I remember the first time I met Alfred after years. He was sitting on a bench in the park. He looked very sad and cold. He hadn’t got a coat on and it started to rain. Usually, I don’t like to stop to speak to a stranger who looked like that. His shoes were well-cleaned and his clothes were quite smart, but he did not have an umbrella with him and he was getting wet in the rain. I stopped walking and said to him in a nice voice. “ Are you OK?” he looked up, and was surprised to see me. He cried out. “ Are you …” he couldn’t remember my name. I was also surprised. He was Alfred! “ I’m Tom, Alfred, what are you doing here?” I asked. He did not explain to me, but caught my hand, and asked how my life was like. I told him that I was out of job. I suggested that we go somewhere warm and dry.
So we found a café nearby and continued our conversation. I learned that he married with two children, and his wife was Sherry. I could not believe my ears. Twenty years ago his best friend was Linda, and Sherry was his worst enemy! They often had quarrels ( 争吵) and fights in the play.
Alfred told me that he became a businessman when he graduated from the school and owned two companies in the city. I asked him why he was sitting in the rain in the park. He said that he had just had a quarrel with Sherry, and acting in the same way as when she was young, threw him out of the door and locked him out. He was young, threw him out of the door and locked him out. He was waiting for her to be calm and let him in again.
【小题1】What did Alfred look like?
A.PleasantB.SmartC.HungryD.Well-dressed
【小题2】Alfred was ___ them.
A married B. nice C. weak D. strong
【小题3】 How was Alfred when he was Tom?
A.HappyB.SurprisedC.GladD.Angry
【小题4】The writer ________
A.liked to speak to a strangerB.met Alfred in a café
C.thought Alfred’s wife was SherryD.hadn’t met Alfred twenty years.
【小题5】What happened to Alfred?
A.He lost his wifeB.He lost his job
C.His wife didn’t let him go homeD.His friend didn’t want to see him.

Let’s go camping
What do we do when we go camping? First, we work out a plan. We take food, clothing, a knife, and things for cooking and eating. We take things to keep us away from insects(虫子) and the sun.
Then we put everything into the car and we drive to the woods(树林、林地). We look for a place for campers(露营者) and we look for a good place for our tent(帐篷). The place should have a lot of moving air. This will keep some insects away. High land with water on both sides of it is good. Then we put up our tent. We put everything into the tent, and we are ready for fun. We can swim in the lake, walk in the woods, climb a mountain, row a boat, or go fishing.
In the evening we come back to the tent, we build a big fire because it can keep the insects away. We sit around the fire and talk. We may tell interesting stories or we may sing songs.
At night we lie down on the grass. We can look up at the stars. It is a busy day, so we try to go to sleep early.
Everything is dark. Everything is quiet. We hope we won’t hear music from the radio in the next tent. We hope it won’t rain.
【小题1】Before going camping we should first         .

A.draw up a plan
B.take some food
C.take things to keep us warm
D.take something for cooking and eating
【小题2】We go to camp         .
A.by busB.by carC.by bikeD.on foot
【小题3】Campers can take part in _______ activities.
A.one or twoB.only a fewC.manyD.two or three
【小题4】In the evening we build a fire because         .
A.it is cold at nightB.it can keep us warm
C.it can keep the insects awayD.it is dark and quiet
【小题5】The campers like to _______ at night.
A.hear music from the radioB.go to sleep early
C.have rainD.be busy

从下面方框中选出10个单词,用它们的适当形式填入短文空格内。使短文意思正确、通顺(每词限用一次, 每空一词)。

two     noisy      sit        rain       look    choose

good    story      art       someone    mean     one

 
 


What's the real meaning of the word "peace" ? The following    61  may tell us something about it.

There was once a king who offered an award to an artist who could paint the   62   picture of peace. Many   63   tried. The king looked at all the pictures .But there were only two he really liked and he had to  64  between them.

One picture was a calm(平静的) lake. The lake was a perfect thing for peace because of the high mountains around it. Overhead was a blue sky with white clouds. 65   who saw this picture thought that it was a perfect(完美的)picture of peace.

The other picture had mountains too. But they were rugged (高低不平的). Above was the dark sky, from which heavy rain fell. A waterfall was rushing down the side of the mountain. This did not look peaceful at all. But when the king   66  closely, he found behind the waterfall a very small bush growing in the midst 在….中 ) of the waterfall and a mother bird   67  on her nest (鸟窝)in perfect peace.

The king gave the award to the artist who painted the   68    picture. Why? "Because," explained the king, "peace does not mean to be in a place where there is no   69  , no trouble or hard work. Peace means in the midst of all those things, you're still calm in your heart. That's the real   70  of peace.

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