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My first born son had been diagnosed with Autism(自闭症). His speech wasn’t developing_______
He would cry for a long time for no reason….
My daughter who had been born two years after him was developing normally, out-pacing her brother. My wife had been_______ with just the two of them but I’d wanted another son. I wanted a(n) ___________ son who would be just like me and _________the family name. The doctors had assured us that the _______were one in ten thousand that we would have another child with Autism. _______, a part of me was afraid. When we discovered my wife was pregnant with a boy again, I remember _______ , over and over and over.
As my third born child _________, however, it soon became _________that the doctors had been wrong. While his brother had ____________learned to talk, read, and learn, my youngest son could say only a few words. His Autistic behaviors were much more ____________. Life had said “No” to my prayer.
The journey that __________ has been a long and difficult one for my sons, my daughter, their mother, and me. It still goes on today. It__________all of us down a path we didn’t want to go, __________ it was a path that led us all to greater love and kindness. In the end, my two boys became my greatest teachers on how to live and how to love. My oldest son now is a __________ of kindness who gives out hugs happily. His younger brother still doesn’t__________much but has a laughter and innate joy that __________my soul each and every day of my life.
Sometimes we don’t know why some of our wishes are __________ while others aren’t. All I know is that we are all loved. And we just have to trust ____________ we don’t know the answers. Live your life with love then ! Trust in life to lead you down the path you are__________to go.
1.A.right B.true C.clever D.wrong
2.A.strict B.content C.patient D.delighted
3.A.excellent B.outstanding C.normal D.clever
4.A.make up B.pick out C.set up D.carry on
5.A.chances B.numbers C.dangers D.luck
6.A.However B.Also C.Thus D.Still
7.A.asking B.discussing C.praying D.consulting
8.A.came up B.grew up C.turned up D.got up
9.A.clear B.incredible C.confusing D.possible
10.A.eventually B.exactly C.accidentally D.actually
11.A.better B.nervous C.severe D.extreme
12.A.started B.ended C.followed D.inspired
13.A.forced B.forbade C.prevented D.encouraged
14.A.but B.and C.so D.though
15.A.resource B.fountain C.bit D.flood
16.A.act B.write C.speak D.read
17.A.cleans B.influences C.shapes D.brightens
18.A.solved B.answered C.promised D.considered
19.A.now that B.in case C.even if D.as if
20.A.allowed B.requested C.advised D.meant
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My son ,Izzy, was a nine-year-old boy and had been begging me to please let him find his way home by subway, by himself. After all, we live in New York City, and getting around by public transportation is a basic part of life. It is also the first step toward feeling grown-up. So on that sunny Sunday，I gave him a subway map, a transportation card,$20 for emergencies, and a couple of coins so that he could call me if necessary. I didn’t give him a cell phone because nine-year-olds lose things. A few days later, I wrote about his adventure，or non-adventure for a newspaper. Little did I realize the idea that a kid could tour the city on his own, and that a mom would let him, was big news. It turned out that many TV shows called me and asked for an interview. Bloggers were going crazy, so I started a blog, too, and letters came pouring in. Finally I found out why this was such a big story: we have become fearful for our children. Fear is hardly a new thing for parents, of course. But the fear of letting our children out of sight for even a second-that’s new. How did this happen? How did it become too scary to let kids be kids? I asked the question when the reporter Trevor Butterworth interviewed me.
“News reports,” he answered. “News reports scare the pants off you. What is scarier than a kidnapped kid no matter how far away？Because there are so many such stories, it starts to feel as if kidnappings are happening all the time. That’s why the kid-on-the-subway story surprises the whole world.” Izzy probably did a good job. He simply proved that kids could leave home alone and return home safely! But he didn’t think it was a big deal. “It was fun,” he said. “But I missed some classes because of the interviews.” Sometimes it really pays to be brave.
1.Why did the author let her son take the subway alone?
A. Because she always let her son do whatever he wanted.
B. Because she believed that her son had memorized the subway map.
C. Because she thought it would be big news around the whole world.
D. Because she felt traveling by subway in New York was a basic life skill.
2.The author gave her son all the following when he traveled alone EXCEPT_______.
A. a map. B. a cell phone.
C. a transportation card D. some money.
3.The author didn’t expect that after she wrote her son’s story for a newspaper, _________.
