Adults usually do not remember most of the things that are taught by their teachers at school. But this story is one such    16    that I will never forget. Every time I drift off course, I think of this story.
It was a normal Monday morning, and my teacher was teaching us on  17  things in life and about devoting ourselves to 18  is important to us. This is how the story went:
An old man lived in a certain part of London, and he would wake up every morning and go to the sub-way. He would    19   the train right to Central London, and then sit at the street corner and   20  . He would do this every single day of his life. He sat at 21  street corner and begged for almost 20 years.
His 22   was dirty, and a stench came out and it smelled terrible. The neighbors could not stand the smell any more, so they called for the police officers to clear the place. The officers knocked down the door and cleaned the house. There were small bags of 23   all over the house  24   he had collected over the years.
The police counted the money, and they soon   25 that the old man was a millionaire. They waited outside his house expecting to ___26__ the good news with him. When the old man arrived home that evening, one of the officers told him that there was no need for him to beg any more as he was a   27   man now, a millionaire.
But the old man said  28  ; he went into his house and locked the door. The next morning he woke up  29, went to the subway, sat at the street corner and continued to beg.
Clearly, this old man had no great plans, 30  or anything significant for his life. We learn nothing from this story other than staying focused on the things we enjoy doing.

【小题1】
A.classB.teacherC.lessonD.study
【小题2】
A.interestingB.specialC.importantD.necessary
【小题3】
A.whatB.thatC.howD.where
【小题4】
A.get upB.get ontoC.get fromD.get to
【小题5】
A.singB.sleepC.thinkD.beg
【小题6】
A.a differentB.anotherC.the sameD.a strange
【小题7】
A.houseB.coatC.capD.bag
【小题8】
A.foodB.moneyC.booksD.clothes
【小题9】
A.thatB.whereC.whoseD.who
【小题10】
A.recognizedB.saidC.realizedD.thought
【小题11】
A.tellB.shareC.coverD.discuss
【小题12】A. rich              B. poor           C nice            D. bad
【小题13】
A.thanksB.somethingC.nothingD.much
【小题14】
A.much laterB.much earlierC.so quicklyD.as usual
【小题15】
A.friendsB.jobsC.chancesD.dreams



We all enjoy the beautiful show of colours as leaves change each autumn. But did you ever wonder how and why this happens?
Leaves are nature’s food factories. Plants take water from the ground through their roots and take carbon dioxide (二氧化碳) from the air. Plants use sunlight to turn water and carbon dioxide into glucose (葡萄糖). Glucose is a kind of sugar, which plants use as food for energy and growing.
The way plants turn water and carbon dioxide into sugar is called photosynthesis that means “ putting together with light”. A chemical called chlorophyll helps photosynthesis. It gives plants their green colour. As summer ends and autumn comes, the days get shorter and shorter, and trees “know” to begin getting ready for winter.
During winter, there is not enough light or water for photosynthesis. Trees rest during this time and live on the food they store during the summer. They begin to shut down their food-making factories.
As the green chlorophyll disappears from the leaves, we begin to see yellow and orange leaves. Small amounts of these colours have been in the leaves all along. We just can’t see them in the summer, because they are covered up by the green chlorophyll.
The bright reds and purples we see in leaves are made mostly in autumn. In some trees, like maples (枫树), glucose is caught in the leaves after photosynthesis stops. Sunlight and the cool nights of autumn turn this glucose into a red colour. The brown colour of trees like oaks (橡树) is made from waste left in the leaves.
It is the mixture of all these things that makes the beautiful colours we enjoy during autumn.
【小题1】The word “chlorophyll” in the third paragraph means _______ in Chinese.

