The repairman told me, “No charge, Professor Pan!” We’re friends.
“I’d rather pay,’’ I replied. “If it’s free, I can’t afford it!”
Chinese often refuse payment for professional services .insisting, “We’re friends now!” But then they show up later to ask me to tutor them in English，or get them into an American university, and I wish I’d have just paid the 30 yuan I owed them in the first place!
According to the Americans, “There is no free lunch.”, means that there’s a price for everything. And I’m always looking around to figure out what this means. Many of our neighbours have given us fruit or flowers or costly teas, never asking anything in return. For years, a bicycle repairman has repeatedly refused to let me pay him. “Wait until you have something major to fix!” he insists.
I mentioned to a peasant friend that I wished I had a stone mill to grind (磨) flour for bread. A month later he showed up with a beautiful mill that he and his uncle in the countryside had carved from a solid block of stone.
Chinese generosity is a real education for Americans like me, who would rather avoid social entanglements (糾紛) and just hand over the money. But cash can’t compensate (補償) for the greatest gift—friendship.
When an American saw some of my friends sitting on bamboo stools under the trees, sipping (呷) tea, he said, “They must have nothing better to do.” “Actually,” I said, “they are professors, with plenty to do. But probably you are right in saying that, at this moment, they have nothing better to do. And neither do I!”
And I joined the group. When chatting about tea and Chinese cooking and how much my boys have grown since we arrived, one man said, “They were pocket-sized when you came here. Now they’re taller than you. How time flies !.”
How life flies. And Chinese are smart enough to share what they know they cannot keep. They freely give off their time, never too busy to help a friend. And they are teaching me, slowly, to both give and receive. So the next time someone says, “No charge. We’re friends!” I will thank them heartily. But if they show up later asking me to tutor them in English, I’ll make sure they tutor my son in Chinese as well, because there’s still no free lunch.
1.Why did the author insist paying the repairman while he was offered free repairs?
A. Because he was an upright man.
B. Because he didn’t know the repair man
C. Because he thought it natural to pay for other’s service.
D. Because he didn’t want to help others in return.
2.Generally, the author thinks that .
A. Chinese are generous always ready to help their friends
B. Chinese are good at exchange of equal values
C. Chinese are free enough to drink and chat with their friends
D. Chinese are helpful but don’t treasure time
3.The best title for the passage should be “ ”
A. Still No Free lunch
B. A Good Lesson From Chinese
C. True Help or Not
D. Learn to Both Give And Receive
4.Which of the following is TRUE?
A. All the Chinese that once gave the author help have asked him to tutor them in English
B. When a peasant knew the author needed a mill, he made one for the author himself
C. The author thinks that Chinese are wise enough to enjoy the limited life
D. The author thinks little of the Chinese way of life.
快捷英語周周練系列答案科目：高中英語 來源：山東省濟南市2017-2018學年高二上學期開學考試英語試卷 題型：單項填空
I've been working all night and I'm _________.
A. put out B. carried out
C. brought out D. worn out
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科目：高中英語 來源：廣東省東莞市2016-2017學年高一下學期期末教學質量檢查英語試卷 題型：閱讀理解
How many times a day do you check your email? When you wake up? Before bed? A dozen times in between? The technology that was supposed to make our lives simple has taken up too much time. The average young man spends more than seven hours a day using technological devices(設備), with an additional hour just text-messaging friends.
The advantage of technological devices is connectedness: email lets us respond on the go, and we are in touch with more people during more hours of the day than at any other time in history. But is it possible that we’re lonelier than ever, too? That’s what MIT professor Sherry Turkle observes in her new book, Alone Together, which clearly describes our changing relationship with technology.
For Turkle, the biggest worry is the effect the weak connections have on our development. Technology isn’t offering us the lives we want to live. “We’re texting people at a distance,” says Turkle, “We’re using lifeless objects to convince ourselves that even when we’re alone, we feel together. And then when we’re with each other, we put ourselves in situations where we are alone—always on our mobile devices. It’s what I call a perfect storm of confusion about what’s important in our human connections.”
Moreover, communicating online is not equal to face-to-face communication. Online, you can ignore others’ feelings. In a text message, you can avoid eye contact. A number of studies have found that this generation of young people is less sympathetic(有同情心的)than ever. “That doesn’t lead to disaster,” says Turkle, “but the disadvantages still cannot be ignored.”
1.From the first paragraph we can learn that_________.
A. email checking helps people wake up early
B. people communicate mainly by text-messaging now
C. technological device production has been simplified
D. using technological devices costs young men much time
2.What is Sherry Turkle’s biggest worry?
A. Technology may make human connections confusing
B. Technology can’t help people remove loneliness
C. Technology may make people’s lives hard
D. Technology keeps people together
3.What is the author’s attitude to the influence of technology on people’s life?
A. Positive B. Negative
C. Hopeless D. Uncertain
4.What is the passage mainly about?
