初中英语人生感悟类阅读阅读理解

Whenever the sun dropped and the blue sky came up，my father and I used to climb the mountain near my house．Walking together，my father and I used to have a lot of conversations through which I learned lessons from his experiences．He always told me，"You should have goals like climbing the mountain．"Without the mountain﹣climbing that we both enjoyed．We couldn't have enough time to spend together because my father was very busy．I really got a lot from mountain﹣climbing．It gave me time to talk with my father and to be in deep thought as well as develop my patience．

Once we climbed a very high mountain．It was so challenging for me because I was only ten years old．During the first few hours of climbing．I enjoyed the flowers and trees，and the birds' singing，but as time passed，I got a pain in both of my legs．I wanted to quitclimbing．In fact，I hated it at that mountain，but my father said to me，"You can always see a beautiful sky at the top of the mountain，but you can't see it before you reach the top．Only there at the top，can you see all of the nice things，just like in life．"

At that time，I was too young to understand his words．But later after that，I got new hope and confidence．I found myself standing at the top of the sky，which was as clear as crystal （水晶）．

（1）The passage tells us that mountain﹣climbing was 　　for Father and Son．

A．	hard
B．	enjoyable
C．	painful
D．	comfortable

（2）The word"quit"in the passage means" 　　"．

A．	carry on
B．	put off
C．	give up
D．	pick up

（3）Which of the following is the closest in meaning to the father's words in the second paragraph？ 　　

A．	You will get all you need at the top of the mountain．
B．	The sky is always as clear as crystal．
C．	You can find life is full of nice things．
D．	Never give up half﹣way．

（4）We can infer from the last paragraph that 　　．

A．	the writer was very successful in his life
B．	the writer reached the top of the mountain
C．	though the writer was young，he could understand his father
D．	the writer used to stop half﹣way when he climbed the mountain

（5）The best title for the passage is" 　　"．

A．	Reaching the Top of the Mountain
B．	Standing at the Top of the Mountain
C．	Conversations between Father and Son
D．	How to Get to the Top of the Mountain．

I walked into a stranger as he passed by me．

 "Excuse me．" I said．

He replied with a smile and said， "Please excuse me， too． I didn't notice you．"

We apologized（道歉） and went for our own ways．

Later that day， when I was cooking， my daughter was standing too near． When I turned to reach for some milk， I nearly knocked her over． "Move out of the way!" I shouted．

She walked away sadly． But I didn't feel like I had to apologize to her．

While I was in bed that evening， my husband said to me． "While dealing with a stranger， you were polite． But with a daughter you love， you were unkind． Your daughter brought you some flowers that she picked herself this afternoon． You will find them in the kitchen by the door． Have you seen the tears in her eyes？"

I quietly went and sat down by my daughter's bed．

"Honey， I am so sorry．" I said． "Are these the flowers you picked for me？"

She said， "I found them by the tree． I picked them because they're pretty like you． I knew you'd like them， especially the blue ones．"

I tearfully replied， "Sweetie， I'm really sorry for the way I acted today． I shouldn't have shouted at you．"

 "It's OK． I love you anyway．" She said as she kissed me on my cheek．

 If we can be polite to strangers， why can't we do the same for the ones we love？

（1）The writer was 　　to the stranger who she walked into．

A．	mad
B．	honest
C．	unkind
D．	polite

（2）Where were they when the writer shouted at her daughter？ 　　

A．	In the kitchen．
B．	By the tree．
C．	In the bedroom．
D．	In the garden．

（3）What did the writer's husband think when he saw her action？ 　　

A．	The little girl shouldn't cry．
B．	She shouldn't shout at their daughter．
C．	She shouldn't say sorry to the stranger．
D．	Both he and his wife should apologize to their daughter．

（4）What may be the writer's favorite color according to the passage？ 　　

A．	Yellow．
B．	Pink．
C．	Blue．
D．	Red．

（5）What do you think is the best title for the passage？ 　　

A．	Be friendly to strangers．
B．	Mothers like flowers．
C．	Be kind to loved ones．
D．	Love between parents and children．

