Jennie and I met in night school. After having completed the required courses, we started teaching in the same school. Frequently we had lunch together. For a time we were just casual friends, but one day, when I was telling Jennie about my problem son, we discovered we were kindred spirits. "He"s a difficult little character," I explained. Jennie looked thoughtful, “Maybe you"re seeing him with your eyes.” She was silent a moment and then added softly, "It is only with the heart that one sees rightly." I stared at her, "You"re quoting that! It"s from The Little Prince, SaintExupery"s book for children. One of my favorites. You know it, too?" Jennie nodded, "I love it. I"ve read it so often, I"ve practically memorized it." Now, when I think of Jennie, I recall that book, because Jennie-more than anyone I know-possessed the gift of seeing with the heart. From that moment of a treasured book shared, our friendship grew steadily. It wasn"t that I didn"t have an excellent relationship with my husband and son. But my mother had died shortly after my marriage, and I had neither sisters nor daughters. I realize, now, how I needed someone to share those little, seemingly unimportant things that add so much to life-things that must be shared to be fully appreciated. And it was Jennie who helped me with my fourthgrade problem child. One day I was at_my wit"s_end. "What he needs is a good beating!" I exploded. "He"s probably had plenty of those," Jennie said. "Maybe he just needs sincere praise for anything he does right, and a hug or two each day." I followed this suggestion, and eventually, because of Jennie, I discovered a lovable little boy. Looking back, I had to admit that she taught me so much, such as how to love spring. One April day I said, "I hate rain!" And I"ll never forget what she said, "You can"t hate spring rain! It brings the flowers!" So I learned to love spring rain, too, because it did bring flowers-violets, tulips and daffodils. |
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阅读理解 | Once upon a time there was one storyteller. After getting tired of telling old fabricated stories, he left his house in search of a real life story. He reached a village and took a cottage for rent. After wandering in the village throughout the month, in search of true stories, the storyteller couldn"t find one. Disappointed, he decided to stop his search. The next day, while sitting in the cottage, he suddenly heard a voice-a woman was yelling(吼叫)at someone. The voice was coming from the big wall behind his cottage. He tried to hear the conversation; it sounded like the woman was abusing(辱骂)her daughterinlaw. The storyteller didn"t like it but he was happy to finally get his story. Listening to the conversations each day he added them to his story. Though he couldn"t see the characters of his story, he started hating the motherinlaw, as she seemed to be a villain(坏人). Now it was time to finalize the end of the story. But before he did, the storyteller wanted to see the characters once, so he climbed up the wall. There he saw the motherinlaw sitting in a wheelchair. It seemed she was disabled and that the daughterinlaw was resting nearby. He saw the old lady trying to get some food lying on the table near her chair. But because of her condition, she couldn"t reach it and it looked like the daughterinlaw was enjoying the old lady"s helplessness. Suddenly the old lady fell from the chair and started abusing her daughterinlaw. The storyteller went back and quickly changed the ending of the story. He was surprised how different it was compared to what he originally thought it would be.Truly he had found both a real life story and areal life lesson. | 1. What"s the meaning of the underlined word "fabricated" in Paragraph 1? | A. Funny. B. Imaginary. C. Amazing. D. Romantic. | 2. Why did the storyteller climb up the wall? | A. He thought he was strong enough to do it. B. He expected to find out what was happening. C. He would like to find a good ending for his story. D. He wanted to have a look at the woman and herdaughterinlaw. | 3. Why did the old woman start abusing her daughterinlaw? | A. Her daughterinlaw didn"t take care of her. B. Her daughterinlaw was too busy to help her. C. Her daughterinlaw pushed her out of her wheelchair. D. Her daughterinlaw didn"t allow her to get food. | 4. What lesson can we learn from the text? | A. No one is as deaf as the man who will not listen. B. A good listener is not someone with nothing to say. C. Don"t just listen to one"s words. Watch what one does. D. Everybody lies, but it doesn"t matter because nobody listens. | 完形填空。 | Mr. Black lived in a small town. Nobody was 1 than him there, but he wished to get 2 money all the time. One day on his way home, he found there was a 3 on the ground. He thought it was 4 to him, so he picked it up and put it in his pocket That 5 , after he had supper, he brought it out and began to 6 it in the room. He was interested in a piece of news on it Some gold 7 in a desert He was afraid someone would know about it and started off, 8 telling anybody about it. He tried to find the place 9 the gold was. The greedy man walked on the 10 desert for two weeks, but he didn"t find any gold and his food and water was 11 . His horse was so weak that he couldn"t 12 it. He had to go back to his hometown, but it was too 13 . His horse at last died and he was too hungry and thirsty to go any 14 . He looked around, there was nothing 15 sand. Suddenly he saw a man 16 on the ground far away. He crawled to him and found he was 17 , with a bag in his hand. He hurried to open the bag to find something to 18 ,but it was full of gold. He threw it away. As he was 19 , he cried and said," Now a bag of bread is far more 20 than a bag full of gold. How unhappy I am!" | ( ) 1. A. happier ( ) 2. A. little ( ) 3. A. newspaper ( ) 4. A. important ( ) 5. A. dawn ( ) 6. A. read ( ) 7. A. discover ( ) 8. A. with ( ) 9. A. which ( )10. A. wet ( )11. A. lifted ( )12. A. ride ( )13. A. early ( )14. A. near ( )15. A. except ( )16. A. standing ( )17. A. dead ( )18. A. wear ( )19. A. sleeping ( )20. A. dangerous | B. sadder B. less B. picture B. useful B. noon B. copy B. invent B. without B. where B. rainy B. lost B. drive B. late B. nearer B. of B. running B. alive B. eat B. laughing B. impossible | C. richer C. a little C. photo C. interesting C. afternoon C. improve C. was discovered C. for C. when C. dry C. wasted C. mend C. easy C. far C. in C. lying C. healthy C. write C. leaving C. helpful | D. poorer D. more D. map D. popular D. evening D. touch D. was invented D. about D. that D. cloudy D. gone D. feed D. possible D. further D. off D. singing D. well D. draw D. dying D. delicious | 阅读理解 | During the 19th century, farmers in and around Southeast began to invest in a new and unique business venture (冒险活动). This area would later become known as the origin of the American circus(马戏). In 1793, Englishman John Bill Rickets introduced Americans to the circus at his place in Philadelphia where trick riding was featured along with clown(小丑) acts in the same show. In the 1830s, farmers in Southeast began showing menageries(野生动物), collections of interesting animals from far away lands. They soon combined the menagerie show with the acrobatic(杂技的) entertainment of trick riding and these early circus bosses began taking their show on the road. By the 1850s American circuses were a big business and they began to travel abroad, bringing back to American even more unique items and animals. Hachaliah Bailey, from nearby Somers, Westchester County, brought the first elephant "Old Bet" to the United States in 1796. Bailey exhibited "Old Bet", until her death in 1816. Somers is home to the Elephant Hotel, built by Hachaliah Bailey in 1820-1825. The building served as a meeting place for menagerie owners. Many showmen and circus people came from Southeast. Nathan and Seth B. Howes began their show business careers at early ages, in Southeast. In 1811, Nathan formed a small circus company made up largely of his friends and family, including 11yearold Seth. Seth B. Howes would later become one of the foremost circus businessmen in the area. From 1850 to 1853, Seth B. Howes managed a circus project for P. T. Barnum. He later toured Europe, performing before heads of state. Seth B. Howes retired in 1870. | 1. When did the American circus come into being? | A. In the 17th century. B. In the 18th century. C. In the 19th century. D. In the 20th century. | 2. Which of the following shows the right order of events that happened to the American circus? a. Farmers in Southeast began showing menageries. b. The first elephant "Old Bet" was brought to the United States. c. American circuses were a big business and began to travel abroad. d. Nathan formed a small circus company. e. Seth B. Howes retired in 1870. | A. b, d, a, c, e B. c, a, b, d, e C. d, c, a, b, e D. a, c, b, d, e | 3. According to the passage, Somers was________. | A. the person who built the Elephant Hotel B. a place for menagerie owners to meet C. a farmer who raised animals D. an American who introduced an elephant | 4. