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In the car, I secretly had a look at him through the rearview mirror (后视镜). He looked sad. “What’s the matter, honey?” “I’m nervous. I don’t know if I’ll be able to learn everything in the first grade. What if I can’t pay attention in class?”
My heart melted. I remembered being nervous on the first day of school and I thought I was the only student who felt that way. I was a nervous kid full of self-doubt. Seth behaved much better than I did.
We walked into his school together. He remembered where his new classroom was and recognized his teacher from the ice cream social party they had the day before. He sat down at his desk and chatted with a few of his classmates. He took a few photos of them (with a camera phone because I didn’t allow him to bring the real camera) and then he said in a very serious manner, “Mom, you can go home now. I’ll be OK.” And so he was.
1.Seth asked his mother to take him to school probably because _______.
A. he was afraid to be late for class
B. he wanted to share his joy with his mother
C. he felt worried about his school life
D. he was frightened of his new teacher
2.What did the writer mean by saying “My heart melted” in Paragraph 4?
A. She was very angry with her son.
B. She felt sad because of her son’s words.
C. She was too weak in the mind to face it.
D. She became more understanding of her son.
3.From the last paragraph we learn that ________.
A. Seth had never seen his new classroom
B. the ice cream social party was to be held soon
C. Seth got along well with his classmates
D. Seth took some photos using a real camera
4.It can be inferred that in the end Seth felt ______.
A. relaxed B. frightened C. serious D. worried
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The blue eyes that looked at him from outside the door were like the light through a maginifying glass (放大镜) when it is at its brightest and smallest, when paper and leaves begin to smoke.
"Hey . " said the man in the door. " Remember me? "
" Yes. " the boy said. whispering. "Rick. "
He felt so surprised to see Rick. All of Rick seemed to be shown in the eyes. With a strong feeling that ought to have hurt him.
" You knew me." Rick said. " You hadn't forgotten. "
" You're--just the same. " the boy said. and felt much thankful.
He seemed even to be wearing the same clothes, the same blue shirt and grey trousers. He was thin, but he was built to be lean; and he was still, or again. sunburnt. After everything, the slow white smile still showed the slight feeling of happiness.
" Let's look at you." Rick said, dropping into a chair. Then slowly he felt more at home, and he became once more just Rick as if nothing had happened. There were lines about his eyes. and deeper lines on his cheeks. but he looked like-just Rick, lined by sunfight and smiling.
" When I look at you." he said, " You make me think about me, for we look like each other. "
" Yes, " said the boy, eagerly, " they all think we both look like my grandfather. "
1.On his return. Rick_______.
A. had not changed much
B. looked very old
C. was much thinner than before
D. was wearing different clothes
2.Rick and the boy are probably________.
A. brothers B. related
C. friends D. neighbours
3.You could describe Rick as________.
A. old and friendly B. old and nervous
C. thin and nervous D. thin and friendly
4.From the passage we can tell that the boy_____.
A. was worried that Rick had forgotten him
B. was proud of what Rick had done
C. was pleased to see Rick
D. wondered where Rick had been
5.Rick and the boy_______.
A. had similar personalities
B. cared about each other
C. had lived in the same house
D. felt their friendship had changed
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About a month ago, while in the drive through at Starbucks, I noticed a woman in a car behind me who appeared to be having a bad day. There were two kids in the back who seemed to have too much at 8 am on a Sunday morning, because they were shouting loudly. The moved slowly and at one point while I was pulling the car forward, the sad woman behind memy car. I could tell thisher. The entire time that I waited in line for my coffee this woman didn’t .
Looking back at her I could tell she was wondering “Why me? Why today?” When I up and paid for my coffee I requested that the barista(咖啡吧员) of Starbucks give the woman behind me a smile card and paid for her coffee.
Just 30 minutes later I was again in line at Starbucks. I heard a slam of a car door but thought nothing of it. I waswhen the same woman came up to my driver’s side window. Sheme a twenty-dollar bill and the same smile card I had given to her. She smiled and said, “These are for you. You are theone who gave these to me, right? All I need you to do is ask the barista to give the back to me.” It was amazing! It was as if this woman had been waiting to show her for what I had done!
When she got back into her today she was all smiles. I could tell she had the same feeling as I had on that early Sunday morning. It was nice to have my coffee paid for, but what made me feel even better was seeing the happiness and smile on her face.
