I still remembered my first day of second gra...

I still remembered my first day of second grade. I was led to a room. No teacher yet. Girls talking. Boys trying to kill each other.

I took some paper and a pencil, picked a desk, and went to work. Minutes later, a girl came over and sat on top of my desk.

“What're you doing?” she said.

“Writing to 100,” I replied.

“Is that you can do?”

“No,” I said.

Then I rose from my seat to get my pencil sharpener. I had no idea that when I stood, the desk would fall over and hurt her leg.

Her name was Jane. From that day on--she was my best friend. Wherever we went--to school or church or basketball games, Jane saved me a seat or I saved one for her.

Many years later, after college, I moved to California and married. Jane stayed in our hometown to be a social worker. We were friends for more than 50 years. After her death seven years ago, I still think of her often, especially at the start of the school year.

TV ads try to tell us what children need for school—new shoes, clothes, backpacks. But really, children's needs are simple. Besides the basics—to be fed, cared for, and loved—they need the gift of friendship.

For years, I feared how people saw me. But one day, I finally understood. I didn't need to be smart or pretty or popular. I just needed to be kind.

My grandson Henry recently finished his preschool and received a prize for “Friendship”. Even an Olympic medal wouldn't make me prouder! I think children need to know that they are loved. They need to know that they have all they need and the best way to win friends is to be one.

1.When she came into the classroom, the writer ________.

A. went to talk with Jane quickly

B. helped Jane write the numbers to 100

C. worked quietly at her desk alone

D. was afraid that others would fight with her

2.From the passage we know that__________.

A. the writer's leg was hurt on the first day of school

B. the two girls were close friends until Jane died

C. Jane often helped the writer to do some social work

D. the two girls stayed in the same city after college

3.Henry received a prize for "Friendship" probably because _________.

A. he was kind to others　　 B. he was smart at his schoolwork

C. he was loved by his grandma　　 D. he joined in the Olympics

4.The best title of this article would be__________.

A. My Best Friend Jane　　 B. How to Choose Friends

C. My First Day at School　　 D. Friendship Values

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It was the first and the most important day of the second grade. Sarah clearly remembered the first day of the first grade. A week before the big day, she had her _____ cut ,which made her look very cute. On the morning of the day, she was _____ in her most beautiful school clothes and mom made her favorite bread. After breakfast, Sarah rushed to the school _____. However, the bus door opened right on her face. Blood flowed from her nose onto her _____ school clothes, and there were tears in her eyes.

“Maybe we should take you home，dear?”

“No! Today is the most important day of second grade; I can’t _____ it!” Sarah said while drying the blood.

Sarah was so excited that she quickly _____ the thing. When she arrived at school, she rushed to her _____ swing on the playground. At the highest point of her swing she _____Lily. So she let go of the swing and waved to Lily with one hand. _____, she flew out of the swing from more than two meters’ height and landed hard on the playground. At that time, the people around her were frightened but soon they realized that they should send Sarah to school hospital. After being called ______ the teacher, Sarah’s mom rushed into the school hospital. She was ______ at what she saw—her little daughter was smiling at her with one leg broken.

“Dear, why are you ______?”

“Look, Mom!” Sarah said while opening ______ hand to show a coin. She found it when she fell onto the ground from the ______.

You can’t change what happens to you, ______ you can change how you react to it. Just like the girl, a positive attitude can go a long way to make you happier overall.

1.A. leg　　 B. arm　　 C. finger　　 D. hair

2.A. dressed　　 B. asked　　 C. passed　　 D. greeted

3.A. library　　 B. bus　　 C. hall　　 D. classroom

4.A. expensive　　 B. ugly　　 C. cheap　　 D. beautiful

5.A. create　　 B. sell　　 C. miss　　 D. doubt

6.A. forgot　　 B. wrote　　 C. happened　　 D. left

7.A. lovely　　 B. favorite　　 C. friendly　　 D. important

8.A. saw　　 B. read　　 C. thought　　 D. praised

9.A. Unfortunately　　 B. Traditionally　　 C. Luckily　　 D. Generally

10.A. at　　 B. as　　 C. by　　 D. of

11.A. excited　　 B. angry　　 C. tired　　 D. surprised

12.A. crying　　 B. running　　 C. smiling　　 D. sleeping

13.A. her　　 B. his　　 C. our　　 D. its

14.A. table　　 B. swing　　 C. chair　　 D. window

15.A. but　　 B. so　　 C. or　　 D. and

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It was the first day of second grade, and Sarah had been looking forward to this moment. The night before,she laid out her favorite clothes: a white coat and a bright yellow shirt.

