There was a man who had four sons. He wanted his sons to learn to not judge things too quickly. So he sent them each on a quest, in turn, to go and look at a pear tree that was a great distance away. The first son went in the winter, the second in the spring, the third in the summer, and the youngest son in the fall.

When they had all gone and come back, he called them together to describe what they had seen. The first son said that the tree was ugly, bent, and twisted. The second son said no - it was covered with green buds and full of promise. The third son disagreed, he said it was laden with blossoms that smelled so sweet and looked so beautiful, and it was the most graceful thing he had ever seen. The last son disagreed with all of them; he said it was ripe and drooping with fruit, full of life and fulfillment.

The man then explained to his sons that they were all right, because they had each seen but one season in the tree's life. He told them that they cannot determine a tree, or a person, by only one season, and that the nature of who they are - and the pleasure, joy, and love that come from that life - can only be measured at the end, when all the seasons are over.

If you give up when it's winter, you will miss the promise of your spring, the beauty of your summer, fulfillment of your fall. Don't let the pain of one season destroy the joy of all the rest.

Don't judge a life by one difficult season.

46．Why did the man send his four sons to look at the pear tree in four seasons?

A．Because the sons didn’t get well on with each other.

B．Because the sons wanted to enjoy the different sights.

C．Because the man wanted his sons to learn to not judge things too quickly.

D．Because the man knew the pear tree completely.

47．What does the underline word “determine” mean according to the passage?

A. decide           B. believe           C. think           D. judge

48．If you give up when it’s winter, what you will get?

A．the promise of your spring　　B．the beauty of your summer

C．fulfillment of your fall       D．nothing

49．Which season is “the pain of the season” in Paragraph 4?

A．winter          B．spring           C．summer        D．fall

50．According to the passage, the main idea is that ________.

A．the pear tree had four seasons

B．the man loved his sons very much

C．don't judge a life by one difficult season

D．the youngest son is the cleverest man

　　A well-trained teacher is not nervous, because she has the confident which comes of knowing that she is fully prepared for her work. She can help all her pupils, from the brightest to the slowest; and when she realizes, from the silence of her class when she asks a question, that they have not understood what she has explained, she is able to repeat her explanation again in different ways. Above all, she must never cause her pupils to lose confidence(信心). She must always speak to them kindly and when one of them turns red with shame at having answered a question after a long delay instead of easily, she must quickly make him or her feel at ease again. I was once sad to see a teacher being unkind to a girl who put up her hand and then answered a question with mistakes.

　　(46) A well-train teacher is never nervous because ___________.

　　A. she knows she has not got everything ready

　　B. she has enough confidence to do it ready

　　C. she never knows it is a shame

　　D. she'd like to be anything but a teacher

　　(47) The underline sentence "She can help all her pupils, from the brightest to the slowest" means that she can help____________.

　　A. neither the brightest pupils of hers nor the slowest ones

　　B. either the brightest pupils of hers or the slowest ones

　　C. not only the brightest pupils of hers but also the slowest ones

　　D. all her pupils with the white skins or dark skins

　　(48) When well-trained teacher sees the silence of her class, _______________.

　　A. she will teach them a good lesson

　　B. she would get angry

　　C. she will not explain it any more

　　D. she is sure to explain what she has explained over and over again

　　(49) When the pupils can't give her correct answers, ________________.

　　A. she will be kind and patient to them

　　B. she will let them turn red with shame

　　C. she will keep them standing for a long time

　　D. she will order them to think over the question

　　(50) Seeing a teacher was once unkind to a girl, ____________.

　　A. the writer got very unhappy

　　B. the writer put up his hand

　　C. the writer answered the question instead of the girl

　　D. the writer was asked to stand up

　April 27 is an unusual day in Britain. It’s called Take Our Daughter to Work Day. It was from America in 1994 . On that day thousands of girls take a day off school and go with one of their parents to their work places. By doing this, it can teach girls more about the society(社會(huì)) where they live.

　Now the girls can have a close look at what their parents are doing. This may help them to be calmer when they have to choose a job. Mary experienced a day of work at her mother’s office. This helped her understand her mother’s work better. She said that this made her feel more confident about her future.

　Schools and many companies support(支持) the activity, too. Some schools even make the day a necessary part of school life.

　Experts(專家) think that girls with more self-confidence are more possible to be successful than common girls. If their parents can set good examples(榜樣) both at work and at home for them, they will do better than others.

(　 ) 46.Where was Take Our Daughter to Work Day from?

　　　　A. America. 　　　 B. China. C Britain. D. Australia.

(　 ) 47. On Take Our Daughter to Work Day, thousands of girls_______.

　　　　A. go on a journey with their parents　 B. have a party with their friends at home

　　　　C. go to the work places of one of their parents D. take part in a school activity freely

(　 ) 48. What does the underline word confident mean in Paragraph2?

　　　　　　 A 相信　　　 B 自信　　　 C 自負(fù)　　 D 自重

(　 ) 49. Which of the following is NOT true about Take Our Daughter to Work Day?

　　　　　　 A. It is an unusual activity on April 27 in Britain.

　　　　　　 B. Schools and many companies support this activity

　　　　　　 C. Many girls like this day because they won’t go to school.

　　　　　　 D. Some schools even make the day a necessary part of school life.

(　 ) 50. According to the experts, being______ is the most important to girls in their future.

　　　　　　 A. smart and careful　 　　　 B. confident　 C. hard-working 　　　 D. friendly

　 If we want to get on well with boys and girls properly, here are some "dos and don'ts" for you to follow

　 Keep a normal and healthy state of mind. Our schools and classes are made up of boys and girls," It is very natural for the boys and girls to make friends with each other. We should make as many friends as possible. We should not keep in touch with the other sex (性別)in secret.

　 Don't be too nervous or too shy. If you are a shy person, you can also find a way to make friends. First of all, you can make friends with the students who have the same interest and hobby as you. As both of you have much in common, you may have much to talk about. If you keep doing things like that, little by little, you will find you are as free to express yourself as others.

　 Don't fall into the ditch of early love. Boys and girls at adolescence (青春期)are rich in feelings. They easily regard friendship as love and fall in love with each other at an early age. In my opinion, early love is a green apple that can't be eaten. An apple won't taste sweet until it is fully ripe. Boys and girls at middle School are too young to carry the heavy burden of love. Keep out of early love.

(　 )46. The main idea of the passage is to______.

A. tell students to keep away from early love

B. advice boys and girls how to get on well with each other

C. tell students how to make friends with adults

(　 )47. We should keep in touch with the other sex in the following ways EXCEPT______.

A. with a good state of mind　　　　 B. in real friendship　　　　　　　 C. in secret

(　 )48. If you are a shy person, you can_______.

A. find friends with the same interest and hobby as you

B. only have a few friends of the same sex

C. not make friends with the other sex

(　 )49. What does the underline word "ditch" mean?

A. 波浪　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. 泥潭　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. 圈套

(　 )50. A person at young age_______.

A. easily regards friendship as love　　

B. is good at making friends with each other

C. is old enough to fall in love

The ant(螞蟻) works every day but the monkey plays in the tree every day in summer. One day the ant is carrying some candy to her home. Her home is next to a big tree. The monkey is playing games in the tree. He says to the ant, “Why are you working every day? It is warm today. Don’t work. Come and play games with me.” But the ant says, “Winter will come and it will be very cold. I want to store lots of food. I will sleep all day in winter.”
Winter will not come soon. You can work in autumn,” says the monkey.
Summer and autumn are over. There is snow(雪) everywhere. The monkey can’t find any food. Do you know what will happen?
【小題1】__________works every day in summer.