-
Dad was always full of advice.When my brother and I were growing up,we can grass in neighbors’ __ during the summer to earn pocket money.Dad offered our service to neighbors at a __ they could not refuse.My brother and I got ten dollars per yard.I later found out our friends were __ 
20 or more for the same work.
Every time we worked,Dad stood watching our work in the heat __ relaxing at home with drink.One afternoon we were cutting our neighbor’s yard.He always waited until the grass was knee-high to __ us.What made matters __ was that we had an old grass mower(割草机) that kept shutting off as we worked.This afternoon,I was __ tired and sweaty.I was thinking of a tall glass of icy drink to cool myself down when Dad called out,“You missed a small piece.”We had to go back to cut that piece of grass __ we didn’t want to.
People in the town started to notice the good work we did and we soon collected more ___.Many years have passed,but the lesson my dad taught me stayed with me.If you say you are going to perform a job at a certain time,keep your word.Give your customers the kind of service you would like to ____.It shows how sincere you are and how much pride you take in your work.
1.A. houses B. yards C. buildings D. walls
2.A. price B. time C. lesson D. discussion
3.A. paying for B. waiting for C. asking for D. caring for
4.A. according to B. because of C. in need of D. instead of
5.A. get on with B. get away from C. send out D. send for
6.A. better B. luckier C. worse D. longer
7.A. hardly B. completely C. almost D. half
8.A. although B. unless C. until D. if
9.A. neighbors B. business C. lessons D. grass
10.A. mention B. receive C. control D. return
-
When my brother and I were growing up, we mowed(割草)yards during the summer to make pocket money. Dad was our salesman. He traded our service to neighbors at a price they could not refuse. My brother and I got $10 per yard. I later found out our friends had asked $20 or more for the same amount of work.
One afternoon we were cutting our neighbor's yard, the grass was knee-high. What made matters worse was that we had an old lawn mower that kept shutting off as we worked through her lawn. This particular afternoon, I was finishing up and was tired and sweaty. I was just about to leave when I saw Dad pointing to one lone piece. Thinking about the poor money I was getting paid for cutting grass so high that it almost broke the mower, I ignored him and kept walking. Dad called me out, “You missed a piece”.
I frowned(皱眉), hoping he would let me slide and go home. He kept pointing. So angry, I went back to cut that piece of grass. I said to myself, “That one piece isn't hurting anyone. Why won't he just let it go?”
But when I became an adult, I understood his message: When you are running a business, the work you do says a great deal about you. If you want to be seen as a businessman with honesty, you must produce a quality product. That single piece of grass meant the job was not done. Other neighbors took notice of the good work we did and we soon got more business.
The lesson my dad taught me stayed with me: If you say you are going to perform a job at certain time, keep your word. Give your customers the kind of service you would like to receive. It shows how sincere you are and how much pride you take in your work.
1.Why did Dad ask much less for mowing the yards?
A.Because he was not a good businessman. B.Because he didn’t care about money too much.
C.Because he thought his children s service was bad. D.Because the owner of the yard was too poor.
2.When Dad asked the writer to go back, the writer felt_____________.
A.excited B.surprised C.angry D.pleased
3.The underlined word “sincere”in the last paragraph can probably be replaced by.
A.clever B.honest C.happy D.able
4.The best title for the passage may be__________.
A.The Memory of My Childhood B.The Yard of Our Neighbor
C.The Lesson from My Dad D.The Grass Cutting Days
-
Dad and I were always passionate（热情的）about our feelings, and when I reached my teen years, our ________ really heated up. Our biggest fight was about my chosen ________.
“People like us aren’t writers!” Dad would shout.
“Maybe people like you aren’t writers,” I would shout ________, “but people like me are!”
I grew up in a nice house with a lawn and lots of rooms. All I had to do was get good grades and stay out of trouble. Dad spent his youth living in an old building and ________ money to support his family. But he drew a curtain（门帘，幕） over his ________, never speaking of his growing-up days. No one knew what he had _______. But not knowing Dad’s past, I could never know what drove him to want so much safety for me.
As I insisted on writing, Mom told me Dad read and re-read everything I got published, although he ______ mentioned my work to me. Instead, he continually tried to drive me into a career he considered _______ -nursing or teaching.
