Robby was 11 years old when his mother droppe...

Robby was 11 years old when his mother dropped him off for his first piano lesson. I 36  that students begin at an earlier age, which I explained to Robby, but Robby said that it had been his mother’s 37  to hear him play the piano. So I took him as a student.

Hard 38  Robby tried, he lacked the basic sense of music. However, he persisted, and at the end of each weekly 39 , he always said, “My mom’s going to hear me play some day.” But it seemed 40 . He just did not have any gift for music.

I only knew his mother from a distance as she dropped Robby 41  or waited in her old car to 42  him up. She always 43  and smiled but never visited my class. Then one day Robby 44  coming to our lessons. He telephoned me and said his mother was 45 .

Several weeks later I was preparing my students for the upcoming recital(独奏会) 46  Robby came and asked me if he could be in the recital. “Miss Hondorf ... I’ve just got to 47 !” he insisted. I agreed.

The night for the recital came. The high school gymnasium was 48  with parents, friends and relatives. The recital went off well. Finally Robby came up on stage. I was 49  when he announced that he had chosen Mozart’s Concerto(协奏曲) No. 21 in C Major. I was not 50  what I heard next. His fingers were light on the keys. He played so 51  that everyone 52  to applaud him. In tears I ran up on 53 . “Oh, Robby! How did you do it?”

“Well, Miss Hondorf ... I kept on 54  at home. Remember I told you my mom was sick? Well, _55  she had cancer and passed away this morning. And well ... she was born deaf, so tonight was the first time she ever heard me play ...”

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Rocky Lyons was five years old when his mother, Kelly, was driving along the country road with him. He was asleep on the front seat of their truck, with his feet resting on her lap. As his mom drove carefully down the winding country road, she turned onto a narrow bridge. The truck hit a rock and slid off the road. She tried to bring it back up onto the road by pressing hard on the gas pedal and turning the steering wheel to the left. But Rocky’s foot got caught between her leg and the steering wheel and she lost control of the truck.

The truck fell into a 20-foot ravine（峡谷）. When it hit bottom, Rocky woke up. “What happened, Mama?” he asked. “Our wheels are pointing toward the sky. ”Kelly was seriously wounded and blinded by blood. “I’ll get you out, Mama,” announced Rocky, who had surprisingly escaped injury. He climbed out from under Kelly, slid through the open window and tried to yank（用力拉）his mother out. But she didn’t move.

“Just let me sleep,” begged Kelly, who was out of consciousness. Rocky insisted, “Mom, you can’t go to sleep.”

Rocky managed to push Kelly out of the truck and told her he’d climb up to the road and stop a car to get help. Fearing that no one would be able to see her little boy in the dark, Kelly refused to let him go alone. Instead they slowly moved up to the road. The pain was so great that Kelly wanted to give up, but Rocky wouldn’t let her.

Rocky kept repeating the inspirational phrase, “I know you can, I know you can.” When they finally reached the road, Rocky broke into tears seeing his mother’s torn face clearly for the first time. Waving his arms and shouting, “Please stop!” the boy stopped a truck. His mother was sent to hospital.

It took 8 hours to rebuild Kelly’s face. She looks quite different today---“I used to have a straight long nose, thin lips and high cheekbones; now I’ve got a flat cheeks and much bigger lips”--- but she has few scars and has recovered from her injuries.

Rocky’s heroics were big news. Everyone was surprised at this little boy’s power. “It’s not like I wanted it to happen,” The boy explained. “ I just did what anyone would have done. ” “If it weren’t for Rocky, I’d have died,” said his mother.

1.According to the text, Rocky and Kelly _________ .

A. were lost on a country road

B. had limited time to find their way

C. were involved in a truck accident

D. knew little of what happened to them

2.When he woke up, Rocky ___________ .

A. was frightened by his mother’s blood

B. found his mother had fallen asleep

C. was stuck against the door of the truck

D. found the car was turned over

3.What happened to Kelly at last?

A. She passed away.

B. She survived and recovered from injuries.

C. She became a hero.

D. She had a different life.

4.What is the best title for the text?

