Do you often think of your parents? You may say, “Of course, I 16 . I buy a present for my mother on Mother’s Day and on Father’s day I give my father 17 , too.” But what about the other days of the year?
I have a friend whose parents live in another city. One day I went to see her. We had a nice talk. Then she wanted to 18 . So she dialed the number, but then she put down the phone. After about fifteen 19 , she dialed the number again, “Hi, Mom…”
Later I asked, “ 20 did you dial the number twice?” She smiled, “My parents are old and 21 . They can’t get close to the telephone quickly. I always do so when I call them. I just want to give them 22 time to answer the call. ”
My friend is a good girl. She is 23 thinking about her parents. You also want to be a 24 child, right? Please remember to 25 your parents in every situation, not just on some important days.
A.do B.will C.won’t D.don’t
A.a cake B.a kiss C.a present D.some money
A.have a rest B.make a call C.pay a visit D.go gor a walk
A.hours B.minutes C.seconds D.days
A.Why B.What C.How D.When
A.fast B.careless C.healthy D.slow
A.enough B.quick C.no D.little
A.never B.always C.seldom D.sometimes
A.bad B.clever C.sick D.good
A.protect B.look after C.think of D.listen to
As a teenager, I felt I couldn't always make people happy. I was rebellious(反叛的)outside, but I wanted to be inside.
Once I left home to hitch-hike(搭便车)to California with my friend Penelope. The trip wasn't , and there were many times I didn't feel safe. One situation especially me thankful to still be alive. When I returned home, I was different, not so of myself.
I was happy to be home. But then I noticed that Penelope, who was staying with us, was wearing my clothes. And my family seemed to like her better than me. I wondered if I would be if I wasn't there. I told my mom, and she explained Penelope was a lovely girl, no one could take my place. I pointed out, "She is more patient and neater than I have ever been." My mom said these were wonderful ,but I was a loved member of the family who couldn't be replaced(替代)even with my faults(过错).
I became a searcher, wanting to find out who I was and what made me so special. My view(看法)of myself was .I came to feel much more sure that no one can ever take my position.
Each of us is special to this world. So about being replaced. You be.
A.challenged B.liked C.reminded D.influenced
A.easy B.hard C.awful D.long
A.expected B.caused C.kept D.forced
A.tired B.sure C.afraid D.clear
A.trusted B.worried C.cared D.missed
A.although B.since C.because D.if
A.manners B.standards C.qualities D.feelings
A.remaining B.changing C.forming D.developing
A.talk B.throw C.write D.forget
A.mustn't B.shouldn't C.can't D.needn't
One day, a boy found the cocoon(茧) of a butterfly and brought it home. A few days later, the boy saw a small ___16___in the cocoon. He sat and watched for several hours as a butterfly struggled to make ___17___body through that little hole. Suddenly it stopped.
So the boy ___18___to help the butterfly, thinking the butterfly might be ___19___. He took a pair of scissors(剪刀) and cut the hole ___20___. The butterfly came out of the cocoon, but it ___21___a little different. It had a weak body and small, thin ___22___. The butterfly didn’t start to fly. In fact, the butterfly spent the rest of its life crawling(爬行) around with a weak body and thin wings. It was never able to fly.
The boy acted with___23___but he didn’t understand why it could be like this. When a butterfly crawl out of the cocoon, it must struggle. The hard work of ___24___out of the cocoon makes the fluid(液体) from the butterfly’s body into its wings. It helps the butterfly be ___25___to fly. If the butterfly never has to squeeze(挤压) itself out of the cocoon, its wings will never get the fluid and it can never fly.
___26___struggles are what we need in our lives. If we lived our lives without any problems, we would never learn or grow. We would not be ___27___ we could have been and we would never fly.
In our lives, pain and suffering is the key to all windows, and sometimes even ___28___ growth, without it, there’s no way of life. We can’t avoid ___29___ or problems. So, next time you are ___30___ a problem or difficulty, remember the butterfly. Struggle a little–then fly!
