A famous teacher was speaking to the students at our school. He began his lesson by holding up a ￡100 bill. Then he said to the three hundred students, "Who would like to have this ￡100 bill?" The students began to put up their hands at once.
Then he said, "I am going to give this bill to one of you, but first, let me do this." He then made this bill into a ball. Then he said, "Who wants it?" Hands went into the air.
"Well," he said, "What if I do this?" and he dropped it on the floor and stepped on it. He picked up the dirty, crumpled bill and said, "Who still wants it?" Hands went back into the air.
"My friends," he said, "You've learned a valued lesson today. No matter what I did to the money, you still wanted it because it didn't go down in value. It was still worth ￡100.
Many times in our lives, we're dropped, crumpled, and stepped on by the chances we take and the things that happen to us. We feel as if we are worth nothing. But remember, no matter what has happened to you, you will never lose your value. You are always valuable to those who love you. Your value doesn't come from what you drop or whom you know，but WHO YOU ARE .
You are special and valuable. Don't ever forget it!
【小题1】The story happened ______.

Ever since I was little, my favorite season was winter. I loved to play in the snow and enjoy the hot chocolate.

____36_____, winter never gave me the special gift of snow on my birthday. I would ask my grandmother ____37____ it didn’t snow on my birthday. She would laugh and tell me I asked too many questions. ___38____one day, she promised that she would make it snow on my next birthday.

That year, ____39____ my birthday, my grandmother died.  I was sad but angry because she had promised to make it snow. The day of my sixth birthday, I woke up and ran to the window, hoping to see just one snowflake. But there was no snow. I felt mad at my grandmother. She had broken a promise.

But my sixteenth birthday, I had lost all hope of getting my snow, even though I still wished for ___40____. During my party, I stayed with my friends and family and was truly happy. I ___41___ the best time ever! Then I saw the white snow ____42___down all around. I was so excited that I ran around screaming and laughing. My friends all laughed ____43___me, but I didn’t care.

When I ___44____home, my grandpa said he had a gift for me. I was ___45___ because he had given me a gift. It was a small white box, which looked old. I opened it. There was a crystal snowflake(水晶雪花) with a card that said, “Happy Birthday.”

How could this be? My grandpa said it was my grandmother’s final ___46____ on my “sweet sixteenth”. I cried.

I was ___47_____ that my smiling grandmother angel was and had been watching over me.

1.                A．Certainly        B．Unfortunately    C．Importantly    D．Luckily

2.                A．when          B．how           C．whether  D．why

3.                A．But            B．Or             C．Then D．So

4.                A．on            B．after           C．before   D．in

5.                A．it             B．her            C．him  D．me

6.                A．had            B．was            C．played   D．feared

7.                A．fell            B．to fall          C．fallen D．falling

8.                A．with           B．at             C．from D．off

9.                A．arrived at       B．remained       C．got  D．entered

10.               A．excited         B．confused       C．pleased   D．frustrated

11.               A．order          B．mistake         C．wish  D．decision

12.               A．certain         B．angry          C．sad   D．anxious

A famous teacher was speaking to the students at our school. He began his lesson by holding up a ￡100 bill. Then he said to the three hundred students, "Who would like to have this ￡100 bill?" The students began to put up their hands at once.

Then he said, "I am going to give this bill to one of you, but first, let me do this." He then made this bill into a ball. Then he said, "Who wants it?" Hands went into the air.

"Well," he said, "What if I do this?" and he dropped it on the floor and stepped on it. He picked up the dirty, crumpled bill and said, "Who still wants it?" Hands went back into the air.

"My friends," he said, "You've learned a valued lesson today. No matter what I did to the money, you still wanted it because it didn't go down in value. It was still worth ￡100.

Many times in our lives, we're dropped, crumpled, and stepped on by the chances we take and the things that happen to us. We feel as if we are worth nothing. But remember, no matter what has happened to you, you will never lose your value. You are always valuable to those who love you. Your value doesn't come from what you drop or whom you know，but WHO YOU ARE .

You are special and valuable. Don't ever forget it!

1.The story happened ______.

2.Even though the money was dirty, it _______.

3.The underlined sentence “Hands went back into the air.” in the third paragraph

means_______.

4.Why did the famous teacher use a ￡100 at his lesson?

5.What lesson can you learn from the passage?

