I didn't cry when I learned I was the parent ...

I didn’t cry when I learned I was the parent of a mentally disabled child.

“Go ahead and cry,” the doctor advised kindly. But I couldn’t cry then nor during the months that followed.

We enrolled her in our neighborhood school’s kindergarten at age seven. I worried that she was the “different” child among twenty five-year-olds. However, positive things began to happen to Kristi in her school, and to her schoolmates, too. When boasting of their own accomplishments, Kristi’s classmates always took pains to praise her as well, “Kristi got all her spelling words right today.”

During Kristi’s second year in school, the big public event of the term was a competition based on a culmination of the year’s music and physical education activities.

On the day of the program, Kristi pretended to be sick, but my conscience got reluctant Kristi onto the school bus. Also, I forced myself to go to the program. Then I knew why Kristi had been worried. Her class was divided into relay teams. With her limp and slow, clumsy reactions, she would surely hold up her team.

But as Kristi’s turn to participate neared, change took place in her team. The tallest boy in the line stepped behind Kristi and placed his hands on her waist. Two other boys stood a little ahead of her. The moment the player in front of Kristi stepped from the sack, those two boys grabbed the sack and held it open while the tall boy lifted Kristi and dropped her neatly into it. A girl in front of Kristi took her hand and supported her briefly until Kristi gained her balance. Then off she hopped, smiling and proud.

Amid the cheers of teachers, schoolmates and parents, I thanked Heaven for the warm, understanding people in life who make it possible for my disabled daughter to be like her fellow human beings.

Then I finally cried.

1.What was Kristi’s schoolmates’ attitude to her at last?

A.Scornful. B.Indifferent.

C.Kind. D.Critical.

2.Why did Kristi pretend to be sick on the day of the program?

A.She didn’t like the school.

B.She was afraid of affecting her team.

C.She was often made fun of by his classmates.

D.She might fail and be laughed at by parents.

3.What can be a suitable title for the text?

A.The Gift of The God. B.The Help of The Understanding People.

C.The Precious Parents’ Love. D.The Day Finally I Cried.

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I didn't cry when I learned I was the parent of a mentally handicapped child. I just sat still and didn't say anything.

When Kristi was old enough, we sent her to a kindergarten. It would have been comforting to cry the day I left her in that room full of kids. Kristi had spent hour upon hour playing by herself, but this moment, when she was the "different" child among them, she was probably the loneliest.

However, positive things began to happen to Kristi in her school, and to her schoolmates, too. Kristi's classmates always took pains to praise her: "Kristi got all her spelling words right today." No one bothered to add that her spelling list was easier than anyone else's.

Later, she faced a very special challenge. The final event of the term was a program based on a final outcome of the year's music and physical education activities. Kristi was behind in both. My husband and I dreaded the day as well.

On the day of the program, Kristi pretended to be sick. Desperately I wanted to keep her home. Surely missing one program couldn't matter. But my conscience wouldn't let me off that easily. So I practically got a pale, reluctant Kristi onto the school bus.

Just as I had forced my daughter to go to school, now I forced myself to go to the program. At the kindergarten, I felt worried because of her slow and clumsy reactions, she would surely hold up her team.

The performance went well until it was time for the sack race. Surely Jenny would find it tough. Now each child had to climb into a sack, hop to a goal line, return and climb out of the sack(袋子). I noticed Jenny standing near the end of her line of players.

But as her turn to join, a change took place in her team. The tallest boy behind Kristi placed his hands on her waist. Two other boys stood ahead of her. The moment the player in front of Kristi stepped from the sack, those two boys grabbed the sack and held it open while the tall boy lifted Kristi and dropped her into it. A girl ahead took her hand and supported her. Kristi gained her balance. Then off she hopped, smiling and proud.

At the cheers of teachers, schoolmates and parents, I silently thanked the warm, understanding people in life who make it possible for my disabled daughter to be like her fellow human beings.

Then I finally cried.

1.When sending her daughter to the kindergarten, the writer must have felt __________.

A. lonely            B. worried            C. cheerful            D. scared

2.What does the underlined sentence imply?

