One day a very wealthy father took his son on a trip to the country with the firm purpose of showing his son how poor people can be.
They spent a couple of days and nights on the farm of which would be considered a very poor family. On their return from their trip, the father asked his son, “ How was the trip?”
“It was great , Dad .”
“Did you see how poor people can be?” the father asked.
“Oh yeah?” said the son.
“So what did you learn from the trip?” asked the father.
The son answered, “I saw that we have one dog and they have four. We have a pool that reaches to the middle of our garden and they have a creek (小溪) that has no end. We have lanterns in our garden and they have the stars at night. We have a small piece of land to live on and they have fields that go beyond our sight. We have servants who serve us, but they serve themselves . We buy our food, but they grow theirs. We have walls around our property（财产） to protect us but they have friends to protect them.”
With this the boy’s father was speechless .
Then his son added , “Dad, thank you for showing me how poor we are.”
Too many times we forget what we have and concentrate on what we don’t have. What is one person’s priceless object is another’s prize possession. It’s all decided on one’s perspective (视角). Think about what would happen if we all gave thanks for what we have, instead of worrying about what we don’t have.
Be thankful for every single thing in your life, exactly as it is now–and especially your friends. Be sure to take the time to express your appreciation and gratitude for the people whom you are close to.
| 小题1: | | A．which | B．that | C．what | D．how |
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| 小题2: | | A．arrival | B．return | C．coming | D．reach |
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| 小题3: | | A．shameful | B．disappointing | C．surprising | D．great |
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| 小题4: | | A．suffer | B．regret | C．hear | D．learn |
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| 小题5: | | A．reaches | B．gets | C．arrives | D．flows |
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| 小题6: | | A．much | B．some | C．no | D．another |
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| 小题7: | | A．stars | B．lights | C．darkness | D．torches |
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| 小题8: | | A．smooth | B．full | C．large | D．small |
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| 小题9: | | A．through | B．within | C．beyond | D．across |
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| 小题10: | | A．themselves | B．visitors | C．friends | D．us |
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| 小题11: | | A．dogs | B．walls | C．soldiers | D．policemen |
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| 小题12: | | A．discouraged | B．satisfied | C．delighted | D．speechless |
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| 小题13: | | A．explained | B．announced | C．informed | D．added |
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| 小题14: | | A．poor | B．wealthy | C．lucky | D．proud |
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| 小题15: | | A．miss | B．forget | C．remember | D．consider |
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| 小题16: | | A．valuable | B．useful | C．priceless | D．worthless |
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| 小题17: | | A．based | B．concentrated | C．decided | D．laid |
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| 小题18: | | A．love | B．concern | C．thanks | D．interests |
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| 小题19: | | A．more than | B．along with | C．instead of | D．except for |
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| 小题20: | | A．especially | B．besides | C．specially | D．only |
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小题1:C
小题2:B
小题3:D
小题4:D
小题5:A
小题6:C
小题7:A
小题8:D
小题9:C
小题10:A
小题11:B
小题12:D
小题13:D
小题14:A
小题15:B
小题16:D
小题17:A
小题18:C
小题19:C
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本文介绍了富翁的儿子随父亲旅行时的感悟，最后引申出人要知足的道理。
小题1:which引导宾语从句，指代前面的farm
小题2: 从下文知，这是在旅行结束返回时儿子的感悟，故选择return
小题3:儿子学到了很多东西，感觉旅途“太棒了”，disappointing“太失望了”和
surprising“太让人惊喜了”和shameful“羞愧”都不合乎文意。
小题4: 父亲问儿子学到了什么。所以填learn。
小题5:reach有到达和连接的意思。get只表示人的到达。arrive后不跟to，跟at和in。flow后跟into。此处表示池塘流入花园。
小题6:没有尽头的小溪。填no。
小题7: 当选择夜晚照明的stars与富翁家花园的lanterns对应。
小题8: 他们家的“一小块地”
小题9: beyond 表示超出一定范围。此处接sight表示一望无际。
小题10: 依据上下文知此处应填反身代词，为自己服务。
小题11: 句意为“高筑围墙保护自己的财产”
小题12: 从文章可以推断，父亲此时“说不出话来”
小题13: 儿子说完一段之后继续补充，所以是add
小题14:从文意知，儿子从穷人身上感觉到知足的快乐，觉得自己精神上贫穷。
小题15: 与下面prize procession对应。
小题16: 此处开始发表议论，我们常常“忘记已经拥有的，只注意自己没得到的”
小题17: decide on，由…决定。
小题18: give thanks for 感谢。最后文章总结，要对已经拥有的东西心存感谢。
小题19: instead of表示代替，是…而不是…
小题20:especilly放在句首，表示强调，特别地。 |
核心考点
试题【One day a very wealthy father took his son on a trip to the country with the fir】；主要考察你对
题材分类等知识点的理解。
[详细]举一反三
It was not yet eleven o’clock when a boat crossed the river with a single passenger who had obtained his transportation at that unusual hour by promising an extra fare.
