In a restaurant, a bug(虫子) suddenly flew in and landed on the woman. She started shouting out of fear. Then she jumped around with both her hands shaking, trying to scare away the bug. Her reaction was very strong and everyone in her group got into fear.
The woman finally got the bug of her, but then it landed on another woman in the group. Now, it was her turn to continue the drama.
A waiter rushed to the table. The woman somehow managed to get the bug on the waiter. The waiter stood quietly and looked at the bug on his shirt. He carefully picked up the bug and threw it out of a window.
Drinking my coffee and watching the drama go on, I started wondering: Was the bug responsible for what they behaved just now/ If so, then why was the waiter not disturbed(v. 干扰)?
He solved the problem perfectly without any fear. It was not a bug, but the inability of those people to deal with the disturbance(n. 干扰) caused by the bug that disturbed them.
I realized that it was not the shouting of my father or my boss that disturbed me, but my inability to deal with the disturbances caused by their shouting that disturbed me. It was not the traffic jams(堵塞) on the road but my inability to deal with the disturbances caused by traffic jams that disturbed me.
It is not a problem, but my reaction to the problem that creates disorders in my life.
(1)From the passage, we can infer(推断) that the second woman .
A. was not scared because she was strong
B. acted the same way the first woman did
C. continued watching the drama
D. threw the bug back on the first woman
(2)Where was the writer when the story happened?
A. In the restaurant.
B. In his office
C. On his way to work
D. At the theater
(3)Which of the following would the writer agree with?
A. It was the women who caused the trouble.
B. The women were able to deal with the disturbance.
C. The bug was responsible for what the women did.
D. The waiter had the ability to deal with the disturbance.
(4)According to the passage, if you run into a traffic jam, you're supposed to .
A. complain for being late
B. feel upset and worried
C. relax yourself by listening to music
D. expect someone to clear the road right away
(5)What does the passage mainly tell us?
A. Speak less, do more.
B. Keep your cool when trouble hits.
C. Actions speak louder than words.
D. Mind your manners while in a restaurant.
This is the twin’s bedroom. The two beds looks the same(看起来像). This bed is Wang Lei’s. It is near the window. That one is Wang Fang’s. It’s behind the door. The twins have one desk and two chairs. Their clock, books and pencils are on the desk. Their schoolbags are on the chairs. Wang Lei’s shirt is on his bed. On Wang Lei’s bed there is her skirt. It’s yellow. The room isn’t big, but nice.This is_______ bedroom.
A.your | B.my | C.our | D.Wang Lei and Wang Fang’s |
Wang Lei and Wang Fang are________.
A.friends | B.brother and sister | C.sisters | D.brothers |
The bed behind the door is __________.
A.Wang Lei’s | B.Wang Fang’s | C.theirs | D.different |
_______on her bed.
A.Wang Lei’s sweater | B.Wang Lei’s yellow shirt |
C.Wang Fang’s skirt | D.The sweater |
The bedroom is __________.
A.not big but new | B.new | C.nice | D.big and nice |
I am a Chinese boy. My name is Li Lei. I am twelve. My sister’s name is Li Mei. She’sFourteen. Li Mei and I are students. We like school.My mother is a teacher. She is a teacher of English. My father is a policeman. My young brother’s name is Li Hong. He is only four. We all like him. Li Lei is _________.
A.Japanese | B.English | C.American | D.Chinese |
Li Lei’s sister is__________.
A.four | B.twelve | C.fourteen | D.eleven |
Li Lei’s mother and father are__________.
A.student and teacher | B.policeman and student |
C.all teacher | D.teacher and policeman |
_________like school.
A.Li Mei and Li lei | B.Li Hong and his mother |
C.Li Lei and his father | D.Li Mei and his mother |
How many brothers does Li Lei have?
A.Three. | B.Two. | C.One. | D.Four. |
Tom saw an advertisement in a newspaper for a beautiful bicycle. It cost 55 pounds. So he went to the shop and asked to see one of the wonderful bicycles.
The owner of the shop was harpy to show one to Tom. Tom examined(检查)it carefully, and turned to the owner and said, "There isn’t a lamp on this bicycle. hut there was one on the bicycle in your advertisement."
"Yes, Sir, "answered the man." But the lamp isn’t included(包含)in the price of bicycle."
"Not included in the price of bicycle?" Tom said angrily. "But that’s not honest. If the lamp is in the advertisement, it should be included in the price.”“Well, Sir,” answered the shop owner coldly. "There is also a girl on the bicycle in the advertisement. but we cannot give you a girl with the bicycle, either."In the advertisement, there was a ______ and a ______ on the bicycle.
