A letter of reply is sometimes a most treasured thing． Here is a story that tell
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A letter of reply is sometimes a most treasured thing． Here is a story that tells about this common and natural human sentiment．
The busiest woman in Labrador during one bitter cold Christmas not very long ago, was an Australian nurse by the naI11e of Kate Austen． But Nurse Austen was not too busy to acknowledge with a long, friendly letter every gift of food or clothing received for distribution to the natives in that cold and poor district of the north． Among the gifts was a box of knittings for children, knitted（编织）and sent by a woman in Toronto．
Nurse Austen was busy, exhausted and not feeling too well that winter．She could have written just ordinary routine notes of acknowledgement． But that was not her way． She sat down and wrote the woman in Toronto a real letter telling all about the village, and the names of the children who were wearing the knitted gloves and caps, and what they said -when they got them, and how they looked when they wore them．She wanted the woman who had knitted and sent all those lovely knittings "to see how much happiness and warmth she had created．" Not long after, she received the following answer from Canada．
Dear Miss Austen:
Your letter made me happy． I did not expect such a full return． I am eighty years old, and I am blind． There is little I can do except knit, and that is why I knit so many caps and sweaters and scarves．Of course I cannot write this, so my daughter-in-law is doing it for me．She also sewed the seams and made the buttonholes for the knitted things．
I know something of the work you are doing． At the age of nineteen I married a man who was going to China to be a missionary(传教士）． For forty years, with an occasional year at home in America, we Worked in China, and during that time our two sons and a daughter were born to us, of whom only one son survives．After forty years, my husband"s health began to fail． We returned to the States where he took charge of a settlement house in Brooklyn, New York． A surprising number of the problems we faced there were similar to the problems we had met in China．When my husband died, I came to Toronto to live with my son and daughter-in-law． They are very good to me, and I pride myself that I am little trouble to them, though it is hard for a blind old lady to be sure of anything．
What I most want to say, my dear, is this． For sixty years I have been making up missionary packages of such clothing or food or medicine or books as I could collect． In various parts of the world and to various parts of the world I have sent them．Sometimes I have received a printed note of acknowledgement from the headquarters depot or mission board, sometimes nothing．Occasionally I :have been informed that my contribution was planned for Syria or Armenia or the upper Yangtze． But never before in all that time have l had a personal letter picturing the village and telling me who is wearing the clothing and what they said．I did not suppose that ever in my lifetime I should receive a letter like that．
May God bless you．
Sincerely yours,
小题1:The underlined word “sentiment”（in Paragraph l） most probably means“ ”?| A．view point | B．gentle feeling | | C．way of thinking | D．expression of attitude |
小题2:The underlined sentence “But that was not her way” （in Paragraph 3） implies that ．| A．she would not just write an ordinary letter of thanks | | B．she was too busy to write a note of acknowledgement | | C．she was not busy, exhaustec3 0r feeling too well that time | | D．she wrote a letter telling all about the village and the children |
小题3:Why was Laura so happy when she received the letter from Miss Austen? Because ．| A．the letter was* from an Australian nurse | | B．she was already eighty years old and blind | | C．she had never received a letter like that | | D．the letter was not supposed to reach her |
小题4:Ms． Laura N． Russell is now living in ．| A．China | B．Australia | C．Canada | D．the States |
小题5:For decades, Ms． Laura has been to and sent contributions to people all over the world．| A．Toronto and New York only | B．Syria and Armenia once | | C．the upper Yangtze area alone | D．many places of the world |
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答案
小题1:B
小题2:A
小题3:C
小题4:C
小题5:D |
解析
试题分析：文章介绍一封温暖的回信是非常让人珍惜的事情，一个澳大利亚的护士收到一份加拿大妇女的捐赠给贫穷孩子的编织的衣服，在百忙之中，写了一封感谢信。这也让对方深受感动。
小题1:猜词题：从第一段的句子：A letter of reply is sometimes a most treasured thing．可知“sentiment”的意思是“温柔的感觉”，选B
小题2:句意理解题：从第三段的句子：She could have written just ordinary routine notes of acknowledgement．可知“But that was not her way” 暗示的是“她不仅是写一个普通的感谢信。”选A
小题3:细节题：从Laura的回信的句子：Your letter made me happy． I did not expect such a full return．可知Laura收到 Miss Austen的信的时候很高兴，因为她从没有收到这样的信，选 C
小题4:推理题：从Laura的回信的句子：When my husband died, I came to Toronto to live with my son and daughter-in-law．可知Ms． Laura N． Russell 现在住在加拿大，选C
小题5:细节题：从Laura的回信的句子：In various parts of the world and to various parts of the world I have sent them．Sometimes I have received a printed note of acknowledgement from the headquarters depot or mission board, sometimes nothing．Occasionally I :have been informed that my contribution was planned for Syria or Armenia or the upper Yangtze．可知Ms． Laura曾去过很多地方，给全世界的很多人做出了贡献，选D |
举一反三
One morning, teachers arrived to find the little country schoolhouse swallowed in flames. They dragged an unconscious little boy, who went to start the fire in the old-fashioned coal stove to heat, out of the flaming building more dead than alive. He had major burns over the lower half of his body and was taken to a nearby county hospital.
