We arrived at the hospital only to find Dad weak, but his smile was as sure as ever. My husband and I had to work, so our relatives would help him get home from the hospital and look after him. But I wanted Dad to know that we cared about him, too, even when we weren’t with him.
Then I remembered a family tradition (传统) when our children were small. When leaving their grandparents’ home, each child would write a love note for their grandparents to find after we were gone. They hid notes in the food box, or even in the fridge. For days their grandparents would smile as they discovered these notes of the children’s love.
So as I cleaned Dad’s room downstairs before he got home, I began writing notes. Some showed my love. Most notes were in his room downstairs where he would be able to find, but one note was hidden upstairs under his pillow. “Dad, if you have found this note, you must be feeling better. We are so glad!”
My notes were a reminder (提醒的事物) of our love for Dad. Just like his medicines made him better physically (身体上), these would improve his mental (精神的) health. Several weeks later, I made a phone call to Dad and asked what he was doing. He said, “I’ll tell you what I’m doing. I am just reading the note you left under my pillow upstairs!”
64. Which of the following did the author NOT do for her father?
A. Writing notes. B. Driving her father home.
C. Making phone calls. D. Helping to clean her father’s room.
65. The underlined word “these” (in Paragraph 4) refers to “______”.
A. medicines B. the relatives’ care and help
C. notes D. delicious foods
66. The author hid most notes _____.
A. in Dad’s room downstairs B. in the food box
C. in the fridge D. under Dad’s pillow upstairs
67. From the passage we can know the author’s notes couldn’t ______.
A. show her love for Dad B. make Dad remember something
C. make Dad healthier mentally D. improve Dad’s physical health
Do you always understand the directions on a bottle of medicine? Do you know what is meant by "Take only as directed"? Read the following directions and see if you understand them.
"To reduce pain, take two tablets (药片) with water, followed by one tablet every eight hours, as required. For night-time and early morning relief, take two tablets at bedtime. Do not take more than six tablets in twenty-four hours.
For children six to twelve years old, give half the amount. For children under six years old ,ask for your doctor's advice.
Reduce the amount if you suffer from restlessness or sleeplessness after taking the medicine". How many tablets should a nine-year-old child normally take in 24 hours?
A.Half a tablet | B.One tablet. | C.Two tablets | D.Four tablets. |
What is the advice for one who cannot sleep well after taking the medicine?
A.Stop taking the medicine at bedtime |
B.Continue to take the normal amount. |
C.Take more than the normal amount. |
D.Take less than the normal amount. |
This text is most probably taken from a .
A.textbook | B.newsreel | C.doctor's notebook | D.bottle of medicine |
Why play games? Because they are fun, and a lot more besides. Following the rules…planning your next move...acting as a team member…these are all “game” ideas that you will come across throughout your life.
Think about some of the games you played as a young child, such as rope-jumping and hide-and-seek. Such games are entertaining and fun. But perhaps more importantly, they translate life into exciting dramas that teach children some of the basic rules they will be expected to follow the rest of their lives, such as taking turns and cooperating (合作) .
Many children’s games have a practical side. Children around the world play games that prepare them for work they will do as grown-ups. For instance, some Saudi Arabian children play a game called bones. Which sharpens the hand-eye coordination(协调)needed in hunting.
Many sports encourage national or local pride. The most famous games of all, the Olympic Games, bring athletes from around the world together to take part in friendly competition. People who watch the event wave flags, knowing that a gold medal is a win for an entire country, not just the athlete who earned it. For countries experiencing natural disasters or war, an Olympic win can mean so much.
Sports are also an event that unites people. Soccer is the most popular sport in the world. People on all continents play it—some for fun and some for a living. Nicolette Iribarne, a Californian soccer player, has discovered a way to give people hope through soccer. He created a foundation(基金会) to provide poor children with not only soccer balls but also a promising future.
Next time you play your favorite game or sport, think about why you enjoy it, what skills are needed, and whether these skills will help you in other aspects of your life.Through playing hide-and-seek, children are expected to learn to ________.
A.be a team leader | B.obey the basic rules |
C.act as a grown-up | D.predict possible danger |
The underlined part in Paragraph 2 most probably means that games can________.
A.describe life in an exciting way |
B.turn real-life experiences into a play |
C.make learning life skills more interesting |
D.change people’s views of sporting events |
According to the passage, why is winning Olympic medals so encouraging?
A.It makes people have a deep love for the country. |
B.It proves the exceptional skills of the winners. |
C.It helps the country out of natural disasters. |
D.It earns the winners fame and fortune. |
Iribarne’s goal of forming the foundation is to _______.
A.bring fun to poor kids |
B.provide soccer balls for children |
C.give poor kids a chance for a better life |
D.appeal to soccer players to help poor kids |
What can be learned from the passage?
A.Games benefit people all their lives. |
B.Sports can get all athletes together. |
C.People are advised to play games for fun. |
D.Sports increase a country’s competitiveness. |
There was once a man called Mr. Flowers, and flowers were his only joy in life. He spent all his free time in one of his four glass-houses and grew flowers of every color, with long and difficult names, for competitions. He tried to grow a rose of a new color to win the silver cup for the Rose of the Year.
Mr. Flowers’ glass-houses were very near to a middle school. Boys of around thirteen of age were often tempted (引诱) to throw a stone or two at one of Mr. Flowers’ glass-houses. So Mr. Flowers did his best to be in or near his glass-houses at the beginning and end of the school day.
But it was not always possible to be on watch at those times. Mr. Flowers had tried in many ways to protect his glass, but nothing that he had done had been useful. He had been to school to report to the headmaster; but this had not done any good. He had tried to drive away the boys that threw stones into his garden; but the boys could run faster than he could, and they laughed at him from far away. He had even picked up all the stones that he could find around his garden, so that the boys would have nothing to throw; but they soon found others.