While the youth stood on the landing-place searching in his pockets for money, the ferryman lifted a lantern, by the aid of which, together with the newly risen moon, he took a very accurate survey of the stranger’s figure. He was a young man of barely eighteen years, evidently country bred（长大的）, and now, as it seemed, on his first visit to town. He was wearing a rough gray coat, which was in good shape, but which had seen many winters before this one. The garments under his coat were well constructed of leather, and fitted tightly to a pair of muscular legs; his stockings of blue yarn must have been the work of a mother or sister, and on his head was a three-cornered hat, which in its better days had sheltered the grayer head of the lad’s father. In his left hand was a walking stick, and his equipment was completed by a leather bag not so abundantly stocked as to inconvenience the strong shoulders on which it hung. Brown, curly hair, well-shaped-features, bright, cheerful eyes were nature’s gifts, and worth all that art could have done for his adornment(装饰).
The youth, whose name was Robin, paid the boatman, and then walked forward into the town with a light step, as if he had not already traveled more than thirty miles that day. As he walked, he surveyed his surroundings as eagerly as if he were entering London or Madrid, instead of the little metropolis（都市）of a New England colony.
小题1:What time of the year was it in this story?| A．Winter. | B．Fall. | C．Summer. | D．Spring. |
小题2:The boatman was willing to take Robin across the river because ________.| A．he was going to row across the river anyway | | B．he saw that Robin was young and rich | | C．he would give extra money | | D．he felt sorry for him because Robin looked poor |
小题3:The stockings that Robin wore were obviously _________.| A．well worn | B．very expensive | C．handmade | D．much too big |
小题4:From the text we can learn that Robin had traveled __________.| A．from London | B．from Madrid | | C．from a nearby city | D．over thirty miles |
小题5:At what time of day did Robin cross the river?| A．Night. | B．Late afternoon | C．Midday. | D．Morning. |
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I spent my last Christmas Day working the whole day!
Due to the nature of my job, I had to go back to my __41___ and spent my whole Christmas Day there. Of course, It __42___ no good! Surely you will get ___43__ when almost all of your friends are either resting at home, watching TV, listening to music, __44___ watching movies in the cinema, and you are the only one that is not __45___. The feeling is really bad. And I really did not feel like __46___ and going to work in the morning. But I __47___ went to work. I am a responsible guy. Since the arrangement was like that, I __48___.
Of course, there is something __49___ about working on Christmas Day and most public __50___. First of all, since I had no plan to go out, or do any __51___ activities on that day, I most likely would __52___ the day at home playing computer games, so why not go to work and ___53__ some extra money? It makes sense to me. Besides, it is a holiday for __54___ the whole world. It __55___ most of my company’s offices in other __56___ would probably not be working, __57___ those in China, Japan and Thailand as Christmas is not a holiday for people there. Less users, less problems, meaning? Less __58___ for us to do. And the best part is, the office is ours! I can __59___ my laptop to the office, watch movies, play games, and at the same time, get my extra __60___! Well, what do you think of working on holidays?
