When my vision-challenged daughter was 3, and I was pregnant with my second child, we got her glasses. It was a long process involving many different opticians (配镜师)over the course of a year, because of my daughter’s overwhelming desire to scream and fly into a temper any time we tried to have her eyes examined. The fourth optician was amazing while my daughter didn’t cooperate, she performed various miracles and managed what she called a “best guess” at her prescription.
“Start with this,” she said. “When she realizes she can see better, bring her back, and we can try for something more accurate.”
I didn’t want to pay $300 for glasses that might be replaced in a month’s time, so I decided to bring her straight to a Walmart optical. Things were going on well, until the optician needed to take an additional measurement, which would involve holding a ruler up to her eyes and measuring the distance between the outer corner of one eye and the inner corner of the other.
“Are you sure you need the measurement?” I asked. “She’s really not cooperative when it comes to the eye-testing stuff.”
“We definitely need to have it, we can’t fill her prescription without it.” the optician said.
But my daughter would not let the optician anywhere near her face with the small plastic ruler. She started yelling and crying, and we took her off to the side and promised we’d get ice cream afterward if she let the nice lady hold the ruler near her nose! The optician gave us the ruler, thinking we would have an easier time, but when my daughter knew we needed to hold the ruler near her face, which, in toddler logic, meant a life-or-death situation, she prevented us from getting anywhere near her.
Finally, my husband and I agreed that one of us would have to hold her down and the other would take the measurement. I sat on the floor trying to hold her head still while my husband tried to get an accurate reading on that stupid ruler. Despite her struggle and scream, we finally got it. My daughter stopped crying three seconds later and went back to play as if nothing had happened.
There is no version of this story where I feel comfortable us even if it was for her own good. I felt awful wondering, if magically know what to say to get her cooperation? The weeks spent with a special book about wearing glasses, telling her how great glasses were... I could feel tears welling up and I thought, “I can’t cry. I’m sitting on the floor of a Walmart optical centre. I can’t cry here.”
And there it was the final thing I could not bear. It w already reduced me to sitting on the floor of a Walmart optical p toddler down to press a ruler against her face and do it for the packed Saturday audience of all the Walmart checkout counters. I cried. Big, shoulder-shaking sobs. Sitting right there on the floor of a Walmart, behind the optical counter.
Five days later, the Walmart optical centre called. They said my daughter’s glasses were ready for pickup and I should schedule an appointment with the optician so that we can have them properly fitted. I said I’d be picking up the glasses alone and we would do the fitting another day. She insisted that the fitting was crucial, to which I replied, “I don’t know if you were working last Saturday, but my daughter is really not cooperating on this whole glasses thing. I’d prefer to just pick them up.” Silence. Then she said, “I was there last Saturday, I remember you. Absolutely, you can pick them up any time.”
1.Why did the daughter scream and yell when the measurement was taken for her glasses?
A. Because she didn’t like the opticians.
B. Because she was afraid that she would die.
C. Because her parents didn’t give her ice cream.
D. Because she had little knowledge of taking measurement for glasses.
2.In Para 1, the writer described the work of the fourth optician in a(n) _________tone.
A. ironic B. straightforward C. critical D. approving
3.Why did the writer cry in the Walmart?
A. Because she found it hard to educate her daughter.
B. Because she felt she could have done in a better way.
C. Because she strongly felt a sense of failure as a mother.
D. Because she felt it a shame to be watched by so many customers.
4.According to the last paragraph, the optician in the Walmart can be described as ________.
A. tolerant B. trustworthy C. considerate D. casual
5.Which of the following can best serve as the title of the passage?
A. A story of glasses
B. My big fat Walmart cry
C. A great lesson for parents
D. My struggle with my daughter
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When my vision-challenged daughter was 3, and I was pregnant with my second child, we got her glasses. It was a long process involving many different opticians (配镜师)over the course of a year, because of my daughter’s overwhelming desire to scream and fly into a temper any time we tried to have her eyes examined. The fourth optician was amazing while my daughter didn’t cooperate, she performed various miracles and managed what she called a “best guess” at her prescription.
