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When my son was about five or six, I traveled a lot on business. I worried all the time about what the absence might mean to him. I knew how important it was for a boy to have his father near. When I was small, the times I loved most were the special moments I shared with my father. I cherished these special moments and, to this day, hold those memories dear. I decided to create those kinds of special times for my son.
In one of my letters home, I promised my son that I would teach him how to fly a kite and that we could go to a nearby beach and fly it as high as it would go. Through my travels I would pick up things for our kite adventure and send them to him. In my trip to Japan, I found the most beautiful blue silk with gold threads（线）woven through it. Perfect kite materials! I sent it home with a picture book that would serve as a weight.
When I got home at night, I found him sleeping sound, surrounded by all the items I had sent him for our kite. For the next week, we started to work on our masterpiece. We had our time together in the garage, after dinner. Finally, it was finished. The blue silk made it so beautiful. He was obviously eager to fly it soon. “We’ll fly it tomorrow, right, Dad?” “Yes, if the weather is right,” I explained that we needed wind to lift the kite off the ground. I was afraid that it might rain. “We’ll fly it because I’m going to pray with all my heart for the best kite weather.” He was right. I will never underestimate（低估）the power of a child’s prayer any more.
My son is a dad now, with children of his own. Though we are both busy, we still try to make time for each other. The other day, we met for coffee. While paying for our coffee, his wallet dropped on the ground and something fell out. Suddenly, a flood of memories washed over us as he put back his treasure into wallet—the blue silk with gold threads woven through it.
1.What does the underlined word “cherished” in Paragraph 1 mean?
A. kept B. celebrated C. valued D. spent
2.Which of the following did the author think was important to a child?
A. Giving special gifts. B. Spending time together.
C. Sending emails during the trip. D. Teaching a special skill.
3.What did the author buy in his trips?
A. Kite materials. B. Travel books. C. Foreign kites. D. Picture books.
4.What can be inferred from the last paragraph?
A. People enjoy each other’s company.
B. Men have the habit of keeping family gifts.
C. Parents should take good care of their kids.
D. The father’s love was well treasured.
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When I was five or six years old，I remember watching TV and seeing other children suffer in other parts of the world. I would say to myself，“When I grow up, when I can get rich，I will save kids all over the world.”
At 17，I started my career here in America, and by the age of 18, I started my first charity( 慈善) organization. I went on to team up with other organizations in the following years, and met, helped, and even lost some of the most beautiful souls, from six-year-old Jasmina Anema who passed away in 2010 from leukemia(白血病), and whose story inspired thousands to volunteer as donors, to my grandmother, who lost her battle with cancer in 2012, and her death is the very reason and the driving force behind the Clara Lionel Foundation(CLF). We're all human. And we all just want a chance: a chance at life, a chance in education, a chance at a future, really. And at CLF, our mission is to impact as many lives as possible, but it starts with just one.
People make it seem too hard to do charity work. The truth is, you don't have to be rich to help others. You don't need to be famous. You don't even have to be college educated. But it starts with your neighbor, the person right next to you, the person sitting next to you in class，the kid down the block in your neighborhood. You just do whatever you can to help in any way that you can. And today, I want to challenge each of you to make a decision to help one person, one organization, one situation that touches your heart. My grandmother always used to say. “If you've got a dollar, there's plenty to share.”
1.What did the author want to do at a young age?
A. Watch TV. B. Grow up quickly.
C. Become wealthy. D. Help other children.
2.What directly caused the author to create and develop the CLF?
A. A six-year-old kid's request.
B. Her grandmother's death of cancer.
C. Many volunteers' inspiration.
D. Other organizations' encouragement.
3.What does the underlined word“one”in Paragraph 2 refer to?
A. A chance. B. A task.
C. A life. D. An organization.
4.What does the author suggest people do in the last paragraph?
A. Do little things to help those around them.
B. Work hard to get a college education.
C. Challenge their friends to offer help.
D. Do charity work whoever you are.
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I was in the kitchen making lunch when I saw my six-year-old son, Billy, walking toward the woods. I could only see his back. He _____ to be walking with a great effort, trying to be as ____ as possible.
A few minutes after he disappeared into the ______, he came running toward the house again. I went back to making sandwiches, ______ that whatever task he had been doing was completed. Moments later, _____, he was once again walking slowly toward the woods.
