Letmetellyousomethingaboutourp-优题课

What surprises us most？ It is that there are still couples who keep doing things to show each other love． A Japanese farmer is famous for his act of love． He has spent nearly two years planting flowers for his blind wife．

Mr． and Mrs． Kuroki live in a large flower garden． The garden has turned into a tourist attraction （旅游胜地） recently． Around 7，000 visitors come here each year， not only for the beautiful scenery （景色）， but also for the special story behind the two old farmers．

In 1956， the newly married couple first moved into the house． The house would be their home for the rest of their lives． They had two children and lived happily for years． However， as years passed， Mrs． Kuroki's health began to decline． Her vision （视力） problems were so serious that she became blind in the end． She hid herself in her home for a long time， refusing to leave unless it was necessary．

Mr． Kuroki got an idea． He wanted to give her gifts﹣flowers． So he got to work on his big surprise． Mr． Kuroki took advantage of the hills around their house and he began to plant a kind of flower with strong fragrance （芳香）． He wanted to see if the fragrance would make her come outside． When he realized that his idea was going to work， he worked for nearly two years to completely cover his garden with the flowers．

Now Mrs． Kuroki goes out every day with her husband to enjoy the fragrance of the flowers and the fresh air of a new day．

（1）From Paragraph 1， we can know 　　．

A．	the farmer loves his wife very much
B．	the farmer has planted some trees for his wife
C．	there is nothing wrong with the farmer's wife's eyes
D．	it has taken the farmer over three years to plant flowers

（2）What's the Chinese meaning of the underlined word "decline" in the passage？　　

A．	好转
B．	控制
C．	恶化
D．	拒绝

（3）After Mrs． Kuroki became blind， she 　　．

A．	managed to go out
B．	hid herself in her home for a while
C．	planted the flowers with her husband
D．	refused to leave unless it was necessary

（4）Mr． Kuroki planted the flowers to 　　．

A．	get more visitors' attention
B．	make his wife love flowers
C．	enjoy the fragrance of the flowers
D．	make his wife come out and enjoy the fragrance

（5）Which is the best title of this passage？　　

A．	A Famous Japanese Farmer
B．	A Beautiful Act of Love
C．	A Large Flower Garden
D．	A Kind of Flower with Strong Fragrance

A man named Randy in Canada liked to hunt for trees． He looked for big trees and old trees in Canada． He made maps to show where these trees were． He did not want to cut them down． Actually he wanted people to take care of them．

Ancient trees are today rare （稀少的） everywhere in the world． On Vancouver Island in Canada， there are so many big trees． The biggest trees are about 800 years old． They are the survivorsof a forest fire． The fire brought damage （损害） to the area about 350 years ago． Randy was told of a very tall tree on Vancouver Island． The tree was said to be 314 feet tall． That would make it the tallest tree in Canada． Randy set out to find the tree．

But someone else found it first． It was found by a logger﹣a person whose job is to cut down trees． The loggers wanted to cut down Canada's tallest tree and all the trees around it．

Randy made a path （小路） in the forest in order that people could see the tall tree． The tree was so big and beautiful that even more and more people wanted to save that forest． Thanks to these people， that forest is now a park． Canada's tallest tree is still there．

There may still be a bigger tree out there． Maybe you will find it． But there are only a few old forests left in Canada． Many are still at risk of being cut down．

（1）Why did Randy make maps？　　

A．	To look for more big trees．
B．	To show the positions of the big and old trees．
C．	To cut trees down later．
D．	To help loggers．

（2）The underlined word "survivor" means 　　in Chinese．

A．	受益者
B．	制造者
C．	控制者
D．	幸存者

（3）What did the loggers want to do with Canada's tallest tree？　　

A．	They wanted to take care of it．
B．	They wanted to save it．
C．	They wanted to cut it down．
D．	They wanted to know its height．

（4）Which of the following is NOT true？　　

A．	Randy is from Canada．
B．	The fire happened about 350 years ago．
C．	Randy made a path in the forest
D．	Canada's tallest tree is cut down now．

（5）What happened to the forest according to the passage？　　

A．	It has disappeared．
B．	It became a park．
C．	It was not famous anymore．
D．	The passage doesn't mention it．

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What Would You Do？ is a TV program on American ABC． The program which is hosted （主持） by the news reporter John Quinones is popular with many people． It tests what people will do when they see someone is in trouble to remind us to stand up for the people in need． Here is last week's program．

In a cake shop， two actors acted as a blind woman named Pamela and a man clerk who looked down upon the blind． Hidden cameras were recording what would happen． The blind woman came into the shop and bought a box of twelve cupcakes． The clerk treated the woman badly at first． Then he cheated her． He only gave her 6 dollars instead of 34 dollars．

Would someone be brave enough to stand up for the blind woman？ Yes! A customer in the cake shop stopped the clerk from cheating the blind and treating her badly． And other customers joined in soon． John appeared in the end and interviewed the first customer who helped Pamela out． She said it was necessary to give a hand to the people in need． "A psychology professor （心理学教授） once said，" she said， "it's difficult to take the first step

to stand up． It needs courage．"

提示词：

cheat 欺骗；

clerk 职员

根据短文内容完成表格．

The name of the popular TV program	（1）　　？
（2）　　the TV program	To remind us to stand up for the people in need．
The place that last week's program was recorded in．	In a cake shop．
The things that happened to the blind woman	The clerk treated the blind woman badly at first． Then he cheated her by only（3）　　instead of 34 dollars．
The first person who was brave enough to stand up for（4）　　．	A customer in the cake shop．
Something that's difficult to （5）_____stand up	Courage．

There lived a family with eight children in a small village．Two of the children loved painting very much， but the family was so poor that it was impossible to send both of them to study at the art college at the same time． After many discussions， the two boys finally thought out a plan． They had a bet． The loser would go down into the mines （煤矿） and， with the money he made， support his brother studying at the college． Then， when the brother who won finished his studies， he would support the other brother studying at the college．

Fred won and Mark went down into the mines． Fred worked with all his heart and his paintings were much better than those of most of his teachers，and by the time he finished school，he was beginning to make a lot of money from his paintings．

When Fred returned， the family held a big dinner for his great success． Soon after the meal began， Fred stood up from his seat and said to his dear brother， "Mark， now you can go to the

art college and your dream will come true． I will take care of you．"

But Mark said softly， "Brother， the three years in the mines has done too much to my hands， so it's too late． Now I can't even hold a glass．"

To show his great love and respect （尊敬）， Fred drew his brother's hands with fingers towards the sky．

He called his drawing "The Praying Hands"， which became very famous years later．

提示词：

bet 打赌；

support 支持

根据短文内容，回答下列问题．

（1）Did Fred and Mark study at the art college at the same time？　　

（2）Whose money did Fred study in the art college with？　　

（3）How long did Fred study painting in the art college？　　

（4）Why did Fred draw "The Praying Hands"？　　

（5）What's the best title of the passage？　　

A．No, it isn’t.	B．Yes ,it isn’t
C．No, it is	D．Yes, it is

A．There is a tree.	B．there are two boats.
C．There are two toilets.	D．There is a river

A．There is a café	B．There is a playground
C．There is a tree	D．there is a lake