Mark was walking home from school one day when he noticed a boy ahead of him. He had tripped (绊倒) and dropped all of the books he was carrying, along with some clothes, a baseball bat and a glove.
Mark knelt (跪) down and helped the boy pick up the things. Since they were going the same way, he offered to carry some things for the boy.
As they walked, Mark discovered the boy’s name was Bill. He loved video games, baseball and history, but he was having trouble with some of his subjects.
They arrived at Bill’s home first. Mark was invited in for a Coke and to watch some television. The afternoon passed pleasantly with some laughs and talk. Then Mark went home.
They continued to see each other around school, had lunch together once or twice, then both graduated from junior school.
Three days before graduation, Bill asked Mark if they could talk.
Bill reminded (提醒) Mark of the day years ago when they had first met. “Did you ever wonder why I was carrying so many things home that day?” asked Bill.
“You see, I took away all my things from school. I had stored away some of my mother’s sleeping pills (安眠药). I was going home to kill myself. But after we spent some time talking and laughing, I realized that if I had died, I would have missed so many good times. So you see, Mark, when you picked up those books that day, you did a lot more._____________________”
1.When Bill fell down on his way home, Mark ________.
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A．didn’t notice that |
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B．went away quickly |
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C．carried all the things for him |
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D．helped him pick up the things |
2.Which of the following is NOT true?
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A．Mark was a warm-hearted boy. |
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B．Bill and Mark were in the same school. |
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C．Bill was good at all of his subjects. |
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D．Bill loved video games, baseball and history. |
3.At Bill’s home, they didn’t ________.
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A．drink some Coke |
B．play video games |
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C．have a pleasant talk |
D．watch TV |
4.Three days before graduation, Bill asked Mark to talk because he ________.
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A．hoped to go on holiday together |
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B．wanted to kill himself again |
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C．hoped to have lunch together |
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D．wanted to tell him his story |
5.What would Bill probably say at last?
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A．You saved my life. |
B．I should die. |
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C．You did a good job. |
D．You helped me a lot. |
It’s cool, and it’s hot, and everyone is doing it. People talk about it often, and friends tell other friends how good they look. Sound like a fashion? It’s actually another trend(倾向): “blog”. What’s a blog? A blog is a personal online diary. The word “blogger” means a person who writes diaries online.
Many bloggers are teens who’ve been logging(进入) onto sites to discuss anything in their lives. Many of today’s teenagers are not afraid to openly discuss everything in their lives. Teens complain(抱怨) about parents and homework. They share diaries, post songs from the latest bands and show pictures of theirs. They write their own poems, say something about their girlfriends or boyfriends and complain to each other or offer support. But mostly they just write down what they do every day.
However, many parents are afraid of these young bloggers. Parents see the kids talking about how they got drunk last weekend and how they don’t like studying. They are using language that is surprising to their parents. Besides hearing from their friends, teen bloggers also get message from strangers. Most of the time, it’s older men asking to meet teenage girls. “These strange men are dangerous for my kids. They sometimes teach my kids bad words, “ said Cara Cabral, a mother of two.
Many teens and young adults know it’s not safe to use blogs on the Internet. They know they are putting information about themselves in a place they can be seen by anyone. But teens are unlikely to give up these new communication tools that have becomes a way of life for many of them.
Are you a bloggers? What do you think of the blog?
1. What does the underlined word “it” mean in the first paragraph?
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A．the blog |
B．talking online |
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C．the Internet |
D．the website |
2.A blogger is a person ___________.
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A．who teaches kids bad words |
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B．who posts songs from the latest bands |
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C．who got drunk last weekend |
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D．who writes diaries online |
3.According to this passage, teen bloggers mostly __________.
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A．complain about parents and homework |
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B．write down what they do every day |
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C．offer support to each other |
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D．share diaries and show pictures of theirs |
4.Parents think it’s dangerous for their kids to use blogs because ________.
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A．their kids use a surprising language |
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B．their kids talk about how they don’t like studying |
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C．teen bloggers got messages from strangers |
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D．their kids talk about their girlfriends or boyfriends |
5. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
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A．Many teens know it’s not safe to use the blog on the Internet. |
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B．Most of today’s teenagers aren’t afraid to openly discuss everything in their lives. |
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C．A blogger’s information about himself can be seen by anyone on the Internet. |
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D．It’s easy for teenagers to give up blogging. |
I believe ___36__ is a powerful(强效的) medicine.
It was Sunday. I had the last __37__ to see and I get into her room. She was an old woman, sitting on the bed, trying to ____38__ her socks. Usually I said something like this: “How are you feeling? The nurse says your _39__ is visiting you today. I believe you are __40__ him.
She ___41___ with a serious voice, “ Sit down, doctor. This is my story, not yours.” I was surprised and ___42___. I sat down and helped her with the ___43__. She began to tell me that her only son lived not far away from her, ___44___ she had not seen him for five years. She believed her ___45__ problems were worse because of ___46__ her son. After hearing her story and helping her put on her socks, I asked if there was ____47___ I could do for her. She __48__ her head and smiled. All she wanted me to do was to __49__.
Each story is ___50__. Some are clear; others are not. Some are true; others are not, yet all those things do not __51_. What matters to the storyteller is that the story is heard.
Listening to someone’s story costs ___52___ but it is the key to healing(康复). I often ____53__ what the woman taught me, and I ____54__ myself of the importance of stopping, sitting down and truly listening. I __55___ the power of listening.
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It is the first time in a year and a half that I _______ the night face to face.
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It was because I was ill ________ I didn’t go to school.
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