A. It didn't matter to miss one program because it was not important.

B. Kristi's illness prevented her from taking part in the program.

C. It gave the author a good excuse not to send Kristi to the program.

D. The teachers wouldn't blame Kristi for she was ill.

3.The author expressed her gratitude mainly because ________.

A. her daughter's teammates helped her experience the happy feeling of her age

B. her daughter Kristi won the competition with the help of her teammates

C. the teachers at the kindergarten arranged some teammates to help her daughter

D. the other kids' parents cheered for her daughter's good performance

4.What's the best title of the passage?

A. My disabled daughter                    B. An unforgettable experience

C. The day I cried                        D. A warm-hearted teamwork

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When Josephine Cooper was growing up，she learned the importance of charity from her parents．Although they made a modest living for their family of 10，they insisted on sharing with those less fortunate．

Half a century later，Mrs Cooper became a beloved volunteer at the San Diego Food Bank，where she devoted herself to helping others．She organized and ran a distribution center from a church，helping it become the organization’s largest emergency food distribution center in San Diego．She was one of 25 outstanding senior volunteers in the nation selected and invited to Washington D．C．to receive the award．

“She was the main person who helped us make that program grow,” said Mike Doody，former director of the Food Bank．“She had a way of getting people to work together and to work hard．She was determined and stubborn，but in a good way．She had a good heart．” People knew her as “Grandma” because of her selflessness and her devotion to helping hungry children and families．“She reminded people of their Grandma．” Doody said．

As a widow with a young child in 1979，Mrs．Cooper was helped through a difficult financial time when the Food Bank provided her with groceries．“She dedicated her life to giving back,” said her daughter，Monica Cooper．It wasn’t unusual for a local church to call Mrs Cooper to ask her to aid a needy family．“She would give people food out of her cupboard．Sometimes we would cook a meal for a family living out of their car,” Cooper said．

Although Mrs Cooper was honored to receive the national award for her volunteer work，she said being able to help others was her reward．She died of liver disease and kidney failure，aged 93．

1.The underlined word “charity” in Paragraph 1 refers to　　　　　　 ．

A．offering help 　　　 B．donating money

C．providing services　 D．showing sympathy

2.Which of the following is true of Mrs Cooper?

A．She died at an early age．

B．She refused the national award．

C．She was kind and devoted．

D．She was not easy to get along with．

3.Mrs Cooper’s story suggests that　　　　　　 ．

A．everyone needs a Grandma nearby

B．children are what their parents are

C．a sound mind is in a sound body

D．a mother’s love never changes

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When I was walking through the forest, I heard someone weeping. I_______the sound of the soft cry until I saw a woman sitting on the snow. Her eyes were filled with tears for her heavy_______due to hard life. I sat on the cold snow with her and_______her my shoulder and my ears.

“What is your name?”, she asked. I smiled at her. _____, my name is Jane, but to comfort her, I said, “My first name is _____, my middle name is Hope and my last name is Compassion(同情) .” I saw a ______smile come upon her face as I asked her “what is your name?” “My name is Ann _____I had given up hope.” I read her a poem through which I_______the message of self-worth to her. Others will______us when we love ourselves. ______, it was important for one to have self- worth. After I shared the poem, we talked a while and then I picked a wild rose that was in the snow. It was _____that there was a wild rose in such weather. I placed the rose in her hand and a big ______appeared on her face. Then I felt kind of______at her change and handed her a piece of paper with my ____on it. I walked away. She called me cheerfully the next day and expressed her _____to me. She told me I truly ____my name. Obviously, she had found her faith, her hope and her compassion.

We all need someone in life to say I believe in you. _____is as rare as a rose in the snow. When you ____ it, don’t let it ever die. Life is too _____to thank all the people who have encouraged us. We should receive and give encouragement rather than let unimportant things stand _______our way.

