that no one was ever prepared for it. A. So suddenly did the bad news come B. So suddenly the bad news came C. So did the bad news come suddenly D. Did the bad news come so suddenly 题目和参考答案——青夏教育精英家教网—

Once upon a time a king, in the company of his ministers, went to the imperial garden for a walk. When he was walking around a pond, a strange idea 26 upon him and he asked, “How many buckets(桶) of water are there in the pond?” The ministers looked at each other, 27 to give an answer.

Rather 28 , the king ordered, “You have three days’ grace. Any one who offers an answer will be handsomely awarded. Those who fail will be 29 .”

The time limit was due in the twinkling（闪烁）of an eye, yet the ministers were still at their wit’s end. At this time a child appeared who declared that he knew the answer. The king told his 30 ministers to go with the child for the measurement. To their 31 , the child refused the suggestion with a smile, “It is very easy. No 32 to go to the pond.” This made the king laugh 33 , “Alright, let us know what it is.” The child winked (眨眼) and said, “That 34 on the size of the bucket. If it is as big as the pond, there is one bucket of water; if it is half as big, two buckets; if one third as big, three buckets; if...” “Stop! That’s it. You’ve got the 35 .” The king was satisfied and the child was duly rewarded.

Why did the ministers feel it so different to settle the problem? Because they fell in a pitfall (陷阱), following a wrong way of thinking. People’s thinking often goes a habitual way — the beaten track of straightforwardness. 36 is a static (静态的) way presupposing every object definite and certain, i.e. the size of the pond and the bucket should be clearly 37 . If one of them is unknown, it will be difficult to do the measurement, let alone 38 . Why not change your mode of thought — from static to dynamic（动态的）, from concrete to 39 ? If you adopt an indirect way and try to find out the proportional relation between the pond and the bucket, you’ll get an answer — flexible yet 40 to solve the problem.

Sometimes to get out of the difficulty one must change one’s way of thinking, or simply change one’s approach towards a problem.

1. A. fixed B. focused C. came D. looked

2.A. struggling B. thinking C. falling D. failing

3.A. disappointed B. excited C. pleased D. contented

4.A. killed B. punished C. blamed D. scolded

5.A. exciting B. amazing C. surprising D. trembling

6.A. doubt B. surprise C. envy D. delight

7.A. good B. use C. need D. wonder

8.A. wonderfully B. joyfully C. cheerfully D. doubtfully

9. A. decides B. depends C. calls D. looks

10.A. award B. reward C. answer D. number

11.A. This B. That C. It D. Such

12.A. marked B. measured C. signed D. known

13.A. another B. other C. one D. both

14.A. detailed B. easy C. simple D. abstract

15.A. acceptable B. available C. adequate D. proper

1) Your teens don’t want you to be their friends. What they need is for you to be a reliable responsible role model worthy of their respect, and not some overgrown child who wears too tight jeans or T-shirts with slogans advocating the good points of 100 proof liquor.

2) Don’t debate the teen ever. If she wants to debate, suggest she sign up for the Debate Club. If you buy into their teen logic (which is basically illogic, the product of an immature brain and every extreme of emotion known to mankind) your mouth will go dry. Teens need to know that no means no. Remember when your teen was two years old and he said “no” a lot? Well now it’s your turn, particularly when your teen wants to engage in behaviors that are dangerous.

3) Don’t buy your teen a car. If you do, he will total it in record time. Guaranteed. The teen should earn the car, or at least a portion of it (and by that I don’t mean one of the tires). You know how you take much better care of an item of clothing you spent a fortune on compared to one you bought in a bargain basement? It’s the same thing, only a car can do serious damage.

4) Encourage sports participation even if your teen has two left feet. In some sports, two left feet won’t knock him out of the box, so to speak. Sports participation develops perseverance and cheerfully functioning as a team member. You also will know where your child is every day after school (on the field, that is, or at a rival school). Just make sure you root for the right team, okay? Been there, done that.

5) Let the school know you in a good way so that school personnel do not dive under the desk when you approach. If you are asked to speak at the school, your teen will feel mighty proud. If you make something for the bake sale, try to make it taste edible and if you can’t see it through, do yourself and your child a favor and buy something at the local bakery or supermarket.

