A teacher decided to let her class play a game.She told each child in the class to bring along a bag with(36) tomatoes.Each tomato would(37) a name of a person that the child hated.So the number of tomatoes in his or her bag would depend on the number of people the child hated.
When the day came,every child brought some tomatoes with the names of the people he or she hated.Some had two tomatoes.(38) had three tomatoes.Some even had five tomatoes.The teacher then told the children to carry the tomatoes with them wherever they went for a week.Days passed and the children started to complain(抱怨)(39) the rotten (腐烂的)tomatoes let out terrible smell.Besides,those having five tomatoes,also had to carry(40) bags.After one week,the children were very happy because the game had(41) ended.
The teacher asked,"How did you feel?"The children started complaining of the trouble that they had to go through when carrying the heavy and smelly tomatoes.
Then the teacher told them the(42) behind the game.
The teacher said"This is the same situation when you carry your hatred(憎恨)for somebody(43) your heart.The terrible smell of hatred will(44) your heart,and you will carry it with you wherever you go.If you cannot stand the smell of the rotten tomatoes for just (45) week,can you imagine what it is like to have the smell of hatred in your heart for your lifetime?".
36.A.much |
B.a little |
C.a few |
37.A.call |
B.be given |
C.have written |
38.A.Any |
B.Some |
C.Every |
39.A.because |
B.but |
C.so |
40.A.lower |
B.lighter |
C.heavier |
41.A.often |
B.finally |
C.always |
42.A.meaning |
B.time |
C.way |
43.A.outside |
B.inside |
C.beside |
44.A.clean |
B.wash |
C.pollute |
45.A.one. |
B.two |
C.five. |
A.modern B.manage C.delicious D.control E.compare |
Technology plays an important part in our daily life now. Yet not many of us will realize how much we rely on it until we(1) our lives to those in the past. There was no (2) technology at that time, yet the items that people had were quite enough for them to live their lives.
Without necessary cooking tools, the people could still(3) to make their food as nice as our food today. Animal parts were thrown away if they were not (4) . Others were cooked over the fire. However, everything they used was taken from the forests around them.
A.hurt; B.kind; C.of; D.whether; E.stay; F.back; G.what; H.food; I.before; J.better; K.eyes; L.impolite |
A few years ago,a little boy,not more than eight years old,went to the store himself.While he was going (1) home,a dirty dog followed him.The dog was weak because it had a sore leg.After he found the dog was badly (2) ,he let it follow him home.
The little boy's mother taught him to be (3) and friendly. However, when the little boy asked his mother (4) he would let the dog come into the house or not, she hesitated(犹豫). "We have no room for it,"said she. The poor dog seemed to understand (5) she said. It looked so sad! The little boy almost cried when he saw the dog's big (6) looking up to him sadly.
His mother was actually kind,too.She did not drive the poor hungry dog away,but let it (7) in the yard.The little boy gave the dog some (8) ,water and clean dry grass to lie on.They also made it clean.
After a few days the dog was (9) with the help of the boy and his mother.It began to show how happy and thankful it was.Because (10) their kindness,the dog finally found a home.It did what a dog could do to be a helpful family member.
A. event B. cause C. correctly D. frightening E. suddenly |
Then we heard a (1) sound after a bright flash of lightning.
It started to rain heavily in no time. In order to get some information, Mr. Smith turned on the battery﹣powered radio. The weatherman said that the storm was the(2) of all the problems. It hit a tower at the power station before the first flash of lightning. That was the reason why the lights(3) went out before the rain came. Finally, the lights came back. We cheered loudly. The (4) made it possible for the neighbours to have a chance to be together.
A. downstairs B. discovered C. answered D. invitation E. advantage |
Everything went black! All the lights in our flat turned off, including the TV. Mum took out the candles and Dad went to see what was going on. One(1) of living in a tall building is that you always have help nearby. So I went to our next﹣door neighbour, Mr.Smith. With a candle in his hand, Mr. Smith(2) the door. Uh﹣oh! He didn't have lights, either. I(3) that all the buildings in our neighbourhood were dark. Our neighbours went (4) and began chatting outside. They were not worried at all.
many,about,they,watch,give,friend,however,large,millions of,be
On Chinese New Year's Eve,almost Chinese people are used to watching the CCTV Spring Festival Gala(春晚).(86) ,another thing is also becoming popular this year.
(87) red envelopes(红包)to children is one of the traditons of the Chinese New Year.And now,the Internet companies,Tencent(腾讯)and Alibaba(阿里巴巴),also join in the traditional activity.So people can use(88) smart mobile phones through WeChat or QQ to send and grab red envelopes.
On the Chinese New Year's Eve of 2016,(89) people were busy shaking their smart mobile phones,trying to grab WeChat or QQ red envelopes as(90) as they could.There (91) about 420 million people grabbing and sending red envelopes online.While people(92) TV,they took an active part in the activity,hoping to bring good luck for their relatives,(93) and themselves.During the five﹣hour show,WeChat and QQ users shook their smart mobile phones up to about 10.I billion times.
Alipay(支付宝)information showed that there were(94) 100 million yuan each round to be traded on that day.It has been(95) record so far.And now more and more people like grabbing red envelopes online.