As I pulled out of the drive-thru, she waved and yelled out, “Have aday!” I yelled back “You too!” and waved her goodbye.
1.A. force B. strength C. power D. energy
2.A. line B. time C. sun D. bus
3.A. knocked B. touched C. kicked D. watched
4.A. excited B. calmed C. worried D. entertained
5.A. apologize B. smile C. complain D. bother
6.A. pulled B. looked C. turned D. walked
7.A. standing B. waiting C. parking D. pacing
8.A. amused B. confused C. disappointed D. shocked
9.A. handed B. owed C. presented D. asked
10.A. clever B. kind C. honest D. modest
11.A. privately B. secretly C. originally D. totally
12.A. card B. change C. bill D. coffee
13.A. consideration B. respect C. desire D. appreciation
14.A. office B. home C. car D. room
15.A. free B. quiet C. regular D. good
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When I realized I _____at him， the boy turned away.
A． will look B． look
C． had look D． was looking
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Eileen Taylor had something sweet on her mind in the drive through line at Heav'nly Donuts. Just the day before, a stranger ahead of her in line had 1. (generous) paid for her coffee. "The gesture made such 2. big difference in my day," says Eileen. She had recently lost her job as a physician's 3. (assist), and money was tight. But Eileen 4. (inspire) to pay the DS| 12 bill of the family in the car behind hers. 5.she didn't know was that her kindness would set off a chain reaction. In two and a half hours, fifty-five drivers paid for the order of the person behind6.(they). The doughnut shop's employees 7. (see) this before. This Heav'nly Donuts, in fact, is known as a special place, the customers of 8. are considered as the "best in the world". But, even so, the workers were 9.(amaze) that the shop had more than doubled its previous record by the end of the day.
Now 10. (work) as a chemist, Eileen visits Heav'nly Donuts every Saturday morning, picking up a coffee and paying for the order of the customer behind her.
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A man was driving at 70 miles in a 40-mile-zone, when a police car came behind him with the light on. 1.
As the policeman came to him, he said, "Hi, officer, I guess you caught me a little bit over the limit. I was in a rush to get home, to be with my wife and kids, you know my younger son wasn't feeling too well when I left home this morning."
The policeman said, "Well, I guess so,'' and started writing something in his notebook. 2.. A few moments later, the policeman came to his window and handed him a paper, and returned to his car without saying a single word. The man started to wonder, how much this ticket was going to be as he began to look at the paper. 3.
"I had a daughter who was killed by a speeding car at the age of six, by a speeding driver like you. He got a fine, a few months in prison, and was free, free to hug two other daughters. 4.I have tried to forgive that man a thousand times, and I thought I had. Maybe I really did forgive him, but I have to do it again, even right now.5."
The man was very surprised and could not move for the next few minutes. When finally he did, he drove slowly, even a few miles under the speed limit, praying for forgiveness.
A. So pray for you, and be careful when you drive again, your daughter is all you have left.
B. I only had one and now I have to wait until I get to heaven before I can hug her again.
C. Right away the man started thinking of excuse to give.
D. He was surprised it was not a ticket as he began to read.
E. So pray for me, and be careful when you drive again, my son is all I have left.
F. As minutes went by, he could see from the side view mirror, the policeman was still writing.
G. He was surprised it was not a ticket but a receipt(收据).
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At the moment of the car accident, Jason’s life _____ in the blink of an eye.
A．changes B．had changed C．was changing D．changed
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He can’t be at home now, for I saw him ________in the gym just now.
| A．giving out | B．working out | C．carrying out | D．bringing out |
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A king in Africa had a close friend with whom he had grown up. The friend had a habit of looking at every bad situation that occurred in his life and 1, “This is good!”
One day the king and his friend were out on a hunting 2. The friend would 3 the guns for the king. But this time he had 4done something wrong in preparing one of the guns, for after taking the gun from his friend, the king fired it and his thumb was blown off.
Examining the 5 the friend remarked as usual, “This is good!” to which the king replied, “No, this is NOT good!” and 6 imprisoned his friend.
About a year later, the king was hunting in an area where he should have known not to hunt. Cannibals(食人者) __7him and took him to their village. They tied his hands, set up a wooden post and 8 him to it. As they came close to set fire to burn the king, they 9 that the king was missing a thumb. Being superstitious, they never ate anyone who was less than whole. So 10 the king, they sent him on his way.