But in the last days of his life, Dad ________. It was as if he suddenly realized that he should make the truth known. He talked about everything—how it felt to carry heavy baskets of coal upstairs and ________ one bathroom with five other families, and how worried he was that his family wouldn’t have enough warm clothes for winter. Dad told me _______ he’d wanted to protect me from poor life, so I’d never have to go ________ what he had. When he said sorry for trying to break off my wings, I told him that he was the very one who’d given me the chance to ________. Dad smiled and tried to nod.
On the last day of his life, as Mom and I sat holding his hands, he signaled(示意) to the nurse to come close. “You know my daughter,” he said with great _____. “I just want you to know—she’s a ________.”
It was the proudest moment of my life.
1.A.discussions B.fights C.movements D.conversations
2.A.school B.career C.subject D.topic
3.A.out B.in C.around D.back
4.A.saving B.raising C.wasting D.making
5.A.future B.past C.present D.dream
6.A.chosen B.provided C.experienced D.achieved
7.A.sometimes B.never C.always D.often
8.A.safe B.easy C.special D.challenging
9.A.stayed up B.opened up C.put up D.picked up
10.A.deal B.clean C.share D.build
11.A.what B.how C.when D.where
12.A.over B.into C.for D.through
13.A.read B.live C.fly D.change
14.A.pains B.hope C.pride D.sadness
15.A.nurse B.teacher C.writer D.doctor
-
When I was six, Dad brought home a dog one day, who was called "Brownie". My brothers and I all loved Brownie and did different things with her. One of us would walk her, another would feed her, then there were baths, playing catch and many other games. Brownie, in return, loved each and every one of us. One thing that most touched my heart was that she would go to whoever was sick and just be with them. We always felt better when she was around.
One day, as I was getting her food, she chewed up (咬破) one of my Dad's shoes, which had to be thrown away in the end. I knew Dad would be mad and I had to let her know what she did was wrong. When I looked at her and said, "Bad girl," she looked down at the ground and then went and hid. I saw a tear in her eyes.
Brownie turned out to be more than just our family pet. She went everywhere with us. People would stop and ask if they could pet her. Of course, she'd let anyone pet her. She was just the most lovable dog. There were many times when we'd be out walking and a small child would come over and pull on her hair. She never barked (吠) or tried to get away. Funny thing is she would smile. This frightened people because they thought she was showing her teeth. Far from the truth, she loved everyone.
Now many years have passed since Brownie died of old age. I still miss the days when she was with us.
1.We can know that Brownie from Paragraph 2.
A.would eat anything when hungry B.felt sorry for her mistake
C.loved playing hide-and seek D.disliked the author's dad
2.Why does the author say that Brownie was more than just a family pet?
A.She was treated as a member of the family. B.She played games with anyone she liked.
C.She was loved by everybody she met. D.She went everywhere with the family.
3.Some people got frightened by Brownie when she .
A.smiled B.barked C.rushed to them D.tried to be funny
4.Which of the following best describes Brownie?
A.shy B.generous C.brave D.caring
-
When I was six, Dad brought home a dog one day, who was called “Brownie”. My brothers and I all loved her and did different things with her. One of us would walk her, another would feed her, then there were baths, playing catch and many other games. Brownie, in return loved each and every one of us. One thing that most touched my heart was that she would go to whoever was sick and just be with them. We always felt better when she was around.
One day, as I was getting her food, she chewed up one of Dad’s shoes, which had to be thrown away in the end. I knew Dad would be mad and I had to let her know what she did was wrong. When I looked at her and said, “Bad girl,” she looked down at the ground and then went and hid. I saw a tear in her eyes.
Brownie turned out to be more than just our family pet, she went everywhere with us. People would stop and ask if they could pet her. Of course she’d let anyone pet her. She was just the most lovable dog. There were many times when we’d be out walking and a small child would come over and pull on her hair. she never barked or tried to get away. Funny thing is she would smile. This frightened people because they thought she was showing her teeth. Far from the truth, she loved everyone.
Now many years have passed since Brownie died of old age. I still miss the days when she was with us.
1.What would Brownie do when someone was ill in the family?
A. Look at them sadly. B. Keep them company.
C. Play games with them. D. Touch them gently.
2.We can infer from Paragraph 2 that Brownie _____.
