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Some old people were talking the young and the old.They all

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agreed with old people were cleverer than the young.Then one

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of the old man said，“But young man are stronger than the old.”

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All of them agreed that this was true，and James didn’t think

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so.“No，I’m as strong as I am in my young days,” he said.

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“What do you mean?” asked his friends.“How can that is true?”

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“Well,” said James.“In one corner of my field has

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a big stone(石头).When I was a young man，I tried to move it,

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but I can’t.I was very strong at that time.Now I’m an

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old man，I still can’t move it.”

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David hated spending money. When he had to buy something in a shop, he always tried his best to knock down the price, even for the cheapest things. If he wanted to buy a bottle of orange, for example, and the shopkeeper asked for $2, David would say, “Make it $1.90 and I’ll buy it.” Sometimes the shopkeepers agreed to reduce their prices a little. “What’s ten cents?” they asked themselves. “If it makes this man happy, it won’t hurt me very much.” In this way David saved a few cents here and a few cents there, and by the end of the year he had saved several hundred dollars.
One day he had a very bad toothache and had to go to the dentist. The dentist looked at the tooth and said, “This tooth will have to come out. It’s too serious to save.” “How much must I pay you to take out a tooth?” David asked. “Forty dollars,” the dentist said. “How long will it take you to pull out the tooth?” he asked. “About two minutes,” the dentist answered. “Forty dollars for two minutes’ work!” he shouted, “That’s robbery (抢劫).” The dentist smiled. “You’re right,” she said. “Thank you for telling me. I’ll pull your tooth out very slowly. How about if I take half an hour?”
【小题1】In the passage the underlined word “reduce” means “____________”

A．feel worried about	B．be interested in
C．get higher	D．make less

【小题2】Why must David’s tooth be pulled out?

A．The doctor want to make more money.

B．The tooth itself was serious .

C．The tooth wanted to come out .

D．Daniel wanted to save some money.

【小题3】After the dentist answered David’s question, he became very _________.

A．angry

B．sad

C．afraid

D．worried

【小题4】David thought that two minutes was ____________.

A．too little time to pull out a tooth

B．too little time to pay the dentist $40

C．too long to pull out a tooth

D．too short for the dentist to finish the operation

【小题5】What kind of person do you think David was?

A．He was very strict with others.	B．He was very clever.
C．He was very generous.	D．He was very stingy(吝啬).

When I was about 12, I had an enemy, a girl who liked to point out my shortcomings(缺点). Sometimes she said I was thin. Sometimes she said I was lazy. Sometimes she said I wasn’t a good student. Sometimes she said I talked too much, and so on. I tried to put up with(忍受) her as long as I could. At last, I became very angry. I ran to my father with tears in my eyes.

   He listened to me quietly, and then he asked, “Are the things she said true or not? Mary, didn’t you ever wonder what you’re really like? Go and make a list of everything she said and mark the points that are true. Pay no attention to the other things she said.”

   I did as he told me and to my surprise, I discovered that about half the things were true.

   I brought the list back to my dad. He refused to take it. “That’s just for you,” he said. “You know better than anyone else the truth about yourself. When something said about you is true, you’ll find it will be helpful to you. Don’t shut your ears. Listen to them all, but hear the truth and do what you think is right.”

   Many years have passed. The situation often appears in my mind. In our life we often meet with some trouble and we often go to someone and ask for advice. For some advice you will treasure(珍惜) all your life!

1.What did the writer’s father do after he heard her complaints(抱怨)?

    A. He agreed with her “enemy”.

    B. he let her continue to put up with her “enemy”.

    C. He told her to write down all her “enemy” had said about her.

    D. He told her not to pay attention to what her “enemy” had said.

2.The writer felt________ when she did the things as her father had told her.

     A. surprised       B. angry       C. disappointed       D. sad

3.Which of the following can we know from the passage?