A.hole B.worm C.tail D.snake
A.it B.it’s C.itself D.its
A.decided B.asked C.showed D.ordered
A.afraid B.interested C.surprised D.grateful
A.slimmer B.bigger C.shorter D.smaller
A.touched B.sounded C.looked D.smelt
A.wings B.feet C.eyes D.head
A.success B.excitement C.kindness D.humour
A.get B.getting C.to get D.got
A.ready B.quiet C.glad D.used
A.Somewhere B.Something C.Some time D.Sometimes
A.as helpful as B.as weak as C.as strong as D.as creative as
A.repeats B.recommends C.requires D.represents
A.happiness B.difficulties C.pleasure D.hope
A.served with B.growing into C.bringing in D.faced with
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阅读下面的短文,掌握其大意,然后从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选择最佳选项。
As sixth graders, kids were separating into groups, but I wasn't sure where I belonged.
Our teacher gave us a task called "secret friends" for the coming week.We were supposed to do nice things our friends without letting them know who was doing it.We could leave encouraging notes or cards either on their desks or in their bags.Before doing the task, with our eyes closed, from a basket, we a name of a classmate who we were to secretly befriend over the next five days.
Soon, the task was turned into a competition of giving instead of notes.Everyone was getting cool presents except me.My friend exactly what the teacher had told us.So I received nothing but hand-made cards with nice words about me.
On the last morning, I finally got a package.When I it, the girls around all .It was an "old lady" gift.My face went red.
I tried to forget about the shaming gift, but when the same girls it again during the break in the bathroom, I joined in, "How stupid! My grandmother wouldn't want it." The girls laughed at my words and went out of the bathroom.Washing my hands, I let the water run through my fingers I thought about my words.It wasn't like me to say things like that.
"I'm your secret friend." It was Rochelle." I' m sorry about the gift," she said to me, tears running down her face.
From a poor family, she was a target(目标) at school for those with rich parents.Yet she just took all the terrible treatment silently.
I was sick to my stomach as my words ran through my mind.She had heard everything.How could I have been so unkind?
Later I learned she had felt bad all week about not being able to leave me any cool present and her mum had given up her only luxury(奢侈品).
And I had destroyed everything for her.
I told her that I had only said those things to try to fit in.
"We aren't that different from each other, are we?" She smiled understandingly.Her simple , spoken from her heart, found their way straight into mine.
A.for B.behind C.through D.like
A.drew B.changed C.found D.picked
A.chances B.help C.hope D.gifts
A.learned B.copied C.followed D.understood
A.discovered B.opened C.caught D.held
A.cheered B.shouted C.laughed D.clapped
A.mentioned B.saw C.showed D.suggested
A.just B.ever C.even D.only
A.if B.as C.since D.because
A.exactly B.perfectly C.normally D.necessarily
A.powerful B.hurtful C.useful D.helpful
A.cards B.actions C.choices D.words
One day an old man went into a cafeteria (自助餐厅) to eat in America for the first time. He sat down at an empty table and waited for 43 to take his order. Of course nobody did. Finally, a woman with a plate full of food sat down opposite him and told him how a cafeteria 44 .
“Start out at that end,” she said. “Just go along the line and 45 what you want. At the other end they’ll tell you how much you have to pay.”
“I soon learned that’s how everything works in the US,” the old man later told a friend. “ 46 is a cafeteria here. You can get anything you want 47 you are willing(自愿的) to pay the price. You can even get success, but you’ll never get it if you wait for someone to 48 it to you. You have to get up and get it yourself.”
49 , life everywhere is like a cafeteria. Don’t wait for things to happen to you. Success lies in your own 50 .
