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Christmas is no fun when you’re poor. Twenty years ago, I was a young, 1. (struggle) substitute teacher (代课教师) whose calls into work had been few. Money was tight, bills were due 2. my wife and I couldn’t even afford to get Christmas gifts for each other. The only gifts we could get for our children were a few soft toys that I had found 3. (sell) at half price in the supermarket. I opened the door and brought in the gifts I 4. (hide) in our old car’s trunk. Then I handed 5. to my son and daughter. I watched with a sad smile as they did their best to tear off the wrapping (包装) paper. As they pulled out their toys, though, I noticed their 6. lit up and they jumped up and down. My daughter 7. (happy) hugged her toy and then hugged her mom and me as well. I laughed as I watched my children play with their toys 8. hours, and I thanked God for the 9. (great) gift I had ever been given. Till today I still treasure 10. gift of pure love that my son and daughter gave me that day.
A boy was walking home from school when he saw a large, tempting (诱人的) apple on one of the branches of an apple tree hanging out over a tall fence. The boy wasn’t much of a fruiteater, ______ a bar of chocolate if given the choice, but ______ people always say, the forbidden fruit can be tempting. Seeing the apple, the boy wanted it. The more he looked at it, the ______ he felt and the more he wanted that apple.
He stood on tiptoe, ______ as high as he could, but even as his tallest ______ he was unable to touch it. He began to ______ up and down, as high as he could, at the ______ of each jump stretching his arms to get the apple. Still it remained out of ______.
Not giving up, he thought, if only he had something to ______ on. His school bag wouldn’t give enough height and he didn’t want to ______ the things inside, like his lunch box, pencil case, and Game Boy. Looking ______， he hoped he might find an old box, a rock, or ______ luck, even a ladder, but it was a tidy neighborhood and there was nothing he could use.
He had tried everything he could think, ______ seeing any other choices, he gave up and started to walk ______. At first he felt angry and disappointed thinking about how hungry he had become from his ______， and how he really wanted that apple. The more he ______ like this, the more unhappy he became.
______， the boy of our story was a pretty smart guy, even if he couldn’t always get what he wanted. He soon started to say to himself, “This isn’t ______. I don’t have the apple and I’m feeling miserable as well. There’s ______ more I can do to get the apple — that is unchangeable — but I am supposed to be able to ______ my feelings. If that’s the case, what can I do to feel better？”
1.A. offering B. preferring C. receiving D. allowing
2.A. as long as B. as if C. when D. as
3.A. angrier B. hungrier C. sadder D. simpler
4.A. expanding B. stretching C. swinging D. pulling
5.A. strength B. length C. range D. height
6.A. run B. jump C. walk D. glance
7.A. tip B. stage C. level D. top
8.A. hope B. control C. sight D. reach
9.A. put B. stand C. get D. sit
10.A. break B. shake C. take D. strike
11.A. up B. around C. down D. forward
12.A. for B. on C. with D. of
13.A. after B. through C. without D. upon
14.A. away B. back C. up D. down
15.A. wishes B. beliefs C. efforts D. goals
16.A. imagined B. thought C. tried D. claimed
17.A. Therefore B. However C. Moreover D. Otherwise
18.A. skillful B. cheerful C. helpful D. harmful
19.A. something B. anything C. everything D. nothing
20.A. express B. change C. forget D. describe
As we “happen to be” the best creature in the world, it’s our duty to look after other species (物种)．Here are some points which might help to protect wildlife.
Join organizations like Greenpeace and World Wildlife Fund.They have devoted themselves to protecting the earth and its animals.Many volunteers join organizations like these and work for the environment.1.
2. Don’t buy something made from ivory (象牙) and things like this.Baby seals (海豹) are hunted for their skin, as it is used to make expensive coats.Don’t buy them.
3. You can write a heartfelt and logical (合理的) letter to the government stating your ideas about this problem and how it can be solved.
Recycle (回收利用) and reuse.It will reduce the need to have more raw materials to produce something.4. And wild animals’ home will not be destroyed.
Governments should create more safe zones and national parks for wild animals.5. Governments should apply strict laws to stop hunting.
I hope this post was helpful.Share your views about this issue and let your voice be heard.
A．Let your voice be heard.
B．Stop hunting for pleasure.
C．As a result, fewer trees will be cut down.
D．You can build a bird house and feed local birds.
E．Refuse fur coats and medicines made from rare animals.
F．You can find some organizations like these and join them.
G．There they will be able to move freely without worrying about hunters.
Penguins (企鹅) live together, but each pair has a little piece of ground of their own. When a penguin wants to walk through its neighbour’s ground, it must ask permission. If it does not do that, it will have to fight. Most of the time, penguins live on the water. They eat shellfish and look after their children carefully.
All penguins are good parents — the male penguins are perhaps the best parents in the world. They walk in the sea in the middle of the dark Antarctic water. They choose their wives in the dark.They can only hear them — not see them. Then the female penguins lay their eggs and go away for about two months. The males take care of the eggs. If the eggs get cold, there will be no chicks. There is no food. The snow falls heavily and the wind blows strongly — sometimes at 150 kilometres an hour. The penguins do not move. When the females return from the sea, they will not remember their husbands. It does not matter. Only one thing matters — the eggs. Male penguins never fight — unless a penguin leaves a chick for a minute. They then fight because they all want it.They are strange and wonderful birds.