When having breakfast, Sarah dropped some food on her shirt, so she had to change into her second-best clothes, blue jeans and a Jonas Brothers T-shirt.

After breakfast Sarah rushed to catch the school bus and when she was just reaching the door the bus driver opened it. The door hit right in Sarah’s face and blood dripped from her nose. The driver wanted to send her home, but she refused, "It is the most important day of the year! I can’t miss it!"

Before classes, Sarah went to her favorite swing(秋千). When rising high, she saw her best friend little Jack. She let go of the swing and waved to him with one hand. Unfortunately, she flew out of the swing and landed hard on the sand, breaking a leg and an arm. As she lay in the sand, she noticed a shiny thing on the ground beside her. With her good hand she took it.

When Sarah’ mother rushed into the ward she was surprised by what she saw: her girl was lying in bed with an arm and a leg in the splint (夹板), a broken nose, and blood stains on her second-best clothes. Expecting to see her child crying, she was confused when she saw a big, bright smile on Sarah’s face.

"Sarah, look at you!" her mother cried. "You were hurt so badly and why are you smiling?"　　　　　　　　　　 "Look, Mommy, I found a diamond!" Sarah laughed.

Life can be like that. It can be tough, even painful sometimes. But there are always treasures that make the pain worth suffering.

1.When Sarah went to school, she was wearing ________________.

A.a white coat and a Jonas Brothers T-shirt

B.blue jeans and a yellow shirt

C.a white coat and a yellow shirt

D.blue jeans and a Jonas Brothers T-shirt

2.Sarah fell off the swing because _____________.

A.she seldom played swing

B.she rose too high

C.she waved one hand to her friend

D.she was pulled down by her friend

3.When Sarah’s mother saw her in the ward she felt _______________.

A.upset　　 B.puzzled　　　　

C.relaxed　　 D.disappointed

4.Which of the following can be used to describe Sarah’s story?

A.Every cloud has a silver lining.（衬里）　

B.Nothing is impossible to a willing mind.

C.First think, then act.　　　　　　　　　　　　　

D.No pains, no gains.

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I can still remember my first day at school. I was only 6 years old at that time. It was a very big room. I sat at the desk near the window, but I couldn’t see anything because the windows were too high. There was a big map of the world on the wall. But I don’t think I was worried or unhappy at that time. There was another little boy next to me. He sat there and kept quiet at first. Then he began to cry, because he didn’t want to stay there.

More and more students came in , but the boy didn’t stop crying “ Mom, I want to go home. ” He cried again and again. Later , the teacher came in . She went to the little boy, and said something to him. I couldn’t hear what she said. Soon the boy stopped crying and began to smile.

To this day, I still don’t know what the teacher said to the little boy.

1.What did the writer do in the passage ?

A. A write　　　　 B. A reporter　　　

C. A pupil　　　 D. A student

2. What is the big room ?

A. It’s a hall.　　 　　　 B. It’s the classroom.　　

C. It’s a bedroom.　　　　 D. It’s a school.

3. Why he couldn’t see anything ?

A. Because he was short.　　　　　　

B. Because the window was too high.

C. Because he was short seeing.　　　

D. Because he was blind.

4.What did the little boy do at first ?

A. He was quiet.　　　 　　 B. He was happy.　　

C. He was crying.　　　　 D. He was shy.

5.Who made the little boy stop crying ?

A. The students　　　 B. The mother　　　　

C. The writer　　　　 D. The teacher

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阅读下列短文，判断句子是否符合短文，符合的写（A）,不符合的写（B）（共5小题，计10分）

I can still remember my first day at school. I was only 6 years old at that time. It was a very big room. I sat at the desk near the window, but I couldn’t see anything because the window was too high. There was a big map of the world on the wall and an old blackboard. I don’t think I was worried or afraid at that time. There was another little boy next to me. He sat there and kept silent at first. Then he began to cry, because he didn’t want to stay there.

