题目内容
The trouble is ________ we are short of hands.
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The father and the son continued their way. The sun was well up in the sky, and there wasn't a house or even a tree where they could have a rest. Thomas felt too thirsty to walk on. At this time, his father dropped a cherry on the ground and Thomas picked it up quickly and ate it. After a while, his father dropped another cherry and once again, his son lost some time in picking it up and putting it in his mouth.
And so they went on. The old farmer dropped the cherries and the son picked them up. When Thomas had eaten up all the cherries, his father said to him, "My dear son, if you had bent down earlier to pick up that horseshoe. it would not have been necessary for you to bend so many times for the cherries. Always remember the lesson that anyone who does not worry about the little things will find that he cannot do the great things.
【小题1】Who picked up the horseshoe at last?
| A.Thomas. | B.The old father. |
| C.Both the father and the son. | D.Neither the father nor the son. |
| A.some food | B.some water | C.some cherries | D.some pennies |
| A.felt very happy | B.didn't say anything | C.beat the son | D.became a little angry |
| A.he wanted his son to eat them all | B.he wanted his son to do more exercise |
| C.lie wanted to teach his son a lesson | D.he wanted his son to pick them up |
| A.cherries are so delicious that most of is like to eat-them |
| B.a horseshoe is so expensive that it can bring us a lot of money |
| C.if the boy wants to eat cherries, he must pick up the horseshoe |
| D.if we want to do some great things, we should start with some small ones |
One day, a farmer was walking along a road with his son Thomas. The father said, “Look! There's a horseshoe. Pick it up and put it in your bag.” Thomas said, “It isn't worth(值得) the trouble.” His father said nothing but picked it up himself. When they got to a nearby town, they had a rest. There the farmer sold the horseshoe and with the few pennies he bought some cherries.
The father and the son walked on. The sun was well up in the sky, and there wasn't a house or even a tree where they could have a rest. Thomas felt too thirsty to walk on. At this time, his father dropped a cherry on the ground and Thomas picked it up quickly and ate it. After a while, his father dropped another cherry and once again, his son lost some time in picking it up and putting it in his mouth.
And so they went on. The old farmer dropped the cherries and the son picked them up. When Thomas had eaten up all the cherries, his father said to him, "My dear son, if you had bent (弯身)down earlier to pick up that horseshoe, it would not have been necessary for you to bend so many times for the cherries. Always remember the lesson that anyone who does not worry about the little things will find that he cannot do the great things.
【小题1】Who picked up the horseshoe at last?
| A.Thomas. | B.The old father. |
| C.Both the father and the son. | D.Nobody |
| A.felt very happy | B.didn't say anything |
| C.beat the son | D.became a little angry |
| A.some food | B.some water |
| C.some cherries | D.some pennies |
| A.he wanted his son to eat them all |
| B.he wanted his son to do more exercise |
| C.he wanted to teach his son a lesson |
| D.he wanted his son to pick them up |
| A.cherries are so delicious that most of us like to eat them |
| B.a horseshoe is so expensive that it can bring us a lot of money |
| C.if the boy wants to eat cherries, he must pick up the horseshoe |
| D.if we want to do some great things, we should start with some small ones |
In England recently three foreign gentlemen came to a bus stop and waited . About five minutes later, the bus they wanted came along. They were just going to get on when suddenly there was a loud noise behind them. People rushed onto the bus and tried to push them out of the way . Someone shouted at them. The bus conductor came rushing down the stairs to see what all the trouble was about. The three foreigners seem all at sea and looked embarrassed (窘迫的 . No one had told them about the British custom (习惯)of lining up for a bus that the first person who arrives at the bus stop is the first person to get on the bus .
Learning the language of a country isn't enough. If you want to have a pleasant visit, find out as much as possible about the manners and customs of your host country. You will probably be surprised just how different they can be from your own. A visitor to India would do well to remember that people there consider it impolite to use the left hand for passing food at table. The left hand is supposed to be used for washing yourself. Also in India, you might see a man shaking his head at another to show that he doesn't agree. But in many parts of India a shake of the head means agreement. Nodding (点头) your head when you are given a drink in Bulgaria will most probably leave you thirsty .
In that country, you shake your head to mean 'yes'— a nod means 'no' . At a meal in countries on the Arabic Peninsula, you will find that your glass is repeated refilled as soon as you drink up . If you think that you have had enough , you should take the cup or glasses in your hand and give it a little shake from side to side or place your hand over the top.
In Europe it quite usual to cross your legs when you are sitting talking to someone even at an important meeting. Doing this in Thailand, however, could bring about trouble . Also, you should try to avoid (避免)touching the head of an adult (成人) ——it's just not done in Thailand .
【小题1】The British people tried to push the three gentlemen out of the way, because the gentlemen______
| A.were foreigners | B.didn't have tickets |
| C.made a loud noise | D.didn't line up for the bus |
| A.learn the language of the country |
| B.understand the manners and customs of the country |
| C.have enough time and money |
| D.make friends with the people there |
| A.to use the right hand for passing food at table. |
| B.to pass food with the left hand. |
| C.to eat food with your hands. |
| D.to help yourself at table. |
| A.a common (平常的) habit | B.an important manner |
| C.a serious (严重的) trouble | D.a bad manner |