One Thursday afternoon, when I was in Grade 9, a new boy came into my classroom. He was short and thin. He walked up to the teacher and told her, very seriously, that he was new. His name was Christian. He sat down, took a look at me, and then looked away. I didn’t think he was very nice and I was sure he wasn’t the type I would like to become friends with.
During that year, I didn’t talk to him much, but he smiled at me when our eyes met, always shyly. He never ate lunch with anybody, and he never talked to anybody but me.
But one day I joined those unkind kids who were making fun of him. We made fun of him though I thought it was wrong.
“Haven’t you got any friends?” a kid asked Christian, who had walked past us alone, head down.
“No, he hasn’t got any friends. He’s too stupid and shy，”I said. Then Christian looked up at me with the saddest dog eyes I had over seen. I felt very sorry at that moment.
That night, I couldn’t sleep because I couldn’t get Christian’s face out of my mind. In the weeks that followed, he never met my eyes in class and never smiled at me. It was really hard for me to decide to write him a note asking him to forgive me. But I thought I should.
The next day in class, I wrote him a note telling him how sorry I felt. About five minutes later, I turned and saw tears in his eyes. “You will never realize what your apology(道歉) has meant to me, Jimmly.” he said to me. “I hope we can become friends. ”
We had lunch together that noon and we had the best talk I had ever had. Over the years at high school, we were close friends.
When I think back, I realize that, if I had not apologized, I would never have known what a lovely person Christian was. Apologies can really change your life, so never miss the chance to tell somebody you are sorry.
1.From the passage, we know Christian was a ________ boy.
A. tall and fat B. short and shy
C. short and active D. lovely and fat
2.Jimmly didn’t talk to Christian much at first because ________.
A. he didn’t think Christian was the type he wanted to become friends with
B. Christian wasn’t nice to people around him after he came to the new class
C. Christian made friends with others
D. Christian had the saddest dog eyes
3.Jimmly felt________ after he made fun of Christian with other unkind kids.
A. happy B. interested C. sorry D. bored
4.Jimmly asked Christian to forgive him by ________.
A. sending an email B. wearing a smile
C. eating supper together D. writing a note
5.This article tells us that ________.
A. we should make an apology when we hurt others
B. Jimmly’s apology was unimportant to Christian
C. Christian wasn’t lovely in fact
D. it is impossible to say sorry to others
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
Two students started quarreling at school．One student shouted dirty words at the other, and a fight began.
What can be done to stop fights like this at school? In some schools, disputants(争执者) sit down with peer mediators (同龄调解者)．Peer mediators are usually students with special training in this kind of problems.
Peer mediators help disputants to talk in a friendly way．Here are some of the ways they use.
1．Express what you think clearly but don't say anything to hurt the other．Begin with "I feel" instead of "You always".
2．Listen carefully to what the other person is saying．Don't stop the other person's words.
3．Keep looking at the other person's eyes when he or she speaks.
4．Try to see the problems on the other person's side.
5．Never put anyone down．Saying things like "You are foolish (愚蠢的)" makes the talk difficult.
6．Try to find a result that makes both people happy.
Peer mediators never decide on the winner．They don't decide who is right or who is wrong．Instead they help disputants to find their own "win-win" result．A "win-win" result can make everyone feel good.
Peer mediators' work is often successful just because it gets disputants to talk to each other．And getting disputants to talk to each other is the first step in finding a "win-win" result.
1.Peer mediators' work is _______________.
A.to teach lessons to disputants
B.to help find a way to make both disputants happy
C.to find out who starts the quarrel
D.to give students some special training
2.What does the underlined phrase "put anyone down" mean in Chinese?
A.贬低任何人
B.落后于任何人
C.奉承任何人
D.向任何人低头
3.What's the first step in finding a "win-win" result?
A.Letting disputants be afraid of peer mediators.
B.Letting disputants feel peer mediators are kind.
C.Getting disputants to talk to each other.
D.Making disputants feel good by telling funny stories.
4.During the talk, if peer mediators say "You are a fool.",
A.disputants will realize they are wrong
B.disputants will understand peer mediators better
C.it is easy for peer mediators to decide who is right
D.it is hard for peer mediators to get a "win-win" result
5.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A.All schools have peer mediators.
