Many people think that the ideas about right and wrong are only personal ideas. Bennett wrote The Book of Virtue (美德) in which he suggested that great moral (道德的) stories can build character. The success of Bennett’s book shows that many Americans still believe in moral values， just like honesty， courage， loyalty and many others.
For Americans， one basic moral value is honesty. The story about George Washington and the cherry tree teaches this value clearly. Little George cut down his father’s favourite cherry tree. When his father asked him about it， George said， “I did it.” Instead of punishment， his father spoke highly of him. Sometimes American honesty--being open and direct--can make people angry. But Americans still believe that “honesty is the best virtue”.
Another virtue is perseverance (毅力). A story tells of a little train climbing a hill. The hill is too high to get over it. But the train just kept pulling， all the while saying， “I think I can， I think I can.” At last， the train was over the top because he did not give up.
Compassion(同情) may be the queen of American virtues. The story of “The Good Samaritan” from the Bible describes a man with compassion. On his way home， he found a poor traveler lying on the road. The kind man， instead of just passing by， stopped to help this person in need.
Compassion can even turn into a good cycle. In 1992， people in Iowa sent plenty of water to help Floridians(佛罗里达州人) hit by storms. The next summer， during the Midwest flood， Florida returned. Millions of Americans are quietly passing along the kindness shown to them.
In no way can this book cover all the moral values honored (以…为荣) by Americans. But moral virtues are priceless， and they are the base of American culture and any culture.How many virtues Americans have are mainly talked about in the passage?
| A．Six. | B．Five. | C．Four. | D．Three. |
The tale about the turtle (龟) and the rabbit that had a race can be an example to describe .
| A．honesty | B．perseverance | C．compassion | D．courage |
The passage implies(暗示) that .
| A．the story of “The Good Samaritan” tells that a kind man helps a poor traveler |
| B．some people think Americans go back to traditional moral values |
| C．Americans have many other moral virtues such as courage， loyalty， confidence. |
| D．the story about the little train proves Americans perseverant(有毅力的) |
Which of the following shows the organization of the passage?
Here’s a piece of very simple but life changing advice that I first heard from Brain Tracy. Cut down on the TV at night by just one hour. Instead, use that hour to read books that could improve your life.
If you’re a salesman, google for the best and most useful books on improving your sales.
This applies(适用) to all fields, not just the workrelated（与工作相关的）ones. Maybe you want to improve your health, become a more energetic person. Or maybe you want to improve your study, your relations or perhaps do some personal development.
One hour a day is not much. But if you read for one hour a day on weekdays, that’s about 260 hours a year. That’s a large number of books and a lot of useful advice.
If you follow the ideas, who knows what great things and feelings could come into your life. Also, all that information and advice will start to open up your mind. You will start to see more chances in your life.
Now, you might think something like this:
I really don’t have the money….
Answer: Visit your public library or search the database(数据库). Or look for books that are used in places like amazon.com.
I really don’t have the time….
Answer: Buy audiobooks(有声读物) and listen to them in the car while driving to and from work. Or copy them to your MP3-player and listen while riding your bike/bus to work or school. Recently selling audiobooks through MP3-downloads has become popular….
Shut off the TV a little earlier and start reading.What is Brain Tracy’s life changing advice about?
| A．Watching TV. |
| B．Listening to MP3. |
| C．Using the Internet. |
| D．Reading helpful books |
What should you do if you really don’t have the money to read?
| A．To buy some books from amazon.com. |
| B．To download MP3 free. |
| C．To visit the public library. |
| D．To borrow audiobooks and listen to them. |
What is the writer’s idea about audiobooks?
| A．They are more useful. |
| B．Listening to audiobooks is easier than reading books. |
| C．It’s dangerous to listen to audiobooks while driving or riding. |
| D．Audiobooks are a good solution to the problem of having no time to read. |
Which is NOT true about reading an hour a day?
| A．It will open up your mind. |
| B．You will have about 260 hours a year to read. |
| C．You will read lots of books and get much useful advice. |
| D．It will probably bring great things and feelings into your life. |
Years ago, I lived in a building in a large city. There was another building not far from mine. A woman lived there. I had never met her, but I could see her sit by the window each afternoon, drinking or reading.
