We have two daughters: Kristen is seven years...

We have two daughters: Kristen is seven years old and Kelly is four. Last Sunday evening, we invited some people home for dinner. I dressed them nicely for the party, and told them that  their job was to join Mommy in answering the door when the bell rang. Mommy would introduce them to the guests, and then they would take the guests’ coats upstairs and put them on the bed in the second bedroom.

The guests arrived. I introduced my two daughters to each of them. The adults were nice and kind and said how lucky we were to have such good kids.

Each of the guests made a particular fuss over Kelly, the younger one, admiring her dress, her hair and her smile. They said she was a remarkable girl to be carrying coats upstairs at her age.

I thought to myself that we adults usually make a big “to do” over  the younger one because she’s the one who seems more easily hurt. We do it with the best of intentions.

But we seldom think of how it might affect the other child. I was a little worried that Kristen would feel she was being outshined. I was about to serve dinner when I realized that she had been missing for twenty minutes. I ran upstairs and found her in the bedroom, crying.

I said, “What are you doing, my dear?”

She turned to me with a sad expression and said, “Mommy, why don’t people like me the way they like my sister?” Is it because I’m not pretty? Is that why they don’t say nice things about me as much?

I tried to explain to her, kissing and hugging her to make her feel better.

Now, whenever I visit a friend’s home, I make it a point to speak to the elder child first.

1.The underlined expression “make a big ‘to do’ over” (Paragraph 4) means “” .

A. show much concern about          B. have a special effect on

C. list jobs to be done for         D. do good things for

2.The guests praised Kelly for carrying coats upstairs because of her ________.

A. beautiful hair                   B. pretty clothes

C. lovely smile                 D. young age

3.Kristen felt sad and cried because ________.

A. the guests gave her more coats to carry

B. she didn’t look as pretty as Kelly

C. the guests praised her sister more than her

D. her mother didn’t introduce her to the guests

4.We can conclude from the passage that ________.

A. parents should pay more attention to the elder children

B. the younger children are usually more easily hurt

C. people usually like the younger children more

D. adults should treat children equally

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We have two daughters: Kristen is seven years old and Kelly is four. Last Sunday evening, we invited some people home for dinner. I dressed them nicely for the party, and told them that their job was to join Mommy in answering the door when the bell rang. Mommy would introduce them to the guests, and then they would take the guests’ coats upstairs and put them on the bed in the second bedroom.

The guests arrived. I introduced my two daughters to each of them. The adults were nice and kind and said how lucky we were to have such good kids.

Each of the guests made a particular fuss over Kelly, the younger one, admiring her dress, her hair and her smile. They said she was a remarkable girl to be carrying coats upstairs at her age.

I thought to myself that we adults usually make a big “to do” over the younger one because she’s the one who seems more easily hurt. We do it with the best of intentions.

But we seldom think of how it might affect the other child. I was a little worried that Kristen would feel she was being outshined. I was about to serve dinner when I realized that she had been missing for twenty minutes. I ran upstairs and found her in the bedroom, crying. I said, “What are you doing, my dear?”

She turned to me with a sad expression and said, “Mommy, why don’t people like me the way they like my sister? Is it because I’m not pretty? Is that why they don’t say nice things about me as much?”

I tried to explain to her, kissing and hugging her to make her feel better.

Now whenever I visit a friend’s home, I make it a point to speak to the elder child first.

1. The underlined expression “make a big ‘to do’ over” (paragraph 4) means ______________.

A. pay much attention to               B. have a special effect on

C. list jobs to be done for               D. do good things for

2.We can conclude from the passage that _______________________________.

A. parents should pay more attention to the elder children

B. the younger children are usually more easily hurt

C. people usually like the younger children more

D. adults should treat children equally

3.The guests praised Kelly for carrying coats upstairs because of her __________________.

A. beautiful hair      B. pretty clothes      C. lovely smile       D. young age

4.Kristen felt sad and cried because ________________________.

