Confucius is the greatest teacher in Chinese history． He was born on （1）S
28th． 511 B．C．in the Kingdom of Lu． in today's Shandong Province． When he was young， he and his mother had a hard （2）l ．At the age of fifteen， he began to learn music， and he did well in it．
Then he went on （3）l other subjects． When he was thirty，he （4）b a teacher． He started his own school． He believed everyone should have a chance to get education whether they were （5）r or poor． He had about， 3,000 （6）s and many of them became famous．
Chinese see Confucius as the greatest thinker （7）w had many wise ideas about human nature and behavior． And he is also regarded （8）a the greatest teacher． His most important ideas are about kindness and （9）g manners． He said young people should （10）t care of the old． People should not only always think of themselves， but work for （11）o ．His ideas are around in people's everyday life． Today people can still hear the ideas， and they even go far into east （12）a south Asia．
Look around when you're on a subway． What is the most popular time﹣killing（消磨时间的） activity？ In China， most people play on their smart phone． While in other countries． people often enjoy reading．
On average（平均），each Chinese person read less than eight books in 2018， according to a recent survey from the Chinese Academy of Press and Publication． But Chinese people①/spend/ an average of 26 minutes on WeChat Reading every day．
②在许多西方国家，人们在任何时间都会阅读．Even backpackers（背包客） enjoy reading books when they are having a break at the beach or relaxing from a hike． Reading books builds a bridge③/bɪˈtwiːn/ our lives and the unknown world．
Many hotels abroad also offer book﹣exchanges for visitors． Simply drop off your finished books and take those ones that other people left behind．
In most US middle schools， teachers give students a reading list every few weeks． ④Most books are easy to read，so students won't lose their confidence of reading．
Good reading habits lead you to a lifelong love of books．In order to encourage people to read more． China is planning to foster（培养） the habits of reading in its law， Although this has both good and bad sides，⑤ ．
（1）填写单词：根据文中①、③两处音标填写单词．
①/spend/ ③/ bɪˈtwiːn/
（2）将文中②处划线句子翻译成英语：
（3）将文中④处划线句子翻译成汉语：
（4）补全短文：从下面四个选项中，选出能填入文中⑤处划线部分的最佳选项．
A． it can be seenas a way to foster one's interest
B． it can be seen as a way to build somebody up
C． it can be seen as a way to develop one's reading habits
D． it can be seen as a way to improve one's writing ability
（5）What's the purpose of having good reading habits according to the passage？
John was driving through a small country town， feeling quite lost and（1） ． He was happy when he saw a small（2） coming up on the right side of the road． John quickly （3） his car， and walked inside the restaurant．
John saw a blackboard with a（4） written on it． It said， "Today's Special（特价菜）：Vegetable Soup with Fried Chicken and Roast Potatoes．"
"Wow， that sounds pretty good!" John thought to（5） ．He decided that he would try this special．
"I'll take the special，" John said to the waiter when he came over to（6） John's order．But a few minutes after receiving his order， John called the waiter（7） to his tahle．He was（8） ．
"Is this the special？ It says vegetable soup， but there are no（9） in this soup at all! It also says fried chicken， but the chicken isn't （10） ．And it says roast potatoes， but these potatoes aren't toasted﹣ they've been boiled． What is going on here？"
The waiter was not used to（11） people from the city． He wasn't quite sure what to say to this angry customer． But he finally found a way to answer the man． "My good man，" the waiter said while looking down at John over his glasses，"that is the reason why it is so（12） !"