A. would eat anything when hungry
B. felt sorry for her mistake
C. loved playing hide-and-seek
D. disliked the author’s dad
3.Why does the author say that Brownie was more than just a family pet?
A. She was treated as a member of the family.
B. She played games with anyone she liked.
C. She was loved by everybody she met.
D. She went everywhere with the family.
4.Which of the following best describes Brownie?
A. Shy B. Polite C. Brave D. Caring
5.Some people got frightened by Brownie when she _____.
A. smiled B. barked
C. rushed D. tried to be funny
-
When I was a child, I was a tomboy(假小子). I had a cowboy hat and cowboy boots. My brothers were two and four years older than I. We often played games together.
Once, my brothers and I fell in love with playing a game called “stealing horses”. Then my parents decided to buy my brothers guns. These were not “real” guns. Because I was a girl, I didn’t get a gun. They shot and shot at everything with their new guns. I tried to “fight” them with my bow and arrows (弓和箭). But I was still in the poor position without a gun.
One day while I was hiding behind a wall, looking out toward the fields, I felt a terrible blow to my right eye. I looked up just in time to see my brother lower his gun. Both brothers rushed to my side. My eye felt great pain and I covered it with my hand. “If you tell that to Mummy,” they said, “We will get a whipping(鞭打) from Daddy. You don’t want that to happen, do you?” I did not. “Here is a piece of wire(电线),” said the older brother, picking it up from the floor, “Say you stepped on one end of it and the other flew up and hit you.” “Yes,” I said. To be honest, I didn’t want them to be punished. So I did as my brothers told me to do.
A week after the “accident” my parents took me to see a doctor. Finally I knew my brothers were worried about my eye, so they told our parents what had happened and asked them to take me to see a doctor.
1.According to the passage, the two brothers were .
A. strict B. clever C. polite D. naughty(淘气的)
2.What does the underlined(划线的)phrase “in the poor position” mean in Chinese?
A. 处于劣势 B. 在低洼处 C. 处于虚弱状态 D. 处于贫穷状态
3.The two brothers asked the writer to tell a lie because they were afraid .
A. they would lose their guns
B. their parents would punish them
C. they couldn’t play the game any more
D. their parents would take their sister to see a doctor
4.Choose the correct order according to the passage.
①The writer was hurt. ②The brothers told the truth.
③The parents bought guns for the brothers. ④The parents took the writer to see a doctor.
A. ②③①④ B. ③①②④ C. ③①④② D. ③②①④
5.What can we infer(推断) from the passage?
A. The writer’s parents didn’t like her
B. The writer and her two brothers loved each other
C. The writer’s brothers wanted to hurt her
D. The two brothers didn’t get on well with each other
-
When my brother and I were children, we spent a few weeks in the countryside with our uncle. He was a geologist (地质学家) and loved to go on walks to___________ stones. One day, he bought us _________ and asked us to go to the mountain with him and carry the stones.
The whole day we_________ around. Every now and then he put___________ in our bags. We were a bit___________ that he also took some stones out from our bags at times. But we thought he had just found ___________ stones than the ones we already had. Still, when we returned to the house, we were very_________ . The backpacks were so_________ that we felt great relief(轻松) when we took them off._________ uncle’s backpack was half empty.
“Why did you give us so many stones?” we asked.
“I didn’t. You did,” he said. “You didn’t know it, but I gave you a little attitude (态度) ________ today. Whenever you were complaining, I added a stone to your bags. Whenever you talked about something with positive (积极的) thinking, I __________a stone. And now look at your backpacks.”
The bags were almost ________ .
“Your negative (负面的) thoughts are like stones. You carry them in your____________ just like those stones in a backpack. The more negative thoughts you have, the __________ your mind is.”
With great love, our uncle taught us one of the most important __________ in life – the power of attitude.
1.A.carry B.collect C.research D.kick
2.A.baskets B.ropes C.instruments D.backpacks
3.A.climbed B.jumped C.ran D.walked
4.A.leaves B.stones C.grasses D.sticks
5.A.surprised B.interested C.relaxed D.disappointed
6.A.harder B.better C.stronger D.weaker
7.A.sad B.ill C.tired D.excited
8.A.heavy B.light C.big D.small
9.A.So B.As C.Since D.Yet
10.A.power B.stress C.test D.question
11.A.put off B.took over C.took out D.put back
12.A.full B.empty C.messy D.smooth
13.A.brain B.memory C.mind D.back
14.A.clearer B.easier C.better D.heavier
15.A.suggestions B.lessons C.purposes D.cases
-
As a boy I was always small for my age. I was also five years younger than one of my brothers and seven years younger than the other. As a result, I often felt left out when their friends came over to play. I was either too small or too young for whatever they were doing and they didn't want their younger brother listening to their conversations either. More often than not I found myself outside playing alone and feeling forgotten.
