A Lesson from the Elder

Grandfather was an elder Cherokee Native American who had a wrinkled, nut brown face and kind dark eyes. His grandson often came in the evening to sit on his knee and asked the many questions that children would ask.

One day the grandson came to his grandfather with a look of anger on his face and the following story. “Father and I went to the store today and because I helped him, he bought me a present---a jack-knife. I went outside to wait for father and to admire my new knife in the sunlight. Some town boys came by and saw me. They surrounded me and started saying bad things. They called me dirty and stupid and said that I should not have such a fine knife. The largest of these boys pushed me back and I fell over one of the other boys. I dropped my knife and one of them picked it up and they all ran away laughing. I hate them. I hate them all."

The elder Cherokee, with eyes that had seen too much, lifted his grandson's face so his eyes looked into the boy's face. Grandfather said, "Let me tell you a story. I, too, at times, have felt a great hate for those who have taken so much with no sorrow for what they do. But hate wears you down and does not hurt your enemy. It is like drinking poison and wishing your enemy would die. I have struggled with these feelings many times. It is as if two wolves are inside me.... It is a terrible fight.

One wolf is good and does no harm. He lives in harmony with all around him and does not take offense when no offense was intended. It will only fight when it is right to do so and in the right way. This wolf stands for joy, peace, love, hope, sharing, modesty, kindness, friendship, sympathy, generosity, truth, and faith.

The other wolf is full of anger. The least thing will set off his fiercest temper. He fights everyone, all the time, for no reason. He cannot think because his anger and hate are so much. It is helpless anger, for his anger will change nothing. This wolf represents fear, envy, greed, self-pity, guilt, lies, false pride and superiority.

Sometimes, it is hard to live with these two wolves inside me for both of them try to control my spirit. This same fight is going on inside you and inside every other person too.”

The boy looked into his grandfather's eyes and asked, "Which wolf will win?" The old Cherokee simply replied.... "The one you feed."

1.The boy was angry because __________.

A. he was not satisfied with his present

his back was badly injured in a fight

he had waited for his father for too long

his jack-knife had been taken away by some boys

2.How does the good wolf do things in the story?

A. He never fights against others.

B. He tries to get on well with others.

C. It is hard for him to live with other wolves.

D. Sometimes he had a terrible fight because some one hit him.

3.We can learn from the third paragraph that _________.

A.  “hate” is healthy

B.  “hate” hurts oneself

C.  “hate” is complicated

D.  “hate” harms one’s enemies

4.What did Grandfather mean by saying "The one you feed" in the last paragraph?

A. We should feed the two wolves equally.

B. Living in harmony with others is important.

C. Our feelings should be expressed at the right time.

D. The choices we make determine who we will become.

Once a tiger was in a cage. Soon a good man went by. As soon as the tiger saw the man, the tiger began to cry. “Please! Please!” the tiger called. “Please, let me out.” “No,” said the good man. “If I do, you will eat me.” “I will not eat you,” the tiger said. “Please let me out.”

The good man believed the tiger. He opened the door of the cage. The tiger jumped out. “How silly you are,” the tiger laughed. “Now I am going to eat you.” “Wait!” the man cried. “You ought not to eat me. Let us ask others what they think.” “You may ask three others.” the tiger said.

The good man asked a tree. The tree said, “I give shade (树荫). And yet I am cut down. Let the tiger eat you.”

Next, the good man asked a bird. The bird said, “I hurt no one. Yet people hunt and kill me. Let the tiger eat you.”

The last one that the good man asked was a road. The road said, “I don’t care if the tiger eats you. People could not get along too well without me. Yet all day and all night people step on me without even a ‘thank you’.”

The tiger was ready to eat the good man. Just then a dog came by. “What is happening?” asked the dog. The man told the dog the whole story.

“I don’t understand,” said the dog. “The tiger wants to eat you because you put him in a cage?”

“No, no,” said the man. “Some other men put him in a cage.”

“Oh,” the dog said. “He is going to eat you because you do not have a cage.”

“Silly dog!” the tiger cried. “Don’t you understand? I was in the cage. This man let me out.”

“Oh, I see,” the dog said. “When the man was in the cage, you let him out.”

“I was in the cage!” the tiger cried. “In this way!” with that, he jumped back into the cage.

