Dear Reader,
Please allow me to tell you something before you read this book. When my , Sam, was born, my heart was filled with joy. I had been sitting in a wheelchair for 20 years before then, and I have been ill many times. So I wondered if I would have the to tell Sam what I had .
For years I have been hosting a program on the and writing articles for a magazine. Being to move freely, I have learned to sit still and keep my heart , exchanging thoughts with thousands of listeners and . So when Sam was born, I to tell him about school and friendship, romance and work, love and everything else. That’s how I started to write these . I hope that Sam would them sooner or later.
However, that expectation when Sam showed signs of autism (自闭症) at the age of two. He had actually stopped talking before the discovery of the signs. He to communicate with others, even the family members. That was for me but didn’t stop me writing on. I realized that I had even now to tell him. I wanted him to what it means to be “different” from others, and learn how to fight against the misfortune he’ll as I myself, his grandfather, did. I just if I could write all that I wanted to say in the rest of my life.
Now, the book has been published, I have been given the chance. Every chapter in the book is a letter to Sam: some about my life, and all about what it means to be a .
Daniel
A．son B．nephew C．brother D．grandson
A．seriously B．mentally C．slightly D．quietly
A．ability B．time C．courage D．responsibility
A．written B．suffered C．observed D．lost
A．radio B．television C．stage D．bed
A．ready B．unable C．anxious D．eager
A．warm B．broken C．closed D．open
A．hosts B．visitors C．readers D．reporters
A．began B．stopped C．forgot D．decided
A．letters B．emails C．books D．diaries
A．find B．read C．collect D．keep
A．developed B．disappeared C．changed D．arrived
A．tried B．refused C．regretted D．hoped
A．exciting B．acceptable C．strange D．heartbreaking
A．less B．everything C．more D．nothing
A．understand B．explain C．believe D．question
A．fear B．face C．know D．cause
A．felt B．guessed C．saw D．doubted
A．as B．once C．though D．if
A．teacher B．child C．man D．writer
Jonathan lived alone in a house，which he looked after carefully．One summer evening Jonathan returned home 1 usual at 4：53．When he opened the front gate， he suddenly noticed something 2 ．There was 3 in the earth in one of the flower beds．Jonathan was just going to blame(责备)the milkman or the postman 4 he noticed that one of the curtains(窗帘)in the front room downstairs was 5 ．Jonathan never did it like that．
He walked up to the porch(门廊)and 6 it quietly．He 7 carefully for a few seconds． 8 could hear nothing．The front door was half-open．Jonathan studied it carefully,9 if he had forgotten to close it that morning．He had 10 forgotten before．He stepped silently 11 the hall to the door and looked 12 the room．The shadow(影子)of a man was clearly 13 on the far wall in the evening sunlight．He had clearly been standing 14 the door since Jonathan’s return．Jonathan closed the door and turned the key quickly．Then he quietly picked up 15 and began to call 16 ．The thief, a tall young man, tried to climb 17 a window to get out but Jonathan 18 that．He beat him with his umbrella．Three minutes later the police 19 ．Jonathan was a little angry that he had to have dinner later than usual but on the whole night he felt quite pleased with 20 .
A．to B．1ike C．as D．for
A．good B．beautiful C．badly D．strange
A．a heavy footprint． B．a beautiful flower C．a newspaper D．a bottle of ink
A．when B．while C．as D．since
A．trouble B．out of place C．wrong D．shining
A．closed B．looked C．opened D．knocked at
A．watched B．1istened C．studied D．waited
A．and B．while C．but D．so
A．seeing B．wanting C．wondering D．waiting
A．always B．never C．ever D．sometimes
A．in B．around C．over D．across
A．inside B．out of C．at D．after
A．shone （照耀） B．reflected （反射） C．given D．put up
A．in front of B．in the front C．beside D．behind
A．a stone B．a stick C．a knife D．the telephone
A．the neighbour B．his friend C．the police D．the thief
A．by B．onto C．through D．to
A．had hoped B．had thought C．had wished D．had noticed
A．1eft B．arrived C．reached D．spoke
A．himself B．the police C．the thief D．the house
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36～55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
Once the King of India was ill and sent for his doctor. The doctor came, 36 him and said, “You will be well soon in a few days if you take bull’s milk.” The King was 37 , for he had never heard of a bull that gave milk. “How is it 38 ?” he asked.