More and more students came in, but the boy didn’t stop crying. “Mom, I want to go home.” He cried again and again. Later, the teacher came in. She went to the little boy, and said something to him. I couldn’t hear what she said. Soon the boy stopped crying and began to smile. To this day, I still don’t know what the teacher said to the little boy.

1.The writer went to school when he was6 years old.

2.She sat near the window, so she could look outside.

3.She was not worried. She was afraid.

4.When the teacher came in, the little boy stopped crying.

5.The writer knew what the teacher said to the little boy.

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I’m still remembering my science teacher, Mr. Jackson. On the first day of class, he gave us a talk about an animal called wampus. He told us that the wampus lived on earth millions of years ago during the Ice Age and died out because of the change of climate(气候). We all listened carefully and took _______ of everything he said. Later we had a test.

When the exam paper was returned to me, I was _______ and sad. There was a big red “×” through each of my answers. I failed. But how come? Anyway, on the test paper, I had written down _______ Mr. Jackson said in class.

Then I realized that no one passed the exam at all. What had happened?

“Very simple,” Mr. Jackson explained. “I had _______ all that story about the wampus. There had never been any such animal, so the information in your notes was not correct. Do you _________ to get high marks for incorrect answers?”

There was no need to say we were _______. What kind of test was this? What kind of teacher was he?

How could we believe he gave us so much information about an animal that had not been there at all? How was it possible for us students to doubt what the teacher taught us?

“The zeros on your papers will be _______ in your grade books,” he said. And he did it.

Through this _______ Mr. Jackson hoped that we would learn something. Teachers and books are not always right. In fact, no one is. He told us not to let our mind go to sleep. _______, we should keep thinking all the time and speak up if we think there are mistakes in our teachers’ words or in books.

We should develop the habit of ________, and the ability to decide by ourselves. What a special lesson he gave us!

1.A.lessons B.photos C.notes D.actions

2.A.excited B.surprised C.interested D.worried

3.A.what B.when C.why D.how

4.A.got up B.stood up C.taken up D.made up

5.A.learn B.forget C.expect D.refuse

6.A.polite B.angry C.happy D.peaceful

7.A.described B.circled C.recorded D.recycled

8.A.progress B.introduction C.experience D.achievement

9.A.Instead B.Otherwise C.Finally D.Luckily

10.A.learning B.doubting C.complaining D.exercising

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Still clearly remember that day. My jeep broke down on the way home. I was on the side of the road for about four _____with my big Jeep. I put signs in the windows that______, “NEED A JACK(千斤顶)．”

Right as I was about to______, a truck stopped and a man got off. He sized up the situation and went back to take a jack. About two hours later , we finished the job with sweats. We were both______. His wife brought a large water jug for us to wash____ hands in.

I tried to put $20 in the man's hand, but he wouldn't take it,_____ instead I went up and gave it to his wife as quietly as I could. I _____ them for their help again and again. I asked the little girl, their daughter, ______ they lived, thinking maybe I'd send them a gift. She said they were in Oregon now so Mommy and Daddy could pick cotton for the next few weeks.

After saying goodbyes I started walking back to the Jeep, the girl ran up and handed me a tamale(玉米粽子). When I opened the tamale, what did I ______ inside? My $20 bill! I ran to the van and the guy rolled down his _____. He saw the $20 in my hand, started shaking his head, ______ and said: “Today you, tomorrow me.” Then he rolled up his window and ______ away, with his daughter waving to me from the back.

This family, working on a seasonal basis where time is money, took several hours to help a_____ while others passed by quietly.

_____ then I've helped many people like the family. I didn't accept______. But every time I was able to help, I felt as if I was putting something in the bank.

