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There once lived in China a very foolish king and queen. One day the queen had a baby daughter. When they saw their baby, they both cried out, “My goodness! How small it is! It’s hairless and toothless! It’s a monster!” They sent for all the doctors in the country and ordered them to prepare some medicine for her.
“When she drinks your medicine, she must grow to the right size and have hair and teeth,” the king said, “If you don’t do this, you’ll have a beating.”
The doctors thought it impossible, but they dared not say anything against the king’s order. Just then and old doctor stepped forward. “Oh, we shall certainly obey your order,” he said, “but it takes time. We have to dig a mineral from the KunLun Mountains when the snow melts for the second time. The snow melts on those mountains only once in six years. we need twelve years.”
At last the king agreed and the doctors took away the little princess. On her twelfth birthday, they brought her back to her parents with long black hair and beautiful teeth. The king and queen were very happy and gave the doctors expensive presents.
【小题1】Which of the following words makes the sentence untrue? The baby was ______.
| A．Toothless | B．hairless | C．unusual | D．small |
| A．the baby daughter didn’t drink their medicine |
| B．they refused to obey the king’s order |
| C．the baby daughter grew to the right size |
| D．the baby daughter became a monster |
| A．they needed a lot of different plants |
| B．they need a lot of different minerals |
| C．this would give the baby time to grow up |
| D．they had to dig a mineral the snow melted for the second time |
| A．for them to change the king’s order |
| B．for them the prepare the medicine in twelve years |
| C．for the small baby to drink the medicine |
| D．for them to make the baby have teeth and hair or grow teeth at once |
| A．Had the doctors not brought back a beautiful girl |
| B．If the doctors hadn’t found the minerals |
| C．Had the doctors not been able to prepare the magic medicine |
| D．If the daughter were still a monster twelve years later |
Although it was only autumn，everything outside was covered in white．Unexpectedly, we were hit with a big 36 storm and no one was prepared．
We have two apple trees in our backyard．Prana，our dog，loves 37．When she goes outside，she usually grabs a dirty apple from the ground to eat later on．Prana knows that when she brings her treasure into the house，I am not always 38，so she tries to hide it from me．It is our little game．
On the day that it snowed too 39 in the season，Prana went outside and I 40 her from the window．I noticed that she was 41 lots of holes and bringing out the apples buried beneath the snow．She seemed to be 42 to dig up as many apples as she could．
But when she came back inside，she brought back only one．About five minutes later,I looked outside．The yard was completely 43 with birds．Prana had dug up all those apples for her bird friends to eat．She knew that they hadn’t prepared 44 food for the early winter.
This beautiful act of unconditional love from a(an) 45 taught me what real kindness was．
1.A．sand B．snow C．thunder D．rain
2.A．apples B．winter C．games D．bones
3.A．clear B．correct C．happy D．surprised
4.A．1ate B．beautifully C．1ightly D．early
5.A．met B．watched C．called D．heard
6.A．hiding B．finding C．cutting D．digging
7.A．determined B．suitable C．nervous D．encouraged
8.A．hit B．marked C．covered D．taken
9.A．delicious B．enough C．1ess D．extra
10.A．teacher B．friend C．animal D．bird
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One day, he got a letter from his mother. “ I’m so worried about our farm,”she wrote.”it’s time to plant potatoes. I can’t dig (挖 ) all the fields(田地 ) by myself.”
Jim read the letter and became sad. “ What can I do?” he thought. Then he had a good idea. He wrote to his mother,” don’t dig the fields. There is much money in the earth. Don’t plant potatoes until I come home.”
Some days later, Jim got another letter from his mother. It said, “ Two days ago, about ten men came to our farm and dug all the fields. I can’t understand it. It seemed that they were looking for something. What should I do?”
Jim smiled when he read his mother’s letter. He wrote a letter to his mother at once. It was very short. Guess what it would say.