A. the guests gave her more coats to carry

B. she didn’t look as pretty as Kelly

C. the guests praised her sister more than her

D. her mother didn’t introduce her

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My 17-year-old daughter went off to college and having her away from home brought back memories of watching Peter Pan when she was little. In the classic TV production, one scene in particular impressed me: when Mrs. Darling puts her children into bed. As she turns off the last of the night light, she takes one last look at the bedroom and says, “Dear night lights, protect my sleeping children.” As a mother, I know how much she loves her children.

It has been several weeks since we took our daughter to college and she seems to be adjusting well after a short period of homesickness. For us, though, it’s another story. Like most parents, I love checking in on my children at night. But now she’s gone, and I find nighttimes the hardest. I miss her most at night.

In my neighborhood, most of the parents whose kids are off to college are dealing with similar melancholy. My husband is filled with anxiety. One friend talked about getting this sick feeling in her stomach as she prepared for the college drop-off. We complained that many of us were too busy to truly enjoy being with our children while we had them.

For us moms, seeing Toy Story 3 only made the sadness worse as we watched the character Andy, who is the same age as our kids, say goodbye to his childhood as he prepares to leave for college. And it’s not just “first-time” parents like me. Two moms who have kids already well into college said the separation didn’t get any easier. “You feel like something has been taken away from inside you” said one of them.

I imagine things will get easier with time, especially as I see my daughter adjust to college life. Meanwhile, as I keep my cell phone close to me in bed and text my daughter goodnight and sweet dreams every night, I like to think that messages serve as a night light that keeps her safe.

1.The writer was deeply impressed by the scene in Peter Pan because ________.

A. she watched the scene with her daughter

B. the scene was very exciting and interesting

C. the scene taught her and her daughter a good lesson

D. the scene showed a mother’s deep love for her children

2.After her daughter went to college, the writer ________.

A. realized she hadn’t done enough for her daughter

B. often cried as she missed her daughter so much

C. failed to have a good sleep every night

D. didn’t get used to the change for a long time

3.What is the underlined word “melancholy” in Paragraph 3 similar in meaning to?

A. Happiness.　　 B. Sadness.

C. Excitement.　　 D. Anger.

4.According to the last paragraph, why did the writer keep her cell phone close to her in bed?

A. To say good night to her daughter.

B. To wait for her daughter’s calls.

C. To wait for her daughter’s messages.

D. To call her daughter any time.

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Robert is nine years old and Joanna is seven. They live at Mount Ebenezer. Their father has a big property. In Australia they call a farm a property.

Robert and Joanna like school very much. At school they can talk to their friends but Robert and Joanna cannot see their friends. They live 100, perhaps 300, miles away and like Robert and Joanna, they all go to school by radio.

Mount Ebenezer is in the center of Australia. Not many people live in “The Center”. There are no schools with desks and blackboards and no teachers in “The Center”. School is a room at home with a two-way radio. The teacher also has a two-way radio. Every morning she calls each student on the radio. When all students answer, lessons begin… Think of your teacher 300 miles away!

1. The children in “The Center” do not go to a school because ______.

2. In order to send their children to school, parents in “The Center” of Australia must have ______.

3.Teachers in “The Center” of Australia teach ______.

4. A “property” in Australia is a ______.

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There are numerous similarities between Muhammad Ali and his 23-year-old daughter Laila. She is the only one of his nine sons and daughters to have those genes that led to the ring (拳击场). Her father’s great status had nothing to do with Laila’s decision to pursue a boxing career. She has always been proud of his achievements, but he was never a great man to her ---- just dad.

What attracted her to take up boxing was the unusual sight of two women in the ring on the television screen when she was about to watch a Mike Tyson fight five years ago. She was very excited and said to herself, “I can do that.”

Laila’s father would prefer her not to take up the dangerous sport. Johnny McClain, her husband and manager (former boxer himself) feels the same way. Even though both the men in her life worry about her, they’re 100 percent supportive. “They don’t want me to get hurt,” she says.

Long before entering the ring, Laila was a fighter. Being the daughter of an outstanding boxer made her an easy target for high school kids to see how tough she was. They, not she, failed in the test. For the public, her biggest test took place last summer in the New York State when she took on Jacqui Frazier Lyde, the daughter of Joe Frazier, her father’s most famous opponent (对手) during the 1970s.