1.A. seconds　　　　　     B. minutes　　　　         C. hours　　　　         D. days

2.A. wrote　　     B. spoke　　　　         C. talked             D. said

3.A. put up　　　　　 B. give up　　　　         C. use up　　　　         D. turn up

4.A. dirty　　　　　　　 B. clean　　　　　　         C. cruel　　　　         D. hungry

5.A. her　　　　     B. my　　　　             C. their　　　　　　         D. our

6.A. so　　　         　　 B. though　　　         C. but　　　             D. and

7.A. helped　　         B. asked　　             C. thanked　             D. invited

8.A. what　　　         B. how　　　　             C. when　　　             D. where

9.A. see　　　         B. smell　　　             C. hear　　　             D. feel

10.A. door　　         B. car　　　             C. hat　　　　             D. window

11.A. crying　　         B. shouting　　         C. smiling　　             D. screaming

12.A. ran　　         B. walked　　             C. flew　　　             D. drove

13.A. friend　　         B. family　　             C. stranger　　         D. neighbour

14.A. Since　　      　　 B. After　　             C. Before    　　         D. From

15.A. thanks　　　     B. time　　             C. food　　　             D. money

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Dear Mrs. Smith,

I was a student of yours in Grade Six, and I hope you still remember me. I’m writing this letter because I want to let you know that the school year with you was important and special to me. It made a great contribution(贡献) to my life.

I know I was very quiet in your class, and you never said much to me. But you did something that made a big difference in my life. You see, all through my first years in schools. I hated to read. Books were just words that had very little to do with me, and I was bored by them. I’ll never forget the first day of Grade Six when you took out a thick book and began to read the story to our class. Your voice seemed to change with the people in the story, and you drew pictures in my mind as you read aloud. Since that day, I couldn’t wait until after lunch when you would read to the class. You read us all kinds of wonderful books.

During the summer after my year in your class, I missed hearing the stories you would read. So one day I picked up a book and read it all on my own. I found out that I could make the words interesting, too. Now, I love to read! Thank you for opening the world of books for me.

Yours,

Linda

1.This letter is about a girl saying “________” to a teacher.

A. Happy Teachers’ Day                                 B. Thank you

C. Goodbye                             D. Sorry

2.Linda was not sure if Mrs. Smith could remember her because________at school

A. she wasn’t a good student.                B. she wasn’t good at all her lessons

C. she had few words             D. she liked reading

3.Mrs. Smith got Linda ________.

A. to enjoy reading     B. to enjoy drawing pictures

C. to write books       D. to read aloud

4.Which is not true in the story?

A. The teacher often said much to Linda.

B. The teacher did something important in Linda’s life.

C. The teacher opened the world of books for Linda.

D. The teacher read them all kinds of wonderful books.

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---Do you still remember the first day we met at school? 　　　　

--- Very clear _____ it was yesterday.

A. as long as　 　　 B. as if　　　　　 C. as soon as 　　　　 　 D. as a result　　　　　　

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I am a karate（空手道）player. I still remember my first karate competition. Like other players，I was very excited about my event. I watched every player's techniques（技巧）so that I could carefully avoid their moves.

Somehow I got into the semifinals（半决赛）.In the semifinals，I got injured. I still didn’t give up and got into final. After all，getting the gold medal was my dream.

In the final competition，there were no supporters on my sides，as I was a new face. Instead，the crowd was cheering for my competitor. I could hear only my competitor's name.

I ignored the crowd's cheering. I kept one thing in mind: focus，wait and attack. I had confidence in myself，and I knew that no matter how strong my competitor was，I had to do my best and fight well.

When the time was up，I was leading with a 3-0 score. One thing I learned from that event is，no matter how strong your competitor is，don't think you are weak or strong. Just give your best shot，and you will make your way to success.

Win or lose，you will learn from every step you take.

1.The writer felt _______ when he took part in his first karate competition.

A. disappointed B. excited C. nervous D. scared

2.The writer ______ in the semifinals.

A. was injured B. gave up fighting C. was beaten D. got the gold medal

3.According to the passage，what made the writer win？

A. Good preparation B. Having a dream C. Self-confidence D. All of the above

4.In the passage，the writer implies（暗示）　　　　 .

A. how we can do well in a competition

B. what is the fast way to get a gold medal in a competition

C. it's useful to study techniques before a competition

D. it's important to learn something and get experiences from what you do

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