There was a king who loved art very much. One day a(n) came and said, "Please let me a picture on a wall." The king happened to have a big new hall . So he the artist to work on one of the walls.
At the same time, another artist came and asked to work on the wall. He promised he would make the same picture as the first artist’s looking at the first artist’s work. The second artist asked to have a thick curtain between the two walls neither of them could see each other.
The following day they began to work. The first artist brought in a(n) supply of paint, oil, water and so on. The second one came with a and a bucket (桶).
A month later, the first artist’s work was completed, and the second artist said, "My wall is too!"
The king went to the first artist’s wall. He was pleased with it and gave the artist a large of money. He then asked people to open the curtain.
! Each line was the same as that on the opposite wall.
The king was quite satisfied and gave him double money. However, he how the second man had made it.
"I just the wall with the cloth," the man said .The wall was made of white marble (大理石). He made it shine like a mirror. The reflection (倒影) of the first painting up on it!
The is a reflection of you too. If you are sad, the world will be sad. If you are happy, the world will be happy.
A．editor B．server C．actress D．artist
A．put B．paint C．get D．copy
A．built B．created C．destroyed D．founded
A．allowed B．realized C．persuaded D．Decided
A．same B．opposite C．similar D．ordinary
A．with B．without C．under D．upon
A．put up B．put back C．put away D．put on
A．even if B．so that C．as if D．in case
A．common B．artificial C．regular D．extra
A．mirror B．stick C．curtain D．cloth
A．present B．free C．useful D．ready
A．see B．touch C．research D．Cover
A．number B．amount C．total D．many
A．Amazing B．Exciting C．Famous D．Valuable
A．probably B．certainly C．exactly D．hardly
A．knew B．noticed C．wondered D．warned
A．drew B．wiped C．faced D．displayed
A．briefly B．naturally C．safely D．correctly
A．set B．added C．took D．showed
A．world B．story C．king D．painter
I will never forget the year I was about twelve years old．My mother told us that we would not be 26 Christmas gifts because there was not enough money．I felt sad and thought, "What would I say when the other kids asked what I’d 27?" Just when I started to28 that there would not be a Christmas that year, three women 29 at our house with gifts for all of us．For me they brought a doll．I felt such a sense of30 that I would no longer have to be embarrassed when I returned to school．I wasn’t 31 ．Somebody had thought32 of me to bring me a gift．
Years later, when I stood in the kitchen of my new house, thinking how I wanted to make my33 Christmas there special and memorable, I34 remembered the women’s visit．I decided that I wanted to create that same feeling of35 for as many children as I could possibly reach．
So I 36 a plan and gathered forty people from my company to help．We gathered about 125 orphans （孤儿） at the Christmas party．For every child, we wrapped colorful packages filled with toys, clothes, and school supplies, 37 with a child’s name．We wanted all of them to know they were 38．Before I called out their names and handed them their gifts, I 39 them that they couldn’t open their presents 40 every child had come forward．Finally the 41 they had been waiting for came as I called out, "One, two, three．Open your presents!" As the children opened their packages, their faces beamed and their bright smiles 42 up the room．The 43in the room was obvious, and 44 wasn’t just about toys．It was a feeling — the feeling I knew 45 that Christmas so long ago when the women came to visit．I wasn’t forgotten．Somebody thought of me．I matter．
A．sending B．receiving C．making D．exchanging
A．found B．prepared C．got D．expected
A．doubt B．hope C．suggest D．accept
A．broke in B．settled down C．turned up D．showed off
A．relief B．loss C．achievement D．justice
A．blamed B．loved C．forgotten D．affected
A．highly B．little C．poorly D．enough
A．present B．first C．recent D．previous
A．hardly B．instantly C．regularly D．occasionally
A．strength B．independence C．importance D．safety
A．kept up with B．caught up with C．came up with D．put up with
A．none B．few C．some D．each
A．fine B．special C．helpful D．normal
A．reminded B．guaranteed C．convinced D．promised
A．after B．until C．when D．since
A．chance B．gift C．moment D．reward
A．lit B．took C．burned D．cheered
A．atmosphere B．sympathy C．calmness D．joy
A．it B．such C．something D．everybody
A．by B．till C．for D．from
I was sure that I was to be killed. I became terribly nervous. I fumbled (searched) in my pockets to see if there were any cigarettes, which 41 their search. I found 42 and because of my shaking hands, I could 43 get it to my lips. But I had no matches, they had taken those. I looked 44 the bars at my jailer（看守监狱的人）. He did not make eye contact with me. I 45 to him “Have you got a light?” He looked at me, shrugged and came over to light my cigarette.46 he came close and lit the match, his eyes inadvertently（无意中）locked with mine. At that moment, I 47 . I don't know why I did that. Perhaps it was 48 , perhaps it was becau
se, when you get very close, one to another, it is very 49 not to smile. In any case, I smiled. In that instant, it was 50a spark jumped across the gap between our two hearts, our two human souls. I know he didn't want to, but my smile leaped through the bars and generated smile on his lips, too. He lit my cigarette but 51 , looking at me directly in the eyes and continuing to smile.
