题目内容
Words ________ him when he wanted to express his thanks to the young man for helping him so much．
A．failed
B．left
C．discouraged
D．disappointed
The past ages of man have all been carefully labeled by anthropologists. Descriptions like ‘Palaeolithic Man’, ‘Neolithic Man’, etc., neatly sum up whole periods. When the time comes for anthropologists to turn their attention to the twentieth century, they will surely choose the label ‘Legless Man’. Histories of the time will go something like this: ‘in the twentieth century, people forgot how to use their legs. Men and women moved about in cars, buses and trains from a very early age. There were lifts and escalators in all large buildings to prevent people from walking. This situation was forced upon earth dwellers of t
hat time because of miles each day. But the surprising thing is that they didn’t use their legs even when they went on holiday. They built cable railways, ski-lifts and roads to the top of every huge mountain. All the beauty spots on earth were ruined by the presence of large car parks.’
The future history books might also record that we were deprived of the use of our 
eyes. In our hurry to get from one place to another, we failed to see anything on the way. Air travel gives you a bird’s-eye view of the world—or even less if the wing of the aircraft happens to get in your way. When you travel by car or train a blurred (="not" clear) image of the countryside constantly smears the windows. Car drivers, in particular, are forever obsessed with the urge to go on and on: they never want to stop. Is it the lure (引诱；诱惑) of the great motorways, or what? And as for sea travel, it hardly deserves mention. It is perfectly summed up in the words of the old song: ‘I joined the navy to see the world, and what did I see? I saw the sea.’ The typical twentieth-century traveler is the man who always says ‘I’ve been there. ’You mention the remotest, most evo
cative (引起记忆的) place-names in the world like El Dorado, Kabul, Irkutsk and someone is bound to say ‘I’ve been there’—meaning, ‘I drove through it at 100 miles an hour on the way to somewhere else.’
When you travel at high speeds, the present means nothing: you live mainly in the future because you spend most of your time looking forward to arriving at some other place. But actual arrival, when it is achieved, is meaningless. You want to move on again. By traveling like this, you suspend all experience; the present ceases to be a reality: you might just as well be dead. The traveler on foot, on the other hand, lives constantly in the present. For him traveling and arriving are one and the same thing: he arrives somewhere with every step he makes. He experiences the present moment with his eyes, his ears and the whole of his body. At the end of his journey he feels a delicious physical weariness. He knows that sound. Satisfying sleep will be his: the just reward of all true travellers.
【小题1】 Anthropologists label nowadays’ men ‘Legless’ because _________.
| A．people forget how to use his legs. |
| B．people prefer cars, buses and trains. |
| C．lifts and escalators prevent people from walking. |
| D．there are a lot of transportation devices. |
| A．people’s focus on the future | B．a pleasure |
| C．satisfying drivers’ great thrill | D．a necessity of life |
| A．People won’t use their eyes. |
B．In traveling at high speeds, eyes become u seless. |
| C．People can’t see anything on his way of travel. |
| D．People want to sleep during travelling. |
| A．Legs become weaker. | |
| B．Modern means of transportation make the world a small place. | |
| C．There is no need to use eyes. | D．The best way to travel is on foot. |
| A．See view with bird’s eyes. | B．A bird looks at a beautiful view. |
| C．It is a general view from a high position looking down. | |
| D．A scenic place. |
Jonny Jones was a nice and popular boy, who everyone loved．He was so much fun, so good and so kind to everyone that they treated him wonderfully. But as everything he needed was given to him without asking, Jonny became a weed. He was so spoiled by everyone that he couldn’t stand any hardship.
One day Johnny heard a mother saying to her son “Come on, my boy, get up and stop crying. You are behaving like Johnny Jones.” That made Johnny feel very ashamed. But he was sure that he would prefer to be known as a good boy rather than a fool. Worried, he spoke to his father about all this, though he was afraid that maybe he would be laughed at for having such worries. His father, far from laughing at Johnny, told him that a teacher had taught him a secret trick to turn him into the toughest boy off all. “Eat a candy less, study a minute more, and count to five before crying.” Johnny asked, “Just that? ” “Yes, just that,” said his father, “It’s very simple, but I warn you that it won’t be easy.”
Johnny was happy like a bird, ready to follow the advice. He went to see his mother, and she noticed how happy he was when she offered him candies. “One candy less”, thought Johnny, so he only took one. That afternoon he had another chance to put it into practice by studying one minute more. The result was that he missed the first minute of his favorite program! But having achieved this gave him a great feeling of satisfaction. The same happened when he ran up against the corner of the kitchen table. He only managed to count to four before crying, but that was left deeply in his mother’s memory.
Over the following days Johnny kept using the motto in his life as his father told him. And the more he put this into practice ,the easier it got. Before long he realized that he could also do things that would seem impossible before.
【小题1】The underlined word "weed" in the first paragraph refers to ____．
| A．a person with a strong v/ill |
| B．a person with a weak character |
| C．a person who isn't popular with everyone |
| D．a person who changes his behavior according to the situation |
A．A mother's words． B．Others' attitude to him．
C．His father's advice． C．His teacher's warning．
【小题3】What is the key point of the advice from Jonny's father?
| A．Eat fewer candies than before． |
| B．Count to five before crying． |
| C．Talk with parents and follow their advice． |
| D．Learn to control oneself and keep using the motto in life． |
| A．One should be brave to face his mistakes． |
| B．Nothing is difficult as long as you set your mind on it． |
| C．Spoilinga child too much may result in his selfish behaviors． |
| D．A strong will can be developed by small but consistent efforts． |