As I was passing the elephants, I was confused to see these huge animals were held by nothing but a small rope. The rope was tied to their front legs. No chains, no cages. It was that the elephants could easily break away from the ropes at any time. But the fact was opposite.
I saw a nearby and asked why these elephants just stood there and made no attempt (尝试) to . “Well,” he said, “when they were very young and much smaller, we used the same rope to tie them. At that age, it was enough to hold them. As they , they are used to believing that they cannot break away. They believe the rope can hold them, so they never try to break free.”
To my , these animals could break free from their ropes at any time, but they . Because they believed they couldn’t, they were stuck right where they were.
Like the elephants, how many of us go life believing that we cannot do something, simply because we failed at it once before? How many of us have trying something new because of a limited belief (认知)? Worse, how many of us are being held back by someone else’s limited beliefs?
A．clear B．lively C．smart D．lovely
A．visitor B．gardener C．trainer D．waiter
A．get away B．give away C．put away D．carry away
A．colour B．size C．model D．number
A．turn up B．get up C．look up D．grow up
A．even B．still C．hard D．hardly
A．surprise B．joy C．danger D．interest
A．did B．didn’t C．are D．aren’t
A．down B．on C．at D．through
A．finished B．enjoyed C．avoided D．practised
A sad middle student was tired of study ,he decided to go out to search for happiness and wanted to meet God. On his way, he saw an old man on the side of the road watching some cars. The boy sat down him.
When he opened his bag to take some food. He noticed that man looked , so he offered him a piece of cake.
The old man accepted it and gave a smile to the boy. His was so wonderful that the boy wanted to see it again. Then he offered the old man a bottle of water. Once again he smiled at him. The boy was pleased!
They there all the afternoon, eating and drinking without saying a word. it began to grow dark, the boy got up to leave, but before he had gone no more than a few steps, he turned around , ran to the old man and gave him a big hug. The old man gave him his biggest smile.
When the boy arrived home, his mother was by the look of joy on his face. She asked, "What has made you so happy today?" He , " I had lunch with God. He's got the most beautiful smile in the world!" And when the old man returned to his home, he told his family that he had lunch with God.
Too often we overlook(忽视) the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear or
the smallest act of caring . , all of these have the possible power to turn a life around.
A．playing B．sitting C．walk D．smile
A．next B．in front of C．behind D．next to
A．thirsty B．angry C．hungry D．happy
A．smile B．look C．anger D．appearance
A．talked B．stayed C．stood D．walked
A．As B．Although C．Unless D．While
A．down B．back C．away D．up
A．moved B．interested C．excited D．surprised
A．shouted B．cried C．replied D．thought
A．However B．Because C．So D．Though
It was Christmas Eve, 1881. I was 15 and feeling likethe world was for me I didn't have enough money to myself the gift.
Dad came back in and there was ice in his beard "You've been by Widow Jensen's house recently? he asked. Widow Jensen two miles down the road. Her died a year ago and left her with three children "I rode by just today, n Dad continued. " Little Jakey was out looking for wood. They must be out of , Matt. "
We filled our sled (雷橇) high wood. Then we went to the store and Dad bought some food, and a smaller pair of shoes. I knew we didn't have much money, so was Dad buying them so many things?
We got to the Jensen's house "We brought you a few things, madam," Dad said Then Dad Widow Jensen the shoes. She bit（咬） her lower lip (嘴唇) to keep it from trembling and then tears filled her eyes and started running down her face.
My throat seemed to be filled with something, and there were tears in my eyes too. Just then my dream gift seemed very . Dad had given me the look on Widow Jensen's face and smiles of her children He had given me the best Christmas of my life.
A．out B．off C．over D．away
A．catch B．buy C．choose D．control
A．lived B．took C．spent D．drove
A．father B．friend C．husband D．uncle
A．money B．ice C．food D．wood
A．in B．with C．of D．on
A．who B．when C．why D．where
A．handed B．ordered C．picked D．returned
A．beautiful B．great C．impossible D．unimportant
A．two B．three C．four D．Five
Many Chinese students find it difficult English， but not Chinese， because Chinese is own language. Actually， Chinese is to learn than English.
Still some foreign students can speak Chinese so that if you didn’t see them， you would take them for Chinese. What makes them ?
“ For me， conversation is the most helpful. I use every chance to speak Chinese. If you only listen to what others ， you’ll improve your listening ability， but if you talk as much as ， you’ll find you can express yourself much better，” says Ulrike Nootz， a German girl now studying Chinese at Shanghai International Studies University.
Though the Chinese language is difficult， she can learn it well. She thinks that to learn a language one must try to know something about the history of the country. Though Chinese is different from English， the experience of success can be . Conversation， in English learning， very important.A. to learn B. learning C. learn
A. we B. their C. us
A. very more difficult B. much difficultC. much more difficult
A. well B. good C. better
A. success B. succeed C. successfully
A. in B. by C. with
A. say B. talk C. speak
A. can B. possible C. may
A. the same B. same C. the different
A. may be B. maybe C. may
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阅读下面短文，选择最佳的答案。
Do you often smile? Do you like a smiling face?
Smile is very . It is like a spring wind. It lets us feel warm in our . It is like the sunshine and it makes us in our eyes.
Smile is very important our lives. When you are sad, make a big smile, and it can make you happy again. When you worried, make a big smile, and it can help keep cool again. When you aren’t successful, make a big smile, and it can help you try again and harder.
Smile is very easy, it is very useful. So let’s learn to smile. Everyone smiles. When we give others a smile, we can feel happy, too. When you see smiling faces, you can feel warm.
Let’s smile every day. Don’t you think so?A. nice B. sad C. hungry
A. eyes B. hearts C. mouths
A. bright B. beautiful C. brave
A.under B. on C. in
A. am B. is C. are
A. I B. you C. he
A. smile B. rain C. work
A. but B. because C. or
A. needs B. sees C. does
A. the other’s B. others’ C. another’s
Working parents feel that they are not giving their children enough care. They think that their children feel and want to spend more time with them.
Scientists in some colleges have found that working parents believed that they knew their children, but had ever asked their children what they thought. So scientists interviewed (采访) over 1,000 children of working mothers or fathers to what they wanted. They asked the children they wanted their parents to stay at home and some questions．After they collected the answers, it was surprised that only 10% of the children in their study said that they wanted more time with their parents. , the children who were interviewed said they wanted their parents to give more care to them. They said that their parents were as as a bee. When the children were asked about what they most, a large number of the children said that they wanted to feel important and loved.
So parents should know what their children really want and how to get along with them.
A．tired B．afraid C．unhappy D．worried
A．of B．at C．about D．over
A．every one B．someone C．anyone D．no one
A．try out B．find out C．take out D．put out
A．if B．why C．when D．how
A．other B．others C．the other D．the others
A．But B．Also C．However D．too
A．small B．young C．lazy D．busy
A．talked B．learned C．needed D．studied
A．good B．nice C．fine D．well
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