At last Mr. Flowers had a good idea. He put up a large notice made of good, strong wood, some meters away from the glass-houses. On it he had written the words: DO NOT THROW STONES AT THIS NOTICE. After this, Mr. Flowers had no further trouble; the boys were much more tempted to throw stones at the notice than at the glass-houses.It was Mr. Flowers’ hope to ________.
A.build glass-houses in his free time |
B.grow the Rose of the Year in a silver cup |
C.win a silver cup for growing a rose of a new color |
D.grow a rose with the longest name. |
Boys were often tempted to ________.
A.throw stones at Mr. Flowers’ glass-house |
B.throw stones at Mr. Flowers from their school |
C.be in or near by Mr. Flowers’ glass-houses |
D.play with Mr. Flowers near his glass-houses |
Mr. Flowers stayed in or near by his glass-houses _______.
A.at times when school-boys were walking near them |
B.all the school day when there were no boys about |
C.where he could not be seen by the boys passing |
D.in his free time at the beginning and end of the school day |
Mr. Flowers had tried to ______ to protect his glass.
A.be on watch in his free time | B.ask the headmaster for help |
C.pick up all the stones around his garden | D.do all the above |
Mr. Flowers’ good idea was to ______.
A.write some words on the glass |
B.put up a large notice to cover his glass-houses |
C.give the boys something else to throw stones at |
D.send for policemen |
One day a man found a cocoon(茧)of a butterfly in the forest. He sat there for several hours and watched the butterfly. Suddenly a small opening appeared, and the butterfly made its great effort to force its body through that little hole. Then it seemed to stop making any progress. It appeared as if it had gotten as far as it could and it could go no further.
So the man decided to help the butterfly. He cut off the remaining bit of the cocoon so that the butterfly could come out easily. But to his surprise, the butterfly got a heavy body and very small wings when it came out of the cocoon.
The man continued to watch the butterfly because he expected that the body would grow smaller at any moment and the wings would become larger and be able to fly. But neither happened. In fact, the butterfly spent the rest of its life crawling(爬)around with a heavy body and small wings. It was never able to fly.
The man was in his kindness, but he did not understand the nature rules. Before the butterfly came out of the cocoon, fluid(流体)from its body must be forced into its wings, and then it would be ready for flying. It must have a hard struggle to get through the small opening to get its freedom from the cocoon.
Sometimes struggles are exactly what we need in our life. If God allowed us to go through our life without any difficulties, it would make us fail. We would not be as strong as we could have been; we could never fly.What was the butterfly doing at the beginning of the story?
A.It was trying to make a cocoon for itself. |
B.It was struggling to get out of its cocoon. |
C.It was flying among the trees in the forest. |
D.It was crawling around quietly on the ground. |
The man cut off the remaining bit of the cocoon.
A.to take the butterfly home |
B.to help the butterfly come out easily |
C.to kill the butterfly |
D.to stop the butterfly growing bigger |
What do you think of the man?
A.patient but cruel | B.careful and wise | C.kind but unwise | D.brave and funny |
What does the last paragraph tell us?
A.Struggles are sometimes necessary in our life |
B.Nothing is difficult if we put our heart into it |
C.Every good deed will come back with a good result |
D.The greatest happiness in the world is to help others |
What is the best title for the story?
A.The love for the cocoon. | B.The joy of helping each other |
C.The lesson of the cocoon | D.The expectation for the butterfly |
People have always been dreaming of going to the moon. As long as the year 1901, H. G. Wells, an English writer, wrote a book vividly describing a trip to the moon. On landing there, the explorers discovered that the moon was full of underground cities. Words failed to express their surprise when they spotted so many “moon people”. The “moon people” felt even more surprised. “Why,” they asked, “are you traveling to outer space when you don’t even use your inner space?”
H. G. Wells could only imagine a travel to the moon. In 1969, human beings really left their footsteps on the moon. People today know that there are no underground cities on the moon. However, the question that the “moon people” asked is still an interesting one. A growing number of scientists are seriously thinking about it.
Underground systems are already in place. Many cities have underground car parks. In some cities, such as Tokyo, Seoul and Montreal, there are large underground shopping areas. The “Channel”, a tunnel connecting England and France, is now complete.
But what about underground cities? Japan’s Taisei Corporation is designing a network of underground systems, called “Alice Cities”. The designers imagine using surface space for public parks and using underground space for flats, offices, shopping, and so on. A solar dome (太阳能穹顶) would cover the whole city.
Supporters of underground development argue that building down rather than building up is a good way to use the earth’s space. The space, they say, can be used for farms, parks, gardens, and wilderness. H. G. Wells’ “moon people” would second it. Would you?The explorers in H. G. Well’s story were surprised to find that the “moon people” .
A.knew so much about the earth |
B.understood their language |
C.lived in underground cities |
D.were advanced in technology |
What does the underlined word “it” (paragraph 2) refer to?
A.Discovering the moon’s inner space |
B.Using the earth’s inner space |
C.Meeting the “moon people” again |
D.Traveling to outer space |
What sort of underground systems are already in place?
A.Offices, shopping areas, power stations. |
B.Tunnels, car parks, shopping areas. |
C.Gardens, car parks, power stations. |
D.Tunnels, gardens, offices. |
We can learn from the text that .
A.H. G. Wells once went to moon himself. |
B.Underground cities are more comfortable. |
C.The solar dome is a necessary part of underground cities. |
D.More underground systems will be in place in 2013. |
What would be the best title of the text?
A.Alice Cities — cities of the future |
B.Space travel with H. G. Wells |
C.Enjoy living underground |
D.Building down, not up |