One day a poor man was begging with an old wallet in his hand. As he felt sad at his own bad luck, he kept wondering why some wealthy people were never satisfied and were always wanting more.
“Here,” said he, “is the master of this house—I know him well. He is a wealthy businessman. He should have turned over his business to others, and then he could have spent the rest of his life happily, but he didn’t. Instead, he sent his ships to sea to trade with foreign lands. However, there were great storms on the water, so his ships were destroyed and his treasure disappeared in the sea. As for me, if I had only enough to eat and to buy clothing, I would not want anything more.”
Just at that moment, Fortune came down the street. She saw the poor man and stopped. She said to him, “Listen! I want to help you. Hold your wallet, and I will pour this gold into it, but only on this condition: all that falls into the wallet shall be pure gold, but every piece that falls upon the ground shall become dust. Do you understand?”
“Oh, yes,” said the poor man.
“Then be careful,” said Fortune. “Your wallet is old, so do not load it too heavily.”
The beggar was so glad that he quickly opened his wallet, and a stream of yellow dollars poured into it. The wallet grew heavy.
“Is that enough?” asked Fortune.
“Not yet.”
“Isn’t the wallet cracking （裂开）?”
“Never fear.”
The beggar’s hands began to tremble. Ah, if the gold would only pour forever!
“You are the richest man in the world now!”
“Just a little more, add just a handful or two.”
Another piece was added, and the wallet cracked. The treasure fell upon the ground and turned to dust. The beggar had nothing now but his empty wallet. He was as poor as before.
1.What happened to the wealthy businessman?
A.He was robbed of his money. B.His ships sank at sea.
C.His treasure turned to dust. D.He gave his money to the poor.
2.Why do you think Fortune gave the gold to the poor man?
A.She wanted to make the poor man the richest in the world.
B.She had too much gold already.
C.She wanted to teach the poor man a lesson.
D.She liked the way the poor man spoke.
3.Which word best describes the poor man?
A.weak B.happy
C.wise D.greedy
4.What is the best title for this article?
A.The poor man and Fortune
B.The poor man and the businessman
C.The poor man and his wallet
D.The poor man and the gold
New movies set holiday eve record
Chinese moviegoers set a box office （票房） record for the eve of the week—long National Day holiday. By 9:30 p.m. September 30, new movies had brought in 630 million yuan.
The major movies contributing to the box office record were My People, My Country, The Captain and The Climbers.
My People, My Country ranked first by bringing in around 270 million yuan. It was made up of seven short stories which were set in historic moments to look back at New China’s 70 years of existence. The movie was co-directed by Chen Kaige, Zhang Yibai, Guan Hu, Xue Xiaolu, Xu Zheng, Ning Hao and Wen Muye.
Another well-received film, The Captain, earned 194 million yuan to occupy second place. Starring actor Zhang Hanyu, the film is based on heroic Sichuan Airlines pilot Liu Chuanjian, who completed one of the most miraculous （奇迹的） emergency landings in China’s civil aviation （民航） history.
Also adapted from real events, The Climbers earned 157 million yuan. With an excellent cast including Zhang Ziyi and Wu Jing, the film is about Chinese mountaineers’ climbing to the top of Mount Qomolangma.
Wu Jing said the film filled a gap in the market, with sports-themed titles quite rare in the world’s second-largest movie market.
Besides the three movies, eight other films will be on during the holiday ending on Oct 7.
1.My people, My country was directed by the following directors except ________.
A.Zhang Yibai B.Zhang Yimou
C.Chen Kaige D.Xu Zheng
2.The film The Captain has earned ________ yuan according to the passage.
A.194 million B.157 million
C.270 million D.630 million
3.Why did Wu Jing say The Climbers filled a gap in the movie market?
A.Because it is about climbing Mount Qomolangma.
B.Because it is a very successful movie.
C.Because its theme is about sports.
D.Because it is adapted from a real event.
