There was once a King and he wanted to find out who could paint the best picture of peace．And be would offer a prize to the artist． Many artists tried． The King looked at all the pictures，but there were only two he really liked and he had to choose between them．
One picture was of a calm（平静的） lake． The lake was a perfect mirror for peaceful mountains all around it． Overhead was a blue sky with white soft clouds． Everyone thought that it was a perfect picture of peace．
The other picture had mountains too． But these were rugged（崎岖的） and bare（无遮蔽的）． Above was an angry sky． And it was raining and lightening． Down the side of the mountain， a waterfall fell quickly． This did not look peaceful at all．
But when the King looked carefully， he saw behind the waterfall a bush（矮树丛） growing in a crack（裂缝） in the rock． In the bush a mother bird had built her nest（巢，窝）． There， she sat on her nest…in perfect peace．
Which picture do you think won the prize？
The King chose the second picture． "Because，" said the King， "peace does not mean to be in a place where there is no noise， trouble， or hard work． Peace means to be in the middle of all those things and still be calm in your heart． That is the real meaning of peace．"
（1）What did the King want the artists to do？（no more than 10 words）
（2）What did everyone think of the 1st picture？（no more than 7 words）
（3）Why did the King choose the 2nd picture？ （no more than 11words）
（4）请将文中画线的句子翻译成汉语．
（5）请给短文拟一个适当的英文题目．
Dogs like living with people. A dog can be a very good friend. He can do a lot of things for people. Some dogs help people to look after sheep, other dogs help them to find lost children. And some of the dogs can help the blind (盲人) do things.
Many years ago there was a very good dog. His name was Seeing Eye dog. Now we can see this kind of dogs all over the world. They are working for the blind.
The Seeing Eye dog is strong, good and easy to train(训练). He helps the blind to walk from place to place.
Before a dog becomes a Seeing Eye dog, he must go to a training school for about three months. First the dog has to learn to sit or stay when he hears the trainer’s call. In his next lesson the dog learns to make his trainer across busy streets
The dog has many things to learn. And in every lesson he must learn to do one thing again and again for many times.
At the end of the training school he must take tests. When he passes the tests, the Seeing Eye dog will do the things by himself.
Now he can help blind people. The new master may be a man, a woman, or even a child. It takes the dog and his blind master about a month to learn to work and live together.We can see the Seeing Eye dog _______.
| A．only in the country | B．only in small cities |
| C．all over the world | D．only on the busy street |
What can the Seeing Eye dog do?
| A．Look after sheep | B．Help blind people |
| C．Find lost children | D．Train blind people |
If you want a dog to become a Seeing Eye dog, you must let him ________.
| A．go to a training school | B．go to a middle school |
| C．go to an evening school | D．go to a children school |
First the dog has to learn to sit or stay __________.
| A．when he hears the telephone call | B．when he hears another dog’s call |
| C．when he hears the master’s call | D．when he hears the trainer’s call |
How long will it take the dog and his blind master to learn to work and live together?
| A．one year | B．five years | C．about a month | D．one week |
| WHO |
WHAT |
WHERE |
WHEN |
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| Peter |
visiting the Great Wall |
Beijing |
October 1st |
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| Susan |
hiking |
Mountain Long |
October 3rd |
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| Tom |
camping |
West lake |
October 2nd |
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| Jim |
Exercise |
home |
6:00-7:00 am |
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| Jim |
Doing homework |
8:00-11:00 am |
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| Jim |
Watch TV |
9:00-11:00 pm |
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What’s Peter doing for vacation?
| A．camping | B．hiking | C．visiting the Great Wall | D．Mountain Long |
Where is Susan spending her vacation?
| A．Beijing | B．Mountain Long | C．West lake | D．home |
When is Tom leaving?
| A．Oct. 2nd | B．Oct. 3rd | C．Oct. 5th | D．Oct.1st |
Jim is ________at ten o’clock in the morning.
| A．Exercising | B．Doing homework | C．Watching TV | D．camping |
Jim is watching TV _____.
| A．at 9:00 am | B．at 9:30 pm | C．at 11:00 am | D．6:00pm |
What is your favorite colour? Do you like yellow, orange, red? If you do, you must be an optimist (乐观者), a leader or an active person who enjoys life, people and excitement. Do you prefer grey and blue? Then you are probably quiet, shy and you would rather follow than lead. If you love green, you are strong-minded and determined(有决心的). You wish to succeed and want other people to see you are successful. At least this is what psychologists(心理学家)tell us, and they should know, because they have been seriously studying the meaning of colour preference (爱好), and the effect that colours have on human beings(人类).They tell us that we don’t choose our favorite colour as we grow up. If you happen to love brown, you did so as soon as you opened your eyes, or at least as soon as you could see clearly.
