题目内容
At the boy’s last remark the bookseller looked at him curiously.
解析:
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听到男孩说的最后一句话,卖书者好奇地看着他。 |
Have you ever been sad because of failure? Please remember, for often, achieving what you set out to do is not the most important thing.
A boy decided to dig a deep hole behind his house. As he was working, a couple of older boys stopped by to watch. “What are you doing?” asked one of the visitors. “I want to dig a hole all the way through the earth!” the boy answered excitedly. The older boys began to laugh, telling him that digging a hole all the way through the earth was impossible. After a while, the boy picked up a jar. He showed it to the visitors. It was full of all kinds of stones and insects. Then he said calmly and confidently, “Maybe I can’t finish digging all the way through the earth, but look at what I’ve found during this period!”
The boy’s goal was far too difficult, but it did cause him to go on. And that is what a goal is for — to cause us to move in the direction we have chosen, in other words, to cause us to keep working!
Not every goal will be fully achieved. Not every job will end up with a success. Not every dream will come true. But when you fall short of your aim, maybe you can say, “Yes, but look what I’ve found along the way! There are so many wonderful things having come into my life because I tried to do something!” It is in the digging that life is lived. It is the unexpected joy on the journey that really makes sense.
【小题1】The older boys laughed at the boy because he was thought to be .
| A.brave | B.impolite | C.foolish | D.warm-hearted |
| A.To drive them away. |
| B.To show what he had found in digging. |
| C.To show how beautiful the jar was. |
| D.To attract them to join him in the work. |
| A.Not dream can come true. | B.All work will end successfully. |
| C.Goals shouldn't be set too high | D.Goals will make us work harder. |
| A.Joy in the Journey | B.A Boy Dug a Hole |
| C.No Pains, No Gains | D.Failure Is the Mother of Success |
A friend of mine named Paul received an expensive car from his brother as a Christmas present. On Christmas Eve when Paul came out of his office, a street urchin (顽童)was walking around the shining car. "Is this your car, Paul?" he asked.
Paul answered, "Yes, my brother gave it to me for Christmas." The boy was surprised. "You mean your brother gave it to you and it didn't cost you anything. Boy, I wish..."He hesitated (犹豫).
Of course Paul knew what he was going to wish for. He was going to wish he had a brother like that. But what the boy said surprised Paul greatly.
"I wish," the boy went on, "that I could be a brother like that." Paul looked at the boy in surprise, then he said again; "Would you like to take a ride in my car?" "Oh, yes, I'd love that." After a short ride, the boy turned and with his eyes shining, said, "Paul, would you mind driving in front of my house?"
Paul smiled a little. He thought he knew what the boy wanted. He wanted to show his neighbors that he could ride home in a big car. But Paul was wrong again. "Will you stop where those two steps are?" the boy asked.
He ran up to the steps. Then in a short while Paul heard him coming back, but he was not coming fast. He was carrying his little crippled ( 残疾 ) brother. He sat him down on the step and pointed to the car.
"There he is, Buddy, just like I told you upstairs. His brother gave it to him for Christmas and it didn't cost him a cent. And some day I'm going to give you one just like it. Then you can see for yourself all the nice things in the Christmas window that I've been trying to tell you about."
Paul got out and lifted the boy to the front seat of his car. The shining-eyed older brother climbed in beside him and three of them began an unforgettable holiday ride.
【小题1】The street urchin was very surprised when______________ .
| A.Paul received an expensive car | B.Paul told him about the car |
| C.he saw the shining car | D.he was walking around the car |
| A.to show his neighbours the big car | B.to show he had a rich friend |
| C.to let his brother ride in the car | D.to tell his brother about his wish |
| A.Paul couldn't understand the urchin |
| B.the urchin had a deep love for his brother |
| C.the urchin wished to have a rich brother |
| D.the urchin's wish came true in the end |
| A.A Christmas Present | B.A Street Urchin |
| C.A Brother Like That | D.An Unforgettable Holiday Ride |
He was 1
1 years old and often went fishing. On the day before bass (鲈鱼) season opened, he and his father were fishing early in the evening.
When his pole doubled over, he knew something huge was on the other end. His father watched with admiration as the boy skillfully worked the fish. Finally, he lifted the tired fish from the water. It was the largest one he had ever seen, but it was a bass.
Lighting a match, the father looked at his watch. It was 10 pm — two hours before the season opened. He looked at the fish, then at the boy, saying, “You’ll have to put it back, Son.”
Looking around, he saw no other fisherman or boats. Even so, the boy could tell from his father’s voice that the decision couldn’t be changed. He threw the huge bass into the water. The boy thought that he would never again see such a big fish.
That was 34 years ago. Today the boy is a successful architect (建筑师) in New York. He often takes his son to fish at the same place.
And he was right. He has never again caught such a large fish as the one he got that nigh
t long ago. But he does see that same fish… again and again… every time he has an ethical (道德的) decision to make. As his father had taught him, ethics are simple matters of right and wrong. It is only the practice of ethics that is difficult.
【小题1】Seeing the boy skillfully pulling a big fish out of the water, the father felt __________.
| A.admiring | B.nervous |
| C.worried | D.shocked |
| A.they discussed how to deal with the fish |
| B.the boy threw the bass back into the water gladly |
| C.th |
| D.they were worried that other fisherman might know what they had done |
| A.the father was an architect |
| B.the son never forgets the lesson |
| C.the father used to catch a big bass |
| D.the father made his son feel regretful all his life |
| A.an ethical decision is not difficult to make |
| B.it is hard to tell right from wrong sometimes |
| C.fishing helps you to make right ethical decisions |
| D.it’s easier to make an ethical decision than to carry it out |