One day, a teacher was giving a speech to his students. He held up a glass of water and asked the class, "How heavy do you think this glass of water is?"
The students' answers ranged from 20 g to 500 g. "It does not matter on the weight itself. It depends on how long you hold it. If I hold it for a minute, it is OK. If I hold it for an hour, I will have an ache in my right arm. If I hold it for a day, you will have to call an ambulance (救护车). It is exactly the same weight, but the longer I hold it, the heavier it becomes. "
If we carry our burdens (负担) all the time, sooner or later, we will not be able to carry on, the burden becoming increasingly heavier. "
"What you have to do is to put the glass down, rest for a while before holding it up again.”
We have to put down the burden sometimes, so that we can be refreshed (使恢复) and are able to carry on.
So before you return home from work tonight, put the burden of work down. Don't carry it back home. You can pick it up tomorrow.
Whatever burdens you are having now on your shoulders, let it down for a moment if you can.
“A glass of water”in this passage referred to (指)_________.
A.knowledge B.the burden C.the time D.the money
A.more stressed B.much heavier C.more relaxed D.much happier
A.how to relax oneself in life B.how to solve a physics problem C.how to keep fit by drinking water D.how to study well
A.You could become heavier and heavier if you held a glass of water in your hand. B.All the students in the class knew what the weight of the glass of water exactly was. C.The teacher had a good way of making his lesson clear and easy to be understood. D.All the students can understand the teacher’s lesson.
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Dick lived in England. One day in January, he said to his wife: “I’m going to fly to New York next week I’ve got some work there.” “Where are you going to there?” his wife asked. “I don’t know yet,” Dick answered. “Please send me your New York in a telegram (电报),” his wife said. “OK,” Dick answered.
He flew to New York and a nice hotel in the center of the city. He put his things in his room and then he sent his wife a . He put the address of his hotel in it. In the evening he didn’t have work, so he went to a movie. He came out at nine o’clock and to go back to the hotel.
He found a taxi and the driver said: “Where do you want to go?” But Dick couldn’t the name and address of his hotel. “Which hotel are my things in? And what am I going to do tonight?” he asked. But the driver didn’t know . So Dick got out and went into a post office. There he sent his wife telegram, and in it he wrote: “Please send my address to this post office.”
A.if B.when C.so D.because
A.work B.visit C.stay D.eat
A.number B.address C.street D.photo
A.found B.opened C.saw D.called
A.letter B.telegram C.call D.gift
A.some B.no C.none D.any
A.asked B.refused C.decided D.waited
A.remember B.forget C.know D.see
A.too B.even C.ever D.either
A.one B.another C.other D.the other
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Once, a king showed two men a large basket in the garden. He told them to fill it with water from a well. After they their work, he left them, saying, “When the sun is down, I will come and see your work.”
At last one of them said, “What’s the use of doing this foolish work? We can fill the basket.” man answered, “That is none of your business.” The first man said. “You may do as you like, but I am not going to work at so foolish.” He his bucket and went away. The other man said no word, and kept on carrying . At last the well was almost .
As he poured the last bucket of water into the basket, he saw a bright thing in it. He picked it up. It was a beautiful gold ring. Just then the king came. he saw the ring, he knew that he had found the kind of man he wanted. He told him to keep the ring for himself. “You so well in this little thing,” he said, “ now I know I can believe you with many things.”
A.finished B.did C.began D.had
A.ever B.never C.easily D.no
A.The other B.Another C.One D.A second
A.anything B.something C.nothing D.everything
A.picked up B.put away C.took away D.threw away
A.water B.basket C.well D.work
A.full B.empty C.filled D.clean
A.While B.As soon as C.Before D.Since
A.have done B.will do C.do D.are doing
A.what B.why C.when D.that
I was so excited after I had found the holiday in the guidebook. It said, “Enjoy a week of sightseeing in one of Europe’s most beautiful cities ______ staying at one of its best hotels.” Now I wasn’t so sure. I had waited fifteen minutes at reception (前台) when I ______ and now the shower in my room wasn’t working. I called hotel reception.
“Hello. This is Room 308. There isn’t any ______ in my bathroom.”
“Are you sure?”
“Of course I’m sure!
