Myfamilysufferedalotthreeyears-优题课

My family suffered a lot three years ago when my father died in a car accident. It          my mother, two younger brothers and me alone.
At that time, I was in a senior high school. As the eldest son, I had no choice but to            of school and work in a factory. Life went on without any wonder. I dared not ask for more and just thought about            my two brothers. However, it wasn’t easy, for I couldn’t          their tuition (学费) even if I worked from day to night without rest. I also had to look after my sick mother. I wanted to go back to school, but it seemed to be an impractical idea, since I needed to work to support my family.
A thread of          appeared during those gloomy (阴暗的) days. It was a rainy dusk when I went outside into the rain and walked in the street. Suddenly the rain stopped! I raised my head, and found that “the sky” was in fact a dark blue umbrella. Then I heard a deep voice say, “Why not            without an umbrella?” It was a one-legged man, “If you run, you won’t get so wet.” His words           me deeply. Without my father’s protection, was I only a slave to fate﹙命运﹚?
While walking with him in the rain, I knew that his dream was once              by an accident. He was glad that he didn’t lose          and still “ran” on the road of life. Facing this guy, I had no pity, but admiration.
Inspired by his           , I went to a city in the south and became an insurance representative. After two years’ “running”, I got somewhere and my family situation became better             . I went back to school and eventually succeeded in being admitted to a university.
Everything is so simple: to run without an umbrella! When you run out of the            season of your life, there will be a bright sky ahead of you.

A．left B． carried C． had D． forced

A．take out B．drop out C． make out D． jump out

A．bringing in B． taking away C． bringing up D． taking over

A． receive B． realize C． manage D． afford

A． chance B． need C． hope D． money

A． drive B． walk C． travel D． run

A．shocked B． puzzled C． discouraged D． hurt

A． burnt B． accepted C． ruined D． discovered

A． face B． heart C． sight D． control

A．images B． achievements C． signs D． remarks

A．simply B． gradually C． normally D． immediately

A． rainy B． cloudy C． sunny D． windy

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知识点：学校生活

My husband and I just spent a week in Paris. ____36____So the first thing we did was rent a fantastically expensive sixth-floor apartment the size of a cupboard. It was so tiny that we had to leave our suitcases in the hallway.

The place wasn't entirely authentic，though. Unlike a normal Parisian apartment, the plumbing (水管) worked. ____37____Our building even had a tiny lift with a female voice that said, "Ouverture des portes," in perfect French. That is the only French phrase I mastered, and it's a shame I don't have much use for it.

Parisians are different from you and me. They never look lazy or untidy. As someone noted in this paper a couple of weeks ago, they eat great food and never gain weight. ____38____French strawberries do not taste like cardboard. Instead, they explode in your mouth like little flavor bombs.

____39____On our first morning in Paris, I went around the corner to the food market to pick up some groceries. I bought a handful of perfectly ripe small strawberries and a little sweet melon. My husband and I agreed they were the best fruit we had ever eaten. But they cost ＄18!

In France, quality of life is much more important than efficiency.

You can tell this by cafés life. French cafés are always crowded. ____40____When do these people work? The French take their 35-hour workweek seriously - so seriously that some labor unions recently struck a deal with a group of companies limiting the number of hours that independent contractors can be on call.

A．	Not all the customers are tourists.
B．	The quality of life in France is equally excellent.
C．	There was a nice kitchen and a comfortable bed.
D．	The amazing food is mainly consumed by local farmers.
E．	That's not the only reason the French eat less than we do.
F．	Our aim was to see if we could live, in some way, like real Parisians.
G．	The food is so delicious that you don't need much of it to make you happy.

It doesn't impress like George Washington's plantation on the Potomac, but Lincoln's home in downtown Springfield,Illinois, 36 （prove）irresistible to visitors since it opened tothepublic.Beautifullyrestored（修复）to its 1860 appearance,the house was Abraham and Mary Lincoln's home for 17years.In 1844 they bought it 37＄1,200 and some land from Charles Dresser, who performed their 38 ( marry)ceremony in 1842.

When the house was built,it was much 39 （small）thanit is today.Mary's niece wrote,"The little home 40 (paint) white .It was sweetand fresh. Mary loved it. She was extremely pretty, andher house was a reflection of 41 （she）,everything in good taste and inperfect order.

