| ( )1. A. added ( )2. A. experience ( )3. A. send ( )4. A. hold ( )5. A. fell ( )6. A. crying ( )7. A. powerful ( )8. A. shortly ( )9. A. put ( )10. A. when ( )11. A. however ( )12. A. recover ( )13. A. like ( )14. A. cleaned up ( )15. A. finished ( )16. A. tiny ( )17. A. invent ( )18. A. knew ( )19. A. argued ( )20. A. mistakes | B. advised B. accident B. cool B. control B. rolled B. staring B. great B. always B. get B. until B. whatever B. restore B. prefer B. swept off B. shared B. clever B. discover B. thought B. sensed B. assumptions | C. responded C. experiment C. bring C. balance C. turned C. shouting C. touching C. already C. take C. before C. wherever C. recollect C. take C. sucked out C. failed C. smooth C. imagine C. convinced C. remarked C. decisions | D.commented D.inspiration D.remove D.way D.burst D.laughing D.sarcastic D.rarely D.lie D.after D.whenever D.replace D.decide D.took apart D.valued D.wet D.make D.learned D.criticized D.differences | |||||||||||
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| People say teenagers are no good. They make too much noise in shopping malls; they drive recklessly up and down America"s main streets; they carry chips on their shoulders as big as the Sears Tower. And at least some of the time those things are true. But we shouldn"t forget that there are hard moments in the life of a teenager too. I watched such a moment not long ago at a woman"s funeral. I didn"t expect the event to affect me. Through much of the ceremony, in fact, I remained unmoved. The teenage grandson stepped forward. With his very first deep breath, every heart in that church was achingly reminded of something we had all forgotten. Softly he began: "I want to share a few values that Nana taught me. She never failed to see light in any situation. When our family dog would truly attack her, what would Nana say? "oh, what beautiful barking that dog has!" That was Nana. " "She was a strong woman who often lived in the shadow of my grandpa, who was a successful businessman in this city. But she was the one behind the scenes who provided the strength and support for my grandpa"s career," he said, with a voice now trembling, "That was Nana"s way." Through a low sob, he continued, "Whenever she did anything worth recognition, you"d have to hear about it from a different source, because she was never one to show off." Finally, in a voice breaking free of sorrow, he looked up and said, "Nana taught me courage. She put up an incredible fight to the end, when she died peacefully, which is how she lived her life. That was Nana"s way, and I hope I can carry on in the same manner." There are no hearts as sensitive as those of teenagers, because everything is happening to them for the first time. The trouble with teenagers is that they haven"t learned to be controlled. When that boy rose to speak about the woman who surely had been his truest and best friend, his honest voice dragged each of us out into the open where we could no longer hide in the calm ceremony. He exposed us to the truth about this very real woman who believed in a boy who probably tried the patience of many adults. He reminded us that his grandmother was more than another dot on the chart of life and death. All over again we felt those powerful losses crossing our own hearts, and we knew that when you say good-bye to something happy, something young in yourself. And that something never really returns, and the pain never really goes away. | ||||||||||||||
| 1. In the first paragraph, the writer gave some examples to________ . | ||||||||||||||
| A. support his idea that young people are no good B. introduce his point of view about young people C. tell people every coin has its two sides D. show young people often make mistakes | ||||||||||||||
| 2. From the boy"s speech, we know _______ . | ||||||||||||||
| A. his grandmother had great influence on him B. they had a dog which often attacked people C. people had forgotten her until the boy appeared D. his grandmother was so weak that she is always living in the shadow of his grandpa | ||||||||||||||
| 3. Which of the following statements is true? | ||||||||||||||
| A. The boy "s speech moved no one present at the funeral except the writer B. The boy"s being good at expressing himself enabled him to draw everyone"s attention C. The boy was too grieved to accept the fact that his grandmother had passed away D. The writer didn"t expect the event would affect him | ||||||||||||||
| 4. What words can best describe grandmother"s quality? | ||||||||||||||
| A. Weak, mild and modest B. Easygoing, cautious and considerate C. Sensitive and hard on others D. Patient, optimistic, strong and helpful. | ||||||||||||||
| 5. The passage tells the readers_______ . | ||||||||||||||
| A. facing certain bitter facts help young people to grow B. young people have to control themselves C. the adults should learn from the young D. the adults should teach the young how to be brave | ||||||||||||||
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| When a tornado touched down in a small town nearby, many families were left completely destroyed. Afterward all the local newspapers carried many human-interest stories featuring some of the families who suffered the hardest. One Sunday, a particular picture especially touched me. A young woman stood in front of an entirely shattered mobile home, a depressed expression twisting her features. A young boy, seven or eight years old, stood at her side, eyes downcast. Clutching (紧握) at her skirt was a tiny girl who stared into the camera, eyes wide with confusion and fear. The article that went with the picture gave the clothing sizes of each family member. With growing interest, I noticed that their sizes closely matched ours. This would be a good opportunity to teach my children to help those less fortunate than themselves. I taped the picture of the young family to our refrigerator, explaining their difficulty to my seven-year-old twins, Brad and Brett, and to three- year-old Meghan. " We have so much. And these poor people now have nothing," I said."We"ll share what we have with them." I brought three large boxes down