A girl complained to her father about her hard life.She didn't know what she had to do and wanted to give up.She felt tired of fighting and fighting.One problem had been finished but another came over.

Her father,a cook,took her into the kitchen.He poured water into three pans and boiled(煮沸) them.After boiling,in the first pan was put some carrots,the second was put some eggs and the last was put with coffee.

The girl waited impatiently (不耐烦的),confused by what her father did.About 20 minutes later,her father took out the carrots and put them in a bowl.He took the eggs and put them in a bowl.After that the coffee was poured into a cup.“My sweet heart,what do you see?” he asked.

“Carrots,eggs and coffee,” she replied.

Her father told her to close her eyes and asked her to touch the carrots.She did so and felt that the carrots were soft.After that he asked her to take the eggs and break them.After peeling (剥开) them,she got the eggs,cooked and hard.The last,the father let her smell the coffee. She asked,“What did you do this for,Father?” He explained that each had the same unlucky experience—the boiling water,but each had a different result. The strong and hard carrots had become soft and weak.Thefragileeggs became hard after being cooked. The coffee was very special,they could change water.“Who are you?” asked her father.“When bad luck knocks at your door,what is your decision? Are you carrots,eggs or coffee?”

1.The girl complained about her hard life because she didn't ________.

A. want to give up B. finish one problem

C. know what to do D. get tired of fighting

2.The girl's father took her to the kitchen to ________.

A. ask her how to boil eggs

B. show her how to make coffee

C. teach her how to be a cook

D. tell her how to face difficulties

3.After about twenty minutes,the carrots became ________.

A. soft B. hard C. salty D. sweet

4.The underlined word “fragile” in the passage means “________”.

A. 美味的 B. 易碎的 C. 特别的 D. 可怜的

5.What can we learn from the passage?

A. The girl's father liked to eat some kinds of food.

B. Bad luck always knocks at strong people's doors.

C. Boiled carrots,eggs and coffee had the same result.

D. People should make right decisions when in trouble.

“No man is an island” is a well-known line from John Donne’s Devotion. It was written more than three hundred years ago. Even now people still agree with him. No one can live a completely lonely life. Without other people, life will become empty and sad. We all need to have friends.

For some of us, although making friends is not difficult, feeling shy, we may not want to make the first move. It is also difficult at times to keep the friends we already have.

There are many books about friendship, but Dale Carnegie’s How to Win Friends and Influence People, written in 1936, is the most famous. This “how to” book about getting along with other people became a best seller. It was later put into 28 languages.

Dale Carnegie’s advice seems to be simple, but can his advice help you? Do you need to change the way you act? Here is the list of advice from his book:

Be friendly and polite.

Always greet with a smile. Begin with “Excuse me” or “Would you please” when you want to ask somebody. Remember to say “Thank you” and try to be as helpful as you can.

Go out of your way to be nice.

Find some time to do special things for other people. Making some soup for a sick neighbor may seem like a little thing to you, but it will make your neighbor feel a lot better.

Remember names.

They say that the sweetest music to a person’s ears is the sound of his or her own name.

Be open-minded.

Try to understand other people’s ways and ideas and learn something from them.

Listen patiently.

When someone is talking to you, look at him or her, listen carefully and say something when necessary.

1.What does the underlined sentence “No one can live a completely lonely life.” mean?

A. No one can live a hard life. B. No one can live without difficulty.

C. No one can live alone. D. No one can live on an island.

2.Why do some of us find it not easy to make friends?

A. Because we are afraid of making bad friends.

B. Because we are shy to take the first action.

C. Because we feel sure that we already have enough friends.

D. Because we feel worried that we won’t be able to keep our friends.

3.Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A. John Donne learned something from Dale Carnegie.

B. Friends are always friends.

C. Few people bought Carnegie’s book.

D. The writer of this passage agrees with John Donne and Dale Carnegie.

4.What does the writer mainly want to tell us?

A. How to Make Friends.

B. A Famous book about friendship.

C. Friendship is the first.

D. Something about John Donne and Dale Carnegie.

I learned about life from an ant farm. When I was seven years old, my family created one. First, we put

clean sand in a thin glass box, and then we waited for the live ants to arrive. Shortly after the chilly ants were dropped into the glass structure, they got to work making tunnels. I was amazed that each one knew exactly what to

do. After hours of staring, I realized that the ants had assigned jobs.

With my mom ' s help, I kept a diary of what happened each day and named the ants. One day an incident struck

the ant farm. The pages of the diary, still wrinkled(皱巴巴) where tear drops fell, indicate the great loss.

'I had put my face so close to the structure that I accidentally knocked it over and all the tunnels caved in.

Although the ants survived(幸存) their earthquake, one by one they began to die.

I was terrified as I watched them give up their tunnel-building to carry the bodies to a comer of the farm.

My mother reported that the ants were dying of "frustration." They simply could not stand the reality that their

tunnels had been destroyed.

Although much time has passed, I still think of that ant farm. Mom had hoped it would teach me about the

natural world, but it taught me much more. Over the years, I came to realize the ants were a study in the benefits

of teamwork. Working together, they were able to create an amazing world for themselves. I also learned that

they should be admired for their hard work. Day in and day out, each labored at their task.

The ant farm showed that teamwork and perseverance are indeed two key ingredients to success. But there

was an even larger lesson that I did not realize until recently: Adversity is a natural part of life, and must be accepted. Unlike the ants, humans cannot give up when they face disappointment. Unlike the ants, we have to

realize that if a tunnel caves in, we just have to build another. Giving up, I say, is not a choice.

1.The family created an ant farm in a glass box because it was easy _____.

A. for the ants to live in B. to get sun light in

C. to keep the sand clean D. for the boy to observe

2.The word assigned in the first paragraph is close to _______

A. quit B. completed C. shared D. organized

3.What made the pages of the diary wrinkled?

A. The tears. B. The earthquake C. The ants. D. The incident.

4.What did the writer finally realize?

A. His mother taught him much more.

B. People should admire anyone for their hard work.

C. Humans cannot give up when facing adversity.

D. Perseverance is the only way to success.

5.Which statement is true according to the passage?

A. The writer broke the glass box because to the passage?

B. The arts died one by one because the tunnels were destroyed.

C. Unlike people, teamwork is not so important for the ants.

D. Giving up is a good way when we meet trouble

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