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Once there was a king who offered a prize to the artist who would paint the best picture of peace. Many artists
t1..The king looked at all the pictures. But there were only two he really liked, and he had to choose b2. them.
One picture was of a c3. lake. The lake was a perfect mirror for peaceful high mountains all around it. Overhead was a blue sky with white soft clouds. All that saw this picture t4. it was a perfect picture of peace.
The other picture had m5., too. But these were rugged(崎岖的) and bare(光秃的).Above was an a6. sky, from which rain fell and in which lightning played. Down the side of the mountain was a waterfall. This did not look peaceful at all. But when the king looked c7., he saw behind the waterfall a bush growing in the crack (裂缝) in the rock. In the bush a mother bird had built her nest(鸟窝).She sat on her nest, w8. the angry water.
After the king compared the two pictures carefully, he chose the second picture and explained, ＂Peace does not mean to be in a place where there is no noise, trouble, or hard work. Peace means when f9. unhappy situations, you can still be calm in your h10..That is the real meaning of peace.
Jack was born without eyes. He was very lucky as he grew up having other kittens(young cats) to socialize（交往） with, and was used to people from the moment he was born.However, when it came time to find the kittens homes, no one knew where Jack would end up.
That’s when I got an e-mail from my friend. All she asked was “Do you still want one of the kittens? There’s one here with no eyes and no one would like to take him.” Without thinking I told her that I did want the kitten.
When we first brought him home,Jack stayed mostly in my room. After about a day he had no issues running around and climbing on everything. At times he gets lost in the house,he’ll stop. But we just call his name and talk to him and it isn’t long before he finds his way back to us.
A few weeks after getting Jack, we got a new born cat named Bear. Jack and Bear have become best friends. It doesn’t matter that he can’t see,.He always knows when Bear is around. He’ll run across the yard straight to Bear and wrap his front legs around his neck in a big hug. They run after each other
around and wrestle（摔跤）.They’ll lie down in the grass together when tired.
Jack is truly an inspiration. I’ve owned lots of kittens in my life, but Jack is the happiest and most playful. He doesn’t feel sorry for himself. He doesn’t need pity. I think Jean,owner of Gumbo, another eyeless cat, said it best when she told me that cats don’t have disabilities, they have adaptabilities 适应性.
1.Why did Jack come to our home?
A. I cared for an eyeless cat. B. I didn’t mind whether he was blind.
C. No other young cats kept him company. D. My friend begged me to take him home.
2.What does the writer think of Jack?
A. Playful and pitiful. B. Joyful and inspiring
C. Naughty but disable D. Playful and unpleasant
3.Which of the following statements is TRUE?
A. Jack often wrestles with Bear indoors.
B. Jack likes to play with a new eyeless cat.
C. Jack quickly adapts to the new environment.
D. Jack is good at talking and playing with people.
4.What does the underlined word “issue” in Paragraph 3 mean?
A. Trouble B. Fun
C. Luck D. Business
5.What does the passage mainly tell us?
A. A cat has nine lives. B. All is well that ends well.
C. God help those who help themselves. D. A good beginning makes a good ending.
At sixteen Ron Mackie might have stayed at school, but the future called to him excitedly. ＂Get out the classroom into a job.＂ it said, and Ron obeyed. His father, supporting the decision, found a place for him in a supermarket. ＂You are lucky, Ron＂, he said. ＂For every boy with a job these days, there’s a dozen without.＂ So Ron joined the working world at twenty pounds a week.
For a year he spent his days filling shelves with tins of food. By the end of that time he was looking back on his schooldays as a time of treat variety（多样化） and satisfaction. He searched for an interest in his work, with little success.
One fine day instead of going to work Ron got a lift on a lorry going south. With nine pounds in his pocket, a full heart and a great longing for the sea, he set out to make a better way for himself. That evening, in Bournemouth, he had sandwich and a drink in a cafe run by an eldly man and his wife. Before he had finished the sandwich, the woman had taken him on for the rest of the summer, at twenty pounds a week, a room upstairs and three meals a day. The ease and speed of it rather took Ron’s breath away. At quiet times Ron had to check the old man’s arithmetic in the records of the business.
