阅读理解。 Two traveling angels stopped to spend the night in the home of a wealt

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阅读理解。

     Two traveling angels stopped to spend the night in the home of a wealthy family. The family was rude
and refused to let the angels stay in the guest room. Instead the angels were given a space in the cold
basement. As they made their bed on the hard floor, the older angel saw a hole in the wall and repaired it.
When the younger angel asked why, the older angel replied. "Things aren"t always what they seem." 　　
     The next night the pair came to rest at the house of a very poor, but very hospitable (好客的) farmer
and his wife. After sharing the little food they had, the couple let the angels sleep in their bed where they
could have a good night"s rest. When the sun came up the next morning, the angels found the farmer and
his wife in tears. Their only cow, whose milk had been their only income, lay dead in the field. The younger
angel was very angry and asked the older angel, "How could this happen? Why did you watch out for the
cow? The first man had everything, yet you watched over his house," she accused, "The second family
had little but was willing to share everything, and you did not help."
     "Things aren"t always what they seem," the older angel replied.
     "When we stayed in the basement, I noticed there was gold stored in that hole in the wall. Since the
owner was so greedy and unwilling to share his good fortune, I asked God if I could seal the wall so that
he wouldn"t find it. Then last night as we slept in the farmer"s bed, the angel of death came for his wife.
I asked God if the angel could take the cow instead. Things aren"t always what they seem."

1. Why did the older angel repair the hole for the rich family? A. Because she didn"t like the greedy owner.
B. Because she wanted to save the gold for the poor.
C. Because the basement was too cold to stay in.
D. Because she believed that one should always be ready to offer help. 2. The youngest angel was very angry because _____.A. the old angel killed the farmer"s cow
B. the old angel treated the two families differently
C. the wealthy man gave them a bad place to live
D. the angel of death took the cow away 3. Why did the older angel let the farmer"s cow die? 　　A. Because God wanted the older angel to take the cow.
B. Because she wanted to teach the youngest angel a lesson. 　　
C. Because she wanted to save the farmer"s wife. 　　
D. Because she thinks it is unfair to the rich 4. The story tries to tell the reader that ______. 　　A. angels are always ready to help the poor 　　
B. what we see is not necessarily what it is 　　
C. angles are always to help the rich
D. the young should always learn from the old

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1-4: ABCB

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阅读理解。     Sitting by her Pinocchio lamp, she smiled at me as her tiny hands" shadow danced on the bedroom wall.
"A rabbit!" she laughed with all the delight of a four-year old. Her blue eyes shone with pride as she showed
me the animated image she had created. "Daddy, will you show me how to make a tiger?" she asked. "Sure,"
I said, "and then we"ll read a story and tell your angels goodnight."To my youngest daughter, that meant her
bedtime prayer.
     Today my daughter is seven, and I no longer get to read the story. She reads it to me, complete with
expressive accents for the story characters. To say I"m proud of our relationship would be an understatement.
We have shared days of joy as well as tragedy. Our time together has strengthened the relationship of love
and special "life stuff" that is all our own.
     I am richer for having planted the spirit of trust in this gentle little person; we have grown together spiritually,
learning much from each other. The special times we spend together, like nights by a Pinocchio lamp, create
memories that we will treasure for the rest of our lives. So it is with all of our relationships. The trust factor
is vital for relationships to develop. Think of one of your fondest memories, and you will no doubt find a
remarkable relationship at its center-one with a spiritual quality that shines outward from the heart. Time
together, caring acts, and unconditional love build trust. I suggest that we each spend plenty of time with our
personal "Pinoechio lamps"-those special ways that we choose to strengthen our relationships.
     Relationships take time to develop and maintain. It is not always easy, but the results are priceless. "Nights
by a Pinoechio lamp", wherever those might be for you, will create enduring relationships of golden "life stuff",
spiritual gifts that no one can take away. 1. The underlined words in the second paragraph refer to all EXCEPT _____. A. hands" shadow dancing on the wall
B. reading bed stories
C. sharing each other"s tragedy
D. praying to the angels for goodnight 2. Which of the following is TRUE according to the text? A. The author thinks the relationship with his daughter is so simple that he can"t describe with plenty of words.
B. If you take time to attempt to build relationship, you will find it easy to get the satisfactory results.
C. Plant the spirit of trust into others and you will create valuable memories for each other.
D. It"s not worth spending time developing relationship if you meet the failure at last. 3. Why does the author write the passage?A. To recall his fondest memories.
B. To stress the importance of trust in building relationships.
C. To explain how to create valuable memories.
D. To tell the readers how to educate children. 4. Which of the following can be the best title of this passage? A. Life Stuff of Your Own
B. Nights by a Pinocchio Lamp
C. Unconditional gifts-Love
D. A spiritual quality shining outward from the heart

