Jim, a successful businessman, told the experience of his childhood.
When he was 12, his parents . He was alone and didn’t get on well with others. People always laughed him. No one showed kindness (友善) to him. His only friend was a dog named Tige.
One day as he walked down the street, a young lady was walking in front of him. Suddenly one of her bags dropped from her arms. As she stopped , she dropped other bags. He came to help her.“Thank you, dear! You are a nice little boy!”She said kindly, smiling.
A special feeling came to him. These were kind words he had ever heard. He watched her she went far away, and he whistled(吹口哨)to his dog and went directly to the river nearby.
“Thank you, dear! You are a nice little boy!”he repeated the woman’s words. Then in a low he said to his dog,“You are a nice little dog!”Tige raised ears as if(似乎)it understood.
“Uhum! Even a dog likes it!”he said,“Well, Tige, I won’t say unkind words to you any more.”Tige waved its tail happily.
The boy thought and thought. Finally he looked at himself in the river. He saw but a dirty boy. He washed his face . Again he looked. He saw a clean nice boy. He was amazed (震惊). From then on, he had a new life.
After telling this, the businessman stopped for a while, and then he said,“Ladies and gentlemen, this is the very place where that kind woman planted in me the first seed (种子) of kindness. All of us should learn about kindness. a great power it has!” If you show kindness to others, you will be an able man.
A.dead B.dying C.died D.die
A.at B.to C./ D.of
A.picking it up B.picking up it C.to pick up it D.to pick it up
A.the first B.first C.the last D.the first time
A.until B.before C.when D.while
A.sound B.noise C.noisy D.voice
A.it B.it’s C.one’s D.its
A.something B.nothing C.anything D.somebody
A.carefully B.careful C.careless D.carelessly
A.What B.How C.It D.It seemed
Dear Anne,
How are you? I had great fun last Wednesday,____12th,2013. It was a traditional Chinese festival called Dragon Boat Festival that day.
This festival is in memory of Qu Yuan, one of ____greatest Chinese poets. He killed himself by jumping into the Miluo River on May 5th of the lunar calendar(阴历) ,278 BC. People there rowed the boats to ___
___him. But it was too late. They were very sad and then threw rice into the ___
__to feed the fishes so that they would stay away from his body.
______ then on, every year on this day, people enjoy ___
___ Zongzi which is made of rice with meat, eggs and so on. In the past we ate it only ___
___a year, but now we regarded it as our daily food. We can have it any time we like.
Have you ever ______the dragon boat race on TV? It is another important part of this festival. Several teams row their dragon-shaped boats as ___
___as they can. The first team to reach the finish line wins.
If you have a plan to visit China next year, would ______like to spend this festival with us?
Best wishes,
Xiao Qiang
通读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后在每小题所给的四个选项中,选出一个最佳答案,并将答题卡上对应题目所选的选项涂黑。
Tom brought a box of biscuits to a summer camp. He ate a few and placed the rest under his bed. After lunch, he found the box was gone. He went to tell his camp __46__ about it.
The next day, the coach saw a boy eating Tom’s biscuit behind a tree. He __47__ an idea to solve(解决) the problem. He found Tom and said to him, “I know who __48__ your biscuits. Will you help me to teach him a lesson?”
“Well, yes…are you going to punish __49__, sir?” Tom asked. “No, I am not,” the coach explained __50__. “That would only make him hate you. I want you to write to your mother and ask for more __51__.”
Tom received another box of biscuits by mail from his mother a few days later. “Now,” said the coach, “go and __52__them with the boy who stole your biscuits.” Tom didn’t understand the coach’s intention, __53__he still followed his advice.
Half an hour later the coach saw the two boys come up the hill, arm in arm. The boy was trying to ask Tom to __54__his toy robot in payment for (赔偿) the stolen biscuits. And Tom was refusing the gift from his new friend. He said that a few biscuits were not so __55__.
In some situations, forgiveness (原谅) is better than punishment.
