One day, Miss Ellis gave her pupils a new kind of homework: homework on happines
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One day, Miss Ellis gave her pupils a new kind of homework: homework on happiness. Her pupils would be “happiness 1 ”, and were to see what would happen when they tried to bring happiness to those around them. As part of their homework, all the students did really 2 , wonderful things, but what Carla Chalmers did left everyone 3 . Several days after the homework had been handed out, Carla turned up carrying a big bag. “Here in this bag I have all the happiness I’ve collected so far,” she said 4 . On seeing this, everyone was filled with 5 , but Carla didn’t want to show anyone what was in the bag. Instead, she pulled out a small box and gave it to her teacher. When Miss Ellis had taken the box, Carla took a(n) 6 camera out of her own pocket and stood with it at the ready. “Open it, Miss Ellis.” The teacher slowly opened the box and looked inside. A big smile 7 on her face, and at that moment Carla took a photo, Carla’s photo came out of the camera immediately, and she 8 it to Miss Ellis along with a sheet of paper. The teacher read the paper in silence, and when she, had finished, she gestured at the 9 . “Oh, so it’s…” “Yes!” 10 Carla, opening the bag. “It’s a great big pile of smiles!” She opened the bag and photos of different 11 fell out. The rest of the class tried to 12 how Carla had managed to create such a great big chain of happiness. All there in the box was a photo of a big smile. But everyone who had seen it felt happiness being transmitted(传送)to them, and in return, without 13 , every person 14 with a smile of their own. She managed to 15 understanding of the smile truth that every time you smile you are sending a gift to the world.
小题1: | A.explorers | B.instructors | C.players | D.collectors |
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小题2: | A.regretful | B.delightful | C.stressful | D.thankful |
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小题3: | A.surprised | B.satisfied | C.annoyed | D.depressed |
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小题4: | A.disappointedly | B.sadly | C.amazedly | D.smilingly |
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小题5: | A.astonishment | B.kindness | C.expectation | D.pride |
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小题6: | A.expensive | B.old–fashioned | C.instant | D.good-looking |
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小题7: | A.disappeared | B.froze | C.faded | D.shone |
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小题8: | A.offered | B.sold | C.packed | D.paid |
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小题9: | A.box | B.bag | C.camera | D.pocket |
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小题10: | A.added | B.questioned | C.replied | D.interrupted |
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小题11: | A.smiles | B.teachers | C.ceremonies | D.friends |
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小题12: | A.try out | B.focus on | C.decide on | D.figure out |
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小题13: | A.imagination | B.expression | C.hesitation | D.reason |
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小题14: | A.responded | B.refused | C.demanded | D.proved |
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小题15: | A.hide | B.correct | C.appreciate | D.spread |
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小题1:D 小题1:B 小题1:A 小题1:D 小题1:C 小题1:C 小题1:D 小题1:A 小题1:B 小题1:D 小题1:A 小题1:D 小题1:C 小题1:A 小题1:D |
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It was her giggling (咯咯笑) that drew my attention. Note taking really wasn’t all that funny. Walking over to the offender (肇事者), I asked for the 36 . Frozen, she refused to give it to me. I waited, all attention in the classroom on the quiet 37 between a teacher and a student. When she finally 38 it over she whispered, “Okay, but I didn’t draw it.” It was a hand-drawn 39 of me, teeth blackened and the words “I’m stupid” coming out of my mouth. I managed to fold it up calmly. My mind, 40 , was working angrily as I struggled not to 41 . I figured I knew the two most likely students who drew the picture. It would do them some 42 to teach them a lesson, and maybe it was high time that I did it. Thankfully, I was able to keep myself 43 . When there were about six minutes remaining, I showed the class the picture. They were all silent as I told them how 44 this was for me. I told them there must be a reason 45 and now was their chance to write down anything they needed to tell me. Then I let them write silently while I was seated in the back of the classroom, with tears in my eyes. As I 46 the notes later, many of them said something like, “I’ve got nothing 47 you.” or “I’m sorry you were hurt.” Some kids said, “We’re afraid of you.” But two notes, from the girls who I 48 drew the picture, had a list of issues. I was too 49 , too strict… Reading those notes, I realized that over the course of this year, instead of 50 my students, I had begun commanding them to 51 . Where I thought I was driving them to success I was 52 driving them away. I had some apology to make. But the next day in the classroom, one boy and one girl each handed me a card. The one 53 by all the boys expressed sincere regret for the ugly joke. The one from the girls asked for 54 . This was a lesson for both the kids and me. Forgiveness does not change the past, but it does enlarge the 55 .