In the middle of the dark forest，there lives an owl（猫头鹰）．All the animals know that he is the wisest among all of them．So they often go to him and tell him their problems．Then the owl always teaches them what to do．

One day，a little bird goes up to the owl．She starts crying．

"I'm not happy at all．I don't want to be a bird，" says the bird．

"Why don't you want to be a bird？"asks the owl．

 "I am so small，weak and useless．I want to be big and strong like the lion．He is very important，but I am not，"she cries．

Then the owl whispers（耳语）something in her ear．At once the bird dries her tears and goes away．One week later，the bird comes back．"Oh，thank you very much．You are a very wise owl，"she says to the owl．"I am very happy now．Every day，I sit on the tallest tree and watch for lions and tigers．When they come near，I shout at the top of my voice．Then my friends all run and hide．They are very thankful to me．I am useful and important now．"

The wise owl smiles and says，"No one in this world is useless．"

（1）Why doesn't the bird want to be a bird at the beginning of the story？ 　 　

（2）Does the owl help the bird？ 　 　

（3）When does the bird come back to say she is happy now？ 　 　

（4）How does the bird tell her friends that they are in danger？ 　 　

（5）What can you learn from the passage？ 　 　

A river was running happily in the hill， the valley（山谷） and the field． Soon it was stopped by a huge rock and the river was a little afraid and worried what it could do．

The rock said， "Hi， baby！Where are you going？"

The river answered， "I'm going to the sea． My mother is waiting for me．"

The rock made fun of the river and said， "You're too young． Go back to the hill at once． You can't get there． Don't come back here again!"

The river was surprised to hear that and said， "I can only go forwards（向前）．There's no river that goes backwards（向后）!"

The rock became angry and warned the river． "Don't speak! If you don't go back， you will have to change your direction． Don't want to run over my body!"

The river asked helplessly， "Where should I go？"

"You can go anywhere you like． Just don't come close to me!"

While they are talking， more and more water came here． Then it began to get out of control． The river ran quickly over the rock and the rock was washed pitifully．

The river said proudly， "A weak person will change his goal and direction． A person who is strong will only go ahead and nothing can stop him!"

（1）The final goal of the river was to go to the 　 　．

A．	field
B．	valley
C．	sea
D．	hill

（2）The rock wanted the river to 　 　．

A．	get out of control
B．	come close to him
C．	make fun of him
D．	go back to the hill

（3）The river ran over the rock 　 　．

A．	slowly
B．	softly
C．	quickly
D．	carelessly

（4）After meeting the rock， the river became 　 　at last instead of being afraid．

A．	proud
B．	helpless
C．	pitiful
D．	worried．

（5）The passage tells us that we should 　 　when facing difficulties．

A．	Avoid solving the problem
B．	become strong and go ahead
C．	change our dream directly
D．	be used to giving up silently

Two seeds（种子）lay side by side in the soil（土壤）．

The first seed said，"I want to grow！I want to send my roots（根）deep into the soil，and stretchmy sprouts（新芽）through the earth above me． I want to feel the' warmth of the sun on my face and the beauty of the fresh dew（露水）on my flowers in the morning！I will make friends with other plants，and we can grow together．"So she grew． However，she found that the other seed did nothing． She was curious（好奇的）and asked，"Don't you want to come out and see？"

The other seed said，"I am afraid． If I send my roots into the ground below，I don't know what I will come across in the dark． If I push my way through the hard soil above me，I might hurt my sprouts． And if I open my flowers，a naughty（顽皮的）child might pull me out of the ground． No，it is much better for me to wait until it is safe．"

The first seed didn't know what to say． The second seed sat there silently． A hen was walking nearby and looking for food． She found the second seed and ate it． Like this seed，if we do not take risks in order to grow，life may swallow（吞掉）us．

