The young boy and his father sat quietly watching the snow fall on a snowy Saturday afternoon.
“Dad, my friend told me that every snowflake is . But they look all the same to me. How can we tell?” the child asked.
Dad felt it was his to give a more satisfying answer. “Son, snowflakes are like people. We are each in a very special way. We can test it right now,” he said.
The child stood up, put out his hands, and as snowflakes landed on his gloves. “These snowflakes are all different on my gloves, but those in the yard look the same. Together they are even more_ and striking. Then if people are like snowflakes, why don"t they well?”
“Choice,”Dad said. "Their choices them what they are.”
“ choice is a bad thing?” the boy asked.
“Oh, no. Only when we choose the things.”
“How do we tell right from wrong?" the child asked.
Dad was given the chance to build upon the foundation of his son"s . He reached down and began to with the snow. He the snow into two sides, three large snowballs on one side and several smaller ones on the other.
“Which side did the right thing?” he asked the boy.
The child looked at both sides but answer. Then Dad placed the three larger snowballs on top of each other.
“It’ s a snowman! The side made me snowman!” the boy replied with
Yes, all these people came together and recognized how special each of them was, so they joined in a(n) to build up mankind,” Dad said.
The child then stood up and an arm full of the smaller snowballs. One by one he began to throw them at the other small piles of snow. He said,”This is what happens when people can"t work together. They have a(n) .”
Dad was shocked. He stood up, lifted the boy and him tightly, whispering to him, “I hope that your world will learn to work and live together. I hope you will make the right
and learn to build the best snowman ever.”
| 小题1: | | A．different | B．similar | C．freezing | D．special |
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| 小题2: | | A．challenge | B．responsibility | C．trouble | D．position |
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| 小题3: | | A．private | B．associated | C．unique | D．isolated |
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| 小题4: | | A．inspected | B．watched | C．glanced | D．glared |
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| 小题5: | | A．beautiful | B．effective | C．comfortable | D．significant |
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| 小题6: | | A．cheer up | B．take care | C．get along | D．break up |
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| 小题7: | | A．remain | B．appear | C．become | D．make |
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| 小题8: | | A．Though | B．However | C．So | D．While |
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| 小题9: | | A．exact | B． Wrong | C．fortunate | D．coincident |
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| 小题10: | | A．interest | B．concern | C．worry | D．faith |
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| 小题11: | | A．communicate | B．mix | C．work | D．relate |
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| 小题12: | | A．separated | B．divided | C．distinguished | D．parted |
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| 小题13: | | A．couldn" t | B．shouldn" t | C．wouldn" t | D．needn" t |
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| 小题15: | | A．disappointment | B．frustration | C．enthusiasm | D．humour |
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| 小题16: | | A．power | B．effort | C．organization | D．attempt |
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| 小题17: | | A．gathered | B．sorted | C．threw | D．formed |
