Once a man and his wife worked for a businessman.There was a big box in the businessman’s living room.The businessman pointed at the box and said,“There’s only one thing you  1  do.Don’t open the box.”After   2   this,he left the living room.
The woman said to her husband,“There must be   3   in the box.Let’s open it,shall we?” Her husband said ___4___ to her.
But the woman didn’t give up her idea.One day,she decided to ___5___ what was     __6   it.Her husband didn’t stop her this time.She opened the box and looked inside.She found nothing in the box and then tried hard to close it,    7   she failed.
That evening the businessman came home and found the box was    8  .He was very __9___ and asked the woman and her husband to leave his home.
“But there is nothing in the box,”the woman said.“We    10    anything at all.”The businessman shouted at them,“The box is not important.I cannot believe you.That’s important!”
【小题1】A.needn’t     B.wouldn’t    C.mustn’t       D don’t have to
【小题2】A.saying     B.said        C.says         D to say
【小题3】A.expensive something   B.something expensive
C.nothing expensive    D expensive anything
【小题4】A.yes        B.nothing     C.no           D hello
【小题5】A.look for    B.clean up    C.find out     D get over
【小题6】A.near        B.under       C.in           D on
【小题7】A.though     B.or         C.unless       D but
【小题8】A.closed     B.empty       C.open         D full
【小题9】A.happy      B.angry       C.stressed out  D worried
【小题10】A.didn’t take  B.won’t take  C.haven’t taken  D aren’t taking

Near the village, there is an old famous temple. Some people want to build new house where the temple now stands, because they can find no other area to build them, while others disagree with them. They meet to decide how to solve the problem. Here are their opinions about it.
The expert wants to protect the temple and believes that there are some interesting things buried in the ground. If it is destroyed or moved, people may never learn about how people lived in the past.
The businessman thinks that the houses should be built. History is important, but we must think about the future. The village needs development and building new houses will offer jobs to hundreds of people.
Villager A says, “We should build the new houses because we need houses to live in.”
Villager B says, “We should protect the temple because it can attract many tourists to come for a visit. If the temple is destroyed or moved, we will lose a lot of business.”
The village leader thinks that he has a duty to make life better for the villagers. They need jobs and new houses. He also thinks the cultural site (遗迹) is important and they should be careful with it as well.
【小题1】The expert doesn’t want to _______ the old famous temple.

A.rebuildB.protectC.pull downD.fall down
【小题2】The businessman thinks building houses there can _______.
A.help the village develop
B.attract many tourists to come for a visit
C.help people learn about how people lived in the past
D.help people learn about the interesting things buried in the ground
【小题3】_______ agree that they should build new houses there.
A.The expert and the village leader
B.The businessman and Villager A
C.Villager A and Villager B
D.Villager B and the businessman
【小题4】The village leader thinks _______.
A.they should destroy the temple
B.they needn’t build new houses
C.They should build the temple to make life better
D.they should not only build new houses but also be careful with the temple
【小题5】According to the passage, which of the following is RIGHT?
A.It’s difficult to satisfy everyone.
B.The cultural site is not so important.
C.It’s easy to make a decision on the problem.
D.The villagers will lose their jobs with the development of their hometown

There was a pilot(飞行员) and four people in a small plane.Suddenly there was something wrong with the machine(机器) while it was flying in the air. The smoke was everywhere in the plane.The pilot told the people there were only four parachutes(降落伞).They all became worried and started to make excuses(借口).
“I must go and mend the machine,”said the pilot , taking one of the parachutes.There was nothing he could do so he jumped out.
The first person stood up.  “I’m a doctor,”he said.  “I help people live longer and I save lives”He also took a parachute and jumped out.
The next person said , “I must have a parachute.I’m a very clever person.I have to attend (参加)an important sports match.I know I’ll win the game because I’ll be the cleverest person there.”He picked up a pack and jumped out.
Two men were left--- an old businessman and a young mountain climber(登山者).By this time the plane was going down fast.The businessman said, “Young man,I’m old but you’re still young ,You take the last parachute.”The yougng mountain climber smiled , “Don’t worry.”he said, “We can both jump to safety because there are still two parachutes.Just now the clever person jumped out with my backpack.”
【小题1】All the people became worried because________.