“I’ll ______ our hotel engineer at once. ”
An hour later, the engineer came to look at the shower. He hit the pipes (管子) a few times and looked ______. “Sorry, but I cannot fix it today. Maybe, tomorrow.” Then he ______ his hand. I couldn’t believe it! He wanted a tip (小费) for doing _____! I was very angry. But suddenly, I had a better idea. ______, I gave the engineer a few coins. He hadn’t fixed my shower but he had taught me something about staying in his country. Two minutes later I was at the reception desk. I explained the problem to the receptionist (接待员) and he replied, “Sorry. This is a _____ situation, but what can we do?” I knew exactly what to do. I gave the hotel manager a very large tip. Fifteen minutes later I ______ into Room 405. It was twice the size of Room 308, it had a wonderful view (景色) of the city, a comfortable bed and, most importantly, there was water in the bathroom.
A.since B.while C.after D.before
A.arrived B.passed C.left D.stopped
A.toothpaste B.water C.shampoo D.soap
A.send B.catch C.trouble D.bring
A.proud B.worried C.angry D.excited
A.put up B.cleaned up C.took back D.held out
A.nothing B.anything C.something D.everything
A.Seriously B.Especially C.Quickly D.Luckily
A.helpful B.perfect C.terrible D.busy
A.broke B.looked C.rushed D.moved
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阅读下面短文,然后从所给的选项中,选出一个最佳选项.
Last summer we went on an exciting trip to Sarawak in Malaysia, a part of the island of Borneo (婆罗洲). Borneo is famous for its rainforest, which 427,500 square kilometers of the island. This rainforest is 130 million years old, making it one of the rainforests in the world.
When we were in Sarawak, we were lucky enough to go hiking the jungle. In the jungle we came across many wild . Our favorite animals were orangutans (猩猩). We watched them swing tree to tree. The graceful and gentle animals made us feel even closer to .
The told us many stories of fantastic spitting cobras (啐毒眼镜蛇). He said that they were more of us than we were of them! Another interesting feature of Sarawak is that there are many tribes (部落), which still in the rainforest today.
we visited one of these tribes, people there told us about their long history. We were really in their stories and traditions. Besides, we also enjoyed their ,such as pansoh, which was chicken cooked in bamboo.
In Sarawak, there are also rivers and many different birds. , we didn’t have time to visit Turtle Island. It’s a wonderful place you can swim in with the turtles.
This holiday has been a life-changing that we will never forget.
A.stands B.comes C.covers D.turns
A.largest B.oldest C.longest D.biggest
A.to B.on C.through D.above
A.plants B.animals C.flowers D.insects
A.from B.between C.under D.in
A.trees B.life C.nature D.people
A.teacher B.driver C.guide D.girl
A.fond (喜欢的) B.tired C.scared D.worried
A.live B.work C.study D.lives
A.If B.Why C.When D.Whether
A.bored B.surprised C.interested D.interesting
A.food B.clothes C.houses D.fruit.
A.Luckily B.Sadly C.Happily D.Sad
A.what B.which C.when D.in that
A.story B.place C.experience D.visiting
请认真阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Not everyone has the chance to be a detective. But I ever got one when I was thirteen years old. It happened in 1988.
One afternoon, I was walking down the street when I saw my new car. I expected to see my father, but to my , I saw a young woman driving instead. “She stole my father’s car,” I thought. So I quickly stopped a and got in. I said to the driver, “Follow that new car . ” And I told him why.
The taxi driver had a car telephone, and I asked him to the police. Soon we heard the of a police car and its loudspeaker. The policeman told the woman to her car. Our car came to a stop, too. I right then and said to the woman, “It’s not car. It’s my father’s.”
The woman and said, “Oh. You’re Mr Jackson’s son, right? I’ve once seen your photo at your father’s .”
Before I could say word, the woman explained that she was my father’s new assistant. My father had asked her to take his computer to the shop to have it . he lent her his car. After hearing her words, we called my father and he told us what she said was . the police and the taxi driver laughed. I very sorry. It was both the first time and the last time for me to work as a detective. Don’t you think my story funny?
A.mother’s B.father’s C.aunt’s D.own
A.joy B.way C.surprise D.surprised
A.taxi B.bus C.car D.bike
A.in front B.after C.at the back D.at the back of
A.tell B.call C.say D.ask
A.noise B.voice C.cry D.sound
A.leave B.take C.stop D.start
A.got in B.got into C.got out D.got away
A.my B.your C.mother’s D.father’s
A.smiled B.frightened C.worried D.refused
A.home B.car C.office D.book
A.another B.other C.else D.others
A.washed B.repaired C.found D.seen
A.wrong B.interesting C.boring D.true
A.felt B.sounded C.fell D.looked