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| 小题18: | | A．agreement | B．debate | C．war | D．negotiation |
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| 小题19: | | A．trembled | B．swung | C．pulled | D．held |
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| 小题20: | | A．steps | B．turns | C．choices | D．points |
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小题1:A
小题2:B
小题3:C
小题4:B
小题5:A
小题6:C
小题7:D
小题8:C
小题9:B
小题10:D
小题11:C
小题12:B
小题13:A
小题14:A
小题15:C
小题16:B
小题17:A
小题18:C
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试题分析：本文通过一个父亲用雪花教育孩子要学会与人合作，学会协作在人生中要做出正确的选择。
小题1:A 形容词辨析。A不同的B类似的C冰冻的D特别的；孩子说：我的朋友告诉我每一朵雪花都是不同的，但是他们看上去都是一样的。这里的different与后的same形成呼应。
小题2:B 名词辨析。A挑战B责任C麻烦D地位，职位；父亲感到要给孩子一个更加让人满意的答案是他责任所在。
小题3:C 形容词辨析。A私人的B有联系的C独特的D孤立的；学会和人一样，在某一个特殊的方面，我们都是独一无二的。
小题4:B 动词辨析。A视察B观察，注意到C瞥一眼D怒目而视；孩子站了起来，伸出他的手，注意这每一朵落在他手套上的雪花。
小题5:A 形容词辨析。A美丽的B有效的C舒服的D重要的；我手套上的雪花都不一样，但是院子里的雪花很漂亮。当很多雪花在一起的时候，他们非常的漂亮动人。
小题6:.C 短语辨析。A使…振作B当心C相处D分解，破裂；如果人和雪花一样，为什么人们不能很好地相处呢？
小题7:D 动词辨析。A保持，仍然B出现C变成D使…成为；父亲回答：是人们的选择让人们成为他们。
小题8:C 词义辨析。A尽管B然而C那么D当…时；父亲说：是人们的选择让人们成为他们。儿子就认为选择让人们不能很好相处，那么选择就是坏的事物了。
小题9:B 形容词辨析。A确切的B错误的C幸运的D巧合的事情；父亲的回答：只有当人们选择了错误的事情的时候，选择才是坏的。
小题10:D 名词辨析。A兴趣B担心C担忧D信念，信仰；这次对话给了父亲树立儿子的信念的好机会。父亲正好可以利用这个机会来教育孩子。
小题11:C 动词辨析。A交流B混合C工作D联系；父亲低下身子开始玩雪了。Work with snow指玩雪。根据下文可知父亲把雪堆成了两堆。
小题12:B 动词辨析。A分类Ｂ分开C区别D拆分；根据后面的介词into可知使用动词divide，只有divide才可以和into连用，指整体分成几部分。父亲把雪分成了两部分。
小题13:A 词义辨析。A不能B不应该C不会D不需要；儿子看着这两边的雪，无法回答父亲的这个问题。
小题14:A 语法分析。本句是一个定语从句，that指代The side在句中做主语。
小题15:C 名词辨析。A失望B疲惫C热情D幽默；儿子充满热情地回答：就是堆成雪人的那一边。
小题16:B 名词辨析。A权力B努力C组织D尝试；所有的人都聚到一起努力形成了我们现在的人类。
小题17:A 动词辨析。A聚集B分类C扔D形成；孩子站立起来，把一个胳膊上面的雪都聚集到一起，一个一个地扔向另外一小堆的雪。
小题18:C 名词辨析。A协议B辩论C战争D谈判；当人们无法在一起的时候，他们之间就产生了战争。
小题19:D 动词辨析。A颤抖B摇摆C拉D拥抱；对于儿子的说法很惊讶，父亲站了起来，紧紧地把儿子抱住了。
小题20:C 名词辨析。A步骤B轮次C选择D点，意义；父亲希望儿子能够学会协作，能够做出正确的选择。 |
核心考点
试题【The young boy and his father sat quietly watching the snow fall on a snowy Satur】；主要考察你对
题材分类等知识点的理解。
[详细]举一反三
A young executive was traveling down a neighborhood street．He was watching for kids rushing out from between parked cars and slowed down when he thought he saw something．As his car passed，no children appeared．Instead，a brick smashed into his door! He slammed on the brakes(make his car stop)．The angry driver then jumped out of the car, caught the nearest kid and pushed him up against a parked car，shouting，“What was that all about and who are you?”
The young boy was apologetic．“Please，Mister．．．Please，I’m sorry…I didn’t know what else to do．I threw the brick because no one else would stop…”
With tears dripping down his face，the youth pointed to a spot just around a parked car．“It’s my brother，”he said．“He fell out of his wheelchair and I can’t lift him up．”
Now sobbing(crying silently)，the boy asked the executive，“Would you please help me get him back into his wheelchair? He’s hurt and he’s too heavy for me．’’
Moved beyond words，the driver tried to swallow the rapidly swelling lump in his throat．He hurriedly lifted the boy back into the wheelchair，then took out his fancy handkerchief and dabbed(a light touch) at the fresh scrapes and cuts．A quick look told him everything was going to be okay．“Thank you and may God bless you．”the grateful child told the stranger．Shaken up for words，the man simply watched the little boy push his wheelchair—bound brother down the sidewalk toward their home．
God whispers in our souls and speaks to our hearts．Sometimes when we don’t have time to listen，he has to throw a brick at us．Don’t go through life so fast that someone has to throw a brick at you to get your attention!
