John was a very strong man. Once he got a job...

John was a very strong man. Once he got a job of cutting wood in a forest. His boss gave him an axe and showed him the area where he should work.

The first day, John cut down 18 trees. "Good," the boss said, "keep it up!" John was encouraged by the words of the boss and tried harder the next day, but he could only cut down 15 trees. The third day he tried even harder, but he could only cut down 10 trees. Day after day he was cutting down fewer and fewer trees.

"I must be losing my strength," John thought. He went to the boss and said that he could not understand what was going on. "When was the last time you had sharpened your axe?" the boss asked. "Sharpened? I had no time to sharpen my axe. I have been very busy trying to cut more treesl" said John.

The moral of this story: While John was working hard, he didn't think about how to do his job better. Our lives are like that. We sometimes get so busy that we don't take time to sharpen our skills. Many of us never learn new skills. We think that whatever we have learned is enough. However, in some ways, sharpening our skills from time to time is the key to success.

1.When did John cut the most trees?

A. The first day.　　     B. The second day.　　 C. The third day.　　 D. The fourth day.

2.John was cutting down fewer and fewer trees. He thought_______.

A. he needed to sharpen his axe　　         B. the boss should help him

C. it was wrong to cut down trees　　         D. he must be losing his strength

3.What can we learn from the story?

A. It is wrong to cut down trees.

B. Hard work is the only key to success.

C. It's important to take time to sharpen our skills.

D. It's a waste of time to sharpen the axe.

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John was a very strong man. Once he got a job cutting wood in a forest(森林). His boss gave him an axe（斧头） and showed him the area where he should work.

The first day, John cut down 18 trees.

“ Good,” the boss said,“Keep that up”!

Happily, John tried harder the next day, but could only cut down 15 trees.

The third day he tried even harder, but could only cut down 10 trees. Day after day he was cutting down fewer and fewer trees.

“ I must be losing my strength（力气）,” John thought. He went to the boss and apologized（道歉）, saying that he could not understand what was going on.

“ When was the last time you sharpened（磨） your axe?” the boss asked.

“ Sharpened? I have no time to sharpen my axe. I have been very busy trying to cut down trees!” said John.

While John was working hard, he didn’t work “ smart”. He didn’t think about the best way to do his job. Many of us never learn new skills. We think that whatever we have learned is enough.

根据短文内容，判断下列句子的正误。正确的填T，错误的填F.

1.The boss was pleased with John’s work the first day.

2.John cut down three trees fewer than the first day on the third day.

3.John never sharpened his axe.

4.It’s a waste of time for John to sharpen the axe.

5.The story tells us we should work “ smart ”.

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John was a very strong man. Once he got a job cutting wood in a forest(森林). His boss gave him an axe（斧头） and showed him the area where he should work.

The first day, John cut down 18 trees.

“ Good,” the boss said,“Keep that up”!

Happily, John tried harder the next day, but could only cut down 15 trees.

The third day he tried even harder, but could only cut down 10 trees. Day after day he was cutting down fewer and fewer trees.

“ I must be losing my strength（力气）,” John thought. He went to the boss and apologized（道歉）, saying that he could not understand what was going on.

“ When was the last time you sharpened（磨） your axe?” the boss asked.

“ Sharpened? I have no time to sharpen my axe. I have been very busy trying to cut down trees!” said John.

While John was working hard, he didn’t work “ smart”. He didn’t think about the best way to do his job. Many of us never learn new skills. We think that whatever we have learned is enough.

根据短文内容，判断下列句子的正误。正确的填T，错误的填F. 并将所选答案填到答题卡的相应位置上.（共5小题，每小题1分，满分5分）

1.The boss was pleased with John’s work the first day.

2.John cut down three trees fewer than the first day on the third day.

3.John never sharpened his axe.

4.It’s a waste of time for John to sharpen the axe.

5.The story tells us we should work “ smart ”.

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John was a very strong man. Once he got a job cutting wood in a forest(森林). His boss gave him an axe（斧头） and showed him the area where he should work.

The first day, John cut down 18 trees.

“ Good,” the boss said,“Keep that up”!

Happily, John tried harder the next day, but could only cut down 15 trees.

The third day he tried even harder, but could only cut down 10 trees. Day after day he was cutting down fewer and fewer trees.

“ I must be losing my strength（力气）,” John thought. He went to the boss and apologized（道歉）, saying that he could not understand what was going on.

“ When was the last time you sharpened（磨） your axe?” the boss asked.

“ Sharpened? I have no time to sharpen my axe. I have been very busy trying to cut down trees!” said John.

While John was working hard, he didn’t work “ smart”. He didn’t think about the best way to do his job. Many of us never learn new skills. We think that whatever we have learned is enough.

根据短文内容，判断下列句子的正误。正确的填T，错误的填F. 并将所选答案填到答题卡的相应位置上.

