A couple had a son eleven years after they married. They were a loving couple and the boy was the apple of their eye. When the boy was around four years old, one day the father was very tired after work so he asked his wife to pick up their son. The mother, who was very busy in the kitchen, totally forgot about it.
Later the boy lost his way on the street. When the son was found missing, the mother hurried to look for him, but she didn’t find him. The mother felt very sad and didn’t know how to face her husband.
When the father went to the police station after hearing that the son was missing, he looked at his wife and said just four words. What do you think the four words were? The husband just said "I love you, darling."
The son was missing. If he had picked him up earlier, this would not have happened. There is no point in blaming (责备) anyone. His wife had also lost her only child. What his wife needed at that moment was comfort and understanding from her husband. That is what the husband gave his wife. Several weeks later, with the help of the police, the couple finally found their lost son. The family’s relationship became stronger over that time.
Sometimes we spend lots of time asking who is to blame. We miss many chances to give each other support and let each other feel the warmth of human relationships. Get rid of all your unwillingness to forgive, selfishness, and fears and you will find the world is much more wonderful.
1.What is the meaning of the underlined phrase "the apple of their eye"?
A. A person who always has a sweet smile.
B. A person who is as pretty as an apple.
C. A person who is loved more than anyone else.
D. A person who looks like an apple.
2.Why didn’t the father pick the boy up himself?
A. He was very lazy. B. He thought the mother had picked him up.
C. He forgot to pick him up. D. He was too tired to do it.
3.What can we learn from this passage?
A. Be careful in everything you do. B. Love is the most important thing.
C. Learn to forgive others. D. Everyone can make mistakes.
4.What do you think of the husband?
A. Warm-hearted. B. Careful.
C. Hard-working. D. Broad-minded.
In most situations, light helps us see. But when it comes to looking at the night sky, light is actually a kind of pollution. It prevents our view of some of life's most striking sights: stars, planets, and even galaxies（银河系）.
“When I was a little boy, I loved the night sky. I remember looking up and the sky was filled with stars. I became an astronomer because I was amazed by their beauty，” says Robert Gent，“Now in most big cities kids can't see the stars like I did.”
Normally, about 2，500 individual (单个的) stars are visible to the human eyes without using any special equipment. But because of light pollution, you actually see just 200 to 300 and fewer than a dozen from some cities. Only one in three Americans can see our own galaxy with the naked eyes. Those people live far away from the lights of big cities, office buildings, and shopping malls.
Fortunately, there's an inexpensive and useful way. If we shine lights down at the ground instead of up into the sky, and use lower brightness levels, we can save big amounts of energy and keep the beauty of the night skies. Many cities and towns have passed laws limiting lights at night，making sure enough shine for safety without creating much light pollution.
Light pollution affects more than our view of the heavens and can harm wildlife. Migrating birds （候鸟）sometimes fly over cities and become confused by the brightness, flying in circles until they drop from exhaustion. Sea turtles need dark beaches for nesting and won't approach bright lights. Too much light at night may even affect human health. For all these reasons, researchers are working on ways to use lights only when and where they are truly needed. Everyone deserves to look up at the sky.
1.According to the text, using our naked eyes, ________．
A. people in remote（遥远的） areas can see more stars than those in big cities
B. over one third Americans can see our own galaxy
C. about one in three Americans in big cities can see our own galaxy
D. Americans can only see 200 to 300 stars
2.Many cities and towns have passed laws limiting lights at night mainly to ________．
A. save the electricity
B. make sure of cities' safety
C. let you count the number of stars
D. avoid much light pollution
3.The underlined word “exhaustion” in the last paragraph means ________．
A. air pollution B. tiredness
C. breath D. brightness
4.What would be the best title for the text?
A. Light Pollution B. Seeking the Sky
C. Stars in the Sky D. City Pollution
We all long for friendship, but how to make a friend? “The best time to make a friend is before you need one.” Joy Steven said. The following are some tips for you.
People equal friends
Friends usually begin with strangers. Getting in touch with other people is the first step to make a friend. Friends can’t be made in empty air. Best friends take time to make.