1.It seems interesting and unusual that the male penguins choose their wives ________.
A. when the female penguins return from the sea
B. just by hearing in the darkness
C. each time they see the lovely females
D. after they have had their own grounds
2.From the passage we know that ________.
A. penguins live a hard life
B. penguins live in pairs
C. penguins will fight if they walk through others’ ground without permission
D. each penguin has a little piece of ground of his/her own
3.From the underlined sentence in Paragraph 2, we can infer that ________.
A. penguins like nights very much
B. there is no daytime in that place at all
C. the weather is cloudy and rainy all the year around
D. the sun can’t shine there at that time
Forest Schools originated in Sweden in the 1950s and spread to other countries, particularly Denmark where they have become an important part of the Danish early years program.
In a typical Danish Forest School, young children from 3 years are taken into the forest for 4 hours each day of the week. They take no toys with them, but instead use only what the forest provides (and their imaginations) to develop their games. There is a primitive hut in the forest, which is used in extreme weather. Activities are childled and fun, such as finding small animals or stomping in puddles. Because of high adult to child ratios, children can safely try out activities which are often considered too dangerous, such as climbing trees or lighting fires, and by dressing the children in good protective clothing, they are able to play freely. By setting children small manageable tasks at which they are unlikely to fail, and giving genuine praise, children’s independence and confidence grow.
A Swedish scientific study found that children in the Forest School are more balanced and socially capable, have fewer sick days, are more able to concentrate and have better coordination than the city nursery children. The primary reason appeared to be the greater opportunities to play in nature, so that children play for longer at a time, tending not to disturb each other as much as children in the city nursery. The study observed that where children were interrupted, they became irritable, their stress level rose, and their ability to concentrate fell.
The study also showed that the Forest School children had 25% fewer sick days than the city children. One reason for this is that the air is nearly always better outside than indoors. Outside a child is not so exposed to virus and bacteria and not so likely to be infected by other children. Another reason may be that, since stress has been shown to have a negative effect on the immune system, high stress levels may be weakening the city children. The Forest School children, on the other hand are in a pleasant, natural, fun and less stressful environment.
1.What kind of activities do the Forest School children have?
A. Activities usually played by braver kids.
B. Activities which are designed for adults.
C. Gradeimproving activities.
D. Activities with fun and a certain level of danger.
2.The Forest School children are more able to concentrate because ________.
A. they have more interesting things to do
B. they are accompanied by adults
C. they are not disturbed so often
D. they are playing in small groups
3.What does the last paragraph intend to tell us?
A. Why the Forest School children are healthier.
B. The Forest School children have a healthy diet.
C. What affects the city children.
D. Why the Forest School children have less stress.
4.Which of the following best describes the Forest School children?
A. Free and wild.
B. Confident and happy.
C. Polite and calm.
D. Strong and adventurous.
One winter, my cousin and I were playing toy blocks in the yard. My mom was out for shopping to get groceries and my dad was asleep upstairs in his room. Suddenly, it started to snow. First it was just a little. But then it started to pour heavily.
Then, we put the finishing touches to our blocks and headed back inside. Right when I opened the sliding glass door, my cousin fell down on the slippery wooden stairs. I let go of the door, my worst mistake, you see. The door locks automatically but I had put a rock, right next to the door so it wouldn’t close. But while I was running to my cousin’s aid I’d accidentally kicked the rock.
Now, my cousin and I were locked outside. And unfortunately it started to get really windy. It was really freezing with the snow. First we started to call my dad, but he was sleeping soundly. I mean, slept through a tornado soundly. It was of no use.
Then I tried to climb over the fence but it didn’t work because the fence was iced by snow and wind, and the fence is six feet high. So, I climbed up to my tree house and brainstormed some ideas on ways to get in. At one point, I was seriously considering jumping out of the tree house and using the trampoline (蹦床) to jump over the fence.
So, we got to work. First, I took out the trampoline. Then I started to jump. First try — I almost cracked my head. Second try — this time I convinced my cousin to do it but at the last second, he chickened_out. Third try — I jumped and missed but at the last second, my hand caught the fence, and with a lot of pushing I finally climbed over the fence and luckily, I fell on a big snowdrift.
Then I got inside and unlocked the door for my cousin to get in. Finally, my mom came back. Then we shared this story with my mom and dad.
1.When the author wanted to jump in, the main problem was that________.
A. the fence was icy
B. the fence was slippery and high
C. the trampoline couldn’t bear the weight
D. the trampoline was too small
2.The attitude of the author’s cousin towards jumping on the trampoline seems________.
A. passive B. positive
C. indifferent D. objective
3.The words “chickened out” (Paragraph 5) most probably mean “________”．
A. fell down B. cried out
C. jumped up D. backed out
4.Which would be the best title of the text?
A. Climbing over the Fence in the Snow
B. An Adventure in the Yard
C. Friendship Produces Pleasure
D. We Are Independent