A. A Boy and His Mother

B. How to Behave Well？

C. I Think I Can

D. Nothing is Lost

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When I was nine years old, I went off to summer camp for the first time. And my mother packed me a suitcase full of books, which to me seemed like a perfectly natural thing to do. While reading, you have the animal warmth of your family sitting right next to you, but you are also free to experience the adventure land inside your own mind. And I had this idea that camp was going to be just like this.

On the very first day, our counselor(顾问) gathered us all together and she taught us a cheer that she said we would be doing every day for the rest of the summer to instill(浸润) camp spirit. And it went like this: “R-O-W-D-I-E, that's the way we spell rowdie. Rowdie, rowdie, let's get rowdie . Yeah！”. So I couldn't figure out why we had to spell this word incorrectly. But I recited the cheer along with everybody else. I did my best. And I just waited for the time that I could go off and read my books.

But the first time that I took my book out of my suitcase, the coolest girl in the room came up to me and asked me, “Why are you being so mellow(安静的)?” Mellow, of course, is the exact opposite of R-O-W-D-I-E. And then the second time I tried it, the counselor came up to me with a concerned expression on her face and she repeated the point about camp spirit and said we should all work very hard to be outgoing.

And so I put my books away, back in their suitcase, and I put them under my bed, and there they stayed for the rest of the summer. And I felt kind of guilty about this. I felt as if the books needed me somehow, and they were calling out to me but I just gave them up.

1.According to the author, what would the coming camp be like?

A.It would be very noisy.

B.It would involve lots of reading.

C.It would be full of danger and excitement.

D.It would make a good chance to get close to nature.

2.How did the author feel about the cheer part?

A.Puzzled. B.Excited.

C.Concerned. D.Frightened.

3.How did the counselor react on seeing the author reading?

A.She got very angry.

B.She praised the author.

C.She asked the author to share the book

D.She indirectly advised the author not to read.

4.Why was the author guilty?

A.She was kind of quiet.

B.She had to leave her books unread.

C.She was unwilling to open her books.

D.She didn't follow the counselor's advice.

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It was 　　　　 Asimov was eleven years old 　　　　 his talent for writing became obvious.

A. that, when B. When, that

C. when, when　 D. when, which

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When she was ten years old, Isadora Duncan dropped out of school to teach people dance. If that job was left to any other ten-year-old, it would have turned out frustrating, difficult, and a little discouraging.

But Duncan was different. Not only was she already talented enough to earn money even at that age, but she also had a rare kind of confidence that helped her treat troubles as fuel —something to elevate the fire that is already burning inside of her.

It’s no surprise, then, that when she moved to New York to join a theatre company, she found herself restricted. The existing dancing style, their way of operating—all of this seemed to her the work of a misguided past. Duncan was very direct about what she wanted, confidently telling people she had a different vision of dance that she was going to spread in the world. This, naturally, led to ridicule and laughs early on, but as she built up her work, these instances became less frequent. Today, she is remembered as “The Mother of Dance,” with much of the modern art owing its expressive style to her influence. Inspired by the ancient Greeks, she brought the style to life.

In her autobiography (自传), one of the things Duncan frequently refers to as the basis of her expressive spirit is the fact that she had a childhood where she wasn’t constantly watched. The expectations of her mother (who raised her) were open-ended. It was the freedom of this lifestyle that drove her to see what she could do.

Growing up, before she left school, she was told one of two things: that she was either completely useless or that she was a genius. There was nothing in between. Even when she started working, people either bowed to her or they basically ignored her. But there wasn’t one moment Duncan doubted her own genius.

There is an old quotation “if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.” And it captures an important truth. At school, Isadora Duncan was a failure. In the dance hall, she gave form to brilliance.

1.What does the underlined phrase “treat troubles as fuel” mean?

A.Duncan used troubles to push her forward towards her dream.

B.Duncan was good at burning away everyday troubles.

C.Troubles turned Duncan into a confident girl.

D.Troubles lit the fire of dancing in Duncan.

2.Which of the following is TRUE about Duncan?

A.Her experience in New York was the foundation of her career.

B.Her teaching job when she was little destroyed her confidence.

C.Her dancing style was not very well received at the beginning.

D.Her mother set higher expectation on her than she could bear.

3.What does the author try to tell the readers in the last paragraph?

A.It is useless climbing a tree to catch fish.

B.Everybody is a genius in his own way.

C.Miseries come from human stupidity.

D.Teachers can impact students greatly.

