46．Whomaretheoldthingscollecte-优题课

Did you know that tea，the most popular drink in the world（after water）was invented by accident？Many people believe that tea was first drunk about 5，000 years ago．It is said that a Chinese ruler called Shen Nong was the first to discover tea as a drink． One day Shen Nong was boiling drinking water over an open fire．Some leaves from a tea plant fell into the water and remained there for some time．It produced a nice smell so he tasted the brown water．It was quite delicious，and so，one of the world's favorite drinks was invented．

A few thousand years later，Lu Yu，"the saint of tea"，mentioned Shen Nong in his book Cha Jing．The book describes how tea plants were grown and used to make tea．It also discusses where the finest tea leaves were produced and what kinds of water were used．

It is believed that tea was brought to Korea and Japan during the 6th and 7th centuries．In England，tea didn't appear until around 1660，but in less than 100 years，it had become the national drink．The tea trade from China to Westerm countries took place in the 19th century．This helped to spread the popularity of tea and the tea plant to more places around the world．Even though many people now know about tea culture，the Chinese are without doubt the ones who best understand the nature of tea．

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When a wolf was walking near a village，he met a dog．It （1）　　to be a vey bony（瘦骨嶙峋的）dog． The wolf had not been hungrier than usual． So he began to move（2）　　towards the dog， while the dog backed away．

"Let me remind you， " said the dog． "it will be an unhappy thing for you to eat me now． Look at （3）　　ribs（肋骨）． I am nothing but skin and bone． But let me tell you something in private．（4）　　a few days my master will give a wedding feast （宴会） for his only daughter． You can guess how fine and fat I will be on the leftovers（残羹剩饭） from the table． Then it will be the best time for you （5）　　me．"

The wolf couldn't help thinking how nice it would be to cat a fine and fat dog instead of the bony one， So he went away．

Some days later，the wolf came back for the promised feast． He found the dog in his （6）　　yard， and asked him to come out and was ready to eat him．

"Sir， "said the dog． "I shall be glad to have you cat me． I will be out as （7）　　as the porter（看门的人） opens the door．"

（8）　　the "porter"was a huge dog to be very unkind towards wolves， which the wolf knew by a （9）　　experience． He learnt an important lesson﹣（10）　　what you can get when you can get it． So he decided not to wait and ran away as fast as possible．

Time capsules（胶囊）are small collections of things or information that are stored（存储）somewhere safe．They can（1）　　by people in many years and give future people a view of life in the past．

They may have newspaper articles，popular music recordings and photos．Historians can use time capsules to （2）　　more about people that lived in the past．

One of （3）　　time capslules was the Detroit Century Box．On December 31，1900，the city put several photos and letters in a box．The box wasn't opened （4）　　people took it out on December 31，2000．

The things inside the capaule （5）　　us a look at Deroit in the past．There （6）　　photos of people and places，as well as letters written by local people．Some of them even made（7）　　for the future．For example，one perscn predicted that Detroit would have a population of 4 million by 2000．But （8）　　，the population of the city was 951，000 that year，according to historydetroit．com．

Humans have （9）　　sent time capsules into space! The US sent two capsules into space on the Voyager spacecraft （航天器）in 1977． They're called the Voyager Golden Records． They contain （包含）sounds and pictures that show human life and culture． For example， they have（10）　　by classical musician Beethoven and pictures of plants， insects and landscapes （风景）． The Voyager spacecraft has traveled far away from our solar system （太阳系）． It is hoped that aliens might find the time capsules some day and leam about humans．

（1）A．open	B．opened	C．be opened	D．be open
（2）A．change	B．learn	C．take	D．worry
（3）A．earliest	B．the earliest	C．the early	D．the earlier
（4）A．until	B．when	C．after	D．since
（5）A．thought	B．made	C．caught	D．gave
（6）A．was	B．are	C．were	D．will be
（7）A．questions	B．inventions	C．predictions	D．suggestions
（8）A．in fact	B．at first	C．in total	D．at last
（9）A．never	B．even	C．hardly	D．seldom
（10）A．sports	B．paintings	C．rock	D．music

Is your life ruled by love or by fear？Love and fear are two opposite feelings that shape our life in very different ways．Most of us are controlled by both of them．However，even a tiny change towards love and away from fear can bring more happiness．Here are some suggestions towards love．

Cultivate Gratitude（培养感恩之心）

Gratitude makes us feel happier．If you remember to be thankful for the blessings（赐福）of your life，you will feel more connected to yourself and others．When you let worries go and have gratitude instead，love appears quickly．

Test the Reality of Fear

Sometimes fear can be like a cloud that keeps out the sunlight．A simple way to deal with fear is to test its reality．Write down three things that you're afraid of．Then look at each point and ask yourself， "Is this fear really grounded（基于）in reality？" I know when I do this，I often find that fears aren't reasonable．

Take Action

Taking action is the best way to control fear．For example，if you are not feeling well，but you don't go to a doctor，you may imagine that you are having a serious health problem．Once you've been to a doctor，talked about the problems and dealt with them one by one，your fear will become smaller and even disappear．

The title：（1）
Cultivate Gratitude	★Love will appear quickly if you have gratitude（2）　　being worried．
Test the Reality of Fear	Test the reality of fear（3）　　： ★ Write down three things you're afraid of． ★Look at each point and ask yourself some questions．
（4）	★Taking action is the best way to control fear． ★ It will make your fear （5）　　．

angry come without answer but should no wait and God they not

There was a gardener who had planted many fruit trees in his garden．Now he wanted to pick the fruits and sell （1）　　to make money．When he was picking the fruits，the gardener saw a stranger picking fruits in his garden．The gardener became very（2）　　and shouted， "What are you doing in my tree？" The stranger looked at the gardener，（3）　　he didn't reply and continued to pick fruits．The gardener shouted angrily， "You have no right to take the fruits（4）　　my permission（允许）．Come down at once!"

The stranger answered， "Why （5）　　I come down？This is the garden of God and I'm the servant（仆人）of God，so I have the right to pick these fruits． "The gardener was surprised at his （6）　　and had a good idea．He told the stranger （7）　　down from the tree．When the stranger climbed down，the gardener began to beat him with a stick．The stranger shouted loudly， "Why are you beating me？You have no right to do this!"

The gardener paid （8）　　attention and continued beating him．The stranger shouted， "Aren't you afraid of God？" The gardener answered， "Why should I be afraid？The stick in my hand belongs to God and I'm the servant of God．So I have the right to beat you．"The stranger was ashamed（羞愧）and said， "（9）　　．Don't beat me，I'm sorry for taking the fruits． "The gardener smiled and said， "Don't use （10）　　name to justify（辩解）your wrong actions．"