“Start with this,” she said. “When she realizes she can see better, bring her back, and we can try for something more accurate.”
I didn’t want to pay $300 for glasses that might be replaced in a month’s time, so I decided to bring her straight to a Walmart optical. Things were going on well, until the optician needed to take an additional measurement, which would involve holding a ruler up to her eyes and measuring the distance between the outer corner of one eye and the inner corner of the other.
“Are you sure you need the measurement?” I asked. “She’s really not cooperative when it comes to the eye-testing stuff.”
“We definitely need to have it, we can’t fill her prescription without it.” the optician said.
But my daughter would not let the optician anywhere near her face with the small plastic ruler. She started yelling and crying, and we took her off to the side and promised we’d get ice cream afterward if she let the nice lady hold the ruler near her nose! The optician gave us the ruler, thinking we would have an easier time, but when my daughter knew we needed to hold the ruler near her face, which, in toddler logic, meant a life-or-death situation, she prevented us from getting anywhere near her.
Finally, my husband and I agreed that one of us would have to hold her down and the other would take the measurement. I sat on the floor trying to hold her head still while my husband tried to get an accurate reading on that stupid ruler. Despite her struggle and scream, we finally got it. My daughter stopped crying three seconds later and went back to play as if nothing had happened.
There is no version of this story where I feel comfortable us even if it was for her own good. I felt awful wondering, if magically know what to say to get her cooperation? The weeks spent with a special book about wearing glasses, telling her how great glasses were... I could feel tears welling up and I thought, “I can’t cry. I’m sitting on the floor of a Walmart optical centre. I can’t cry here.”
And there it was the final thing I could not bear. It w already reduced me to sitting on the floor of a Walmart optical p toddler down to press a ruler against her face and do it for the packed Saturday audience of all the Walmart checkout counters. I cried. Big, shoulder-shaking sobs. Sitting right there on the floor of a Walmart, behind the optical counter.
Five days later, the Walmart optical centre called. They said my daughter’s glasses were ready for pickup and I should schedule an appointment with the optician so that we can have them properly fitted. I said I’d be picking up the glasses alone and we would do the fitting another day. She insisted that the fitting was crucial, to which I replied, “I don’t know if you were working last Saturday, but my daughter is really not cooperating on this whole glasses thing. I’d prefer to just pick them up.” Silence. Then she said, “I was there last Saturday, I remember you. Absolutely, you can pick them up any time.”
1.Why did the daughter scream and yell when the measurement was taken for her glasses?
A. Because she didn’t like the opticians.
B. Because she was afraid that she would die.
C. Because her parents didn’t give her ice cream.
D. Because she had little knowledge of taking measurement for glasses.
2.In Para 1, the writer described the work of the fourth optician in a(n) _________tone.
A. ironic B. straightforward C. critical D. approving
3.Why did the writer cry in the Walmart?
A. Because she found it hard to educate her daughter.
B. Because she felt she could have done in a better way.
C. Because she strongly felt a sense of failure as a mother.
D. Because she felt it a shame to be watched by so many customers.
4.According to the last paragraph, the optician in the Walmart can be described as ________.
A. tolerant B. trustworthy C. considerate D. casual
5.Which of the following can best serve as the title of the passage?
A. A story of glasses
B. My big fat Walmart cry
C. A great lesson for parents
D. My struggle with my daughter
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When I was 7 months pregnant with my daughter, I witnessed a car accident. Someone and I ______ to get the elderly lady who ______ the accident out of the car. It was during the summer months and I was one of the few ______ staff on. I stayed with her ______ the ambulance came but I couldn’t travel with her as there was no one else in my department to ______ the class.
