That was a happy evening for the little Down ...

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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The Marches were a happy family. Poverty, hard work, and even the fact that Father March was away with the Union armies could not down the spirits of Meg, Jo, Beth, Amy, and Marmee, as the March girls called their mother.

The March sisters tried to be good but had their share of faults. Pretty Meg was often displeased with the schoolchildren she taught; boyish Jo was easy to become angry; golden-haired schoolgirl Amy liked to show up; but Beth, who kept the house, was loving and gentle always.

The happy days passed and darkness came when a telegram arrived for Mrs. March. “Your husband is very ill,” it said, “come at once.” The girl tried to be brave when their mother left for the front. They waited and prayed. Little Beth got scarlet fever（猩红热）when she was taking care of the sick neighbor. She became very ill but began to recover by the time Marmee was back. When Father came home from the front and at that joyful Christmas dinner they were once more all together.

Three years later the March girls had grown into young womanhood. Meg became Mrs. Brooke, and after a few family troubles got used to her new state happily. Jo had found pleasure in her literary efforts. Amy had grown into a young lady with a talent for design and an even greater one for society. But Beth had never fully regained her health, and her family watched her with love and anxiety.

Amy was asked to go and stay in Europe with a relative of the Marches’. Jo went to New York and became successful in her writing and had the satisfaction of seeing her work published there. But at home the bitterest blow was yet to fall. Beth had known for some time that she couldn’t live much longer to be with the family and in the spring time she died.

News came from Europe that Amy and Laurie, the grandson of a wealthy neighbor, had planned to be married soon. Now Jo became ever more successful in her writing and got married to Professor Bhaer and soon afterwards founded a school for boys.

And so the little women had grown up and lived happily with their children, enjoying the harvest of love and goodness that they had devoted all their lives to.

1.The members of the March family were Father March, Mrs. March and their ________.

A. five daughters　　 B. four daughters

C. son and four daughters　　 D. son and five daughters

2.Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?

A. The March Girls　　 B. The March Parents

C. The March Family　　 D. The March Relatives

3.It can be inferred from the passage that the March family had ________.

A. more girls than boys　　 B. wealthy neighbors

C. both happiness and sadness　　 D. a lot of rich relatives

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I remember the first time that I was extremely happy, I was about 8 years old when for the first time, there was a computer in the classroom. I remember that my teacher allowed each student to take turns to play various educational games on the computer. One day, I found the source code for one of these games. Without knowing or being taught any programming language, I was able to figure out some of the BASIC code. I just gave myself a limitless number of lives in the game, so I could continue playing it forever. This was also my first introduction to algebra, and I didn’t even know it at the time. This was a decisive moment in my life. I was quite excited because of what I was learning and what I was able to do. As a result, I was enthusiastic for the rest of my life about self-learning and computers, and I was quite happy doing them too.

I’ve noticed that people who are truly content with life are enthusiastic about what they do. This enthusiasm, along with good health, is the key to being happy. It also leads to self-confidence and content in life too. It may also lead to success, wealth and achievements.

Success , wealth or achievements can also bring some people happiness , yet I know plenty of rich people who are unhappy . I know many people with successful businesses that are not happy with what they are doing .I know people who continuously buy themselves new toys , such as cars , computers ,and televisions ,yet never seem content for too long .Please remember , happiness is the journey of life , not the destination.

1.What can we know from Paragraph 1?

A. The author has a great talent for algebra.

B. Creative thinking is necessary for every child.

C. The BASIC code of the computer is not difficult.

D. The author’s experience in his childhood changed his life.

2.The author wants to tell us through the first paragraph that___________.

A. interest is the best teacher　　　　　

B. children are the hope of the future

C. young people are fearless　　　　　

D. where there’s a will , there’s a way

3.What is the secret of happiness in the author’s opinion?

A. Success and wealth.　　　　　　　　

B. Gifts and self-confidence.

C. Enthusiasm and good health.　　　

D. Knowledge and achievements.

4.We can infer from the last paragraph that ___________.

A. rich people generally feel unhappy

B. wealth can’t bring people any happiness

C. one will feel unhappy once he has gained all the things he wants

D. being enthusiastic about what you are doing is more important than wealth

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The news came as no surprise to me. I _____ for some time that the factory was going to shut down.

A. knew    　　　　　　 B. had known　　　　　

C. have known    　　 D. know

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The news came as no surprise to me. I________for some time that the factory was going to shut down.

A．knew             B．had known         C．have known        D．know

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When I was 7 years old,I felt really happy for the first time in my life.I remember that my teacher allowed each student to play various educational games in tum on a computer designed for teaching.One day,I found the source code（编码）for one of these games.Without knowing or being taught any programming language,I was able to figure out some of the BASIG code.I just gave myself an interminate number of lives in the game,so I could continue playing it forever.This was also my first introduction to algebra（代数）,and I didn't even know it at the time.This was a decisive moment in my life.I was quite excited because of what I was learning and what I was able to do.As a result,I was enthusiastic（充满热情的）for the rest of my life about self-learning and computers,and I was quite happy doing them too.

I've noticed that people who are truly content with life are enthusiastic about what they do.This enthusiasm, along with good health,is the key to being happy.It also leads to self-confidence and content in life too.It may also lead to success,wealth,and achievements.

Success,wealth,or achievements can also bring some people happiness,yet I know plenty of rich people who are unhappy.I know many people with successful businesses that are not happy with what they are doing.I know people who continuously buy themselves new toys,such as cars,computers,and televisions,yet never seem content for too long.Please remember,happiness is the journey of life,not the destination.

1.Why did the author mention his childhood experience in Paragraph 1?

A. To explain why he is a wise man.

B. To show he has a talent for algebra.

C. To inform us code is easy to process.

D. To say it makes a difference to his life.

2.Which of the following can replace the underlined word "interminate"?

A. Average.　　 B. Illegal.

C. Unlimited.　　 D. Obvious.

3.Who tends to feel satisfied with life?

A. One recovering from a severe illness.

B. One enthusiastic about what he/she does.

C. One in possession of a large fortune.

D. One having achieved great success.

4.What can we infer from the last two paragraphs?

A. Enthusiasm plays an important role in being happy.

B. A rich material life can lead to real happiness.

C. Human beings never feel satisfied with their life.

D. Happiness is the final target we desire a lifetime.

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Who was it that deserved the ________ for what happened to the little girl, the careless driver or the cold-blooded walkers-by?

A. blame                B. suspect          C. cure             D. settlement

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The little girl is walking along the beach, happy and joyful, ______ bending down to pick up a beautiful seashell.

A　 approximately　　　　 B. regularly

C. obviously　　 　　　 D. occasionally

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He was _____ down for some days after he heard that he didn’t pass the exam.

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_____ for his mistake, the little boy could not but _____to his teacher that he was wrong.

A．Blaming; to admit                       B．Blamed; admit

C．To blame; admitted                      D．To be blamed; admitting

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