The opening and closing of doors are the most significant actions of man’s life. What a lies in doors!
No man knows what awaits him when he opens a door. the most familiar room, where the clock ticks and the hearth glows red at dusk may harbor .The worker may actually have called and the leaking pipe. The cook may have been ill and demanded her passport.
There are many kinds of doors. Revolving doors for hotels, shops and public buildings. There are many the busy, bustling ways of modern life. Can you William Shakespeare or Charles Dickens skipping through a door? There are double doors, sliding doors, stage doors and glass doors. The and mystery of a door lies in its quality of being hidden. A glass door is not a door at all, but a window. The meaning of a door is to what lies inside; to keep the heart in suspense.
Also, there are many ways of opening doors. There is the cheery of elbow with which the waiter opens the kitchen door. There is the sympathetic and awful of the dentist’s maid who opens the door into the operating room and, without speaking, that the doctor is ready for you.
The opening of doors has in it some flavor of the , some sense of moving into a new moment. Even in , the opening of a door may bring relief. But the closing of doors could be , A door closed brings to an end. And there are degrees of sadness in the closing of doors. A door slammed is a confession of weakness. A door shut may often be the most tragic gesture in life.
The opening and closing of doors is a part of the serious fluency of life. Life will not stay and let us alone. We are opening doors with hope, closing them with despair. Life not much longer than a pipe of tobacco, and destiny knocks us out like the ashes.
A．mystery B．relief C．scenery D．pleasure
A．So B．Still C．Even D．Also
A．wishes B．puzzles C．surprises D．changes
A．checked B．fixed C．wrapped D．removed
A．essential to B．different from C．consistent with D．typical of
A．imagine B．suggest C．catch D．notice
A．stage B．sliding C．glass D．revolving
A．symbol B．miracle C．sign D．mark
A．busy B．hide C．discover D．exhibit
A．knock B．bump C．push D．touch
A．silence B．noise C．voice D．peace
A．announce B．admits C．implies D．expects
A．darkness B．certainty C．possibility D．unknown
A．vain B．hope C．sadness D．happiness
A．easy B．terrible C．dull D．interesting
A．nothing B．everything C．anything D．something
A．heavily B．hurriedly C．gently D．firmly
A．still B．calm C．silent D．simple
A．naturally B．continually C．obviously D．possibly
A．measures B．matches C．reaches D．lasts
Children all round the world are familiar with fairy tales such as “The Little Mermaid”(美人鱼), “The Princess and the Pea” and “The Emperor’s New Clothes”. The colourful ______ from the stories made us laugh and cry throughout our ______.
The stories are the creation(创作) of Danish writer Hans Christian Anderson. He was born into a ______ family in Odense, Denmark, on April 2, 1805. His ______ life was not easy. His father was a shoemaker and his mother a washerwoman. He______ very little education. As a child he was very______ and was laughed at for being feminine (女性化的) and tall.
In 1816 his father died and Anderson was______ to go out to work, first in a tailor’s shop and______ at a tobacco factory. _____ the age of 14 Anderson moved to Copenhagen to start a career as a singer and actor. He struggled for three years______ he had to leave the theatre when his voice______ in 1822.
______, Anderson went to a grammar school. Having done well, he was admitted to Copenhagen University in 1828. He began to publish his fairy tales in 1835. They_____ in small volumes (量) until his death.
______ Anderson lived a______ life, he tried to make people______ in all his stories. He wrote because he didn’t want children to have a______ childhood as he did. The works______ Anderson world fame(声誉), but he remained a______ man. He never married and his friends were the people who paid for his work. Anderson______ on August 4,1875. His home in Odense is now a museum and thousands of people visit it every year.