（1）What do we know about the first seed？ 　 　

A．	She was afraid of the dark．
B．	She wanted to grow．
C．	She didn't like the sunshine．
D．	She didn't trust her sprouts．

（2）The Chinese meaning of the underlined word "stretch" is " 　 　"．

A．	传播
B．	持续
C．	支撑
D．	伸展

（3）What can we learn from the first seed？ 　 　

A．	We can take risks to grow．
B．	We can make more friends．
C．	We can feel the warmth of the sun．
D．	We can enjoy the fresh dew．

（4）The second seed is afraid of growing because she thought 　 　．

A．	there wasn't much soil below it
B．	she couldn't push her way through the soil
C．	it wasn't the best time to grow
D．	sending roots into the soil would hurt her sprouts

（5）The story mainly teaches us about 　 　．

A．	the best way to avoid risks
B．	how dangerous the outside world is
C．	different attitudes（态度）towards taking risks
D．	how to grow plants correctly in the garden

A bird went to seek（寻找） its happiness in the distance（远方）．

It flew and flew when it suddenly saw a little wilting（枯萎的） flower， whose face was full of smile．Not knowing why， the bird asked the little flower． "You are going to die． Why are you still so happy？"

"I am going to bear fruit and my dream will come true．" said the little flower．

Then the little bird saw it： happiness is a hope in the heart．

The little bird kept flying； it flew and flew when it suddenly saw a lame（瘸的）duck，which was singing a song． Not knowing why， it asked the duck．"You are so unlucky． Why are you still so happy？"

"Because I saw a little duck fall． And I helped it stand up again!"

Then the little bird saw it： happiness is a love in the heart．

The bird kept flying； it flew and flew it suddenly saw a spider climbing a slippery wall． It fell off the wall for several time but it went on climbing over and over again．Not knowing why， the little bird asked the spider，"You failed again and again．Why don't you have pain but happiness on your face？"

"I am sure to climb up the wall if I try my best． Because of this， I am so happy．"

The little bird saw it：happiness is a faith（信念）in the heart．

The little bird didn't seek happiness any longer because it had truth：happiness is not in the distance but in your own heart．

（1）Where did the bird go to seek its happiness at first？ 　　

A．	In a far place．
B．	In the forest．
C．	On the top of a wall．
D．	Near a river．

（2）What was the little flower's dream？ 　　

A．	To become beautiful．
B．	To bear forest．
C．	To become strong．
D．	To bear fruit．

（3）Which word can best describe the lame duck？ 　　

A．	Clever．
B．	Helpful．
C．	Hopeful．
D．	Faithful．

（4）Who was happy because of having faith in the heart？ 　　

A．	The bird．
B．	The little flower．
C．	The lame duck．
D．	The spider．

（5）What do you think is the best title for the passage？ 　　

A．	Happiness is in the heart．
B．	Learn from the bird．
C．	How to be happy．
D．	Happiness is in the distance．

Depending on yourself

Growing up is not always easy． When we face difficulties， a spirit of depending on yourself is more useful than crying for help． That's what Hong Zhanhui's story of growing from boy to man with family hardship tells us．

Hong was born in 1982in a poor family in Xihua County （县）， Henan Province． When he was only 11， his father became badly ill and one day he came back with an unwanted baby girl． A year later， Hong's mother left home． She no longer wanted to live such a poor life and face her sick husband． So everything hard fell onto the young boy's shoulders： to take care of his father and the sister Chenchen， and to go on to study．

Although his life was hard， Hong didn't go away from his father and sister． He worked in part﹣time jobs to feed his family． He climbed tall trees to get birds' eggs for his sister． He walked two hours at weekends to the market to buy different things to sell around his school． A few years later， he studied at a college． To take care of Chenchen， he worked hard to rent （租） a room near his college for her， and sent her to school．

After Hong's story went public， he became a hero in people's eyes． But Hong refused offers from others． He said he felt encouraged by kind offers， but he could depend on his own work．

