I was 16 when my father finally decided he would send me to wilderness camp for several months. He had threatened to do it many times before, but my mother had always managed to prevent him from doing so. This time he insisted on doing it.
The latest incident was the last straw. Impulsively(冲动地), I had pushed Mr. Ford, my math teacher, down a flight of steps at school. He broke his arm in two places. Anyway, he had agreed not to accuse me as a favor to my dad, who was in the middle of a tight race for sheriff(执法官) in our town. But my reckless behavior had my dad’s closest advisor talking.
“John, he’s your son and he’s a kid, but he is dragging you down,” I heard Jake Hutch tell my dad through his closed office door the night after I pushed Mr. Ford. “If you can’t make your son obey the rules, how can you make the law obeyed in this town?”
So, off to Pisgah National Forest I went. I imagined hours of untold abuse at the hands of some strong sergeants(军士). I was determined no to be broken. I was who I was.
Nearly every day for six months, a small group of other troubled teens and I carried our 30-pound backpacks on a difficult journey covering about 10 miles. We hiked in a rough wilderness that seemed untouched by civilization.
Our sergeants were firm but kind, not frightening as I had imagined. We learned how to make a fire without matches and create a shelter with branches and grass. We learned which plants were safe to eat out in the wild. I felt myself change. I was calm and often reflective. My old, impulsive self was gone.
One morning, six months later, my dad came to pick me up. I ran to hug him and saw relief and love in his eyes.
“So what’s it like being sheriff?” I asked on the ride home.
“I lost the race, Danny,” he said.
“I’m sorry, Dad.” I knew my behavior probably had a lot to do with the defeat.
Dad squeezed my shoulder and brought me close. “As long as I don’t ever lose you, I’m okay.”
1.The author was finally sent to wilderness because _____.
A. he could learn how to survive in the wild
B. his teacher insisted on giving him a lesson
C. he pushed his math teacher down the stairs
D. his mother feared that he would be accused
2.The underlined word “reckless” in Paragraph 2 probably means ______.
A. selfish B. careless C. rude D. reasonable
3.What can we learn about the author from the passage?
A. He changed a lot after the camp.
B. He was not satisfied with his life in the camp.
C. He was still what he used to be after the camp.
D. He made enemies with other troubled teens at the camp.
4. How did the author’s father feel at the end of the story?
A. Grateful. B. Annoyed.
C. Disappointed D. Relieved
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I was 16 when my father finally decided he would send me to wilderness camp for several months. He had threatened to do it many times before, but my mother had always managed to prevent him from doing so. This time he insisted on doing it.
The latest incident was the last straw. Impulsively(冲动地), I had pushed Mr. Ford, my math teacher, down a flight of steps at school. He broke his arm in two places. Anyway, he had agreed not to accuse me as a favor to my dad, who was in the middle of a tight race for sheriff(执法官) in our town. But my reckless behavior had my dad’s closest advisor talking.
“John, he’s your son and he’s a kid, but he is dragging you down,” I heard Jake Hutch tell my dad through his closed office door the night after I pushed Mr. Ford. “If you can’t make your son obey the rules, how can you make the law obeyed in this town?”
So, off to Pisgah National Forest I went. I imagined hours of untold abuse at the hands of some strong sergeants(军士). I was determined no to be broken. I was who I was.
Nearly every day for six months, a small group of other troubled teens and I carried our 30-pound backpacks on a difficult journey covering about 10 miles. We hiked in a rough wilderness that seemed untouched by civilization.
Our sergeants were firm but kind, not frightening as I had imagined. We learned how to make a fire without matches and create a shelter with branches and grass. We learned which plants were safe to eat out in the wild. I felt myself change. I was calm and often reflective. My old, impulsive self was gone.
One morning, six months later, my dad came to pick me up. I ran to hug him and saw relief and love in his eyes.
“So what’s it like being sheriff?” I asked on the ride home.
“I lost the race, Danny,” he said.
“I’m sorry, Dad.” I knew my behavior probably had a lot to do with the defeat.
Dad squeezed my shoulder and brought me close. “As long as I don’t ever lose you, I’m okay.”
1.The author was finally sent to wilderness because _____.
A. he could learn how to survive in the wild
B. his teacher insisted on giving him a lesson
C. he pushed his math teacher down the stairs
D. his mother feared that he would be accused
2.The underlined word “reckless” in Paragraph 2 probably means ______.
