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| My wife and I were on our honeymoon in our homeland, visiting my parents-in-law. My wife Helen was making a film and my job was to make up the music, but I didn’t bring my guitar with me. I locked myself in the barn toilet, and carved a guitar neck from a scrap(废弃的) piece of wood. In the barn, I found a drum, which used to be part of an old tape-recorder, It’s like a guitar, but it has four strings. So is it a balalaika or a guitar? They have something in common (共性), we call it a balalaika but it’s played differently. | Our daughter Kitty had just started school, so she needed a place to do her homework. There isn’t much room except a table in the kitchen. When my wife cooks, she needs to use the table. One day I walked past a rubbish bin and saw a folding (可折叠的) table lying there. I thought I could make something out of it. It was just the right size a bigger one wouldn’t have fitted into the room. I fixed a slab of board for the desk and made the back of the seat softer, then I oiled the screws so it is easier to fold. |
| Our dad’s friend made the Little House for his daughter. It was made of wood and bricks which were thrown away. And when she grew up, he offered it to us. So how long has it been standing here? I’m forty years old now, so it must be at least fifty. The man’s name was Bob. He’s not alive any more but I still remember the nice time in the Little House. When my children were growing up, they used to say “We’re going to play in the Little House!”or “Where are you? I’m in the Little House!” | It’s a go-kart for my son Tom to ride down the hill. He wanted to make one so I helped him. I had bought him one, but he wasn’t satisfied with that. I just made it from pieces lying around. The wheels were from two different scrapped carts. My father-in-law had them in his barn. He doesn’t throw anything away. I only used cart parts, some wood, a cushioned seat, and a rope. It cost nothing. My son likes it so much. I feel so happy. |
1.Which of the following was given by a friend?
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2.What do the four stories have in common?
A.The children in the stories were good at DIY.
B.Fathers made the four objects for their children.
C.Some scrap materials were made good use of.
D.The four objects were made just for pleasure.
3.From the passage, we can infer (推断) that _________.
A.Kitty's father did not have money to buy a new table
B.at least four children once played in the Little House
C.Helen and her husband were good at making instruments
D.Tom enjoyed making things like his father and grandfather
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根据短文内容和首字母提示, 在下文空格处填入适当的词使短文完整。在答题卡标有题号的横线上, 完整地写出空缺处各单词的正确形式。
Our lives changed tracks the day our son was born. We w 1. whether we should move back to our home country Brazil. I remember looking down at our newborn baby and thinking about how different his life would be there.
During the ten years away from my big family and my culture, I missed the delicious foods, samba, Brazilian jujitsu(柔术), and sunny skies. My wife m2. our homeland too. As a musician, it would be e3. for her to do her work in Brazil. But in the United Kingdom, I had the funding and lab resources for my research. Would such a move be a disadvantage to my career?
A few weeks later, my brother called from Brazil, telling me that our father had passed away. The great happiness I felt about my son’s birth suddenly gave way to deep s4.. We had no doubt it was the right time to r 5. to Brazil. We applied for the professor positions at a university in our hometown and b6. received offers.
H 7., it wasn’t easy getting started with my research in Brazil. I didn’t receive any start-up funding for my lab. Now, thanks to Brazilian funding, I have a team of bright young scientists and can a8. expensive lab resources.
We are living the lives we wanted to live-working on rewarding research and feeling closer to our family and c 9.in our home country. My son is growing up close to his cousins. I take up Brazilian jujitsu training, which I haven’t been able to do during my years a10.. My wife and I feel happy to find a way home.
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Both of my two sons were born in Toronto, but they moved with us to Ottawa when they were quite young. They went to school there, grew up there. Later, one of my sons went to Canada’s east coast near a city called Halifax and the other moved to the west coast to Vancouver. My wife and I were left in the middle.
As we nearly retired (退休), we started to think where we should spend our final years. For several reasons we decided to live on a small town on Vancouver Island, where was close to one of my sons. However, the son moved to Hollywood soon after he had got another job there. I helped him move.
We still lived a happy life in our little west coast town, but we have paid a price. We have not been there for some important events such as the births of our grandchildren. We have missed watching them grow up; we have missed backyard barbecues (烧烤) and basketball weekends with them. Our home, while very comfortable, was also very quiet.
