Over the years I've been teaching children about a simple but powerful concept -- the ant philosophy (哲学).I think everybody should study ants.
They have an amazing four-part philosophy, and here is the first part: ants never quit. That's a good philosophy. If they're headed somewhere and you try to stop them; they'll look for another way.
They'll climb over, they'll climb under, and they'll climb around. They keep looking for another way. What a neat philosophy, to never quit looking for a way to get where you're supposed to go.
Second, ants think winter all summer. That's an important viewpoint. You can't be so naive ( 天真的) as to think summer will last forever. So ants are gathering in their winter food in the middle of summer.
An ancient story says, "Don't build your house on the sand in the summer. " Why do we need that advice.'? Because it is important to be realistic. In the summer, you've got to think storm. You've got to think rocks as you enjoy the sand and sun. Think ahead.
The third part of the ant philosophy is that ants think summer all winter. That is so important. During the winter, ants remind themselves, "This won't last long ; we'll soon be out of here. " And on the first warm day, the ants are out. If it turns cold again, they'll dive back down, but then they come out on the first warm day. They can't wait to get out.
And here's the last part of the ant-philosophy. How much will an ant gather during the summer to prepare for the winter? All he possibly can. What an incredible philosophy, the "all-you-possibly-can" philosophy.
Wow, what a great seminar to attend -- the ant seminar. Never give up, look ahead, stay positive and do all you can.
【小题1】If you try to stop ants going forward, they will

A.climb over your headB.quit looking for a way
C.search for another wayD.keep climbing around
【小题2】What is the second philosophy of ants?
A.Think winter all summer.B.Always be realistic.
C.Never become lazy in summer.D.Always look ahead.
【小题3】Which of the following can best describe the third part of the ant philosophy?
A.Always stay positive.B.Always remind yourself.
C.Always think summer.D.Always be hardworking.
【小题4】We can learn from the last part of the ant philosophy that we should
A.never stop gathering food in the summerB.always get prepared for the winter
C.gather as much as possible for the futureD.do whatever we can for the future
【小题5】Which of the following is the best title for the passage?
A.The Concept of AntsB.The Ant Philosophy
C.Never Give upD.Do All You Can


Many rural areas in the United States have no doctor. Some medical schools are trying different ways to treat the problem . One idea is to educate doctors in smaller communities and hope they stay. Dr. William Cathcart-Rake heads a new program at the University of Kansas in the Midwest.
“We need more doctors. There’s somewhere like a quarter of all of our physicians in Kansas who are sixty years of age or older. So we need to be replacing physicians, too.”Says Dr. William Cathcart. He also says medical students from rural areas now typically study in Wichita or Kansas City, two of the biggest cities in Kansas. They say, “You know, I really have every intention of coming back to rural Kansas,”but they meet a soul mate, they get married, their soul mate happens to be from a big city and we never see them again. They get captured in the big city. Hopefully, if we train them in smaller communities, they can meet the future spouses here , they can network here, and they have those connections which can hopefully be lifelong.
The program is based in Kansas’ tenth largest city , Salina, home to about fifty thousand people. Salina is about a three-hour drive from Kansas City, past fields of corn, soybeans and cattle.
Student Claire Hinrichsen grew up in a town of about six hundred people. She attended the University of Kansas, or KU, as an undergraduate. One reason why the chose the Salina program is because of the size. There are only eight students—the smallest medical school in the country. Classes are taught by professors in Salina or on a video link from Kansas City or Wichita.
Students who complete the four year program will then do their residency training in a small community in the surrounding area. One place a resident might work is the Clay Center Clinic, where Dr. Kerry Murphy is a family physician.
Rural doctors generally serve older, poorer patients. Going into a specialty in a big city can mean better working hours and more money to pay off student loans.
The Salina program will pay tuition for each year that students practice in a rural area in Kansas.
【小题1】What does the underlined word “spouses”in Paragraph 2 mean?

A.Wives husbands.B.Homes.C.Families.D.Physicians.
【小题2】The reason why the medical students don’t want to go back to rural areas is that    .
A.they don’t like to live in the rural Kansas
B.there are not many girls in the rural Kansas
C.they found their soul mates in cities
D.the life in rural Kansas is so hard
【小题3】From the text we learn that   .
A.Salina has a population of 500,000
B.a quarter of all physicians in Kansas are too old for the ideal doctors
C.William Cathcart-Rake heads a new program in rural Kansas
D.Educating more doctors in cities can settle the problem
【小题4】Why did student Claire Hinrichsen choose the Salina program?
A.Because she found her soul mate in rural Kanas.
B.Because she likes to work as a doctor.
C.Because she grew up in a town of 6,000 people.
D.Because she likes the size of the program.
【小题5】What is the purpose of the passage?
A.To make it known that it lacks doctors very much in rural Kansas.
B.To introduce a program handling the lack of doctors in rural Kansas.
C.To train students to become doctors for rural Kansas.
D.To meet the demands of doctors for many rural towns in Kansas.