小题1:
| | A．home | | B．study | | C．office | | D．town |
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| | A．sad | | B．strange | | C．stupid | | D．interesting |
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| | A．watched | | B．employed | | C．missed | | D．included |
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| | A．keeping off | | B．falling behind | | C．getting up | | D．running away |
| 小题7:
| | A．also | | B．always | | C．even | | D．still |
| 小题8:
| | A．experienced | | B．accepted | | C．disliked | | D．changed |
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| | A．important | | B．good | | C．different | | D．funny |
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| | A．places | | B．tours | | C．jobs | | D．holidays |
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| | A．other | | B．dangerous | | C．useless | | D．simple |
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| | A．start | | B．value | | C．spend | | D．afford |
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| | A．almost | | B．hardly | | C．only | | D．exactly |
| 小题15:
| | A．explains | | B．means | | C．reads | | D．tells |
| 小题16:
| | A．villages | | B．countries | | C．cities | | D．buildings |
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| | A．after | | B．with | | C．except | | D．as |
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| | A．work | | B．talk | | C．homework | | D．cleaning |
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| | A．throw | | B．post | | C．bring | | D．pull |
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| | A．fun | | B．room | | C．service | | D．pay |
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A young woman was driving through the lonely countryside. It was dark and raining. Suddenly she saw an old woman by the side of the road, holding her hand out as if she wanted a lift.
“I can’t leave her out in this weather,” the woman said to herself, so she stopped the car and opened the door.
“Do you want a lift?” she asked. The old woman nodded and climbed into the car. After a while, she said to the old woman, “Have you been waiting for a long time?” The old woman shook her head. “Strange,” thought the young woman. She tried again. “Bad weather for the time of year,” she said. The old woman nodded. No matter what the young woman said, the hitchhiker(搭车者) gave no answer except for a nod of the head or a shrug(耸肩).
Then the young woman noticed the hitchhiker’s hands, which were large and hairy. Suddenly she realized that the hitchhiker was actually a man! She stopped the car. “ I can’t see out of the rear screen,” she said, “Would you mind clearing it for me?”
The hitchhiker nodded and opened the door. As soon as the hitchhiker was out of the car, the terrified young woman raced off.
When she got to the next village she pulled up. She noticed that the hitchhiker had left his handbag behind. She picked it up and opened it. She gave a gasp. Inside the bag was a gun.
小题1:The woman stopped the car because _______.| A．the old woman asked her to | B．she recognized the old woman | | C．she knew what the woman wanted | D．she wanted to helped the old woman |
小题2:What made the woman feel strange about the old woman?| A．That she kept nodding her head | B．That she was unable to speak | | C．That she gave no answer to her questions | D．That she had large and hairy hands |
小题3:The young woman asked the hitchhiker to clear the rear screen because _______.| A．this is the way she thought of to get rid of him | B．the hitchhiker frightened her | | C．the hitchhiker was very helpful | D．she couldn’t see out of the rear screen |
小题4:The hitchhiker left the bag with a gun in it behind because_______.| A．he wanted to give her a warning | | B．he had not expected the woman would leave him behind in the rain | | C．it was his present for her | | D．he wanted to kill her with the gun |
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Brazil is the greatest football nation in the world. There are 170 million Brazilians. How many of them are football fans? 100 million! All of them think they know all about football. This makes life very difficult for the Brazilian team managers. When things go bad for the Brazilian team, the newspapers would demand that the team manager should leave his job. “If we win, they me in heaven,” a manager once said. “If we lose, they put me in hell(地狱).”
You can’t escape football in Brazil. There are football matches on every street and beach. On television, the results of football matches come before the main news programs. There are six television channels(频道) in Rio de Janeiro. On Sundays each channel shows a different football match.
Brazil is not the richest country in the world, but the government spends lots of money on football. It cost more than one billion pounds to prepare for the 1978 World Cup. That’s 10 pounds for every Brazilian man, woman, and child. And many Brazilians don’t earn as much as 10 pounds a week. Is it worth it?
“Brazil must have a great football team,” says one journalist. “If it costs one billion pounds, that’s all right. If the government doesn’t give us a good team, then it will become unpopular. Football is more than a game in Brazil.”
