There is a sharing policy at my son's preschool.The policy is that a child can keep a toy as long as they want to.If another child wants the toy, they have to until the first child is done with it.We are “save” toys for the child if they have to go to the bathroom, or go to the snack table, etc.so that it won't be before they are done.This applies to anything in the school that can be , including swings(秋千)and monkey bars.
That is the that all the kids know, so they don't feel uncomfortable when you tell them, “You can have it was Sally Joe is done.” But I've been noticing a totally different attitude towards in other places where I go.Gradually(逐渐地), I'm starting to why the rule of the school is important.Here is a(n) of sharing practices that I've seen lately.My good friend and her were at the park one day.He had a small car from home to play with.Another child, a lot bit , wanted to play with the car and was demanding that my friend's son him the car.A typical little boy fighting started.I stopped them .I heard the other mother told her son angrily, “I guess his mom didn't him how to share”, which I don't think so.
I think that it is to teach a child that he should have something that someone else has, simply because he wants it. it belongs to someone else, not yours.If you want to share his, “No” is a perfectly response, unless he's ready to share with you or you it with something.Even if it is something public, when another is playing it, you should wait for your politely.Therefore, how to share and how to treat it are important.
A.see B.wait C.say D.cry
A.ever B.yet C.even D.also
A.Taken B.studied C.damaged D.improved
A.covered up B.made up C.dealt with D.played with
A.difficulty B.growth C.rule D.answer
A.finally B.immediately C.Rarely D.recently
A.working B.helping C.sharing D.supporting
A.understand B.wonder C.decide D.suggest
A.way B.example C.step D.idea
A.son B.daughter C.sister D.brother
A.brought B.borrowed C.sent D.picked
A.cooler B.older C.slower D.cleverer
A.make B.buy C.give D.promise
A.strangely B.happily C.heavily D.hurriedly
A.ask B.control C.teach D.force
A.necessary B.harmful C.special D.powerful
A.Imagine B.Guess C.Doubt D.Remember
A.wrong B.hard C.normal D.great
A.develop B.fill C.compare D.exchange
A.use B.turn C.chance D.Result
Self-confidence does not necessarily imply a belief in one's ability to succeed. For instance, one may be at a particular sport or activity, but remain "confident", simply because one does not a great deal of emphasis on the result of the activity. When one does not always think of negative results, one can be more "self-confident" because one is far less about failure or the of others following potential failure. One is then more likely to focus on the actual situation, which means that enjoyment and success in that situation is also more probable. Belief in one's abilities to perform an activity comes successful experience and may add to a general sense of self-confidence. Studies have also found a between high levels of confidence and wages. , those who self-report they were confident earlier in schooling earned better wages and were promoted more quickly over the life course.
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阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项.
After a long day at school,I walked home with my heavy schoolbag. Sleepy and , I threw my things on the couch and took something from the to eat. I passed by the living room and wished I could watch TV, but I knew my would take me the whole night. I took my schoolbag and went to my room. I tried to understand chemistry and sleepiness at the same time. I tried to keep my eyes and I wanted something to cheer me up.
Later, I the sound of the front door opening. And I waited for it—the sound of my mom singing. Though she sang off-key(跑调), it made me that she was here. I ran down to my mom. We hugged each other and talked for a while. I liked it when my mom was happy. Her seemed to flow (流动) down to me and I got the strength to the stress again.
Sometimes, I wonder how my mom can still be after coming back from work. Every weekday, she wakes up in the morning to go to work and spends an hour on the bus before getting downtown. At a clothing factory, she works standing for the whole day and clothes. After work, my mom at times gets stuck (卡住) in for two hours on her way back home. When I my school life with her work life, I should not be the one to . At least I have some interesting things to do at school, but while drawing patterns, one mistake at work can cost my mom her job. I it when my mom has a positive attitude and lives her life with a joyous heart, which encourages me to do my work well. there may be difficulties, seeing her happy makes me feel , too.