A. a blog would be started in her name
B. her son would receive so many letters
C. many TV shows would want to interview her
D. many TV stations would want to film her son’s story
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My name is Amanda LaMunyon. I have Asperger’s syndrome, a form of autism (自闭症). I don’t see myself as a person with a disability. I share who I am when I paint, sing and write.
I started writing poetry because I wanted to tell people what it was like to have Asperger’s syndrome. I don’t know how my life would be different without Asperger’s, but I know I look at the world differently than most people. I’m also learning that you don’t have to be like everybody else. You just have to be confident in who you are.
I discovered I could paint when I was 7. My math teacher Mrs. Brock loved one of my paintings so much that she hung it on the wall in her bedroom. I was so encouraged by her and since then my life has changed greatly.
Soon after, people asked me to show my art for charity events. I began to donate prints of my work for charity auctions (拍卖). I was glad that I really made a difference. I learned that when you give, you receive happiness.
I think it is very important for teens to express themselves. It’s a way to know yourself more clearly. You can turn your thoughts and feelings into a piece of artwork or a poem.
For example, when you paint, colors can help you express different emotions. When you write a poem, you have to get really honest with yourself and not be afraid to write down what you feel.
Creativity makes you unique and sets you apart from others. Creative ideas also help you make your dreams come true. They help you look at things in a new way.
I hope my story helps people to believe they can overcome their challenges and achieve their dreams. I like to encourage others. I know what encouragement has meant to me.
1.The author mentions Mrs. Brock because she ______.
A．taught the author how to paint
B．found the author had a gift for painting
C．influenced the author’s later life greatly
D．encouraged the author to change her life
2.The author advises teens to ______.
A．learn more about themselves B．express themselves in art
C．show their thoughts to others D．dream big and go for it
3.Which of the following words can best describe the author?
A．Lucky. B．Hardworking. C．Positive. D．Humorous.
4.What would be the best title for the text?
A．Power of art B．Happiness of giving
C．Importance of creativity D．Wonder of encouragement
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Several weeks ago I got a call from a good friend whose husband had just been diagnosed with cancer. “Do we tell the kids?” she asked. “_______.” I answered “The boys deserve to know the_______,however heartbreaking it is,” I continued. Adults always insist that children be honest, _______ how many of us are honest with our kids, particularly about the_______ stuff: death, disease, corruption, our own failings?
I believe in telling children the truth. I believe this is vital for their understanding of the world, their confidence, and the _______ of their morals and values. This doesn’t mean kids need to be unnecessarily frightened or told more than they can_______.
Many people think they’re protecting children when they spare them the truth. I _______. I believe children _______ an enviable ability to cope with and _______ what even adults find annoying; they can accept the unacceptable in a way that __________ me. Kids also have an unusual sense when something is __________. They know a fake smile when they see one, they realize when we’re uneasy, and they can __________ when we’re lying.
One night I was in the car with our two oldest daughters. It was dark and cozy — the __________ time for a heart-to-heart conversation. One of our girls said, “Mom, have you ever smoked cigarettes?” I stalled (故意拖延) a little, but the girls __________. They had me and they knew it . __________ I told them the truth. What happened next was an honest and direct__________ about the lure and danger of cigarettes, well worth any discomfort. I believe my honesty was much more__________ than warnings or platitudes (老生常谈).
Time marches on, and so do__________. While I’ve made mistakes as a parent, I do have clear and__________ relationships with each of our children. I believe my being truthful with our children has__________, because I’m pretty sure that now they are honest with me.
1.A.Quickly B.Especially C.Finally D.Absolutely
2.A.truth B.answer C.way D.cause
3.A.and B.but C.or D.for
4.A.new B.dangerous C.tough D.original
5.A.arrangement B.development C.commitment D.assessment
6.A.prevent B.enjoy C.handle D.skip
7.A.survive B.hesitate C.admit D.disagree
8.A.possess B.seek C.balance D.skip
9.A.make notes of B.make use of C.make sense of D.make mention of
10.A.scares B.astonishes C.discourages D.embarrasses
11.A.over B.important C.wrong D.impossible
12.A.tell B.pretend C.monitor D.interrupt
13.A.local B.perfect C.long D.last
14.A.quarreled B.laughed C.insisted D.sighed
15.A.Again B.Instead C.Otherwise D.Therefore
16.A.concern B.discussion C.defense D.complaint
17.A.effective B.careful C.emotional D.gentle
18.A.parents B.dreams C.grades D.children
19.A.special B.proper C.open D.personal
20.A.fell off B.went off C.set off D.paid off
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When their first child was born, they _________ for three years.