That fight provided the biggest shot in the arm that women’s boxing has received. News reporters poured in. Some called it “Ali/Frazier – Generation II”. No match involving women had ever attracted so much attention. Laila had a narrow victory in the fight.

Like it or not, she accepts the fact that she is the face of female boxing. And she hopes that her name and fame will help get the public to take it more seriously.

The name Ali has and always will bring her attention. But she is determined to make her own mark on opponents’ faces as well as in boxing history books. She says, “I want women’s boxing to get its due respect.”

1.Laila took up boxing because of _____.

A．her father’s great status                 B．a Mike Tyson fight

C．her admiration for her father              D．her interest in boxing

2.From the passage we can know _____.

A．Laila’s husband is still a boxer now

B．Laila wants to make contributions to the sport of boxing

C．Laila’s husband doesn’t think boxing is a dangerous sport

D．when Laila was in high school, she often failed in the fight with other kids

3.What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 5 mean?

A．That fight proved that Laila was a person of physical power.

B．That fight made female boxing more popular.

C．That fight provided people with a good change to enjoy themselves.

D．Laila made her first public appearance in that fight.

4. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?

A．A female boxer ---- Laila Ali                B．The best-known fight

C．Ali/Frazie ---- Generation II                D．Muhammad Ali and his daughter

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We met a little girl seven years ago during one of my daughter’s occasional hospital stays. Her name was Beth and she was my daughter’s roommate for a week. My Daughter had an incurable kidney(肾) disease. Beth was a very happy girl, despite the fact that she had cancer. I was amazed at her will and determination to never give up, however sick her treatment made her. She was always concerned about my daughter and the other children with cancer.

My daughter’s hospital treatment was completed in a week and we were waiting for her final discharge orders when Beth appeared. She said “I want you to have this. I know you need a new kidney, so keep this angel pin with you till you get better. She will watch over you and make you smile. My friend, John, gave it to me to watch over me. When you get your new kidney and smile, you can give this angel to someone that needs her, too”. My daughter thanked her and the girls exchanged hugs and big smiles. Later that year, Beth passed away.

We kept that angel for six more years. Finally, a kidney became available and she received a transplant.

Now she felt it was time to give it to someone who needed to be watched over until he or she could smile again. She gave it to an elderly man trying to recover from a heart problem.

How many families and hearts this angel has touched, no one knows for sure. But all that it took was a single gift of kindness. So in this Christmas season, create a tradition with your children or maybe someone you love. Give them a gift that keeps on giving. It’s a gift from your heart.

1.For what reason was the author impressed with Beth?(No more than 15 words)

2.Why did Beth give an angel pin to the author’s daughter?(No more than 10 words)

3.What does the underlined word “it” in the last paragraph refer to?(No more than 5 words)

4.What tradition should be created as it is suggested in the passage? (No more than 15 words)

5.In your opinion what can be a gift from your heart? And why? (No more than 20 words)

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My 9-year-old daughter is reading in her room before bed. Every now and then I hear her ______ at a funny line. Sometimes she calls out to ask _____ she can read us something. It’s _____ and she should be asleep by now, but we say yes.

“Listen!” she reads us the ______. “Isn’t that wonderful?”

My husband and I ______. It is wonderful. I can’t help feeling a little ______, too.

Not that long ago, we’d read to her nightly before she went to sleep. We did so even as she ______ reading on her own. As a result, we were often ______ by what was going on in her books, ______ we’d miss chapters as she sped ahead. No matter. Bedtime was ___________ reading aloud as a family, and we ______ it.

After almost ten years of reading together, she’s ready to step away from that ______. It’s tough for my husband and me to ______ the tradition, even as we delight in the to-be-read pile growing next to her bed.

But we still talk to her about ______. She’s aware that reading isn’t everyone’s favorite thing, and that some find it harder to get into a ______ than she does. It was frustrating for her once too, though she doesn’t remember that ______. These days, she keeps a blog of her ______, and begins to talk to others about what she loves to read. She’s outgrown(因年龄增长而失去) our ______ rituals(习惯；规矩) because she’s falling in love with books on her own. I ______ this makes me happiest of all.

We all used to read together, but my 9-year-old daughter has taken it to a new level. What a ______ from one bedtime reading tradition towards another!

