There was a big sea bird that was very beautiful. One day, the sea bird 46_________ to a country and stayed outside of a palace. The Emperor asked his men to bring it to the palace. Then he said , “As a welcome for the sea bird, we’ll 47___________the band and get the best food and wine ready for 48____________.
So they played the best music for the sea bird, but it 49__________ bored. The Emperor introduced the most delicious food and best wine and asked the bird to have them. But the sea bird 50__________. After three days 51_________ eating or drinking, the sea bird died.
The Emperor said 52__________, “Why didn’t you eat? I have you all of the best!”
The 53__________ tells us that what some people believe to be the best music and the best food aren’t so for 54_________. Feed a bird according to a bird’s wants, not a 55_________. The saying “Do to others as you would have others do to you.” Is never really suitable or right.
A．ran B．flew C．walked D．rushed
A．put up B．pick up C．set up D．give up
A．them B．her C．one D．it
A．looked B．sounded C．felt D．smelt
A．accepted B．refused C．took D．ate
A．with B．without C．including D．except
A．quietly B．happily C．sadly D．loudly
A．story B．lesson C．word D．experience
A．nobody B．anyone C．someone D．everyone
A．owner’s B．pet’s C．animal’s D．person’s
There was once a hardworking farmer who had a fine olive orchard (橄榄果园). But his three sons farm work.When the farmer was , he called the three sons to him and said: “My sons, there is a of gold hidden in the olive orchard. Dig for it, if you it.”The sons tried to him to tell them in what part of the orchard the gold was hidden, but he would tell them more.
After the farmer was dead, the sons went to work to find the pot of gold. they did not know where the hiding-place was, they agreed to begin in a line, at one end of the orchard, and to dig until one of them should find the money.They dug until they had the soil from one end of the orchard to the other. But no pot of gold was to be found. The three sons were very to have done all their work for nothing.
The next olive season, the olive trees in the orchard bore more fruit than they had ever given; when the fruit was , it gave the sons a whole pot of gold.
When they saw how much money had come from the orchard, they suddenly understood what the wise father had meant.
A．enjoyed B．hated C．cared D．minded
A．sick B．lonely C．dead D．dying
A．box B．bag C．pot D．bucket
A．miss B．hate C．care D．want
A．make B．order C．let D．get
A．something B．anything C．everything D．nothing
A．Since B．And C．So D．But
A．turned up B．turned on C．turned over D．turned around
A．uncomfortable B．disappointed C．angry D．worried
A．picked B．collected C．sold D．found
Still clearly remember that day. My jeep broke down on the way home. I was on the side of the road for about four _____with my big Jeep. I put signs in the windows that______, “NEED A JACK(千斤顶)．”
Right as I was about to______, a truck stopped and a man got off. He sized up the situation and went back to take a jack. About two hours later , we finished the job with sweats. We were both______. His wife brought a large water jug for us to wash____ hands in.
I tried to put $20 in the man's hand, but he wouldn't take it,_____ instead I went up and gave it to his wife as quietly as I could. I _____ them for their help again and again. I asked the little girl, their daughter, ______ they lived, thinking maybe I'd send them a gift. She said they were in Oregon now so Mommy and Daddy could pick cotton for the next few weeks.
After saying goodbyes I started walking back to the Jeep, the girl ran up and handed me a tamale(玉米粽子). When I opened the tamale, what did I ______ inside? My $20 bill! I ran to the van and the guy rolled down his _____. He saw the $20 in my hand, started shaking his head, ______ and said: “Today you, tomorrow me.” Then he rolled up his window and ______ away, with his daughter waving to me from the back.
This family, working on a seasonal basis where time is money, took several hours to help a_____ while others passed by quietly.
_____ then I've helped many people like the family. I didn't accept______. But every time I was able to help, I felt as if I was putting something in the bank.
A．seconds B．minutes C．hours D．days
A．wrote B．spoke C．talked D．said
A．put up B．give up C．use up D．turn up
A．dirty B．clean C．cruel D．hungry
A．her B．my C．their D．our
A．so B．though C．but D．and
A．helped B．asked C．thanked D．invited
A．what B．how C．when D．where
A．see B．smell C．hear D．feel
A．door B．car C．hat D．window
A．crying B．shouting C．smiling D．screaming
A．ran B．walked C．flew D．drove
A．friend B．family C．stranger D．neighbour
A．Since B．After C．Before D．From
A．thanks B．time C．food D．money
Luke says, “At first I was shocked that somebody would do such a thing, but then I saw Jenifer’s __ in his hand and knew that I had to do something. I jumped up and started chasing him down the street and calling “Thief, stop!” But nobody seemed __ in stopping him. They were just looking at us, like it was a __ or something. Luckily, I play soccer for the school team, so I’ve been training all year round, so I __ to catch up with him on Third Avenue and knocked him down. Once he was on the __ I sat on top of him and waited for the police to come. Some people say I shouldn’t do that kind of thing __ I never know what the thief can do to me. But I didn’t think about that at the time. I was too__ .”
