My class and I visited Chris Care Center in Phoenix, Arizona to comfort the old people who needed a little cheering up during the holiday season.
The first two _______ there were for persons requiring help in taking care of themselves. We sang _______ for them. They loved our sweet songs and the flowers that we left with them.
As we were _______ on the third floor for old people with Alzheimer (老年痴呆症), most of them _______ off at the walls or floor. However, one lady _______ my eye. She was sitting by the door, in a wheelchair, singing songs to herself. They weren't the songs that we weresinging, at least they didn't _______ like that. As we got _______ with each festive song, she did aswell. Thelouder we got, the louder she got. _______ she was singing, she was also _______ out to us with her hands and body. Iknew that I should havegone over to her,but I thought that my ________ were to my students. People who worked at this center could ________ her, I thought. Just when I stopped feeling ________ about not giving her the attention she needed, one of my students Justin, showed me what the holiday season is really about. Justin also ________ the samelady. The difference between usis that he ________ on her needs, but I didn't. During the last song, “Silent Night” , Justin walked over to her and held her hand. He looked this aged lady in her ________ and with his actions said, “You are important, and I will take my ________ to let you know that.
This tired, elderly lady stopped singing and held his hand. Then she touched his cheek with the other hand. Tears began to fall down her face. No ________ can completely describe that touching moment... It took a boy to teach me, a man, about ________ andlove. Justin's example of a complete, selfless attitude ________ another was a lesson that I willnever forget. He was the teacher thatday, and I consider myself ________ to have witnessed hislesson.
1.A.rooms B.buildings C.floors D.groups
2.A.bravely B.shyly C.madly D.beautifully
3.A.reading B.meeting C.gathering D.singing
4.A.stared B.shut C.paid D.put
5.A.looked B.caught C.escaped D.hurt
6.A.appear B.hear C.sound D.feel
7.A.louder B.nearer C.faster D.higher
8.A.Because B.As C.Since D.Though
9.A.moving B.reaching C.coming D.spreading
10.A.interests B.abilities C.feelings D.responsibilities
11.A.go by B.turn to C.care for D.rely on
12.A.afraid B.sure C.sorry D.scary
13.A.feared B.avoided C.helped D.noticed
14.A.called B.acted C.insisted D.kept
15.A.tears B.hands C.eyes D.face
16.A.time B.flower C.body D.cheek
17.A.expressions B.poems C.words D.songs
18.A.kindness B.happiness C.shyness D.illness
19.A.on B.towards C.at D.about
20.A.clever B.foolish C.right D.lucky
Remembering names is an important social skill. Here are some ways to master it.
● Recite and repeat in conversation.
When you hear a person's name, repeatit. Immediately say it to yourself several times without moving your lips. 1. .
●Ask the other person to recite and repeat.
2. . After you've beenintroduced tosomeone, ask that person to spell the name and pronounce it correctly foryou. Most people will be pleased by the effort you're making to learn their names.
● 3.
Admitting that you can't remember someone's name can actually make people relaxed. Most of them will feel sympathy if you say. "I'm working to remember names better. Yours is right on the tip of my tongue. What is it again?"
● Use associations.
4. . For example, you could make a mental note:"Vicki Cheng-tall, black hair." To reinforce (增强) your associations, write them on a small card as soonas possible.
● Limit the number of new names you learn at one time.
When meeting a group of people, concentrate on remembering just two or three names. Free yourself from remembering every one.Few of the people in mass introductions expect you to remember their names. 5. . Last names can come later．
A.Go early.
B.Admit you don't know
C.Sometimes just a few people show up on time
D.You can let other people help youremember their names
E.Another way is to limit yourself to learning just first names
F.Link each person yon meet with one thing you find interesting or unusual
G.You could also repeat the name in a way that does not sound forced or artificial
Should we allow modern buildings to be built next to older buildings ina historic area of a city? In order to answer this question, we must first examine whether people really want to preserve the historic feel of an area. Not all historical buildings are attractive. However, there may be other reasons—for example, economic reasons—why they should be preserved. So, let us assume that historical buildings are both attractive and important to the majority of people. What should we do then if a new building is needed?
In my view, new architectural (建筑上的)styles can exist perfectly well alongside an older style. Indeed, there are many examples in my own hometown of tours where modern designs have been placed very successfully next to old buildings. As long as the building in question is pleasing and does not influence its surroundings too much, it often improves the attractiveness of the area.
It is true that there are examples of new buildings which have spoilt (破坏) the area they are in, but the same can be said of some old buildings too. Yet people still speak against new buildings in historic areas. I think this is simply because people are naturally conservative (保守的) and do not like change.
Although we have to respect people's feelings as fellow users of the buildings, I believe that it is the duty of the architect and planner to move things forward. If we always reproduced what was there before, we would all still be living in caves. Thus, I would argue against copying previous architectural styles and choose something fresh and different, even though that might be the more risky choice.
1.What does the author say about historical buildings in the first paragraph?
A.Some of them are not attractive.
B.Most of them are too expensive to preserve.
C.They are more pleasing than modern buildings.
D.They have nothing to do with the historic feel of an area.
2.Which of the following is TRUE according to the author?
A.We should reproduce the same old buildings.
B.Buildings should not dominate their surroundings.
C.Some old buildings have spoilt the area they are in.
D.No one understands why people speak against new buildings.
3.By "move things for ward" in the last paragraph, the author probably means "________".
A.put things in a different place
B.choose new architectural style
C.rebuild old buildings in a new style
D.respect people's feelings for historical buildings
4.What is the main purpose of the passage?
A.To explain why people dislike change.
B.To warn that we could end up living in caves.