A.his friend B.his wife C.a stranger D.someone
A.worked B.painted C.repaired D.planned
A.send out B.give out C.pick out D.look out
A.School B.Life C.Office D.Company
A.if B.because C.though D.until
A.carry B.lend C.move D.bring
A.In peace B.In the end C.In fact D.In a hurry
A.work B.hands C.opinion D.books
Three small fish lived in the sea. When they were very young, their parents died. They had to look after each other day after day. Finally, they grew up and were to swim deeper and further.
One morning. the three fish were to a shallow (浅) water by a big wave (浪). A small was taken there. too. It was hard for the fish to go back to the sea because the boat was fight in front of them. The largest fish realized that they were in and said they had to find a way to leave there as fast as possible. The second largest fish with his elder brother, but the youngest one did not. He said that there was much for their activities, so he would not worry at all and still swam around . At last, the largest fish returned to the by jumping over the lowest part of the boat. The second largest fish also succeeded in joining his eider brother in the other side of water. the youngest one didn't follow them and still swam joyfully.
Two hours later, when the rose up, the water in the small shallow corner dried up. The fish who did not try to return to the sea died of lack(缺乏)of water.
A. afraid B. sad C. pleased
A. allowed B. given C. taken
A. tree B. boat C. stick
A. safety B. danger C. peace
A. agreed B. talked C. compared
A. time B. food C. water
A. slowly B. luckily C. happily
A. sea B. river C. lake
A. And B. But C. So
A. storm B. moon C sun
There are many kinds of friends. Many people will step in your life, but only true friends leave footprints (脚印). I shall always recall (回忆) the autumn and the girl with the __ ____. I know she will always be my best friend. It was the golden season. I liked walking alone in the leaves, __ to the sound of them.
Autumn is a season but life is uninteresting. The free days always get me down. But one day, the sound of a violin flowed into my ears. A young girl, standing in the wind, was interested in playing her violin. I had seen her before. The music was so nice that I listened . Lost in the music, I didn't know that I had been standing there for so long. But it did not seem to disturb her.
Leaves were still falling. Every day she played the violin in the corner of the building _ ___I went downstairs to watch her performance. I was the only .
Autumn was nearly over. One day, when I was listening carefully, the sound suddenly ______.To my surprise, the girl came over to me.
"You must like violin." she said.
"Yes. And you play very well. Why did you stop?" I asked.
Suddenly, a sad expression appeared her face and I could feel something unusual. "I came here to see my grandmother, but now I must leave. I once played very badly. It was listening every day that encouraged me." she said.
"In fact, it was your playing that gave me a meaningful autumn," I answered, "Let's be friends."
A.piano B.guitar C.violin D.drum
A.listening B.hearing C.watching D.looking
A.lively B.lovely C.harvest D.lonely
A.ever B.already C.just D.never
A.quickly B.quietly C.slowly D.friendly
A.when B.where C.if D.that
A.reader B.writer C.singer D.listener
A.waited B.stopped C.began D.changed
A.in B.of C.on D.with
A.your B.my C.her D.our
Friends are very important in our everyday life. Everyone needs friends. We all like to feel close to someone.________ is nice to have a friend to talk, laugh, and do things with. ________, sometimes we need to be alone. We don’t always want people ________. But we would feel lonely if we never had a friend.
No two people are just the same . Friends ________don’t get on well. That doesn’t mean that they no longer like each other. Most of the time they will make up and become friends again.
Sometimes friends move away. Then we feel very sad . We miss them very much, but we can________ them and write to them. And we can ________ new friends. It is encouraging to find out how much we like new people when we get to know them.
There’s more good news for people who have friends. They live________ than people who don’t. Why? Friends can make us feel happy. ________ happy helps you stay well. Or it could be just done that someone cares. If some one cares about you, you take________ care of yourself.
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Imagine a life without arms or legs! You can’t hold anyone in your . You can’t walk anywhere with your feet. How would you last a day like that? Would you at yourself in the mirror like Nick Vujicic, the 29-year-old Australian?
