Peter was a sensitive (敏感的) boy. You only had to touch his hair a little bit and he would begin to 1 .And no one could make him stop.
As Peter grew up,people started to stop him from going to certain places. Some activities are 2 business,and cannot be done in the middle of laughter. Peter wanted to just be a normal boy. But 3 worked. So,as time went on,he began to feel sad for being 4 .
One day in the street,he met a special clown. The clown was very old and could 5 walk. Peter asked the clown how such an old man could go on being a clown.
“I have no one to take the place of 6 ，”said the clown ,“and I have a very serious job to do. ” So the clown took Peter all over the city,to many 7 .All were full of sick children with very serious problems. But as soon as they saw the clown,their faces changed with a smile.
When the visit came to an end,the old clown said ,“Now do you see what a serious job it is? That's 8 I can't retire,even at my age. ”
“It's true ,” answered Peter, “not everyone could do it. You have to have a special 9 for laughter. And that's so hard to find. ”
And that is how Peter became a 10 , and took the place of the special old man.
1. A. cry B. talk C. laugh D. jump
2. A. serious B. relaxing C. traditional D. special
3. A. everything B. anything C. something D. nothing
4. A. famous B. different C. ill D. funny
5. A. hardly B. nearly C. always D. already
6. A. you B. him C. me D. her
7. A. schools B. markets C. hospitals D. libraries
8. A. why B. how C. when D. where
9. A. part B. secret C. idea D. gift
10. A. doctor B. clown C. teacher D. pilot
Peter是個敏感的男孩，哪怕別人輕輕觸碰到他，他就會笑個不止，他因為自己的與眾不同而感到難過。直到有一天 碰到一個老年小丑，他才發現原來自己擁有的是一種特殊的 天賦，可以給別人帶來快樂。
1. C上文提到Peter是個敏感的孩子，下文提到have a special. .. for laughter,由此可推斷此處表示只要觸碰到 Peter—點點，他就開始笑。laugh意為“笑”。
2. A 由下文的 cannot be done in the middle of laughter 可知，有些商業活動不能在笑聲中進行，由此可知這種活動 應該是嚴肅的。故serious“嚴肅的”符合此處語境。
3. D由上句及轉折連詞but可知Peter成為正常人的想法沒有奏效，故nothing為最佳答案。
4. B由上文可知Peter和正常人不一樣，故選different,意為“不同的” 。 famous意為“著名的”；ill意為“生病的”； funny意為“有趣的”，均不符合此處語境。
5. A上文提到小丑非常老，此處表示他幾乎不能走路。hardly意為“幾乎不”。
6. C 由文章最后一段的 took the place of the special old man可知，此處表示小丑還沒有找到代替自己的人，此處是 小丑說的話，故選用賓格代詞me。
7. C 由下句 “ All were full of sick children with very serious problems. ”可知，生病的孩子們待的地方應該是醫院， 故正確答案為C項。hospital意為“醫院”。
8. A上述就是小丑在這么大年紀還未退休的原因，That's why...意為“那就是……的原因”。
9. D have a special gift意為“有一種特殊的天賦”，其中gift意為“天賦”，不是“禮物”。
10. B 由空格后的 took the place of the special old man 可知，后來Peter也成了一名小丑。
laughter n.笑聲 normal adj.正常的
down n.小丑 retire v.退休
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A. Alibaba Group is the biggest company in China
B. Alibaba's IPO has raised $25 billion
C. Jack Ma used to be a math teacher
D. Jack Ma is the richest man in the world
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B. To work as a guide.
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c. Ma worked as an English teacher in Hangzhou.
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1. How many angelfish are there in a group?
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3. What do the angelfish first change when they change from female to male?
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