The Climb to the TopMy life as a kid was a sw...

The Climb to the Top

My life as a kid was a sweet life. I lived in a beautiful house with the beautiful surroundings in Puerto Rico. There was one particular thing I loved and it was a huge tree that was in my backyard. As a child, I used to climb the tree every day. Every time I went, I climbed higher and higher, reaching new branches, obstacles, and pathways on my way up. One day, I reached the top and I could see my island. I felt I was on top of the world, and nothing could stop me. Then, there was the day that seemed like the end of my life. This specific day changed my life forever.

It was a nice summer day. After breakfast, my family headed to the park to see my baseball game. In the evening we went to a carnival (嘉年华) in my town. My grandma was selling blankets under a tent. Suddenly, the mood of the day changed when my parents took me to my grandma's tent. Still to this day, I remember the exact words my dad said to me, “Son, how would you like to move to the United States?” I couldn't believe what he said. I then ran away from him as the tears rolled down my cheeks. My perfect life was being taken away from me.

Two weeks later, we arrived at New York in late July, and my aunt and uncle drove us to Springfield，Massachusetts where we lived for seven years. Once we got there, I met my mom's family for the first time. September came and school started. I was afraid to go to a new school and make new friends. Most kids ignored me and some tried to talk to me, but I couldn't understand them or say anything. My first year in the United States was not fun or easy but I worked hard and got through it.

Now that I'm grown, I look back on the journey that I've been through: living in a new place with no friends, new language, and new schools. Despite all those problems, I still remembered that special tree. That tree taught me to never give up and reach higher. I have beaten every difficulty that I have met in life and I just kept moving forward. My perfect life was never taken away from me; it has just started.

1.When the author was a kid, he _________.

A. thought his life was very pitiful

B. expected to live in a beautiful house

C. dreamed of traveling around the world

D. enjoyed the pleasure of climbing a tree

2.Why does the author mention the baseball game and carnival in the passage?

A. To compare life with that in America.

B. To introduce his family tradition.

C. To show he didn't like studying.

D. To state his daily life routine.

3.Paragraph 3 mainly tells us about _________.

A. the family that he had met before

B. his new friends in Springfield, Massachusetts

C. the living conditions when he arrived in America

D. his difficult experiences during the first year in the US

4.The author has realized that to live a perfect life is _________.

A. to never give up　　 B. to always make new friends

C. to forget all problems　　 D. to remember sweet memories

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As I went through school, I came to understand that life was about competition. The only thing that mattered was doing better than everyone else. I watched this cycle through the lives of my four older brothers. I watched them win awards time and time again and admired by teachers and adults alike. And I wanted all of that. But then I learned that I couldn’t compete with my brothers or with others for that matter. I didn’t enjoy math and science nearly as much as I enjoyed English literature. My stomach would often hurt thinking about the amount of time I’d have to put in studying and working to get ahead of everyone. Around the seventh grade, I decided that I didn’t care about being a top student anymore. I just wanted to do what brought me joy. I wanted to just read and write for days.

Then I watched my older brothers enter the workplace and not enjoy the career path they had chosen. That made my stomach hurt, too. At the same time, they were making a lot of money and were able to afford expensive cars and go on trips that seemed enjoyable, but I decided that I’d not trade the cars and trips for having a job that brought me joy.

So I did just that. I majored in English in college with a concentration on creative fictions. For the past decade, I’ve had a career in a non-profit organization serving children in need. It has brought me great joy. There’s not a daily drive to compete in the market place and be better than another organization so that we increase our profits. The drive is to serve another person with excellence. And the other unexpected aspects are that while I have never made a lot of money, I have a car and have been fortunate to take some pretty amazing trips for work.

1.What did the writer think of life at early school?

A. Competitive.　　 B. Stressful.

C. Enjoyable.　　 D. Difficult.

2.Why did the writer change his attitude towards competition?

A. He failed competition repeatedly.

B. He wanted to follow his heart.

C. He was afraid of competition.

D. He often had stomachaches.

3.What can we learn about the writer?

A. He makes great contributions to society.

B. He is less successful than his brothers.

C. He doesn’t travel anywhere.

D. He finds great pleasure in his work.

4.The writer may agree that　　　　　　 .

A. we should not compete with others

B. we should try to do better than others

C. we should do what we really like

D. we should be devoted to helping others

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For most kids, back-to-school time is usually bitter-sweet. The bitter part is saying goodbye to carefree, unscheduled summer days. The sweet part is saying hello to a new school year and school friends.

This exciting time is filled with smells of new books, paper and pencils. Children might wear a new set of clothes. And, of course, there are the first-day-of-school pictures that parents share with family and friends.

