阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
I’d been proud that I’d never lost my cellphone until my husband Jack got a call one evening.
We went to visit a friend in hospital last year. When Jack’s ________ rang, it was my mother calling from my ________. She asked if I had ________ my mobile. I checked my purse. It was ________!
I used Jack’s phone to call my number. Then a boy, whom I’ll call Rhys, ________it. “I found your phone!” he said, excitedly. “I have been trying to find you, but ________ it was getting late, I decided to leave.” He gave me the address of a ________ near his home.
Later that evening, I went to ________ him there. I didn’t dare to go ________, worrying this was some cheater. So Jack came along. After ________ 10 km, we got to the coffee shop which Rhys ________.
My ________ were gone. Rhys was just a young boy. “How did you ________ my mum?” I asked. He ________ that when he found my mobile by the roadside, he started calling people in my list of contacts (联系人). But all they ________ was my mobile phone number — which didn’t ________. He’d called many names, starting with the letter A. Finally he got Adam, one of my friends, who ________ my house.
I was ________ to get my phone back with all the contacts, messages and photos I could have lost forever. I was so ________ to Rhys and offered him so me money, but he ________.
As we drove back, we praised Rhys for his honesty.
1.A. electric carB. mobile phoneC. radioD. doorbell
2.A. hospitalB. companyC. schoolD. home
3.A. foundB. changedC. lostD. bought
4.A. goneB. newC. busyD. broken
5.A. acceptedB. returnedC. gotD. answered
6.A. beforeB. becauseC. afterD. if
7.A. coffee shopB. post office
C. hotelD. supermarket
8.A. followB. meetC. catchD. punish
9.A. slowlyB. backC. aloneD. finally
10.A. drivingB. runningC. walkingD. riding
11.A. talked aboutB. looked for
C. heard ofD. knew about
12.A. difficultiesB. fearsC. diseasesD. hopes
13.A. rememberB. know
C. tellD. understand
14.A. realizedB. repeated
C. explainedD. believed
15.A. hadB. noticedC. expectedD. finished
16.A. happenB. matterC. helpD. fit
17.A. calledB. settledC. sharedD. sold
18.A. sorryB. gladC. sadD. proud
19.A. usefulB. strangeC. gratefulD. polite
20.A. missedB. appearedC. agreedD. refused
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项是多余选项。
Finding Your Hidden Talents
●1.________
What sorts of things do you like to read about, watch or do? What are your favorite shows on television? Which column of the newspaper and magazines do you like to read? To know what you are interested in is the first step towards finding your hidden talents.
● Try out different things.
If you want to find out your dexterity (灵巧) in each of the things that interest you, then try them out. 2._________. Locate a safe environment, where you can try out different things without anybody’s interference (干扰).
●Find your passion（激情）
3._________. However, there will be only a thing or two, which you are passionate about. What is the one thing that you love to do the most, with most enthusiasm (热情)? Get the answer to the question and you will come to know what exactly you are passionate about.
●Improve yourself
After you come to know about the areas of your interest, it is the time to improve yourself. Read lots of books and learn from people. One of the best ways to learn something is to teach. 4._________. This will help increase your depth of knowledge. In this process, you will be able to discover all your hidden talents.
●Know your limits
In the process of finding your strengths or talents, you should not ignore your weaknesses as well. 5._________. Know what makes you struggle. You will then come to know about your talents as well as the areas that you need to work on.
A. Find your interests.
B. Know your strengths.
C. Therefore, teach what you have learnt.
D. You may be a person of various interests.
E. Carry out experiments and explore things.
F. It needs observation and analysis （分析）of one’s own self.
G. Find out the things which you are not good at.
A student was one day taking a walk with his teacher. As they went along, they saw a pair of old shoes lying in the path. They were a poor farmer’s, who was working in the nearby field.
The student turned to the teacher, saying: “we will hide his shoes, and hide ourselves behind those trees, and wait to see what he will do.”
“My young friend,” answered the teacher, “we should never make fun of the poor. Why not put a coin in each shoe, and then we will hide ourselves and watch?” The student did so and they both hid themselves behind the trees. The poor man soon finished his work, and came across the field to the path where he had left his coat and shoes.
After putting on his coat, he put his foot into one of his shoes, and felt something hard. Then he bent (弯腰) down to feel what it was, and found the coin. Surprised, he looked at the coin, turned it around and looked at it again. He then looked around, but no person was seen. He put the money into his pocket, and continued to put on the other shoe. His surprise was doubled on finding the other coin.
He couldn’t control his feelings and fell to his knees, looked up to the sky and expressed his thanks. Then he spoke of his wife, sick and helpless, and his children without bread. He said the help would save them from dying.
The student stood there deeply moved, and his eyes filled with tears. “Now,” said the teacher, “are you not much happier than if you had hidden the shoes?”
1.When the student saw the shoes, he wanted to ________.
A. steal them
B. find their owner
C. play a joke on the owner
D. give the owner some money
2.When the farmer saw the second coin, he ________.
A. was very excited and grateful
B. was worried and looked up at the sky
C. was surprised and decided to find the owner
D. spoke of his difficulties and asked for more help
3.What can we learn from the passage?
