A famous teacher was speaking to the students at our school. He began his lesson by holding up a £100 bill. Then he said to the three hundred students, "Who would like to have this £100 bill?" The students began to put up their hands at once.
Then he said, "I am going to give this bill to one of you, but first, let me do this." He then made this bill into a ball. Then he said, "Who wants it?" Hands went into the air.
"Well," he said, "What if I do this?" and he dropped it on the floor and stepped on it. He picked up the dirty, crumpled bill and said, "Who still wants it?" Hands went back into the air.
"My friends," he said, "You've learned a valued lesson today. No matter what I did to the money, you still wanted it because it didn't go down in value. It was still worth £100.
Many times in our lives, we're dropped, crumpled, and stepped on by the chances we take and the things that happen to us. We feel as if we are worth nothing. But remember, no matter what has happened to you, you will never lose your value. You are always valuable to those who love you. Your value doesn't come from what you drop or whom you know,but WHO YOU ARE .
You are special and valuable. Don't ever forget it!
小題1:The story happened ______.
A.when the teacher gave the students some advice on how to learn English
B.when the students were having a meeting
C.when the teacher gave the students a speech
D.when the students were discussing something interesting with their teachers
小題2:Even though the money was dirty, it _______.
A.went up in valueB.was worth much
C.didn't reduce in valueD.was still ours
小題3:The underlined sentence “Hands went back into the air.” in the third paragraph
means_______.
A.the students put up their hands again
B.the students put down their hands
C.the students agreed to what the teacher said
D.the students put their hands in front of them
小題4:Why did the famous teacher use a £100 at his lesson?
A.Because he wanted to give a lecture about money.
B.Because he was used to dropping a bill on the floor and stepping on it.
C.Because he was going to give the bill to one of the students.
D.Because he wanted to make the students know what the value was.
小題5:What lesson can you learn from the passage?
A.£100 bill is worth the same no matter what you do with it.
B.All people love money most.
C.Your value doesn't change no matter what happens to you.
D.The value of money changes when it is made dirty.

小題1:C
小題2:C
小題3:A
小題4:D
小題5:C
我們要珍惜我們自己,因為我們的價值在愛我們的人的眼里,永遠不變。
小題1:細節(jié)題。根據(jù)第一段第一行A famous teacher was speaking to the students at our school.
小題2:細節(jié)題。根據(jù)第四段第二行because it didn't go down in value. It was still worth £100.
小題3:猜測詞義題。根據(jù)下一段的No matter what I did to the money, you still wanted it可知即使錢臟了,但是學生們?nèi)匀慌e手要錢。
小題4:推理題。根據(jù)文章倒數(shù)第二段第三行no matter what has happened to you, you will never lose your value.可知他是想用這個故事告訴學生他們自己的價值。
小題5:推理題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段最后三行no matter what has happened to you, you will never lose your value. You are always valuable to those who love you. Your value doesn't come from what you drop or whom you know,but WHO YOU ARE .可知C正確。
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