My mother-in-law,______ years later, was collecting donations about a 10-minute walk from where the ______ occurred. She left calling cards saying she would be back to houses where no one was in. When she ______ to a house an elderly lady was really ______ of talking to her. She questioned my mother-in-law and asked if she had any ______ called Rose-Marie.
The lady had made a ______ with my surname (姓) she had remembered from all those years ago and my mother-in-law’ surname. The lady ______ the story to my mother-in-law and told her of my _____. She also said she had tried to ______ me down and even put a notice in the petrol station nearby asking anyone who ______ me to get in touch with her! She had also been ______ about me as I was pregnant.
My mother-in-law was ______ to tell her my daughter was healthy and 10 years old. It is a really beautiful kindness to me to _____ remember me after all that time and to even remember my ______. Her kindness touched me more than _____ could possibly touch her.
1.A. expected B. managed C. afforded D. agreed
2.A. cared for B. escaped from C. came across D. dealt with
3.A. teaching B. nursing C. healthy D. lucky
4.A. though B. until C. so that D. in case
5.A. skip off B. attend C. arrange D. take over
6.A. seven B. eight C. ten D. twelve
7.A. bus B. ambulance C. house D. accident
8.A. drove B. returned C. moved D. appealed
9.A. proud B. careful C. sure D. fond
10.A. relatives B. volunteers C. assistants D. colleagues
11.A. mistake B. difference C. connection D. mark
12.A. relayed B. made C. donated D. recommended
13.A. background B. kindness C. experience D. opinion
14.A. turn B. put C. set D. track
15.A. received B. appreciated C. knew D. remembered
16.A. curious B. excited C. particular D. concerned
17.A. likely B. determined C. pleased D. easy
18.A. still B. just C. rather D. also
19.A. story B. name C. experience D. address
20.A. mine B. time C. she D. work
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Last winter, when I was heavily pregnant, I was visiting my sister and brother-in-law's house and had to park in a nearby parking lot because they didn't have accessible parking. The snow was extremely heavy and there was lots of ice on the ground --- not many people had ventured out that evening!
When I returned to my car around 11pm, I noticed that I was the only car left. Nervously, I hopped into the car and let it warm up a bit. When I finally tried to drive away, my wheels began to spin. I was stuck! I spun and spun and wondered what to do.
All of a sudden, in my rear view mirror, I saw four teen-aged boys approaching my car. They were walking side by side in a line and dressed a bit like gang members --- at least I thought that's what they looked like. My car was in a very isolated area and I began to panic. I was certain they were coming to my car to harm me. Terrified, I just froze. One of the young men tapped on my window and said "Excuse me, Ma'am, can we help you? You seem stuck." Still afraid and fearing the worst, I said "I am stuck." And the young man said "It's okay, stay in your car and we'll push you out of the snow." And they did!
When they finally got me out of the snow, they smiled and waved. I rolled down my window and thanked them, embarrassed to have judged them so poorly.
1.Why did the author just freeze when the four young men walking toward her car?
A. Because she was afraid of being harmed.
B. Because she sat in her car for too long a time.
C. Because she was cold indeed in that freezing evening.
D. Because she knew they would rob her of the car.
2.Which of the following words can best describe the four young men?
A. Impolite. B. Ill-mannered.
C. Unfriendly D. Warm-hearted.
3.Which of the following is TRUE according to the text?
A. One of the four teenagers was a gang member.
B. The kids wanted to help the author out of trouble.
C. The author would have a baby in her car.
D. The young men enjoyed pushing cars out of the snow.
4.The best title for the text would be___________
A. Every man has his faults
B. Fortune favors those who use their judgment
C. Don't judge a book by its cover
D. Think twice before you do.
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Last winter, when I was heavily pregnant, I was visiting my sister and brother-in-law's house and had to park in a nearby parking lot because they didn't have accessible parking. The snow was extremely heavy and there was lots of ice on the ground --- not many people had ventured out that evening!
