We were standing at the top of a church tower...

We were standing at the top of a church tower．My father had brought me to this high tower in a small town not far from our home in Rome．I wondered why．

“Look down, Elsa," Father said．I gathered all my courage and looked down．I saw the square in the center of the village．And I saw several streets leading to the square．“See, my dear,”Father said gently．“There is more than one way to the square．Life is like that．If you can't get to the place where you want to go by one road, try another．"

Now I understood why I was there．Earlier that day I had begged my mother to do something about the bad lunches that were served at school．But she refused because she could not believe the lunches were as bad as I said．

When I turned to Father for help, he would not help．Instead, he brought me to this high tower to give me a lesson．By the time we reached home, I had a plan．

At school the next day, I poured my lunch soup into a bottle and brought it home．Then I asked our cook to serve it to Mother at dinner．The plan worked perfectly．She tried one spoonful and sputtered．“The cook must have gone mad!” Quickly I told what I had done, and Mother promised that she would take up the matter of lunches at school the next day!

In the years that followed I often remembered the lesson Father taught me．I began to work as a fashion designer two years ago．I wouldn’t stop working until I tried every possible way．Father’s wise words always remind me that there is more than one way to the square．

1.Father brought Elsa to the top of the church tower to_________________．

A．have sports with Elsa

B．explain what he means clearly

C．enjoy the views

D．have a rest there

2.Elsa wanted her mother to_____________ earlier that day．

A．do something delicious for lunch

B．know he was complaining about his lunch

C．speak to the school about lunch

D．change the terrible eating habit

3.By sharing her own experiences, Elsa tries to tell us________

A．when one road is blocked , try another

B．how bad the lunch of her school is

C．how wise her father is

D．how terrible her mother is

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We were standing at the top of a church tower．My father had brought me to this high tower in a small town not far from our home in Rome．I wondered why．

“Look down, Elsa," Father said．I gathered all my courage and looked down．I saw the square in the center of the village．And I saw several streets leading to the square．“See, my dear,”Father said gently．“There is more than one way to the square．Life is like that．If you can't get to the place where you want to go by one road, try another．"

Now I understood why I was there．Earlier that day I had begged my mother to do something about the bad lunches that were served at school．But she refused because she could not believe the lunches were as bad as I said．

When I turned to Father for help, he would not help．Instead, he brought me to this high tower to give me a lesson．By the time we reached home, I had a plan．

At school the next day, I poured my lunch soup into a bottle and brought it home．Then I asked our cook to serve it to Mother at dinner．The plan worked perfectly．She tried one spoonful and sputtered．“The cook must have gone mad!” Quickly I told what I had done, and Mother promised that she would take up the matter of lunches at school the next day!

In the years that followed I often remembered the lesson Father taught me．I began to work as a fashion designer two years ago．I wouldn’t stop working until I tried every possible way．Father’s wise words always remind me that there is more than one way to the square．

1.Father brought Elsa to the top of the church tower to_________________．

A．have sports with Elsa

B．explain what he means clearly

C．enjoy the views

D．have a rest there

2.Elsa wanted her mother to_____________ earlier that day．

A．do something delicious for lunch

B．know he was complaining about his lunch

C．speak to the school about lunch

D．change the terrible eating habit

3.By sharing her own experiences, Elsa tries to tell us________

A．when one road is blocked , try another

B．how bad the lunch of her school is

C．how wise her father is

D．how terrible her mother is

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We were standing at the top of a church tower. My father had brought me to this high tower in a small town not far from our home in Rome. I wondered why.

“Look down, Elsa," Father said. I gathered all my courage and looked down. I saw the square in the center of the village. And I saw several streets leading to the square. ‘‘See, my dear," Father said gently. “There is more than one way to the square. Life is like that. If you can't get to the place where you want to go by one road, try another."

Now I understood why I was there. Earlier that day I had begged my mother to do something about the bad lunches that were served at school. But she refused because she could not believe the lunches were as bad as I said.

When I turned to Father for help, he would not help. Instead, he brought me to this high tower to give me a lesson. By the time we reached home, I had a plan.

