The young boy and his father sat quietly watching the snow fall on a snowy Saturday afternoon.
“Dad, my friend told me that every snowflake is 36 . But they look all the same to me. How can we tell?” the child asked.
Dad felt it was his 37 to give a more satisfying answer. “Son, snowflakes are like people. We are each 38 in a very special way. We can test it right now,” he said.
The child stood up, put out his hands, and 39 as snowflakes landed on his gloves. “These snowflakes are all different on my gloves, but those in the yard look the same. Together they are even more_ 40 and striking. Then if people are like snowflakes, why don't they 41 ?”
“Choice,”Dad said. "Their choices 42 them what they are.”
“ 43 choice is a bad thing?” the boy asked.
“Oh, no. Only when we choose the 44 things.”
“How do we tell right from wrong?" the child asked.
Dad was given the chance to build upon the foundation of his son's 45 . He reached down and began to 46 with the snow. He 47 the snow into two sides, three large snowballs on one side and several smaller ones on the other.
“Which side did the right thing?” he asked the boy.
The child looked at both sides but 48 answer. Then Dad placed the three larger snowballs on top of each other.
“It’ s a snowman! The side 49 made me snowman!” the boy replied with 50
Yes, all these people came together and recognized how special each of them was, so they joined in a(n) 51 to build up mankind,” Dad said.
The child then stood up and 52 an arm full of the smaller snowballs. One by one he began to throw them at the other small piles of snow. He said,”This is what happens when people can't work together. They have a(n) 53 .”
Dad was shocked. He stood up, lifted the boy and 54 him tightly, whispering to him, “I hope that your world will learn to work and live together. I hope you will make the right 55
and learn to build the best snowman ever.”
A．similar B．different C．freezing D．special
A．challenge B．trouble C．responsibility D．position
A．private B．associated C．unique D．isolated
A．inspected B．watched C．glanced D．glared
A．beautiful B．effective C．comfortable D．significant
A．get along B．take care C．cheer up D．break up
A．remain B．appear C．become D．make
A．Though B．However C．So D．While
A．exact B．coincident C．fortunate D．wrong
A．interest B．concern C．worry D．faith
A．communicate B．work C．mix D．relate
A．separated B．divided C．distinguished D．parted
A．couldn' t B．shouldn' t C．wouldn' t D．needn' t
A．that B．what C．how D．when
A．disappointment B．frustration C．enthusiasm D．humour
A．power B．effort C．organization D．attempt
A．gathered B．sorted C．threw D．formed
A．war B．debate C．agreement D．negotiation
A．trembled B．swung C．pulled D．held
A．steps B．turns C．choices D．points
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A，B，C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
A little girl lived in a simple and poor house on a hill. Usually she play in the small garden. She could see over the garden fence and across the valley a wonderful house with shining golden windows high on another hill. she loved her parents and her family, she desired to live in such a house and all day about how wonderful and exciting must feel to live there.
At the age when she gained some skill and sensibility(识别力), she her mother for a bike ride the garden. Her mother finally allowed her to go, her keeping close to the house and not too far. The day was beautiful. The little girl knew where she was heading! the hill and across the valley, she rode to the of the golden house.
she got off her bike and put it against the gate post, she focused on the path to the house and then on the house itself. She was very disappointed when she that all the windows were and rather dirty.
So and heart-broken, she didn’t go any further. She , and all of a sudden she saw an amazing . There on the other side of the valley was a little house and its windows were golden. Looking at her little home, she that she had been living in her golden house filled with love and care. Everything she dreamed was right there in front of her house.