1.A. heard　　 B. followed　　 C. reflected　　 D. enjoyed

2.A. heart　　 B. head　　 C. body　　 D. waist

3.A. shared　　 B. brought　　 C. fetched　　 D. offered

4.A. Eventually　　 B. Deliberately　　 C. Actually　　 D. Specially

5.A. Career　　 B. Inspiration　　 C. Motivation　　 D. Faith

6.A. puzzled　　 B. forced　　 C. tired　　 D. worried

7.A. but　　 B. so　　 C. because　　 D. or

8.A. transformed　　 B. left　　 C. conveyed　　 D. took

9.A. tolerate　　 B. serve　　 C. hate　　 D. treasure

10.A. Therefore　　 B. However　　 C. Otherwise　　 D. Moreover

11.A. usual　　 B. rare　　 C. frightful　　 D. admirable

12.A. worry　　 B. satisfaction　　 C. smile　　 D. shock

13.A. interest　　 B. security　　 C. disappointment　　 D. relief

14.A. name　　 B. number　　 C. address　　 D. photo

15.A. regret　　 B. apology　　 C. gratitude　　 D. concern

16.A. lived up to　　 B. looked up to　　 C. came up to　　 D. made up for

17.A. Pleasure　　 B. Friendship　　 C. Passion　　 D. Encouragement

18.A. pas　　 B. receive　　 C. choose　　 D. create

19.A. good　　 B. slow　　 C. short　　 D. happy

20.A. in　　 B. on　　 C. by　　 D. under

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When I was younger, I thought that boys and grown men should not cry. The tears were signs of being weak and a sissy(胆小鬼), which a man is not supposed to be. This was even strengthened in my young mind when the song, Boys Don't Cry, came out in the early 1980s.

But just this June, I discovered that courage is not all about trying to keep all the pain inside in check. Courage is not all about trying to hide the tears. It is the opposite — the tears strengthen the heart's courage. And I saw this in my father. That day my father cried.

My 18-year-old sister eloped (私奔) and from it I saw how weak my father's heart was. My sister and I were used to seeing him as an iron-willed figure and authoritarian father.

For three days after my sister eloped, he would not talk. He would just sit quietly outside our house in the dark. On the fourth night, I sat beside him and asked him to tell me what he felt about everything.

It has been years since I have laid my hand on my father's shoulder as we have drifted apart (疏远) farther and farther while I was growing up. That night，though, I sensed my father trying to control his pain and I wanted him to be able to let it out. We have all cried over what happened except him. All of us except him.

The simple touch and my words, “Dad, it is not your fault.”, broke my father's dam. In the darkness, he began to cry. I felt his shoulders shaking as he whispered, "Where did I go wrong? All I ever wanted was for my children to grow up right. Why couldn't your sister wait?"

I understood then why he preferred to be in the dark. By being there, he hoped to spare his family of a father's pain. His tears, though we did not see them before that night, were there all the same. I saw his courage, that night when my father cried with my hand on his shoulder, and understood his pain.

1. Why did the author think men shouldn’t cry when he was younger?

(No more than 12 words)　 (3 marks)

____________________________________________________________________________

2.According to the author and his sister, what kind of person was their father?

(No more than 6 words)　　 (2 marks)

____________________________________________________________________________

3.How did the author make his father let out his pain?

(No more than 9 words)　　 (3 marks)

____________________________________________________________________________

4. When did the author see his father’s courage?

(No more than 7 words)　　 (2 marks)

___________________________________________________________________________.

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It was hard for him to learn English in a family, in which_____ of the parents spoke the language.　

A. none　　　　　　 B. neither　　　　　 C. both　　　　 D. either

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It was hard for him to learn English in a family, in which _____ of the parents spoke the language.

A. none    B. neither    C. both    D. each

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It was hard for him to learn English in a family, in which _____ of the parents spoke the language.

A. none      B. neither     C. both      D. each

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It was hard for him to learn English in a family, in which ________ of the parents spoke the language.

A．none　 B．neither　 C．both　 D．each

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When I was eight, I wrote my first poem．My mother read and cried, "Buddy, you didn't really write this beautiful poem!"

Shyly, but 　 　 　　 ,I said yes．She poured out her　　 　 　 ．"It was nothing short of talent!"

