When I was a kid in Minnesota, watermelon was expensive. One of my father’s friends, Bernie, was a rich businessman, who owned a large store in St. Paul.
Every summer, when the first watermelons arrived, Bernie would call. Dad and I would go to Bernie’s place. We’d sit on the edge of the dock(码头), feet dangling(摇晃), and got ready for a big meal.
Bernie would take his knife, cut our first watermelon, hand us both a big piece and sit down next to us. Then we’d bury our faces in watermelon, eating only the heart—the reddest, juiciest, firmest, sweetest, most seed-free part—and throw away the rest.
Bernie was my father’s idea of a rich man. I always thought it was because he was such a successful businessman. Years later, I realized that it was not Bernie’s wealth itself but his way of dealing with it that my father liked. Bernie knew how to stop working, get together with friends and eat only the heart of the watermelon.
What I learned from Bernie is that being rich is a state of mind. Some of us, no matter how much money we have, will never be free enough to eat only the heart of the watermelon. If you don’t take the time to dangle your feet over the dock and enjoy life’s small pleasure, your work is probably hurting your life.
For many years, I forgot that lesson I’d learned as a kid on the loading dock. I was too busy making all the money I could.
Well, I’ve relearned it. I hope I have time left to enjoy the success of others and to take pleasure in the day. That’s the heart of the watermelon. I have learned again to throw the rest away.
【小题1】 We learned from the second paragraph that the writer and his father were feeling ______.
A.relaxedB.worriedC.hungryD.proud
【小题2】How did the writer and his father eat the watermelon?
A.They ate it in a polite way.B.They only ate its best part.
C.They ate every part of it.D.They shared only one piece.
【小题3】 In the eyes of the writer’s father, Bernie ______.
A.was just a rich businessmanB.worked hard all the time
C.lived a rich but healthy lifeD.knew how to make money
【小题4】The underlined part “the heart of the watermelon” in the last paragraph refers to ______.
A.the best part of the watermelonB.the writer’s busy life
C.the writer’s decision of making moneyD.the writer’s hope of enjoying life
【小题5】It can be learned from the passage that ______.
A.one has to work hard to reach his goalB.a friend in need is a friend in deed
C.watermelon is the healthiest fruitD.one should keep work-life balance
阅读下面的短文,并根据短文后的要求答题。
Tigers are fierce animals. They are the bosses of the Asian jungles with their cleverness, quickness and strength. A pussycat, on the other hand, is a homebody that comforts us with its gentle warmth and calms us with its purring.
As a mother, the Chinese-American writer Amy Chua is definitely a tiger. Her book, Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother(虎妈战歌) . tells of the strict upbringing she gave her two children. She thinks that being strict is the only way to develop a child's potential( 潜力) and to make them strong, independent and successful. Her kids were not allowed to watch TV or play video games. They were not allowed to "hang out" with other kids after school. They had to be the top students in their classes. And they had to practice the piano and violin for hours every day. As a result, her kids became successful. She admits this caused a lot of tears and anger but she has few regrets (后悔).
Chua says, like her, most Asian mothers are tigers because they believe their children can achieve a lot if they're pushed hard enough. She says American mothers are really pussycats. They care more about their children's self-esteem (自尊). They don't want to push their kids too hard for fear of hurting their feelings. American mothers encourage their children to find their own path.
So, is a tiger mom better than a pussycat? Perhaps it depends on the differences between Asian and Western cultures. It may also depend on the child himself. Some kids need to be pushed while others respond to a gentler hand. To growl or to purr? There is no easy answer.
【小题1】What's the Tiger Mother, Amy Chua's idea on children's education? (根据短文内容回答问题)
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【小题2】 How did Amy Chua's kids become successful? (根据短文内容列举两条)
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【小题3】Why are most Asian mothers tigers? (根据短文内容回答问题)
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【小题4】请将第三段中句子翻译成汉语。
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【小题5】 What kind of mother would you like, a tiger or a pussycat? And why? (先回答,然后至少写一个句子说明原因)
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As we all know, Charles Dickens is considered to be a great English writer. He's very famous not only in Britain, but also in many other   31  in the world. He was born in 1812 and he lived in London. He wrote lots of books, and he also liked   32 . He was an actor.
Maybe it's interesting to hear that and that's  33  his books were so good. He gave public readings of his stories that were very popular. His stories first appeared in a magazine, in parts. People always wanted  34  part. He wrote a lot, and most of them are popular. There are films and plays of them   35 : Oliver Twist became a famous musical play, and Great Expectations was a wonderful   36 __.Dickens' early life was very hard. His family was poor, and his mother sent him out to work in a factory when he was 12. He   37  it, but he used his experiences in his writing. He married Catherine Hogarth and they had a big family. He continued to write   38 he died. When he died in 1870, he was  39  a story. But what a pity! We'll never know _40_ it ended.
【小题1】
A.citiesB.countriesC.townsD.villages
【小题2】
A.readingB.writingC.actingD.playing
【小题3】
A.whatB.howC.whenD.why
【小题4】
A.the nextB.nextC.next toD.next time
【小题5】
A.tooB.as wellC.as well asD.also
【小题6】
A.bookB.storyC.playD.film
【小题7】
A.hatedB.enjoyedC.wantedD.shamed
【小题8】
A.asB.whileC.untilD.since
【小题9】
A.drawingB.singingC.writingD.making
【小题10】
A.what B.how C.whoD.which

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