1.A. whisper　　 B. jump　　 C. laugh　　 D. shout

2.A. if　　 B. though　　 C. when　　 D. until

3.A. pleasing　　 B. late　　 C. noisy　　 D. enough

4.A. exercise　　 B. blog　　 C. requirement　　 D. passage

5.A. pretend　　 B. hope　　 C. shake　　 D. agree

6.A. easy　　 B. safe　　 C. sad　　 D. patient

7.A. imagined　　 B. finished　　 C. began　　　　　　　　 　　 D. minded

8.A. confused　　 B. disturbed　　 C. excited　　 D. controlled

9.A. before　　 B. unless　　 C. since　　 D. because

10.A. with　　 B. for　　 C. against　　 D. beyond

11.A. understood　　 B. treasured　　 C. escaped　　 D. managed

12.A. occasionally　　 B. unwillingly　　 C. entirely　　 D. regretfully

13.A. figure out　　 B. give up　　 C. carry on　　 D. begin with

14.A. changes　　 B. lessons　　 C. books　　 D. morals

15.A. story　　 B. college　　 C. career　　 D. debate

16.A. again　　 B. either　　 C. now　　 D. before

17.A. reading　　 B. saying　　 C. studying　　 D. collecting

18.A. new　　 B. old　　 C. secret　　 D. special

19.A. doubt　　 B. admit　　 C. accept　　 D. argue

20.A. shift　　 B. surprise　　 C. pity　　 D. chance

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When I was two years old, something happened which I have never forgotten. It was early spring, and there was a light mist over the trees and fields. The other young fellows and I were feeding at the lower end of the field when we heard the distant cry of dogs.

The oldest among us lifted his head to listen. “There are the hounds(猎犬)”, he said, and immediately raced off. The rest of us followed him to the top of the field where we could see several fields beyond.

Soon the dogs were all racing down the field next to ours, making a loud “yoyoyoyo” sound. After then came men on horses, some in green coats. Suddenly, the dogs became silent and ran around with their noses to the ground.

“They’ve lost the smell of the hare.” said the old horse. “Perhaps it will escape.” But the dogs began their “yoyoyoyo” again and came at full speed towards our field. Just then a hare, wild with fear, ran towards the trees. The dogs jumped over the stream and ran across the field, followed by the huntsmen. Six or eight jumped their horses over the stream, close behind the dogs. Before the hare could get away, the dogs were upon her with wild cries. We heard a terrible scream, and that was the end of the hare. One of the men picked her up and held her by the leg. She was covered in blood, but all the huntsmen seemed pleased.

I was so greatly surprised that at first I did not see what was happening by the stream but when I did look, I saw a sad sight. Two fine horses were down, one in the stream struggling to stand up and the other on the grass with one of his legs broken. One rider, who seemed unhurt, was climbing out of the water, but the other lay quite still. “His neck is broken,” said my mother. “I can’t understand why men are so fond of this sport. They often hurt themselves and ruin good horses, all for one hare that they could get more easily in other ways. But we are only horses, and don’t know why men do these things.”

They carried the dead rider to our master’s house, and then came back to the black horse on the grass. The animal was in great pain and one of his legs was broken. Someone ran to our master’s house and came back to the horse with a gun. Soon after there was a loud bang and a terrible cry, and the black horse did not move any more.

1.What does “I” in the passage refer to?

A. A scared hare.                     　　 B. A young horse.

C. A fierce dog.              　　　　 D. A brave hunter.

2.Which word can be used to describe my true feeling at the scene of the hunting?

A. Sad.　　　　　　 B. Pleased.　　　　　 C. Angry.　　　　　 D. Delighted.

3.The men hunted the hare at the cost of the lives of____________.

A. one rider and one horse          　　

B. two riders and two horses

C. six or eight huntsmen and a dog    　

D. the oldest horse and a huntsman

4.The best title for the passage would be____________.

A. What a Poor Hare           　　

B. My Terrible Childhood Memory

C.  A Black Horse   　　  　　　　

D. Scenery in the Field

5.The writer probably holds the view that ____________.