Through his hard life， he has grown up from boy to man．

From： Shanghai Middle School English Online

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Hong's spirit	（1）
Hong's birthplace	（2）
Hong's age when his mother left home	（3）
The distance between Hong's school and the market	（4）
The way Hong fed his family	（5）

Life is competitive ﹣ some kids can do something faster or better than other kids． This might not seem fair， but all people are different and how well you can do something is different to others． This means there are "winners" and "losers"， and lots of people are neither winners nor losers but in﹣between． You can choose to be a good winner or an even better loser whether you are competing against others or yourself．    Being a "good" winner    No one likes a "show off"．    No one likes someone who takes all the praise for the efforts of a team．    No one likes people who put others down to make themselves look good．    To be a good winner you need to：    ◆Be modest（谦虚的）．    ◆ Thank those who helped you for their efforts．    ◆ Keep trying to improve your skills．    ◆Aim for the next step up in whatever you are doing well．    Being an even better loser    Of course it's disappointing to lose， especially if you are close to winning． Behaving badly or angrily， name﹣calling and going on about things being "unfair" won't change the final result and will only make you look like a bad sport． And no one likes bad sports either．    To be an even better loser you need to ：    ◆ Behave politely， nicely and kindly．    ◆ Congratulate the other team．    ◆ keep any negative （消极的） thoughts to yourself ﹣ at least until you are away from the game． It's Ok to let out your negative thoughts to your best friend or parents later． And if you don't do very well in a game， try harder to learn for the next one． Improving yourself makes you a winner too．

（1）What can we learn from the first paragraph？ 　 　

A．	We are either losers or winners．
B．	We should face winning and losing properly．
C．	We can do nothing about winning and losing．
D．	We are always competing with others not ourselves．

（2）What should a better loser do when losing？ 　 　

A．	Let out his anger to his parents at once．
B．	Express his negative feelings in the game．
C．	Try harder to improve himself in the next game．
D．	Behave badly to his team members or competitors．

（3）Which one is not proper if we succeed？ 　 　

A．	Going on improving our skills．
B．	Telling our team members to aim higher．
C．	Thanking our team members for their efforts．
D．	Cindy shows her congratulations to other competitors even if she fails．

（4）Who is probably a bad sport？ 　 　

A．	Tom keeps saying the game is unfair when he loses．
B．	Jim encourages his teammates after their team loses．
C．	Anna thanks her coach for what he has done though she fails．
D．	Cindy shows her congratulations to other competitors even if she fails．

（5）What is the passage written for？ 　 　

A．	Telling us what we can learn from losing．
B．	Offering advice on what we can do to win．
C．	Encouraging us to become a winner instead of a loser．
D．	Giving advice on how to deal with winning and losing．

Trees are one of the oldest "citizens" of our earth． They keep our air clean，reduce noise pollution，improve water quality and provide food and building materials．

Just like us，trees change a lot as they grow．At 1 to 3 years old，young trees learn how to grow up safely．For example，many trees grow thorns to warn animals not to go near．Most young trees have large，deep green leaves so that they can catch enough sunlight and change it into their food and energy．

When trees are 4 years old， they begin to grow very rapidly and become strong enough to face challenges later in life． At the age of 15， trees become young adults． They grow more slowly and begin to produce flowers and fruit．

It is not until the tree is 20 to 25 years old that it becomes a real adult．The tree reaches its largest size．The adult tree gives us shade，oxygen and natural beauty．It is also a great place for a tree house，or a place for us to read a book， listen to music and so on． If we give the adult tree proper care， it will go on to live healthily for many years．

Gradually， trees begin to grow older and older and even die．At this time， they still have their important place in nature．When a tree becomes hollow or part of it becomes dead， it provides a home for small animals and is a source of food for many other animals．

In many ways， the life of a tree is similar to our own life experience． When we are looking at the life of a tree， we learn that each period of life brings its own form of joy and challenge． Enjoy every minute of the life of the trees and look after the trees!

