An old man lived in a nice house with a large garden. He took care of his 1 all the time, watering and fertilizing(施肥)them.
One day a young man went by the garden. He looked at the beautiful flowers, imagining how happy he could be 2 he lived in such a beautiful place. Then, suddenly he found the old gardener was 3 . He was very surprised about this and asked, “You can’t see these flowers. 4 are you busy taking care of them every day?”
The old man smiled and said “I can tell you four reasons. First, I was a gardener when I was young, and I really like this job. Second, 5 I can’t see these flowers, I can touch them. 6 , I can smell the sweetness of them. As to the last one, that’s you.”
“Me? But you don’t know me,” said the young man.
“Yeah, it’s 7 that I don’t know you. But I know that flowers are angels(天使) that everybody 8 . We enjoy the happiness these flowers have brought us.”
The blind man’s work opened our eyes and 9 our hearts, which also made his life 10 . It was just like Beethoven, who became deaf in his later life and wrote many great musical works. Beethoven himself couldn’t 11 his wonderful music, but his music has 12 millions of people to face their difficulties bravely. Isn’t it one kind of happiness?
A．flowers B．trees C．vegetables D．grass
A．after B．as C．before D．if
A．deaf B．blind C．smart D．strange
A．What B．Who C．Why D．Which
A．although B．since C．because D．unless
A．First B．Second C．Third D．Fourth
A．true B．hard C．cool D．fair
A．greets B．knows C．meets D．doubts
A．broke B．hurt C．pleased D．treated
A．emptier B．busier C．luckier D．happier
A．write B．hear C．play D．believe
A．changed B．directed C．discovered D．encouraged
In America, where labor（劳工） costs are so high, “do-it-your-self” is a way of life. Many people their own cars, build their own garages, and even rebuild their own houses. many of them will also write their own books. In Hollywood there is a that publishes（出版）children’s books with the help of computers. other book companies also publish that way, this company is not like the others. It the reader to become the main character with the help of computers. Here is they do it. Let us suppose a child is named Hody. The computer uses this information to make up a story pictures. The story is then printed up. “This book is about me,”a child who such a book might say. So the company is called the“Me-Books Publishing Company”.
like me-books because they like to see in print their own names, their pictures, and the names of their friends and their pets. But more , in this way, readers are much more interested in reading the stories. Me-books are helping children to learn how to read.
A．make B．build C．buy D．repair
A．Otherwise B．Only C．Once D．Soon
A．director B．person C．company D．computer
A．However B．Although C．That D．Unless
A．allows B．hates C．hires D．pays
A．what B．how C．why D．where
A．with B．about C．for D．except
A．prints B．borrows C．sells D．receives
A．Writers B．Children C．Companies D．Friends
A．impossible B．imaginative C．important D．inactive
There was a big apple tree. A little boy liked around it every day. The little boy and he no longer played around the tree. One day the boy came back to the tree. He looked .
“What’s wrong you?” asked the tree.
The boy answered: “I want my own house. I need money to buy it.”
“You can pick my apples and them. Then you will have money.”
The boy picked all the apples on the tree and left .
A few years later, the boy came back. He told the tree that he wanted to travel around the world.
“Use my branches to build your boat.” the boy cut the tree branch.
Many years later, the boy returned. “Sorry, but I don’t have for you.” The tree said.
“All need is a place to rest.” said the boy.
The tree said, “Good! Old tree roots are the best place to rest.” The boy sat down. The tree was glad.
The tree in this story is like your parents. Your parents are like a tree. They always you, no matter where you are.
A．plays B．played C．playing D．to playing
A．grew up B．put up C．cheered up D．rang up
A．excited B．happy C．surprised D．sad
A．for B．of C．with D．on
A．buy B．sell C．eat D．make
A．happily B．angrily C．friendly D．lovely
A．Because B．But C．Or D．So
A．anything B．everything C．nothing D．something
A．you B．he C．I D．We
A．worry B．love C．hate D．give
Grow deep roots
When I was young, I had an old neighbor, Dr. Gibbs. He ____invited us to play in this yard, but he was a very kind person.