From his bed the dreadfully burned, semi-conscious little boy faintly heard the doctor talking to his mother. The doctor told his mother that her son would surely die — which was for the best, really — for the terrible fire had ruined the lower half of his body.
But the brave boy didn’t want to die. He made up his mind that he would survive. Somehow, to the amazement of the physician, he did survive. When the deadly danger was past, he again heard the doctor and his mother speaking quietly. The mother was told that since the fire had destroyed so much flesh in the lower part of his body, it would almost be better if he had died, since he was doomed to be in a wheelchair all lifetime with no use at all of his lower limbs (肢体).
Once more the brave boy made up his mind. He would not be a disabled man. He would walk. But unfortunately from the waist down, he had no motor ability. His thin legs just hung there, all but lifeless.
Ultimately he was released from the hospital. Every day his mother would massage his little legs, but there was no feeling, no control, nothing. Yet his determination that he would walk was as strong as ever.
When he wasn’t in bed, he was confined to a wheelchair. One sunny day his mother wheeled him out into the yard to get some fresh air. This day, instead of sitting there, he threw himself from the chair. He pulled himself across the grass, dragging his legsbehind him.
He worked his way to the white fence bordering their lot. With great effort, he raised himself up on the fence. Then he began dragging himself along the fence，resolved that he would walk. He started to do this every day until he wore a smooth path all around the yard beside the fence. There was nothing he wanted more than to develop life in those legs.
Ultimately through his daily massages, his iron persistence and his resolute determination, he did develop the ability to stand up, then to walk slowly, then to walk by himself — and then to run.
He began to walk to school, then to run to school, to run for thepure joy of running. Later in college he made the track team.
Still later in Madison SquareGarden this young man, the great athlete, Dr. Glenn Cunningham, ran the world’s fastest mile!
小题1:Which word can best describe Glenn Cunningham according to the author?| A． Miserable | B．Unfortunate | C．Determined | D．Disabled |
小题2:Glenn got seriously burned _____.| A．when he was playing near the stove | | B．when he went to set fire to the schoolhouse | | C．when he was probably younger than ten | | D．when his teachers were lighting the fire |
小题3:Which cannot be inferred from the passage?| A．Glenn didn’t catch what the doctor told his mother so he didn’t worry about his burns. | | B．Glenn decided to survive though his lower part of body had lost the sense of feeling. | | C．Glenn struggled to stand up by dragging along the fence and other supportable matters. | | D．Glenn never stopped practicing walking and running, even after he ran first in the race. |
小题4:The doctor advised Glenn’s mother to let Glenn die because the doctor was too______.| A．unskillful | B． practical | C． subjective | D． irresponsible |
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One of my fondest memories as a child is going by the river and sitting idly on the bank. There I would enjoy the peace and quiet, watch the water rush downstream and listen to the singing of birds and the rustling of leaves in the trees. I would also watch the bamboo trees bend under pressure from the wind and watch them return gracefully to their original position after the wind had died down.
When I think about the bamboo trees’ ability to bounce back or return to its original position, the word “resilience” comes to my mind. When used in reference to a person, this word means the ability to readily recover from shock, depression or any other negative situation that stretches the limits of a person’s emotions.
Have you ever felt like you are about to lose control of your emotions? Have you ever felt like you are at your breaking point? Thankfully, you have survived the experience to live to talk about it.
During the experience you probably felt a mix of emotions that threatened your health.You felt emotionally
tired, mentally exhausted and you most likely bored unpleasant physical symptoms.
