When I was in the third grade,I was picked to be the princess (公主) in the school play. For weeks my mother helped me practice my lines. But once on the stage,every word would disappear from my head. Then my teacher told me she had written a narrator's (解说者的) part for the play,and asked me to change roles. Though I didn't tell my mother what had happened that day,she sensed my unhappiness and asked if I wanted to take a walk in the yard.

It was a lovely spring day. We could see dandelions (蒲公英) in the grass. My mother said carelessly,“I think I am going to dig up all these weeds. From now on,we'll have only roses in this garden. ”

“But I like dandelions,” I protested. “All flowers are beautiful!”

“Yes,every flower gives pleasure in its own way,doesn't it?And that is true of people,too,” my mother said.

When I realized that she had guessed my pain,I started to cry and told her the truth.

“But you will be a beautiful narrator,” she said,reminding me of how much I loved to read stories aloud.

Over the next few weeks,with her help,I learned to take pride in the role. The big day finally came. A few minutes before the play,my teacher came over to me. “Your mom asked me to give this to you,” she said,handing me a dandelion. After the play,I took the flower home,laughing that I was perhaps the only person who would keep such a weed.

1.The story mentioned in this passage happened in ________.

A. spring B. summer C. autumn D. winter

2.The girl did not play the role of the princess mainly because ________.

A. she felt nervous on the stage

B. she lost her interest in that role

C. she preferred the role of the narrator

D. she had difficulty memorizing her words

3.Why did Mom suggest taking a walk in the garden?

A. To remove the dandelions.

B. To enjoy the garden scene.

C. To have a talk with her daughter.

D. To help her daughter with the play.

4.What does the underlined word “protested” mean in Chinese?

A. 建议 B. 疑惑 C. 抗议 D. 解释

5.The main idea of the story is that everyone ________.

A. can find his or her own way to success

B. has his or her own value in the world

C. should learn to play different roles

D. has some unforgettable memories

It’s nothing new to learn on the Internet, but since 2012, a new kind of online education has become more and more popular. Do you know what it is? It is called MOOC(大规模在线公开课程).

In 2012, two Stanford professors, Sebastian Thrun and Peter Norvig, decided to offer their lessons for free online. To their surprise, more than 160,000 students in 190 countries took their classes. This led them to build Udacity.com, the first website for MOOC. In less than a year, other MOOC websites, such as Coursera.com and EdX.com, were also set up.

MOOC is different from usual online learning. Professors have been trying to keep it similar to a real class. You should sign up(报名)to take the class. You can communicate with other students in many different ways. You have to answer some questions when you watch videos, and you will have some homework to do after class. If you take the class on time, do all the homework, and pass the final test, you can get a certificate in the end.

Some people believe MOOC will change the traditional education style. In the future, anyone at any age in any place can take classes for free. These classes are all from the best teachers of the best universities in the world!

1.MOOC started in the year_____________.

A. 2009 B. 2010 C. 2011 D. 2012

2.____________ is the first website for MOOC.

A. Udacity.com B. Learning.com

C. Coursera.com D. EdX.com

3.From the passage, we can know that _____________.

A. MOOC is like a real class

B. people needn’t do homework when taking MOOC

C. people can’t communicate with other students when taking MOOC

D. people should pay for MOOC

4.The underlined word “certificate” probably means “____________” in Chinese.

A. 奖章 B. 职位 C. 通知 D. 证书

5.The passage is probably from a(n)______________.

A. notice board B. storybook C. education magazine D. sci-fi

One morning, when I was leaving for my business, a middle—aged man came up and asked me for help. He said he had no__________to get food for his large family.

“You look__________. Why don’t you work?” I asked. “ Simply because I cannot get work,sir. ” “If I give you work, what you want?” “As long as I can get bread for my family, sir. ” he_________.

I decided to find out if he__________meant what he said. "OK. I'll give you one pound an hour, if you will__________a brick(砖)under your arm and walk around the square for five hours without stopping. “Thank you, sir. I will. ”

I found a brick and started him on his walk before I went to my_____. I never thought he would do what he had____.

When I came back five hours later, I saw him______walking, with the brick under his arm.

I stopped him and gave him______pounds. He thanked me and told me that some people had_____to help him when they knew why he was doing all this. He would go and ask______for work. Before leaving, he asked if I would give him the______. I did.

Several years later, a well—dressed man greeted me on a train. Seeing I was not sure who he was, he_____that he was the brick man and had his own business now. “You know, I still keep that brick and always value it as the most______thing I have as it has brought me luck and success. ”

_____, it was not the brick that made the man successful, but his faithfulness(坚定) in doing even a very little thing.

1.A. place B. money C. plan D. time

2.A. funny B. sick C. serious D. strong

3.A. answered B. asked C. spoke D. told

4.A. certainly B. simply C. really D. usually

5.A. break B. carry C. fix D. hide

6.A. business B. lesson C. programme D. research

7.A. planned B. prepared C. promised D. suggested

8.A. also B. already C. even D. still

9.A. four B. five C. six D. seven

10.A. continued B. forgotten C. offered D. refused

11.A. him B. them C. me D. her

12.A. brick B. chance C. job D. bread

13.A. explained B. imagined C. realised D. supposed

14.A. beautiful B. expensive C. important D. interesting

15.A. As a result B. At last C. In a word D. In fact

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