My class and I visited Chris Care Center in Phoenix, Arizona to comfort the old people who needed a little cheering up during the holiday season.
The first two there were for persons requiring help in taking care of themselves. We sang beautifully for them. They loved our sweet songs and the flowers that we left with them.
As we were singing on the third floor for old people with Alzheimer(老年痴呆症), most of them looked off at the walls or floor. However, one lady my eye. She was sitting by the door, in a wheelchair, singing songs to herself. They weren’t the songs that we were singing, at least they didn’t like that. As we got with each song, she did as well. The louder we got, the louder she got. she was singing, she was also reaching out to us with her hands and body. I knew that I should have gone over to her, but I thought that my responsibilities(责任) were to my students. People who worked at the care center could attend to her, I thought. Just when I stopped feeling about not giving her the attention she needed, one of my students, Justin, showed me what the holiday season is really about.
Justin also the same lady. The difference between us is that he acted on her needs, but I didn’t. During the last song,Silent Night, Justin walked over to her and held her hand. He looked this aged lady in her eyes and with his actions said, “You are important, and I will take my to let you know that.”
This tired, elderly lady stopped singing and held his hand. Then she touched his cheek with the other hand. Tears began to fall down her face. No words can completely describe that touching moment.
It took a boy to teach me, a man, about kindness and love. Justin’s example of a complete, selfless attitude(态度) toward another was a that I will never forget. He was the teacher that day, and I consider myself to have witnessed(目击) his lesson.
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完形填空 (共15小题；每小题l分，计15分)
Recently, I felt like I reached a very low point in life. My relationships weren't good, I wasn't __ my classes, and I felt like I had nothing to .My life seemed to be full of endless homework, tests and loneliness. Nothing anyone said seemed to me. I wasn't sure what to do about myself. _____ was to be happy again, but I didn't know who or what would that.
During these days, I had trouble _____. I had to take sleeping pills but still woke up in the midnight. I had no but to tell my dad. He the book The Secret. I immediately bought the e-book online and read the whole thing that night. I'm normally quite a stubborn(固执的) person, _____ the influence on my mood after finishing the book was obvious(明显的). Suddenly, I felt like life was __again. I had never felt such a deep and quick in my life before.
In fact, the book's message was very simple—think positively(积极地).The book had many _____stories about how people were able to money, soul mates(心灵伙伴)and old friends back into their lives. I started learning to thank everything in my life __14them. Little by little, I realized that The Secret could work only I believed these people's success stories.
Now I'm sure I can bring myself happiness.
A．playing B．doing C．giving D．enjoying
A．take care of B．come up with C．look down on D．look forward to
A．helpful B．colourful C．peaceful D．powerful
A．I wanted all B．All I wanted C．I all wanted D．All of I wanted
A．serve B．offer C．answer D．prevent
A．sleepy B．asleep C．sleep D．sleeping
A．problem B．idea C．need D．doubt
A．borrowed B．collected C．returned D．suggested
A．and B．but C．or D．so
A．pleased B．common C．beautiful D．serious
A．breath B．notice C．surprising D．change
A．success B．successful C．succeed D．successfully
A．attract B．control C．imagine D．mention
A．as B．like C．likes D．for
A．until B．When C．since D．before
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“What’s the matter, mum?”
As soon as I enter the door, I find that my mother is . It’s unusual –she usually the door and welcomes me with a smile!
“She’s dying,”mum says sadly. I what she says. The tulip (郁金香)，mother’s is dying.
A month ago, we moved our new house and mum bought a very beautiful tulip. Mum liked it very much. she was free, she would sit her armchair beside the tulip and enjoys its beautiful colour inviting smell.
She treated it like a baby and looked after it . She put the tulip by window and moved it from one place to to give the tulip enough sunshine. The first thing she did when she every morning was the tulip, Mum also fertilized(施肥)it many times.
She hoped that with great care, the tulip would become more and more beautiful and . But the tulip was dying too much sunshine, water and fertilizer.
It’s true that mother loved the tulip. But this kind of love be harmful. Love can sometimes kill what you love.
A．happy B．unhappy C．pleased D．pleasure
A．closes B．opens C．keeps D．takes
A．know B．love C．think D．find
A．favourite B．hate C．unlike D．like
A．into B．around C．across D．with
A．Though B．Because C．After D．When
A．at B．in C．on D．under
A．but B．and C．for D．or
A．happily B．brightly C．carefully D．usually
A．other B．place C．two places D．another
A．got up B．made the bed C．played piano D．washed her face
A．to take B．to cut C．to water D．to pull
A．dry B．strong C．wet D．old
A．because B．for C．since D．because of
A．must B．should C．can D．need
完形填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
请先阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后在每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，使短文内容通顺、合理、结构完整。
These days, cars are designed using computers. Let's look at how a new car is created.
