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A Lesson from the Elder
Grandfather was an elder Cherokee Native American who had a wrinkled, nut brown face and kind dark eyes. His grandson often came in the evening to sit on his knee and asked the many questions that children would ask.
One day the grandson came to his grandfather with a look of anger on his face and the following story. “Father and I went to the store today and because I helped him, he bought me a present---a jack-knife. I went outside to wait for father and to admire my new knife in the sunlight. Some town boys came by and saw me. They surrounded me and started saying bad things. They called me dirty and stupid and said that I should not have such a fine knife. The largest of these boys pushed me back and I fell over one of the other boys. I dropped my knife and one of them picked it up and they all ran away laughing. I hate them. I hate them all."
The elder Cherokee, with eyes that had seen too much, lifted his grandson"s face so his eyes looked into the boy"s face. Grandfather said, "Let me tell you a story. I, too, at times, have felt a great hate for those who have taken so much with no sorrow for what they do. But hate wears you down and does not hurt your enemy. It is like drinking poison and wishing your enemy would die. I have struggled with these feelings many times. It is as if two wolves are inside me.... It is a terrible fight.
One wolf is good and does no harm. He lives in harmony with all around him and does not take offense when no offense was intended. It will only fight when it is right to do so and in the right way. This wolf stands for joy, peace, love, hope, sharing, modesty, kindness, friendship, sympathy, generosity, truth, and faith.
The other wolf is full of anger. The least thing will set off his fiercest temper. He fights everyone, all the time, for no reason. He cannot think because his anger and hate are so much. It is helpless anger, for his anger will change nothing. This wolf represents fear, envy, greed, self-pity, guilt, lies, false pride and superiority.
Sometimes, it is hard to live with these two wolves inside me for both of them try to control my spirit. This same fight is going on inside you and inside every other person too.”
The boy looked into his grandfather"s eyes and asked, "Which wolf will win?" The old Cherokee simply replied.... "The one you feed."
小题1:The boy was angry because __________.
A. he was not satisfied with his present
his back was badly injured in a fight
he had waited for his father for too long
his jack-knife had been taken away by some boys
小题2:How does the good wolf do things in the story?
A.He never fights against others.
B.He tries to get on well with others.
C.It is hard for him to live with other wolves.
D.Sometimes he had a terrible fight because some one hit him.
小题3:We can learn from the third paragraph that _________.
A. “hate” is healthy
B.“hate” hurts oneself
C. “hate” is complicated
D. “hate” harms one’s enemies
小题4:What did Grandfather mean by saying "The one you feed" in the last paragraph?
A.We should feed the two wolves equally.
B.Living in harmony with others is important.
C.Our feelings should be expressed at the right time.
D.The choices we make determine who we will become.

答案

小题1:D
小题2:B
小题3:B
小题4:D
解析

试题分析:本文叙述了一个男孩因为他的小刀被其他一些男孩拿走了而生气并且满怀仇恨。他的爷爷通过一个故事说明了一个道理,仇恨没有伤到敌人,反而伤到了自己。
小题1:细节理解题。根据I dropped my knife and one of them picked it up and they all ran away laughing. I hate them. I hate them all.可知这个男孩生气是因为他的小刀被一些男孩拿走了,故选D。
小题2:细节理解题。根据One wolf is good and does no harm. He lives in harmony with all around him and does not take offense when no offense was intended. It will only fight when it is right to do so and in the right way.可知故事中好的狼想要和其他人好好相处,故选B。
小题3:细节理解题。根据 But hate wears you down and does not hurt your enemy. It is like drinking poison and wishing your enemy would die.可知第三自然段主要讲了“仇恨没有伤到敌人,反而伤到了自己”,故选B。
小题4:猜句意题。根据文章内容可知,"The one you feed"意思是我们自己来决定哪只狼获胜,故选D。
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试题【A Lesson from the ElderGrandfather was an elder Cherokee Native American who had】;主要考察你对人物故事类等知识点的理解。[详细]
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A group of class friends, rich and successful, got together to visit their old university professor. They    a lot. Soon their conversation turned into complaining         stress in work and life.
Offering his guests coffee, the professor went to the       and returned with a large pot of coffee and some      —porcelain(瓷的), plastic, glass, crystal(水晶的).Some were cheap,  while others were expensive. He told them to         one for themselves to the coffee.
When all the students had a cup of coffee in each      ,the professor said:“If you noticed,everyone had chosen the nice looking expensive cups ,      behind the cheap ones. While it is natural for you to choose only the best for yourselves, that’s        you always feel so stressed out.Be sure that the cup itself does not make the coffee taste      . What all of you really wanted was coffee, not the cup,      you consciously (自觉地) chose the best cups.Now consider this:Life is the       ; the jobs, money and success are the cups. They are only     to hold life, and the type of cup does not mean anything. Sometimes, by concentrating only        the cup, we        to enjoy the coffee God has made for us. ”
The happiest people don’t have the best of everything.They just make the best of everything.Live simply.Love gently.Care deeply.Speak kindly.Leave the       to God.
小题1:
A.toldB.sangC.talkedD.cried
小题2:
A.aboutB.toC.onD.for
小题3:
A.living-roomB.bedroomC.waiting-roomD.kitchen
小题4:
A.cupsB.spoonsC.bowls D.dishes
小题5:
A.chooseB.helpC.takeD.put
小题6:
A.stomachB.handC.armD.mouth
小题7:
A.runningB.leavingC.hiding D.staying
小题8:
A.howB.whyC.whenD.where
小题9:
A.wellB.badlyC.betterD.hot
小题10:
A.soB.orC.butD.and
小题11:
A.teaB.waterC.wine D.coffee
小题12:
A.broughtB.gaveC.usedD.bought
小题13:
A.forB.intoC.byD.on
小题14:
A.failB.succeedC.wishD.try
小题15:
A.ideaB.view C.rest D.thought

