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When I was in the third grade，I was picked to be the princess (公主) in the school play. For weeks my mother helped me practice my lines. But once on the stage，every word would disappear from my head. Then my teacher told me she had written a narrator's (解说者的) part for the play，and asked me to change roles. Though I didn't tell my mother what had happened that day，she sensed my unhappiness and asked if I wanted to take a walk in the yard.
It was a lovely spring day. We could see dandelions (蒲公英) in the grass. My mother said carelessly，“I think I am going to dig up all these weeds. From now on，we'll have only roses in this garden. ”
“But I like dandelions，” I protested. “All flowers are beautiful！”
“Yes，every flower gives pleasure in its own way，doesn't it？And that is true of people，too，” my mother said.
When I realized that she had guessed my pain，I started to cry and told her the truth.
“But you will be a beautiful narrator，” she said，reminding me of how much I loved to read stories aloud.
Over the next few weeks，with her help，I learned to take pride in the role. The big day finally came. A few minutes before the play，my teacher came over to me. “Your mom asked me to give this to you，” she said，handing me a dandelion. After the play，I took the flower home，laughing that I was perhaps the only person who would keep such a weed.
1.The story mentioned in this passage happened in ________.
A. spring B. summer C. autumn D. winter
2.The girl did not play the role of the princess mainly because ________.
A. she felt nervous on the stage
B. she lost her interest in that role
C. she preferred the role of the narrator
D. she had difficulty memorizing her words
3.Why did Mom suggest taking a walk in the garden?
A. To remove the dandelions.
B. To enjoy the garden scene.
C. To have a talk with her daughter.
D. To help her daughter with the play.
4.What does the underlined word “protested” mean in Chinese?
A. 建议 B. 疑惑 C. 抗议 D. 解释
5.The main idea of the story is that everyone ________.
A. can find his or her own way to success
B. has his or her own value in the world
C. should learn to play different roles
D. has some unforgettable memories
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When I was in the third grade, I was chosen to be the princess in the school play. For weeks my mother had helped me practice my lines（台词）. But once on the stage, every word ________ from my head. Then my teacher asked me to change my role to be a narrator（解说者）for the play. ________ I didn’t tell my mother what had happened that day, she noticed my ________ and asked if I wanted to take a walk in the garden.
It was a lovely spring day. We could see dandelions（蒲公英）popping（炸开） the grass in bunches（束）. I watched my mother bend down by one of the bunches. “I think I’ll dig up（挖光）all these weeds（野草）,” she said. “From now on, we’ll ________ have roses in this garden.”
“But I like dandelions,” I protested（抗议）. “All the flowers are ________ -- even dandelions!”
My mother looked at me seriously. “Yes, every flower gives pleasure in its own way, doesn’t it?” she asked thoughtfully. I nodded. “And that is ________ of people, too.” She added.
When I ________ that she had guessed my pain, I started to cry and told her the truth. “But you will be a wonderful narrator,” she said, ________ me of how much I loved to read stories aloud.
Thanks to my mother’s encouragement, I got to know everybody had his or her own ________in the world, I felt proud of the role in the play.
1.A. developed B. left C. failed D. disappeared
2.A. If B. Because C. Though D. Since
3.A. difficulty B. mistake C. danger D. unhappiness
4.A. through B. past C. beyond D. behind
5.A. hardly B. only C. still D. also
6.A. harmless B. healthy C. beautiful D. fresh
7.A. true B. kind C. same D. clever
8.A. remembered B. realized C. explained D. promised
9.A. representing B. complaining C. recommending D. reminding
10.A. honour B. progress C. value D. interest
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When I was in the third grade， I was chosen to be the princess in the school play. For weeks my mother had helped me practise my words. But once on the stage， every word __ from my head. Then my teacher asked me to change my role to be a narrator (解说者) for the play. I didn’t tell my mother what had happened that day， she noticed my and asked if I wanted to take a walk in the garden.
It was a lovely spring day. We could see dandelions (蒲公英) coming out the grass in bunches (束). I watched my mother bend down by one of the bunches. “I think I’ll remove all these weeds (野草)，” she said. “From now on， we’ll have roses in this garden.”
“But I like dandelions，” I said. “All flowers are — even dandelions!”
My mother looked at me seriously. “Yes， every flower gives pleasure in its own way， doesn’t it?” she asked thoughtfully. I nodded(点头). “And the same as ，” she said.
When I that she had guessed my pain， I started to cry and told her the truth. “But you will be a wonderful narrator，” she said， me of how much I loved to read stories aloud.
Thanks to my mother’s encouragement， I got to know everybody had his or her own in the world. I felt proud of the role in the play.