A.heavy B.busy C.hungry D.unlucky
A.classroom B.kitchen C.bedroom D.apartment
A.dream B.program C.homework D.experience
A.downstairs B.outside C.upstairs D.inside
A.break off B.put off C.take off D.fight off
A.opening B.opened C.open D.closing
A.felt B.listened C.raised D.heard
A.disappointed B.tired C.excited D.stressed
A.look B.greet C.complain to D.help
A.stress B.idea C.belief D.energy
A.face B.change C.support D.leave
A.creative B.negative C.competitive D.positive
A.early B.soon C.fast D.late
A.managing B.organizing C.selling D.designing
A.chat B.traffic C.duty D.task
A.switch B.exchange C.connect D.compare
A.complain B.decide C.study D.play
A.achieve B.notice C.appreciate D.challenge
A.However B.While C.As D.Because
A.inspired B.bored C.successful D.important
Asia has long tradition of tea-drinking. And China is no exception.
However, lately more and more Chinese people are turning to a different . Coffee has become a/an popular choice of Chinese people living abroad and in the country's cities. In big cities such as Beijing, coffee shops seem to be on nearly every major street corner. These are not just selling drinks from Starbucks, the world-famous coffee company. Coffee businesses from South Korea and Britain are also in China.
Many young Chinese people drink coffee -- when meeting with friends. Yang Lin lives in the U.S. but comes from an area in China for growing tea. She used to drink tea while in China. But now, she says, she drinks both and for different reasons.
Yang Lin says she was a tea drinker when she was back in China. But she likes coffee and tea now. Drinking coffee for her is a social event. She and her co-workers like to sit in a café and talk over a cup of coffee. Tea, she says, is more about family . She grew up in Fujian province -- an area known for its tea. Ms. Yang says that as a child, her family would together in the evening and talk about the day's events over a steaming pot of tea. So now, the smell of Fujian tea brings back these family memories.
On average a person in China drinks about five cups of coffee a year. This information comes from the China Coffee Association Beijing. That is far below the world average of 240 cups a year. But the association says the amount of coffee that Chinese drink is by about 15 percent every year.
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阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C 和 D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
I used to abandon myself to despair. Last year my mother from stroke(中风)and had an operation on her brain. I felt my whole world turn upside down and I had no what I could do to help her to relieve her . Tears welled up in my eyes whenever I was alone.
Last month I a precious watch,which was an 18-year-old birthday gift from my father. I could not fall asleep for a couple of nights because I felt about the loss.
There have been many like these in my life. I could never figure out how to deal with such tough things I read“If You Have a Lemon,Make a Lemonade" by American writer Dale Carnegie.“When the wise man is handed a lemon,he says,‘What can I get from this? Howcan I my situation? How can I turn this lemon into a lemonade?’”he wrote.
I suddenly that life is full of ups and downs,so I need to stay all the time.
Now when I think of my past,I wish I could have handled things .When my mother was fighting for ,I should have held her hands in mine,telling her things would get better instead of and crying.
Several weeks ago,I took part in a campus singing competition. I didn't a prize. If
I had not this article,I would definitely have felt again. But instead,I smiled
after the competition. I was happy that at least I had got some stage .
Life is not just a bed of roses. There are thorns(刺)as well,but these thorns help us Become and strong. When life us a lemon, let's try to make a lemonade.
A.resulted B.suffered C.survived D.escaped
A.hope B.wonder C.idea D.doubt
A.pain B.anxiety C.fear D.pressure
A.received B.sold C.fixed D.lost
A.unbelievable B.shameful C.angry D.terrible
A.diseases B.memories C.incidents D.difficulties
A.when B.until C.though D.since
A.lesson B.lemonade C.decision D.challenge
A.control B.accept C.improve D.avoid
A.realized B.thought C.discovered D.predicted
A.healthy B.independent C.serious D.positive
A.exactly B.differently C.easily D.practically
A.recovery B.life C.freedom D.happiness
A.shouting B.hiding C.quarreling D.regretting
A.expect B.miss C.win D.refuse
A.figured out B.written down C.found out D.come across
A.embarrassed B.discouraged C.excited D.concerned
A.performance B.experience C.progress D.effect
A.brave B.calm C.great D.clever
A.shows B.makes C.gives D.sends
阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
It was a dark, wet November morning. It seemed like it would take a million years to get to summer again. I thought bears have got it right - what a ________ idea to sleep through the worst part of the year and wake up when spring comes!
“Want some words of encouragement?” a co-worker, seeing my mood, kindly ________ . “You don’t think they would ________ you up?”
“ Today ? No.” I shook my head.
“I used to think so too,” he said, “ ________ I realized the effect my words had on a certain person. Well, it was someone I knew pretty well. I have to say I ________ him rather badly.”