A.lamp; man | B.picture; lamp |
C.lamp; girl | D.newspaper; shop owner |
After he read the advertisement, Tom decided to ______.
A.see and buy the lamp | B.examine the bicycle |
C.see and buy the bike | D.ask the shop owner |
Tom ______ after he looked at the bike carefully.
A.returned the bike to the shop owner | B.didn’t find a lamp on the bicycle |
C.showed the bike to the shop owner | D.bought the bicycle at once |
Tom thought it was ______ for the shop owner to sell the bike without a lamp while there was one in the advertisement.
A.necessary | B.good | C.right | D.wrong |
The text gives us a lesson that ______.
A.sometimes we can’t completely (完全地) believe an advertisement. |
B.we must read the newspaper carefully |
C.The price of something is often changed |
D.we should examine bicycles carefully before we buy them |
In every little girl’s toy box. there might be a Barbie Doll. Barbie is 50 years old this, year. It was designed(设计)in 1959 by an American businesswoman named Ruth Handler. She and her husband Elliott started the toy company Mattel. She named the new doll after their daughter Barbara. The first Barbie Doll appeared at the toy fair(交易会)New York on March 9th, 1959. This date is used as Barbie’s birthday.
Mattel sold three hundred thousand Barbie Dolls in the first year at a price of three dollars. Today, a fifty-year-old Barbie in good condition might cost more than twenty-seven thousand dollars. Mattel says 90% of the girls in the United States aged from three to ten own at least one Barbie Doll. And girls aged three to six own an average(平均)of about twelve.
When Mattel created Barbie Dolls half a century ago, they never thought this doll would become a legend. Now Barbie Dolls are famous all over the world. They are sold in one hundred and fifty countries, and every second three Barbie Dolls are sold around the world.Who designed the first Barbie Doll in 1959?
A.Mattel. | B.Elliott. | C.Barbara. | D.Ruth Handler. |
A Barbie D011 cost _______dollars in the first year after it appeared.
A.3 | B.50 | C.90 | D.27,000 |
What does the underlined word “legend” mean in the passage?
A.传播 | B.传奇 | C.传承 | D.传达 |
The writer doesn’t tell us _______.
A.Barbie Dolls are very popular with girls | B.Barbie Dolls sell well around the world |
C.what the first Barbie Doll was based on | D.the doll Barbie was named after Barbara |
What’s the best title of the passage? ______.
A.Barbie’s birthday | B.Barbie Dolls |
C.A lovely girl named Barbie | D.Why are Barbies popular |
Once upon a time,there were two good friends.One was called Jack and the other was called James.One day,the two friends were walking through the desert.During the journey they had a quarrel,and Jack couldn’t control himself and hit James in the face.James felt hurt,but he didn’t say anything.Instead,he wrote in the sand,“Today my best friend Jack hit me in the face.”
They kept on walking until they found an oasis(绿洲).They decided to get some water there.Suddenly James had trouble in the water,he fell into the mire(泥潭)and was in danger.Jack saved him at once.When he felt all right,he wrote on a stone,“Today my best friend Jack saved my life.”Jack was very surprised and asked James,“After I hurt you,you wrote in the sand and now you write on the stone.Why?”James replied,“When someone hurts us,we should write it down in the sand so that the wind of forgiveness can blow it away.But when someone does anything good for us,we must write it on the stone,so no wind can blow it away.”
Since then,the two good friends have never quarreled with each other again and they got on better with each other.
Hatred(仇恨)can bring you nothing but unhappiness.If you don’t forgive others,you are making trouble for yourself Keep a peaceful heart all the time and remember to be always thankful to others!What happened when Jack hit his friend James in the face?
A.After he was beaten in the face James was hurt and ran away. |
B.James hated his friend,in return very much from then on. |
C.James hit his friend in return at once. |
D.James wrote“Today my best friend Jack hit me in the face”in the sand. |
What’s the matter with James in the oasis?
A.He was very careless and fell into the mire. |
B.He wanted to get some water and fell into the mire. |
C.He wanted to know if his friends would help him when he had trouble. |
D.He wanted to make his friend have trouble,too. |
What did James do after he was saved by his friend?
A.He wrote some words on a stone. |
B.He thanked his friends at once. |
C.He wrote some words in the sand. |
D.He drank some water and had a rest. |
Which of the statements is NOT true according to the passage?
A.Jack was very angry when he had a quarrel with James. |
B.They decided to get some water after they found an oasis. |
C.The two good friends went on walking after the quarrel and found an oasis a few days later. |
D.Hatred can only bring you unhappiness. |
Why did James write words in different places?
A.The wind of forgiveness can blow hatred away.
B.No wind can blow thanks away.
C.James only wanted to write words in different places.
D.A and B.