1.A. developed B. left C. failed D. disappeared
2.A. If B. Because C. Though D. Since
3.A. difficulty B. mistake C. danger D. unhappiness
4.A. through B. past C. beyond D. behind
5.A. hardly B. only C. still D. also
6.A. harmless B. healthy C. beautiful D. fresh
7.A. students B. people C. flowers D. teachers
8.A. remembered B. realized C. explained D. promised
9.A. representing B. complaining C. recommending D. reminding
10.A. prize B. progress C. value D. interest
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When I was in Grade Three, I was picked to be the princess(公主) in the school play. For weeks my mother helped me practice my lines. once on the stage, every word disappeared from my head. My teacher asked me to change roles and be the narrator (解说员).Though I didn’t tell my mother had happened that day, she sensed my unhappiness and asked if I wanted to take a walk in the . It was a lovely spring day. We could see daisies coming out of the grass, lovely and cute. I watched my carelessly bend down by some flowers.
“I think I am going to dig up all these weeds (野草),”she said.
“But I like daisies,” I said. “All flowers are beautiful— daisies!”
My mother looked at me seriously. “Yes, every flower shines in its own way, doesn’t it?” She said. I nodded.
“And that is true of people, ,” she added.
She had guessed my pain. I started to cry and told her the truth.
“You will be a beautiful ”, she said, reminding me of how much I loved to read stories aloud to her. Over the next few weeks, I learned to take pride in the role. The big finally came. A few minutes before the play, my teacher came to me. “Your mother asked me to give this to you,’’ she said, handing me a . After the play, I took the flower home, laughing that I was perhaps the only person who would keep such a daisy.
1.A. But B. Before C. And D. Since
2.A. when B. why C. what D. which
3.A. pool B. garden C. earth D. pond
4.A. grandma B. dad C. mother D. cousin
5.A. except B. even C. or D. if
6.A. also B. either C. addition D. too
7.A. doctor B. narrator C. visitor D. creator
8.A. day B. dog C. danger D. name
9.A. over B. out C. true D. back
10.A. letter B. note C. daisy D. fish
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I grew up in a small town. When I was in the third grade, I was chosen to be the ________in the school play. My mother helped me practice my lines for weeks. But once I stepped onto the stage, I was too nervous to ________ the words. Finally, my teacher asked me to ________ the role to a storyteller. I didn’t tell my mother ________ had happened when I went home for lunch that day. She knew that I was ________from my look. She asked if I wanted to go for a walk in the yard.
It was a lovely ________ day and the grass was turning green. We could see a lot of yellow dandelions(蒲公英）in the grass. I watched my mother walking towards a dandelion and ________ it up by its roots(根茎). “From now on, we’ll have only roses in this garden.” she said. “But I like dande
lions,” I said. “All ________are beautiful —— even dandelions!”
“Yes, every flower gives pleasure in its own way. And that is true of ________too. Not everyone can be a princess. You will be a beautiful storyteller,” my mother said, reminding me of how much I to read stories to her. “The storyteller’s part is just asas the part of a princess.”
The big day ________ came. A few minutes before the play, my teacher handed me a ________ . I looked at it and thought of our ________ talk. It made me ________ .
After the play, I took the flower home, and kept it in our family dictionary.
1.A. king B. snowman C. princess D. witch
2.A. forget B. remember C. find D. write
3.A. act B. play C. change D. take
4.A. which B. what C. that D. this
5.A. energetic B. unhappy C. excited D. dishonest
6.A. spring B. summer C. autumn D. winter
7.A. putting B. pulling C. setting D. looking
8.A. seasons B. rainbows C. flowers D. scenes
9.A. animals B. plants C. people D. food
10.A. hated B. loved C. tried D. planned
11.A. interesting B. common C. important D. cheerful
12.A. suddenly B. finally C. usually D. slowly
13.A. rose B. dandelion C. present D. hairclip
14.A. breakfast time B. lunchtime C. suppertime D. teatime
15.A. imaginative B. generous C. confident D. humorous
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完形填空。
通读下面的短文, 掌握其大意, 然后从各题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出一个最佳答案。
When I was in the third grade， I was chosen to be the princess in the school play. For weeks my mother had helped me practise my words. But once on the stage， every word _______ from my head. Then my teacher asked me to change my role to be a narrator (解说者) for the play. ______ I didn’t tell my mother what had happened that day， she noticed my ______ and asked if I wanted to take a walk in the garden.
It was a lovely spring day. We could see dandelions (蒲公英) coming out ______ the grass in bunches (束). I watched my mother bend down by one of the bunches. “I think I’ll remove all these weeds (野草)，” she said. “From now on， we’ll ______ have roses in this garden.”