                                                     The（1） 　　of a Tree

Something useful	Improve the environment and offer（2） 　　and materials for building．
Changes as they（3）	1 ﹣3 years old	Learn ways to grow up（4） 　　．	Grow thorns to warn animals．
			Catch enough sunlight with large green leaves．
	4 years old	Grow quickly and become（5） 　　．
	（6） 　　years old	Grow slowly and produce flowers and fruit．
	20﹣25 years old	Become real（7） 　　．	Give people a lot such as oxygen and good places to relax．
			Live longer if people take（8） 　　of them properly．
	Grow older or die	Be still（9） 　　in nature．
Conclusion	A tree's life is the（10） 　　as our life experience in many ways．

When the great library of Alexandria burned，the story goes，one book was saved．But it was not a valuable book，and a poor man got it．

The book wasn't very interesting，but between its pages there was something very interesting indeed．It was a thin strip of vellum（羊皮纸）on which was written he secret of the "Touchstone"．The touchstone was a small pebble（鹅卵石）that could turn any common metal into pure gold．

The writing explained that it was lying among thousands and thousands of other pebbles that looked exactly like it．But the secret was this：The real stone would feel warm，while ordinary pebbles are cold．

So the man sold his house， bought a tent， camped on the seashore， and began testing pebbles．He knew that if he picked up normal pebbles and threw them down again because they were cold， he might pick up the same pebbles hundreds of times． So，when he felt one that was cold， he threw it into the sea． He spent a whole day doing this but none of them was the touchstone． Yet he went on and on this way． Pick up a pebble．Cold﹣throw it into sea． Pick up another． Throw it into the sea．The days stretched into months and the months into years．

One day， however， about midafternoon， he picked up a pebble and it was warm． He threw it into the sea before he realized what he had done． He was used to throwing each pebble into the sea as soon as he picked it up． So when the one he wanted came along， he still threw it away．

So it is with opportunity（机会）．Unless we are vigilant，it's easy to fail to realize an opportunity when it is in hand and it's just as easy to throw it away．

（1）According to the passage， the touchstone is a stone 　　．

A．	that you can touch
B．	that can turn common metal into pure gold
C．	that can bring you thousands of pebbles
D．	that can bring you good luck

（2）The man threw the touchstone into the sea because 　　．

A．	it was cold
B．	it was a normal pebble
C．	he was too tired to hold it
D．	he had formed a habit

（3）How did the man probably feel when he realized it was the touchstone？ 　　

A．	Excited．
B．	Moved．
C．	Interested．
D．	Regretted．

（4）What's the meaning of the underlined word " vigilant" in the last paragraph？ 　　

A．	Brave enough．
B．	Hard﹣working enough．
C．	Careful enough．
D．	Strong enough．

（5）What does the writer want to tell us？ 　　

A．	Opportunity knocks but once．
B．	Use it or lose it．
C．	Where there is a will， there is a way．
D．	Practice makes perfect．

Happiness is important for everyone． Most people want to be happy， but few know how to find happiness． Here is a story to help you．

Once a bird lived unhappily． So it traveled far away to look for its happiness．

It flew and flew． Suddenly it saw a spider climbing up a wall． The spider fell off the wall halfway． But it kept climbing again and fell off again． Even so， the spider didn't give up． The little bird asked the spider in surprise． "Why don' t you have pain but happiness on your face though you fail again and again？"

"Because I keep making my efforts． I'm happy．" said the spider．

Then the little bird saw it happiness is a will in the heart．

The bird continued flying and saw a lame duck help a little duck who got lost to find the way back home． Although it was disabled， it had a smiling face．

"I'm happy because I can help others．" said the lame duck．

So the bird saw it happiness is a love in the heart．

The bird went on flying and suddenly saw a little dying flower， whose face was full of smile． The bird didn't know the reason． So it asked the little flower， "You're going to die． Why are you still so happy？"

"Because my dream will come true，" said the little flower．

"What is your dream？"

"To produce sweet fruit．"

