some people home for dinner. I dressed them nicely for the party, and told them that their job was to join
Mommy in answering the door when the bell rang. Mommy would introduce them to the guests, and then
they would take the guests"coats upstairs and put them on the bed in the second bedroom.
The guests arrived. I introduced my two daughters to each of them. The adults were nice and kind and
said how lucky we were to have such good kids.
Each of the guests made a particular fuss over Kelly, the younger one, admiring her dress, her hair and
her smile. They said she was a remarkable girl to be carrying coats upstairs at her age.
I thought to myself that we adults usually make a big "to do" over the younger one because she"s the one
who seems more easily hurt. We do it with the best of intentions.
But we seldom think of how it might affect the other child. I was a little worried that Kristen would feel
she was being outshined. I was about to serve dinner when I realized that she had been missing for twenty
minutes. I ran upstairs and found her in the bedroom, crying.
I said, "What are you doing, my dear?"
She turned to me with a sad expression and said,"Mommy, why don"t people like me the way they like
my sister? Is it because I"m not pretty? Is that why they don"t say nice things about me as much?"
I tried to explain to her, kissing and hugging her to make her feel better.
Now, whenever I visit a friend"s home, I make it a point to speak to the elder child first.
B. To put away the guests" coats in another upstairs room.
C. To take off the guests" coats politely.
D. To entertain the guests with candies.
B. have a special effect on
C. list jobs to be done for
D. do good things for
B. pretty clothes
C. lovely smile
D. young age
B. she didn"t look as pretty as Kelly
C. the guests praised her sister more than her
D. her mother didn"t introduce her to the guests
B. the younger children are usually more easily hurt
C. people usually like the younger children more
D. adults should treat children equally
who was one hundred and two years old. " There"s a 1 in my upper jaw," she said. "I told my own dentist
it" s nothing, but he 2 I come to see you."
Her eighty-year-old son accompanied her. He would 3 to add something,but she stopped him. She
wanted to tell everything herself. I found a large cancer that spread over most of the 4 of her mouth. A
careful examination later 5 that it was a particularly bad sort of cancer.
During her next appointment, I explained to her the 6 of the problem. She clasped my hand in hers and
said," I know you"re worried about me, but I"m just 7 "
I thought otherwise. After considerable 8 on my part, and kindness on her part because she wanted to
9 me, she agreed to have me refer her to a cancer surgeon. She saw him, but as I expected, 10 treatment.
About six months later she returned to my office, still energetic and 11 .
" How are you?" I asked.
" I"m just fine, honey," she responded 12 high spirits."When can I get started on fixing my dentures
(假牙)?"
Surprised to see her at all, I answered 13 ," Let me take a look in your mouth and we"ll see about it."
" I couldn"t believe my eyes. The cancer that had 14 nearly the entire roof of her mouth was gone-only
one small area of redness 15 .
I had read of such things happening,but had 16 seen them with my own eyes. That was my first miracle.
Since then I"ve seen many others, because they keep getting 17 to see. In fact, miracles are daily events for
me now. And people are all miracles, 18 through them we have a chance to know ourselves and to 19
the miracles of one another.
Since my first miracle, I"ve come to understand that the time and place for a miracle is 20 we choose to
find it.
