While I was waiting for my wife outside her office building，I saw a beggar coming to me．
"I hope he won't ask me for my money，"I thought．
He didn't．He came and sat in front of the bus stop，but it seemed that he didn't have enough money to take the bus．"That's a pretty car，"he said after a few minutes，pointing to my car．I gave him a smile and went on cleaning my car．He sat there quietly as I worked．"Do you need my help？"I asked．
"Don't we all？"he said．The three simple words surprised me and I should never forget．I was feeling successful and important，above a beggar in the street，until those three words hit me like a gun．
Don't we all？
I needed help，maybe not for money or a place to sleep，but I needed help．I gave him some money not only enough for a bus fare，but enough to get a warm meal and a place to sleep．Those three little words are true．No matter how much you have，you need help．No matter how little you have，no matter how many problems you have，even without money or a place to sleep，you can give help．
26．Where was the writer while he saw a beggar coming to him？
A．At a bus stop．
B．Outside a building．
C．In a taxi．
27．How did the writer get his wife off work？
A．By bus．
B．By car．
C．By subway．
28．What simple words surprised the writer？
A．Don't we all？
B．Do you need any help？
C．That's a pretty car．
29．What can we learn from the passage？
A．No one needs money．
B．Beggars need no money．
C．Even beggars can offer help．
“Would you tell me which way I should go from here?” asked Alice.
“That depends a good deal on where you want to get,” said the Cat.
“I really don’t care where” replied Alice.
“Then it doesn’t much matter which way you go,” said the Cat.
--- from “ Alice in Wonderland ”
My name is David. And I have a brother called Mike.
One day, my brother called me and asked me for some advice. He was trying to decide between two job offers:
Job 1 – The first job was your typical 40 hour a week “office” job.
Job 2 – The second job was more of a career in the insurance industry(保险业), where he would start at the bottom, and after many years and many long hours eventually rise to the top (if he was good).
The second job did not pay as well as the first job (at the beginning), but the pay-off of the second job (in the future) was much greater than the first job. So which job should my brother take? Well the answer is…it depends.
Just like the Cat was trying to tell Alice, which road you take depends a great deal on where you want to end up.
Begin with the End in Mind
I asked my brother what was his life’s purpose. He said his purpose was to “teach,” but he wanted to make a lot of money first. I told my brother to forget about the money, and I advised him to focus on his purpose. I then asked him which job best supported his end result of “teaching.” He said the first job best supported his goal because he would only have to work 40 hours a week, which would give him spare time to teach. He continued on to say, “but if I take job number two, I can work hard and make more money, then I can retire early and “teach” later in life.” I again advised him to “focus” on his purpose, not money. Things don’t end wrong, they begin wrong!
You Can’t Ride Two Horses Well
It would be very difficult to have a successful teaching career while you’re working 70-80 hours a week in the insurance business; no one can ride two horses well. As they say, you can do anything, but not everything. I advised him to get started today by choosing the job that best supported that decision.
Tomorrow Never Comes
My brother was thinking that he could always start teaching later in life, but the reality is, tomorrow never comes. Unless you decide right now to follow your feelings, they will probably never be completed. You only live once, don’t go to the end of your life with one regret.
The Money Will Come
My brother seemed to be overly concerned with making money. I told him not to be anxious about making money. You will always have greater money when you’re doing what you love.
In a word, whenever you’re at a cross-road, be sure to make the decision that best supports the goal of your life. If you do, then you will be well on your way. Mike ___________ David one day.
| A．visited | B．met | C．made a telephone call to | D．found |
Mike was trying to ____________.
| A．look for a job | B．start a career |
| C．wok in an office | D．decide between two job offers |
As for the life’s purpose, Mike ______________.
| A．wanted to teach first | B．wanted to make a lot of money first |
| C．wanted to work in the insurance industry | D．wanted to work 40 hours a day |
You Can’t Ride Two Horses Well means _____________.
| A．you’d better have two horses |
| B．you can only ride one horse well |
| C．you can do everything well. |
| D．you can’t do two things well at the same time |
The best title of the passage is ______________.
| A．How to choose a better job |
| B．It is more important to begin than to end |
| C．How to make a better decision |
| D．Make more money because tomorrow never comes |
There are few families in the United States that do not have either a radio or television set. Both of them have become a necessary part of our daily life, keeping us filled with the news of the day, teaching us in many fields of interest, and making us happy with singing, dancing and acting.
Marconl, the Italian inventor, who gave us the radio, probably didn’t know how much his great invention would have done for the world in the years to come. Radio had, perhaps done as much as any other communication tool. Things of the world can be reported to people everywhere a few seconds after they happen. Travelers in or out of–the–way places, ships at sea even astronauts round the earth are able to keep in touch with each other by radio.
Television is another important invention. It lets us see as well as hear the actor. Since its appearance, TV has done a great deal in the daily life of people everywhere. Many programs are now televised in color.
Perhaps the most modern invention is “Telstar”, a “star” moving round the earth. It makes it possible for the people all over the world to be closer than ever before. Now a family in Chicago can watch on TV a motor–car race in Italy, a table tennis competition in Beijing or a volleyball match in Japan as these events are actually happening!The passage tells us that __________ in the U.S.A. have no radio or television set.