“ You ? ________ you are always so positive! How did you do that?”
“I told him I did not like anything about him, really. I told him I did not ________ like his name. In fact, it wasn’t only what I said. I also did pretty bad things to him. When he was hungry, I did not give him the chance to eat ________ food. When he felt like doing something fun, I said to him that having fun was not worthwhile. And worst of all, when he was sick and needed ________ , I did not care. I told him to get up and get to work. And when he did, I never told him he did good work. I was so ashamed ________ him,” he said. “that I wanted to ________ him, but couldn’t.”
“But that was ________ !”
He nodded. “Then one day it all ________ . I stood there in front of the bathroom mirror in the morning. I saw the dark circles under his eyes. I saw the excess weight. I saw the long hair that needed ________ . And I saw the eyes that once had looked at the world ________ . Now they were so sad and tired. And there and then I realized he ________ better. So I told the man I had disliked for so many years that he was a good person ________ .”
My ________ dropped. I looked at him, full of positive energy, in good shape, always ready to ________ others.
“Wow...”
He looked at me. “So how about having a little ________ conversation with the bathroom mirror? The person in there has the greatest effect on you!”
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第二节 完型填空 ( 共20小题; 每小题1.5分 满分30分)
It was pouring outside. We all stood there , some patiently;others annoyed nature messed up their hurried day. I got lost in the sound and sight of the heavens away the dirt and dust of the world.
“Mom, let’s run through the rain,” a girl’s voice me.
“No, honey. We’ll wait until it down a bit,” Mom replied.
The young girl waited about another minute and : “Mom, let’s run through the rain.”
“We’ll get wet if we do,” Mom said.
“No, we won’t, Mom. That’s not what you said this morning,” the young girl said as she her Mom’s arm.
“This morning? did I say we could run through the rain and not get wet?”
“Don’t you remember? When you were talking to Daddy about his cancer, you said, ‘If God can get us through this, he can get us through .’”
The entire crowd turned . Mom paused and thought for a moment about she would say. Now some would laugh it off and scold her for being silly. then, we heard, “Honey, you are . Let’s run through the rain. If we get wet, maybe we just need washing,” Mom said. Then they ran.
We all stood , smiling and laughing as they ran past the cars. Yes, they got wet. But they were by a few who screamed and laughed like children all the to their cars. Circumstances or people can take away your material possessions, and they can even take away your . But no one can take away your precious . So, don’t forget to make time and take the to make memories every day! I hope you still take the time to run through the rain.
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The most important lesson I learned in high school had nothing to do with maths or American history.It came at graduation, several minutes before I left Miramonte High School.
I was rather shy back then, content to around with my few friends and to concentrate on my I was doing so well that by the end of senior year I had perfect scores and enough to go to college.
But my good record soon became a to my well-being.In early June of senior year, the headmaster called me into his office.He asked me to give a leave-taking speech at graduation.I looked at him, my heart fast.This was the for my hard work? I said something, but not very clearly, and hurried away from the office.
I was about the decision, finally agreeing to compromise.I wasn't the only speaker—I would the honor with five other students.Still, it was doubtful whether the task was me.How in the world would I give a speech to hundreds of people?
Graduation day soon arrived and, as .I was nervous.I'd been practicing my speech for days, and I had it .But I had never been so in my life.The first half hour of the ceremony passed, and then my came.My name was announced.I managed to reach the platform without falling down.But within minutes, I was , heading back to my seat.
Now I still have the of that speech.My voice trembled a little, but it was clear and strong.I'm proud of that tape.I achieved something I'd never I spoke in front of hundreds of people. I didn't realize it at the time, the successful completion of that speech gave me the to participate in class at college, to give oral reports, and to eventually break free of my .
I never would have chosen to give a speech at graduation.But I'm glad I did.I know it may well turn out to be one of my shining moments.
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When 24-year-old Hannah Brencher moved to New York after college,she was hit by loneliness. One day she felt so that she want to reach out to someone. And so she put pen to paper and started writing letters-letters to complete .
But these weren’t letters about how she was feeling. There were happy letters,all about the other person,not her. She would write messages for people to have a “ day " and tell strangers how brilliant they were, they thought no one else had noticed. Brencher began dropping the all over New York,in cafes,in library books,in parks and on the subway. It made her letter,knowing that she might be making somebody’s through just a few words. It gave her to focus on. And so,The Word Needs More Love Letters was born.
