Just two years before her 100th birthday, Sensei Keiko Fukuda has become the first woman to achieve a tenth-degree black belt --- the highest rank in the martial art and combat sport judo(柔道). Fukuda is now one of only four living people who’ve earned the tenth-degree (or dan) black belt. Throughout history, only sixteen people have ever achieved this honor.
Fukuda began practicing judo in 1935 and is the only surviving student of its founder, Kano Jiguro. Urged by her teacher, she learned English to help spread judo internationally.
During a time when getting married, building a family, and becoming a housewife was the standard, Fukuda went against tradition, opting out of marriage to pursue the martial art.
“All I did was judo ... this was my marriage,” Fukuda reflected tearfully to the San Francisco Chronicle. “This is when my life destiny was set. I just never imagined how long this road would be.”
She described the Jiguro’s school, known as the Kodokan, as “old-fashioned and sexist(性别歧视的) about belts and ranks”. In fact, an order that prevented women from achieving any higher than a fifth-degree black belt kept Fukuda at that level for thirty years. She was finally promoted to sixth dan in 1972 when a woman’s division was created.
Fukuda said she approached judo and her life with the intention to “be gentle, kind and beautiful, yet firm and strong, both mentally and physically”. Fukuda said this kind of beauty is decidedly not external (外部的). “ A kind soul is inner beauty,” she explained to the paper. “I believe this is true beauty … All my life this has been my dream.”
Dream realized, the 98-year-old Sensei Keiko Fukuda continues to teach judo three times a week at a woman’s judo.
1.It can be learned from the passage that ____________.
A. Fukuda achieved the tenth-degree black belt at 97.
B. four people earned the tenth-degree black belt in history.
C. nearly all of Kano Jiguro’s students were dead.
D. the Kodokan was founded in 1935.
2.The underlined part “opting out of” in the 3rd paragraph is closest in meaning to _________.
A. choosing or welcoming B. longing for or desiring
C. keeping out of or avoiding D. missing or having no chance of
3.Why did Fukuda remain at fifth-degree black belt for so long a time?
A. It was hard for her to improve her level.
B. She suffered from a foolish rule.
C. Her family life took up too much of her time.
D. She didn’t want to improve her level.
4.Which of the following is the main idea of the passage?
A. The only surviving student of Kano Jiguro remains single.
B. The tenth-degree black belt is the highest rank in judo.
C. Sensei Keiko Fukuda spreads judo throughout the world.
D. 98-year-old woman becomes the first woman ever to earn judo’s highest-degree black belt.
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Just two years before her 100th birthday, Sensei Keiko Fukuda has become the first woman to achieve a tenth-degree black belt --- the highest rank in the martial art and combat sport judo(柔道). Fukuda is now one of only four living people who’ve earned the tenth-degree (or dan) black belt. Throughout history, only sixteen people have ever achieved this honor.
Fukuda began practicing judo in 1935 and is the only surviving student of its founder, Kano Jiguro. Urged by her teacher, she learned English to help spread judo internationally.
During a time when getting married, building a family, and becoming a housewife was the standard, Fukuda went against tradition, opting out of marriage to pursue the martial art.
“All I did was judo ... this was my marriage,” Fukuda reflected tearfully to the San Francisco Chronicle. “This is when my life destiny was set. I just never imagined how long this road would be.”
She described the Jiguro’s school, known as the Kodokan, as “old-fashioned and sexist(性别歧视的) about belts and ranks”. In fact, an order that prevented women from achieving any higher than a fifth-degree black belt kept Fukuda at that level for thirty years. She was finally promoted to sixth dan in 1972 when a woman’s division was created.
Fukuda said she approached judo and her life with the intention to “be gentle, kind and beautiful, yet firm and strong, both mentally and physically”. Fukuda said this kind of beauty is decidedly not external (外部的). “ A kind soul is inner beauty,” she explained to the paper. “I believe this is true beauty … All my life this has been my dream.”
