Many years ago, there was an old man who had four sons. He wanted his sons to learn not to judge(判断) things too quickly. So he told them to go and look at a pear tree. It was far away from his home. The first son went in winter, the second in spring, the third in summer, and the youngest son in autumn.

When the sons came back, the old man asked them to say what they had seen.

The first son complained the tree was ugly. The second son said the tree was covered with buds and full of hope. The third son said the tree was full of green leaves. They looked so beautiful, and it was the most wonderful thing he had ever seen. The youngest son said that the tree was bowed down with heavy fruits. It was full of life and fulfillment(收获).

The man explained that all of his sons were right, but each of them had seen just one season of the tree. He told them that they couldn't judge a tree or a person by only one season. "If you give up when it's winter, you will miss the hope of your spring, the beauty of your summer, and the fulfillment of your autumn." said the old man

It is true that we shouldn't let the hard season break the happiness of the other seasons. Never give up during the difficult days and better times are sure to come some day.

1.Why did the old man ask his sons to look at the pear tree?         

A．Because he liked. eating pears.

B．Because the tree was important to his family.

C．Because he wanted to teach them not to judge things too quickly.

D．Because his sons didn't judge things quickly.

2.The fourth son went to see the tree in          .                     

A．Spring

B．Summer

C．Autumn

D．Winter

3.The underlined word "buds" probably means        in Chinese.        

A．叶子

B．枝条

C．果实

D．花蕾

4.Which of the following is true?                                     

A．The pear tree was near his home.

B．The third son said the tree was beautiful.

C．The four sons all liked the tree.

D．Even you give up in winter, you can still get hope in other seasons

5.What's the main idea of this passage?                              

A．Don't judge a life by one difficult season.

B．Father's love is great.

C．Every tree has four seasons.

D．Life is different for everyone.

 

 

A.So I have to take him to the hospital

B.It’s Saturday

C.He was asleep soon after he went to bed

D.She began to cry when her mother left

E.At that time the telephone rang and he went to answer it

After dinner Mr Jackson turned on the television．He tried to find a football game on it．1.．“Hello．”he said，“7462135．”“It’s Betty speaking，”said a woman．“Henry is i11．2.．But Lucy is too young…”“Don’t worry．I’ll go and look after her．But where’s your husband James?”  “He’s gone to London．He’11 be back at two tomorrow morning．”

Mr Jackson arrived at his sister’s home a few minutes later．Lucy was only four．3.．Mr Jackson told her some stories and showed her some nice pictures．He didn’t stop until the little girl fell asleep．Mr Jackson went home after James came back．4.．

Mrs Jackson was on duty in the hospital that night The next morning，  she came back home and woke Mr Jackson up．He had a look at the clock on the wall and found it was half past eight．He jumped off the bed and ran to the garage(车库)with his bag．His wife tried to say something．but he called back．“I was never 1ate for work．you know．But I’m late this morning，”“No．you aren’t，”said Mrs Jackson．“5.．”

 

Many years ago, there was an old man who had four sons. He wanted his sons to learn not to judge(判断) things too quickly. So he told them to go and look at a pear tree. It was far away from his home. The first son went in winter, the second in spring, the third in summer, and the youngest son in autumn.
When the sons came back, the old man asked them to say what they had seen.
The first son complained the tree was ugly. The second son said the tree was covered with buds and full of hope. The third son said the tree was full of green leaves. They looked so beautiful, and it was the most wonderful thing he had ever seen. The youngest son said that the tree was bowed down with heavy fruits. It was full of life and fulfillment(收获).
The man explained that all of his sons were right, but each of them had seen just one season of the tree. He told them that they couldn’t judge a tree or a person by only one season. "If you give up when it’s winter, you will miss the hope of your spring, the beauty of your summer, and the fulfillment of your autumn." said the old man
It is true that we shouldn’t let the hard season break the happiness of the other seasons. Never give up during the difficult days and better times are sure to come some day.
【小题1】Why did the old man ask his sons to look at the pear tree?         

A．Because he liked. eating pears.

B．Because the tree was important to his family.

