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A.Becausetheythinktheycannot.B.Becausetheyaretoooldtodoit.

C.Becausetheyliketheirlivingplaces.D.Becausetheygetonwellwiththetrainer.

3.Howdidthemanfeelafterheheardwhatthetrainersaid?

A.Moved.B.Surprised.C.Angry.D.Nervous.

4.Whichofthefollowingisthemissingpartinthelastparagraph?

A.Failingispartoflearning.B.Weshouldbedifferentfromothers.

C.Helpinganimalsishelpingourselves.D.Travelingalwaysmakespeoplerelaxed.

5.Whatisthebesttitleforthistext?

A.APleasantTrip.B.ACruelTrainer.C.ElephantTraining.D.TheElephantRope.

（2）

Howquicklycanyoucountfromonetoten?

Doyouusetendifferentwordstodoit?

CanyoudoitinEnglish，ordoyouhavetouseyourfirstlanguage?

Doyoucountonyourfingers?

Manypeoplethinkthatnumbersandmatharethesameallovertheworld.Butscientistshavediscoveredthatitisnottrue.

Peopleindifferentpartsoftheworldusedifferentwaystocountontheirfingers.IntheUnitedStates，peoplebegincountingwiththeirfirstfinger，whichtheyextendorstickout.Theythenextendtherestoftheirfingersandfinallythethumb（拇指）tocounttofive.Thentheyrepeatthiswiththeotherhandtogettoten.InChina，peoplecountbyusingdifferentfingerpositions.Inthisway，aChinesepersoncaneasilycounttotenononlyonehand.

Besideswaysoffingercounting，scientistshavefoundthatculturesandlanguagesarealsodifferentwhenitcomestonumbers.Somelanguageshaveonlyafewwordsfornumbers，andothershavenowordsfornumbers.Agroupofscientistsstudiedaboriginal（土著的）peopleinAustralia.Thesepeopledon’thavehandmovementstostandfornumbers.Theydon’tevenhavewordsfornumbers.However，theyarestillabletounderstanddifferentideasaboutnumbers.

Inasimilarstudy，researchersfromtheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnologydiscoveredthatpeopleofthePirahatribe（部落）innorthwesternBrazildon’thavewordsfornumberssuchas“one”or“three”.Theyarenotabletosay“fivetrees”or“tentrees”butcansay“sometrees”,“moretrees”or“manytrees”.ProfessorEdwardGibsonsaidthatmostpeoplebelievethateveryoneknowshowtocount，“Buthereisagroupthatdoesnotcount.Theycouldlearn，butit’snotusefulintheirculture，sothey’veneverpickeditup.”

Althoughallhumansareabletounderstandquantities（数量），notalllanguageshavenumbersandnotallpeopleusecounting.Numberwordsinacertainlanguagearearesultofpeopleneedingnumbersintheirdailylives.Nowweknowthatpeoplehavedifferentideasaboutnumbersandmath，too.

1.Thewriterbeginswiththe

fourquestionsinorderto_______.

A.makeasurveyB.interestreadersC.tellastoryD.solvemathproblems

2.WhatdowelearnfromthedifferenceinfingercountingbetweentheU.S.andChina?

A.PeoplefromChinacountmuchfasterthanpeoplefromtheU.S.

B.PeoplefromChinaneedtwohandstocountfromonetoten.

C.Peopleofdifferentculturesmayusedifferentwaysoffingercounting.

D.Peopleofdifferentculturesusethesamewayoffingercounting.

3.WhichofthefollowingistrueaboutaboriginalAustralians?

A.Theyhaveonlyafewwordsfornumbers.

B.Theyhavehandmovementstostandfornumbers.

C.Theycanonlycounttofiveontheirfingers.

D.Theycanunderstanddifferentideasaboutnumbers.

4.ThestudyofthePirahatribeshowsthat_________.

A.peopleallovertheworldknowhowtocount

B.peopleofthetribehavewordsfornumbers

C.somegroupsofpeoplearenotsmartenoughtocount

D.countingisnotusefulinthecultureofthetribe

5.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?

A.Peoplefromdifferentcultureshavedifferentideas

aboutnumbersandmath.

B.ChinesepeoplecancountmoreeasilyontheirfingersthanAmericans.

C.Insomeaboriginalcultures，peopledon’tevenknowhowtocount.

D.Somelanguagesdon’thavenumberwordsbecausepeopledon’tneednumbers.

（3）

Ispokeatamiddleschoolin1995.Whenitwasover,theheadmasteraskedmeifIwouldvisitastudent.Anillnesshadkepthimathome.Hewantedtomeetme,thinkingIknewaboutovercomingdifficultiesandgoingfordreams.Iagreed.

Duringthedrivetohishome,IknewhewascalledMatthew,arealfighter.Hehadamuscledisease.IspentanafternoontalkingtoMatthew.Neveroncedidhecomplainorask,“Whyme?

