"Do you like my dress?" she asked a passing stranger. "My mommy made it just for me." She said with tears in her eyes.
"I think it’s very pretty, but why are you crying?"
With a quiver(颤抖)in her voice the girl answered "After Mommy made me this dress she had to go to the heaven(天堂)Finally the woman realized what the child meant. She gently held the child in her arms and together they cried for the mommy that was gone.
Then suddenly the little girl stopped crying, stepped back and began to sing. She sang so softly that it was almost a whisper. It was the sweetest sound the woman had ever heard almost like the song of a very small bird.
After the child stopped singing she explained to the lady: "My mommy used that song to me before she went away, and she made me promise to sing it whenever I started crying and it would make me stop."
"See," she said, "it did, and now my eyes are dry!"
As the woman turned to go, the little girl grabbed her sleeve(袖子). "Madam, can you stay just a minute? I want to show you something."
"Of course", she answered.
Pointing to a spot on her dress, she said: "Right here is where my mommy kissed my dress and here," pointing to another spot, "and here is another kiss, and here, and here. Mommy said that she put all those kisses so that I would have her kisses for everything that made me cry."
Then the lady realized that she wasn't just looking at a dress, no, she was looking at a mother...who knew that she was going away and would not be there to kiss away the hurt that she knew her daughter would get. So she took all the love she had for her beautiful little girl and put them into this dress that her child now so proudly wore.
She no longer saw a little girl in a simple dress. She saw a child wrapped(包裹)… in her mother's love.
Why does the girl start to sing?
A.Because she wanted the woman to stay longer. |
B.Because she wanted to stop the woman crying. |
C.Because her mother had told her to sing when she was sad. |
D.Because her mother had asked her to be nice to strangers. |
The mother had put kisses on the girl's dress because she had hoped .
A.her daughter would wear the dress proudly all the time |
B.her love could help her daughter get through the troubles |
C.her love could get her daughter things |
D.her daughter would think of her kisses while she was crying |
What is implied between the lines of the story is .
A.how much the mother had cared about the girl |
B.how much the girl had depended on her mother |
C.that the woman was very helpful to the girl |
D.that no one can take the place of a mother |
Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?
A.In a pretty dress with mother's kisses |
B.With a crying girl in a pretty dress |
C.From her mother with deep love |
D.For love from a mother in the heaven |
One of the most stressful days of Susan McFrederick's life was watching her son get wheeled away for surgery hours after he was born in 2011.
But after the operation,Susan burst into tears for a different reason:across the cut on their newborn son's back was a sweet winter scene,hand﹣drawn on his bandages(绷带).
"There were rolling hills of snow,a pine tree and a snowman with a hat and broom," she recalled."It was extremely touching and comforting to know that somebody had taken the time to do that for my family.It was a moment I'll never forget."
Susan soon learned the artist was her son's surgeon,Robert Parry,who discovered another way to use his hands in the mid﹣1980s during his internship(实习期)at a children's medical center,where he saw one of his colleagues cut out heart and shark shapes to decorate children's bandages.
"My first reaction was,'What is he doing?Hey,that's kind of neat,'" Parry recalled."I especially liked the reactions of the parents and the patients when they saw his artwork.The smiles took everyone's attention from the surgery.Then I decided to follow suit."
Parry quickly graduated from his early hearts and sharks,and started to surprise families with drawings that captured young patients' personalities.From Snoopy to Spider﹣Man and bears to butterflies,there isn't much he hasn't drawn.Most kids want superheroes sports team logos or princesses,while babies often receive scenes with flowers,trees and sea creatures.During the last 30 years,Parry estimates he has left examples of his handiwork over the stitches(伤口缝线)of more than 10,000 children.
"During a time of stress for families,it's nice to be able to help them smile and laugh," Parry said."This is something positive that I can do for them,which is what I like most about it."
For Parry,the reward is knowing he hopefully made a difference in a child's life,and except for his drawings on bandages,"they can go on and live their lives and never know I was in it," he said.
He's not ready to retire,but he's found a new hobby to keep his hands skillful in the years to come.
"I've taken up knitting(编织)," Parry said."Hats,sweaters,gloves﹣I enjoy it all.But mostly,I enjoy giving everything away."
(1)Susan burst into tears after her baby's operation because she was .
A. |
moved |
B. |
amused |
C. |
stressed |
D. |
heartbroken |
(2)How did Parry get the idea of decorating children's bandages?
A. |
He was motivated by his patients. |
B. |
He was inspired by his colleague. |
C. |
He was required to learn the skill during his internship. |
D. |
He was encouraged by Susan to show his genius for art. |
(3)Parry's artworks during the last 30 years show that he .
A. |
devoted himself more to art than to medicine |
B. |
knew more about his patients than their parents |
C. |
took into consideration the tastes of individual patients |
D. |
created a large number of works beyond his expectations |
(4)What does Parry expect to achieve with his artworks?
A. |
To get a reward from the artistic circle. |
B. |
To win the admiration of his colleagues. |
C. |
To make a difference in his dull medical career. |
D. |
To lift the spirits of his patients and their parents. |
(5)What can we learn about Parry from the last two paragraphs of the passage?
A. |
He is eager to show others his new skills. |
B. |
He enjoys trying new ways to help others. |
C. |
He is looking forward to life after retirement. |
D. |
He is more interested in knitting than drawing. |
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Replacement cards
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If your card has been lost,a fee of £5 is charged for the production of a replacement card.You are requested to use our online payment service.
Note:Replacement cards will be available for you to collect seven working days after making the request.As a security measure,you are requested to collect your card in person at the SAC.
(1)Which of the following is a function of the student ID card?
A. |
To remind students to protect public property. |
B. |
To enable students to use resources in the library. |
C. |
To help students demonstrate their computer skills. |
D. |
To provide information about campus facilities. |
(2)To meet the requirements of the photograph on the student ID card,a new student should upload .
A. |
an image saved as a PDF file |
B. |
a colour picture of their passport |
C. |
a photo beautified by a photographer |
D. |
a portrait photograph of proper proportion |
(3)In which case does a student have to pay for the replacement of the student ID card?
A. |
The theft of the card has been officially proved. |
B. |
The card holder has changed his or her major. |
C. |
The card dropped off into a lake by accident. |
D. |
The card fails to work properly. |
(4)To collect your replacement card,you should .
A. |
fetch it at the SAC personally |
B. |
go through a security check first |
C. |
call the police station in advance |
D. |
wait for seven days before getting it |
______ he could give her sympathy,any practical help was almost beyond him.( )
A. |
If |
B. |
Since |
C. |
Although |
D. |
Until |
﹣Tim has difficulty in making decisions.
﹣_________.He's still hesitating about whether to take the job.( )
A. |
That's it |
B. |
Give it a try |
C. |
It's settled |
D. |
You're kidding me |
The local government doesn't have to sacrifice environmental protection_______economic growth.( )
A. |
to be promoted |
B. |
being promoted |
C. |
promoting |
D. |
to promote |