“Order Gulbo to get it for you,” answered the doctor, “He can do anything.” Gulbo was a person with great knowledge and was 39 to the doctor. So the doctor thought this would be a way of making him 40 . When the King told Gulbo what the doctor said and 41 him to get bull’s milk, Gulbo 42 understood what the doctor was trying to do.
When he got home, he sat thinking how to get out of the 43 . His daughter, seeing him worried, asked what was the 44 . On hearing what the King had asked for, she said, “don’t 45 , Father, I will help you.”
The next day she took some old clothes, went to the bank of the river near the palace, and chose a place 46 the King’s bedroom window. In the middle of the night, she started to do her washing. She made so much noise 47 the King could not sleep. The King got very angry and sent a guard to 48 what was the matter. The soldier found the girl, and led her to the King. “Why do you wash your clothes here at night?” said the King.
The girl 49 to be afraid and said, “I had to wash clothes at night. This afternoon my father had a baby, I was 50 all day because of that. Then I found there were no clean 51 for the baby, so I had to come and wash them now.”
“What!” cried the King. “Are you trying to make a 52 of me? I have never heard of man having a baby.”
“Well, if the King himself orders someone to get bull’s milk for him, 53 can’t a man have a baby?”
The King smiled and said, “You must be Gulbo’s 54 . Go and tell your father that he may keep the bull’s milk for his 55.”
A．checked B．tested C．judged D．examined
A．pleased B．surprised C．touched D．moved
A．possible B．impossible C．usual D．unusual
A．a friend B．an enemy C．a neighbor D．a patient
A．suffer B．happy C．angry D．laugh
A．begged B．ordered C．decided D．demanded
A．suddenly B．certainly C．immediately D．directly
A．chance B．situation C．position D．difficulty
A．matter B．wrong C．thing D．problem
A．frighten B．worry C．doubt D．fear
A．above B．on C．below D．under
A．but B．when C．as D．that
A．find out B．get out C．take out D．bring out
A．began B．looked C．became D．pretended
A．busy B．free C．surprised D．anxious
A．food B．clothes C．boxes D．something
A．trick B．joke C．friend D．fool
A．why B．how C．who D．what
A．girl B．daughter C．wife D．friend
A．daughter B．son C．girl D．baby
There are lots of funny stories in my childhood .The first one that 16 my mind is the story of my first camera. It happened 20 years ago . Just when I was ready to go to school , my grandmother 17 me a new camera from the supermarket as a present . Even if my mother wasn’t too happy about what I had 18 , I asked my father if I could take my camera to my 19 so that I could take pictures with my classmates . He agreed and show me how it 20 . It was very easy.
At school I showed it to all my 21 and we took a lot of pictures, 22 they were not too great . The photo with my friends was the worst as I didn’t took Tom’s head ; instead I 23 his sandwich . The boys were interested in my camera , 24 Daniel who said he had a 25 one with a flashlight . He explained to us that the flashlight helped to take pictures in the 26 but I accused(指责)him of being a liar . Like all boys we started fighting . 27 ,our teacher separated us .After explaining to him the reason of the fight , I 28 him not to take my camera away.
When my parents knew what had happened , they weren’t glad . My mother punished me for being 29 . She took the camera in order to 30 further problems , telling me that for a boy like me the camera was not a good 31 to play with.
To make her 32 about the fight , I took a picture with her and Dad with the film left . In a couple of days Dad 33 the films and brought the photos home , saying I wasn’t good at taking pictures at all . I got 34 and argued that we all learnt from our 35 .
A．breaks into B．drops into C．turns into D．comes into
A．bought B．promised C．lent D．left
A．imagined B．received C．expected D．collected
A．home B．yard C．school D．garage
A．moved B．started C．changed D．worked
A．workers B．classmates C．teachers D．students
A．but B．so C．for D．and
A．brought B．made C．divided D．took
A．except B．besides C．including D．instead
A．easier B．newer C．worse D．better
A．dark B．shade C．sun D．water
A．Suddenly B．Finally C．Unluckily D．Surprisingly
A．allowed B．advised C．begged D．warned
A．brave B．proud C．rude D．weak
A．avoid B．solve C．discuss D．face
A．role B．game C．joke D．toy
A．talk B．know C．forget D．worry
A．developed B．lost C．produced D．hid
A．angry B．upset C．tired D．bored
A．stories B．hobbies C．mistakes D．books
The simplest way to say it is this: I believe in my mother. My belief began when I was just a kid, who 36 becoming a doctor.