Football is more than a game in Brazil. This is certainly true in its largest city, Sao Paulo. The most popular team is Corinthians. Corinthians’ fans are the most loyal and emotional in Brazil. When Corinthians win, production(产量) in the Sao Paulo car factories increases by fifteen per cent. When they loses, it drops. At one time Corinthians won the national championship for the first time, for four days fans danced and sang in the streets,
Why are people so loyal to one football team? What makes a football fan? One man says, “Without Corinthians my life would be sad. Corinthians bring some joy and excitement into my life. We all need that, don’t we?”
小题1:In Paragraph 1, what the manager said means_______.
A, he is respected by newspapers B,. he will probably be killed by fans
C. he is judged on his team’s results D. it’s difficult for him to get good scores
小题2:All the following statements about the Brazilians and football are true EXCEPT _______.| A．all the Brazilians know all about football | | B．football has an influence on politics in Brazil | | C．the Brazilians spend a lot of money on football | | D．Corinthians’ fans are always supporting their team |
小题3:Some people danced and sang in the streets for four days in Sap Paulo because_______.| A．production in the Sao Paulo car factories increased | | B．Corinthians won a national football championship | | C．Corinthians won the World Cup | D．the newspapers put a team manager in heaven |
小题4: People are loyal to their football team mainly because _______.| A．it brings joy and excitement to their life | B．they could always count on it | | C．it can increase the car production | D．they could see hope in it |
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One evening, Mr. Green was driving his car along a lonely country road. He had __36__$10,000 from the bank in town. Suddenly a man in rags（衣衫褴褛） stopped him and asked for __37___. Mr. Green told him to get on and continued his way. __38___ he talked to the man, he _39___ that he had just broken out of prison. Mr. Green was very afraid at the __40__ of the money. Suddenly he saw a police-car and had a __41__ idea. He __42__ on speed and drove as quikly as possible. Then he found the police-car running _43___ him. After a mile the police-car passed him and ordered him to _44____. A policeman came up. Mr. Green hoped to tell him about the trouble but the man put a gun to Mr. Green’s __45___.
The policeman said he wanted Mr. Green’s name and _46__ amd Mr. Green obeyed. The policeman wrote it down in his notebook and put it in his __47___. “You _48___ appear at the police station,” he said, Then he talked to Mr. Green about _49____ driving.
Mr. Green started up his car again. He had given _50___ all hope of his $10,000, but as he reached a more lonely part, the robber said he wanted to __51___, Mr. Green stopped and the man said , “_52____, You’ve been _53___ to me. This is what I can do in __54___.” And he handed Mr. Green the policeman’s __55__, which was stolen while the policeman was talking to Mr. Green.
| 小题1: | | A．taken | B．held | C．brought | D．drawn |
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| 小题2: | | A．money | B．help | C．a lift | D．a ride |
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| 小题3: | | A．As | B．Since | C．Then | D．Because |
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| 小题4: | | A．recognized | B．learned | C．supposed | D．expected |
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| 小题5: | | A．sight | B．idea | C．touch | D．thought |
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| 小题6: | | A．fast | B．bright | C．strange | D．practical |
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| 小题8: | | A．behind | B．with | C．after | D．ahead of |
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| 小题10: | | A．head | B．shoulder | C．back | D．neck |
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| 小题11: | | A．number | B．home | C．place | D．address |
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| 小题12: | | A．car | B．pocket | C．hand | D．trousers |
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| 小题13: | | A．shall | B．will | C．would | D．need |
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| 小题14: | | A．careful | B．fast | C．careless | D．dangerous |
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| 小题16: | | A．run away | B．break away | C．set out | D．get out |
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| 小题17: | | A．I’m sorry | B．You’re welcome | C．That’s all right | D．Thank you |
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| 小题18: | | A．kind | B．polite | C．known | D．necessary |
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| 小题19: | | A．all | B．fact | C．return | D．the end |
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| 小题20: | | A．gun | B．pen | C．money | D．notebook |
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