A famous teacher was speaking to the students in our schoo1．He began his lesson by holding up a￥100 bill．Then he said to the three hundred students，“Who would like this￥100 bill?”The students began to put up their hands at once．
Then he said，“I am going to give this￥100 to one of you, but first，let me do this．” He then made the bill into a ball．Then he said，“Who wants it now?”The hands went back into the air．
“Well，”he said，“What if I do this?” and he dropped it on the floor and stepped On it．He picked up the dirty，crumpled bill and said，“Who still wants it?” Hands went back into the air．
“My mends，”he said，“you have learned a valuable lesson today．No matter(无论)what I did to the money，you still wanted it because it did not go down in value(价值)．It was still worth ￥100!”
Many times in our lives，we are dropped，crumpled，and stepped on by the chances we take and the things that happen to us．We feel as if We are worth nothing．But remember，no matter what has happened to you，you will never lose your value：You are always valuable to those people who love you．Your value doesn't come from what you do or whom you know，but WHO YOU ARE．You are special and valuable． Don't ever forget it !
1.Even though it was dirty，the money _________
A．still went up in value B．was worth nothing
C．didn't go down in value D．was still ours
2.What does the underlined word crumpled mean in this passage?
A．干净的 B．弄皱的 C．无用的 D．昂贵的
3.Your value doesn't come from what you do but _________
A．who you know B．who made you
C．who you remember D．who you are
4.The sentence“Hands went back into the air”means“_________”．
A．the students put their hands behind their backs again
B．the students put down their hands
C．the students put up their hands again
D．the students put their hands in front of them
5.Why did the famous teacher use a ￥100 bill at his lesson?
A．Because he wanted to make the students know what value was．
B．Because he used to drop a bill on the floor and stepped on it．
C．Because he was going to give the bill to one of his students．
D．Because he wanted to make the bill into a ball．
Last year，I worked in a middle school near my mother's house，and I stayed with her for a month．During that time，I helped her do some housework and buy some food．
After the first week，I noticed that the food was eaten up very quickly，Then I began keeping an eye on my mum．To my surprise，I found that she would put some of the food into a paper bag and go out with it at about nine every morning．And finally，I decided to follow her．I saw her taking the food to the street children．She would also spend a lot of time talking and playing with them．
One day，I talked to a neighbour and found out t}lat my mum was well—known in the area．The children were very friendly with her and even thought of her as their own mother．Then it hit me-why wouldn't she want to tell me about it．Was she worried that I would stop buying food if I found out?
when my mum got home，I gave her a big hug(拥抱)．I told her she didn't need to keep it a secret from me．And she told me something about the children．Some of them lived with an old lady in a small house．Others slept on the street．For years，she was helping the poor street children by giving them food．After she told me everything，I was so moved by how selfless(无私的)she was．She helped others in need．As her son，I was so proud of my mum．
I continued to buy food for my mum after that．But I always added one more bag for her other children.
1.After the first week，the writer noticed that_________．
A．the food was put into a big box
B．the food Wilts eaten up quickly
C．his mum followed the children
D．his mum stopped buying food
2.The street children thought of the writer's mum as their____________。
A．old grandma B．new neighbour
C．own mother D．dear teacher
3.How did the writer feel about his mum after she told him everything
A．He was proud of her．
B．He wilts crazy about her．
C．He was angry with her．
D．He was worried about her．
4.The writer added one more bag 0f food to___________．
A．help the poor street children
B．get a hug from his mother
C．become well-known in the area
D．make friends with the children
Do you get angry when your friends sing loudly while you are trying to work or when your best friend does not wait for you after school?
If you do，you need to take control of your feelings．Getting angry with others can cause you to 1ose friends．
Gary Egeberg，an American high school teacher，has written My Feelings Are Like Wild Animals to help you control your feelings．It tells how to stay cool when bad things happen．
The book says that getting angry only makes problems worse．It can never make them better．
“Getting angry is not a natural way to act，”the book says．It is just a bad habit，like smoking．
The book says you can control your anger easily-all you have to do is to tell yourself not to be angry.
