One hot night last August, I tried everything...

One hot night last August, I tried everything I could think of — toys, songs etc. to make him fall into sleep, but he just couldn’t do it. Since I believed that a long night was waiting for me ahead, I had no choice but to bring a TV into his room to kill off the hours until dawn. I was surprised that the moment I turned on the TV the baby became quiet right away and fixed his little eyes brightly on the screen. Not willing to waste an opportunity for sleep, I then tiptoed(蹑手蹑脚地行进) out of the room, leaving him to watch the boring TV programs. I heard no more of the baby’s crying that night and the next morning when I went into his room, I found him still watching TV by himself. I found there was a metaphor(暗喻) in my baby’s behavior(行为) for the new generation. When I gave my boy some books to go over, he only spit upon them; when I read to him, he did not feel comfortable. And so it is in the schools with my students. I find that our students don’t read and they look down upon reading and make light of those of us who teach it. All they want to do is watch TV. After this experience with the baby, however, I have drawn a conclusion: “Let them watch it!” If television is that much more attractive to children than books, why should we fight against it? Let them watch what they want！

1. Why did the father bring a TV set into his son’s room?

A. To enjoy some interesting programs together with his son.

B. To help himself pass the long hours ahead of him.

C. To help his son fall asleep sooner.

D. To keep his son from making noises.

2.The baby seemed to be ______ at the sight of the TV set.

A. excited　　 B. surprised　　 C. bored　　 D. pleased

3.This experience with his baby helped the father ______.

A. to know his baby better

B. to know better how to educate his students

C. to change his opinions towards TV

D. to know better about the new generation

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One hot night last July, when our new baby wouldn’t or couldn’t sleep, I tried everything I could think of: a warm bottle, songs, gentle rocking. Nothing would settle him. Guessing that I had a long night ahead of me, I brought a portable TV into his room, figuring that watching the late movie was as good a way as any to kill of the hours till dawn. To my surprise, as soon as the TV lit up, the baby quieted right down, his little eyes focused brightly on the tube. Not to waste an opportunity for sleep, I then tiptoes (踮着脚走)out of the room, leaving him to watch the actors celebrate John Bellushi's forty-fifth birthday.

My wife and I heard none of the baby that night, and the next morning when I went into his room, I found him still watching TV himself.

I found in my baby's behavior a symbol of the new generation. My wife and I had given him some books to examine, but he merely spit upon them. When we read to him, he did not feel comfortable. And so it is in the schools. We find that our students don't read and they look down upon reading and scold those of us who teach it. All they want to do is watch TV. After this experience with the baby, however, I have reached a conclusion: "Let them watch it!" If television is that much more attractive to children than books, why should we fight about it? Let them watch it all they want!

1.Why did the author bring a TV set into his son's room?

A. To make his son keep quiet.

B. To spend the night by watching TV programs.

C. In order not to let his son feel lonely.

D. To make his son go to sleep as soon as possible.

2.From the text we can learn that the school children _________.

A. prefer reading to watching TV

B. like watching TV after school

C. would rather watch TV than read books

D. like their teachers who teach them reading

3.What does the underlined phrase “fight about” in the last paragraph mean according to the text?

A. Talk about　　 B. Think about

C. Care about　　 D. Quarrel about

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One hot night last July,when our new baby wouldn't or couldn't sleep,I tried everything I could think of: a warm bottle,songs,gentle rocking.Nothing would settle him.Guessing that I had a long night ahead of me,I brought a portable TV into his room,figuring that watching the late movie was as good a way as any to kill the hours till dawn. To my surprise,as soon as the TV lit up,the baby quieted right down,his little eyes focused brightly on the tube.Not to waste an opportunity for sleep,I then tiptoes（踮着脚走）out of the room,leaving him to watch the actors celebrate John Bellushi's forty-fifth birthday.

My wife and I heard none of the baby that night,and the next morning when I went into his room,I found that he was still watching TV himself.

I found in my baby's behavior a symbol of the new generation.My wife and I had given him some books to examine,but he merely spit upon them.When we read to him,he did not feel comfortable.And so it is in the schools. We find that our students don't read and that they look down upon reading and scold those of us who teach it.All that they want to do is to watch TV.After this experience with the baby,however,I have come to a conclusion:"Let them watch it!"If television is that much more attractive to children than books,why should we fight about it?Let them watch it all that they want!

1.Why did the author bring a TV set into his son's room?

A. To make his son keep quiet.

B. In order not to let his son feel lonely.

C. To spend the night by watching TV programs.

D. To make his son go to sleep as soon as possible.

2.From the text we can learn that the school children　　　　 .

A. prefer reading to watching TV

B. like watching TV after school

C. would rather watch TV than read books

D. like their teachers who teach them reading

3.What does the underlined phrase "fight about" in the last paragraph mean according to the text?