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     "Mom, can I bake some bread?" We were 15; my best friend, Hanna, and I, determined to try our hands
at creating some beautiful bread.
     "It"s not worth the trouble," my mother said."It takes lots of time and makes a big mess. Our bakery
bread
is delicious without all that effort."
     Begging was useless. Mom"s"no" meant"No!"
     But several weeks later, opportunity knocked. My parents were going out for the evening. I immediately
invited Hanna to be my partner in bread-baking crime.
     We studied the recipe. That was easy. "Mix oil into flour then beat in four eggs, one at a time, with
remaining sugar and salt."
     We were not good at breaking eggs. I tried to learn from my mother.
     "Gradually add eight cups of flour. When dough (面团) holds together, squeeze it."
     We took turns working like that. "Is the dough "holding together"?" we asked each other.
      I remembered my neighbor"s instructions: "If it"s too sticky, add some flour; if too dry, add water."
      We added water. Then more flour. Then more water. By then, the mass of our dough had grown very
much. "Place dough on floured surface and squeeze till smooth," the recipe instructed.
     We took turns burying our hands in the damp dough, pinching, squeezing, and feeling it leak between
fingers. "Clean and oil bowl, and then return dough to bowl. Cover and let dough rise in a warm place for
one
hour."
     This was good news-we"d have a break. On the dirty kitchen chairs, we dreamed about our beautiful
bread. "See?" we would tell my mom. "Isn"t it worth the work?"
     Hanna and I couldn"t help glancing at the rising process every few minutes. But nothing happened.
     "Maybe something will happen in the hot oven," I said.
     Unfortunately, when we removed the loaves from the oven, they were like hard stones.
     Mom was right; it takes time and effort. It sometimes makes a mess. But still it feels good, somehow, to
be part of that long, ongoing chain of bread bakers. Since that night, both Hanna and I have learned to do it
right.

1. To the writer, what her mother said was _____. A. law
B. rubbish
C. advice
D. warning 2. Which of the following can best describe the children"s feelings while making their first bread?

A. Confident; hopeful; proud
B. Curious; hopeful; disappointed
C. Interested; excited; satisfied
D. Worried; satisfied; proud

3. Which of the following did the writer do without referring to the instructions? A. Placed dough on floured surface.
B. Added eight cups of flour to eggs.
C. Returned dough to a cleaned bowl.
D. Placed the dough into the hot oven.4. The passage mainly tells us _____. A. the process of making bread
B. the conflict between mother and daughter
C. the first experience of making bread
D. the way of doing housework