The little bird saw it： happiness is a hope in the heart．

So the little bird no more looked for happiness because it had seen the truth happiness is not in the faraway place but in your own heart． You are the maker of your own happiness．

（1）Who never gave up though it failed again and again in this passage？ 　　

A．	The bird．
B．	The spider．
C．	The flower．
D．	The duck．

（2）Why is the little dying flower still so happy？ 　　

A．	Because it often helps others．
B．	Because it'll produce sour fruit．
C．	Because it has a hope in the heart．
D．	Because it keeps climbing up a wall．

（3）What can we know from the story？ 　　

A．	The bird found happiness in its own heart．
B．	The bird found happiness in the faraway place．
C．	The bird didn't know where happiness was at last．
D．	The lame duck wasn't happy because it had to help others．

（4）Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage？ 　　

A．	Happiness is important for everyone．
B．	Many people know how to find happiness．
C．	We make happiness by ourselves．
D．	The way to happiness is to have a dream， to help others and not to give up．

（5）The passage is mainly about 　　．

A．	will
B．	hope
C．	love
D．	happiness

A young man with a large bag on his back came far away for a master （大师）．He said， "Master，I am so lonely an so painful that the long trip makes me tired out，my shoes worn﹣out，my feet cut， and my hands also injured and bleeding…Why can't I find the sunin the heart？ "

The master asked， "What do you put in your large bag？"

The young man said，"lt is very important to me， inside it including the pain each time I fall， the tears each time I'm hurt，the trouble each time I feel lonely…Depending on it， I can come to you here，"

So the master took the young man to the river， where they crossed in a boat． On the other side of the river， the master said， "Hurry on your journey carrying the boat!"

"What， carrying the boat？" the young man was surprised， "it is to heavy． How can I carry it？""Yes'my son， you can't carry it，"the master just．smiled and said， "when you cross the river， the boat is useful﹣ But after crossing it， you will put down the boat and hurry on． If not， it willbecome a burden （负担）． Pain， loneliness and tears﹣﹣all these are useful to life． They can improve life， but if you don't forget them all the time， they will become the burden in life． Put it

down! My son， life can't bear（承受） a heavy burden． "

The young man put down his bag and hurried on． He walked easily and happily，and much fas﹣ter than before．

46． What does the underlined words Mthe sun" mean probably？ 　　

A．	Health．
B．	Wealth．
C．	Success．
D．	Happiness．

47． What's in his large bag？ 　　

A．	Clothes， tears and food．
B．	Pain， tears and trouble．
C．	Clothes， food and water．
D．	Pain， water and trouble﹣

48．How did they cross the river？ 　　

A．	By boat
B．	On foot．
C．	By swimming．
D．	Across the bridge．

49．Why did the master ask him to cany the boat？ 　　

A．	To teach him to improve his life：
B．	To tell him the boat is very useful
C．	To tell him the boat is very important．
D．	To teach him to put down his burden．

50．How did the young man feel after he put down his bag at last？ 　　

A．	Awful．
B．	Painfu．
C．	Relaxed．
D．	Surprised．

On a wild mountain，two goats met on a road just over a high cliff．（悬崖） The road was so narrow （狭窄）that there neither room for them to pass each other nor to turn round and go back． What do you think the two goats did？

One of them with great care laid himself down on the narrow rock， pressing as close to the rock as he could． Then the other goat gently and softly stepped over his friend， till， safely past him， he could lightly jump away．

The goat that had lain down then drew himself up， safe and free to leap again from rock to rock， and enjoyed the sweet grass on the hill happily．

However，two other goats met on the banks （河岸）of rushing river． A tree had fallen across and become a bridge from one side to the other．

The two goats looked at each other，and each wished to pass over first．

They stood for a moment with one foot on the tree， each thinking that the other would draw back． But neither of them would give away， and they met at last on the middle of the narrow bridge!

They then began to push and fight with their horns （角）， till at last their feet slipped， and both the goats fell into the stream， and were lost in the water!