A. had married B. had been married
C. got married D. had got married
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My son Joe was born with clubfeet(畸形足). The doctors told us that with treatment he would be able to walk normally ______ would never run very well. The first three years of his life were spent in ______. By the time he was eight, you ______ he had a problem when you saw him walk.
The children in our neighborhood ran around as most children do during play, and Joey would ______ and play, too. We ______ told him that he probably wouldn’t be able to ______ as well as the other children. So he didn’t know.
In seventh grade he decided to go out for the cross country ______. Every day he trained with the team. He worked harder and ran more than any of the others. Perhaps he ______that the abilities that seemed to come ______ to so many others did not come naturally to him. Although the ______ team runs, only the top seven runners have the potential to ______ points for the school. We didn’t tell him he probably would never ______ the team, so he didn’t know.
He ______ to run four to five miles a day, even the day he had a 103 fever. I was ______, so I went to look for him after school. I found him running all alone. I asked him how he felt, “______,” he said．He had two more miles to go. The sweat ______ his face and his eyes were glassy from his fever. Yet he ______ straight ahead and kept running. We never told him he couldn’t run four miles with a 103 degree fever. So he didn’t know.
Two weeks later, the name of the team runners were ______. Joey was number six on the list. Joey had made the team. He was only in seventh while the other six team members were all ______.
We never told him he shouldn’t ______ to make the team. We never told him he couldn’t do it, so he didn’t know. He just did it.
1.A. However B. Or C. But D. though
2.A. attention B. development C. circulation D. treatment
3.A. wouldn’t know B. didn’t imagine C. shouldn’t find D. couldn’t identify
4.A. keep just out B. jump right in C. stand only behind D. sit still away
5.A. never B. generally C. often D. sincerely
6.A. live B. Jump C. Run D. hope
7.A. competition B. class C. game D. team
8.A. meant B. sensed C. showed D. noticed
9.A. eventually B. suddenly C. safely D. naturally
10.A. entire B. same C. other D. all
11.A. score B. collect C. pay D. catch
12.A. join B. enter C. make D. keep
13.A. liked B. continued C. hoped D. aimed
14.A. moved B. excited C. encouraged D. worried
15.A. Never mind B. Okay C. Don’t worry D. Sorry
16.A. ran down B. came from C. dropped off D. came down
17.A. stood B. looked C. faced D. glanced
18.A. made B. called C. designed D. checked
19.A. sixth-graders B. seventh-graders C. eighth-graders D. fifth-graders
20.A. expect B. fight C. avoid D. refuse
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By the time Jack returned home from England, his son .
A. graduated B. has graduated
C. had been graduating D. had graduated
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Joshua, my son, is fifteen years old. He was born with
Down Syndrome (唐氏综合症). In the last fifteen years. I have experienced many difficult and stories. However, right now I want to just stick to the topic of . When Joshua was born, they us not to “waste our time, energy or money". They claimed that our son would never accomplish anything. They told us he would never walk, talk or learn to use the toilet. , we were not about to accept the words. However, we weren’t really sure what to expect.Therefore, we expected him to develop at his own pace, with a lot of help and encouragement, but only to develop little. We decided that we saw progress we could never give up. Very early on, we knew in our hearts that we had to have high expectations, but how high? We could not set goals for him that he could not ever possibly reach. , if we did not have high hopes, the chances would be very slim for him to work to his potential.
When Joshua was four and a half years old, his younger sister, CJ, was three and attended the same preschool in a younger class. The school an art contest and all the children in it presented pictures. The pictures were hung on the wall and the president of the local church, who was not personally with the children, was appointed to be the .
On the day of the contest, I made my through the crowded parents to see CJ’s picture, it was likely to be hung there, but Joshua's class pictures were not yet up and I didn’t think twice about seeing his picture leaving the building. You see, I had no expectation that Joshua would win; it was for me to know that he was able to draw a picture and have it with those of the other children.
