One morning, a blind boy sat on the steps of a building with a hat by his feet .
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One morning, a blind boy sat on the steps of a building with a hat by his feet .He held a sign which said,“I am blind. Please help me.”
There were only a few coins（硬币） in the hat. A man was walking by. He took out a few coins from his pocket and dropped them into the hat .He then took the sign, turned it around, and wrote some words on it. He put the sign back so that everyone who walked by could see the new words.
Soon the hat began to fill up. A lot more people were giving money to the blind boy. That afternoon the man who had changed the sign came to see how things were. The boy recognized his footsteps and ask,“Are you the one who changed my sign in the morning? What did you write?”
The man said,“I only wrote the truth. I said what you said, but in a different way.”
What he had written was,“Today is a beautiful day, but I can’t see it.”
Do you think the first sign and the second sign were saying the same thing?
Of course both signs told people the boy was blind. But the first sign simply told people to help by putting some money in the hat. The second sign told people that they were able to enjoy the beauty of the day, but the boy could not enjoy it because he was blind.
The first sign simply said the boy was blind, while the second sign told people they were so lucky that they were not blind.
There are at least two lessons we can learn from this simple story.
The first is: Treasure(珍惜)what you have. Someone else has less. Try your best to help those who need your help.
The second is: Be creative. Think differently. There is always a better way.
小题1: From the passage we know that______.| A．the boy is the man’s son. | B．the man is one of his neighbors. | | C．the boy is blind and needs help. | D．the boy works for the man. |
小题2: On the sign what the man wrote was,“_______.”| A．Treasure what we have already had. | | B．Today is a beautiful day, but I can’t see it. | | C．We are so lucky that we are not blind. | | D．Try your best to help those who need your help. |
小题3:According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?| A．The hat began to fill up after the man wrote some words on the sign. | | B．The man took away all the few coins from the hat. | | C．The boy wanted to get enough money to go to school. | | D．Nobody wanted to give any coins to the blind boy. |
小题4:The word“recognized”here in Chinese means______.小题5:“____”is the best title for this story.| A．Be careful. | | B．Be creative. There is always a better way! | | C．Be kind to the blind! | | D．Do not always get, but offer! |
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答案
小题1:C
小题1:B
小题1:A
小题1:D
小题1:B |
解析
小题1:根据He held a sign which said,“I am blind. Please help me.”这句话可知选C。
小题1:根据What he had written was,“Today is a beautiful day, but I can’t see it.”这句话可知选B。
小题1:根据Soon the hat began to fill up.这句话及二三段表述可知选A。
小题1:联系上下文可知盲人小男孩认出了这个男人，故选D。
小题1:这个男人只是改变了一个表达方法，就得出了一个不一样的结果。据此可知选B最符合文章所要表达的思想。 |
举一反三
I’ve loved my mother’s desk since I was just tall enough to see above the top of it as mother sat doing letters. Standing by her chair, looking at the ink bottle, pens, and white paper, I decided that the act of writing must be the most wonderful thing in the world.
Years later, during her final illness, mother kept different things for my sister and brother. “But the desk,” she’d said again, “it’s for Elizabeth.”
I never saw her angry, never saw her cry. I knew she loved me; she showed it in action. But as a young girl, I wanted heart-to-heart talks between mother and daughter
They never happened. And a gulf opened between us. I was “too emotional(易动感情的)”. But she lived “on the surface”.
As years passed I had my own family. I loved my mother and thanked her for our happy family. I wrote to her in careful words and asked her to let me know in any way she chose that she did forgive me.
I posted the letter and waited for her answer. None came.
My hope turned to disappointment, then little interest and, finally, peace—it seemed that nothing happened. I couldn’t be sure that the letter had even got to mother. I only knew that I had written it, and I could stop trying to make her into someone she was not.
Now the present of her desk told, as she’d never been able to, that she was pleased that writing was my chosen work. I cleaned the desk carefully and found some papers inside--- a photo of my father and a one-page letter, folded(折叠) and refolded many times.
