I couldn't remember the fairy story I wanted ...

I couldn't remember the fairy story I wanted to tell her, so I________　 one for her.

A.made sure B.made up C.made sense D.made out

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Storytelling

Storytelling has caught the human imagination for thousands of years. People everywhere have told stories to amuse, to teach, to remember, and just to pass the time. People started telling stories long before writing was invented.1.But people all over the world still tell one another stories out loud. A person who can tell a good story nearly always finds listeners.

Before people developed writing, storytelling was the most important way to pass along information. Anything a culture wanted to protect一its beliefs, its history, and its traditions—had to be told out loud. Each generation would tell the culture’s stories to the next.2.Knowledge passed on in this method is called the spoken tradition. Even cultures that know how to write still pass along some information in this way.

3.In other cultures only special storytellers were trusted to do this important job.A culture’s best storytellers had good memories. They could also make the stories very interesting, so people would listen and remember them. Sometimes people would sing the stories or tell them in the form of poems.4.

However, stories told aloud change over time as different people tell them. A storyteller might change a story in order to make it better. Or a teller may simply not remember all the details of a story. Unlike written stories, the spoken tradition is not created by any one person. 5.Sometimes the stories are collected and written down long after they have been created.

A.In this way the stories were passed along.

B.In some cultures everyone would pass along the stories.

C.Songs and poems can both make stories easier to remember.

D.Instead, a whole culture helps shape the changing stories throughout history.

E.Today stories are also written down in books and acted out in movies, TV shows, and plays.

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Once upon a time there lived a great storyteller whose stories gave both children and adults a lot of pleasure and enjoyment. He told a story about an emperor who loved new clothes and about a tiny girl who was no taller than a person’s thumb （拇指）.

That storyteller's name was Hans Christian Andersen. He was born in Denmark. He wrote more than 150 stories, which are told in many countries. He became the first author to write and publish his own fairy tales. Andersen grew up poor. His father was a shoemaker, and his mother could hardly read. Andersen once said, “Most of what I have written is a reflection of myself.” His fairy tale, The Ugly Duckling, about a duckling that is laughed by other animals until it grows up to be a swan （天鹅）, was written according to his own experience as a child. His other famous fairy tales include The Little Match Girl, The Daughter of the Sea and The Snow Queen.

Andersen’s fans celebrated the anniversary （周年纪念日） of his 200th birthday in 2005. People are told his fairy tales in many countries. They organized different kinds of celebrations to remind people ofAndersen and Andersen’s fairy tales.

In Denmark, 15-foot-tall puppets（木偶）danced in mid-air every night from May until September. In Singapore, the post office published a series （系列） of Andersen stamps. And in Egypt, the library in Alexandria showed Andersen's books, which were translated into 150 languages! In New York City’s Central Park, storyteller Ellen Shapiro told The Real Princess to a crowd of children.

“Andersen's stories have everything,” Shapiro told the reporter. “They are funny and sad and enjoyable. I never get tired of them. ”

Storytellers such as Shapiro love continuing Andersen’s tradition. Shapiro doesn’t memorize her favorite stories, however. Instead, she learns what happens at the beginning, middle, and end. She changes the words of a story to fit the listeners. So no two tellings of a story are exactly alike.

1.What can we know about Andersen according to the passage?

A.He was born in Denmark in 1820.

B.He was from a rich family.

C.He was the first author to write and publish his own fairy tales.

D.He was laughed by other children because he was a poor storyteller.

2.Which statement about Andersen’s 200th birthday anniversary celebrations is TRUE?

A.In Denmark, puppets danced every night for half a year.

B.In Singapore, the post office published a series of Andersen stamps.

C.In Egypt, Andersen's fans translated his books into 150 languages.

D.In the US, Ellen Shapiro told “The Ugly Duckling” to a crowd of children.

3.How many Andersen’s fairy tales are mentioned in this passage?

A.5 B.7 C.15 D.150

4.What can we know about Shapiro from the passage?

A.She doesn’t like following Andersen’s tradition.

B.She organized Andersen’s 200th birthday anniversary celebrations.

C.She never tells the same story in exactly the same way.

D.She is used to reading Anderson’s stories to her listeners.

5.According to the passage, we can know that________.

A.All of Andersen’s fairy tales reflect his own life.

B.Andersen’s fairy tales can bring people a lot of pain and pleasure.

C.Andersen’s fairy tales are only loved by children in 150 countries.

D.Andersen’s fairy tales are funny and sad and enjoyable.

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A.Clarrie the Clown. B.Monty the Magician.

C.Felicity the Fairy. D.Leanne the Fairy.