1.
| A. note
| B. advice
| C. reason
| D. help
| 2.
| A. battle
| B. competition
| C. argument
| D. conversation
| 3.
| A. took
| B. thought
| C. turned
| D. handed
| 4.
| A. statue
| B. graph
| C. picture
| D. poster
| 5.
| A. otherwise
| B. however
| C. therefore
| D. besides
| 6.
| A. leave
| B. cry
| C. explain
| D. argue
| 7.
| A. good
| B. harm
| C. favor
| D. punishment
| 8.
| A. amused
| B. controlled
| C. uninterested
| D. relaxed
| 9.
| A. meaningful
| B. forgetful
| C. regretful
| D. hurtful
| 10.
| A. aside
| B. above
| C. under
| D. behind
| 11.
| A. wrote
| B. finished
| C. read
| D. collected
| 12.
| A. beyond
| B. from
| C. against
| D. for
| 13.
| A. figured
| B. promised
| C. concluded
| D. confirmed
| 14.
| A. talkative
| B. mean
| C. funny
| D. considerate
| 15.
| A. forcing
| B. encouraging
| C. comforting
| D. teaching
| 16.
| A. appreciate
| B. apologize
| C. promise
| D. succeed
| 17.
| A. actually
| B. normally
| C. immediately
| D. generally
| 18.
| A. decorated
| B. offered
| C. signed
| D. bought
| 19.
| A. thankfulness
| B. pardon
| C. congratulation
| D. communication
| 20.
| A. friendship
| B. education
| C. knowledge
| D. future
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Today, many people are starving to death. Recently, a man who wanted to understand the conditions of such people conducted an experiment. He only ate one meal a day for a month but continued to work as he normally did. During the first five days he was hungry at his 1 mealtime, but after he had drunk a glass of water, his hunger went away. In the morning, when he ate his one meal, he ate quickly and had a 2 amount. During the next few days, 3 he was not hungry during the day, he quickly 4 every food stall (a table on which food is put to be sold), and the smell of food caught his 5 . During the third and the fourth weeks, he had hunger pains and 6 physical strength. He 7 his one meal and ate it slowly, enjoying every bite. 8 it, he knew he would have hardly enough energy to work. This 9 changed his attitude about some things. Having a cup of tea was not just a pastime. It also 10 him strength. He more frequently noticed overweight people and people who threw 11 leftover food. He realized the importance of 12 for the very hungry person. He could no longer easily 13 by a hungry beggar on the street. But most 14 , he could now sympathize(同情) in a 15 way with the hungry people of the world. 1.A.after B.formal C.regular D.frequent 2.A.large B.small C.ordinary D.common 3.A.if B.when C.as if D.although 4.A.recognized B.noticed C. glanced D.digested 5.A.eyes B.imagination C.attention D.interest 6.A.needed B.lacked C.required D.wanted 7.A.looked forward to B.devoted himself to C.looked down upon D.took pride in 8.A.With B.Without C.Rather than D.Except for 9.A.action B.movement C.experiment D.performance 10.A.gained B.gave C.took D.left 11.A.in B.up C.away D.about 12.A.food B.meals C.money D.work 13.A.come B.pass C.stand D.stop 14.A.fortunately B.seriously C.necessary D.important 15.A.great B.big C.small D.similar |
A man found a cocoon of a moth. He took it home so that he could 31 the moth come out of the cocoon. On that day a small 32 appeared, he sat and watched the moth for several hours as the moth struggled to 33 the body through that little hole. Soon it seemed to stop making any progress. It appeared as if it had 34 as far as it could and it could go no farther. It just seemed to be stuck. So the man, out of his kindness, decided to help the moth. He took a pair of scissors and cut off the 35 bit of the cocoon. The 36 then came out easily. But it had a swollen body and small, shriven(无用的) wings. The man continued to watch the moth because he expected that, at any moment, the wings would enlarge and 37 to be able to support the 38 , which would get smaller in time. Neither happened! In fact, the little moth spent the rest of its life 39 around with a small, swollen body and shriveled wings. It was 40 able to fly. What the man in his kindness 41 was that the small cocoon and the 42 of the moth to get through the 43 opening was a way to push fluid(液体) 44 the body of moth 45 its wings so that it would be ready to fly 46 it got out of the cocoon. Freedom and 47 would come only after the struggle. By taking the moth of a struggle away, he also took away the moth’s health. Sometimes struggles are exactly what we need in our life. If we were to 48 our lives without any difficulties, we would be disabled. We would not be as 49 as what we could have been. Give every opportunity a chance, leave no room for 50 .
