If you put a buzzard in a pen six to eight feet square and open at the top, the bird will be a prisoner, though it can fly. The reason is that a buzzard always begins a flight from the ground with a run of ten to twelve feet. Without space to run, as its habit, it will not even try to fly, but remain a prisoner for life in its small prison with no top.
The bat that flies around at night cannot take off from the ground. If it is placed on the ground, all it can do is to walk slowly about helplessly and no doubt, painfully. If it reaches a higher place, it will be able to throw itself into the air. Then it takes off immediately. But on flat(平的) ground, it will never fly.
A bee dropped into a cup will be there until it dies, unless it is taken out. It never sees the means of escape at the top, but keeps trying to find some way out through the sides near the bottom. It will look for a way where none exists(存在), until it completely destroys itself.
In many ways, there are lots of people like the buzzard, the bat and the bee. They are struggling about with all their problems and difficulties, not realizing that the answer is right there above them.
1.Which of the following is a “pen” according to Paragraph 1?
A.
B.
C.
D.
2.Why can’t a buzzard fly through the top of a pen?
A.It is too big and heavy to fly up. B.The space is too small for it to start flying.
C.It is too hungry and weak to get out. D.The space is comfortable for it to live in.
3.What does Paragraph 2 mainly tell us about the bat?
A.It prefers walking to flying. B.It can take off at once on flat ground.
C.It flies only when it is dark. D.It takes off only from a higher place.
4.What can a bee do if it drops into a cup?
A.It will escape from the top. B.It will stay at the bottom without moving.
C.It will lose the ability to fly. D.it will die of tiredness at last.
5.What can we learn from the story?
A.Many people like the buzzard, the bat and the bee.
B.Animals will also give up when in trouble.
C.We should try new ways to deal with difficulties.
D.We should solve problems by ourselves.
There was a businessman who was deep in debt(债务) and could see no way out. He sat on a park bench, head in his hands.
Suddenly, an old man appeared before him. “I can see that something is troubling you,” he said. After listening to the businessman’s story, the old man wrote out a check(支票), and put it in his hand, saying, “Take it and pay me back here exactly one year from today.” Then he turned and disappeared as quickly as he had come.
The businessman saw in his hand a check for $500,000, signed by John D. Rockefeller, one of the richest men in the world.
“I can pay off my debts in a second!” he realized. But instead, the businessman decided to put the check in his safe(保险箱). Just knowing it was there might give him the power to save his business, he thought.
He went back and worked hard to make his business successful. Within several months, he was out of debt and making money once again.
Exactly one year later, he returned to the park with the check. At the agreed-upon time, the old man appeared. Behind the old man was a nurse. The nurse spoke to the businessman and said that the old man was mentally ill and was always telling people he was John D. Rockefeller.
The businessman was shocked to hear this. All year long he’d been buying and selling, believing that he had half a million dollars behind him. Suddenly, he realized that it wasn’t the money, real or imagined, that had turned his life around. It was his newfound self-confidence that gave him the power to achieve anything he went after.
1.The businessman probably felt_________when he got the check from the old man.
A.anxious B.excited C.annoyed D.unhappy
2.The business put the check away because_________.
A.he didn’t want it to be stolen B.having the money brought him confidence
C.he hoped to find his real owner D.he was scared of spending it
3.What does the underlined word “mentally” mean in Chinese?
A.心理上 B.身体上 C.言语上 D.行动上
4.What happened at the agreed-upon time the next year?
A.The old man asked the businessman to pay back at once.
B.The businessman returned the check to the old man.
C.The old man didn’t remember he was John D. Rockefeller.
D.The businessman found out that the old man had a mental illness.
5.What does the story tell us?
A.Poor people are less confident than the rich.
B.It is easy for rich people to become poor.
C.Self-confidence plays a big role in one’s life.
D.Mentally ill people understand life’s basic truths.
1.The commemoration will be held on .
A.May 13 B.May 14 C.May 15 D.May 16
2.How many volunteers are wanted?
A.2 B.3 C.4 D.5
3.If you want to sign up, you should .
A.call OSA B.email OSA C.go to OSA office D.visit the sign-up link
4.Which of the following statements is TRUE?
A.Two volunteers will work for the activity as a guide.
B.The activity will be held at Student Center North Lawn.
C.Only the students who have ever been volunteers are considered.
D.If you are interested in the activity, you should sign up before May 13.
5.The e-mail is written to .
A.develop OSA B.recruit volunteers
C.introduce a commemoration D.improve Student Center
Many of you must have watched the grand celebration in Tian’ anmen Square on TV on Oct 1. But some __________ Beijing students got to take part in the event themselves!
Chen Zehao, 14, is a student from Beijing’s Chenjinglun High School. He performed in one of the 36 formations( 方 阵 ) in the mass
parade( 群 众 游 行 ). Wearing a yellow T-shirt and white trousers,___ flowers and flags in his hands, Chen told TEENS he shouted loudly “Long live our motherland!” “I’ll________ forget when groups of aircraft( 飞 机 ) flew above my head and made a “70” in the air,” Chen said. “My chest was full of joy and____.”
Twin brothers Ma Congyuan and Ma Conglin performed in a choir(合唱团) during the evening gala. The 15-year-olds are from Beijing No 4 High School. The choir was ________ 1,400 students from universities, high schools and primary schools in Beijing. They performed 16 songs during the gala, ___________ My Motherland and Me and On the Hopeful Field. “The beautiful bloom of fireworks, the___ sound of thousands of people singing together, and the bright symphonic( 交 响 乐 的 ) music … All these are still in my____, amazing me more than ever before,” Ma Congyuan said.
The twin brothers practiced hard over the summer. __________ practicing, they sometimes had to sing and stand for a whole day. “But all of our hard work_____ when we started performing,” Ma Conglin said. “It has been a great honor to be part of such a great event!”
1.A.lucky B.noisy C.naughty
2.A.picking B.holding C.throwing
3.A.seldom B.always C.never
4.A.fear B.doubt C.pride
5.A.made up of B.come up with C.run out of
6.A.except B.without C.including
7.A.strong B.heavy C.deep
8.A.eyes B.ears C.hands
9.A.While B.Since C.After
10.A.put off B.took off C.paid off
—It’s so kind of you to give me a ride to the train station.
—________.
A.Never mind B.Don’t mention it C.My pleasure
—_________, you can work out the problem easily.
—OK, I will try it. Thank you.
A.On the way B.By the way C.In this way