A．parts B．pictures C．heroes D．characters
A．days B．time C．childhood D．years
A．poor B．musical C．big D．happy
A．early B．writing C．later D．school
A．accepted B．found C．received D．gained
A．emotional(感情冲动的) B．upset C．popular D．naughty (调皮的)
A．allowed B．forced C．willing D．used
A．then B．lately C．second D．finally
A．By B．From C．At D．Since
A．since B．after C．until D．still
A．lost B．changed C．broke D．worsened
A．Even so B．Afterwards C．From then on D．Otherwise
A．turned out B．sold out C．came out D．went out
A．Since B．Because C．Although D．As
A．hard B．interesting C．happy D．successful
A．cry B．laugh C．appreciate D．learn
A．sad B．happy C．busy D．strange
A．got B．brought C．made D．cost
A．poor B．unhappy C．moody D．lonely
A．passed away B．passed by C．left D．went
Do you know why there is a little angel on the top of the Christmas tree?
One particular Christmas season a long time ago, Santa was ______ his usual trip. But there were _____ everywhere. Four of his elves(小精灵) got _____, and the trainee(学徒工) elves did not produce the toys as fast as the ______ ones, so Santa was beginning to feel the pressure of being behind _____. Then Mrs. Claus told Santa that her mom was coming to visit; this _____ Santa even more.
When he went to ride the deer, he found that three of them were about to give birth and that two had ______ the fence and were out—heaven knows where.
Then when he began to load the sled(雪橇), one of the boards _____ and the toy bag fell to the ground and the toys were everywhere. So, _____, Santa went into the house for a cup of coffee and a little wine. When he went to the ______, he discovered that the elves had ______ the wine and there was nothing to_______.
In his frustration, he ______ dropped the coffeepot and it broke into thousands of little pieces all over the kitchen _____. He went to get the broom and found that mice had _____ the straw which it was made of. Just then the doorbell _____ and Santa cursed(咒骂) on his way to the door. He _____ the door and there was a little angel with a big Christmas ______.
Smiling, the angel said, very _____,”Merry Christmas, Santa. Isn’t it just a lovely day? I have a beautiful tree for you. Where would you like me to put it?” This cheered Santa up.
_____ began the tradition of the little angel on the top of the tree.
A．paying attention to B．getting ready for C．coming up with D．taking part in
A．wealth B．danger C．presents D．problems
A．old B．rich C．sick D．well
A．regular B．devoted C．lazy D．clever
A．travel B．schedule C．preparation D．work
A．encouraged B．worried C．interested D．frightened
A．jumped B．made C．cleaned D．fixed
A．crossed B．stopped C．cracked D．disappeared
A．moved B．tired C．pleased D．frustrated
A．bed B．boards C．toys D．cupboard
A．hidden B．found C．bought D．polluted
A．wash B．drink C．watch D．add
A．angrily B．luckily C．carelessly D．slowly
A．door B．wall C．table D．floor
A．eaten B．covered C．cut D．thrown
A．failed B．rose C．rang D．fell
A．repaired B．felt C．painted D．opened
A．light B．bag C．tree D．cake
A．cheerfully B．exactly C．hungrily D．sadly
A．And B．So C．If D．But
I spent two months with an American family last year when I studied in America.
It is said, “The best house is in America, the best wife is in Japan, and the best food is in China.” So I took pride （自豪）and ___ to ____ “the best food” for my American family. Each day, regardless of my poor skill of cooking, I would do something in ____ way: changing the dishes’ colour, the meat’s type or the soup’s style（风味）. Thus, my American friends could discover the ____ of eating Chinese food. Because of my “____” job, I was often rewarded （奖励） by their ____ of appreciation （感激）such as “very delicious”, “excellent”, etc.
But the joke was here: Yesterday, I cooked Sichuan style ___ for dinner. I was ____ at my achievement.（成就）
When all the family members arrived at the table, they first looked ___ at the fish, then looked at me. “Why do all the fish have their ____?” they asked, “It’s terrible!”
Terrible or beautiful? I don’t know. But I ___ know that fish heads are delicious. The ____ is the best part of fish; in ___ only the respectable （受敬重的）guest can have the special honor of ____ it.