____curiosity, I walked out and followed him on his journey. He was _____ both hands in front of him as he walked, being 2___ not to spill the water he held in them. I secretly walked ______ behind him as he went into the woods and I saw the most amazing ____.
Several large deer loomed in front of him. Billy walked right up to them. I almost ____ at him to get away. A huge male deer with elaborate（精美的）antlers was ______ close. But they didn’t even move as Billy _____ . And I saw a small deer lying on the ground, obviously suffering from ______and extreme heat, lift its head _____ to drink the water cupped in my beautiful boy’s hands.
It was on this day that I learned the true lesson of _____. You know, we hadn’t had any rain for three months and our crops were _____. As the tears that rolled down my face began to hit the ground, they were suddenly ______ by other drops. I looked up at the sky. It was______ God was moved to weep. The rain came that day and saved our farm, just like the ____ of one little boy who saved another.
1.A. happened B. seemed C. managed D. meant
2.A. quickly B. secret C. smoothly D. careful
3.A. distance B. yard C. woods D. park
4.A. wondering B. thinking C. studying D. doubting
5.A. eventually B. actually C. however D. therefore
6.A. Within B. Out of C. Beyond D. In spite of
7.A. holding B. waving C. surrounding D. cupping
8.A. careful B. worried C. eager D. prepared
9.A. away B. close C. out D. off
10.A. scene B. story C. view D. game
11.A. fought B. signed C. screamed D. waited
12.A. hardly B. dangerously C. easily D. nearly
13.A. ran away B. turned out C. knelt down D. settled down
14.A. hunger B. disease C. thirst D. injury
15.A. in turn B. in silence C. with appreciation D. with difficulty
16.A. suffering B. supporting C. sharing D. depending
17.A. dying B. reducing C. harvesting D. growing
18.A. hidden B. covered C. joined D. caught
19.A. when B. as if C. because D. that
20.A. wish B. dream C. action D. expectation
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I was in the kitchen making lunch when I saw my six-year-old son, Billy, walking toward the woods. I could only see his back. He 1 to be walking with a great effort, trying to be as 2 as possible.
A few minutes after he disappeared into the 3, he came running toward the house again. I went back to making sandwiches, 4 that whatever task he had been doing was completed. Moments later, 5, he was once again walking slowly toward the woods.
6curiosity, I walked out and followed him on his journey. He was 7 both hands in front of him as he walked, being 8 not to spill the water he held in them. I secretly walked 9 behind him as he went into the woods and I saw the most amazing 10 .
Several large deer loomed in front of him. Billy walked right up to them. I almost 11 at him to get away. A huge male deer with elaborate（精美的）antlers was 12 close. But they didn’t even move as Billy 13 . And I saw a small deer lying on the ground, obviously suffering from 14and extreme heat, lift its head 15 to drink the water cupped in my beautiful boy’s hands.
It was on this day that I learned the true lesson of 16. You know, we hadn’t had any rain for three months and our crops were 17 . As the tears that rolled down my face began to hit the ground, they were suddenly 18 by other drops. I looked up at the sky. It was19 God was moved to weep. The rain came that day and saved our farm, just like the 20 of one little boy who saved another.
1. A．happened B．seemed C．managed D．intended
2. A．quickly B．secret C．smoothly D．still
3. A．distance B．yard C．woods D．park
4. A．wondering B．thinking C．studying D．doubting
5. A．eventually B．actually C．however D．therefore
6. A．Within B．Out of C．Beyond D．In spite of
7. A．holding B．waving C．surrounding D．cupping
8. A．careful B．worried C．eager D．prepared
9. A．away B．close C．out D．off
10. A．scene B．story C．view D．game
11. A．fought B．signed C．screamed D．waited
12. A．hardly B．dangerously C．easily D．nearly
13. A．ran away B．turned out C．knelt down D．settled down
14. A．hunger B．disease C．thirst D．injury
15. A．in turn B．in silence C．with appreciation D．with difficulty
16. A．suffering B．supporting C．sharing D．depending
17. A．dying B．reducing C．harvesting D．growing
18. A．hidden B．covered C．joined D．caught
19. A．when B．as if C．because D．that
20. A．wish B．dream C．action D．expectation
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When my son, Tony, was 11 years old, he got a small job helping out with a traveling carnival (狂欢节) in our town. He didn’t come home at lunchtime and got back for supper as usual after he finished his work.