Dream realized, the 98-year-old Sensei Keiko Fukuda continues to teach judo three times a week at a woman’s judo.
1.It can be learned from the passage that ____________.
A. Fukuda achieved the tenth-degree black belt at 97.
B. four people earned the tenth-degree black belt in history.
C. nearly all of Kano Jiguro’s students were dead.
D. the Kodokan was founded in 1935.
2.The underlined part “opting out of” in the 3rd paragraph is closest in meaning to _________.
A. choosing or welcoming B. longing for or desiring
C. keeping out of or avoiding D. missing or having no chance of
3.Why did Fukuda remain at fifth-degree black belt for so long a time?
A. It was hard for her to improve her level.
B. She suffered from a foolish rule.
C. Her family life took up too much of her time.
D. She didn’t want to improve her level.
4.Which of the following is the main idea of the passage?
A. The only surviving student of Kano Jiguro remains single.
B. The tenth-degree black belt is the highest rank in judo.
C. Sensei Keiko Fukuda spreads judo throughout the world.
D. 98-year-old woman becomes the first woman ever to earn judo’s highest-degree black belt.
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Grandma celebrated her fifty-third birthday just weeks before grandpa died of cancer in 1965. Although his passing was very difficult for her, I think their shared struggle to make his life longer taught grandma that good health was not to be taken for granted, and she made up her mind to live the rest of her own life as fully and as long as she could. One day, when she announced to attend lessons at the Fred Astaire Dance Studio in Portland, Oregon, where she lived, we rolled our eyes in embarrassment and helplessly wished she would just stay home and bake cookies as normal grandmothers did. Many years filled with countless dance lessons passed before we learned to appreciate the wonder of having a dancing grandma.
I suppose grandma’s primary motivation for wanting to learn to dance was social. She had been a shy girl, always very tall and heavy, and had married into grandpa’s quiet lifestyle before developing any elegance or confidence in her personal appearance. Dancing, on the other hand, filled her life with flash lights, wonderful parties, beautiful dresses, handsome young dance instructors, and the challenge of learning. Although the weekly dance lessons did not change her ample, two- hundred-pound figure, grandma surprised everyone with energetic performances on the dance floor, which soon gave her as much elegance and confidence as any Miss American competitor.
Having taken weekly dance lessons for years, my grandma learned various dances easily and was soon participating in dancing matches all over the Northwest. When I was fourteen, grandma proudly invited me to watch her compete in one of these matches to be held in the grand ballroom of the Red Lion Inn. My attitude was still unenthusiastic at that point, but to make her happy, my mother and I attended the match. As if to prove me wrong, grandma made a wonderful showing in every event she entered. I thought she was truly the queen of the ball during the dance, and my thoughts were shared by the judges a short time later when she was awarded a gold cup for her outstanding performance.
1.What did grandma learn from grandpa’s death?
A. Good health was not there for everyone.
B. She should take dance lessons.
C. She had to struggle to live a better life.
D. She should wear beautiful dresses.
2.Normal grandmas usually _______ in the author’s point of view.
A. took dance lessons
B. did some exercises at home
C. took care of grandchildren at home
D. did some housework at home
3.The author felt _______ when he was invited to watch grandma’s match.
A. happy B. proud C. excited D. uninterested
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She’ll never forget her stay there ______ she found her son who had gone missing two years before.
