Long long ago, a young man found a spring of delicious clean water while he was going through the desert. He brought some back to the oldest man in his village, who had been his teacher before. After a four-day journey he sent the water to the old man who took a deep drink, smiled warmly and thanked his student for the sweet water. The young man returned to his village happily. The next day, the teacher let another student taste the water. He spat it out, saying it was awful. It went bad because it had stayed in the old leather container(皮革容器) for so many days in such hot weather. The student asked his teacher why he pretended(假装) to like the awful water. The teacher replied, "You only tasted the water. I tasted the gift. The water was simply the container for love and kindness. And nothing could be sweeter than these."
　　I think we understand this lesson best when we receive small gifts of love from very young kids. Whether it's a slice of bread or a piece of colored paper, the natural and right response(反应) is to show our thanks and happiness because we get love from the gift.
　 To show our thanks doesn't always come naturally. Unfortunately, most children and many adults only see the thing itself. They never feel the meaning of the thing. We should tell ourselves and teach our children about showing thanks and happiness to the persons who give the gifts from their hearts because gifts from the heart are really gifts of the heart.
【小题1】Where did the young man find the water?

A．In a spring.

B．In a river.

C．In a lake.

D．In a village.

【小题2】How long did the water stay in the old leather container?

A．Six days.

B．Five days.

C．Four days.

D．Three days.

【小题3】What does the word “replied” mean?

A．smiled

B．cried

C．answered

D．got angry

【小题4】According to the passage, what is the right response when we get gifts from others?

A．We eat it up at once.

B．We only see the thing itself.

C．We think about the meaning of the bread.

D．We usually show our thanks and happiness naturally.

【小题5】What does the writer want to tell us?

A．We should never receive anything from others.

B．We should show thanks and happiness when we get the gifts from the heart.

C．We should pretend to love the things given by others all the time.

D．We should give gifts from our hearts.

Choose the best response from A～J in the box according to the sentence given. Each choice should be only used once.(根据所给句子，在方框A～J中选出一个最佳应答，每个选项只能用一次。)

1．Excuse me, where is the nearest library, please?

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2．Welcome to our city! Would you like to look around it?

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3．What will the weather be like next week?

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4．Hello! Can I speak to Betty, please?

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5．Oh, I'm afraid I have to go now. I must meet a friend at 5:30.

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6．Would you mind looking after my schoolbag? I have to go back for my keys.

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7．I'm sorry for giving you so much trouble.

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8．What do you want to do when you grow up?

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9．I haven't seen you for ages. How are you getting on?

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10．Why didn't you come to Mary's party last Sunday?

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A．Oh, you'd better hurry.

B．Sunny.

C．Nobody told me.

D．It doesn't matter.

E．Yes, I'd like to. It's beautiful here.

F．Behind the cinema.

G．Quite well. Thank you.

H．Hold on, please.

I．No problem. I'll be glad to.

J．To be a teacher.

Have you ever complained why life is so tiring? Does the sky sometimes seem dark to you? Do you sometimes think your studies are not   1  enough? Well, friends, cheer up and smile all the time. If you   2   the world with your warm heart, you’ll find that the whole world smiles to you.

While in school, sometimes you are tired of your lessons, but have you ever noticed   3  happy smile on your teacher’s face when you did a good job?

One day it is fine. Just  4  you want to go out, it suddenly starts to rain. Maybe you would feel very sad and start complaining about the weather. But dear friends, why don’t you sit down and listen to the free concert   5  the nature offers you? And with the timely rain, crops in the fields will grow better and better and farmers will have a good harvest.

Although everyone wants to succeed in  6  he tries to do, sometimes failure can’t   7  . I think failure is not terrible, and the terrible thing is that we are afraid of it and give up  8 . When we face failure, we must be confident in ourselves, draw a useful lesson from it and try our best    9  what we have decided to do. As a popular saying goes, “Failure is the mother of success.”

Attitude means 10 . Let’s smile to whatever we meet and the whole world will smile to us.

1.                A．success         B．succeed        C．successful D．successfully

 

2.                A．sees           B．see            C．will see   D．saw

 

3.                A．/              B．a              C．an   D．the

 

4.                A．before         B．after           C．and  D．soon

 

5.                A．where         B．when          C．that  D．what

 

6.                A．what           B．how           C．when D．which

 

7.                A．avoided        B．be avoided      C．avoid D．avoids

 

8.                A．hopes          B．hope           C．hopeful   D．hopefully

 

9.                A．finish          B．finishing        C．finishes   D．to finish

 

10.               A．nothing        B．something      C．everything D．anything

 

 

I am a professor of sports and exercise so I often deal with nervousness in my research with sports people. Actually, most people experience nervousness at some time or another.

If you are feeling anxious, my advice is to first find the cause or causes. Make s list of those things that are making you nervous and work out which ones you can do something about. Focus all of your efforts on managing the causes that you can control.
Most people cannot tell the difference between controllable(可控制的) and uncontrollable causes, so things they can’t control become a big reason for nervousness. Dealing with this is very important if people want to keep a healthy mind.
Simply try to accept the uncontrollable causes of nervousness. You might be worried about the weather on a big day, an accident or an attack on the train, or perhaps just things that other people are doing at work. The results may be very important but there is still no use worrying because you can’t control any of these things. Accept that you can’t control everything. Once you understand this, it becomes easier not to worry.
If a situation, such as swimming, is causing you to be anxious, try to face it as often as possible so that you can get used to it.

It can often help to think about yourself doing the thing that makes you nervous—then close your eyes and imagine it going well. Imagine how the flight or job interview is going to happen so that you can get used to it. This will help you understand that the thing you fear most is probably not going to happen.
【小题1】Who wrote this passage?

A．A reporter.

B．A sportsman.

C．A patient.

D．A professor.

【小题2】The writer thinks there is no use worrying about some causes of nervousness because_______.

A．most are not very important

B．they are not the real causes of the problem

C．they cannot be controlled by people

D．it’s better to deal with one cause at a time

【小题3】If swimming makes you nervous, what should you do according to the writer?

A．Go swimming often to get used to it.

B．Avoid going to the swimming pool.

C．Find a swimming teacher.

D．Imagine watching others swim.

【小题4】What is true about nervousness according to the passage?

A．It usually has only one cause.	B．It is usually caused by people.
C．People can easily manage it.	D．Most people suffer from it.

【小题5】What is the main purpose of this passage?

A．To introduce the writer’s sports experience.

B．To advise on how to deal with nervousness.

C．To help people remember their fears.

D．To explain the dangers of nervousness.