Long long ago, a king had a big rock placed in the middle of a very busy road. Then he hid nearby to see if anyone would move the rock out of the way to make it convenient for others. Some of the king’s wealthiest supporters came past and simply walked around it. Many others complained about the rock and some blamed the king for the problem. To the king’s surprise, no one did anything about moving it out of the way.
Finally, a poor farmer came along, carrying a load of old vegetables. When he saw the rock, he put down his load, and tried to move the heavy rock to the side of the road. No one stopped to help him. Many laughed at him and made jokes as they walked past. Finally, after much pushing and straining, and with no help , the farmer managed(设法) to get the rock to the side of the road. As he bent down to pick up his vegetables, he noticed a small bag lying in the road, exactly where the rock had been. There was a lot of money and a note in the bag. The note was from the king saying that the money was for the person who moved the rock out of the way.
Taking responsibility(责任) is about solving hard problems. The farmer takes responsibility when no one else is prepared to. It does not always mean that you will get an instant reward, but it is a value that builds up a community, and makes life better for all of us.
1.The word “convenient” in Paragraph1 means in Chinese.
A．重要的 B．方便的 C．必要的 D．有用的
2.Why did the king put a big rock in the middle of the road?
A．To see if anyone would move the rock away.
B．To see who was the most powerful.
C．To find out who was the most poorest.
D．To see how people walked around it.
3.Who moved the rock away？
A．The king B．The king’s supporters.
C．The wealthy D．A poor farmer
4.The story mainly tells us that .
A．everyone should learn to take responsibility
B．nobody likes to solve hard problems
C．taking responsibility always means getting a reward
D．the poor always take more responsibility than the rich
I stood there listening to my father shout at top of his voice. The 1 on his face said that one of us had done something wrong.
“ 2 one of you did this? ”
We all stared down at the step. There was child’s handwriting in chalk there. I was very 3 . I hoped no one could see it. Would he guess it was me? I was so scared. When he asked me, I 4 , “Not me, Dad. ”
The others denied (否认) it as well. Of course, we all knew that one of us 5 have done it. But as the 6 and the smallest of the three, I just couldn’t find the courage to tell the 7 .
To find out who had written on the 8 , father gave us each a piece of paper and a pencil. “I want each of you to 9 exactly what you see on the step. ”
I tried my best to write the words 10 . I didn’t want Dad to be able to tell it was me.
He gathered up our pieces of paper and looked at them. “ Since 11 of you will
admit(承认) to have done it, then I will punish you all. ” I stood there and said 12 . The last thing I wanted was for Dad to punish me!
“ I 13 it. ” My sister stepped forward and said she had done something she hadn’t. She was punished for a month.
We didn’t talk 14 that day for many years. Not until we were all older and I knew it was safe to finally tell my dad it was really me. I always felt sorry 15 it. That was the last time I let anyone take the blame for me.
1. A．sound B．taste C．look D．feeling
2. A．What B．Which C．Who D．Where
3. A．unhappy B．surprised C．angry D．frightened
4. A．lied B．said C．talked D．told
5. A．can B．may C．must D．might
6. A．oldest B．kindest C．youngest D．healthiest
7. A．answer B．story C．truth D．thing
8. A．step B．ground C．floor D．door
9. A．write B．draw C．paint D．print
10. A．carefully B．differently C．heavily D．badly
11. A．all B．none C．neither D．both
12. A．something B．anything C．everything D．nothing
13. A．did B．done C．do D．doing
14. A．on B．with C．to D．about
15. A．because B．because of C．though D．except
---The skirt looks different from others and it is nice.
--- Thanks. It ________ by my mother last month.
A．made B．is made C．was made D．has been made
Oh, Mike. It’s raining outside. You’d better your raincoat.
A．put on B．put up C．dress D．to wear
Maybe the disaster can destroy our homes, but _______can destroy the love in our people.
A．something B．everything C．anything D．nothing
Don’t make me this or that. I’m too busy.
A．do B．to do C．doing D．done
