I ran into a stranger as he passed by. uOh,Fm sorry," was my reply. He said, "It's my fault. I didn't notice you."
We were very polite,this stranger and I. We said goodbye and continued our journey. But at home,a different story is told. How we treat our loved ones,young and old? Later that day,while I was cooking the evening meal,my daughter stood beside me very still.
When I turned,I nearly knocked her down. "Move out of the way," I shouted at her. My daughter walked away,with her little heart broken. I didn't realize how cruelly (冷酷地) I had spoken.
While I lay awake in bed,God's small voice came to me and said, "When dealing with a stranger,common courtesy (礼貌) you use; but the children you love,you seem to abuse. Look on the kitchen floor,and you will find some flowers there by the door. Those are the flowers your daughter brought for you. She picked them herself,pink,yellow and blue. Your daughter stood quietly not to spoil the surprise,and you never saw the tears in her eyes. " By this time I felt very small,and my tears began to fall.
I quietly went and knelt by her bed, "Wake up,little girl,wake up," I said. "Are these the flowers you picked for me?" My daughter smiled, "I found them,out by the tree. I picked them because they are pretty like you. I knew you would like them,especially the blue."
I said, "Daughter,I am sorry for the way I acted today;I should not have shouted at you that way. " My daughter said, "Oh,Mum,that's okay. I love you anyway."
I said, "Daughter,I love you too,and I do like the flowers,especially the blue."
( ) 1. Mother seemed to be acting between a stranger and her daughter.
A. in a strange way B. in a friendly way
C. quite differently D. almost the same
( ) 2. The little girl stood beside her mother still in order to .
A. get something to eat B. pick some flowers
C. give her a surprise D. play a hiding game
( ) 3. The underlined word "abuse" in the reading means .
A. deal with a child in a cruel way
B. treat someone not kindly enough
C. look down on someone
D. refuse to be strict with someone
( ) 4. Mother didn't realize she was small until .
A. she came in and knelt by her daughter's bed
B. she found the beautiful flowers
C. her daughter walked away and cried
D. she "heard" God's small voice
( ) 5. The best title of the passage should be .
A. Don't Shout at Anyone B. Don't Break Kid's Heart
C. Mother and Daughter D. Mother and Stranger
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Western country music is very old. It came from the United States,Canada,Ireland,and Great Britain. It is a mixture (混合) of music f 1 all of these places.
In the west of America,cowboys had to take c 2 of the cattle (cows) . They had to watch them all day and all night because the cattle were nervous and sometimes ran a 3 A cowboy's life was lonely (孤独) and d 4 . When he was alone in the desert with the cattle,he drank strong coffee to stay awake at night. He also sang music to the cattle to make them q 5 . Of course,the cowboys also sang music when they t 6 to town to relax and have a good time.
In the south America,many people came from Ireland,Scotland,and England. Other people came from France,Canada. They e 7 their own kind of music. When they visited their friends and families on h 8 like Thanksgiving and Christmas,they usually sang and played country music.
Western country music describes life. It talks about love,j 9 ,home and money. It talks about friends and enemies,farms and crops. People in many parts of the world like western country music b 10 it's close to our daily life.
1. f 2. c 3. a 4. d 5. q
6. t 7. e 8. h 9. j 10. b
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A:Dreams are images (形象) or thoughts (想法) that pass through our minds during sleep. Nightmares (噩梦) are dreams that frighten us.
B:We all dream. Adults (成年人) probably dream about four times each night,but they do not usually remember their dreams.
Almost all children have nightmares and they often wake up feeling very frightened. Adults don't have nightmares as often as children.
C:No one knows!Some people say that our dreams organize (组织) the events of the day. Others say that we use our dreams to help us solve (解决) problems. Some people believe that dreams predict (预言) the future.
D:Everyone wants to understand his or her dream,but do dreams have meanings? Here are some common dreams and their meanings:
Flying: You want to escape (逃离) from daily life. ( People often feel happy after a dream about flying.) Grass:Green grass means that your life is going well,but brown grass means that you're not happy:are you depressed (抑4卩的) or worried about something?
Losing teeth:You're scared of losing someone close to you. (Or perhaps you should go to the dentist!) Long hair: You want more freedom!
Fire: You're very angry with someone. You should try to control 空制) your feelings.
E; Dreams are good for us,but we should try to avoid nightmares. You should try to relax before you go to bed and you shouldn't eat cheese or spicy (辣的) food. You certainly shouldn't watch horror (恐怖) films!