A.cook B.doctor C.coach D.cleaner
A.got on with B.went on with C.came up with D.caught up with
A.took away B.ran away C.went away D.threw away
A.me B.him C.us D.them
A.shyly B.angrily C.excitedly D.patiently
A.gifts B.biscuits C.candies D.toys
A.share B.choose C.divide D.fill
A.if B.but C.since D.though
A.steal B.mend C.make D.accept
A.cheap B.delicious C.different D.important
A young man once asked his grandpa: "Grandpa, how have you achieved so much in your life,
and yet are still full of energy? " The following was the grandpa's 46____ .
I think it has a lot to do with how a person looks at things. I call it "keeping your ____47 open "
First, realize that life is filled with surprises, and many are good ones. If you don’t keep watching for them, you'll 48half of the excitement. When you meet with challenges, 49them bravely. Then they'll make you smarter and stronger. It is normal for you to make a 50on the way to success. Don't be nervous. Just be thankful for what it taught you.
It's also 51to decide exactly what you want. Your choices may create your successes or your failures. 52think about all the ways ahead, and decide which one to follow. Then believe in 53and go for it!
Most importantly, never 54 .The one who makes up his mind to win will be the winner.
Give life 55that you've got, and life will give its best back to you .A. dream B. answer C.decision
A. eyes B. arms C.mouth
A. control B. enjoy C.miss
A. face B. avoid C. forget
A.friend B. mistake C. plan
A. special B. important C. suitable
A. or. B .But C. So
A. yourself B. itselfC. himself
A. stay up B. come up C.give up
A. all B. none C. either
Dear Dad,
Happy birthday to you!
On this special day, I’d like to talk to you 36a special way.
I don’t think I’m good at 37you my thought (想法)face to face with you, so I’m writing to show my deep love for you.
You aren’t a rich man or a famous person. But in my heart, you are one of the greatest 38in the world. I’m 39you.
You are 40interested in fame and wealth (名和利). You do 41 things like paying bills on time, and working as a worker in your factory. The smile on your face shows you are happy with the family. You take good care of my grandparents. You help me with my schoolwork and do some shopping with Mom on Sundays.
In the past, I didn’t care 42you were with me or not . Now I am sorry to say I 43you the respect (尊重) before. But I am thankful for what you have done for me.
I am quite lucky that I have 44 a great father. I want to let you 45how much I love. You are a successful as a son, a husband, a father, and a friend.
Yours,
David”
A.in B.at C.by D.on
A.talking B.saying C.speaking D.telling
A.businessmen B.man C.men D.worker
A.worries about B.proud of(自豪) C.afraid of D.sorry for
A.always B.ever C.already D.never
A.common B.interesting C.wonderful D.popular
A.whether(是否) B.that C.what D.where
A.will show B.don’t show C.didn’t show D.have shown
A.too B.so C.very D.such
A.to know B.know C.knew D.knowing
Bruce shook his money box again.
Nothing! He carefully counted the coins that lay on the bed. All that he had was $24.52. The 31which he wanted was at least $90. How on earth(究竟) was he going to get the rest of the 32?
He knew that his friends all had bicycles. It was hard to hang out(闲逛) with people when you were the only one 33a bicycle. He thought about 34he could do. He couldn’t get money from his parents, because he knew they had no extra(额外的) money.
There was only one way to get money, and that was to earn(挣钱) it. He would have to find a job. He decided to ask Mr Clay for 35.
“Well, you can start right here,” said Mr Clay. “You see, my windows need cleaning and my car needs washing”.
That was the beginning of Bruce’s part-time(兼职) job. For the next three 36he worked every day after finishing his homework. He took dogs for walks and cleaned rooms.
The day finally came when Bruce 37his money and found $94.32. He wasted no time and went down to the shop to 38the bicycle he wanted. He rode home proudly, looking forward to 39his new bicycle to his friends. Bruce liked his bicycle very much because he had bought it with his own money. At last, his dream came true, and his parents were 40of him. A.car B.bicycle C.truck
A.money B.help C.food
A.with B.without C.behind
A.why B.how C.what
A.food B.advice C.water
A.months B.minutes C.seconds
A.lent B.lost C.counted
A.choose B.sell C.drive
A.borrowing B.showing C.asking
A.famous B.strict C.proud