Life is a mixture of good times and bad times, happy moments and unhappy moments. The next time you are experiencing one of those bad times or unhappy moments that take you close to your breaking point, bend, but don’t break. Try your best not to let the situation get the best of you.
A measure of hope will take you through the unpleasant moments. Will hope for a better tomorrow or a better situation, things may not be as bad as they seem to be. The unpleasant moment may be easier to deal with if the end result is worth having.
If the situation gets toughand you are atyour breaking point, show resilience. Like the bamboo trees, bend, but don’t break!
小题1:What does the underlined word “resilience” mean in Paragraph 2?| A．The ability to overcome any difficulty. | | B．The quality of hoping for a better tomorrow. | | C．The quality of being brave at the breaking point. | | D．The ability to recover easily and quickly from unpleasant or damaging events. |
小题2:Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?| A．Life is like a bamboo tree that never breaks. | | B．Whatever difficulties we may meet with in our life, we can bend, but can never break. | | C．Life is a mixture of good times and bad times, happy moments and unhappy moments. | | D．If you get over your breaking point, you can survive to live longer and more happily than others. |
小题3:According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?| A．The author was an idle child when he was living near the river. | | B．We should try our best not to let our bad times get the best of us. | | C．Our being likely to lose control of our emotions is common in our life. | | D．We should always believe things may not be as bad as they seem to be. |
小题4:Which of the following would be the best title of the passage?| A．Bend, but don’t break. | B． My wonderful childhood. | | C．The bamboo trees. | D． Love the bamboo trees and your life. |
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Car Talk
When I got the driving license last summer, Mom and I took our first trip around an empty parking lot. Then I found that my mother was not the best teacher for me. It wasn"t that she shouted, or told me that I was doing poorly. As you can imagine, my mother"s "helpful instructions" only managed to make me more nervous.
Since I could no longer practice with her, the job was placed in the hands of my father. The idea of learning from Dad was not one that thrilled me. I loved him dearly, but I just did not see Dad as someone I could be comfortable learning from. He almost never talked. We shared a typical father-daughter relationship. He"d ask how school was, and I"d say it was fine. Unfortunately, that was the most of our conversations. Spending hours alone with someone who might as well have been a stranger really scared me.
As we got into the car that first time, I was not surprised at what happened. Dad and I drove around, saying almost nothing, aside from a few instructions on how to turn. As my lessons went on, however, things began to change. Dad would turn the radio up so I could fully appreciate his favorite Stones music. And he actually began talking. I was soon hearing about past failed dates, "basic body" gym class, and other tales from his past, including some of his first meeting with Mom.
Dad" s sudden chattiness was shocking until I thought about why he was telling me so much in the car. In all the years that I had wondered why my father never spoke that much, I had never stopped to consider that it was because I had never bothered to listen. Homework, friends, and even TV had all called me away from him, and, consequently, I never thought my quiet father had anything to say.
Since I began driving with him, my driving skill has greatly increased. More important, though, is that my knowledge of who my father is has also increased. Just living with him wasn"t enough—it took driving with him for me to get to know someone who was a mystery.
小题1:The author couldn"t practice driving with her mother because .| A．she couldn"t talk with her mother | B．her father wanted to teach her | | C．her mother made her nervous | D．she didn"t trust her mother |
小题2:At first, the idea of learning driving from her father made her .| A．happy | B．uneasy | C．satisfied | D．disappointed |
小题3:What surprised the author when the driving lessons went on?| A．Her Dad liked modern music. | B．Her Dad was the best teacher. | | C．Her Dad was a chatty person. | D．Her Dad told her his sad stories. |
小题4:With her story "Car Talk", the author indicates that .| A．fathers love their daughters dearly | | B．mothers are less patient than fathers | | C．family members need real communication | | D．it takes time to improve the father-daughter relationship |
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Many of us dream of having thousands and thousands of dollar to spend on what we desire We can buy lottery tickets, enter contests or spend hours building a business or invest in the stock market. We are sure that when we have plenty of money, we will be happy.
While having some money does have an impact on our level of happiness, having a lot of money does not. It is reported that Americans whose income goes from $20,000 a year to $50,000 a year are more likely to be happy. But beyond $50,000, happiness does not increase as salaries go up. It is because we are never satisfied. Catherine Sanderson, a psychology professor at Amherst College says, "We always think if we just had a little more money, we’d be happier. But when we get there, we are not."
