Once upon a time all feelings went to an island for a vacation, and each was having a good time. Suddenly, a warning of a strong storm was announced ,so all rushed to their boats. Yet, Love did not wish to run away quickly. There was so much to do. But as the clouds darkened, Love realized it was time to leave. But there were no boats to spare. Love looked around with hope.
Just then Richness was passing by Love in a grand boat. Love shouted, "Richness, can you take me with you?" Richness answered, "No, I can't. There is a lot of gold and silver in my boat. There is no place here for you."
Love decided to ask Vanity(虛榮) who was also passing by in a beautiful boat for help, But Vanity said with a cold voice, “No, I can’t take you with me. My boat will get dirty with your mummy feet.”
Sorrow passed by after some time. Again, Love asked for help. But it was useless. “No, I can’t take you with me. I am so sad. I want to be by myself.”
When Happiness passed by a few minutes later, Love again called for help. But Happiness was so happy that it hardly concerned about anyone else.
Love was growing restless and hopeless. Just then somebody called out, “Come, Love, I will take you with me.” Love did not know who was being so kind, but jumped onto the boat happily.
After getting off the boat, Love met Knowledge. Love asked, “Knowledge, do you know who was so kind to give me a lift when no one else wished to help?”
Knowledge smiled, "Oh, that was Time,"
"Time?" asked Love. "But why did Time help me?" Knowledge smiled with deep wisdom and answered, "Because only Time is capable of understanding how valuable Love is."
【小題1】According to the passage, which one did not go to an island for a vacation?

America is growing older. Fifty years ago, only 4 out of every 100 people in the United States were 65 or older. Today,10 out of every 100 Americans are over 65. The aging of the population will affect American society (社會(huì)) in many ways —education, medicine, and business. Quietly, the growing of America has made us a very different society —one in which people have a quite different idea of what kind of behavior is suitable at various ages.
A person’s age no longer tells you anything about his/her social position (職位、地位), marriage or health. There’s no longer a particular year in which one goes to school or goes to work or gets married or starts a family. The social clock that kept us on time and told us when to go to school, get a job, or stop working isn’t as strong as it used to be. It doesn’t surprise us to hear of a 29-year-old university president or a 70-year-old man who has become a father for the first time. Public ideas are changing.
Many people say, ‘I am much younger than my mother—or my father—was at my age.’ No one says ‘ Act your age’ any more. We’ve stopped looking with surprise at older people who act in youthful ways.
【小題1】It can be learnt from the text that the aging of the population in America ______.

America is growing older. Fifty years ago, only 4 out of every 100 people in the United States were 65 or older. Today,10 out of every 100 Americans are over 65. The aging of the population will affect American society (社會(huì)) in many ways —education, medicine, and business. Quietly, the growing of America has made us a very different society —one in which people have a quite different idea of what kind of behavior is suitable at various ages.

A person’s age no longer tells you anything about his/her social position (職位、地位), marriage or health. There’s no longer a particular year in which one goes to school or goes to work or gets married or starts a family. The social clock that kept us on time and told us when to go to school, get a job, or stop working isn’t as strong as it used to be. It doesn’t surprise us to hear of a 29-year-old university president or a 70-year-old man who has become a father for the first time. Public ideas are changing.

Many people say, ‘I am much younger than my mother—or my father—was at my age.’ No one says ‘ Act your age’ any more. We’ve stopped looking with surprise at older people who act in youthful ways.

1．It can be learnt from the text that the aging of the population in America ______.

　　　 A. has made people feel younger

　　　 B. has changed people’s social position

　　　 C. has changed people’s understanding of age

　　　 D. has slowed down the country’s social development

2．The underlined word ‘one’ in the first paragraph refers to____.

　　　 A. a society　 　 B. America 　 C. a place 　　 D. population

3．."Act your age " in the last paragraph means people should ______.

　　　 A. be active when they are old

　　　 B. do the right thing at the right age

　　　 C. show respect for their parents young or the old

　　　 D. take more physical exercise suitable to their age

4．If a 20-year-old man becomes general manager of a big company, the writer of the text would most probably consider it ______.

