Chairman Mao once said,“It is not hard to do one good deed. It is hard to do good deeds all your life. ” Guo Mingyi, a 52-year-old worker in Anshan, Liaoning did just that. Over the past 20 years, Guo       60,000 mL of blood(血). That is the blood of 10 people put together.

Once,          the cold winter of 2009,Guo got a call from the hospital. The doctors told him        a patient needed a blood donation. Guo didn’t have time to have lunch. He traveled in the snow to        the hospital. When he finished donating the blood, he was        tired that he fell asleep on the hospital bed.

Guo and his family live a       life. They live in a house of only 40 square meters.       they don’t have a lot of money, Guo saves money to support poor children. In the past 16 years, he has given away over 100,000yuan to more than 180 poor students. When the parents met him, many cried,“He looks        than us. ”they said.

Guo has also offered help to thousands of workers, friends and strangers. His warm heart has moved many people. They        him a “Modern-Day Lei Feng”.

Recently, Chinese leaders called on people to learn from Guo. They say young people especially should learn his selfless devotion (奉献). But Guo said he did these things in order not to get famous. “It’s just that some people need some help, and there should be someone standing out to give        a hand. ” he said.

1.A.had donated        B.has donated   C.have donated         D.donates

2.A.in        B.on C.at   D.above

3.A.which B.that        C.what       D.who

4.A.arrive B.reach at C.get to     D.get

5.A.such   B.very       C.too         D.so

6.A.simple         B.unhappy         C.rich        D.happily

7.A.So       B.And        C.Because          D.Though

8.A.richer B.poorer   C.better    D.kinder

9.A.say      B.shout     C.call         D.speak

10.A.them         B.him         C.her         D.their

When I was a kid in Minnesota, watermelon was expensive. One of my father’s friends, Bernie, was a rich businessman, who owned a large store in St. Paul.

Every summer, when the first watermelons arrived, Bernie would call. Dad and I would go to Bernie’s place. We’ d sit on the edge of the dock（码头）, feet dangling（摇晃）, and got ready for a big meal.

Bernie would take his knife, cut our first watermelon, hand us both a big piece and sit down next to us. Then we’d bury our faces in watermelon, eating only the heart—the reddest, juiciest, firmest, sweetest, most seed-free part—and throw away the rest.

Bernie was my father’s idea of a rich man. I always thought it was because he was such a successful businessman. Years later, I realized that it was not Bernie’s wealth itself but his way of dealing with it that my father liked. Bernie knew how to stop working, get together with friends and eat only the heart of the watermelon.

What I learned from Bernie is that being rich is a state of mind. Some of us, no matter how much money we have, will never be free enough to eat only the heart of the watermelon. If you don’t take the time to dangle your feet over the dock and enjoy life’s small pleasure, your work is probably hurting your life.

For many years, I forgot that lesson I’d learned as a kid on the loading dock. I was too busy making all the money I could.

Well, I’ve relearned it. I hope I have time left to enjoy the success of others and to take pleasure in the day. That’s the heart of the watermelon. I have learned again to throw the rest away.

1. We learned from the second paragraph that the writer and his father were feeling ______.

  A. relaxed            B. worried          C. hungry           D. proud

2.How did the writer and his father eat the watermelon?

  A. They ate it in a polite way.               B. They only ate its best part.

  C. They ate every part of it.             D. They shared only one piece.

3. In the eyes of the writer’s father, Bernie ______.

  A. was just a rich businessman                B. worked hard all the time

  C. lived a rich but healthy life              D. knew how to make money

4.The underlined part “the heart of the watermelon” in the last paragraph refers to ______.

  A. the best part of the watermelon            B. the writer’s busy life

  C. the writer’s decision of making money      D. the writer’s hope of enjoying life

5.It can be learned from the passage that ______.

