My life was perfect when I was twelve years o...

When I was twelve years old, my parents allowed me to apply for an afternoon newspaper route. I had a friend who was a little older than me. He had a morning route and he was earning(挣钱) what I ____ big money. I had helped him deliver(递送) his newspapers a few times and I thought I could ___ it. In those days most towns had both a morning newspaper and an afternoon newspaper. My parents did not want me to have to ___before dawn but they said yes to an afternoon route.

I was excited about being able to make my own money. __ , I needed a bike to be able to handle the large bag required for ___ the newspapers. I was not a large boy and the only bike we had in our family was too tall for me to handle with a load of newspapers. I needed a ____ one. My father suggested we go shopping for a suitable bicycle with the understanding that I would pay for it out of my income(收入).

At that time the Western Auto Company had a line of bicycles. My father arranged(安排) for me to ____ a bicycle that was just the right size for me. But for the next several months I dutifully rode my bike to the Western Auto Store to make my $5.00 monthly bike payment.

It was a great __ for a twelve-year-old boy to learn. I learned how to make money and pay my debt(债务). I did not know it at the time but that bicycle influenced hugely on my life. It gave me my first taste of independence. But most of all it led me to wife because her parents were among my__ on the newspaper route. Get on your bike and ride and you __knowwhere it will take you.

1.A. showed B. considered C. took D. stuck

2.A. remember B. notice C. manage D. understand

3.A. get up B. go back C. give in D. come over

4.A. Whether B. Besides C. That D. However

5.A. changing B. achieving C. carrying D. making

6.A. lighter B. stronger C. prettier D. smaller

7.A. buy B. borrow C. rent D. try

8.A. success B. shock C. surprise D. lesson

9.A. friends B. customers C. relatives D. classmates

10.A. usually B. sometimes C. never D. seldom

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My life was perfect when I was twelve years old. I had a big family, ______ my sister, Chrissy, and a little brother, Patrick, whom I loved greatly. Spring was coming, and I was ______ about another summer with Grandma. She and I had great fun together last summer. She was retiring (退休) this year, ______ that meant more time with her. Then, on April 11, 2017, at 10:00 P.M., we were all going to bed when the phone rang. My uncle was ______ to say that Grandpa had just taken Grandma to the hospital.

The next morning I was told that Grandma was gone due to a heart disease. I tried to be strong, but even my father ______. I hadn't even said goodbye to her. I couldn't control my ______ anymore and began to cry loudly. It finally hit me: She was gone ______. All she had left me were ______ in the garden — the hours we spent planting flowers and taking care of ______. I believe that my grandma is a star watching over me, and she would have wanted me to be ______ and happy like her, even though there are bad times. My family and friends love me for who I am and support me for what I do, as I know my grandma would, too.

1.A.besides B.including C.except D.beside

2.A.worried B.excited C.moved D.surprised

3.A.but B.while C.so D.or

4.A.calling B.visiting C.helping D.writing

5.A.shouted B.spoke C.talked D.cried

6.A.thoughts B.words C.ideas D.feelings

7.A.ever B.forever C.always D.sometimes

8.A.instructions B.suggestions C.memories D.experiments

9.A.them B.her C.it D.us

10.A.weak B.careful C.polite D.strong

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Jeff Keith has only one leg. When he was only twelve years old, Jeff had cancer. Doctors had to 　16　 off most of his right leg.

　17　 Jeff puts on an artificial leg(假肢). The leg is plastic. With the plastic leg, Jeff can ski, ride a bicycle, swim, and play soccer. He can also run.

Jeff made a plan with his friends who had plastic legs, 　18　. They decided to________　19　 across America. They all wore special T-shirts. 　20　 it was “Run, Jeff, Run, Jeff Keith’s Run Across America”.

Jeff Keith ran across the United States from the east to the west 　21　 he was twenty-two years old. He started running in Boston(波士顿). Seven 　22　 later, he stopped 　23　 in Los Angeles（洛杉矶）. He ran 3,200 miles (1 mile = 1.6093km). Jeff wore out thirty-six pairs 　24　 running shoes and five plastic legs. Jeff 　25　 in cities on the way to Los Angeles. In every city people gave Jeff money. The money was not for Jeff, 　26　 for the American Cancer Society. The Society used the money to help people know 　27　 about cancer.

On the way to Los Angeles, Jeff talked to people about 　28　. Jeff is disabled, but he can do many things. He finished college and is studying to be a lawyer(律师). Jeff says, “People can do 　29　 they want to do. I want people to know that. I ran 　30 for disabled people. I ran for everybody.”