A. few families B. all the families C. many families D. a few familiesWho do you think the writer of the passage is?
| A．An Italian. | B．A Japanese. | C．An American. | D．A Chinese. |
Why does the passage say radio and TV have become a necessary part of our daily life?
| A．Because they have touched nearly everything in our life. |
| B．Because men would not live happily without them. |
| C．Because they are the only ways to spread information. |
| D．Because no communication means no life. |
What is a “Telstar” used to do according to the passage?
| A．To receive and store information only. |
| B．To move around the earth just like the moon. |
| C．To give light onto the earth at night. |
| D．To help send out radio or TV information to the world. |
When the writer introduces Marconl in the second paragraph, he means __________.
| A．he was just an Italian inventor |
| B．his invention has done much for the world |
| C．he had reported much to people all over the world |
| D．he helped people travel a lot around the world |
阅读理解 阅读下面短文，从每题A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出一个能回答所提问题或完成所给句子的最佳答案。
The City Mouse and the Country Mouse
Once there were two mice. They were friends. One mouse lived in the country; the other mouse lived in the city. After many years the Country mouse saw the City mouse; he said, "Do come and see me at my house in the country." So the City mouse went. The City mouse said, "This food is not good, and your house is not good. Why do you live in a hole in the field? You should come and live in the city. You would live in a nice house made of stone. You would have nice food to eat. You must come and see me at my house in the city."
The Country mouse went to the house of the City mouse. It was a very good house. Nice food was set ready for them to eat. But just as they began to eat they heard a great noise. The City mouse cried, "Run! Run! The cat is coming!" They ran away quickly and hid.
After some time they came out. When they came out, the Country mouse said, "I do not like living in the city. I like living in my hole in the field. For it is nicer to be poor and happy, than to be rich and afraid." The story is about ____________.
| A．two mice | B．two cities | C．two countries | D．A mouse and a cat |
The City mouse lives in ____________.
| A．a hole | B．a house made of wood | C．a house made of stone | D．the field |
The great noise came from ____________.
| A．the cat | B．the Country mouse | C．the City mouse | D．the house |
The mice were caught by the cat, weren’t they?
| A．Yes, they were. | B．No, they weren’t. |
| C．They ran away and hid. | D．We don’t know. |
Which of the following is True?
| A．The two mice lived together. |
| B．The two mice had a great meal. |
| C．The Country mouse had a poor life while the City mouse had a happy life. |
| D．The Country mouse had a poorer but happier life than the City mouse. |
Alfred Nobel, the great Swedish inventor and industrialist, was born in Stockholm on October 21,1833,but moved to Russia with his parents in 1842, where his father ,Immanuel, made a strong position for himself in the engineering industry. Immanuel Nobel invented landmine and made a lot of money from the government during the Crimean War, but went bankrupt soon after. Then , the family returned to Sweden in 1859, where Alfred began his own study of explosives in his father’s lab. He had never been to school or university but had taught himself, and by the time he was twenty, he became a skillful chemist and excellent linguist, speaking Swedish, Russian, German, French and English. He built up over 80 companies in 20 different countries. He was always searching for a meaning to life. He spent much time and money working on how to end the wars, and keep the peace between nations, until his death in Italy in 1896. His famous last will, in which he left money to provide prizes for outstanding work in physics, chemistry, physiology, medicine, literature and peace, is a memorial to his interests and ideas. And so, the man is remembered and respected long after his death. Alfred Nobel, ,the great Swedish inventor, was born in Stockholm on ____________ 21,1833.
During the Crimean War, Immanuel Nobel invented _____________.
Nobel had never been to ____________ or university.
Nobel built up over ______________ companies in 20 different countries.
When Nobel was died, he was ____________ years old.
If you’re into sports, you’ve seen it happen—tennis players jump over the net to shake hands after a hard match; football players exchange clothes after 90 minutes of knocking each other around; even boxers touch gloves at the beginning of each round. Players in every event, from spelling bees to golf, act in this way. It’s all part of sportsmanship, a great tradition in sport and competition. It means playing and being calm all through the match.
Everyone feels great when they win. In the last few years, you might see some players celebrate a goal with a long victory dance or talk big about their ability. However, it’s always hard for people to say in public that they made a bad play. Good sportsmanship is what they really need. It’s the golden rule of sports.
Good sportsmanship means that you play by the rules, talk politely to everyone during games and stay cool even when you lose the game. At the school sports meeting, for example, it’s more important for you to know how to work as part of a team and cheer your teammates on. That may help you enjoy more success at your future work. In competition—as in life—you may not always win, but believe me, sportsmanship will help you get through, and there is always the next match.
根据短文内容，选择正确的答案。What match do you know will last 90 minutes?
| A．Tennis | B．Football | C．Golf | D．Spelling bees |
The underlined word “bees” in the passage means__________.
| A．fly | B．competition | C．guess | D．research |
When people need good sportsmanship?
| A．When they win the competition | B．When they made a bad play |
| C．When they are in public places | D．When they want to have a long victory |
Why does the author think good sportsmanship is really important?
| A．It’s all part of sports . | B．It’s all part of celebration |
| C．It’s the golden rule of sports | D．It’s know to stay cool |
The passage mainly tells us that sportsmanship gets you through no matter whether _______.
| A．you win or lost | B．you play or learn |
| C．you are happy or not | D．you feel hard or not |
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