At school the next day, I poured my lunch soup into a bottle and brought it home. Then I asked our cook to serve it to Mother at dinner. The plan worked perfectly. She tried one spoonful and sputtered. “The cook must have gone mad!” Quickly I told what I had done, and Mother promised that she would take up the matter of lunches at school the next day!

In the years that followed I often remembered the lesson Father taught me. I began to work as a fashion designer two years ago. I wouldn’t stop working until I tried every possible way. Father’s wise words always remind me that there is more than one way to the square.

1.Father brought Elsa to the top of the church tower to_________________    .

A. have sports with Elsa

B. explain what he means clearly

C. enjoy the views

D. have a rest there

2.Elsa wanted her mother to_____________　 earlier that day.

A. do something delicious for lunch　　　　

B. know he was complaining about his lunch

C. speak to the school about lunch　　　　

D. change the terrible eating habit

3.By sharing her own experiences, Elsa tries to tell us________

A. when one road is blocked , try another

B. how bad the lunch of her school is

C. how wise her father is

D. how terrible her mother is

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We were standing at the top of a church tower. My father had brought me to this high tower in a small town not far from our home in Rome. I wondered why.

“Look down, Elsa," Father said. I gathered all my courage and looked down. I saw the square in the center of the village. And I saw several streets leading to the square. ‘‘See, my dear," Father said gently. “There is more than one way to the square. Life is like that. If you can't get to the place where you want to go by one road, try another. "

Now I understood why I was there. Earlier that day I had begged my mother to do something about the bad lunches that were served at school. But she refused because she could not believe the lunches were as bad as I said.

When I turned to Father for help, he would not help. Instead, he brought me to this high tower to give me a lesson. By the time we reached home, I had a plan.

At school the next day, I poured my lunch soup into a bottle and brought it home. Then I asked our cook to serve it to Mother at dinner. The plan worked perfectly. She tried one spoonful and sputtered. “The cook must have gone mad!” Quickly I told what I had done, and Mother promised that she would take up the matter of lunches at school the next day!

In the years that followed I often remembered the lesson Father taught me. I began to work as a fashion designer two years ago. I wouldn’t stop working until I tried every possible way. Father’s wise words always remind me that there is more than one way to the square.

1.Father brought Elsa to the top of the church tower to_________________    .

A. have sports with Elsa　     B. explain what he means clearly

C. enjoy the views    　　 D. have a rest there

2.Elsa wanted her mother to_____________　 earlier that day.

A. do something delicious for lunch　　　　

B. know he was complaining about his lunch

C. speak to the school about lunch　　　　

D. change the terrible eating habit

3.By sharing her own experiences, Elsa tries to tell us________

A. when one road is blocked , try another

B. how bad the lunch of her school is

C. how wise her father is

D. how terrible her mother is

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We were standing at the top of a church tower．My father had brought me to this high tower in a small town not far from our home in Rome．I wondered why．

“Look down, Elsa," Father said．I gathered all my courage and looked down．I saw the square in the center of the village．And I saw several streets leading to the square．“See, my dear,”Father said gently．“There is more than one way to the square．Life is like that．If you can't get to the place where you want to go by one road, try another．"

Now I understood why I was there．Earlier that day I had begged my mother to do something about the bad lunches that were served at school．But she refused because she could not believe the lunches were as bad as I said．

When I turned to Father for help, he would not help．Instead, he brought me to this high tower to give me a lesson．By the time we reached home, I had a plan．

At school the next day, I poured my lunch soup into a bottle and brought it home．Then I asked our cook to serve it to Mother at dinner．The plan worked perfectly．She tried one spoonful and sputtered．“The cook must have gone mad!” Quickly I told what I had done, and Mother promised that she would take up the matter of lunches at school the next day!