A．might B．should C．would D．must
A．Unless B．Although C．Since D．But
A．dreamed B．worried C．asked D．shouted
A．this B．that C．it D．which
A．different B．scientific C．musical D．basic
A．begged B．blamed C．invited D．paid
A．inside B．outside C．through D．along
A．insisting on B．relying on C．arguing about D．wondering about
A．traveling B．running C．riding D．walking
A．madly B．rapidly C．exactly D．possibly
A．Over B．Down C．Around D．Beside
A．windows B．steps C．center D．gate
A．Until B．As C．While D．Because
A．getting B．introducing C．leading D．moving
A．felt B．learned C．concluded D．found
A．transported B．bright C．plain D．wide
A．anxious B．angry C．serious D．sad
A．turned around B．cheered up C．settled down D．dropped in
A．hill B．valley C．background D．sight
A．imagined B．decided C．realized D．guessed
When I was thirteen, one day my mom told my family that she had to tell us something．So my dad, my brother and I all sat down on the sofa to begin the discussion． You could feel the atmosphere of the room．It was that something was wrong．Then my mom told us that she had been diagnosed （诊断） with a very serious disease．That was when we all had a moment of and cried．
After that my mom started the and had to travel to the hospital every day．After a week, she began to lose her and so she shaved it all off．My mom would always wear bright-colored scarf and after a while to buy a wig（假发）．Along with losing her hair she lost all her nails. , I had never seen a desperate look in my mom's eyes．I remember one day I went with my mom to the hospital．When we were for her to receive the treatment, we kept telling jokes．We both burst out from time to time．Everyone in the waiting room was so , while we were in the middle of the room, chatting .Neither of us cared people thought of us．
After about a year of the treatment and all the , one day my mom said she wanted to tell us something important．As my mom was about to speak, a smile on her face．At that moment I knew that it was going to be something very _ ．She told us that she had recovered! At that moment I down in tears．They were tears of joy．At that moment for the first time in a very long time I had a feeling that everything was going to be ．Now two years has passed and my mom is of the disease．I am so happy that I have my mom with me every step of the way．My mom me to value every moment in my life and to remain through thick or thin．She has taught me so much and continues to teach me more．
A．calm B．tense C．friendly D．cold
A．necessary B．common C．strange D．obvious
A．regret B．sorrow C．anger D．hesitation
A．appointment B．operation C．treatment D．observation
A．weight B．hair C．energy D．hope
A．liked B．offered C．decided D．afforded
A．Therefore B．Finally C．Besides D．However
A．arranging B．waiting C．wishing D．preparing
A．crying B．quarreling C．talking D．laughing
A．over B．down C．out D．off
A．happily B．curiously C．nervously D．gently
A．why B．when C．where D．what
A．pain B．failure C．advice D．love
A．turned B．formed C．changed D．bury
A．attractive B．active C．exciting D．amusing
A．came B．looked C．bent D．broke
A．fair B．clear C．fine D．ready
A．free B．afraid C．aware D．sure
A．asked B．taught C．persuaded D．admitted
A．determined B．modest C．independent D．positive
Daniel Brown was just five years old when he climbed into the family car and let it roll away down the road. He was only three when he flooded the kitchen.
His mother, Angela Brown, is in ____ .She is very busy looking after her new baby, a little girl ____ Laura, as well as Daniel. She told us, “Daniel is so full of ___ ”At that moment, we hear a huge crash and then silence. We go up stairs and ____ Daniel crawling（爬）out of a wardrobe (衣橱) he has pulled over onto the floor, with a book in his hand.“It’s for you Mum, ” he said and ____ at his mum and smiled. Seven-year-old Daniel has a ____face. He has golden hair, big brown eyes, and a friendly smile. I have to ____that Daniel doesn’t look like a naughty boy.
Angela told me all about it. “____ I found him as he was about to put Jasper in the washing machine. ”Jasper, she ____ , is the Browns’ dog. “When I asked him why, he said that he thought Jasper was dirty! It’s ____how one little boy can cause so much trouble. Another time he ____ all the hair of the little girl next door. She was going to attend her sister’s wedding and the ____haven’t spoken to us since. ”
Angela told me about Daniel’s most ____crime. “I was about to do the washing up ____ the baby started crying. Daniel decided to ____and filled the kitchen sink with water. When I came in, the water was already ____the kitchen and was about to flood the hall. The carpet was ruined and had to be ____.I hope things will get better as he gets ____ ”
Amazingly, Daniel is quite ____ behaved in school. This may be because he is rarely bored. ____he continues to be the naughtiest little boy in England. Will his sister Laura grow up to be the naughtiest little girl?
