After the examination, the doctor told my parents my sight would get worse and that I would lose my sight finally. On the way home from hospital, no one said a word. One day, would I only imagine the scenery beyond the glass rather than see it?
That September, I entered middle school. Most nights I had homework that included an armful of books to read. To keep up with other children, I took great trouble to finish the task. With my nose a couple of inches from the page, I was tired easily. What’s worse, after I had read several pages on my own, the words slipped off the page into inky pools.
However, then I did not have audio books and electronic devices like kids do now. Instead, Mom volunteered to read out loud. Mom worked part-time, cleaned the house, cooked and spent time with Grandma. In spite of being so busy, she showed up in my room like clockwork. She put on her reading glasses. Mom always thought those glasses made her look old. To me, she looked like a teacher.
In my room, Mom’s voice raced with the ticking of the clock. Being forced to focus on listening, I found a way to keep my marks up and compete with the other kids. When the teacher asked a question, I raised my hand with confidence. Teachers praised me for having a good memory. Reading removed my fear for my failing sight, reading also made me curious about other people’s challenges and how they managed. Though I could not use my eyes to fix on each passage, my mind lit up with every new book.
True to what the doctor said, the worst came, but thanks to Mom, my sense of hearing now allows me to “see”. This was the most precious gift from a mother to her child.
1.Why did the author and his parents keep silent on their way back home from hospital?
A. They all wanted to have a good rest.
B. The author didn’t do well in the exam.
C. What the doctor said made them worried.
D. They focused on the scenery along the road.
2.How did the author manage to get high marks?
A. By being confident.
B. By reading as many books as possible.
C. By getting help from his classmates.
D. By listening carefully.
3.We can learn from the text that ____________.
A. the author’s sight recovered finally
B. reading made the author more sensitive
C. the author’s mother didn’t work to look after him
D. reading made the author not worry about his sight
4.Which of the following could be the best title of the text?
A. My eyesight trouble
B. An unforgettable experience
C. With ears wide open
D. About Mother’s love
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Many people who work in London prefer to live outside it, and to go to their offices or schools every day by train, car or bus, even though this means they have to get up early in the morning and reach home late in the evening.
One advantage of living outside London is that houses are cheaper. Even a small flat in London without a garden costs quite a lot to rent. With the same money, one can get a little house in the country with a garden of one’s own.
Then, in the country one can rest from the noise and hurry of the town. Even though one has to get up earlier and spend more time in trains and buses, one can sleep better at night and during weekends, and on summer evenings, one can enjoy the fresh, clean air of the country. If one likes gardens, one can spend one’s free time digging, planting, watering, and doing the other jobs which are needed in a garden. Then, when the flowers and vegetables come up, one has the reward of one who has shared the secret of nature.
Some people, however, take no interest in country things: for them, happiness lies in the town, with its cinemas and theatres, beautiful shops and busy streets, and dance halls and restaurants. Such people would feel that their life was not worth living if they had to live it outside London. An occasional walk in one of the parks and a two-week-visit to the sea every summer is all the country they want: the rest they are quite prepared to leave to those who are glad to get away from London every night.
1.Which of the following statements is NOT true?
A. People who like country things prefer to live outside the city.
B. People who work in London prefer to live in the country.
C. Because of certain disadvantages of living outside London, some people who work in London prefer to live inside London.
D. Because of certain advantages of living outside London, many people who work in London prefer to live outside London.
2.When the flowers and vegetables in the garden come up, those ______ have the reward of one who has shared the secret of nature.
A. who live in the country.
B. who have spent time working in the garden.
C. who have a garden of their own.
D. who have been digging, planting, and watering.
3.People who think happiness lies in the town would feel that _______________ if they had to live outside London.
A. their life was meaningless
B. their life was invaluable.
C. they don’t deserve a happy life.
D. they were not worthy of their happy life
4.The underlined word “rest” in the last paragraph refer to “_____________”.
A. the rest questions
B. the rest people
C. the rest of the country
D. the rest of the parks and of the sea
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About ten year ago, a young and very successful businessman named Josh was traveling down a Chicago neighborhood street. He was going a bit too fast in his shiny, black, 12 cylinder Jaguar XKE, which was only two months old. He was watching for kids rushing out from between parked cars and slowed down when he thought he saw something. As his car passed, no child came out, but a brick sailed out and---WHUMP! ---It hit the Jag’s shiny black side door! SCREECH…immediately Josh stopped the car, jumped out, seized the kid and pushed him up against a parked car. He shouted at the kids, “What was that all about and who are you? Just what the heck are you doing?” Building up a head of steam, he went on. “That’s my new Jag, that brick you threw is going to cost you a lot of money. Why did you throw it？”“Please, mister, please…I’m sorry！I don’t know what else to do!” begged the youngster. “I threw the brick because no one else could stop” Tears were streaming down the boy’s face as he pointed around the packed car. “It’s my brother, mister,” he said. “He rolled of the curb(路沿)and fell out of his wheelchair and I can’t lift him up.” Sobbing, the boy asked the businessman. “Would you help me get him back into his wheelchair? He’s hurt and he’s too heavy for me.
