“Who did this?” asked my teacher. Thirty children tried to what they had done. “Who did this?” asked my teacher once more. She wasn’t really asking, she was demanding a(n) . She seldom became , but she was this time. She held up a piece of glass and asked, “Who this window?” Unfortunately, I was the one who broke the window. I had not done it . It was caused by an errant (偏离的) throw of a baseball.
Why did it have to be me? If I admitted guilt, how would I be able to pay for a big like that? I didn’t want to confess (坦白) it, but something strong inside my body made me my hand. I told the . “I did it.” I said no more. My teacher went to one of our library shelves and took down a . She then began walking towards me. I knew my teacher had never a student, but I she was going to start with me and she was going to use a book for the swatting (重击). “I know how you like ,” she said as she stood looking down at my guilt-ridden face.
“Here is that book about birds that you constantly out. It is yours. It’s time we get a(n) one for the school anyway. The book is yours and you will not be as long as you remember that I am not rewarding you for your misdeed, but I am rewarding you for your .” I couldn’t it! I wasn’t being punished, and I was getting my favorite book, the one that I had been saving up money to buy!
What happened that day has deeply rooted in my memory and the my teacher taught me that day will last .
A．look after B．look over C．get over D．think about
A．letter B．answer C．question D．problem
A．angry B．happy C．excited D．sorry
A．closed B．opened C．broke D．repaired
A．on purpose B．by accident C．in demand D．on time
A．door B．table C．plate D．window
A．give B．raise C．change D．hold
A．lie B．secret C．truth D．question
A．book B．picture C．map D．cartoon
A．fired B．warned C．helped D．beaten
A．wondered B．feared C．regarded D．explained
A．fish B．pets C．birds D．animals
A．check B．take C．put D．watch
A．old B．strange C．new D．beautiful
A．fined B．found C．taught D．punished
A．honesty B．dream C．progress D．study
A．accept B．believe C．guess D．refuse
A．nice B．little C．very D．big
A．lesson B．lecture C．art D．method
A．never B．still C．ever D．forever
Martha Graham received many awards during her lifetime. Time magazine her as the “Dancer of the Century” in 1998. The Martha Graham Dance Company still performs her dances.
After fourteen, Martha’s family moved to California. Along the way, Martha enjoyed the wide, open spaces of . So the free, expressive movements of modern dance were influenced by the beauty of nature.
Earlier in her life, however, Martha did not know she would become a . Her family was very religious. The upper class did not accept dance as an art form.
, in 1910, Martha’s father took her to see a dance performance, which then her.
Martha’s parents, however, did not her sudden desire to dance. Martha just followed her of dancing. She attended the dance school, working hard as to improve her ability to dance. She her body to become strong enough to meet the difficult demands of dance. In order to herself freely, she decided to set up her own dance and school, called the Martha Graham Center of Contemporary Dance.
Martha enjoyed having her students to perform her dances. She a dance called “Heretic” in 1929. She wore all white and danced a wall of dancers wearing all black. In 1936, her dance “Chronicle” expressed sadness and loneliness. Showing strong in dance then was very rare. At first, people did not well to her style of dancing with strong and sharp movements, and very different from European ballet. Some of the movements contracting(收缩) and releasing parts of the body.
In 1938, President Roosevelt’s wife invited Martha to 55 at the White House. A dance “American Document” was created. She later danced there for seven other presidents.
A．hired B．listed C．appointed D．fostered
A．turning B．growing C．counting D．clicking
A．imagination B．interest C．hope D．nature
A．clearly B．strangely C．badly D．hardly
A．teacher B．manager C．dancer D．writer
A．Instead B．Still C．Therefore D．Otherwise
A．disappointed B．astonished C．motivated D．sacrificed
A．approve of B．appeal to C．fight against D．give up
A．advice B．dream C．manner D．style
A．less B．very C．too D．so
A．forced B．tested C．bent D．trained
A．fancy B．enjoy C．express D．refresh
A．company B．gym C．stage D．hall
A．discovered B．produced C．polished D．filmed
A．for B．over C．against D．beyond
A．muscles B．energy C．desire D．emotions
A．refer B．turn C．react D．contribute
A．powerful B．traditional C．classical D．significant
A．quitted B．balanced C．involved D．deserved
A．work B．perform C．speak D．live
One day, a well-known speaker was invited to give a lecture to an audience of 200. He started his lecture by a $ 20 bill. He looked around the room, and asked, “Who would like this $20 bill?” started going up.