I remember one spring afternoon feeling especially lonely as I sat in the yard behind our house. We lived miles from town and I hardly saw my own friends outside of school. I heard my brothers laughing from inside the house and felt a single tear coming down my cheek. At that moment I saw a large brown dog walking over to me. He looked happy and his tail was wagging as well. Even though (尽管) he didn't know me he greeted me like a long lost friend, licking (舔) my chin and sitting beside me on the spring grass. It must have been at least an hour that I patted and talked to this four-legged angel (天使). He let me pour out all my troubles and shared my deepest thoughts before he kissed my cheek goodbye and ambled off either to Heaven or his home. I went back inside feeling happy, knowing that no matter what life may hold I was loved. Now over 40 years later I still remember that angel with a smile.
I believe that God sent him at that moment of sadness to remind me just how much he loved me. There is nothing more important than knowing we are loved. When we are loved, we will learn to love others. Learning to love helps us to understand ourselves and other people better.
1.The underlined phrase "left out" most probably means "________" in Chinese.
A.被处理的 B.被厌恶的 C.被冷落的 D.被鄙视的
2.The writer shared his troubles and thoughts with the dog because ________.
A.it was his friend B.it could understand him
C.it looked like an angel D.it was friendly to him
3.The writer wrote the story to ________.
A.encourage people to talk about their troubles
B.show that knowing you are loved is the most Important
C.tell people they should treat animals friendly
D.share his unforgettable experience with us
-
When I was little, I used to be afraid of the dark. I always thought that there were____in my closet (壁橱). Houses often made strange noises at night. Sometimes I could ___eyes watching me and I was afraid to move. I thought that____I didn’t move, "they" wouldn’t get me. Usually when this happened, I wanted to go to the____. So before going there I would be, huddling (缩作一团) ___my quilt, trying to build up the courage (勇气) for the scary night-time trip to the bathroom. My fear of the dark___ me when I was in my early teens. I had a dream. In the dream, I saw a monster. He was right in front of me. I somehow found the courage. I was so___ him that I knocked (击) him down. This dream was so exciting that I can still____it. After this dream, my fear of the dark was___ . I’m not afraid of the dark or anything else any more. Has anyone else had a___ like this that helped them?
1.A. candies B. comics C. airplanes D. monsters
2.A. find B. feel C. see D. realize
3.A. if B. unless C. because D. and
4.A. kitchen B. bedroom C. bathroom D. living room
5.A. in B. across C. behind D. under
6.A. enjoyed B. left C. caught D. terrified
7.A. surprised at B. worried about C. angry with D. interested in
8.A. waste B. remember C. face D. impress
9.A. kept B. known C. found D. gone
10.A. dream B. class C. mistake D. lesson
-
I started to learn English when I was six. My dad gave me _______ advice on listening to the Beatles. I listened to them every day for the next seven years. At the beginning, I could understand_________ of what they sang. But soon I started to understand some of the_________.
_______ I got a book with the words of all the songs. And when I had time, I would read it. I learned many songs ________ this book. I ________ the songs to myself. Still, I understood very _______ of the meaning. To learn English well became my _______, and I wanted to learn the _______ of the Beatles’ songs. That is how I started to learn English.
Today, I can understand the Beatles very ________. Each time I hear a Beatles’ song, I am happy and proud because my dream of learning English well has come true.
1.A. pieces B. piece of C. a piece D. a piece of
2.A. something B. anything C. everything D. nothing
3.A. words B. grammar C. spelling D. programs
4.A. While B. Later C. After D. If
5.A. by B. of C. to D. from
6.A. sang B. read C. played D. did
7.A. few B. a few C. little D. a little
8.A. idea B. dream C. sleep D. work
9.A. meaning B. translation C. speaking D. pronunciation
10.A. quickly B. mostly C. hardly D. clearly
20 or more for the same work.