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One day newly-wedded (结婚的) Nancy lost her ring when they were busy working in their fields to plant potatoes. Friends were called and the field was searched long but in vain(无效的). Later, when the potatoes were harvested everyone looked out for the ring but it remained lost. Another year came round and all the farmers working in the fields kept their eyes open.

    The following year was the same. And year after year, whoever had business in the fields always had Nancy's ring in his mind.

    Then the farm changed hands but it went to further than to cousins (表兄弟). So the memory of the lost ring remained alive until thirty-eight years had passed. Then came a spring day when a man was plowing (耕地) the field behind a pair of horses. Even after thirty-eight years he still looked out for the ring, and knew just which part of the field Nancy had lost it in. At this time, when he came there, he found it. He picked it up, put it carefully into his pocket, left his horses, and ran all the way down to the village and placed it into Nancy's hand.

1How did Nancy come to lose her ring? She lost it while ________.

    A. helping to plant tomatoes in the fields

    B. watering the plants in the fields

    C. doing some plowing in the fields

    D. gathering potatoes in the fields

2What was done to try and find the lost ring?

    A. Friends were asked to join the search.

    B. The field was searched for a long time.

    C. Dogs were called to look for it.

    D. Both A and B.

3Why did people keep looking for the ring even after the farm changed hands?

    A. It was a very expensive ring.

    B. They all wanted to do something for Nancy.

    C. They all hated Nancy.

    D. Everybody wanted to have this ring.

4What did the ploughman do after finding the ring?

    A. He picked it up and put it in his pocket.

    B. He ran back to tell everybody else in the village.

    C. He placed it to the owner.

    D. He returned if to the owner.

5What can you infer from the passage?

    A. The ring was not valuable.

    B. People on the farm were honest and helpful.

    C. The ring's mysterious disappearance was the work of supernatural power.

D. Nancy no longer expected that her ring would be found again.

 

Do you sometimes argue about what seems to you to be simple fact? Do you argue whether it’s cold outdoors or whether the car in front of you is going faster than the speed limit?

If you get into such arguments, try to think about the story about the six blind men and the elephant. The first blind man who felt the elephant’s trunk said it was like a snake. The second who felt the elephant’s side said it was like a wall, while the third said it was like a spear as he touched the animal’s tusk. The fourth, who got hold of the elephant’s tail insisted that it was like a rope. The fifth man said it looked like a tree as he put his arms around one of the elephant’s legs. The sixth, who was tall and got hold of the elephant’s ears, said it was like a huge fan.

Each man’s idea of the animal came from his own experience. So if someone disagrees with you about a“simple fact”, it’s often because his experience in the matter is different from yours.

To see how hard it is for even one person to make up his mind about a“simple fact”, try this simple experiment. Get three large bowls. Put ice water in one. Put hot water in the second. Put lukewarm water in the third. Now put your left hand in the ice water. Put your right hand in the hot water. After thirty seconds, put both hands in the lukewarm water. Your right hand will tell you the water is cold. Your left hand will tell you it’s hot!

What makes people think about simple facts differently?

A. The fact that simple facts differ from one another.

B. The fact that people have different experience in the same simple fact.

C. The fact that people often disagree with one another.

D. The fact that it’s hard to make up one’s mind about simple facts.

Which of the following temperatures can the word “lukewarm” be applied to?

A. Around 1℃        B. Above 60℃    C. Around 25℃      D. Below 0℃

After reading the last paragraph, we may think of        .

A. Newton’s law                   B. Gallileo’s theory of falling objects

C. Einstein’s theory of relativity      D. Marx’s On Capital

The main idea of this passage is         .

A. people often judge something according to his own experience

B. people often agree about simple facts

C. it’s hard for a person to make up his mind about a simple fact

D. don’t care too much about simple facts

The old couple who lived in a cottage on the edge of the village were envied for the happiness of their marriage. They never quarreled and were always affectionate to one another. Sadly, after thirty-four years of this happiness, the husband became ill and died.

The wife was overcome with grief. Her children tried to comfort her, but to no avail Her neighbors tried to comfort her, but with similar lack of success. Weeks and months went by, and still the woman was grieving; tears fell down her cheeks from morning till night.

Then a holy man came to the village. People told him about the woman, and asked him to try to help her. The holy man went to the woman’s house. Dressed in his rough woolen robe, he sat down with the grieving widow and listened, carefully, to her story. When she had spilled out all her sorrow, he reached into one of the deep pockets in his robe, and drew out a tiny, little mustard(芥末) seed. “I think I may have a cure for your grief,” he said. “I want you to go round the people in this region, and look for a family that has no sorrows. When you find this family, give them this little mustard seed, and then come back to me.

The woman set off in search of such a family. She visited every home in the district, and talked to the people. She listened to their stories, just as the holy man had listened to hers. In time, she almost forgot about the mustard seed, because every single family she met was carrying some kind of sorrow.