C.To admit how new buildings have ruined their surroundings.
D.To argue that modern buildings can be built in historic areas.
Christian Eijkman, a Dutch doctor, left the Netherlands for the island of Java. Many people on the island had a disease called beri-beri. He was going there to try and find a cure.
At first, Eijkman thought some kind of germ (细菌) caused beri-beri. He raised some chickens. He didn’t eat them, but made experiments on them. The local people were quite surprised at that. One day he noticed that his chickens became sick when they were fed the food most Javanese ate — refined white rice(精炼米). When he fed them with unrefined rice, also known as brown rice, they recovered. Eijkman realized that he had made an important discovery — that some things in food could prevent disease. These things were named vitamins. The Javanese were not getting enough vitamins because they had actually removed the part that contains vitamins. Later, other diseases were also found to be caused by the lack of vitamins in a person’s food.
Today many people know the importance of vitamins and they make sure they have enough vitamins from the food they eat. If they don’t, they can also take vitamin pills.
1.The underlined word “cure” in Paragragh 1 probably means ______.
A.a medical treatment B.a kind of vitamin
C.a kind of germ D.a kind of rice
2.Why did Christian Eijkman raise some chickens?
A.To eat them. B.To carry out his experiments.
C.To give the Javanese a surprise. D.To make money by selling them.
3.We can learn from the passage that ______.
A.beri-beri was caused by chickens
B.the Javanese didn’t like vitamins
C.Christian Eijkman’s experiment was successful
D.the Javanese’s disease was caused by a kind of germ
Two weeks ago, a 5-year-old girl named Sunshine Oelfke emptied out her piggy bank （存钱罐）onto the living room floor and immediately started counting． Her grandmother, Jackie Oelfke, thought she was playing as she carefully lined up the coins, but then she saw the girl put the coins into a plastic bag and place it in her backpack．
"That aroused my curiosity," Jackie told CBS News． "Nobody messes with the piggy bank．" After observing Sunshine at work a few minutes longer, Jackie decided to find out why the little girl broke into her savings．
"What are you doing with that money?" Jackie asked her granddaughter．
"I'm taking it to school," Sunshine replied． The little girl finally stated the real reason why she needed the money． "I'm going to take it for milk money． My friend Layla doesn't get milk—her mom doesn't have milk money and I do．"
Jackie's heart melted at Sunshine's words． Choked with strong feelings, Jackie held her sweet granddaughter tightly in her arms．
Last week, Jackie and Sunshine met with her teacher, Rita Hausher, and handed her the﹩30 the kindergartner had saved． There are 20 kids in Sunshine's class and about half don't get milk． It costs ﹩0.45 a carton（纸盒）．The total adds up to about ﹩180 a month for every child in the class to have milk every day．
After dropping Sunshine off at school, Jackie posted a tearful video on Facebook to explain her granddaughter's plan． To her surprise, dozens of people offered to donate toward the cause． Within a week, Jackie raised more than ﹩1，000． Now every student in Sunshine's class can get free milk for the rest of the year．
Jackie said Sunshine doesn't see her kind act as a big deal． She was just trying to look out for her friends． "She doesn't understand the effect she's brought about," Jackie said． "But now she knows she can do whatever she puts her mind to．"
1.Why did Sunshine empty her piggy bank?
A. She wanted to play with the coins．
B. She needed to train her counting skills．
C. She intended to pay for her friend's milk．
D. She hoped to show off her savings in class．
2.How did Jackie feel upon hearing Sunshine's words？
A. Touched． B. Curious．
C. Proud． D. Relieved．
3.In Jackie's eyes， what did Sunshine learn from the experience？
A. Many hands make light work．
B. Two heads are better than one．
C. A friend in need is a friend indeed．
D. Nothing is impossible to a willing heart．
4.What is the best title for this passage？
A. Jackie's Piggy Bank． B. Small Coins, Big Deeds．
C. A Moved Grandmother． D. Piggy Bank and Carton Milk．
According to some researchers, you should not praise children for everything that they do. It does not help them build self-confidence.
Most parents and teachers agree that praise can help increase children’s self-confidence — the more, the better. However, according to some researchers, only proper praise is good for children. If adults praise everything children do, it makes children look for praise all the time, not trying to do their best. "Teachers should not say things like ʽgood job’ or ʽnice work’ whenever a child does anything. They should encourage them to continue to improve," some researchers advise.
Another idea is that children with high self-confidence are happier, and do better at school. About this, Marshall Duke, a researcher in children, says, "High self-confidence brought in by too much praise does not make children happier, get more, or become able to do more. Finding a child’s advantages and developing them can help build confidence more than too much praise can." Praise also loses its effect if it is given equally to all students.
“It’s important to tell children the truth about what they’ve done. Honest feedback is far better than empty praise," Duke adds. "People have got into the habit of not telling children when they’re wrong. That makes it hard for them to deal with difficulties when they grow up. That’s just how the world is."
1.According to some researchers, if parents praise their children too much, their children will______.
A.become strong B.increase self-confidence
C.do better in their studies D.always look for praise
2.In order to help children build self-confidence, some researchers advise teachers to ______.
A.make them live more happily B.let them do more difficult work
C.encourage them to improve D.help them do better in school
3.Which of the following is TRUE, according to the passage?
A.Praise makes children become successful.
B.The same praise for all children has no meaning.
C.Children don’t know what they’re really good at.
D.Duke thinks praise is more important than finding children’s strengths.
4.What is the last paragraph about?
A.What children with high self-confidence are like.
B.It’s important to have the habit of praising children.
C.Children should know their mistakes as soon as possible.
D.We should praise children honestly and tell them their mistakes.