Give me an answer, my letter asks, in any way you choose. Mother, you always chose the act that speaks louder than words.
小题1:The writer began to love her mother’s desk____________.| A．after Mother died. | | B．before she became a writer. | | C．when she was a child | | D．when Mother gave it to her |
小题2: The passage shows that _____________.| A．mother was cold on the surface but kind in her heart to her daughter | | B．mother was too serious about everything her daughter had done | | C．mother cared much about her daughter in words | | D．mother wrote to her daughter in careful words |
小题3:The word “gulf” in the passage means ____________.| A．deep understanding between the old and the young | | B．different ideas between the mother and the daughter | | C．free talks between mother daughter | | D．part of the sea going far in land |
小题4:What did mother do with her daughter’s letter?| A．She had never received the letter. | | B．For years, she often talked about the letter. | | C．She didn’t forgive her daughter at all in all her life. | | D．She read the letter again and again till she died. |
小题5:What is the best title of the passage?| A．My Letter to Mother | B．Mother and Children | | C．My Mother’s Desk | D．Talks between Mother and Me |
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阅读下面短文，从每题ABCD四个选项中，选出一个能填入文章中相应空白处的最佳答案。
Mr. and Mrs. Bell are very 56 . For example, Mr. Bell sometimes goes to his office for work on Sunday morning, for he thinks it is Monday. And Mrs. Bell sometimes forgets to cook supper for the family.
One summer they planned to 57 to New York for their holidays. They got to the airport only ten minutes before the plane took 58 . So time was short. But suddenly Mrs. Bell said 59 must tell their daughter not to forget to lock the front door 60 she went to school. As Alice was then at school, they couldn’t 61 her about it by telephone. So they hurried to the __62 . Mrs. Bell wrote a short 63 to Alice while Mr. Bell bought a stamp and an envelope. Soon the note was ready. They put the stamp on the envelope in a hurry and dropped it in the letter box, 64 suddenly Mrs. Bell began to cry. The short note was 65 in her hand. She had put the plane tickets in the envelope.
| 小题1: | | A．careful | B．friendly | C．forgetful | D．hard-working |
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| 小题5: | | A．when | B．until | C．since | D．while |
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| 小题7: | | A．hospital | B．police station | C．bookstore | D．post office |
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| 小题8: | | A．story | B．note | C．book | D．play |
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| 小题10: | | A．ever | B．even | C．still | D．also |
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Walter owns three Italian restaurants which are running very well in Rhode Island in America. Every day his restaurants welcome crowds of customers（顾客） all over the world.
He studied to be a cook, but he sees now that his success is the result of a lifetime education. When he opened his first restaurant, all of a sudden his schooling knowledge , the history of his family and his ethics(道德准则) of his father came into play . It made him a person who studied and explored （探索）the secrets in the food business.
Walter’s learning never stops. He says “ The food business is one where you need to stay on top. Cooks should be trained. You have to keep on studying or you will be left behind.” So he spent more time in reading. Every time he gets new ideas from the book, he brings them into his work.
Walter also has a clear understanding about success. That is he would like to be remembered as a person who is creative, who believes in the Italian cooking culture in America. Food is like a bridge connecting to the past, to the family and to the country. He says “Success to me is not how much money I make, but if at the end of the day I am able to make fifteen or twenty customers happy, I’m a happy man.”
小题1:The underlined phrase “came into play” means | A．played a joke on him | B．needed to be used | | C．gave him much help | D．began to be studied |
小题2:The secret of Walter’s success is .| A．building a bridge to the country | | B．keeping on learning without any stops | | C．getting new cooking ideas from his family | | D．bringing the Italian cooking culture into America |
小题3: From the last sentence of the passage, we can know that it is .| A．happy to make a lot of money | | B．exciting to have more and more customers | | C．important to make the customers pleased | | D．impossible to make 15 or 20 customers happy every day |
小题4: We can learn from the passage that .| A．the lifetime education is important | | B．creative spirit always comes first | | C．exploring the food business is difficult | | D．new ideas are necessary in running a restaurant |
小题5:The best title of this passage may be “ ”| A．Culture is Important for Cooks | | B．A Cook and His Customers | | C．The Story of Three Restaurants | | D．A Winner is Made, not Born |
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"Everything happens for the best," my mother said whenever things weren’t going my way. "Don’t worry. One day your luck will change."