My mother was a domestic（佣人）. Through her work, she observed that 37 people spent a lot more time reading than they 38 watching television. She announces that my brother and I 39 watch two to three pre-selected programs during the week. With our 40 time, we had to read two books each from the Detroit Public Library and 41 written book reports to her. She would mark them up with check marks and highlights. Years later we realized her marks were a 42 . My mother was illiterate（文盲）.
When I entered high school, I was a 43 student, but not for long. I began to like fancy clothes. I wanted to 44 other guys. I went from an A-student to a B-student to a C-student. One night my mother came home from her various jobs and I 45 about not having enough Italian knit shirts. She said, “Okay, I’ll give you all the money I 46 this week scrubbing floors and cleaning bathrooms, and you can buy the family food and pay the bills. With the money 47 , you can have all the Italian knit shirts you want.” I was very 48 with that arrangement but once I got through allocating（分配）money, there was 49 left. I realized my mother was a financial genius（金融天才）to be able to keep the roof over our heads and any kind of food on the table, let alone buy 50 . I really realized my desire wasn’t going to get me 51 . Success requires intellectual preparation. I went back to my 52 and became an A-student again and eventually I 53 my dream and I became a doctor.
My story is really my mother’s story—a woman with 54 formal education who used her position as a parent to change the lives of her children. There is no job 55 than parenting. This I believe.
A．thought of B．got used to C．dreamed of D．got tired of
A．honest B．hardworking C．successful D．reliable
A．spent B．wasted C．took D．did
A．could only B．couldn’t C．must not D．should often
A．weekend B．free C．evening D．play
A．read B．present C．teach D．explain
A．joke B．means C．tool D．trick
A．top B．normal C．poor D．slow
A．get rid of B．hang out with C．break away from D．keep in touch with
A．complained B．forgot C．worried D．argued
A．have B．cost C．need D．make
A．tired B．pleased C．disappointed D．bored
A．anything B．everything C．something D．nothing
A．clothes B．shirts C．shoes D．skirts
A．anymore B．somewhere C．anywhere D．everywhere
A．guys B．mother C．studies D．school
A．made B．realized C．changed D．remembered
A．little B．much C．low D．high
A．more interesting B．less interesting C．more important D．less portant
I can still remember the first day when I met my best friend． I hid behind my mother and she hid behind her grandmother, 36 to look at each other． But we soon lost the 37 and started playing with each other． In the 7th grade, I first lost touch with her． She was going through family problems and I deserted her to be with the “cooler people”. 38 of my new friends liked her as much as I did because they knew she had “problems”． However, every summer we would 39 sit at each other’s home and watch soap operas and talk about everything we liked．
It was last year when I noticed the problem． I guess I was just too busy in high school to realize she needed someone there for her． Well, she made a new “best friend” and 40 did I． Then I didn’t know why, but she started cutting herself．
She was diagnosed with clinical depression(抑郁症)． I was very 41_ at first, but with the late night calls, we still stayed in touch. I wanted to be there for her since her new best friend 42 deserted her. When people were calling her 43 , I knew I still 44 her like a sister．
Yesterday she came 45 me and said this,” I never knew what a best friend was 46 I found you were the only person that would stop me from cutting, the only person that ever made me feel better about myself and my 47 ． You don’t know this but I was trying to kill myself one night when you 48 me． I owe you so much, and you didn’t even know you were 49 me．” We both cried． And I guess a kind of lesson from my life so far is to never 50 your friends．
A．pleased B．excited C．scared D．disappointed
A．happiness B．kindness C．shyness D．sadness
A．All B．None C．No D．Every
A．hardly B．seldom C．just D．always
A．neither B．so C．too D．also
A．mad B．careless C．hopeful D．upset
A．luckily B．successfully C．actually D．calmly
A．selfish B．crazy C．brave D．lonely
A．believed in B．waited for C．cared about D．replied to
A．with B．after C．upon D．to
A．until B．when C．since D．if
A．mistakes B．parents C．friends D．problems
A．visited B．encouraged C．called D．prevented
A．helping B．reminding C．cheating D．praising
A．give up B．look back at C．drop in at D．look down on