Eight honours and disgraces

The leader of China issued a list of honours and disgraces, helping Chinese people form life values. They are the following:

    1. Love, do not harm, the motherland.          2. Serve, don’t betray, the people.

3. Value science; don’t be ignorant.           4. Work hard, don’t be lazy and hate work.

5. Be united and help each other; don’t benefit at the expense of others.

6. Be honest and trustworthy; don’t chase profit at the expense of your values.

7. Obey the law, be disciplined; don’t break laws and violate discipline.

8. Know plain living and hard struggle; do not waste away in luxuries and pelasure.

56. A boy was seriously ill. His grandpa thought the hospital could do nothing about the boy’s illness. He asked a witch to help him. This was against _______ value.

A.the first                   B.the third                   C.the seventh       D.the eighth

57. Which of the following is NOT good?

A. You found a wallet on the ground. There was nobody around. You couldn’t find its owner and you didn’t know where you should hand it in. So you kept it.

       B. You have too much homework, but a very funny cartoon is on TV. You still goon doing your homework until you finsih it.

C. You are in a noisy class. The other students are talking loudly. You can’t listen to the teacher clearly, so you ask them to be quiet.

D. You heard somebody say bad things about China. You are brave enough to tell him it’s not good to do so.

58. Why has the government issued “the Eight Honours and Disgraces”?

A.To ask Chinese people to gain more knowledge.      B.To tell people to obey laws.

C.To tell people that science is very important            D.To help Chinese people form life values.

In 1971 a young man who grew up very poor was traveling across the country, trying to make a start for himself. Along the way he had completely run out of money and was forced to spend the night in his car. This continued until one morning, after a week of sleeping in his car, he walked nervously into a restaurant and ordered a big breakfast.

After eating his first good meal in weeks, he found himself lying to the waiter, telling him he had lost his wallet. The waiter, who was also the owner, walked behind the chair where the young man had been sitting. He bent down and came up with a $20 bill that looked as if it had been fallen on the floor and said, “Son, you must have dropped this” the owner said. The young man couldn’t believe his luck! He quickly paid for the breakfast, left a tip, bought gas with the change and headed west.

On the way out of town, he began to understand what the waiter did. Maybe nobody dropped the money at all. “Maybe that fellow just knew I was in trouble and he helped me in a way that didn’t embarrass me. So I just made a promise to help other people if I can.”

Later, he worked very hard and became a rich man. Now, he lives near Kansas City. Each year he gives away thousands of dollars. He is known as the “Secret Santa” because at Christmas time each year, he personally hands money out to those on the street and at restaurants. Last year, he gave more than $50,000 away in Kansas City.

1.The young man was traveling across the country in 1971 to ______.

   A. find a piece of work to do

   B. hand out gifts to passers-by

   C. look for a good restaurant

   D. show his new car to others

2.The underlined word “this” in paragraph 2 means ______.

   A. a wallet    B. his luck    C. the $20 bill    D. his tip

3.On the way out of town, the young man got to know that ______.

   A. it was very honest of the owner to return his money

   B. another man who had breakfast in the restaurant lost the money

   C. he could find a job in the restaurant

   D. the owner helped him in a way that didn’t hurt his feelings.

4.From this text we can see that ______.

   A. the man dropped $20 on the floor of the restaurant

   B. the man did carry out his promise

   C. Santa gives the man money each year

   D. the man was not successful in the end

5.The best title for this passage may be ______.

   A. Secret Santa of Kansas City

   B. The Key to Success

   C. A Kind Waiter in the Restaurant

   D. Never Give Up

In 1971 a young man who grew up very poor was travelling across the country, trying to make a new start for himself. Along the way he had completely run out of money and was forced to spend the night in his car. This continued until one morning, after a week of sleeping in his car, he walked nervously into a restaurant and ordered a big breakfast.

After eating his first good meal in weeks, he found himself lying to the waiter, telling him he had lost his wallet. The waiter, who was also the owner, walked behind the chair where the young man had been sitting. He bent down, and came up with a $20 bill that looked as if it had fallen on the floor and said, “Son, you must have dropped this,” the owner said. The young man couldn’t believe his luck! He quickly paid for the breakfast, left a tip, bought gas with the change, and headed West.

On the way out of town, he began to understand what the owner did. Maybe nobody dropped the money at all. “Maybe that fellow just knew I was in trouble and he helped me in a way that didn’t embarrass(使尴尬)me. So I just made a promise to help other people if I can.”

Later, he worked very hard and became a rich man. Now he lives near Kansas City. Each year he gives away thousands of dollars. He is known as the “Secret Santa” because at Christmas time each year, he personally hands money out to those on the street and at restaurants. Last year, he gave more than $50,000 away in Kansas City.

56The young man was travelling cross the country in 1971 to______.

A. look for a good restaurant　　　　　　　　　　　 B. improve his life

C. show his new car to others　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. hand out dollars

57. The underlined sentence implies(暗示) that the young man got to know that ______.

A. it was vey lucky of him to get his lost money back

B. it was very honest of the owner to return his money

C. the owner helped him in a way that didn’t hurt his feelings

D. another person who had breakfast in the restaurant lost the money

58. From the end of the passage we can learn that ______.

A. the man did carry out his promise　　　　　 B. the man was not successful in the end

C. the owner was paid back the money　　　　　　 D. Santa gives the man money each year

59. The message of the story is “______”.

A. One good turn deserves another　　　　　　 B. Where there is a will there is a way

C. He who travels far knows much　　　　　　　　　 D. Give love wings (翅膀) and it may fly higher

In 1971 a young man who grew up very poor was travelling across the country, trying to make a new start for himself.Along the way he had completely run out of（用光） money and was forced to spend the night in his car.This continued until one morning, after a week of sleeping in his car, he walked nervously into a restaurant and ordered a big breakfast.

After eating his first good meal in weeks, he found himself lying to the waiter, telling him he had lost his wallet.The waiter, who was also the owner, walked behind the chair where the young man had been sitting.He bent down, and came up with a $20 bill that looked as if it had fallen on the floor and said, “Son, you must have dropped this,” the owner said.The young man couldn’t believe his luck! He quickly paid for the breakfast, left a tip, bought gas with the change, and headed West.

On the way out of town, he began to understand what the owner did.Maybe nobody dropped the money at all.“Maybe that fellow just knew I was in trouble and he helped me in a way that didn’t embarrass(使尴尬)me.So I just made a promise to help other people if I can.”

Later, he worked very hard and became a rich man.Now he lives near Kansas City.Each year he gives away thousands of dollars.He is known as the “Secret Santa” because at Christmas time each year, he personally hands money out to those on the street and at restaurants.Last year, he gave more than $50,000 away in Kansas City.

1.The young man was travelling cross the country in 1971 to______.

A．look for a good restaurant                 B．improve his life

C．show his new car to others                D．hand out dollars

2.The underlined sentence implies(暗示) that the young man got to know that______.

A．it was vey lucky of him to get his lost money back

B．it was very honest of the owner to return his money

C．the owner helped him in a way that didn’t hurt his feelings

D．another person who had breakfast in the restaurant lost the money

3.From the end of the passage we can learn that ______.

A．the man did carry out his promise

B．the man was not successful in the end

C．the owner was paid back the money

D．Santa gives the man money each year

4.The message of the story is “______”.

A．One good turn deserves another

B．Where there is a will there is a way

C．He who travels far knows much

D．Give love wings (翅膀) and it may fly higher