1.A. take       　B. cut            C. put               D. set

2. A. Every day 　B. One day      C. Some day       D. A day

3. A. also      　B. too            C. either           D. neither

4.A. walk       　B. fly            C. swim         D. run

5. A. On              B. In         C. With          D. Above

6.A. while      　B. because        C. when          D. if

7. A. months    　   B. days        C. hours            D. minutes

8.A. running      B. to run     C. walking      D. to walk

9.A. at     　B. for            C. in               D. of

10.A. reached   　B. studied        C. stopped      D. started

11. A. and      　B. but        C. or           D. so

12.A. more　　 B. less        C. fewer            D. little

13.A. cancer    　 B. walk      C. society      D. America

14.A. any       　 B. thing     C. nothing  D. anything

15. A. not only    B. not       C. only         D. just

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When I was a twelve-year-old newspaper boy, an old lady who was my customer lived near my house. I have even forgotten her name. On a winter afternoon, I was playing with my friend near the old lady's backyard. I found a perfectly smooth rock and threw it out, but the stone hit a small window of her house. Suddenly, I saw the old lady standing behind the window. We knew we were in trouble, and ran away quickly. We were scared about that we would be caught and didn't worry about the old lady with the broken window in winter.

The next morning, she was still greeting me with a smile when I gave her the newspaper. I made up my mind to save my money to correct my mistake. After four weeks, I had ten dollars. I put the money in an envelope (信封)with a note explaining everything and hoped that the ten dollars would cover the cost for repairing the window.

I waited until it was dark, and put the envelope in her door. The next day, I handed the old lady her newspaper and she thanked me for it as usual and gave me a bag of cookies. After eating several cookies, I found an envelope and pulled it out. When 1 opened it, I was surprised. Inside were the ten dollars and a short note that said, "I'm proud of you." I smiled in relief. However, I shall never forget the lesson she taught me: It is a virtue (美德)to excuse a mistake.

1.The writer was scared because he___________________.

A.hit the old lady B.forgot the old lady's name

C.broke the old lady's window D.lost the old lady's newspaper

2.The old lady ____________ at last.

A.got some cookies B.gave back the money

C.corrected her mistake D.taught herself a lesson

3.What did the writer learn from the old lady?

A.To pay for his own faults. B.To help people in trouble.

C.To make money in a right way. D.To excuse other's mistake.

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When I was about twelve years old, a girl in my class liked to point out my disadvantages.

My disadvantages: I was very thin; I wasn't good at math; I talked too much; I was too proud and so on. At last. I became very angry. I ran to my father with tears in my eyes.

He listened to me quietly, and asked. "Are those things true or not? Jane. didn't you ever think about what you're really like?" Then he added, "Well, you have that girl's opinions. Make a list of everything she said and mark（做标记）the true points."

I did as he told me. To my great surprise, I found out that about half the things were true. Some of them I couldn't change, like being very thin, but many I could—and suddenly I wanted to change. For the first time I got a clear picture of myself.

I brought the list back to Daddy, and he said, "Now you know better about yourself. But you have to learn to listen, not just close your ears angrily and feel hurt. When something said about you is true, you'll find it will be of great help to you. Don't shut your ears. Listen to the truth and do what you know is the right thing to do."

Daddy's advice has returned to me at many important moments. In my life. I've never had a better piece of advice.

1.When the writer Jane was ______, a girl in her class liked to point out her disadvantages.

A.about 10 B.about 12 C.about 14 D.about 16

2.Jane thought she couldn't change one thing. It was that ______.

A.she was very thin B.she wasn't good at math.

C.she talked too much D.she was too proud

3.Who changed the writer's opinion?

A.Her father B.Her mother C.Her sister D.Her brother

4.What did Jane's father really mean by saying "Make a list of everything...?"

A.Forget it. B.Make a shopping list.

C.Don't make friends with the girl. D.Finding out what is right and what is wrong.

5.Which of the following is the best title for this passage?

A.My disadvantages. B.A girl in my class.

C.A girl's opinions. D.The Best Advice.

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When I was about twelve years old. I had an enemy (敌人)，a girl who liked to tell me about my shortcomings. She always 1me that I was very short, and I wasn’t a good student, I talked too much, and so on. I tried to stand all of these as long as I could. Finally, I became very 2. I ran to my father with tears in my eyes.

He listened to me 3, and then asked, “Are the things that she said true or not? Jane, have you ever 4what you’re really like? Now you have that girl’s 5. Go and make a list of everything she said and find out if that are 6. Pay no attention to the things that are not true.”

