Onedayapoorfarmerwastakingabag-优题课

One day a poor farmer was taking a bag of wheat to town. Suddenly the bag fell off his horse onto the road. He did not know what he could do about it because it was too heavy for him to lift by himself. He only hoped that someone would soon pass by and lend him a hand.
Just at his moment, a man riding a horse came up to him. But the farmer felt disappointed when he saw who he was. It was the great man who lived nearby. He thought the great man wouldn’t help him, and hoped another farmer would come up. But to his surprise, the great man got off his horse as soon as he came near, “I see you need help,” he said, “I’m here just at the right time. ” Then he took one end of the bag and the farmer took the other, They lifed it together and put it on the horse.
“Sir,” asked the farmer, “how can I pay you?”
“It’s quite easy,” the great man answered, “when you see anyone else in trouble, do the same for him. ”
What did the poor farmer take to town?

A．A bag of coins	B．A bag of wheat
C．A bag of rice	D．A bag of apples

Why couldn’t the poor farmer lift the bag of wheat?

A．Because he was too young to lift the bag

B．Because he was too old to lift the bag

C．Because the bag was too heavy for him to lift

D．Because the bag was too large for him to lift

The poor farmer felt ____ when he saw the great man

A．happy

B．good

C．afraid

D．sad

When he saw the poor farmer in trouble, the great man ____

A．went away without stopping

B．asked another farmer to help him

C．came up to help him

D．gave him a lot of money

The great man asked the poor farmer to pay him ____

A．by giving him money

B．by giving him a horse

C．by giving him a bag of wheat

D．by helping others

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Becoming a Minimalist ( 极简主义者 )

I have too many things. My bedroom is often in a mess. I have shelves with dirty books I never read and CDs I don't listen to. My drawers are filled with clothes I never wear. I was getting upset ( 心烦意乱的 ) that I never had any space in my bedroom. Then I read about minimalist. Minimalist suggests that you only keep the most necessary and important things and get rid of ( 处理掉 ) everything else. After reading about minimalism, I felt encouraged to solve my problem.

I started clearing out a lot of the things which I didn't use. I collected bags of clothes to give to charity ( 慈善机构 ). I sold some of the CDs and books online. Although I knew that I would never need these things again, I still found it very difficult to get rid of them. My brain tried to stop me from letting them go. I said to myself "I might need that in the future!" or "Won't I be sad if I lose that?" But the thing was, I knew I couldn't keep everything.

After getting lots of things out of my room, I actually became quite excited to see the tidy room with some fresh space. And a tidy room also makes me have a clear mind! The main idea behind minimalism is to cut down what you own and really value the things you have. It's not easy to be a minimalist. We are often told that it is better to have more things. Advertisements try to make us believe that we will only be happy by spending more money buying more things. Of course, I'm not a perfect minimalist - I've only just started. I still own a lot of things which I don't really need, but I think this was a good start. In the future, I will be more mindful of what I buy. And I will continue to make an effort to get rid of what I don't need.

根据短文内容，回答下列问题。

67. Is the writer's bedroom often in a mess?

__________________________

68. When did the writer feel encouraged to solve the problem?

__________________________

69. How did the writer get rid of some of the CDs and books?

__________________________

70. What is the main idea behind minimalism?

__________________________

71. Why is it not easy to be a minimalist?

__________________________

Walking

If you want to get healthy or stay healthy, there is one easy activity for you - walking. You may think that simply taking a walk is not enough to make a big difference. You may think that you need to do something like running to stay healthy. Well, a new study says that is not true. It finds out that walking may be as good for us as running.

Running is a high-impact ( 高强度的 ) activity and can be hard on the body. So, many people cannot run. Walking seems to have all of the advantages and none of the disadvantages of running.

Dr Russell Pate is a professor of exercise science at the Arnold School of Public Health at the University of South Carolina. He says, "Walking is one of the easiest and safest exercises a person can do. You do not need to learn a lot to get results."

Walking needs no special skills or equipment . You can do it anywhere. It fits easily into your daily schedule ( 日程表 ). You can walk at work. You can walk if you want to go shopping. You can take the stairs instead of the lift.

Walking is a great exercise for beginners. If you are out of shape or getting back into shape after an illness or accident, walking is perfect. You can do a little at a time, or as we like to say, take baby steps.

62. The new study shows that ________.

A．	running is better than walking	B．	walking is the best way of exercising
C．	walking and running are not good enough	D．	walking is as good as running

63. Dr Russell Pate says walking is one of the easiest and safest exercises because ________.

A．	walking is a high-impact activity and can be easy on the body
B．	walking needs no skills
C．	walking needs no special skills or equipment and we can do it anywhere
D．	walking has more advantages than running

64. What does the underlined word "equipment" in Paragraph 5 mean in Chinese?

器材

食宿

机会

阶段

65. Which one is TRUE according to this passage?

A．	Walking is not good for a beginner.
B．	Walking seems to have all of the advantages of running.
C．	You'd better drive when you want to go shopping.
D．	Walking does harm to all people after an illness or accident.

