Some gods in Greek myth (希腊神话)

Zeus (宙斯)—the god of thunder, law, order, fate and more.

Zeus is the youngest son of Cronus and Rhea. He took his father's place and became the king. Zeus is the Father of Gods and men. In artwork, he is a serious middle-aged man with a strong body and dark beard (胡须).

Hermes (赫耳墨斯)—the god of travel, transportation, communication, sports and more.

Hermes is the son of Zeus. He sends messages between gods and men. In artwork, he is a handsome young man without beard.

Artemis (阿尔忒弥斯)—the goddess of animals, young girls, childbirth and more.

Artemis is the daughter of Zeus and the twin sister of Apollo. In artwork she is a young woman dressed in a short knee-length dress. Artemis likes living a free and independent life. She likes outdoor activities, especially hunting. She doesn't like being married.

Apollo (阿波罗)—the god of light, truth, music and more.

Apollo is the son of Zeus, and the twin brother of Artemis. Apollo is the most handsome god. In artwork, he is a young man with long hair. Apollo is a great god. He never tells lies and many goddesses love him.

1.Who is Zeus?

A. The god of light. B. The god of law.

C. The god of music. D. The god of animals.

2.What's the relationship between Zeus and Hermes?2·com

A. Father and son. B. Mother and daughter.

C. Husband and wife. D. Brother and sister.

3.What does Artemis like?

A. She likes singing. B. She likes writing poems.

C. She likes keeping pets. D. She likes outdoor activities.

4.What is Apollo like in artwork?

A. A middle-aged man with beard.

B. A young man without hair.

C. A young man with long hair.

D. An old man in a short dress.

5.What can we learn from the text?

A. Zeus loves his father a lot.

B. Hermes used to be a common person.

C. Artemis dislikes being married.

D. Apollo has a lot of wives.

One day, there was a blind man called John sitting on the bench with a hat by his feet and a sign that read, “I am blind. Please help me.”

A creative publicist(广告员)named Tom was walking by the blind man and stopped to see that the man only had a few coins in his hat. He put a few of his own coins in the hat.

Without asking for permission(允许), he took the sign, turned it around and wrote a new message. Then he put the sign by the feet of the blind man and left.

Later that afternoon the publicist returned to the blind man and noticed that his hat was almost full of bills(钞票))and coins. The blind man recognized(识别)his footsteps and asked if it was he who had changed his sign. He also wanted to know what the man wrote on it.

The publicist said, “I just wrote the message a little differently.” He smiled and went on his way.

The new sign read, “Spring has come,but I can’t see anything.”

1.What’s the blind man’s name?

A. Tom. B. John. C. Tony. D. Sorry, I don’t know.

2.Who wrote a new message?

A. The blind man. B. The teacher. C. The publicist. D. The farmer.

3.How did the blind man recognize the publicist?

A. By his sign. B. By his footsteps. C. By his voice. D. By his coins.

4.When did the story happen?

A. In spring. B. In summer. C. In autumn. D. In winter.

5.What can we learn from the passage?

A. Publicists are always curious(好奇)about everything.

B. We can get more money by changing a sign.

C .The blind man is not clever, so he has little money.

D. The power of language is great.

John and Bobby joined the same company together just after graduation from college the same year. Both worked very hard. Several years later, however, the boss promoted(提拔) Bobby to manager but John was still an ordinary(普通的)worker. John could not take it, and gave his resignation(辞职书) to the boss. He complained that the boss did not think much of those who were hard -working, but promoted only those who flattered(奉承)him.

The boss knew that John had worked very hard for the years. He thought for a moment and said, “Thank you for what you said, but I hope you will do one more thing for our company before you leave.”

John agreed. The boss asked him to go and find anyone selling watermelons in the market. John went and returned soon. He said he had found a man selling watermelons. The boss asked how much they cost every kilogram. John shook his head and went back to the seller to ask and returned to tell the boss $1.2 every kilogram.

The boss told John to wait a second, and he called Bobby to come to his office. He asked Bobby to go and find anyone selling watermelons in the market. Bobby went and returned, saying, “Boss, only one person is selling watermelons. $1.2 every kilogram, and $10 for 10 kilograms. The seller has 340 melons. On the table there are 58 melons, and each weighs about 2 kilograms. They were brought from the South two days ago. They are of good quality.”

Hearing what Bobby said, John realized the difference between himself and Bobby. He decided to stay and learn from Bobby.

The story tells us that a more successful person is more observant(善于观察的)and thinks more. Chances are there in the daily details(细节). For the same thing, a person sees one year ahead, while another sees only tomorrow. The difference between a year and a day is 365 times, how could you win?

1.John wanted to stop his job in his company because_________.

A. Bobby was promoted but he was not

B. he didn’t want to flatter his boss

C. he thought the boss didn’t take his hard work seriously

D. he didn’t want to be an ordinary worker

2.The boss asked John to find out where watermelons were sold in order to ____.

A. persuade(说服)him stay in the company

B. prove(证实) he was a hardworking worker

C. buy some watermelons for the company

D. prove his abilities at work for himself

3.Bobby was promoted only because _________.

A. he knew how to do business

B. he was a more observant businessman

C. he was more experienced at work

D. he knew the details about the watermelon market

4.We can conclude from the story that _________.

A. one should stop his job if the boss doesn’t think much of his work

B. it’s necessary to know the market when you buy a watermelon

C. detail plays a very important part in one’s success

D. one should get along well with his boss if he wants to be promoted

5.What can be the best title of the passage?

A. More Observant, More Successful B. How to Buy Watermelons

C. Who Is More Successful D. Proud John

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Once upon a time, a rich man wanted to make a trip to another town. He tried not only to take things to sell but also to take money to things with. He to take ten servants(仆人)with him. They would the things to sell and the food to on their trip. Before they started, a little boy ran up to and asked to with them.

The rich man said to the little boy, “Well, may go with us. you are the smallest, the thinnest and the weakest of all my , you can’t carry a load (担子). You must the lightest one to carry.” The boy thanked his master and chose the biggest load to carry. That was bread. “You are .” said his master, “That is the biggest and the heaviest one.” The boy didn’t say and lifted the load gladly.

On the trip they walked for days and at last they got to the town. All the servants were very tired the little servant. Do you know ? Most of the bread was eaten during the trip and a little was left when they arrived at the town.

1.A. eat B. buy C. change D. get

2.A. decided B. liked C. hoped D.tried

3.A. lend B. bring C. carry D. borrow

4.A. cook B. eat C. buy D. drink

5.A. the load B. the servants C. the road D. the rich man

6.A. stop B. stay C. go D. talk

7.A. you B. he C. It D. they

8.A. Since B. If C. Because D. But

9.A. family B. guests C. servants D. things

10.A. heavy B. light C. small D. difficult

11.A. eat B. choose C. pick up D. understand

12.A. brave B. right C. clever D. silly

13.A. somethingB. anything C. nothing D. everything

14.A. about B. of C. except D. with

15.A. who B. when C. that D.why

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