1.The boss was pleased with John’s work the first day.

2.John cut down three trees fewer than the first day on the third day.

3.John never sharpened his axe.

4.It’s a waste of time for John to sharpen the axe.

5.The story tells us we should work “ smart ”.

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An old man went to India. When he got there, he saw a lot of fruit for sale, but much of it was very expensive. Only a big basket of red fruit was cheap.

“How much per kilo?” the old man asked.

“Two rupees (卢比),” the shopkeeper answered. Two rupees in India is almost nothing. So the old man bought a kilogram and started eating them.

However, as soon as he started eating, his mouth began to burn, his eyes began to water and his whole face became as red as the fruit. As he coughed and struggled to breathe, he jumped up and down, screaming (尖叫), “Ah! Ah! Ah!”

And then he continued to eat the “fruit”!

Some people saw him and said, “Those are chili peppers (红辣椒)! You can’t just eat them by the handful (一大把)!”

The old man said, “I paid for them, so I must eat them.”

This old man must seem pretty stupid. But are we a lot smarter? In our life, all of us have put money, time and effort into something—maybe a relationship or a job—and sometimes, even if we know there’s no hope that things will get better, we still continue with it. Why? Because we’ve put in all that money, time and effort.

What we can learn from the old man is this: if you’ve lost a lot for something that doesn’t work, let it go and move on. It’s better than continuing losing.

根据短文内容判断对错，对的为“T”，错的为“F”。

1.The old man bought a kilogram of chili peppers because of the beautiful color.

2.Two rupees doesn’t mean a lot of money in India.

3.The old man continued eating because he was too hungry to stop.

4.The writer compares something in our life like a relationship or a job to the chili peppers in the story.

5.The story wants to tell us that sometimes we need to give up wisely.

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A man got a new car and he was very proud of it. One day, when he came back home, he saw his three-year-old son happily hitting the new car with a toy _______. He broke off the paint on the car. The man was so _______ that he ran to his son, took away his hammer (锤子)　 from him, and used the hammer to hit the boy's _______ as hard as he could for punishment. The poor boy cried _______ but his father didn't care at all.

When the father calmed down, he took his son to the _______ as soon as he could. Although the

doctor tried to save the broken bones, he had to _______ the fingers from both of the boy's hands

in the end.

When the boy _______ in the hospital and saw his hands, he innocently (天真地) said,

"Daddy, I'm sorry about your car." Then he asked, "But when are my fingers going to grow back?" The father felt very sad and regretted this very much.

Think about this story when someone steps (踩) _______ your feet and you want to argue (争吵) with him. Think first before you _______ your patience with someone. Cars can be broken, ________ bones and hurt feelings often can't. So always remember: excusing is greater than argument and think before you act!

1.A.gun B.hammer C.plane D.car

2.A.satisfied B.afraid C.patient D.angry

3.A.hands B.feet C.back D.head

4.A.silently B.softly C.proudly D.loudly

5.A.school B.shop C.hospital D.restaurant

6.A.cut B.connect C.clean D.fix

7.A.went up B.caught up C.woke up D.hurried up

8.A.in B.on C.by D.at

9.A.lose B.share C.protect D.show

10.A.and B.so C.or D.but

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A man got a new car and he was very proud of it．One day，when he came back home，he saw his three﹣year﹣old son happily hitting the new car with a toy_______．He broke off the paint on the car．The man was so_______ that he ran to his son，took away his hammer（锤子） from him，and used the hammer to hit the boy's_______ as hard as he could for punishment．The poor boy cried_______ but his father didn't care at all．

When the father calmed down，he took his son to the_______ as soon as he could．Although the

doctor tried to save the broken bones，he had to _______ the fingers from both of the boy's hands

in the end．

When the boy _______ in the hospital and saw his hands，he innocently （天真地） said，

"Daddy，I'm sorry about your car．"Then he asked，"But when are my fingers going to grow back？"The father felt very sad and regretted this very much．

Think about this story when someone steps （踩）_______ your feet and you want to argue （争吵） with him．Think first before you_______ your patience with someone．Cars can be broken，________ bones and hurt feelings often can't．So always remember：excusing is greater than argument and think before you act!

1.A. gun　　 B. hammer　　 C. plane　　 D. car

2.A. satisfied　　 B. afraid　　 C. patient　　 D. angry

3.A. hands　　 B. feet　　 C. back　　 D. head

4.A. silently　　 B. softly　　 C. proudly　　 D. loudly

5.A. school　　 B. shop　　 C. hospital　　 D. restaurant

6.A. cut　　 B. connect　　 C. clean　　 D. fix

7.A. went up　　 B. caught up　　 C. woke up　　 D. hurried up

8.A. in　　 B. on　　 C. by　　 D. at

9.A. lose　　 B. share　　 C. protect　　 D. show

10.A. and　　 B. so　　 C. or　　 D. but

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Once upon a time, there was a man named Anansi. He knew that he was very clever but he also knew he wasn't wise. He didn't like this, but he did not know what to do. One day he had an idea. He went around the village with a basket and asked each person to give him some of their wisdom（智慧）. The people laughed at Anansi because they knew that he needed wisdom the most. So each person put a bit in his basket and wished him good luck.

