A wise man was walking from one town to another with a few of his followers, and they happened to pass a lake. So they stopped there to 1 for a while, and the wise man said to one of his followers, “I am very 2 . Could you please 3 me some water from the lake?”
The follower walked to the lake 4 the wise man requested. Some people were washing clothes in the water, and right at that moment, several carts (手推车) started crossing the lake. 5 , the water became very muddy.
Then he went back and told the wise man that the water was very muddy and not 6 to drink.
After they had rested for about half an hour, the wise man again asked the 7 follower to go back to the lake and get him some water to drink. As requested, the follower went to the lake. This time he found that all the mud had 8 to the bottom. The water was very 9 and looked fit to drink. So he 10 his water bottle and took it to the wise man.
The wise man took the water bottle and drank, then looked up at the follower. “See what you did 11 the water clean?” he said. “You let it be for a while and the mud settled down on its own, 12 you could get some clear drinking water. Your mind can also be like that lake when it is 13 by something. If you just let it be and give it a little time, it will most likely settle down on its own 14 being put in any effort at all to 15 it.”
A．rest B．look C．watch D．see
A．hungry B．thirsty C．happy D．sad
A．get B．give C．take D．bring
A．while B．before C．as D．until
A．However B．Instead C．In addition D．As a result
A．fit B．able C．important D．interesting
A．gone B．been C．settled D．lived
A．dirty B．clear C．fresh D．sweet
A．got B．finished C．reached D．filled
A．making B．to make C．made D．had made
A．so that B．in order to C．because D．when
A．woken B．left C．disturbed D．given
A．without B．with C．after D．like
A．prevent B．calm C．protect D．fix
Somebody says ,‘‘Time is money.” But I think time is important than money. Why do I think so? Because when money is over, we can get it back. But when time is it’ll never .That’s we shouldn’t waste time.
It goes with saying that the is usually limited. Even a second is very important .We should make full use of our time to do useful.
But a lot of people do not know the importance of time. It is a pity. They spend their limited time smoking, drinking, sleeping and . They do not know that wasting time means wasting part of their own .
In a word, we should save time. We shouldn’t today’s work for tomorrow. Please remember that we have no time to .
A．much B．less C．much less D．even more
A．cost B．bought C．gone D．finished
A．return B．carry C．take D．bring
A．what B．that C．because D．why
A．money B．time C．day D．food
A．nothing B．something C．anything D．everything
A．reading B．writing C．playing D．working
A．time B．food C．money D．life
A．stop B．leave C．let D．give
A．lose B．save C．spend D．take
When I was young, my father told me that little acts of kindness may give one great happiness, Since then I have tried to help people in .
One hot summer afternoon, I was down the highway to New York when another car suddenly into my lane(车道). My car was in the far right lane, so it ran into the roadside. As a(n) driver, I moved my car quickly and skillfully back onto the highway without causing and accident.
I was with that driver, but I thought that he just did not pay attention to the lane change, and he did not do that on purpose.
The car ran away after cutting me off. Very soon it disappeared from sight. After a while, I came around a curve(弯道) and found thecar. The driver was walking along the roadside. He was an elderly man and looked . With no telephone nearby and the nearest services twenty miles away. I decided to and see what the problem was.
The man’s car has a flat tire(瘪胎). Although he had a spare tire, he had nothing to work with. I decided to him. I changed the tire for him and allowed him to sit in my air-conditioned car while I did it. Fifteen minutes later, I the work. I was hot and tired, but I really felt after an act of kindness to the man who had earlier my car ran off the road.
You can really enjoyed great from kindness acts, so always lend your hands to others in trouble.
A．need B．school C．danger D．summer
A．walking B．riding C．running D．driving
A．fell B．floated C．came D．climbed
A．active B．experienced C．frightened D．energetic
A．unhappy B．satisfied C．familiar D．friendly
A．even B．certainly C．almost D．simply
A．quickly B．quietly C．politely D．carefully
A．new B．red C．same D．other
A．excited B．relaxed C．surprised D．worried
A．stay B．research C．stop D．hide
A．punish B．train C．help D．encourage
A．began B．finished C．took D．continued
A．good B．sorry C．angry D．shy
A．noticed B．made C．watched D．heard
A．friendship B．success C．excitement D．happiness
阅读下面短文，然后从各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。
I used to live in my own room alone. But one day it all changed when my brother Mike asked to share my . At first, my parents said “no” to him, but at last my mother agreed. I cried and asked my parents not to do this, it didn’t work.