The book gives many tips to help you if you get angry easily．Here are the top three．
Keep a record．Every time you get angry，write down why you are angry．Look at it later and you will see you get angry too easily．
Ask your friends to stop talking to you when you get angry．This will teach you not to be angry．
Do something different．When you get angry，walk away from the problem and go somewhere else．Try to laugh．
1.If you often get angry，________．
A． nobody will wait for you after school
B． you will do worse in your study
C． smoking can be a good help
D．you will have fewer friends．
2. Gary Egeberg is someone who________．
A．knows how to control your feelings
B．makes a living by writing books
C．is fond of keeping wild animals
D．gets angry easily with his students
3.According to the book，one can put anger under control by ________．
A．staying away from 0ther people
B．never talking with your friends
C．making yourself know not to get angry
D．singing loudly and dancing
4. From the first tip we can make the conclusion(结论)that ________．
A．writing helps to control one's feelings
B．one's anger is built upon one's experience
C．a geed habit helps to take away a bad one
D．people think better when they are cool
5.Which is the best title(标题)of the passage?
A．How to make more friends．
B．How to keep cool when angry．
C．What to write about anger．
D．When to stop getting angry．
补全对话
根据对话内容，从方框内的选项中选出能填人空白处的最佳选项，其中有两个选项为多余选项。
A：It's very late．Are you still on the computer?
B：Well，yes． 1.
A：What kind of e—mails?
B：Some are messages from my teacher and some are from my friends．
A：Do you have to write them back right away?
B：2. ．Usually people want a quick reply．
A： 3. ．
B：I've already had 50 people's address in my address book! And 4.
A： 5. ．E—mail is really very convenient(方便的)．
A．I think e—mail is one of the best ways to communicate with others． B．I've got so many e—mails to go through． C．I agree Will you． D．Of course! E．How many e—mails addresses have you had? F．I feel like playing computer games． G．I am not sure whether I'm right or wrong． |
A man was walking through a forest．He was holding an axe(斧子)in his hand．A little tree stopped him and said，“Please use your axe to _________ those tall trees，my friend．Because of them，the sunlight cannot fall on me，and I have no room at all to spread myself．_________them，I'll be the pride of this part of the forest．”
The man decided to help the 1ittle tree．He used his axe to cut down the trees．Then the little tree had enough _________．The little tree felt happy and said_________ to the man．When the sun came out．the little tree lost water and it became very _________．Later，when a storm came，the little tree_________all its leaves and branches(树枝)．
“Oh，poor little tree!”a bird said，“you shouldn't have asked the man to cut down the_________．The tall trees protected you _________ you didn't worry about heat or wind and rain．As time went by，you have _________ ．when you get tall and _________ ，you can have enough strength to fight against the sun and the storms． So I don't think you should do that．”
After hearing the words of the bird，the little tree felt regretful．
1.A．put down B．look down C．turn down D．cut down
2.A．With B．Because of C．Without D．As for
3.A．money B．room C．memory D．time
4.A．sorry B．hello C．no D．thanks
5.A．happy B．hungry C．thirsty D.sad
6.A．1oved B．threw C．caught D．1ost
7.A．trees B．plants C．grass D．forests
8.A．although B．so that C．if D．while
9.A．grown up B．got up C．used up D．stayed up
10.A．1ow B．weak C．strong D．Short
完形填空
阅读下列短文，从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳选项。
About ten years ago when I was a student at college，I spent my summer holidays_________at a museum．Life was hard for me then．Dad had lost his job and Mum was sick in bed. I was _________if I would be able to go on with my study the next term．
One day while I was working，I saw an old man come in with a little girl _________a wheelchair(轮椅)．As I looked at this girl _________，I found that she had no arms _________legs．She was wearing a little white dress and she also had a hat on．
As the old man pushed the wheelchair up t0 me，1 was busy with my work，I_________ my head toward the girl and gave her a wink(眨眼)．when I took the money from her grandfather，I looked back at the girl. She was giving me the prettiest，largest smile I have _________ seen． Suddenly her handicap(生理缺陷)was gone and all I saw was this beautiful girl，whose _________ almost gave me a better understanding of what life is all about．She_________ me into her world of smiles， 1ove and warmth．
I'm now a successful businessman and whenever I _________and think about the trouble of the world，I think about that little girl and the unforgettable lesson about 1ife that she taught me．
1.A．visiting B．working C．paining D．cleaning
2.A．hoping B．guessing C．wondering D．checking
3.A．in B．for C．at D．with
4.A．carefully B．hardly C．carelessly D．happily
5.A．so B．and C．then D．or
6.A．held B．turned C．1ifted D．gave
7.A．never B．almost C．ever D．even
8.A．face B．smile C．1anguage D．breath
9.A．brought B．bought C．taught D．thought
10.A．get down B．get up C．get off D．get over
