Each spring brings a new blossom of wildflowers in the ditches along the highway

Each spring brings a new blossom of wildflowers in the ditches along the highway

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Each spring brings a new blossom of wildflowers in the ditches along the highway I travel daily to work.
There are some particular blue flowers that have always caught my eye. I’ve noticed that they bloom only in the morning hours and the afternoon sun is too warm for them. Every day for about two weeks, I see those beautiful flowers.
This spring, I started a wildflower garden in our yard. I can look out of the kitchen window while doing the dishes and see the flowers. I’ve often thought that those lovely blue flowers from the ditch would look great in that bed alongside other wildflowers. Every day I drove past the flowers thinking, “I’ll stop on my way home and dig them.” “Gee, I don’t want to get my good clothes dirty…” Whatever the reason, I never stopped to dig them. My husband even gave me a folding shovel(铲子)one year in my car to be used for that expressed purpose.
One day on my way home from work, I was shocked to see that the highway department had destroyed the ditches and the pretty blue flowers were gone. I thought to myself, “Way to go, you waited too long. You should have done it when you first saw them blooming this spring.” A week ago we were shocked and saddened to learn that my oldest sister has a terminal brain tumor(肿瘤). She is 20 years older than me and unfortunately, because of age and distance, we haven’t been as close as we all would have liked. I couldn’t help but see the connection between the pretty blue flowers and the relationship between my sister and us. I do believe that God has given us some time left to plant some wonderful memories that will bloom every year for us. 
And yes, if I see the blue flowers again, you can bet I’ll stop and transplant them to my wildflower garden.
小题1: Why did those flowers the writer saw only bloom in the morning?
A.Because it was hot in the afternoon.
B.Because someone picked them away.
C.Because someone took them into houses.
D.Because the writer passed them in the morning.
小题2: Which of the following statements is right according to the passage?
A.The writer’s sister died of lung tumor.
B.The writer was regretful when she heard her sister’s death.
C.The writer planned to dig the flowers to give them to her husband.
D.The writer’s husband planned to plant some flowers in the garden.
小题3: The writer wrote the passage to tell us ________.
A.to enjoy what we have now
B.to value now and not to lose chances
C.to protect the beautiful flowers we see
D.to love those who are your close relatives

答案
ABB
解析
小题1:通过I’ve noticed that they bloom only in the morning hours and the afternoon sun is too warm for them.这句话可知,他们不耐高温,故选A.小题2:四个选项分别表示作者的姐姐死于肺肿瘤、当听到姐姐的死讯时,她很后悔、作者计划把这些话挖给他的丈夫和作者的丈夫计划在花园里种些花,通过阅读短文可以选项C最符合文意。小题3:通过文章最后一句话,如果我再看见这些花,我发誓我会停下来,并把它们移植到我的花园里,可知选项B最符合题意,珍惜现在不要失去机会。
举一反三
A passenger (乘客) told an air hostess (空姐) that he needed a cup of water to take medicine when the plane just took off. She told him that she would bring him the   16  soon.
Twenty minutes   17 , when the passenger’s ring for service sounded, the air hostess realized it at once. She was kept so busy that she   18  to bring him the water. Therefore, the passenger was held up (延迟) to take his medicine. She hurried over to him with a cup of water, but he   19  it.
In the following hours on the flight,   20  time the air hostess passed the passenger, she would ask him with a smile   21  he needed help or not. But the passenger never   22  her words.
When he was going to get off the   23 , the passenger asked the air hostess to hand him the passengers’ booklet (意见簿). She was very   24 . She knew that he would write down sharp words, which might make her   25  the job.   26  with a smile she handed it to him.
Off the plane, she   27  the booklet, and cracked a smile, for the passenger put it, “On the flight, you asked me if I needed help for twelve times   28 . How can I refuse   29  twelve sincere smiles?”
That’s right! It was the twelve smiles of the air hostess that touched (感动) the passenger
  30  and of course she wouldn’t lose her job!
小题1:
A.milkB.juice C.coffeeD.water
小题2:
A.lateB.laterC.agoD.after
小题3:
A.remembered B.forgotC.wanted D.learned
小题4:
A.acceptedB.took C.refused D.received
小题5:
A.some B.eitherC.another D.each
小题6:
A.whyB.whenC.whetherD.how
小题7:
A.paid attention toB.thought ofC.heard of D.worried about
小题8:
A.coach B.busC.trainD.plane
小题9:
A.happy B.cheerfulC.sadD.excited
小题10:
A.loseB.losesC.losingD.lost
小题11:
A.And B.SoC.ThenD.But
小题12:
A.openedB.closedC.destroyedD.hid
小题13:
A.at allB.in allC.of allD.all over
小题14:
A.herB.yourC.theirD.our
小题15:
A.peacefully B.comfortably C.deeplyD.slowly

