Lauralivedinasmallvillageneart-优题课

I stood in my grandmother's front yard with my son． He had a bottle of soapy water and a plastic loop （圈）． You know the type． You dip （浸） the loop in the bottle， pull it （1）　　and blow it to make bubbles （气泡）．

My son dipped and dipped and blew and blew， but （2）　　to blow bubbles． He handed me the bottle and loop and asked me， "Daddy，（3）　　you make bubbles？" I hadn't blown bubbles for years． I am a chemist by education．All my knowledge is （4）　　when it comes to trying to blow bubbles from a loop filled with soapy water． I had no more success than my son．

After several tries （5）　　the loop of soapy water， I gently （轻轻地）breathed on it． My son cried with joy as a big beautiful bubble （6）　　and moved slowly in the air． He grabbed （抓住）the loop，dipped and blew． No bubbles． I （7）　　explained to him， "Son，you can't blow so hard； you must ever so gently breathe on the loop to make bubbles．" He followed my（8）　　and blew gently． This time he made a big beautiful bubble， then （9）　　…

There are some things that you can get with force，（10）　　there are other things that only come with the gentleness of a soft breath． The closer something is to higher spirit， the more it is like bubbles； it can't be forced．

（1）A．down	B．off	C．out	D．along
（2）A．tried	B．learned	C．managed	D．failed
（3）A．may	B．can	C．must	D．should
（4）A．useless	B．wide	C．helpful	D．basic
（5）A．in	B．up	C．on	D．into
（6）A．worked out	B．tried out	C．set out	D．came out
（7）A．happily	B．angrily	C．patiently	D．sadly
（8）A．plan	B．suggestion	C．order	D．rule
（9）A．another	B．the other	C．other	D．the others
（10）A．but	B．and	C．unless	D．if

One evening， while my family were watching TV in the sitting room， my father began to smoke a cigarette （烟草）． Soon the room（1）　　full of smoke．Mother asked him to stop smoking，（2）　　．Father said it was too difficult．I sat aside and wondered what I could do． Then I had（3）　　idea．

The next day I gave a packet of cigarettes to my father and said something to him in a low quiet voice．Seeing that， Mother looked surprised． Some days（4）　　， Mother wondered why Father didn't smoke any longer． Father explained that the cigarettes I had given him were a special kind，which could help people give（5）　　smoking． We all laughed．

（1）A． is	B． was	C．are	D．were
（2）A． so	B．for	C．since	D．but
（3）A．a	B．an	C．the	D．that
（4）A．late	B．early	C．later	D．earlier
（5）A．up	B． out	C．away	D．to

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的A、B、C、D四个选项中，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．

Many years ago in a village， Harlem， Holland， there lived a young boy． His name was Hans and he was eight years old． One（31）　　day， Hans went across the reservoir（水库） to visit an old blind man． He took the man some biscuits and stayed there for a while． Then， Hans decided to（32）　　his home．

"The water in the reservoir usually gets（33）　　in autumn，" said the old man． "Be（34）　　Hans． " On his way home， Hans sang a song， watched the rabbits run around and picked some flowers for his mother．（35）　　， the sky got dark and heavy rain began to fall． Hans felt afraid and started to（36）　　． Just then， he heard the sound of water running away． He looked around carefully， and then（37）　　a very small hole in the dam（水坝）．

Hans felt scared（38）　　he knew what could happen． The（39）　　could get bigger and bigger． Then the dam could break and the whole Harlem would be covered by the water． Hans knew what to do． He put his finger into the hole，（40）　　no more water could come through it． " Please， someone， help me!" Hans（41）　　． But there was no one to help him． After some time， he began to feel very cold and tired， but he could not（42） ___the dam． All night long， Hails waited and waited…

The next morning， a farmer walked by and heard Han's cries． "I am trying to stop the（43）　　，" the boy said． "Can you help me？" The farmer called some other people and they quickly（44）　　the hole． Then， they took Hans home． Everyone was very proud of that（45）　　boy．

31． A． spring	B． summer	C． autumn	D． winter
32． A． clean	B． find out	C． return to	D． draw
33． A． dirtier	B． colder	C． quieter	D． higher
34． A． careful	B． kind	C． clever	D． helpful
35． A． Surely	B． Suddenly	C． Finally	D． Normally
36． A． jump	B． wait	C． run	D． work
37． A． made	B． noticed	C． dug	D． felt
38． A． because	B． even if	C． before	D． so that
39． A． rain	B． dam	C． finger	D． hole
40． A． unless	B． when	C． so	D． but
41． A． regretted	B． expected	C． imagined	D． shouted
42． A． leave	B． believe	C． see	D． build
43． A． rabbits	B． people	C． water	D． river
44． A． discovered	B． repaired	C． developed	D． protected
45． A． brave	B． patient	C． active	D． cute

A young woman in her 20s was sitting on the train，next to her mother．They both looked tired （42）　　excited．

The young woman was looking out from the train's window．Suddenly，she shouted："Mom，look，the trees are behind us!"Her voice was so（43）　　that everyone on the train heard．

Mom smiled．But a young couple sitting nearby looked at the young woman's childish behavior （行为） with pity．"Poor young woman．There must be something wrong with her （44）　　，"they thought．

A while later，the young woman（45）　　again："Mom，look! The clouds are running with

us!"

Mom smiled again．And she seemed very happy with the young woman's words．

（46）　　，the couple couldn't help asking the old woman："Sorry if we offend （目犯） you．But why don't you take your daughter to a good doctor？"

The old woman smiled and said："Actually（其实），we have just come from the（47）　　

"Then you should go to a better one．Because it seems that your daughter's situation hasn't（48） ____"said one of them．They felt so bad for the old woman．

"No，in fact I'm very happy with the treatment，"said the mother．"My daughter was（49） ____from birth．Today，she is seeing the world for the first time．"

Every single person has a story．Don't judge people before you truly know them．The truth

might（50）　　you．

42．A．but	B．and	C．as	D．or
43．A．sweet	B．low	C．loud	D．soft
44．A．tooth	B．mind	C．leg	D．arm
45．A．said	B．asked	C．shouted	D．danced
46．A．Finally	B．Luckily	C．Similarly	D．Probably
47．A．school	B．factory	C．museum	D．hospital
48．A．started	B．improved	C．changed	D．appeared
49．A．ill	B．deaf	C．blind	D．weak
50．A．tell	B．find	C．surprise	D．please．

Yesterday my son and I were eating dinner in our dinning room when we saw a policeman walking past our house..A woman with a（41）　　look was following him．

I opened the（42）　　，went out and asked what happened．The policeman said that the woman's（43）　　was lost an hour ago．I said we didn't see the girl，but we could（44）　　to look for her．I told my son that we couldn't finish our （45）　　at that time．，He said，"Being a kind person，Dad"We drove our car and looked for the girl（46）　　the town．Along the way，a group of children were playing，（47）　　they beard the news，they said they would help（48）　　．They rode their bikes and jointed us．

（49）　　，|we found the little girl about three kilometers away．I was so（50）　　to see many people help a stranger（陌生人）．It is really a nice world．

41．A．strict	B．happy	C．scary	D．worried
42．A．mouth	B．ear	C．door	D．book
43．A daughter	B．son	C．mother	D．father
44．A look	B．listen	C．find	D．help
45．A games	B．dinner	C．housework	D．homework
46．A for	B．after	C．around	D．up
47．A Before	B．After	C．So	D．And
48．A it	B．him	C．you	D．us
49．A Luckily	B．Differently	C．Differently	D．Lovely
50．A happy	B．surprised	C．scared	D．friendly．