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I go to interview a great man. "What surprises you most in your life?" I ask. The great man answers, "People don't like to be children; when they grow up, they wish to be children again. They lose their health to make money and then lose their money to restore their health. They think anxiously about the future, but they forget the present, so they live neither for the present nor the future. "
I have never heard of these words. I am silent for a while, write these words down, and then I ask the second question prepared ahead of time, "As a parent, what lessons do you want your children to learn from life?"
The great man answers with a smile, "I want them to learn that they cannot make anyone love them. What they can do is to let themselves be loved. I want them to learn that the most valuable thing is not what they have in their lives, but who they have in their lives. I want them to learn that it is not good to compare themselves with others. I want them to learn that a rich person is not the one who has the most, but is the one who needs the least. I want them to learn to forgive by practicing forgiveness. I want them to learn that there are persons that love them dearly, but do not know how to express their feelings. I want them to learn that money can buy everything but happiness. I want them to learn that two people can look at the same thing and see it differently. I want them to learn that a true friend is someone who likes them anyway. I want them to learn that it is not always enough that they are forgiven by others, but that they have to forgive themselves. "
64. What makes the great man feel puzzled most in his life?
A. People don't like to be a child nor a grown-up.
B. People don't try their best to keep healthy.
C. People don't live a meaningful life.
D. People don't treasure what they own today.
65. Why is the writer silent for a while after having asked the first question?
A. Because he can't hear the great man's words clearly.
B. Because he wants to have enough time to write the answers down.
C. Because he is touched by what the great man says.
D. Because he needs time to think over what to ask next.
66. From the last paragraph, we can learn that______.
A. letting all the people like you is possible as long as you try your best
B. the things in your life is more important than the people in your life
C. the more a person loves you, the more clearly the person can express himself/herself
D. different people have different viewpoints on the same thing
67. After reading the whole passage, we can conclude that the passage is______.
A. educational      B. funny          C. strange          D. interesting

 

 

第一节  回答问题(共3小题;每小题2分,满分6分)

阅读下面短文,根据第58至第60小题的具体要求,尽可能简要回答问题,并将答案转写到答题卡上。

If you do not use your arm or your legs for some time, they become weak; when you start using them again, they slowly become strong again. Everybody knows that. Yet many people do not seem to know that memory works in the same way. When someone says that he has a good memory, he really means that he keeps his memory in practice by using it. When someone else says that his memory is poor, he really means that he does not give it enough chance to become strong. If a friend says that his arms and legs are weak, we know that it is his own fault. But if he tells us that he has a poor memory, many of us think that his parents are to blame, and few of us know that it is just his own fault. Have you ever found that some people can’t read or write but usually they have better memories? This is because they cannot read or write and they have to remember things; they cannot write down in a little notebook. They have to remember days, names, songs and stories; so their memory is the whole time being exercised. So if you want to have a good memory, learn from the people: Practice remembering.

58. What is the main reason for one is poor memory? (回答词数不超过8个)

59. What will happen if you do not use your arms or legs for some time? (回答词数不超过5个)

60. What is the best title for this passage? (回答词数不超过6个)

 

If you do not use your arms or your legs for some time, they become weak. When you start using them again, they slowly become strong again. Everybody knows this. Yet there are many people who do not seem to know that one’s memory works in the same way. When someone says that he has a good memory, he really means that he keeps his memory in practice by exercising it regularly. When someone else says that his memory is poor, he really means that he does not give it enough chance to become strong.

If a friend complains that his arms are weak, we know that it is his own fault. But if he tells us that he has a poor memory, many of us think that his parents are to blame, or that he is just unlucky, and few of us realize that it is really his own fault. Not all of us can become very strong or very clever, but all of us can improve our memory by the same means —practice.

Have you ever noticed that people who cannot read or write usually have a better memory than those who can? Why is this? Of course, because people who can’t read or write have to remember things: they cannot write them down in a little notebook. They have to remember dates, prices, names, songs and stories, so their memory is exercised all the time.

So if you want a good memory, learn from those who cannot read or write: practice remembering.

1. According to the passage, few people know that _____.

A. arms or legs become weak if they are not used for some time

B. when they start using their arms or legs again, they slowly become strong again

C. a person’s memory becomes weak if he does not practice remembering things

D. it is their own fault if their arms or legs are weak

2.The author thinks that if a person has a poor memory, ____.

A. it is his own fault                   B. his parents are to blame

C. he is just unlucky                    D. his arms must be weak

3. According to the passage, we learn that all of us can ____.

A. become very strong                     B. become very clever

C. improve our memory by practicing       D. know how to improve our memory

 

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