Our Christmas Goose
On a cold morning that December, my brother Rick and I were sent to Uncle Tommie’s on the other side of Little Mountain to get a goose for Christmas dinner. This long journey over the mountain was hard but worth it.
That morning, dark clouds were coming together overhead. I knew it was going to snow on the ___(1)___.
When we arrived, Uncle Tommie was already waiting for us. “Boys, I’m not ___(2)___ you off,” he said, “but the wind is picking up. You’d better get the goose and head for home soon.”
After a quick thank-you and goodbye I took the goose and we left. Halfway up the mountain, it began to snow heavily. I held the goose ___(3) __ to me.
By the time we reached the top of the mountain. it showed more heavily. And the wind seemed to blow straight through my coat. I stepped in front of Rick. “You must be cold. Open your coat!”
“Are you crazy?” Rick asked. “I’ll lose what little warmth I have!” When he saw I was ___(4)___, he slowly opened his coat.
I placed the warm goose inside his coat. Rick sighed happily (舒了口气). My plan was ___(5)___ .
On the way down, I started to shiver (发抖). Rick said. “Dave. it's your turn now.”
He passed me the goose. For a long moment, I just stood and ___(6)___ my freezing(冰冷的) hands on his body. We passed the goose back and forth (来回地) between us all the way. Finally, We got home.
Sitting at the table, we explained how the goose kept us from freezing. “We can’t have him for dinner! This goose helped ___(7)___ our lives,” I said.
Later, we named the goose Charley and he lived out his life in the yard, bossing around the chickens and another goose we bought to keep him company. A life as the most important bird was fitting for our ___(8)___.
(1).
| A． |
mountain |
B． |
island |
C． |
lake |
D． |
beach |
(2).
| A． |
paying |
B． |
rushing |
C． |
showing |
D． |
calling |
(3).
| A． |
lightly |
B． |
secretly |
C． |
high |
D． |
close |
(4).
| A． |
frightened |
B． |
regretful |
C． |
serious |
D． |
surprised |
(5).
| A． |
working |
B． |
continuing |
C． |
improving |
D． |
changing |
(6).
| A． |
raised |
B． |
dried |
C． |
warmed |
D． |
examined |
(7).
| A． |
spare |
B． |
save |
C． |
treasure |
D． |
give |
(8).
| A． |
leader |
B． |
boss |
C． |
guide |
D． |
hero |
Oil is so important that it is sometimes called “black gold”. Almost half our energy from oil. We use it to run our cars and factories and to our homes, offices and schools. Many everyday things are made from oil. Your shirt may have oil in the material(材料). The soap you your hands with might also be made from oil. Children’s plastic toys are made from oil.
Oil is to find, because it is deep under the earth. Today, however, we have many to find oil. One tool measures(测量) the pull of gravity(重力). Places where gravity is weaker are more likely to have oil. tool measures sound waves. Sound waves travel different kinds of rocks at different speeds. We can use to find the rocks that have oil in them.
We need oil, and we are using up the oil wells(井) we know about. we must find new ways of looking for this “black gold”. Can you do anything for it?
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Saving money gives you freedom. If you have enough savings you may be able to give up your job. I know a couple (夫妻) who saved up money that they were able to leave their for a year, and travel across the country. You could see the wonderful experiences they had they were able to enjoy that time together.
Saving money is improving your life. It is important to realize that saving money now you will be able to do so many more things in your later years. You can retire early and spend time around the world. By saving money now, you will be able to do as things as you like and enjoy a good life.
Saving money will bring you peace of mind. Every dollar that you have in the bank is a dollar, which stands between you and disaster. People who have savings are not when a car breaks down, or someone becomes sick. They know that they will be okay if they lose a job, and it takes time to find a new .
Saving money sets an example for your children. By teaching your children to save money and plan for the future, you are in control of where you spend your money, and what you do it. It may be one of the most important ideas that you teach your children.
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“Never give up!” It is my law of life. It has brought me . I learned the law from my father’s story.
My father was in a poor village in the north of Jiangsu, in China. When he was a young boy, he went to school in the morning, then in the fields till sunset. And then he did his homework midnight. Life was hard, because they had no !
At the age of 14, my father heard of the United States of America. It was the land of gold, the land where people can become rich.
“ don’t I go to America?”he thought to himself, full of hope.
So my father came to America. “I had thought it was easy to money in America,”he told me. “But when I arrived there, I realized it was not true. They did not like to hire me because I spoke English. Later, I worked in a small restaurant, cleaning up tables, dishes and sweeping the floor. Life was for the first few years. I worked from 10 am to 11 pm. I wanted to go to school to learn English, but it was impossible. I couldn’t the schooling.”
My father working hard, and reached his goal.
“Alan,”he often says to me. “If you want something, you have to work for it and never give up. Things do not come in life.”That is what I learned from my father.
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What’s your idea about success? Some people say that beginners have all the luck, while others believe that success only with practice. In fact, I feel both of these statements (陈述) are not true all the time. Each is true in some ways not in others.
For example, I went to a drawing competition many years ago and surprisingly. As a prize, I got a film ticket to see “Titanic”. I was really because it was the first time I had taken part in any competition, Thinking that I might be lucky again, I joining in other art competitions, But the result was that I won again. I accepted the fact that the other people had a artistic ability than I did. Art was not something I was especially interested in and I had never practiced the different art skills. So, the I produced were not of a very high standard(水平).
These experiences taught me a lot. Though I might have been lucky , I also need to put in hard work. As we know, makes perfect. So I believe success builds on less luck and chance.
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先通读短文，掌握其大意，然后从A、B、C、D四个答案中选出一个可以填入相应空白处的最佳答案，并将The USA is a very big country to visit, so choose carefully the places to see and the time to go. Bring a good because you may want to travel around.
New York and Washington D.C. are good places to in May or October. It’s not too hot then. In winter there’s a lot of .
The best plan is to arrive New England in September. The weather starts to get cooler and the trees start to change colour. It’s a good idea to bring your camera you may want to take photos of the autumn . 4,000 kilometres away in Los Angeles, California, the weather is fine all year. It’s nice to see the Sun in Decmber! Bring your swimsuit because you might want to in the sea.
In the northwest, it isn’t very cold, but there’s a lot of rain, so bring an umbrella. It’s to visit Alaska in July and August but it might be cool in the evening. So remember to wear some clothes. But don’t come in winter. It’ll be dark all day and cold.
In Texas and the southeast , there are storms from time to time in summer and fall. It’s usually very hot and sunny compared to many other places.
So when’s the best time to visit the USA ? Any time you like !
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