I was giving the class when her giggling drew my attention. Walking over to the young troublemaker, I
asked for the note in her hands.
     It was a hand-drawn picture of me, teeth blackened, nostrils (鼻孔) upwards, and the words "I'm stupid"
coming out of my mouth. I managed to fold up the picture calmly and continue the class. My mind, however,
was working angrily. I knew the two most likely suspects for drawing the picture. Maybe it was high time
that I taught them a lesson!
     Somehow, in the very moment of real hurt and anger, I asked myself very softly, "How can I ever bring
good out of this?"
     When there were about six minutes left of the class, I showed the kids the picture. The whole class was
silent. I told them there must be a reason behind such a picture and that now was their chance to tell me the
reason. Then I let them write silently while I stood sadly in the back of the classroom.
     Most of them either blamed the artist or felt sorry. But two notes, from the girls I figured were behind the
picture, had a list of issues. I was too mean and too strict. Reading those notes, I realized that where I thought
I was driving them to success I was actually driving them away. I had some apologizing to do.
     When the kids walked into my classroom the next day, one boy and one girl each handed me a card. The
one signed by all the boys expressed sincere regret for the ugly joke. The one from the girls asked for
forgiveness. I was extremely surprised and more than a little shameful. I had my little speech all ready to give
to the kids, but they did it before me.

1. What caused the girl to giggle?

A. The funny look of the teacher.
B. The teacher's interesting lecture.
C. The funny picture about the teacher.
D. The short story written on the note.

2. Why did the teacher give up punishing the students who drew the picture?

A. Because she didn't want to stop in the middle of the class.
B. Because she didn't exactly know who drew it.
C. because she didn't think it would do any good.
D. Because the students' apology removed her anger.

3. The main reason for the students' complaints was that the teacher _____.

A. was too strict with them
B. didn't five interesting lessons
C. didn't treat them equally
D. was not kind to them

4. What does the passage mainly tell us?

A. Forgiving others is actually helping yourself.
B. It is not right to push students too hard.
C. Teachers should get along well with students
D. Teachers should respect students' choices

     Walking down a path through some woods in Georgia, I saw a small pool of water ahead on the path.
I angled my direction to go around it on the part of the path that wasn't covered by water or mud. As I
reached the pool, I was suddenly attacked! Yet I did nothing for the attack.It was so unpredictable and
from somewhere totally unexpected. I was surprised as well as unhurt though I had been struck four or
five times. I backed up a foot and my attacker stopped attacking me. Had I been hurt I wouldn't have found
it amusing. And I was laughing.After all, I was being attacked by a butterfly!
     Having stopped, laughing, I took a step forward. My attacker rushed me again. He charged towards me at
full speed, attempting to hurt me but in vain.For a second time, I took a step backwards while my attacker
paused. I wasn't sure what to do. After all, it's just not everyday that one is attacked by a butterfly. I stepped
back to look the situation over. My attacker moved back to land on the ground. That's when I discovered why
my attacker was charging me only moments earlier.He had a mate and she was dying.
     Sitting close beside her, he opened and closed his wings as if to fan her. I could only admire the love and
courage of that butterfly in his concern for his mate. He had taken it up on himself to attack me for his mate's
sake (缘故), even though she was clearly dying and I was so large. He did so just to give her those extra few
precious moments of life, should I have been careless enough to step on her. His courage in attacking
something thousands of times larger and heavier than himself just for his mate's safety seemed admirable. I
couldn't do anything other than reward him by walking on the more difficult side of the pool. He had truly
earned those moments to be with her, undisturbed.
     Since then, I've always tried to remember the courage of that butterfly whenever I see huge barriers
facing me.

1. Why did the writer change his direction while walking down a path?

A. To get close to a butterfly.
B. To look over the bad situation.
C. To escape a sudden attack.
D. To avoid getting his shoes dirty.

2. What made the man feel funny?

A. Making the attacker pause.
B. Being attacked by a butterfly.
C. Being stepped on by his mate.
D. Discovering the energetic butterfly.

3. From this experience the man learned _____.

A. what he should do when faced with trouble
B. people should show sympathy to the weak
C. how he should deal with attacks
D. people should protect butterflies

4. Which of the following words can best describe the butterfly?

A. Careless.
B. Amusing.
C. Courageous.
D. Aggressive.

     Once there was an 11-year-old boy who went fishing with his father in the middle of a New Hampshire
lake. On the day before bass (巴斯鱼) season opened, they were fishing early in the evening, catching other
fish with worms. Then the boy tied on a small silver lure (鱼饵) and put it into the lake. Suddenly he felt that
something very big pulling on the lure. His father watched with admiration as the boy skillfully brought the fish
beside the bank. Finally he lifted the tired fish from the water. It was the largest one he had ever seen, but it
was a bass.
     The boy and his father looked at the big fish. The father lit a match and looked at his watch. It was
10 p.m.-two hours before the season opened. He looked at the fish, then at the boy. "You'll have to put it back,
son," he said.
     "Dad!" cried the boy. "There will be other fish," said his father. "Not as big as this one," cried the boy. He
looked around the lake. No other fishermen or boats were in sight in the moonlight. He looked again at his
father.
     Even though no one had seen them, nor could anyone ever know what time he had caught the fish, the boy
could tell from his father's voice that the decision couldn't be changed. He threw the huge bass into the black
water. The big fish disappeared. The boy thought that he would never again see such a big fish.
     That was 34 years ago. Today the boy is a successful architect in New York City. He often takes his own
son and daughters to fish at the same place.
     And he was right. He has never again caught such a large fish as the one he got that night long ago. But he
does see that same fish... again and again... every time he has an ethical (道德的) decision to make. For, as his
father had taught him, ethics are simple matters of right and wrong. It is only the practice of ethics that is
difficult.

1. What happened when the big fish turned out to be a bass?

A. The boy and his father discussed what to do with the big fish.
B. The boy threw the bass back into the water willingly.
C. The father lit a match in order to check the time.
D. They worried other fishermen may discover what they had done.

2. From the text we know that the father _____. 

A. didn't love his son
B. always disagreed with his son
C. disliked the huge fish
D. was firm and stubborn decisions.

3. The successful architect went fishing with his children at the same place because ______.

A. they might catch a big fish there
B. he was taught a moral lesson there
C. it was a most popular fishing spot
D. their children enjoyed fishing there

4. What does the story imply?

A. It is easy to say something, but difficult to do.
B. An ethical decision is always easy to make.
C. It's hard to tell right from wrong sometimes.
D. Fishing can help one to make right