However, Jennifer is not the only one who’s grateful for Luke’s bravery. The police later searched the thief’s flat and found over a hundred __ cell phones and, perhaps more important, an address book full of names of different criminal contacts(犯罪联络). Most of the criminals listed in the book have been __ and the number of phone theft has been fallen in the area.
All over the world, phone theft is only one of a number of technology – related crimes that police say are on the rise. Businesspeople have been told to be __ with their notebook computers. Notebook computers are __ easy target(目标) for criminals. And new police branches are being set up to __ crimes in this field. In the last week alone, the New York Police Department has received over six hundred calls about the__ crimes.
Thanks to Luke’s bravery and quick thinking, Jennifer didn’t __ one of those victims, and she knows __ she’s going to thank Luke -- by taking him for another meal at the same Indian restaurant. This time, however, she’s going to keep her cell phone in her purse.
A．purse B．phone C．head D．face
A．pleased B．frightened C．interested D．excited
A．sport B．movie C．story D．joke
A．managed B．tried C．hoped D．meant
A．floor B．grass C．ground D．bed
A．because B．so C．if D．although
A．nervous B．sad C．brave. D．angry
A．broken B．stolen C．beautiful D．expensive
A．killed B．arrested C．saved D．blamed
A．patient B．careful C．easy D．worried
A．other B．another C．the other D．others
A．care for B．deal with C．think about D．belong to
A．above B．following C．over D．next
A．trouble B．offer C．become D．believe
A．why B．how C．when D．whether
It was the first day of school. I had a new classmate, a little old lady with a warm smile. She said, “Hi, young man! I'm Rose. I'm 87 years old. Can I give you a hug?”
I said , “Of course!”
“Why are you in college at an age?” I asked.
She joked, “I'm here to meet a husband, get married, have children, and then travel around the world.”
“No, seriously,” I asked.
“I always of having a college education. Now I'm getting one!” she told me.
After a year, Rose became popular. She easily made friends wherever she went. She loved to dress up and she enjoyed the attention from .
At the end of the term we invited Rose to at our party. I'll never forget what she taught .
“We do not stop playing because we are old; we grow because we stop playing. Here are the of staying young. You have to laugh and find humor every . You've got to have a dream. When you your dreams, you die!” she said.
“There is a big between growing old and growing up. Anybody can grow old. That doesn't take any talent or ability,” she added. “But to , you have to find the chance in change. Have no regrets(遗憾). We usually don't have regrets for what we did , rather for things we did not do.”
Finally we graduated from the college with Rose. One week graduation , she died peacefully in her sleep. She taught us by example that it's never too late to be all you can possibly be.
A．slowly B．happily C．heavily D．badly
A．so B．this C．such D．that
A．rich B．bad C．poor D．short
A．hoped B．wished C．wanted D．dreamed
A．another B．the other C．the others D．others
A．say B．speak C．talk D．discuss
A．us B．her C．him D．them
A．young B．old C．tall D．thin
A．stories B．secrets C．seasons D．surveys
A．week B．month C．year D．day
A．lose B．have C．keep D．like
A．chance B．change C．difference D．problem
A．stand up B．grow up C．grow old D．keep healthy
A．because B．so C．though D．but
A．in B．after C．during D．before
It seems that there’s a good reason why dogs are always seen as man’s best friend. Scientists have found that dogs are the only animals that can read emotion(情感)in faces much like humans. The finding suggests that like an understanding friend, dogs can see if we are happy, sad, pleased or angry.
When humans look at a new face, their eyes usually look across the left, falling on the right hand side of the person’s face first. A possible reason for this is that the right side of the human face is better at expressing emotions.
Scientists have now shown that pet dogs also have “left gaze bias(左视偏好)”, but only when looking at human faces. No other animal has been known to do like this before. Dr. Kun Guo showed 17 dogs pictures of human, dog and monkey faces as well as something else with his team. The dogs’ eyes and heads show a strong left gaze bias when the animals see human faces. But this did not happen when they were shown other pictures, including those of dogs.
Guo suggests that over thousands of years living with humans, dogs may have developed the left gaze bias as a way to guess our emotions.
“Recent studies show that the right side of our faces can express emotions better than the left. If true, then it makes sense for dogs and humans to see the right hand side of a face first.”
Why are dogs seen as man’s best friend according to the passage?
A．Because dogs are the closest animals to humans. B．Because dogs can read the emotions in humans’ faces easily. C．Because dogs can understand us better when we feel sad. D．Because dogs are good at expressing emotions.
A．get along well with humans B．express emotions quickly C．have more understanding friends D．remember more new faces
A．dogs have been man’s best friends for thousands of years B．humans have a “left gaze bias” C．the “left gaze bias” works on all animals D．dogs can read emotions the same as humans