However, going back to school can also be a stressful time for children and families. Every kid must make the transition from easy summer life to routines, schedules and homework. Families will have financial concerns. Parents often need to pay school fees or to buy new school clothes, sports equipment, musical instruments and school supplies.

Back-to-school stress is different for different ages. Younger children may feel scared to leave their families. Making new friends and dealing with bullying can also cause stress for them. Older students may be stressed about their appearances, grades and getting into a good college.

However, parents, teachers and children can all help to make the transition back to school easier. Mary Anne Aidala, an award-winning teacher, advises parents to focus on the basics — let kids get enough sleep, eat healthy foods, and turn off electronics before bedtime.

Lori Bambina has been a teacher for 22 years. She teaches first grade in NY now. According to her, routines and knowing what a teacher wants in the classroom help to reduce stress in kids. So, she focuses on the class routine during the start of the new school year. “Well, for the students, I have my classroom set up with a very clear system. So, I will introduce the system. Then I will revisit the system because at this young age they enjoy routines. And that routine is very comforting and will not cause them stress if they know exactly where things are located and what type of behavior is expected of them.”

1.Back-to-school time can be stressful for parents because ________.

A.teachers will set many challenging tasks for them

B.they don’t know how to reduce stress in their children

C.they need to organize everything well for their children

D.they have to spend a lot of money for the new school year

2.When older students go back to school, they may ________.

A.be unwilling to go to college B.be worried about their studies

C.be afraid to leave their parents D.have difficulty making friends

3.Lori Bambina believes students will feel less stressed ________.

A.the classroom is decorated beautifully B.teachers have low expectations of them

C.they know what they are expected to do D.they have a good relationship with teachers

4.Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?

A.Causes of back-to-school stress B.Mixed feelings about going back to school

C.Getting school life back to normal D.Dealing with back-to-school stress

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The Italian boy was regarded as a hero ______ he gave his life for his country.

A. according to　　 B. because of

C. on account of　　 D. because

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The first visit to a foreign country that I can remember was when I was about seven years old．We lived about 5 miles away from the Canadian border(边界)．My family and I went to Parc Safari, Quebec, a wonderful place that has animals and rides．We drove down a nice long road．My sister and I sat in the back of the car, and it was a hatchback(有仓门式后背的汽车) so we opened it up．I remember feeding the animals snacks we had bought for ourselves.

When we arrived, there were not monkeys because they had escaped and had not been found．I remember thinking to myself, how cool it would be to see a monkey in our backyard.

Even though the monkeys were not there it was still so much fun．When we reached the area that had camels, giraffes and other animals, I remember one of the camels reached into the car to get our snacks．However, we were a little gross out because the camels seemed to froth(吐白沫) at the mouth and we had camel slobber(口水) all over the car and us.

It was one of the best family vacations that I can remember．It was not too far from home, it was in a different country and it was with my family．I cannot remember if we went on the rides or not but seeing many animals was a great time．Now I am grown up and have a son, and I am planning to go there again．He is 7 years old and I think he is at a great age to enjoy a trip like this．I am sure it has changed a lot over the years but it will still be a great family trip.

1.Where did the author live when he was 7 years old?

A． In Canada

B. In the central US

C． Near the Canadian border

D． In Parc Safari

2.During the trip, the author ________.

A． saw a monkey

B. fed some monkeys

C． was angry with the giraffes

D． had been in close contact with the camels

3.What does the underlined part “gross out” in paragraph 3 probably mean?

A． uncomfortable

B. excited

C． tired

D． surprised

4.What does the author intend to do?

A． To have a holiday abroad with his parents.

B. To take his 7-year-old son to a zoo.

C． To revisit the place he went to at seven.

D． To have a family trip in his own country.

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We were about to climb up to the top of the mountain ________ it began to rain heavily.

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The boy decided to climb the mountains _______ he knew he would face many difficulties.

A. as though　　　 B. unless　　　 C. even though　　　　　 D. even

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The school was across the street from our home and I would often watch the kids as they played during the break .She seemed so small as she pushed her way __36__ the crowd of boys on the playground . She___37__ from them all.

I began to notice her at other times, basketball in hand, playing __38__.She would practice dribbling（运球）and shooting over and over again, sometimes until __39__. One day I asked her __40__ she practiced so much. She looked __41__in my eyes and without a moment of hesitation she said, "I want to go to college. The only way I can __42__ is that if I get a scholarship, I am going to play college basketball. I want to be __43__. My Daddy told me if the dream is big enough, the facts don't count."

Well, I had to give it in to her--- she was __44__.One day in her senior year, I saw her sitting in the grass, head __45_ in her arms. I walked toward her and quietly asked what was _46___. "Oh, nothing," came a soft reply. "I'm just too short." The coach told her that at her height she would probably __47__get to play for a top ranked team,__48__offered a scholarship. So she _49___stop dreaming about college.