Moved beyond words, the young businessman tried hard to swallow the rapidly swelling lump in his throat. Straining, he lifted the young man back into the wheelchair and took out his handkerchief and wiped the scraps and cuts, checking to see that everything was going to be OK！He then watched the younger brother push him down the sidewalk toward their home.
It was a long walk back to the black, shining, 12 cylinder Jaguar XKE—a long and slow walk. Josh never did fix the side door of his Jaguar. He kept the dent(凹痕)to remind him not to go through life so fast that someone has to throw a brick at him to get his attention. Feel for the bricks of life coming at you.
1.The boy threw a brick at the businessman’s car because _____.
A. the businessman drove his car at a high speed
B. he envied the brand-new car very much
C. he wanted to ask for some money
D. he wanted to turn to the businessman for help
2.Which of the following is the right order of the story?
a. The younger brother threw a brick at Josh’s car.
b. The elder brother fell out of his wheelchair
c. The younger brother begged Josh for help
d. Josh lifted the elder brother back into his wheelchair
e. Josh shouted at the younger
A. b, a, e, c, d B. a, c, d, b, e
C. b, a, c, e, d D. a, c, b, e ,d
3.What can we learn from the passage?
A. Josh would accept the money from the kids.
B. The two kids were Josh’s neighbors
C. Josh was a kind-hearted man.
D. Josh’s new car broke down easily.
4.According to the passage, the last sentence means____.
A. trying to get ready for the trouble in your future life
B. driving fast in the neighborhood street is dangerous
C. trying to be more understanding seeing others in trouble
D. protecting oneself from being hurt
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Sure, it’s good to get along with your teacher because it makes the time you spend in the classroom more pleasant.
And yes, it’s good to get along with your teacher because, in general, it’s smart to learn how to understand the different types of people you’ll meet throughout your life.
“But really, there’s one super-important reason why you should get along with your teacher. When you do, learning bursts right open,” says Evelyn Vuko, a longtime teacher who writes an education column called “Teacher Says” for the Washington Post newspaper.
In fact, kids who get along with their teachers not only learn more, but they’re more comfortable asking questions and getting extra help. This makes it easier to understand new material and do your best on tests. When you have this kind of relationship with a teacher, he or she can be someone to turn to with problems, such as problems with learning or school life, such as bullying.
As a kid in a primary or middle school, you’re at a wonderful stage in your life. You’re like a sponge (海绵), able to absorb lots of new and exciting information. On top of that, you’re able to think about all this information in new ways. Your teacher knows that, in most cases, is very excited to be the person who’s giving you all that material and helping you make it. Remember, teachers are people, too, and they feel great if you’re open to what they’re teaching you. That’s why they wanted to be teachers in the first place—to teach!
Some kids may be able to learn in any situation, whether they like the teacher or not. But most kids are sensitive to the way they get along with the teacher, and if things aren’t going well, they won’t learn as well and won’t enjoy being in class.
1.In the passage, the author mainly talks about _______.
A. how to get along well with others
B. how much the students are expected of to get along with teachers
C. the importance of a good relation with teachers
D. how to make the time in the classroom more pleasant
2.“Learning bursts right open” in the third paragraph really means _______.
A. there’ll be more problems with learning
B. you find an opening to learning
C. learning becomes easier for you at once
D. there’ll be no problems at all with learning
3.Which of the comments is FALSE on teachers and their work according to the passage?
A. Teachers sometimes have the same feelings as students do.
B. Teachers are excited even if you wouldn’t like to accept their teaching.
C. Though few, there are still some students who can learn even if they don’t like the teacher.
D. Having a bad relationship with your teachers does more or less harm to your studies.
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根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项.选项中有两项为多余选项。
Tips for Cooking on a Tight Schedule
From my experience, there are three main reasons why people don’t cook more often: ability, money and time. 1. Money is a topic I’ll save for another day. So today I want to give you some wisdom about how to make the most of the time you spend in the kitchen. Here are three tips for great cooking on a tight schedule:
1. Think ahead. The moments when I think cooking is a pain are when I’m already hungry and there’s nothing ready to eat. So think ahead of the coming week. When will you have time to cook? Do you have the right materials already? 2.
2. Make your time worth it. When you do find time to cook a meal, make the most of it and save yourself time later on. Are you making one loaf of bread? 3. It takes around the same amount of time to make more of something. So save yourself the effort for a future meal.
3. 4. This may surprise you, but one of the best tools for making cooking worth your time is experimentation. It gives you the chance to hit upon new ideas and recipes that can work well with your appetite and schedule. The more you learn and the more you try, the more ability you have to take control of your food and your schedule.
Hopefully that gives a good start. 5. And don’t let a busy schedule discourage you from making some great changes in the way you eat and live!
A. Try new things.
B. Ability is easily improved.
C. Make three or four instead.
D. Understand your food better.
E. Cooking is a burden for many people.
F. Let cooking and living simply be a joy rather than a burden.
G. A little time planning ahead can save a lot of work later on.
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On Sunday I had my own Father’s Day celebration. Suddenly I ________ about my dad a lot. My dad is absolutely the ________ man in the world. He would________ refuse anyone in trouble.