( ) 1. What does A think about dreams?
A. Dreams are our minds.
B. Dreams are harmful to us.
C. You want to escape from daily life.
D. Dreams are helpful.
( ) 2. C thinks .
A. dreams organize the events of the day
B. we want to solve some problems
C. nobody knows dreams exactly
D. dreams tell us something about the future
( ) 3. If D says you are afraid of losing your friend,that's to say that you dreamt
A. you were flying
B. some green grass
C. that your hair was very long
D. you lost your teeth
( ) 4. Which way does E think can avoid nightmares? before going to bed.
A. Trying to relax
B. Eating no spicy food
C. Watching no horror films
D. All of the above
( ) 5. How many people say something about dreams according to the passage?
A. Six. B. Five. C. Four. D. Three.
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Jerry and Carl a were asked to choose a person for class president. As they looked through the list of k 1 in the room,they stopped at Tina's name. Tina had lots of ideas,and she never said unkind things about other people.
"I really like Tina,and most of the classmates will accept her,I i 2 , ”said Carla. "But she looks t 3 !She puts on too much makeup (化妆品) ,and she wears strange and u 4 clothes. Sometimes she wears things that don't even f 5 her."
"Do you think we could get her to use 1 6 makeup and never wear decent (讲究的) clothes?"Carla asked.
"We couldn't. It would make us and her not feel c 7 ," replied Jerry. "She goes around with high school girls,and she must know by now how she looks. My mother says it is wrong for eighth graders to look like those m 8 stars."
"Yes”,Carla a 9 ,"and what will the teachers think if we s 10 Tina?"
1. k 2. i 3. t 4. u 5. f
6. 1 7. c 8. m 9. a 10. s
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Chuck Wall teaches management and human relations at Bakersfield College. He walked into class one day and told his students that their homework was to perform one act of random (任意的) kindness. His students did not understand the homework and didn't know what to do,but the professor would not answer their questions. He encouraged his students to work it out for themselves.
One week later,the students entered the classroom excited to share their stories. One student told of giving away blankets to the homeless. Another reported on helping a dog to find its owner,and another student had been trying to find a long,lost friend. Students were energized (给予;舌力) by the homework assignment and wanted other people to be kind too. With the support of local businesses,the students made stickers to put on cars that invited people to do something kind for others. They sold the stickers and decided to donate the money to a center for the blind―not surprising as Professor Wall is blind.
Since then,similar kindness activities have been started in schools around the world. Many schools organize a Random Acts of Kindness Week,around November 13th,to celebrate World Kindness Day. Some schools use each day of Random Acts of Kindness Week to perform a different kind act,such as making a new friend,helping someone,doing community service,or raising money for a charity. Students learn to consider other people and think about how small actions can make the world a better place.
( ) 1. The professor's homework was to ask his students .
A. to write about kindness. B. to be kind to strangers
C. to spend time helping other D. to go out to raise money
( ) 2. We learn from the passage that .
A. Chuk's students are not clever enough
B. the students didn't do Chuck's homework
C. Chuk Wall is an unusual teacher
D. no students enjoyed Chuck's homework
( ) 3. It is certain that .
A. the students got good grades in Chuck's class
B. kindness activities are not widely accepted
C. Chuck Wall was not good at designing homework
D. the students only helped people they knew
( ) 4. In kindness activities students learn .
A. to deal with difficult things
B. to do great things every day
C. to know about the world
D. to consider other people
( ) 5. Which is the best title of the passage?
A. Learning Kind Things
B. Teaching Kindness
C. World Kindness Day
D. Bakersfield College
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很多中国人在说英语时,听起来没有礼貌。但这并不是因为他们本身没礼貌,而是还没有习惯英语的礼貌表达方式。比如,中国人在餐厅或咖啡厅,会说:"我想要一个汉堡包。"或者
"我想要一杯咖啡。"但是,如果直接把这些话翻译成英语就会成为"I want to have a hamburger."或"I want to have a coffee."老外们会觉得这样说话很没有礼貌,当然他们也不会直接告诉你。而在西方国家,老外们一般会说:" ?"或 ?
再比如,中国人在绝別人邀请的午宴或晚宴时,会说:"抱歉,我不能去,我还有別的安排。"翻译成英文就是"Sorry,I can't. I have another appointment."如果这样说,那别人第二次也许不会再邀请你了。老外们一般会这样说:" ."