A. hunting is a nice outdoor activity

B. it is dangerous to hunt wild animals

C. hunting dogs are good helpers to huntsmen

D. human beings should treat animals well

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My daughter Kelly is a cautious person. She needs to warm up to situations’ and is hesitant to try new things. When with close friends, she becomes a leader who laughs loudly and chants, “Girls rule, boys drool.” But when that comfort zone is not around her, she is shy and nervous.

This has been challenging for me at times. “Shy”’ is not a word that I think has ever been used to describe me. But this has been a year of firsts for my girl that has filled her with a new sense of confidence. This year she moved to lap lane in swimming where she was preparing for a swim team. This year she learned to ride a bike without training wheels. And this year she completed her first kids’ triathlon (三项全能).

On Saturday, with a thunderstorm coming soon and my son’s birthday party later in the day, we all went out in the dark of the morning for Kelly to participate in her first triathlon. We practiced transitions from swim to bike to run with her, we got all the equipment she’d need, and we kept talking about the race. But as we waited the two hours for the older kids to finish before her turn, she held my leg a little harder and told me she loved me a few too many times. She was nervous but trying to keep it together.

And then it was her turn. From the second she jumped into the water, my heart soared. My daughter transformed into the most confident human being I had ever seen. She dominated that swim, crushed that bike ride and ran to the finish with the biggest smile on her face.

I can honestly say that I never felt so proud of someone in my entire life. It wasn’t because she did a sport or anything like that. It was because she was afraid of something and conquered that fear with confidence and a fire I hadn’t seen before.

All day I would find myself just looking over at her and smiling. She might be wearing the finalist medal but I felt like I won that day. I won the chance to see my girl shine.

Shine on, sweet baby.

1.Kelly is nervous when ________.

A. boys are around her　　 B. she changes into a leader

C. she is away from her mom　　 D. situations are new to her

2.We can know from Paragraph 3 ________.

A. the race began in the early morning　　 B. the whole family gave Kelly support

C. Kelly was eager for her turn in the race　　 D. Kelly prepared for her brother’s birthday party

3.In the ending paragraphs the author “felt like I won that day” because Kelly ________.

A. overcame the fear　　 B. expressed love to her

C. won the gold medal　　 D. took part in the sport

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My daughter Kelly is a cautious person. She needs to warm up to situations’ and is hesitant to try new things. When with close friends, she becomes a leader who laughs loudly and chants, “Girls rule, boys drool.” But when that comfort zone is not around her, she is shy and nervous.

This has been challenging for me at times. “Shy”’ is not a word that I think has ever been used to describe me. But this has been a year of firsts for my girl that has filled her with a new sense of confidence. This year she moved to lap lane in swimming where she was preparing for a swim team. This year she learned to ride a bike without training wheels. And this year she completed her first kids’ triathlon (三项全能).

On Saturday, with a thunderstorm coming soon and my son’s birthday party later in the day, we all went out in the dark of the morning for Kelly to participate in her first triathlon. We practiced transitions from swim to bike to run with her, we got all the equipment she’d need, and we kept talking about the race. But as we waited the two hours for the older kids to finish before her turn, she held my leg a little harder and told me she loved me a few too many times. She was nervous but trying to keep it together.

And then it was her turn. From the second she jumped into the water, my heart soared. My daughter transformed into the most confident human being I had ever seen. She dominated that swim, crushed that bike ride and ran to the finish with the biggest smile on her face.

I can honestly say that I never felt so proud of someone in my entire life. It wasn’t because she did a sport or anything like that. It was because she was afraid of something and conquered that fear with confidence and a fire I hadn’t seen before.

All day I would find myself just looking over at her and smiling. She might be wearing the finalist medal but I felt like I won that day. I won the chance to see my girl shine.

Shine on, sweet baby.

1.Kelly is nervous when ________.

A. boys are around her　　 B. she changes into a leader

C. she is away from her mom　　 D. situations are new to her

2.We can know from Paragraph 3 ________.

A. the race began in the early morning　　 B. the whole family gave Kelly support

C. Kelly was eager for her turn in the race　　 D. Kelly prepared for her brother’s birthday party

3.In the ending paragraphs the author “felt like I won that day” because Kelly ________.

A. overcame the fear　　 B. expressed love to her

C. won the gold medal　　 D. took part in the sport

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