I watched quietly as my little brother was caught in the act. He sat in the corner of the living room, a 1 in one hand and my father's new book in the other.
2 my father walked into the room, my brother cowered (畏缩) slowly. He sensed that he had done something 3 . From a distance I could see that he had 4 my father's new book and scribbled (乱画) in it. Now, looking at my father in 5 , he and I both waited for his punishment.
My father 6 up his prized book, looked at it carefully, and then sat down, without saying a word. Books were 7 to him. He was a clergyman（牧师） and for him, books were 8 .What he did next was unbelievable. Instead of 9 my brother, he sat down, took the pen from 10 , and then wrote in the book himself, alongside the scribbles John had made:
John s work, 1959, age 2. How many times have I looked into your beautiful face and into your warm, alert (警觉的) eyes looking up at me? And how many times have I 11 God for the one who has now scribbled in my new book?
"Wow," I thought, "This is punishment?" The years and the books came and went. Our family experienced what all families go through and perhaps a little bit more: happiness and 12 , laughter and tears. We always knew our parents 13 us and that one of the proofs (证明) of their love was the book. From time to time we would 14 it, look at the scribbles, read my father's expression of love, and feel 15 .
A．book B．pen C．paper D．ruler
A．Because B．Since C．As D．Though
A．interesting B．wrong C．useless D．important
A．dropped B．read C．borrowed D．opened
A．surprise B．excitement C．sadness D．fear
A．picked B．put C．gave D．checked
A．enjoyable B．valuable C．useless D．attractive
A．courage B．money C．health D．knowledge
A．beating B．hurting C．punishing D．forgiving
A．the corner B．the floor C．the table D．my brother's hand
A．thanked B．asked C．provided D．reminded
A．sadness B．excitement C．pride D．envy
A．needed B．loved C．preferred D．encouraged
A．open B．use C．read D．explain
A．jealous B．relaxed C．confident D．proud
In most languages, a greeting is usually followed by “small talk”, small talk means little things we talk about at the ____41____of a conversation. In English-speaking countries, people often make small talk about the _____42_____: Nice day, isn’t it?” “Terrible weather, isn’t it?” But there is ______43_____special about small talk. It must be about something ______44_____ people have the same idea about. This makes meeting people easier and more comfortable. People usually agree about the weather, so it is a ______45_____ topic for small talk. The topics for small talk also depend on _____46____ the conversation is taking place. At football matches, people make small talk about the game they are _____47_____. “Great game, isn’t it?” At bus stops, people may say: “The bus service is terrible, isn’t it?”
Greetings and small talk are _____48_____ important part of conversation in any language. The way people greet each other and the things they talk about, however, may be _____49_____from one language to another. This___50_____that there is much more to learn when we learn a language than just the vocabulary and the grammar of the language. We also have to learn the social behavior (社会行为) of the people who speak it.A.front B. end C. start
A. weather B. dates C. colors
A. nothing B. anything C. something
A. all B. both C. every
A. cheap B. dangerous C. safe
A. where B. when C. how
A. seeing B. looking at C. watching
A. the B. an C. a
A. the same B. difficult C. different
A. sounds B. shows C. looks
The situation seemed hopeless.
From the first day he entered my junior-high classroom, Willard P. Franklin lived in his own , shutting out his classmates and me, his teacher. I tried to build a relationship with him but he showed no interest. Even a “Good Morning Willar” received only a grunt(咕哝) that couldn’t be . Willard was a loner(孤独的人) who seemed to have no hope or need to break silence. Shortly after the Thanksgiving holiday, we received the news of the annual(每年的) Christmas collection of money for the less people in our school district.
“Christmas is a season of ,” I told my students. “There are a few students in the school who might not have a happy holiday season. donating our Christmas collection, you will help buy food, clothing and toys for these needy people. We start the collection tomorrow.” When I called for the donations the next day, I discovered that everyone had forgotten, except Willard P. Franklin. The boy dug deep into his pants pockets he walked up to my desk. Carefully, he two coins into the small box.
“I don’t need milk for lunch,” he said . For a moment, just a moment, he smiled . Then he turned and walked back to his desk.
That night, after school, I took our to the school principal. I couldn’t sharing the incident(事件) that had taken place.
“I may be wrong, but I believe Willard might be getting ready to become a part of the world around him,” I told the principal.
“Yes, I believe it is for him to get out of his own world,” he nodded. “And I think we can do something to have him a bit of his world with us. I just received a of the poor families in our school who most need help through the Christmas collection. Here, take a look at it.”
As I read, I discovered Willard P. Franklin and his family were the top names on the list.
A．class B．school C．world D．home
A．equal B．simple C．friendly D．common
A．seen B．heard C．found D．discovered
A．poor B．good C．sad D．rich
A．giving B．getting C．buying D．receiving
A．By B．With C．For D．On
A．mostly B．hardly C．almost D．simply
A．while B．after C．before D．as
A．threw B．dropped C．brought D．changed
A．angrily B．quietly C．patiently D．sadly
A．students B．classmates C．teachers D．donations
A．keep B．enjoy C．stop D．finish
A．hopeless B．hopeful C．difficult D．impossible
A．compare B．begin C．mix D．share
A．list B．note C．message D．letter
Tina was a seventeen-year-old girl who always wore a bright smile. She suffered from a disease and had to use a walker most of the time. People didn’t speak to her very often. Maybe it was because she looked and people didn’t know how to come near to her. Tina usually broke the ice with people she met with a big “ .”