When I returned to my car around 11pm, I noticed that I was the only car left. Nervously, I hopped into the car and let it warm up a bit. When I finally tried to drive away, my wheels began to spin. I was stuck! I spun and spun and wondered what to do.
All of a sudden, in my rear view mirror, I saw four teen-aged boys approaching my car. They were walking side by side in a line and dressed a bit like gang members --- at least I thought that's what they looked like. My car was in a very isolated area and I began to panic. I was certain they were coming to my car to harm me. Terrified, I just froze. One of the young men tapped on my window and said "Excuse me, Ma'am, can we help you? You seem stuck." Still afraid and fearing the worst, I said "I am stuck." And the young man said "It's okay, stay in your car and we'll push you out of the snow." And they did!
When they finally got me out of the snow, they smiled and waved. I rolled down my window and thanked them, embarrassed to have judged them so poorly.
1.Why did the author just freeze when the four young men walking toward her car?
A．Because she was afraid of being harmed.
B．Because she sat in her car for too long a time.
C．Because she was cold indeed in that freezing evening.
D．Because she knew they would rob her of the car.
2.Which of the following words can best describe the four young men?
A．Impolite.
B．Ill-mannered.
C．Unfriendly
D．Warm-hearted.
3.Which of the following is true according to the text?
A．One of the four teenagers was a gang member.
B．The kids wanted to help the author out of trouble.
C．The author would have a baby in her car.
D．The young men enjoyed pushing cars out of the snow.
4.The best title for the text would be___________．
A．Every man has his faults
B．Fortune favors those who use their judgment
C．Don't judge a book by its cover
D．Think twice before you do.
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I was three months pregnant with twin boys when my husband and I learned that one of them had a fatal birth defect (缺陷). His skull and brain were not ______ properly. Babies with this ______ typically die within minutes, hours or days of being born.
This news was devastating (毁灭性的), and also ______. I wondered, was it something I ate, was it something I ______, was it something I did? But then, ______ it was, why was one of them healthy? So I was ______ with a lot of questions that would never have answers.
Six months later, the twins were born, and they were both born ______. Thomas lived for six days. Callum was healthy. We had decided to ______ Thomas's organs to science. While his death was inevitable, we thought maybe it could be ______.
Three years later. I ______ whether these donations made a ______. So I ______ at the Schepens Eye Research Institute the next day. A receptionist ______ me to Dr. James Zieske, a professor of Hansard Medical School. He ______ my hand and said, “Do you have any questions for me?” I was so ______ at meeting him. I said. “How many corneas (眼角膜) do you request in a year?” He said, “'About ten a year. We would request more, but they are hard to get, and infant eyes are like ______ to us.” My heart was just in my throat. I could ______ choke out the words. He added, “We are likely still studying your son's eye cells, and they are probably in this lab right now.”
When the tour ______, I felt something in me starting to ______. I felt that my son had ______ his place in the world, and that place was Harvard. I'm now an Ivy League mum.
1.A.combined B.formed C.distributed D.adapted
2.A.diagnosis B.judgment C.position D.symbol
3.A.shocking B.encouraging C.confusing D.terrifying
4.A.bought B.collected C.drank D.ignored
5.A.even if B.as if C.in case D.regardless of
6.A.meeting B.associating C.wrestling D.competing
7.A.deaf B.alive C.blind D.equal
8.A.deliver B.apply C.attach D.donate
9.A.ambitious B.inspiring C.rewarding D.productive
10.A.wondered B.imagined C.assumed D.explained
11.A.deal B.difference C.mistake D.fortune
12.A.showed up B.pulled up C.set out D.brought out
13.A.recommended B.related C.introduced D.announced
14.A.grabbed B.shook C.rubbed D.touched
15.A.sensitive B.heartbroken C.privileged D.emotional
16.A.gold B.sunshine C.silver D.light
17.A.slightly B.rarely C.hardly D.definitely
18.A.repeated B.concluded C.expanded D.processed
19.A.disappear B.hurt C.change D.arise
20.A.found B.set C.confirmed D.proved
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D
In 2004 ,when my daughter Becky was ten , she and my husband ,Joe, were united in their desire for a dog . As for me , I shared none of their canine lust.