As he returned home, he was 11 of the event that had taken his thumb and felt sorry for his treatment of his friend. He went immediately to the 12 to speak with his friend. “You were right,” he said, “it was good that my thumb was blown off.” Then he 13 to tell the friend all that had just happened.
“I feel 14 for sending you to jail for so long. It was bad for me to do this.”
“No,” his friend replied, “this is good!”
“What do you mean? How could it be good that I sent my friend to jail for a year?”
“If I had NOT been in jail, I would have been with you, and I would have been ___15!”
1. A．joking B．remarking C．announcing D．whispering
2. A．expectation B．experience C．expedition D．experiment
3. A．prepare B．arrange C．carry D．hold
4. A．deliberately B．apparently C．naturally D．specially
5. A．thumb B．king C．gun D．situation
6. A．angrily B．calmly C．regretfully D．joyfully
7. A．caught B．warned C．robbed D．hunted
8. A．connected B．related C．wrapped D．fastened
9. A．observed B．understood C．noticed D．complained
10. A．untying B．forgiving C．overlooking D．beating
11. A．recalled B．accused C．informed D．reminded
12. A．house B．jail C．village D．kingdom
13. A．stopped B．hesitated C．continued D．refused
14. A．fortunate B．foolish C．guilty D．painful
15. A．burnt B．cooked C．fired D．eaten
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I looked out at the smiling faces in the school auditorium. The applause filled my ears. I had really done it!
Just a few months earlier I would never have ______ myself acting in a play in front of two hundred people. But when the time came, I got up on stage and ______ one of my greatest fears. I found a new person inside me, a much more ______, outgoing person who had been hidden all along, just waiting for the opportunity to come. If not for my teacher, Mrs. Sather, I might never have found that ______.
I was extremely ______. I had friends, but it just wasn’t in my personality to be very outgoing, even when I knew someone well. I was even ______ with strangers.
One day, Mrs. Sather ______ that our class was going to perform a play. “I need someone to play the lead part of Dorothy,” she said. “Anybody want to try?” A few ____ hands shot up—mine, of course, was not one of them.
After class Mrs. Sather came to join me. “Dallas, I was thinking you would be the person for Dorothy. But I was ______ you didn’t raise your hand.”
Was she ______? Me, the lead? I was ______ just thinking of standing on stage in front of a lot of people.
“Dallas, you’re great at ______ things, so you won’t worry about lines. And you have such a sweet personality. Perfect for Dorothy!” She said.
Mrs. Sather stared into my eyes as if seeing my inner self locked away inside. “I’d love you to give this a ______ for me. But if you really don’t want to, I won’t make you. It’s your ____.” Mrs. Sather wanted me in this role. She ______ me. I realized it was time to ____ my shy cloak (披风).
Fast-forward through five months of practicing, we were ready. ______, I was as nervous as I had ever been. I proved to myself that I could do it in practice, ______ could I prove it to everyone else when it really mattered?
“It doesn’t matter how you do tonight,” said Mrs. Sather, ______ reading my thoughts when she came backstage for a final check. “You have already shown yourself how wonderful you are.”
At the end of the play, when the audience stood and applauded, I knew they were not just cheering for my performance that night, but for the performances they knew would come in later years because of my newfound ______.
1.A.praised B.agreed C.pictured D.remembered
2.A.expressed B.faced C.discussed D.shared
3.A.energetic B.daring C.generous D.sincere
4.A.story B.method C.solution D.opportunity
5.A.shy B.slow C.curious D.patient
6.A.colder B.calmer C.quieter D.happier
7.A.realized B.repeated C.found D.announced
8.A.firm B.excited C.powerful D.friendly
9.A.surprised B.annoyed C.amused D.embarrassed
10.A.objective B.crazy C.reliable D.nervous
11.A.ashamed B.regretful C.doubtful D.terrified
12.A.analyzing B.observing C.memorizing D.predicting
13.A.plan B.try C.guess D.promise
14.A.choice B.destination C.suggestion D.interest
15.A.reminded B.challenged C.trusted D.shocked
16.A.throw off B.keep off C.knock off D.call off
17.A.Therefore B.Otherwise C.Instead D.Still
18.A.but B.so C.or D.and
19.A.in case B.ever since C.as if D.even though
20.A.popularity B.ambition C.advantage D.confidence