| ( ) 1. A. with ( ) 2. A. before ( ) 3. A. excited ( ) 4. A. Immediately ( ) 5. A. noticed ( ) 6. A. give back ( ) 7. A. hope ( ) 8. A. experience ( ) 9. A. lesson ( ) 10. A. of | B. in B. while B. satisfied B. Luckily B. thought B. pay for B. surprise B. story B. reason B. for | C. by C. after C. interested C. Finally C. knew C. ask for C. anger C. thing C. excuse C. with | D. for D. when D. relaxed D. Easily D. realized D. look for D. fear D. mistake D. question D. at |
| 阅读短文，选择正确答案。 | |||
| When a terrible earthquake hit, many people were killed and many houses fell down. After the earthquake, all the newspapers reported many stories about some of the families who were in trouble. One Sunday, when I was reading a newspaper, a special picture touched me. It gave the clothing sizes of each family member. I thought that this would be a good chance to teach my children to help those who were less lucky than themselves. I said to my seven-year-old twins, Brad and Brett, and three-year-old Meghan. "We have so much, and these poor people now have nothing. We"ll share what we have with them.” I filled a box with foods and clothes. While I was doing this, I encouraged the boys to choose their toys and donate some of their less favorite things. Meghan watched quietly as the boys took out their old toys and games and put them together. Then she walked away. A few minutes later she came back with Lucy, her much-loved doll. She put the doll on top of the other toys. "Oh, dear," I said. "You don"t have to give Lucy. You love her so much." Meghan said, "Lucy makes me happy, Mommy. Maybe she"ll make another little girl happy, too." I looked at Meghan for a long moment. She taught me a lesson. It"s easy to give something that we don"t want any more, but harder to give what we cherish (珍爱), isn"t it? | |||
| 1. The mother thought it was ______ to teach her children to help others. | |||
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| A. good B. lucky C. hard D. polite | |||
| 2. The underlined word "donate" probably means _______. | |||
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| A. give something to others B. lose something on the way C. put something on show D. put something together | |||
| 3. Lucy is the name of _______ in the above passage. | |||
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| A. a girl B. a game C. a doll D. an earthquake | |||
| 4. Which of the following is TRUE? | |||
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| A. A terrible earthquake happened in the writer"s city on Sunday. B. The mother didn"t let Meghan give her much-loved doll in the end. C. The mother decided to buy some clothes for those people in trouble. D. The writer thinks it is more difficult to give what we love a lot. | |||
| 5. What"s the best title of this passage? | |||
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| A. A Family Story B. The Spirit of Giving C. Ways of Helping Others D. A Sad Experience | |||
| 阅读理解。 | |||
| Each of us would like to be trusted by parents, because we all want to get freedom. Parents are more likely to give us our freedom if they trust us. If you want your parents to trust you more, you have to show them through your actions. Let your parents know what"s going on at school and with your friends. If you truly can be trusted, then you have nothing to hide, right? Keep your bedroom door open when you are back. Do not be crazy when they see what you are looking at on the Internet. Invite your friends to your house to meet your parents. When you do something wrong, it can break trust. Broken trust takes a long time to rebuild. It"s not easy dealing with your parents when you"ve broken their trust. But, it can be done. It"s not talking about groveling (低声下气) and sweet-talking them into trust. I"m talking about getting them to respect you again. I find it easy to make the mistake of no telling my parents things I"ve done wrong, hoping they won"t find out. There are lots of reasons: I don"t want to get into trouble; I don"t want them to be disappointed or get mad at me; I don"t want to lose their trust; I don"t think they will ever find out. And the list goes on and on. But they find out somehow, and then you"re in hot water. Of course, even if Mom and Dad never find out, you still know about. Most parents will respect you more for coming to them and telling them yourself. Doing so shows honesty, responsibility and maturity (成熟). If you can"t tell them face to face, you can try writing a note. Trust can"t be built in a day or even a week, but you can gradually do things to help your parents build trust in you. | |||
| 1. What would children like to get from their parents according to the passage? | |||
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| A. Money. B. Freedom. C. Love. D. Clothes. | |||
| 2. What should you do if your parents don"t trust you according to the passage? | |||
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| A. Talk to them in a sweet voice. B. Tell them not to be disappointed. C. Introduce your friends to them. D. Get their respect and trust by actions. | |||
