A wise man was visiting a village with his students. He found a group of family members shouting in anger at each other. He turned to his students and asked: “Why do people shout in anger at each other?”
His students thought for a while, and one of them said: “Because when we lose our calm, we shout.”
“But, why should you shout when the other person is just next to you? You can just as well tell him what you have to say in a soft manner,” said the wise man.
Students gave some other answers but none were any good.
“When two people are angry at each other, their hearts become distanced,” the wise man explained. “To cover that distance they must shout to be able to hear each other. The angrier they are, the louder they will have to shout to hear each other and cover that great distance.”
The wise man then gave an example: “What happens when two people fall in love? They don’t shout at each other but talk softly because their hearts are very close. When they love each other even more, what happens? They don’t need to talk. They only look at each other and that’s all. That is how close two people are when they love each other.”
He looked at his students and said: “So when you argue, do not let your hearts get distant. Do not say words that distance you from others. Otherwise, there will come a day when the distance is so great that you will not find the path to return.”
【小题1】What did they find when a wise man and his students were visiting a village?

A wise man was visiting a village with his students. He found a group of family members shouting in anger at each other. He turned to his students and asked: “Why do people shout in anger at each other?”

His students thought for a while, and one of them said: “Because when we lose our calm, we shout.”

“But, why should you shout when the other person is just next to you? You can just as well tell him what you have to say in a soft manner,” said the wise man.

Students gave some other answers but none were any good.

“When two people are angry at each other, their hearts become distanced,” the wise man explained. “To cover that distance they must shout to be able to hear each other. The angrier they are, the louder they will have to shout to hear each other and cover that great distance.”

The wise man then gave an example: “What happens when two people fall in love? They don’t shout at each other but talk softly because their hearts are very close. When they love each other even more, what happens? They don’t need to talk. They only look at each other and that’s all. That is how close two people are when they love each other.”

He looked at his students and said: “So when you argue, do not let your hearts get distant. Do not say words that distance you from others. Otherwise, there will come a day when the distance is so great that you will not find the path to return.”

1.What did they find when a wise man and his students were visiting a village?

A．A group of people were traveling there.

B．A group of family members were playing there.

C．His students were shouting with a group of people.

D．A group of family members were shouting at each other angrily.

2.One of the students thinks family members shout at each other because       .

A．they are not friends

B．they don’t like each other

C．they lose their calm

D．they are far from each other

3.What will happen when two people are angry with each other?

A．They fight with each other.

B．Their hearts become distanced.

C．They are far away from each other.

D．They are too angry to say a word.

4.What will usually happen to two people at first when they fall in love with each other according to the passage?

A．They talk softly.

B．They shout at each other.

C．They talk more.

D．They don’t say anything to each other.

5.What’s the topic of the passage?

A．Shouting is bad.

B．Don’t shout.

C．Cover the distance with love.

D．The distance of love.

A man with a green bag walked into a doctor’s room．“Please sit down．Open your mouth and put out your tongue（舌头），”the doctor said．“OK．You can close your mouth now．It’s clear something is wrong with you．You have to do more exercise．”

    “But，doctor，”the man said．“I don’t think…”

    “Don’t tell file what you think．”the doctor said．“I am the doctor．not you．I know what you need．I see hundreds of people like you．None of them get any exercise．They sit in offices all day and in front of the television in the evening．What you need is to walk quickly for al least 30 minutes a day．”

    “Doctor，you don’t understand，”the man said．“I…”

    “I don’t want to hear ally excuses．”the doctor said．“You must find time for exercise．If you don’t，you will get fat and have health problems when you are older．”  

    “But I walk every day，”the man said．

    “Oh，yes，and I know what kind of walking that is．You walk a few meters to the train station from your house．a few more meters from the station to your office，and a few more meters from your office to a restaurant for lunch and back．”

    “Please listen to me，doctor!”the man shouted，getting angry．

    “I’m a mailman．”the man continued．“I walk for seven hours every day and I come to send letters．”

    For a moment，the doctor said nothing，and then he said slowly，“Put your tongue out again，will you?”

1．What is the color of the man’s bag?

    A．Black．               B．Green．               C．Blue．                 D．Yellow．

2．What did the doctor ask the man first to do when he came in?

    A．To put down his bag．                            B．Tb sit down．

    C．To open his mouth．                               D．To close his mouth．

3．The doctor thought_________ ．

    A．the man was too fat and too old

    B．the man was lazy and ate too much

    C．there was nothing wrong with the man

    D．most of his patients needed enough exercise

4．The mailman sends letters________  every day．

    A．on foot                B．by bike                C．by car                 D．by bus

5．Which of the following is TRUE?

    A．The doctor did exercise every day．

B．The man walked a long way to the station．

C．The man got angry with the doctor．

D．The doctor gave the mailman some medicine．

   “OK. You can put your tongue back now,” the doctor said. “It's clear what's wrong with you. You need more exercise. ”

   “But, doctor,” the man said,” I don't think…”

    “Don't tell me what you think,” the doctor said. “I am the doctor,　not you. I know what you need. I see　hundreds of people like you. None of them get any exercise. They sit in offices all day and in front of the TV　in the evening. What you need is to walk quickly for at least 20 minutes a day. ”

   “Doctor, you don't understand,”　the patient said. “I…”

   “I don't want to hear any excuses,”　the doctor said. “You must find time for exercise. If you　don't,　you will get fat and have health problems when you are older. ”

“But I walk every day,”　the patient said.

    “Ｏh,　yes,　and I know what kind of walking that is. You walk a few feet to the train station　from your house,　a few more feet from the station to your office,　and a few more feet from your　office to a restaurant for lunch and back. That is not real walking. I'm talking about a walk in the　park for twenty minutes every day. ”

“Ｗill you listen to me, doctor!” the patient shouted, getting angry with his doctor who thought he knew everything. “I'm a mailman,” the patient went on, “and I walk for seven hours every day! “For a moment the doctor was silent, then he said quietly , “Put your tongue out again, will you?”

1. At first the doctor asked the man　　　　  .　　  (　　 )　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  

    A. to walk to work　　　　  　　　　　　 B. to exercise

    C. to show his tongue　　　　　　　　　　  D. to see hundreds of other patients

2. The doctor would not　　　　  .　　　　　　　　   (　　 )

    A. tell the patient what was wrong with him   B. let the patient speak

    C. look at the man's tongue　　　　　　　　   D. let the patient watch TV

3. The doctor told the patient that he__________.　　　　　　   (　　 )　　　　

　　　　　　　　　　　　 

    A. should get more exercise　　　　　　  B. should stop making excuses

    C. should watch more TV　　　　　　　　  D. was already too fat

4. The patient was very　　　　  when he heard what the doctor told him to do.

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  (　　 )

    A. angry　　  B. happy　　   C. interested　　  D. tired

5. The doctor　　　　  .　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  (　　 )　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 

    A. gave him some good advice　　　　　　  B. walked seven hours a day

    C. was really a mailman　　　　　　　　   D. knew that he was wrong at last