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It's easy to feel lonely when you're on the road. As my mother said repeatedly ,“We made lots of new friends on our trip—most of them were workers who fix cars, since we often spent hours in repair shops during the journey."

Getting along sometimes seemed impossible. There were always a lot of arguments, especially among us back-seat passengers about who had to sit in the middle. But even if it was hard, we did learn a lot about forgiveness. When in the Philippines, we drove to Quezon City one day. It should have been a one-hour drive but was nearly three, thanks to bad roads and worse traffic.“Did you put our suitcases (行李箱) in the car?" My father asked my mother as we arrived. "No," she said. "I thought you did." That

was how a seven-hour car trip turned into a 16-hour car trip, which was mostly spent in silence. In situations like that, we had to learn to let go of our anger. We were stuck (困在) in a rolling box with the same people for the rest of the journey. Even if I sometimes felt like opening the car door and pushing one of my sisters out, I kept my feelings to myself.

This is why road trips were like moving universities to us. We earned our PhDs(博士學(xué)位) in how to get along with other people just by traveling in that old car.

【1】Who did the writer’s family make many friends with on their trip?

A.Other travelers.B.Shop owners.C.Car repair workers.D.Tour guides.

【2】What does the underlined word "forgiveness" in Paragraph 3 mean?

A.原諒B.放棄C.堅(jiān)持D.遺忘

【3】What do we know about their trip in the Philippines?

A.They took a train to Quezon City.

B.The writer's mother lost their suitcases.

C.One of the writer's sisters was pushed out of the car.

D.They spent more time driving than they planned.

【4】What word would the writer use to describe these trips?

A.Adventurous.B.Educational.C.Boring.D.Surprising.

A.practice makes perfectB.no pain, no gain

C.every dog has its dayD.actions speak louder than words

—Oh, I’ll go there to attend a party.

A.why you’ll go to BeijingB.how you’ll go to Beijing

C.when you’ll go to BeijingD.whether you’ll go to Beijing

—Oh, I couldn't feel ________. I could hardly answer most of the questions they asked．

A.worseB.easierC.betterD.happier

A.after allB.in allC.at allD.above all

—A great country usually takes great responsibility.

A.advantagesB.contributionC.challengeD.development

All of the artists began to think about the king's physical disabilities. How could his painting be made very beautiful? It was not possible. They weren't sure what his painting would be like. So one by one, they all started to politely refuse to make a painting of the king.

But suddenly one artist raised his hand and said he would make a very nice painting of the king. The king became happy hearing that. Then the artist started painting. After a long time, the painting was ready.

When the artist showed the painting, everyone was shocked. In the painting, the king was sitting on a horse, on the one-leg side, holding his bow(弓箭)and aiming(瞄準(zhǔn))something with his one eye closed. The king was very happy and gave him lots of money.

As we all know, no one is perfect. So we should try to focus on(關(guān)注)others' advantages instead of their disadvantages. Just take an optimistic view(樂(lè)觀的觀點(diǎn))of the event. Everyone can do a good job.

【1】What did the king look like?

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【2】Why did the king invite artists to draw a painting of him?

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【3】What did the artists think of making the king's painting beautiful?

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【4】How did the king feel with the painting?

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【5】What can we learn from the artist?

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The problem with sleep is that more and more people in the world are not sleeping enough.

According to the World Health Organization over half the people in the world may be sleep-deprived. Having less sleep not only makes people feel tired but also causes accidents. In the United States alone, sleepy drivers cause at least 100, 000 traffic accidents a year. Also sleep problems can cause medical problems such as high blood pressure.

Why are so many people sleep-deprived? Part of the reasons may be cultural. In the American culture, people put a higher value on work than on sleep. In fact, people who sleep a lot are usually seen as "lazy". Also, you can sometimes hear some people say proudly that they don't have much time to sleep. They only sleep four or five hours a night. It seems that the less you sleep, the more work you'll do.

How do we teach these people to learn the value of sleep? Perhaps they may listen to the advice of Dr. James Maas, an expert(專家)in sleep. He says, "Sleep is like a credit(信用卡)card. When you sleep less, you are only borrowing time. You always have to pay it back. The more hours you don't sleep, the more hours you should sleep to "pay back" the hours on your 'sleep credit card'."

For those who value work more than sleep, they should listen to what a famous person once said. "Don't think you will be doing less work because you sleep during the night. That is a foolish idea which is held by people who have no imagination. You will be able to do more."

【1】What does "sleep-deprived" mean in Paragraph 3?

A.Having a good sleep.B.Excited about sleep.

C.Having less sleep.D.Interested in sleep.

【2】Why does Dr. James Maas say "sleep is like a credit card"?

A.Because we should pay money back.B.Because we can borrow time.

C.Because we must pay back if we sleep less.D.Because we can borrow money.

【3】What do the words of the famous person mean in the last paragraph?

A.Sleeping during the night is foolish.B.Sleeping during the night is helpful.

C.People have no courage.D.People always do less work.

【4】What is the best title of the passage?

A.The Value of SleepB.The Value of Study

C.The Ways of Eating LessD.The Ways of Making Money

Scientist Joseph LeDoux studied mice to find out whether animals have emotions. He found that mice feel at least one emotion—fear. He also found the part of the brain that seems to control fear in mice. In humans, that part of the brain controls fear and some other emotions.

A number of scientists say animals have emotions. Some scientists who have studied such animals as dogs, cats, elephants and lions say those animals feel emotions.

Scientist Joyce Poole studies elephants. She has written that pachyderms often show sadness when a relative dies. She says elephants have "deep emotions".

Jane Goodall studies chimpanzees(黑猩猩). She says she has seen them playing and running after one another for fun. Goodall also says they feel sad sometimes. For example, an old chimpanzee died, and one of her sons, Flint, refused to eat food. Flint's brothers and sisters tried to get him to eat, but they failed. Three weeks later, Flint died. Goodall says Flint "died of sadness".

More recently, scientist Marc Bekoff watched an elk(糜鹿)run back and forth through the snow. Bekoff said it was feeling the "joy of life". He said he couldn't prove that animals have feelings, because animals can't talk. But he said animals can communicate feelings in other ways. "I can't prove that an animal is feeling happy or sad, but I can guess how he or she is feeling through body language and facial expressions, "he said.

【1】The underlined word "pachyderms" may refer to

A.elephantsB.lionsC.chimpanzeesD.cats

【2】Marc Bekoff believes animals have feelings because ________.

A.he saw a mouse full of fearB.he saw an elk run

C.he saw a chimpanzee die of sadnessD.he saw an elephant feel sad for a dead relative

【3】What's this passage mainly about?

A.Joyce Poole's studies of how elephants feel.

B.Scientists who are arguing over some animals.

C.Jane Goodall's work with chimpanzees,

D.Scientists' ideas about whether or not animals have feelings.