36． Where did the first two goats meet？ 　　

A．	On the hills．
B．	On a bridge．
C．	On a narrow road
D．	At the bank of a river．

37． How did they pass the narrow road safely？ 　　

A．	By lying down
B．	By working together
C．	By jumping away
D．	By pressing to the rock．

38． What was the bridge made of？ 　　

A．	A tree
B．	A stone．
C．	Some stones．
D．	Some trees．

39．What happened when they met on the middle of bridge？ 　　

A．	They pushed and fought．
B．	They lay on the bridge．
C．	They looked at each other
D．	They stood on the bridge．

40．The passage tells us that 　　

A．	we should face the challenge in life
B．	we should be careful to cross the bridge
C．	we should give way to others at right time
D．	we should be brave to climb the mountains

Once there was a relative who offered a man．and his three sons two baskets of peaches （桃子）． One basket of peaches were just ripe （成熟） while the other were already overripe and would go bad at once．

The father asked， "Which way of eating can avoid wasting a peach？"

The eldest son said， "Of course，we should eat those overripe， for they can't be kept for three days．"

"But after you eat up those， the peaches in the other basket will go bad!" Certainly， the father was not satisfied with the eldest son's advice．

The second son thought for a while and said，"We should eat the peaches just ripe． Choose the good ones!"

"If so， won't the overripe peaches be wasted？Don't you think it pity？"

The father turned to the youngest son，"What good idea do you have？"

"I feel，"thinking for a while， the youngest son said， "we'd better mix them together， give

some of them the neighbors， and let them help us eat， so that we won't waste a peach at all．"

Hearing this，the father nodded and said with a smile，"OK． It is really a good way． Then

let's do it by your way． "

31． Who offered them two baskets of peaches？ 　　

A．	A boss．
B．	A friend．
C．	A relative
D．	a neighbor．

32． The father asked his sons a question about how to 　　

A．	avoid wasting a peach
B．	sell the peaches
C．	eat the overripe peaches
D．	send the ripe peaches

33．Which was the eldest son's idea？ 　　

A．	Eating them up．
B．	Eating those ripe peaches first
C．	Giving some to the neighbors．
D．	Eating those overripe peaches first．

34．Why did the father nod and smile at last？ 　　

A．	He felt sad．
B．	He felt worried．
C．	He was satisfied．
D．	He was disappointed．

35．what really does the father want to tell his sons？ 　　

A．	Sharing things with others．
B．	Avoiding wasting the peaches．
C．	Getting on well with brothers．
D．	Getting on well with neighbors．

Many years ago， there was a rich businessman． He had twenty servants． One day he wanted to make a trip to another town． He also wanted to take things to sell． He decided to take ten servants with him． They carried the things to sell and food to eat． The businessman was very kind． He said to one of his servants，" You are the smallest， the thinnest and the weakest of all my servants． You can't carry a heavy bag． You may choose the lightest bag to carry．"

The servant thanked his master． He picked out the biggest bag． This was bread for them to eat on the journey．"You are foolish，"said the businessman．"That is the biggest and heaviest bag．" But the servant lifted up the bag happily and the journey began． They walked for four hours， then they stopped for a rest． They all ate some of the bread． Then there was less bread for the servant to carry． The servant's bag grew smaller and lighter every day． At the end of the journey， the smallest servant had nothing to carry． Do you think the smallest servant is clever or foolish？

（1）The businessman had 　　servants．

A．	one
B．	twenty
C．	ten

（2） The businessman decided to take the servants with him to 　　．

A．	carry the things to sell
B．	carry the food to eat
C．	both A and B

（3） The businessman let the smallest servant 　　．

A．	carry the lightest bag
B．	not carry the bag
C．	carry the heaviest bag

（4） When they had a rest on the journey， they all 　　．

A．	drank some water
B．	ate some bread
C．	ate some meat

（5） From the passage the smallest servant is very 　　．

A．	kind
B．	foolish
C．	clever