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A wise man was visiting a village with his students. He found a group of family members ______ angrily at each other. He turned to his students and asked: “Why do people shout angrily at each other?”
His students thought for a while, and one of them said: “Because when we lose our calm, we shout.”
“But, why should you shout when the other person is just next to you? You can just as well tell him _____ you have to say in a soft manner,” said the wise man.
Students gave some other answers but ______ were any good.
“When two people are angry at each other, their hearts become distant（疏远的）,” the wise man ______, “To cover that distance (距离), they must shout to be able to hear ______. The angrier they are, the louder they will have to shout to hear each other and cover that great distance.”
The wise man then gave an ______: “What happens when two people fall in love? They don’t shout at each other but talk softly because their hearts are very ______. When they love each other even more, what happens? They don’t need to talk. They ______ look at each other and that’s all. That is how close two people are when they love each other.”
He looked at his students and said: “______ when you argue, do not let your hearts get distant. Do not say words that distance you from others. Or there will come a day when the distance is so great that you will not find the ______ to return.”
A．smiling B．throwing C．shouting D．fighting
A．what B．why C．where D．how
A．no B．all C．both D．none
A．explained(解释) B．agreed C．answered D．wished
A．another B．the other C．each other D．other man
A．excuse B．example C．advice D．advertisement
A．far B．strange C．usual D．close
A．only B．hardly C．never D．seldom
A．If B．So C．But D．And
A．reason B．cause C．path D．partner
Some years ago on a hot summer day in south Florida a little boy decided to go for a swim in the old swimming hole behind his house.
In a ____ to dive into the cool water, he ran out the back door, leaving ____ his shoes, socks, and shirt as he went. He flew into the water, not ____ that as he swam toward the middle of the lake, an alligator(鳄鱼) was swimming ____ him. His mother in the house was looking out of the window. She saw the two as they got closer and closer together. In great fear, she ____ toward the water,____ to her son as loudly as she could.
Hearing her voice, the little boy became alarmed and made a ____ to swim to his mother. It was too ____. Just as he reached her son, the alligator reached him.
From the bank, the mother caught her little boy by the ____ just as the alligator snatched his legs. That began an unbelievable tug-of-war(拔河比赛) between the two. The alligator was much ____ than the mother, but the mother wouldn’t give up.
A farmer ____ to drive by. He heard the cry, raced from his truck, took aim and shot the alligator.
After weeks and weeks in the hospital, the little boy was in good ____ again. But on his legs there were scars(伤疤) ____ by the animal and, on his arms, there were also scars left by his mother in her effort to hold on to the son she loved.
A newspaper reporter asked the boy ____ he would show him his scars. The boy lifted his legs. And then, with clear ____, he said to the reporter:” But look at my arms. I have great scars on my arms, too. I have them because my mother wouldn't let go.”
A．hurry B．dream C．hungry D．time
A．for B．over C．behind D．out
A．hearing B．understanding C．feeling D．realizing
A．backward B．downward C．toward D．upward
A．ran B．walked C．jumped D．moved
A．smiling B．shouting C．talking D．nodding
A．change B．mistake C．face D．return
A．dangerous B．close C．late D．early
A．legs B．arms C．hands D．feet
A．faster B．taller C．bigger D．stronger
A．happened B．came C．noticed D．stopped
A．shape B．health C．look D．build
A．followed B．written C．left D．broken
A．where B．how C．when D．whether
A．sadness B．pride C．purpose D．service
In a small city in England， there was a farmer who lived alone. Every day he a pound of butter to his neighbour， who was a baker， One day the baker decided to the butter to see if he was getting a pound. After he weighed it， he found that he wasn't. The baker then took farmer to the judge (法官).
The judge asked the farmer if he had any way to weigh the butter. The farmer replied. "I am so
that I do not have enough money to buy anything to weigh it， I do have a kind of scale(天平). " The judge asked， "Then how do you weigh the butter?" The farmer replied， "Before the baker started buying butter from ， I had bought bread from him. So now every time when I bring home the bread from the baker， I put it on the scale and give him the butter of the same weight，"
We what we give to others in life. Whenever you take actions， ask yourself 28， "Am I honest?"
Honesty or dishonesty can become a . Some dishonest people can lie(说谎) without a red face. Others lie so much that they do not even what the truth is any more. But who is it bad for? As a matter of fact， those who lie will hurt themselves by their own dishonest behavior.
A．gave B．fed C．sold D．threw
A．weigh B．watch C．cut D．use
A．/ B．a C．an D．the
A．rich B．poor C．honest D．quiet
A．and B．so C．but D．or
A．I B．my C．me D．mine
A．get back B．look back C．give back D．turn back
A．answer B．question C．help D．idea
A．difference B．habit C．mistake D．difficulty
A．study B．mean C．imagine D．know
Last summer I spent two weeks in Singapore with my mother and my sister. Before this trip, I heard that Singapore is one of the most beautiful and cleanest countries in . I hoped that I would have an unforgettable time there. In fact, the trip was than I had expected.