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage? | A. The American Circus in Southeast B. The Origin of Circus C. Menageries in the United States D. Ways of Fun in Southeast | 完形填空。 | Years ago in Scotland, the Clark family had a dream. Clark and his wife worked and 1 , making plans for their nine children and themselves to travel to 2 . It had taken years, and they had 3 saved enough money and had got passports (护照) and 4 for the whole family to the United States. The entire family was filled with 5 about their new life. 6 , seven days before their departure, the youngest son was bitten by a dog. The doctor sewed up the boy but he 7 a yellow sheet on the Clarks" front door. 8 the possibility of rabies (狂犬病), they should be quarantined (隔离) for fourteen days. The family"s 9 was destroyed. They would not be able to make the trip to America as they had 10 . The father, filled with disappointment and 11 , hurried to the dock to watch the ship leave-without the Clark family. 12 of disappointment came to the father. Five days 13 , the tragic news spread throughout Scotland - the mighty Titanic had sunk. The unsinkable ship had sunk, 14 many lives with it. The Clark family should have been on that ship, 15 because the son had been bitten by the dog, they were 16 in Scotland. When Mr. Clark heard the news, he 17 his son and thanked him for saving the family. He thanked God for saving their lives and turning 18 he had felt was a(n) 19 into a blessing. Although we may not always understand, all things 20 for a reason. | ( ) 1. A. spent ( ) 2. A. America ( ) 3. A. instantly ( ) 4. A. cars ( ) 5. A. creativity ( ) 6. A. However ( ) 7. A. signed ( ) 8. A. Apart from ( ) 9. A. passport ( )10. A. imagined ( )11. A. tension ( )12. A. Information ( )13. A. later ( )14. A. saving ( )15. A. so ( )16. A. left behind ( )17. A. envied ( )18. A. when ( )19. A. sacrifice ( )20. A. remain | B. counted B. Europe B. obviously B. ships B. excitement B. Besides B. brought B. In spite of B. ship B. planned B. courage B. Tears B. after B. leaving B. or B. given out B. called B. what B. experience B. disappear | C. saved C. Japan C. originally C. tickets C. surprise C. Instead C. hung C. As for C. house C. admitted C. anger C. Letters C. late C. taking C. and C. turned away C. blamed C. that C. comedy C. happen | D. played D. Africa D. finally D. rooms D. imagination D. Otherwise D. raised D. Because of D. dream D. claimed D. doubt D. News D. over D. killing D. but D. taken over D. hugged D. why D. misery D. exist | 阅读理解。 | Henry works in a factory. He comes from a poor family and was in school for only four years. He has to do the hard work, but he is paid less. He likes to watch football matches very much and spends much time on them. One afternoon there was a big football match on the playground. He borrowed some money from his friend and hurried there. There were a lot of people there. And all the tickets were sold out. He was sorry for it. He saw a pole outside the playground and climbed it quickly. A policeman came and said, "It is dangerous to stay on it! Come down!" "Wait a minute, please!" Henry said and just at that moment the policeman heard cheers on the playground and asked in a hurry, "which team has kicked a goal?" "Ours!" "wonderful! You can stay there. But take care!" The policeman said happily and left. When the match would be soon over, he came back again and asked, "who has won?" "Theirs, 3:2 " " Come down," the policeman said angrily. " Such a match is not worth watching!" Henry had to come down. But soon they heard cheers again. The policeman said in a hurry, "Climb up quickly and see who has kicked a goal." | 1. From the passage we know that _________. | A. Henry doesn"t like his work B. Henry comes from a rich family. C. Henry is paid less D. Henry doesn"t like the policeman | 2. Henry failed to get a ticket for the match that day because ___________. | A. all the tickets were sold out B. he didn"t want to buy a ticket C. he had no time to buy a ticket D. he had no money to buy a ticket | 3. The policeman asked Henry to come down the pole at first because ____________. | A. the other team kicked a goal B. Henry had no ticket C. their team kicked a goal D. it was dangerous | 4. From the third paragraph, we can guess that _____________. | A. the policeman wanted to teach Henry a lesson. B. the policeman was also a football fan. C. the policeman didn"t like Henry. D. the policeman tried to please Henry |
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