A. Technology brings many conveniences to people’s lives
B. Young men spend too much time on technological devices
C. Technology also brings people some disadvantages
D. Sherry Turkle observes people’s changing relationship with technology
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Have you ever seen the pictures of those suffering people who struggle every day for just a few drops of water? Water is not a never-ending resource（資源）,but a resource more valuable and limited than anything else on the earth. 1.But drinking water is becoming less and less.It is important that people understand this.2.
According to a senior official,China is facing a water crisis（危機）more serious than any other countries in the world.3.Measures must be taken to save water.
4.?By following these simple suggestions,you will save money on your water bill.Vegetables and fruit should be washed in a bowl rather than under a running tap.Never put the water down the drain（下水道）when there may be another use for it such as watering a plant or cleaning.
Avoid washing the toilet unnecessarily.5.Take shorter showers.Do not let water run while shaving,brushing your teeth or washing your hair or face.Recently,Singaporeans were urged to shower a minute less as part of a national water protection effort.
By thinking carefully about your water use in the home and changing some water wasting habits,it is easy to save water.
A.Do not use your toilet as a wastebasket.
B.Saving water is the proper thing to do now.
C.Some other countries are facing water problems.
D.The crisis is caused by widespread drought（大面積的干旱）,pollution,rapid economic growth and waste.
E.Water is the most important thing for life.
F.People can overcome drought by saving water.
G.It is important to use water wisely.
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1.He is d______ to the work of helping those who suffer from accidents and earthquakes.
2.Because of the ______ (極端地) cold weather, we were unable to plant the trees.
3.After g______ from university, he landed at a job he was interested in.
4.In the good care of the nurses, the boy is ______ (逐漸地) recovering from his heart operation.
5.As far as I’m c______, there’s no shortcut in our studies.
6.This project d______ to help the students in need just didn’t work out as planned.
7.Joe is proud and stubborn, never a______ he is wrong and always looking for someone else to blame.
8.With many problems a______ (出現(xiàn)), he didn’t know what to do next.
9.As tourism grows popular, Chinese are becoming particularly ______ (敏感) to improper behavior.
10.This hospital ______ ______ (附屬) the medical college was destroyed in the flood.
11.Not only I but also Jane and Mary are tired of having the exam ______ ______ ______ (一個接一個).
12.He want to do something ______ ______ ______ (報答) the kindness that she offered him.
13.In the dark street, there wasn’t a single person ______ ______ she could turn for help.
14.In school, we always arrange all kinds of activities ______ ______.(按時間表)
15.As is known to us all, theory ______ ______ ______(以….基礎) practice and in turn serves practice.
16.While he is listening, he is busy ______ ______ (記錄) what the teacher is saying.
17.______ ______ teach (決心) his daughter in English, he spent much money employing English teachers.
18.Tell your doctor with a detailed medical history ______ ______ (以致于) he can give you the accurate treatment.
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It is every kid’s worst nightmare (夢魔) and six-year-old Jaden Hayes has lived it twice. First, he ______ his dad when he was four and then last month his mom died unexpectedly, ______ him an orphan (孤兒).
Jaden is understandably heartbroken. But there’s another side to his ______. A side he first made ______ 3 weeks ago when he told his friends that he was tired of seeing some people sad all the time. And he had a plan to ______ it.
Here is how it all ______. Jaden asked his aunt to buy a bunch of little ______ and take him to downtown Savannah to give them away. He ______ people who aren’t already smiling and then turns their day around, expecting ______ in return—but a smile.
So far he has gone out on four different occasions and ______ nearly 500 smiles. Sometimes he doesn’t get exactly the ______ he was hoping for: it simply confuses some people ______ a six-year-old would give them a toy. They ______ to behave awkwardly: stepping back or giving a ______ smile. In most cases, however, he will be paid ______ in hugs. Those good reactions have worked wonders: the more people that he made smile, the more ______ came out of him.
For Jaden, he would ______ his parents with each passing day. ______ he is a little fighter; he chooses to ______ his life with a smile. Meanwhile, he puts smiles back on the face of others to lift their ______. He reminds us too, that however tough life can be, there is always some measure of joy.
1.A. saw B. lost C. saved D. recognized
2.A. proving B. seeing C. leaving D. finding
3.A. interest B. action C. delight D. sadness
4.A. public B. available C. short D. safe
5.A. achieve B. fix C. enjoy D. finish
6.A. helped B. ended C. began D. changed
7.A. flowers B. toys C. books D. keys
8.A. believes B. loves C. asks D. targets
9.A. nothing B. something C. everything D. anything
10.A. collected B. exchanged C. claimed D. shared
11.A. answers B. gifts C. reactions D. thanks
12.A. why B. how C. when D. where
13.A. refuse B. tend C. pretend D. continue
14.A. warm B. wide C. tight D. sweet
15.A. handsomely B. separately C. equally D. cautiously
16.A. envy B. joy C. surprise D. doubt
17.A. miss B. search C. tell D. visit
18.A. Still B. Then C. Yet D. Even
19.A. brave B. start C. risk D. celebrate
20.A. performances B. hands C. spirits D. eyes
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科目：高中英語 來源：新人教版2017-2018學年高一必修1英語：Unit 2 第2課 課時練習 題型：單項填空
I thought she was famous，but none of my friends have ________ heard of her.