小题1:Jim’s mother was much worried about___________.
| A．him | B．their farm |
| C．the potatoes | D．the money |
| A．dig the fields | B．dig for the money |
| C．ask others for help | D．go to the prison to see him |
| A．farmers | B．Jim’s friends | C．prison guards( 监督员) | D．Jim’s brothers |
| A．I will go out of prison very soon. |
| B．You can plant potatoes now, dear mother. |
| C．I can’t help you, dear mother. |
| D．The guards will plant potatoes. |
Prana, our beautiful dog whose name means ‘breath of life’, isn’t with us any more. But she brought such joy and love that we still miss her.
There are so many wonderful stories about the love in this dog, but my favorite is this one.
It was an autumn day in Minnesota, but the weather didn’t know the difference between autumn and winter. Unexpectedly, we were hit with a big snow fall for which no one was prepared.
We have two apple trees in our backyard. Prana loved apples. When she went outside, she’d take hold of an apple, put it far back in her mouth, and sneak into the house to save for eating later. The apples had been on the ground and were often dirty so I wasn’t always happy that Prana had brought them into the house. Feeling my displeasure, she would turn her head so I wouldn’t see her hidden treasure.
On the day that it snowed too early in the season, Prana went outside and I watched her from the window. I noticed that she was madly digging holes and brought the apples to the surface so they could be seen above the snow. I wondered why she was doing this. She seemed to be completely busy with some kind of important task to dig up as many apples as possible during her yard time.
When I called her back into the house, she had her usual one apple in her mouth. About five minutes later, I looked outside. The yard was completely covered with birds. Prana had dug up all those apples for her bird friends to eat. She knew that they wouldn’t have stored enough food to live through such an early winter.
1.The story about the dog happened _______.
A．in autumn B．in winter C．in spring D．in summer
2.What does the underlined phrase sneak into mean in the fourth paragraph?
A．enter quickly B．enter secretly C．enter happily D．enter slowly
3.Prana was busy digging up the apples in the snow because________.
A．she liked digging holes and eating apples
B．she was always saving the apples for eating later
C．she wanted to leave the apples to her bird friends
D．she loves playing with snow
4.From the story we can learn that______.
A．Prana is helpful to the writer
B．Prana is devoted to the writer
C．Prana is not only beautiful but also joyful
D．Prana is especially loving and thoughtful
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The word “critical” here has a special meaning. It does not mean taking one view against another view, as when someone criticizes another person for doing something wrong. The nature of critical thinking is thinking beyond the easily seen--beyond the pictures on TV, the untrue reports in the newspapers, and the faulty reasoning.
Critical thinking is an attitude as much as an activity. If you are interested in life and want to dig deeper into it, you are a critical thinker. If you find pleasure in deep thinking about different ideas, characters, and facts, you are a critical thinker.
Activities of the mind and higher-order reasoning（推理）are processes of deep and careful consideration. They take time, and do not go hand in hand with the fast speed in today’s world: fast foods, instant coffee, and self-developing film. If you are among the people who believe that speed is a measure（尺度）of intelligence（智慧）, you may learn something new from a story about Albert Einstein. The first time Banesh Hoffman, a scientist, was to discuss his work with Albert Einstein. Hoffman was too nervous to speak. But Einstein immediately made Hoffman feel comfortable by saying, “Please go slowly. I don’t understand things quickly.”
【小题1】Critical thinking is important to us because if we do not think critically, _______.
| A．it will be hard for us to think naturally and fast |
| B．we might be controlled by other people’s ideas |
| C．we will follow the ideas of others naturally |
| D．we might be fooled by other people’s ideas |
| A．take one view against another view |
| B．trust the reports in the newspapers |
| C．think deeply about different ideas |
| D．criticize other people for their mistakes |
| A．speed can improve intelligence |
| B．intelligence is not decided by speed |
| C．the smarter you are, the faster you do things |
| D．the faster you do things, the smarter you become |