At once, the dog closed the door of the cage. “Oh,” the dog laughed. “At last I understand!”

The good man and the dog walked off. The tiger looked sad in the cage. If he waited long enough, perhaps another good man would come by.

46. When the tiger saw the man, he began to cry, because _____________.

　 A. he wanted the man to help him out of the cage　　

B. he wanted to eat the man

　 C. he wanted to eat the dog　　　　　　　　　　　

D. he wanted to eat the bird

47. After the tiger jumped out of the cage, he wanted _____________.

　 A. to thank the man　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. to eat the man　 　

　 C. to ask the others　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. to run away

48. The tree ____________ with the tiger because _______ to the tree.

　 A. agreed; humans were kind　　 　　　 B. agreed; humans were not kind

　 C. disagreed; humans were kind　 　　　　　　 D. disagreed; humans were not kind

49. The bird let the tiger eat the man because __________.

　 A. people helped birds　　　　 　　　　　　　　 B. it liked tigers　

C. it liked the man　　　　　 　　　　　　　　 D. people hunted and killed him

50. What happened to the tiger at last?

　 A. The dog agreed that the tiger could eat the good man.

B. The tiger jumped back into the cage and was closed in the cage again.

C. The tiger ate the good man and the dog.　　　

D. The tiger made friends with the good man and the dog.

Mr Green has a holiday, so he said , “I’m going to the city by train.” He put on his best clothes, took a small bag, went to the station and got into the train. He has a beautiful hat, and he often put his head out of the window during the trip and looked at the mountains, But the wind blew his hat off. Mr Green quickly took his bag and threw that out of the window, too.

The other people in the carriage(车厢) laughed. “Is your bag going to bring your beautiful hat back?” they asked.

“No,” Mr Green answered, “But there’s no name and no address on my hat, and there’s a name and an address on the bag. Someone is going to find both of them, and he’s going to send me the bag and the hat back.”

1.Mr Green takes a trip         .

A．by ship           B．by train           C．by plane          D．by car

2.During the trip          flies away.

A．Mr Green’s bag                       B．Mr Green’s shoe

C．Mr Green’s coat                       D．Mr Green’s hat

3.Mr Green often          in the train.

A．writes his name in his hat

B．throws the things out of the window

C．sends others some bags

D．puts his head out of the window

4.Mr Green threw          out of the window quickly.

A．his bag           B．his hat            C．his glasses         D．his book

If you go into the forest with friends, stay with them．If you don’t , you may get lost（迷路）, this is what you should do．Sit down and stay where you are．Don’t try to find your friends –let them find you instead．You can help them find you by staying in one place．There is another way to help your friends or other people to find you．You can shout or whistle （吹口哨）three times．Stop．Then shout or whistle three times again．Any signal （信号）given three times is a call for help．

    Keep up shouting or whistling．Always three times together．When people hear you, they will know that you are not just making a noise for fun．They will let you know that they have heard your signal．They will give you two shouts or two whistles． When a signal is given twice, it is an answer to a call for help．

    If you don’t think that you will get help before night comes, try to make a little house with branches（树枝）Make yourself a bed with leaves（树叶）and grass．

    When you need some water, you have to leave your little branch house to look for it．Don’t just walk away．Pick off small branches and drop （扔下）them as you walk in order to （为了） go back again easily．When you are lost, the most important thing to do is to stay in one place．

1．If you get lost in the forest, you should __________．

A．try to find your friends                    B．stay in one place and signals

C．walk around the forest             D．shout as loudly as possible

2．Which signal is a call for help?

A．shouting here and there

B．crying twice

C．shouting or whistling three times together

D．whistling everywhere in the forest

3． When you hear two shouts or two whistles ,you know that __________．

A．someone is afraid of an animal              B．people will come to help you

C．someone needs help                             D．something terrible will happen．

4．What’s the meaning of the underlined sentence?（划线句子）

A．Pick off branches to build another house

B．Leave branches to find your way back

C．Use branches to make a bed

D．Drop branches to look for water

5．The main（主要的）idea of the passage  is _________

A．how to travel in the forest

B．how to spend the night in the forest

C．what you should do if you are lost in the forest

D．what you should do if you want to get some water