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I was 15 months old, a happy and carefree kid, until the day I fell. It was a bad fall. I landed on a piece of glass that cut my eye badly. from then on, my injured, sightless, cloudy gray eye lived on with me. Sometimes people asked me embarrassing（使人难堪的）questions. Whenever kids played games, I was the "monster". I was always imagining that everyone looked down on（瞧不起）me.
Yet mum would say to me, "Hold your head up high and face the world." I began to depend on that saying.
As a child, I thought mun meant, "Be careful, or you will fall down or bump into something because you are not looking." As a teenager, I usually looked down to hide my shame. But I found that when I held my head up high, People liked me.
In high school I even became the class president, but on the inside I still felt like a monster. All I really wanted was to look like everyone else. When things got really bad, I would cry to my mun and she would look at me with loving eyes and say, “Hold your head up high and face the world. Let them see the beauty that is inside instead of your appearance（外貌）.”
My mum's love was the sunshine that made me bright. I had faced hard times, and learned not only to be confident（自信的） but also to have deep compassion（同情）for others.
“Hold your head up high” has been heard many times in my home. I say it to my children. The gift my mum gave me will live on.
1.The underlined word “carefree” in the first line probably means“ ______” in Chinese.
A.无忧无虑的 B.无拘无束的
C.小心翼翼的 D.与众不同的
2.Why did the writer imagine that everyone looked down on her?
A.She felt bad about her appearance.
B.She found it hard to act as a monster.
C.Kids refused to play games with her.
D.People always asked her embarrassing questions.
3.Why did the writer's mum say “Hold your head up high”to her?
A.To tell her to be careful.
B.To help her hide the shame.
C.To stop her from getting hurt.
D.To make her more confident.
4.From the story, we can know that ______.
A.the writer understood the saying very well as a child
B.the writer felt like everyone else in high school.
C.the writer is living with a warm and brave heart now
D.the writer has deep compassion for others all her life
5.The passage is mainly about ______.
A.what the writer experienced when she was 15
B.what the writer did to show thanks for mum's gift
C.how the writer changed herself with mum's love
D.how the writer became confident with her great efforts
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I was 15 months old, a happy and carefree kid, until the day I fell. It was a bad fall. I ____ on a piece of glass that cut my eye badly. From then on, my ugly, sightless, cloudy grey eye lived on ____ me.
Sometimes people asked me embarrassing (使人难堪的) questions. Whenever the kids played ____, I was the "monster". I was always imagining that everyone looked down on me.
Yet mum would say to me, "Hold your head up high and face the world." I began to depend on that ____.
As a child, I thought mum meant, "Be careful, or you will fall down or run into something ____ because you are not looking." As a teenager, I usually looked down to ____ my shame. But I found that when I held my head up high, people liked me.
In high school I even became the ____, but on the inside I still felt like a monster. All I really wanted was to look like everyone else. When things got really bad, I would ____ to my mum and she would look at me with loving eyes and say, “Hold your head up high and face the world. Let them see the beauty that is ____ instead of your appearance (外貌).”
My mum's love was the ____ that made me bright. 
I had faced hard times, and learned not only to be ____ but also to have deep compassion (同情) for others.
“Hold your head up high” has been heard many times in my home. I tell ____ to my children. The gift my mum gave me will live on. 286
1.A. stood B. landed C. found D. worked
2.A. for B. like C. by D. with
3.A. games B. jokes C. toys D. sports
4.A. glass B. topic C. reply D. saying
5.A. immediately B. accidentally C.continuously D. expectedly
6.A. show B. meet C. behave D. hide
7.A. president B. teacher C. teenager D. adult
8.A. write B. add C. cry D. face
9.A. beside B. outside C. inside D. alongside
10.A. suggestion B. experience C. sunshine D. introduction
11.A. confident B. unusual C. similar D. ordinary
12.A. it B. them C. that D. those
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Hold your head up high
I was 15 months old, a happy carefree kid, until the day I fell. It was a bad fall. I landed on a piece of glass that cut my eye badly. From then on, so my injured sightless, cloudy gray eye lived on with me. Sometimes people asked me embarrassing questions. When kids played games, I was always the “monster”. I grew up imagining that everyone looked down on me.
Yet Mom would say to me, “Hold your head up high and face the world.” I began to rely on that saying. As a child, I thought mum meant, “Be careful or you will fall down or bump into something because you are not looking.”
As a teenager, I usually looked down to hide my shame. But I found that when I held my head up high, people liked me.
In high school I even became the class president, but on the inside I still felt like a monster.
All I really wanted was to look like everyone else. When things got really bad, I would cry to my mom and
she would look at me with loving eyes and say, “Hold your head up high and face the world. Let them see the beauty that is inside instead of your appearance.”
