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I was the youngest of five boys and also had four sisters who had to pull together and take care of each other. Dad wasn't around, so I never knew him well. He killed himself when I was three years old, leaving mom with the job of raising nine kids. She was a very hard worker, and in order to make ends meet, she hardly ever rested. With my mom as my example, I learned that hard work is the best way to get what you want.
Even as a little boy, I knew I was going to be successful. Regardless of what I chose, I wanted to make my brothers, sisters and mom proud of me—not only by being successful in what I chose to do, but also as a person who could be looked up to for the right reasons.
Surprising as it might seem, basketball wasn't in my plans. One day, my mom cut a rim(边缘) off an old water barrel(水桶) and then held it up for me to throw an old rubber ball through. By junior high, I started playing basketball on a team. I loved to compete. For me, it paid off. I always put the effort in, every day.
I am grateful for the life I've enjoyed as a basketball star. Basketball is not life. It can be exciting. But the most important thing about basketball is that it gives me a way to do good things for others as I move through this journey called life.
1.It can be inferred that the author's________.
A．brothers were more famous than him
B．mother had a great influence on his career
C．father loved his children and wife very much
D．family was rich and happy when he was a child
2.Why did the author's father kill himself?
A．Because the family was poor.
B．Because he often quarreled with his wife.
C．Because he was seriously ill.
D．The passage didn't tell us the reason.
3.From the second paragraph, we can infer that________.
A．the author was respected as a brave boy
B．the author's family didn't like his career
C．the author got on well with his mother, brothers and sisters
D．the author helped his brothers and sisters succeed
4.What does the author get from basketball?
A．How to do good things for others.
B．Life is as hard as playing basketball.
C．Cooperation with others is important.
D．Two heads are wiser than one.
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I was the youngest of the five boys and also had four sisters who had to pull together and take care of each other. Dad wasn’t around, so I never knew him well. He killed himself when I was three years old, leaving Mom with the job of raising and providing for nine kids.She was a very hard worker, and in order to make ends meet, she hardly ever rested. With my mom as my example, I learned that hard work is the best way to get what you want.
Even as a little boy, I knew I was going to be successful. Of course, I dreamed about what I wanted to be when I grew up. But regardless of what I chose, I wanted to make my brothers, sisters and mom proud of me—not only by being successful in what I chose to do, but also a person who could be looked up to for the right reasons.
By junior high, I started playing basketball on a team. I loved to compete. For me ,it paid off. I just let my success in basketball take its course, but I always put the effort in, every day.
I am grateful for the life I‘’ve enjoyed as a basketball star. But when I see those shirts that say “Basketball is life,” I think “Yeah, right! It is not only life. It can be exciting. ”But the important thing about basketball is that it gives me a way to do good things for others as I move through this journey called life.
1.It can be known from the passage that .
A. the author’s father loved his children and wife very much
B. the author’s brothers were more famous than him
C. the author’s mother had a great influence on his career
D. the author’s family was rich and happy when he was a child
2.Why did the author’s father kill himself?
A. Because the family was poor.
B. Because he often quarreled with his wife.
C. Because he was addicted to drugs.
D. The passage doesn’t tell us the reason.
3.From the second paragraph we can learn that
A. the author was a successful writer
B. the author got on well with his mother, brothers and sisters
C. the author’s mother, brothers and sisters didn’t like his career
D. the author helped his brothers and sisters succeed
4.What does the author get from basketball?
A. How to do good things for others as he moves.
B. Life is as hard as playing basketball.
C. Learning to cooperate with others is important.
D. Two heads are wiser than one.
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As a boy I was always small for my age. I was also five years younger than one of my brothers and seven years younger than the other. As a result I often felt left out when their friends came over to play. I was either too small or too young for whatever they were doing and they didn't want their younger brother listening to their conversations either. More often than not I found myself outside playing alone and feeling forgotten.
