Biggie Burger, a new fast-food restaurant, will soon be opened in the town. A large group of kids and parents were holding signs shouting outside it yesterday. They were there because they didn’t want the restaurant to open. Never!
“This kind of food is really bad for us!” said Diana, “It’s high in salt, fat, and sugar. it’s unhealthy and we are going to say ‘no’ to it!”
“Our town has been a quiet place. Restaurants like these bring people and also a lot of trouble to this area,” said Barbara. “And I’m afraid they will take business away from our local restaurants.”
Other local people don’t agree. The officials(官员) believe that Biggie Burger will bring in huge amounts of money to help improve the town. And 17-year-old Sandy can’t wait for Biggie Burger to open.” I love their hamburgers and fried chicken wings! And I can get a job there.”
Sandy’s dad, a cleaner, agrees, “Biggie Burger’s prices are just right for a family like ours.”
Michael, who owns a toy shop next door to Biggie Burger, is excited, too. “Maybe people who come for a Biggie Burger will spend a few minutes in my store and pick up something.”
The town will hold a meeting on Thursday to hear sides. Everyone is welcome to take part in it. Come and give your opinion!
根据短文内容，判断下列句子正误。正确的用“A”表示，不正确的用“B”表示。
1. Biggie Burger was opened yesterday and many people were there.
2. Diana thinks that the food in Biggie Burger is too expensive.
3. Barbara is afraid that fewer people will come to the local restaurants.
4. Sandy and Michael welcome the opening of Biggie Burger.
5.The town doesn’t care about people’s opinions when making a decision.
One morning, a blind boy sat beside a building with a hat by his feet. He held a sign which said, “I am blind. Please help me.”
There were only a few coins in the hat. A man was walking by. He took out a few coins from his pocket and dropped them into the hat. He then took the sign, turned it around, and wrote some words on it. He put the sign back so that everyone who walked by could see the new words.
Soon the hat began to fill up. A lot more people were giving money to the blind boy. That afternoon the man who had changed the sign came to see how things were. The boy recognized his footsteps and asked, “Are you the one who changed my sign in the morning? What did you write?”
The man said, “I only wrote the truth. I said what you said, but in a different way.”
What he had written was, “Today is a beautiful day, but I can’t see it.”
Do you think the first sign and the second sign were saying the same thing?
Of course both signs told people the boy was blind. But the first sign simply told people to help by putting some money in the hat. The second sign told people that they were able to enjoy the beautiful day, but t
The first sign simply said the boy was blind, while the second sign told people they were so lucky that they were not blind.
There are at least two lessons we can learn from this simple story.
The first is: Treasure (珍惜) what you have. Someone else has less. Try your best to help those who need your help.
The second is: Be creative. Think differently. There is always a better way.
6. From the article we know that________.
A. the boy always has a hat on his head
B. the man is one of his neighbors
C. the boy is blind and needs help
D. the boy works for the man
7. On the sign what the man wrote was, “ .”
A. Treasure what we have already had
B. Today is a beautiful day, but I can’t see it
C. We are so lucky that we are not blind
D. Try your best to help those who need your help.
8. According to the article, which of the following is TRUE?
A. The hat began to fill up after the man wrote some words on the sign.
B. The man took away all the few coins from the hat.
C. The boy wanted to get enough money to go to school.
D. Nobody wanted to give any coins to the blind boy.
9. The word “recognized” here in Chinese means _______.
A. 承认 B. 接受 C. 表扬 D.认出
10. _______ is the best title (题目) for this story.
A. Be careful not to be blind.
B. Be creative. There is always a better way!
C. Be kind to the blind!
D. Don’t always get, but offer!
参考答案
1—5 BBAAB 6—10 CBADB
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