I did 7 he told me. To my great surprise, I found that about half of the things were true. Some of them I couldn’t 8, like being very short, but a good number of them I could. I wanted to change the bad things in me, and for the 9 time I knew something about myself in a very clear way.

I brought the list back to my father. He 10 to take it. “That’s only just for you,” he said, “You know better than 11 else the truths about yourself, but sometimes others’ opinions are also important, so you have to learn how to 12, and not just close your ears in anger and feel hurt. When something 13is said about you is true, you’ll find that it will be of help to you. Our world is full of people who think that they know you. Don’t shut your ears. Listen to all of them.

14 hear the truth and do what you think is the right thing to do.”

I have remembered my father’s 15 at many important moments. I have never had a better piece of advice in my whole life.

1.                A．reminded       B．said            C．shouted  D．laughed

2.                A．dull            B．brave          C．angry D．happy

3.                A．quietly         B．carelessly       C．casually   D．differently

4.                A．came out       B．dealt with       C．got over  D．thought about

5.                A．strategies       B．ideas           C．photos   D．books

6.                A．crazy          B．true           C．strict D．simple

7.                A．as             B．against         C．since D．for

8.                A．produce        B．check          C．borrow   D．next

9.                A．decided        B．liked           C．wanted   D．refused

10.               A．everything      B．anyone         C．nothing   D．anything

11.               A．shout          B．teach          C．listen D．read

12.               A．that           B．why           C．where D．who

13.               A．so             B．or             C．for   D．but

14.               A．features        B．excuse         C．advice D．promises

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When I was about twelve years old, a girl in my class liked to point out my shortcomings(缺点). She said I was very thin; I wasn't good at math; I talked too much; I was too proud, and so on. At last, I became very angry. I ran to my father with tears in my eyes.　 He listened to me quietly, and asked, "Are those things true or not? Jane, didn't you ever think about what you're really like?" Then he added, "Well, you have that girl's opinions.　 Make a list of everything she said and mark the points that are true."

I did as he told me. To my great surprise, I found out that about half the things were true. Some of them I couldn't change, like being very thin, but many I could and suddenly I wanted to change. For the first time I got a clear picture of myself.

I brought the list back to Daddy, and he said, "Now you know better about yourself. But you have to learn to listen, not just close your ears angrily and feel hurt. When something said about you is true, you'll find it will be of great help to you. Don't shut your ears. Listen to the truth and do what you know is the right thing to do. "

Daddy's advice has returned to me at many important moments. In my life, I've never had a better piece of advice.

1.How old was Jane when a girl in her class pointed out her shortcomings?

A. About 10.　　 B. About 12.　　 C. About 14.

2.Which thing did Jane think she couldn't change?

A. She was very thin.

B. She wasn't good at math.

C. She talked too much.

3.Who changed the writer's opinion?

A. Father.　　 B. Mother.　　 C. Sister.

4.What did Jane's father really mean by saying "Make a list of everything... "?

A. To listen to her classmate's opinions.

B. To find out what is right and what is wrong.

C. To know herself better and improve herself.

5.Which of the following is the best title for this passage?

A. My Father　　 B. The Best Advice　　 C. My Life

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When I was twelve years old, my family lived next to a forest. Every evening, mockingbirds( 知更鸟 ) would come and rest in the trees and sing. I enjoyed________________ singing so much that I decided to catch a young bird. In this way, I______________hear it sing for me every day.

I finally managed________________one and put it in a cage. At first, the bird was very frightened, so it fluttered( 扑腾) in _______________new home all the time. Several days________________, it was used to living in this new home.

The next day, the little bird’s mother flew to the cage with some food in her mouth. The baby bird looked very happy and ate everything________________the mother brought to it. I was so happy to see this, for the mother knew how to take care of her baby_______________than me.

But________________the next morning, I found it died. I was terribly surprised and cried at once. I didn’t know what happened.

Arthur Wayne, my father’s friend, was a famous ornithologist(鸟类学家). She visited my father at that time._________she knew the whole thing, she explained to me,”If a mother mockingbird finds her baby is kept in a cage, she will bring it poisonous berries (毒梅). She thinks it’s better for her baby to die than to lose freedom.”

Since then I________________any living animal in a cage. All living things have a right to live free.

1.A.a B.an C.the D./

2.A.could B.need C.must D.should

3.A.get B.getting C.to get D.gets

4.A.it’s B.its C.it D.its’

5.A.late B.latest C.lately D.later

6.A.that B.which C.who D.whom

7.A.good B.well C.better D.best

8.A.in B.for C.at D.on

9.A.If B.When C.Because D.Although

10.A.haven’t caught B.won’t catch C.don’t catch D.didn’t catch

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When I was twelve years old, I went with my dad to his work — a car showroom. I was walking _________ carelessly and saw a poor woman with a child beside her standing outside the showroom. I saw that she was crying and went inside to tell my father. He went out and asked　 the woman to come into the _________ . He offered her some water and then asked her what was wrong.