But why , they pleaded. “Because I don’t have time to take care of a dog.” But we’ll do it. ” Really? You’re going to walk the dog? Feed the dog? Bathe the dog?” Yes, yes , and yes .”I don’t believe you .” We will . We promise.
They didn’t . From day two (everyone wanted to walk the cute puppy that first day ) , neither thought to walk the dog . While I was slow to accept that I would be the one to keep track of her shots , to schedule her vet appointments , to feed and clean her , Misty knew this on day one . As she looked up at the three new humans in her life (small, medium, and large) , she calculated , The medium one is the sucker in the pack.
Quickly, she and I developed something very similar to a Vulcan mind meld (心灵融合) . She’d look at me with those sad brown eyes of hers , beam her need , and then wait , trusting I would understand — which , strangely , I almost always did . In no time , she became my feet as I read , and splaying across my stomach as I watched television .
Even so , part of me continued to resent walking duty . Joe and Becky had promised. Not fair , I’d balk (不心甘情愿地做) silently as she and I walked . “Not fair , ” I’ d loudly remind anyone within earshot upon our return home .
Then one day — January 1, 2007 , to be exact — my husband ‘ s doctor uttered an unthinkable word : leukemia ( 白血病) .With that , I spent eight to ten hours a day with Joe in the hospital , doing anything and everything I could to ease his discomfort. During those six months of hospitalizations, Becky, 12 at the time, adjusted to other adults being in the house when she returned from school. My work colleagues adjusted to my taking off at a moment's notice for medical emergencies. Every part of my life changed; no part of my old routine remained.
Save one: Misty still needed walking. At the beginning, when friends offered to take her
through her paces, I declined because I knew they had their own households to deal with.
As the months went by，I began to realize that I actually wanted to walk Misty. The walk in the morning before I headed to the hospital was a quiet, peaceful time to gather my thoughts or to just be before the day's medical drama unfolded. The evening walk was a time to shake off the day's upsets and let the worry tracks in my head go to white noise.
When serious illness visits your household, it's , not just your daily routine and your assumptions about the future that are no longer familiar. Pretty much everyone you acts differently.
Not Misty. Take her for a walk, and she had no interest in Joe's blood counts or ’one marrow test results. On the street or in the park, she had only one thing on her mind: squirrels! She Was so joyous that even on the worst days, she could make me smile. On a daily basis she reminded me that life goes on.
After Joe died in 2009，Misty slept on his pillow.
I'm grateful一to a point. The truth is, after years of balking, I've come to enjoy m’ walks with Misty. As I watch her chase after a squirrel, throwing her whole being into the here-and-now of an exercise that has never once ended in victory, she reminds me, too, that no matter how harsh the present or unpredictable the future , there's almost always some measure of joy to be extracted from the moment.
1.why didn't the writer agree to raise a dog at the beginning of the story?
A.She was afraid the dog would get the family, into trouble.
B.It would be her business to take care of the dog
C.Her husband and daughter were united as one.
D.She didn't want to spoil he’ daughter.
2.Which of the following is the closest in meaning to " The medium one is the sucker in the pack” (Paragraph 3)?
A."The middle-aged person loves me most.”
B.”The medium-sized woman is the hostess.”
C."The man in the middle is the one who has the final say.”
D."The woman is the kind and trustworthy one in the family.”
3.It can be inferred from Paragraph 3 that_______.
A.Misty was quite clever
B.Misty could solve math problems
C.the writer was a slow learner
D.no one walked Misty the first day
4.The story came to its turning point when________.
A.Joe died in 2009
B.Joe fell ill in 2007
C.the writer began to walk the dog
D.the dog tired to please the writer
5.Why did the writer continue to walk Misty while Joe was in hospital?
