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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.

It’s a goal for millions and millions of families every year to keep the Christmas spending within a certain amount of money, but you can still afford the gifts because your loved ones will enjoy them. This concern (忧虑) is becoming greater and greater theses days. Even so, there are several things that you can do to help.

Hit the sales. No one wants to get up at four o’clock in the morning and fight to get a good deal (交易) on Black Friday ( the first Friday at Christmas time). It’s surely very difficult to pick up the courage and get out there in the cold for a good deal. But sometimes it can be well worth. Many retailers (零售商) offer specials all through the day. Some even offer online Black Friday specials, so we may still be able to get a great deal on Black Friday.
Read advertisements regularly. Once the Christmas shopping season is coming, retailers will be hungry for business. They will try their best to get us into the store. Please read the weekly advertisements of sales among the major retailers from time to time. We may be lucky enough to find different prices for the same thing in different shops.
Shop online. Some of us don’t like running from store to store to get the best price on the perfect gift. Some of us don’t like to go out in the cold at all, and then, we can do online shopping.
The world of online shopping makes it possible for us to visit all the major retailers and some
specialty stores on the Internet. We can find exactly what we are looking for at the best possible price without even having to leave the house. With traditional Christmas shopping, it will always take us a long time to wait if we want to get the perfect gift.
【小题1】 The underlined word “specials” in Paragraph 2 means______.

A．赠品

B．奢侈品

C．特价商品

D．圣诞礼品

【小题2】We can have more choices to get a good deal ______.

A．on the Internet

B．in specialty stores

C．from salesmen

D．from retailers

【小题3】In this passage the writer wants to ______.

A．tell us to shop online

B．tell us the best way to do shopping

C．show us how hard it is to do Christmas shopping

D．give us advice on how to get a good deal at Christmas time

【小题4】 From the passage we can infer (推断) that ______.

A．people are surely able to get a good deal on Friday

B．it is possible for people to buy the perfect Christmas gifts with less money

C．retailers will be hungry because they are busy selling Christmas gifts

D．with traditional Christmas shopping, people can’t buy the perfect gifts

My tears run down when I talk to my parents on the phone. What are they doing when I 41 them?
Dad works from 7a.m to 9p.m. Mum does all the 42 . She also has to work in the vineyard (葡萄园). But I can’t do 43 for them. Every day she got up earlier than Dad. When I 44 call her at 7:30 in the evening, she is still working and 45 supper. How hard it is for a daughter to stop the 46 in heart! And even harder to keep back the tears. 47 only thing I can do is to promise her that I’ll study hard in the university. I also 48 her to take care of herself and dad. I can not live 49 them.
Mum says the happiest time for dad and 50 is when my sister and I return home. We play 51 in the room, watch TV or do anything we like, with dad 52 mum cooking together in the kitchen. It is 53 the happiest time for me. I’ve never thought my holidays at home could be so 54 . I wanted to do more housework because mum really needs more rest.
Love, sometimes, doesn’t need too many 55 . We may be too shy to say the warm word out. Then give them a call and tell them you miss them.

I was not a confident girl before. I   36  spoke in fornt of the class because I was afraid of making mistakes. My family went to Mount Tai last summer holiday. Something important 37  there and it changed me greatly.
We 38  there early in the morning and began to climb. Soon all of us felt tired 39 the stairs were really steep(陡峭的). An hour later, we stopped to have a rest. While we were having a rest, my mother changed her 40 and decided not to climb any more. I couldn’t decide whether to stay there or go on 41 with my father.“No matter how hard it is, I am 42 you can get there.” Said my father. So again we 43 the hard journey. We were very tired,   44 we kept going on and on. Another hour later, we reached the top. It was really beautiful. My father and I were so excited that we couldn’t help 45 happily. What an interesting trip!
【小题1】.A. never             B. always          C. sometimes
【小题2】.A. left              B. continued       C. happened
【小题3】.A. arrive            B. arrived         C. arrived at
【小题4】A.because         B. because of      C. so
【小题5】.A. place         B. mind                C. road
【小题6】.A. climb         B. to climb            C. climbing
【小题7】A. sorry          B. afraid              C. sure
【小题8】.A. ended         B. stopped             C. started
【小题9】.A. and           B. but                 C. though
【小题10】.A. jumping up       B. jumping into        C. jump up

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.

【小题2】The man who touched the elephant’s ears must be very_______.

【小题3】The underlined word “it” in the last line of the paragraph refers to ___.

A．your left hand

B．your right hand