Many years ago, there was an old man who had four sons. He wanted his sons to learn not to judge(判断) things too quickly. So he told them to go and look at a pear tree. It was far away from his home. The first son went in winter, the second in spring, the third in summer, and the youngest son in autumn.

When the sons came back, the old man asked them to say what they had seen.

The first son complained the tree was ugly. The second son said the tree was covered with buds and full of hope. The third son said the tree was full of green leaves. They looked so beautiful, and it was the most wonderful thing he had ever seen. The youngest son said that the tree was bowed down with heavy fruits. It was full of life and fulfillment(收获).

The man explained that all of his sons were right, but each of them had seen just one season of the tree. He told them that they couldn't judge a tree or a person by only one season. "If you give up when it's winter, you will miss the hope of your spring, the beauty of your summer, and the fulfillment of your autumn." said the old man

It is true that we shouldn't let the hard season break the happiness of the other seasons. Never give up during the difficult days and better times are sure to come some day.

1.Why did the old man ask his sons to look at the pear tree?         

A．Because he liked. eating pears.

B．Because the tree was important to his family.

C．Because he wanted to teach them not to judge things too quickly.

D．Because his sons didn't judge things quickly.

2.The fourth son went to see the tree in          .                     

A．Spring

B．Summer

C．Autumn

D．Winter

3.The underlined word "buds" probably means        in Chinese.        

A．叶子

B．枝条

C．果实

D．花蕾

4.Which of the following is true?                                     

A．The pear tree was near his home.

B．The third son said the tree was beautiful.

C．The four sons all liked the tree.

D．Even you give up in winter, you can still get hope in other seasons

5.What's the main idea of this passage?                              

A．Don't judge a life by one difficult season.

B．Father's love is great.

C．Every tree has four seasons.

D．Life is different for everyone.

 

选词填空。

请根据所给句子的内容，从下面的方框内选出适当的单词并用其正确的形式填空。

1.Does the panda            bamboo ?

2.He is a boy. They          boys.

3.Bob and I often go to the               room to read books on Sunday morning.

4.He likes             to music.

5.The ____________ turn yellow when it is autumn.

6.The _______lesson is very hard.

7.Peter usually __________ Tony to the cinema.

8.Alex speaks Chinese               .

9.In the UK, _________   finish school and go home at about three o’clock in the afternoon.

10.Candy isn’t  ___________ food.  We shouldn’t eat too much.

 

Do you want to be the most popular person in the class? You don’t need to change your character; you just need to improve your personality. In fact, the most popular people are trusted(信任) and loved because they stay normal but still have something that makes them different from the rest of us. Here are some pieces of advice about becoming the most popular person in the class.
If you want others to like and respect you, you have to start by liking and accepting yourself. Do not change yourself in order to please others.
Be helpful to everyone and do it happily. Being nice to people is almost like helping them, because by being nice you make others happy.
Be active and have a positive view towards life. Develop confidence in yourself.
Stay clean and wear fresh clothes. Do not try to follow fashion to please others.
Respect cannot be bought with big words and power. You have to get it by being honest. It also helps your personal growth. You must be a person that can be trusted to get respect.
【小题1】 What can we know from the first paragraph?

A．We should change our character.

B．We should improve our personality to be trusted and loved.

C．We shouldn’t change our character and improve our personality.

D．We shouldn’t improve our personality.

【小题2】The underlined sentence shows that                       .

A．we should be always polite

B．we can help others only by being happy

C．you should be polite when you help others

D．you should always be nice to others

【小题3】The writer thinks a person who is liked by the whole class must be           .
①confident   ②positive   ③good-looking  
④helpful   ⑤fashionable

A．①②⑤

B．③④⑤

C．①②③

D．①②④

【小题4】What’s the best title for the article?

A．How to Develop Power.	B．How to Be the Favorite.
C．How to Improve Yourself.	D．How to Please Others.

1阅读短文，选择最佳答案。

Now lots of teenagers like smoking. It's a big problem. Some of them smoke, just for fun and some think smoking looks cool. Others smoke because there are many people around them that smoke.

As we all know, smoking is harmful, especially to students. Some teenagers even steal money so that they can buy cigarettes. Besides, smoking does harm to brains and it can influence studies. Finally, it is bad for health because it can cause diseases.

Therefore(因此), we should protect ourselves from smoking. First, we should learn more about the danger of smoking. Second, we should keep away from people who smoke.

1.Now some teenagers like smoking because_________.

A. smoking is good for them

B. their parents want them to do so

C. they think it is fun

2.From the passage, we know some teenagers steal money in order to _______.

A. buy cigarettes   B. buy books                          C. play games

3.Smoking is harmful to_________    .

A. brains               B. legs                                   C. eyes

4.Which of the following sentences is NOT true?

A. Smoking can cause diseases.

B. Smoking can influence studies.

C. We shouldn't keep away from people who smoke.

5.The writer of the passage wants teenagers________.

A. to smoke           B. not to smoke                        C. not to keep away from smoking

 

阅读短文，选择最佳答案。

Now lots of teenagers like smoking. It's a big problem. Some of them smoke, just for fun and some think smoking looks cool. Others smoke because there are many people around them that smoke.
As we all know, smoking is harmful, especially to students. Some teenagers even steal money so that they can buy cigarettes. Besides, smoking does harm to brains and it can influence studies. Finally, it is bad for health because it can cause diseases.
Therefore(因此), we should protect ourselves from smoking. First, we should learn more about the danger of smoking. Second, we should keep away from people who smoke.
【小题1】Now some teenagers like smoking because_________.
A. smoking is good for them
B. their parents want them to do so
C. they think it is fun
【小题2】From the passage, we know some teenagers steal money in order to _______.
A. buy cigarettes   B. buy books                         C. play games
【小题3】Smoking is harmful to_________ .
A. brains              B. legs                                   C. eyes
【小题4】Which of the following sentences is NOT true?
A. Smoking can cause diseases.
B. Smoking can influence studies.
C. We shouldn't keep away from people who smoke.
【小题5】The writer of the passage wants teenagers________.
A. to smoke           B. not to smoke                      C. not to keep away from smoking