I was born legally blind. Of all the stories ...

I was born legally blind. Of all the stories of my early childhood, the one about a _______ is my mother’s favorite.

I was only two when the _______ occurred. We had just arrived home from a trip. Mom lifted me out of the car and _______ to speak to the driver. I took advantage of my brief _______ to dash across the lawn(草坪) — and hit a large maple tree! I was running so fast that I bounced off the trunk and landed on my backside. Mom _______ me to start crying, but I just sat there for a minute. Then I _______ myself up and kept right on going.

Mom loves to use this story as an _______. It reminds her that children don’t enter life _______ to take risks or unwilling to _______ again when they fall down. She never wanted me to lose that toughness as I grew older. When I ________ my major life decisions, I was still that little girl tearing full-speed across the lawn. I studied abroad and later moved away from my parents’ home to look for a ________. Through years of ________, I have become a respected teacher in a school serving high-need students.

We are almost certain to get ________ at some point during the process of achieving our goal. When that happens, don’t sit in the grass and ________. Just get up and keep on going. It will all be worth it ________.

1.A.trip B.race C.tree D.driver

2.A.incident B.change C.illness D.problem

3.A.feared B.refused C.forgot D.turned

4.A.delay B.absence C.freedom D.rest

5.A.promised. B.encouraged C.allowed D.expected

6.A.woke B.picked C.warmed D.gave

7.A.answer B.example C.excuse D.order

8.A.afraid B.ashamed C.able D.anxious

9.A.ask B.share C.learn D.try

10.A.regretted B.reviewed C.made D.explained

11.A.job B.friend C.fortune D.house

12.A.memories B.efforts C.research D.experience

13.A.mixed up B.fed up C.knocked down D.settled down

14.A.play B.relax C.dream D.cry

15.A.all at once B.in the end C.in either case D.as a result

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I have had all kinds of interesting neighbors since the early days of my life. When I was a baby I would stand in my wooden crib(婴儿床) and watch the world go by through the window. Some neighbors watched me watching the world go by with by big, wondering eyes and found me very interesting. They used to call me “the beauty at the window”.

The early neighbors I could remember were from the second house I lived in. Peter and Paul were twins. We went to play school together although they were a year older than me. I well remember the Alsatian they had which ran into me when I was invited to their fifth birthday party. Needless to say, I was well-known for my loud screams after the party. But they said the pet was scared of my screams and didn’t appear until the party was over.

Peter and Paul were the first boys who encouraged me to climb the gate. I could never tell the difference between boy and girl behaviors—I just did what I thought was fun. Not only did I have a great time performing that first climb, I also got my skirts dirty, and was criticized by my mother.

The Japanese neighbors I had living in this same house were my favorite, as they introduced me to sea-salt baked shrimps (烤虾) which were so crisp that you could eat the shrimp totally. They gave me some seaweed for my birthday. Thankfully, no other member in my family enjoyed the seaweed as I did. Perhaps what my mother used to joke to me was true, that I was picked up out of the dustbin that belonged to a Japanese home.

Maybe sometimes it is difficult to find good neighbors in this society. But all it takes is a spark(火花) to get a fire going. I have decided to be that spark wherever I live and pass love on to my neighbors.

1.We can guess "the Alsatian" in the twin brothers' home is ________.

A. a small child

B. an interesting toy

C. a dog

D. a bicycle

2.From the passage we can know that the author ________.

A. enjoyed the Japanese neighbors' cooking style most

B. had difficulty getting on with the twin brothers' family

C. was described as interesting when playing with boys

D. had many neighbors that worked in restaurants

3.What can we infer from the passage?

