In Lynch, an American businessman, had been going on vacation to a small Mexican fishing village for a number of years. One morning while going for a walk along the beach, he saw his friend Pablo Perez, a local fisherman. Martin watched Pablo unload his boat and pack the fish in a box.
Martin noticed Pablo was smiling and looked very happy. He could also see several large fish in the boat. Martin greeted Pablo and asked how long it took to catch the fish. “Just a new hours,” replied Pablo. Martin asked, “Why didn’t you stay longer and catch more fish?” “I have enough for my family,” Pablo said. “And what do you do with the rest of your day ?” asked Martin. “I take a nap, play with my children, spend time with my wife, and go into the village to see my friends and play cards. I have a full and busy life.” Martin explained that if Pablo worked longer hours and caught more fish, he could make more money. With the extra money, Pablo could buy more boats and catch many more fish. By selling the fish, Pablo could open his own factory and sell direct to supermarkets.
“Then what?” asked Pablo. “Well, you would probably have to move to Mexico City to run the business. Finally, you would be able to sell your business and make millions of dollars,” replied Martin. “How long will that take ?” asked Pablo.
Martin thought for a while and said it would probably take at least 15 years.
“And then what?” asked Pablo.
“Well, that’s the best part,” Martin said. “You will be able to retire, buy a house near the ocean, sleep longer, play with your children, spend more time with your wife, see your friends, and play cards.”
1.What is the story mainly about ?
A. A businessman and a fisherman have become friends.
B. A businessman learns how to fish form a fisherman.
C. A fisherman wants to become a businessman.
D. A businessman gives advice to a fisherman.
2.What makes the Mexican fisherman happy is _________.
A. many friends to visit him
B. a full and busy life
C. more boats and more fish
D. the house near the ocean
3.How can the fisherman make more money in the businessman’s view ?
A. By buying a supermarket.
B. To move to Mexico City.
C. By selling his own business.
D. To work longer and catch more fish.
4. The underlined word “unload” in the passage means _________.
A. put…into…B. take…away from
C. break downD. set off
5.We can infer from the passage that _______.
A. the fisherman will stay the same with his life
B. the fisherman will leave the village for Mexico City
C. the businessman will buy the fisherman’s boat
D. it takes all day for the fisherman to catch large fish
There was once a young man who began to feel self-satisfied after some small achievements.
One day, the young man took a walk with a ____ man from the town. On the way the young man was bragging(吹嘘) about himself, ____ the wise man didn’t say a word. When they ____ a peak(山峰), the wise man asked, “Look down. What do you see ?”
“I see trees, farmland, houses and people as ____ as ants working in the fields,” the young man said.
“What do you feel?” the wise man asked.
“Everything is ___ me. I feel I rule the world,” the young man answered.
The wise man said ____. After a minute, he asked the young man to look ____ “What do you see this time?” the wise man asked.
“I see ____ flying around high mountains, the white clouds on the mountains and the ____ sky above the white clouds,” the young man answered.
Then he asked the wise man’s ___.
“I feel small and powerless,” the wise man answered . ”A person who knows to look upward can ____ understand his position(位置). When a person knows the blue sky is always overhead, he won’t be so ____ as to believe he rules over the world or other people.”
The young man felt foolish(愚蠢的) for his ____. From then on , ____ he began to feel as if the world owed(亏欠) him something, he looked up at the sky and remembered ____ small he really was. Try to look upward when you feel too good about yourself.
1.A. busyB. lazyC. wiseD. hard-working
2.A. ifB. butC. soD. or
3.A. got toB. got offC. arrived inD. got up
4.A. fatB. lightC. smallD. strong
5.A. belowB. aboveC. betweenD. against
6.A. everythingB. anythingC. somethingD. nothing
7.A. upB. downC. outD. after
8.A. monkeys B. tigersC. chicksD. birds
9.A. redB. blueC. greenD. black
10.A. waysB. nameC. feelingsD. address
11.A. badlyB. angrilyC. hardlyD. clearly
12.A. cleverB. smartC. sillyD. useful
13.A. prideB. successC. luckD. smell
14.A. whateverB. wheneverC. whereverD. however
15.A. whyB. whereC. howD. what
----Could you tell me __________?
----Quite well, thank you.
A. what do you do
B. are you good at maths
C. what you think of the film
D. how you are getting on with classmates
The main job of the supporting team is to ___________the runner ______drinking water and food.
A. provide; with B. protect; with
C. prevent; from D. prefer; to
---- Do you have any plan for this summer vacation, Mary?
---- Sure, I’ d like to be a volunteer and help to ______ the Central Park.
A. put up B. call up
C. clean up D. cheer up
“Wechat”(微信) really makes a great _________ to people’s life. It’s easy for us to keep in touch with others.
A. choice B. surprise
C. progress D. difference