Daniel Gilbert, a psychology professor at Harvard notes,"The more you make, the more you want. The more you have, the less it brings you joy. We incorrectly assume we’Il get more pleasure from more, and we don’t."
The things money can buy don"t make you happy either. A lot of research suggests that you won"t find the "good life" buying expensive "toys". You finally buy that BMW you"ve always wanted and it soon loses its appeal. Then, instead of wondering if a new car is what really makes you happy, you decide you just need a different new car. It is an endless cycle.
To really be happy, you need to understand what makes you happy in the first place. One secret of happiness is people. Surveys have found that people need people. Those who have five or more close friends are 50% more likely to describe themselves as "very happy". Good relationships have a far greater effect on happiness than larger salary. Andrew Oswald, an economist at England"s University of Warwick says, "B you are looking for happiness in life, find the right husband or wife rather than trying to double your salary."
So invest your time and energy in people. The reward is much bigger in terms of happiness!
小题1:In Paragraph 1 the author intends to tell us the "belief" that| A．we are unhappy because we often lack money | | B．people can buy what they want if they have enough money | | C．more money will make one"s dreams come true | | D．happiness will result from more money |
小题2:Which of the following statements would the author agree to?| A．Having some money brings happiness to some degree. | | B．The more money one earns, the sadder one becomes | | C．Buying expensive things will surely bring pleasure | | D．We get nothing from buying expensive things we want. |
小题3:Why does happiness not increase with pay rises?| A．Most of us have a psychological problem. | | B．People are not content with what they get. | | C．It is human nature to be unhappy. | | D．Happiness has nothing to do with money. |
小题4:In order to find happiness we should| A．always make new friends | B．take no notice of our salaries | | C．focus on good relationships | D．invest our money in our friend |
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I went to a group activity，“Sensitivity Sunday”，which was to make us more ____the problems faced by disabled people.We were asked to “____ a disability”for several hours one Sunday.Some members，___，chose to use wheelchairs.Others wore sound－blocking earplugs(耳塞) or blindfolds(眼罩)．
Just sitting in the wheelchair was a____experience.I had never considered before how___it would be to use one.As soon as I sat down，my ____made the chair begin to roll.Its wheels were not____.Then I wondered where to put my____.It took me quite a while to get the metal footrest into____.I took my first uneasy look at what was to be my only means of____for several hours.For disabled people，“adopting a wheelchair” is not a temporary(临时的)____.
I tried to find a____position and thought it might be restful，____kind of nice，to be___around for a while.Looking around，I____I would have to handle the thing myself！My hands started to ache as I____the heavy metal wheels.I came to know that controlling the____of the wheelchair was not going to be a(n)____task.
My wheelchair experiment was soon____.It made a deep impression on me.A few hours of “disability” gave me only a taste of the____，both physical and mental，that disabled people must overcome.
| 小题1: | | A．curious about | B．interested in | | C．aware of | D．careful with |
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| 小题2: | | A．cure | B．prevent | C．adopt | D．analyze |
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| 小题3: | | A．instead | B．strangely | C．as usual | D．like me |
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| 小题4: | | A．learning | B．working | C．satisfying | D．relaxing |
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| 小题5: | | A．convenient | B．awkward | C．boring | D．exciting |
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| 小题6: | | A．height | B．force | C．skill | D．weight |
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| 小题7: | | A．locked | B．repaired | C．powered | D．grasped |
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| 小题8: | | A．hands | B．feet | C．keys | D．handles |
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| 小题9: | | A．place | B．action | C．play | D．effect |
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| 小题10: | | A．operation | B．communication | | C．transportation | D．production |
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| 小题11: | | A．exploration | B．education | | C．experiment | D．entertainment |
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| 小题12: | | A．flexible | B．safe | C．starting | D．comfortable |
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| 小题14: | | A．shown | B．pushed | C．driven | D．guided |
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| 小题15: | | A．realized | B．suggested | C．agreed | D．admitted |
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| 小题16: | | A．lifted | B．turned | C．pressed | D．seized |
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| 小题17: | | A．path | B．position | C．direction | D．way |
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| 小题18: | | A．easy | B．heavy | C．major | D．extra |
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| 小题19: | | A．forgotten | B．repeated | C．conducted | D．finished |
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| 小题20: | | A．weaknesses | B．challenges | | C．anxieties | D．illnesses |
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