A. selfish B. careless C. rude D. reasonable
3.What can we learn about the author from the passage?
A. He changed a lot after the camp.
B. He was not satisfied with his life in the camp.
C. He was still what he used to be after the camp.
D. He made enemies with other troubled teens at the camp.
4. How did the author’s father feel at the end of the story?
A. Grateful. B. Annoyed.
C. Disappointed D. Relieved
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I was 16 when my father finally decided he would send me to wilderness camp for several months. He had threatened to do it many times before, but my mother had always managed to prevent him from doing so. This time he insisted on doing it.
The latest incident was the last straw. Impulsively ((冲动地),I had pushed Mr. Ford, my math teacher, down a flight of steps at school. He broke his arm in two places. Anyway , he had agreed not to accuse me as a favor to my dad, who was in the middle of a tight race for sheriff (执法官)in our town. But my reckless behavior had my dad's closest advisor talking." John? he's your son and he's a kid, but he is dragging you down." his advisor said. "If you can't make your son obey the rules, how can you make the law obeyed in this town?"
So, off to Pisgah National Forest I went. I imagined hours of untold abuse at the hands of some strong officer. I was determined not to be broken. I was who I was.
Nearly every day for six months, a small group of other troubled teens and I carried our 30-pound backpacks on a difficult journey covering about 10 miles.
Our sergeants were firm but kind 9 not frightening as I had imagined. We learned how to make a fire without matches. We learned which plants were safe to eat out in the wild. I felt myself change. I was calm and often reflective. My old, impulsive self was gone.
One morning, six months later, my dad came to pick me up. I ran to hug him and saw happiness and love in his eyes.
"So what's it like being sheriff?" I asked on the ride home.
"I lost the race, Danny,” he said.
"I'm sorry, Dad.” I knew my behavior probably had a lot to do with the defeat.
Dad squeezed my shoulder and brought me close. “As long as I don't ever lose you, I'm okay. ”
1.The author was finally sent to wilderness because .
A.he could learn how to survive in the wild
B.his teacher insisted on giving him a lesson
C.he pushed his math teacher down the stairs
D.his mother feared that he would be accused
2.The underlined word “reckless" in Paragraph 2 probably means .
A.proud B.rude
C.careless D.reasonable
3.What can we learn about the author from the passage?
A.He changed a lot after the camp.
B.He was not satisfied with his life in the camp.
C.He was abused by the officer.
D.He made enemies with other troubled teens at the camp.
4.How did the author father feel at the end of the story?
A.Anxious. B.Astonished.
C.Disappointed. D.Relieved.
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My mum was young when she fell pregnant with me. After I was born it was decided that my father’s relatives would ________ me in Manchester. No one spoke about Mum. Eventually, I was shown letters from Mum, ________ that she was a drug addict.
All this was running through my head as I arrived in Glasgow on 27 December last year. My sister Leanne, from my mother’s side, had ________ me down on Facebook, and we had been ________ for some time, but had met only once or twice. Leanne had been brought up by our mother’s parents, and had some ________ with Mum throughout her life. She was now living in Canada, but returning for Christmas and ________ to see all the family together. A big party had been arranged to welcome her back, and everyone would be there, including our ________.
In a very short time my sister and I hatched a ________. I’d meet my sister as she arrived at Manchester airport, then we’d drive up to Glasgow ________. Keeping it a surprise gave us a rush. After about a four-hour drive, we were there. I’d ________ called someone “Mum” before. But there she was.
We embraced (拥抱) and although we could hardly get the words out fast enough, we were soon ________. Seeing someone so alike looking back at me was the strangest but most ________ experience. Though a lifetime may have ________ us, this woman at a party in Glasgow was my mum. She ________ at me for a second, before giving me a tight hug. All she could say was that she never thought we’d ________ again.
She’d been ________ of drugs for five years. She told me how she now works for a charity that helps young people ________ the same problems she had. We now talk regularly, and I feel ________ she’s my mother. That’s something I couldn’t have even ________ when the door opened to her at that Christmas party. Life may be short, but it’s always ________ enough to reconcile (和好).