I asked him where he had lunch and he told me he made some new friends at the carnival, some young men who were twin brothers, and their mom and dad. They had paid him a few dollars and invited him for lunch in return for helping them with their chores (杂务).
I was glad Tony found new friends but a little worried about the type of people who might be traveling in a carnival. “Oh, Mom, they’re normal people like anyone else. They just work at a carnival instead of in a store or something”. “Come down tomorrow and meet them yourself,” he said.
So the next day I went to the carnival. The twin brothers turned out to be Siamese (连体的) twins, joined at the chest. Tony didn’t think this fact was noteworthy enough to mention. When I brought it to him, he said, “Yes, I noticed that too. Do you know that their mom has to make all their clothes because it's so difficult to find anything to fit them? They’re also really good cooks. Today, Joe,the one on the right, made me spaghetti (意大利面条) for lunch.”
What others see first in a person is not what a child considers important. Where I saw Siamese twins, he saw people having difficulty buying clothes that fit, and young men who were good cooks. It was a lesson I have thought about many times over the years.
1.Why didn’t Tony go home for lunch?
A.Because his mother hoped not.
B.Because he wanted to have a rest.
C.Because his friends invited him for lunch. .
D.Because he had to finish the work before noon.
2.The author was pleased that ________.
A.her son found a small job and made money
B.her son found new friends during the carnival
C.her son didn’t come back home for lunch
D.her son could do some help to their travelers
3.In the author’s opinion, the people who are traveling in a carnival are ________.
A.friendly. B.rich.
C.normal. D.unreliable.
4.From the text we may infer that ________.
A.Tony is a kind and honest boy
B.the author couldn't make clothes for her son
C.a child’s opinion is always different from his mother’s
D.the author and her son are not getting on well with each other
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When my son was 11 years old, he got a small job helping out with a traveling carnival in our town. He didn’t come home at lunch time, phoning instead to tell me he was fine and had found a few days’ work helping out at an exhibit. He turned up for supper as usual however after he finished work.
I asked him how he had managed at lunch and he told me he had made some new friends at the carnival, some young men who were twin brothers, and their mom and dad. They had paid him a few dollars and invited him for lunch in return for helping them set up their exhibit and wanted him to return the next day to help with other chores (杂务).
I was glad he had found new friends but a little worried about the type of people who might be traveling in a carnival. "Oh, Mom, these are just normal everyday people like anyone else. They just work at a carnival instead of in a store or something". "Come down tomorrow and meet them yourself," he said.
So the next day I went to the carnival and to the exhibit he had directed me to. The twin brothers turned out to be Siamese (连体的) twins, joined at the chest. He hadn’t thought this fact was noteworthy(重要的) enough to mention. When I brought it to him, he said, "Yes, I noticed that too. Do you know that their mom has to make all their clothes because it’s so difficult to find anything to fit them? They’re also really good cooks. Today, Joe, the one on the right, made me spaghetti (意大利面条) for lunch."
What others see first in a person is not what a child considers important. Where I saw Siamese twins, he saw people having difficulty buying clothes that fit, and young men who were good cooks. It was a lesson I have thought about many times over the years.
1.From the first paragraph we know that ______.
A. The author’s son could live on his job at the exhibit
B. The author’s son was good at communicating with others
C. The author’s son disliked meeting his parents at home
D. The author’s son usually made his appearance at supper
2.In the boy’s eyes, the Siamese twins were ______.
A. people who had no suitable clothes to wear
B. good cooks with strange appearance
C. just normal people
D. more friendly and kinder than normal people
3.Which proverb may the author agree with according to the last paragraph?
A. Don’t judge a person by his looks. B. It is a matter of opinion
C. Love me, love my dog. D. It’s never too late to learn.
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Norman Cousins was a businessman from the United States who often traveled around the world on business. He enjoyed his _____ and traveling.
Then, after returning to the United States from a _____ trip to the Union of Soviet Socialist Republic (USSR), Mr. Cousins got sick. Because he had pushed his body to the _____ of its strength on the trip, a change began to take place _____ him. The material between his bones became _____.
