Reuben, a 12-year-old boy, saw something in a shop window. But the price—five dollars—was far beyond his means. He couldn’t ask his parents the money. His father made a living through in Bay Roberts. His mother, Dora, tried hard to feed and clothe their five children.
Hesitating(犹豫) for a few minutes, he opened the and talked to the shopkeeper. “…I don’t have the money right now. Can you please it for me?” “I’ll try,” the shopkeeper smiled.
Reuben respectfully touched his worn cap and walked out. Hearing the sound of hammering from a side street, he suddenly had a(an) . He ran towards the sound and stopped at a construction site(建筑工地).Reuben knew he could collect the discarded nails(被丢弃的钉子) and sell them to the factory for five cents .
He looked for nails until sunset. Then he ran to the factory and sold them. Reuben tightly clutched(握紧) the five-cent pieces and ran home. He found a rusty iron can and dropped his inside. Then he rushed into the barn(谷仓) near his house and hid it. It was dinner time when Reuben got home. His father sat at the big kitchen table, working on a fishnet. Dora was at the kitchen stove, ready to serve as Reuben took his place at the table. Looking at his mother, Reuben smiled.
Every day after school, Reuben searched the town, trying to finish his task. Finally, the time had come! He ran into the barn, opened the can, poured the coins out and began to count.
He still needed 20 cents! He had to sell four nails the day ended. Rushing to the town, Reuben searched every corner. It was getting dark when Reuben arrived at the factory. The man at the factory was about to .
“Please, mister. I have to sell these nails now—please.”
“Why do you need this money so ?”
“It’s a secret.”
The man took the nails, reached into his pocket and put four coins in Reuben’s hand.
Clutching the can tightly, Reuben for the shop.
“I have the ” he solemnly told the owner.
Back home, his mother was cleaning the kitchen. “Here, Mum! Here!” Reuben shouted as he ran to her. He a small box in her roughened hand. She opened it carefully. A blue-velvet jewel box appeared. Dora lifted the lid(盖子). Tears began to blur(模糊) her vision. In gold lettering on a small, almond-shaped brooch(胸针) was the word Mother.
It was Mother’s Day, 1946.
A．about B．for C．of D．with
A．farming B．driving C．fishing D．cleaning
A．door B．shop C．window D．box
A．buy B．watch C．make D．keep
A．task B．goal C．plan D．idea
A．each B．any C．either D．all
A．nails B．cans C．coins D．dollars
A．breakfast B．table C．lunch D．dinner
A．public B．secret C．exciting D．surprising
A．before B．after C．when D．while
A．call up B．lock up C．clear up D．turn up
A．hurriedly B．hardly C．badly D．immediately
A．went B．looked C．paid D．left
A．pocket B．money C．lid D．time
A．moved B．pulled C．placed D．took
When people think of tigers, they think they are strong and dangerous. But now, the big animal is calling for our help. There were once eight kinds of in the world, but three died out during the 20th century. In the last 70 years, the of Siberian tigers (东北虎)has gone from as many as 300 to 22 somewhere, The Siberian tiger has been dying out completely, If the government doesn’t make any efforts, it’s quite that there will be no more Siberian tigers in China in ten to twenty years.
In order to double the number of wild tigers in the ten years, the World Wildlife Fund has started a program recently. It save wild tigers and put an end to tiger hunting and killing. China, together with twelve other ,has joined in.
Wild animals, such as red deer and wild pigs, are the main of the tigers, The hunting of these animals is the greatest threat(危险)to tigers. So the most important thing is the animals that tigers eat. To protect the wild tigers, we need to call on more people to stop eating and hunting wild animals.
A．pigs B．koalos C．deer D．tigers
A．name B．kind C．number D．owner
A．less than B．more than C．bigger than D．better than
A．in need of B．in danger of C．in front of D．in case of
A．possible B．impossible C．necessary D．important
A．last B．next C．past D．lastly
A．aims to B．used to C．refuses to D．decide to
A．cities B．provinces C．towns D．countries
A．friends B．food C．members D．families
A．to sell B．to kill C．to save D．to eat
I have two friends. names are Lucy and Lily. They are twins（双胞胎）. They from the USA.