A. It is never too late to learn.
B. All good things come to an end.
C. Where there is a will, there is a way.
D. True happiness comes from helping others.
A new book called “Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother” by Amy Chua has caused a debate (争论) about cultural differences in parenting. Amy Chua is a teacher in an American university and both of her parents are Chinese. In the book, Ms. Chua writes about how she taught her daughters. She told NBC television that she had a clear list of what her daughters were not allowed to do, such as having a play date, watching TV or playing computer games and getting any grade less than an A.
Many people are against Amy Chua’s parenting style (风格), even her husband, who is American. They say it is rude and unfair to children. But she says her parents raised her and her three sisters in that way.
Ms. Chua says after her younger daughter shouted “I hate my life! I hate you!” she decided to retreat because she was afraid of losing her daughter. But she also says American parents often have low expectations of their children’s abilities.
“The debate is about what it means to be a successful parent and what it means to be a successful child,” said Stacy DeBroff, who has written four books on parenting. She says Amy Chua’s parenting style is not limited to Chinese families. It is a traditional way of parenting among immigrants (移民). They hope to get a better future for their children.
She also sees a risk (风险). When children have no time to be social or to develop their own interests, they might not develop other skills that they need to succeed in life. DeBroff advises parents to develop their own style of parenting and not just repeat the way they were raised.
1.Which of the following words can best describe Amy Chua?
A. Polite.B. Cruel.C. Strict.D. Popular.
2.The underlined word “retreat” in Paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to _____.
A. give upB. go onC. go outD. give out
3.According to Ms. DeBroff, _____.
A. Amy Chua’s parenting style should be forbidden
B. Americans should learn from Amy Chua
C. parents should have their own parenting style
D. Amy Chua’s style is bad for children’s growth
4.In which part of a newspaper can you read the passage?
A. Business.B. Entertainment.C. Sports.D. Culture.
One of the most important things in the world is friendship. In order to have friends, you have to be a friend. But how can you be a good friend at school?
Listen — Listen when they are talking. Don’t say anything unless they ask you a question. Sometimes it’s not necessary for you to have anything to say; they just need someone to talk to about their feelings.
Help them — If your friend is ever in need of something, be there to help them. You should try to put them first, but make sure you don’t do everything they want you to do. Try to take an extra (额外的) pencil or pen with you to classes in case (以防) they forget one. Have a little extra money in your pocket in case they forget something they need.
Be there for them — Try to make something for your friend to help make them feel better in hard times. Making cards and encouraging them are among the nicest things you can do for a friend. Marilyn Monroe, a famous U.S. actor, once said, “I often make mistakes. Sometimes I am out of control. But if you can’t stay with me at my worst, you are sure not to deserve (值得) to be with me at my best.” Always remember this! If you don’t want to stay with your friends when they’re in hard times, then you don’t deserve to be with them when they’re having a good time!
Make plans — Try to make plans with your friends. Go shopping, go for ice cream, have a party, go to a movie and so on. Take time to know each other even better by doing something you both enjoy. By planning things together, you both can have a good time. And you’ll remember these things when you’re all old!
1.While your friend is talking to you about his or her feelings, you should ________.
A. give him or her some advice
B. just listen unless asked
C. calm him or her down
D. share your feelings as well
2.When we provide help for our friends, we should ________.
A. try to do everything for them
B. put them before ourselves
C. change their bad habits first
D. ignore their faults
3.What can we learn from Marilyn Monroe’s words?
A. Life without a friend is death.
B. A friend is easier lost than found.
C. A friend in need is a friend indeed.
D. A man is known by his friends.
4.What is the passage mainly about?
A. How to find a good friend.
B. How to help friends in trouble.
C. How to be a good friend.
D. How to make more friends.
On a Sunday morning, I was driving down a road and saw something I couldn’t believe. A little girl, less than two, was pushing her stroller (婴儿车) across the road. It was Sunday morning and traffic was not heavy.
I stopped my car at once and ran toward her. This little girl knew enough to run from a stranger. I tried to catch her in order that I could get her out of the road.
Suddenly her father came running down a hill across the road from where I had parked my car. He ran right to her and caught her up, saying “bad girl” to her. I picked up the stroller and gave it to him. The father grabbed the stroller and walked toward where he came from without a word.
I went back and sat in my car for a few minutes with my son. My hands were shaking and tears were about to run out of my eyes. “Do you feel cold, Mom?” asked my son. I just shook my head.
After this happened, I thought about how thankful I am. Even though the father didn’t say thank you, I feel that I did something good. Doing something for someone else is pleasing, even when it’s only a matter of being in the right place at the right time.
I didn’t really “save” her, but I feel like it was important that I happened to be there. It is sad that I was the only one who stopped. It really made me a little disappointed that no one else stopped to help.
1.When the author saw the little girl, ________.
A. the girl had lost her way
B. she was driving to work in a hurry
C. the girl feared to go across the road
D. there weren’t many cars on the road
2.The little girl ran away from the author because ________.
A. she wanted to stay on the road
B. she didn’t know the author at all
C. she wanted to look for her father
D. she needed to catch her stroller
3.The author thought that her help was ________.
A. really necessaryB. worth praising
C. not welcomeD. not useful
4.What can we learn from the passage?
A. The girl’s father didn’t like the girl at all.
B. The girl’s father had wanted to thank the author.
C. The author shared her experience with her son.
D. The author felt sad that no one else helped the girl.
