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The Hand

Thanksgiving Day was near．The first grade teacher gave her class a fun assignment to draw a picture of ___1____ for which they were thankful．

Most of the class might be _2___  economically disadvantaged, but still many would __3___ the holidays with turkeys and other traditional goodies of the season．These, the teacher thought, would be the ___4___ of most of her students’ art．And they were．

But Douglas made a（n） __5___ kind of picture．Douglas was a different kind of boy．He was the teacher’s true child of misery,__6_____ and unhappy．As other children played at recess, Douglas was likely to stand close by her side．One could only guess the pain Douglas felt ___7___those sad eyes．

Yes, his picture was different．When__8____ to draw a picture of something for which he was thankful, he drew a____9____．Nothing else．Just a empty hand．

His abstract image captured the _10_____ of his classmates, Whose hand could it be ? One child guessed it was the hand of a farmer, because farmers__11_____ turkeys．Another suggested a police officer, because the police protect and __12____ people．And so the discussion went ------ until the teacher ___13__  forgot the young artist himself．

__14____ the children had gone on to other assignments, she_15_____ at Douglas’ desk, bent down, and asked him whose hand it was．The little boy looked away and murmured, “It’s yours, teacher．”

She recalled the __16___ she had taken his hand and walked with him here and there, as she had other student．How _17_____ had she said, “Take your hand, Douglas, we’ll go outside．” Or, “Let me show you how to hold your pencil．” Or, “Let’s do this together．” Douglas was most ____18__ for his teacher’s hand．

Brushing aside a tear, she went on with her work．

In fact, people __19___ not always say “thanks”．But they will remember the hand that ____20___ ．

1.A．anything              B．something        C．nothing        D．everything

2.A．suggested            B．affected         C．encouraged     D．considered

3.A．celebrate             B．share            C．like             D．avoid

4.A．purposes             B．subjects         C．motivations     D．examples

5.A．good                B．encouraging      C．different            D．exciting

6.A．merry                B．naughty        C．weak          D．lively

7.A．behind                B．beside                C．before           D．around

8.A．ordered               B．asked                 C．forced           D．persuaded

9.A．gift                  B．person              C．hand            D．wonder

10.A．thought            B．description        C．respect          D．imagination

11.A．raise               B．need                 C．buy           D．sell

12.A．look at              B．care for            C．take away         D．drive off

13.A．always             B．almost              C．usually                D．therefore

14.A．Before              B．Now that     C．Since               D．When

15.A．stared               B．aimed               C．paused                                  D．glanced

16.A．chances            B．forms               C．ways          D．times

17.A．seldom             B．often                 C．soon            D．much

18.A．thankful            B．calm                C．pleased          D．comfortable

19.A．could               B．must               C．should           D．might

20.A．move on            B．stick above         C．reaches out     D．help out

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Thanksgiving Day was near. Lucy, the first grade teacher, gave her class a fun 36 — to draw a picture of somebody or something for which they were 37. When the students 38

their assignment, she found most of them drew some pictures of their family, teachers, friends or neighbors.

Douglas, however, made a different kind of picture. He was a 39 boy. He didn’t act the same as others. He always seemed to be shy and sad. He 40  played with other children during the break 41  they kindly invited him to. Lucy treated him very well. She always helped him and 42 him to be confident. Yes, his picture was different. He just drew a 43 . Nothing else. His abstract image 44 the imagination of his classmates. Whose hand could it be? One guessed it was a mother’s hand, for mother’s hand gives children warmth and 45. Another child guessed it was a police officer’s hand, because the police 46  people and care for people. And so the discussion 47 .

When the children were discussing it, Lucy paused at Douglas’ desk, 48  down, and asked him whose hand it was. The little boy murmured, “It’s 49 , teacher.” Douglas was most thankful for her hand. She was 50  and felt tears in her eyes. She thought of the times she had taken his hand and walked with him here or there. She 51 how often she had said to him, “Take my 52 , Douglas. We’ll go outside.” or “Let me show you how to hold your pencil.”

The story speaks of 53  thankfulness. It also says something about teachers teaching and parents parenting and friends showing friendship. They might not always say “54  ” out, but they’ll remember the hand that you   55 out to give them love and be grateful to you always.

