通读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后在每小题所给的四个选项中,选出一个最佳答案,并将答案写在题前括号内。

One day, a farmer was walking along a road with his son Thomas when they saw a horseshoe on the ground. The father said to his son, “Look at the horseshoe on the ground. Go and_______the horseshoe and put it in your bag, my son. ” But Thomas said, “If I do so, it will waste my time. ” His father said nothing but picked it up himself. When they________a nearby town, they had a rest. There the farmer sold the horseshoe and________some strawberries with the money.

The father and the son went on walking. The sun was high up in the________. They soon drank up all their water and there was not a house or even a tree for them to have a rest. Thomas felt________thirsty to walk on. At that time, his father gave him a strawberry and he________ate it. After a while, his father gave him another strawberry and once again, his son got it quickly and put it in his mouth.

And so they_______walking. The old farmer gave strawberries and the son ate them. When Thomas had eaten up all the strawberries, his father said to him, “My dear son, if you picked up that________, you would have your own strawberries to eat. Always remember the________: if you don’t worry about the little things, you will find it difficult to do the________things. ”

1.A.give up B.put up C.pick up D.take up

2.A.got on B.got to C.got off D.got down

3.A.threw B.bought C.sold D.found

4.A.sky B.tree C.head D.ground

5.A.rather B.very C.quite D.too

6.A.hardly B.almost C.politely D.quickly

7.A.came on B.turned on C.went on D.worked on

8.A.strawberries B.water C.horseshoe D.money

9.A.time B.effort C.subject D.lesson

10.A.great B.simple C.rich D.tiny

Hughes is a 24-year-old man from the UK. He often wears the same clothes for many days because he doesn’t know how to use a washing machine.

This is not a joke. Hughes is not the only one who doesn’t have basic(基本的)life skills. A study shows that today’s young people in the UK are less able than people before when it comes to basic life skills.

For example, about 35% don’t know how to sew (缝) and 11% don’t understand how to iron (熨烫) clothes.

This problem is shared by young people in the United States as well. Many young men in the US are losing the skill of cooking, and they like to order take-out food .

Technology(科技)may be the main reason for this. Born and raised in a digital age (数字化时代), young people often use phones and computers. For example, with GPS always at hand, young people have no need to learn how to read maps.

However, this does not mean that young men can not do basic everyday tasks. As their lives have changed, the main life skills have changed as well.

The study results show that although only 45% know how to pay their water bills(账单)after leaving home, 72% could help set up a WiFi network in a new house.

1.Why does Hughes often wear the same clothes for many days?

A.Because he has been used to that. B.Because he doesn’t know how to wash them.

C.Because he likes to play jokes on others. D.Because he doesn’t have other clothes to change for.

2.According to the text, young people today _____.

A.don’t need to learn basic life skills B.can’t finish basic everyday tasks

C.are forming new basic life skills D.are good at setting up WiFi networks

3.What could be the main reason for this problem?

A.Parents’ love for their children. B.Too much homework every day.

C.Technology in the digital age. D.The popular use of GPS.

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