A.they couldn’t find the parachutes.
B.they were afraid the plane would be broken and knew there were not enough parachutes
for each person.
C.there was too much smoke and they couldn’t jump out from the plane.
D.they saw the pilot jump out first.
【小题2】.The clever man jumped out with_______.
A.a parachuteB.nothing
C.the pack of the climber’sD.the businessman
【小题3】All the people thought of themselves only except(除了)______。
A.the clever manB.the businessman
C.the doctorD.the young man
【小题4】From the story we know that _____ would be dead(会死).
A.the clever manB.the businessman
C.the doctorD.the young man

A Russian, a Cuban, an American businessman and an American lawyer were on a train traveling across England. The Russian took out a large bottle of vodka, gave each of the men a drink and then threw the rest half bottle of vodka out of the window. “Why did you do that?” asked the American businessman. “There’s too much vodka in my country,” said the Russian, “And really we have more than we will ever use.” A little later, the Cuban passed around fine Havana Cigars. Then he threw his out of the window. “I thought Cuba is not a rich country,” the businessman said. “But you threw that very good cigars out of the window!” “Cigars,” the Cuban answered, “are the cheapest in my country. We have more of them than we know what to do with.” The American businessman sat quietly for a moment. Then he got up, caught the lawyer by the arm and threw him of the window.
【小题1】The people in the story are from ______ countries.

A.oneB.twoC.threeD.four
【小题2】The four people are traveling by _______.
A.busB.airC.trainD.sea
【小题3】Vodka is a kind of _______.
A.treasure(珍宝)B.wineC.foodD.medicine
【小题4】The Russian and the Cuban both wanted to _______.
A.tell the businessman that their countries are rich
B.prove(证明) that they were rich
C.ask the two Americans to visit their countries
D.make the businessman happy
【小题5】What did the businessman want to say by throwing the lawyer out of the window?
A.I want to buy some vodka.
B.We have too many lawyers in my country.
C.I’ll go to Cuba and do some business of cigars.
D.If you need lawyers, come to America.

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Jim, a successful businessman, told the experience of his childhood.

When he was 12, his parents died. He was alone and didn’t get on well with others. People always laughed at him. No one showed kindness to him.

His only friend was a dog named Tige. He gave his dog enough to eat and drink, but sometimes he was not polite to it. He didn’t know that an unkind word sometimes could cut one’s heart like a knife.

One day as he walked down the street, a young lady was walking in front of him. Suddenly one of her bags dropped from her arms. As she stopped to pick it up, she dropped other bags. He came to help her. “Thank you, dear! You are a nice little boy!” She said kindly, smiling.

A special feeling came to him. These were the first kind words he had ever heard. He watched her until she went far away, and then he whistled(吹口哨)to his dog and went directly to the river nearby.

“Thank you, dear! You are a nice little boy!” He repeated the woman’s words. Then in a low voice he said to his dog, “You are a nice little dog.” Tige raised its ears as if it understood.

“Hmm! Even a dog likes it!” he said. “Well, Tige, I won’t say unkind words to you any more.” Tige waved its tail happily.

The boy thought and thought. Finally he looked at himself in the river. He saw nothing but a dirty boy. He washed his face carefully. Again he looked. He saw a clean nice boy. He was amazed. From then on, he had a new life.

After telling this, the businessman stopped for a while, and then he said, “Ladies and gentlemen, this is the very place where that kind woman planted in me the first seed(种子)of kindness. All of us should learn about kindness. What a great power it has!”

1.How old was Jim when his parents died?

2.Did he help a young lady when her bags dropped?

3.Why did the boy repeat the words “Thank you, dear! You’re a nice little boy”?

4.What made the boy start his new life?

5.What’s the best title of this passage?

 

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