A. The author often moved to other places.

B. Peter and Paul liked to play tricks on others.

C. The neighbors the author had were good at cooking.

D. The author had a good relationship with her neighbors.

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"When I look back on my childhood I wonder how I survived at all． It was, of course, a miserable childhood． The happy childhood is hardly worth your while． "Worse than the ordinary miserable childhood is the miserable Irish childhood． And worse yet is the miserable Irish Catholic childhood．" That was Frank McCourt reading the opening lines of his book Angela's Ashes, released in nineteen ninety-six．

This Irish American author best known for the Pulitzer Prize-winning autobiography Angela's Ashes that recorded his poor upbringing, died of cancer on Sunday, The New York Times reported． He was 78．

Born in New York City, he was the eldest of seven children born to Irish immigrant parents． Angela's Ashes was a memoir that captured an irresponsible, drunkard father with a gift for story-telling． When not drunk, his father was absent, turning his back on a family so poor, McCourt wrote, that they were reduced to burning the furniture in their rented hut to keep warm． His mother struggled to raise her many children after his father left the family．

Already struggling when the Great Depression hit, the family moved back to Limerick, where they slipped ever deeper into poverty in the  1930s．

Three of McCourt's siblings died of diseases worsened by hunger and the wretchedness of their surroundings． McCourt himself almost died of typhoid（伤寒的） fever as  a child．

In Angela's Ashes, he wrote of hunger, a home flooded with rainwater and the unbearable humiliation of seeking handouts from charities in the Irish city． But he told the story in a way that is expressive, warm and light-hearted．

Frank McCourt left Ireland at the age of nineteen to return to New York City where he was born． He earned a degree in- English education and taught creative writing for nearly thirty years． After retiring in nineteen eighty-seven, he decided to write about his childhood． "Angela's Ashes" became a huge success and brought McCourt a 1997 Pulitzer Prize, the National Book Critics Circle Award and other honors． Millions of copies of the book were sold worldwide and it was adapted into a 1999 movie starring Emily Watson and Robert Carlyle．

1.What's the text mainly about?

A．A brief introduction to Frank McCourt and one of his works．

B．A literary review on Frank McCourt's book Angela's Ashes．

C．An account of Frank McCourt's miserable childhood.

D．A comment on Frank McCourt's life experience．

2.By saying "The happy childhood is hardly worth your while", the writer really means that      ．

A．a lot of readers don't deserve happy childhood

B．his childhood is not worth of others' sympathy

C．his childhood is mixed with happiness and misery

D．smooth childhood surely will not draw readers' attention

3.From the passage, we know Frank McCourt's father is        ．

A．humorous and trustworthy                B．alcohol-addicted but loves his family

C．poor but warm-hearted                   D．irresponsible but gifted in telling stories

4.What does the underlined word "handouts" mean in the 6th paragraph?

A．Reliefs．                              B．Compensations．

C．Leaflets．                             D．Teaching materials．

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I was born into a family of educators. Growing up, I___________ stories about my grandfather, a headmaster in Guyana. His wife was a teacher. My father and mother continued the _________, teaching at the secondary school levels. As we _________ National Teacher Appreciation Week, I was ___________ by Charles Blow’s Op-Ed column in The New York Times to _________ two teachers who had never failed me: my parents.

I hardly remember a period when my parents were not engaged in the act of ___________ and teaching. When I was born in 1991, my dad, William Panaram, was trying to___________a doctor’s degree in plant science in North Dakota. After we ___________ to the Bronx, New York, my mom, Dhanwanti Panaram, started night ___________ to get a master’s degree in nutrition.　 ____________　 my mom studied, she also managed a full-time job, raised me, and learned a new city.

As I watched their schooling ____________, I learned that receiving an ____________ meant much more than getting high grades. In fact, a true education has meaning when its learners ____________.

Both my parents show me daily how to live as a good ____________. Both teach me how to love. My parents—my educators for life—make it ____________ that a teacher’s job is ____________ the classroom. A meaningful teacher stays with students ____________ , in mind or in person. I am determined to be a teacher myself, helping young students think freely and ____________ their own ideas, which is a __________　 of living, learning, and loving with my first teachers.

National Teacher Appreciation Week might come around once a year, but the reality is that every single day we need to thank those who__________more about others than they do about themselves. Who will you thank today?

