A little stream (小溪) ran down from a high mountain through many villages and forests. Then it reached a desert (沙漠). “I went through so many difficulties. I should have no problem crossing the desert,” she thought. As she started, she found herself slowly disappearing (消失) into the sand. After many tries, she still failed. “Maybe I can’t reach the ocean(海洋),” she said sadly to herself.
At this time, a deep voice said: “If a breeze (微风) can cross the desert, so can a river.” It was the voice of the desert. But the little stream answered: “That’s because a breeze can fly, but I cannot.”
“That’s because you can’t give up(放弃) what you are. Let yourself evaporate (蒸发) into the breeze, it can take you across,” said the desert. “Give up what I am now? No! No!” The little stream could not accept this idea. “The breeze can carry the vapor (蒸汽) across the desert and let it leave as rain. The rain will form (形成) a river again,” said the desert. “And whether you’re a river or vapor, your nature (本性) never changes.”
Hearing this, the little stream went into the open arms of the breeze. It carried her to the next period of her life.
The course of our lives is like the experience(经历) of the little stream. If you want to go through difficulties in your life to head for success(成功), you should also change the way you are.
1.Before getting to the desert, the stream .
A. met no difficulties
B. believed her ability to cross the desert
C. knew well about the desert
D. started to worry about herself
2.What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 3 refer to(指的是)?
A. The stream. B. The breeze.
C. The vapor. D. The desert.
3.What is the main idea of the story?
A. Our lives can be as difficult as the little stream’s.
B. The road to success is not always that easy.
C. We should do the right thing whatever others say.
D. To succeed (成功), we should change the way we used to be.
Liu Hu, China | I don’t like rain. Even though（即使） I have an umbrella, I’m always wet. so I have to go back home to change my clothes, because I don’t feel comfortable in wet clothes. I like snow very much. It’s beautiful. |
Kate, Canada | I love spring. When spring is coming, it starts to get warm. I enjoy going outside. And it never gets too hot in spring. I don’t like the hot summer because we can’t find a place to get away from the hot sun. |
Lucy, Australia | I like rainy days. When it is raining, I can read my favorite books in my warm bed. I also like listening to the sound of rain. It makes me relaxed(放松的). |
Simon, Russia | My favorite season is summer. First of all, I was born in summer. Second, it’s hot in summer, and I like to swim in the sea. |
1.Who doesn’t like rainy weather?
A. Liu Hu B. Kate C. Lucy D. Simon
2.Which of the following is NOT true?
A. Liu Hu likes snow very much.
B. Kate enjoys going outside in warm weather.
C. Lucy doesn’t like reading in a warm bed on rainy days.
D. Simon likes to swim in the sea on hot days.
3.The passage wants to tell us .
A. children all over the world like rainy days
B. different children like different kinds of weather
C. different children have different ways to study
D. what children usually do in different kinds of weather
完形填空。
Jim Smith was a poor boy. One day he was very cold and ________ . He came to a house and asked a young ________ for a glass of water. The lady was so ________ that she gave him a large glass of hot milk.
Jim drank it and then asked: “________ should I pay you?”
“You don’t need to pay,” the lady said. Jim ________ her again.
Years later, Jim became a ________. One day, a woman was sent to his hospital. She was seriously ill. He recognized(认出) her at once and did his best to save her life.
The operation(手术) was successful(成功的), but the ________ was high. After looking at the woman’s bill, Jim wrote ________ on it. When the woman got the bill, she didn’t dare(敢) to look at it. ________ , something on the side of the bill caught her eyes. She began to ________ the following words:
Paid in full with one glass of milk.
1.A. hot B. hungryC. cool D. strong
2.A. woman B. man C. husband D. waiter
3.A. angry B. beautiful C. lucky D. kind
4.A. When B. Where C. How much D. Why
5.A. thanked B. forgot C. missed D. understood
6.A. teacher B. worker C. doctor D. driver
7.A. price B. cost C. money D. pay
8.A. anything B. everythingC. nothing D. something
9.A. However B. Whenever C. Instead D. Besides
10.A. write B. remember C. read D. guess
—I will visit my grandmother this afternoon, so I can’t go swimming with you.
—
A. It’s my pleasure. B. You are welcome.
C. That’s a pity. D. Sure, I am.
—I didn’t see you at the meeting yesterday. Why? —I a book at that moment.
A. reads B. is reading C. was reading D. will read
His mother is looking at the pictures. How she looks!
A. careful, careful B. carefully, careful
C. carefully, carefully D. careful, carefully
