Once a wise man was traveling with some of his disciples（门徒）. They  36  to pass a lake and they stopped there for a  37  . The man told one of his disciples,“ I’m

 38  . Do get me some water from that lake.”

Just as the disciple reached it, a cart started  39  the lake. As a result, the water became very  40  and muddy. The disciple thought, “ 41  can I give this water to my teacher to drink!” So he came back and said, “The water is very muddy. I don’t think it is  42  to drink.”

After half an hour, the wise man asked the  43  disciple to get him some water. The disciple obediently（顺从地） went back and found the lake was  44  muddy. He returned and  45  the wise man that the water was unfit to drink.

After another hour, the man again asked the disciple to get him a  46 . The disciple reached the lake to find it calm and still. The mud had  47  and the water was clean and clear. So he  48  some water and brought it to the wise man.

The wise man looked at the water, saying, “See what you  49  to make the water clean. You let it be — The  50  settled down on its own and you got the clear water. Our  51  is also like that! When it is disturbed, just let it be, Give it a little  52 . It will settle down on its own.”

So remember, the next time a(n)  53  has you all frazzled （精疲力竭的）, just let it be; don’t  54  immediately. Let the Mud settle and come back to the situation 55 .

A. demanded                     B. wanted              C. struggled               D. happened

A. discussion                     B. sleep                 C. rest                          D. preparation

A. thirsty                          B. sick                  C. tired                     D. worried

A. covering                       B. crossing            C. cleaning                   D. filling

A. salty                          B. fresh                 C. heavy                    D. dirty

A. Where                          B. How                 C. When                       D. Why

A. fit                                B. convenient         C. dangerous              D. cheap

A. clever                           B. different            C. same                        D. strong

A. indeed                          B. even                 C. also                         D. still

A. warned                         B. informed           C. showed                    D. promised

A. drink                            B. chance                     C. pot                          D. hand

A. taken off                   B. settled down      C. broken down            D. gone off

A. stored                           B. found                C. collected               D. left

A. heard                           B. discovered         C. noticed                     D. did

A. leaf                              B. water                C. mud                         D. dust

A. mind                            B. sight                 C. sense                     D. diet

A. room                            B. time                  C. money                         D. care

A. accident                        B. danger                     C. situation                D. disaster

A. act                               B. admit                C. fail                          D. advance

A. now                             B. first                  C. recently                    D. later

Once a wise man was traveling with some of his disciples（门徒）. They  36  to pass a lake and they stopped there for a  37  . The man told one of his disciples,“ I’m
 38  . Do get me some water from that lake.”
Just as the disciple reached it, a cart started  39  the lake. As a result, the water became very  40  and muddy. The disciple thought, “ 41  can I give this water to my teacher to drink!” So he came back and said, “The water is very muddy. I don’t think it is  42  to drink.”
After half an hour, the wise man asked the  43  disciple to get him some water. The disciple obediently（顺从地） went back and found the lake was  44  muddy. He returned and  45  the wise man that the water was unfit to drink.
After another hour, the man again asked the disciple to get him a  46 . The disciple reached the lake to find it calm and still. The mud had  47  and the water was clean and clear. So he  48  some water and brought it to the wise man.
The wise man looked at the water, saying, “See what you  49  to make the water clean. You let it be — The  50  settled down on its own and you got the clear water. Our  51  is also like that! When it is disturbed, just let it be, Give it a little  52 . It will settle down on its own.”
So remember, the next time a(n)  53  has you all frazzled（精疲力竭的）, just let it be; don’t  54  immediately. Let the Mud settle and come back to the situation 55 .

Once a wise man was traveling with some of his disciples（门徒）. They  36  to pass a lake and they stopped there for a  37  . The man told one of his disciples,“ I’m

 38  . Do get me some water from that lake.”

Just as the disciple reached it, a cart started  39  the lake. As a result, the water became very  40  and muddy. The disciple thought, “ 41  can I give this water to my teacher to drink!” So he came back and said, “The water is very muddy. I don’t think it is  42  to drink.”

After half an hour, the wise man asked the  43  disciple to get him some water. The disciple obediently（顺从地） went back and found the lake was  44  muddy. He returned and  45  the wise man that the water was unfit to drink.

After another hour, the man again asked the disciple to get him a  46 . The disciple reached the lake to find it calm and still. The mud had  47  and the water was clean and clear. So he  48  some water and brought it to the wise man.

The wise man looked at the water, saying, “See what you  49  to make the water clean. You let it be — The  50  settled down on its own and you got the clear water. Our  51  is also like that! When it is disturbed, just let it be, Give it a little  52 . It will settle down on its own.”

So remember, the next time a(n)  53  has you all frazzled （精疲力竭的）, just let it be; don’t  54  immediately. Let the Mud settle and come back to the situation 55 .

1.A. demanded                     B. wanted              C. struggled               D. happened

2.A. discussion                     B. sleep                 C. rest                          D. preparation

3.A. thirsty                          B. sick                  C. tired                     D. worried

4.A. covering                       B. crossing            C. cleaning                   D. filling

5.A. salty                                B. fresh                 C. heavy                    D. dirty

6.A. Where                          B. How                 C. When                       D. Why

7.A. fit                                B. convenient         C. dangerous              D. cheap

8.A. clever                          B. different            C. same                        D. strong

9.A. indeed                          B. even                 C. also                         D. still

10.A. warned                       B. informed           C. showed                    D. promised

11.A. drink                          B. chance                     C. pot                          D. hand

12.A. taken off                        B. settled down      C. broken down            D. gone off

13.A. stored                         B. found                C. collected               D. left