小题1:The executive slowed down because______. .| A．he saw a boy throw a brick to his car | | B．he saw a boy rush out from between cars | | C．he was afraid some boys suddenly rushed out | | D．a brick smashed into his door |
小题2:The boy threw the brick to the car in order to_________.| A．disturb the driver on purpose | | B．destroy the car of the stranger | | C．ask someone to drive him home | | D．stop someone to help him |
小题3:Knowing the reason why the boy threw the brick at his car the executive must feel .| A．sympathized and excited | | B．regretful and sympathized | | C．ashamed and regretful | | D．angry and regretful |
小题4:After the boy’s brother fell off his wheelchair, .| A．the boy threw bricks at several cars | | B．the boy tried to stop several cars | | C．the boy’s brother was hurt seriously | | D．the boy’s brother wanted to stop a car |
小题5:From the last paragraph we can learn that .| A．you shouldn’t drive so fast that someone throws at you | | B．it is common to throw a brick at a car running too fast | | C．you can’t go through your life without a brick throwing at you | | D．you should pay more attention to others and help them |
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A little part of me thought about going to another checkout line．This one had the shortest ，there was only one guy in it，but he was in a and there seemed to be some difficulties ．
We stepped in behind him．At first, he to be having difficulty getting his groceries onto the counter．But after a while，I realized that what he was actually doing was it into two parts．
I offered to help，but he and the checkout lady had it under ．He asked Julie if she would mind putting his basket away．Then he for his wallet which was in a bag on one side of his chair．The he was positioned and the fact he only had one usable arm this troublesome for him，so I helped there．
The checkout operator came around and gave him his and the goods he needed to have to hand．She one bag of groceries over a handle at the back of his chair．
I offered to get the other bigger bag and he said，“No． you could do me a favor．Take that bag along to the entrance and give it to Angela．"
Angela，it ，was collecting food for people who might go hungry! I hadn’t even her before.
This guy，in spite of the limitations，had bought more than twice as shopping as he needed—and given the bigger bag away to help people!
He didn’t let the fact that he needed help him from being a help．He may have been limited ，but his heart was more than able to overcome all that．
| 小题1: | | A．queue | B．space | C．figure | D．time |
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| 小题2: | | A．supermarket | B．wheelchair | C．helmet | D．uniform |
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| 小题3: | | A．going on | B．holding on | C．paying off | D．setting down |
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| 小题4: | | A．happened | B．seemed | C．used | D．pretended |
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| 小题5: | | A．selecting | B．wrapping | C．handing | D．separating |
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| 小题6: | | A．charge | B．control | C．improvement | D．settlement |
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| 小题7: | | A．empty | B．heavy | C．large | D．broken |
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| 小题8: | | A．felt | B．searched | C．reached | D．seized |
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| 小题9: | | A．spot | B．direction | C．distance | D．way |
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| 小题10: | | A．caught | B．carried | C．made | D．solved |
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| 小题11: | | A．basket | B．bag | C．wallet | D．change |
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| 小题12: | | A．arranged | B．hung | C．loaded | D．connected |
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| 小题14: | | A．turned out | B．found out | C．pointed out | D．put out |
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| 小题15: | | A．already | B．always | C．otherwise | D．fairly |
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| 小题16: | | A．noticed | B．known | C．understood | D．greeted |
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| 小题17: | | A．many | B．much | C．few | D．little |
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| 小题18: | | A．wealthy | B．ordinary | C．other | D．normal |
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| 小题19: | | A．stop | B．require | C．lead | D．persuade |
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| 小题20: | | A．financially | B．morally | C．mentally | D．physically |
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Now you’re a fool for helping. “I don’t want to get ” seems to have become a national motto. One summer I was driving from my hometown of Tahoe City, California to New Orleans, Louisiana. In the middle of the desert, I passed a young man standing by the roadside. He had his thumb and held a gas can in his other hand. I drove right by him. There was a time when you’d be called a jerk (混蛋) for passing by somebody _ ___ .