A．despair B．surprise C．anger D．danger
A．hurt . B．called C．favored D．repaid
A．regret B．imagination C．honesty D．curiosity
A．hear B．prevent C．find D．leave
A．looked up B．turned out C．gave in D．got through
A．ugly B．serious C．mysterious D．lovely
A．reform B．admit C．sense D．rest
A．Even if B．In no time C．Once D．Although
A．cured B．discovered C．damaged D．explained
A．fearful B．amazing C．favorable D．common
A．dried up B．came down C．cut off D．fell off
A．sons B．neighbors C．assistants D．teachers
A．exciting B．boring C．satisfied D．expensive
A．as if B．when C．before D．because
A．help B．disturb C．save D．puzzle
A．boiling B．sweeping C．flooding D．nearing
A．blamed B．replaced C．burned D．controlled
A．older B．smarter C．healthier D．lighter
A．hardly B．madly C．well D．badly
A．Instead B．Furthermore C．Though D．Meanwhile
On Wednesday afternoon Annie took the bus into town to shop in the market. For an hour or so she would walk up down between the stalls(摊位) at everything， bargaining and buying here and there. And then,after all the things she had been bought，she would the market for the streets of the town to spend another hour the way she liked best: looking in furniture-shop windows.
One Wednesday，she found a new shop full of the delightful things，with a inviting anyone to walk in and look without feeling they had to buy . Annie paused for a moment before through the doorway where she suddenly before a green chair. There was a card on the chair which : “This fine chair is yours less than a pound.” ! She could almost pay that out of her housekeeping money and never it!
Just then,a voice at her shoulder made her .“Can I help you，madam？”She looked round at the who had come softly to her side. “Oh，well，no，” she said.“I was just looking.”“We have chairs of all kinds on . I think you will find something to you.”Annie,worried at the thought of being to buy something she did not need,left the shop hurriedly.
A．sat B．lay C．attracted D．stopped
A．told B．said C．wrote D．printed
A．in B．about C．for D．with
A．Why B．Who C．How D．Where
A．afford B．use C．miss D．get
A．worst B．best C．least D．most
A．promise B．order C．notice D．form
A．out B．over C．up D．round
A．everything B．nothing C．something D．anything
A．stepping B．running C．looking D．pushing
A．and B．to C．then D．or
A．observing B．glaring C．looking D．watching
A．examined B．asked C．needed D．saw
A．enter B．leave C．search D．take
A．on B．by C．in D．of
A．wonder B．jump C．laugh D．wake
A．tailor B．policeman C．assistant D．customer
A．vacation B．purpose C．show D．fire
A．suit B．fix C．comfort D．seat
A．welcomed B．asked C．run D．persuaded
Personal computers and the Internet give people new choices about how to spend their time.
Some may use this freedom to share less time with certain friends or family members, but new technology will also let them stay in closer touch with those they care most about. I know this from personal experience.
E-mail makes it easy to work at home, which is where I now spend most weekends and evenings. My working hours aren’t necessarily much shorter than they once were but I spend fewer of them at the office. This lets me share more time with my young daughter than I might have if she’d been born before electronic mail became such a practical tool.
The Internet also makes it easy to share thoughts with a group of friends. Say you do something fun, see a great movie perhaps-and there are four or five friends who might want to hear about it. If you call each one, you may tire of telling the story.
With E-mail, you just write one note about your experience, at your convenience, and address (="tell)" it to all the friends you think might be interested. They can read your message when they have time, and read only as much as they want to. They can reply at their convenience, and you can read what they have to say at your convenience.
E-mail is also an inexpensive way stay in close touch with people who live far away. More than a few parents use E-mail to keep in touch, even daily touch, with their children off at college.
We just have to keep in mind that computers and the Internet offer another way of staying in touch. They don’t take the place of any of the old ways.
We can infer that passage is to ________.
A．explain how to use the Internet B．describe the writer’s joy of keeping up with the latest technology C．tell the merits(价值) and usefulness of the Internet D．introduce the reader to basic knowledge about personal computers and the Internet
A．spend less time working B．have more free time with his child C．work at home on weekends D．work at a speed comfortable to him
A．reach a group of people at one time conveniently B．keep one’s communication as personal as possible C．pass on much more information than the latter D．get in touch with one’s friends faster than the latter
A．Computer: New Technological Advances B．Internet: New Tool to Maintain Good Friendship C．Computers Have Made Life Easier D．Internet: a Convenient Tool for Communication
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