He said, “I am going to this $20 to one of you, but first, let me do this.” He crumpled up (揉皱) the 20-dollar bill. He then asked, “Who wants it?” Still the hands were in the air.
“Well”, he replied,“ I do this ?” And he dropped it on the and started to step on it with his shoes. He picked it up. Now it was crumpled and .
“Now, who wants it?” Still the hands went into the air.
“My friends, we have all learned a very lesson. No matter what I did to the , you still want it because it doesn’t decrease in . It is still worth $20, with we can buy what we need.
Many times in our lives, we are , and trampled underfoot by the decision we and the circumstances that come our way. We feel we were worthless. But no matter what has happened or what may happen to us, you will never your value. Dirty or clean, you are still priceless to those who do love you. The worth of our lives is determined not by we do or who we know, but by who we are. You are . Don’t ever forget it.”
If you this lesson in mind, it will help you to again when you fall. Each time it makes you grow much stronger.
A．holding up B．picking up C．keeping up D．bringing up
A．Chats B．Voices C．Hands D．Talks
A．pass B．give C．show D．lend
A．ever B．even C．also D．still
A．on B．off C．up D．out
A．What for B．How come C．What about D．What if
A．floor B．desk C．shelf D．dustbin
A．usable B．small C．dirty D．old
A．meaningless B．amazing C．rare D．valuable
A．money B．paper C．book D．card
A．shape B．value C．quality D．size
A．which B．what C．that D．whose
A．warned B．pushed C．dropped D．reminded
A．prefer B．receive C．face D．make
A．as though B．even though C．if only D．only if
A．take B．lose C．miss D．win
A．how B．what C．where D．who
A．honest B．wise C．young D．special
A．keep B．forget C．impress D．leave
A．stand up B．put up C．take up D．jump up
At midnight, Peter was awakened by heavy knocks on the door. He rolled over and looked at his , and it was half past one. “I’m not getting at this time,” he to himself, and rolled over.
Then, a knock followed. “Aren’t you going to it?” said his wife.
So he dragged himself out of bed and went downstairs. He opened the door and there was a man
at the door. It didn’t take long to the man was drunk.
“Hi, there, ” slurred (嘟囔) the stranger, “Can you give me a push?”
“No, . It’s half past one. I was ,” Peter said and slammed（猛关） the door. He went back to bed and told his wife what had happened.
She said, “That wasn’t very of you. Remember that night we had a in the pouring rain on the way to the kids and you had to knock on a man’s door to get our car
again? What would have happened if he’d told to go away? ”
“But the guy was ,” said Peter.
“It doesn’t matter,” said the wife. “He needs help it would be the Christian thing to help him.”
So Peter went out of bed again, got dressed, and went downstairs. He opened the door, and not being able to see the stranger anywhere, he shouted, “Hey, do you still want a ?”
And he heard a , “Yeah, please.”
So still being unable to see the stranger, he shouted, “ are you?”
The drunk replied, “Over here, on the swing(秋千).”
A．door B．wife C．clock D．window
A．into trouble B．out of the house C．down to work D．out of bed
A．complained B．explained C．thought D．replied
A．louder B．weaker C．longer D．angrier
A．stand B．stop C．refuse D．answer
A．knocking B．lying C．standing D．looking
A．remember B．realize C．show D．doubt
A．go out B．go away C．go ahead D．go up
A．in bed B．in surprise C．at home D．at work
A．down B．in C．inside D．up
A．foolish B．nice C．typical D．generous
A．look B．quarrel C．fight D．breakdown
A．put up B．pick down C．pick up D．put down
A．united B．refreshed C．started D．delighted
A．us B．them C．the man D．others
A．mad B．drunk C．different D．dangerous
A．but B．though C．and D．because
A．push B．rest C．room D．lift
A．lady B．gentleman C．sound D．voice
A．where B．how C．who D．what
Yesterday，after telling my brother, Rhys, and me to stop playing like wild animals, Mom went to take a bath. We were having a pillow fight when one hit a vase. Mom the loud crash. Wasting no time，she went into the room. I was sure that she was going to shout at us, but instead she just knelt by the and began to cry.
