There was once a captain who loved money so much that he cheated his sailors at the end of every trip and took their wages.
On the last day of one trip, the ship was in a small port. It was winter time, and the sea was very cold, so the captain said to his sailors, “If one of you stays in the water during the whole night, I will give him my ship. But if he comes out before the sun appears, I shall get his wages.”
The sailors had heard about the captain’s cheating, so they didn’t believe in him. But then one of them, who thought that he was cleverer than the captain, said that he would do it. He got into the water and stayed in it although it was very cold. When it was nearly morning, some fishermen lit a fire on the shore about half a mile away.
“You are cheating,” the captain said to the sailor, “The fire's warming you.”
“But it's half a mile away,” said the sailor. “A fire is fire,” answered the captain.
“Perhaps you think that you are clever because you have won my wages, but you can't cook a chicken,” said the sailor.
“I can,” answered the captain.
“If you cook this chicken,” said the sailor, “I shall work for you without wages for seven years, but if you can’t, you will give me your ship.”
The captain agreed, took the chicken and said, “Where's the fire?”
“There it is,” answered the sailors, “On the shore."
“‘A fire’s fire’, you said,” answered the sailor. “If it is enough to warm me in the water, it is enough to cook your chicken.”
1.The captain got the sailors' wages_______________.
A.to buy a chicken B.and saved the money for the sailors
C.by cheating them D.and said he would return the money soon
2.What could the sailor get if he stayed in the water during the whole night according to what the captain said?
A.His own wages. B.A chicken. C.The captain's ship. D.A fire.
3.The captain said that the fire was warming the sailor in the water because_____.
A.he didn't want to lose the bet
B.the sailor cheated him
C.the fire was close enough to warm the sailor
D.some fishermen wanted to help the sailor with the fire
4.What do you think of the sailor according to the story?
A.He was polite. B.He was rude. C.He was smart D.He was dishonest.
5.What do you infer (推断) about the end of the story?
A.The sailor worked for the captain for seven years without wages.
B.The captain cooked the chicken with the fire on the shore.
C.The sailor got out of the water before the sun appeared.
D.The sailor won the captain’s ship at last.
Several years ago, a well-known writer and editor Norman Cousins became very ill. His body___ and he felt constantly tired. It was difficult for him to even ________around.
His doctor told him that he would lose the ability to move and eventually die from the disease. He was told he had only a 1 in 500 chance of __________
Despite the diagnosis (诊断)，Cousins was _________to overcome the disease and survive. He had always been interested in medicine and had read a book, which _________the idea of how body chemistry and health can be damaged by emotional stress and negative _________. The book made Cousins think about the possible ________ of positive attitudes and emotions. He thought, “Is it possible that love, hope, faith, _________, confidence, and the will to live have positive treatment value?”
He decided to ________ on positive emotions as a way to treat some of the symptoms of his disease. In addition to his traditional medical treatment, he tried to put himself in situations that would ________ positive emotions. “Laugh therapy”(微笑疗法) became part of his _________. He arranged time each day for watching comedy films, reading __ books, and doing other activities that would draw out_________ emotions. Within eight days of starting his “laugh therapy” program, his pain began to_________ and he was able to sleep more easily. He was able to return to work in a few months’ time and ________ reached complete recovery after a few years.
1.A.cut B.ached C.relaxed D.changed
2.A.run B.pass C.move D.travel
3.A.death B.injuries C.disability D.survival
4.A.determined B.reluctant C.disappointed D.able
5.A.debated B.discussed C.picked D.imitated
6.A.attitudes B.beliefs C.goals D.positions
7.A.shortcoming B.harm C.benefit D.interest
8.A.laugh B.laughing C.laughed D.laughter
9.A.apply B.organize C.focus D.form
10.A.bring about B.set about C.put up D.make up
11.A.activity B.situation C.treatment D.emotion
12.A.scary B.fiction C.humorous D.terrifying
13.A.positive B.approving C.strong D.mixed
14.A.escape B.decrease C.explode D.react
15.A.generally B.especially C.actually D.extremely
As all kinds of technologies develop more and more useful inventions come out, and human beings live a more and more comfortable and convenient life. What is the most useful invention in your mind?
1. Introduce the invention
(What is it? What does it look like (if it’s not familiar to most people and you think necessary to mention)? How does it work? Normally, who use it more often)
2. Give at least 2 reasons with the exploration.
3. Write about 100 words.
The Most Useful Invention in My Mind
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Have you ever1. (meet) any difficult problems in your life? Have you ever wondered how to be happy? If you have these questions, you will find the book “Being a Happy Teenager” 2. (use). While I 3. (read) this book, I kept thinking a question: Why do teenagers always have troubles in their life? How can teenagers live 4. (happy)? In this book, Matthews gives us the answer.
About problems with parents and friends, the book says we should stop5. (be) angry and forgive. The book tells us some skills such as how to put everything that we have learned from life into beautiful pictures.
Many teenagers think that happiness comes from a good exam result or praise from6. people. But you can still be happy even if there are no such “good” things.
Success comes from7. good attitude. If you learn from problems, you 8.(have) success in the future.
Some school students have problems such as being too tall9. too short. But Matthews tells us that we should think about things 10. a positive way. This is Matthews’ most important lesson: you choose to be happy!
阅读下面六个选项（A、B、C、D、E和F），选出符合各自需求的最佳选项。选项中有一个是多余选项。
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“Cleverness is a gift while kindness is a choice. Gifts are easy- they’re given after all. Choices can be hard.” - Jeff Bezos.
I got the idea to start Amazon 16 years ago. I came across the fact that the Internet usage was growing at 2,300 percent per year. I’d never seen or heard of anything that grew that fast, and the idea of building an online bookstore with millions of titles was very exciting to me. I had just turned 30 years old and I’d been married for a year. I told my wife Mackenzie that I wanted to quit my job and go to do this crazy thing that probably wouldn’t work since most start-ups don’t and I wasn’t sure what to expect. Mackenzie told me I should go for it. As a young boy, I’d been a garage inventor. I’d always wanted to be an inventor and she wanted me to follow my passion.
I was working at a financial firm in New York City with a bunch of very smart people, and I had a brilliant boss that I much admired. I went to my boss and told him I wanted to start a company selling books on the Internet. He took me on a long walk in Central Park, listened carefully to me, and finally said “That sounds like a really good idea, but it would be an even better idea for someone who didn’t already have a good job.” That logic made some sense to me, and he persuaded me to think about it for 48 hours before making a final decision. Seen in that light, it really was a difficult choice, but finally, I decided I had to give it a shot. I didn’t think I’d regret trying and failing. And I believed I would always be haunted(萦绕) by a decision to not try at all.
After much consideration, I took the less safe path to follow my passion, and I’m proud of that choice. For all of us, in the end, we are our choices.
1.What inspired the author with the idea of building an online bookstore?
A.The desire to follow his passion. B.The strong support of his wife.
C.The increasing usage of the Internet. D.A bookstore with millions of exciting titles.
2.What was the author’s situation before starting Amazon?
A.He was a garage inventor. B.He was in search of a good job.
C.He was more than thirty years old. D.He was satisfied with his working condition.
3.Which of the following is closest in meaning to the underlined phrase in Para.3?
A.Try to do it. B.Guess it.
C.Take a picture. D.Do quickly.
4.What can we know about the author from the passage?
A.He got approval(批准) from his boss. B.He wanted someone else to try the idea.
C.He might not regret if he failed the idea. D.He might go back to his boss if he failed.
5.Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?
A.Cleverness and Kindness B.The Starting of Amazon
C.Following My Passion D.We Are What We Choose
