There was once a king who had a great palace with a wonderful garden. In the garden, there lived all kinds of animals. All of them enjoyed living there.
There was only one thing in the garden that the king hated: an old tree in the center of the garden. It was so old and dry. This made the king so angry that he finally asked some people to cut it down and turned the place into a swimming pool. However, after the tree was cut down, the animals left the garden. Without the animals, the garden was not so beautiful as before. The king was sad, but he didn’t know what had happened.
A young man went to the king, and said he could explain what had happened. “This was because you cut the old tree down,” said the young man. “There were thousands of moths (飞蛾) which lived in the tree. Birds needed the moths to eat and then they produced wastes for plants to grow. The plants then attracted many other animals to your garden. So your garden became very beautiful. But as you cut the tree down, the animals had to leave.”
“Excellent!” said the king, “I’ll make you rich and you will try to make my garden beautiful again.”
“I’m afraid it will take many years to finish. It will take many years for the natural balance(生态平衡) to get back again,” said the young man.
The king was sad, but all he could do was just to wait.
1.Why did the king cut down the old tree?
A. Because he hated the old and dry tree.
B. Because he wanted to plant a young tree there.
C. Because he didn’t want moths to live in the tree.
2.What was the result after the tree was cut down?
A. The garden was more beautiful than before.
B. The animals left the garden.
C. The king was very happy.
3.The underlined word “attracted” in Paragraph 3 probably means “ ” in Chinese.
A. 驱赶 B. 利用 C. 吸引
4.If the young man made the garden beautiful again, the king would __________ .
A. be very angry
B. make him rich
C. order him to leave
5.The story tells us that __________.
A. it will take many years for the natural balance to get back again
B. it’s easy for us to keep the balance of nature
C. old trees should be cut down
Few people like changing their habits, good or bad. Whether it is smoking, drinking or over-eating, they _________ “enjoying” them to the end.
On every packet of cigarettes(香烟), people are warned against the _________ of smoking: “Warning: Cigarette Smoking Is Dangerous to Your Health”. _________ , millions of them start smoking or go on smoking. Why?
Facts show that families and surroundings(环境) play a very important part in _________ smokers. All those smokers come from smoking families or have smoking friends or relatives. Films and TV plays also play a part. People watch their “heroes” on TV drinking alcohol(酒) or smoking cigarettes. “Heroes” seem to fear _________ , neither killing themselves nor killing others with alcohol and cigarettes. If they are not afraid of the harm of smoking and drinking, _________ should common people be afraid?
The simple warning on the cigarette packet does not influence smokers’ habits. Even _________ warnings, like showing pictures of smokers who have died of cancer, don’t seem to work.
Knowing and believing seem to be two _________ things. If smoking is really as harmful as doctors say, it is time for smokers to think about it and try to give it up!
1.A. continue B. stop C. finish D. avoid
2.A. chances B. dangers C. causes D. excuses
3.A. Moreover B. Also C. However D. Otherwise
4.A. influencing B. explaining C. improving D. describing
5.A. something B. nothing C. anything D. everything
6.A. what B. how C. when D. why
7.A. stronger B. worse C. longer D. harder
8.A. similar B. pleasant C. different D. boring
One day, bus No.1 was going along Jianshe Road. Suddenly the driver saw an old man lying on the side of the road. A woman next to him was shouting for _________ .
The bus driver stopped the bus_________ thinking twice. He got off and asked the woman what happened. She said that the man had a heart problem and should go to the _________. The driver knew he had to act________ . He told the passengers that he must take the man to the hospital. He expected most or all of the passengers to _________ and wait for the next bus. But to his surprise, they all agreed to go with him. Some passengers helped the bus driver to move the man onto the bus.
Thanks to the bus driver and the passengers, the doctors saved the man in time. Now many people don’t want to help _________ because they don’t want any trouble. But the driver didn’t think about himself. He only thought about saving a _________ .
1.A. advice B. help C. people
2.A. without B. with C. for
3.A. park B. office C. hospital
4.A. quick B. quickly C. slowly
5.A. get off B. get on C. get up
6.A. other B. others C. another
7.A. life B. passenger C. woman
—Tomorrow I’m going on holiday.
— ! But I’ll be busy.
A. Thank you B. Lucky you C. Mind you
—How is your grandma?
—She’s fine. She used to _____ TV at home after supper. But now she is used to _____ out for a walk.
A. watch; go B. watching; go C. watch; going
—Does the bus go to the beach?
—No. You _______ the wrong way. You want the Number 11.
A. go B. were going C. are going
