任务型阅读（5%）【2013南通】

Courage is the ability to be brave in various situation in our life. Here and there, now and then, everyone needs courage to do something well. Courage may make you confident of your success. If you have courage, you will not show fear in face of anything difficult or dangerous. With courage, you mak look someone in the eye who you have wronged and say “I am sorry”: you may still smile even if you are seriously ill and know you are at the end of your life.

How can we build up our courage?

Believe you will be successful. Take chances and know that you have your own talents. Besides, your family and friends are always there for you.

Exercise your courage. It can be compared to a muscle(肌肉). The more we use it, the stronger courage gets.

Know that giving up is not a choice. It’s much easier to give up, and it takes courage to say or do what you think is right, even when other people think you are wrong.

Fight to control your fear. Courageous people may still be afraid, but the differnce is that they can control their fear.

They don’t let it hold them back but use it as a reminder of what they can lose if they don’t go on.

Get courage by reading inspiring stories of brave people. Abraham Lincoln is one of the people who you may think of.

1. What is courage?

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2.What wil you do in face of difficulty or danger if you don’t have courage?

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3. How can courage become stronger?

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4. What is the difference between courageous people and others?

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5. What will you do if you have courage in your study?(请结合自身实际，自拟一句话作答)

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Long, long ago there lived an old man. He had a very big orange tree in his garden. On the tree there were many fine oranges.
One day the old man found one of the oranges was bigger than the others. It was as big as a watermelon. So he took the big orange to the king. The king was very happy and gave the old man a lot of money for it.
When a rich man heard of this, he said to himself, "It is only an orange. Why did the king give him so much money? If I take my gold cup to the king, he will give me much more money for it."
The next day when the king got the gold cup, he said to the rich man, “What a beautiful cup! I’ll give you something for it. Please take the great orange."
根据短文内容回答下列问题。

1. 1.

   What did the old man have in his garden?
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2. 2.

   What did the old man find one day?
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3. 3.

   Who did the old man give the big orange to?
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4. 4.

   What did a rich man think when he heard of the story?
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5. 5.

   Was the rich man very happy at last?
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My father is tall and has short gray hair. He wears glasses with heavy black frames(框). Here is a picture of him from 1968. What a surprise! In the picture, he's 15 years old. He's short and he is wearing glasses with small round frames. He has short blond hair and it's really straight. He is wearing blue jeans and a T-shirt with the word "love" on it. I'm 15 years old now. I'm of medium height and I have short hair. My hair isn't blond. It's blue. My father thinks it's strange (奇怪的), but my friends think it's great. I wear glasses, but my glasses have bright red frames. They're so cool! I have an earring (耳环) in one ear, too. I never wear blue jeans. I' like big baggy pants (袋状裤) and long T-shirts. Most of my T-shirts have pictures of my favorite rock bands on them.

1. 1.

   What kind of glasses is the writer's father wearing in the picture?

   1. A.
      Glasses with heavy black frames.
   2. B.
      Glasses with bright red frames.
   3. C.
      Glasses with small round-frames.
   4. D.
      Glasses with small red frames.
2. 2.

   What color is the writer's hair?

   1. A.
      Blond.
   2. B.
      Blue.
   3. C.
      Yellow.
   4. D.
      Gray.
3. 3.

   What does the writer like wearing?

   1. A.
      Blue jeans and a T-shirt.
   2. B.
      Big jeans and a long T-shirt.
   3. C.
      Blue jeans and a long T-shirt.
   4. D.
      Baggy pants and long T-shirts.
4. 4.

   What's on his father's T-shirt in the picture?

   1. A.
      The word "love".
   2. B.
      Cool earrings.
   3. C.
      Pictures of rock bands.
   4. D.
      Pictures of famous actors.