As soon as Mike entered my room, it began to become . To my anger, he often left his unwashed clothes and toys everywhere!
One evening, I was doing some on my computer while Mike was listening to music. , I left my seat to get some water. A big surprise was waiting for me whenI . He was using my computer to play game. I had forgotten to save the homework. Sadly, he had closed my program saving it all I had done had disappeared! I him. He cried a lot as my mother came and beat him. My mother also asked him to leave my room at once.
Then I did my homework . At 10: 00 pm. I finished it. When I was going to turn off the , I saw the photo of my that he had put on my table. I looked at his lovely face and remembered how he was when my mom beat him. I really felt . I went to see what he was doing. I found he was in my parents’ bed. I kissed his face. He woke up, got up and said. “I’m sorry. I won’t bring you any more trouble.”
I was as moved and said. “From now on, my room is not only mine. It is !” That very night, Mike and I shared not only the room, but the bed.
A．clothes B．food C．room D．toys
A．because B．but C．or D．so
A．dirty B．empty C．quiet D．tidy
A．business B．homework C．reading D．shopping
A．Later B．Instead C．However D．Sometimes
A．danced B．fell C．returned D．slept
A．after B．by C．for D．without
A．agreed with B．heard from C．looked after D．shouted at
A．as well B．for ever C．in the end D．once again
A．computer B．fan C．radio D．TV
A．brother B．cousin C．father D．grandfather
A．clever B．happy C．sad D．silly
A．bored B．excited C．proud D．sorry
A．jumping B．sleeping C．sitting D．singing
A．his B．hers C．ours D．theirs
阅读下面短文，掌握大意，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
There was a woman in Detroit, who had two sons. She was worried about them, especially the younger one, Ben, he was not doing well in school. Boys in his class made jokes about him because he seemed so .The mother that she herself would have to get her sons to do better in school. She told them to go to the Detroit Public Library to read a a week and do a report about it for her. One day, in Ben’s , the teacher held up a rock and asked if anyone knew it. Ben put up his hand and the teacher let him . “Why did Ben put up his hand?” his classmates wondered. He said anything. What would he possibly want to say?Ben not only the rock, but also said a lot about the rock. He named many other rocks in the same group and even knew the teacher had found it. The teacher and the students were . Ben had learned all this from doing one of his book .Later Ben went on to the of his class. When he finished high school, he went to Yale University (耶鲁大学)and at last became one of the best doctors in the USA. After Ben grew up, he something about his mother that he did not know as a . She, herself, had never learned how to .
A．because B．so C．but D．though
A．clever B．hard C．slow D．quick
A．asked B．decided C．forgot D．heard
A．notice B．message C．book D．question
A．class B．room C．office D．lab
A．think B．leave C．stand up D．sit down
A．always B．even C．quickly D．never
A．found B．played C．knew D．threw
A．whether B．when C．where D．why
A．afraid B．surprised C．worried D．unhappy
A．pictures B．exercises C．shops D．reports
A．top B．end C．back D．side
A．learnt B．remembered C．forgot D．guessed
A．doctor B．child C．children D．teacher
A．read B．work C．teach D．show
阅读下面短文，掌握大意，然后从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
Look! __ is my friend. Her _ is Meimei. Well, can you _ it? Yeah! M-e-i,m-e-i. She is thirteen _ old. She studies in No.1 Middle School. She is _ new student here. There _ eighteen boys and fifteen girls in her class. Her mother a teacher. She is an teacher. Her father, Mr Wang is a teacher, . Their students all love them because they love their students. They have(有)a dog. The dog and Meimei are ___ friends.
A．These B．Those C．This D．They
A．name B．shop C．school D．friend
A．say B．spell C．see D．meet
A．bags B．years C．books D．chairs
A．an B．a C．the D．/
A．are B．is C．am D．be
A．am B．is C．are D．be
A．English B．Chinese C．French(法国的) D．England
A．to B．too C．either D．also
A．right B．fine C．nice D．good