In today’s world many people seem to be hungry for money. Money does have its most useful effect on the poor. But even if a person has already got plenty of money, he can’t get everything.

If money were everything, all millionaires would have real love, true friendship, good health and a long life. However, this is not always correct.

Since the beginning of time no three words have ever invited more pleasure than “I love you”. But can love be bought? I’m afraid not. Love means to give, not ________ (78). To every person, health and a long life are probably the best things. Well, can health and a long life be bought with money? The answer is “No”.

(79) Of all the longest living people in the world, few of them are millionaires. True friendship can’t be bought, either. In a word, where money is dreamed too much, it can cause brothers to quarrel, marriage to end, lovers to hate, and strangers to fight. No matter how much money you have, it is still not enough to make a happy person if you have no one to laugh with, no one to cry for.

根据短文内容,完成下列各题。

1.从文中找出与下句意思相近的句子。

It seems that a lot of people want money very much now.

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2.根据短文内容回答问题。

What are probably the most important things to everyone?

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3.根据上下文,将句子补充完整。

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4.将文中划线句子翻译成汉语。

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5.给短文拟一个合适的标题。(within 10 words)

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When I was in the third grade, I was chosen to be the princess in the school play. For weeks my mother had helped me practice my lines(台词). But once on the stage, every word      from my head. Then my teacher asked me to change my role to be a narrator(解说者)for the play.        I didn’t tell my mother what had happened that day, she noticed my       and asked if I wanted to take a walk in the garden.

 It was a lovely spring day. We could see dandelions(蒲公英)popping(炸开)      the grass in bunches(束). I watched my mother bend down by one of the bunches. “I think I’ll dig up(挖光)all these weeds(野草),” she said. “From now on, we’ll       have roses in this garden.”

“But I like dandelions,” I protested(抗议). “All the flowers are        -- even dandelions!”

My mother looked at me seriously. “Yes, every flower gives pleasure in its own way, doesn’t it?” she asked thoughtfully. I nodded. “And that is        of people, too.” She added.

When I       that she had guessed my pain, I started to cry and told her the truth. “But you will be a wonderful narrator,” she said,       me of how much I loved to read stories aloud.

Thanks to my mother’s encouragement, I got to know everybody had his or her own      in the world, I felt proud of the role in the play.

1.A. developed                      B. left                     C. failed                         D. disappeared 

2.A. If                         B. Because           C. Though                   D. Since

3.A. difficulty           B. mistake            C. danger                       D. unhappiness

4.A. through                     B. past                  C. beyond                   D. behind

5.A. hardly                           B. only                 C. still                           D. also 

6.A. harmless                              B. healthy        C. beautiful                        D. fresh 

7.A. true                      B. kind         C. same                         D. clever 

8.A. remembered                B. realized    C. explained                 D. promised

9.A. representing                    B. complaining        C. recommending          D. reminding 

10.A. honour                        B. progress       C. value                D. interest 

 

The Story of a Broken Bowl

Henry is a boy of nine. Three years ago he began to go to school. He studied hard and does well in his lessons. His parents like him very much.

Henry’s grandpa is a single man. But once he lost a leg in a traffic accident. And now he can’t work. He often tells the boy all kinds of interesting stories. Sometimes he makes a kite or a cage. And he teaches the boy how to catch the singing birds and how to give them food. The boy admires him very much and always stays with him when he’s free. But Henry’s mother didn’t like the old man. She always thought him useless and dirty, and didn’t let her son play with him but the boy didn’t listen to her. When they sat at table, she put some food on another table and filled a broken bowl with rice and porridge. The old man was very sad but he dared not say anything. Henry was angry with his mother about it. One day he saw a broken bowl on his way home. He picked it up and put it into his bag. His mother found it and asked, “ Why have you brought a broken bowl home, dear?” “ I keep it for you.” said Henry, “When you’re old like my grandpa, I’ll fill it with rice for you !” Having heard this, the woman began to cry. Since then she’s been good to the old man.

1. His parents like Henry because _____________.

A.He’s good to his grandpa

B.He’s a polite boy

C.He does well in his lessons

D.He’s learned to catch singing birds

2.Henry admires his grandpa because ____________.

A.he tells him a lot of interesting stories

B.he knows how to catch singing birds and give them food

C.he can make kites and cages

D.he’s very able old man

3. __________, so she didn’t let her son play with him.

A.The woman hated the old man

B.The woman hadn’t enough food to give the old man

C.The old man did nothing at home

D.The old man lost a leg in the traffic accident

4. Henry brought the broken bowl home to _____________.

A.play with it                            B.frighten his mother

C.beat his parents                        D.fill it with rice

5.The woman was afraid _________, so she’s good to the old man.

A.her husband wouldn’t love her

B.the police would know about it

C.her son would be bad to her when she was old

D.the old man wouldn’t leave her any money

 

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