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John was a very strong man. Once he got a job cutting wood in the forest. His boss gave him an axe（斧子）and showed him the area where he should work.
The first day, John cut down 18 trees.
"Good," the boss said. "Keep that up!"
Happily, John tried harder the next day, but could only cut down 15 trees.
The third day he tried even harder, but could only cut down 10 trees.
Day after day he was cutting down fewer and fewer trees.
"I must be losing my strength ," John thought. He said sorry to his boss, and he said he could not understand what was going on.
“When was the last time you sharpened（磨快）your axe？” the boss asked.
"Sharpened? I have no time to sharpen my axe. I have been very busy trying to cut down trees," said John.
While John was working hard, he didn't work "smart". He didn't think about the best way to do his job. Many of us never learn new skills, and we think that what we have learned is enough. Sharpening our skills from time to time is the key to success. [16]
( ) 1. The boss gave__________to John.
A. a tree
B. an axe
C. a forest
( ) 2. John cut down__________trees during the first three days.
A. 18
B. 21
C. 43
( ) 3. What does the underlined word "strength" mean in Chinese?
A. 强度
B. 力量
C. 长度
( ) 4. Why couldn't John cut down more trees?
A. Because he didn't sharpen his axe.
B. Because he became old.
C. Because he was hungry.
( ) 5. From the passage, we know that the key to success is_________.
A. cutting down more trees
B. sharpening our axes
C. sharpening our shills from time to time
Lots of animals live in the forest. One day, a young elephant wants to make some friends. [17] He sees a monkey in a tree. "Can you be my friend?" asks the elephant.
"You're too heavy and you can't play with me in the tree."
Then the elephant sees a white rabbit. "Let's be friends. OK?" he says.
"How can I? Sorry, Mr Elephant. You're too big and strong. I'm afraid of [18] you."
The elephant is not happy. Then he goes home.
The next day, he sees all the animals running. But he doesn't know why. A monkey tells him a big tiger wants to eat the animals.
The elephant go to the tiger and say, "Hello, Mr Tiger. Don't eat the animals."
"Go away!" says the tiger. The elephant is not happy and kicks the tiger with his legs.
Then the tiger goes away. The animals think the elephant is friendly, so they want to be the elephant's friends.
根据短文内容，回答下列问题。
1. What does the young elephant want to do one day?
________________________________________
2. Why the monkey doesn't want to be the elephant's friend?
________________________________________
3. Who is afraid of the elephant?
________________________________________
4. Why are the animals running?
________________________________________
5. Does the tiger go away at last?
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Last Christmas，my friend invited me to watch a figure skating（花样滑冰）show in the largest skating rink of our city. We were very lucky and sat at the very front row.
The skating show was so beautiful that I wanted to learn it. I said, "Skating is an art and a sport in one! I want to learn how to skate and be a good skater!"
My friend laughed at me, "You must be joking! You can not even walk on the ice!" I made a decision to learn [19] figure skating at that time. I started taking the basic training course for skating a few days later.
The first class was about how to get on the ice. Most learners were little kids who learned very fast, but as a college student, I could not keep up with them. I often fell down on the ice, and it did hurt.
Fortunately（幸运地），my coach was a very patient woman and she encouraged me to skate a little faster. I kept practicing every day，and falling became a part of the practice.__________At last，I became a good skater.
So whatever your goals are, just remember"Practice makes perfect". [20]
( ) 1. The writer and her friend went to watch a figure skating show_________.
A. last summer
B. last Christmas
C. in Spring Festival
D. on May Day holiday
( ) 2. The writer wanted to be__________after watching a figure skating show.
A. a dancer
B. a skater
C. an artist
D. a singer
( ) 3. Which sentence can be put into the blank?
A. I was not good at skating, so I gave it up.
B. I tried my best to learn, but I failed.
C. After failing several times, I wanted to give it up.
D. Although I was black and blue all over, I still kept practicing.
( ) 4. Which of the following is the right order according to the passage?
①We went to watch a figure skating show.
②I decided to be a skater.
③I failed many times but I kept practicing.
④I became a good skater.
A. ①②③④
B. ④③②①
C. ③②①④
D. ②③④①
( ) 5. What's the best title of the passage?
A. How to be a skater
B. Practice makes perfect
C. A beautiful figure skating show
D. A good coach
Mr Brown had much money. One day he went on a trip [21] to the countryside with his 5-year-old son Eric. He wanted to show his son how poor people lived, so they spent a day and a night on the farm of a very poor family.
When they got back from their trip, Mr Brown asked Eric, "My dear son, how was the trip?"
"Very good, Dad!" Eric said happily.
"Did you see how the poor lived?" Mr Brown asked.
"Yeah!" Eric answered.
"What did you learn?" Mr Brown asked.
“We have a dog at home but they have four. We have a pool that is in the middle of [22] the garden but they have a river that has no end. We have expensive lamps（灯）in the garden but they have the stars，”Eric answered.
When little Eric finished, Mr Brown couldn't say anything.
( ) 1. Mr Brown and his son spent__________in the countryside.
A. about 12 hours
B. about 24 hours
C. about 48 hours
D. less than 12 hours
( ) 2. The underlined word "poor" in Paragraph1 means "__________" in Chinese.
A. 贫穷的
B. 富裕的
C. 快乐的
D. 漂亮的
( ) 3. Why did Mr Brown take Eric to the farm?
A. To show him how poor their family was.
B. To show him how rich their family was.
C. To show him where the poor lived.
D. To show him how the poor lived.
( ) 4. Eric felt__________about the trip.
A. tired
B. unhappy
C. great
D. sad
( ) 5. Which of the following is NOT true?
A. Eric was only five years old.
B. There was one dog on the farm.
C. Eric liked the farm very much.
D. There were some lamps in Mr Brown's garden.
An old man was fishing on the bank of [23] a river. A child came to see him fishing. The old man was really good at fishing and it didn't take long for him to catch a full basket of fish. The old man saw that the child was very cute, and he wanted to give her a whole basket of fish. But the child shook her head. The old man was surprised and asked, "Why don't you want the fish?"
The child answered，“I want the fishing rod（竿）in your hands.”
The old man asked, "Why do you want the rod?"
"It doesn't take long to eat all the fish in a basket. But if I have the fishing rod, I can go fishing by myself and I won't be afraid of not having any more [24] fish to eat."
I think you will certainly say that the child is very smart. Wrong! If she doesn't know how to fish, she can not have fish to eat, even though she has the fishing rod. It's useless to only have a fishing rod. Fishing skills are the most important, not the fishing rod.
Too many people think that if they have a“fishing rod” in their life，they will no longer fear（害怕）the wind and rain. They are just like the child，who thought that if she had a fishing rod，she would have fish to eat.
( )1. Why did the child refuse（拒绝）the fish the old man gave her？
A. Because she didn't like fish.
B. Because she wanted his fishing rod.
C. Because the old man had few fish.
D. Because she wanted to learn fishing skills.
( ) 2. The writer thought the child was__________after she explained why she didn't want the fish.
A. smart
B. hard-working
C. silly
D. creative
( ) 3. The article mainly tells us_________.
A. if you have a "fishing rod" in your life, you won't be afraid of anything
B. if you have a fishing rod, you'll have a lot of fish to eat
C. "fishing skills" are more important than "the fishing rod" in life
D. "the fishing rod" is more important than the fish that people catch
( ) 4. What is the best title for the article?
A. The fishing rod
B. The fishing man
C. The fishing girl
D. The fishing experience