The movement is all about letters—not emails,but handwritten letters. Not love letters,written to a real beloved,but letters for strangers. They don’t necessarily say “I love you”,but they are . kindness—telling people they are remarkable and 15 and all-round amazing. It’s the sort of stuff that most people don’t really say out loud even to the people they ,let alone a total stranger.
Brencher’s initiative(初衷) has now .There are more than 10,000 people who join in all over the world. Last year,she gave a talk. In it,she talked about a university student who dropped letters around her campus,only to suddenly everyone was writing them and there were love letters hanging from the trees.
It’s a very cute idea. I know that if I was on the end of a letter like that,it almost certainly would put a on my face. So I decided to give it a try and see if I could do the same for someone else.
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阅读下面短文, 从短文后各题所给的四个选项 (A、B、C和D) 中, 选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Annie, a neighbor’s daughter, was away for her first semester (学期)at college this school year. She was a very sweet girl but just a bit shy. When her birthday came around, I found out she was feeling a bit ________ .
Her family was quite poor and ________ were tight, so there wouldn’t be any birthday visitors. I wanted to________ her a card and maybe a small ________ to brighten her day a bit. I got her school ________ from her mom and planned to pick something up. Then I got a (n) ________ !
I ________ perhaps a bit more birthday cheer was needed here. I bought some balloons, birthday hats, and________novelties (新颖小巧而廉价的物品) at a store. I took a small ________and asked three other people in my area at work to ________ Happy Birthday and send some birthday wishes to her. It was such fun making the recording! Other people ________ what we were doing and________their voices, so it really sounded like we had a party going on!
Then I bought her a small present and a card as ________planned. The real fun was packing them to be sent. I ________ everything so it was like opening a mini birthday party! At the last minute I added a pack of cupcakes and a box of birthday candles ________ sending them off. I got a call a few days later. Annie said her roommates and one of their neighbors in the ________ got together with her and held a party for her the moment they arrived. She sounded so________ and I was so glad that she had some friends to ________ her special day with.
It was such an easy and ________thing to do. The people who helped me make the tape still laugh and talk about it. And Annie ________me it was the most fun birthday she would remember!
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阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
He Had a Go
It was a cool spring evening in Melbourne, Australia.I drove to my boxing gym for a Friday night training session.After up, I started training.Then I noticed a tall and slim young man walking through the doors.There was something about him that caught my .
Before long, I realized that he might have a mental illness.Having volunteered for mental illness support groups, I really his problems when I looked at him.
He paid for the session, put on a pair of gloves and then started hitting the punching bags.I watched him from a and wanted to help him to punch straighter and better.Then I felt it was best to leave that up to the trainer who was watching him.
After a few seconds of punching the bag, he stopped and started staring at the .The trainer went up to him and to help him.It was almost like he woke up from a dream.He eye contact with the ceiling at once.
Then the bell rang and it was the end of the round. rounds we are required to do five push-ups(俯卧撑), all the boys that were training that night did five push-ups.He to complete his five push-ups.The bell sounded again and the next round began.He punched the bags for a few seconds and then he .This time he was staring at the walls which were decorated with boxing posters.
It was clear to me that he could not for long.
When I finished training, I decided to go up to him and offer him my help.I held the bag for him and asked him to punch.He the bag a few times and then stopped again.
I smiled at him and asked, “Do you like boxing?”
He replied with a very shy on his face, “Yes, boxing is alright.”
What else could I do than this man and his willingness to give it a go? Most people put self-imposed(自我强加的) on their lives and stop themselves from having a go.I kept thinking about this man while admiring him for even turning up to a boxing gym, let alone training at what appeared to be his .
There are many lessons to learn from this man.What I admired about this man was that he had a go! That is what ordinariness from greatness.
So what will you have a go at?
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第二节 完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,共30分)
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,从每题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
My class and I visited Chris Care Center in Phoenix, Arizona to comfort the old people who needed a little cheering up during the holiday season.
The first two there were for persons requiring help in taking care of themselves. We sang for them. They loved our sweet songs and the flowers that we left with them. As we were on the third floor for old people with Alzheimer (老年痴呆症), most of them off at the walls or floor. However, one lady my eye. She was sitting by the door, in a wheelchair, singing songs to herself. They weren’the songs that we were singing, at least they didn’t like that. As we got with each festive song, she did as well. The louder we got, the louder she got. she was singing, she was also out to us with her hands and body. I knew that I should have gone over to her, but I thought that my were to my students. People who worked at the care center could to her, I thought. Just when I stopped feeling about not giving her the attention she needed, one of my students, Justin, showed me what the holiday season is really about.