My mom’s love was the spark that gave me confidence. I had faced hardships, and learned not only to appreciate myself but to have deep compassion (同情) for others.
“Hold your head up high” has been heard many times in my home. I say it to my children. The gift my
Mom gave me lives on.
1.The word carefree in the first line probably means “__________” in Chinese.
A. 无忧无虑的 B. 无拘无束的 C. 小心翼翼的 D. 与众不同的
2.Why did the writer imagine that everyone looked down on her?
A. She felt bad about her appearance.
B. She found it hard to act as a monster.
C. Kids refused to play games with her.
D. People always asked her embarrassing questions.
3.Why did the writer’s mum say “Hold your head up high” to her?
A. To tell her to be careful. B. To help her hide the shame.
C. To stop her from getting hurt. D. To make her more confident.
4.From the story, we can know that__________.
A. the writer understood the saying very well as a child.
B. the writer felt like everyone else in high school.
C. the writer is living with a warm and brave heart now.
D. the writer has deep compassion for other all her life.
5.The passage is mainly about__________.
A. what the writer experienced when she was 15.
B. what the writer did to show thanks for mum’s gift.
C. how the writer changed herself with mum’s love.
D. the writer has become confident with her great efforts.
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Hold your head up high
I was 15 months old, a happy carefree kid, until the day I fell. It was a bad fall. I landed on a piece of glass that cut my eye badly. From then on, so my injured sightless, cloudy gray eye lived on with me. Sometimes people asked me embarrassing questions. When kids played games, I was always the “monster”. I grew up imagining that everyone looked down on me.
Yet Mom would say to me, “Hold your head up high and face the world.” I began to rely on that saying. As a child, I thought mum meant, “Be careful or you will fall down or bump into something because you are not looking.”
As a teenager, I usually looked down to hide my shame. But I found that when I held my head up high, people liked me.
In high school I even became the class president, but on the inside I still felt like a monster.
All I really wanted was to look like everyone else. When things got really bad, I would cry to my mom and
she would look at me with loving eyes and say, “Hold your head up high and face the world. Let them see the beauty that is inside instead of your appearance.”
My mom’s love was the spark that gave me confidence. I had faced hardships, and learned not only to appreciate myself but to have deep compassion (同情) for others.
“Hold your head up high” has been heard many times in my home. I say it to my children. The gift my
Mom gave me lives on.
1.The word carefree in the first line probably means “__________” in Chinese.
A. 无忧无虑的 B. 无拘无束的 C. 小心翼翼的 D. 与众不同的
2.Why did the writer imagine that everyone looked down on her?
A. She felt bad about her appearance.
B. She found it hard to act as a monster.
C. Kids refused to play games with her.
D. People always asked her embarrassing questions.
3.Why did the writer’s mum say “Hold your head up high” to her?
A. To tell her to be careful. B. To help her hide the shame.
C. To stop her from getting hurt. D. To make her more confident.
4.From the story, we can know that__________.
A. the writer understood the saying very well as a child.
B. the writer felt like everyone else in high school.
C. the writer is living with a warm and brave heart now.
D. the writer has deep compassion for other all her life.
5.The passage is mainly about__________.
A. what the writer experienced when she was 15.
B. what the writer did to show thanks for mum’s gift.
C. how the writer changed herself with mum’s love.
D. the writer has become confident with her great efforts.
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I was 15 months old, a happy carefree kid, until the day I fell. It was a bad fall. I landed on a piece of glass that cut my eye badly. Since then my face looks ugly, my scarred (有疤痕的), sightless, cloudy gray eye lives on with me. Sometimes people asked me embarrassing questions. When kids played games, I was always the "monster". I grew up imagining that everyone looked down on me.
Yet Mom would say to me, "Hold your head up high and face the world." I began to depend on that saying. As a child, I thought Mom meant, "Be careful, or you will fall down or bump（撞） into something because you are not looking." As a teenager, I usually looked down to hide my shame. But I found that when I held my head up high, people liked me. In high school I even became the class president. But in my heart , I still felt like a monster. All I really wanted was to look like everyone else. When things got really bad, I would cry to my mom and she would look at me with loving eyes and say, "Hold your head up high and face the world. Let them see the beauty that is inside."
When I met the man who became my husband, we looked each other straight in the eye, and he told me I was beautiful inside and out. My mom's love was the spark (火花) that gave me confidence. I learned not only to appreciate myself but also to have deep compassion (怜悯) for others. "Hold your head up high" has been heard many times in my home. Each of my children has felt its invitation. I say it to my children. The gift my mom gave me lives on in another generation.
1.The world “carefree”in the first line probably means“ ______” in Chinese.
A. 无忧无虑的 B. 争强好胜的 C. 小心翼翼的 D. 与众不同的
2.Why did the author's mother tell her to hold her head up high and face the world ?