Nick was born without limbs(四肢),so life was not for him. At school many students played jokes on him because he looked different from everyone else. He was refused to be their friends, so he always felt . However, he faced that bravely. He to type and write with two toes (脚趾) at the age of six, and he could surf and play golf. In college, he achieved great success and was among the students in the studies. And he decided on to do later in his life—to encourage others to work hard for their dreams.
Now Nick is one of the most popular speakers in the world. He travels to many countries and gives speeches about his story against difficulties. “Living life fully is about looking at what you , not what you don’t have.” He said. His story encourages millions of people.
“I tell people to keep on getting up when they and to always love themselves,” he said. “If I can encourage just one person, then my job in this life is done.”
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阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
My grandmother used to say to me, “You can count the number of your true friends on the fingers of one hand.” For a long time I thought this was ________ . Because there are not so many true friends in our life. But later, I’ve discovered that my grandmother was only half right. Maybe we do only ________ a few “best” friends in our lifetime, but those aren’t the only people that we can call friends. There are many different ________. Let me tell you about a few of them.
One type of friends is the type that I call the “soccer mum friend”. My neighbor Betty is a good ________ . We both have kids who play soccer, and someone has to take them to their practices and pick them up . Betty and I and two ________ mothers do this. We meet sometimes and have coffee and talk ________ what our kids are doing, but those are the only times that we see each other. I ________staying with these women, but we don’t do anything else together.
Another type is the “________ friend”. This is the person ________you share an interest or a hobby with. Doug and Charles Fisher, who are brothers, are a good example of this type. They all ________ to a bird-watching club. Every few weekends the members of the club go on hikes to watch different kinds of ________ . There’s nothing romantic about my relationship with Doug and Charles, of course. We just share an interest in birds.
________ , there’s the “other half of the couple” type of friends. Carmen is a friend that I’ve known ________ college. When Carmen married George, I knew that I would have to be ________ friend if I wanted to continue to be Carmen’s. George and I don’t share that many interests, but we do have a ________ relationship . Because he is my good friend’s husband.
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When I was in high school, I didn’t do well in my schoolwork at first. ________I wanted
to go to college. I went to talk with my favorite teacher. He told ________ that there might be no chance for me to go to college. It made me very ________ .
But I didn’t give up (放弃). I might not be able to get into ________ . But I wouldn’t stop ________ . Then I found that my ________ in the past was spending too much time on science. I was not good at my schoolwork, because I wasn’t working hard on all________ .
So during the following semesters I ________ my plan. I spent more time in studying English, math and other subjects. I worked hard by ________ to the teachers carefully in class and doing more exercises after class. Now I am studying at college.
If you are not doing well at school at the moment, don’t ________ . Forget the past years and restart (重新开始) now! I believe all your dreams can come true.
A. Or B. And C. But
A. her B. him C. me
A. upset B. tired C. glad
A. hospital B. college C. Trouble
A. speaking B. spending C. trying
A. hope B. opinion C. problem
A. sports B. subjects C. dreams
A. changed B. kept C. Exchanged
A. looking B. talking C. Listening
A. give up B. pick up C. look up
A teenage girl couldn’t stand her family rules, so she left home.
She wanted to be a star and became famous. But she had a little education and years later, she had to ask for food on the street for a living. Now her father has been dead. Her mother is an old woman. But she is still her daughter. She has been to every corner of the city. Everywhere she goes, she a big photo of her daughter on the wall. At the lower part of the photo she writes, “I still love you. Come back home!”
One day, the daughter saw one of the photos. She was surprised and she couldn’t believe her . “Is that me?” She moved and read the words, “I still love you.” She cried. She couldn’t wait back home. When she got home, it was early morning. She pushed the door. The door opened itself. She rushed to the bedroom at once. Her mother was sleeping there. She her mother up, “It’s me! Your daughter is back home!” The mother and her daughter looked at each other in excitement, full of happy tears. The daughter asked, “ is the door unlocked? A thief could get in.” The mother answered softly, “The door has never locked you left. We miss you all the time. We believe that you’ll come back some day.”