4.What is this passage mainly about?

A.Isadora Duncan’s childhood and her achievements today.

B.Duncan’s career development and other dancers’ opinions of her.

C.Isadora Duncan’s early experiences and the reasons for her success.

D.Duncan’s high status in the dancing world and her unique expressive style.

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Gabby Logan was a gymnast when she was young. She is now the 39-year-old mother of seven-year-old twins, Reuben and Lois. The other day on TV she was dressed in a new swimsuit, which was designed to show off her nice figure, which was admired by a great number of television viewers.

Gabby, who won high praise for her television show of the Olympics, has asked the woman of the whole nation to go to the swimming pool, saying the secret of her figure is regular swimming. She is also making advertisements for the new Sculpture Swimwear of Speedo, an international swimsuit company, to help women find the perfect swimsuit.

Gabby said, "We all felt uneasy about getting into our swimwear at first. But we should be excited by the sporting achievements we have seen at the Olympics this summer. To get ourselves a little healthier, have a try and go to the swimming pool. " Then she said," Swimming is the perfect exercise if you want to feel healthy or simply relax. I find that going for a swim always clears my mind and also gives me some valuable 6 my time'. I like the calm of swimming which I can't experience when I am not in the pool. "

A study by Speedo, an International company, which sells swimsuits, reported the biggest reason why women were put off going to the pool was the way they looked in swimwear. More than half of the l,000 women surveyed have been reduced to tears when trying on swimwear. And 48 percent said they felt too self-conscious to go swimming with their children. Sally Polak, from Speedo, said, " We're hoping to give women the courage and confidence to get back into the water. "

1. What can we learn about Gabby Logan?

A. She has two children of the same age.

B. She appeared on TV to show off her nice figure.

C. She was a swimmer when she was young.

D. She took part in the Olympic Games when she was young.

2.What is the main reason why Gabby has a nice figure?

A. She is a gymnast.

B. She often swims.

C. She has a peaceful mind

D. She wears Sculpture Swimwear.

3. The biggest reason why most women were stopped from swimming is _　　 .

A. their shy mind of wearing the swimsuit

B. their being too busy with their housework

C. their not being comfortable in the swimsuit

D. their being afraid of their child seeing them wear less

4.What is the author's purpose of writing the text?

A. To introduce a famous woman.

B. To discuss a TV show of the Olympics.

C. To report a way of keeping a good figure.

D. To encourage women to go swimming.

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David Cameron mistakenly left his eight-year-old daughter in a pub by herself when he drove off without her, as was reported last night.

The Prime Minister(首相)--who had been enjoying Sunday drinks with his family near Chequers--only realized his eldest daughter was missing when he arrived back at his official country house.

The Camerons had been drinking at the Plough Inn, in Cadsden, Buckinghamshire, with their three children and two other families. As they were to leave, Nancy went off to the toilet without telling them.

The Prime Minister was driven back to Chequers, which is two miles from the pub, with protection officers in one car. Mr Cameron thought that Nancy was in the car with his wife, while she thought that their daughter had jumped in with the Prime Minister.

A spokesman for the Prime Minister last night said he was worried when he realized what had happened. They later confirmed that Mr Cameron returned to the pub to pick up Nancy.

“Thankfully when they phoned the pub she was there safe and well,” the spokesman said. “The Prime Minister went down straight away to get her.”

When Mr Cameron arrived back at the pub, he found his daughter happily helping the owner of the pub. It is understood she had been left by herself for 15 minutes.

The spokesman refused to discuss whether Mr Cameron had drunk alcohol. “He had gone with friends at lunchtime, with a number of families with children, and they left in various different vehicles. As you know, the Prime Minister is a very busy man but he always tries to live as normal a life as possible with his family.” he said.

Last night a pub “insider” said: “You’d have thought that someone would have done a headcount or something.”

It’s not like you can look up David Cameron in the phonebook and then ring to say you’ve left your daughter behind. It’s frightening that the Prime Minister of Britain can forget something so important as his own daughter.

1.What can we learn about the Camerons?

A. Mr Cameron drove home alone.

B. Nancy was left at the pub by chance.

C. Mrs Cameron drove to see her friends.

D. The children went to the pub for a party.

2.What can we infer from the last paragraph?