Although Mary loved flowers, 42 shenor her husband was known as a gardener.Along-time neighbor said they never planted trees and only kept a garden for one year. Mary's sister,Frances Todd Wallace,often came over 43 （plant）flowers in the front yard.

44 Lincolns enlarged the house to a full two stories in 1856 to meet the needs of their growing family. Three ofthe four Lincoln sons were born here. After Lincoln was elected President of the US in 1861, they rented the house and 45 （sell）most of their furniture.

My mother is 92.Unless I have to be out of town,each week I take my mother to do her 16 andvisit the doctor,providing 17 and transportation.During the week,however,she likes

to go to a nearby store to 18 some small things she needs.

Last week she walked up to the store,but when she went to pay for her groceries,she was 19 about three dollars.The only 20 topayforthegroceries was to take off the 21 she coulddo without:a bottle of rubbing alcohol（医用酒精）and a bar of soup.By taking of these,she was able to 22 the new total to the amount of cash she had with her.

At this store,people 23 andthen go off to the side to 24 theirown groceries. My mother was putting her groceries into shopping bags when a 25 came up to her and said,"Here are the things that you 26 ." handingher the rubbing alcohol and the 27 .My mother,who is never speechless,was speechless.She 28 forthe woman's name and address so that she could 29 her.The woman told her it was her 30 .

My mother was so 31 byher gesture that she decided to go back to the store and give the cashier（收银员）a five-dollar bill to keep on hand 32the same happened to someone else if they didn't have enough 33 forall of their groceries.

So,whoever you are,thank you for the random act of 34that not only helped my mother out,but 35 too.

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You've got mail…and it's a postcard

Paulo Magalhaes,a 34-year-old Portuguese computer engineer, loves to open his mailbox and find a brightlycolored picture of Rome's Colosseum. Or Africa's Victoria Falls. Or China'sGreatWall. 11

"I often send postcards to family and friends."he says to China Daily,"but you can imagine that after a while, you never receive as many as you send, and you realize that not everyone is into it. 12 " Seekingother like-minded souls,however, Paulo started looking in a somewhat

unlikely place :online .Many would say the Internet is a place for people who have given up on the traditional postal service,but Paulo's hunch（直觉）paid off.

Today his hobby has developed into the website postcrossing.com,a social network that has grown to 575 217registered users in 214 countries and regions since he started it 10 years ago. 13 Runningthe website has almost turned intoa full-time job.

Languageis certainly a harrier for many people. For postcrossing to work worldwide, a common communication language is needed so that everyone can understand each other. As cool as it may be to receive a postcard written in Chinese,the concept doesn't work if one doesn't understand it. 14 So a commonlanguage is required and in postcrossing that's English since it's widely spoken.

"Many people in China have limited exposure to English. 15 That said,we know of many

postcrossing members,including Chinese,who have actually improved their English skills through their use of postcrossing,"Paulo says.

A．	And that'stotallyfine
B．	That makesitextrahardto learnandpractice it
C．	He likes to think of sending postcards as a family-friendly hobby
D．	Manylove tomake aconnectionwith someonefromacross theworld.
E．	On August 5,the number of postcards exchanged by members topped 31 million.
F．	Similarly,if you speak only Chinese,receiving a card in Swedish takes part of the fun away.
G．	In short,he loves postcards,and the excitement of getting a hand-written note from someone far away.

Ecotourism is commonly regarded as low impact ( 影响)travel to undisturbed places .It is different from traditional tourism because it allows the traveler to become 4 1 (educate )about the areas -both in terms of geographical conditions and cultural characteristics, and often provides money for conservation and benefits the 4 2 (develop)of the local areas.

Ecotourism has 4 3 (it) origin with the environmental movement of the 1970s. It was not widely accepted as a travel concept 4 4 the late 1980s. During that time,increasing environmental awareness made it desirable.

Due to 4 5 growing popularity of environmentally-related and adventure travel,various types 4 6 trips are now being classified as ecotourism. Actually, a true eco-friendlytrip must meet thefollowing principles:

Minimize the impact of 4 7 (visit) the place.

 Build respect for and awareness of the environment and cultural practices.

 Provide 4 8 (finance)aid and other benefits for local peoples.

 Make sure that the tourism provides positive experiences for both the visitors and the hosts.

Komodo National Park,officially recognized in 1980,is popular for ecotourism because of its unique biodiversity. 4 9 (activity)there range from whale watching to

hiking ( 远足 )and accommodations aim 5 0 (have )a low impact on the natural environment.