As everyone knows, parents love their children forever. Children should also understand their parents and share their happiness, sadness, even everything with their parents. this way, both parents and children can be happy.
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I’m a student at No. 1 Middle School. My ____ is very big. There are about 2000 ___ in our school. They are in 45 different ______. There is a tall building near the school. Our ____ and the teachers’ offices are in the building. There is a ___ behind the building. We can read books in it. Next to it is our science lab. We have ____ lessons in it. We have got a ____ behind the science lab, and we often do sports in it. The dining hall is next to the science lab. We usually have ____ after morning classes at school. There ___ many trees and flowers in our school. Our school ____ nice. We like it very much.
A. school B. class C.. room
A. teachers B. students C.classrooms.
A. classes B. schools C.class
A. offices B. playground C. classrooms
A. lab B. library C. dining hall
A. Chinese B. English C science
A. school B. gym C. library
A. lunch B. a lunch C. the lunch
A. is B are C. has
A. sees B. goes C. Looks
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No man can change the weather. Nobody can control the weather. But if we read correctly the signs around us we can what the more important changes in the weather will be. This way of telling what the weather will be on the following day or two is called weather forecasting.。
For many countries and in all countries people the weather and tried to make weather forecasting. Some distant objects such as hills and tall trees seem to be very clear and near. This is a sign of much vapor(雾气) in the , and so rain will probably come. Rings around the sun are a sign of coming rain. Many people feel in their bones the coming of wet weather. Their joints(骨关节) hurt. Some birds fly high if fine weather is coming they fly near the ground if rainy or stormy weather is . It is probably because of the insects they are hunting that they fly low. If you see a rainbow during rainy weather, this is a sign that the weather will become clear and fine. Such rainbows come in the evening. If the stars twinkle at night, then fine weather will continue. If a fog appears in the morning, just about a river, then the day will be . If the sunset is mostly red in color, then the following day will be fine. If a rainbow in the morning, rainy weather will probably come. Most of the above sayings have been made by the people who have used their eyes and brains to make weather forecasting.
A.tell B.read C.write D.make
A.going B.doing C.like D.about
A.did know B.have known C.could tell D.have studied
A.air B.earth C.space D.world
A.until B.while C.however D.although
A.by the way B.on the way C.in the way D.in this way
A.when B.where C.which D.while
A.late B.clearly C.strongly D.quickly
A.warm B.cold C.windy D.snowy
A.shines B.performs C.disappears D.appears
阅读下面短文,掌握大意,然后请从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
When are you an adult?
When do you think you are an adult? Maybe different have different ideas.
Now let's see what some American teenagers say.
Sam: In idea, you are an adult at the of 18. That's when you can vote(投票). You can help to who rules the whole country. That's also a grown-up does! My grandfather couldn't vote he was 21. They changed it to 18 in 1971.
Jenny: I don't it's hard to say. I can drive a car at 16, can't I? When you have a driver's license, you can it to people to tell them your age for all kinds of things. sixteen must be the age when you change from a person to an adult. Because you can tell others you are not a any more.
Suzie: Well, I think there is wrong with American laws for when young people can things. I can vote at 18 and drive at 16. So you would think that 18 is a grown-up, 16 isn't. But then I can't drink wine until I'm 21! If I'm an adult at 18, how can people stop me from a cup of beer in a bar?
A.teenagers B.adults C.drivers D.grandfathers
A.his B.my C.her D.your
A.age B.end C.front D.number
A.make B.keep C.teach D.choose
A.after B.until C.when D.if
A.hope B.want C.like D.think
A.show B.send C.ask D.pass
A.But B.And C.So D.Or
A.old B.young C.little D.tall
A.baby B.grown-up C.boy D.kid
A.anything B.everything C.something D.nothing
A.do B.buy C.like D.borrow
A.as if B.even though C.ever since D.above all
A.already B.still C.also D.yet
A.selling B.making C.drinking D.giving