After several months, I began to find that her window was dirty. Everything was unclear through the dirty window. I would say to myself, “What a lazy woman! I want to know why she doesn’t wash her window. It really looks terrible.”
One bright morning, I decided to clean my flat, including the window. I worked the whole morning. When I finished the cleaning, I sat down by the window with a cup of coffee for a rest. What a surprise! Everything in the woman’s flat could be seen clearly. Her window was clean!
I began to understand. I watched the woman’s window from my own dirty window. That’s the problem!
This is quite an important lesson for me. How often do I look at and criticize(批评) others through the dirty window of my heart?
From then on, whenever I want to judge someone, I ask myself first, “Am I looking at him through my dirty window?” Then I try to clean the window of my own world so that I may see others’ world more clearly.The writer couldn’t see things clearly through the window because .
| A．the woman’s window was dirty |
| B．the writher’s window was dirty |
| C．the woman lived far away |
| D．there was something wrong with the writer’s eyes |
It’s TRUE that .
| A．the writer had never met the woman before |
| B．the woman often drank and read by the window in the morning |
| C．they both worked as cleaners |
| D．the woman lived alone |
When did the writer begin to understand he had a wrong idea about the woman’s windows?
| A．A few months ago. |
| B．A few months later. |
| C．Before he cleaned his windows. |
| D．After he cleaned his windows. |
People use money to buy food, books and hundreds of other things they need. When they work, they usually get paid in money.
Most of the money used today is made of metal or paper. But people used to use all kinds of things as money. One of the first kinds of money was shells(贝壳).
In China, cloth and knives were used as money. Elephant tusks(牙), monkey tails and salt were used in some parts of the world. Rice was also a kind of money used by the people in some islands.
The first copper coins(硬币) were made in China. They were round and had a square hole in the center. Different countries have used different metals for their money. Later, some countries began to make coins of gold and silver(银). But gold and silver were heavy to carry when people needed a lot of coins to buy something expensive. The Chinese were the first to use paper money. The first paper money looked more like a note from one person to another than the paper money used today.
Money has had an interesting story from the days of shell money till today.People usually use money .
| A．to buy gold |
| B．to get something they want |
| C．to buy shells |
| D．to buy something expensive |
Long, long ago people all over the world used as money.
| A．the same metal |
| B．the same paper |
| C．different metals |
| D．all kinds of things |
The first paper money .
| A．looked like the same as the paper money used today |
| B．looked interesting |
| C．looked like a note |
| D．had a square hole in the center |
Everybody is different from others. There is nobody in the world that is exactly like you: you are unique(唯一的)！That makes the world interesting. There are people who are taller than you. Maybe your hair is the same color as your friend’s, but perhaps yours is longer than hers. Another difference is that your hair may be straight and hers may be curly.
I am sure you have friends who are smarter than you. And you also have friends who are as good at sports as you. But there are also people around you who are not good at these things. However, you can also become good friends.
Are you the same as your best friend? Do you both like to finish your homework the same day you get it? Are you both neat? I think in some ways you are the same, but in many other ways you are different.
So shout to the world, “I am who I am – I am unique!” It takes all sorts to make a world.
根据短文内容判断正(A)误(B)No two persons in the world look exactly the same.
Only those who have the same interests can make friends
No one likes to have friends who are smarter than him.
Best friends may be different in some ways.
Different people make our world colorful.
Mr and Mrs Scott want to buy some new chairs for their new house. They come into a store and see some very good chairs on the floor.They like the color and want to know how much they are. They see a price tag (标签) on one chair. It says (上面写着)“$50”. They like the chair, but it is too expensive (昂贵的) for them. So they leave the store and go to other stores. Mr Scott thinks they can buy some good and cheap (便宜的)ones.
请根据短文判断下列各句的正（T）误（F）。Mr and Mrs Scott have a new house.
They want to buy tables and chairs for their house.
They think the chair in this store is cheap.
They leave the store and go home.
They want to buy cheap and good chairs.