Graceoftenhelpshermotherlookaf-优题课

Having a pen pal is fun and can be a great way to improve your writing skills．But most people have trouble knowing what to write to their pen pals．（1）　　

（2）　　Break the ice by telling your pen pal a little about yourself．Start with your name，age and job．Write about what you like to do or what's on your mind that day．What you pass on will encourage your pen pal to tell you something about his．（3）　　

Ask questions（4）　　This will help you get to know him and probably get you a faster answer．Make your questions into the e﹣mail by telling him something you like to do and then asking if he's ever tried it．

Ask for advice．You may have some difficulties in your life and want to ask for advice．Your pen pal may tell you what to do．（5）　　Also，discussing real﹣world questions will promote（增进） your friendship．

A．Share you information．

B．What do you think of having a pen pal？

C．And this will be helpful to start your friendship．

D．Luckily，here are some ways to get to know a pen pal．

E．Write questions for your pen pal to answer in his next e﹣mail．

F．You don't have to take all his advice，but it will give your something about his opinions．

I finished middle school in the 1970s．I still remember the teen years were the（1）　　time of my life．At that time，as a girl，I hated it when my parents asked me（2）　　about my problems that made me uncomfortable．I also remember many times when Mr．Templat，my teacher，would take me aside and talk to me．He had a special way of finding out what the problem was．Every time he（3）　　with me，I felt better．He was a teacher I will never（4）　　．

He had a way of making his classes enjoyable．We always got the highest（5）　　in math in our grade with his teaching．If there was a big world ball game on the radio，we would（6）　　everything and he would put the game on so we could all enjoy it．

Teens often learn things on TV or film adults about world（7）　　that can make them scared．Now it is terrorism（恐怖主义）．Back in my teen years it was the Cold War．It worried me so much that I（8）　　each day would be my last．Mr．Templat knew how much it troubled his（9）　　．He opened the subject up to discussion．He gave us a way to express our fears and helped us understand war and politics（政治）．

When I think back to those special days，I appreciate （感念） that he helped me go（10）　　such a difficult time in my life．

1．A．happiest	B．hardest	C．best	D．busiest
2．A．directly	B．politely	C．kindly	D．softly
3．A．played	B．fought	C．argued	D．talked
4．A．fear	B．trust	C．forget	D．remember
5．A．progress	B results	C．marks	D．fever
6．A．do	B．drop	C．learn	D．repeat
7．A．problems	B．meetings	C．weather	D．pollution
8．A．thought	B．decided	C．promised	D．suggested
9．A．relative	B．family	C．teachers	D．students
10．A．against	B．across	C．over	D．through．

Wonder shy you get angry so easily （66）w　　 your friend smiles all the time？It's probably because you two have different personalities．

Personality （性格） is about （67）h　　people think，behave，and react（反应） in different （68）s　　．So what （69）m　　people think，behave and react in certain ways？

Part of the reason is that people are （70）b　　like this．A baby gets its blood type，genes，and （71）o　　 physical things when it's still inside its mother．These things may help decide what the baby will be like．

But one's personality doesn't stop here．Family life，school learning and life （72）e　　 can also make you the person you are．This doesn't （73）m　　 it's impossible to change your personality．You can always try to make yourself （74）b　　．Don't get too worried about your shortcoming （缺点）．Just accept them．This is a good way to start making changes．

For example，if you don't know how to make friends，find （75）o　　the reason．Is it because you're too shy？Tell yourself to smile at people．Start talking to people using （76）w　　greetings．

However，it's not easy to change lifelong habits in one night．Don't give yourself a hard time．Keep （77）w　　at it．One day you'll see that you can turn over a new leaf and be a new you．

It was the beginning of a new term．As a new teacher in that school．I didn't know any of the students．A little girl was standing at the gate of the classroom．She looked very shy．

I walked up to her and asked why she stood there．But she said nothing．Then a boy shouted，"She is from Grade Four，the worst student in her grade．"I looked at the little girl．①She didn't seem to be the smart kind．I understood why her teacher asked her to stay in Grade Three．I took her hand and led her into the classroom．

"Sit here．Now you are my student and I'm your teacher，"I said．She still said nothing，but suddenly began to cry．

I later learnt that her parents died in a car ② /ˈæksɪdənt/She became sad and didn't like talking to others after that．

She learnt very slowly．I gave her respect and never looked down upon（鄙视） her as I know everybody deserves （值得） respect．I helped her after school，and she was making little little by little．③随着时间流逝，她不像以前那样害羞．At the end of the term，she seemed to have forgotten all her sadness．She was not among the best students when she left that school，but at least，④

In the following years，she would send me a card on each Thanksgiving Day．Three days ago，I received an invitation to her wedding．And now，I am at her wedding，and she is smiling ⑤ /'braɪtlɪ/．

Everyone deserves respect and everyone can be happy．

61．填写单词：根据文中②、⑤两处音标填写单词．

②/ˈæksɪdənt/　　； ⑤/'braɪtlɪ/　　

62．将文中①处划线句子翻译成汉语．

63．将文中③处划线句子翻译成英语．

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64．补全短文：从下面四个选项中，选出能放入文中④处划线部分的最佳选项．　　

A．she became the most popular student in the school

B．she was not that shy and sad little girl any more

C．she forgot everything and feared nothing

D．she was still that shy and sad little girl

65．What can we learn from the story？　．　．

It was a fine spring day with beautiful flowers in the park．A young man arrived early and waited for his）39）　　under a big tree．But he was so short﹣tempered （性急的） that he wasn't in the mood to（40）　　the scenery．

Suddenly，an angel appeared．"Put this button （按钮） onto your clothes．If you don't want to（41）　　，just turn the button to the right．You can skip over any time period if you want to．"

The man happily held the button and turned it softly．Oh!How amazing!His girlfriend appeared before him and was gently（42）　　him!How I wish our wedding ceremony could be held now!He turned the button once again．A great wedding（43）　　in front of him，the beautiful bride （新娘） was standing next to him and the band was playing cheerful music．He lost（44）　　in it deeply．

The（45）　　in his heart kept coming out：I also want a big house with a garden in the front．He turned the button．Then he wished for children．All of a sudden，a group of lovely children were playing（46）　　in the huge living room．Again，he jumped at the chance to turn the button to the right．

How time（47）　　!Before he could see beautiful flowers in the garden，everything had been covered in deep snow．Looking at himself again，he found his hair totally（48）　　．He had already become so old．

He felt so sad．He would rather enjoy life（49）　　than watch it go by in such a hurry．He quickly turned the button to the（50）　　．Once again，he was waiting for his lovely girlfriend under that big tree．

39．A．angel	B．girlfriend	C．teacher	D．father
40．A．judge	B．find	C．enjoy	D．check
41．A．wait	B．move	C．work	D．sit
42．A．quarreling with	B．laughing at	C．smiling to	D．crying to
43．A．discovered	B．covered	C．disappeared	D．appeared
44．A．herself	B．himself	C．itself	D．themselves
45．A．wishes	B．questions	C．secrets	D．problems
46．A．rudely	B．angrily	C．happily	D．sadly
47．A．fly	B．flies	C．flying	D．flew
48．A．shinning	B．white	C．strong	D．black
49．A．one by one	B．face to face	C．step by step	D．hand in hand
50．A．left	B．right	C．up	D．down．