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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Doctors say anger can be extremely damaging, unless you learn how to deal with it. They warn that anger can lead to heart disease, stomach problems, headaches, emotional problems and possibly cancer.
Anger is a normal emotion that we all feel from time to time, some people express anger openly in a calm reasonable way. Others burst with anger, and scream and yell. But other people keep their anger inside. They can not or will not express it. This is called ____________.
For years many doctors thought that repressing anger was more dangerous to a person’s health than expressing it. They said that when a person is angry, the brain release the same hormones. They speed the heart rate, raise blood pressure, or sugar into the blood, etc. in general the person feels excited and ready to act
Some doctors say that both repressing and expressing anger can be dangerous. They believe that those who express anger violently may be likely to develop heart disease, and they believe that those who keep their anger inside may face a greater danger of high blood pressure.
Doctors say the solution is learning how to deal with anger. They say the first step is to admit that you are angry and to recognize the real cause of the anger, then decide if the cause is serious enough to get angry about. If it is, they say, “Do not express your anger while angry. Wait until your anger has cooled down and you are able to express yourself calmly and reasonably.”
Doctors say that a good way to deal with anger is to find humor in the situation that has made you angry. They said that laughter is much healthier than anger.What bad results can anger cause? (Please answer within 10 words.)
____________________________________________________________________________What’s the topic sentence of the 5th paragraph in th
e passage?
____________________________________________________________________________ Please fill in the blank with pr
oper words or phrases to complete the sentence. (Please answer within 10 words.)
____________________________________________________________________________ List the three ways people express their anger mentioned in the passage.
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③__________________________________________________________________________Translate the underlined sentence into Chinese.
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根据中文完成下列句子 (10%):
1. 幸亏你的支持,我们最终赢得了比赛。
____________ ____________ your support ,we won the game at last.
2. 我希望你不要瞧不起这种工作。
I hope you shouldn’t ___________ ____________ ___________ this kind of work.
3.这个房间装有空调.
This room _________ ___________ ___________ air conditioner.
4. 做实验的时候,你必须专注你所做的事情。
You must ___________ _____________ what you are doing while doing experiments.
5. 你对自己的英语学习情况满意吗?
_________ you ______________ ____________ your English study?
6. 我们学校学生的数量是他们学校的两倍。
The number of the students of our school is ________ _________ large as that of their school.
7. 在中国,政府一直在努力让人民摆脱饥饿,过上幸福的生活。
In China, our government has been trying to ______ the people______ hunger. and __________ ___________ ___________ life.
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Viennese-born composer Frederick Loewe,we remember from his classical musicals including “My Fair Lady” and “Camelot”, was not always famous. He studied piano with the great masters of Europe and achieved huge success as a
(music) and composer in his early years. But
he immigrated to the United States, he failed as a pianist. For a while he tried other types of work including gold mining and boxing.
_______ he never gave up his dream and continued to play the piano and write music.
During those difficult years, he could not always afford (make) payments on his piano. One day, bending over the keyboard, he could hear nothing but the music that he played with such
inspiration. When he finished and looked up, he was astonished to find that he had an audience of three moving men who were seated on the floor.
They said nothing and made no movement toward the piano. Instead, they(dig) into their pockets, pooled together enough money for the payment, placed
on the piano and walked out, empty handed.
_________ (move)) by the beauty of his music, these men recognized excellence and responded
it..
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I used to be the messiest person alive. Over the years, through watching others and by trial and error, I have finally found ways to come up with plans, organize them and follow through with them.
Make an outline of everything you need to have and do to make your plan happen. Make a list of all of the steps that need to be accomplished and think about what needs to be done.
Detail everything thoroughly and read over it so you can start coming up with some mental solutions of how to carry out your plans.
You should ensure that if for some reason way one doesn’t work, you have way two and way three to lean back on. Therefore, different ways are needed at hand. It’s just a matter of being organized. Chances are that there is always more than one way of doing things, and chances are that if one of those ways doesn’t work, one of the other ones will.
Committing yourself to finishing at least part if not all of your plan at once is also necessary. It will show that you not only have initiative to get things rolling, but that you are interested in the results obtained with making the move to get everything done.
If you make a commitment to finish before a specific time, make sure that you carry that out, and be sure to do everything in the way you said you would, within the time-frame you set for yourself.
Don’t try to tackle more things all at a time. All that does is delay your progress, distract you and make you lose your interest, motivation and energy.
Carrying out an effective plan requires being as organized as possible. You will only achieve this by sticking to the order of the plan and not deviating or trying to do more at a time.
Last but not the least, you should never abandon things mid-project. It will only annoy everyone around you including yourself. Unfinished plans are a waste of time, energy and, in some cases, even money.
So, don’t be afraid of organization. The older we get, the more necessary it becomes to have the skills necessary to follow through with confidence and to be able to carry through plans in an organized and manageable way. It pays to be organized, after all.
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As everyone knows, classroom teaching is one of the most important ways that the students learn English. In English classroom teaching, teachers have to arouse the students’ interest so that they may learn better. There are many ways to arouse the students ‘interest; body language is an effective way in English teaching practice.
Nowadays, with the reform of English teaching methods, more and more English teachers organize their teaching process in English. That means teachers have to instruct and explain basically in English, and the students also should use English in class contemporarily. However, the students can’t speak English very well. Besides, their vocabulary is limited and their expressive ability is not good enough, either. These limitations have made it difficult to realize the communicative English in class. According to the students’ present level and practical situation, body language is required. For example, if a teacher gives an instruction “You two, please come to the blackboard”, the students can easily understand it if the teacher looks at or points to some two students. Then, the teacher points to the blackboard. The students will carry out the order without obstacles even if they don’t hear the key word “blackboard” clearly.
In the actual English teaching, teachers frequently use body language to improve both the teaching effect and the students’ characters. In school education, body language plays a positive role in building students ‘characters. This is because teachers are usually respected and what the teachers say and do will be possibly imitated by the students. In a word, teachers’ graceful body language helps to improve students’ artistic appreciation and their characters, especially their morality. If students develop wonderful body language, they will surely have a smooth relation with each other. Teachers reflect their affection of body language on the students not only by setting a good example, but also build a bridge between teachers and students. As a matter of fact, teachers’ friendly appearance can greatly encourage students to study enthusiastically. Body language not only motivates students’ interest but also improves the effect of classroom teaching greatly.
As we know, learning English needs practice. The 45 minutes in class is very precious and should be valued, during which the students should practice as much as possible. To make good use of the limited time, teachers should adopt some effective methods. The use of body language cannot only make the students listen more attentively in class, but can also deepen their impression and imagination. Teachers usually have to explain some language points, and at this time, they can also carry out their teaching task easily with the help of body language in the teaching process.