In less than one week after his return, he could not _____. Every move that he _____ was painful. He was not able to sleep at night. The doctors told him that they did not know how to cure Mr. Cousins’ problem and he might never _____ his illness. Mr. Cousins, however, refused to give up _____.
Mr. Cousins thought that _____ thoughts were causing bad chemical changes in his body. He did not want to take medicine to cure himself. _____, he felt that happy thoughts or _____ might cure his illness.
He began to _____ on himself while still in the hospital by watching funny shows on television. Mr. Cousins quickly found that 10 minutes of real laughter during the _____ gave him two hours of pain-free sleep at night.
___ the doctors could not help him, Mr. Cousins left the hospital and checked into a hotel room where he could _____ his experiments with laughter. For eight days, Mr. Cousins rested in the hotel room watching funny shows on television, reading funny books, and sleeping _____ he felt tired. Within three weeks, he felt well _____ to take a vacation to Puerto Rico where he began running on the beach for _____.
After a few months, Mr. Cousins returned to work. He had laughed himself back to _____.
1.A. time B. holiday C. work D. sleep
2.A. boring B. tiring C. dangerous D. pleasant
3.A. limit B. fact C. problem D. degree
4.A. from B. around C. inside D. beside
5.A. painful B. ill C. false D. weak
6.A. speak B. breathe C. stand D. see
7.A. took B. made C. did D. gave
8.A. get over B. look over C. turn over D. switch over
9.A. belief B. hope C. diet D. lung
10.A. foolish B. unusual C. funny D. unhappy
11.A. Instead B. Moreover C. So D. Otherwise
12.A. sleep B. travel C. laughter D. television
13.A. recover B. experiment C. operate D. try
14.A. day B. week C. month D. year
15.A. Promising B. Supporting C. Hoping D. Realizing
16.A. include B. begin C. continue D. prove
17.A. until B. so that C. because D. whenever
18.A. soon B. completely C. slowly D. enough
19.A. exercise B. illness C. rest D. pleasure
20.A. power B. health C. sense D. happiness
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About six years ago I was going through a tough time, trying to work two jobs to afford my rent. On a cold Sunday morning, I went to GameStop - a video game retailer（零售商）, to cancel the game I'd reserved. A woman in a car parked outside called me when I exited the store. Though it was in broad daylight, I was shy about it and kept some distance when I walked over. She said she couldn't walk and requested me to purchase a Kinect, a popular game, for her as her son's Christmas gift. Because of her leg disease it was painful to her to move around. She called ahead but the employee wasn't willing to help. She gave me about＄100 in cash and her credit card.
I walked back in and bought the Kinect. Then it occurred to me that this woman, a complete stranger, trusted me. What was it that stopped me from lying about the payment method and just pocket her cash？She couldn't know I wasn't a cheat; and how could she possibly believe in someone so much？
I handed her the cash back, explaining I had to pay with her card - it was above ＄100 at the time, and handed over the game and her credit card. "This is what my son's been longing for. Thank you! By the way, just from glancing at you, I know you are the one who will be a friend to someone in need. You have a face of an angel!" she said. She gave me ＄10 and refused to take it back. Then she drove away, saying "Merry Christmas!"
She had no idea how much of a difference even ＄10 made. I was able to buy a few cheap groceries for the week and it really made a hard time in my life a little better. She may think I helped her; however, I truly feel like the one who was being gifted something amazing.
1.What can we infer from Paragraph 1？ ______
A. The author worked so hard that there was no time for games．
B. The author was unwilling to help and kept a distance from the woman．
C. The author canceled the video game for saving money．
D. The woman requested the author to purchase a Kinect for her son's birthday．
2.Which of the following words can best describe the author？ ______
A. Generous and curious． B. Kind and honest．
C. Merciful and wise． D. Optimistic and selfless．
3.What can we know about the woman？ ______
A. She chose the author because he was handsome．
B. She gave the author ＄10for the video game．
C. She knew exactly how much the video game cost．
D. She didn't get off the car because of her disability．
4.What can be the best title for the text？ ______
A. Kinect, a popular game．
B. An experience that changed my life．
C. A stranger who had faith in me．
D. Help others, help yourself．
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About six years ago I was going through a tough time, trying to work two jobs to afford my rent. On a cold Sunday morning, I went to GameStop-a video game retailer（零售商）, to cancel the game I’d booked. A woman in a car parked outside called me when I exited the store. Though it was in broad daylight, I was shy about it and kept some distance when I walked over. She said she couldn’t walk and requested me to purchase a Kinect, a popular game, for her as her son’s Christmas gift. Because of her leg disease it was painful for her to move around. She called ahead but the employee（雇员）wasn’t willing to help. She gave me about $ 100 in cash and her credit card.
