It was late on a Saturday afternoon. A young boy and his father were sitting quietly, watching the snow fall.
“Son, you see every snowflake is different, but when they are all together, they are so beautiful.” Dad, smiling, turned to his son, “Just like people. God makes every one of us different.”
Then came a question. “If people are like snowflakes, unique and special, how could they get along?”
Dad sat there for a moment, thinking. “Choice,” he said. “One of the greatest gifts God has given us is the gift of choice. Different as we all are, we have one thing in common. We can choose what we do, how we dress, where we live, and how we treat each other.”
“But some people don’t get along. So their choice is a bad thing?” the boy asked.
“Oh, no. Only when they choose the wrong things.”
“How do we know what’s right and what’s wrong?”
Without a word, Dad began to work with the snow. First he made several snowballs. And then he placed three of them on top of each other.
“It’s a snowman!” the boy shouted with excitement. “Those that made the snowman did the right thing.”
“Yes, these three came together and joined in an effort to build up mankind,” Dad said.
Then he held his boy tightly and said, “I pray to God that your world will learn to work and live together.”
The boy leaned back in the comfort and protection of his father’s arms, and said, “I will make the right choice. I will learn to build the best snowman ever.”
【小题1】What was the weather like in the story?【小题2】What do people have in common according to Dad?
【小题3】How did Dad show the right choice with the snowballs?
【小题4】What does “the right choice” in the underlined sentence mean?
【小题5】What do you think of the father in the text?
When Boris left school, he could not find a job. He tried hard and he wrote letters to many companies until he could not afford to buy any more stamps. Boris began to lose his confidence, then depressed. Still he went on trying and still he failed. He began to think that he had no future at all.
“Why don’t you start your own business?” one of his uncles told him. “The world is a money-locker. You’d better find a way of opening it.”
“But what can I do?”
“Get out and have a look round.” advised his uncle. “See what people want; then give it to them, and they will pay for it.”
Boris began to cycle around the town and found a suitable piece of waste ground in the end. Then he set up his business as a cycle repairer. He worked hard, made friends with his customers and gradually managed to win his good fame. A few months later, he found that he had more work than he could deal with by himself. He found a number of empty shops but they were all no good: in the wrong position, too expensive or with some other problems. But at long last, he managed to find an empty shop in a new place where there were plenty of customers but no competition.
Boris and his assistant taught themselves how to repair motor-cycles. Slowly but surely the profits increased and the business developed. At last, Boris had managed lo open the money-locker and found bank notes and gold coins inside.
【小题1】What’s the best title for the passage?A.No Education, No Future. |
B.The World Is a Money-locker. |
C.Good Fame Is the Key to Success. |
D.Difficulty of Starting a Small Business. |
A.Boring. | B.Surprising. |
C.Encouraging. | D.Disappointing. |
A.repairing cycles | B.buying empty shops |
C.cycling around the town | D.developing a waste ground |
A.it was not so expensive |
B.he had a lot of old customers there |
C.there were good opportunities there |
D.he could make good use of his skills there |
Friendship is a very beautiful bond(联系) in which no one is big or small, no one is rich or poor, and no one is ugly or beautiful.
Be happy and cheerful about your friends’ success.
If you are looking for a friend who is faultless, you will be friendless.
A.Everybody has flaws. |
B.The best mirror is an old friend. |
C.Friendship means understanding, bonding and helpfulness. |
D.Ask your new friends questions about themselves. |
E.That is why they are loved by everyone. |
F.One good friend is better than thousands of ordinary friends. |
G.Always stand by your friends in every situation. |
My love for libraries blossomed when I joined the public library. From the age of 8 I was allowed to walk from my home to the downtown library, housed above the police station. Once the librarian gave me my first membership card, I could enjoy a range of books, which started with Little House in the Big Woods. I was addicted instantly, and this love of libraries and reading would change my life, allowing me to one day create a safe space for high-school kids, too.
By the time I was in high school, I could read the authors that we were studying in class, including Charles Dickens, Mark Twain and Emily Bronte. During the summer months, I got caught up in Gone with the Wind.
When I studied English literature at university, I thought it was time to build my own library. For the next 40 years, I continued to collect books. Until one day, I realized that all my books had become a part of the house, like wallpaper.
Toward the end of my teaching career, I became a teacher-librarian at my old high school, where I had first learned English literature. This position enabled me to regain my love and appreciation for libraries. I had a generous budget for my classes, so I searched for novels that would interest my teenage audience and hopefully spark a love of books. Fantasy, science-fiction, graphic novels -I bought almost any type of books that my students wanted to read. I bought sofas and comfortable chairs, turning the library into a safe public space, for everyone.
In doing so, I realized that the library isn’t just a place to do research. They are, in fact, places that offer an opportunity to connect with the past, present and future. All that is required is a tiny bit of curiosity. Libraries are places that should be full of life. They help us adjust to the world, and their doors must be kept open to everyone for free!
【小题1】What inspired the author to set up a library for students?A.Some well-known classics. |
B.His early experience of reading. |
C.The suggestion of a librarian. |
D.The book: Little House in the Big Woods. |
A.In primary school. | B.In high school. |
C.During university years. | D.After leaving college. |
A.What his career was like. |
B.Where he stored his books. |
C.Why school kids loved reading. |
D.How he improved the school library. |
A.A private library | B.Read with curiosity |
C.A librarian’s life | D.More than just books |
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