Mom noticed that something was wrong when I started getting so thirsty. I’d have a lot to drink before bed, which was unusual for me. One time, I opened a big container of apple juice and kept refilling my glass. Before I knew it, I’d drunk the entire container! My mom called my doctor. I then had a few blood tests, and the results were certain — I had diabetes (糖尿病), which meant that the amount of sugar in my blood was very high. That can be dangerous, so I had to learn how to control my blood-sugar level.

    My eating habits had to change in a big way. With diabetes, I can’t eat a lot of sugar or carbohydrates (碳水化合物). I have to figure out exactly how much sugar I plan to eat, and then I get an injection of insulin (注射胰岛素) before the meal to help my body process the food. Also, I test my blood-sugar level often. I’m always trying to keep my blood sugar at a healthy level. The level can drop when I exercise, but that doesn’t keep me out of gym class or off the basketball court — I just keep some juice boxes around to boost my blood sugar if I need to.

    It’s a lot of work — and not a lot of fun — to keep track of everything, but I’ve gotten used to my new habits. I was a little scared at first because I wasn’t sure how my life would change. Once I knew what I needed to do, though, it wasn’t a big deal. My life is different now from what it was before, but it has become completely regular to me.

1.The first paragraph is mainly about _____.

    A. who found the author had diabetes

    B. the author’s life before having diabetes

    C. how the author was found to have diabetes

    D. the author’s eating habits before having diabetes

2.What did the author do after knowing she had diabetes?

    A. She stopped playing basketball in the gym.

    B. She controlled her blood-sugar level strictly.

    C. She stopped eating food with natural sugar.

    D. She tested her blood-sugar level before every meal.

3.What does the underlined word “boost” in Paragraph 2 mean?

    A. Increase.      B. Control.      C. Absorb.     D. Test.

4.What’s the author’s attitude toward her having diabetes now?

A. Worried.     B. Frightened.    C. Pessimistic.  D. Positive.

 

I made a pledge (发誓) to myself on the way down to the vacation beach cottage. For two weeks I would try to be a loving husband and father. Totally loving. No ifs, ands or buts.

The idea had come to me as I listened to a talk on my car radio. The speaker was quoting (引用) a Biblical (圣经的) passage about husbands being considerate towards their wives. Then he went on to say, “Love is an act of will. A person can choose to love.” To myself, I had to admit that I had been a selfish husband. Well, for two weeks that would change.

And it did. Right from the moment I kissed Evelyn at the door and said, “That new yellow sweater looks great on you.”

“Oh, Tom, you noticed,” she said, surprised and pleased, maybe a little puzzled.

After the long drive, I wanted to sit and read. Evelyn suggested a walk on the beach. I started to refuse, but then I thought, “Evelyn’s been alone here with the kids all the week and now she wants to stay with me.” We walked on the beach when the children flew their kites.

So it went. Two weeks of not calling the Wall Street firm where I am a director; a visit to the shell museum though I usually hate museums. Relaxed and happy, that’s how the whole vacation passed, I made a new pledge to keep on remembering to choose love. There was one thing that went wrong with my experiment, however. Evelyn and I still laugh about it today. Last night at our cottage, preparing for bed, Evelyn stared at me with the saddest expression.

“What’s the matter?” I asked her.

“Tom,” she said in a voice filled with sorrow, “do you know anything I don’t?”

“What do you mean?”

“Well…that checkup (体检) I had several weeks ago…our doctor…Did he tell you anything about me? Tom, you’ve been so good to me... Am I dying?”

It took a moment for it all to sink in. Then I burst out laughing.

“No, honey,” I said, wrapping her in my arms. “You’re not dying; I’m just starting to live.”

1.

From the story we may infer that Tom went to the beach cottage ________.

A．with his family

B．with Evelyn

C．alone

D．with his children

2.

During the two weeks on the beach, Tom showed more love to his wife because ________.

A．she looked lovely in her new clothes

B．he had made a lot of money in Wall Street

C．he was determined to be a good husband

D．she was seriously ill

3.