At the end of the season, he stayed on the coast. He was again surprised how straightforward it was for a boy of seventeen to make a living. He worked in shops mostly, but once he took a job in hotel for three weeks. Late in October he was taken on by the sick manager of a shoe shop. Ron soon found himself in charge there; he was the only one who could keep the books.
1.By saying＂For every boy with a job these days, there is a dozen without＂, Ron’s father meant: _________
A. At that time boys had jobs but girls didn’t.
B. Every boy could only have one job because there weren’t enough.
C. There must have been at least twelve boys who had lost their jobs.
D. Ron was lucky to have a job while many others didn’t have one.
2.It took about a year for Ron to realize that __________.
A. he worked well because he was interested in the job
B. his work at the supermarket was dull
C. being at work was much better than going to school
D. the store manager wanted to get rid of him
3.Ron left his first job because __________.
A. he wanted to at the seaside
B. he knew he would work in Bournemouth
C. he got a free lift on a lorry
D. he didn’t feel well
4.What does the word ＂it＂underlined in paragraph 3 refer to ?
A. The money. B. The cafe.
C. The job. D. Three meals.
5.Ron soon found himself having some say in the shoe shop because _________.
A. he was young and strong
B. he got on well with manager there
C. he knew how to keep the accounts of the business
D. he had lots of experience with shops
White clouds filled the sky. The sun’s rays burst through them, spreading cheer and_______. After the meal, Olivia lay back on the blanket, ________ the amazing sky and Dad was ________ the picnic food.
＂Dad, that cloud over there looks like a rhinoceros（犀牛）!There’s a horn（角）,two ears and a long tail.＂Olivia said ________.
＂Is there? I can’t see it.＂ Dad sighed and shook his head.
＂Do you see any ________ in the clouds, Dad?＂
＂I see a turkey.＂ He rubbed his cheeks and ________ her closer with his warm hands.
＂Dad, I see a fighting lion, a running giraffe and a________ parrot.＂
＂I’m sorry to stop our fun, ________ it looks like rain＂ said Dad, ________ the picnic basket＂ ＂Clouds don’t get big ________ they’re going to drop rain on us.＂
A raindrop fell on Olivia’s forehead. ＂You’re right, Dad. I’ll ________ the blanket.＂ The two rushed for the car .On their way home Olivia ________ out of the window.＂ Is the sky always that ________ before a storm, Dad?＂
＂Beauty is in the ________ of the beholder（旁观者）, my little angel.＂ It is a pity that there are some people who would never seen a rhinoceros or a turkey in clouds._______ eyes of the child, the world is fresh and appealing each day.
1.A. hotness B. cold C. warmth D. gas
2.A. greeting B. touching C. admiring D. drawing
3.A. cooking B. packing C. finishing D. preparing
4.A. confusedly B. excitedly C. surprisingly D. frighteningly
5.A. things B. animals C. figures D. characters
6.A. pulled B. pushed C. carried D. took
7.A. crawling B. playing C. flying D. hunting
8.A. so B. but C. and D. or
9.A. turning over B. looking after C. bringing in D. reaching for
10.A. if B. while C. as D. unless
11.A. throw B. spread C. get D. cover
12.A. jumped B. glared C. stared D. walked
13.A. beautiful B. clear C. bright D. blue
14.A. hand B. mouth C. ear D. eye
15.A. Beyond B. By C. Over D. Through
The weather forecast doesn’t say _________.
A. if it rains tomorrow B. if does it rain tomorrow
C. if it will rain tomorrow D. if will it rain tomorrow
I’ll pick you up at the stop sign where 50 meters ahead the two roads ______.
A. fit B. meet C. face D. reach