C．Because he wanted to teach them not to judge things too quickly.

D．Because his sons didn’t judge things quickly.

【小题2】The fourth son went to see the tree in          .                     

A．Spring

B．Summer

C．Autumn

D．Winter

【小题3】The underlined word "buds" probably means        in Chinese.        

A．叶子

B．枝条

C．果实

D．花蕾

【小题4】Which of the following is true?                                     

A．The pear tree was near his home.

B．The third son said the tree was beautiful.

C．The four sons all liked the tree.

D．Even you give up in winter, you can still get hope in other seasons

【小题5】What’s the main idea of this passage?                              

A．Don’t judge a life by one difficult season.

B．Father’s love is great.

C．Every tree has four seasons.

D．Life is different for everyone.

In my life, I have received many gifts from my mother. The most important was my life. However, there’s another special gift I will never forget.

When I grew up, I left home and got a job in South America. One day , a call came from my brother, “Something is wrong with Mom. She’s forgetful (健忘). She thinks we’re hiding (藏) you from her…”

I got back home at once. It was clear that she would not be able to stay in the house alone.

For nearly 4 years I stayed with my mother and we had fun. We even planted some vegetables together in the garden. It was not easy for me. I had to stop working. When I had to leave , I had to ask someone to look after her or drive her to my brother’s.

When it became clear that she was near the end, family memebers were called to come to say their good byes. For 3 weeks my sister and I just sat with Mom, took long walks and spent some real time with each other. My sister and I were both with Mom when she was passing away (去世), holding her hands and telling her how much we loved her. At the end of life, my mother gave me the gift of time with my sister in a way we would never have given ourselves.

1.The writer knew there was something wrong with her mother________.

A．by giving her mother a call	B．when she stayed with her mother
C．from her brother’s call	D．by talking with her doctor

2.The writer spent 4 years _______.

A．working hard	B．planning vegetables
C．building a garden	D．looking after her mother

3.The writer’s family memebers were called _________.

A．to say good bye to Mother

B．to take care fo Mother

C．to help Mother do some housework

D．to have a family get -together

4.From the passage, we know___________.

A．the writer didn’t get on well with her sister

B．the writer was kind and loved her mother

C．the writer’s mother didn’t like her sister

D．the wrter’s brother hid her from her mother

5.What’s the best title for this passage?

A．The most important gift	B．A special gift
C．A happy family	D．My dear mother

 

As a child, I was really afraid of the dark and of getting lost. These fears were very real and caused me some uncomfortable moments.

Maybe it was the strange way things looked and sounded in my own room at night that scared me so much. There was never complete darkness, but always a streetlight or passing car lights, which made clothes on the back of a chair take on the shape of a wild animal. Out of the corner of my eye, I saw the curtains seem to move when there was no wind. A very low sound in the floor would seem a hundred times louder than in the day. My imagination (想象) would run wild, and my heart would beat fast. I would lie very still so that the “enemy” would not discover me.

Another of my childhood fears was that I would get lost, especially on the way home from school. Every morning I got on the school bus right near my home. That was no problem. After school, though, when all the buses were lined up along the street, I was afraid that I would get in the wrong one and be taken to some other strange places. On school or family trips to a park or a museum, I wouldn’t let the leaders out of my sight.

Perhaps one of the worst fears of all I had as a child was that of not being liked or accepted by others. Being popular was so important to me then, and the fear of not being liked was a serious one.

One of the processes growing up is being able to realize and overcome our fears. Understanding the things that scared us as children helps us achieve greater success later in life.

1.The author had _______ kind(s) of fears when she was a child.

A．one

B．two

C．three

D．none

2._______ would scare the author at night.

A．Streetlight and car lights	B．Wild animals and enemies
C．Moving curtains and wind	D．Clothes and walls

3.When she went to some other places, she would _______.

A．walk away without others

B．take a bus by herself

C．follow others closely

D．make sure not to take a wrong bus

4.Which of the following would be possibly true when she was a child?

A．She thought being popular among people was important.

B．She was always the leader of the others.

C．She always got poor grades.

D．She was not liked by others at all.