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（1）A．full |
B．lucky |
C．hungry |
D．proud |
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（2）A． shop |
B． restaurant |
C．hospital |
D．factory |
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（3）A． drove |
B． parked |
C．sold |
D． bought |
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（4）A． book |
B． dictionary |
C．diary |
D． note |
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（5）A．himself |
B．herself |
C． itself |
D． themselves |
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（6）A． put |
B． take |
C．bring |
D．cancel |
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（7）A． back |
B． on |
C．up |
D．away |
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（8）A．happy |
B．satisfied |
C．angry |
D．shy |
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（9）A． carrots |
B．tomatoes |
C．beans |
D．vegetables |
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（10）A． boiled |
B． cooked |
C．fried |
D．cut |
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（11）A．agreeing with |
B． going with |
C． fighting with |
D．dealing with |
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（12）A．delicious |
B．special |
C．good |
D．perfect |
It was at an exhibition of the artist's works organized by the Red Cross． I was invited as a special （1）g uest to attend the exhibition． During this period， two cute girls of 16 or 17 years old came to me and asked me for my signature（签名）．
"I haven't brought my pen． Is the （2）p encil okay？" Actually， I knew they wouldn't （3）r efuse ． I just wanted to show a well﹣known writer's good manners to the （4）c ommon readers．
"Certainly，" the young girls readily （5）a greed ． I could see they were very excited． Of course， their excitement also made me feel more pleased and satisfied． One of the girls （6）h anded her fine notebook to me． I turned over the cover of the notebook， wrote a few words of encouragement （7）n aturally ， and signed my name． The girl read my signature， frowned （皱眉）， looked at me carefully and asked， "Aren't you Robert Charboss？"
"No，" I told her proudly， "I'm the author of Alice Adams， the （8）w inner of two Pulitzer Prizes．"
The young girl turned to the （9）o ther shrugged （耸肩） and said， "Mary， lend your rubber to me．" At that moment， all my （10）p ride turned into a bubble （泡泡） immediately． Since then， I always warn myself： no matter how outstanding you are， don't think highly of yourself．
Four years ago， Joel Kline gave up his job as a magazine editor to become a freelance copywriter for advertisements， but now he had money trouble． He says that he wishes he'd never（1） to set up his own business．
"I am now in such a bad situation" says Joel， "I hope I am（2） working as an editor．
You see， I was（3） with my job， and I used to get really angry at my boss and the way he used to（4） me around all the time． I talked to a few friends and they said that they could give me（5） ，so I told my boss l was leaving． At first， everything was（6） ：I had so much work that I had to take on an assistant（助理），my best friend at work， Don， just to be（7） to finish things on time． And soon we（8） large amounts of money． Don and I had a really great lifestyle， and when the work was finished， we used to take good（9） in places like Cancum and the Bahams，just to get relaxed．
At first，we were busy having fun， and charged（支付）everything to my credit cards instead， but then I began to（10） how much in debt（负债）I was． At last， I had to（11） Don off． I then had to sell all my office equipment（设备）．Now I could do almost nothing even if people （12） me． Things got so bad that I even asked my old boss if I could do some work for the（13） ， but he said that I'd been so（14） to him when I left that he would never employer（雇佣）me again． I've had to（15） my business now and I don't know what I'm going to do for money． It just goes to show， if you set up your own business， you shouldn't spend money you don't have．"
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（1）A． pretended |
B． learned |
C． failed |
D． decided |
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（2）A． specially |
B． still |
C． also |
D． certainly |
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（3）A． pleased |
B． strict |
C． bored |
D． patient |
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（4）A． show |
B． order |
C． serve |
D． lead |
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（5）A． time |
B． money |
C． food |
D． work |
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（6）A． perfect |
B． wrong |
C． hard |
D． fun |
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（7）A． afraid |
B． ready |
C． able |
D． about |
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（8）A． lost |
B． borrowed |
C． donated |
D． made |
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（9）A． vacations |
B． pictures |
C． courses |
D． chances |
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（10）A． imagine |
B． remember |
C． wonder |
D． realize |
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（11）A． lay |
B． see |
C． take |
D． put |
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（12）A． paid |
B． helped |
C． forgot |
D． asked |
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（13）A． advertisement |
B． magazine |
C． equipment |
D． lifestyle |
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（14）A． shy |
B． rude |
C． lazy |
D． straight |
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（15）A． close down |
B． pick up |
C． turn down |
D． set up |