Friends understand friends
Friends understand each other when talking. Many unpleasant personal quarrels can be avoided if you will take the time to understand others’ feelings and points of view.
Friends touch friends
Touching is a warm from of communication between friends. When you see best friends communicating, you will notice them stand close together, touch each other comfortably and listen to each other. Sometimes a friendly touch is more powerful than words.
Friends praise friends
Praise is a powerful tool to make a friend. Honest praise can affect (影响) your friends’ lives. So try to praise your friends, including your general ones.
Friends can loyal (忠诚的) and trustworthy
Trust and loyalty go hand in hand for friends. Friends can share secrets with you, because good friends never break confidence (信心) and are loyal forever.
1.From Joy Steven’s words, we can conclude that ________
A. a friend in need is a friend indeed B. it is never too late to make a friend
C. it is late to make a friend when you need one D. everyone needs a friend in his life
2.To make and keep many friends, you need to do the following EXCEPT ___________.
A. get in touch with people B. understand your friends
C. praise your friends D. quarrel with your friends
3.The passage mainly tells us ______________.
A. how to communicate with a friend B. how to develop friendship
C. when to make a friend D. how to praise a friend
A woman came out of her house and saw three old men with long white beards sitting in her front yard. She did not ____ them. She said, “I don’t think I know you, but you must be_______. Please come in and have something to eat.” “Is the man of the house home?” they asked. “No,” she said, “he’s out.” “Then we cannot come in,” they ____.
In the evening when her husband came home, she told him what ____. “Go to tell them I am home and invite them in!” The woman went out and invited them in. “We do not go into the house ____,” they replied. “Why is that?” she wanted to know. One of the old men explained, “His name is ____,”pointing to one of his friends ,and then pointed to another one and said, “He is Success ,and I am Love.” Then he added, “Now go in and ____ with your husband which one of us you want in your home.”
The woman went in and told her husband what was said. Her husband was overjoyed. “How nice!” he said, “____ that is the case, let us invite Wealth. Let him ____ and fill our home with wealth!” His wife ____. “My dear, why don’t we invite Success?” Their daughter was ____ from the other corner of the house. She jumped in with her own suggestion, “Wouldn’t it not be ____ to invite Love? Our home will then be filled with love!”
“Let us hear our daughter’s ____,” said the husband to his wife .“Go out and invite Love to be our guest.” The woman went out and asked the ____ old men, “Which one of you is Love? Please come in and be our ____.” Love got up and started walking ____ the house. The other two also got up and ____ him.
___, the lady asked Wealth and Success, “I only invited Love , why are you coming in?” The old men replied together, “If you had invited Wealth ____ Success, the other two of us would have stayed out , but since you invited Love , wherever he goes, we go with him. ____there is Love, there is also Wealth and Success!”
1.A. recognize B. invite C. meet D. see
2.A. thirsty B. tired C. sleepy D. hungry
3.A. thought B. promised C. replied D. agreed
4.A. appeared B. happened C. followed D. meant
5.A. alone B. separately C. only D. together
6.A. Love B. Success C. Health D. Wealth
7.A. fight B. agree C. discuss D. quarrel
8.A. Since B. Until C. Unless D. Although
9.A. go B. come C. leave D. start
10.A. disappeared B. demanded C. disordered D. disagreed
11.A. listening B. speaking C. writing D. watching
12.A. good B. well C. better D. worse
13.A. conclusion B. advice C. decision D. order
14.A. all B. three C. one D. other
15.A. guest B. friend C. host D. servant
16.A. against B. from C. towards D. into
17.A. refused B. encouraged C. supported D. followed
18.A. Pleased B. Excited C. Surprised D. Disappointed
19.A. or B. but C. and D. with
20.A. However B. Wherever C. Whenever D. Whatever
---Congratulations, Tom! You have won the first prize in the physics competition.
---Don’t _______, I’m not good at physics, you know.
A. be all ears B. pull my leg
C. be the top dog D. be all thumbs
The town_________ we visited last month is the one_______ the famous painter was born .
A. where ; which B. which ; where
C. in which ; that D. where ; where