A.Misty couldn’t live without her
B.Her friends didn’t offer any help
C.The walk provided her with spiritual comfort.
D.She didn't want Misty to ’others companion.
6.What is the message the writer wants to convey in the passage?
A.One should learn to enjoy hard times.
B.A disaster can change everything in life.
C.Moments of joy suggest that there is still hope ahead.
D.People will change their attitude toward you when you are in difficulty.
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D
In 2004 ,when my daughter Becky was ten , she and my husband ,Joe, were united in their desire for a dog . As for me , I shared none of their canine lust.
But why , they pleaded. “Because I don’t have time to take care of a dog.” But we’ll do it. ” Really? You’re going to walk the dog? Feed the dog? Bathe the dog?” Yes, yes , and yes .”I don’t believe you .” We will . We promise.
They didn’t . From day two (everyone wanted to walk the cute puppy that first day ) , neither thought to walk the dog . While I was slow to accept that I would be the one to keep track of her shots , to schedule her vet appointments , to feed and clean her , Misty knew this on day one . As she looked up at the three new humans in her life (small, medium, and large) , she calculated ,”The medium one is the sucker in the pack .”
Quickly, she and I developed something very similar to a Vulcan mind meld (心灵融合) . She’d look at me with those sad brown eyes of hers , beam her need , and then wait , trusting I would understand — which , strangely , I almost always did . In no time , she became my feet as I read , and splaying across my stomach as I watched television .
Even so , part of me continued to resent walking duty . Joe and Becky had promised. Not fair , I’d balk (不心甘情愿地做) silently as she and I walked . “Not fair , ” I’ d loudly remind anyone within earshot upon our return home .
Then one day — January 1, 2007 , to be exact — my husband ‘ s doctor uttered an unthinkable word : leukemia ( 白血病) .With that , I spent eight to ten hours a day with Joe in the hospital , doing any1thing and everything I could to ease his discomfort. During those six months of hospitalizations, Becky, 12 at the time, adjusted to other adults being in the house when she returned from school. My work colleagues adjusted to my taking off at a moment's notice for medical emergencies. Every part of my life changed; no part of my old routine remained.
Save one: Misty still needed walking. At the beginning, when friends offered to take her
through her paces, I declined because I knew they had their own households to deal with.
As the months went by，I began to realize that I actually wanted to walk Misty. The walk in the morning before I headed to the hospital was a quiet, peaceful time to gather my thoughts or to just be before the day's medical drama unfolded. The evening walk was a time to shake off the day's upsets and let the worry tracks in my head go to white noise.
When serious illness visits your household, it's , not just your daily routine and your assumptions about the future that are no longer familiar. Pretty much everyone you acts differently.
Not Misty. Take her for a walk, and she had no interest in Joe's blood counts or ’one marrow test results. On the street or in the park, she had only one thing on her mind: squirrels! She Was so joyous that even on the worst days, she could make me smile. On a daily basis she reminded me that life goes on.
After Joe died in 2009，Misty slept on his pillow.
I'm grateful一to a point. The truth is, after years of balking, I've come to enjoy m’ walks with Misty. As I watch her chase after a squirrel, throwing her whole being into the here-and-now of an exercise that has never once ended in victory, she reminds me, too, that no matter how harsh the present or unpredictable the future , there's almost always some measure of joy to be extracted from the moment.
1.why didn't the writer agree to raise a dog at the beginning of the story?
A. She was afraid the dog would get the family, into trouble.
B. It would be her business to take care of the dog
C. Her husband and daughter were united as one.
D. She didn't want to spoil he’ daughter.
2. Which of the following is the closest in meaning to "The medium one is “he sucker in the pack.” (Paragraph 3)?
A. "The middle-aged person loves me most.”
B. ”The medium-sized woman is the hostess.”
C. "The man in the middle is the one who has the final say.”
D. "The woman is the kind and trustworthy one in the family.”
3. It can be inferred from Paragraph 3 that_______.
A. Misty was quite clever
B. Misty could solve math problems
C. the writer was a slow learner
D. no one walked Misty the first day
4.The story came to its turning point when________.