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Fighting CD Copiers
How much do you want to pay for a CD by your favourite singer Jay Chou? Five yuan for a pirated one,or more for a real one?
Wang Ye,14. said she would like the real one although the pirated one is cheaper. "A real one is worth keeping for years," said the girl from No. 1Middle School in Wuhu,Anhui. "Real CDs always sound better to me."
What Can We Do?
People want to do more to help those like Wang to get real CDs.
This week the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI,国际唱片业协会) asked many countries to act against piracy.
In many places in China,the government is checking audio and video products (产品) . Pirated ones are broken into pieces.
Piracy is in your daily life. Don't believe it? A study by 21st Century Teens found that more than 75 percent of juniors had listened to pirated music. They say this is because pirated products are usually much cheaper than the real ones.
Why are real CDs so expensive? When a music company makes music,it needs to pay the song writers and singers. It costs a lot of money!This makes the prices of the CDs go up. Piracy is like stealing. People who make pirated copies of CDs take away the writers1 and singers' work without paying them. They don't even ask them if they can.
So next time you'd better keep your eyes widened when you see cheap CDs,remember you're helping someone to do something wrong if you buy them.
How Do I Know What's Real? Already made up your mind to buy real ones? Well,you should get to know what real CDs look like.
A real CD has the name and trademark of the music company on the cover. The company's address,telephone number and fax number are also on it.
If you open the CD box,you'll see the singer's name and the album title. Most important of all,a real CD has a number from the IFPI on it.
But people who make pirated CDs need the real CD and disks to copy them. That's why some CDs are only five yuan,but some may sell for 150.
( ) 11. A real CD has on it.
A. the name of the company
B. the number from the IFPI
C. the name of the singer
D. all above
( ) 12. Real CDs are more expensive because .
A. it takes longer to make them
B. more people are needed to make them
C. a lot of money is paid to singers and writers
D. better ways are used to make them
( ) 13. Buying pirated CDs is just like .
A. stealing
B. robbing
C. helping someone do something wrong
D. helping someone
( ) 14. From the passage we get to know that some pirated audio and video products are
A. moved away B. destroyed
C. broken D. made smaller
( ) 15. Which of the following is NOT true?
A. A real CD has the album title.
B. Piracy is like stealing.
C. Piracy is in our daily life.
D. We should learn to save money and buy pirated CDs.
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My dad used to say he knew I would be a singer. When I was a baby,I was always singing loudly. Dad was a big sports fan,but he was happy I loved music.
After dinner,Dad would often ask me to sing. He always said I sang I Will Always Love You much better than Whitney Houston!
At every school concert he cheered me on. The look of pride on his face made me happy.
My life was full of concerts,singing lessons and laughter. Though my mum and brothers helped me,they did not share our love for music.
Our lives changed when Dad was told that he had cancer. We always hoped that something would happen and he would get better,but the doctors told us that they could not save him.
About a week before my dad died,he fell into a coma (昏迷) .The nurses said even though Dad did not reply,he could still hear me.
The nurses said I should sing him a song. I sang one of our favorites. As I sang,my dad gave a big smile,and clapped (鼓掌) .
I will always remember that smile. I was so pleased to know that Dad had heard me sing one more song.
My dad died on January 31 ,2010. It was hard to believe;he was so full of life. I don't know how to say how much I miss him.
Now I have all the memories of him and his beautiful smile deep inside my heart. I will always know that he is listening from his front row seat in heaven. He used to say:" Sing from your heart." My dad has been and will always be my hero.
( ) 11. According to the story,Whitney Houston was probably .
A. a famous singer B. another sports fan
C. the writer's friend D. Dad's doctor
( ) 12. Who did the writer think make her confident?
A. Whitney Houston. B. Her father.
C. Her mother. D. The nurses.
( ) 13. We learn from the reading that .
A. the writer's mother didn't love her
B. her parents didn't get along well
C. the girl never went to singing lessons
D. her father was proud of his daughter
( ) 14. The writer wrote the story to .
A. recall how her father influenced her
B. share her funny childhood with readers
C. tell readers what a great hero her father was
D. remind people to express their love
( ) 15. We can infer from the passage that .
A. the writer's mother and brothers were sports fans too
B. the doctor and nurses were not good enough
C. her brothers didn't think much of her love for music
D. the writer would give up music because of her father's death
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