Lucy and Lily look the same. have blue eyes and brown hair. They are thirteen old. But they are in different clothes. Red is favorite color. She is often（经常）in red. But this morning, coat is yellow and her pants blue and she has brown shoes. Lily likes green. This morning she is a green skirt and her shoes are green, too.
They often help me with my English. are in the same grade, but in different .
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There are many ways to find a job. It can be as easy as winto a neighborhood shop to look at its announcement(通知) board. Local shops often have a
where people can put small signs telling what kind of service they need or can provide. Such services include c
for children or cleaning houses.
Or, job searchers can look in the newspaper. Local newspapers have employment（招聘） announcements placed by companies looking for workers.
Another ptool for finding jobs is the Internet. For example, people in four hundred and fifty cities around the world can use the Craigslist Web site to buy things, meet people or find a job. Craigslist says that it r
two million new job listings each month.
Another useful way to find a job is ta college or university. For example, students at the University of Texas in Austin can go to the Career Exploration Center to get help in finding a job. Of course, looking for a job r
knowing what kind of work you want to do. For example, there is a book called “What Color is Your Parachute?” by Richard Bolles. This book has been helping people c
a career since it was first published(出版) in nineteen seventy.
Some experts also help people find jobs. Susan W. Miller oa company called California Career Services in Los Angeles. She says her company helps people find jobs by first helping them understand their strengths, goals and i
. Then she provides them with methods and resources(资源) to help them find the right job.
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相应空白处的最佳答案。 (本大题共10分，每小题1分)
Sometimes it is impossible to deliver（投递）all the mail that arrives at the post office. Perhaps there is an mailing address and there is no return address. The post office cannot just the mail, so it becomes “dead mail”. Dead mail is to one of the U.S. Post Service’s in Atlanta, New York, and San Francisco. Seventy-five million pieces of mail can be put in these offices in one year.
There the workers of the dead mail offices have ways to deal with all of these pieces of dead mail. First of all, they look for that can help them deliver the mail; they open packages, expecting that something will show where the package came from or is going to. Dead mail will also be listed on a so that people can call in and check to see if a missing thing is there on the screen. However, all of this mail cannot simply be forever; there is just too much of it. When a lot of dead mail comes together, the dead mail offices hold public auctions (拍卖). Every three months, some people who are are invited to the offices with objects found in dead mail packages and they are sold to the bidder (出价者).
A．impatient B．important C．unclear D．inactive
A．turn off B．eat up C．sell out D．throw away
A．sent B．returned C．lent D．sold
A．no B．various C．silly D．cruel
A．people B．time C．clues D．books
A．funny B．inside C．useless D．outside
A．phone B．mirror C．TV set D．computer
A．stored B．put C．bought D．borrowed
A．bored B．interested C．worried D．satisfied
A．cheapest B．cleverest C．highest D．easiest
There are 45 students in our class. Here are the results of a survey(调查). Thirty-six students they like to exercise. Most boys basketball twice a week, but girls think basketball is for them. They like to play volleyball twice a week. My friend, Tony, is at running. He runs fastest in our class. He runs for 30 minutes in the playground every evening he goes to bed. Gray is good at . He goes to the Swimming Club three times a month in winter, four times a week in summer, so he’s quite . Some of my classmates have good habits. They eat meat and vegetables. 70% of them drink milk every day. Fifteen students say they drink milk three or four a week. But some students like to eat junk food, especially(特别)Sally. What’s , she doesn’t like to , so she is very . She always says, “I’m going to weight tomorrow.”
A．talk B．tell C．say D．speak
A．buy B．play C．watch D．enjoy
A．easy B．bad C．able D．interested
A．good B．well C．bad D．excited
A．after B．if C．before D．when
A．running B．swimming C．skating D．flying
A．so B．but C．or D．and
A．tall B．nice C．happy D．healthy
A．eating B．reading C．walking D．sleeping
A．every B．any C．both D．each
A．pieces B．minutes C．kinds D．times
A．bad B．badly C．worse D．more badly
A．exercise B．practice C．sing D．dance
A．thin B．beautiful C．fat D．clever
A．lose B．buy C．get D．sell