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A little girl had been shopping with her mom in Wal-Mart. She must have been 6 years old. There was a_______ outside, so we all stood and waited inside the door of the Wal-Mart. I got lost in the sound and sight of the rain washing away the dirt and dust of the world. _______ the little girl asked, "Mom, let's run through the rain.""_______?" her mom asked. "Let's run through the rain!" she _______. "No, honey. We'll wait until it _______ a bit," her mom explained.
This young child waited about _______ minute and repeated, "Mom, let's run through the rain." "We'll get _______if we do," her mom said. "No, we won't, Mom. That's not what you said this morning. When you were talking to Daddy about his cancer, you said, 'If God can get us through this, he can get us through _______!" Her mom paused and thought for a _______about what she would say.
It was a time when innocent(纯真的) trust could be developed so that it will bloom into faith. "Honey, you are absolutely right. Let's run through the rain. If God let us get wet，well maybe we just need to wash ourselves," her mom said. Then off they ran. And we all stood watching as they ran past the cars and, yes, through the puddles. They got wet. But they were followed by a few who screamed and laughed like children ________ to their cars.
And yes, I did. I ran. I got wet. I needed to wash myself.
1.A. windstorm B. rainstorm C. snowstorm D. sandstorm
2.A. Quickly B. Actually C. Simply D. Suddenly
3.A. Why B. What C. When D. How
4.A. answered B. declared C. repeated D. announced
5.A. dies down B. lies down C. calms down D. gets down
6.A. a more B. other C. an another D. another
7.A. excited B. sick C. lost D. wet
8.A. nothing B. anything C. something D. none
9.A. while B. break C. rest D. chance
10.A. all the time B. all the way C. all the same D. all the best
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One day , when I was working in a toy shop in 1.(法国), a girl came in with some2.(硬币) in her hand. She was such a 3.(可爱的) girl and she told me that she wanted to buy a 4.(模型) car for her brother because he had been ill 5.(自……以来) he was born. Her brother was in poor health , so she wanted a toy car to make him happy. She thought if her brother got one, 6.(可能) he would be all right. I told her the price and she 7.(数) her money. But unluckily she couldn’t 8.(买得起) the car. She looked so sad that I decided to help her. I gave her the car without money. She was very surprised and couldn’t help 9.(笑) happily. She thanked me and left. Of course I was very 10.(自豪的) of myself because I did a good job.
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After the earthquake in Nepal(尼泊尔), the little girl had to live . But with the help of the kind people, we hope that she won't feel .
A. alone, alone B. lonely, alone
C. lonely, lonely D. alone, lonely
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Mary is a lovely, quiet girl. When she was a little girl, she had no secrets from her mother, who was very pleased with her. But since last year she has become a little mysterious(神秘) and not as open as before. She wants heart-to-heart talks between mother and daughter. But they never happen. And a gulf(沟壑) opens between them. Her mother wonders if she falls in love, It's too early for a girl of her age. After all, she is reaching the "dangerous stage". These thoughts have caused trouble in the mother's mind.
One weekend her daughter came to tell her mother that she was going to the cinema with her classmates and would return late. This was the first time her mother agreed and she began to worry because her daughter had never been away at night before. The mother waited until nine and couldn't fall asleep. Then she decided to go out to meet her daughter. Just at that moment, she heard the noise of a car and hurried to the window---there was her daughter, waving good-bye to a boy. Her heart missed a beat. When the daughter came in, the mother was watching TV, pretending(假装) nothing happened. "Mum, I'm back." "Yeah," "Sorry to be late."
The daughter said nothing about the film and the boy. The mother really would like to know something about them, "Who is that boy?" Daughter was stunned(发愣) for a moment, "Ah, it's my monitor. He gave me a lift on his way home. Mum, I'm going to bed. "The daughter answered in careful words. "All right. Go to sleep early."
The next morning when the mother went to her daughter's room to do some tidying, she found her diary left on her bed. After a few minutes' hesitation(犹豫), she opened it to the right page. It reads, "Mum, it's love that made you ask, but it would show your understanding of me if you hadn't."
Holding the diary, the mother fell into thought.
1.What does the underlined phrase “missed a beat” in the third paragraph mean?
A. wanted to beat sb. B. was too surprised to think of anything
C. failed to find something D. caused an illness
2.Why was the mother worried?.
A. The mother was much worried about her daughter's coming back late.
B. The mother felt worried about her daughter's study.
C. The mother worried about her daughter's health.
D. The mother worried about whether her daughter had fallen in love with somebody or not.
3.What is mainly discussed in Paragraph 2?
A. Mary's mother didn't agree Mary to go to the cinema at night this time.
B. Mary was still as open as before.
C. Mary didn’t have a heart-to-heart talk with her mother.
D. Mary told her mother the truth of her going out.
4.We can infer from the last sentence that .