1.A.told B.heard C.made D.wrote

2.A.culture B.custom C.tradition D.job

3.A.celebrated B.shared C.congratulated D.reported

4.A.beaten B.praised C.read D.inspired

5.A.treat B.entertain C.recognize D.thank

6.A.acting B.learning C.feeding D.supporting

7.A.consult B.abandon C.admire D.acquire

8.A.turned B.referred C.moved D.settled

9.A.clubs B.classes C.bands D.films

10.A.But B.Because C.While D.Although

11.A.experiences B.movements C.positions D.benefits

12.A.instruction B.examination C.education D.award

13.A.take back B.give back C.look back D.call back

14.A.learner B.believer C.conductor D.performer

15.A.independent B.important C.necessary D.clear

16.A.beyond B.across C.inside D.to

17.A.even B.forever C.before D.once

18.A.stop B.accept C.receive D.develop

19.A.purpose B.decision C.result D.chance

20.A.care B.wait C.account D.look

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As a legally blind student,the first day of school holds special meaning for me.Along with excitement and nerves over new teachers and new classes,that day in each August also affirms my sense of belonging—a sense that lam claiming a right just as other students do when they.board the school bus or walk to campus.

Since it was passed over thirty-five years ago,the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) has required state and local schools receiving federal funding to provide students with disabilities with a free appropriate public education (FAPE).Currently,over 6 million students across the country with various types of disabilities benefit from the IDEA's protections.But parents and school districts have contested exactly what that actually requires.

The case arose,after the parents of Endrew F.,a student with autism,decided his school was not doing enough to educate their son.Each year from preschool to fourth grade,the school district renewed Endrew's individual education goals without making substantial（大量的）changes.This suggested the plan was failing to help make meaningful progress.

Eventually,Endrew's parents enrolled him in a private school,where he improved significantly through a new plan designed to address specific behaviors and goals.When his parents attempted to re-enroll Endrew in public school again,the district offered a version of its previous plan.The school district argued that was sufficient because it provided Endrew "some" educational benefit.

IDEA empowers（使有能力）students with disabilities to aim high with support from school administrators and input from parents.For me,the Act did just that.From preschool through twelfth grade,I received my right to accommodations such as enlarged papers,a seat in the front of the classroom,and support from vision and mobility specialists outside the classroom.At the same time,my parents,like Endrew's,demanded that my disability should not stop me from becoming independent.Each year,they met with school officials to insist on adjustments to my learning plan as necessary.

1.What's the purpose of Paragraph 1?

A. To introduce the theme of the passage.

B. To show the importance of the first school day for disabled students.

C. To show the difference between disabled students and healthy ones.

D. To reveal the author's sympathy towards disabled students.

2.What can we know from the passage?

A. Parents often doubt the benefit of IDEA.

B. The IDEA has many difficulties in practicing.

C. Endrew's education goals remain the same every year.

D. Disabled students can't make progress in public schools.

3.By taking the example of Endrew,the author means to_______.

A. discuss whether the IDEA applies to children with autism

B. argue Endrew is not suitable for studying in public schools

C. illustrate public schools should do more to help disabled students

D. show public schools lack experience in helping students make progress

4.What's the author's attitude towards IDEA according to the passage?

A. Disapproving.　　 B. Approving.

C. Objective.　　 D. Unconcerned.

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I’m into the video game, it’s hard to think of anything else. All my focus is on finishing the story line.

A．Unless                      B．Once                         C．Whether                  D．Although

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Because I was born in Canada, I didn’t like Chinese, the mother tongue of my __. When I was four, my dad and mum flashed cards with Chinese characters at my___, but I pushed them aside. My mum promised I would learn when I was __ . But the __ didn’t come.

On a Chinese New Year’s Eve, my aunt spoke to me in Chinese, but all I could do was stare at her, __, scratching my __. “Still can’t speak Chinese?” She __ me, “You can’t even buy a fish in Chinatown.”

“Hey, this is Canada, not China. I’ll get some right now with or without Chinese.” I __ and turned to my mom for __.

“Remember to ask for fresh fish, Xin Xian Yu,” she said, handing over a $20 bill. I repeated the words, running downstairs into the streets of Chinatown.

I found the fish stand surrounded in a sea of customers. “I’d like to buy some fresh fish,” I __ to the fishman. But he ignored my English words and turned to __the next customer. The ___of the people behind __ with their impatience. With every second , the breath of the dragons on my back grew stronger---my blood __ --- forcing me to cry out, “Xian Sheng Yu，please.” “Very Xian Sheng,” I repeated. The crowd erupted into laughter. My face turned red and I ran back home empty-handed, except for the $20 bill I held __ in my pocket.