A. Joe died in 2009
B. Joe fell ill in 2007
C. the writer began to walk the dog
D. the dog tired to please the writer
5.Why did the writer continue to walk Misty while Joe was in hospital?
A. Misty couldn’t live without her
B. Her friends didn’t offer any help
C. The walk provided her with spiritual comfort.
D. She didn't want Misty to ’others companion.
6.What is the message the writer wants to convey in the passage?
A. One should learn to enjoy hard times.
B .A disaster can change everything in life.
C. Moments of joy suggest that there is still hope ahead.
D. People will change their attitude toward you when you are in difficulty.
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When my daughter Sally was five, I bought Grimm’s Fairy Tales and read Snow White to her one night. At the end of the original Grimm tale, Snow White’s stepmother is made to put on red-hot iron shoes and dance until she falls down dead.
This came as something of a shock. I always thought fairytales had happy endings. And I didn’t want my five-year-old daughter going to sleep thinking: “Thank goodness they tortured (折磨) that old woman to death.” That’s when I decided to write fairy tales.
In the years that followed, I wrote tales non-stop and read them to Sally at bedtime. The Corn Dolly was based on a child who was always complaining; The Silly King was just a silly story Sally loved; I wrote The Witch and the Rainbow Cat for Sally because of her enormous appetite for stories about witches while Dr Bonocolus’s Devil is a new version of the Faust legend．Nicobobinus, however, was different. I wrote this book when Sally was older and took up all things girls have to do — who’s friends with who, who stuck a sticker on the back of whose boyfriend, or whatever thing she felt funny.
Nicobobinus, the boy who could do anything, came out of my desire for a more innocent world. He lived a 1ong time ago, in a city called Venice. Only his best friend, Rosie, knew he could, and nobody took any notice of anything Rosie said, because she was always having wild ideas anyway. Nicobobinus was so different that it turned out to be an instant hit. The Times called me “an author setting out to rival the classic fairytales”. I asked Sally what she thought of Nicobobinus. She said it was her favourite.
1.What led the writer to start writing fairy tales for her daughter?
A. The frightening ends of past fairy tales.
B. His daughter’s strong interest in fairy tales.
C. His desire to let his daughter know more stories.
D. His attempt to fill his daughter’s bedtime with something.
2.We can infer from the third paragraph that the writer _____.
A. was a very productive fairy tale writer.
B. based all his stories on some old legends.
C. never described witches in his fairy tales.
D. created his stories out of his own interest.
3.When creating Nicobobinus, the first thing the writer considered was _____.
A. what story the publisher wanted to get.
B. the changes of his daughter’s interests.
C. ways to keep his daughter Sally innocent.
D. the difference of the story from other stories.
4.The underlined word “rival” in the last paragraph can be replaced by _____.
A. follow B. explore
C. challenge D. recommend
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When my daughter Sally was five, I bought Grimm’s Fairy Tales and read Snow White to her one night. At the end of the original Grimm tale, Snow White’s stepmother is made to put on red-hot iron shoes and dance until she falls down dead.
This came as something of a shock. I always thought fairytales had happy endings. And I didn’t want my five-year-old daughter going to sleep thinking: “Thank goodness they tortured (折磨) that old woman to death.” That’s when I decided to write fairy tales.
In the years that followed, I wrote tales non-stop and read them to Sally at bedtime. The Corn Dolly was based on a child who was always complaining; The Silly King was just a silly story Sally loved; I wrote The Witch and the Rainbow Cat for Sally because of her enormous appetite for stories about witches while Dr Bonocolus’s Devil is a new version of the Faust legend．
Nifobobinus, however, was different. I wrote this book when Sally was older and took up all things girls have to do — who’s friends with who, who stuck a sticker on the back of whose boyfriend, or whatever thing she felt funny.