假如你是新华一种的学生李华，你从网上看到John在某英语俱乐部发布了一个帖子，邀请各国爱好英语的学生加入该俱乐部，以加强交流，提高英语水平。请你根据以下提示，用英语写封电子邮件，希望加入该俱乐部，并希望交更多的朋友。
要点：1.简单介绍自己（如：国籍、爱好等）；
2.加入该俱乐部的原因（交朋友、提高英语水平等）；
3.希望成为其中一员。
注意：1.词数100左右；
2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3.开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
Dear John,
I’m glad to read the post on the Internet that you welcome students who like English. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Looking forward to your reply.
Yours,
Li Hua
短文改错
My parents always tell me that I should help other when they are in need. And I do which I am told to do. It was Sunday afternoon. Before I was walking to the park, I sudden saw a boy fall off his bike. I hurried to him and helped him up. Since one of his legs were badly hurt, the boy could not stand up for himself. I took him to a nearby hospital at once so that the boy got treat immediately. Then I telephoned his parents and told them about the whole story. They thank me again and again. It was dark and I said goodbye to them. Even though I couldn’t go to the park, but I felt very happy.
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
I'm not sure 1. is more frightened, me or the female gorilla(大猩猩）that suddenly appears out of nowhere. I'm walking on a path in the forest in the Central African Republic. Unexpectedly, I'm face-to-face with the gorilla, who begins screaming at 2. top of her lungs. That makes her baby scream, and then a 400-pound male appears. He screams the
3.(loud)of all. The noise shakes the trees as the male beats his chest and charges toward me. I quickly lower myself, ducking my head to avoid 4.(look) directly into his eyes so he doesn't feel5.(challenge).
My name is Mireya Mayor. I'm a 6.(science)who studies animals such as apes and monkeys. I was searching 7. these three western lowland gorillas I'd been observing. No one had seen them for hours, and my colleagues and I were worried.
When the gorillas and I frightened each other, I was just glad to find 8.(they) alive. True to a gorilla's unaggressive nature, the huge animal 9.(mean)me no real harm. He was just saying: "I'm king of this forest, and here is your reminder!" Once his message was delivered, he allowed me 10. (stay)and watch.
My father was a music teacher who traveled to farm homes or homes in smaller communities to teach his students. He was never at home in the ___ because he left around 1:00 each afternoon to start ___ and would return around 11:00 p. m. long after everyone, except my mother, was ___. Mom, on the other hand, was the ruler of the home ___ everything went well. She had to ___ my brother and me, cook meals, and wash clothes. Mother was a strict taskmaster ___ that we all obey the rules without any ___. When we didn’t, there were always ___ punishments(惩罚).
One day I got myself into trouble. ___ dealing with the situation, my mother told me that my father would come to punish me. I thought this was no ____ since I would be ____ long before my father got home. ____, he wouldn’t wake me up to punish me.
The next morning, I ____ thinking all was well. However, my father called me into the playroom. He told me to ____ beside him in a wooden chair and then said how ____ he was in me. I was told that I would not be ____ to play with any of my toys for two days.
I always remember that ____ even after all these years have gone by. The reason I remember it so well is that it taught me a lot. I came to ____ that you won’t ____ the punishment no matter how much you don’t want it, or how much you bury your ____ in the sand and think that it will just go away like a bad dream.
1.A.evening B.daytime C.morning D.midnight
2.A.practicing B.studying C.teaching D.performing
3.A.quiet B.awake C.worried D.asleep
4.A.figuring out B.making sure C.working out D.relying on
5.A.live with B.search for C.turn to D.look after
6.A.demanding B.suggesting C.arguing D.pretending
7.A.reason B.result C.excuse D.cause
8.A.harmful B.dangerous C.unfair D.immediate
9.A.Except for B.Instead of C.As for D.Because of
10.A.business B.accident C.trouble D.surprise
11.A.in bed B.off duty C.at sea D.at work
12.A.However B.Therefore C.Otherwise D.Besides
13.A.got up B.called back C.rang off D.settled down
14.A.lie down B.sit down C.write down D.climb down
15.A.proud B.honest C.confident D.disappointed
16.A.invited B.chosen C.allowed D.required
17.A.position B.experience C.condition D.schedule
18.A.realize B.prove C.remember D.hope
19.A.feel B.suffer C.understand D.escape
20.A.toys B.hands C.head D.feet