I remember one spring afternoon feeling especially lonely as I sat in the yard behind our house. We lived miles from town and I hardly saw my own friends outside of school. I heard my brothers laughing from inside the house and felt a single tear coming down my cheek. At that moment I saw a large brown dog walking over to me. He looked happy and his tail was wagging as well. Even though he didn't know me he greeted me like a long lost friend, licking(舔) my chin and sitting beside me on the spring grass. It must have been at least an hour that I patted and talked to this four-legged angel. He let me pour out all my troubles and share my deepest thoughts before he kissed my cheek goodbye and ambled off either to Heaven or his home. I went back inside feeling happy, knowing that no matter what life may hold I was loved. Now over 40 years later I still remember that angel with a smile.
I believe that God sent him at that moment of sadness to remind me just how much he loved me. There is nothing more important than knowing we are loved. When we are loved, we will learn to love others. Learning to love helps us to understand ourselves and other people better.
1.How did the writer feel when his brothers’ friends came?
A. Proud. B. Worried.
C. Lonely. D. Happy.
2.The writer shared his troubles and thoughts with the dog because ______.
A. it was his friend B. it could understand him
C. it looked like an angel D. it was friendly to him
3.From Paragraph 2, we can learn that ______.
A. the boy met a long lost friend
B. the boy had no friends at school
C. the dog spent the afternoon with the boy and his brothers
D. the dog helped the boy realize that he was loved
4.The author wrote the story to______.
A. encourage people to talk about their troubles
B. show knowing you are loved is the most important
C. tell people they should treat animals friendly
D. share his unforgettable experience with us
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Madame Curie ,the youngest of five children ,was born in Warsaw ,Poland in 1867. Marie Curie's maiden name was Manya. Her parents were teachers,and she learned the importance of education at an early age. No higher education was offered to women in Poland at that time,so Manya took a job as a governess(女家庭教师). She sent part of her income to Paris to help pay for her older sister's medical studies. Her sister qualified as a doctor and married a fellow doctor in 1891. Manya went to join them in Paris ,changing her name to Marie. She entered the Sorbonne(now the Universities of Paris)and studied physics and mathematics, graduating at the top of her class. For the research she wanted to do , she was introduced to another young scientist, Pierre Curie. Later they fell in love with each other . After their marriage, they worked together on radioactivity.
Fame troubled Marie Curie and also her husband, because science was their world and in this world of science fame and honor to persons had no value. One day when a writer for a newspaper tried to ask Marie about herself and her thoughts and her beliefs, she answered him, “In science we must be interested in things,not in persons.” Much of the real character and spirit of this unusual woman was found in these few words,which she was later often to repeat. One evening, at a big party,a friend asked if she would like to meet the King of Greece,who was also a guest.She answered in her simple manner, “I don't see the value of it.” Then,seeing that she had hurt the feelings of her friend, she quickly added, “But …but…of course,I shall do whatever you please. Just as you please.”
1、What did Marie Curie once do to help pay for her older sister's medical studies?
A.She was a teacher. B.She was a doctor.
C.She was a governess. D.She was a waitress.
2、What was valuable to Marie Curie?
A.science and research. B.fame and honor.
C.character and spirit. D.persons and things.
3、The writer for a newspaper was interested in____.
A.things B.Marie Curie C.Marie's husband D.persons
4、What do you think might have happened between Marie Curie and the King of Greece?
A.The King was angry with Marie Curie.
B.For the sake of her friend Marie Curie met the King of Greece.
C.The King of Greece wrote a letter to invite Marie Curie to meet him.
D.Marie Curie held another party for the King.