1.A. teach B. control C. serve D. raise
2.A. foreseeing B. saying C. arguing D. promising
3.A. knocked B. tracked C. rolled D. turned
4.A. negotiating B. complaining C. messaging D. searching
5.A. contact B. bargain C. fun D. trouble
6.A. unwilling B. afraid C. confident D. desperate
7.A. sister B. father C. mum D. grandparents
8.A. deal B. plan C. trick D. change
9.A. in advance B. in turn C. in secret D. in time
10.A. ever B. even C. always D. never
11.A. looking away B. chatting away C. turning up D. picking up
12.A. disturbing B. annoying C. comforting D. frightening
13.A. separated B. deserted C. ruined D. cheated
14.A. laughed B. yelled C. stared D. pointed
15.A. part B. suffer C. recover D. meet
16.A. clean B. aware C. short D. fond
17.A. discuss B. overcome C. explore D. stress
18.A. guilty B. embarrassed C. proud D. shocked
19.A. imagined B. ignored C. questioned D. recalled
20.A. tough B. happy C. simple D. long
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When I told my father that I was moving to Des Moines, Iowa, he told me about the only time he had been there. It was in the 1930s, when he was an editor of the literary magazine of Southern Methodist University(SMU)in Dallas, Texas. He also worked as a professor at SMU, and there was a girl student in his class who suffered from a serious back disease. She couldn’t afford the operation because her family was poor.
Her mother ran a boardinghouse in Galveston, a seaside town near Houston, Texas. She was cleaning out the attic(阁楼)one day when she came across an old dusty manuscript(手稿). On its top page were the words, “By O. Henry”. It was a nice story, and she sent it to her daughter at SMU, who showed it to my father. My father had never read the story before, but it sounded like O. Henry, and he knew that O. Henry had once lived in Houston. So it was possible that the famous author had gone to the beach and stayed in the Galveston boardinghouse, and had written the story there and left the manuscript behind by accident. My father visited an O. Henry expert at Columbia University in New York, who authenticated the story as O. Henry’s.
My father then set out to sell it. Eventually, he found himself in Des Moines, meeting with Gardner Cowles, a top editor at the Des Moines Register. Cowles loves the story and bought it on the spot. My father took the money to the girl. It was just enough for her to have the operation she so desperately needed.
My father never told me what the O. Henry story was about. But I doubt that it could have been better than his own story.
1.Who found the O. Henry’s manuscript?
A. The author. B. The author’s father.
C. The girl. D.The girl’s mother
2.Which of the following might explain the fact that the manuscript was found in the attic?
A. O. Henry once worked in Houston.
B. O. Henry once stayed in Galveston.
C. O. Henry once moved to Des Moines.
D. O. Henry once taught at SMU.
3. The underlined word “authenticated” in Paragraph 2 probably means __________.
A. named B. treated
C. proved D. described
4. According to the text, why did the author’s father go to Des Moines?
A. To meet the author himself.
B. To sell the O. Henry story.
C. To talk with the O. Henry expert.
D. To give money to the girl.
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When I told my father that I was moving to Des Moines, Iowa, he told me about the only time he had been there. It was in the 1930s, when he was an editor in the literary magazine of Southern Methodist University(SMU)in Dallas, Texas. He also worked as a professor at SMU, and there was a girl student in his class who suffered from a serious back disease. She couldn’t afford the operation because her family was poor.
Her mother ran a boarding house in Galveston, a seaside town near Houston, Texas. She was cleaning out the attic(阁楼)one day when she came across an old dusty manuscript(手稿). On its top page were the words, “By O. Henry”. It was a nice story, and she sent it to her daughter at SMU, who showed it to my father. My father had never read the story before, but it sounded like O. Henry, and he knew that O. Henry had once lived in Houston. So it was possible that the famous author had gone to the beach and stayed in the Gainestown boardinghouse, and had written the story there and left the manuscript behind by accident. My father visited an O. Henry expert at Columbia University in New York, who authenticated the story as O. Henry’s.
My father then set out to sell it. Eventfully, he found himself in Des Moines, meeting with Gardner Cowles, a top editor at the Des Moines Register. Cowles loves the story and bought it on the spot. My father took the money to the girl. It was just enough for her to have the operation she so desperately needed.
My father never told me what the O. Henry story was about. But I doubt that it could have been better than his own story.
1.Who discovered the O. Henry’s manuscript?