1... A. assignment      B. question         C. suggestion           D. solution

2.. A. sorry        B. regretful            C. thankful        D. responsible

3.. A. gave in          B. handed in            C. put off          D. called off

4... A. strong          B. kind             C. different            D. humorous

5... A. often           B. usually          C. seldom           D. ever

6... A. because         B. though           C. as               D. since

7... A. encouraged      B. discouraged          C. cheered          D. praised

8... A. hand            B. face             C. ear              D. leg

9.. A. reduced          B. ruined               C. inspired        D. used

10... A. comfort        B. praise           C. sorrow               D. coldness

11... A. search         B. question         C. meet             D. protect

12... A. ended          B. succeeded            C. continued            D. failed

13... A. broke          B. pulled           C. looked           D. bent

14... A. his            B. yours                C. my mother’s         D. my father’s

15... A. disappointed       B. annoyed          C. tired            D. touched

16... A. forgot         B. regretted            C. recalled         D. understood

17... A. hand           B. book             C. lesson           D. gift

18... A. rather than        B. more than            C. anything but     D. nothing but

19... A. I’m sorry     B. Take care            C. I’m all right           D. Thank you

20... A. get            B. reach                C. put              D. make

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Thanksgiving Day was near. The first grade teacher gave her class a fun assignment－to draw a picture of something for which they were __31__.

Most of the class might be considered economically __32__，but still many would celebrate the holiday with turkey and other traditional goodies of the season. These，the teacher thought，would be the __33__ of most of her students’ art. And they were.

But Douglas made a different kind of __34__.Douglas was a different kind of boy. He was the teacher’s true child of misery，weak and __35__.As other children played at break，Douglas was likely to stand close by her side. One could only guess at the __36__ Douglas felt behind those sad eyes.

Yes，his picture was __37__.When asked to draw a picture of something for which he was thankful，he drew a hand. Nothing else. Just an __38__ hand.

His abstract image __39__ the imagination of his peers. Whose hand could it be? One child guessed it was the hand of a farmer，because farmers __40__ turkeys. Another suggested a police officer，because the police protect and __41__ people. Still others guessed it was the hand of God，for God feeds us. And so the __42__ went－until the teacher almost forgot the young artist himself.

When the children had gone on to other assignments，she __43__ at Douglas’desk，bent down，and asked him whose hand it was. The little boy looked away and __44__，“It’s yours，teacher.” She __45__ the times she had taken his hand and walked with him here or there，__46__ she had the other students. How often had she said，“Take my hand，Douglas，we’ll go outside.” Or，“Let me show you how to __47__ your pencil.”Or，“Let’s do this together.” Douglas was most thankful for his teacher’s hand.

Brushing aside a tear，she went on with her work.

The story speaks of __48__ thankfulness. It says something about teachers teaching and parents parenting and friends showing __49__，and how much it means to the Douglases of the world. They might not always say thanks，but they’ll remember the hand that __50__.

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Mrs. Amatuli was my teacher in the fourth grade. One day at lunch time,I was getting ready to eat my same old tuna fish(金枪鱼)sandwich and suddenly Mrs. Amatuli asked me if she could buy my sandwich from me. She explained that I could use the money to buy a hot lunch from the cafeteria.

I was thrilled. I never bought my lunch at the cafeteria. It was too expensive for my family,and I always carried my lunch and brought the bag back home to use again the next day. My sandwiches were either bologna(大香肠)or tuna fish. It rarely varied beyond that.

You can understand my delight when I had the opportunity to buy a hot lunch.

When we finished lunch that day. Mrs. Amatuli took me aside and said she wanted to explain why she had bought my sandwich. I really didn’t care why, but it gave me a few minutes of her precious attention so I was very quiet as she explained. You see，she was Catholic and she told me that Catholics didn’t eat red meat on Fridays—they ate fish on Fridays.

Oh,I couldn’t wait to get home and tell my mama that from now on 1 wanted tuna fish on Fridays. After my mama understood why，she gladly fixed tuna fish for me on Fridays. She even fixed it on brown bread because she knew Mrs. Amatuli liked brown bread. From then on. every Friday I could get in line with the rest of the kids for a hot lunch. I didn’t care how many of the kids complained about cafeteria food—it tasted divine to me!