Mother was right, as I discovered after I had finished my college education, I had decided to try for a job in radio. One day, I wanted to host a sports programme. I went to Chicago and knocked on the door of every station. But I got turned down every time.
In one station, a kind lady said my problem was that I hadn’t got enough experience. "Get some work with a small station and work your way up," she said.
I went back home. I couldn’t get a job there, either. Then my dad told me a businessman had opened a store and needed someone to help him. But again, I didn’t get the job.
I felt really down. "Your luck will change," Mom said to me. Dad lent me the car to help me to look for my job. I tried another radio station in Lowa. But the owner, a nice man, told me he had already had someone.
As I left his office, I asked, "How can someone be a sports announcer(播音员) if he can’t get a job in a radio station?"
I was waiting for the lift when I heard the man call. "What did you mean? Do you know anything about football?" He put me in front of a microphone and asked me to try to imagine that I was giving my opinion on a football game, I succeeded.
On my way home, Mom’s words come back to me, "One day your luck will change, Son. And when it happens, it’ll feel doubly good because of all the hard work you’ve had." At that moment I knew just what she meant.
16. What’s the writer’s ideal job?
A. A sportsman. B. A shop assistant.
C. A sports announcer. D. A businessman.
17. Why didn’t the writer get the job in Chicago?
A. Because he was too young.
B. Because he didn’t get college education.
C. Because he’s got a good-looking person.
D. Because he hadn’t got enough experience.
18. The sentence "But I got turned down every time. "means" ".
A. But I was refused every time
B. But I was successful every time
C. But I lost my way every time
D. But the door of every station was always closed
19. What made the writer succeed in the end?
A. His mother’s words. B. A kind lady’s help.
C. His father’s car. D. His own hard work.
20. What’s the best title of this passage?
A. Mother’s Words. B. Everything Happens for the Best.
C. No One Is Always Lucky. D. To Find a Job in Radio Is Difficult. |
Dear Donna,
Help! I’m a 15—year—old high school student in New York, In eight months, I’m going to take an entrance exam. To prepare, I’m studying six hours a day. I want to do well, but I’m really stressed(焦虑不安的) these days. I can’t sleep. What can I do?
Yours,
Mary
| Dear Mary,
Many students around the world have the same problems as you. Here is some advice to help you deal with the street. Good luck!
1.Make a study plan for yourself, but don’t study too much in one day. You remember more by studying one hour each day for six days, than six hours in one day. Also, don’t study late at night.
2.Have a rest for 15 to 20 minutes every two hours. Go outside and walk. Doing exercise is a great way to reduce stress.
3.Don’t eat for drink a lot of sugar or drink a lot of coffee. Eat food high in vitamin(维生素) B (for example, eggs, milk, green vegetable and rice). These give you energy and help you think more clearly.
4.A student partner can help you practice for the test. When you’re worried about the exam, you can talk to your partner. This can reduce stress, too.
Yours,
Donna
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根据表格内容，选择正确的答案。
小题1:What is Mary’s problem?| A．She is so worried and can’t sleep | B．She can’t pass the exam | | C．She can’t communicate with others | D．She can’t study English well |
小题2:Donna thinks Mary’s problem is _________| A．great | B．common | C．wonderful | D．serious |
小题3:The underlined word “reduce” in the passage probably means __________小题4:Donna thinks that ________ can help Mary think more clearly.| A．eating a lot of sugar | B．studying six hours every day | | C．drinking a lot of coffee | D．eating foods high in vitamin B |
小题5:Which of the following is TRUE according to Donna’s letter?| A．The best time to study is from 10p.m to 1 a. m | | B．Walking outside can make you remember more | | C．It’s good to tell a study partner about your feeling. | | D．It’s necessary to have a rest for 15 to 20 minutes an hour |
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