One early morning，I went into the living room to find my mother reading a thick book called Best Loved Poems to Read Again and Again．My interest was aroused only by the fact that the word"Poems"appeared in big，hot pink letters．
"Is it good？"I asked her．
"Yeah，"she answered．"There's one I really like and you'll like it，too．"I leaned forward．
"‘Patty Poem，'"she read the title．Who is Patty？I wondered．The poem began：
She never puts her toys away，
Just leaves them scattered①where they lay，…①散乱的
The poem was just three short sections．The final one came quickly：
When she grows and gathers poise②，②稳重
I'll miss her harum﹣scarum③ noise，③莽撞的
And look in vain④ for scattered toys．④徒劳地
And I'll be sad．
A terrible sorrow washed over me．Whoever Patty was，she was a mean girl．Then，the shock．
"It's you，honey，"My mother said sadly．
To my mother，the poem revealed a parent's affection when her child grows up and leaves．To me，the"she"in the poem was horror．It was my mama who would be sad．It was so terrible I burst out crying．
"What's wrong？"my mother asked．
"Oh Mama，"I cried．"I don't want to grow up ever!"
She smiled．"Honey，it's okay．You're not growing up anytime soon．And when you do，I'll still love you，okay？"
"Okay，"I was still weeping．My panic has gone．But I could not help thinking about that silly poem．After what seemed like a safe amount of time，I read the poem again and was confused．It all fit so well together，like a puzzle．The language was simple，so simple I could plainly understand its meaning，yet it was still beautiful．I was now fascinated by the idea of poetry，words that had the power to make or break a person's world．
I have since fallen in love with other poems，but"Patty Poem"remains my poem．After all，"Patty Poem"gave me my love for poetry not because it was the poem that lifted my spirits，but because it was the one that hurt me the most．
66．Why was the writer attracted by the book Best Loved Poems to Read Again and Again？
A．It was a thick enough book．
B．Something on its cover caught her eye．
C．Her mother was reading it with interest．
D．It has a meaningful title．
67．After her mother read the poem to her，the writer felt at first．
A．sad
B．excited
C．horrified
D．confused
68．The writer's mother liked to read"Patty Poem"probably because ．
A．it reflected her own childhood
B．it was written in simple language
C．it was composed by a famous poet
D．it gave her a hint of what would happen
69．It can be concluded from the passage that"Patty Poem"leads the writer to ．
A．discover the power of poetry
B．recognize her love for puzzles
C．find her eagerness to grow up
D．experience great homesickness．
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Anger(生气) is a very common human emotion and at some time or another we all experience it. From young children to old people we all feel angry in various times and for various reasons. There is nothing wrong with this. It is only when you lose control of your feelings and begin to shout and complain unnecessarily about something unimportant that it is seen as a problem. Since it is a natural emotion, you do not have to try to get rid of it completely. You only have to control it.
The first thing you should do is to improve your self-image. This will be of great help to you in your management of anger. You will find that when you are in a situation where you would normally get angry and shout, you will have the self-confidence to put your case forward without displaying anger to cover up your emotions. This will give you a better image of yourself and help you to feel good about yourself. Remember that others think of you what you think of yourself.
A good idea is to think about what makes you angry while you are in a good mood. It is no use asking the question once your anger has been aroused (激起). What situation is it that can make you lose your temper in a second? It is usually not even very big issues that can make you do this. It is usually just the fact that things are not going in your own way. By avoiding these issues you can control your anger.
Make a list(清单) of the things that cause you to get angry. Discuss your list with your family and they will give you their help in any way they can. They will be so pleased that you are trying to be different that you can be sure that they will do everything they can to make you happy.
There are many reasons for people to lose their temper in everyday life and that is why it is so important to learn to manage it. There is nothing wrong with getting angry about something if your anger is controlled. Saying what you think is necessary but never raising your voice in anger or becoming threatening to the person you have directed your anger at is what you are supposed to do.
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As she nor her husband smoked, Mrs. Trench was surprised to see cigarette ash on her doorstep as she entered the house. When she opened the living-room door, she was astonished to see a strange man fast
in an armchair! Taking care not to disturb him, Mrs. Trench left the house immediately. She called a taxi and went straight to the police station. When she got there, she lost no time to explain
had happened and added that the man
have got into the house
an open window. Mrs. Trench returned home
a police car together with two policemen. But it was too late: the man had disappeared.
(hurry) upstairs, she went to her dressing-table. She smiled
relief when she saw that the only thing the man had taken was an imitation diamond necklace
was almost
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John was presented with his award at a ceremony which recognized the bravery of ten peoplehad saved the life of another. John was studying in the room
he heard screaming. When he and his father rushed outside, a man ran from
scene. They discovered that Anne Slade, mother of three, had been cut
(repeat) with a knife. She was lying in her front garden
(bleed) very heavily. Her hands had almost been cut
.
It was John’s quick action and knowledge that saved Ms Slade’s life. He immediately asked many people bandages, but when nobody could put
hands on any, his father got some tea towels and tape from their house. John used these to dress the most severe injuries to Ms Slade’s hands. He slowed the bleeding by applying pressure to the wounds
the police and the ambulance arrived.
“I’m proud of what I did, but I was just doing what I (teach),” John said.
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In the United States, engineering is a profession that has been dominated historically by men． Even today, it’s still true that few women become civil or chemical or mechanical engineers, but that’s something www．EngineerGirl．org aims to change． Young women who visit the web site can find out about a great career choice they might not have considered．
“Women are very much underrepresented in engineering and in engineering education programs and then of course, down the road, in the engineering workforce． So only about 20 percent of engineering undergraduate degrees go to women, and then only about nine percent of working engineers are women．”
Mary Mattis in the National Academy of Engineering, says the EngineerGirl website aims to reach young women around ages 11 through 14, when they are just getting old enough to start thinking about their futures．
“We know from the research that middle-school girls are at a critical point in their lives, and that it’s a time when we need to reach them, both with an understanding, increasing their awareness of interesting fields in engineering, what a wonderful productive and exciting career you can have as an engineer． But we also need to reach them at that time because you have to take certain courses, and you can’t start thinking about taking those courses when you’re a junior in high school．”
Engineering is a demanding course of study ---there is a lot of science and mathematics, for many girls and even boys, that can be challenging． But Ms． Mattis says that the EngineerGirl website stresses that engineering can also be fun and exciting．
“It’s about designing things． It’s about changing the world for people． It’s about making a difference． And, in addition, you can make a good living, you can be independent economically by becoming an engineer． All of those things are messages that girls need to get．”
While most engineers go into traditional fields such as mechanical and electrical engineering, the EngineerGirl site also highlights unusual engineering careers in fields such as sports engineering and --- believe it or not --- chocolate engineering．
“There’s a section called ‘why be an engineer,’ and that talks about the many opportunities and increasingly different opportunities like with bio-engineering and environmental engineering, some fields that might appeal to girls who want to make a difference or have a meaning for their careers beyond earning an income．”
Even if you are not a girl in the target age group, there’s a lot of interesting information on the site, including biographies of some notable women engineers．
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