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| A, help
| B. protect
| C. watch
| D. see
| 2
| A. opening
| B. line
| C. moth
| D. butterfly
| 3
| A. push
| B. draw
| C. make
| D. force
| 4
| A. got
| B. done
| C. tried
| D. struggled
| 5
| A. covering
| B. remaining
| C. shell
| D. skin
| 6
| A. moth
| B. butterfly
| C. cocoon
| D. worm
| 7
| A. lessen
| B. widen
| C. expand
| D. shorten
| 8
| A standing
| B. flight
| C. themselves
| D. body
| 9
| A flying
| B. crawling
| C. walking
| D. lying
| 0
| A already
| B. certainly
| C. never
| D. seldom
| 11
| A shouldn’t do
| B. thought
| C. did
| D. didn’t understand
| 12
| A crawling
| B. struggle
| C. fight
| D. force
| 13
| A tiny
| B. beginning
| C. right
| D. above
| 14
| A in
| B. on
| C. by
| D. from
| 15
| A into
| B. to
| C. in
| D. onto
| 16
| A after
| B. once
| C. before
| D. until
| 17
| A courage
| B. hope
| C. flight
| D. survival
| 18
| A stand on
| B. get on
| C. go through
| D. live
| 19
| A great
| B. determined
| C. brave
| D. strong
| 20
| A regrets
| B. death
| C. failure
| D. wishes
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When I was 16 years old, I made my first visit to Disneyland in America. It wasn’t the first time I had been 36 . Like most English children I learned French 37 school and I had often been to France, so I 38 speaking a foreign language to people who didn’t understand 39 . But 40 I went to America, I was really looking forward to__41_ a nice easy holiday without any 42 problems. __43__wrong I was! The misunderstanding began 44 the airport. I was looking for a45__telephone to give my friend Danny a 46 and tell her I had arrived. A 47 old man saw me looking lost and asked 48 __ he could help me. “Yes.” I said,“I was to give my friend a ring. ”“Well, that’s nice,” he said. “Are you getting 49 ? But aren’t you a bit young?”“ 50 is talking about marriage?” I replied. “I just want to give my friend a ring to tell her I’ve arrived. Can you tell me 51 there’s a phone box?”“Oh!” he said, “there’s phone downstairs.” When at last we did meet up, Danny explained the misunderstanding to me. “Don’t worry,”she said to me, “I had so many 52 at first. There are lots of words which the Americans 53 differently in meaning from us British. You’ll soon get used to 54 funny things they say. Most of the 55 , British and American people understand each other!”
小题1: | A.out | B.away | C.outside | D.abroad |
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小题2: | A.from | B.during | C.at | D.after |
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小题3: | A.get used to | B.was used to | C.used to | D.used |
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小题4: | A.English | B.French | C.Russian | D.Latin |
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小题6: | A.buying | B.having | C.giving | D.receiving |
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小题7: | A.time | B.human | C.language | D.money |
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小题10: | A.cheap | B.popular | C.public | D.good |
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小题11: | A.letter | B.ring | C.news | D.information |
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小题12: | A.friendly | B.strange | C.stupid | D.tough |
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小题14: | A.to marry | B.to be married | C.marrying | D.married |
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小题16: | A.where | B.in which | C.over there | D.that |
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小题17: | A.trouble | B.difficulties | C.things | D.fun |
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小题18: | A.write | B.speak | C.use | D.read |
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小题19: | A.every | B.these | C.some | D.all the |
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小题20: | A.chance | B.situation | C.condition | D.time |
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One day an old woman was traveling alone in the mountains. Suddenly she saw something shining in the stream. When she came close, she found it was a precious stone. She put the stone into her bag and went on with her trip. The next day the old woman met a young man, who was also a traveler in the mountains. The young man looked very hungry, so the old woman opened her bag to share her food. The hungry traveler saw the precious stone and asked carefully, “The stone is beautiful. Would you like to give it to me?” “Sure. Why not?” the woman said, and handed the stone to him. The young man left happily with the stone. He knew it was worth enough to give him security for a lifetime. But a few days later he came back to return the stone to the woman. “I’ve been thinking,” he said. “I know how valuable the stone is, but I give it back and hope that you can give me something even more precious. Give me what you have within your bag.” The woman opened her bag. It was almost empty. She looked at the young man and smiled, “I have nothing special in my bag, but I do have something precious — the joy of giving!” The young man felt ashamed and left silently. 小题1:How did the young man find the precious stone?A.He found it in his food. | B.He dug it out in a valley. | C.He saw it in the woman’s bag. | D.He noticed it shining in the stream. | 小题2:What does the underlined word “security” in Paragraph 4 probably mean?A.Money. | B.Worry. | C.Health. | D.Trouble. | 小题3:The man returned the stone to the woman because ______.A.he found the stone was not precious | B.he understood the real meaning of joy | C.he felt embarrassed at taking away the stone | D.he wanted to get something even more precious | 小题4:Which of the following would be the best title of the passage?A.A special stone | B.The joy of giving | C.A woman and a young man | D.An experience in the mountains |
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