A. Because her mother wanted to show sympathy（同情） for her.
B. Because her mother wanted her to be confident.
C. Because her mother didn't want her to be seen as a "monster".
D. Because her mother thought the author looked prettier when she did that.
3.Which of the following is TRUE according to the article?
A. The author managed to hide her disability in high school.
B. The author gave her children encouragement and love, as her mother had given her.
C. The author was always confident after the accident.
D. In high school the author was chosen to be president of the student's union（学生会）.
4.The underlined sentence "Each of my children has felt its invitation." means her children ______.
A. each received an invitation from her mother B. didn't quite understand the meaning of her words.
C. faced the same difficulty as their mother. D. benefited（受益）from their mother's words.
5.Which would be the best title for the article?
A. My mom's gift to me B. How I found my life-partner
C. My terrible childhood accident D. Disability is no shame
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I was 15 months old, a happy kid, until the day I fell. It was a bad fall. I landed on a piece of glass that cut my eye badly. My mom found a doctor who knew that if the eye were taken away, my face would look ugly, so my scarred (有疤痕的), sightless, cloudy gray eye lived on with me.
Sometimes people asked me embarrassing questions. When kids played games, 1. I grew up imagining that everyone looked down on me.
Yet Mom would say to me: “Hold your head up high and face the world.” 2.
As a child, I thought Mom meant, “Be careful or you will fall down or knock into something because you are not looking.” As a teenager, 3. But I found that when I held my head up high, people liked me.
In high school I even became monitor of my class, but on the inside I still felt like a monster. All I really wanted was to look like everyone else. When things got really bad, I would cry to my mom and she would look at me with loving eyes and say: “Hold your head up high and face the world. 4. ”
When I met the man who became my husband, we looked each other straight in the eye, and he told me I was beautiful inside and out.
My mom’s love was the spark (火花) that gave me confidence. I had faced trouble, and learned not only to appreciate myself but to have deep pity for others.
“Hold your head up high” has been heard many times in my home. I say it to my children. 5.
根据文章大意，请大家把下面五个句子还原到适当的位置。
| A. I usually looked down to hide my shame (羞愧). B. Let them see the beauty that is inside. C. I was always the “monster”. D. The gift my mom gave me lives on in my children. E. I began to rely on(依赖) that saying. |
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阅读下面的短文，然后从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。
I was 15 months old, a happy and carefree kid, until the day I fell. It was a bad fall. I on a piece of glass that cut my eye badly. From then on, my ugly, sightless, cloudy grey eye lived on me.
Sometimes people asked me embarrassing （使人难堪的） questions. Whenever the kids played , I was the "monster". I was always imagining that everyone looked down on me.
Yet mum would say to me, "Hold your head up high and face the world." I began to depend on that .
As a child, I thought mum meant, "Be careful, or you will fall down or run into something because you are not looking." As a teenager, I usually looked down to my shame. But I found that when I held my head up high, people liked me.
In high school I even became the , but on the inside I still felt like a monster. All I really wanted was to look like everyone else. When things got really bad, I would to my mum and she would look at me with loving eyes and say, “Hold your head up high and face the world. Let them see the beauty that is instead of your appearance （外貌）.”
My mum's love was the that made me bright. I had faced hard times, and learned not only to be but also to have deep compassion （同情） for others.
“Hold your head up high” has been heard many times in my home. I tell to my children. The gift my mum gave me will live on.
1.A. stood B. landed C. found D. worked
2.A. for B. like C. by D. with
3.A. games B. jokes C. toys D. sports
4.A. glass B. topic C. reply D. saying
5.A. immediately B. accidentally C. continuously D. expectedly
6.A. show B. meet C. behave D. hide
7.A. president B. teacher C. teenager D. adult
8.A. write B. add C. cry D. face
9.A. beside B. outside C. inside D. alongside
10.A. suggestion B. experience C. sunshine D. introduction
11.A. confident B. unusual C. similar D. ordinary
12.A. it B. them C. that D. those
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I was a happy kid until the day I fell down. I _______ on a piece of glass and it cut my eye badly. If the eye was____ , my face would look ugly. As a result, my scarred ( 疤 痕 ) and sightless eye lived on with me.
People often asked me questions which made me _______. When kids played games, I was always the “monster(怪兽)”. I knew that everyone___ upon me.
Yet mom would say to me, “Hold your head up high and face the world.” I listened to her. As a child, I___ what mom meant, “Be careful, or you will fall down because your eye is sightless.”
In high school I____ became a monitor, but I still felt like a freak( 怪 物 ). I really wanted to look like everyone else. When things got too bad, I would ______ to my mom. Tears ran down my face naturally. Then she would look at me with loving eyes and say, “Hold your head up high and face the world. Show them your inside____.”