Every fall we travel to see the children. We usually fly, first to California to see our son Scott and spend a week or more with him trying to catch up on everything we’ve missed. Then, usually in November, we make the even longer trip east across Canada to see Travis and our grandchildren, who were about their twenties.
Fortunately, both our sons are doing well and grandchildren are growing up straight and tall. We love all of them and they love us. We’re very happy but there are times I think about the things we didn’t see: the tears or the smile on the granddaughter’s face, their school graduations, my son’s joy at successes in business.
Life has been good for our family but we have all paid a price.
根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。
1.The writer’s sons grew up in ________.
A.Toronto B.Ottawa C.Halifax D.Vancouver
2.From the underlined sentence in paragraph 3, we can infer (推断) that the writer ________.
A.wanted to live a noisy life B.was satisfied with retired life
C.lived a comfortable life D.was sometimes lonely
3.Which of the following important events did the writer miss?
A.The births of his grandchildren.
B.School graduations of his grandchildren.
C.The successful times of his son’s business.
D.All of the above.
4.For his family life, the writer implies (暗示) ________.
A.they all regret not living together all the time although enjoying a happy life
B.they enjoy a happy life because they can see each other every year
C.they are proud of the sons and the grandchildren
D.they love the sons and the grandchildren
5.What’s the best title for the passage?
A.Living a happy life. B.A price to pay.
C.Moving from east to west. D.My sons and grandchildren.
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The first seven patients with lung infections(肺部感染) 1.(send) to WuhanJinyintan Hospital on December 29，2019.As an experienced doctor and president of WuhanJinintan Hospital，Zhang Dingyu realized it was not a common illness.He asked the staff2.(take) preventive measures and ordered the patients to stay in isolation wards(隔离病房).One week later，the novel coronavirus was found from the samples of the 7 patients.
More and more patients were diagnosed(诊断) with the coronavirus later.“Since then, Zhang3.(be) so busy that he can hardly get any sleep. Even suffering from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis(ALS肌萎缩侧索硬化)，the 56-year-old doctor is doing his best to save infected patients at the front tirelessly.said one of his workmates.When the reporter found him， he4.(run) to the intensive care unit(ICU) on heavy legs.
“I have to run, running against time to save more patients, because I know I5.(not have) much time left in my life，”Zhang told the reporter from Xinhua News Agency. One day, after working around the clock for nearly a month，Zhang6. (receive) a message from his wife that brought him to his knees：She was diagnosed with the novel coronavirus while7.(work) at another hospital in Wuhan.Zhang could only find time to visit his wife until three days after she was in hospital and even then he8.(stay) for at most 30 minutes with his wife as there were too many patients waiting for him. Luckily, his wife recovered(康复) ten days after treatment.
Zhang's story has touched the hearts of many Chinese a she shows the courage anddetermination(决心) to fight against the deadly coronavirus.”We are at the center of a storm sweeping across the world，so we need to give all we have9.(protect) our city and our Wuhan people，”said Zhang.
Everyone has fear, especially when it comes to deadly diseases.But for medical workers, saving lives comes first and is enough for them to be brave and stay at the front.They may look like ordinary people in daily life,but they are real heroes.Thanks to thousands of heroes like Zhang Dingyu, we believe we10.(win) this war without smoke soon.
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Once upon a time, there lived a mouse and his wife in a village. They had a beautiful daughter and they loved _______ very much. As time went by, the daughter grew old enough to marry. The mouse and his wife decided to _______ the strongest husband in the world for their daughter.
They thought that the strongest man in the world was _______ so they went to the Sun in a hurry and asked the Sun to marry their daughter. _______ the Sun smiled and said,“The Cloud is a lot stronger than me. _______ the Cloud is covering me, I lose my power completely.”
Then the mouse and his wife went to the Cloud and said,“ You are the strongest man. Please marry our daughter. We will give you most of our wealth. ”
The Cloud said,“I am not that strong. When the Wind is _______ hard, I am pushed away.”
The mouse and his wife then went to the Wind, and asked him to marry their daughter. "There is the Wall who is much _______ than me. I can not push him away no matter how hard I may blow," said the Wind.
The mouse and his wife went to the Wall quickly. They asked him to marry their daughter and be a strong husband. And they _______ they would give the Wall most of their wealth.
"Thank you, but you don' t understand. No matter how big I may be, a mouse can easily dig under my feet and make me fall down," said the Wall.