The underlined words “one thing” in the passage refer to the fact that ________.

A．he praised her sweater, which puzzled her

B．she insisted on visiting a museum, which he hated

C．he knew something about her illness but didn’t tell her

D．he was so good to her that she thought she must be dying

4.

By saying “I’m just starting to live”, Tom means that ________.

A．he is just beginning to understand the real meaning of work

B．he is just beginning to enjoy his life as a loving husband

C．he lived an unhappy life before and is now starting to change

D．he is beginning to feel sorry for what he did to his wife

 

When a child is told he is "uncool", it can be very painful. He may say he doesn't care, and even act in ways that are opposite of cool on purpose. But ultimately, these are simply ways to handle sadness by pretending it's not there.
Helping a child feel better in school had to be careful. If you say, "Why are you worried about what other children think about you? It doesn't matter!"  Children know that it does matter. Instead, an active way may be best. You could say, "I'm going to do a couple of things for you to help you feel better in school."
If a boy is having trouble making friends, the teacher can help him. The teacher can arrange things so that he has chances to use his abilities to contribute to class projects. This is how the other children learn how to value his good qualities and to like him. A teacher can also raise a child's popularity in the group by showing that he values that child. It even helps to put him in a seat next to a very popular child, or let him be a partner with that child in activities, etc.
There are things that parents can do at home, too. Be friendly when your child brings others home to play. Encourage him to invite friends to meals and then serve the dishes they consider "super". When you plan trips, picnics, movies, and other shows, invite another child with whom your child wants to be friends.
What you can do is to give him a chance to join a group that may be shutting him out. Then, if he has good qualities, he can start to build real friendship of his own.
【小题1】A child who has been informed of being "uncool" may ________.

A．care nothing about it	B．develop a sense of anger
C．do something uncool purposely	D．pretend to get hurt very much

【小题2】A teacher can help an unpopular child by ________.

A．seeing the child as the teacher's favourite

B．asking the child to do something for partners

C．forcing other children to make friends with the child

D．offering the child chances to show his good qualities

【小题3】Which of the following is TRUE?

A．Children don’t care others' comments on them.

B．It's only teacher's work to make children popular.

C．Parents should take their children out for picnic and shows more often.

D．Inviting children's friends to family activities is good for them to make friends.

【小题4】The passage mainly talks about ________.

A．how to help an unpopular child

B．why some children are unpopular

C．who is responsible for unpopular children

D．how to find out good points of unpopular children

In January 1986 I saw a show about cartooning called “Funny Business” on TV. I had always wanted to be a __36__but never knew how. So I wrote to the host of the_37_, cartoonist Jack Cassady, asking for advice on entering the profession(职业).

Two weeks later I got a (n) __38__letter from Jack, answering my questions about materials and process(过程). He also __39__ me not to get discouraged if I was refused__40__. He said the cartoon samples（样本） I sent him were good and worthy of publication（出版）.

I got very __41__, finally understanding how the whole process__42__. I sent my best cartoons to Playboy and New Yorker, ___43___ the magazines rejected（拒绝）me immediately. Discouraged, I put my art supplies in the box and__44__to forget all about cartooning.

To my__45__, in June 1987 I got another letter from Jack, although I hadn’t even__46__ him for the former advice. Here’s what he said:

Dear Scott,

I was reviewing my “Funny Business” mail file when I again came__47__ your letter and your cartoons. I remember answering you letter.

I’m writing to encourage you to submit(提交) your ideas to various publications again. I hope you have __48__ done so and are making progress and having some__49__ too. Sometimes encouragement in the funny business is hard to come by. That’s__50__ I am encouraging you to hang in there and keep drawing.

I wish you good luck.

Sincerely,

Jack

I was deeply__51__because Jack had nothing to gain—including my thanks. I acted on his__52__, took out my art supplies and inked the sample strips(漫画连载) that__53__ became Dilbert.

I feel__54__that I wouldn’t have tried cartooning again if Jack hadn’t sent the second letter. As Dilbert became more successful I came to __55__ Jack’s simple act of kindness.