A. even B. ever
C. just D. never
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My husband and I used to live in the city.But we often faced a lot of problems there.There was a lot of late?night noise.It was difficult to find parking.And the rent of the apartment was high.Finally，my husband and I decided to move to the suburb outside Boston.
We started looking for our new home.It turned out that many other people were also moving to the suburbs and it wasn’t easy to find a nice house there.Finally we went to see a small and dark house.It needed a lot of work.But it was well built and it was on a street where we could walk to Starbucks，restaurants and bus stops.Well，before I knew it，we had made an offer and the house became ours.
On our first night in the house I cried for five hours.I thought we had made the wrong decision and I wanted to go back to the city—the house was smelly and old.And many families and old people lived around it.But after thinking of the problems we had when we were living in the city，I calmed down.Besides，our new home wasn’t that bad，after all.I had a driveway of my own.There were three big bedrooms and a backyard for my dog.Oh，how lovely the sound of nothing was.I changed the house inch by inch and it became a very comfortable home.
We have been in our house for over two years until now and it’s the best move we have ever made.While I’m glad I can drive into the city in fifteen minutes and enjoy all it has offered，I’m always happy to return home.
1.Why did the writer and her husband move to the suburb?
A. They found jobs there.
B. They could only afford a small house.
C. They dreamed of living in the country.
D. They no longer liked living in the city.
2.On the first night in the house，the writer .
A. was too excited
B. felt scared living there
C. regretted moving there at first
D. was moved to tears by its quietness
3.What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 3 show about the house?
A. It was lovely.
B. It was really quiet.
C. It had nothing in it.
D. It has beautiful sound.
4.We can learn from the passage that the writer .
A. hates driving to the city
B. is afraid of returning home
C. loves living in the suburbs now
D. cannot wait to go back to the city
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科目：高中英語 來源：江西省九江市2017-2018學年高二上學期開學考試英語試卷 題型：完形填空
On a sunny day, Linda and Jack were to try the new boat on the river．Linda jumped out of bed excitedly, got dressed quickly and woke up her brother Jack．
After ____ Linda and Jack arrived at the riverbank and ____ the new blue boat waiting for them．They got into the boat and packed their picnic under the ____．Linda started the engine and ____ they went into the wide, brown and unknown ____ of the river．
Suddenly, they found the boat sounded ____ round a bend in the river．On the distant sandbank they saw a long dark creature ____ in the sun. It opened one eye at them and then suddenly disappeared into the ____．
“What was that?” shouted Jack．
“It looked like a crocodile to me!” said Linda．“We’d better be ____．”Just as they came round the next ____, the engine ____ and came to a stop．Linda ____ to start the engine again． But it wouldn’t start. They were ____．
“Let’s get the wooden oars,” said Jack． “Maybe we can ____ the boat free．
They tried but failed．
“We’re stuck on a sandbank,” said Linda. “We’ll just have to sit here having our ____ and wait for the water to ____．”
“It’s boring!” said Jack．
Suddenly, they felt the boat move .It moved slowly off the sandbank. And the engine started again. Just at the same time they noticed a black ________ by the boatside and in no time it disappeared in the brown water ahead.
They ________ their journey down the river. It was so exciting .
At noon they saw a small river _________ the main river. It wasn’t on the map . “Let’s ________ there!” said Linda.
The boat turned and went into the smaller channel .On both sides grew thick unknown trees.
1.A. meal B. lunch C. dinner D. breakfast
2.A. realized B. discovered C. found D. thought
3.A. sun B. seat C. fire D. bank
4.A. away B. around C. on D. up
5.A. water B. flood C. flow D. position
6.A. smoothly B. normally C. badly D. hardly
7.A. walking B. laying C. lying D. sleeping
8.A. sands B. woods C. air D. water
9.A. serious B. brave C. careful D. slow
10.A. bend B. river C. animal D. boat
11.A. put out B. broke down C. gave in D. got off
12.A. planned B. managed C. tried D. intended
13.A. stuck B. delayed C. stopped D. kept
14.A. expect B. give C. use D. push
15.A. rest B. picnic C. sightseeing D. fun
16.A. fall B. come C. rise D. run
17.A. snake B. figure C. shade D. fish
18.A. gave up B. started C. ended D. went on
19.A. leading off B. separating from C. dividing into D. leaving for
20.A. observe B. watch C. explore D. play
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