66. What is the writer's purpose of writing this passage?

A．	To tell people that they shouldn't walk more.	B．	To tell people that walking is a waste of time.
C．	To tell people that they should walk more.	D．	To tell people that they don't need to run any more.

The 8th Inter-School Musical Show!

The school is hosting the 8th Inter-School Musical Show for Grades 9-11 on December 19 at Harrington Center, Bank Road at 9 am. All students are welcome to try out for the show at the audition ( 试演 ), which will be held on December 8 at 9 am in the school's Central Hall.

For more information, please email Mr. Black, the secretary of the Music Club, at black123@126.com .

North Hill Field Day!

Grades 7-9: 9:30-11:30 am

Grades 10-12: 1:40-3:40 pm

Dear parents,

On Friday, December 11, we will be holding our North Hill Field Day. It will be a day of laughs and lots of fun. Be sure to tell your children to bring cameras and take pictures.

The purpose of the day is for our school to get together for an enjoyable two-hour activity. There won't be any competitions among the students. The real reward ( 奖励 ) will be happiness and the feeling of participation ( 参与 ).

57. Where should you go if you want to try out for the show at the audition?

North Hill.

Harrington Center.

The Music Club.

The school's Central Hall.

58. What does Mr. Black do?

A teacher.

A secretary.

A director.

A manager.

59. North Hill Field Day will be held on _______.

December 8

December 9

December 11

December 19

60. What should students take with them to take part in North Hill Field Day?

Cameras.

Sunglasses.

Notebooks.

Lunches.

61. The purpose of North Hill Field Day is to _______.

A．	take part in the speaking competition	B．	hand in a report of the trip
C．	join a club after the trip	D．	make the students enjoy the trip together

Have your mom or grandma ever made embroidered （刺绣的） clothes for you? People in the past often embroidered on handkerchiefs（手帕）, bed covers and dresses. Girls would embroider on a sachet （香囊）as a gift for their lovers.

Shu embroidery comes from Sichuan. It is the oldest kind of embroidery in China. People began to make it during the Han Dynasty (206 BC-220 AD). They sold it to other countries along the South Silk Road.

Embroidery takes time. It might take as long as a whole day to finish just 10 cm. By the 1970s, Sichuan had as many as 5, 000 embroiderers. But since modern machines can make cheaper embroidery products today, fewer people are buying handmade Shu embroider products. Young people aren't learning the skill. To protect this skill, Shu embroidery was added to China's intangible cultural heritage （非物质文化遗产） list in 2006.

Meng Dezhi, a national-level inheritor（国家级传承人）of the skill, has been making Shu embroidery for 40 years. After her factory closed down in 2005, she didn't give up loving this form of art. So she decided to teach others to make Shu embroidery. The work is hard and the pay is low. Not many people want to learn it. But Meng wants to change that. She now teaches it in universities and communities.

Shu embroidery stands for（代表）thousands of years of Sichuan culture. We should try to save it.

76. Where does Shu embroidery come from?

77. How many embroiderers did Sichuan have by the 1970s?

78. Are many people buying handmade Shu embroidery products today?

79. How long has Meng Dezhi been making Shu embroidery?

80. What does Shu embroidery stand for?

There are about 1. 4 billion （十亿）people in China. WeChat is part of life for many Chinese. We use it to chat, send photos, pay for things, etc. It is playing a bigger role. But do you know who invented WeChat? The man behind it is Zhang Xiaolong. He is the vice president（副总裁） of Tencent and is called "Father of WeChat".

Zhang Xiaolong was born in Shaoyang, Hunan Province in 1969.

He graduated from Huazhong University of Science and Technology in 1994. While at university he had many hobbies, such as chess, tennis and bowling. His classmates said whatever he did, he could get quite good atit after trying hard for several years. He liked to sleep late, but that didn't mean he was lazy. He would keep working hard on something for many hours till midnight

Such a clever and hard-working man would surely succeed. In 1997, he created Foxmail and achieved success. He created WeChat in 2011, and it became a bigger success. It is so easy to use. _______. Because of it, Zhang has become rich and successful, but he always keeps a low profile（低调）. Few people know about him. He only lets his work speak for him. You may have a good understanding of him by using WeChat.

January 21, 2021 was the10th birthday of WeChat. It's said that Zhang Xiaolong is making his another 10-year plan for WeChat. Will he surprise us again? That's for sure.

46. If you forget to take money, you can______ by WeChat.

cook

chat

send photos

pay for things

47. Zhang Xiaolong left his university ______.

in 1969

in 1994

in 1997

in 2011

48. According to Zhang's classmates, he was ______ at university.

lazy

hard-working

relaxed

friendly

49. Which of the following can be put in the ______in the third paragraph?

A．	About one billion people use it now
B．	Few people find WeChat very interesting
C．	People never use WeChat in their daily life
D．	Someone likes using WeChat to do many things

50. Which of the following is TRUE?

A．	Zhang Xiaolong likes speaking for himself.
B．	People have used WeChat for less than ten years.
C．	WeChat is playing a bigger role in people's lives.
D．	Zhang Xiaolong can get good at something easily.