A.that | B.which | C.where | D.when |
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It was at least two months before Christmas when nine-year-old Almie Rose told her father and me that she wanted a new bicycle. As Christmas drew nearer, her desire for a bicycle seemed to fade(消退), or so we thought. We bought her a lovely doll, and a doll house. Then, much to our surprise, on December 23rd, she said that she “really wanted a bike more than anything else.” But it was just too late. With such a lot of preparations to do for the Christmas dinner we did not have the time to buy our little girl a bike. So, here we were Christmas Eve around 9:00 p.m., with Almie and her six-year-old brother, Dylan, sleeping in their beds. Now we could only think of the bicycle and the disappointment of our child. “What if I make a little bicycle out of clay (泥) and write a note that she could trade(交易,交换 ) the clay bike in for a real bike?” her dad asked. So he spent the next four hours making a tiny clay bike. On Christmas morning, we were excited for Almie to open the little gift box with the beautiful red and white clay bike and the note. Finally, she opened it and read the note aloud. “Does this mean that I can trade in this bike that Daddy made me for a real one?” I said, “Yes.” Almie had tears in her eyes when she replied, “I could never trade in this beautiful bicycle that Daddy made me. I'd rather keep this than get a real bike.” At that moment, we would have moved heaven and earth to buy her every bicycle in the world!
1.Choose the right time order of the following events.
a. The girl asked for a new bike.
b. The girl opened the little gift box.
c. The parents bought the girl a modern and popular doll.
d. The father made the girl a bike with clay.
e. The girl would rather keep the clay bike than get a real one .
A.a, b, c, e, d B.a, c, d, b, e
C.a, c, b, d, e D.a, b, d, c, e
2.Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?
A.The parents wanted the girl to have the clay bike for ever.
B.Tears were in the girl's eyes because she didn't like the present at all.
C.The girl never lost her desire for a bike.
D.The parents paid little attention to the daughter's desire for a bike.
3.Why did Dad make the clay bicycle?
A.He wanted his daughter to buy a real one . B.He didn't want to disappoint his daughter.
C.He thought his daughter would like it . D.He wanted to give his daughter a surprise.
4.What can we know from the last sentence?
A.The parents were sad and encouraged.
B.The parents felt neverous and shy.
C.The parents were moved and felt proud of the girl
D.The parents felt unhappy for the girl.
5. Which do you think is the best title (标题)for the story?
A. A lovely little girl B. A great and serious father
C. A clay bike D. Christmas shopping
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My mom died when I was two years old. She died in an accident when to visit her parents. I was in the backseat, and I wasn’t .I don’t remember anything about her. The only few things I know are from the my dad tells me. I with only my dad and myself. I love my dad, but sometimes it was , like being in elementary school when Mothers’ day was coming, kids would decorate cards, and so on. To make it , there was“Tea party with mom ”day for 2nd and 3rd grade when kids and their _ would come during the school day and have _ _and snacks. Except that my dad would let me_ those days, we would do something _ _together like going to Disneyland. I never exactly felt _even though I didn’t have a mom.
My dad worked very hard. My mom died right as he_ _ from Harvard law, and he tried to be both a good_ _and a great dad, but also he tried to play both _ _as dad and mom. I remember all the other girls in my 2nd grade class had hair braided (辫子), and I _that too. So my dad would braid my hair every morning before . It makes me smile just to___it.
I think about not having mother occasionally, and_ __it does bother me ,like the _ _that on Mothers’ day my dad and I visit my moms’ grave , and bring her _ _yellow roses .
Maybe I don’t have exactly what I want, but I have what I need.
1.A. walking B. flying C. running D. driving
2.A. saved B. deserted C. hurt D. interrupted
3.A. stories B. decisions C. experiences D. adventures
4.A. set off B. grew up C. pulled up D. settled down
5.A. useless B. impossible C. dangerous D. difficult
6.A. worse B. less C. closer D. slower
7.A. friends B. moms C. classmates D. neighbors
8.A. meal B. lunch C. beer D. tea
9.A. spend B. forget C. end D. name
10.A. easy B. important C. fun D. similar
11.A. brought up B. shown off C. lifted up D. left out
12.A. returned B. failed C. graduated D. stopped
13.A. lawyer B. guide C. actor D. businessman
14.A. games B. roles C. tapes D. tricks
15.A. wanted B. understood C. started D. accepted
16.A. weekends B. lunch C. school D. games
17.A. turn to B. ask for C. look for D. think about
18.A. always B. sometimes C. recently D. again
19.A. schedule B. plan C. fact D. thought
20.A. favorite B. available C. actual D. common
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It was at least two months _______ Christmas when nine-year-old Almie Rose told her father and me that she wanted a new _______. As Christmas _______ nearer, her desire for a bicycle seemed to _______, or so we thought. We bought the latest rage, Baby Sitter's Club dolls, and a doll house. Then, much to our _______, on December 23rd, she said that she really wanted a bike more than anything else.