2.What does Felicity the Fairy do to make children happy?

A.She paints faces. B.She makes balloons.

C.She falls over. D.She tells stories.

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Clara Daly was sitting on an Alaska Airlines flight from Boston to Los Angeles when she heard a worried voice over the loudspeaker, "Does anyone know American Sign Language (ASL)?"

Clara, 15 at the time, pressed the call button (按钮). An air hostess came by and explained the situation, "We have a passenger on the plane who's blind and deaf" she said. The passenger seemed to want something, but he's traveling alone and she couldn't understand what he needed.

Clara had been studying ASL for the past year to help blind and deaf people. She knew she'd be able to finger spell into the man's hand. So she rose from her seat, walked toward the front of the plane, and knelt (跪)by the seat of Tim Cook, then 64. Gently taking his hand, she signed, "How are you? Are you OK?" Cook asked for some water.

When it arrived, Clara returned to her seat. She came by again a bit later because he wanted to know the time. On her third visit, she stopped and stayed for a while.

"He didn't need anything. He's lonely and wanted to talk," Clara said.

So for the next hour, she talked about her family and plans for the future. Cook told Clara how he had become blind and shared stories of his days as a traveling salesman. Even though he couldn't see her, she "looked attentively at his face with such kindness," a passenger reported.

"Clara was amazing," an air hostess told Alaska Airlines in an interview" You could tell Cook was very excited to have someone he could speak to, and she was such an angel (天使).

Cook's reply —"Best trip I've ever had".

1.How did Clare Daly communicate with Tim Cook?

A.By talking to him. B.By spelling into his hand.

C.By writing on the paper. D.By showing body language.

2.Why did Tim Cook keep asking for service?

A.Because he felt hungry and thirsty. B.Because he needed someone to talk to.

C.Because he was afraid of taking planes. D.Because he was interested in others' stories.

3.According to the passage, what kind of girl is Clara Daly?

A.Patient and caring. B.Honest and creative.

C.Beautiful and lovely. D.Humorous and friendly.

4.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A.No one knew ASL on the flight. B.Clara had studied ASL for many years.

C.Clara came to help Cook four times. D.People on the flight spoke highly of Clara.

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My name is Sam. I joined a club called "passing help" last month. Now let me tell you why I joined it.

One evening this May, on my way home my old car broke down (出故障). It was 25 miles from my home. I wanted to get a ride, but there was no car. It was also hard to take a taxi. I decided to take a bus home. I went to a bus stop nearby.

After a while, a bus came but it did not go to my town, the bus driver was a young woman. She was kind and she told me which bus I should take. I waited there for about thirty minutes. But no bus came. At last a car came to me and a woman came out of the car. She was just the bus driver.

"When I reached the bus station, I got to know that the bus to your town couldn't come, so I returned here. I just can't leave you here." she said, "Get in my car and I will take you back to your home."

"It is a long way." I said.

"Come on, Sir, "she said, "Let's go".

On the way she told me a story. A few days ago there wasn't gas (汽油) in her car. An old man drove her up to a gas station and then back to her car.

When we got to my home, I wanted to give her some money to thank her. But she didn't accept it. "I only want to help others and do something nice for somebody. Pass it along," she said.

1.What happened to Sam one evening this May?

A.He lost his way. B.His car broke down

C.He was hurt in an accident. D.He couldn't reach the gas station

2.Sam didn't think of going home _____ that evening.

A.by train B.by bus C.by car D.by taxi

3.The young woman wanted Sam to________.

A.give her some money B.get on her bus

C.take her to her house D.help others just as she did

4.The best title of the passage is ________.

A.A Kind Old Man B.Getting a Ride C.Passing Help D.A Broken Car

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Xie Renci is a law student who is studying in a university in Southwest China's Chongqing.1.（recent）her story has encouraged millions of people with her positive（积极的）attitude.

The 20-year-old girl grew2.in a poor family in Guizhou Province. At the age of four, a3./'træfɪk/accident turned Xie's world upside down and took away her right leg and her mother's left leg.4.they narrowly escaped death, endless challenges were waiting for them.

At one time, the mother almost gave up. But Xie begged, "I'll study really hard and go to Harvard, so let me5./kən'tɪnju:/at school," she said. She believed she could change her destiny（命运）. Ever though Xie didn't go to Harvard, she was6.（accept）by one of the top law schools in China.

"I'm not trying to present7.as a role model. All I'm doing is telling the disabled that you can decide the way you live," says Xie. Xie often8.（share）her story and many of her photos on the social network She wants to draw people's9./ə'tenʃ（ə）n/to disabled community. She also wants to make a documentary of herself to tell10.（child）that there is no difference between disabled people and others.