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Madame Curie ,the youngest of five children ,was born in Warsaw ,Poland in 1867. Marie Curie's maiden name was Manya. Her parents were teachers,and she learned the importance of education at an early age. No higher education was offered to women in Poland at that time,so Manya took a job as a governess(女家庭教师). She sent part of her income to Paris to help pay for her older sister's medical studies. Her sister qualified as a doctor and married a fellow doctor in 1891. Manya went to join them in Paris ,changing her name to Marie. She entered the Sorbonne(now the Universities of Paris)and studied physics and mathematics, graduating at the top of her class. For the research she wanted to do , she was introduced to another young scientist, Pierre Curie. Later they fell in love with each other . After their marriage, they worked together on radioactivity.Fame troubled Marie Curie and also her husband, because science was their world and in this world of science fame and honor to persons had no value. One day when a writer for a newspaper tried to ask Marie about herself and her thoughts and her beliefs, she answered him, “In science we must be interested in things,not in persons.” Much of the real character and spirit of this unusual woman was found in these few words,which she was later often to repeat. One evening, at a big party,a friend asked if she would like to meet the King of Greece,who was also a guest.She answered in her simple manner, “I don't see the value of it.” Then,seeing that she had hurt the feelings of her friend, she quickly added, “But …but…of course,I shall do whatever you please. Just as you please.”
1.What did Marie Curie once do to help pay for her older sister's medical studies?
A.She was a teacher. B.She was a doctor.
C.She was a governess. D.She was a waitress.
2.What was valuable to Marie Curie?
A.science and research. B.fame and honor.
C.character and spirit. D.persons and things.
3.The writer for a newspaper was interested in____.
A.things B.Marie Curie C.Marie's husband D.persons
4.What do you think might have happened between Marie Curie and the King of Greece?
A.The King was angry with Marie Curie.
B.For the sake of her friend Marie Curie met the King of Greece.
C.The King of Greece wrote a letter to invite Marie Curie to meet him.
D.Marie Curie held another party for the King.
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The youngest of five children in a poor family, Clara Barton was born on Christmas Day 1821 in Oxford. Before the Civil War, Clara’s most famous achievement (成就) was the establishment (建立) of a free public school in New Jersey. Her only medical experience before the war was when she cared for her sick brother for ten months.
During the war, Clara soon devoted herself to saving the wounded soldiers who needed medical supplies. Because of her successful operation, she was praised by the U.S. general, William Hammond, and was allowed to travel with army ambulances.
For the next three years, Clara traveled along with the army operations throughout Virginia and South Carolina. In addition, she also formed a program at Camp Parole, where she attempted to find any soldier who was missing in the war.
Upon the war’s end in 1865, Clara set up an information center to aid in locating missing soldiers. Meanwhile, she made lectures quite frequently, and as a result of exhaustion (筋疲力尽), three years later in 1868, she suffered a breakdown and went to Switzerland to recover. Clara Barton was truly a great American who devoted her life to human beings.
1.Clara Barton was born in Oxford in .
A. 1821 B. 1824 C. 1865 D. 1868
2.What can we learn about Clara Barton from the first paragraph?
A. She was born in a rich family.
B. She was the only child of her family.
C. She established a free public school.
D. She had lots of medical experience before the war.
3.What is the right order for the following event?
a. Clara set up a program at Camp Parole.
b. Clara established a free public school.
c. Clara went to Switzerland to recover.
d. Clara traveled with army ambulances.
A. abcd B. abdc C. badc D. bdac
4.What is the passage mainly about?
A. Clara Barton’s family.
B. Clara Barton and her achievements.
C. Clara Barton’s army life.
D. Clara Barton’s program at Camp Parole.
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The youngest of five children in a middle-class family, Clara Barton was born on Christmas Day, in 1821, in Oxford, Massachusetts. Although she was educated at home, Clara began teaching school herself at the age of fifteen until 1854. Later, before the Civil War (内战), Clara’s greatest achievement was the establishment (建立) of a free public school in Bordentown, New Jersey. What’s more, her only medical experience was when she cared for her invalid (病弱者) brother for two years.
