When I think about ducks. I picture my mother...

When I think about ducks. I picture my mother's pets. She saved Lucy and Fran from a very wet area when I was 16 years old. The little ducks were weak and sick. My mother helped them to get healthy.

Lucy and Fran lived in a large box in the garage. They became family pets. They were members of our family. Lucy followed me around. She quacked and quacked. She liked attention.

My brother Tim read everything he could find about ducks. He learned to care for our pets. He made sure that the box in the garage was fit for our pets. It had a heat lamp and a feeder. He gave them water and fresh straw each day. What a hit! Lucy and Fran loved their house. They quacked to say, “Thank you!”

On a rainy morning, Lucy walked near me to the mailbox. She walked so close that we knocked each other. I fell into a big mud hole. All the letters from the mailbox got wet. They were covered with muddy, brown water

What's worse. Tim watched from the window. When I got back into the house, he was on the kitchen floor holding the sides of his stomach. He laughed there.

I stomped my feet and threw up my arms. My mom calmly listened to me shout. “It's okay, honey. If you prefer to you can trade beds with the ducks!” she comforted.

With that in mind, I went to the garage and made my peace with the ducks. My own bed looked a lot better than their straw and heat lamp.

1.Where did Lucy and Fran live?

A.In the kitchen B.In the bedroom

C.In the water. D.In the garage

2.What happened on a rainy morning?

A.The writer fell into a big mud hole B.The mailbox got lost

C.The ducks both disappeared D.Tim picked up some letters

3.What could be the best title for the text?

A.Two Noisy Ducks for Sale B.A Family's Love for Ducks

C.A Family’s Photo with Ducks D.Two Boys' Fight with Ducks

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When I was about 12, I had an enemy, a girl who liked to point out my shortcomings. Sometimes she said I was thin. Sometimes she said I was lazy. Other times she said I wasn’t a good student. And still other times she said I talked too much, and so on. I tried to put up with her.

At last, I became very angry with her. With tears in my eyes, I ran to my father, who listened to me quietly and asked, “Are the things she said true or false? Mary, haven’t you ever wondered what you’re really like? Go and make a list of everything she said and mark the points that agree with her comments. Pay no attention to the things she said that don’t concern you.”

I did as he told me. Much to my surprise, I discovered that over half the things were true. I brought the list back to my dad. He refused to take it. “That’s just for you,” he said. “You know better than anyone else the truth about yourself. When something said about you is true, you’ll find it will be helpful to you. Don’t shut your ears. Listen to them all, but hear the truth and do what you think is right.”

Many years have passed. The situation often appears in my mind. In our life we often meet with some trouble and we often go to someone and ask for advice. Some advice you will treasure all your life!

1.What did the author’s father do after he heard his daughter’s complaints?

A. He agreed with her “enemy”.

B. He let her continue to put up with her “enemy”.

C. He told her to write down what her “enemy” had said about her.

D. He told her not to pay attention to what her “enemy” had said.

2.The author felt _________ when she did the things as her father had told her.

A. angry　　 B. surprised　　 C. disappointed　　 D. delighted

3.Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?

A. What People Say About You Is Always Right　　 B. A Serious Criticism

C. My Parents　　 D. The Best Advice I Ever Had

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When my mother was alive, she used to tell me again and again about the value of just being nice. “Never underestimate（低估）the power of a smile,” she would say. I fear she would be very disappointed looking at the world today. A lot of people don’t smile and when it comes to service today, they’re just not nice. Now don’t give me wrong, not all service workers but a good many.

I was on the phone the other day with a computer help desk. First a man, then later a woman, who couldn’t have been ruder. And this to a customer, who didn’t know his way around a PC. But no matter, I could tell they thought I was a bother, The woman, in fact, seemed to be chewing gum as she unemotionally clicked off a series of commands for me to perform.

The next day I heard from a friend of mine who got a performance review without his boss once looking up at him. Not once.

