Curiosity(好奇心) is part of human nature. Children are famous for wanting answers to thousands of questions. Books and TV shows often depend on curiosity. People keep reading or watching because they want to find out what happens. But curiosity also provides many advantages.
Learning is the easiest if you have a desire (愿望) for knowledge. Curiosity can create that desire when you have a question you want an answer to. Many of history’s greatest discoveries were made by curious people. Thanks to their curiosity, people now know far more about the world and have useful technology to help them.
Even if you don’t plan to be an inventor or researcher, curiosity can still help you in the classroom. If you develop the joy of learning, classes will become more fun. And you’ll be better because you will fully take part in the process of learning. Even if you're no longer a student, curiosity will make you get more information and then a better worker.
What do you do if you're not already curious? Luckily, curiosity is a skill that can be improved. If you act like you're curious, you’ll quickly start to actually feel curious. Often, the more you learn about a topic, the more interesting it becomes.
As you learn about a topic, collect information from as many sources(来源) as possible. Read different kinds of books, listen to talks and ask questions. Don't always get your information from the same source. Instead, learn to appreciate (欣赏) facts that different people know and the different opinions that they express. Ask a lot of questions. Remember, everyone knows something that you don’t. Find out what that is, and ask about it. This lets you learn something and makes the other person happy by letting them show off their knowledge.
In the classroom or out of it, developing curiosity is sure to be valuable.
1.According to the passage, curiosity _______.
A.is the only part of human nature B.depends on books and TV shows
C.can’t create the desire for answers D.may lead to many great discoveries
2.Without curiosity, _______.
A.students may become less interested in classes
B.people will know more about the world
C.people can still become better workers
D.students can't improve it again
3.When you learn about a topic, you'd better _______.
A.just learn from different people B.argue with others
C.collect information from different sources D.only read different kinds of books
4.In the passage, curiosity is a _______.
A.new discovery B.natural ability
C.great invention D.famous creation
5.What does the writer mainly want us to do after reading the passage?
A.To make others happy.
B.To show off our knowledge.
C.To develop our curiosity.
D.To become an inventor or researcher.
A man was sitting in the park watching the ducks on the pond, when a woman came near him.She had a white dog with her.
She sat down on a chair, took out of a magazine and began to read.
The dog was sitting between her and the man.
After it had been sitting quietly for about ten minutes, the dog turned and looked up at the man.
“ Excuse me,” the dog whispered(低语),“ but you look like a kind man. Please buy me from this awful woman.”
The man could hardly believe his ears. A dog was whispering to him, in English.
“ She is so mean to me,” the dog continued. “She never pets me or plays with me. She doesn't feed me properly and she often beats me when she is unhappy, which is most of the time.”
The man was amazed to hear the dog say all this. He was even more surprised when the dog added, “ And I am really a very good dog. I’m quite famous, too. I won a medal in the last war and was twice wounded in action. I’ve saved three children—two from drowning and one from a fire.”
The man decided that he would try to buy the dog from the woman. He would pay a lot of money if necessary. The dog would soon earn tens of thousands of dollars on television. It would be the world's first talking dog.
“ Excuse me,” he said to the woman,“ but I love your little dog. Will you sell him to me?”
“I’ll be pleased to sell him, “ the woman said. “ You can have him for ten dollars.
“ Ten dollars!” the man said. “ Only ten dollars? Why so little? ”
“ Because,” the woman said, “ he’ s a trouble- making liar(说谎者).”
1.At the beginning of the story, the dog________.
A.was leading the woman B.was watching the ducks
C.was reading a magazine D.was sitting close to the man and the woman
2.From what the dog said, the woman________.
A.didn't feed her dog B.treated her dog badly
C.was always unhappy D.played with her dog sometimes
3.The underlined word “mean” probably means________.
A.宽容的 B.有意的 C.刻薄的 D.宠爱的
4.Why did the man decide to buy the dog? Because the dog________.
A.was famous B.was poor
C.could behave bravely D.would earn much money soon
5.How did the woman feel when the man wanted to buy her dog?
A.Glad B.Proud C.Sorry D.Worried
“China is always well protected by the bravest of them.”former US secretary of state Henry Kissinger once wrote. Indeed, in the fight against the novel coronavirus, it is medical workers who are risking their lives on the frontlines of the epidemic(疫情).
From February 17, more than 32,000 doctors and nurses from all over China have been sent to Hubei, the center of the epidemic.They are working under unusual conditions, unimaginable stress and intensive(高强度的) schedules.
In hospitals, doctors and nurses work for long hours, usually six hours in a row. Many of them have deep marks on their faces from wearing masks and goggles(护目镜). They also choose to wear diapers(纸尿裤), as it takes nearly an hour to take their protective uniforms on and off. When they are racing time to save lives, every second matters.
To cheer each other up, medical workers wrote inspiring words on their uniforms, such as “Stay Strong” and “Hope”. They strongly believe that they will win the fight against the virus.
These medical workers are just common people. But with their white coats on, they become the bravest fighters.
1.In the passage, the underlined word “them” probably refers to _______.
A.Some soldiers. B.Masks and goggles.
C.Medical workers. D.Protective uniforms.
2.Because _______, doctors and nurses choose to wear diapers.