When the Civil War broke out, Clara soon learned that many of the wounded soldiers had suffered from lack of medical supplies. So she asked for donations (捐款) to buy those supplies and began her own operation to hand out these supplies. In 1865, Clara built an information centre to serve war-torn families and often gave speeches. With so much work, she fell ill in 1868 and went to Switzerland to recover, where she learned something about the International Red Cross founded in 1864. But the United States could not take part then. Barton, returned home and began to establish the Red Cross in America. She worked hard, travelling to Washington for support, gave speeches and wrote articles to win the support o
f the public. She told people the Red Cross was not only important during times of war, but also useful in peace time. This got the attention of both the public and the politicians, and thus the American Association of the Red Cross came into being in 1881.1.What did Clara Barton want to do during the wartime?
A. Advise the government to buy more medical supplies.
B. Help some families to rebuild their home.
C. Collect money to buy medical supplies.
D. Treat the wounded soldiers by herself.
2.According to the events in Clara’s life, which of the following is the right order?
a. Travelled to win support for the Red Cross in America.
b. Offered medical supplies to the army.
c. Established a free public school.
d. Stayed in Switzerland to improve her health.
e. Worked as a teacher at school.
A. e, c, b, d, a B. e, c, a, b, d
C. e, b, c, d, a D. e, b, a, c, d
3.Clara Barton insisted on establishing the Red Cross in America because ________.
A. it could stop a war breaking out
B. it was a sign of a powerful country
C. it could keep America at peace
D. it could help to overcome unexpected trouble
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I lived on a farm with my parents and my elder brothers and sisters when I was a little boy. We had the 36 to play and run wherever we wanted to go.
We often 37 games just by pretending we were cowboys. Sometimes we played hide-and-seek. One of us would 38 and the others would come and find him. I remember one 39 I hid behind some old wood in the cottage. All was 40 . I couldn’t hear a sound, just the wind 41 . The situation became tense (紧张的) 42 the possibility of someone finding me, and the longer I 43 , the more tense I became. 44 , I heard footsteps coming down the yard. My 45 beat fast and I stood 46 , frozen like a block of ice. I saw my brother getting closer and closer. When he saw me, he laughed 47 , shouting at the top of his voice so that 48 could hear him say, “Eh, I’ve 49 our Tommy!” I can still see the 50 on his face today. Afterwards he said he didn’t think I would hide there. I shrugged my shoulders and said, “Why, it’s a good place, isn’t it?”
I don’t have any 51 of these events, just memories, as we had no camera at that time. 52 it was a long time ago, I can see them now as if they 53 yesterday.
Now I live in town on a busy street. My girls don’t have the freedom that we 54 have to run off down the road and play whatever they want. Anyway, is it 55 to let children out of sight these days?
1. A．right B．freedom C．pride D．confidence
2. A．set up B．worked out C．helped out D．made up
3. A．disappear B．leave C．hide D．run
4. A．thing B．time C．place D．period
5. A．silent B．beautiful C．dark D．colorful
6. A．flying B．flowing C．blowing D．changing
7. A．because of B．except for C．according to D．instead of
8. A．expected B．slept C．waited D．moved
9. A．In time B．At last C．At times D．Once again
10. A．hand B．mind C．face D．heart
11. A．hard B．still C．tall D．straight
12. A．softly B．sadly C．loudly D．confusedly
13. A．nobody B．someone C．anyone D．everyone
14. A．attracted B．found C．met D．touched
15. A．look B．color C．feel D．spirit
16. A．notes B．proofs C．photos D．diaries
17. A．Because B．Although C．Unless D．As
18. A．appeared B．showed C．existed D．happened
19. A．ought to B．used to C．had to D．set to
20. A．funny B．bad C．safe D．strange
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It was the beginning of the school year a few years ago and I had a little boy in my class who came from a non-English speaking home. He was very quiet and shy. I wasn’t sure how much he understood during the school day and I was especially concerned that he just stood by himself at break time and did not play. If I tried to talk to him, he would turn away and tightly shut his eyes to hide from me.