Nicobobinus, the boy who could do anything, came out of my desire for a more innocent world. He lived a 1ong time ago, in a city called Venice. Only his best friend, Rosie, knew he could, and nobody took any notice of anything Rosie said, because she was always having wild ideas anyway.
Nicobobinus was so different that it turned out to be an instant hit. The Times called me “an author setting out to rival the classic fairytales”. I asked Sally what she thought of Nicobobinus. She said it was her favourite.
1.What led the writer to start writing fairy tales for her daughter?
A. The frightening ends of past fairy tales.
B. His daughter’s strong interest in fairy tales.
C. His desire to let his daughter know more stories.
D. His attempt to fill his daughter’s bedtime with something.
2.We can infer from the third paragraph that the writer _____.
A. was a very productive fairy tale writer
B. based all his stories on some old legends
C. never described witches in his fairy tales
D. created his stories out of his own interest
3.When creating Nicobobinus, the first thing the writer considered was _____.
A. the changes of his daughter’s interests
B. what story the publisher wanted to get
C. ways to keep his daughter Sally innocent
D. the difference of the story from other stories
4.The underlined word “rival” in the last paragraph can be replaced by _____.
A. follow B. explore C. challenge D. recommend
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My mum was young when she fell pregnant with me. After I was born it was decided that my father’s relatives would ______ me in Manchester. No one spoke about Mum. Eventually, I was shown letters from Mum, ______ that she was a drug addict.
All this was running through my head as I arrived in Glasgow on 27 December last year. My sister Leanne, from my mother’s side, had ______ me down on Facebook, and we had been ______ for a while, but had met only once or twice. Leanne had been brought up by our mother’s parents, and had some ______ with Mum throughout her life. She was now living in Canada, but returning for Christmas and ______ to see all the family together. A big party had been arranged to welcome her back, and everyone would be there, including our ______.
In a very short time my sister and I hatched a ______ . I’d meet my sister as she arrived at Manchester airport, then we’d drive up to Glasgow ______ . Keeping it a surprise gave us a rush. After about a four-hour drive, we were there. I’d ______ called someone “Mum” before. But there she was.
We embraced (拥抱) and were soon ______ . We could hardly get the words out fast enough. Seeing someone so alike looking back at me was the strangest but most ______experience. Though a lifetime may have ______ us, this woman at a party in Glasgow was my mum. She ______ at me for a second, before giving me a tight hug. All she could say was that she never thought we’d ______ again.
She’d been ______ of drugs for five years. She told me how she now works for a charity that helps young people ______ the same problems she had. We now talk regularly, and I feel ______ she’s my mother. That’s something I couldn’t have even ______ when the door opened to her at that Christmas party. Life may be short, but it’s always ______ enough to reconcile (和好).
1.A. teach B. control C. serve D. raise
2.A. foreseeing B. revealing C. arguing D. promising
3.A. knocked B. tracked C. rolled D. turned
4.A. negotiating B. complaining C. messaging D. searching
5.A. contact B. bargain C. fun D. trouble
6.A. reluctant B. afraid C. confident D. desperate
7.A. sister B. father C. mum D. grandparents
8.A. deal B. plan C. trick D. change
9.A. in advance B. in turn C. in secret D. in time
10.A. ever B. even C. always D. never
11.A. looking away B. chatting away C. turning up D. picking up
12.A. disturbing B. annoying C. comforting D. frightening
13.A. separated B. deserted C. ruined D. cheated
14.A. laughed B. yelled C. stared D. pointed
15.A. part B. suffer C. recover D. meet
16.A. clean B. aware C. short D. fond
17.A. discuss B. overcome C. explore D. stress
18.A. guilty B. embarrassed C. proud D. shocked
19.A. imagined B. ignored C. questioned D. recalled
20.A. tough B. happy C. simple D. long
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