Should I laugh or cry? They’re Chinese. I’m Chinese. I should feel right at __. __, I was the __ , a disgrace（丢脸）to the language.

Sometimes, I laugh at my __ incident , but, in the end, the joke is on me . Every laugh is a __ lost ; every laugh is my heritage fading away.

1.A. inventors　　 B. ancestors　　 C. contributors　　 D. tutors

2.A. hand　　 B. ears　　 C. arms　　 D. face

3.A. ready　　 B. happy　　 C. forced　　 D. taught

4.A. attempt　　 B. time　　 C. year　　 D. success

5.A. awkward　　 B. embarrassed　　 C. surprised　　 D. confused

6.A. uncle　　 B. itch　　 C. head　　 D. fish

7.A. complained to　　 B. laughed at　　 C. whispered to　　 D. smiled at

8.A. replied　　 B. cried　　 C. murmured　　 D. shouted

9.A. admission　　 B. permission　　 C. graduation　　 D. decision

10.A. shouted　　 B. screamed　　 C. whistled　　 D. sobbed

11.A. meet　　 B. amuse　　 C. ignore　　 D. serve

12.A. blame　　 B. anger　　 C. laugh　　 D. pity

13.A. escaped　　 B. disappeared　　 C. decreased　　 D. increased

14.A. boiling　　 B. bleeding　　 C. flying　　 D. cooling

15.A. softly　　 B. loosely　　 C. tightly　　 D. gently

16.A. service　　 B. risk　　 C. root　　 D. home

17.A. Instead　　 B. Thus　　 C. Hence　　 D. Furthermore

18.A. mistake　　 B. topic　　 C. opera　　 D. joke

19.A. fish　　 B. dragon　　 C. ancestor　　 D. blood

20.A. attitude　　 B. culture　　 C. politeness　　 D. time

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I clearly remember the day when my little brother was born: January 1,1994. One of my favorite family photos shows me lying with my mother in the hospital bed, happy but unaware of the small, sleeping baby in the background.

I stayed with my grandparents for the weekend of my brother’s birth, excited about my new brother but not yet aware of what having a little brother would mean. I didn’t truly realize what was going on until we were in the hospital room at Duke University—coincidentally ,the same room in which I had been born two years earlier.

When I looked at my brother for the first time, I felt a mixture of fear and interest. Little did I know that small, pink creature would grow up to be one of my favorite people in the world.

In reality, though I am two years older than my brother, I am more often than not the real baby in the family. I am very lacking when it comes to common sense. Instructions constantly confuse me and I frequently find myself totally puzzled by things like knowing how to start the washing machine or manage the storage settings on my iPhone.

That’s where Gibson comes in. The poor kid has had to guide me through more tasks than I would care to admit, but he never complains. Though I should probably be told to figure it out myself, he always comes through.

I’m envious of his ability to readily answer the ever-present, “What do you want to do with your life?” question at family gatherings. “Be a doctor,” he says—a solid answer, completely opposite to my shaky one, “Well, I’m an English major, so…”

My brother truly is my best friend. No one understands me better, and there isn’t anyone else I would want to be stuck with in our family. I may not have a clear idea of where I’m headed, but he is stuck with me.

1.How did the author feel when he saw his brother for the first time?

A. Angry and sad.

B. Excited and moved.

C. Curious and scared.

D. Happy and interested.

2.What does the underlined sentence in the fourth paragraph mean?

A. My brother is the real baby in the family.

B. In fact, I seem to be less mature than my little brother.

C. My brother gets more love from the family than I do.

D. I am growing more slowly than my brother.

3.What does the brother often help the author do?

A. Help him deal with many daily tasks.

B. Help him with his studies.

C. Give him advice on how to choose a major.

D. Comfort him when he is in a bad mood.

4.What is the best title for this text?

A. My Strange Family Gatherings

B. The Real Baby in the Family

C. Stuck with Me—My Not-So-Little Little Brother

D. The Feeling of Having a Brother

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I clearly remember the day when my little brother was born: January 1, 1994. One of my favorite family photos shows me lying with my mother in the hospital bed, happy but un-aware of the small, sleeping baby in the background.