A yellow room makes us feel more cheerful and comfortable than a dark green one, and a red dress brings warmth and cheer to the saddest winter day. On the other hand, black is depressing(压抑的). Light and bright colours make people not only happier but also more active. It is a fact that factory workers work better, harder, and have fewer accidents when their machines are painted orange rather than black or dark grey .
Remember, then, that if you feel low, you can always brighten your day or your life with a new shirt or a few colourful things. Remember also that you will know your friends and your enemies better when you find out what colours they like and dislike. And don’t forget that anyone can guess a lot about your character when you choose a piece of handkerchief or a lampshade(灯罩).According to this passage, ________.
| A．one can choose his colour preference |
| B．one is born with his colour preference |
| C．one’s colour preference is changeable |
| D．one has to choose his favourite colour as he can see clearly |
If one enjoys life, one is sure to prefer________.
| A．red to yellow | B．blue to orange |
| C．red to grey | D．blue to yellow |
The main idea of this passage is ________.
| A．one’s color preference show one’s character |
| B．you can brighten your life with wonderful colours |
| C．psychologists have been studying the meaning of colour preference |
| D．one’s color preference has something to do with his character and colours have effects on human beings |
The writer believes that in realizing the four modernizations(四个现代化) of our country, we need more people who love ________.
| A．yellow | B．red | C．green | D．black |
“I’m feeling black.” means “________ ”.
| A．I am feeling well. | B．I am very happy. |
| C．I am excited. | D．I am depressed |
For several years, Americans have enjoyed teleshopping—watching TV and buying things by phone.Now teleshopping is starting in Europe (欧洲).In a number of European countries, people can turn on their TVs and shop for clothes, jewelry, food, toys, and many other things.
Teleshopping is becoming popular in Sweden, for example.The biggest Swedish company sells different kinds of things on TV in 15 European countries, and in one year it made ＄100 million.In France there are two teleshopping channels, and the French spend about ＄20 million a year to buy things through these channels.
In Germany, until last year teleshopping was only possible on one channel for 1 hour every day.Then the government allowed (允许) more telepshopping.Other channels can open for telebusiness, including (包括) the largest American teleshopping company and a 24hour teleshopping company.German businessmen are hoping this new teleshopping will help them sell more things.
Some people like teleshopping because it allows them to do their shopping without leaving their homes.With all the problems of traffic in the cities, this is an important reason.But at the same time, other Europeans do not like this new way of shopping.They call teleshopping “junk (垃圾) on the air”.Many Europeans usually worry about the quality (质量) of the things for sale on TV.Good quality is important to them, and they believe they cannot be sure about the quality of the things on TV.
The need for high quality means that European teleshopping companies will have to be different from the American companies.They will have to be more careful about the quality of the things they sell.They will also have to work harder to sell things that the buyers cannot touch or see in person.Teleshopping is ____ in Europe.
| A．not popular | B．growing | C．not possible | D．cheap |
People like teleshopping because it is ____ .
| A．American | B．cheaper | C．easier | D．more popular |
Some Europeans don’t like teleshopping because they ____ .
| A．don’t like to buy things |
| B．don’t watch TV |
| C．believe the things sold on TV are expensive |
| D．think the things sold on TV are bad quality |
In Germany, teleshopping may ____ .
| A．help businessmen get more money | B．keep the shops open longer |
| C．have fewer buyers | D．bring better TV programmes |
The best title of this passage is ____ .
| A．American Teleshopping | B．Teleshopping Companies |
| C．Teleshopping in Europe | D．Teleshopping—Junk on the Air |
The students were having their chemistry（化学）class. Miss Li was telling the children what water was like. After that, she asked her students, “What’s water?”No one spoke for a few minutes.Miss Li asked again,“Why don’t you answer my question？Didn’t I tell you what water is like？”
Just then a boy put up his hand and said,“Miss Li,you told us that water has no colour and no smell.But where to find such kind of water？The water in the river behind my house is always black and it has a bad smell.”Most of the children agreed With him.
“I’m sorry,children.”said the teacher,“Our water is getting dirtier and dirtier.That’s a problem. The students were having their _______ class.
| A．English | B．Chinese | C．chemistry | D．maths |
Miss Li was telling the children what ______ was like.
| A．water | B．air | C．earth | D．weather |
A boy said,“The water in the river behind my house is always _______.”
| A．white | B．black | C．clean | D．clear |
Most of the children _______ the boy.
| A．agreed with | B．wrote to |
| C．heard from | D．sent for |
The water in the river has colour and smell because it is getting _______.
| A．more and more | B．less and less |
| C．cleaner and cleaner | D．dirtier and dirtier |