully
A．and B．so C．but D．while
A 36 thing happened 37 me last Sunday. It was such a beautiful day __38_ I drove to go for a look in the country.
On the way back home, my 39 stopped. It was out of gas on a 40 road far from a town! I decided to walk until I found someone 41 could sell some gas. I had walked almost a mile 42 I finally found a house near the __43__. I was glad to see it because it was getting dark.
I knocked at the door and a little old lady with long white hair __44_. She said, “I’ve been __45__ for you here for a long time. Come in. 46 is almost ready.”
“But I only came for some gas,” I answered. I couldn’t 47 what she was talking about.
“Oh, Alfred! Gas? You 48 tea,” said she.
I quickly 49 that my car was out of 50 , but she didn’t seem to listen to me. She just kept 51 me Alfred and talking about how long it had been 52 she had seen me. She was acting very strangely and I was anxious to leave. As soon as she went to get tea, I went out of the house as fast as I 53 .
Fortunately, there was another house down the road and I was able to buy the gas I needed. When I told the man about my 54 , he said, “Oh, that’s Miss Emily. She lives by herself in that big house. She’s strange, but she wouldn’t 55 anybody. She is still waiting for the man she was going to marry thirty years ago. The day before their wedding he left home and never came back because of the war.”
A．happy B．strange C．common D．bad
A．on B．in C．upon D．to
A．and B．so C．but D．that
A．car B．bus C．bike D．truck
A．narrow B．lonely C．crowded D．busy
A．what B．whom C．who D．how
A．before B．after C．while D．as
A．street B．path C．way D．road
A．came B．answered C．opened D．appeared
A．asking B．looking C．calling D．waiting
A．Gas B．Coffee C．Tea D．Lunch
A．consider B．understand C．accept D．think
A．like B．love C．used to like D．liking
A．answered B．explained C．refused D．promised
A．gas B．tea C．strength D．energy
A．calling B．call C．to call D．called
A．until B．before C．since D．when
A．could B．can C．would D．wanted
A．accident B．incident C．experience D．surprise
A．hit B．injury C．hurt D．frighten