“But I like dandelions，” I said. “All flowers are ______ — even dandelions!”
My mother looked at me seriously. “Yes， every flower gives pleasure in its own way， doesn’t it?” she asked thoughtfully. I nodded(点头). “And the same as ______ ，” she said.
When I ______ that she had guessed my pain， I started to cry and told her the truth. “But you will be a wonderful narrator，” she said，______ me of how much I loved to read stories aloud.
Thanks to my mother’s encouragement， I got to know everybody had his or her own ______ in the world. I felt proud of the role in the play.
1.A. developed B. left C. failed D. disappeared
2.A. If B. Because C. Though D. Since
3.A. difficulty B. mistake C. danger D. unhappiness
4.A. through B. past C. beyond D. behind
5.A. hardly B. only C. still D. also
6.A. harmless B. healthy C. beautiful D. fresh
7.A. students B. people C. flowers D. teachers
8.A. remembered B. realized C. explained D. promised
9.A. representing B. complaining C. recommending D. reminding
10.A. prize B. progress C. value D. interest
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In 1969, when Marie Harper was in the third grade, her teacher asked them to write a report on what they wanted to be when they grew up. She put her heart into her report and expressed her dream of becoming an airline pilot. Her paper came back with an "F" on it. The teacher told her it was a "fairy tale". Marie was completely disappointed. As the years went by, Marie was beaten down by the discouragement "Girls can't become airline pilots; never have, never will. You're crazy. That's impossible. "Finally Jean gave up.
In her senior year of high school, her English teacher was Mrs. Dorothy Salton, a strict teacher with high standards. One day Mrs. Salton asked this question: "what will you do in the future?" Marie felt a rush of the old enthusiasm, and with excitement she wrote down the very old dream right away.
The next thing that Mrs. Salton said something that changed the course of Marie 's life. "I have a little secret for you. You do have unlimited abilities and talents. When you leave school, if you don't go for your dreams, no one will do it for you. You can have what you want if you try."
The hurt and fear of years of discouragement disappeared all suddenly.Marie felt exhilarated and told her teacher her dream of becoming a pilot. Mrs. Salton slapped the desk top. "Then do it!" she said.
So Marie did. It didn't happen overnight. In her l0 years of hard work, even facing all kinds of difficulties, she never gave up her dream. I eventually, Marie Harper became a Boeing 737 captain for the United Airline Company.
1.Marie third-grade teacher thought her dream to be _.
A. realistic B. reasonable C. challenging D. impossible
2.Mrs. Salton is a teacher who believe that ?
A. Marie is not a good girl
B. a belief helps to realize one’s dream
C. Only some of her students have great abilities
D. Her student are good enough to enter the best school.
3.According to the passage, we can know that _.
A. Marie achieved her dream overnight.
B. Amost people around Marie approved of her dream .
C. Hold on your dream,what other people said doesn’t matter
D. Mrs. Slaton’s encouragement played an important role in Marie ’s achieving her dream.
4.What does the underlined word exhilarated in Paragraph 4 mean?
A. bored B. surprised C. disappointed D. excited
5.Which is the best title of the passage?
A. Go for it B. Dream the future C. Voice Your Dream D. Face Difficulties
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In 1959, when Jean Harper was in the third grade, her teacher asked them to write a report on what they wanted to be when they grew up. She poured her heart into her report and expressed her dream of becoming an airline pilot. Her paper came back with an “F” on it. The teacher told her it was a “fairy tale”. Jean wascompletely disappointed. As the years went by, Jean was beaten down by the discouragement. “Girls can’t become airline pilots; never have, never will. You’re crazy.” Finally Jean gave up.
In her senior year of high school, her English teacher was Mrs. Dorothy Slaton, a strict teacher with high standards. One day Mrs. Slaton asked this question, “What will you do in the future?” Jean felt a rush of the old enthusiasm (热情), and with excitement she wrote down the very old dream right away.
The next thing that Mrs. Slaton said changed the course of Jean’s life. “I have a little secret for you. You do have unlimited (无限的) abilities and talents. When you leave school, if you don’t go for your dream, no one will do it for you. You can have what you want if you try!”
The hurt and fear of years of discouragement disappeared suddenly. Jean felt thrilled and told her teacherabout her dream of becoming a pilot. Mrs. Slaton slapped (敲) the desk top, “Then do it!” she said.
So Jean did. It didn’t happen overnight. In her l0 years of hard work, even facing all kinds of difficulties, she never gave up her dream.Eventually, Jean Harper became a Boeing 737 captain (机长) of the United Airline Company.