This made Rhys and me feel pretty . We went over and put our arms round her, and she explained to us why she was so upset. In the pieces a broken glass rose, one petal (花瓣) gone, which was given by Dad on their first wedding anniversary. Dad had said that if he ever forgot to bring flowers home an anniversary in the future, Mom was to look at that one. It was like their love：it would last a .
We began crying, and to glue it. But Mom said that wouldn't really fix it. it had been broken，the of the “limited edition” had reduced. As Mom slowly began to the mess, we tried everything we could think of to her up ，but even our best funny faces didn't . Tears kept coming down her cheeks. Everything was picked up. Seeing Mom going back to the bath, I her and put both hands on her shoulders , saying, “ All things can be ，Mom. The only thing that cannot be broken is our . It's the only thing that can never be broken.”
Mom hugged me very tightly and smiled. After dinner that night, Mom glued the petal back onto the rose. Then she softly said. “My rose is truly unique. Its tiny damages remind me of more important：the realization that love forever.”
A．gradually B．suddenly C．surprisingly D．immediately
A．caused B．witnessed C．ignored D．heard
A．dressing B．shouting C．flying D．crying
A．pieces B．vase C．pillow D．ground
A．disappointed B．angry C．awful D．sensitive
A．grew B．lay C．stood D．existed
A．for B．in C．from D．by
A．decade B．year C．season D．lifetime
A．offered B．supported C．pretended D．agreed
A．Just as B．In case C．Now that D．Even though
A．price B．wealth C．treasure D．value
A．pick up B．take up C．put up D．pick out
A．get B．make C．light D．cheer
A．smile B．work C．show D．say
A．prevented B．stopped C．kept D．followed
A．destroyed B．mended C．improved D．broken
A．friendship B．honesty C．love D．happiness
A．finally B．quickly C．confidently D．immediately
A．anything B．something C．nothing D．everything
A．changes B．appears C．lasts D．keeps
Nowadays______children go to school ______few of them have ever asked themselves _______they go there. Some children think that they go to school just to learn their mother tongue, English and other foreign languages, history, science, ______and a few other ______. But why do they learn these things? Are these the only things they should learn at school?
Actually children go to school to _______ themselves for the time when they will be grown up and will have to _______themselves.They learn their own langge _____they will be able to _______with people in foreign countries, make friends with them and learn______about their culture and history. They learn mathematics in order to be able to measure the things around them and calculate sums. _______helps them understand something about the world around them and history teaches them about the past and people. Nearly everything they study at school has some use _____in their ________, but there is one more_____reason why children go to school.
It is more important to receive education that just learning ________.We go to school ____to learn how to learn. Learning is not just for school but for life. So even after we have left school, we have to continue to learn. A man who _______knows how to learn will always be ______because whenever he is faced with a completely new task or problem, he will teach himself how to deal with it in the best way. ________,children do not go to school just to learn languages, mathematics, geography, etc. They go to school to ______how to learn.
A．some B．most C．few D．all
A．but B．so C．and D．because
A．how B．when C．why D．that
A．cooking B．sowing C．playing D．geography
A．subjects B．skills C．languages D．games
A．make B．prepare C．teach D．study
A．teach B．support C．live D．work
A．and B．in order to C．so as to D．so that
A．communicate B．work C．talk D．study
A．everything B．anything C．something D．nothing
A．Foreign languages B．Mathematics C．History D．Geography
A．practical B．special C．different D．importance
A．work B．lives C．study D．communication
A．difficult B．unusual C．important D．kind
A．foreign languages B．science C．mathematics D．facts
A．above all B．at all C．in all D．for all
A．doesn't B．never C．really D．may
A．unsuccessful B．calm C．successful D．useful
A．Although B．But C．However D．Therefore
A．begin B．work C．live D．learn