Many places in Singapore us. First, we visited Singapore Zoo and Jurong Bird Park. the places are very large and many animals live there. So we had to a whole day seeing all of the animals. However, the most interesting was the Bird Show in Jurong Bird Park. We enjoyed the of the birds. The workers had trained the birds carefully and patiently for long they could dance, sing and even play basketball. At the end of the show, they sent the visitors a message that people’s awareness of protecting birds. I think it is a very helpful and practical of educating people about the nature protection.
Second, after spending a week in relaxing and visiting some tourist spots (旅游景点) in Singapore, my sister and I to attend a short-term English course because English is the official language in Singapore and we thought we would our English quickly. English was the only common language in this class, so all students there had to speak English during the lessons.
The trip in Singapore was truly a nice in my life. During the trip, I learned much about other countries’ lives, other people’s thoughts and I improved my English. , I have made some new friends who I am still keeping in touch and I hope that I will meet them again some day in China and tell them more about our country.
A．Africa B．Asia C．America D．Europe
A．worse B．longer C．faster D．greater
A．attracted B．affected C．attacked D．held
A．All B．Neither C．Both D．Each
A．take B．cost C．waste D．spend
A．accident B．event C．case D．report
A．births B．fights C．parties D．performances
A．so that B．in order to C．such that D．even though
A．cures B．prevents C．raises D．reduces
A．way B．road C．result D．street
A．refused B．stopped C．decided D．forgot
A．speak B．pass C．express D．improve
A．idea B．experience C．skill D．question
A．In addition B．As a result C．In fact D．At last
A．at B．with C．for D．of
When I was in the third grade， I was chosen to be the princess in the school play. For weeks my mother had helped me practise my words. But once on the stage， every word __ from my head. Then my teacher asked me to change my role to be a narrator (解说者) for the play. I didn’t tell my mother what had happened that day， she noticed my and asked if I wanted to take a walk in the garden.
It was a lovely spring day. We could see dandelions (蒲公英) coming out the grass in bunches (束). I watched my mother bend down by one of the bunches. “I think I’ll remove all these weeds (野草)，” she said. “From now on， we’ll have roses in this garden.”
“But I like dandelions，” I said. “All flowers are — even dandelions!”
My mother looked at me seriously. “Yes， every flower gives pleasure in its own way， doesn’t it?” she asked thoughtfully. I nodded(点头). “And the same as ，” she said.
When I that she had guessed my pain， I started to cry and told her the truth. “But you will be a wonderful narrator，” she said， me of how much I loved to read stories aloud.
Thanks to my mother’s encouragement， I got to know everybody had his or her own in the world. I felt proud of the role in the play.
A．developed B．left C．failed D．disappeared
A．If B．Because C．Though D．Since
A．difficulty B．mistake C．danger D．unhappiness
A．through B．past C．beyond D．behind
A．hardly B．only C．still D．also
A．harmless B．healthy C．beautiful D．fresh
A．students B．people C．flowers D．teachers
A．remembered B．realized C．explained D．promised
A．representing B．complaining C．recommending D．reminding
A．prize B．progress C．value D．interest
A daughter was born sick. The doctor told the girl’s father that the was that she couldn’t run over 400 metres at a time, or a terrible problem might happen to her. The father felt really sad about it. He asked the doctor if there were any to cure it. The doctor shook his head. How blue the father felt! But the man still didn’t give up his .
He began to pay attention to any news from about the girl’s health. One day, a piece of news from a newspaper him, which said if you keep saying the same words to a person every night when he or she is , it will have a magical power. From that day on, every night, when the girl fell asleep, the father would say to her, “you will be beautiful and healthy in the future. No matter (无论) what you will be I will always love you.” The father kept on doing the same thing every night for over 16 years. Year after year, magic . As the girl grew up, she became healthier and healthier. Later she took part in a 3000-metre cross-country race and won a prize. In 2014, the parents took the girl to the doctor again. The doctor could believe his eyes when he saw the report. He said it was a(n) that he had never met before.
Later, the girl said—Whenever I thought of my father’s , I was deeply moved. I’ll spend all the rest of my life to give my father a happy life. My dear father, love you forever.
A．best B．worst C．least D．latest
A．needs B．time C．methods D．thoughts
A．doubt B．pity C．hope D．plan
A．discovered B．met C．arrested D．attracted
A．sleeping B．watching C．reading D．hearing
A．failed B．worked C．went D．died
A．ever B．almost C．never D．even
A．probably B．highly C．hardly D．always
A．wonder B．waste C．accident D．problem
A．face B．words C．cry D．shouts