1.Jean’s third-grade teacher thought her dream to be _____________.
A.great B.impossible C.challenging D.reasonable
2.Mrs. Slaton may think that _____________.
A.Jean is not a nice girl
B.only some of her students have great abilities
C.a belief helps to realize one’s dream
D.her students are good enough to enter the best schools
3.According to the passage, we can infer that _____________.
A.Jean’s dream was always in her deep heart
B.Jean didn’t go for her dream
C.most people around Jean were for her dream
D.Jean achieved her dream overnight
4.What does the underlined word thrilled in Paragraph 4 mean?
A.excited B.surprised C.disappointed D.relaxed
5.What’s the best title of the passage?
A.Face Difficulties B.Dream the Future
C.Voice Your Dream D.Go for It
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In 1959, when Jean Harper was in the third grade, her teacher asked them to write a report on what they wanted to be when they grew up. She poured her heart into her report and expressed her dream of becoming an airline pilot. Her paper came back with an “F” on it. The teacher told her it was a “fairy tale”. Jean was completely disappointed. As the years went by, Jean was beaten down by the discouragement. “Girls can’t become airline pilots; never have, never will. You’re crazy.” Finally Jean gave up.
In her senior year of high school, her English teacher was Mrs. Dorothy Slaton, a strict teacher with high standards. One day Mrs. Slaton asked this question, “What will you do in the future?” Jean felt a rush of the old enthusiasm (热情), and with excitement she wrote down the very old dream right away.
The next thing that Mrs. Slaton said changed the course of Jean’s life. “I have a little secret for you. You do have unlimited (无限的) abilities and talents. When you leave school, if you don’t go for your dream, no one will do it for you. You can have what you want if you try!”
The hurt and fear of years of discouragement disappeared suddenly. Jean felt thrilled and told her teacher about her dream of becoming a pilot. Mrs. Slaton slapped (敲) the desk top, “Then do it!” she said.
So Jean did. It didn’t happen overnight. In her l0 years of hard work, even facing all kinds of difficulties, she never gave up her dream.
Eventually, Jean Harper became a Boeing 737 captain (机长) of the United Airline Company.
1.Jean’s third-grade teacher thought her dream to be _____________.
A. great B. impossible C. challenging D. reasonable
2.Mrs. Slaton may think that _____________.
A. Jean is not a nice girl
B. only some of her students have great abilities
C. a belief helps to realize one’s dream
D. her students are good enough to enter the best schools
3.According to the passage, we can infer that _____________.
A. Jean’s dream was always in her deep heart
B. Jean didn’t go for her dream
C. most people around Jean were for her dream
D. Jean achieved her dream overnight
4.What does the underlined word thrilled in Paragraph 4 mean?
A. excited B. surprised C. disappointed D. relaxed
5.What’s the best title of the passage?
A. Face Difficulties B. Dream C. Voice Your Dream D. Go for your dream
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When my son, Mark, was in the third grade, he saved all his pocket money for over three months to buy holiday presents. The third Saturday in December Mark said he had made his list and had twenty dollars in his pocket.
I drove him to a nearby supermarket. Mark picked up a hand basket and went in while I waited and watched in the car. It took Mark over 45 minutes to choose his presents. Finally he came to the checkout counter (收银台) and reached into his pocket for his money. It was not there! There was a hole in his pocket, but no money. Mark stood there holding his basket, tears falling down his face.
Then a surprising thing happened. A woman came up to Mark and took him in her arms. “You would help me a lot if you let me pay for you,” said the woman. “It would be the most wonderful gift you could give me. I only ask that one day you will pass it on. When you grow up, I would like you to find someone you can help. When you help others, I know you will feel as good about it as I do now.”
Mark took the money, dried his tears and ran back to the checkout counter as fast as he could. That year we all enjoyed our gifts almost as much as Mark enjoyed giving them to us.
I would like to say “thank you” to that very kind woman, and tell her that four years later, Mark went house to house collecting blankets and clothes for the homeless people in the fire. And I want to promise her that Mark will never forget to keep passing it on.
1.When they got to the supermarket, Mark went in ________.
A. by himself B. with the writer
C. with the woman D. with his friends
2.What happened to Mark in the supermarket?
A. His gifts were stolen. B. He lost his money.
C. His basket was broken. D. He lost his way.
3.Why did the writer want to say “thank you” to the woman?
A. Because she bought Mark a nice present.
B. Because she always paid money for others.
C. Because she collected clothes for the homeless.
D. Because she taught Mark to help people in need.
lions,” I said. “All ________are beautiful —— even dandelions!”