题型：完形填空 题类： 难易度：困难
湖北省襄阳市襄州区2023-2024学年九年级上学期期中英语试卷
One day，a student asked his teacher，"What is greed（贪婪）1 ，but asked the student to walk through the chocolate2 next to their school and pick out（选出）the3 chocolate bar he could find. But there was a rule：as he passed through the factory，he could not turn back.
The student went to the chocolate factory. 4 he walked，he saw a large chocolate bar. He liked it but thought he might be able to find an even bigger one if he kept going. He kept walking and saw5 chocolate bar. This one was a little bigger. But again，he thought he could find an even bigger one if he kept going. As he neared the end of the factory，he saw fewer chocolate bars6 of them were as large as the earlier ones. He started to7 his decision to keep going. Finally，he gave up. He went back to his teacher empty—handed and8 what had happened. The teacher told him，"You liked the9 chocolate bar，but you kept looking for a bigger one. And later，you realized that you had given up the best chocolate bar because you thought you could do better. That is called10 . "
Sometimes，we let go of（舍弃）good things in our life because we think we can find something even better. We should learn to make our choices wisely.
An interview with Andy Griffiths
Andy Griffiths is well known as a writer of children's books. Here are some interesting things you might not know about him !
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I go for long runs and bike rides beside the beach. An hour of exercise after a long day of writing gives me energy. Then I'm ready to write some more.
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At first I write the stories by hand, and then I transfer (转录）them onto a computer. I like to write by hand when I travel. I find it very easy to lose myself in my diary when I am away from my usual activities.
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I'm never happier than I'm thinking banana milk shakes. And I love fish. But I don't like drinking fish milk shakes. They are just terrible !
What is your favorite book ?
Alice in Wonderland. It has so many surprises and such silliness in it.
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Only if I really have to. I much prefer the freedom and fun of writing for children.
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As Dr. Seuss says, "The more you read, the more things you will know. The more you learn, the more places you'll go."
A. Why do you like it ? B. What do you like to do after a long day of writing ? C. Do you write for adults too ? D. What do you say to kids who say, "Why should I read ?"\ E. Do you write using a computer or by hand ? F. What is your favorite food ? |
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