A. She was worried.
B. She was afraid of her daughter.
C. Her daughter didn't believe her.
D. She was thinking deeply about her daughter's words in the diary.
5.What would be the best title of the passage?
A. Worried mother and her love.
B. Should teenagers tell their parents everything?
C. Love or understanding?
D. A girl wants to get her mother's love.
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Molly Jackson was a happy little girl. She lived with her parents. Her parents loved her very much. Every morning, Mrs. Jackson would get up early to make breakfast. She also made lunch for Mr. Jackson. Then it was Molly's job to put her father's lunch box into a lunch bag. And she would give the lunch bag to her father.
One day, Molly gave two lunch bags to her father. "Why do you give me two bags, Molly?" asked Mr. Jackson.
"There is something else in the other bag," Molly answered.
"What's in it?" Mr. Jackson kept asking. "I can't tell you now. Just open it after your lunch," said Molly.
Time passed quickly, it was lunch time. Mr. Jackson opened his lunch bag and started to eat. Then he saw the other bag from Molly. So he opened this special bag.
In this bag, Mr. Jackson found some toys. There were some small model cars and pictures in the bag. And Mr. Jackson found a note(便条) at the bottom(底部) of the bag. It wrote, "Dad, here are some of my toys. You can play them in your free time and have a rest. I love you, dad."
1.Who makes breakfast in Molly's family?
A. Molly. B. Molly's father.
C. Molly's mother. D. We don't know.
2.When did Mr. Jackson open the other bag?
A. Before the lunch. B. During the lunch.
C. After the lunch. D. After the breakfast.
3.We can't see in the other bag.
A. a note B. model cars C. pictures D. books
4.Molly put her toys in the bag because she wanted her father to .
A. sell them B. play them
C. throw(扔) them away D. mend them
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Once there was a poor little girl living near a forest. She had no family and no one to love her. So she often________sad and lonely.
One day, when she was walking in the forest, she found that a small________was trapped(陷入) unluckily in a bush. The butterfly tried to fly away________failed(失败). The kind little girl saved the butterfly with great care. The butterfly didn't fly away after getting out of trouble. It turned________a beautiful fairy (仙女). The little girl was very ________.
“Thank you for _______me. You are so kind. I will make any of your dreams come true.” said the fairy.
The little girl thought for a moment and then said, “I want to be______!”
The fairy said, “Very well. I will help you.” And she said something in the little girl’s ear. Then the fairy disappeared.
As the kind little girl grew up, she was________ready to help people in need and was popular among the villagers. No one in the village was as happy as she was. Everyone asked her the________of the happiness. She always smiled and ______, “The secret of my happiness is that I listened to a kind fairy______ I was a little girl.”
When the kind girl became a very old woman and was dying, the neighbors in the ____ all gathered (聚拢) around her bed because they were _______that her secret of happiness would die with her. They asked, “Please tell us what the kind fairy said.”
The lovely old woman still ______ and said, “She told me that everyone needed me, no matter how safe they seemed, no matter how rich or poor, no matter how old or young. She said that helping ______ would make me happy all my life.”
1.A. thought B. found C. sounded D. felt
2.A. butterfly B. bird C. snake D. sheep
3.A. so B. or C. but D. as
4.A. on B. up C. into D. down
5.A. surprised B. tired C. relaxed D. angry
6.A. catching B. killing C. beating D. saving
7.A. rich B. famous C. happy D. friendly
8.A. always B. never C. sometimes D. hardly
9.A. success B. secret C. lesson D. reason
10.A. asked B. hoped C. answered D. refused
11.A. what B. when C. that D. where
12.A. village B. town C. city D. world
13.A. excited B. surprised C. happy D. afraid
14.A. shouted B. cried C. smiled D. jumped
15.A. other B. others C. the other D. another
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Once there was a poor little girl living near a forest. She had no family and no one to love her. So she often ______ sad and lonely.
One day, when she was walking in the forest, she found that a small ______ was trapped unluckily in a bush. The butterfly tried to fly away ______ failed(失败). The kind little girl saved the butterfly with great care.______ flying away, the butterfly turned into a beautiful fairy(仙女). The little girl was very ______．
“Thank you for ______ me. You are so kind. I will make any of your dreams come true，” said the fairy.
The little girl thought for a moment and then said, “I want to be ______！”
The fairy said, “Very well. I will help you.” And she said something in the little girl's ear. Then the fairy disappeared(消失)．
As the kind little girl grew up, she was ______ ready to help people in need and was popular among the villagers. No one in the village was as happy as she was. Everyone asked her the ______ of happiness. She always smiled and ______， “The secret of my happiness is that I listened to a kind fairy when I was a little girl.”
When the kind girl became a very old woman and ______， the neighbors in the ______ all gathered(聚拢) around her bed because they were ______ that her secret of happiness would die with her. They asked, “Please tell us what the kind fairy said.”
The lovely old woman still ______ and said, “She told me that everyone needed me, no matter how safe they seemed, no matter how rich or poor, no matter how old or ______. She said that helping others would make me happy all my life.”
