"He who can have patience can have what he wants," said Benjamin Franklin. They say patience is a virtue (美德) seldom found in women and never in men. This may or may not be true, but it's fair to say that there is nobody on the earth who couldn't benefit from more patience.

Patience is necessary for success.

It is said that "all good things come to those who wait". Many of the great scientists have remarked that their scientific discoveries came only through patient perseverance (坚持). Edison said, "Genius was 99% perspiration and only 1% inspiration." Patience teaches us to value the effort and not just the success. It is a mistake to think that happiness can only be obtained through achievements.

Patience brings peace of mind.

When we desire certain outcomes (结果), we'll have no peace of mind. Even if one desire is filled, the nature of desire is that more will appear in its place. There is no end to human desires. Patience means we will work with an attitude of detachment (超然).

Patience can transform suffering into joy.

Throughout life we suffer injustice; the best healer is patience. Through being patient and accepting our situation, it's quite possible for our suffering to be transformed.

Sri Chinmoy said, "If failure has the strength to turn your life into bitterness itself, then patience has the strength to turn your life into the sweetest joy."

1.Whose saying supports the idea that patience makes a person joyful?

A. Franklin's          B. Edison's         C. Chinmoy's         D. Einstein's

2.In the writer's opinion, _____ .

A. human desires will easily be filled

B. patience is a virtue seldom found in a person

C. happiness can only be obtained through success

D. patience is the best medicine of suffering

3.How is the whole passage organized?

A. General-detail-general.                    B. General-detail.

C. Detail-general-detail.                                 D. Detail-general.

4.Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?

A. We All Need Patience                       B. Patience Means Success

C. Benefits of Patience                        D. We Should Not Be patient

"He who can have patience can have what he wants," said Benjamin Franklin. They say patience is a virtue (美德) seldom found in women and never in men. This may or may not be true, but it's fair to say that there is nobody on the earth who couldn't benefit from more patience.
Patience is necessary for success.
It is said that "all good things come to those who wait". Many of the great scientists have remarked that their scientific discoveries came only through patient perseverance (坚持). Edison said, "Genius was 99% perspiration and only 1% inspiration." Patience teaches us to value the effort and not just the success. It is a mistake to think that happiness can only be obtained through achievements.
Patience brings peace of mind.
When we desire certain outcomes (结果), we'll have no peace of mind. Even if one desire is filled, the nature of desire is that more will appear in its place. There is no end to human desires. Patience means we will work with an attitude of detachment (超然).
Patience can transform suffering into joy.
Throughout life we suffer injustice; the best healer is patience. Through being patient and accepting our situation, it's quite possible for our suffering to be transformed.
Sri Chinmoy said, "If failure has the strength to turn your life into bitterness itself, then patience has the strength to turn your life into the sweetest joy."

1. 1.

   Whose saying supports the idea that patience makes a person joyful?

   1. A.
      Franklin's
   2. B.
      Edison's
   3. C.
      Chinmoy's
   4. D.
      Einstein's
2. 2.

   In the writer's opinion, _____

   1. A.
      human desires will easily be filled
   2. B.
      patience is a virtue seldom found in a person
   3. C.
      happiness can only be obtained through success
   4. D.
      patience is the best medicine of suffering
3. 3.

   How is the whole passage organized?

   1. A.
      General-detail-general
   2. B.
      General-detail
   3. C.
      Detail-general-detail
   4. D.
      Detail-general
4. 4.

   Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?

   1. A.
      We All Need Patience
   2. B.
      Patience Means Success
   3. C.
      Benefits of Patience
   4. D.
      We Should Not Be patient

A rat looked through a crack in the wall to see the farmer and his wife opening a package. What food might it contain? He was frightened to discover that it was a rat trap. 

Going back to the farmyard, the rat gave a warning: “There is a rat trap in the house, a rat trap in the house!” The chicken raised her head and said, “Excuse me, Mr. Rat, I can tell this is a big concern to you, but it is of no business to me. I cannot be bothered with it. ”

The rat turned to the pig and told him: “There is a rat trap in the house, a rat trap in the house!” “I am so very sorry, Mr. Rat,” sympathized (同情) the pig, “but there is nothing I can do about it but pray. I will make sure that you are in my prayers. ”

The rat turned to the cow. She said, “Wow, Mr. Rat. A rat trap. I am in great danger. Huh?”

So the rat returned to the house, head down and dejected, to face the farmer’s rat trap alone.

That very night a sound was heard throughout the house, like the sound of a rat trap catching its prey (猎物). The farmer’s wife rushed to see what was caught. In the darkness, she did not see that it was a poisonous snake whose tail the trap had caught. The snake bit the farmer’s wife.

The farmer rushed her to the hospital. She returned home with a fever. Now everyone knows you treat a fever with fresh chicken soup, so the farmer took his hatchet (短柄斧) to the farmyard for the soup’s main ingredient (原料).

His wife’s sickness continued so that friends and neighbors came to sit with her around the clock. To feed them the farmer killed the pig.

The farmer’s wife did not get well. She died, and so many people came for her funeral (葬礼) that the farmer had the cow killed to provide meat for all of them to eat.

So the next time you hear that someone is facing a problem and think that it does not concern you, remember that when there is a rat trap in the house, the whole farmyard is at risk.

61. The underlined word “dejected” in Paragraph 5 is closest in meaning to___________.

A. disappointed           B. surprised               C. excited                   D. wonderful

62. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the article?

A. The chicken showed great concern for the rat.

B. The pig helped the rat get out of the trap.

C. The cow didn’t care about what the rat said.

D. The snake was killed after being caught in the trap.

63. We can learn from the article that___________.

A. the farmer’s wife got good treatment in the hospital

B. the farmer regretted setting up the rat trap

C. the rat was very wise in avoiding the trap

D. none of the animals except the rat felt frightened at the rat trap

64. What message does the story intend to show?

A. We should mind our own business.

B. Everything is connected with something else.

C. Helping others is always a virtue (美德).

D. We should treat animals in a friendly way.