I 52 smiling at him, now aware of him as a(n) 53 and not just a jailer. And his looking at me seemed to have a new 54 too. “Do you have kids?” he asked. “Yes, here, here.” I took out my wallet and nervously fumbled for the 55 of my family. He, too, took out the pictures of his family and began to talk about his plans and hopes for them. My eyes filled with tears. I said that I feared that I'd never see my family again, never have the chance to see them grow up. Tears came to his eyes, too. 56 without another word, he 57 my cell (牢房) and silently led me out．Out of the jail，quietly and by back routes，out of the town. There, at the edge of tow
n, he released me. And without another word, he turned back toward the town.
“My life was 58 by a smile.” Yes, the smile—the unaffected, unplanned, 59 connection between people. I really believe that if that part of you and that part of me could 60 each other, we wouldn't be enemies. We couldn't have hate or envy or fear.
A．had lost B．had given D．had reached
A．them B．it C．that D．one
A．barely B．quickly C．possibly D．1ikely
A．on B．through C．at D．up
A．gave out B．let out C．called out D．screamed out
A．As B．before C．after D．until
A．cried B．shook C．refused D．smiled
A．anger B．nervousness C．bitterness D．sympathy
A．easy B．hard C．glad D．embarrassed
A．even though B．as well as C．as though D．as long as
A．went away B．dropped out C．stayed far D．stayed near
A．kept B．stopped C．began D．forgot
A．stranger B．enemy C．opponent D．person
A．dimension B．suggestion C．impression D．concept
A．cigarettes B．bags C．pictures D．wallet
A．Intentionally B．Unconsciously C．Unwillingly D．Suddenly
A．unfolded B．unlocked C．uncontrolled D．undefended
B．destroyed C．saved D．ignored
A．surprising B．natural C．different D．frequent
A．like B．expect C．notice D．recognize
Children find meanings in their old family tales.
When Stephen Guyer’s three children were growing up, he told them stories about how his grandfather, a banker, 36 all in the 1930s, but did not lose sight of what he valued most. In one of the darkest times 37 his strong-minded grandfather was nearly 38 , he loaded his family into the car and 39 them to see family members in Canada with a 40 , “there are more important things in life than money. ”
The 41 took on a new meaning recently when Mr. Guyer downsized to a 42 house from a more expensive and comfortable one. He was 43 that his children ,a daughter, 15, and twins, 22, would be upset. To his surprise, they weren’t. 44 , their reaction echoed （共鸣） their great-grandfather’s. What they 45 was how warm the people were in the house and how 46 of their heart was accessible.
Many parents are finding family stories have surprising power to help children 47 hard times. Storytelling experts say the phenomenon reflects a growing 48 in telling tales, evidenced by a rise in a storytelling events and festivals.
A university 49 of 65 families with children aged from 14 to 16 found kids’ ability to 50 parents’ stories was linked to a lower rate of anger and anxiety.