Well, when I returned to the kids, you can image my when I discovered that Joshua was the winner from his class! Proud and excited, he told everyone, “I won the contest! I it! ”
CJ kept insisting that she had won too and it was certainly a feeling to know that Joshua had achieved something that his sister had not. After that I decided to keep my expectations . It seems that most people work to whatever expectations are set for them. Why should Joshua be any ?
1.A. inspiring B. frustrating C. encouraging D. exciting
2.A. expectation B. love C. education D. instruction
3.A. suggested B. hoped C. persuaded D. advised
4.A. Luckily B. Unfortunately C. Naturally D. Generally
5.A. due to B. as long as C. so far as D. in case
6.A. However B. Besides C. Thus D. Therefore
7.A. charged B. prepared C. engaged D. held
8.A. familiar B. similar C. friendly D. close
9.A. host B. teacher C. headmaster D. judge
10.A. effect B. way C. force D. struggle
11.A. where B. as C. when D. that
12.A. after B. during C. before D. once
13.A. anxious B. enough C. amazing D. pleased
14.A. displayed B. kept C. taken D. replaced
15.A. take up B. keep up C. get up D. pick up
16.A. surprise B. expectation C. anxiety D. amusement
17.A. got B. drew C. made D. defeated
18.A. special B. extraordinary C. curious D. mixing
19.A. on B. high C. great D. easy
20.A. difficult B. upset C. disappointed D. different
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For many years, no one could communicate with people who had been born without hearing. These deaf people were not able to use a spoken language.
But, beginning in the 1700s, the deaf were taught a special language. Using this language, they could share thoughts and ideas with others. The language they used was a language without sound. It was a sign language.
How did this sign language work? The deaf were taught to make certain movements using their hands, faces, and bodies. These movements stood for things and ideas. People might move their forefingers across their lips. This meant, “You are not telling the truth.” They might tap their chins with three fingers. This meant “my uncle.”
The deaf were also taught to use a finger alphabet (字母). They used their fingers to make the letters of the alphabet. In this way, they spelled out words. Some deaf people could spell out words at a speed of 130 words per minute.
Sign language and finger spelling are not used as much as they once were. Today, the deaf are taught to understand others by watching their lips. They are also taught how to speak.
1. The deaf “talked” to other people __________.
A. by moving their hands, faces and bodies
B. by shouting and singing
C. without using any letters
D. without using any language
2. The deaf could spell out words __________.
A. by reading them aloud
B. by going here and there
C. by expressing the letters with their fingers
D. by watching others
3. Now, the deaf are trained to __________.
A. write sentences quickly
B. understand others by lip-reading
C. be good at mind-reading
D. keep alone happily
4. The story as a whole is about __________.
A. learning to spell B. teaching the deaf to speak
C. how the deaf communicate D. understanding Indian sign language
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For many years, no one could communicate with people who had been born without hearing. These deaf people were not able to use a spoken language.
But, beginning in the 1700s, the deaf were taught a special language. Using the language, they could share thoughts and ideas with others. The language they used was a language without sound. It was a sign language.
How did this sign language work? The deaf were taught to make certain movements using their hands, faces and bodies. Their movements stood for things and ideas. A man might move his forefinger across his lips. This meant, “You are not telling the truth.” He might tap his chin with three fingers. This meant, “my uncle.” The deaf were also taught to use a finger alphabet. They used their fingers to make the letters of the alphabet. In this way, they spelled out words. Some deaf people could spell out words at a speed of 130 words per minute.
Sign language and finger spelling are not used as much as they once were. Today the deaf are taught to understand others by watching their lips. They are also taught how to speak.
1.The story does not say so, but it makes you think that_______.
A. the deaf must have special teachers
B. there is still no way to communicate with the deaf
C. deaf people make signs to make a living
D. deaf people are not as clever as normal people
2. On the whole the story is about______.
A. how the deaf communicate B. leaning to spell
C. teaching the deaf to speak D. writing sign language
3. How did sign language help the deaf?
A. It helped them to learn to read.
B. It helped them communicate with other people.
C. The deaf could understand Indian sign language.
D. The deaf could move their thumbs across their lips
4. Which of these sentences do you think is right?
A. Deaf people draw signs.
B. Deaf people read with their fingers.
C. Many deaf people now can speak.
D. Deaf people teach themselves a sign language.
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Down Syndrome (唐氏综合症). In the last fifteen years. I have experienced many difficult and