In one class, I gave the students an assignment (作业) to a poem. I only made the assignment worth a very small part of their total grade since I knew most of my would not do it anyway. In the class, one by one each student to correctly recite (背诵) the poem. Finally, angry and half joking, I said that the next student who recite the poem had to do three push-up (俯卧撑). To my , Tina was next. She used her walker to move to the front of the class. she recited, she made a mistake. Before I could say a word, she her walker and started doing push-ups. I wanted to say, “Tina, I was just !”But she , continued the poem and she finished the rest perfectly.
When she finished, a student asked, “Tina, why did you do that? It’s not an important assignment!”
“Because I want to be like you guys! To be .” Tina said.
Silence fell on the whole room when another student cried out, “Tina, we’re not normal! We are teenagers! We get in all the time.”
“I know,” Tina said as a big spread across her face. The rest of the students laughed, too.
Tina got only a few that day, but she got the love and respect of her classmates. To her, that was worth a lot more than a grade.
A．different B．strong C．short D．young
A．Sorry B．Bye C．Hi D．Thanks
A．recite B．copy C．find D．read
A．friends B．students C．teachers D．parents
A．started B．planned C．continued D．failed
A．shouldn’t B．couldn’t C．needn’t D．wouldn’t
A．surprise B．surprised C．excitement D．excited
A．Because B．When C．After D．Though
A．raised B．changed C．threw D．checked
A．wondering B．tricking C．doubting D．joking
A．woke up B．gave up C．stood up D．made up
A．happy B．social C．normal D．fair
A．attention B．thought C．touch D．trouble
A．cry B．smile C．sadness D．joy
A．points B．chances C．mistakes D．successes
The story was a true one and still moved me deeply. Thirty years ago，I got to know a 36 lady named Rose. She had no kids and lived alone. 37 I went to visit her, I always took Rose some coffee and food. One day she said she 38 me to have hunch.
We walked from my work place to a little restaurant on David Street. 39 the way, I began to worry: I knew that she had no money, but if I offered(提供) to 40 the lunch，I was afraid I would hurt her.
There were many people in the 41 and all of them were happy. Rose told me to sit and drink coffee by the window. Then she went to 42 in the kitchen. After about 20 minutes, she came out and sat with me. She just paid for one meal and we started to 43 the delicious food together. She told 44 that the restaurant let people work for a meal if they had no money, or would give them a free meal if they were not able to work. To my surprise, she also explained that the workers who were working there were all 45 .
I 46 remember the beautiful afternoon I shared with Rose. 47 we had a meal together only once, it was paid by Rose's work. The weather was 48 and bright, and everyone's smile was warm and bright as well.
I’m still thinking that life cannot be easy to us, but we can still do 49 for our friends and neighbors. The world will be 50 if everybody would like to share happiness with others. It will never be dark if there is a light in everyone's heart.
A．rich B．poor C．strange D．crazy
A．When B．After C．Until D．Unless
A．will invite B．was inviting C．is inviting D．to invite
A．By B．In C．On D．Out of
A．pay for B．ask for C．look for D．care for
A．park B．restaurant C．hotel D．bar
A．sit B．rest C．stay D．work
A．buy B．cook C．enjoy D．drink
A．her B．him C．me D．you
A．volunteers B．teachers C．doctors D．cooks
A．never B．still C．hardly D．already
A．So B．But C．Though D．Because
A．hotter B．cold C．cool D．warm
A．something B．anything C．nothing D．everything
A．colder B．nicer C．harder D．worse
根据短文内容，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个能填入相应空格内的最佳答案，并把答题卡上对应的答案标号涂黑。
“Who would you like to change your life with if possible?” Last week, we asked many middle school students this question. The following are some of their.
Zhang Yike, 12
I want to change my life with my friend, Wang Xiaohui. She is studying in England now. She has to many countries, such as the US and France. They are the places I wish to visit. What’s more, she much better English than me. If I change my life with her, I can visit many beautiful countries, eat delicious and meet different kinds of people there.
Qiu Haoran, 14
I’d like to change my life with my Chinese teacher Miss Zhao. Miss Zhao is a very kind lady. She a lot, so she always has so many stories to tell us. We all like her classes. I also want to be such an excellent teacher and be with my students.
Tan Bo, 13
I will change my life with my elder brother. My brother is a college student now. He does have to go to class all the time. He can study he is interested in. And he even has a part-time job to make money. To , all of these sound very interesting. I really want a life this.
A．answers B．problems C．questions D．changes
A．gone B．come C．been D．moved
A．says B．speaks C．talks D．tells
A．drink B．air C．food D．water
A．teaches B．knows C．thinks D．asks
A．long B．short C．terrible D．interesting
A．busy B．angry C．popular D．serious
A．that B．which C．who D．what
A．me B．him C．you D．them
A．at B．on C．for D．like
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