One day, she happened to meet the holy man again, and he stopped to ask how she was feeling. She was surprised at first, at his question, and then she suddenly remembered the mustard seed, still safely in her purse. “I’m sorry, I haven’t found a family without sorrows yet,” she told him. “But you yourself are cured of your grief,” he smiled. “The mustard seed is a great healer!”

What does the underlined word “grieving” mean?

   A. amused     B. sad         C. angry       D. astonished

What did the holy man ask her to do to end her sorrow?

   A. to go to church for help.

   B. to live with the family that has no sorrows with the mustard seed.

   C. to help others so that she can feel the happiness from the bottom of her heart.

   D. to find a family that is always happy and give them the mustard seed before returning to him.

How did the woman treat the families she visited?

   A. She was a good listener.

   B. She helped them to solve the problems they met.

    C. She gave every family a mustard seed..

   D. She told them her unfortunate story.

Who on the earth heals the woman’s grief?

   A. The mustard seed                B. Her children   

    C. The families in the district        D. She herself

“I'm too old and it's too late,” these were the words which played over and over in my mind. I was   41  and exhausted after ending my marriage and my law career at the same time.   42  my ambition to become a writer, I   43  my ability to succeed as one. Had I wasted years going   44  the wrong goals?   
I was at a low point   45  the voice on the radio began   46  the story of Grandma Moses. Ann Mary Moses left home at thirteen, bore ten children and worked hard to raise the five who   47 . Struggling to make a living on poor farms, she managed to   48  a bit of beauty for herself by embroidering (绣花) on cloth.
At seventy-eight, her fingers became   49  awkward to hold a needle.   50  give in to aging, she went out to an empty room and began to   51 . For the first two years, these paintings were either given away or sold   52  a little money. But at the age of seventy-nine, she was “discovered” by the   53  world—and the rest is   54 . She went on to produce more than two thousand paintings,   55  her book illustrations (插图) for It was the Night before Christmas were completed in her one-hundredth year!
  56  I listened to the radio, my mood(心情)   57 . If Grandma Moses   58  begin a new career and succeed after eighty, there was still   59  for my life after thirty. Before the program ended, I rushed to my computer to work on the novel I'd nearly   60 .   
It was published eight months later.

【小题1】
A.depressedB.disappointedC.encouragedD.inspired
【小题2】
A.In spite ofB.In need ofC.In hope ofD.In favor of
【小题3】
A.believedB.convinced C.regrettedD.doubted
【小题4】
A.by B.after C.againstD.over
【小题5】
A.unlessB.becauseC.whenD.while
【小题6】
A.telling B.reminding C.saying D.translating
【小题7】
A.succeededB.commentedC.survivedD.entertained
【小题8】
A.noticeB.offerC.directD.provide
【小题9】
A.soB.too C.suchD.that
【小题10】
A.Other thanB.More thanC.Rather thanD.Less than
【小题11】
A.paintB.write C.thinkD.change
【小题12】
A.offB.at C.by D.for
【小题13】
A.artificialB.art C.advanced D.major
【小题14】
A.storyB.fortuneC.history D.fact
【小题15】
A.butB.and C.so D.therefore
【小题16】
A.WithB.Until C.As D.Unless
【小题17】
A.changedB.cheeredC.failedD.amused
【小题18】
A.shouldB.must C.might D.could
【小题19】
A.associationB.consideration C.freedom D.hope
【小题20】
A.finishedB.abandoned C.published D.misunderstood

One day newly wedded Nancy lost her ring while helping to plant potatoes. Friends were called and the field was searched long but in vain(徒劳). Later, when the potatoes were harvested, Everyone looked out for the ring but it remained lost. Another year came round and all the farmers working in the field kept their eyes open. The following year was the same. And year after year, whoever had business in the field always had Nancy’s ring in his mind.

Then the farm changed hands but it went no farther than to cousins. So the memory of the lost ring remained alive until thirty-eight years had passed. Then came a spring day when a man was ploughing the field behind a pair of horses. Even after thirty-eight years he still looked out for the ring, and knew just which part of the field Nancy had lost it in. At this time, when he came there, he found it .He picked it up, put it carefully into his pocket, left his horse, and ran all the way down to the village and placed it into Nancy’s hand.

1. How did Nancy come to lose her ring?

A. She lost it while helping to harvest tomatoes in the field

B. She lost it while watering the plants in the field.

C. She lost it while working in the field.

D. She lost it while helping to plant potatoes in the field.

2. Why did people keep looking for the ring even after the farm changed hands?

A. It was a very expensive ring     B. They all wanted to solve the mystery.

C. They all loved Nancy.          D. Everybody wanted to have this ring.

3. What did the ploughman do after finding the ring?

A. He picked it up and put it in his pocket. 

 B. He ran back to tell everybody in the village.

C. He placed it in a secret spot.           

 D. He returned it to the owner.

4.. What can you infer from the story?

A. The ring was invaluable.          

 B. People on the farm were honest and helpful.

C. The ring’s disappearance was the work of supernatural power.

D. Nancy no longer expected that her ring would be found again.

 

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