It was just too _______, with all the details of _______ Christmas dinner and buying last minute gifts, to take the time to select the "right bike" for our little girl. So, here we were Christmas Eve around 9:00 pm, with Almie and her six-year-old brother, Dylan, nestled snug (蜷伏) in their _______. Now we could only think of the bicycle and the _______ of our child. "What if I make a ____________ bicycle out of clay (泥) and write a note that she could ____________ the clay model in for a real bike?" her dad asked. "This is an expensive item and she is ‘such a big girl', it would be much better for her to ____________. " So he spent the next four hours ____________ working with clay to make a tiny bike.
On Christmas morning, we were ____________ for Almie to ____________ the little heart shaped package with the beautiful red and white clay bike and the ____________. Finally, she opened it and read the note aloud. "Does this mean that I trade in this bike that Daddy made me for a ____________ one?" Smiling happily, I said, "Yes. " Almie had tears in her eyes when she replied, "I could ____________ trade in this beautiful bicycle that Daddy made me. I'd rather ____________ this than get a real bike. " At that moment, we would have moved ____________ to buy her every bicycle on the planet!
1.A.after B.before C.until D.since
2.A.doll B.puppy C.bicycle D.house
3.A.disappeared B.moved C.appeared D.drew
4.A.fade B.strengthen C.remove D.run
5.A.delight B.surprise C.shame D.fear
6.A.early B.proper C.late D.precise
7.A.preparing B.storing C.decorating D.buying
8.A.tables B.hugs C.hearts D.beds
9.A.movement B.honor C.silence D.disappointment
10.A.large B.little C.pretty D.smart
11.A.trade B.trap C.lose D.sell
12.A.think it out B.get it over C.pick it out D.take it over
13.A.hesitantly B.painfully C.leisurely D.painstakingly (精心地)
14.A.frightened B.excited C.embarrassed D.shocked
15.A.cut B.throw C.lock D.open
16.A.words B.note C.book D.diary
17.A.real B.fake C.fashionable D.good
18.A.seldom B.never C.hardly D.ever
19.A.contain B.buy C.control D.keep
20.A.sky and land B.green and red C.heaven and earth D.water and air
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Uncle Tom gave little Vicki Black a birthday gift one week before her birthday. He told her not to open it until her birthday. She knew her mother wouldn’t tolerate any disrespect to the kind man who helped them out after Vicki’s father passed away; besides, Vicki didn’t want Uncle Tom to get angry. But little Vicky didn’t want to just hold it and guess what was in it. After all, she looked forward to his coming to show her interesting things, like how to turn an old sock into a doll.
All the day, Vicki couldn’t stop thinking about the gift while her teacher was giving a lecture. Vicki sat still in her seat, drawing paper dolls inside the box. When school was done, she raced home. Walking into the room, again, she shook the present, but she heard nothing. Holding her breath, she opened the box and looked inside. Seconds later, she cried. When Mrs. Black saw the box, she said angrily, “Didn’t I tell you to leave it alone?” Vicki sobbed and said, “Mommy, you don’t understand.”
“Don’t cry to me. You have missed everything now, just because you couldn’t wait,” Mrs. Black accused. “What will Uncle Tom think now?”
“Uncle Tom gave me nothing,” Vicki cried and handed the empty box to her mother. “He played a trick on me.”