A.they are racing time to save lives B.they don’t take enough underwear
C.they are in poor healthy conditions D.they’d like to try something different
3.Why do medical workers write some words on their uniforms?
A.To be cool. B.To protect themselves from the virus.
C.To have a long memory. D.To support and encourage each other.
4.In the passage, the writer mainly tells us that the medical workers ______.
A.are kind and patient B.are the bravest fighters
C.live a relaxing life every day D.have good working conditions
5.In which part of a newspaper may this text appear?
A.Travel. B.News.
C.Sports. D.Lifestyle.
In some parts of Holland the land lies so low that the people have to build great walls of sand and earth, to keep out the sea. These walls are called dykes(堤坝).
Sometimes the water from the sea break down these walls, and then the sea rushes in through the beach, and spreads over the land.
Houses and trees, cows and sheep, have been thus washed away, and many people drowned(溺水).
Once, when a little boy was going home in the evening, he saw a hole in one of the dykes, through which the water was flowing(流出）.
His father had often told him that when this happened, unless the water was stopped it would soon make the bole so big that the sea would flow over the land.
At first he thought he would run home and tell his father. But then he said to himself," It may be dark before father can come, and we shall not be able to find the hole again. Or it may get so large that it will be too late to stop it. I must stay now, and do the best I can alone.
The brave little boy sat down, and put his hand in the hole, to keep back the water. There he stayed, hour after hour, in the cold and the dark, all through the night!
In the morning, a man came past and saw him. He could not think what the boy there. So he called out to him, “What are you doing there, my boy?”
“There is a hole in the dyke,” said the boy,“ and I am keeping back the water.”
Poor little boy! He was so cold and tired that he could hardly speak.
The man came quickly and set him free. He got the hole closed up, and thus the land was saved--thanks to the brave little Hollander!
1.Who first found the hole in the dyke?
A.The father. B.The boy. C.A man. D.A visitor.
2.Why did the boy stay and stop the hole alone?
A.His father told him to do so.
B.He was strong enough to stop it.
C.He knew the best way to stop it.
D.It would be too late to ask for help.
3.How did the boy try to keep back the water?
A.He built another wall.
B.He sat against the hole.
C.He sat down with his hand in the hole.
D.He got some sand and earth to fill in the hole.
4.When seeing the boy, the man_____.
A.asked him what happened and then closed up the hole
B.thought the boy was in good condition
C.closed up the hole with him
D.helped him without a word
5.What can be the best title of the text?
A.A smart man. B.A cold night.
C.A dangerous hole. D.A brave little Hollander.
Police Officer Fang was a generous man. He always tried to help people who were______. Many policemen just arrested (逮捕) people whenever they did anything ______, but Police Officer Fang really______people.
If he saw a beggar in the street, he did not arrest him for begging. Instead, he gave him______coins to buy a meal.
If he saw children behaving badly, he did not take them to the______and charge (指控) them with an offense. Instead, he tried to find out______they were behaving badly and then lectured them on the importance of good behavior.
One day he saw a small girl______in the street. She was crying loud and tears (眼泪) were rolling down her face.
“Hello,” he said to her,“and what’s your problem?”
The small girl looked up at him______her tears.
“I’ve______ my money,” she said.
“Oh, dear!” Police Officer Fang said. “And how did you do that?”
“My______fell out of my pocket,” the small girl said. “It had all my money in it.”
And she continued_______.
“It’s all right,” Police Officer Fang said. “Don’t worry. It’s not the _______of the world. Tell me how much money was in your wallet.”
“______dollars,” the small girl said.
Police Officer Fang took out his wallet. He _____it, took ten dollars and gave it to the girl.
“Here you are,” he said. “Here’s ten dollars. Now you can stop crying.”
But instead of stopping crying, the small girl cried even ______, still standing there.
“Now what's the matter?" Police Officer Fang said.
“I wish I'd said I'd lost fifty dollars," the small girl replied.
1.A.in surprise B.in trouble C.in excitement D.in peace
2.A.wrong B.right C.unusual D.good
3.A.thought of B.talked about C.cared about D.heard of
4.A.little B.a little C.few D.a few
5.A.police station B.bus station C.school D.hospital
6.A.when B.where C.how D.why
7.A.sleeping B.standing C.dancing D.drawing
8.A.across B.over C.under D.through
9.A.spent B.lost C.forgotten D.saved
10.A.wallet B.money C.card D.phone
11.A.asking B.speaking C.crying D.playing
12.A.beginning B.middle C.end D.part
13.A.Fifty B.Forty C.Sixty D.Ten
14.A.opened B.closed C.handed D.showed
15.A.loud B.louder C.high D.higher
One evening, while my family were watching TV in the sitting room, my father began to smoke a cigarette (烟草). Soon the room_______full of smoke. Mother asked him to stop smoking, _______，father said it was too difficult. I sat aside and wondered what I could do. Then I had_______idea.
The next day I gave a packet of cigarettes to my father and said something to him in a low quiet voice. Seeing that, Mother looked surprised. Some days_______, mother wondered why father didn’t smoke any longer. Father explained that the cigarettes I had given him were a special kind, which could help people give_______smoking. We all laughed.
1.A.is B.was C.are D.were
2.A.so B.for C.since D.but
3.A.a B.an C.the D.that
4.A.late B.early C.later D.earlier
5.A.up B.out C.away D.to
