“如果你信念堅(jiān)定，你只需要堅(jiān)信所發(fā)生每一個(gè)結(jié)果都對(duì)你有利。也許過一段時(shí)間之后，你就會(huì)明白了”。相信這樣主題的閱讀表達(dá)文章能夠讓學(xué)生受益匪淺。

Two traveling angels stopped to spend the night in the home of a wealthy family.

The family was rude and refused to let the angels stay in the mansion’s guest room. Instead the angels were given a small space in the cold basement.

As they made their bed on the hard floor, the older angel saw a hole in the wall and repaired it. When the younger angel asked why, the older angel replied,

“Things aren’t always what they seem.”

The next night the pair came to rest at the house of a very poor, but very hospitable farmer and his wife.

After sharing what little food they had the couple let the angels sleep in their bed where they could have a good night’s rest.

When the sun came up the next morning the angels found the farmer and his wife in tears. Their only cow, whose milk had been their sole income, lay dead in the field.

The younger angel was infuriated and asked the older angel how could you have let this happen? The first man had everything, yet you helped him, she accused. The second family had little but ___________________, and you let the cow die.

“Things aren’t always what they seem,” the older angel replied.

“When we stayed in the basement of the mansion, I noticed there was gold stored in that hole in the wall. Since the owner was so obsessed with greed and unwilling to share his good fortune, I sealed the wall so he wouldn’t find it. ”

“Then last night as we slept in the farmer’s bed, the angel of death came for his wife. I gave him the cow instead. Things aren’t always what they seem. ”

Sometimes that is exactly what happens when things don’t turn out the way they should. If you have faith, you just need to trust that every outcome is always to your advantage. You just might not know it until sometime later.

1. What’s the best title of the passage?

2. Which sentence in the passage is the closest in meaning to the following one?

The couple shared their little food with the two angels and then spared their bed for the two angels to rest for a good night willingly.

3. Please fill in the blank in the passage with proper words or phrases to complete the sentence.（within ten words）

4. Do you think life is equal for the two families? And why? （within 30 words）

5. Translate the underlined sentence into Chinese.

My grandma still treats me like a child. She can’t imagine____grown up.  

A. my           B. mine          C. myself          D. me  

Our nerghbors gave _____ a baby bird yesterday that hurt ______ when it fell from its nest.  

A. us, it    B. us, itself    C. ourselves, itself    D. ourselves, it  

The medicine is on sale everywhere. You can get it at ___ chemist’s.

A. each      B. some     C. certain    D. any

Mr. and Mrs. White _______ at 8: 30 for the wedding, but they don’t show up.

A．should have arrived B．must have arrived

C．can not have arrived D．needn’t have arrived

So sudden _____ that the enemy had no time to escape.

         A．did the attack    B．the attack did  C．was the attack  D．the attack was

Meals in Spain are quite different from ____ they have in China.

A. which      B. what       C. that      D. whom

Don’t play with the dog, Jack, for it _____________be dangerous at times. 

 A. shall        B. should        C. can       D. Must

You have no idea how she finished the relay race ____ her foot wounded so much.

   A. for             B. when            C. with             D. while

根據(jù)對(duì)話內(nèi)容，從對(duì)話后的選項(xiàng)中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng).選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)多余選項(xiàng).

——Can you help me?

——Sure, what’s the problem?

——____81___.

——Well, how about San Francisco? We went there last year and had a great time.

——    82  

——Well, there is Golden Gate Bridge of course, and Golden Gate Park. It’s a really big park. You can go for long walks or take a rest in the Japanese Tea Garden. It’s beautiful there.

——    83    

——There is also a place called Fisherman’s Wharf. That’s really popular with tourists. There are lots of shops, cafes and restaurants. And from there you can go on a boat trip to Alcatraz. You know, it’s a small but very beautiful island.

——   84  

—— No, you can’t stay on the island; there aren’t any hotels. You can only go for the day. I think I’ve still got a book about San Francisco. I can lend it to you.

——   85    

A. What can you do there?

B. Oh, great! What a great place to stay in!

C What an idea! What is the best time to go there?

D. I can’t decide where to go for the holiday-----any ideas?

E. Thanks a lot. San Francisco, here I come!

F. Hmm, that sounds good.

G. How can I go there?