A student and his teacher were walking through the forest. The student was disturbed(扰乱) by the fact that his mind was in constant unrest(不安). He asked his teacher, “Why most people’s minds are restless, and only a few have a calm mind? What can one do to still the mind ?”

   The teacher looked at him, smiled and said, “I will tell you a story. An elephant was standing and picking leaves from a tree. A small fly came, flying and buzzing near his ear. The elephant waved it away with his long ears. Then the fly came again, and the elephant waved it away denovo”. This was repeated several times. Then the elephant asked the fly, “Why are you so restless and noisy? Why can't you stay for a while in one place?" The fly answered, "I am attracted to whatever I see, hear or smell. My five senses pull me constantly in all directions and I cannot resist them. What is your secret? How can you stay so calm and still?" The elephant stopped eating and said, “My five senses do not rule my attention. Whatever I do, I get immersed(沉湎于) in it. Now that I am eating, I am completely immersed in eating. In this way I can enjoy my food and chew(咀嚼)it better. I rule and control my attention, and not the other way around."

   The student's eyes opened wide and smile rose on his face. "I understand! If my five senses are in control of my mind and attention, then my mind is in constant unrest. If I am in charge of my five senses and attention, then my mind becomes calm".

   "Yes, that's right", answered the teacher, "The mind is restless and goes wherever the attention is. Control your attention, and you control your mind".

How did the elephant drive the fly away?

  A. With its long tail.           B. With its long ears.  

C. With its strong legs         D. With its long trunk.

The reason why the elephant stayed calm and still was that _______.

   A. it didn’t have a sense of direction

   B. it was too heavy to move around like the fly

   C. it paid much attention to things around it

   D. it concentrated (集中) on what it was doing

The underlined word “denovo” in the second paragraph probably means _______.

A. in total   B. in common   C. once again   D. as usual

The main purpose of the passage is to tell the readers _______

A. the relationship between the mind and attention

B. how to make use of the five senses

C. people should stay calm and still

D. only the elephant can control the mind and attention

King Midas used to love gold. One day he met a fairy who allowed him to make a wish for something. The king replied at once , ‘‘I love gold . I want everything I touch to change into gold”. ‘‘Very well , tomorrow morning, everything you touch will turn into gold .”Saying this, the fairy disappeared.
The king waited excitedly till the next morning. To his joy ,everything he touched changed immediately into gold. ‘‘I’m the richest man in the world now.” He shouted.
  Soon Midas became hungry. He sat down at his table. All the foods and drinks turned into gold in his hand . ‘‘I’m dying of hunger.” He cried.
Just then his daughter came running in . ‘‘Why are you so sad , dad ?” she asked, putting her arms around him. There and then she became a golden statue. The king loved his daughter very much .Seeing this ,he began to cry. He looked up and suddenly saw the fairy before him.  ‘‘Don’t you like the golden touch?” asked the fairy. ‘‘ Please take it away,” begged the king, ‘‘ give me back my daughter.”  ‘‘Well, you have learned your lesson. Go and wash in the river. Then the golden touch will be gone.” The king ran quickly to the nearby river.
【小题1】The fairy allowed the king to make a wish because_____

A.she hoped to make the king the richest in the world.
B.She loved gold too.
C.She wanted to teach the king a lesson.
D.She wanted to turn the king’s daughter into gold.
【小题2】When the foods and drinks turned into gold the king was _____
A. excited      B. hungry      C. worried       D  happy
【小题3】The king’s daughter became a golden statue when _____
A.she saw her father
B.the king went to meet her
C.she put her arms around her father
D.the king loved her very much
【小题4】Which of the following might have happened afterwards?
A.The king died in the river.
B.The king’s daughter changed back from gold to a lovely girl.
C.All the things the king had touched changed back into real ones.
D.Both B and C
【小题5】What do you think the story tries to tell us?
A.Gold makes people unhappy.
B.More gold , more happiness.
C.Gold is not the thing that makes life happy.
D.People feel happy if they have not gold.

阅读下面的短文,然后按照要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文。
A young man was complaining about his bad luck and poverty. He frowned (皱眉) all day. A wise old man came to him and said, “Hey, kid, why are you so unhappy?”
“I don’t understand why I'm so poor!” he replied.
“Poor? I think you are very wealthy!” the wise old man said sincerely.
The young man was puzzled, “Why do you say that?”
“Supposing someone offers you one thousand dollars to cut your finger off, would you do it?” “Of course not!” the young man replied.
“And ten thousand dollars to chop your leg off?” “Certainly not!”
“A hundred thousand dollars to scoop your eyes out?” “Surely not!”
“One million dollars to turn you into a 90-year-old man immediately?”
“Definitely not!”
“Ten million dollars to take your life right away?” “Absolutely not!”
The wise old man said with a smile, “So there you are. You already possess what is worth more than ten million dollars. Why are you still sad to be so poor?” After the young man listened to the wise old man's words, it started to become clear to him.
[写作内容]
1. 以约30个词概括文章的主要内容;
2.然后以“健康比金钱更重要”为题发表自己的,字数大约120左右,内容包括:
(1) 对话中这位年长智者的观点是否正确,为什么?
(2) 健康与金钱的关系,并试举例说明;
(3) 作为一名高中生,应该如何处理健康与金钱的关系。
[写作要求]
1.在作文中可以使用自己亲身的经历或虚构的故事,也可以参照阅读材料的内容但不得直接引用原文中的句子;
2. 作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称。
[评分标准]
概括准确,语言规范,内容合适,篇章连贯。

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