I realize now that Mrs. Amatuli could have fixed herself a tuna sandwich of Friday. But she bought my sandwich because she saw a 1ittle girl who was thrilled over the simple act of having a hot lunch.

I will never forget her for her compassion and generosity and what I should do is to follow her example.

1.Mrs.Arnatuli bought the writer’s sand wish because_____________.

A．she was tired of cafeteria food

B．she hated getting in line with kids

C．she didn’t eat red meat on Friday

D．she wanted to show care to the writer

2.What can we learn about the cafeteria food?

A．It was terrific.                          B．It was terrible.

C．The writer enjoyed it.                    D．Most kids were fond of it.

3.The underlined word "divine" in Paragraph 5 means___________.

A．perfect           B．sweet            C．unpleasant        D．special

4.Which of the following can best show the theme of this text?

A．It is hard to please all.

B．Better to give than to receive.

C．Love makes the world go around.

D．The more you offer,the more you are rewarded.

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I remember him on his first day in the sixth grade. He was the only black face in a sea of white. A few days later, he had yet to connect with anyone. Our teacher asked me to talk to him. So I went over to him and said, “Hi.” He replied, “Hi.”　 1.　 The next day, “What’s up?” “Not much.” We added a word or two each day until full sentences were formed, and then a paragraph.

Soon we became good friends and our friendship survived new friendships and small arguments.　 2.　 When it was my turn, I expressed criticism of his choice of clothing. He was laughing as hard as I was.

Strangely enough, I remember so much about that day except in what context (语境) the N-word (rude word for a black person) was used.　 3.　 He was my best friend. But the look on his face told me otherwise.

It was a few days before we spoke again. Although we insisted we’d be friends forever, I never saw him after high school. It may not have had anything to do with what I said, or it may have had everything.　 4.

Several days ago, there was a near race riot (暴动) during a high school basketball game, and angry teenagers shouted several rude words.　 5. All I wonder is if these kids will ever feel as bad as I did for using such a rude word. It’s a curse word, but the real curse is on the person who uses it.

A. And that was it for day one.

B. Later that year, we were leaving school.

C. My purposes were not to wound him obviously.

D. These words brought back a flood of memories.

E. By that point, we weren’t close enough for me to ask.

F. One day, with nothing better to do, we played jokes on each other.

G. At our senior graduation party, we made a point of toasting each other.

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Mrs Amatuli was my teacher in the fourth grade. One day at lunch time, Mrs Amatuli asked me if she could36my sandwiches. She explained that I could use the money to buy a 37lunch from the cafeteria（自助餐厅）. I was 38. I never bought my lunch at the cafeteria. It was39expensive for my family, and I always carried my lunch and brought the bag back home to40again the next day.

You can understand my 41  when I had the opportunity to buy a hot lunch. Kids always  42about the cafeteria food but I was very43of them.

When we44lunch that day, Mrs Amatuli took me aside and said she wanted to 45 why she had bought my sandwiches. I really didn't care why, 46it gave me a few minutes of her precious47 so I was very quiet as she explained.

You48, she was a Catholic(天主教徒) and she told me that Catholics didn’t eat red meat on Fridays—they ate49on Fridays.

Oh, I couldn't 50to get home and tell my Mom that from then on I wanted fish on Fridays.51my Mom understood why, she gladly fixed fish for me on Fridays. From then on, every Friday I could get in52with the rest of the kids for a hot lunch. I didn’t care how many of the kids complained about the cafeteria food—it53great to me!

I realize now that Mrs Amatuli 54 have fixed herself a fish sandwich on Fridays. She bought my sandwiches because she saw a little girl who was pleased over the simple

55of having a hot lunch.

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It was on the beach near my house that I first met the 6-year-old girl. I was fired that day and I went there trying to ________ all the annoyance out of my mind, so when she looked ________ and told me she was building a sandcastle, I ________ nodded and continued my walk. Suddenly, a seagull flew by. “That’s courage,” said she, “My mom always says that seagulls can bring you courage.” I just responded ________ for my mind was still in a mess. “I’m Elizabeth. What’s your name?” She wouldn’t give up. “Hi, Elizabeth. I’m Chris Johnson.” I answered. “You’re ________,” she said, laughing, and despite my low ________, I laughed too. She followed me and talked all the way when I walked on. ________, I felt better accompanied by her. Finally, when it was time for us to ________, she smiled to me and said, “Come again, Mr. Johnson, and we’ll have another great day.” I smiled back and ________, watching her little ________ disappear into a cottage nearby.