| 3. What"s the meaning of the phrase "in hot water"? | |||
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| A. 在热水里 B. 遇到麻烦 C. 想喝热水 D. 洗热水澡 | |||
| 4. Which of the following is TRUE? | |||
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| A. It"s easy for children to tell their parents the things they have done wrong. B. The parents will respect and trust you more if you tell them yourself. C. Trust can be built soon if children make mistakes. D. Parents never believe their children if trust is broken. | |||
| 5. The best title of the passage is _____. | |||
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| A. Parents Should Respect Children B. Children Want More Freedom C. How Can Children Be Trusted Again D. How Can Children Get out of Trouble | |||
| 阅读理解。 | |||
| Is there someone you hate? Well, maybe you don"t really hate them. But you get really angry every time you think of them. If you don"t let this anger go, it can turn into bitterness (痛苦). Bitterness appears when we can"t forgive (原谅) someone who has hurt us or made us angry. Someone might say or do something that hurts us. But instead of controlling the anger, we keep it beep inside. Before long, a bitter feeling begins to grow. We may think we"re hurting that person by criticizing (指责) him or her often, but we"re really only hurting ourselves. Bitterness can not only lead to serious health problems such as heart disease, but also hurt our relationships with friends and family members. No one enjoys being around an angry person for very long. If you see bitterness in your life, here are some ways to deal with it. ·Accept it Instead of trying to deny your anger, make it clear to yourself and accept it. See your anger ·Stop making excuses for it You may feel you have a right to be angry. You may think you"re right and the other person is wrong. You may even secretly enjoy making the other person look bad. But in the end, bitterness hurts you much more than the other person. The bitterness will hold you back, and the other person will go on with his or her life. ·Forgive and forget it You probably can"t completely put the anger out of your mind. But you can decide to forgive the other person. Forget it and move on. You"ll enjoy better heath and peace of mind. | |||
| 1. According to the passage, we might get angry when someone _____. | |||
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| A. holds us back B. forgets us C. doesn"t like us D. does hurt us | |||
| 2. Bitterness comes from _____. | |||
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| A. our health problems like heart disease B. the anger that lives deep inside our mind C. the person who says something that hurts us D. our relationships with friends and family members | |||
| 3. The underlined word "deny" in the passage means "_____". | |||
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| A. 误解 B. 否认 C. 疏远 D. 减轻 | |||
| 4. The best way to deal with the bitterness is to _____. | |||
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| A. make the person who hurts us look bad B. hate the person who hurts us very often C. accept that you are hurting the other person D. forgive the person who hurts us and forget it | |||
| 5. What can we learn from the passage? | |||
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| A. We should enjoy someone who hurts us. B. We should pay more attention to our friends. C. The peace of mind is more important than the hurt itself. D. It"s better to let bitterness go along with the other person. | |||
| 完形填空。 | |||
| Will you be happy if you have a new Nike T-shirt on? Probably you will. But what if you see a friend 1 a more fashionable (时髦的)and more beautiful one? You may not feel as satisfied 2 you expect to and the feeling of happiness may disappear in a minute. Why are we not so happy? The secret is:we focus on (专注) what we want instead of what we have. We keep making our list of desires (愿望) longer and longer. As a result, we are not pleased with what we have 3 owned. We say to ourselves, "I"11 be happy when this desire is satisfied." However, another desire appears when this one is met. So, we still don"t feel happy though we have got what we want. Happiness 4 when we always have new desires hard to satisfy. Luckily, there is a way to be happy. Think more about what we have than what we want. Rather tllan wish you were 5 to have an enioyable vacation on the beach. Think of 6 fun you have had near home. Similarly, instead of hating to do much homework, 7 teachers for making you have the chance to practice mole. The list of what you have can also be endless. Each time you find yourself falling into "I wish life will be different" trap (陷阱),take a deep breath and think of 8 you have ever had. Pay more attention to what you have,and you"11 probably get more of what you want. 9 example, your good attitude toward doing homework can bring excellent grades because 10 makes perfect. Start to focus on what we have! The more we feel satisfied, the more happily we"ll live. | |||