Every day, life is made and lost. Every day, life goes on. Every day we experience some of the most important parts of life and may not even realize it: love, generosity, and perseverance. These values aren’t just important to us, they make the world what it is.

Scientists say that the gravity makes the world turn, but some people say that love makes  it  go around. Love can be found anywhere: in families, friends, even strangers. Even if you can’t see it, you know it’s there.

Love may connect people all over the world, but what would the world be without generosity? Whether after a national disaster or a school fund raiser, one thing is certain--- it is better to give than to receive. Generosity is found everywhere and whether it’s a large or small act, it makes a difference. Most of all, generosity is not something you need any qualifications（资格）for, and no matter what you do, it can make a difference. Sometimes, though, it takes effort to be generous, which leads us to perseverance.

Founding a country, riding a bike, or finishing a novel, these are all finished with perseverance. Perseverance is the one thing that can help us achieve whatever we want. It is what helps scientists discover cures for illnesses, and athletes become winners. You may fail, but every time you make a mistake, that’s one less to make the next time.

There is an infinite(无限的) number of things we value. But without love, generosity, and perseverance, we just don’t think that our lives or the world would be the way it is.

1.The underlined word “it” in the second paragraph means         .

A．the world         B．the gravity         C．the value          D．the experience

2.To be generous, the writer thinks       .

A．you needn’t make effort

B．you should be qualified(有资格的)

C．you should give all you have

D．you find it meaningful whatever you do

3.The meaning of the word “perseverance” is       .

A．财富             B．体力             C．毅力             D．机遇

4.Which of the following statement is TRUE?

A．Perseverance is the only thing to help us achieve success.

B．People don’t understand life they experience at all.

C．Helping others is always better than receiving help.

D．What the world is like depends on the gravity and love.

5.The best title for the passage may be       .

A．Success and failure  B．Three values       C．Endless love       D．Hard life

 

Mrs Elise was my teacher in the fourth grade. One day at lunch time, I was getting ready to eat my tuna fish (金枪鱼) sandwich and suddenly Mrs Elise asked me if she could buy my sandwich from me. She explained that I could use the money to buy a hot hunch from the cafeteria (食堂).

I was excited. I never bought my lunch at the cafeteria. It was too expensive for my family, and I always carried my lunch and took the bag back home to use it again the next day. So you could understand my happiness when I had the chance to buy a hot lunch.

When we finished lunch that day, Mrs Elise took me aside and said she wanted to explain why she had bought my sandwich. I really didn’t care why, but it gave me a few minutes of her special attention, so I was quiet as she explained. She told me that she was a Catholic(天主教徒) and Catholics didn’t eat red meat on Fridays, they ate fish on Fridays.

Oh, I couldn’t wait to get home and tell my mother that from then on I wanted a tuna fish sandwich on Fridays. After my mother understood why, she gladly made tuna fish sandwiches for me on Fridays. She even made it with brown bread because she knew Mrs Elise liked brown bread. From then on, every Friday I could get in line with other kids for a hot lunch. I didn’t care how many of the kids complained about cafeteria food. It tasted divine to me!

I realize now that Mrs Elise could have made herself tuna fish sandwiches on Fridays. But she bought mine because she saw a little girl who was excited at the simple act of having a hot lunch.

I will never forget Mrs Elise for her pity for me and generosity (慷慨) and what I should do is to follow her example.

1. From this passage we know_______.

A．Mrs Elise was the best friend of the writer

B．the writer came from a poor family

C．many or the writer’s classmates liked cafeteria food

D．the writer like to eat tuna fish sandwiches on Fridays

2. Mrs Elise bought the writer’s sandwiches because_______.

A．she was tired of cafeteria food

B．she hated getting in line with kids

C．she liked the tuna fish sand writer’s made by the writer’s mother

D．she wanted to show care to the writer

3. The underlined word“divine”means“_____”.

A．perfect           B．sweet            C．unpleasant        D．bad

4. Which of the following can we learn from this passage?

A．It is hard to please all.

B．Better to give than to receive.

C．Love makes the world go around.

D．The more you offer, the more you get.

 

用方框中所给单词的正确形式填空。每次限用一次。

easy  strong  make  watch  worry

【小题1】It’s sometimes ______ to give than to receive. Do you agree with me ?
【小题2】______ more money, he worked late at night.
【小题3】---How do you feel about endangered animals ?
---They make me ______.
【小题4】I ______believe that he will succeed because he’s worked so hard and made so much progress.
【小题5】---Do you like sports ?
---Yes, I’m looking forward to _______London 2012 Olympic Games.

Christmas Day, the birthday of Jesus Christ(耶稣)，is the most important festival in Britain and some other countries. On Christmas Eve, people usually tell their children to put their stockings at the end of their beds before they go to sleep. Children believe Santa Claus, with the other name of Father Christmas, will come during the night and fill(装满)their stockings with Christmas presents.

   Actually(实际上), Father Christmas is children’s father. He dresses up(打扮)in a red coat and waits until children fall asleep. Then he goes into children’s bedrooms, and puts small presents in their stockings. When children are no longer(不再)young, they know who Father Christmas really is.

   Not only children but also their parents enjoy Christmas stockings. They also have stockings. Early on the morning of Christmas Day, Children wake their parents up and say ＂Merry Christmas”. Then they help their parents open their stockings. Everybody likes presents, but it is better to give than to receive(收到).

根据短文内容，判断正(T) 误 (F)。

1.Christmas Day is the birthday of Jesus Christ.

2.On Christmas Eve, children put the hats on the beds.

3.In fact, Father Christmas is children’s father.

4.Only children enjoy Christmas stockings.

5.It’s better to receive than to give .

 

Every day, life is made and lost. Every day, life goes on. Every day we experience some of the most important parts of life and may not even realize it: love, generosity, and perseverance. These values aren’t just important to us, they make the world what it is.
Scientists say that the gravity makes the world turn, but some people say that love makes  it  go around. Love can be found anywhere: in families, friends, even strangers. Even if you can’t see it, you know it’s there.
Love may connect people all over the world, but what would the world be without generosity? Whether after a national disaster or a school fund raiser, one thing is certain--- it is better to give than to receive. Generosity is found everywhere and whether it’s a large or small act, it makes a difference. Most of all, generosity is not something you need any qualifications（资格）for, and no matter what you do, it can make a difference. Sometimes, though, it takes effort to be generous, which leads us to perseverance.
Founding a country, riding a bike, or finishing a novel, these are all finished with perseverance. Perseverance is the one thing that can help us achieve whatever we want. It is what helps scientists discover cures for illnesses, and athletes become winners. You may fail, but every time you make a mistake, that’s one less to make the next time.
There is an infinite(无限的) number of things we value. But without love, generosity, and perseverance, we just don’t think that our lives or the world would be the way it is.
【小题1】The underlined word “it” in the second paragraph means         .

A．the world

B．the gravity

C．the value

D．the experience

【小题2】To be generous, the writer thinks       .

A．you needn’t make effort

B．you should be qualified(有资格的)

C．you should give all you have

D．you find it meaningful whatever you do

【小题3】The meaning of the word “perseverance” is       .

A．财富

B．体力

C．毅力

D．机遇

【小题4】Which of the following statement is TRUE?

A．Perseverance is the only thing to help us achieve success.

B．People don’t understand life they experience at all.

C．Helping others is always better than receiving help.

D．What the world is like depends on the gravity and love.

【小题5】The best title for the passage may be       .

A．Success and failure

B．Three values

C．Endless love

D．Hard life