6) To know your teens’ friends is to know your teens. Teens have a secret life, and a parent’s goal is to find out secrecy that is sometimes thicker than the CIA and the KGB combined. If you really want to know what your kid is up to, get to know their friends. How? By being warm and kind, and by asking questions that don’t sound like an interrogation（审讯）, but serve that purpose without their knowing it.

1. When your kids are doing something that might negatively affect their future, you should _____.

A. have your kids express their opinions fully and then discuss with them

B. think about how you can be their close friends

C. report that to their school immediately

D. say no and tell them that they must stop

2. According to the passage, as a parent, you should encourage your kids __________.

A. to wear too tight jeans B. to sign up for the Debate Club

C. to be greatly involved in sports D. to make as many friends as they can

3. The underlined word “total” in the third paragraph probably means ________.

A. damage B. add C. buy D. earn

4. The passage mainly wants you to know that __________.

A. kids have their secrecy and freedom

B. Raising Teenagers calls for certain parenting skills

C. your teen needs some house rules

D. the family is changing

Once upon a time the colors of the world started to quarrel. Green said, "Clearly I am the most important. I am the sign of life and hope. I was chosen for grass, trees and leaves. Without me, all animals would 21 ."

Blue interrupted, "You only think about the 22 , but consider the sky and the sea. 23 the water that is the basis of life and drawn up by the clouds from the deep sea．Without my peace, you would all be 24 ."

Yellow chuckled（笑道）, "You are all so serious. I bring laughter, fun, and 25 into the world."

Orange started next to blow her trumpet, "I am the color of health and strength. I may be 26 , but I am precious for I serve the needs of human life. When I fill the sky 27 , my beauty is so striking that no one gives another 28 to any of you."

Red could stand it 29 and he shouted out, "I am the ruler of all of you. I am the color of danger and of bravery. I am willing to 30 truth. I am also the color of passion and of love."

Then came Purple and Indigo（深蓝）….

The colors went on boasting, each convinced of his or her own 31 . Their quarreling became louder and louder. Suddenly there was a startling flash of bright lightening thunder. Rain started to pour down 32 . The colors crouched（蜷缩）down 33 , drawing close to one another for comfort.

In the midst of the clamor（叫嚷）, rain began to speak, "You foolish colors, fighting 34

yourselves, each trying to dominate 35 . Don't you know that you were each made for a special purpose, 36 ? Join hands with 37 and come to me."

Doing as they were told, the colors 38 and joined hands. They formed a colorful rainbow. From then on, whenever a good rain 39 the world, a rainbow appears in the sky. They remember to 40 one another.

1.A. stay B. leave C. go out D. die

2.A. earth B. moon C. star D. sun

3.A. That is B. I am C. It is D. This is

4.A. anything B. nothing C. something D. everything

5.A. warmth B. sadness C. depression D. anxiety

6.A. usual B. normal C. common D. scarce

7.A. at midnight B. at noon or at night C. at sunrise or sunset D. during the day

8.A. gift B. honor C. thought D. respect

9.A. for more B. any more C. very much D. no longer

10.A. turn to B. fight for C. struggle with D. bend over

11.A. superiority B. disadvantages C. inferiority D. weakness

12.A. gently B. quietly C. violently D. peacefully

13.A. with care B. in fear C. by chance D. on purpose

14.A. amongst B. by C. for D. against

15.A. others B. themselves C. the other D. the rest

16.A. equal and simple B. ordinary and similar C. more or less D. unique and different

17.A. each other B. me C. one another D. them

18.A. combined B. separated C. united D. divided

19.A. cleans B. washes C. brightens D. dampens

20.A. appreciate B. quarrel with C. ignore D. praise

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Wings of Angel

I used to hate myself because I wasn’t “normal”. Everyone else could play on the monkey bars and ride on a bicycle, but not 36 . I had a severe spinal cord disorder (脊髓病) and I knew I would always be much 37 than others.

I hated going to school and I hated people 38 at me. I hated seeing others smiling broadly and standing straight and tall. And most of all, I hated looking in the 39 and seeing an ugly hunchback (驼背).

My friends found me 40 because I didn’t let others get close to me. I thought I was going to go on like this for the rest of my life 41 Angela appeared.