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A group of frogs were travelling through the woods. Two of them, Nick and Jack, fell into a deep pit(坑). All the other frogs gathered around the pit. When they saw how deep the pit was, they told Nick and Jack that they were as good as dead.
Nick and Jack ignored(不理睬) what the other frogs said and tried to jump up out of the pit with all of their strength. The other frogs went on telling them to stop, and that they were as good as dead. Nick listened to them and gave up. Finally, he fell down and died.
Jack continued to jump as hard as he could. Once again, the frogs around the pit shouted at him to stop the pain(痛苦) and just die. Jack jumped even harder and finally got out. When he was out, the other frogs asked, “Did not you hear us?” Jack explained to them that he was deaf. He thought they were encouraging him all the time.
小题1: Nick and Jack fell into a pit when they were __________.
A.holding a meetingB.taking exercise
C.travelling through the woodsD.sleeping in the woods
小题2:The other frogs told Nick and Jack to stop because they thought the pit was too ______.
A.bigB.strangeC.smallD.deep
小题3:From the story we know _______ died in the end.
A.NickB.JackC.Nick and JackD.all the frogs
小题4:When the other frogs shouted at Jack to stop the pain and just die, he __________.
A.stopped jumpingB.jumped harder
C.fell down and diedD.gave up trying
小题5:Jack finally got out because ________.
A.the pit wasn’t deepB.he thought the others encouraged him
C.he climbed a ladderD.his friends pulled him out

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Jane Austen, a famous English writer, was born at Steventon, Hampshire, on December 16, 1775, and died on July 18, 1817. She began writing early in life, although the prejudices(偏见) of her times forced her to have her books published anonymously (匿名).
But Jane Austen is perhaps the best known and best loved of Bath"s many famous local people and visitors. She paid two long visits here during the last five years of the eighteenth century and from 1801 to 1806, Bath was her home. Her deep knowledge of the city is fully seen in two of her novels, Northanger Abbey and Persuasion, which are largely set in Bath. The city is still very much as Jane Austen knew it, keeping in its streets and public buildings the well-ordered world that she described so well in her novels. Now the pleasure of learning Jane Austen"s Bath can be enhanced (增强)by visiting the Jane Austen Centre in Gay Street. Here, in a Georgian town house in the heart of the city, you can find out more about Bath in Jane Austen"s time and the importance of Bath in her life and work.
The Centre has been set up with the help and guidance of members of the Jane Austen Society. After your visit to the Centre, you can look round the attractive shop, which offers a huge collection of Jane Austen related(相关的) books, cards and many specially designed gifts. Jane Austen quizzes are offered to keep the children busy.
You can also have walking tours of Jane Austen"s Bath, which is a great way to find out more about Jane Austen and discover the wonderful Georgian city of Bath. The tour lasts about one and a half hours. The experienced guides will take you to the places where Jane lived, walked and shopped.
小题1:Jane Austen paid two long visits to Bath________.
A.in her early twentiesB.in her early teens
C.in her late twentiesD.in her late teens
小题2:What can we learn about Bath from the passage?
A.Bath has greatly changed since Jane Austen"s death.
B.The city has changed as much as Jane Austen knew it.
C.Bath remains(保持) almost the same as in Jane Austen"s time.
D.No changes have taken place in Bath since Jane Austen"s time.
小题3:The author writes this passage in order to________.
A.attract readers to visit the city of Bath
B.ask readers to buy Austen"s books
C.tell readers about Jane Austen"s experience
D.give a brief introduction to the Jane Austen Society
小题4:It takes you about one and a half hours________.
A.to get to the Jane Austen Centre in Gay Street
B.to buy Jane Austen related books, cards and gifts
C.to find a guide to take you to the Centre
D.to look around the city of Bath on foot