”Hedidn’tmentionhowhewasmadefunofbeingdifferent,hejusttalkedabouthishopeforthefuture,andhowonedayhewantedtoliftweightswithme.

Whenwefinishedtalking,IpulledoutthefirstgoldmedalIwonandputitaroundhisneck.ItoldhimhewasmoreofawinnerandknewmoreaboutsuccessandovercomingdifficultiesthanI.Helookedatitforamomentandhandeditback,saying,“Rick,youareachampion.Youearnedthatmedal.Someday,whenIgettotheOlympicsandwinmygoldmedal,Iwillshowittoyou.”

LastsummerIheardfromMatthew’sparents.Theywantedmetoreadaletterhewrotetomeafewdaysbeforehisdeath.

DearRick,

I’vekeptallthelettersyouwrotetome.ItoldyousomedayIwasgoingtotheOlympicstowinagoldmedal.IknownowIwillnevergettodothat.ButIknowIamachampion.WhenIgettoheaven,Godwillgivememygoldmedal,andwhenyougetthere,Iwillshowittoyou.

Thanksforlovingme.

Matthew

1.Theboywishedtomeettheauthorbecause_______.

A.headmiredtheauthorverymuch 

B.hewishedtotakepartintheOlympics

C.hehopedtomakefriendswiththeauthor 

D.heenjoyedgoinginforweightlifting

2.Afterreadingthispassageweknow________.

A.Matthewwasgoodatweightlifting

B.Rickhadthesimilardiseaseasachild

C.Matthewremainedoptimisticinfaceofdisease

D.Rickencouragedtheboytobecomeachampion

3.Whydidtheboyrefusetheauthor’smedal?

A.Hethoughthewasnotworthyofit. 

B.Rickregardedthemedalasatreasure.

C.ThegoldmedalwasverydeartoRick. 

D.Hedidn’twanttobepitiedbyothers.

4.AfterthewritertalkedwithMatthew,heknew_______.

A.Matthewwasnotpleasedwithhislife 

B.Matthewwasgoingtokillhimself

C.MatthewwasarealfighterD.Matthewwasgoingtobeathiminthenearfuture

5.WhatcanbeinferredfromMatthew’sletter?

A.Matthewwasunhappybeforedeath 

B.RickkeptintouchwithMatthewforalongtime.

CMatthewsentsomepicturestoRick. 

D.MatthewgotanOlympicgoldmedal.

（4）

MariewasasinglemotheroftwochildreninruralMissouri.Sheworkedfull-timeduringthedayandsoldhandcraftedleathergiftsonweekends.Shealsogavemuchsparetimetomanycharitiesandcommunityprojects.

ThenonedayMariereceivedsomeshockingnewsfromherdoctor.Shehadcancer,anditwasspreadingrapidly.Shehadnotenoughmoneytoputacentinthemedicaltreatmentsshewouldneed.Soon,Mariesawwhatshehadalwaysknown:

althoughshewasnotwealthyinmaterial,shealreadyhadthemostvaluablethingsonearth:

Hundredsinhercommunityandsurroundingareasteameduptohelpherandherfamily.

ManypeopleshehadtouchedincaringwaysshowedappreciationforMarie'

slife.Mariedidnotlivetoseethedaywhenherbillswerefullypaid.However,shelivedlongenoughtofeeltheloveofthoseshehadcheerfullyserved.

Thespiritsofloveandgratitudebecamemoreandmorewhentheyareshared.Happinessistheresultofsharingloveandgratitude.GivingselflesslywasavaluethatMariedisplayedallherlife,andherspiritofgivinglivedafterherinthosewhoknewandlovedher.

Allherlife,Mariehadshowedthetruthofthissimpleprinciple:

happinesswillnotcomefrommaterial,wealthorfortune.Rather,itisanattitudethatcomesfromappreciatingwhatwealreadyhave.Wecanfindthehappinessweseekifwewillfirstshareitwithothers.Then—andonlythen—wewillhavethemostvaluablepossessionsonearth:

love,happiness,andincreasinggratitude.

1.WhenMariaknowsshegotcancer,_________.

A.Shedidn’tmaketheothersknow.

B.Shehardlyhasmoneytoaffordthemedicaltreatments

C.Thefamilymembersaresad.

D.Shegivesmuchsparetimetomanycharitiesandcommunityprojects.

2.Whichoneoftheseistrue?

A.Atlast,Mariadiedbecauseshehasnomoneytogetthemedicaltreatments

B.Lovewillbecomemoreandmorewhenweshareit.

C.Mariafeltlonelywhenshedied.

D.Happinesscomesfrommaterial,wealthorfortune.

3.Whydothepeopleteameduptohelpherandherfamily.

A.BecausetheythinkMariawaspoor.

B.BecausetheyareMaria'

sfriends.

C.BecausetheylikeM