That afternoon, I was sitting by myself in a corner of the school — a spot where no one would 42 me. That’s when I first heard her voice.

“Hi. Can I sit down?”

I raised my head and there she was, with an irresistible smile on her round face.

“What are you looking at?” she asked.

“Ants.”

“What are they doing?”

“No idea.”

“I bet they’re playing games and making friends. Don’t you think so?”

That was how our 43 started and it didn’t stop. We talked about everything under the sun—the ants, the clouds, my little niche (处境) — until it was sunset.

Then suddenly, she saw my 44 . She just stared.

My heart sank. What I feared most had happened and I knew for sure she would 45 me now.

She stood up, pointed at my back and said, “I know 46 your back is hunched.”

I closed my eyes like a criminal waiting to be sentenced. I begged in my heart for her to 47 , but she just kept on going. “I know what you’ve got in there. Do you?”

“No,” I answered 48 .

She bent and whispered in my ears.

“Your back is hunched because you’ve got a pair of wings from the angels.”

I was 49 . I looked into her eyes and her kindness touched my heart. From that day on, I started to learn to 50 myself because I have the wings of an angel and a kind-hearted friend.

1.A. them B. it C. me D. her

2.A. sadder B. shorter C. weaker D. slower

3.A. looking B. smiling C. aiming D. glaring

4.A. street B. sun C. corner D. mirror

5.A. distant B. disappointed C. hopeless D. unlucky

6.A. after B. while C. since D. until

7.A. disturb B. seek C. comfort D. ignore

8.A. games B. performance C. conversation D. competition

9.A. face B. back C. eyes D. wings

10.A. look up to B. catch up with C. look down upon D. put up with

11.A. that B. how C. whether D. why

12.A. relax B. leave C. stop D. forbid

13. A. excitedly B. weakly C. proudly D. firmly

14.A. astonished B. ashamed C. annoyed D. upset

15.A. control B. like C. forgive D. hate

James shook his money box again. Nothing! He carefully 36 the coins that lay on the bed. $24.52 was all that he had. The bicycle he wanted was $90! 37 on earth was he going to get the 38 of the money? He knew that his friends all had bicycles. It was 39 to hang around with people when you were the only one without wheels. He thought about what he could do. There was no 40 to ask his parents, for he knew they had no money to 41 . There was only one way to get money, and that was to 42 it. He would have to find a job. 43 who would hire him and what could he do? He decided to ask Mr Clay for advice, who usually had __44 in most things. "Well, you can start right here," said Mr Clay. "My windows need cleaning and my car needs washing." That was the 45 of James’s odd-job (零工) business. For three months he worked every day after finishing his homework. He was surprised by the 46 jobs that people found for him to do. He took dogs and babies for walks, cleared out cupboards, and mended books. He lost count of the 47 of cars he washed and windows he cleaned, but the 48 increased and he knew that he would soon have 49 for the bicycle he was dying for. The day 50 came when James counted his money and found $94.32. He 51 no time and went down to the shop to pick up the bicycle he wanted. He rode 52 home, looking forward to showing his new bicycle to his friends. It had been hard 53 for the money, but James knew that he valued (重视) his bicycle far more 54 he had bought it with his own money. He had 55 what he thought was impossible, and that was worth even more than the bicycle.

1.A. cleaned B. covered C. counted D. checked

2. A. How B. Why C. Who D. What

3.A. amount B. part C. sum D. rest

4.A. brave B. hard C. smart D. unfair

5.A. need B. reason C. result D. right

6.A. separate B. spend C. spare D. save

7.A. borrow B. earn C. raise D. collect

8.A. Or B. So C. For D. But

9.A. decisions B. experience C. opinions D. knowledge

10.A. beginning B. introduction C. requirement D. opening

11.A. similar B. ashamed C. peaceful D. various

12.A. brand B. number C. size D. type

13.A. effort B. pressure C. money D. trouble

14.A. all B. enough C. much D. some

15.A. finally B. instantly C. normally D. regularly

16.A. gave B. left C. took D. wasted

17.A. patiently B. proudly C. silently D. tiredly

18.A. applying B. asking C. looking D. working

19.A. since B. if C. than D. though

20.A. deserved B. studied C. achieved D. learned

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