One day, a teacher was giving a speech to his students. He held up a glass of water and asked the class, "How heavy do you think this glass of water is?"

The students' answers ranged from 20 g to 500 g. "It does not matter on the weight itself. It depends on how long you hold it. If I hold it for a minute, it is OK. If I hold it for an hour, I will have an ache in my right arm. If I hold it for a day, you will have to call an ambulance (救护车). It is exactly the same weight, but the longer I hold it, the heavier it becomes. "

If we carry our burdens (负担) all the time, sooner or later, we will not be able to carry on, the burden becoming increasingly heavier. "

"What you have to do is to put the glass down, rest for a while before holding it up again. "

We have to put down the burden sometimes, so that we can be refreshed and are able to carry on.

So before you return home from work tonight, put the burden of work down. Don't carry it back home. You can pick it up tomorrow.

Whatever burdens you are having now on your shoulders, let it down for a moment if you can.

1.   The teacher brought a glass of water to the class because         .

A．he was very thirsty	B．his arms were strong
C．it was a good example	D．he wants to share the water with students

2."A glass of water" in this passage referred to          .

A．knowledge

B．the burden

C．the time

D．the money

3.According to the teacher, you may feel      _  if you put down the burden sometimes.

A．more stressed	B．much heavier
C．more relaxed	D．much happier

4.   This was a lesson about     ____ .

A．how to relax oneself in life

B．how to solve a physics problem

C．how to keep fit by drinking water

D．how to study well

5.   Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?

A．You could become heavier and heavier if you held a glass of water in your hand.

B．All the students in the class knew what the weight of the glass of water exactly was.

C．The teacher had a good way of making his lesson clear and easy to be understood.

D．All the students can understand the teacher’s lesson.

 

 

Once there was a parrot on sale in a pet store. It was a beautiful red and blue bird. It sat on a perch ( 横杆 ) in the middle of the store, so that everyone could see it when they came in. The owner was very proud of it and asked a high price for it.  

One day a man went into the store. “ That’s a beautiful bird,” he said to the owner, “ But why is it so expensive? Is it an unusual bird?”

 “ No, it’s not very unusual. It’s expensive because it can talk.” the pet store owner said.

“ I see. How can I make it talk?” the man asked.

The owner asked him, “ Do you see those strings ( 细绳 ) tied to each of the bird’s legs?

“ Yes,” the man answered.

 “ Well, you pull those strings,” the pet store owner told him. That will make the parrot talk.”

The man asked, “ Do you mind if I try?”

 “ Not at all,” the owner said.

The man walked up to the parrot and pulled the string on its left leg. The parrot said, “ Good morning.”

The man pulled the string on the parrot’s right leg. This time the parrot said, “ How are you today?”

“ That’s not very interesting,” said the man. “ Any parrot could do that.” Then he laughed, “ But what would happen if I pulled both strings at the same time?”

 “ I’ll fall off my perch, you fool !”the parrot said.

1. The parrot was expensive because ________.

A. it was pretty beautiful         B. it could talk with people

C. it was a very unusual bird      D. it was in the middle of the store

2.The parrot would talk when ________.

A. people came into the pet store   B. it was the pet store owner

C. people said it was beautiful     D. people pulled the strings on its legs

3. Which is the first sentence that the parrot said to the man?

A. Good morning.              B. How are you?

C. That wasn’t interesting        D. I’ll fall off my perch, you fool!

4. From the story we know the parrot was ________.

A. kind       B. silly      C. clever      D. crazy

5. The best title for the passage should be ________.

Unusual Parrot   B. Parrot Talk      C. Silly Man     D. Clever Owner

 

It was a nice day, an old man decided to go fishing. But he got nothing.Finally, he gave up and went back home. He found the door open when he got home. He walked into his house and saw a big bear. The bear poured his honey all over the floor. His paws(爪子) were full of(充满…) honey.

The old man was very angry, so he shouted to the bear. The bear ran out of the door strangely. And the old man ran after him.

