题目内容
b. have
c. had
d. is having
One day, Tomas Jefferson, the president of the USA, was crossing a river with a group of travelers. The river was overflowing its banks. So it was very dangerous to cross it on a horse. Each man was fighting for his life! Then another traveler came and he wanted to cross it, too. But he didn’t have a horse. He watched the group and then asked Jefferson to take him. Jefferson agreed immediately. The man climbed on. After they were both safe to the other side of the river, someone asked the man, “Why did you ask present for help? Did you know him?” The man was shocked because he didn’t know Jefferson was the president. “All I know,” he said, “on some of your faces were written the answer NO, but there was the answer YES on his face.”
【小题1】Who was Tomas Jefferson?
A. He was a businessman. B. He was a teacher.
C. He was a captain. D. He was the president of the USA.
【小题2】How did they cross the river?
| A.In a boat. | B.On their horses. |
| C.By swimming. | D.By building a bridge. |
| A.water was flowing out of the river |
| B.it was windy and very cold |
| C.there were many empty boats in the river |
| D.everyone wrote a word on the face |
| A.both Jefferson and the man were safe to cross the river |
| B.only Jefferson crossed the river |
| C.only the man crossed the river |
| D.Jefferson’s horse died |
| A.all the travelers were kind | B.Jefferson was helpful |
| C.nobody knew the president | D.the man gave Jefferson some money |
Do you sometimes argue about what seems to you to be a simple fact? Do you argue whether it’s cold outdoors or whether the car in front of you is going faster than the speed limit (限速)?
If you get into such arguments, try to think about the story about the six blind men and the elephant. The first blind man who felt the elephant’s trunk (象鼻) said it was like a snake. The second who felt the elephant’s side said it was like a wall, while the third said it was like a spear( 矛 ) as he touched the animal’s tusk. The fourth, who took hold of the elephant’s tail, insisted that it was like a rope. The fifth man said it looked like a tree as he put his arms around one of the elephant’s legs. The last, who was tall and got hold of the elephant’s ears, said it was like a huge fan.
Each man’s idea of the animal came from his own experience. So if someone disagrees with you about a “simple fact”, it’s often because his experience in the matter is different from yours.
To see how hard it is for even one person to make up his mind about a “simple fact”, try this simple experiment. Get three large bowls. Put ice water in one. Put hot water in the second. Put lukewarm water (温水)in the third. Now put your left hand in the hot water. Put your right hand in the lukewarm water. Your right hand will tell you the water is cold. Your left hand will tell you it is hot.
【小题1】There were _______ blind man who were trying to tell what an elephant was like in the story.
| A.two | B.four | C.five | D.six |
| A.heavy | B.thin | C.tall | D.strong |
| A.your left hand | B.your right hand | C.the water | D.the bowl |
| A.People’s wrong ideas. |
| B.People’s different experience. |
| C.Simple facts are different sometimes. |
| D.People often disagree with each other. |
| A.learn from the blind men |
| B.not agree about simple facts |
| C.never think about simple facts |
| D.never decide anything with one side |