You see it everywhere. Gone are the days when people cared about you. It’s a sign of the time, I suspect. But that makes me sad — for them and for us all. People who aren’t happy, who don’t smile, who don’t kid, who don’t joke or make light of even bad situations, make for an even worse situation.

And it spreads like a cancer. Someone’s rude to you, you’re rude to them and to the next fellow you meet, and on and on. Smiles are contagious（易感染的）but so annoyances. The boss who can’t be bothered with his workers. The celebrity who can’t be bothered with her annoying fans.

You know, my mom used to judge presidential candidates by how they smiled. I would say, “But mom, you don’t know if that smile is real.”

“Oh, yes I do,” she would tell me. “I can feel it.”

It’s in their eyes, she would say. And it’s in their smile. The rest just kind of falls into place.

1.Why did the writer mention his phone call?

A. To show many people aren’t nice.

B. To prove his mother is wrong.

C. To share his funny experience with us.

D. To tell us he knows little about computer.

2.What is the author’s attitude towards the boss of his friend?

A. Respectful.　　　　 B. Supportive.

C. Opposed.　　 D. Doubtful.

3.When someone is rude to you, you’re advised to ________.

A. become one just like him or her

B. be nice to the people you meet

C. be rude to the next person

D. make for a worse situation

4.What’s the best title of the passage?

A. Feel a person in his eyes

B. Don’t judge a person by his look

C. The effect of rudeness

D. The power of a smile

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When I was about 10, I was walking down the street with my mother. She stopped to speak to Mr Lee. I knew I could see Mr Lee anytime around the neighborhood, so I just stood there. After we passed him, my mother stopped and said something unforgettable, "You let that be the last time you ever walk by somebody you know without opening your mouth to speak, because even a dog can wag its tail when it passes you on the street." That sentence sounds simple but it made me become who I am.

At work, I used to say hello to the president of the company and ask him how our business was doing. But I also spoke to the people in the cafe? and people who cleaned the buildings, and asked them how their children were doing, for every single person deserves to be accepted, no mater how humble (卑微的)they are. I remember that after a few years of passing by the president, I had the courage to ask him for a chat. We had a great talk. At some point, when I asked him how far he thought I could go in his company, he said that if I wanted to, I could get all the way to his seat.

I've become vice president, but that hasn't changed how I treat people. I speak to people wherever I am. Speaking to people creates a pathway into their world, and it lets them come into mine, too. The day you speak to someone who has his head down and then see him lift it up and smile, you will realize how powerful it is just to open your mouth and say hello.

1.What is the best title of this passage?

A. The Power of Being Talkative

B. My Mother's Influence on Me

C. The Power of Saying Hello

D. My Way to Become Vice-president

2.What can we learn from the second paragraph?

A. The writer didn't say hello to everyone in the company.

B. The writer made a very good impression on the president of the company.

C. The president of the company thought the writer was much better than him.

D. The president of the company actually didn't like the writer at all.

3.For the writer, saying hello to others ________.

A. is a way to get what he wants

B. has become a habit and a way of life

C. is a way to show respect for his mother

D. is important in making him remembered

4.According to Paragraph 3, in the writer's opinion, speaking to others can ________.

A. make our world much better

B. make people much happier every day

C. help people understand each other better

D. help people work much better

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“When your mother criticizes you, you can look somewhere else and think about other things. Just pay no attention to her words. But remember: it’s a strong attitude, so it cannot be used36 .You can use this skill only sometimes.” These words are from some cartoons37skills for children to38against their mothers.

“This is a book for39aged six to twelve who are always criticized by their40 ”, and the cartoons, 41by two 10-year-old girls, list over twenty42which children can use to deal with their mothers’43,such as crying, running away and so on. Each skill is described with interesting44and funny notes. The two girls’ creativity(创造力)amazed the adults.