Every Thursday night, my dad would ________ Shreveport, to a church there. I always drove the car for him.
________ this happened many times, I recall ( 回想起) one incident on one of those trips to Shreveport. That time on the ________ , my dad saw a hitchhiker(搭便车的人 ). Dad asked me to pull the car over and offer him a ________ . Dad asked him his name and address, told him ours, and talked to him about all sorts of things.
At first the hitchhiker was hesitant (迟疑的 ), but he changed his ________ as he could tell we were really listening to him. I did know that it was quite________ outside and the hitchhiker was very happy to be able to get a lift in our warm car.
We ________ another forty-five minutes and learned that the hitchhiker was ________ many difficulties in life. Dad told him to keep his head up and said that________ would become better for him soon. He reached into his pocket and ________ the hitchhiker a twenty-dollar bill, leaving only a ten-dollar bill for himself. The hitchhiker then became very ________ .
I was always told never to ________ a hitchhiker and yet my dad did it every time he saw one. Dad always gave them money ________ he did not have much of his own.
From that I’ve learned a lot about my dad and ________ . I’ve learned that if you come from a place with ________ , you will show a lot of kindness to people who are ________ . Just one single kind act may________ someone’s life.
1.A. worried B. thought C. talked D. learned
2.A. cleverest B. bravest C. kindest D. funniest
3.A. never B. ever C. often D. sometimes
4.A. drive to B. stay in C. come from D. head for
5.A. Because B. So C. Unless D. Although
6.A. field B. street C. side D. way
7.A. dinner B. ride C. chance D. sign
8.A. attitude B. trip C. route D. plan
9.A. dark B. sunny C. cold D. windy
10.A. walked B. escaped C. drove D. flew
11.A. facing B. forgetting C. enjoying D. causing
12.A. habits B. choices C. ideas D. things
13.A. returned B. handed C. paid D. charged
14.A. angry B. nervous C. sad D. grateful
15.A. listen to B. pick up C. laugh at D. look at
16.A. as soon as B. except that C. even if D. as if
17.A. life B. business C. adventure D. entertainment
18.A. laughter B. success C. complaint D. love
19.A. suffering B. travelling C. playing D. studying
20.A. destroy B. change C. risk D. share
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根据单词提示或对原文理解填入适当的内容( 一个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。所填内容不超过三个词。
Here is a message 1. needs to be kept in mind by every mom and dad. You love your kids not because of 2. they do, but because of who they are.
In fact, raising a child is just like training a dog. You reward your children because of their 3. (succeed) or progress they made. 4. ( similar), a circus trainer gives a dog some food every time it 5. (jump ) through a hoop( 圈).
The dog isn’t loved for itself, 6. for its actions.
Dr. Laura Schlessinger, the popular talk show host, has a new book for children 7. ( title) “Why Do You Love Me?” Part of the story includes a mother 8. ( explain) to her son that it is not what he does that makes her love him—she loves him because he is unique and he is 9. (she) son.
Every mom, dad and grandparent needs to memorize the words of 10. popular song: “I love you most of all because you are you.”
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1.My grandfather is over 70, but he is still very e__ and often takes part in many activities.
2.He is full of c________, but his mother tells him not to be curious about other people’s privacy.
3.Water is a basic n_________ of life; that is to say, water is necessary and essential in our life.
4.Christmas actually started as a r_____ festival celebrated by Christians around the world.
5.When we met again, he a___ to me for not having kept his word and asked for my forgiveness.
6.It’s __________ (难以置信) that he finished the task in such a short time.
7.As a saying goes, however big the fool is, there is always a bigger fool to _____ ( 羡慕) him.
8.The major ____ ( 农业) products can be broadly grouped into foods, fibers, fuels, and raw materials.
9.As soon as you send us your plan, we will send you a reply _____________(立刻 ).
10.Girls’ education is always placed second __ (传统 ) in some parts of rural areas in our country.
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文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处，每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：把缺词处加一个漏符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1．每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2．只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
Recently I have heard that you feel stressing as a student of Senior One. Here is some advices on how to study effective.
First of all, learn in the relaxing way. This will remove our pressure, making study an easy job. Another way to keep up our spirits is to take part in sports. Not only exercise build up the body, but also it provides a time for us to relax and refresh our mind, helping us memorize things faster and long. Music, too, are another effective means of refreshing and helping them concentrate better.
Last but not least, we should exchange ideas with our classmates. Through the communication we can find support, that will encourage us to overcome difficulties in our study.
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假如你是李华，你远在美国的笔友Jack对中国的传统佳节——春节很感兴趣，他来信向你询问有关情况。请你给他回一封电子邮件，简单介绍春节及中国人是如何过春节的。应包括一下内容：
1. 春节的时间和在中国的地位；
2. 春节期间的活动；
3. ……
注意：
1. 字数120字左右
2. 可以适当增加细节，使行文连贯。
参考词汇： 农历 the lunar calendar 烟花 fireworks 爆竹 firecracker 问候 greetings 压岁钱 lucky money
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