11．　　One day, a king saw a farmer who was working so hard that he didn't notice a(1)      on his leg.
　　The king shouted, "Farmer, there is a snake on your leg!"The farmer shook it off and(2)      his work.
　　The king was surprised. "Don't you know that the snake can(3)      you?Is your work more important than your life?"
　　The farmer said, "Your Majesty(陛下), (4)      I don't work hard, my family will be too hungry to live!That's the only thing that I am(5)      of. "
　　The king(6)      to give the farmer much money.
　　A year later, the king met the farmer again. The farmer was fatter than before. The king saw he had a(7)      on his right hand and asked him, "What(8)      to your hand?"
　　"My finger was hurt by a thorn(刺). Now I need to take care of my hand. "the farmer replied. The king was surprised. "When you were(9)      , you did even not fear a snakebite. But now you say that you need(10)      after being hurt by a thorn !"
　　The farmer said, "Your Majesty, perhaps you've never heard the saying, 'That was then, this is now'. "

12．　　On the first day of school, Socrates told his students, "Today, we'll only learn one thing. That is to swing your(1)      forward and backward. "
　　He showed them and as a result all the students(2)      . "Sir, is it also learned?"one of the students laughed. "Of course!You think this is a(3)      thing, but it isn't easy in fact. "Socrates replied(4)      . Hearing this, the students laughed even harder.
　　Without being a little angry, Socrates said, "Ill teach you how to learn this action well. After that, start today, (5)      you will do it 100 times a day. "
　　At first, the students all swung their arms and said to(6)      , "How easy and funny it is!"Ten days later, Socrates asked, "Who still(7)      swinging his arm?"About 80% of the students raised their hands. Twenty days later, Socrates asked, "Who still keeps on swinging his arm?"About 50% of them put up their hands while the other students kept(8)      without saying or doing anything. Three months later, Socrates asked again. This time, (9)      raised his hand except one student. He was Plato. Perseverance(坚持不懈)is the simplest yet most difficult thing in the world. Plato was(10)      just because of his perseverance. Only the one who can hold on a simple thing may make it.

14．　　In a police dining hall, a young officer was so pleased with his mushrooms(蘑菇)that he decided to share them. When their breakfast arrived the next day, each officer found some mushrooms on his plate.
　　"Let the dog try a piece first, "suggested an old officer who was afraid that the"mushrooms"might be poisonous. And he didn't want to die.
　　The dog seemed to enjoy its mushrooms, and the officers then began to eat their meal, saying that the mushrooms tasted wonderful.
　　An hour later, however, a gardener rushed in to tell that the dog was dead. At once, the officers jumped into their cars and rushed to the nearest hospital. And the officers had a very unpleasant time washing off the remains of the mushrooms from their stomachs.
　　When they returned to the police station, they sat down and started to discuss the mushroom poisoning. The gardener was called in to give a full description of the way the poor dog had died. "Did it feel much pain before death?"asked one of the officers, feeling very lucky that he had avoided a painful death himself. The gardener looked rather surprised. "No, "he said. "It was killed when a car ran over it. "

15．　　We always think that it's OK for us to leave our plants alone during our vacation. That's because plants won't scream(大叫)like pets, so they must be okay, right?
　　A recent study has found that some plants will scream in a high frequency(频率)when they are having stress.
　　The research was carried out on tomato plants and tobacco(烟草)plants by cutting their stems (茎)and taking water away from them. When they started cutting the stems, they found that the plants started"screaming"between 20 and 100 kHz and they believe that this scream is to warn other plants nearby.
　　When the tomato plants' stems were cut, 25 distress sounds(求救信号)were recorded during an hour, and on the other hand, 1 l distress sounds were recorded from the tobacco plants.
　　When they took water away from the plants, the tomato plants recorded even more distress sounds with 35 distress sounds in an hour while the tobacco plants recorded 15 distress sounds.
　　The group of scientists then said, "This changes the way we think of plants as we always made sure that they were silent, but the thing is that their voices are too high to be heard. "

16．　　Gu Ailing(Eileen Gu)is a freeskier(自由滑雪运动员)with an American father and a Chinese mother. (1)      But in June 2019, she became a Chinese citizen and chose to compete for China.
　　Gu Ailing started to learn skiing in 2006. (2)      At the age of nine, she was able to ski well and started to win her first gold medals. (3)      In 2020, she won two gold medals for China at the 3rd Winter Youth Olympic Games. In 2021, she won two gold medals for China at the X Games in the US. This year she won two gold medals for China at the 2022 Winter Olympic Games.
　　Although Gu Ailing was American, the 18﹣year﹣old girl has always been proud of her Chinese roots(根). She speaks Chinese with Beijing accent(口音)and calls herself"a Beijing girl". She spent her summer vacation in Beijing every year with her mother when she was young. (4)      She had a good relationship with them. In her free time, Gu Ailing has many hobbies, such as running, riding horses and playing football. (5)      
A. She is also interested in art.
B. At that time, she was only three
C. Gu has brought China medals for many times.
D. She grew up and still lives in the United States.
E. She was a foreign girl but she often played with Chinese children.

17．　　We don't like to be(1)      (fill) with hate every day, but sometimes we do need a day to complain about(抱怨)something. February 24 is"I Hate Coriander(香菜)"Day. It gives people a perfect chance to do so!There are lots of people(2)      love coriander. However, some people hate the little green thing, and it can really make them feel(3)      (comfortable) when they see a meal at a restaurant(4)      some all over the top. Some of you may be nodding(5)      (you)heads right now!But why?Well, it is believed that genetics(遗传学)plays(6)      important role. So, what's the(7)      (begin)of this hate for coriander?Well, it started a few years ago. Some people started an online group(8)      (name)"I Hate Coriander". The group members are the people who(9)      (simple) hate coriander!You may think this is a small group, but no;it has thousands of members!In fact, the group even sells its own(10)      (produce). So it is clear to see that there is a big group of people who hate coriander. Do you hate coriander?Do you want to join the group?

18．　　The Asian elephant is the largest animal in Asia. The elephants are usually 5 to 6 meters tall and weigh 3 to 5 tons. Yunnan is the only home for wild Asian elephants in China. The province has built 11 nature reserves(保护区) and its population has risen to 300 today.
　　However, in 2020, 15 wild Asian elephants left their home in Xishuangbanna, Yunnan Province. They kept going north, walking through fields and towns. The journey did harm to 561, 333 square meters of crops and led to losses of nearly 6. 8 million yuan.
　　People wonder why the elephants are on the move and where they are heading. Zhang Li, a life science professor at Beijing Normal University, suggested that the elephants need more space and food, or they are losing their home. Another idea suggests that a change in earth's magnetic field(磁场)has made the elephants think they should move.
　　The government has tried to protect the safety of both humans and the elephants. They have fed the elephants tons of food in order to guide them away from city areas. They have also watched the group's movement, warning nearby people not to get close to the elephants. A total of 76 police cars and trucks, five diggers and nine drones(无人机)have been used to protect the animals.

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