Mrs. Black said doubtfully, “Uncle Tom is not like that. You must have dropped it.”
Vicki kept crying. Only a rapid knock on the door made the house quiet. It was Uncle Tom. He looked at the empty box. “You have already done it? I told you to wait for your birthday.”
“You didn’t give me a gift.” Fresh tears filled her eyes.
“I try to give you something. I know your birthday is a special day. I tell myself to give you something valuable to last your whole life. I think hard and get the idea to give you an important lesson. If you open it on birthday, I see you learn. Then I will make a big party to celebrate. Maybe next year you listen and then you will understand the gift better.
1.We can learn from the text that Vicki___________.
A. often received gifts from her father
B. liked and respected Uncle Tom
C. was sad because of her father’s death
D. expected Uncle Tom to give her a doll
2.What does the underlined sentence “You have already done it” refer to?
A. You have already opened the box
B. You have already guessed the result
C. You have already realized Uncle Tom’s purpose
D. You have already known what the birthday gift was
3.What kind of person is Uncle Tom?
A. Mysterious B. Humorous
C. Thoughtful D. Generous
4.What did Uncle Tom want to teach Vicki?
A. How to respect others B. The value of a promise
C. How to deal with gifts D. The meaning of gifts
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Uncle Tom gave little Vicki Black a birthday gift one week before her birthday. He told her not to open it until her birthday. She knew her mother wouldn’t tolerate any disrespect to the kind man who helped them out after Vicki’s father passed away; besides, Vicki didn’t want Uncle Tom to get angry. But little Vicky didn’t want to just hold it and guess what was in it. After all, she looked forward to his coming to show her interesting things, like how to turn an old sock into a doll.
All the day, Vicki couldn’t stop thinking about the gift while her teacher was giving a lecture. Vicki sat still in her seat, drawing paper dolls inside the box. When school was done, she raced home. Walking into the room, again, she shook the present, but she heard nothing. Holding her breath, she opened the box and looked inside. Seconds later, she cried. When Mrs. Black saw the box, she said angrily, “Didn’t I tell you to leave it alone?” Vicki sobbed and said, “Mommy, you don’t understand.”
“Don’t cry to me. You have missed everything now, just because you couldn’t wait,” Mrs. Black accused. “What will Uncle Tom think now?”
“Uncle Tom gave me nothing,” Vicki cried and handed the empty box to her mother. “He played a trick on me.”
Mrs. Black said doubtfully, “Uncle Tom is not like that. You must have dropped it.”
Vicki kept crying. Only a rapid knock on the door made the house quiet. It was Uncle Tom. He looked at the empty box. “You have already done it? I told you to wait for your birthday.”
“You didn’t give me a gift.” Fresh tears filled her eyes.
“I try to give you something. I know your birthday is a special day. I tell myself to give you something valuable to last your whole life. I think hard and get the idea to give you an important lesson. If you open it on birthday, I see you learn. Then I will make a big party to celebrate. Maybe next year you listen and then you will understand the gift better.
Vicki’s cheeks flushed(脸红).
1.
2.
3.
4.
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Uncle Tom gave little Vicki Black a birthday gift one week before her birthday. He told her not to open it until her birthday. She knew her mother wouldn't tolerate any disrespect to the kind man who helped them out after Vicki's father passed away. Besides, Vicki didn't want to get Uncle Tom angry. But little Vicki didn't want to just hold it and guess what was in it. After all, she looked forward to his coming to show her interesting things, like how to turn an old sock into a doll.
All the day, Vicki couldn't stop thinking about the gift. While her teacher was giving a lecture, Vicki sat still in her seat, drawing paper dolls inside the box. When school was done, she raced home. Walking into the room, again, she shook the present, but she heard nothing. Holding her breath, she opened the box and looked inside. Seconds later, she cried. When Mrs Black saw the box, she said angrily, "Didn't I tell you to leave it alone?"