In the years that followed I often remembered the lesson Father taught me．I began to work as a fashion designer two years ago．I wouldn’t stop working until I tried every possible way．Father’s wise words always remind me that there is more than one way to the square．

1.Father brought Elsa to the top of the church tower to_________________．

A．have sports with Elsa

B．explain what he means clearly

C．enjoy the views

D．have a rest there

2.Elsa wanted her mother to_____________ earlier that day．

A．do something delicious for lunch

B．know he was complaining about his lunch

C．speak to the school about lunch

D．change the terrible eating habit

3.By sharing her own experiences, Elsa tries to tell us________

A．when one road is blocked , try another

B．how bad the lunch of her school is

C．how wise her father is

D．how terrible her mother is

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We were standing at the top of a church tower. My father had brought me to this spot in a small town not far from our home in Rome. I wondered why.

"Look down, Elsa," Father said. I gathered all my courage and looked down. I saw the square in the center of the village, And I saw the criss-cross（纵横交错） of streets leading to the square. "See, my dear," Father said gently, "There is more than one way to the square. Life is like that. If you can't get to the place where you want to go by one road. try another."

Now I understood why I was there, Earlier that day I had begged my mother to do something about the awful lunches that were served at school. But she refused because she didn't believe the lunches were as bad as I said.

When I turned to Father for help, he would not interfere（干涉）. Instead, he brought me to this high tower to give me a lesson. By the time we reached home, I had a plan.

At school the next day, I secretly poured my lunch soup into a bottle and brought it home. Then I asked our cook to serve it to Mother at dinner. The plan worked perfectly. She swallowed one spoonful and sputtered, "The cook must have gone bad!" Quickly I told what I had done, and Mother stated firmly that she would deal with the matter of lunches at school the next day!

In the following years I often remembered the lesson Father taught me. I began to work as a fashion designer two years ago. I wouldn't stop working until I tried every possible means to my goal. Father's wise words always remind me that there is more than one way to the square,

1.The author's father took her to the top of a church tower to_______．

A. enjoy the beautiful scenery of the whole town

B. encourage her to find out another way to solve her problem

C. find out how many ways lead to the square

D. help her forget some unpleasant things earlier that day

2.What did the author want her mother to do earlier that day?

A. Do something delicious for lunch.

B. Taste her awful lunch.

C. Dismiss the cook.

D. Speak to the school about lunch.

3. What did the author's mother think of her lunch soup after she tasted it?

A. It wasn't so bad as the author said.　

B. It was delicious.

C. It couldn't be worse.

D. It was as good as her cook did.

4.The underlined sentence in the fifth paragraph means_______.

A. the cook agreed to serve the soup to Mother

B. the matter of lunch was successfully settled

C. her father persuaded her mother successfully

D. the way the author thought of was successful

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We were standing at the top of a church tower. My father had brought me to this spot in a small town not far from our home in Rome. I wondered why.

"Look down, Elsa," Father said. I gathered all my courage and looked down. I saw the square in the center of the village, And I saw the criss-cross（纵横交错） of streets leading to the square. "See, my dear," Father said gently, "There is more than one way to the square. Life is like that. If you can't get to the place where you want to go by one road. try another."

Now I understood why I was there, Earlier that day I had begged my mother to do something about the awful lunches that were served at school. But she refused because she didn't believe the lunches were as bad as I said.

When I turned to Father for help, he would not interfere（干涉）. Instead, he brought me to this high tower to give me a lesson. By the time we reached home, I had a plan.

At school the next day, I secretly poured my lunch soup into a bottle and brought it home. Then I asked our cook to serve it to Mother at dinner. The plan worked perfectly. She swallowed one spoonful and sputtered, "The cook must have gone bad!" Quickly I told what I had done, and Mother stated firmly that she would deal with the matter of lunches at school the next day!

In the following years I often remembered the lesson Father taught me. I began to work as a fashion designer two years ago. I wouldn't stop working until I tried every possible means to my goal. Father's wise words always remind me that there is more than one way to the square,

1.The author's father took her to the top of a church tower to_______．

A. enjoy the beautiful scenery of the whole town

B. encourage her to find out another way to solve her problem

C. find out how many ways lead to the square

D. help her forget some unpleasant things earlier that day

2.What did the author（作者） want her mother to do earlier that day?