”What time will Father be home?" I asked．I could hardly wait to　 　 　 my work to him．I spent quite some time　　 　 　　 for his arrival．I wrote the poem out in my finest flourish（花体字）’drew a fancy border around it and　 　 　 I placed it right on my father's plate on the dining table． My father had begun his motion-picture career as a writer．1 was sure he would be able to　 　 　　 my poem．

At almost 7 o'clock my father burst in．He seemed　　 　 　 ．He circled the dining-room table, complaining about his employees．

Suddenly he paused and glared at his plate．"What is this?" He was reaching for my poem．

¨Ben, Buddy has written his first poem!” my mother began． "And it's beautiful, absolutely amaz…”

“If you don't mind, I'd like to decide for myself．" Father said．

I　　 　 　 my head as he read that poem． It was only ten lines．But it seemed to take hours．Then I heard him dropping the poem back on the table． Now came the moment of　 　 　 ．

“I think it's terrible," he said．

I couldn't look up． My eyes were getting　　 　 　 ．

“Ben, these are the first lines of poetry he's ever written," my mother was saying． "He needs 　 　 　 ，”

“I don't know why．" My father held his ground． "Isn't there enough　 　 　　 poetry in the world already? "

I couldn't　　 　 　 it another second． I ran from the dining room crying． Up in my room I　 　 　　 　　 myself on the bed and cried the worst of the　 　 　　 out of me．

That may have been the end of the story, but not of its　　 　 　 for me． I realized how fortunate I had been． I had a mother who said, "I think it's wonderful!" and a father who drove me to hear with "I think it's awful．"

Every one of us needs that mother force, from which all　 　 　 flows; and yet the mother force alone is incomplete． It needs the balance of the force that　　 　 　 ,"Watch． Listen． Review． Improve．"

Those 　 　 　 voices of my childhood ring in my ears through the years, like two opposing winds blowing me． Between the two poles of　 　 　 and doubt, both in the name of love, I try to follow my true course．

1.A． proudly　　　 　　 B． slowly　　　　　 C． anxiously　　　 D． honestly

2.A． praise　　　　　　 B． surprise　　　　　 C． criticism　　　　 D． belief

3.A． recite　　　　　　 B． show　　　　　　 C． describe　　　　　 D．introduce

4.A． waiting　　　　 B． planning　　　　 C． praying　　　　　 D． preparing

5.A． quickly　　　　 B． confidently　　　 C． nervously　　　　 D． casually

6.A． read　　　　　　 B． revise　　　　　　 　 C． appreciate　　　　 D． polish

7.A．upset　　　　　　 B．calm　　　　     　　 C．tired　　　　　　 　　 D． relaxed

8.A． shook　　　　　 B． raised　　　　　 　　 C．lowered　　　　 　 D． turned

9.A． truth　　　　　　 B． struggle　　　　 C． decision　　　　 D． discussion

10.A．wet　　　　　　 B．wide　　　     　　 C．dark　　　　　 　　 D． bright

11.A．practice　　　 B． judgment　　 　　　 C． instruction　　 　　 D． encouragement

12.A．awful　　　　　　 B． elegant　　　　 　 C． fluent　　　　　　　 D． controversial

13.A．hold　　　　　　 B． see　　　　　　　　 C． stand　　　　 　 　　 D． control

14.A．seated　　　　　 B．threw　　　　 　　　 C．left　　　　　　 　　　 D． kept

15.A．confusion　　　　 B． pressure　　 　　　 C． tiredness　　 　　 D． disappointment

16.A．significance　　　 B． development　　　 C． difficulty　　 　　 D． challenge

17.A．failure　     　　　 B． honor　　 　　　　　 C． creation　　　　　　 D． improvement

18.A．orders　　　　 B． persuades　　　　 C． cautions　　　　 　 D． declares

19.A．conflicting　　　 B． warning　　　　　　 C． disturbing　　　　　 D． inspiring

20.A．confidence　　　 B． confirmation　　　 C． distrust　　　　　　 D． disapproval

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