This is a story of a man who works in my factory. I have seen him for years, but I didn’t know him very well. He was a little bit weird (怪异的). He always wore an old red hat and carried a rubbish bag. He seemed to have no friend, and was always alone. He usually spent his break time and his lunchtime walking around in the factory and collecting used tins (金属罐). Maybe he was too poor, I guess. But I didn’t care much about him.
One day, I was fixing one of the broken machines in the factory when this “tin man” came with his bag. As usual, he picked up the tins, which were all around the place. My manager was standing there, watching me.
When I finished my job, I heard my manager ask the “tin man” about what he was going to do with those tins he had collected. I never even thought about this kind of question, because I always assumed that “tin man” would take those tins to the recycling center.
Unexpectedly, the “tin man” answered, “I will give these tins to my neighbor. He has been ill for many years and cannot work. He is too poor to buy daily bread now.”
I was so shocked to hear that, so I asked him, “You mean you collect all those tins just to help your neighbor?”
“I know this does not help much,” he said. “But I give everything to him, because he cannot work. He needs help.”
It was the most beautiful moment in my life. We are all able to help others no matter we are rich or poor. It has made me feel humble (谦卑的) every day since then.
【小题1】What’s the relationship between the “tin man” and the writer?A.Neighbors. | B.Classmates. |
C.Workmates. | D.Strangers. |
A.推断 | B.发现 |
C.提到 | D.描述 |
A.To invent a machine with the tins. |
B.To take the tins to the recycling center. |
C.To give the tins away to his neighbor. |
D.To make some money and buy daily bread. |
A.Angry. | B.Interested. |
C.Surprised. | D.Pleased. |
A.What the big factory was famous for. |
B.How a man helped others in his own way. |
C.How a weird man made money in the factory. |
D.Why I like the “tin man” so much. |
Here is a story: A man sees a butterfly. The butterfly tries to get out of its chrysalis(蛹). Feeling sorry for it, the man decides to help. He cuts the chrysalis and the butterfly comes out easily. Surprisingly enough, the butterfly is unable to fly. If the butterfly doesn’t struggle to leave the chrysalis, it can’t fly! The struggle develops the energy in the butterfly which makes it fly. Similarly, the challenges of life bring out the best in young people and make them fly.
When people are young, meeting and overcoming challenges will make them strong and ready to face life. When we look at successful people, we see that the most successful of them are people who have had to struggle. One famous businessman, who now owns many big supermarkets, used to carry clothes on his back and sell them from door to door when he was young. Another successful man is Dennis. His father died when he was only twenty. His father’s death forced him to mature fast. He had to bring up a family of nine people. He took up the challenges and overcame them. Today his brothers and sisters are leading successful lives.
Sometimes challenges do not appear to us because we keep away from them. So some parents and teachers actively encourage young people to face challenges. They might organize some activities for young people which provide them with challenges, like rock-climbing, camping, volunteer work and so on. However, just passing exams will not prepare a person for life. We must meet and overcome challenges. The young people of today will become the leaders of tomorrow. For countries to continue to become successful, it is important that the young people learn to meet challenges and overcome them.
根据材料内容选择最佳答案。
【小题1】Why can’t the butterfly fly according to the story?
A.Because it gets out by itself. | B.Because the man feels sorry for it. |
C.Because it tries to challenges itself. | D.Because the man helps it come out. |
A.overcome the difficulties | B.take up business early |
C.become the leaders of tomorrow | D.sell clothes from door to door |
A.Wake up. | B.Give up. | C.Grow up. | D.Bring up. |
A.Describe where a butterfly comes from. |
B.Encourage young people to face challenges. |
C.Suggest how to become a successful businessman. |
D.Explain what will happen if a person fails the exam. |
A.Successful People Have a Sense of Achieverent |
B.Young People Must Develop Their Energy Actively |
C.Countries Should Continue to Become Successful |
D.Challenges of Life Bring Out the Best in Young People |
Close your eyes, open your heart.
Work hard, get ready to start.
It’s almost time to lift off and fly.
Believe in yourself and you’ll fly very high.
Open your wings, spread them out.
This is what flying is all ________.
I know you can make it through this test.
Come on now, do your best.
Now that you can fly and soar(翱翔).
You can enter that successful(成功的)door.
【小题1】Which of the following words can be filled in the blank to complete the poem?A.in | B.about | C.from | D.around |
A.Try to fly as high as you can. | B.Get yourself interested in flying. |
C.Work hard and believe in yourself. | D.Close your eyes and open your heart. |
No matter what problem you’re facing, everything passes with time.
Accept it. Although it may seem challenging to accept a negative situation, it's your best way to move forward.
Make a plan of action.
Learn from it. There is always something to be learned from every experience you go through, good or bad.
Since all is said and done, leave the past behind you and begin looking to a bright tomorrow.
A.You can't change what already happened. |
B.The best way to overcome a bad time is to find a way out. |
C.Remember that you are not alone. |
D.It may be hard to look on the bright side, but there are always many ways to solve the problem. |
E.Collecting all this knowledge could even help you avoid the situation in the future. |
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