She was __50___ and I sensed her disappointment. I asked her if she had talked to her dad about it yet. She told me that her father said those coaches were wrong. They just didn't __51__ the power of a dream. He told her __52__she really wanted to play for a good college, if she truly wanted a scholarship, __53___could stop her except one thing-- her own attitude. He told her again," if the dream is big enough, the facts don't count."

The next year, as she and her team went to the Northern California Championship game, she was seen by a college recruiter（招聘人员）. She was indeed offered a __54__ .She was going to get the college education that she had __55___and worked toward for all those years.

1.                A．across          B．through         C．over     D．into

2.                A．brought out     B．showed out      C．stood out D．worked out

3.                A．only           B．lonely          C．simply    D．alone

4.                A．dark           B．dawn           C．midnight D．daybreak

5.                A．how           B．when           C．why D．what

6.                A．worriedly       B．shyly           C．quietly   D．directly

7.                A．go             B．get            C．enter    D．attend

8.                A．worse          B．better          C．the best D．the worst

9.                A．encouraged     B．determined      C．fixed     D．fascinated

10.               A．covered        B．enclosed        C．dropped   D．buried

11.               A．the affair       B．the matter      C．matter    D．the wrong

12.               A．ever           B．even           C．once D．never

13.               A．far more        B．much less       C．much fewer    D．many more

14.               A．should         B．must           C．can   D．may

15.               A．overjoyed      B．moved         C．embarrassed   D．heartbroken

16.               A．understand     B．experience      C．learn D．believe

17.               A．even if         B．as if            C．that if     D．only if

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

19.               A．prize           B．medal          C．scholarship     D．position

20.               A．dreamed of     B．accepted       C．thought of D．appreciated

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It’s h____ to climb the mountains in Tibet,         1 ________

because although it was _____(秋天), the snow     2________-

was beginning to fall. It was _______ cold that our  3_________

legs felt like blocks of ice.  In the setting

sun the lakes shone like  g________   .          4_________

and looked wonderful.  ______ one point ,        5_________

we were so high that we seemed to be cycling

through ______(云)  .  And going down        6_________

the hills  was great ______.  In the valleys       7_________

we could see ________(色彩斑斓) butterflies      8_________

flying and many yaks and sheep ________(吃)    9._________

green grass.  In the evening we put ______      10_________

our tents and then slept.

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Bobby, a poor guy was famous for his tries to climb the big snowy mountain. He had tried at least 30 times, but had always_______. Every time, he began the climbing at a good pace. But as he went on, he would look down at his painful_______more often. Finally when the clouds had gathered round him, he understood that he wouldn’t be able to enjoy the_______from the top.

Last month, he went up the_______with Peeper, who gave him a pair of________sunglasses. “If it starts clouding over, put these________on, or if your feet start hurting, put them on too. These are special glasses; they will_______you.” Bobby________the gift without thinking much, but when his feet started_______again, he remembered what Peeper had said and he put on the glasses. The pain was pretty bad, but with those new sunglasses he could still________to continue. This time the______were so light that he could still see the top through them. And so Bobby kept climbing,________the clouds behind, forgetting his_______, and finally arriving at the top. It was certainly worth it.

Peeper had drawn a light__________on the lenses (镜片), in the form of the snow-covered mountain top. It was made in such a way that you could only__________it if you looked upwards. Peeper had understood that whenever Bobby lost sight of his_________, he would similarly lose sight of his dream, and his________to continue would weaken.

Bobby realized that the only difficulty of reaching the top had been his own_______.When he could no longer see the top of the mountain, the problems________. He thanked Peeper for using that little________to help him see that his aims were not impossible, and that they were still there, where they had always been.

1.A.stopped B.dropped C.fallen D.failed

2.A.feet B.shorts C.hats D.gloves

3.A.view B.meal C.air D.sunshine

4.A.road B.mountain C.tower D.top

5.A.strange B.special C.ordinary D.expensive

6.A.trousers B.clothes C.shoes D.glasses

7.A.help B.save C.calm D.improve

8.A.got B.disliked C.accepted D.refused

9.A.complaining B.working C.hurting D.shaking

10.A.manage B.try C.fail D.have

11.A.trees B.grass C.glasses D.clouds

12.A.throwing B.forgetting C.leaving D.putting

13.A.failure B.pain C.joy D.aim

14.A.picture B.symbol C.signal D.message

15.A.move B.feel C.change D.see

16.A.goal B.power C.success D.journey

17.A.preference B.will C.ability D.decoration

18.A.mistake B.pride C.ignorance D.discouragement

19.A.rose B.raised C.arose D.disappeared

20.A.technology B.tool C.trick D.treat

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