14.A. heard                         B. discovered         C. noticed                     D. did

15.A. leaf                                   B. water                C. mud                         D. dust

16.A. mind                          B. sight                 C. sense                     D. diet

17.A. room                          B. time                  C. money                         D. care

18.A. accident                      B. danger                     C. situation                D. disaster

19.A. act                             B. admit                C. fail                          D. advance

20.A. now                                  B. first                  C. recently                    D. later

Once a wise man was traveling with some of his disciples（门徒）. They 1 to pass a lake and they stopped there for a 2 . The man told one of his disciples,“ I’m
3 . Do get me some water from that lake.”
Just as the disciple reached it, a cart started 4 the lake. As a result, the water became very 5 and muddy. The disciple thought, “6 can I give this water to my teacher to drink!” So he came back and said, “The water is very muddy. I don’t think it is 7 to drink.”
After half an hour, the wise man asked the 8 disciple to get him some water. The disciple obediently（顺从地） went back and found the lake was 9 muddy. He returned and 10 the wise man that the water was unfit to drink.
After another hour, the man again asked the disciple to get him a 11. The disciple reached the lake to find it calm and still. The mud had 12 and the water was clean and clear. So he 13 some water and brought it to the wise man.
The wise man looked at the water, saying, “See what you 14 to make the water clean. You let it be — The 15 settled down on its own and you got the clear water. Our 16 is also like that! When it is disturbed, just let it be, Give it a little 17. It will settle down on its own.”
So remember, the next time a(n) 18 has you all frazzled（精疲力竭的）, just let it be; don’t 19 immediately. Let the Mud settle and come back to the situation20.

1. 1.
   1. A.
      demanded
   2. B.
      wanted
   3. C.
      struggled
   4. D.
      happened
2. 2.
   1. A.
      discussion
   2. B.
      sleep
   3. C.
      rest
   4. D.
      preparation
3. 3.
   1. A.
      thirsty
   2. B.
      sick
   3. C.
      tired
   4. D.
      worried
4. 4.
   1. A.
      covering
   2. B.
      crossing
   3. C.
      cleaning
   4. D.
      filling
5. 5.
   1. A.
      salty
   2. B.
      fresh
   3. C.
      heavy
   4. D.
      dirty
6. 6.
   1. A.
      Where
   2. B.
      How
   3. C.
      When
   4. D.
      Why
7. 7.
   1. A.
      fit
   2. B.
      convenient
   3. C.
      dangerous
   4. D.
      cheap
8. 8.
   1. A.
      clever
   2. B.
      different
   3. C.
      same
   4. D.
      strong
9. 9.
   1. A.
      indeed
   2. B.
      even
   3. C.
      also
   4. D.
      still
10. 10.
    1. A.
       warned
    2. B.
       informed
    3. C.
       showed
    4. D.
       promised
11. 11.
    1. A.
       drink
    2. B.
       chance
    3. C.
       pot
    4. D.
       hand
12. 12.
    1. A.
       taken off
    2. B.
       settled down
    3. C.
       broken down
    4. D.
       gone off
13. 13.
    1. A.
       stored
    2. B.
       found
    3. C.
       collected
    4. D.
       left
14. 14.
    1. A.
       heard
    2. B.
       discovered
    3. C.
       noticed
    4. D.
       did
15. 15.
    1. A.
       leaf
    2. B.
       water
    3. C.
       mud
    4. D.
       dust
16. 16.
    1. A.
       mind
    2. B.
       sight
    3. C.
       sense
    4. D.
       diet
17. 17.
    1. A.
       room
    2. B.
       time
    3. C.
       money
    4. D.
       care
18. 18.
    1. A.
       accident
    2. B.
       danger
    3. C.
       situation
    4. D.
       disaster
19. 19.
    1. A.
       act
    2. B.
       admit
    3. C.
       fail
    4. D.
       advance
20. 20.
    1. A.
       now
    2. B.
       first
    3. C.
       recently
    4. D.
       later

A new walking, talking robot from Japan which has black hair and a woman’s face that can smile will attend a fashion show. It has trimmed down（减少）to 43kg, but it still hasn’t reached the safety standards required to share the catwalk with human models.
Developers at the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, a government-backed organization, said their “cybernetic（全自动控制的）human” wasn’t ready to help with daily housework or work side by side with people—as many hope robots will be able to do in the future.
“In technology, it hasn’t reached that level,” said Hirohisa Hirukawa, one of the robot’s developers. “Even as a fashion model, people in the industry told us she was short and had a rather ordinary figure.”
For now, the 158 cm tall black-haired robot named HRP-4C—whose predecessor（前任）had weighed 58 kg — will mainly serve to draw and entertain crowds. Developers said the robot may be used in amusement parks or to perform human movement, as an exercise instructor, for instance.
HRP-4C was designed to look like an ordinary Japnese woman, although its silver-and-black body reminds people of a space suit. It will appear in a Tokyo fashion show — without any clothes — in a special part just for the robot next week.
The robotic framework（框架）for  HRP-4C, without the face and other coverings, will go on sale for about 20 million yen（日元） each. Its programming technology will be made public so other people can come up with fun moves for the robot, the scientists said.
Japan is one of the leading robotics industries in the world, and the government is pushing to develop the industry as a road to growth.
【小题1】What do we know about HRP-4C’s predecessor?
A．It is shorter than HRP-4C .    B．It is cleverer than HRP-4C .
C．It is taller than HRP-4C .     D．It is heavier than HRP-4C .
【小题2】According to the passage, how many of the following could HRP-4C do?
a． drawing pictures
b.  walking and talking
c.  doing housework
d.  working with people
e. smiling