First, several talk about the new car and any good ideas that they have. Then they sit down at their computers and many sketches（素描）．The best two or three drawings are chosen and then more detailed drawings of are developed on the computer. You can change the size, shape or colour of any part on the computer to see the car would look and then you can choose the best design.
Both the inside and the outside of the car have to be designed. Part of the inside of the car is so that the designers can sit in it. They can feel if there is enough inside and if they can reach .Then some cars are built-there are more than 15, 000 parts of a car to .
When everything is known to be , the cars are made in the factory. Again computers are used to make sure that all the parts are as they are needed. The factory usually stays open all through the night so that the car production never stops.
A．drivers B．designers C．workers D．salesmen
A．draw B．order C．type D．enjoy
A．bicycles B．trains C．cars D．buses
A．how B．if C．what D．that
A．covered B．painted C．locked D．built
A．metal B．glass C．leather D．room
A．nothing B．somebody C．everything D．nobody
A．choose B．test C．show D．repair
A．safe B．easy C．cheap D．fast
A．rare B．electronic C．comfortable D．ready
完形填空（10小题；每小题1分，共10分）
先通读短文，掌握其大意，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个可以填入相应空白处的最佳答案，并将其标号填涂在答题卡相应位置。
Souanis Kim was an archery（射箭）teacher in a sports school and had trained many outstanding archers. So many parents sent their children to him. One morning, Souanis Kim took the students to a tall tree for ．He put a toy bird on the trunk and said, "The task is to the toy bird down.”
The students stood in a quickly. The first one was Sandy. He walked a few steps forward, put the arrow on the string（弦），drew the bow（弓）and aimed at the toy bird.
“What's the bird?" asked Souanis Kim suddenly.
“The blue sky," Sandy answered.
Souanis Kim smiled. He asked Sandy to stand aside. The students what the teacher's meaning was.
The next was Keston. Like Sandy, he walked up. Just as he was to shoot the arrow, Souanis Kim asked him the same question.
“I see the trunk and the leaves,” answered Keston. Souanis Kim smiled and asked Keston to stand aside, too.
The third one was Jobes. Just he was drawing the bow, Souarus Kim asked. "What’s over the bird, Jobes?"
Jobes stared at the toy bird and said,。I have seen but the toy bird.”
“Great!" said Souanis Kim .Then he shouted, "Go ahead!"
Jobes shot the arrow and the toy bird fell. The students cheered with one voice.
Souanis Kim looked at the surprised students and said seriously,“Remember, when an archer is showing, he must have only the. but nothing else.”
A．walking B．training C．playing D．resting
A．put B．tum C．shoot D．get
A．circle B．way C．position D．line
A．over B．under C．inside D．behind
A．thought B．expected C．learned D．wondered
A．ready B．afraid C．anxious D．willing
A．as B．after C．before D．because
A．anything B．something C．nothing D．everything
A．hopefully B．softly C．angrily D．happily
A．bird B．goal C．sky D．bow
完形填空（10小题，每小题1分，共10分）
先通读短文，掌握其大意，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个可以填入相应空白处的最佳答案，并将其标号填入题前括号内。
You feel tired and you have no energy. You can’t breathe out of your nose and your throat hurts. Don’t be afraid ---you have probably just got a . Every year, many kids experience this sick feeling. Some kids have up to eight colds every year. So, what is a cold?
Well, a cold is an infection(传染病). It affects your nose, ears and throat and makes you feel sick and weak. It’s very to catch a cold. When someone sneezes or coughs near you, bacteria(细菌) travel through the air and your body and then make you sick. Also, if you touch your nose or eyes after touching something that has bacteria on it, a door or your desk at school, you can get sick.
Some of the symptoms(症状)of a cold a fever, a sore throat and a cough. If you sneeze, or if your nose is runny and you r are watery, you’ve probably got a cold. Most people who have got a cold feel very tired and don’t have much energy to do anything.
A cold is not a pleasant thing to . However, there are some things you can do to feel better. You should have hot drinks you’ve got a sore throat and cough. You should eat healthy foods and get a lot of rest so your body can be strong enough to fight your cold. If you’ve got a fever, or if you aren’t feeling better within a few days, you should visit your doctor and take some medicine.
A cold can be frustrating, just remember that there are many things you can do to feel better and get stronger. Take care of your body and stay healthy.
A．cough B．headache C．fever D．cold
A．exactly B．nearly C．clearly D．firstly
A．difficult B．necessary C．easy D．helpful
A．build B．enter C．feel D．find
A．like B．on C．behind D．with
A．take B．catch C．turn D．include
A．legs B．arms C．eyes D．ears
A．do B．make C．pass D．experience
A．until B．so C．if D．unless.
A．then B．but C．and D．or