A. The girl’s mother. B. The author’s father.
C. The girl. D. The author.
2.Which of the following might explain the fact that the manuscript was found in the attic?
A. O. Henry once worked in Houston.
B. O. Henry once stayed in Galveston.
C. O. Henry once moved to Des Moines.
D. O. Henry once taught at SMU.
3.The underlined word “authenticated” in Paragraph 2 probably means __________.
A. named B. treated C. proved D. Described
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When I was a child, my father ______ read me a story at night before bedtime.
A.would B.should C.could D.might
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When I was young, my mother didn't have the money to send me to school, but she thought it was important for me to keep up with education. So she decided to teach me extra lessons herself. But because she had to go to work, the only time she could do it was at 4:30 in the morning.
We need every one of you to develop your talents and your skills so that you can help us old folks solve our most difficult problems. If you quit(离开,放弃) on school-you' re not just quitting on yourself , you 're quitting on your country. No one's written your destiny(命运) for you ,because you write your own destiny. You make your own future. That's why today I 'm calling on each of you to set your own goals for your education and do everything you can to meet them. Your goal can be something as simple as doing all your homework, paying attention in class, or spending some time reading a book.
But whatever you decide to do , I want you to commit to(使致力于) it. I want you to really work at it. I know that sometimes you get that sense from TV that you can be rich and successful without any hard work-that your ticket to success is through rapping or basketball or being a reality TV star. No one's born being good at all things. You become good at things through hard work. You're not a good athlete the first time you play a new sport. You don't hit every note the first time you sing a song. You've got to practice.
1.What can we learn from the first paragraph?
A.The writer's home was very rich.
B.The writer was born in a poor family.
C.The writer didn't like reading books.
D.The writer's mother was a teacher.
2.Why does the writer call on everyone to set his/her own goal?
A.Because everyone's future is to do simple work.
B.Because everyone's future is determined by themselves.
C.Because everyone should do their homework.
D.Because everyone should pay attention in class.
3.How can people realize their great dream?
A.By rapping. B.By playing basketball.
C.By working hard. D.By being a reality star.
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When I was three years old, my parents discovered I was totally deaf. But instead of sending me to a school for the deaf, they decided to “mainstream” me. All of my peers and teachers world have normal hearing.
I was the only deaf child at Blue Creel Elementary School. From almost the first day there, the other kids made fun of me mainly because of my hearing aid and the way I talked. And I also had difficulty with most of my school work.
When the other kids made fun of me, I was sure that I was a bad person. I saw myself as a boy who wasn’t smart enough to keep up with the class.
Mrs. Jordan, my 5th grade teacher, changed all of that with a simple three-word phrase.
One morning, she asked the class a question. I read her lips from my front-row seat and immediately raised my hand because I was sure I had the right answer. But when she called on me, I was afraid. Here was an opportunity to impress the powerful teacher and show her I was worthy of her love. Maybe even impress my classmates a little. I didn’t want to blow it. despite my fears, I took a deep breath and answered Mrs. Jordan’s question.
I will never forget what happened next. Mrs. Jordan enthusiastically slammed (跺动)her right foot on the floor and turned her tight hand around in full circle until it pointed directly at me. With sparking eyes and a wide smile she cried, “THAT’S RIGHT STEPHEN!”
For the first time in my young life, I was a star. I sat a little taller in my chair.
From that day forward, my grades and speech improved greatly. My popularity among my peers increased. It was all because Mrs. Jordan believed in me and wasn’t afraid to express it. “THAT’S RIGHT STEPHEN!”
1.What does the underlined word “mainstream”(in Para 1) mean?
A.Encourage a disabled child to live a normal life. |
B.Include a disabled child in an ordinary class. |
C.Treat a disabled child with respect. |
D.Teach a disabled child at home. |
2.It can be inferred that when entering Blue Creek Elementary School, the writer________.
A.was not clever | B.could not focus on his study |
C.lacked confidence | D.got along well with other kids |
3.When the writer answered Mrs. Jordan’s question, he________.
A.trembled with fear | B.stayed calm |
C.was nervous | D.was excited |
4.From his experience, the writer may conclude that________.