The woman said that her 　 _________ had died and she didn’t have anyone else in her family who could help her. She did some manual (体力的) labor to earn some money to take care of her daughter but the child was 　 _________ for the last three days and she was unable to go to work.　 Now she didn’t have a grain of food to eat. While she was telling this story to my father, she was unable to control　 her emotions (情绪) and started _________ again. My father and I were deeply moved by her story.

We got some food for her and her child. My father then took them to the nearest _________for her child to be treated as she did not seem to be very well. On the way, we _________ her a 5kg-bag of wheat from the market. My father gave her some money before we left. The lady was so grateful.

It is eight years later, but that event is still very _________ in my mind. My father’s kindness to this woman moved me greatly and since then, I have _________ to try and walk a similar path and serve others. I’m happy to see so many other people in this world are also ready to help others when they meet people in_________ . They have chosen to walk a service path also.

1.A. away 　　　　　　　 B. around 　　　　 C. over 　　　　　 D. up

2.A. car 　　　　　　 　 B. office 　　　 C. showroom 　　 D. kitchen

3.A. Baby　　　　　　 B. mother　　　　 C. husband 　　 D. brother

4.A. sick 　　　　　　　 B. happy 　　　　 C. busy 　　　　　 D. sad

5.A. Working　　　　　　 B. talking　　　 C. eating 　　　　 D. crying

6.A. hospital 　　　　 B. restaurant　　 C. bank　 　　　　 D. station

7.A. gave 　　　　　　　 B. made 　　　　　 C. bought 　　 　 D. cooked

8.A. weak 　　　　　　 B. similar 　　　 C. Clean　　　 　 D. fresh

9.A. Learned　　　　　 B. decided 　　　 C. remembered 　 D. helped

10.A. Happiness　　　　 B. difficulty 　 C. business　 　 D. space

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I learned about life from an ant farm. When I was seven years old, my family created one. First, we put

clean sand in a thin glass box, and then we waited for the live ants to arrive. Shortly after the chilly ants were dropped into the glass structure, they got to work making tunnels. I was amazed that each one knew exactly what to

do. After hours of staring, I realized that the ants had assigned jobs.

With my mom ' s help, I kept a diary of what happened each day and named the ants. One day an incident struck

the ant farm. The pages of the diary, still wrinkled(皱巴巴) where tear drops fell, indicate the great loss.

'I had put my face so close to the structure that I accidentally knocked it over and all the tunnels caved in.

Although the ants survived(幸存) their earthquake, one by one they began to die.

I was terrified as I watched them give up their tunnel-building to carry the bodies to a comer of the farm.

My mother reported that the ants were dying of "frustration." They simply could not stand the reality that their

tunnels had been destroyed.

Although much time has passed, I still think of that ant farm. Mom had hoped it would teach me about the

natural world, but it taught me much more. Over the years, I came to realize the ants were a study in the benefits

of teamwork. Working together, they were able to create an amazing world for themselves. I also learned that

they should be admired for their hard work. Day in and day out, each labored at their task.

The ant farm showed that teamwork and perseverance are indeed two key ingredients to success. But there

was an even larger lesson that I did not realize until recently: Adversity is a natural part of life, and must be accepted. Unlike the ants, humans cannot give up when they face disappointment. Unlike the ants, we have to

realize that if a tunnel caves in, we just have to build another. Giving up, I say, is not a choice.

1.The family created an ant farm in a glass box because it was easy _____.

A. for the ants to live in　　 B. to get sun light in

C. to keep the sand clean　　 D. for the boy to observe

2.The word assigned in the first paragraph is close to _______

A. quit　　 B. completed　　 C. shared　　 D. organized

3.What made the pages of the diary wrinkled?

A. The tears.　　 B. The earthquake　　 C. The ants.　　 D. The incident.

4.What did the writer finally realize?

A. His mother taught him much more.

B. People should admire anyone for their hard work.

C. Humans cannot give up when facing adversity.

D. Perseverance is the only way to success.

5.Which statement is true according to the passage?

A. The writer broke the glass box because to the passage?

B. The arts died one by one because the tunnels were destroyed.

C. Unlike people, teamwork is not so important for the ants.

D. Giving up is a good way when we meet trouble

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