One day two donkeys got bored. They wanted to live a comfortable life, so the donkeys went to see a wise old man. They told him their problem. The wise old man agreed they worked too hard, and he wanted to help the donkeys. “I have an idea,” he said.
“What is your idea?” asked the donkeys.
“I will paint you and no one will know you are donkeys,” said the man.
The man went off to find some paint and he returned in just a matter of minutes. He had two pots of paints. One pot was filled with white paint, and the other black paint.
The old man first painted them white, and then painted stripes (斑纹) over the white paint. When he finished, the donkeys did not look like donkeys at all. “You no longer look like donkeys,” the old man said. “Everyone will be fooled. I will call you something else, zebras.”
The zebras went to a field to eat grass. Now they did not have to work.
Soon, other donkeys saw the zebras. They asked the zebras where they came from. When the zebras told the donkeys their secret, the donkeys all rushed to see the old man.
“Please make us into zebras, too,” they pleaded. So the wise old man painted more donkeys. As he did, more and more donkeys came.
The old man could not paint fast enough. Soon the donkeys became impatient. They began to kick about, and they knocked over the paint pots.
There was no more paint. The painted donkeys ran off to become zebras. The unpainted donkeys, because of their impatience, had to return to work. 24. The two donkeys went to see a wise old man in order to . A. ask him for help C. change into zebras
B. become patient D. have a short rest
25. What does the underlined word “pleaded” (in Paragraph 9) mean? A. relaxed agreed
26. What finally happened to the impatient donkeys? A. They were still donkeys working hard all the time. B. They looked for another wise man to paint them. C. They won praise for the work they did. D. They hated the zebras and fought with them.
B. knocked
C. begged
D.
27. What can we infer from the passage? A. Both donkeys and zebras had to work hard. B. Being patient is very important.
C. The wise old man was killed by these impatient donkeys. D. There is always a good way not to work hard.
C
You may think that the story of Pygmalion (《卖花女》, 1913)---in which people are judged by the way they talk --- is something that only existed in the days of British high society. But thanks to etiquette (礼仪) expert and author William Hanson, we realize that little has changed during the past 100 years.
In a BBC radio program, Hanson released a list of common words used in British English that could reveal whether a person is “common” or “fashionable”.
And yet here comes the interesting part: While some of us might go through life using fancy words, dressing in ways that make us appear more well-off than we really are, there are wealthy people in the world who try to hide their riches because they want to be seen as “normal” instead of “showy”.
Beatrice, for example, is a New Yorker who inherited (继承) millions of dollars. She told The New York Times that she has a habit of removing the price tags from her clothes so her house staff don’t see them and feel uncomfortable.
“We don’t want that ‘Wow’.” said Scott, also a New Yorker, who had just inherited over $50 million. “We’re just not the type of people who wear it on our sleeve.” 28. What does William Hanson find? A. People failed to judge others’ manner. B. People meet impolite persons frequently. C. People tend to use more polite words. D. People judge others by their way of talking. 29. What do rich people prefer to do? A. To cam more money. B. To hide their riches.
C. To think highly of their wealth.
D. To judge others by their wealth.
30. Why did Beatrice remove the price tags on her clothes? A. To show off her fashion sense.
B. To avoid making people around her uncomfortable. D. To change people’s attitude to rich people.
31. What does the underlined word “it” in the last sentence mean? A. The Times magazine.
D
A new study of 8,000 young people in the Journal of Health and Social Behavior shows that although love can make adults live healthily and happily, it is a bad thing for young people. Puppy love, (早恋) may bring stress for young people and can lead to depression. The study shows that girls become more depressed than boys, and younger girls are the worst of all.
The possible reason for the connection between love and higher risk of depression for girls is “loss of self”. According to the study, even though boys would say “lose themselves in a romantic relationship”, this “loss of self” is much more likely to lead to depression when it happens to girls. Young girls who have romantic relationships usually like hiding their feelings and opinions. They won’t tell that to their parents.
Dr Marianm Kaufman, an expert on young people problems, says 15% to 20% young people will have depression during their growing. Trying romance often causes the depression. She advises kids not to jump into romance too early. During growing up, it is important for young people to build strong friendships and a strong sense of self. She also suggests the parents should encourage their kids to keep close to their friends, attend more interesting school activities and spend enough time with family.
Parents should watch for signs of depression-eating or mood changes-and if they see signs from their daughters or sons, they need to give help. The good news is that the connection between romance and depression seems to become weak with age. Love will always make us feel young, but only maturity gives us a chance to avoid its bad side effects. 32. What’s the main idea of the passage? A. Romance is a two-edged sword for adults.
B. The brand label. D. The price tag.
C. The inheritance contract.
B. Parents should forbid their children’s love. C. Romance is good for young people.
D. Puppy love may bring young people depression.
33. Which of the following is more likely to have depression? A. Careless parents whose children are deep in love. B. Young people who have a strong sense of selfishness. C. Young girls who always hide their feelings and opinions. D. Young boys whose parents watch for their behavior. 34. What can be inferred from the passage?
A. The older a woman is, the less likely she seems to lose herself in romance. B. Lacking love can lead young people to grow up more quickly. C. Early love makes young people keep close to their friends and parents. D. Parents should help their children to be aware of the signs of depression. 35. What’s the author’s attitude towards puppy love? A. confused scared
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People start running for a variety of reasons. Some run because they want to lose weight, improve their health, compete in race or try something new. 36 Here are some reasons to get started with running:
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Running is an excellent way to strengthen the heart and ensure the efficient flow of blood and oxygen throughout the body, which helps decrease your risk of a heart attack. Exercise, combined with maintaining a healthy weight, is one of the best ways to naturally reduce your blood pressure if it’s above normal.
You can lose weight
Many people start running to lose some extra pounds. As one of the most vigorous (剧烈的) exercises, running is an extremely efficient way to bum calories and lose weight. 38 Just,
B. disapproving
C. neutral
D.
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