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There was once a poor woman with only one son. One day, she asked her son if there was anything he wanted. The boy said he wanted a drum. The mother left for the market, feeling very sad, because she did not have enough money to buy a drum.

On the way home, she found a piece of wood and gave it to her son to play with. Later that day, the boy went outside to play. Along the road, he saw an old woman crying. The old woman was trying to start a fire to cook some food, but she didn't have any wood. Hearing this, the boy gave her his piece of wood. The old woman gave him a piece of the bread she had made.

Then, further down the road, the boy met a pot maker's wife and her crying child. The boy asked her what was wrong. The woman said she had no food for her hungry child. The boy gave the woman the piece of bread, and she gave him a pot. The boy walked on.

Before long, he saw a husband and wife arguing. He asked them why they were arguing. They said, “We have broken our pot and have nothing to clean our clothes in.” The boy gave his pot to them, and they gave the boy a new coat.

Next, the boy saw a man who had no shirt. The man said he had been robbed(抢劫) on his way home. The robbers had taken this money, and his shirt. The boy gave the man his new coat. The man was so happy that he gave the boy his horse.

Finally, on his way home, the boy met a huge group of people going to a wedding. There were musicians, the bridegroom(新郎)，and his family. Everyone looked sad. The bridegroom's father said, “We are waiting for a horse. If it doesn't come soon, we will be late for the wedding.” The boy gave them his new horse. The group asked the boy what they could give him, and he replied, “A drum.” So, the musicians gave him their drum. The boy ran home to tell his mother how he had at last gotten the drum he had wanted.

1.The old woman was crying because___________.

A.she couldn't find her daughter B.she had no money to buy food

C.she had no wood to make a fire D.she couldn't find her way back

2.Why did the pot maker's wife give her pot to the boy?

A.Because the pot was useless. B.Because the boy helped her.

C.Because the pot made her child cry. D.Because she didn't like it.

3.How many times did the boy give a hand to other people?

A.Three times. B.Four times. C.Five times. D.Six times.

4.We know that the boy_______ from the story.

A.got a drum for his kind heart B.helped the bridegroom get a new coat

C.got a piece of bread from his mother D.got some money from the robber

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（题文）I want to go to Mrs.Li's home.Could you tell me her ________？

A. address　　 B. name　　 C. story　　 D. hobby

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Katie Steller has her own salon (美发院). She often wheels her red chair and scissors around the city to give free haircuts.

Edward was her first lucky customer. He looked to be in his 60s. He was balding and missing a few teeth. While she was cutting his greying hair, he told her about moving closer to his adult children.

Till now, Steller has offered about 30 such haircuts. These people are all living a hard time, and she is aware of the power of her cleanup job.

“It’s more than a haircut,” she says. “I want it to be a gateway, to show value and respect, but also to get to know people. I want to build relationships. ”

Steller knows that a haircut can change a life. As a teen, she had a very serious disease and her hair thinned terribly. Her mother took Steller for her first professional haircut.

“To sit down and have somebody look at me and talk to me like a person and not just an illness, it helped me feel cared about and less alone,” she says.

After that, Steller knew she wanted to have her own salon so she could help people feel the way she’d felt that day. In 2019, she began her Red Chair Project.

She says, “I can’t fix their problems with free haircuts, but maybe I can help them feel less alone for a moment.”

Early this year she started the Steller Kindness Project, in which people who do acts of kindness (volunteering for snowstorm relief, helping neighbors in need) are invited for a free haircut at Steller’s salon. In exchange, they tell their stories, which Steller shares on her website. Her hope is that by reading about kind acts, others will spread their own.

So far Steller has had people reach out from around the country.

1.Why did Steller start her Red Chair Project?

A.To help her neighbors in need. B.To attract customers to her salon.

C.To help the lonely people feel less alone. D.To invite customers to tell their kind acts.

2.What does Steller mean by the sentence “It’s more than a haircut” in Paragraph 4?

A.A haircut can fix people’s problems.

B.A haircut is what people need most.

C.Haircut stories are well reviewed on her website.

D.A haircut is a simple act to show care, value and respect.

3.Which best describes Katie Steller?

A.Lonely and inactive. B.Kind and thoughtful.

C.Doubtful and generous. D.Serious and careful.

4.Which sentence best expresses the theme of the story?

A.Simple acts of kindness like a free haircut will spread.

B.Haircuts need practice and practice makes perfect.

C.It’s heartbreaking to see how lonely people look.

D.We can win great respect by giving free haircuts.

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