Another ___ thing is: The American friends often said to me “__ ” as they ____ fruits or other things. According to Chinese tradition I would simply smile in answer to their kindness ____ actually helping myself to any of the food. ___ , I said “help yourself” to them whenever I brought home fruits. Dear me, no matter how much or how often I brought home food, as long as it was nice to their taste, they ___ hesitated （犹豫）to use their hands to “help themselves” until all was finished
A．worry B．attention C．delight D．pleasure
A．buy B．fetch C．cook D．leave
A．their B．a new C．the same D．a simple
A．way B．joy C．trouble D．importance
A．hard B．daily C．good D．new
A．expressions B．flowers C．talk D．smile
A．meat B．fish C．soup D．egg
A．praised B．pleased C．good D．surprised
A．happily B．excitedly C．surprisedly D．worriedly
A．bones B．skins C．tails D．heads
A．do B．will C．want to D．should
A．tail B．head C．soup D．flesh
A．fact B．China C．USA D．the West
A．enjoying B．looking at C．playing with D．cooking
A．real B．exciting C．interesting D．easy
A．please help us B．excuse me C．help yourself D．eat them please
A．brought home B．wanted C．were buying D．were eating
A．not B．but not C．without D．nor
A．At last B．Above all C．After all D．In return
A．usual B．often C．never D．Had
Timmy sold magazines. One day he walked up to a that people rarely visited. Timmy the door and waited for some time. No one answered. As he was ready to , the door was slowly opened. An old man showed up. It was Mr. Black. He asked him for his purpose. Before he answered, Timmy happened to see a dog figure on the desk in the house. “Do you dog figures?” Timmy asked. Mr. Black said yes and explained that he had gathered many at home. Timmy felt for Mr. Black, as it seemed that he was a very lonely person. “Well, I have a magazine about dogs.” While saying this, Timmy to find it when Mr. Black said , “I don’t need any magazines!”
Timmy was so sad that he not to sell anything that day. He went home and then had a(n) . He had a little dog figure that he got from an aunt. It did not mean much to him for he had a real live dog and a large family. He wanted to it to Mr. Black.
With the dog figure, Timmy went to Mr. Black’s house. Seeing him, Mr. Black said that he didn’t magazines.
“I just wanted to bring you a gift.” Timmy handed him the figure and Mr. Black’s face lit up. He of the past experiences. No one had ever given him such a gift and shown him so much kindness. He was touched. He started coming out of the house and greeting people.
A．house B．factory C．school D．company
A．closed B．kicked on C．opened D．knocked on
A．come B．stop C．leave D．shout
A．collect B．sell C．make D．repair
A．happy B．calm C．nervous D．sorry
A．tried B．pretended C．continued D．seemed
A．weakly B．angrily C．gladly D．strangely
A．refused B．learned C．decided D．realized
A．idea B．message C．suggestion D．opinion
A．give B．throw C．mail D．leave
A．have B．need C．accept D．understand
A．wrote B．thought C．spoke D．heard
Joan worked in a hospital as a nurse. One evening there was a big at the hospital, but somebody had to be left to look after the sick children, and Joan was not the one. She liked dancing very much, so she felt very for herself. She went to one sick child after another and said good evening, until she came to Dickey, who was only eleven years old, but he was already able to talk an adult. Poor Dicky had a very serious illness and now he was able to move. Joan knew he would never get any better, he was always happy and always about other people instead of himself. Dickey knew that Joan loved dancing, so he her with the words, “I’m very sorry that you have to the dance because of us. But we are going to have a party for you. If you look in my drawer, you’ll find a piece of cake. And there is also a dollar for you to buy something to drink.” “And I’d and dance with you if I were able to,” he added.
Suddenly the hospital dance seemed not at all important to Joan.
A．concert B．discussion C．operation D．dance
A．quiet B．clever C．lucky D．brave
A．sorry B．happy C．proud D．calm
A．like B．with C．to D．about
A．nearly B．completely C．hardly D．easily
A．so B．and C．or D．but
A．talking B．thinking C．writing D．worrying
A．greeted B．praised C．corrected D．scolded
A．hold B．stop C．miss D．serve
A．come over B．set off C．call back D．get up
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