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江苏省连云港市海宁中学2023-2024学年八年级上学期英语月考试卷
Long long ago, there was a swan(天鹅)with golden feathers. She lived in a lake. A woman lived in a small house 1 the lake with her two daughters. They were very poor. They worked hard all year round, 2 still, they lived a hard life and sometimes they even didn't have enough 3 to buy food.
The swan was 4 to see that. She said to herself, "I'll give one of my 5 to them each day, then they can live a happy life with the money selling my feathers." That evening, she 6 to the poor woman's house and left a golden feather on the table without saying 7 .From then on, the swam came every day and gave them a feather. The woman was very happy because their life was much 8 than before.
But day after day, the woman became greedy(贪婪).She said to her 9 "The swan may fly away one day. If so, we will be poor again. We should take all 10 feathers if she comes next time."
"Oh, no, Mom!" cried the daughters, "This will 11 the swan. She helps us a lot !"But the mother wouldn't listen. When the 12 came as usual, the mother caught her and took all her feathers. But suddenly, the golden feathers 13 chicken feathers.
Then, the Golden Swan said, "Poor Mother, I came to 14 you, but you wanted to kill me. Now, I am leaving and will 15 come back. Never be greedy!" With these words, the swan left.
How do people find their inner(内在的)talent?British author and speaker Sir Kenneth Robinson talked about this at TED. He told a story about Gillian Lynne, a great dancer and choreographer(编舞者).
Gillian Lynne never did well in school as a child. {#blank#}1{#/blank#}Her mother was quite worried about her. She took Lynne to see a doctor. {#blank#}2{#/blank#}Then, the doctor said to Lynne, "I need to talk to your mother now. Please wait here. "As they left the room, the doctor turned on the radio. He then said to Lynne's mother, "Just stand and watch her. "
{#blank#}3{#/blank#}The doctor then turned to Lynne's mother and said, "Mrs. Lynne, your daughter isn't sick. She's a dancer. Take her to a dance school. "
So she did. Lynne's new dance school was full of people just like her —people who had to move in order to think. {#blank#}4{#/blank#}
Lypne later went to the Royal Ballet School, one of the world's greatest dance schools, and became a great dancer, After leaving the school, she worked on some of the most successful musicals in history.
Those who never do well in school don't need to worry. {#blank#}5{#/blank#}
A. Find your inner talent like Lynne, and you can also succeed. B. She loved the life in the dance school, and she showed her great talent soon. C. After they left the room, Lynne was on her feet, dancing to the music on the radio. D. For 20 minutes she talked about the problems that Lynne was having in school with the doctor E. She couldn't think carefully when she was learning and often found herself unable to keep still. F Never give up, and you will be successful. |
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