阅读分层强化训练三（Level 1）
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题材：哲理故事 文章：213字 问题：135字 建议用时：5-6分钟 实际用时：____ 分钟 Once there was a boy. He loved sweets very much. He always asked his father for sweets.
The boy's father thought hard about how to stop the child from asking for so many sweets. A great man lived nearby. The boy's father decided to take the boy to him. He might be able to make the child give up sweets.
So they went to the great man. The father asked the great man to help him. But the great man liked sweets himself. He told the father to bring his son back after a month.
During the month, the great man tried to give up eating sweets. At last he did it. When the boy and his father returned after a month, the great man had a talk with the boy. From then on, the boy did not ask for sweets any more.
The boy's father felt surprised, \you a month ago?\myself?\
A person's example is always stronger than words. We should not ask others to do what we can't do ourselves.
1. The boy's father took his son to the great man because __________.
A. the man lived close to the house. B. the man might give him some help. C. the man was also fond of sweets. D. the man had already given up sweets. 2. Which of the following is NOT TRUE?
A. The great man had a hobby of eating sweets. B. The great man gave up eating sweets in a month.
C. The father and son came back to the man a month later. D. The boy failed to stop eating sweets at last. 3. Which is the best title for the passage?
A. Eating Sweets is Bad For Children. B. A Good Way to Give up Eating Sweets. C. Giving up Sweets is Not Difficult. D. Examples Speak Louder Than Words. （7）
题材：人生哲理 文章：230字 问题：135字 建议用时：5-6分钟 实际用时：____ 分钟 Albert was an ordinary worker in an oil company in America. His workmates gave a nickname (绰号) \ As time went by, people forgot his real name. Later, when Rockefeller, the board chairman (董事长) of the oil company, heard of it, he was very surprised, so he invited Albert to come to his office. \people give you a nickname for 'Four dollars a bucket'. Why aren't you angry?\asked Rockefeller with some puzzlement in his eyes.
\Mr. Rockefeller! I like this nickname very much, because 'Four dollars a bucket's is our company's advertisement. As long as someone calls me 'Four dollars a bucket' once, I think it's free advertisement for our company. It's not necessary for me to get angry. Don't you think so, Mr. Rockefeller?\
\What a wonderful man!\Rockefeller said excitedly when hearing Albert's words \man! Work harder, you must be successful in the future! I believe in you!\
Five years later, Albert became the second board chairman after Rockefeller.
Later Albert said in one of his reports, \way to do the world-shaking things. We should treat everything actively because maybe our future success will begin from a small thing!\
1. What was Albert in The oil company at the beginning?
A. A worker. B. An assistant. C. A manager. D. The second board chairman.
2. Why wasn't Albert angry about his nickname?
A. He liked to have a nickname. B. It could make his workmates happy.
C. He could become famous. D. It was a free advertisement for his company. 3. What is the main idea of this passage?
A. Rockefeller asked young people to work harder. B. It's very important to do small things well.
C. You can't get angry when someone calls your nickname. D. You should make more advertisements for your company. 4. What would be the best title for this passage?
A. I Believe in You B. Albert and Rockefeller
C. Four Dollars a Bucket D. The Second Board Chairman （8）
题材：人生哲理 文章：266字 问题：144字 建议用时：6-7分钟 实际用时：____ 分钟 My friend often ask me,\is because of my positive attitude to self-confidence. Some people may say that self-confidence is a form of conceit(自负), and they may be right.?However, my self-confidence allows me to feel relaxed no matter how difficult the thing I face.
I remember the first time I took part in an English competition. Three years ago, my classmates chose me to speak in an English competition at our school. When I went onto the stage, I felt pretty nervous. Suddenly, my mother’s words came back to me: “ If you want to do something, it costs nothing but self-confidence.” Since I was chosen to be there, it meant I must have the ability to succeed. “ Get a hold of yourself,” I said to myself. “ You have prepared for for this competition for the past three months. You are the best.” Strangely, I felt calm after I spoke to myself with such confidence. And I was successful!
?Without self-confidence, I couldn’t have succeeded. Many kinds of difficulties will certainly come into our lives from time to time in the future. If we face those difficulties bravely, we are sure to succeed.
So, my friends, be confident! Even if you are not the best, it doesn’t matter. Don’t you always do your best to achieve your aims? Of course you do. That’s enough to give you confidence, and confidence will make you happier.
1. Joe always feels relaxed because ________.
A. he is happy B. he has positive attitude to self-confidence C. his parents always let him be relaxed D. he can face many difficult things 2. Why did Joe’s classmates choose him to take part in the English competition? A. Because he was very clever. B. Because he was very confident. C. Because has the ability to succeed. D. Because he can speak English. 3. Joe felt very ________when he went onto the stage.
A. nervous B. confident C. successful D. Happy 4. Joe thinks one needs ______ if he/she wants to succeed.
A. to be brave B. to be happier C. to face many difficulties D. to have self-confidence 5. What’s the best title of this article?
A. My Story About Self-confidence B. Joe’s Story
C. The Successful Story D. The Importance of Self-confidence 精读训练：分析文中划线句子的结构并译成汉语。
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答案：（6）BDD (7) ADBC (8) BBADD
翻译：?然而，我的自信，使我无论遇到多么困难的事情都感到轻松。 ?如果没有自信，我不可能取得成功。