The following days and weeks ________ the same thing, finding a job, but in vain. Facing the suffering life ________ at me, I felt so depressed and nearly lost heart. “I need a seagull,” I said to myself. Meanwhile, it occurred to me that I had a(n) ________ to make with Elizabeth. However, when I got there, she was not there. Therefore, I ________ for the cottage and knocked on the door. A young woman opened the door. “Hello, I’m Chris Johnson. Is Elizabeth here?” Hearing my words, she said ________ and her voice faltered, “Elizabeth died last week, Mr. Johnson. She had a heart disease. She did feel happy the first several weeks but she ________ rapidly last week…” Shocked by the terrible news, I felt dizzy and tears ________ in my eyes. Not for long, She handed me a(n) ________, with MR. J printed in ________ letters, inside which was a drawing in bright crayon of a yellow beach, a blue sea and a seagull. Underneath was a sentence, which ________ “A SEAGULL BRINGS YOU COURAGE”.

1.A. fade　　 B. clean　　 C. clear　　 D. kill

2.A. at　　 B. in　　 C. down　　 D. up

3.A. just　　 B. even　　 C. ever　　 D. right

4.A. rudely　　 B. actively　　 C. coldly　　 D. politely

5.A. kind　　 B. boring　　 C. depressed　　 D. funny

6.A. opinion　　 B. mood　　 C. feeling　　 D. heart

7.A. However　　 B. Somehow　　 C. Therefore　　 D. Instead

8.A. greet　　 B. end　　 C. part　　 D. break

9.A. promised　　 B. approved　　 C. protested　　 D. ensured

10.A. shadow　　 B. appearance　　 C. shape　　 　　 D. figure

11.A. belonged to　　 B. resulted in　　 C. accounted for　　 D. dealt with

12.A. came　　 B. dropped　　 C. threw　　 D. gave

13.A. appointment　　 B. acquaintance　　 C. conversation　　 D. point

14.A. set　　 B. headed　　 C. went　　 D. arrived

15.A. calmly　　 B. angrily　　 C. warmly　　 D. excitedly

16.A. died　　 B. decreased　　 C. declined　　 D. passed

17.A. welled up　　 B. rolled down　　 C. turned down　　 D. showed off

18.A. letter　　 B. envelope　　 C. note　　 D. message

19.A. small　　 B. childish　　 C. ugly　　 D. interesting

20.A. wrote　　 B. printed　　 C. meant　　 D. read

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阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。续写的词数应为150左右。

It was the first day of our new grade. Everyone in the classroom was chatting happily, excited to see each other again after the long holidays. When the door slid open, all of us stopped talking and turned to look. In came our teacher Ms. Sullivan, followed by an ordinary-looking boy,

“This boy’s name is Rafael.” Ms. Sullivan announced. “He’s a transfer student (转校生), and he’s going to be in our class starting from today. Make sure all of you welcome him warmly.”

The class clapped. But I didn't want to have a second look at the newcomer, for he had no outstanding qualities considering his small figure and casual T-shirt.

“Oh, I forgot to mention one thing.” Ms. Sullivan spoke up. “Rafael actually has hearing problems. Normally he would have hearing aids on, but his old ones have just been broken.

His doctor suggested that he stay at home until he got his new ones. However, Rafael insisted on attending his first day of school. So if you want to communicate with him, you have to write it on a piece of paper.”

This single speech sent the whole class up into an uproar (嘈杂). Some students looked at each other with expressions of surprise. Others voiced cries of concern out of pity.

Ms. Sullivan calmed everyone down. “I’d like someone to personally help him out throughout the day. Do I have any volunteers?”

“How can a disabled person be intelligent?” I thought to myself. I refused to raise my hand, expecting someone else would. But nobody did or said anything. Dead silence spread across the classroom.

It was by total bad luck that my eyes happened to meet Ms. Sullivan's.

“How about you, James?” She asked me. “Is it okay for you to take care of Rafael just for today?”