　　　 A. normal 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. wonderful 　　　

　　　 C. unbelievable 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　 D. unreasonable

閱讀理解

　　A city man from a big city with a new carriage (馬車) and a beautiful pair of horses was driving along a country road. He didn't give much attention (注意) to where he was going. Pretty soon he realized (意識(shí)到) that he was lost , but he continued to drive, expecting(希望)to find his way or to meet someone who could tell him how to get back to the town.

　　It was a long lonely road, for many hours he kept on driving. When it was almost dark, he saw a farmer ploughing(耕地) the land. He stopped and called out, “Hello, farmer. ”“Hello, yourself, ”the farmer replied, still ploughing.

　　“Where does this road go?”

　　“I haven't ever seen it to anywhere. It always stays right where it is,”said the farmer, without stopping his work.

　　“How far is it to the next town?”said the driver, speaking a little louder.

　　“Don't know, never measured(測(cè)量)it,”replied the farmer.

　　By this time the city man was getting angry. “What do you know? You are the biggest fool(傻瓜)that I have ever seen. ”

　　The father stopped ploughing and looked for a long time at the city man. Then he said scornfully (輕蔑地) , “Maybe I don't know much. Perhaps I am a fool. But at least (至少) I am not lost.”

1．The city man was driving along the country road to ________.

[　　]

A．a(chǎn) town

B．a(chǎn) city

C．a(chǎn) village

D．a(chǎn) place he was not sure of

2．Soon he found that ________.

[　　]

A．he missed the bus

B．he was lost

C．he had to look for his new carriage

D．he lost a beautiful horse

3．It was a long lonely road, and ________.

[　　]

A．only one carriage could run on it

B．it was far from the town

C．it was far from the town

D．he could see some people working in the fields

4．The city man did not stop driving ________.

[　　]

A．until he saw a farmer in a field

B．when it was almost dark

C．until he was tired

D．until he and his horses were tired

5．Which of the following can replace(代替)“go”in the sentence “where does this road go”?

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閱讀理解

　　A city man from a big city with a new carriage (馬車) and a beautiful pair of horses was driving along a country road. He didn't give much attention (注意) to where he was going. Pretty soon he realized (意識(shí)到) that he was lost , but he continued to drive, expecting(希望)to find his way or to meet someone who could tell him how to get back to the town.

　　It was a long lonely road, for many hours he kept on driving. When it was almost dark, he saw a farmer ploughing(耕地) the land. He stopped and called out, “Hello, farmer. ”“Hello, yourself, ”the farmer replied, still ploughing.

　　“Where does this road go?”

　　“I haven't ever seen it to anywhere. It always stays right where it is,”said the farmer, without stopping his work.

　　“How far is it to the next town?”said the driver, speaking a little louder.

　　“Don't know, never measured(測(cè)量)it,”replied the farmer.

　　By this time the city man was getting angry. “What do you know? You are the biggest fool(傻瓜)that I have ever seen. ”

　　The father stopped ploughing and looked for a long time at the city man. Then he said scornfully (輕蔑地) , “Maybe I don't know much. Perhaps I am a fool. But at least (至少) I am not lost.”

1．The city man was driving along the country road to ________.

[　　]

A．a(chǎn) town

B．a(chǎn) city

C．a(chǎn) village

D．a(chǎn) place he was not sure of

2．Soon he found that ________.

[　　]

A．he missed the bus

B．he was lost

C．he had to look for his new carriage

D．he lost a beautiful horse

3．It was a long lonely road, and ________.

[　　]

A．only one carriage could run on it

B．it was far from the town

C．it was far from the town

D．he could see some people working in the fields

4．The city man did not stop driving ________.

[　　]

A．until he saw a farmer in a field

B．when it was almost dark

C．until he was tired

D．until he and his horses were tired

5．Which of the following can replace(代替)“go”in the sentence “where does this road go”?

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