“What? Then the strongest man in the world is a mouse?" The _______ were surprised to know that they were strong in others’ eyes.
________, the mouse and his wife found a best mouse husband for their daughter. They lived happily ever after that.
1.A.him B.you C.her
2.A.look for B.look after C.look up
3.A.the Moon B.the Sun C.the Earth
4.A.Although B.But C.Or
5.A.When B.Where C.What
6.A.pushing B.pulling C.blowing
7.A.weaker B.bigger C.stronger
8.A.promised B.prevented C.protected
9.A.color B.couple C.cousin
10.A.Usually B.Generally C.Finally
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On Monday, my classmates and I heard that our geography teacher’s father had died. We were surprised that he was still teaching in school. My best friend was telling me that by teaching he was trying to forget losing his father and become strong in the way to teaching.
We came up with an idea. When we went back to school yesterday, we gave him cheer-up cards which we had taken time to decorate with flowers, hearts and peace signs. As we had handed the cards to him, we both could see the light in his eyes. The look on his face said how much he thanked what we did for him. The whole scene was very warm and loving, and it’s hard to express in words. He enjoyed it very much and the expression on his face was really lively. This morning, when we both went to see the teacher again, he had been so happy, and had given us both a hug. This made us both feel that we just might have made his day, and that he was going to be okay.
With that, I want to tell you to take the time to smile at the ones you love. Life is so dear, so let us be happy and enjoy the gift of life.
1.From the passage we know the teacher taught the writer .
A. math B. geography C. English D. art
2.According to the first paragraph, the teacher didn’t go home because he .
A. never cared about his father
B. didn’t want to ask for leave
C. was in low spirits after losing his father
D. tried to forget losing his father by teaching
3.In order to decorate the cheer-up cards, the writer and her friends use .
A. peace signs and flowers B. flowers and money
C. hearts and hugs D. eyes and heart signs
4.We learn from the second paragraph that .
A. the teacher would have to leave the school
B. the students would be punished by the school
C. the students would stay with the teacher forever
D. the teacher was moved and would be happy again.
5.The writer wants to tell us .
A. special love can warm a broken heart
B. teachers should help students
C. we need to smile at everyone
D. life is a gift for each person
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A few years ago, my husband and I were on an island for a weekend with our 3- and 4-year-old daughters. As we went back and thought about what to do next, our girls jumped in and told us exactly what they wanted to do. “We want to go to the butterfly museum, ” said Ariela and Eliana.
As soon as we walked into the main area of the museum, we saw thousands of beautiful butterflies, all flapping (拍打) their colourful wings.
My girls were jumping up and down and I knew we had made the right decision to come to the museum. They were having so much fun. I turned to our museum tour guide because I was curious and asked, “How long do butterflies live? ” She said, “About ten days. ” “What can butterflies do in ten days? ” I asked. The guide stopped, looked at me and said, “They make the world a more beautiful place. ” “Wow, ” I said, “I never thought about butterflies like that. Thank you. ”
After we said goodbye, I couldn’t stop thinking about what the guide had said. She was right. We all have something to offer the world with the time we have. When we focus our gifts on taking care of each other every day, we can make a difference.
Appreciate(感激) the influence you can have on your family, friends, co-workers and neighbours. Like a butterfly, you have your own way of making the world a little better for everyone.
1.How many members are there in the writer’s family?
__________________________________________________________
2.Where did Ariela and Eliana go after the weekend?
__________________________________________________________
3.Why did the writer ask their guide some questions?
__________________________________________________________
4.Who can you have influence on in your life?
__________________________________________________________
5.What do you think of the life of a butterfly?
__________________________________________________________
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A few years ago, my husband and I were on an island for a weekend with our 3- and 4-year-old daughters. As we went back and thought about what to do next, our girls jumped in and told us exactly what they wanted to do. “We want to go to the butterfly museum, ” said Ariela and Eliana.
As soon as we walked into the main area of the museum, we saw thousands of beautiful butterflies, all flapping (拍打) their colourful wings.
My girls were jumping up and down and I knew we had made the right decision to come to the museum. They were having so much fun. I turned to our museum tour guide because I was curious and asked, “How long do butterflies live? ” She said, “About ten days. ” “What can butterflies do in ten days? ” I asked. The guide stopped, looked at me and said, “They make the world a more beautiful place. ” “Wow, ” I said, “I never thought about butterflies like that. Thank you. ”
After we said goodbye, I couldn’t stop thinking about what the guide had said. She was right. We all have something to offer the world with the time we have. When we focus our gifts on taking care of each other every day, we can make a difference.