A. Talk about.　　 B. Think about.

C. Care about.　　 D. Quarrel about.

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Watching some children trying to catch butterflies one hot August afternoon, I was reminded of an incident in my own childhood．When I was a boy of 12 in South Carolina, something happened to me that cured me forever of wanting to put any wild creature in a cage.

We lived on the edge of a wood, and every evening at dusk the mockingbirds would come and rest in the trees and sing. There isn’t a musical instrument made by man that can produce a more beautiful sound than the song of the mockingbird.

I decided that I would catch a young bird and keep it in a cage and in that way would have my own private musician.

I finally succeeded in catching one and put it in a cage. At first, in its fright at being captured, the bird fluttered about the cage, but eventually it settled down in its new home. I felt very pleased with myself and looked forward to some beautiful singing from my tiny musician.

I had left the cage out on our back porch, and on the second day of the bird’s captivity my new pet’s mother flew to the cage with food in her mouth. The baby bird ate everything she brought to it. I was pleased to see this. Certainly the mother knew better than I how to feed her baby.

The following morning when I went to see how my captive（被俘虏的） was doing, I discovered it on the floor of the cage, dead. I was shocked! What had happened! I had taken excellent care of my little bird, or so I thought.

Arthur Wayne, the famous ornithologist, happened to be visiting my father at the time, hearing me crying over the death of my bird, explained what had occurred. “A mother mockingbird, finding her young in a cage, will sometimes bring it poison berries. She thinks it better for her young to die than to live in captivity.”

Never since then have I caught any living creature and put it in a cage. All living creatures have a right to live free.

1.Why did the writer catch a mockingbird when he was a boy of 12?

A．He had just got a new cage.

B．He liked its beautiful feather.

C．He wanted it to sing for him.

D．He wanted a pet for a companion.

2.The mockingbird died because it ______.

A．was frightened to death

B．ate the poisonous food its mother gave it

C．refused to eat anything

D．drank the poisonous water by mistake

3.An ornithologist probably means ______.

A．a religious person　　　　　　 B．a kind person

C．a schoolmaster　　　　　　　　　　 D．an expert in birds

4.What is the most important lesson the writer learned from the incident?

A．Freedom is very valuable to all creatures.

B．All birds put in a cage won’t live long.

C．You should keep the birds from their mother.

D．Be careful about food you give to baby birds.

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Watching some children trying to catch butterflies one hot August afternoon, I was reminded of an incident in my own childhood．When I was a boy of 12 in South Carolina, something happened to me that cured me forever of wanting to put any wild creature in a cage.

We lived on the edge of a wood, and every evening at dusk the mockingbirds would come and rest in the trees and sing. There isn’t a musical instrument made by man that can produce a more beautiful sound than the song of the mockingbird.

I decided that I would catch a young bird and keep it in a cage and in that way would have my own private musician.

I finally succeeded in catching one and put it in a cage. At first, in its fright at being captured, the bird fluttered about the cage, but eventually it settled down in its new home. I felt very pleased with myself and looked forward to some beautiful singing from my tiny musician.

I had left the cage out on our back porch, and on the second day of the bird’s captivity my new pet’s mother flew to the cage with food in her mouth. The baby bird ate everything she brought to it. I was pleased to see this. Certainly the mother knew better than I how to feed her baby.

The following morning when I went to see how my captive was doing, I discovered it on the floor of the cage, dead. I was shocked! What had happened! I had taken excellent care of my little bird, or so I thought.

Arthur Wayne, the famous ornithologist, happened to be visiting my father at the time, hearing me crying over the death of my bird, explained what had occurred. “A mother mockingbird, finding her young in a cage, will sometimes bring it poison berries. She thinks it better for her young to die than to live in captivity.”

Never since then have I caught any living creature and put it in a cage. All living creatures have a right to live free.

1.Why did the writer catch a mockingbird when he was a boy of 12?

A．He wanted it to sing for him                B．He had just got a new cage.

C．He liked its beautiful feather.               D．He wanted a pet for a companion.

2.The mockingbird died because it ______.

A．was frightened to death

B．drank the poisonous water by mistake

C．ate the poisonous food its mother gave it

D．refused to eat anything

3.An ornithologist probably means ______.

A．a religious person   B．a kind person       C．an expert in birds   D．a schoolmaster

4.What is the most important lesson the writer learned from the incident?

A．Be careful about food you give to baby birds.

B．All birds put in a cage won’t live long.

C．You should keep the birds from their mother.

D．Freedom is very valuable to all creatures.

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Watching some children trying to catch butterflies one hot August afternoon, I was reminded of an incident in my own childhooD．When I was a boy of 12 in South Carolina, something happened to me that cured me forever of wanting to put any wild creature in a cage.