( )1. A. cut | B. wound B. doubted B. continue B. roof B. established B. seriousness B. sick B. support B. persuade B. refused B. optimistic B. between B. worriedly B. reached B. disappeared B. also B. easier B. so B. see B. whoever | C. pain | D. cancer D. promised D. attempt D. surface D. concluded D. solution D. fine D. deduction D. astonish D. required D. humorous D. by D. confidently D. grown D. expanded D. never D. closer D. yet D. make D. whichever | ||||||||||||||||||
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People do not analyze every problem they meet. Sometimes they try to remember a solution from the last time they had a similar problem. They often accept the opinions or ideas of other people. Other times they begin to act without thinking. They try to find a solution by trial and error. However, when all these methods fail, the person with a problem has to start analyzing. There are six stages in analyzing a problem. First the person must recognize that there is a problem. For example, Sam"s bicycle is broken, and he cannot ride it to class as he usually does. Sam must see that there is a problem with his bicycle. Next the thinker must define the problem. Before Sam can repair his bicycle, he must find out the reason why it does not work. For instance, he must determine if the problem is with the gears, the brakes, or the frame. He must make his problem more specific. Now the person must look for information that will make the problem clearer and lead to possible solutions. For instance, suppose Sam decided that his bike does not work because there is something wrong with the gear wheels. At this time, he can look in his bicycle repair book and read about gears. He can talk to his friends at the bike shop. He can look at his gears carefully. After studying the problem, the person should have several suggestions for a possible solution. Take Sam as an illustration. His suggestions might be: put oil on the gear wheels; buy new gear wheels and replace the old ones; tighten or loosen the gear wheels. Eventually one suggestion seems to be the solution to the problem. Sometimes the final idea comes very suddenly because the thinker suddenly sees something new or sees something in a new way. Sam, for example, suddenly sees that there is a piece of chewing gum between the gear wheels. He immediately realizes the solution to his problem: he must clean the gear wheels. Finally the solution is tested. Sam cleans the gear wheels and finds that afterwards his bicycle works perfectly. In short, he has solved the problem. | |||||||||||||||||||||
1. By referring to Sam"s broken bicycle, the author intends to ______. | |||||||||||||||||||||
A. illustrate the ways to repair his bicycle B. discuss the problems of his bicycle C. tell us how to solve a problem D. show us how to analyze a problem | |||||||||||||||||||||
2. Which of the following is NOT true? | |||||||||||||||||||||
A. People do not analyze the problem they meet. B. People often accept the opinions or ideas of other people. C. People may learn from their past experience. D. People can not solve some problems they meet. | |||||||||||||||||||||
3. As used in the last sentence, the phrase "in short" means ________. | |||||||||||||||||||||
A. in the short term B. in detail C. in a word D. in the end | |||||||||||||||||||||
4. In analyzing a problem we should do all the following except . | |||||||||||||||||||||
A. recognize and define the problem B. look for information to make the problem clearer C. have suggestions for a possible solution D. find a solution by trial or mistake | |||||||||||||||||||||
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It was her laughing that drew my attention. Note taking really wasn"t all that funny. Walking over to the offender (someone that does something wrong), I asked for the 1 . Frozen, she refused to give it to me. I waited, all attention in the classroom on the quiet 2 between teacher and student. When she finally 3 it over she whispered, "Okay, but I didn"t draw it." It was a hand-drawn 4 of me, teeth blackened and the words "I"m stupid" coming out of my mouth. I managed to fold it up calmly. My mind, 5 , was working angrily as I struggled not to 6 . I figured I knew the two students who were most likely to draw the picture. It would do them some 7 to teach them a lesson, and maybe it was high time that I did it! Thankfully, I was able to keep myself 8 . When there were about six minutes remaining, I showed the class the picture. They were all silent as I told them how 9 this was for me. I told them there must be a reason 10 and now was their chance to write down anything they needed to tell me. Then I let them write silently while I sniffled(抽鼻子) in the back of the classroom. As I 11 the notes later, many of them said something like, "I"ve got nothing against you," or "I"m sorry you were hurt." A number of them said,"You give us too much homework." Some kids said,"We"re 12 of you." But two notes, from the girls who I 13 were behind the picture, had a list of issues. I was too 14 , too strict… Reading those notes, I realized that over the course of this year, instead of 15 my students, I had begun commanding them to 16 . Where I thought I was driving them to success I was 17 driving them away. I had some apologizing to do. But the next day in the classroom, one boy and one girl each handed me a card. The one 18 by all the boys expressed sincere regret for the ugly joke. The one from the girls asked for 19 . This was a lesson for both the kids and me. Forgiveness does not change the past, but it does enlarge the 20 . | |||||||||||||||||||||
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