B.Peer mediators are usually students.
C.When disputants are speaking, peer mediators can stop their words at any time.
D.Peer mediators can make disputants get a "win-win" result every time.
One day, a teacher was giving a speech to his students. He held up a glass of water and asked the class, "How heavy do you think this glass of water is?"
The students' answers ranged from 20 g to 500 g. "It does not matter on the weight itself. It depends on how long you hold it. If I hold it for a minute, it is OK. If I hold it for an hour, I will have an ache in my right arm. If I hold it for a day, you will have to call an ambulance (救护车). It is exactly the same weight, but the longer I hold it, the heavier it becomes. "
If we carry our burdens (负担) all the time, sooner or later, we will not be able to carry on, the burden becoming increasingly heavier. "
"What you have to do is to put the glass down, rest for a while before holding it up again.”
We have to put down the burden sometimes, so that we can be refreshed (使恢复) and are able to carry on.
So before you return home from work tonight, put the burden of work down. Don't carry it back home. You can pick it up tomorrow.
Whatever burdens you are having now on your shoulders, let it down for a moment if you can.
1.The teacher brought a glass of water to the class because_________.
A.he was very thirsty
B.his arms were strong
C.it was a good example
D.he wants to share the water with students
2."A glass of water" in this passage referred to (指)_________.
A.knowledge B.the burden
C.the time D.the money
3.According to the teacher, you may feel_______ if you put down the burden sometimes.
A.more stressed B.much heavier
C.more relaxed D.much happier
4.This was a lesson about_____
A.how to relax oneself in life
B.how to solve a physics problem
C.how to keep fit by drinking water
D.how to study well
5.Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?
A.You could become heavier and heavier if you held a glass of water in your hand.
B.All the students in the class knew the weight of the glass of water exactly
C.The teacher had a good way of making his lesson clear and easy to be understood.
D.All the students can understand the teacher’s lesson.
I still remember my kindergarten(幼儿园)teacher, Mrs, White. She looked just like Snow White,_______ she had the same bright eyes and short dark hair.
We used to _______ a lot . And I would show what I wrote to Mrs. White for correction(批改). She would look at my writing and see many mistakes in it. But she _______made any red correction and she always gave a star. I was feeling _______of my writing each time I got a star. But it _______my mother. So one day, when she met Mrs. White at a parent-teacher meeting. Mum asked her why she never corrected my_______and why she never said no to her child.
Mrs. White said, “The children are just beginning to get _______about using words. Spelling and grammar can wait. We can’t_______that interest with a red pen.” As it was a long time ago, my mother could only remember the main idea of _______ Mrs. White said about my writing. However, I grew up learning to use words with loving care and ____________like that.
If Mrs. White had used her red pen more often, I ____________wouldn’t be telling you about this now, Whenever I look back on those encouraging ____________ from Mrs. White, I feel they just look____________real ones in the night sky-bright, shiny, and guiding me on my way somewhere. I do believe she was such a ____________ teacher, who tried to use a red pen less to keep the joy, wonder and excitement in a child’s ____________.
Thanks to Mrs. White, I have no fear about writing. Also, I’m not afraid of any mistake in my life!
1.A.because B.though C.if D.but
2.A.run B.cry C.write D.speak
3.A.always B.never C.often D.sometimes
4.A.lonely B.tired C.helpless D.proud
5.A.protected B.worried C.pleased D.attracted
6.A.spirits B.designs C.mistakes D.messages
7.A.nervous B.excited C.afraid D.bored
8.A.stop B.keep C.save D.show
9.A.that B.when C.which D.what
10.A.sadness B.fear C.confidence D.pains
11.A.probably B.gently C.hardly D.luckily
12.A.dreams B.stars C.gifts D.pens
13.A.at B.through C.for D.like
14.A.careless B.strict C.wonderful D.common
15.A.mind B.hand C.arms D.eyes
Shanghai is larger than ___________ in Jiangsu, and it is larger than ___________ in China.
A.any other city；any city B.any city；the other cities
C.the other cities；any other city D.any cities；any city
—What should I do, doctor? —_______healthy, you should take more exercise.
A.Keep B.To keep C.Keeping D.To keep away from