A. Do something delicious for lunch.

B. Taste her awful lunch.

C. Dismiss the cook.

D. Speak to the school about lunch.

3. What did the author's mother think of her lunch soup after she tasted it?

A. It wasn't so bad as the author said.

B. It was delicious.

C. It couldn't be worse.

D. It was as good as her cook did.

4. The underlined sentence in the fifth paragraph means_______.

A. the cook agreed to serve the soup to Mother

B. the matter of lunch was successfully settled

C. her father persuaded her mother successfully

D. the way the author thought of was successful

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We were standing at the top of a church not far from my home. I didn’t know why.

“Look down,” Father said. I tried and saw the square in the center of the village. And I saw the streets to the square. “See, Elsa,” Father said. “There is more than one way to the square. If you can’t get where you want to go by one road, try another.”

Earlier that day, I asked Mother to do something about what we had for lunch at school. But she didn’t think the food was as bad as I said. When I turned to Father for help, he brought me to the church.

At school the next day, I filled a bottle with the soup for our lunch and took it home. I told the cook to pour the soup in a plate and bring it to Mother. She drank it and cried out, “What’s the matter with the soup today?” I at once told her what I had done , and Mother said that she would take up the matter of lunches at school the next day .

Now I really understood why Father had taken me to the church. I began to work as a fashion designer two years ago. I wouldn’t stop working until I tried every way to my goal.

1.The writer’s father took her to the church to.

2.Elsa really wanted her mother to.

3.Why did Elsa’s mother agree to do something about the matter?

4.What Elsa’s father said means?

5.When the writer really understood what his father had said.

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根据短文内容, 选出五个句子填入文中空缺处, 使短文内容完整正确。答案E用“AB”表示，答案F用“CD”表示。（共5小题，计5分）

We were standing at the top of a church not far from my home.　　　 1. 　　　　 .

“Look down,” Father said. I tried and saw the square in the center of the village. And I saw the streets to the square. “See, Elsa,” Father said. “　 　 2. 　　　 If you can’t get where you want to go by one road, try another.”

Earlier that day, I asked Mother to do something about what we had for lunch at school.　 3.　　　　 When I turned to Father for help, he brought me to the church.

At school the next day, I filled a bottle with the soup for our lunch and took it home. I told the cook to pour the soup in a plate and bring it to Mother. She drank it and cried out, “What’s the matter with the soup today?”　　 4.　　　 , and Mother said that she would take up the matter of lunches at school the next day .

Now I really understood why Father had taken me to the church.　　 5.　　　　 I wouldn’t stop working until I tried every way to my goal.

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I stood there listening to my father shout at the top of his voice. “Which one of you did this?” We all looked at the step. There was child’s handwriting in blue chalk there. Would he guess it was me! I was very nervous when he asked me, so I lied, “Not me, Dad.” My sister and brother denied（否认）it as well. To find out who had written on the step, our father gave us each a piece of paper and a pencil. He said, “I want each of you to write exactly what you see on the step.” I tried my best to write the words in a different way. I didn’t want Dad to find it was me. He collected our pieces of paper and looked at them. “Since none of you will admit（承认）to have done it, then I will punish you all.” I stood there and said nothing.

“I did it.” My sister stepped forward and said she had done it that she hadn’t. She was punished by not going out for a month.

I didn’t tell my dad it was I who did it until many years later. I always felt sorry because of it. I knew that I shouldn’t let anyone take the blame（承担责任）for me.

1.There was child’s handwriting on the step in____________ chalk.

A.red B.blue C.green D.yellow

2.The writer felt ____________when asked who had written on the step.

A.sorry B.glad C.nervous D.angry

3.What did the father ask the three children to do to find out who had written on the step?

A.To write what they saw on the step.

B.To write who had written on the step.

C.To talk with him one by one.

D.To stay at home for a month.

4.____________admitted to have written on the step at last.

A.The writer B.The writer’s sister

C.The writer’s brother D.The writer’s father

5.What's the main idea of the text?

A.No punishing at home. B.Never write on steps.

C.Get along well with dad. D.Learn to take the blame.

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