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When I was young, I liked to play jokes on people I knew, especially on my parents and friends. One day my mother was      and I was playing with my younger brother Tony.
Suddenly I ran to my mother and said, “Tony fell from the open window!” She was very      and ran out of the kitchen. Then I said, “Don’t worry, I’m just    .” And my mother shouted at me, “If you do it     , I’ll hit you.”
One day I went swimming with my      in the sea. I wanted to play a joke on them. In the beginning, I went swimming     , and I called out, “Help!” All my friends came to help me, only to find that I was joking. But the next time I wasn’t joking. I was so     that I swam in deep water. I tried my test to call my friends for help, but this time    came to help me.
  they found I was telling the truth. They came and saved my life. They took me to the hospital. This is the best   in my life. From then on, I haven’t joked on anyone.
小题1:
A.writingB.sleepingC.cookingD.running
小题2:
A.angryB.worriedC.sorryD.excited
小题3:
A.smilingB.sayingC.playingD.joking
小题4:
A.nowB.thenC.againD.once
小题5:
A.friendsB.classmatesC.brothersD.parents
小题6:
A.fastB.slowlyC.wellD.alone
小题7:
A.carefulB.carefullyC.fastD.slow
小题8:
A.somebodyB.nobodyC.everybodyD.anybody
小题9:
A.In the endB.At firstC.Since thenD.At that time
小题10:
A.timeB.sportC.lessonD.day

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We were doing the best to control the fire of the burning garage (车库). Outside, I heard the sounds of cats crying. I couldn’t stop—I would have to look for the cats after the fire was put out.
It took a long time to finally bring the big fire under control. No one inside was hurt. At that point I was free to find out where the cat noises were from. There was still a lot of smoke and heat coming from the building. I followed the meowing to the sidewalk in front of the garage. There, crying and huddled (挤作一团) together, were five frightened kittens (小猫). They must have been inside the building, as their fur was badly hurt.
I wanted to find the mother cat. It was clear that she had gone into the burning garage and carried out all her babies, one by one—unbelievable.
We finally found her. Her paws and face were blackened, and her fur was burned all over. You could even see her reddened skin under the burned fur. She could hardly move. I picked her up, and she relaxed in my arms as much as her pain would allow. I decided to save this brave little cat and her family.
The vet told me they would watch the kittens and their mother for the night, but they weren’t confident about the mother’s chances.
About a week later, I found out she was going to live. We named her Scarlet because of her reddened skin.
I was happy to see Scarlet get together with the kittens again. She touched each of them, nose to nose. She had been in danger for five times and it had paid off. All of her babies had survived.
As a fireman, I see heroic acts every day. But what Scarlet showed me that day was the kind of bravery that can only come from a mother’s love.
小题1:Which of the following is TRUE according to the story?
A.The writer went to look for the cats as soon as he heard them crying.
B.The firefighters put out the fire quickly and no one was hurt.
C.The writer didn’t find the cats until the smoke and heat were gone.
D.The mother cat moved all her babies out of the fire to a safe place.
小题2:Why did the writer decide to save the cats?
A.Because he was amazed at the mother cat’s courage.
B.Because the cats attracted many people’s attention.
C.Because he didn’t want to see any living things die.
D.Because it had taken him much time and effort to save them.
小题3:The writer talks about the cat’s story to show that ________________.
A.animals should be taken good care of
B.mother’s love can be great and brave
C.it is meaningful to help others
D.a cat always has nine lives

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