     A. The “enemy” thought the writer was pretty.

     B. The “enemy” thought the writer studied hard.

     C. The writer and her “enemy” became best friends at last.

     D. The writer is grateful to her father.

4.Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?

     A.My Parents

     B.A Serious Criticism(批评)

     C.What People Say About You Is Always Right

     D. The Best Advice I Ever Had

 

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Mr. Klein told the class that a new student, Inez, would join them soon. He   1   that Inez was deaf. She “talked” with others by using sign language. Mr. Klein knew sign language, and he decided to teach  2   students so that they could also “talk” with Inez.

First, they learned to sign the letters. Some letters were hard to 3   . Other letters, such as C ,were easier because the shape of the hand was the same as the shape of the letter.

The  4   thing they learned was finer spelling. They signed one letter after another to spell a word. They   5   with two-letter words such as at and on . Then they spelled   6   words.

Finally, Mr. Klein showed that   7   one sign could be used for a whole word. To make the sign for the word fine, a person spreads out the fingers on one hand,   8   the thumb(拇指) to the chest(前胸) , and moves the hand away from the chest. Signing is not just done with the hands. Expressions on the face are also   9   . The students learned to sign a question mark by using expressions on the face.

When Inez first entered the classroom. She looked   10   . But the students signed, “Good morning, Inez. ” She gave the class a big smile and signed back, “What a wonderful welcome !”

1.A. hoped          B. said         C. guessed      D. thought

2.A. his            B. my           C. her          D. our

3.A. spell          B. check            C. remember     D. write

4.A. first          B. only         C. last         D. next

5.A. met            B. started          C. agreed           D. helped

6.A. newer          B. easier           C. longer           D. nice

7.A. never          B. perhaps      C. still            D. just

8.A. joins          B. fixed            C. touches      D. ties

9.A. important      B. different        C. difficult        D. strange

10.A. serious           B. surprised        C. frightened       D. nervous

 

“Are you happy?” The simple question usually makes people confused (迷惑的). Even Mo Yan, who won a Nobel Prize, replied to it by saying, “I don’t know.”
When a migrant worker (农民工) was asked, “Are you happy? (Ni Xing Fu Ma?)” by a CCTV reporter, he looked confused before replying, “My family name is Zeng. (Wo Xing Zeng.)” This has become a joke. But his answer showed migrant workers and TV reporters live in different worlds and they cannot even communicate with each other.
Similarly, when asked, “Are you happy?” a 73-year-old man, collecting used plastic bottles in a street in Zhejiang, said, “The bottles can be sold for 0.1 yuan each.” Asked again, he said, “The government is good.” The reporter went on, “My question is ‘Are you happy?’” The old man answered, “My hearing is not good.”
The reporter probably tried to reach the same answer that the interviewees(被采访者) including the migrant worker and the old man are “happy”.
In fact, when the question is asked, we should learn about people’s true situation and their true wishes and opinions but their “Yes” or “No”.
Luckily, the government has paid more attention to the importance. Now there are many TV programs giving common people the chance to give their opinions.
“Everything we do is aimed at letting people live more happily.” At last year’s National People’s Congress (人大), Wen Jiabao said and agreed that increasing happiness would be a top aim for the 12th five-year plan.
【小题1】Ten plastic bottles could be sold for ________ to the 73-year-old.

A．0.1 yuan

B．1 yuan

C．10 yuan

D．20 yuan

【小题2】The government has paid more attention to the importance of ________.

A．learning about people’s true wishes and opinions

B．people’s different replies to “Are you happy?”

C．improving migrant workers’ education

D．keeping the old people’s health

【小题3】Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A．The reporters wanted the people to say “Yes” when asked “Are you happy?”

B．Letting people live more happily is a top aim in the next five years.

C．The reporter asked the old man three different questions.

D．We can call the migrant worker Mr. Zeng.

【小题4】This passage is mainly about ________.

A．the questions	B．the happiness
C．the popular songs	D．the education