A.叶绿素B.氧气C.胡萝卜素D.蛋白质
【小题2】The leaves of the trees in autumn turn yellow because of the short of _____.
A.water and carbon dioxide
B.glucose and energy
C.sunlight and water
D.sunlight and carbon dioxide
【小题3】The way that _______________________ is called Photosynthesis .
A.plants change water and carbon dioxide into sugar
B.plants turn water and carbon dioxide into sugar with the help of sunlight
C.plants use glucose as food for energy and growing
D.chlorophyll is a great help
【小题4】Which of the following is NOT true?
A.When autumn and winter come, the days get shorter and shorter.
B.During winter trees rest and live on the food they store during the summer.
C.During winter small amounts of yellow and orange colours are kept in the leaves all the time.
D.Trees begin to stop making food in summer.
【小题5】This passage tells us __________________.
A.all the plants can grow well with the strong sunlight
B.there are all kinds of plants on the earth
C.all the colours of the leaves aren’t made from chlorophyll
D.maples and oaks have the same reason as other trees for the change of colours

In a small town in England there is a nice house with a large garden.____1.___. The old man likes planting flowers and looking after his flowers. The garden is so beautiful that every passer-by wants to stop to see it.

One day a young painter went by the old man’s garden. He looked at the great garden and the special house. He was lost in admiration for the beauty of these scenes. He imagined how happy he could be if he lived in such a beautiful place._____2.____ Surprised, the painter asked that old man, “Why are you busy looking after these flowers every day when you can’t see them?” The blind gardener smiled and answered, “ I can tell you four reasons. First, I was a gardener when I was young, and I really like this job. Second, although I can’t see these flowers, I can touch them. Third, I can smell the sweetness of them.______3.______”

“Me? But you don’t know me,” said the painter.

“Yeah, it’s true that I don’t know you. But I know flowers are beautiful angels. I know many people will look at my garden and the beauty of my garden will make them feel good._____4.___At the same time we enjoy the happiness these flowers have brought us.” The old man’s words surprised the painter a great deal and gave him much pleasure.

The blind man grows flowers in order that everybody can enjoy their beauty. ___5.______All the passers-by are his friends; all flowers are his neighbors.

I believe every flower has eyes. They can see the kindness of the old man’s heart and the sweetness of his soul.

 

 

 

We all enjoy the beautiful show of colours as leaves change each autumn. But did you ever wonder how and why this happens?

Leaves are nature’s food factories. Plants take water from the ground through their roots and take carbon dioxide (二氧化碳) from the air. Plants use sunlight to turn water and carbon dioxide into glucose (葡萄糖). Glucose is a kind of sugar, which plants use as food for energy and growing.

The way plants turn water and carbon dioxide into sugar is called photosynthesis that means “ putting together with light”. A chemical called chlorophyll helps photosynthesis. It gives plants their green colour. As summer ends and autumn comes, the days get shorter and shorter, and trees “know” to begin getting ready for winter.

During winter, there is not enough light or water for photosynthesis. Trees rest during this time and live on the food they store during the summer. They begin to shut down their food-making factories.

As the green chlorophyll disappears from the leaves, we begin to see yellow and orange leaves. Small amounts of these colours have been in the leaves all along. We just can’t see them in the summer, because they are covered up by the green chlorophyll.

The bright reds and purples we see in leaves are made mostly in autumn. In some trees, like maples (枫树), glucose is caught in the leaves after photosynthesis stops. Sunlight and the cool nights of autumn turn this glucose into a red colour. The brown colour of trees like oaks (橡树) is made from waste left in the leaves.

It is the mixture of all these things that makes the beautiful colours we enjoy during autumn.

1.The word “chlorophyll” in the third paragraph means _______ in Chinese.

A.叶绿素           B.氧气             C.胡萝卜素         D.蛋白质

2.The leaves of the trees in autumn turn yellow because of the short of _____.

A.water and carbon dioxide

B.glucose and energy

C.sunlight and water

D.sunlight and carbon dioxide

3.The way that _______________________ is called Photosynthesis .

A.plants change water and carbon dioxide into sugar

B.plants turn water and carbon dioxide into sugar with the help of sunlight

C.plants use glucose as food for energy and growing

D.chlorophyll is a great help

4.Which of the following is NOT true?

A.When autumn and winter come, the days get shorter and shorter.

B.During winter trees rest and live on the food they store during the summer.

C.During winter small amounts of yellow and orange colours are kept in the leaves all the time.

D.Trees begin to stop making food in summer.

5.This passage tells us __________________.

A.all the plants can grow well with the strong sunlight

B.there are all kinds of plants on the earth

C.all the colours of the leaves aren’t made from chlorophyll

D.maples and oaks have the same reason as other trees for the change of colours

 

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