A girl complained to her father about her hard life.She didn't know what she had to do and wanted to give up.She felt tired of fighting and fighting.One problem had been finished but another came over.
Her father,a cook,took her into the kitchen.He poured water into three pans and boiled(煮沸) them.After boiling,in the first pan was put some carrots,the second was put some eggs and the last was put with coffee.
The girl waited impatiently (不耐烦的),confused by what her father did.About 20 minutes later,her father took out the carrots and put them in a bowl.He took the eggs and put them in a bowl.After that the coffee was poured into a cup.“My sweet heart,what do you see?” he asked.
“Carrots,eggs and coffee,” she replied.
Her father told her to close her eyes and asked her to touch the carrots.She did so and felt that the carrots were soft.After that he asked her to take the eggs and break them.After peeling (剥开) them,she got the eggs,cooked and hard.The last,the father let her smell the coffee. She asked,“What did you do this for,Father?” He explained that each had the same unlucky experience—the boiling water,but each had a different result. The strong and hard carrots had become soft and weak.The fragile eggs became hard after being cooked. The coffee was very special,they could change water.“Who are you?” asked her father.“When bad luck knocks at your door,what is your decision? Are you carrots,eggs or coffee?”
【小题1】The girl complained about her hard life because she didn't ________.
A.want to give upB.finish one problem
C.know what to doD.get tired of fighting
【小题2】The girl's father took her to the kitchen to ________.
A.ask her how to boil eggs
B.show her how to make coffee
C.teach her how to be a cook
D.tell her how to face difficulties
【小题3】After about twenty minutes,the carrots became ________.
A.softB.hardC.salty D.sweet
【小题4】The underlined word “fragile” in the passage means “________”.
A.美味的B.易碎的C.特别的 D.可怜的
【小题5】What can we learn from the passage?
A.The girl's father liked to eat some kinds of food.
B.Bad luck always knocks at strong people's doors.
C.Boiled carrots,eggs and coffee had the same result.
D.People should make right decisions when in trouble.

Jerry was a manager in a restaurant. He was always in a good mood(脾气)and always had something positive to say. This really made me curious, so one day I asked him, "It's hard to be a positive person all of the time. How do you do it?'' Jerry replied ,"Each morning I wake up and say to myself, "Jerry, you can choose to be in a good mood or a bad mood," and I choose to be in a good mood. Life is all about what you choose. And what you choose leads your life."
Several years later, I heard that Jerry left the back door open one morning and was robbed(抢劫).While trying to stop the thief ,he was shot. I went to see him in the hospital. When I asked him how he was, he replied, "If I were any better, I'd be twins." "Weren't you scared when you were in danger?" I asked. "Yes. The doctors kept telling me that I was going to be fine, but in their eyes, I read. "He's dead." I knew I needed to take action." "What did you do?" "Well. there was a big nurse asking me if I was allergic(过敏的)to anything. "Yes,' I replied ."Bullets(子弹)!Everyone laughed and I told them: I am choosing to live. Operate on me as if I am alive." Jerry lived thanks to the great doctors ,and also because of his amazing attitude(态度).Attitude ,after all ,is everything.
【小题1】What kind of person was Jerry?
A.He was serious.
B.He was helpful.
C.He was allergic.
D.He was happy and smart.
【小题2】When Jerry met difficulties in life, how did he deal with them?
A.He faced them positively.
B.He talked to the writer about them.
C.He asked others to help him.
D.He tried to stop thinking about them.
【小题3】What does the underlined word "curious" mean in Chinese?
A.敏感的B.好奇的 C.开心的 D.有趣的
【小题4】Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A.Jerry was the writer's manager.
B.Jerry was not afraid of dead at all.
C.Jerry was nearly dead after he was shot.
D.Jerry didn't believe doctors.
【小题5】What is the best title(题目)for this passage?
A.Action Matters
B.Brave Jerry Beat the Thief
C.Attitude Is Everything
D.Jerry ,a Great Man

Music and Behavior
Where did you go yesterday? Did you hear  41  at any of those places? Today most stores and restaurants play music. You might 42  hear music in an office or on a farm.
Scientists believe that music changes the  43  people behave. According to some scientists, the sound of western classical music makes people  44  richer. When a restaurant plays classical music, people spend  45  money on food and drinks. When the restaurant plays  46  music, people spend less money. With  47  music, people spend even less.
Scientists also  48  that loud , fast music makes people eat faster. In fact, people  49  their food faster when the music gets faster. Some restaurants play fast music during their   50  hours. This gets people to eat faster and leave more quickly. In this way, restaurants  51  make more money.
Some scientists think that music makes you think and learn better. They say  52  music helps students to be more active. It is true that people earn better when they are  53 . And listening to music can help you relax.  
The  54  time you hear music somewhere, be  55 . It might change the way you do things.

【小题1】
A.music B.storesC.songsD.sound
【小题2】
A.alreadyB.evenC.hardlyD.never
【小题3】
A.wayB.timeC.ideaD.place
【小题4】
A.becomeB.getC.feelD.look
【小题5】
A.muchB.moreC.littleD.less
【小题6】
A.popB.modernC.lightD.country
【小题7】
A.noB.muchC.anyD.some
【小题8】
A.expectB.hopeC.realizeD.believe
【小题9】
A.cookB.orderC.eatD.make
【小题10】
A.freeB.busyC.happyD.sad
【小题11】
A.canB.shouldC.can’tD.needn’t
【小题12】
A.howB.whyC.whatD.that
【小题13】
A.excitedB.interestedC.confidentD.relaxed
【小题14】
A.firstB.secondC.nextD.last
【小题15】
A.quietB.quickC.happyD.careful

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