It is difficult to refuse a request by someone, especially if that person is a teacher. I sighed and nodded slightly. Ms. Sullivan gestured for Rafael to sit beside me and then asked us to share our holiday stories with the class.

Paragraph 1:

Immediately, the class became excited.

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Paragraph 2:

Then Rafael rose and walked onto the platform.

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It was the first snow of the winter---an exciting day for every child but not for most teachers. Up to now, I had been old enough to dress myself, but today I would need some help. Miss Finlayson, my kindergarten teacher, Ontario, had been through best snow days many times, but I think she may still remember this one.

I managed to get into my wool snow trousers. But I struggled with my jacket because it didn’t fit well. It was a hand-me-down from my brother, and it made me wonder why I had to wear the ugly clothes. At least my hat and scarf were mine, and they were quite pretty. Finally it was time to have Miss Finlayson help me with my boots.

In her calm, motherly voice she said, “By the end of the winter, you will all be able to put on your own boots.” I didn’t realize at the time that it was more a statement of hope than of confidence.

I handed her my boots and stuck out my feet. Like most children, I expected the adult to do all the work. After much pushing, she managed to get the first one into place and then, with a sigh, worked the second one on too.

I announced, “They are on the wrong feet.”

She struggled to get the boots off and went through the joyless task of putting them on again.

“They are my brother’s boots, you know, I hate them.”

Somehow, from long years of practice, she managed to act as though I wasn’t an annoying little girl. She struggled with me. She asked “now, where are your mittens(手套)?”

I looked into her eyes and said, “I didn’t want to lose them, so I hid them in the toes of my boots.”

1.The little girl was more satisfied with her __________.

A. trousers　　　　　　 B. jackets　　　　　　 C. boots　　　　 D. hat

2.Miss Finlayson had difficulty with the little girl’s boots mainly because________.

A. the girl got them from her brother

B. the girl put something in them

C. they were on the wrong feet

D. they did not fit the girl well

3.Why does the author say Miss Finlayson would remember that first snow day?

A. Because the little girl was in her brother’s clothes.

B. Because it was the most exciting day of the winter.

C. Because the little girl wore a pretty scarf.

D. Because the little girl played a trick on her.

4.It can be inferred from the passage that Miss Finlayson _______________.

A. was losing confidence in the little girl

B. was gradually losing patience with the little girl

C. became disappointed with the little girl

D. got curious about the little girl

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It was the first month of winter -- an exciting day for every child but not for most teachers. Up until now, l had been able to dress myself for recess(课间休息), but today I would need some help. Miss Finlayson, my kindergarten teacher at Princess Elizabeth School near Hamilton, Ontario, had been through first snow days , many times in her long career, but I think struggled still remember this one.

I managed to get into my wool snow pants. But I struggled with my jacket because it didn’t fit well. It was a hand-me-down from my brother, and it made me wonder why I had to wear his ugly clothes. At least my hat and matching scarf were mine, and they were quite pretty. Finally it was time to have Miss Finlayson help me with my boots. In her calm, motherly voice she said, "By the end of winter, you will be able to put on own boots. “ I didn’t realize at the time that this was more a statement of hope than of confidence.

I handed her my boots and stuck out my foot. Like most children, I expected the adult to do the work. After much wiggling and pushing, she managed to get first one into place and then, with a sigh, worked the second one on too.

I announced，“They’re on the wrong feet．”With the grace that only experience can bring，she struggled to get the boots off and went through the joyless task of putting them on again．Then I said，“These aren’t my boots．you know．”As she pulled the offending boots from my feet，she still managed to look both helpful and interested．Once they were off．I said，“They are my brother’s boots．My mother makes me wear them，and I hate them!” Somehow，from long years of practice，she managed to act as though I wasn’t an annoying little girl．She pushed and shoved less gently this time，and the boots were returned to their proper place on my feet．With a great sigh of relief，seeing the end of her struggle with me，she asked，“Now，where are your gloves?’’

I looked into her eyes and said．“I didn’t want to lose them．so I put them into the toes of my boots．”

1.According to the passage，the little girl got________from her brother．

2.What made it so hard for the teacher to help the little girl put her boots on?

3.It can be inferred that before the little girl finally went out to enjoy the first snow of winter，the teacher had to help her put on her boots________．

4.Which of the following sentences from the text BEST indicates that the teacher is very considerate?

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