We lived on the edge of a wood, and every evening at dusk the mockingbirds would come and rest in the trees and sing. There isn’t a musical instrument made by man that can produce a more beautiful sound than the song of the mockingbird.

I decided that I would catch a young bird and keep it in a cage and in that way would have my own private musician.

I finally succeeded in catching one and put it in a cage. At first, in its fright at being captured, the bird fluttered about the cage, but eventually it settled down in its new home. I felt very pleased with myself and looked forward to some beautiful singing from my tiny musician.

I had left the cage out on our back porch, and on the second day of the bird’s captivity my new pet’s mother flew to the cage with food in her mouth. The baby bird ate everything she brought to it. I was pleased to see this. Certainly the mother knew better than I how to feed her baby.

The following morning when I went to see how my captive was doing, I discovered it on the floor of the cage, dead. I was shocked! What had happened! I had taken excellent care of my little bird, or so I thought.

Arthur Wayne, the famous ornithologist, happened to be visiting my father at the time, hearing me crying over the death of my bird, explained what had occurred. “A mother mockingbird, finding her young in a cage, will sometimes bring it poison berries. She thinks it better for her young to die than to live in captivity.”

Never since then have I caught any living creature and put it in a cage. All living creatures have a right to live free.

64．Why did the writer catch a mockingbird when he was a boy of 12?

A．He had just got a new cage.         B．He liked its beautiful feather.

C．He wanted it to sing for him.         D．He wanted a pet for a companion.

65．The mockingbird died because it ______.

A．was frightened to death          B．ate the poisonous food its mother gave it

C．refused to eat anything            D．drank the poisonous water by mistake

66．An ornithologist probably means ______.

A．a religious person                 B．a kind person

C．a schoolmaster                   D．a expert in birds

67．What is the most important lesson the writer learned from the incident?

A．Freedom is very valuable to all creatures.

B．All birds put in a cage won’t live long.

C．You should keep the birds from their mother.

D．Be careful about food you give to baby birds.

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Living life to its fullest

On the night of August 24, 2001, everything changed when my friend's car hit a wall with me inside. I lost most of my right leg, and I was left bleeding with several broken bones. At the hospital, although my body was weak, my mind was still very clear. I just kept telling myself to hold on. A week later, I made a deal with the doctors that once I could roll onto my side, I could leave. Two weeks later, I was allowed to go home.

Although I left the hospital, the fight was far from over. My left knee was badly injured, which resulted in different operations over the next few years.

And soon, more of my right leg had to be removed. This made it harder to wear my false leg, so I donated it to a nurse who couldn't afford one for herself. The joy of being able to provide this gift for someone else was greater than the happiness I felt on any day I was able to wear it myself.

People often tell me they're proud of me for staying strong. But in my mind, staying strong has always been my only choice. So, on the day I left the hospital, I made a promise to myself to always live life to the fullest. Now, I may not be able to do things the way everybody else does them, but still, I always find a way to do them. I soon settled into everyday life again, until one day I realized I wasn't living my life as fully as I wanted to.

After 13 years of thinking that I was confident, I had an unfamiliar feeling sweep over me. For the first time in my life, I was not only confident but I wanted to help those around me.

In 2014, I even started modeling. My dream is that one day a little girl will see me in a magazine and say, “Wow, she's beautiful, and she only has one leg. I could do that too someday, even though I have a disability.” My dream is simple: to inspire every man, woman, and child into knowing and believing that they are beautiful just the way they are.

1.How did the author feel after the car accident?

A.She complained that life was unfair to her.

B.She was unable to accept the loss of her leg.

C.She kept a positive attitude toward life.

D.She felt lucky that she was still alive.

2.Why did the author feel happy in Paragraph 3?

A.She was able to offer help to others.

B.She could wear her false leg again.

C.She had lived her life to the fullest.

D.She could do everyday things the same as everybody else.

3.Why did the author begin modeling in 2014?

A.She wanted to be a famous magazine star.

B.She wanted to encourage others to be confident about themselves.

C.She wanted to challenge herself to be a speaker.

D.She wanted to prove that disabled people could also succeed.

4.What was the author's main purpose in writing the article?

A.To stress the importance of having a dream.

B.To show how difficult the life is for disabled people.

C.To inspire others by sharing her past experiences.

D.To give advice to disabled people on how to make a living.

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Then you usually lie there just____the ceiling, thinking about everything that could go wrong.

A. glancing at                   B. watching at          C. glaring at                     D. staring at

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Then you usually lie there just ______ the ceiling, thinking about everything that could go wrong.

A. glancing at B. watching at

C. glaring at　　 D. staring at

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Then you usually lie there just ______ the ceiling, thinking about everything that could go wrong.

A. glancing at          B. watching at      C. glaring at   D. staring at

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