  A. one has to work hard to reach his goal     B. a friend in need is a friend in deed

  C. watermelon is the healthiest fruit         D. one should keep work-life balance

One day a man found a cocoon(茧) of a butterfly in the forest. He sat there for several hours and watched the butterfly. Suddenly a small opening appeared, and the butterfly made its great effort to force its body through that little hole. Then it seemed to stop making any progress. It appeared as if it had gotten as far as it could and it could go no further.
So the man decided to help the butterfly. He cut off the remaining bit of the cocoon so that the butterfly could come out easily. But to his surprise, the butterfly got a heavy body and very small wings when it came out of the cocoon.
The man continued to watch the butterfly because he expected that the body would grow smaller at any moment and the wings would become larger and be able to fly. But neither happened! In fact, the butterfly spent the rest of its life crawling (爬) around with a heavy body and small wings. It was never able to fly.
The man was in his kindness, but he did not understand the nature rules. Before the butterfly came out of the cocoon, fluid(流体) from its body must be forced into its wings, and then it would be ready for flying. It must have a hard struggle (拼搏) to get through the small opening to get its freedom from the cocoon.
Sometimes struggles are exactly what we need in our life. If God allowed us to go through our life without any difficulties, it would make us fail. We would not be as strong as we could have been; we could never fly.
【小题1】What was the butterfly doing at the beginning of the story ?

Chairman Mao once said,“It is not hard to do one good deed. It is hard to do good deeds all your life.” Guo Mingyi, a 52-year-old worker in Anshan, Liaoning did just that. Over the past 20 years, Guo  1  60,000 mL of blood(血). That is the blood of 10 people put together.
Once,   2   the cold winter of 2009,Guo got a call from the hospital. The doctors told him  3  a patient needed a blood donation. Guo didn’t have time to have lunch. He traveled in the snow to   4 the hospital. When he finished donating the blood, he was  5 tired that he fell asleep on the hospital bed.
Guo and his family live a 6  life. They live in a house of only 40 square meters.  7 they don’t have a lot of money, Guo saves money to support poor children. In the past 16 years, he has given away over 100,000yuan to more than 180 poor students. When the parents met him, many cried,“He looks  8 than us.”they said.
Guo has also offered help to thousands of workers, friends and strangers. His warm heart has moved many people. They  9 him a “Modern-Day Lei Feng”.
Recently, Chinese leaders called on people to learn from Guo. They say young people especially should learn his selfless devotion (奉献). But Guo said he did these things in order not to get famous. “It’s just that some people need some help, and there should be someone standing out to give  10 a hand.” he said.   

Chairman Mao once said: “It is not hard to do one good deed. It is hard to do good deeds all your life.” Guo Mingyi, 52, a worker in Anshan, Liaoning, did just that. Over the past 20 years, Guo has donated 60,000 milliliters(毫升) of blood. That is the blood of 10 people put together.

　　 Once, on a cold winter of 2009, Guo got a call from the hospital. The doctors told him that a patient needed a blood donation. Guo didn’t have time to eat lunch. He travelled in the snow to get to the hospital. When he finished donating the blood, he was so tired that he fell asleep on the hospital bed.

　　 Guo and his family live a simple life. He and his wife and daughter live in a house of only 40 square meters. They don’t have a lot of money, but Guo saves money to support poor children. In the past 16 years, he has donated over 100,000 yuan to more than 180 poor students. When the parents met him, many cried. “He looks poorer than us,” they said.

　　 Guo has also offered hands to thousands of workers, friends and strangers. His warm heart has moved many people. They call him a “Modern-Day Lei Feng”.

　　 Recently, Chinese leaders called on people to learn from Guo. They say young people especially should learn his selfless devotion(无私奉献).But Guo said he did these things in order not to get famous. “It’s just that some people need some help, and there should be someone standing out to give them a hand,” he said.

1.When was Guo Mingyi born in Anshan, Liaoning?

A. In 1940      B. In 1950      C. In 1960      D. In 1970

2.Why did Guo Mingyi donate the blood to a patient on a cold winter of 2009?

A. Because they are good friends.

B. Because he had no money to eat lunch.

C. Because he wanted to sleep in the hospital

D. Because he wanted to help the patient very much.

3.Which of the following is RIGHT about Guo Mingyi?

A. He is a common businessman.      B. He has a very rich family.

C. He wants to be famous a lot.     D. He devotes what he has to helping others

4.What does the writer write the passage for?

A. To learn from Gou Mingyi’s selfless devotion.

B. To donate blood to the people in need.

C. To raise money for poor students.

D. To remember Lei Feng.

5.Which part of the newspapers can we see the passage ?

A. Sports news B. Health care C. People       D. Nature