1.A. thought B. found C. sounded D. felt
2.A. butterfly B. bird C. snake D. fly
3.A. so B. or C. but D. as
4.A. Depend on B. Thanks to C. Instead of D. Because of
5.A. surprised B. tired C. mad D. angry
6.A. catching B. beating C. killing D. saving
7.A. active B. happy C. healthy D. rich
8.A. always B. never C. seldom D. hardly
9.A. success B. secret C. power D. lesson
10.A. asked B. hoped C. answered D. refused
11.A. was dead B. was dying C. died D. death
12.A. village B. town C. city D. world
13.A. excited B. pleased C. glad D. afraid
14.A. shouted B. cried C. smiled D. jumped
15.A. young B. great C. nice D. quiet
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Why can't the girl go to the movies with the boy？
A. She has to do her homework. B. Her little sister is ill.
C. She has to take care of her brother.
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Jenny was a five-year-old girl. One day, while she was shopping with her mother, she saw a plastic pearl necklace (塑料珍珠项链) and loved it so much. So she asked her mother to buy it for her.
Every night, before Jenny went to bed, her dad would read stories to her. One night, when he finished the story, he asked, “Jenny, do you love me?”
“Dad, you know I love you,” Jenny answered.
“Well, give me your necklace,” Dad said.
“No, Dad. But you can have my favorite doll.”
Several times, when her father asked her to give him the plastic necklace, Jenny would give him something else instead. One evening, after Jenny’s father read her a story, Jenny said, “Here, Dad.” She put her plastic pearl necklace into her father’s hand.
Her father hold the necklace in one hand and opened the other hand. There was a real pearl necklace in it. He had had it for a long time, and waited for Jenny to give up the cheap one so that he could give her the real one.
So, don’t be mean. If we are generous (慷慨的), maybe we will get something better.
1.What did Jenny’s father do every night?
A. Asked for the plastic necklace.
B. Talked with Jenny.
C. Read stories to Jenny.
D. Played dolls with Jenny.
2.What did Jenny do when her father asked her for the necklace for the first time?
A. She asked him to buy a doll for her.
B. She gave him her favorite doll.
C. She said she didn’t love him at all.
D. She gave the necklace to him.
3.What does the underlined word “mean” mean in Chinese?
A. 吝啬的 B. 勇敢的 C. 逃避的 D. 害怕的
4.From the passage, we know that _________.
A. Jenny’s father bought the plastic necklace for her
B. Jenny didn’t love the plastic pearl necklace later
C. Jenny knew her father bought her a real pearl necklace
D. Jenny’s father gave her a real pearl necklace
5.What does the writer want to tell us?
A. We should put our things in a safe place.
B. We often lose our favorite things.
C. We should learn to be generous.
D. We should love our parents.
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完形填空
Shirley was a little girl. She lived near a fruit shop in the village. Mr. Smith ________ the shop.
One day Mr. Smith said to Shirley, "Would you like to earn (赚) some money? "
"Oh, yes," replied she, "for I want some new shoes, and dad has no _____ to buy them with."
"Well, Shirley," said Mr. Smith, "there are some fine______ in Mr. Green's garden, and he said that anybody was welcome to them. I will ______thirteen cents(美分) a kilo paying for all you will pick for me."
Shirley was so _____ that she decided to go to pick the grapes as soon as possible. She ran home to get a ______ at once.
Then she thought she would like to know how much money she would get _______ she picked five kilograms. _____ the help of her pencil, she found out that she would get sixty-five cents.
"But supposing (假如) I should pick twelve kilograms," thought she, "______ should I earn then?" "Dear me," she said, after figuring (计算) a while, "I should earn one dollar and ______ cents."
Shirley then found out what Mr. Smith would pay her for fifty, a hundred, and two hundred kilograms. It took _____ some time to do this, and then it was so near lunch time that she had to ______ at home until afternoon.
As soon as lunch was_____, she took her basket and _____ to the garden. Some boys has been there before lunch, and all the fine grapes were picked.
As she went home, she _______ what her teacher often told her — "Do your task at once; then think about it," for "one doer is worth a hundred dreamers."
1.A. kept B. continued C. managed D. received
2.A. idea B. use C. money D. place
3.A. apples B. bananas C. grapes D. pears
4.A. cost B. spend C. pay D. take
5.A. sad B. worried C. interesting D. happy
6.A. box B. basket C. bag D. bottle
7.A. until B. since C. if D. moreover
8.A. With B. Under C. In D. On
9.A. how long B. how often C. how many D. how much
10.A. fifty-six B. sixty-five C. thirteen D. thirty
11.A. him B. her C. me D. us
12.A. pick B. cry C. make D. stay
13.A. over B. away C. up D. off
14.A.relaxed B. went C. booked D. picked
15.A. talked about B. talked with C. thought of D. thought over