Appreciate(感激) the influence you can have on your family, friends, co-workers and neighbours. Like a butterfly, you have your own way of making the world a little better for everyone.
1.How many members are there in the writer’s family?
__________________________________________________________
2.Where did Ariela and Eliana go after the weekend?
__________________________________________________________
3.Why did the writer ask their guide some questions?
__________________________________________________________
4.Who can you have influence on in your life?
__________________________________________________________
5.What do you think of the life of a butterfly?
__________________________________________________________
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A few years ago, my husband and I were on an island for a long week with our two little daughters. As we talked about what to do next, our daughter jumped in and told us exactly what they wanted to do. We agreed.
As soon as we walked into the main area of the butterfly museum, we saw thousands of beautiful butterflies. They all flew with their colorful wings. My girls were jumping up and down, and I knew we had made the right decision to come to the museum. They were having so much fun.
I turned to our guide (导游) and asked curiously(好奇地), “How long do butterflies live?”
She said, “About ten days.”
“What can butterflies do in ten days?”
The guide stopped, looked at me, and said, “They make the world a more beautiful place.”
After we said goodbye, I couldn’t stop thinking about what the guide had said. She was right. We all have something to offer（主动提供）the world with the time we have. If we spend the time doing what we can for others, we all can make the world a better place.
1.What did the girls want to do? __________
A. Go to visit an island. B. Make the world beautiful
C. Listen to the tour guide. D. Visit the butterfly museum
2.What made the writer think they had made the right decision? ___________
A. She knew how long butterflies live B. They were welcomed in the museum.
C. Their daughters were having a good time. D. She saw thousands of beautiful butterflies.
3.What does the write mainly tell us in the last paragraph? __________
A. When they said goodbye to the guide. B. Why they went to the butterfly museum.
C. What she learned from the guide’s words. D. How she would make her home a better place.
4.Which is the proper time order of what happened? __________
a. The family were staying on an island.
b. The family went to the butterfly museum
c. The writer kept thinking about the guide’s words.
d. The girls enjoyed themselves in the butterfly museum
A. a→ b→ c→ d B. a→ b→ d→ c C. a→ d→ b→ c D. b→ a→ c→ d
5.How can we make the world a better place? ___________
A. By doing what we can for others. B. By living a happy and healthy life
C. By visiting some museums. D. By talking to a guide.
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A few years ago, my husband and I were on an island for a long weekend with our two daughters. As we wondered about what to do __________, our girls jumped in and told us exactly what they wanted to do. “__________ want to go to the butterfly museum，” said Ariela and Eliana.
As soon as we __________ into the main area of the museum, we saw thousands of __________ butterflies, all flapping their colourful wings.
My girls were __________up and down, and I knew we had made the right __________ to come to the museum.They were having so much fun.
I __________ to our museum tour guide because I was curious, and asked, “__________ do butterflies live？”She said, “About ten days.”
“What can butterflies do __________ ten days？” I asked.
The guide stopped, looked at me, and said, “They make the world __________ more beautiful place.”
“Wow，” I said, “I never thought about butterflies like that.Thank you.”
After we said goodbye, I __________ stop thinking about what the guide had said.She was right.We all have __________ to offer the world with the time we have.__________ we focus our gifts on taking care of each other every day, we can make a __________.
How thankful it is that you can have the influence on your family, friends and neighbors! Like a butterfly, you have your own way of making the world a little __________ for everyone.
1.A. now B. next C. once D. again
2.A. We B. You C. I D. They
3.A. drove B. walked C. looked D. brought
4.A. free B. lonely C. beautiful D. ordinary
5.A. coming B. moving C. showing D. jumping
6.A. way B. time C. decision D. advice
7.A. got B. went C. turned D. worried
8.A. How soon B. How long C. How much D. How often
9.A. on B. for C. over D. in
10.A. a B. an C. the D. /
11.A. can B. can't C. could D. couldn't
12.A. nothing B. anything C. something D. everything
13.A. When B. Since C. Unless D. Whether
14.A. note B. chance C. lesson D. difference
15.A. better B. faster C. larger D. slower