After a day or two of this, I decided to seek the help of one of my outgoing and friendly little girls. I called her over and she ran to me, ready to help.
I immediately began a long speech about what I needed from her. I asked her if she would try to get him to play, and I started talking quickly about all these suggestions on how she could start communicating with him. I explained she could do this, she could do that, she could try this idea, she could try that idea. She touched my arm to stop my talking and looked up at me in that wise and special way that only a six-year-old can, and said, “Don’t worry. I speak kid.” And she ran off.
I stood there all alone, silently watching her. It took less than a minute for the two new friends to run off, hand in hand, happily joining a game of tag(捉人游戏) taking place all over the gym.
I often think of that small moment, about what I learned and how important it is for all teachers to speak kid—big kid, little kid and middle kid. I knew my focus must be on teaching students how to think, how to approach problems, and how to figure out solutions and never take the opportunity away. We must be ready to learn from our students because those “teachable moments” during the school days are for us, the teachers, as well as our kids.
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Why did the author worry about the boy?
A. He didn’t dare to look the author in the eye.
B. He couldn’t speak English as well as other students.
C. He failed to understand what the author taught.
D. He was unwilling to communicate with others.
2..
After the girl agreed to help, the author________.
A. taught her what to do in detail B. thanked her for her willingness to help
C. sent her to make friends with the boy at once
D. reminded her of what she should be careful about
3..
By saying “I speak kid”, the girl meant that she could________.
A. speak the language that kids understand B. speak the boy’s native language
C. understand what kids are thinking D. speak well like a little kid
4..
The underlined words “the opportunity” refer to the chance to ________.
A. play at break time B. learn from students
C. solve problems D. speak kid
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Two years ago, a restaurant had fallen upon hard times. Only five____were left: the manager and four others, all over 60 years old.
In the town near the restaurant, there _____a successful businessman who was good at managing business, so the manager_____to ask the businessman if he could offer any advice that might _____the restaurant. The manager and the businessman talked for a long period of time,____ when he was asked for advice, the businessman ____for a while and then said, “I have no ___to give. The______thing I can tell you is that the saver(救星) is one of you.”
The manager, returning to the restaurant ____, told the other people what the businessman had said. In the months that followed, the old restaurant workers thought ____ of the words of the businessman, “The saver is one of us?” they asked themselves. As they______about this possibility, they all began to treat each other with _____respect. And thinking that each of themselves _____be the saver, they also began to treat themselves with more care.
____time went by, people coming to the restaurant ____ that some respect and warm kindness were around the five old members of the small restaurant. Hardly knowing _____, more people began to come back to the restaurant. They began to ____ their friends, and theirs brought more friends. Two years later, the small restaurant had once again______a big food company, thanks to the businessman’s ____ . They understood that it was they themselves that were the ___ .
1.A.waiters B.members C.cooks D.customers
2.A.lay B.stood C.lived D.sat
3.A.decided B.hoped C.allowed D.began
4.A.build B.change C.sell D.save
5.A.but B.and C.until D.so
6.A.rest B.laughed C.wasted D.stopped
7.A.money B.food C.advice D.clothes
8.A.least B.only C.simple D.most
9.A.lively B.angrily C.hopefully D.nervously
10.A.carefully B.angrily C.strangely D.sadly
11.A.thought B.guessed C.worried D.heard
12.A.common B.special C.strange D.no
13.A.need B.have to C.might D.dare
14.A.With B.Since C.Before D.As
15.A.recognized B.advised C.wished D.felt
16.A.why B.how C.when D.what
17.A.order B.make C.help D.bring
18.A.controlled B.become C.organized D.increased
19.A.advice B.methods C.words D.success
20.A.god B.saver C.winner D.helper
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f the public. She told people the Red Cross was not only important during times of war, but also useful in peace time. This got the attention of both the public and the politicians, and thus the American Association of the Red Cross came into being in 1881.