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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 1 things with. He decided to take ten servants with him. They would 2 the things to sell and the food to eat on their trip.Before they started, a little boy ran up to the rich man and asked to 3 with them.
The rich man said to the little boy, “Well, you may go with us. 4 you are the smallest, the thinnest and the weakest of all my 5 , so you can’t carry a 6 load ( 担子 ).You must 7 the lightest one to carry.” The boy thanked his master and chose the biggest load to carry. That was bread.
“You are 8 ,” said his master. “That is the biggest and heaviest one.” The boy said 9 and lifted the load with pleasure ( 愉快 ).
On the trip they walked for days and at last they got to the town. All the servants were tired except ( 除了 ) the little servant. Do you know 10 ? 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. take B. bring C. carry D. borrow
（） 3. A. stop B. stay C. stand D. talk
（） 4. A. And B. If C. So D. But
（） 5. A. family B. guests C. servants D. things
（） 6. A. heavy B. light C. small D. difficul
（） 7. A. eat B. choose C. pick D. understand
（） 8. A. brave B. right C. clever D. foolish
（） 9. A. sorry B. nothing C. angrily D. goodbye
（） 10. A. who B. him C. that D. why
What do you want to be when you grow up? Would you rather be a scientist or an artist? If you have sisters and brothers, the order in which you were born may answer the question for you.
A group of British scientists studied 500 people from 11 different job groups. They found that older children are more likely to become astronauts ( 宇航员 ) and scientists. NASA astronaut Neil Armstrong and British scientist Stephen Hawking are both the oldest children in their families.
The scientists also found that middle children are 30 percent more likely to become CEOs than their brothers and sisters. Mark Zuckerberg, the founder of Facebook and Bill Gates are both middle children.
Younger children are likely to be the “softest”. They get attention by learning to pay attention to other people’s thoughts. This makes them understand others’ feelings easily. So,younger children are more likely to become musicians. German musician Bach and Mozart were both the youngest children in their families.
The study results also suggested that the only child in a family is more likely to become an artist. They get full attention from their parents and are free to develop themselves. This makes them more creative and confident
（） 1. What is this passage mainly about?
A. It tells us how to choose a job.
B. It tells us what jobs we can choose from.
C. It explains why we have to choose a job when we grow up.
D. Order birth in the family may affect ( 影响 ) people’s choice of a job.
（） 2. Who is Mark Zuckerberg?
A. He is a scientist.B. He is a musician.
C. He is the founder of Facebook.D. He is an astronaut from NASA.
（） 3. What nationality is Bach?
A. British.B. German.C. American.D. French.
（） 4. Why is the only child of the family likely to be an artist?
A. Because they are the softest.
B. Because they can understand people easily.
C. Because they pay attention to other people’s feelings.
D. Because they get parents’ full attention and are free to develop themselves.
（） 5. Which of the following sentences is NOT true?
A. Some British scientists did the study.
B. More than 5, 000 people take part in the study.
C. The only child may be more creative and confident
D. Middle children are 30% more likely to become CEOs than their brothers and sisters.
In the past, people used words to express ( 表达 ) their ideas and feelings. Now people have a new way to share their life with their friends on WeChat Moments.
To make WeChat Moments, people can use pictures, sounds, videos and their words to express what they want to say. Some people don’t write anything. They share what they are eating, drinking, listening to, buying and fun time by sharing pictures.
Someone says that WeChat Moments are like personal TV stations. People don’t have to spend money putting them on the Internet, so it is easy for people to make them and watch them on their phones. Only friends on the users’ list can watch your WeChat Moments. WeChat businessmen ( 生意人 ) even put the advertisements ( 广告 ) of their products ( 产品 ) on the WeChat Moments for their friends to choose from and buy. WeChat Moments are becoming more popular among people. When we post something on it, we must be sure that the information should be healthy for people to read and watch.
1. What are WeChat Moments like? ______________________
2. Who can see your WeChat Moments according to the passage?
____________________________________________
3. Are WeChat Moments becoming more and more popular? ______________________
4. What should we do if we want to post something on WeChat Moments?
____________________________________________
1. once upon a time 从前
2. make a trip to ... 去……旅行
3. servant n. 佣人，仆人
4. with pleasure 愉快地
5. master n. 大师，主人
6. would rather do ... 宁愿做
7. astronaut n. 宇航员
8. founder n. 创建者
9. get full attention 得到充分关注
10. be free to do sth. 自由地做某事
11. creative adj. 有创造力的
12. express one’s ideas 表达思想
13. personal adj. 个人的
14. on the Internet 在网上
15. advertisement n. 广告
16. businessman n. 商人，生意人