According to one of the girls’ mothers, her daughter once performed45 in an exam, so she criticized her. The daughter’s feelings led to her  46the cartoons. The girl’s father said he47parents would pay attention to the pictures. He said parents should think about children’s feelings. They shouldn’t criticize them so often. And he said the cartoons weren’t48yet and that his daughter would continue with them when she was49.

The cartoons make people50the problems within Chinese family51, said an expert on family education. According to a survey of 104 children and their parents, as many as 51.9 percent of the children52being criticized by their mothers.

Not giving children enough time to play and always criticizing them seem to be very53 in family life. It is a big problem in factparents think it is ok .Children will have55feelings within their heart. Parents should learn to encourage children more.

1.                A．suddenly       B．certainly        C．recently  D．often

2.                A．showing        B．using           C．lending   D．leaving

3.                A．fight           B．protect         C．argue    D．stand

4.                A．classmates      B．children        C．strangers D．neighbors

5.                A．parents         B．teachers        C．friends   D．sisters

6.                A．bought         B．interested       C．drawn    D．dreamed

7.                A．photos         B．presents        C．skills D．reasons

8.                A．care           B．anger          C．encouragement D．sadness

9.                A．pictures        B．results          C．words    D．characters

10.               A．quickly         B．badly          C．well  D．slowly

11.               A．reading        B．directing        C．creating   D．selling

12.               A．disagreed       B．wondered      C．found D．hoped

13.               A．invited         B．wanted         C．known    D．finished

14.               A．old            B．free           C．bored D．excited

15.               A．forget          B．enjoy          C．change    D．face

16.               A．education       B．planning        C．importance D．tradition

17.               A．continue       B．hate           C．understand D．keep

18.               A．useful          B．clear           C．common   D．funny

19.               A．though         B．therefore       C．if D．and

20.               A．relaing         B．thankful        C．happy D．negative

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Upon ______the classroom， I started thinking about my mother.

A. leave　　　　　　　　 B. leaving

C. left　　　　　　　 　 D. to leave

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My mother asked me______ enter my room.

A. whether she could   B. when could she   C. that she can   D. how can she

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Everyone holds different views about health in my family. My mother is __1.__ a diet. But she makes sure we eat ____2.___ (health). I’m quite healthy. ____3.___ (rare) do I get colds. However, my father is ____4.____ (addict) to smoking cigarettes. As ___5.____ result of smoking, he is likely to get lung cancer. His doctor doesn’t allow him ___6.____ (smoke) any more. My father has to take the doctor’s ___7._____ (advise). Every year, a lot of people die of the illnesses or they’re seriously injured in fires _8.______ (cause) by smoking. And the number of people ___9.___ lose their lives __10._____ (increase) at present. Therefore, I expect my father to keep away from smoking.

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One day when I was about nine years old, I ran into my mother’s bedroom and opened the dresser（化妆台）. Then in the top drawer was a small_________jewelry box. I was fascinated by its treasures. Then I saw there was something_________under a piece of cloth._________the cloth, I found a little white chip of china(瓷器). Why did my mother keep such a_________thing? Shining slightly in the light, it_______no answers.

Some months later, I was setting the dinner table when my neighbor Marge knocked at the door. Coming in and_______the table, Marge said, “Oh, you are expecting company. I'll_______another time."

“No, come on in,” Mum replied. “We are not_______anyone."

“But isn’t that your good china?” Marge asked. “I’d_______trust kids to handle my good dishes!”

Mum laughed. “Tonight’s my family’s favorite meal. If you set your best table for a(n)________meal with guests, why not for your own________? A few broken plates are a small________to pay for the joy we get. ” Then she added, “__________，every chip and crack has a story to tell.”

Mum went to the cupboard and took down a plate. She said, “Seeing this________on the edge(边缘) here? It happened when I was 17.”

Her voice__________. “One day my brother invited a young man to dinner and sat him next to me. I was so__________that when I took the plate, it__________and knocked against the fork. As the young man was leaving, he__________a piece of broken china in my hand without saying a word.”