A.the right words could change someone’s life |
B.each of us has the courage to be great |
C.all great heroes made mistakes |
D.each day is a lucky day |
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When I was young,each morning I woke up and would find my father nowhere around the house.He usually got up early before________and began milking the cow and cleaning the farmyard.In summer,he got up________earlier to mop the grass and water the flowers and vegetables in the garden.Once I helped my father to________weeds from the corn field.It wasn’t long________I felt very tired but the field ridge(田垄) seemed_______.Finally I totally threw myself________in the field,feeling_______.My dad seemed to have________my mind.He came up and said,"Farming is backbreaking and really takes________and sweat,but in________the sweet harvest will be worth the_______."Encouraged by his words,I struggled to my feet.My father________and added,"Rome is not built in a________but it can be built in hundreds of days.So whenever________with a huge project,just break it into ________parts and then complete them one by one.Finally you will be amazed at your_______."Hearing what he said,I was greatly________and continued removing the weeds from patch to patch.Believe it or not,at the end of the day,I________in weeding half an acre of corn field.
Now,I have tried different jobs and finally________down running a big restaurant.In my lifetime,my father's devotion to his job and his special working methods can always encourage and guide me________all kinds of difficulties.
1.A. dark B. dawn C. noon D. midnight
2.A. less B. equally C. even D. extremely
3.A. forbid B. throw C. drop D. remove
4.A. before B. whenever C. since D. until
5.A. changeable B. endless C. faraway D. boring
6.A. open B. flat C. away D. aside
7.A. angry B. disappointed C. hopeless D. embarrassed
8.A. read B. disturbed C. spoken D. seen
9.A. pains B. time C. courage D. patience
10.A. winter B. spring C. summer D. fall
11.A. strength B. effort C. cost D. risk
12.A. smiled B. regretted C. sighed D. followed
13.A. second B. month C. day D. year
14.A. faced B. discouraged C. dealt D. worked
15.A. good B. various C. small D. large
16.A. result B. achievement C. failure D. change
17.A. inspired B. shocked C. delighted D. puzzled
18.A. managed B. failed C. succeeded D. avoided
19.A. settled B. broke C. bent D. pulled
20.A. around B. to C. with D. through
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Sunday was always our book-buying day. Every Sunday, my father would take me over to the Carousel Mall and let me walk through all the ____ while he read his newspaper. Then we would sit side by side reading in ____. After a while, he would ask me which one out of my large pile of books I liked best. If I couldn’t ____ between two, he would buy me both books. In this way, he ____ me to read. He never discouraged me by ____ like my mom often did: “Why are you reading ____? Get outside! Stop living in fantasy.”
When I grew older and discovered the ____ where I could take out as many books as I wanted for free, my father encouraged me to go there ____.
For quite some time I never knew there was an actual person who ____ all those wonderful books. When I finally realized this, it was like a(n) ____. I thought I could also write stories just like them. When I told my dad this, he seemed to already ____ it. He read what I wrote and always joked that when I became a famous writer one day I should give the ____ to him. Even if I don’t become ____ for my books. I at least know what I am and what my dad helped me to become because of all those childhood ____ to book stores, and all his heartfelt comments that made me really ____ myself. Before reading what I wrote, he said he knew it would be ____, because I had written it.
I’m going to major in English literature at college ____ I want to make a career writing. I know my dad will be ____ of me. He has ____ me instead of hindering(阻碍)me. He encouraged me to be who I am. I’m going to give the first book to him not because he ____ me to but because he is my inspiration.
1.A. street B. blocks C. houses D. bookshelves
2.A. silence B. surprise C. turn D. doubt
3.A. buy B. decide C. recognize D. finish
4.A. taught B. forced C. encouraged D. persuaded
5.A. saying B. worrying C. proving D. caring
6.A. calmly B. quickly C. immediately D. constantly
7.A. school B. library C. store D. case
8.A. after all B. by far C. as well D. at least
9.A. read B. wrote C. bought D. collected
10.A. secret B. task C. history D. inspiration
11.A. know B. manage C. organize D. repeat
12.A. work B. prize C. book D. result
13.A. happy B. famous C. anxious D. thankful
14.A. trips B. excuses C. impressions D. researches
15.A. care about B. laugh at C. believe in D. differ from
16.A. hard B. expensive C. great D. similar
17.A. if B. but C. though D. because
18.A. afraid B. proud C. aware D. guilty
19.A. helped B. loved C. protected D. known
20.A. allowed B. promised C. preferred D. told
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