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阅读理解。     In Britain, in a population of 60 million, there are 13 million grandparents, many of whom live alone a
long way from their grandchildren.The loneliness of these older people has become an issue that schools
are trying to teach children about.
     On a popular teacher"s website, there is a classroom activity to help make children aware of the
implications of the different generations of the same family living far from each other. It"s a story about Mrs.
Eiderdown, an elderly lady whose grandchildren have moved to Australia with their parents. She lives alone
and rarely sees her family.
    First of all, the children speculate about Mrs. Eiderdown"s life. What does she have for breakfast? what
does she do all day?how does she feel about her life?
     One day, Mrs. Eiderdown decides that she wants a pet to keep her company and puts an advertisement
in a local shop window. Then she waits at home to see if anyone will answer her advertisement.
     A tall thin man rings her doorbell. he is holding a cardboard box. Mrs. Eiderdown chats with the man for
ten minutes before she realizes that she hasn"t looked in-side the box to see what the pet is. She can hear a
his-sing sound. The children guess what is in the box (a snake). Mrs. Eiderdown thanks the man but says
she doesn"t think the snake is a good idea.
     The next time the doorbell rings, there"s a lady on the doorstep, also carrying a cardboard box. In the
bottom of the box, Mrs. Eiderdown sees something black and hairy with eight legs. Again, the children say
what they think it is (a spider). Mrs. Eiderdown thanks the lady for her kindness but says that a spider is not
the sort of pet she has in mind.
     At last, the little girl next door brings her a dog.Mrs. Eiderdown"s life improves a lot because of the dog.
more importantly, of course, the little girl, whose own granny lives a long way away, starts to visit Mrs.
Eiderdown more often. This interactive classroom idea has led to a greater awareness among children about
the possible loneliness of older people who live quite near them.1. What"s the main idea of the passage?A. children get to know about the trouble of the elderly
B. neighbors help select pets for Mrs. Eiderdown
C. society helps the lonely people in the UK
D. school send pets to the lonely elderly 2. What does the underlined sentence in the third paragraph mean? A. they talk about how she feels about being old
B. they try to experience her loneliness
C. they try to imagine how she lives
D. they write about her life story3. What can we infer from the passage?A. the little girl often visits her own granny
B. the people who offer pets are lady"s neighbors
C. the farther the elderly live, the lonelier they feel
D. the little girl begins to care more about Mrs. Eiderdown

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完形填空。     When I was 14, my family went on our first trip to the United States. My uncle moved there several years
ago to work in the    1 industry in California.
     Although we flew several times before. this trip seemed really    2   because I had never been to America
before. However, to our disappointment, the ride was    3 this time. People smoked and the air quality was
very poor.
     Moreover, it was    4 to see American money-it was very ugly and boring, all green and white, but what
it could    5 -freedom, Hollywood-was    6   . I didn"t see any movie stars in fur coats    7 their lovely dogs,
either. I   8   , "Is this California? Where are the beaches, the sun and the blonde girls?"    9   a land of
dark-haired people, seeing blondes was   10 one of the extremely   11 parts of the trip. However, I was
rather disappointed.    12 , the weather was really foggy, the city looked kind of old and the traffic was
terrible.
    We droved north to Sonoma where my   13   had his house. The wine industry to a  14   can be both
extremely boring and endless exciting. It was great to see my cousins and they   15 that they would take
me out when the weather was nicer. We rode for miles and miles and played in the hills where no one could
  16   us.
     By the time we   17   to see the city of San Francisco all my bad thoughts had been   18 . I was having
so much fun with my cousins that I wanted to move there.
     I saw neither blonde girls nor   19   on that trip, but I met a lot of nice People and   20   that wherever you
live it"s always a nice place if you like the people there. I hope I can travel back to California soon.

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I have been employed by a charity organization for less than a year now and I have the privilege of finding foster homes for abandoned children. It has always been my dream to work with adopted children because I myself was an adopted child. I was born in California in September of 1976 and was adopted in Ohio in March of 1977. I have no memory of being told that I was adopted, however, I have always known. I have been told that I was wanted and I was special. Even though my parents provided me with lots of love, I was always annoyed by the questions about my origin and my feeling of being unwanted. I constantly scanned every crowd I was in for another human that looked like me or laughed like me. I began searching for my birthparents in 1999 and I imagined every possible scene of my birth family. I went to a local agency for support and five days later I met my birth mother. The story unfolded. She flew me to Los Angeles the next day and I spent the weekend connecting with another person who looked just like me. We have had a worthwhile relationship over the past years although she could not give me any information about my birth father. In June of last year a member of my birth father"s family contacted me. Now, he and I are just beginning to get to know what it is like to be a birth child, Without the support of my parents who raised me I would have never experienced the feeling of being truly wanted accepted. For that, I am forever grateful.
1. What"s the author"s attitude towards working with adopted children?
A. He feels it is worth a try. B. He is eager to work with them. C. He is strongly against it. D. He thinks it is painful. .
2. How does the author feel about his birth family?
A. He feels that he can"t forgive his birth parents. B. He understands his birth parents. C. He misses his birth parents very much. D. He is afraid of being hurt by them again.
3. Why does the author writes this passage?
A. To complain about being abandoned by his birth parents. B. To show how deep his desire to work with adopted children is. C. To encourage other people to find their birth parents. D. To show his love to his birth parents and his foster parents