Several days later I was still _ _ about the hitchhiker (搭便车的人), about how I didn’t even lift my foot _ _ the accelerator (加速踏板) for him. “Does anyone stop any more?” I wondered. I Blanche DuBois’s famous line—”I have always depended on the kindness of .” Was that possible these days? One way to this would be for a person to journey across the US without any money, just __ _ _ on the good will of others. What would happen? Would he find food, shelter and support?
The idea intrigued (激起兴趣) me.
The week I turned 37, I realized that I had never done something truly crazy. __ _ _ I decided to really do it: travel from the Pacific to the Atlantic without a penny. I would only accept __ _ of rides, food and places to sleep. For six weeks I hitched 82 rides and covered 4,223 miles across 14 states. I was treated kindly everywhere I went. I was __ _ _ by people’s readiness to help a stranger.
In Oregon, a house painter named Mike __ _ _ the cold weather and asked if I had a coat. I didn’t, so he gave me a big green army-style jacket. A lumber-mill worker in Michigan named Tim invited me to a(n) _ _ _ _ dinner with his family in their shabby house. Then he offered me a tent. I , but Tim insisted, packing it into my bag himself. I found people were generally compassionate. Hearing I had no money and would take none, people bought me food or __ _ _ with them whatever they happened to have. Those who had the _ _ _ _ to give often gave the most.
I’m __ _ _ to all the people I met for their rides, their food, their shelter and their gifts. My faith in ordinary folks was __ _ _. I am proud to live in a country where people are still willing to help. Now about the hitchhiker I met the other day, I am feeling __ _ that I did not stop to take him along .
| 小题1: | | A．involved | B．crazy | C．blamed | D．rejected |
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| 小题3: | | A．in danger | B．in need | C．in action | D．in favor |
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| 小题4: | | A．worrying | B．considering | C．concerning | D．thinking |
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| 小题6: | | A．concluded | B．recalled | C．polished | D．submitted |
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| 小题7: | | A．strangers | B．relatives | C．friends | D．colleagues |
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| 小题8: | | A．guide | B．test | C．handle | D．conduct |
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| 小题9: | | A．basing | B．relying | C．insisting | D．relating |
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| 小题11: | | A．jobs | B．supplies | C．helps | D．offers |
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| 小题12: | | A．frightened | B．annoyed | C．disappointed | D．amazed |
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| 小题13: | | A．noted | B．saw | C．felt | D．sensed |
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| 小题14: | | A．simple | B．rich | C．awesome | D．interesting |
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| 小题15: | | A．understood | B．refused | C．paused | D．disobeyed |
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| 小题16: | | A．supplied | B．offered | C．shared | D．provided |
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| 小题17: | | A．grandest | B．most | C．least | D．best |
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| 小题18: | | A．careful | B．grateful | C．hopeful | D．helpful |
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| 小题19: | | A．created | B．reminded | C．renewed | D．returned |
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| 小题20: | | A．guilty | B．sceptical | C．delighted | D．shallow |
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A lady wanted a birthday gift from her husband. For many months she had liked a beautiful , and knowing her husband could it, she told him that was all she wanted. On the morning of the , her husband told her how he was to have such a good wife, and how much he loved her. He her a beautiful gift package (纸盒). She opened it and a Bible. , she raised her voice and said to her husband, “With all your money, you give me a Bible?” She was so that she left him.