I walked back in and bought the Kinect. Then it occurred to me that this woman, a complete stranger, trusted me. What was it that stopped me from lying about the payment method and just pocket her cash? She couldn’t know I wasn’t a cheat; and how could she possibly believe in someone so much?
I handed her the cash back, explaining I had to pay with her card-it was above $ 100 at the time, and handed over the game and her credit card. “This is what my son’s been longing for. Thank you! By the way, just from glancing at you, I know you are the one who will be a friend to someone in need. You have a face of an angel!” she said. She gave me $ 10 and refused to take it back. Then she drove away.
She had no idea how much of a difference even $ 10 made. I was able to buy a few cheap groceries for the week and it really made a hard time in my life a little better. She may think I helped her; however, I truly feel like the one who was being gifted something amazing.
1.What can we infer from Paragraph 1?
A. The author canceled the video game for saving money.
B. The author worked so hard that there was no time for games.
C. The author was unwilling to help and kept a distance from the woman.
D. The woman requested the author to purchase a Kinect for her son’s birthday.
2.What can we know about the woman?
A. She gave the author $ 10 for the video game.
B. She chose the author because he was handsome.
C. She might not know exactly how much the video game would cost.
D. She didn’t buy the video game by herself because of her laziness.
3.Which of the following words can best describe the author?
A. Kind and honest. B. Brave and curious.
C. Humorous and wise. D. Determined and energetic.
4.What can be the best title for the text?
A. Kinect, a popular game. B. Help others, help yourself.
C. A stranger who had faith in me. D. An experience that changed my life.
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When my son Gene was about 12 years old, I started helping him learn to _______ , I bought twenty chickens and asked him to _________ them. I told him that they would be his own chickens and we would ___________ the eggs from him. However, he would have to buy chicken ___________ with the money he made from the eggs. Whatever money was ___________ would be his to keep. Gene was ___________, thinking he would make _______ .
After several weeks’ successful work, I began to _________ that egg production was going down, I _______ nothing about it. Then one night, Gene told me he didn’t have ______________ money to buy the food. He said the chickens had never ______________ a meal and he could not figure out why some of them had stopped ______________ eggs.
Then I asked him if he had ____________ the amount of feed he had given the chickens. He was____________. It was like he did not think anyone would ever ____________ what he had done. After a long ______________he said yes. He thought he would make more money if he gave them __________ food. I asked him, “Did you fool the chickens?”
I was just astonished at the question in my own __________. I was dumbfounded (惊呆) at the __________ of it. Yes, you can fool everyone else, but you cannot “fool the chickens,” because __________ , you will find out, as the saying goes, “What goes around comes around.”
1.A.share B.cook C.count D.work
2.A.observe B.take care of C.train D.play with
3.A.borrow B.save C.buy D.keep
4.A.soup B.nest C.feed D.meat
5.A.picked up B.given back C.brought in D.left over
6.A.worried B.excited C.satisfied D.discouraged
7.A.devotion B.deal C.money D.choice
8.A.notice B.hear C.predict D.imagine
9.A.found B.said C.thought D.recalled
10.A.honest B.private C.pocket D.enough
11.A.wasted B.missed C.enjoyed D.finished
12.A.laying B.placing C.gathering D.hiding
13.A.checked out B.balanced C.cut down D.measured
14.A.shocked B.delighted C.tired D.disappointed
15.A.allow B.forgive C.discuss D.know
16.A.absence B.silence C.atmosphere D.preparation
17.A.fresher B.heavy C.solid D.less
18.A.job B.life C.mind D.ease
19.A.value B.explanation C.trick D.example
20.A.in the end B.in this respect C.in contrast D.in addition