Long ago, there lived a clever man in China. He was famous for his wide knowledge. And lots of people from all over the country came to learn things from him. The great man taught his students with all his heart and answered their questions with great patience(耐心).

One day a student asked him, “My dear teacher, didn’t you say you have more questions than we do? But we think we students have a lot more than you.” With a smile, the teacher drew two circles—one is as large as a big plate, and the other smaller.

“Of course, I’ve learned much more. But I don’t think I know all you know. Now, look at these two circles：Inside the big one is my knowledge of things, and inside the smaller one is yours. Out of the circles is what we don’t know. My circle is larger, so its line is longer. That means I have more chances to meet with what I don’t know. And that’s why I have more questions than you. The more you learn, the more questions you’ll have. You will never learn enough, you know.”

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1.Lots of people came to learn things from the great man because         .

A、he was very clever               B、he knew a lot                         C、he was patient

2.The student thought that       .

A、the teacher had more questions than the students

B、the teacher had fewer questions than the students

C、the teacher had same questions as the students

3.Which of the following pictures did the teacher draw?

A、

B、

C、

4.Why did the teacher draw two circles?

A、To show that he was good at drawing pictures.

B、To tell student why he had more questions than his students.

C、To tell the student that he knew everything.

5.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A、The teacher knew all his students knew.

B、The man was a good teacher.

C、The teacher’s knowledge is inside the big circle.

 

A) 根据句意及所给中文提示或英文解释，写出句中所缺单词。

1.Mr Li is 50 years old, but he is still _____________________(精力充沛的).

2.Do you know colours can affect our________________________(情绪)？.

3.The old man is strange. He doesn’t act ______________________(正常)

4.If you take more exercise, you will be ________________________(健康).

5. Many of the patients are so poor that they can’t__________________(买得起)to travel to hospital.

6.The students in Class 8 are __________________(very good).

7.Tom is very ___________________(funny and making you laugh). We all like him.

B) 根据句意，用括号中所给单词的适当形式或句子的语法要求填空。

8.He spent much time in              (search) the Internet.

9.His grandpa used to _____________(smoke) a lot.

10.Don’t be __________________(worry) too much. You’ve just got a bad cold.

11.Thank you for           (operate) on them on the plane.

12.White is the colour of purity. If you wear white, you will feel _____________(relax).

13. His father died because of         (ill).

14.When he was a boy, he_________(prefer)to stay at home rather than go to school.

15. He is very patient and always waits without ____________(get) angry.

 

I was quite close to my grandmother, Julia. We lived with her and then she lived with us. She was a very nice person, both kind and patient. She taught me to read and write when I was young and helped me to be interested in stories and poems.

 In my mind, my grandmother was a great cook. She cooked more delicious food than anything you can eat in a restaurant today. She always cooked for family and friends.

 My grandmother was also a hard worker both at home and at work. I can still remember the difficult time when we were very poor. At that time, my grandmother was already sixty years old but she worked in a hospital for a long time every day –not in the office but doing the cleaning outside and taking care of me at the same time while my mom was at work!

My brother and sisters also love her. We will never forget our grandmother. She is really important in our lives and is always there for all of us in one way or another. I am proud to be her grandson.

1.The writer’s grandmother taught him to     when he was young.

A. read and write           B. sing and dance  

C. draw and sing           D. play and learn

2.His grandmother always made     for family and friends.

A. cakes    B. cards      C. clothes      D. meals

3.While his mom was ___ , his grandmother took care of him.

A. at home   B. at work   C. out of work   D. in hospital

4.At the age of 60, his grandmother     in a hospital for a long time every day.

A. cooked meals         B. worked in the office

C. did the cleaning       D. stayed with his mother.

5.Which of the following is not TRUE?

A. His grandmother is hard-working.

B. Her grandchildren all love her.

C. His grandmother could read.

D. His grandmother worked in a hospital for taking care of him.

 

Matt's hobby was collecting stamps. He had stamps from many countries, like America, Egypt and China. On his birthday, can you guess what people gave him? That's right——stamps.

Matt's favorite stamps came from France. He had almost every stamp from 1954 to 2003 except one. That was a 1974 special edition (版). It was very hard to find.

He looked for it everywhere. He asked his friends and relatives to help him. But nobody could find the stamp. It made Matt very sad.

"Don't worry," his father said to him. "You'll find it one day."

"I hope so," Matt said.

"Be patient (耐心的),"his father said. "Don't give up."

Besides collecting stamps, Matt liked writing. He had a pen friend in France. They wrote to each other every month. Matt's pen friend, Philip, gave him a big, green stamp. It looked old. When Matt received the letter, he was very surprised. On the envelope, he looked closely at the stamp. It was the 1974 special edition stamp. Matt was so happy! He told his sister, his mother and his father.

"You see," his father said, "You did find your stamp. So, you see, it's good to have two things in life."

"What are they?" Matt asked.

“Friends and patience (耐心).” he answered.

1.Matt loved the stamps from ______best.

A．America          B．Egypt             C．France            D．China

2.It was very difficult for Matt to find a special French stamp of_____.

A．1954             B．1974             C．2003             D．2011

3.His father told him to_______.

A．stop looking for it                       B．ask his friends for help

C．be patient                             D．write a letter

4.______sent Matt the letter with the special edition stamp on it.

A．Philip            B．Philip's mother      C．Matt's father       D．Philip’s friend

 

Now and then we all get ill. Then we usually go to see a doctor. Doctors know a lot about what makes us ill. They may give us something to take. The medicine often makes us well again.
But sometimes the doctor’s medicine doesn’t work. A sick person does not get well. The pain doesn’t go away. There was such man. He was in hospital, but he wasn’t well. Then he found a new “doctor” inside himself. This “doctor” was his own sense of humor（幽默）. He saw funny films. He read funny books. And he liked to learn something interesting. Laughing took away his pain. Then he was able to sleep and rest. His own happy feeling helped him to feel well again. And he told his story in a book. He said that laughing was his best “medicine”. His doctor thought so, too.
Another man was ill, and he had a terrible pain in his back. The doctors could not stop it from hurting. So the man began to “picture” his pain. In his head he “drew” a picture of a dog. He imagined（想象） it as a real dog. And it was biting（咬） his back. It was hurting him. Then the man talked softly to the dog. He put his hand on the dog’s head. He made friends with the dog. And his pain went away!
These stories may surprise you. But more and more people are getting well in this way. So call on the “doctor” inside your own head. And stay happy and well!
【小题1】The medicine given by doctors_______.

A．never works well	B．always tastes terrible
C．doesn’t work sometimes	D．always makes patients feel worse

【小题2】In the second paragraph “a new doctor inside himself” means   

A．his own doctor	B．his optimism(乐观主义)
C．the doctor in his home	D．the medicine made by himself

【小题3】The second patient felt well again because of      .

A．good medicine	B．the doctors
C．his sense of humor	D．the “dog” in his head

【小题4】We can stay happy and well by     .

A．visiting the “doctor” inside our own heads	B．drawing a picture of a dog
C．going to see a doctor as often as possible	D．taking more medicine

【小题5】We should believe that    .

A．doctors can heal all patients

B．no one can help patients but themselves

C．only medicine can make patients feel better

D．sometimes a patient can help himself in his own way.