I stayed with my grandparents for the weekend of my brother’s birth, excited about my new brother but not yet aware of what having a little brother would mean. I didn’t truly realize what was going on until we were in the hospital room at Duke University----

coincidentally (碰巧地), the same room in which I had been born two years earlier.

When I looked at my brother for the first time, I felt a mixture of fear and interest. Little did know that small, pink creature would grow up to be one of my favorite people in the world.

In reality, though I am two years older than my brother, I am more often than not the real baby in the family. I am very lacking when it comes to common sense. Instructions constantly confuse me and I frequently find myself totally puzzled by things like knowing how to start the washing machine or manage the storage settings on my iPhone.

That’s where Gibson comes in. The poor kid has had to guide me through more tasks than I would care to admit, but he never complains. Though I should probably be told to figure it out myself, he always comes through.

I’m envious of his ability to readily answer the ever-present, “What do you want to do with your life?” question at family gatherings. “Be a doctor,” he says----a solid answer, completely opposite to my shaky one, “Well, I’m an English major, so...”

My brother truly is my best friend. No one understands me better, and there isn’t anyone else I would want to be stuck with in our family. I may not have a clear idea of where I’m headed, but he is stuck with me.

1.How did the author feel when he saw his brother for the first time?

A. Angry and sad.

B. Excited and moved.

C. Curious and scared.

D. Happy and interested.

2.What does the underlined sentence in the fourth paragraph mean?

A. My brother is the real baby in the family.

B. In fact, I seem to be less mature than my little brother.

C. My brother gets more love from the family than I do.

D. I am growing more slowly than my brother.

3.What does the brother often help the author do?

A. Help him deal with many daily tasks.

B. Help him with his studies.

C. Give him advice on how to choose a major.

D. Comfort him when he is in a bad mood.

4.What is the best title for this text?

A. My Strange Family Gatherings

B. The Real Baby in the Family

C. Stuck with Me----My Not-So-Little Little Brother

D. The Feeling of Having a Brother

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We all have our ways of marking time. As a photographer, my life is measured from one story to the next. My oldest son was born in the middle of a long story about the Endangered Species Act. My daughter came along with a pack of gray wolves.

Twenty stories later, though, it’s the story in Alaska that I’ll remember best. It was the story about the loss of wilderness — and the story during which my wife Kathy got cancer. That’s the one that made time stand still. I stopped taking pictures on the day when she found that tumor (肿瘤). Cruelly, it was Thanksgiving. By Christmas, she had become very weak. Some days she was so sick she couldn’t watch TV.

Early examination saves time. But ours was not early. By the time you can feel it yourself, it’s often bigger than the doctor want it to be.

Cancer is a thief. It steals time. Our days are already short with worry. Then comes this terrible disease, unfair as storm at harvest time. But cancer also has the power to change us, for good. We learn to simplify, enjoying what we have instead of feeling sorry for what we don’t. Cancer even made me a better father. My work had made me a stranger to my three kids. But now I pay attention to what really matters. This is not a race. This is a new way of life and new way of seeing, all from the cancer.

In the end each of us has so little time. We have less of it than we can possibly imagine. And even though it turns out that Kathy’s cancer has not spread, and her prognosis (诊断) is good. We try to make it all count now, enjoying every part of every day.

I’ve picked up my camera again. I watch the sky, searching for beautiful light. When winter storms come, Kathy and I gather our children and take the time to catch snowflakes (雪花) on our tongues. After all, this is good. This is what we’re living for.

1.As a photographer, the author used to ______.

A. leave his daughter with a pack of gray wolves

B. express his love for his family in a special way

C. miss a great many important historical moments

D. devote much more to his career than his family

2.Why did the author decide to stop taking pictures?

A. To cure his own disease.                                    B. To spend more time with his wife.

C. To seek a better position.                                   D. To leave the wilderness alone.

3.What is the biggest change the cancer has brought to the author?

A. He treasured every bit of time with his family.

B. He has become a stranger to his children.

C. He takes his work more seriously.

D. He focuses more on medical care.

4.The author and his family catch snowflakes on their tongues probably because ______.

A. the snowflakes taste very good

B. snowflakes are what they feed on

C. they regard that as a way to enjoy life

D. there is beautiful light in the snowflakes

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