Many years passed and the lady was very in business. She owned two large companies. She her husband was very old, and thought perhaps she should go to him. But before she could, she a letter telling her that he had died, and gave all of his possessions (财产) to her. She needed to come back and things.
When she arrived at his house, sadness her heart. She saw the still new , just as she had left it years before. With , she opened it and began to turn the pages. A ring from the Bible to the floor and a could be seen. She picked it up and found it was the ring she wanted in those days. And on the card was the date of her birth, and the words “LOVE U ALWAYS”.
your gift is not packaged the way you want it, it’s because it is better packaged the way it is! Always appreciate little things; they usually lead you to bigger things! The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched for they must be felt with the .
| 小题2: | | A．afford | B．like | C．design | D．guess |
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| 小题3: | | A．holiday | B．performance | C．birthday | D．meeting |
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| 小题4: | | A．proud | B．kind | C．sorry | D．brave |
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| 小题5: | | A．lent | B．asked | C．gave | D．moved |
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| 小题6: | | A．carried | B．found | C．missed | D．held |
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| 小题7: | | A．Politely | B．Lightly | C．Patiently | D．Angrily |
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| 小题8: | | A．calm | B．upset | C．grateful | D．careless |
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| 小题9: | | A．failing | B．lonely | C．successful | D．poor |
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| 小题10: | | A．wondered | B．hoped | C．realized | D．explained |
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| 小题11: | | A．visit | B．understand | C．catch | D．help |
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| 小题12: | | A．passed | B．wrote | C．sent | D．received |
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| 小题13: | | A．take care of | B．pay for | C．look for | D．give away |
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| 小题14: | | A．covered | B．broke | C．left | D．filled |
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| 小题15: | | A．car | B．Bible | C．letter | D．table |
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| 小题16: | | A．smiles | B．laughter | C．tears | D．interests |
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| 小题17: | | A．hid | B．dropped | C．disappeared | D．made |
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| 小题18: | | A．book | B．pen | C．flower | D．card |
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An old woman had two large pots (罐), one on each end of a pole (扁担). She carried the pole with the pots across her neck.
One of the pots had a crack (裂缝) in it while the other pot was perfect and always delivered (递送) a full pot of water. At the end of the long walk from the well to the house, the cracked pot arrived only half-full.
For two years this happened daily, with the woman bringing home only one and a half pots of water. Of course, the perfect pot was proud. But the poor cracked pot was ashamed of its own imperfection.
One day, the cracked pot spoke to the woman by the well: “I am ashamed of myself because this crack in my side causes water to leak out all the way back to your house.”
The old woman smiled: “Did you notice that there are flowers on your side of the path, but not on the other pot’s side? That’s because I have always known about your crack, so I planted flower seeds on your side of the path. And every day while we walk back, you water them.”
“For two years I have been able to pick these beautiful flowers to decorate (装饰) the table. Without you being just the way you are, I would not have this beauty.”
Each of us has our own cracks. But it’s these cracks that make our lives together so interesting and meaningful.
小题1:How did the cracked pot feel about itself at first?| A．Proud. | B．Happy. | C．Excited. | D．Ashamed. |
小题2:Where were the flowers growing?| A．On both sides of the path. | | B．In the woman’s house. | | C．On the perfect pot’s side. | | D．On the cracked pot’s side. |
小题3:Which is the correct order of the following events?
① The woman picked the flowers and decorated the table.
② The woman told the truth to the cracked pot.
③ The cracked pot talked to the woman about its crack.
④ The woman found a crack on one pot.
⑤ The woman planted some flower seeds.| A．④⑤①③② | B．⑤④③②① | | C．④③①②⑤ | D．④⑤③①② |
小题4:What does the passage mainly want to tell us?| A．Never laugh at old women. | | B．Imperfection makes life meaningful. | | C．Try your best to be perfect in life. | | D．Don’t use a cracked pot to carry water. |
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