There once was a king who offered a prize to the artist who painted the best picture of peace. Many artists tried The king looked at all the pictures. But there were only two he really liked, and he had to choose 1. them. One picture was a quiet lake. The lake was a perfect mirror(镜子) for peaceful high mountains all around it. Overhead was a blue sky with white clouds. All who saw this picture 2. that it was a perfect picture of peace.
The other picture had 3. , too. But these were rocky. Above was an angry sky, from which rain fell and in which lightning played Down the side of the mountains fell a waterfall. This did not look 4. at all.
But when the king looked 5. , he saw behind the waterfall a small bush(灌木) 6.in a crack(裂缝) in the rock. In the bush a mother bird had built 7. nest(巢). There, sat the mother bird in her nest-in perfect peace.
Which picture do you think won the prize? The king chose the 8. picture. Do you know why?
" 9. peace does not mean to be in a place where there is no 10. , trouble, or hard work." explained the king, "Peace means to be in the middle of all those things and still be peaceful in your heart. That is the real meaning of peace."
Blame(责备) is one of the biggest problems that we meet in everyday life. 1. And when that doesn't happen, we blame other people, places or events that we think are the causes of our unhappiness.
Everything we feel comes from within us. 2.
If we create unhappiness for ourselves, the world will show us that unhappiness, but if we create joy, peace, and love for ourselves, this is what we will get back.
Can blame solve any problems? 3. When people did something hat makes us angry, afraid or hurt, we are doing nothing more than showing them the anger we feel inside.
We have choices about things that make us unhappy. We sometimes prefer to take the easier choices, the ones that keep us in our comfort zone(地带). 4. Sometimes we just have to go beyond our comfort zone, which may mean facing something we don't like. Perhaps we feel like a victim(受害者) and don't stand up for ourselves or speak up when we feel that people don't respect us. Maybe we are afraid of a situation, so we run away from it, instead of facing it with inner strength.
Whatever the problem is, we have a choice every day to face it with blame, fear, anger, guilt(内疚), or with love, kindness, peace. 5. Don't blame. Enjoy your day.
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A.Simply, it can't.
B. We create it and we live through it
C. How will you walk into your day?
D.We seem to know that the world is there to make us happy.
E. But how comfortable is it really when we are annoyed by someone else?
Do you still find it hard to choose a cool and useful present for your friend? Do you still find it difficult to surprise whom you love? Welcome to Guardian Reader Offers site. Within our online shopping mall you will find hundreds of products that you may be interested in. Here are some cool choices for you.
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| Solar(太阳能) Book Light Does he or she like reading? This might be what he or she really wants. Just place it in the sun, and you will have light wherever you go. Take it when you go camping or are on flights. You can even keep it at your bedside. It can be put on your books when you are reading. It has two lights and a pen. |
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| Cool Stationery Set(文具盒) This cool stationery set has a ball pen, a clock and a memo pad(便签簿). The pen sits on the top and rotates(旋转) around. Press down on the top, and you will have a piece of memo paper and get your pen off the top. It's fashionable and useful. It's a perfect gift! |
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1. would be the best choice if you want to give a present to your friend who loves reading.
A. A sun bottle B. A solar book light
C. A modem bird house D. A cool stationery set
2.Which is not true about the modem bird house?
A. It has wooden walls.
B. Its roof can be moved away.
C. Its door has a bird shape.
D. It makes the sound of bird singing.
3.From the passage, we can learn that .
A. the solar book light is very convenient to use
B. the modem bird house is designed to attract birds
C. the sun bottle needs to be put in the sun for 5 hours
D. the cool stationary set is too complicated(复杂的) to use
4.The author wrote this passage to .
A. talk about the latest cool inventions
B. ask people to use cool things in daily life
C. introduce several cool and useful presents
D. talk about the gifts he used to surprise his friends
5.Where can we buy the cool things according to the passage?
A. Online. B. At school.
C. In the supermarket. D. In the drugstore.
Shopping for clothes is not the same experience for a man as it is for a woman. A man goes shopping because he needs something. All men simply walk into a shop and ask for what they want If the shop has it, the salesman quickly finds it, and the business of trying it on continues at once. All being well, the deal can be and often is completed in less than five minutes.
For a man, small problems may begin when the shop does not have what he wants. Then, the salesman tries to sell the customer something else. "I know this jacket is not the style(款式)you want, sir, but would you like to try it for size? It happens to be the color you mentioned." Few men have patience with this treatment, and the usual reply is, "This is the right color and maybe the right size, but I should be wasting my time and yours by trying it on."