   The bear ran to the riverside. Standing on his back legs, he walked into the water. Soon many flies(苍蝇) were on his paws. A big fish jumped out of the water and tried to eat the flies. The bear gave a swat(猛击)to the fish and the fish flew to the riverside. Then another one… Soon

there were lots of fish on the riverside.

   After a while, the bear went back to the riverside and ate lots of fish.He looked through the trees where the old man was, and then walked away.The old man came out the trees and found the bear had left six large fish for him.

1.Why did the bear run strangely?

A.Because his paws were full of honey.

B.Because there was something wrong with his legs.

C.Because he liked walking like that.

D.Because he wanted to get more honey.

2.The bear let some flies on his paws in order to     .

   A. eat them   B. get some fish

C. give the old man some fish   D. get more honey

3.What is the correct order of the following events?

a.The bear got many flies with his paws.

b.The bear ate some fish.

c.The bear got lots of fish.

d.The bear got honey on his paws.

e.The old man got some fish that the bear left.

A. d-b-c-e-a   B. d-a-c-b-e   C. a-e-d-c-b   D. c-d-a-e-b

4.What’s the best title for this article?

  A. The Honey                  B. How a Bear Got Fish

 C. An Old Man and a Bear      D. A Clever Man

 

阅读下面短文，掌握大意，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳选项。

Miracles（奇迹）will happen if you don't give up trying. Even if you have  31 for one hundred times, you may succeed when you try for the 10lst time.

When I was born, my doctor told my mother that there was something wrong with my 32 .  They were too soft to be able to walk. Although the news was bad, my mother didn't become  33 . She didn't believe what the doctor said  34  she started to look for other ways.

My mother kept looking for other doctors for me, and finally she  35 . The doctor and his team in the hospital did   36 they could to help me. They also asked my parents to teach me to do some  37 to help me walk. One day when my mother came to pick me 38   .I crawled(爬) towards her. She was so surprised and happy that she couldn't believe  39  eyes. Crawling was not walking, but it was a good  40 . Day by day, I could walk by myself.

When I grew up, my mother   41  told me these stories. She said that if I thought of what she said whenever I met   42 , I could do anything successfully. I have been working hard and I have turned out to be a very   43  person. I get best   44 in school and I am a good dancer and swimmer.   45  my mother's strong resolution, I live a happy life now. What the story tells us, as my mother always says, is: Never give up.

1.                A．achieved       B．failed          C．suggested D．told

 

2.                A．legs           B．hands          C．arms D．eyes

 

3.                A．patient         B．confident       C．frustrated D．proud

 

4.                A．or             B．and            C．if    D．because

 

5.                A．forgot          B．changed        C．succeeded    D．worked

 

6.                A．nothing         B．somewhere      C．anywhere D．everything

 

7.                A．time           B．exercise        C．medicine D．shopping

 

8.                A．away           B．from           C．into  D．up

 

9.                A．her            B．my            C．his  D．its

 

10.               A．advice         B．end           C．chance    D．start

 

11.               A．hardly         B．never          C．always D．nearly

 

12.               A．dreams         B．experiments     C．jobs  D．difficulties

 

13.               A．excellent       B．dangerous      C．busy  D．special

 

14.               A．presents        B．friends         C．books D．grades

 

15.               A．According to    B．Instead of       C．Thanks to  D．Together with

 

 

根据所给提示，完成句子。每空一词，含缩略词。

1.The student of Class Three have cleaned their classroom.( 改为否定句)

The student of Class Three _______________ _______________ their classroom .

2.She often has dinner at half past six  in the evening .（对画线部分提问）

_______________ _______________ does she often have dinner in the evening ?

3.I feel like going for a walk this afternoon .（改为同义句）

I _______________ _______________ go for a walk this afternoon.

4.我认为这主意不错，但她不同意。（完成译句）

I thought it was a good idea, but she didn’t _______________  _______________ me.