A. The British can telephone the Camerons easily.

B. The Prime Minister has the design to live a normal life.

C. The Prime Minister’s drunk driving annoyed the public.

D. The British were shocked at the news about the Camerons.

3.Where is the passage probably taken from?

A. A story book.　　　 B. A biography.

C. A magazine.　　　　　　 D. A newspaper.

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Last Friday when Jose Rodriguez , a 5-year-old white boy, asked his mother Lydia Rodriguez if he could get his blonde hair cut like his black friend Reddy’s, and of course his mother agreed. For a very ____ reason the two pre-school friends decided to ____ their teacher with matching haircuts.

Jose ____ that if he and Reddy had the same haircut, no one would be able to ____ them. Reddy apparently thought this trick was ____ as well.

“It is just two ____ boys. Obviously, they see they are different colors, they just don’t care. It is not ____ , Rodriguez said. She sees Jose’s inability to see a ____ between himself and his friend as a parenting win. “I just taught him to ____ everyone the same,” she said.

The teacher played along and ____ she was talking to Jose when Reddy arrived before Jose, he told the teacher and his _____he was Jose.

On Monday, Rodriguez ____ the story on the Facebook.78,000 people ____ it and the story has gone viral（疯传）. On the post she wrote: “If this isn’t proof that ____ and prejudice is something that is ____ , I don’t know what is. Their ____ is the only difference Jose sees in the two of them. Though Jose loves ____ himself on TV and the Internet, he remains unsure why his haircut became such a big ____ .

“He still has no idea why people ____ so much”, Rodriguez said. “He wanted to ____ Reddy and now he thinks they look the same.”

1.A. wrong　　 B. obvious　　 C. sweet　　 D. funny

2.A. trick　　 B. entertain　　 C. surprise　　 D. frighten

3.A. feared　　 B. decided　　 C. promised　　 D. admitted

4.A. tease　　 B. substitute　　 C. persuade　　 D. distinguish

5.A. simple　　 B. amusing　　 C. perfect　　 D. stupid

6.A. innocent　　 B. naughty　　 C. happy　　 D. clever

7.A. ridiculous　　 B. important　　 C. reasonable　　 D. convincing

8.A. friendship　　 B. cooperation　　 C. respect　　 D. difference

9.A. praise　　 B. blame　　 C. love　　 D. attend

10.A. confirmed　　 B. pretended　　 C. reminded　　 D. explained

11.A. classmates　　 B. parents　　 C. relatives　　 D. guests

12.A. downloaded　　 B. commented　　 C. read　　 D. shared

13.A. contributed to　　 B. submitted to　　 C. reacted to.　　 D. turned to

14.A. hate　　 B. identity　　 C. justice　　 D. happiness

15.A. forbidden　　 B. taught　　 C. permitted　　 D. expected

16.A. colors　　 B. characters　　 C. hair　　 D. status

17.A. watching　　 B. introducing　　 C. reflecting　　 D. amusing

18.A. reward　　 B. gift　　 C. debate　　 D. deal

19.A. care　　 B. envy　　 C. talk　　 D. admire

20.A. believe in　　 B. look like　　 C. appreciate　　 D. inspire

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Last Friday when Jose Rodriguez , a 5-year-old white boy, asked his mother Lydia Rodriguez if he could get his blonde hair cut like his black friend Reddy’s, and of course his mother agreed. For a very ____ reason the two pre-school friends decided to ____ their teacher with matching haircuts.

Jose ____ that if he and Reddy had the same haircut, no one would be able to ____ them. Reddy apparently thought this trick was ____ as well.

“It is just two ____ boys. Obviously, they see they are different colors, they just don’t care. It is not ____ , Rodriguez said. She sees Jose’s inability to see a ____ between himself and his friend as a parenting win. “I just taught him to ____ everyone the same,” she said.

The teacher played along and ____ she was talking to Jose when Reddy arrived before Jose, he told the teacher and his _____he was Jose.

On Monday, Rodriguez ____ the story on the Facebook.78,000 people ____ it and the story has gone viral（疯传）. On the post she wrote: “If this isn’t proof that ____ and prejudice is something that is ____ , I don’t know what is. Their ____ is the only difference Jose sees in the two of them. Though Jose loves ____ himself on TV and the Internet, he remains unsure why his haircut became such a big ____ .