1.                A．singer          B．writer          C．actor D．cartoonist

 

2.                A．show           B．television       C．wedding  D．party

 

3.                A．surprising       B．encouraging     C．shocking D．disappointing

 

4.                A．allowed        B．suggested       C．insisted   D．warned

 

5.                A．at first          B．first of all        C．at last    D．in the end

 

6.                A．confused       B．anxious         C．excited   D．enthusiastic

 

7.                A．performed      B．advanced       C．behaved  D．worked

 

8.                A．but            B．so             C．and  D．though

 

9.                A．concluded      B．persuaded      C．decided  D．thought

 

10.               A．disappointment  B．surprise        C．sorrow(悲伤)   D．satisfaction

 

11.               A．asked          B．hoped         C．wished    D．thanked

 

12.               A．across         B．over           C．off   D．through

 

13.               A．still            B．ever           C．already    D．yet

 

14.               A．trouble         B．fun            C．difficulty   D．problem

 

15.               A．what           B．which          C．how  D．why

 

16.               A．touched        B．interested      C．shocked   D．influenced

 

17.               A．warning        B．encouragement  C．advice D．view

 

18.               A．surprisingly     B．finally          C．constantly D．freely

 

19.               A．concerned      B．uneasy         C．worried   D．certain

 

20.               A．understand     B．honor          C．appreciate D．respect

 

 

Forty-three years seems like a long time to remember the name of a person．I have forgotten the name of an old lady who was a（n）   36   on my paper route when I was a twelve-year-old boy．Yet it seems like just yesterday that she taught me a lesson in   37 ．One afternoon, a friend and I were   38   rocks onto the roof of the old lady’s house   39   her backyard．The object of our play was to observe how the rocks changed to missiles as they   40   to the roof’s edge and shot out into the   41  ．

         I found myself a perfectly smooth rock and sent it for a ride．The stone was too smooth, however, so it   42   from my hand as I let it go and headed   43   for a small window on the old lady’s back wall．

         I was too scared about getting   44   that first night to be concerned about the old lady with the broken window．However, a few days later,   45   I was sure that I hadn’t been discovered, I started to feel   46   for her misfortune．

         I made up my mind that I would   47   my paper delivery money, and in three weeks I had the seven dollars that I   48   would cover the cost of her window．I put the money in an envelope with a（n）   49   explaining that I was sorry for breaking her window and hoped that the seven dollars would cover the   50   for repairing it．

         I waited until it was dark, then put the envelope through the letter slot in her door．

         The next day, I   51   the old lady her paper and was able to   52   the warm smile that I was   53   her．She thanked me for the paper and said, “Here, I have something for you．” It was a bag of cookies．I thanked her and ate the cookies as I   54   my route．

         After several cookies, I   55   an envelope．When I opened the envelope, I was shocked．Inside was the seven dollars and a short note that said, “I’m proud of you．”

1.A．assistant        B．customer       C．adviser           D．neighbour

2.A．selfishness    B．cleverness      C．carefulness       D．forgiveness

3.A．picking         B．kicking            C．throwing        D．striking

4.A．from           B．under                  C．by                D．around

5.A．flowed       B．rolled        C．dropped         D．fell

6.A．yard           B．kitchen           C．room         D．sky

7.A．stepped          B．stopped         C．skipped          D．slipped

8.A．right           B．slow           C．straight           D．fast

9.A．caught       B．trapped        C．lost               D．hurt

10.A．but           B．when        C．before            D．though

11.A．guilty        B．nervous        C．anxious            D．safe

12.A．borrow    B．save                   C．transfer         D．move

13.A．used          B．earned          C．chose            D．calculated

14.A．book          B．notice            C．note                   D．article

15.A．period       B．distance       C．size             D．cost

16.A．handed    B．showed         C．left            D．sold

17.A．witness    B．bring        C．return             D．wear

18.A．comparing toB．receiving from C．learning about    D．playing with

19.A．continued   B．forgot          C．followed      D．chose

20.A．tore        B．felt         C．bought       D．marked