However, a woman does so in the opposite way. Her shopping is not often based on(以... 为基础) need, and she is only "having a look around". She is always open to persuasion, really she believes in what the saleswoman tells her. She will try on any number of things. Most women have an excellent sense of value when they buy clothes. They are always on the lookout for the unexpected sale. Faced with a roomful of dresses, a woman may easily spend an hour going from one room to another, often going back over again, before choosing the dresses she wants to try on. It is always tiring, but obviously(明显的) enjoyable. Most dress shops provide chairs for the waiting husbands.
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1.The shopping deal for a man is completed in Jess than five minutes because .
A. he can try it on quickly
B. the shop sells very cheaply
C. the sales man quickly finds it
D. he can buy what he really wants
2. What does a man usually do when there is no jacket he wants in a shop?
A. He does not buy anything.
B. He tries on something else.
C. He buys another he doesn't like.
D. He follows the salesman's advice.
3.What does the word “persuasion" mean in the passage?
A. 答复 B. 劝说 C.请求 D.逼迫
4.What does the passage tell us about women shoppers for clothes?
A. They know what they want to buy.
B. They listen to advice but never take it.
C. They welcome suggestions from others.
D. They hardly consider buying cheap clothes.
5.According to the passage, we can learn that
A. a man often buys what he doesn't need
B. a man's shopping is often based on need
C. a woman's shopping is never based on need
D. a woman goes shopping to look for cheap things
My friend John lived with his parents. They lived in a small town not far from London. Both his parents were over seventy years old.
One day, we drank in a bar with some other friends. It was dark but none wanted to leave. We hadn't been together for a long time. We talked and laughed. It seemed that all of us forgot the time.But suddenly John got up and went outside. "Where are you going?" I followed him. "I just want to make a call with my parents. It's late. I want to tell them not to wait for me."I noticed that he dialed(拨号码)the phone number twice as he called his parents. When he dialed the first time, he hung up after three rings. And then he dialed a second time and began to talk.¨Was the line busy the first time?"I asked.‘‘NO．” ‘'Then I can't understand why you dialed the phone twice."
My friend smiled. He told me, "When I call my parents, they are so eager(渴望的)to talk to me that they run for the phone. Once, in order to answer my phone call, my mother fell down and hit her little toe against the table leg. She couldn't walk for days. After that,I made an agreement with them: Don't run to answer the phone.I call first and let the phone ring three times to give them the time to prepare."
After listening to him, my heart felt full. We often show how we care for our parents with gitfs and cards, but aren't the everyday gifts doing from the little things and telling of our love?
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1. Why did the writer's friend call his parents?
A. Because he missed them.
B.Because he wanted to live with them.
C. Because he didn't want them to wait for him.
D. Because he wanted to tell them he loved them.
2.The writer felt when he noticed that his friend dialed the phone number twice.
A. excited B.surprised C.bored D moved
3. The writer's friend dialed the phone number twice because
A. the line was busy the first time
B. he forgot what he was doing the first time
C. he dialed the wrong number the first time
D. he wanted his parents to have time to prepare
4. What happened to John's mother when she once answered bis phone?
A. She hurt her toe. B. She hurt her leg.
C. She couldn't walk. D. She broke the phone.
5.The story mainly talks about .
A. how to be a patient person
B. how to dial a phone number
C. how to show everyday love to parents
D. how to make good friends with others
One day, my father and I went to the supermarket to buy some fruit. After I looked and chose for a long time, my father bought me pomegranates(石榴) instead of others. I was surprised and , "Why are you buying such ugly fruit? Why not buy apples or pears? Pomegranates don't look as nice as apples or pears." my father heard my words, he said nothing at all. He smiled and I felt my father was so mysterious(神秘的). Only when I got home did I find out why he did so.
As soon as we got home, he took me into the and quickly cut one of the pomegranates with a knife. "Now I will you its real face!" he said. "Wow!" I shouted. What was inside the fruit was completely from its outside. The pomegranate had small "rooms" inside it Each "room" held lots of seeds. And each seed looked like a beautiful shiny diamond(宝石). "Do you it is beautiful?' My father asked. "That shows you can never judge something simply its outside. You must always its inside, too." I suddenly realized that my father's words were not only about fruit, but also about some people like pomegranates. They perhaps are not beautiful, but they can still have beautiful . We can't judge a person only by his appearance.
1.A.asked B.thought C.called D.told
2.A.If B.Because C.When D.Since
3.A.even B.still C.just D.again
4.A.room B.kitchen C.family D.workshop
5.A.show B.tell C.give D.find
6.A. far B. free C. special D. different
7.A.want B.think C.like D.know
8.A.for B.by C.in D.with
9.A. look at B. look like C. look after D. look for
10.A. faces B. seeds C. words D. hearts
