Sometimes we need to remind ourselves that thankfulness is indeed a virtue (美德).
William Bennett
Thanksgiving Day was coming. The first grade teacher gave her class a fun assignment (作业) — to draw a picture of for which they were thankful.
Most of the class might be considered poor, but still many would the holiday with turkey and other traditional food of the season. These, the teacher thought, would be the subject of most of her students’ art. And they were.
But Douglas made a(an) kind of picture. Douglas was a different kind of boy. He was the teacher’s true child of weak and unhappy. As other children played at , Douglas used to stand close by her side. One could only guess at the pain that Douglas felt behind those sad .
Yes, his picture was different. When he was asked to draw a picture of something for which he was thankful, he drew a . Nothing else. Just an empty hand.
His abstract (抽象的) picture caught the of his classmates. Whose hand could it be? One child guessed it was the hand of a farmer, because farmers turkeys. Another suggested a police officer, because the police protect and people. Still others guessed it was the hand of God, for God feeds us. And so the discussion went on — until the teacher almost forgot the young artist .
When the children had gone on to other assignments, she stopped at Douglas’ desk, bent down, and him whose hand it was. The little boy looked away and murmured, “It’s yours, teacher.”
She recalled the when she had taken his hand and walked with him here or there, as she had the other students. How she had said, “Take my hand, Douglas, we’ll go outside.” Or, “Let me show you how to hold your pencil.” Or, “Let’s do this together.” Douglas was very for his teacher’s hand. Brushing aside a tear, she went on with her work.
The story speaks of more than thankfulness. It says something about teachers teaching and parents parenting and friends showing friendship, and how much it means to the Douglases of the world. They might not always say thanks, but they’ll remember the hand that out.
A．anything B．something C．nothing D．everything
A．congratulate B．spend C．celebrate D．consider
A．good B．interesting C．exciting D．different
A．break B．rest C．desk D．first
A．noses B．hands C．faces D．eyes
A．gift B．person C．hand D．turkey
A．thought B．description C．respect D．imagination
A．raise B．need C．buy D．show
A．look at B．care for C．take away D．drive off
A．himself B．itself C．herself D．themselves
A．said B．asked C．talked D．spoke
A．chances B．forms C．ways D．times
A．much B．many C．often D．long
A．thankful B．helpful C．careful D．beautiful
A．moves B．holds C．reaches D．puts
完形填空 阅读短文，从每题所给选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
阅读下列短文，从文后各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。
New York city： It’s a cold day in December. A boy was standing in front of a shoe store on Broadway， without ， looking closely at the shoes the window and shivering(瑟瑟发抖) with cold. A lady walked to the boy and said： “My little fellow， why are you looking so in that window?”
“I am asking God to give me a pair of shoes.” The boy .
The lady took him by the and went into the store， and asked the salesman to get six pairs of socks for the boy. She then asked if he could her a basin(盆) of water and a towel. The salesman quickly brought to her. She took the little boy to the back part of the store， took off her gloves， sat down， washed his little and dried them with the towel. By this time the salesman had with the socks. Placinga pair on the boy’s feet， she then him a pair of shoes， put other pairs of socks in a bag and gave them to the boy. She patted him on the head and asked： “No doubt， my little ， do you feel now?”
As she turned to go， the boy caught her by the hand， looking up in her face with tears in his eyes， and the question with these words： “Are you God's wife?”
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完形填空 先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意, 然后从下面四个答案中选择可以填入相应空白处的最佳答案。 (10分）
I have a friend. He is a boy. His name is Nick. He is from England. Nick is a sports fan .He likes ____every kind of games. He likes basketball, football, tennis, badminton ____ swimming.
And Nick is good at ___ football. Yang Chen is his favourite football player. Nick is a member ____ the Football Club. When he goes shopping , he always ___ newspapers about sports and he often watches sports news. His school is very big and beautiful. There is a football___ a tennis court and a swimming pool in his school. He usually plays football___ his friends after school.Nick says that he wants to ___ a football player when he grows up. Nick often goes to the stadium (体育馆) to watch the football matches___ the weekend. He___ want to miss any match.
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完形填空（本大题共1分,每题10分）
Today, I want to write something about my mother. When I had something difficult to do, I often asked my mother for . But she always said, “Do it yourself, dear.” I was not happy about this at all. I thought she was the mother in the world.
For example, one day, I decided to __ some friends to my home. My bedroom was not in order(整齐的). Books were ___ , and I didn’t make the bed. I asked my mother to help me clean it, __ she still said, “Do it yourself, girl.”
Because of my “lazy mother”, I had to my clothes and clean my room. I have to help my parents do ___ . I even had to go to the dentist by myself. It was really hard for me to do everything well, but I have a lot.
As time goes by, I understand my mother. She made me clever and diligent (勤奋的) . a great mother! A mother is worth（等值于）one hundred teachers! Don’t you think so?
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完形填空． 先通读下面的短文，从下面四个答案中选择最佳答案。（本大题共10分）
I have a friend. He is a boy. His name is Nick. He is from England. Nick is a sports fan .He likes ________ every kind of games. He likes basketball, football, tennis, badminton __________ swimming.
Nick is good at ________ football. Yang Chen is his favourite football player. Nick is a member___________ the Football Club. When he goes shopping, he always ____ newspapers ___________ sports and he often reads sports news. His school is very big and beautiful. There is a football tennis court and a swimming pool in his school. He usually plays football _________ his friends after school.
Nick says that he wants to _________ a football player when he grows up. Nick often goes to the stadium (体育馆) to watch the football games _______ the weekend. He ____ want to miss any match.
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Mrs Black was waiting _____ an important _____, but she had ______ bread in the house, so she left the baby at home and said to her five-year-old son. “I’m going to the shop, Jimmy, and I’ll _____ in a few minutes.”
When she was ____, the telephone rang, and Jimmy answered. “Hello,” said a man, “Is your mother there?” “No,” Jimmy answered. “Well, when she comes back, tell her that Mr Baker telephoned.” “What?” “Mr Baker. Write it _____.” “I can’t write.” “Little boy, is there anybody else _____ you? Any brothers or sisters?” “My brother Billy is here.” “Good! I want to talk to him, please.” “All right,” Jimmy took the ______ to the baby’s bed and gave it to Billy.
When their mother came back, she asked, “Did ______ telephone?” “Yes,” said Jimmy, “A man only wants to talk to _____.”
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