A young man went to visit a wise man who lived deep in the mountain. He wanted to ask for the wisdom (智慧) of life.

   “Excuse me!Could you tell me what the most important day in our lives is? Is it the day we were born or the day we die? Is it the day we fall in love or the day we are successful?” The young man asked.

   “None. The most important day in our lives is today. The wise man replied calmly.

   “Why?”the young man was very surprised. “Is it because there is some unusual event taking place today?”

   “No. Nothing has happened today. ”

   “So is it because of my visit?”

   “Even if nobody visited me today,today is still very important,because today is the only wealth (财 富) we have. No matter how important yesterday is,it has gone by;3. no matter how wonderful tomorrow may be,it hasn’t come; no matter how ordinary and boring today is,it is in our hands.

   The young man still wanted to ask something,but the wise man stopped him and said, “When we are talking about the importance of today,we have wasted a lot of it. That is to say,part of ‘ today ’ has passed. ”

   Having understood this,the young man nodded and then went down the mountain.

   4. Actually today is the only wealth and chance we have. Therefore,what we should do now is to forget yesterday and tomorrow and catch hold of today!

(一) 根据短文内容简要回答问题。

1. Why did the young man want to visit the wise man?

2. Did the young man get the answer to his question?

(二) 将短文中画线的句子译成汉语。

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(三) 给短文拟一个适当的标题。

5.

  It was a cold night. The taxi driver didn't take even one passenger all day. When he went by the train station,he saw a young man coming out with two bags in his hands. So he drove to him and asked ,“Where are you going,sir?”

   “To the MP Hotel ,” the young man answered. When the taxi driver heard this,he didn't feel happy any more. The young man would give him only three dollars because the hotel was near the train station. But suddenly,he had an idea. He took the young man through many streets of the big city. After a long time,they arrived at the hotel. “Here we are!You should pay me seventeen dollars,please，” the taxi driver said to the young man. “What? Seventeen dollars!Do you think I'm a fool? Only last week,I took a taxi from the train station to this hotel and I only gave the driver fifteen dollars. I know how much I have to pay for the trip. ”

() 1. What was the weather like that night?

   A. It was warm.

   B. It was cold.

   C. It was hot.

   D. It was windy.

() 2. The MP Hotel was the train station.

   A. far from   B. in

   C. near   D. across from

() 3. The taxi driver and the young man got to the hotel .

   A. very soon

   B. after a long time

   C. at once

   D. five minutes later

() 4. The young man thought he should pay dollars for the trip.

   A. 50   B. 15

   C. 17   D. 20

() 5. From the passage,we know that .

   A. the two taxi drivers were honest

   B. the young man knew the way to the MP Hotel

   C. the young man came to the MP Hotel last month

   D. the two taxi drivers cheated the young man

() 10. [2015 • 绥化]The boys in Class 3a math class at nine o’clock yesterday morning.

   A. is having

   B. was having

   C. were having

() 9. The bridge by the local villagers two years ago.

   A. built   B. builds

   C. was built   D. is built

() 8. They hugged each other silence for a long time.

   A. for   B. on

   C. in   D. at

() 7. It isn’t warm today , the sun is shining.

   A. or   B. and

   C. because   D. although

() 6. Linda was just going out for shopping the telephone rang.

   A. while   B. when

   C. after   D. because

() 5. While she the newspaper,her grandma asleep.

   A. read;fell

   B. was reading;was falling

   C. read;was falling

   D. was reading; fell

() 4. Mrs. Read,together with her sons,supper at 7 o’clock yesterday evening.

   A. was eating   B. were eating

   C. was eat   D. were eat

() 3. What in front of the cinema last night?

—-Some boys had a fight there.

   A. happens   B. happens to

   C. happened   D. happened to