Justin also the same lady. The difference between us is that he on her needs, but I didn’t. During the last song, “Silent Night,” Justin walked over to her and held her hand. He looked this aged lady in her and with his actions said, “You are important, and I will take my to let you know that.” This tired, elderly lady stopped singing and held his hand. Then she touched his cheek with the other hand. Tears began to fall down her face. No can completely describe that touching moment...
It a boy to teach me, a man, about kindness and love. Justin’s example of a complete, selfless attitude toward another was a that I will never forget. He was the teacher that day, and I consider myself to have witnessed his lesson.来
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阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Once upon a time there was a child ready to be born. One day he asked God, “They tell me you are ________ me to the earth tomorrow but how am I going to live there being so ________ and helpless?”
God replied, “Among many angels(天使), I ________ one for you. She will be waiting for you and will ________you. What’s more, your angel will sing for you and will also smile for you every day. And you will feel your angel’s love and be ________.But here in heaven,I do nothing else but sing and smile!That’s enough for me.”
“And how am I going to be able to ________ when people talk to me?”the child ________ .“I don’t know the language.”
God answered gently,“Your angel will tell you the most beautiful and sweet ________ , and with much patience and care, your angel will teach you how to ________.”
“I’ve heard that on the earth there are bad men, Who will ________me?”
“Your angel will shelter you even if it ________risking(冒险) her life!”
“But I will always be sad because I will not ________you any more,”the child continued. God smiled at him.“Your angel will always talk to you about me and will teach you the________for you to come back to me, and as a matter of fact I will ________ be next to you.”
At that moment it was ________ in Heaven, but voices from the ________could be heard. The child ________he had to start on his journey very soon. He asked God one more question softly,“Oh God, if I am about to ________ now, please tell me my angel’s ________ .”
God touched the child on the shoulder and answered,“It’s easy to remember. You will simply call her ________ .”
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As I entered womanhood,mom told me that no matter what happened and no matter what I did,I could always come home. Because of what those words meant to me,I said the same thing to my .
My childhood was filled with —a lot of kisses,lots of hugs,and lots of spoken “I love you”.Because of what those meant to me,I my sons the same things.
My mom came from a family and had a difficult childhood,yet she never about how unlucky she was my mom,I saw love’s ability to forgive.
I saw my sweet mom love my Grandpa, he had abandoned her and my Grandma and failed to them with basic necessities;I never saw mom treat Grandpa any way but lovingly,even though he was far from . I learned how love behaves and forgives.
I watched my mom my 100yearold grandma who,in her blindness,deafness and feebleness(虚弱),needed almost care. When I was in her home,I heard what I’ve heard all my life,“I love you,mom.” They would each other this at least five times a —when mom got Grandma up,made her comfortable in bed,or prepared her . And I would hear love’s when Grandma said,“And I love you too.”
Love forgives and not focusing on what has happened ,love’s focus is on what needs to be done and on doing it the we can.
My mom taught me to love;she told me to it on to my children,and she forgiveness herself.
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Not being sure where I want to start this, I will say that I lost my mom back in April of this year. She was ninety-two. , I was not expecting her to and I don’t think she was expecting it either. I was very close to my mom, being an only child. We did have on the surface, but we still had a close relationship those.
Being newly married less than a year, and having moved a couple of times , I have had more changes recently in my life than at any other point of my fifty-four years. Stability is one of the gifts that Mom me and it had so many that I wasn’t aware of until now. My husband and I have made some to Mom’s home and will be moving at the end of next week. It is now our home, but it still has my heart in it. It’s where I grew up, and there are many that will live there with us. At the same time, I am looking forward to some very happy and memorable ones with my husband.
Mom such a big part in my life. Our lives were woven because she gave me her values which have become strongly in the woman I am today. I don’t have any children whom I could these on to. However, Mother’s values affect me every day with the I have with others, whether I know them or not. I hope Mom would be of who I am, what I’ve become because of her, and of I am going to live with my . She gave me everything I needed to know in life: respect others, and give help to others who it most. I love you, Mom, and I will never forget you.
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