A man may usually be known by the books he reads as well as by the company he keeps; for there is a companionship of books as well as of men; and one should always live in the best company, whether it be of books or of men.

A good book may be among the best of friends. It is the same today that it always was, and it will never change. It is the most patient and cheerful of companions. It does not turn its back upon us in times of difficulty. It always receives us with the same kindness, amusing and instructing us in youth, and comforting us in old age.

Books possess an essence (本质) of immortality (不朽). They are by far the most lasting products of human effort. Temples and statues decay, but books survive. Time is of no account to great thoughts, which are fresh today as when they first passed through their author’s minds which are fresh today as when they first passed through their author’s minds ages ago. What was then said and thought still speaks to us as vividly as ever from the printed page. The only effect of time has been to sift out (筛选) the bad products; for nothing in literature can long survive but what is really good.

Books introduce us into the best society they bring us into the presence of the greatest minds that have ever lived. We hear what they said and did; we see them as if they were really alive; we sympathize with them, enjoy with them, grieve with them; their experience becomes ours, and we feel as if we were in a measure actors with them in the scenes which they describe.

The great and good do not die even in this world. Embalmed（保存） in books, their spirits walk abroad. The book is a living voice. It is an intellect to which one still listens. Hence we ever remain under the influence of the great men of old. The imperial intellects of the world are as much alive now as they were ages ago.

1.A man may usually be known by         .

    A．the books he reads               B．the company he works in

    C．his way of reading books         D．how many old books he keeps

2.Which of the following is NOT a reason why a book may be among one’s best friends?

    A．It will never change.

    B．It is the most patient and cheerful of companions.

    C．It doesn’t turn its back upon us.

    D．It is only with us in times of happiness.

3.Why don’t the great and good ever die?

    A．Because they have a long lifespan.

    B．Because they like books.

    C．Because they are statures.

    D．Because their spirits are embalmed in books.

4.By writing the passage, the author wants to tell us          .

    A．how to make friends              B．books can also be our best friends

    C．the book is a living voice       D．how to read books

A famous teacher was speaking to the students at our school. He began his lesson by holding up a ￡100 bill. Then he said to the three hundred students, "Who would like to have this ￡100 bill?" The students began to put up their hands at once.
Then he said, "I am going to give this bill to one of you, but first, let me do this." He then made this bill into a ball. Then he said, "Who wants it?" Hands went into the air.
"Well," he said, "What if I do this?" and he dropped it on the floor and stepped on it. He picked up the dirty, crumpled bill and said, "Who still wants it?" Hands went back into the air.
"My friends," he said, "You've learned a valued lesson today. No matter what I did to the money, you still wanted it because it didn't go down in value. It was still worth ￡100.
Many times in our lives, we're dropped, crumpled, and stepped on by the chances we take and the things that happen to us. We feel as if we are worth nothing. But remember, no matter what has happened to you, you will never lose your value. You are always valuable to those who love you. Your value doesn't come from what you drop or whom you know，but WHO YOU ARE .
You are special and valuable. Don't ever forget it!

1. 1.

   The story happened ______.

   1. A.
      when the teacher gave the students some advice on how to learn English
   2. B.
      when the students were having a meeting
   3. C.
      when the teacher gave the students a speech
   4. D.
      when the students were discussing something interesting with their teachers
2. 2.

   Even though the money was dirty, it _______.

   1. A.
      went up in value
   2. B.
      was worth much
   3. C.
      didn't reduce in value
   4. D.
      was still ours
3. 3.

   The underlined sentence “Hands went back into the air.” in the third paragraph
   means_______.

   1. A.
      the students put up their hands again
   2. B.
      the students put down their hands
   3. C.
      the students agreed to what the teacher said
   4. D.
      the students put their hands in front of them
4. 4.

   Why did the famous teacher use a ￡100 at his lesson?

   1. A.
      Because he wanted to give a lecture about money.
   2. B.
      Because he was used to dropping a bill on the floor and stepping on it.
   3. C.
      Because he was going to give the bill to one of the students.
   4. D.
      Because he wanted to make the students know what the value was.
5. 5.

   What lesson can you learn from the passage?

   1. A.
      ￡100 bill is worth the same no matter what you do with it.
   2. B.
      All people love money most.
   3. C.
      Your value doesn't change no matter what happens to you.
   4. D.
      The value of money changes when it is made dirty.