Vicki sobbed (抽泣) and said, "Mommy, you don't understand."
"Don't cry to me. You have missed everything now, just because you couldn't wait," Mrs Black accused. "What will Uncle Tom think now?"
"Uncle Tom gave me nothing," Vicki cried and handed the empty box to her mother. "He played a trick on me."
Mrs Black said doubtfully, "Uncle Tom is not like that. You must have dropped it."
Vicki kept crying. Only a rapid knock on the door made the house quiet. It was Uncle Tom. He looked at the empty box. "You have already done it? I told you to wait for your birthday."
"You didn't give me a gift." Fresh tears filled her eyes.
"I try to give you something. I know your birthday is a special day. I tell myself to give you something valuable to last your whole life. I think hard and get an idea to give you an important lesson. If you open it on birthday, I see you learn. Then I will make a big party to celebrate, Maybe next year you listen, and then you will understand the gift better."
Vicki's cheeks flushed (发红).
1.We can learn from the text that Vicki .
A. often received gifts from her father
B. expected Uncle Tom to give her something expensive
C. was sad because of her father’s death
D. liked and respected Uncle Tom
2.What kink of person is Uncle Tom?
A. Thoughtful B. Humorous C. Mysterious D. Funny
3.What did Uncle Tom want to teach Vicki?
A. How to respect others
B. The meaning of gifts
C. How to deal with gifts
D. The value of a promise
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Grandma celebrated grandpa’s birthday just days before he passed away. Although his __________ was very difficult for her, I think it taught grandma that good health was not to be taken __________, and she made up her mind to live the rest of her own life as ______ and as long as she could. One day, when she ________ to attend dancing lessons, we rolled our eyes in __________ and helplessly wished she would just stay home and __________ cookies as normal grandmothers did. Many years filled with countless dance lessons passed ________ we learned to appreciate the wonder of having a __________ grandma.
I suppose grandma’s primary motivation for dancing was social. She had been a __________ girl, always very tall and heavy, and had married into grandpa’s quiet lifestyle before __________ any elegance or confidence in her personal appearance. Dancing, __________, filler her life with flash lights, wonderful parties, beautiful dresses, and the challenge of learning. __________ the weekly dance lessons did not change her ample, two-hundred-pound figure, grandma __________ everyone with energetic performances on the dance floor, __________ soon gave her as much elegance and confidence as any Miss American competitor.
Having taken dance lessons for years, my grandma learned various dances _________ and was soon participating in dancing _________ all over the Northwest. When I was fourteen, grandma __________ invited me to watch her compete in one of these matches. My attitude was __________ unenthusiastic at that point, but to make her happy, my mother and I attended the match. As if to prove me wrong, grandma made a wonderful showing in every __________ she entered. I thought she was truly the queen of the ball during the dance, and my thoughts were shared by the _________ a short time later when she was awarded a gold cup for her outstanding performance.
1.A. suffering B. birthday C. health D. death
2.A. for sure B. for fun C. for granted D. seriously
3.A. fully B. peacefully C. pitifully D. carefully
4.A. pretended B. announced C. refused D. managed
5.A. agreement B. excitement C. embarrassment D. anger
6.A. sell B. bake C. buy D. keep
7.A. until B. since C. unless D. before
8.A. loving B. dancing C. caring D. selfless
9.A. humorous B. shy C. determined D. mean
10.A. managing B. losing C. developing D. falling
11.A. at most B. to be honest C. in a word D. on the other hand
12.A. Once B. Since C. Because D. Although
13.A. persuaded B. satisfied C. surprised D. confused
14.A. what B. that C. which D. it
15.A. easily B. busily C. hard D. awkwardly
16.A. performances B. trainings C. practice D. matches
17.A. unwillingly B. increasingly C. proudly D. surprisingly
18.A. hardly B. even C. still D. fairly
19.A. incident B. point C. room D. event
20.A. judges B. competitors C. dancers D. audiences
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