“He still has no idea why people ____ so much”, Rodriguez said. “He wanted to ____ Reddy and now he thinks they look the same.”

1.A. wrong　　 B. obvious　　 C. sweet　　 D. funny

2.A. trick　　 B. entertain　　 C. surprise　　 D. frighten

3.A. feared　　 B. decided　　 C. promised　　 D. admitted

4.A. tease　　 B. substitute　　 C. persuade　　 D. distinguish

5.A. simple　　 B. amusing　　 C. perfect　　 D. stupid

6.A. innocent　　 B. naughty　　 C. happy　　 D. clever

7.A. ridiculous　　 B. important　　 C. reasonable　　 D. convincing

8.A. friendship　　 B. cooperation　　 C. respect　　 D. difference

9.A. praise　　 B. blame　　 C. love　　 D. attend

10.A. confirmed　　 B. pretended　　 C. reminded　　 D. explained

11.A. classmates　　 B. parents　　 C. relatives　　 D. guests

12.A. downloaded　　 B. commented　　 C. read　　 D. shared

13.A. contributed to　　 B. submitted to　　 C. reacted to.　　 D. turned to

14.A. hate　　 B. identity　　 C. justice　　 D. happiness

15.A. forbidden　　 B. taught　　 C. permitted　　 D. expected

16.A. colors　　 B. characters　　 C. hair　　 D. status

17.A. watching　　 B. introducing　　 C. reflecting　　 D. amusing

18.A. reward　　 B. gift　　 C. debate　　 D. deal

19.A. care　　 B. envy　　 C. talk　　 D. admire

20.A. believe in　　 B. look like　　 C. appreciate　　 D. inspire

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Bob was born in Cambridge.　 When he was in elementary school, he asked his mother to take him to parks in their community so he could collect empty soda cans to recycle.　 His mother agreed, as long as he saved part of the money he earned for college.

Bob’s mother remembers Bob as the most determined of her seven kids.　 Bob’s persistence paid off.　 On Friday, he will become the first person in his family, originally from El Salvador, to graduate from college.　 And he’s graduating with university honors.

For his honors thesis（毕业论文）he researched unmanned solar-powered airplanes, which BYU students have been building and testing for about 10 years.　 Bob’s study helps discover the best way to fly a solar-powered airplane so that it uses the least amount of power.　 The goal is to design and build an airplane that flies indefinitely.　 Bob’s thesis helps lay the foundation for this work.

“My parents were always diligent,” Bob said.　 “They often tell us hard work leads to success. ” Bob’s father taught him to read at the age of 3, and his mother is currently a student at Utah Valley University in a way to becoming a dentist.

Bob acknowledges he overcame some obstacles to get where he is.　 For starters, English is his second language.　 He also faced stereotypes（模式化的形象）.　 Although Bob never doubted that he would be a college graduate, other people assumed he wouldn’t because he didn’t come from a family of high income.　 There were other obstacles as well, but Bob viewed them all as opportunities.

Bob’s mother says she feels very happy and proud that her son is about to graduate with honors, and remembers the sacrifices he’s made to get there.　 “He has worked very hard.　 He started something, and now he has finished it,” Cathy says.　 “I have always told him, ‘If this is your dream, then you can get it! Keep working hard and you can get it!’”

1.From the passage we can know that Bob’s honors thesis _____　　　 .

A. makes his mother feel surprised

B. helps to save the power of flying a solar-powered airplane

C. is done with BYU students

D. doubts the way of flying a solar-powered airplane

2.According to the passage, Bob 　　 _____　 .

A. researched unmanned solar-powered airplanes for 10 years

B. paid for all his study by collecting empty soda cans

C. worked hard and has graduated from college

D. was affected by his family and has made some achievements

3.People thought Bob couldn’t graduate from college because _____　　 .

A. his parents had little money to support him

B. his teacher didn’t think he could graduate

C. he didn’t work hard on his study

D. he didn’t dare to face the obstacles for short of confidence

4.It can be inferred that 　　 _____　 .

A. Bob’s mother is in a way to becoming a dentist

B. Bob’s mother works in their community

C. Bon’s father will graduate from Utah Valley University on Friday

D. Bob’s father learnt to read at the age of 3

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