The 51 is telling the stories in a way children can 52 . We’re not talking here about the kind of story that 53 , “ When I was a kid, I walked to school every day uphill both ways, barefoot in the snow. ” Instead, we should choose a story suited to the child’s 54 , and make eye contact （接触） to create “a personal experience”. We don’t have to tell children 55 they should take from the story and what the moral is . ”
A．missed B．lost C．forgot D．ignored
A．when B．while C．how D．why
A．friendless B．worthless C．penniless D．homeless
A．hope B．promise C．suggestion D．belief
A．tale B．agreement C．arrangement D．report
A．large B．small C．new D．grand
A．surprised B．annoyed C．disappointed D．worried
A．Therefore B．Besides C．Instead D．Otherwise
A．talked about B．cared about C．wrote about D．heard about
A．much B．many C．little D．few
A．beyond B．over C．behind D．through
A．argument B．skill C．interest D．anxiety
A．study B．design C．committee D．staff
A．provide B．retell C．support D．refuse
A．trouble B．gift C．fact D．trick
A．perform B．write C．hear D．question
A．means B．ends C．begins D．proves
A．needs B．activities C．judgments D．habits
A．that B．what C．which D．whom
When Jane Austen (1775--1817) wrote her novels in England, she was writing about a 21 that most of us would not recognize.
But today Austen’s books are in great 22 than ever. In the last ten years, five or six novels have been 23 into Hollywood films, while her books continue to be bestsellers. So why is Austen still 24 ?
Richard Jenkyns, a professor of English at Oxford University argued that her novels still 25 people because they 26 the same issues today as they were when she wrote them.
Her novels are about women 27 to find a perfect husband, but also 28 issues surrounding marriages, friendships and the family. “The plots are fairly timeless about human interaction 29 are familiar to us,” Jenkyns says.
The most famous book Austen wrote is Pride and Prejudice, a 30 story between Elizabeth Bennett and Mr. Darcy. At first the two 31 do not get on. They 32 fall in love, but still have to 33 opposition to their relationship from their families.
All of Austen’s books are 34 to read, making them popular with children and adults,
35 they work on different levels so people can take 36 they need from them, author Kate Henry says.
“You can choose to see the politics and feminism(男女平等思想) in them, 37 you don’t want to take on those issues you can turn a blind eye to it,” she says.
38 is often hailed(赞扬) as the greatest romance writer in the English language, so it is surprising she remained 39 . “Maybe she was too much of a romantic, waiting for a 40
man,” Henry says.
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I was in a department store with my mom, aunt, and my sister a few days ago.36 , I am one of those people who do not like to go shopping with my family. However, I decided this time to 37 them.
My aunt and I were 38 for some things to buy for our family when I noticed two 39 on the side. One of them had a little girl sitting on it with her 40 nearby and the other one was 41 . So, I decided to sit down. While I was 42 my own thing there, I 43 that the family were not in front of the 44 anymore. I saw the girl 45 and look around for her family. She came back and I saw her in 46, crying.
I knew that she 47 her family and was all by herself . Now, I am sure that almost everybody has been lost in a department store or 48 big before and we all know that feeling. 49 I went up to her and asked what was 50 and in between tears she told me she was lost. I 51 her a smile card I just bought. You should have seen the 52 on her face when she read it. Then I went up to customer service center and 53 them what happened. People there promised to 54 her. After I left, the little girl’s parents went there and I could see them looking around for the person who had found their daughter and given her the 55. Little did they know it was a regular teenager who did it.
A．Luckily B．Usually C．Sadly D．Surprisingly
A．help B．encourage C．join D．support
A．answering B．looking C．preparing D．calling
A．chairs B．children C．signs D．toys
A．friends B．book C．family D．bags
A．clean B．large C．empty D．beautiful
A．studying B．carrying C．buying D．doing
A．noticed B．believed C．doubted D．understood
A．shop B．gift C．girl D．lady
A．get up B．come up C．give up D．make up
A．return B．detail C．vain D．tears
A．hated B．raised C．lost D．lived
A．somewhere B．something C．everywhere D．everything
A．If B．As C．So D．Or
A．important B．wrong C．strange D．different
A．lent B．gave C．sent D．posted
A．smile B．hope C．puzzle D．worry
A．reminded B．warned C．asked D．told
A．look out for B．take care of C．wait for D．call up
A．courage B．money C．explanation D．card