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There was a man who had a little son. He loved him very much. Every day after work the man would come home and play with the little boy.
When the man came home from work one night, he found that he had some extra work to do. And he wasn’t able to play with his little son. He wanted to give the boy something to keep him busy. So, looking around his study, he saw a magazine with a large map of the world on the cover. He got an idea. He patiently tore the map up into pieces. Then he led his son into the dining room and spread the pieces on the table. He explained to the boy that it was a map of the world. He told the boy to put it back together and they could play together when he finished. Surely this could keep the child busy for hours, he thought.
After about thirty minutes, the boy came to the man and said, “Okay, it’s finished, Dad. Can we play now?”
The man was surprised, saying, “That’s amazing! How did you do that?” The boy said, “It was easy. On the back of the page was a picture of a man. When I put the man together, the whole world appeared completely.”
小题1: Why couldn’t the man play with his son that night? 
A.He had to read a magazine.B.He had some extra work to do.
C.He had to learn something about a map.D.He had to stay at his office for extra work.
小题2:What did the man ask his son to do?
A.To read the magazine to find the map.
B.To tear the map of the world up into pieces.
C.To put the pieces of the map of the world back together.
D.To clean the dining room first, and then read the map of the world.
小题3: How long did it take the boy to finish the work?
A.A few hours.B.About an hour.C.About half an hour.D.The whole night.
小题4:Which of the following is TRUE about the passage?
A.It’s a report about a father’s extra work.
B.It’s a story between a father and his clever son.
C.It’s an advertisement for the map of the world.
D.It’s a poster about how to deal with parents’ problems.

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When you are curious about something and want to know more about it, you can use the way of asking questions. Asking questions is the first step to make discoveries and find interesting answers. The following steps can guide you during the research.
Step 1 Write down the subject that you are interested in on a piece of paper. Just get the main idea down. For example, you might write:
Discover more about robots.
Step 2 Stop and think for a moment about what you have already known about your subject. List what you have already known like the sentences below:
1. The first robot appeared in the USA in 1959.
2. A robot can do housework and act as a teacher.
3. Sometimes a robot catches viruses and causes a lot of problems.
Step 3 What can you do with what you want to learn? By asking questions, start writing down questions about the robots on the paper:
1. What might robots be like in the future?
2. What other things can robots do for people?
3. What kind of power will robots possibly use in five years?
Step 4 Armed with your list of questions, you can now go to the nearest library or computer to begin your research. As you learn more about your subject, you’ll probably discover some new questions.
For example, you might discover that robots can help scientists explore dangerous places, like the sea and outer space. How? What happened? Asking new questions can help you research your subject more widely.
The next time you find something interesting to research, take time to organize your thinking by asking good questions. And remember that learning more always brings more questions.
小题1:What does the writer advise us to do when we’re curious about something?
A.To read more books about it.
B.To look it up in the dictionary.
C.To turn to the teacher for help.
D.To raise questions and find the answers.
小题2:What does the underlined part “Armed with your list of questions” mean?
A.Writing down your list of questions.
B.Discussing your questions with others.
C.Taking your list of questions with you.
D.Putting your list of questions under your arm.
小题3:What might be the correct order of the steps when you do research?
① List what you want to learn. ② Find new problems.
③ List what you’ve already known. ④ Choose a research subject.
A.④③①②B.④①③②C.②③④①D.③②①④
小题4: What might be the best title for this passage?
A.Doing Research onRobots
B.Asking Good Questions While Doing Research
C.Having Interesting Answers on Robots
D.Finding Subjects before Doing Research

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小题1: We can see this ad _________.
A.at a cafe B.at a libraryC.at schoolD.at home
小题2: We can go for lunch at _________on Monday.
A.10:30B.11:45C.12:30D.14:30
小题3: Mrs. Zhou will spend _________ if she goes for dinner on Friday.
A.$ 6 B.$ 7C.$ 11D.$ 12
小题4:Mr. Brown and his 8-year-old son had to pay _________ for dinner last Sunday.
A.$ 7 B.$ 11C.$ 12D.$ 17
小题5: You can _________ according to the ad.
A.take away the food in one box for $ 8B.enjoy all you can eat and barbecue
C.get a free bottle of wine with your friendD.call the Chinese Cafe at 9651 4655

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Cars are very popular in America.When the kids are fourteen years old.They dream of having their own  16 .Many students work after school to  17 a car.In most places  18 people learn to drive in high school.They have to take a  19 test to get a licence.Learning to drive and getting a driver’s  20 may be one of the most exciting things in their lives.For many,that piece of paper is an important symbol(象征)that they are now grown-ups.
Americans seem to love their cars almost more than anything else.People almost never go to see a doctor when they are  21 .But they will take  22 cars to a “hospital” at the smallest sign of a problem.At weekends,people  23 most of the time in washing and waxing(打蜡)their cars.For some families it is not enough to have  24 car.They often have two or even three.Husbands need a car to go to work.Housewives need a car to go shopping or to take the children to school or  25 
activities.
小题1:
A.carsB.computersC.bikesD.houses
小题2:
A.borrowB.buyC.lendD.sell
小题3:
A.oldB.tallC.strongD.young
小题4:
A.language B.listeningC.drivingD.body
小题5:
A.addressB.bookC.drivingD.body
小题6:
A.sickB.healthyC.pleasedD.angry
小题7:
A.hisB.herC.yourD.their
小题8:
A.costB.takeC.spendD.pay
小题9:
A.noB.oneC.someD.several
小题10:
A.otherB.anotherC.othersD.else

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