I couldn’t forget about that plate with the________chip. I went up to take out the little wooden jewelry box again. I examined the chip__________. The chip which my mother had saved with care belonged to the plate she broke on the day she met my father.

1.A. silver　　 B. gold　　 C. china　　 D. wooden

2.A. hidden　　 B. unpaid　　 C. removed　　 D. fixed

3.A. Covering　　 B. Tearing　　 C. Seeking　　 D. Lifting

4.A. broken　　 B. genuine　　 C. beautiful　　 D. valuable

5.A. found　　 B. invented　　 C. offered　　 D. selected

6.A. glaring at　　 B. glancing at　　 C. looking on　　 D. spying on

7.A. go by　　 B. pass by　　 C. stop by　　 D. stand by

8.A. inviting　　 B. expecting　　 C. consulting　　 D. celebrating

9.A. always　　 B. sometimes　　 C. never　　 D. regularly

10.A. common　　 B. strange　　 C. unbelievable　　 D. special

11.A. family　　 B. relative　　 C. neighbor　　 D. ancestor

12.A. value　　 B. fault　　 C. bet　　 D. price

13.A. However　　 B. Though　　 C. Besides　　 D. Otherwise

14.A. break　　 B. scene　　 C. spot　　 D. design

15.A. hardened　　 B. softened　　 C. sharpened　　 D. weakened

16.A. nervous　　 B. anxious　　 C. surprised　　 D. pleased

17.A. jumped　　 B. escaped　　 C. slipped　　 D. left

18.A. threw　　 B. laid　　 C. examined　　 D. picked

19.A. replaced　　 B. penniless　　 C. remaining　　 D. missing

20.A. secretly　　 B. carefully　　 C. gratefully　　 D. proudly

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I began working in journalism when I was eight.It was my mother's idea.She wanted me to “make something” of myself,and decided I had better start young if I was to have any chance of keeping up with the competition.

With my load of magazines I headed toward Belleville Avenue.The crowds were there.There were two gas stations on the corner of Belleville and Union.For several hours I made myself highly visible,making sure everyone could see me and the heavy black letters on the bag that said THE SATURDAY EVENING POST.When it was supper time,I walked back home.

“How many did you sell, my boy?” my mother asked. “None.”

“Where did you go?”

“The corner of Belleville and Union Avenues.” “What did you do?”

“Stood on the corner waiting for somebody to buy a Saturday Evening Post.” “You just stood there? Didn't sell a single one? My God,Russell.”

Uncle Allen put in, “I've decided to take the Post.” I handed him a copy and he　 paid me a nickle(五分镍币)．It was the first nickle I earned.

Afterwards my mother taught me how to be a salesman. I would have to ring doorbells, address adults with self-confidence,and persuade them by saying that no one, no matter how poor, could afford to be without the Saturday Evening Post in the home.

One day,I told my mother I'd changed my mind.I didn't want to make a success in the magazine business.

“If you think you can change your mind like this,” she replied, “you'll become a good-for-nothing.” She insisted that,as soon as school was over, I should start ringing doorbells, selling magazines.Whenever I said no, she would scold me.

My mother and I had fought this battle almost as long as I could remember.My mother, dissatisfied with my father's plain workman's life, determined that I would not grow up like him and his people.But never did she expect that, forty years later, such a successful journalist as me would go back to her husband's people for true life and love.

1.Why did the boy start his job young?

A.He wanted to be famous in the future. B.The job was quite easy for him.

C.His mother had great hope for him. D.The competition for the job was fierce.

2.From the dialogue between the boy and his mother，we learn that the mother was　 .

A.excited B.interested

C.ashamed D.disappointed

3.What did the mother do when the boy wanted to give up?

A.She forced him to continue.

B.She punished him.

C.She gave him some money.

D.She changed her plan.

4.The underlined phrase “this battle”in the last paragraph refers to　 .

A.the war between the boy's parents

B.the arguing between the boy and his mother

C.the quarrel between the boy and his customers

D.the fight between the boy and his father

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