My mom’s love______ me. I had faced a lot of problems and learned to accept myself. Now, “Hold your head up high” has often been _______ in my home. I say it to my children, too. The gift my mom gave me lives on.
1.A. depended B. landed C. ran D. walked
2.A. taken back B. taken over C. taken away D. taken care of
3.A. sad B. happy C. warm D. comfortable
4.A. looked over B. looked after C. looked for D. looked down
5.A. thought B. hoped C. watched D. planned
6.A. only B. as C. yet D. even
7.A. read B. write C. cry D. smile
8.A. luck B. beauty C. health D. wealth
9.A. beat B. stopped C. troubled D. encouraged
10.A. heard B. seen C. read D. written
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My name is Linda. I was cute, active and happy—until that day when I was two years old. I had a bad fall and hurt one of my eyes. The doctor said that if the eye was taken out, my face would look worse, so my blind eye lives on with me.
People often ask me uncomfortable questions about my eye or even play jokes on me. When the kids played games, I was always the “bad guy”. Everyone looked down on me. Yet every time mom noticed I was unhappy, she would say to me, “Hold your head up high and face the world.” It helped me move on in life.
As a child, I thought mom meant: Be careful or you will fall down or knock into something because you are not looking. As a teenager I always looked down to hide my shame, but I found that people liked me when I held my head up high. In high school I was even made monitor. All I really wanted was to look like everyone else. When things got really bad, I would cry to my mom and she would look at me with loving eyes and say, “Hold your head up high and face the world. Let them see the love that is inside.”
Mom’s love gave me confidence. Finally I was able to look people in the eye. I learned not only to appreciate (欣赏) myself but to have deep love for others.
1.What happened to the writer when she was two years old?
A. She couldn’t see anything. B. She broke her leg.
C. She hurt one of her eyes. D. She fell off her bike.
2.How did the writer feel before she had a bad fall?
A. Sad. B. Happy. C. Lucky. D. Nervous
3.What does the underlined word looked down on mean in the passage?
A. 鼓励 B. 轻视 C. 欣赏 D. 培养
4.Which of the following about Linda is TRUE?
A. She was not a monitor in high school.
B. She held her head up high all the time.
C. She often played games with her friends and was always the “good guy”.
D. Her mom gave her confidence and finally she could look other people in the eye.
5.What can we learn from this passage?
A. We should love our parents.
B. We may feel sorry for what we did.
C. We should learn to accept and appreciate ourselves.
D. We always have a good time when we play with our friends.
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When I was eleven years old， God gave me a gift of happiness and I had a carefree childhood in France.
One day， on my way home from school， a truck ran over me and my legs were cut off. As I lay there bleeding， I suddenly realized that I might have to live the rest of my life without legs. How depressed I was at that moment! But then I realized that depression won’t get my legs back. So I decided not to waste my life feeling depressed. When my parents arrived at the hospital， they stood there quietly， looked so shocked and sad. I told them， “I’ve already accepted the fact. Now you also have to get used to this.”
Ever since then， I often see my friends getting worried about little things： The buses comes late； they get bad grades on the tests and so on. But I just enjoy life.
I was lucky to realize that it is a waste of energy to pay attention to what you have lost， and that the key to happiness is to take pleasure in what you have. Sounds simple， doesn’t it? So why are many people unhappy?
People often think happiness is based on what they achieve. “My whole life would improve if I had a new car.” But when they get the car and what happens? For a whole week they are walking on air. Then they go right back to be unhappy.
Happiness is not a happening； it’s a state of mind. Even though you have the whole world and you’ll still be unsatisfied. And you have relatively(相对地)little but feel full of joy. Happiness comes from mastering the art of enjoying and taking pleasure in what you already have.
1.The word “depressed” most probably means“_____________”.
A. sad and disappointed B. painful and annoyed
C. smart and strong D. calm and quiet
2.After the accident， the author didn’t feel depressed anymore because_____________.
A. the doctors could help him and get his legs back
B. he must comfort his parents at that time
C. he knew depression made no difference to him
D. he was just a childish and forgettable kid
3.In the author’s opinion， the main cause of most people’s unhappiness is they_____________.
A. don’t want to achieve more for future.
B. pay so much and get so little.
C. always compare with others
D. pay so much attention to what they have lost.
4.In paragraph 5， when the man gets the car he had expected， _____________.
A. he will choose to walk on foot for a week.
B. the car will bring a lasting happiness to him.
C. he will find the car is no help for him at all.
D. he will go back to be unhappy after a few days.
5.The author wants to tell us____________.
A. how one person enjoys a life without legs.
B. we should forget the loss and the gains in life
C. happiness is just a state of mind
D. our life will be improved if we fight for our dreams
I had faced hard times, and learned not only to be ____ but also to have deep compassion (同情) for others.