A young father was visiting an old neighbor. They were standing in the old man’s garden, and talking about c...

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A young father was visiting an old neighbor. They were standing in the old man's garden, and talking about children. The young man said,“How strict should parents be with their children?”
　 The old man pointed to（指着）a string (细绳) between a big strong tree and a thin young one.
　 “Please untie (解开) that string.” said the old man. “But first pull the string tight so that（以便于）the young tree is straight again.” The young man did so. He untied the string and only found that the young tree bent（弯）over to one side.
　 Then the old man said,“There, it is the same with children. You must be strict with them. But sometimes you must untie the string to see how they are getting on. If they are not yet able to stand alone，you must tie the string tight again. But when you find that they are ready to stand alone，you can take the string away.”

（1）、The story is about ____________.

A、how to take care of young trees B、how strict parents should be with their children C、how the young father should get on with his old neighbor

（2）、The young man untied the string ________________.

A、in order to throw it away B、so that both of the trees wouldn't grow straight C、and found that the young tree bent over to one side

（3）、When could the string be taken away?

A、When the old man left. B、When the young man untied it next time. C、When the young tree grew strong enough.

（4）、At last the old man told the young man ________________.

A、that he should be strict with his children if they could not stand alone B、that he should always be strict with his children C、that he should be hard on his children

（5）、We learn that the big strong tree and the thin young one are like _________.

A、the young father and the old neighbor B、parents and their children C、the old neighbor and the children of young father

举一反三

They are out there. They may be your friends, your teachers or your parents. Anyone can be a difficult person to someone else.
It is important to see if you are with a difficult person. The first solution(解决方法) to any problem is that you realize the problem. Most of the time, difficult people do not realize(意识到) they are difficult. They think what they do is just normal. But do you know how to cope with(应付) difficult people?
The best way is not to care what they said.
If this does not help, think about the following:
◆Difficult people are easy to be very angry, and you just happen to be at the wrong place at the wrong time.
◆Difficult people do not even hear the words you say, but are only guessing the meaning of your words according to their own thought.
So when you really look at it deeply, it is not wise(明智的) to take things personally.

根据材料内容选择最佳答案。

Mr. Smith is from the UK. He works in Shanghai now. He has two daughters. They are twin(双胞胎) sisters. Mr. Smith calls them Lily and Lucy.

Jim is Mr. Smith's friends. He often goes to see the Mr. Smiths. He often buys something for Lily and Lucy. One Sunday, He goes to Mr. Smith's home. When the twins see Jim, they are happy. Jim asks Lucy,

“How old are you, Lucy?” “Three.” she answers(回答).

Jim says, “Lily and Lucy, these bananas are for you. I know you like bananas. Well, I have a small question. If one of you can answer well, I will give her one.” “I have two bananas, now I eat one. How many bananas do I have ,then?”

“One." Lily says. Lucy answers, “Two." “Two?” Jim says, “Why?”

“Oh, one is inside(在里面) and the other is outside(在外面).”

阅读理解

As I was leaving to meet Lynne, my roommate told me that I'd better take some money. But I didn't listen to him. I thought that Lynne would pay because she had invited me. I arrived at the restaurant exactly on time. I'd been told that Americans expect you to be on time. Lynne and I sat at a table in the corner of restaurant and a waitress came and took our order.

The dinner was a great success. I talked a lot about Saudi Arabia and Lynne told me all about herself. After two hours, the waitress finally came and asked if we wanted one check or two. Lynne said two. We went to the cashier and Lynne paid her check. I was embarrassed (尴尬) when the cashier gave me my bill. I had no money to pay for my meal. Then I had an idea. I pretended to look for something in my pockets and said, “Oh! I forgot my wallet! Can I call my roommate, please?” The cashier showed me where the phone was and I quickly called my roommate. In a few minutes, he arrived with some money, but he couldn't hide how he felt. He laughed all the way home. Now, I think it's funny too, but at that time I was terribly embarrassed. I thought that an invitation to have dinner in the United States meant the same thing as that in China. I guess you have to understand that your customs are only your customs. When you visit a foreign country, you have to learn about their customs, too.

根据短文内容判断正误。

A young queen was given a magic box by a wizard (男巫). The box would bring happiness to the whole country whenever it was opened in a place full of the spirit of generosity (慷慨).

The queen traveled all over the country, looking for the most generous people. If she collected them all, she would open the magic box. The queen felt disappointed because nothing special happened.

One day when the queen decided to return to her palace, she saw a poor little boy begging. She would like to give the boy some money, but she didn't have any with her. So the boy asked her if she could give him the old box. Then he could sell it for a little money. At first the queen hesitated (犹豫), because she had been told the box had magical powers. But seeing how poor the boy was, she gave it to him. The boy took the box and opened it.

Immediately, all the most wonderful things one could imagine started flying out of the box and a voice said, "Why look for it in others? Goodness always starts in yourself. "

While enjoying all the wonders of the magic box, the queen learned to set an example to others, and she became the best queen ever in history.

认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

I was feeling a little blue because my mother had lost her job.

One day, while I was1on the street, I heard the piano music and singing rising above the noise of the people. I walked more slowly to2where it was coming from. Then I saw a young lady sitting at a piano.

She was singing songs about love,3 yourself and keeping on trying. The way she was singing made me a little comfortable. I stood there 4, watching her playing on such a crowded New York square. I thought that she must be 5enough to perform in front of so many people. She noticed me. I walked over and told her how good her6sounded. "Thank you," she said.

"I have been going through a hard time recently, 7 you've made me hopeful again." I said to her.

"I'm glad that I could help," she replied. "Why are you so 8?"

"Well, my mum has lost her job, and I'm not sure what to do…"

"Did you noticed the9you were walking? Your head was down," she said. "Don't be upset, because 10 comes in different ways and if your head is down, you might not see it. You should11more…lift your head up."

I looked12her, amazed at how she was encouraging(鼓励) me. "13are you playing the piano here?" I asked her with a smile. She14that she saw a lot of unhappy people in the world and she tried to cheer15 up by playing music.

I smiled a little wilder, realizing that no difficulties could stop me from going on.

在空格处填上合适的词，使短文通顺、意思完整

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