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Sometimes we need to remind ourselves that thankfulness is indeed a virtue (美德).
— William Bennett
Thanksgiving Day was coming. The first grade teacher gave her class a fun assignment (作业) — to draw a picture of 1 for which they were thankful.
Most of the class might be considered poor, but still many would 2 the holiday with turkey and other traditional food of the season. These, the teacher thought, would be the subject of most of her students’ art. And they were.
But Douglas made a 3 kind of picture. Douglas was a different kind of boy. He was the teacher’s true child of weak and unhappy. As other children played at 4 , Douglas used to stand close by her side. One could only guess at the pain that Douglas felt behind those sad 5 .
Yes, his picture was different. When he was asked to draw a picture of something for which he was thankful, he drew a 6 . Nothing else. Just an empty hand.
His abstract (抽象的) picture caught the 7 of his classmates. Whose hand could it be? One child guessed it was the hand of a farmer, because farmers 8 turkeys. Another suggested a police officer, because the police protect and 9 people. Still others guessed it was the hand of God, for God feeds us. And so the discussion went on — until the teacher almost forgot the young artist 10 .
When the children had gone on to other assignments, she stopped at Douglas’ desk, bent down, and 11 him whose hand it was. The little boy looked away and murmured, “It’s yours, teacher.”
She recalled the 12 when she had taken his hand and walked with him here or there, as she had the other students. How 13 she had said, “Take my hand, Douglas, we’ll go outside.” Or, “Let me show you how to hold your pencil.” Or, “Let’s do this together.” Douglas was very 14 for his teacher’s hand. Brushing aside a tear, she went on with her work.
The story speaks of more than thankfulness. It says something about teachers teaching and parents parenting and friends showing friendship, and how much it means to the Douglases of the world. They might not always say thanks, but they’ll remember the hand that 15 out.
A.anything B.something C.nothing D.everything
A.congratulate B.spend C.celebrate D.consider
A.good B.interesting C.exciting D.different
A.break B.rest C.desk D.first
A.noses B.hands C.faces D.eyes
A.gift B.person C.hand D.turkey
A.thought B.description C.respect D.imagination
A.raise B.need C.buy D.show
A.look at B.care for C.take away D.drive off
A.himself B.itself C.herself D.themselves
A.said B.asked C.talked D.spoke
A.chances B.forms C.ways D.times
A.much B.many C.often D.long
A.thankful B.helpful C.careful D.beautiful
A.moves B.holds C.reaches D.puts
I 1 you’re well. I’m 2 holiday in London with my friend Jenny. We arrived 3 plane last Monday and 4 a taxi to our hotel. I went for a walk in Hyde Park but Jenny5 with me6 she was tired.
Then 7 Tuesday we saw the clock, Big Ben, and BuckinghamPalace. Queen Elizabeth lives in the palace, but we didn’t see her. I 8 some presents.
9 day we visited the BritishMuseum 10 had dinner in a Chinese restaurant.
A.hope B.hoped C.hopes D.hoping
A.at B.on C.in D.with
A.in B.At C.by D.on
A.take B.took C.taked D.by
A.came B.didn’t come C.comes D.doesn’t come
A.and B.but C.because D.so
A.on B.in C.at D.by
A.buy B.buyed C.bought D.buys
A.Next B.The next C.Tomorrow D.On
A.And B.but C.so D.\
The English often go out with an umbrella or a raincoat. Why? 36the weather In Britain often changes quickly.
Spring can be rainy or windy, but the weather is 37warmer and you can hope more sunny days. In fact , there 38as much sunshine in spring as in summer. Summer is the 39time for visitors to go to the seaside. People often go out to have a walk or swim. Autumn is a beautiful season. During autumn it is still nice to be outside ,too. In winter, it gets colder, and it might40,especially in the north. There are 41very heavy winds in this season.
February is usually the coldest 42of the year , while the warmest 43often July.
The difference 44temperature between winter and summer is not so great in Britain. The average temperature for winter is about 4.5℃,and for 45is about 15.5℃.A. Because B. As C. Since
A. getB. getting C. gets
A. can have B. canC. can be
A. worst B. best C. earliest
A. snow B. rain C. wind
A. also B. either C. too
A. month B. season C. weather
A. isB. was C. are
A. in B. onC. for
A. springB. autumn C. summer
George and Betty didn’t have much money, but they wanted to buy a car. Betty didn’t have a 36 , so she was always finding ways to save money.
She 37 vegetables in her garden so that she wouldn’t have to buy any. She made sandwiches for George to 38 to work so that he wouldn’t have to buy his lunch.
Every day George took the bus to go to work and go home. It was not a long trip39 the bus was slow because of the traffic.
One day, the traffic was even 40 than usual.
“I could run faster than this bus!” thought George.
The next day 41 work he decided to have a try. He went to the bus stop but didn’t take the bus. He ran along beside it on the sidewalk. He had to run quite fast to42 the bus.
He arrived home. Betty was 43 to see him panting (喘气). She was worried. “What’s the matter?” she asked.
“I ran along beside the bus,” said George. “I saved two dollars and fifty cents without paying the fare.” He thought it would make Betty 44 , but it didn’t.
“ 45 didn’t you run beside a taxi?” she said. “You would have saved six dollars!”
A.work B.job C.child D.house
A.grew B.gave C.bought D.knew
A.make B.carry C.bring D.take
A.or B.and C.but D.so
A.larger B.bigger C.worse D.better
A.after B.before C.finished D.began
A.get out of B.get along with C.come up with D.catch up with
A.excited B.surprised C.interested D.bored
A.tired B.sad C.clean D.happy
A.When B.What C.Why D.Where
Waste can be seen everywhere in the school. Some students ask for more food 26 they can eat and others often forget 27 the light when they leave the classroom.
Waste can 28 a lot of problems. Although China is rich 29 some resources(资源), we are short for others, for example, fresh water. It is said that we will have 30 coal or oil to use in 100 years. So if we go on 31 our resources, what can we use in the future? Think about it.
In our daily life, we can do 32 things to stop waste, for example, turn off the water taps when we finish 33 it, try not to throw so much rubbish, and so on. Little by little,34 will be changed. Waste can stopped one day if we do35 best. I hope we can.
A.than B.as C.like D.and
A.to turn off B.turning off C.to turn on D.turning off
A.binging B.brought C.bring D.brings
A.in B.for C.of D.about
A.not B.many C.no D.much
A.wasted B.wastes C.waste D.wasting
A.much B.many C.few D.little
A.used B.to use C.using D.use
A.everything B.anything C.nothing D.something
A.us B.ours C.our D.ourselves
Do you like going to the movies? Most of the 1 in high schools like movies very much. Last Sunday I went to a school and asked some students 2 their favorite movies. 3 of their answers were really interesting. Here are their likes and 4 :
Jim, a 5 boy, likes watching thrillers because they are scary 6 exciting. His classmate, Kate, can’t stand documentaries. She told me they were 7 parents. But she really likes comedies because they are funny. Jack is a big boy. He said he 8 mind documentaries. But he doesn’t like comedies 9 they are boring! And the coolest movies are action movies. Everyone 10 them very much!
A.teacher B.students C.parents D.people
A.about B.of C.at D.from
A.Any B.Some C.Lot D.Much
A.dislike B.dislikes C.hobbies D.enjoyments
A.13-year-old B.13-years-old C.11 year-old D.11-years-old
A.also B.too C.but D.and
A.for B.with C.to D.of
A.can’t B.didn’t C.doesn’t D.couldn’t
A.so B.why C.because D.before
A.enjoy B.enjoys C.watch D.watches