from the room upstairs and placed them on the living room floor. Meghan watched seriously, as the boys and I filled one of the boxes with canned goods and foods. While I sorted through our clothes, I encouraged the boys to go through their toys and donate some of their less favorite things. Meghan watched quietly as the boys piled up discarded toys and games. "I"ll help you find something for the little girl when I"m done with this," I said. The boys placed the toys they had chosen to donate into one of the boxes while I filled the third box with clothes. Meghan walked up with Lucy, her worn, faded, much-loved rag doll hugged tightly to her chest. She paused in front of the box that held the toys, pressed her round little face into Lucy"s flat, painted-on-face, gave her a final kiss, then laid her gently on top of the other toys. "Oh, Honey," I said."You don"t have to give Lucy. You love her so much." Meghan nodded seriously, eyes glistening with held-back tears. ""Lucy makes me happy, Mommy. Maybe she"ll make that other little girl happy, too．" Swallowing hard, I stared at Meghan for a long moment, wondering how I could teach the boys the lesson she had just taught me. For I suddenly realized that anyone can give their cast-offs away. True generosity is giving that which you value most. Honest benevolence (善行) is a three-year-old offering a valuable, though shabby, doll to a little girl she doesn"t know with the hope that it will bring this child as much pleasure as it brought her. I, who had wanted to teach, had been taught. The boys had watched, open-mouthed, as their baby sister placed her favorite doll in the box. Without a word, Brad rose and went to his room. He came back carrying one of his favorite action figures. He hesitated briefly, clutching the toy, then looked over at Meghan and placed it in the box next to Lucy. A slow smile spread across Brett"s face. Then he jumped up, eyes twinkling as he ran to fetch some of his prized Matchbox cars. Astonished, I realized that the boys had also recognized what little Meghan"s gesture meant. Swallowing back tears, I pulled all three of them into my arms. Taking the cue from my little one, I removed my old jacket from the box of clothes. I replaced it with the new hunter green jacket that I had found on sale last week. I hoped the young woman in the picture would love it as much as I did. It"s easy to give that which we don"t want any more, but harder to let go of things we cherish, isn"t it? However, the true spirit of giving is to give with your heart.. | ||||||||||||||
| 1. Why does the author give a detailed description of a particular picture in the Sunday newspaper? | ||||||||||||||
| A. To create an atmosphere of fear and depression brought by the tornado. B. To appeal to unconcerned people to donate for the poor families. C. To show the helplessness and hopelessness of the family mentioned in the paper. D. To stress what touched her and made her decide to help the hopeless family. | ||||||||||||||
| 2. Why did Brad and Brett also donate their favorite things finally? | ||||||||||||||
| A. They were encouraged to donate some valuable things by the mother. B. Meghan"s decision inspired them to donate their favorite things. C. They also wanted to show generosity by giving away their valuable things. D. Meghan"s gesture reminded them to replace their favorite things with new ones. | ||||||||||||||
| 3. By " swallowing hard", the writer means that _ _ . | ||||||||||||||
| A. she was deeply puzzled by what the little girl did B. she had trouble persuading Meghan not to give away Lucy C. she was greatly moved by Meghan"s unexpected decision D. she was uncertain what consequences Meghan"s action would bring about | ||||||||||||||
| 4. It is suggested in the sentence "the true spirit of giving is to give with your heart" that ______. | ||||||||||||||
| A. sincere donation means offering help to others whole-heartedly B. true giving means giving others what you treasure most C. true generosity means helping others at the cost of your own benefit D. honest benevolence means devoting yourself to the career of donation | ||||||||||||||
| 5. What"s the best title for this passage? | ||||||||||||||
| A. The Greatest Love B. A Beautiful Heart C. True Generosity D. A Precious Gift | ||||||||||||||
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| I grew up poor - living with six brothers, my father and a wonderful mother. We had 1 money and few worldly goods, but plenty of love and attention. I was 2 and energetic. I understood that no matter how poor a person was, they could 3 afford a dream. My dream was to be a 4 . When I was sixteen, I could crush a baseball, throw a ninety-mile-per-hour fastball. I was also 5 : my high - school coach was Ollie Jarvis, who 6 me the difference between having a dream and showing strong belief. One particular 7 with him changed my life forever. It was a summer and a friend recommended me for a summer 8 . This meant a chance for my first income - cash for a new bike and new clothes, and the 9 of savings for a house for my mother. The opportunity was attracting, and I wanted to 10 at it. Then I realized I would have to 11 summer baseball to handle the work schedule, and that meant I would have to tell Coach Jarvis I wouldn"t be playing. I was 12 about this. When I told Coach Jarvis, he was as 13 as I expected him to be. "You have your whole life to work," he said. "Your 14 days are limited. You can"t afford to waste them." I stood before him with my head 15 , trying to think of how to explain to him why my dream of buying my mom a house and having money in my pocket was worth 16 his disappointment in me. "How much are you going to make at this job?" he demanded. "$ 3.25 an hour," I replied. "Well, is $ 3.25 an hour the price of a 17 ?" he asked. That 18 laid bare for me the difference between wanting something right now and having a goal. I devoted myself to 19 that summer, and within the year I was offered a $ 20,000 contract. I signed with the Denver Broncos in 1984 for $ 1.7 million, and bought my mother the 20 of my dreams. | ||||||||||||||
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