Soon his basket was full, but Anansi was worried that his neighbors might be jealous（嫉妒） of his wisdom and take it from him. He decided to hide it at the top of a tall tree. When he had tied the basket to the front part of his body, he tried to climb the tree, but it was too difficult. He tried again and again without success.

Then his youngest son walked by. "What are you doing, father?" he asked and  Anansi told him.” Why don't you carry the basket on your back instead?” his son said.

Anansi put the basket on his back and climbed the tree easily, but he wasn't happy.  "I walked all over the village and collected so much wisdom that I am the wisest person ever, but my baby son is still wiser than me. Take back your wisdom!" he said. And he threw the basket of wisdom into the air and went home. And that's how wisdom went all over the world.

1.Anansi went around the village for ________________________________________________________________________________ .

A. food　　 B. luck　　 C. wisdom　　 D. money

2.Anansi wanted to get his wisdom from ________________________________________________________________________________ .

A. his son　　 B. his father　　 C. the neighbors　　 D. the villages

3.The passage above is ________________________________________________________________________________ .

A. a report　　 B. a story　　 C. a survey　　 D. a diary

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Once there was a man named Clarke. He lived alone and owned a small shop in town. He was very kind-hearted and was always ready to help people in trouble. He often gave away what he had to the poor, so, as a result, he was quite poor himself.

In order to help the poor, he learned medicine by himself and tried to help treat the sick people. So the thankful people called him Doctor Clarke even though he wasn’t a real doctor at all.

One day a poor woman asked Doctor Clarke to go and see her husband, who was very ill and felt terribly weak. Doctor Clarke went there and found the family was very poor. The husband couldn’t find a job for a long time and the wife could hardly make any money, either. Doctor Clarke looked him over carefully and to his surprise, the husband was not ill. Instead, he was hungry because there was no food in the house.

“Come over to my house this evening and I will give you some medicine for your husband” Doctor Clarke said to the woman.

When the woman got to his house in the evening, Clarke gave her a paper bag with something inside and said, “Here is the medicine and it will be good for your husband. Don’t open it until you get home.”

“What are the instructions for taking it?” the woman asked.

“You will find them inside the bag.” answered Clarke.

After the woman got home, she opened the paper bag and found there was some money in it!

1.What did Clarke own in town? (no more than 5 words)

____________________________________________

2.Why did Clarke learn medicine? ( no more than 8 words )

_______________________________________________

3.What was the matter with the woman’s husband?　 (no more than 4 words)

_______________________________________________

4.请将文中画线句子翻译成汉语.

_______________________________________________

5.请给短文拟一个适当的英文标题.

_______________________________________________

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Once there was a man named Clarke. He lived alone and owned a small shop in town. He was very kind-hearted and was always ready to help people in trouble. He often gave away what he had to the poor, so, as a result, he was quite poor himself.

In order to help the poor, he learned medicine by himself and tried to help treat the sick people. So the thankful people called him Doctor Clarke even though he wasn’t a real doctor at all.

One day a poor woman asked Doctor Clarke to go and see her husband, who was very ill and felt terribly weak. Doctor Clarke went there and found the family was very poor. The husband couldn’t find a job for a long time and the wife could hardly make any money, either. Doctor Clarke looked him over carefully and to his surprise, the husband was not ill. Instead, he was hungry because there was no food in the house.

“Come over to my house this evening and I will give you some medicine for your husband.” Doctor Clarke said to the woman.

When the woman arrived at the doctor’s house in the evening, Clarke gave her a paper bag with something inside and said, “Here is the medicine and it will be good for your husband. Don’t open it until you get home.” “What are the instructions for taking it?” the woman asked. “You will find them inside the bag.” answered Clarke.

After the woman got home, she opened the paper bag and found there was some money in it!

1.What did Clarke own in town?

A.A bank. B.A shop. C.A school. D.A hospital.

2.Why did Clarke learn medicine?

A.To make more money. B.To set up a hospital.

C.To help the poor people. D.To become a real doctor.

3.What was the matter with the woman’s husband?

A.He had a cold. B.He had a sore throat.

C.He had cancer. D.He was very hungry.

4.The woman found____________in the paper bag that Clarke gave her.

A.some medicine B.some money C.the instructions D.nothing useful

5.Which of the followings is the best title for the story?

A.What a kind man! B.A poor family.

C.Helping homeless people. D.No job for a long time.

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