A group of people asked this question to a group 4-to-8-year-old children. “What does love mean?” The answers were surprising. The children would answer like they did below.
“When my grandmother hurt her knees (膝盖), she couldn’t bent (弯腰) over and paint her toenails (脚指甲) any more. So my grandfather does it for her all the time, even when his hands hurt too. That’s love.”
Rebecca–age 8
“Love is when someone hurts you. And you get so mad but you don’t shout at them because you know it would hurt her feelings.”
Samantha–age 6
“Love is what makes you smile when you’re tired.”
Terri–age 4
“I let my big sister pick on (捉弄) me because my mum says she only picks on me because she loves me. So I pick on my baby sister because I love her.”
Bethany–age 4
“I know my older sister loves me because she gives me all her old clothes and has to go out and buy new clothes.”
Lauren–age 4
“Love is when Mommy gives Daddy the best piece of chicken.”
Elaine–age 5
“My mommy loves me more than anybody. You don’t see anyone else kissing me to sleep at night.”
Clear–age 5
“You really shouldn’t say ‘I love you’ unless you mean it. But if you mean it, you should say it a lot. People forget.”
Jessica–age 8
1.The passage mainly tells us about ______.
A. what “life” means to children
B. what “family” means to children
C. what “friends” means to children
D. what “love” means to children
2.Who told us the love between mum and dad?
A. Clear. B. Elaine.
C. Rebecca.D. Lauren.
3.Which of the following is NOT true?
A. Rebecca’s grandmother ever couldn’t bend over.
B. Bethany is willing to be picked on by any other person.
C. If Samantha becomes angry, she will not shout at others.
D. Lauren prefers to wear her sister’s old clothes.
4.What does Jessica mean about love?
A. Too much love is no love.
B. You should say love more often.
C. You mean what you think.
D. Say love more often if you have it.
5.What is love according to Terri?
A. Love is the care between husband and wife.
B. Love is a rest when you are tired.
C. Love is what cheers you up when you are tired.
D. Love is a kiss from parents.
One summer evening, a 10-year-old boy was trying to hit (击中) a bottle with a slingshot (弹弓). The bottle was about 7 to 8 meters . The boy tried many times but he couldn’t hit it. His mother just passing him small stones.
A girl walked by. She the boy for some time and said to his mother, “Let me show how to shoot.”
“No, thank you,” said the . “He is blind(失明的).”
The girl was surprised and asked, “How can he hit the bottle ?” “I tell him he can
do it,” said the mother, “ he tries hard enough.”
The little boy tried again and again. The mother always told him that he was doing than before. The boy became more confident. After a long time, it dark. The girl said goodbye to the mother and the son. When she turned to leave, she heard a stone hit the . The little boy finally made it!
With confidence and patience, nothing is impossible.
1.A. far B. long C. away D. high
2.A. wanted B. went on to C. wished D. kept
3.A. wondered B. watched C. looked D. pointed at
4.A. you B. it C. that D. him
5.A. mother B. boy C. girl D. teacher
6.A. now B. again C. just D. then
7.A. before B. after C. if D. until
8.A. good B. better C. well D. best
9.A. goes B. become C. got D. turn
10.A. bottle B. slingshot C. stone D. wall
Tom, you ____ play with the knife, you ____ hurt yourself.
A. won’t, can’t B. mustn’t, may
C. shouldn’t, must D. can’t, shouldn’t
--- Can you tell me what to wear at the party?
---If I you, I the blue jeans.
A. am; would wear B. was, will wear
C. were, would wear D. were, wore
---Doctor, it seems ______ you like to work with animals.
---Yes, I think animals should ______ as our friends.
A. that, regard B. that, be regarded
C. what, regard D. what, be regarded
---Have you seen him recently? ---Yes. I him the other day on the street.
A. see B. saw
C. have seen D. will see