Dr. Gibbs had some ___ideas about planting trees. He never watered his new trees. Once I asked why. He said that watering plants would spoil them. If you watered them, each young tree would grow weaker and weaker. So you had to make things difficult for them and __the weaker trees early.
He talked about how watered trees grew shallow roots, and how trees that weren’t watered had to grow deep roots in ____of water under the earth by themselves. Deep roots were very important. So he never watered his trees.
Dr. Gibbs died several years after I left home. When I came back home, I walked by his house and looked at the trees that I watched him plant about 25 years ago. They were very big and strong. I planted some trees a few years later and carried water to them for a whole summer. After two years of caring too much, whenever a cold wind blow in, they ___a lot.
Every night before I go to bed, I check on my two sons. Mostly I hope that their lives will be ___. But now it’s time to change my thought . I know my children are going to face difficulties. There’s always a cold wind blowing somewhere, so what we need to do is get roots that reach deep into the brave heart. When the rains fall and the winds blow, we can face them strongly and won't be beaten down.
A．always B．never C．probably D．directly
A．general B．crazy C．interesting D．wrong
A．look up B．put off C．depend on D．pick up
A．search B．need C．charge D．favour
A．grow B．cover C．shake D．change
A．long B．easy C．difficult D．horrible
During my second year of middle school, our teacher gave us a test. I studied hard and ___ well in all the subjects, so the questions were not difficult for me. ____I stopped when I read the last one: “What is the _____ of the woman that cleans the school?”
Of course this was a joke. I saw the cleaning woman every day. She was short and about 60 years old. She had dark hair. But _____ would I know her name? I had never talked with her before. In fact, I had never even thought _____ talking to her. I started to feel rather guilty. Finally, I _____ my paper, without finishing the last question.
Before the class ended, one student asked, “Will the last question count toward _____ grade?” “ Of course,” the teacher said. “ In your life, you will meet many people. All are important. They deserve(值得) your attention and care, even if you just _____ and say hello to them.”
I’ve _____ forgotten that lesson. I should get to know all of the people who work and live around me. That was, perhaps, the most ____ lesson of my life. Later, I learned that the cleaning woman’s name was Dorothy.
A．became B．made C．got D．did
A．So B．But C．Or D．And
A．address B．number C．name D．hobby
A．where B．how C．what D．when
A．about B．over C．for D．back
A．gave away B．took away C．handed in D．handed out
A．we B．us C．ours D．our
A．shout B．smile C．cry D．laugh
A．never B．ever C．already D．just
A．difficult B．interesting C．important D．exciting
The natural world teaches us a great deal about recycling (循环再利用). In nature, recycling happens every day. For example, when leaves fall to the ground, they will turn into compost (肥料), helping ____ grow healthily and strong. When an animal dies, it becomes food for ____ animals. Nothing is wasted. But humans have created things like plastic bags ____ can’t be broken down by nature. Our rubbish kills animals and ____ water and soil. ____ we continue making too much rubbish, the problem will only get ____ . If nature can’t reuse the rubbish, we ____ recycle it. We should clean up the rubbish we’ve made because nature can’t.
Recycling is important. In reusing material instead of throwing it away, we can also benefit from it. ____ the Earth is rich in natural materials like water and trees, these materials are not endless. We use up our natural materials much faster than the Earth is able to reproduce them. For example, each year we ____ more than 6,000 square miles of forest. But it ____ an average of 25 years for a new tree to grow.
Recycling can help us save the Earth, so let’s take action right now.
A．animals B．plants C．humans D．river
A．another B．other C．others D．the other
A．who B．which C．what D．where
A．pollutes B．produces C．recycles D．cleans
A．When B．Whether C．Why D．If
A．best B．better C．worse D．worst
A．may B．can C．must D．need
A．Because B．If C．Although D．As
A．break down B．grow up C．cut down D．fix up
A．spends B．costs C．pays D．takes
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