One midnight, a little girl woke up to pass water. She by herself got up and down her bed, walked to the bedroom door and opened it. She looked outside and walked back, for it was so dark in the hall that she feared.
Her mother said, “Don’t be afraid, honey. Take courage!”
“What’s courage?” she asked, running to her mother’s bed.
“Courage is the brave breath,” her mother answered.
“Mum, do you have courage?”
“Certainly.”
The girl held out her little hands, saying, “Mum, blow some of your breath of courage to me.”
After her mother blew out two mouthfuls of breath into her little cold hands, the little girl clenched her fists(握拳) nervously, afraid that the “breath of courage” would run away. Then with her fists clenched, she walked out of the bedroom towards the bathroom with nothing to fear.
Her mother said to herself, “It will be nice if someone can blow some kind of ‘breath’ to me. Then I can hold it in my hands too when I feel terrified or lost.”
In fact, mostly, what we are terrified of is nothing but the fear in our mind. Who we should defeat(战胜) is nobody but ourselves.
1.The girl walked back because __________.
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A．the bathroom was too far away. |
B．her mother wouldn’t go with her |
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C．she was too afraid of the dark |
D．the bedroom door was locked |
2. We learn from the reading that ___________.
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A．the girl went to the bathroom by herself |
B．the girl pretended to be terrified of nothing |
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C．the girl’s mother was able to blow brave breath |
D．the girl’s mother was very proud of herself |
3.To stop “mother’s breath” from running away, the girl __________.
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A．held out her little hands |
B．clenched her fists |
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C．talk to her mother |
D．held her own breath |
4.The writer mainly wants to tell us that ________.
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A．adults are always brave enough |
B．children learn to be brave quickly |
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C．the fear in one’s mind is the real problem |
D．the mother can deal with anything with breath |
5.Which is the best title of the passage?
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A．The Fearless Mother |
B．One Lonely Girl |
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C．One midnight |
D．The Breath of Courage |
Denny Crook was a famous photographer. He traveled all over the world, taking pictures for magazines and newspapers, and won many prizes.
“I’ll do anything to get a good photo,” he often said. “I’ll go anywhere at any time, even if it is (41).”
And he told the (42). He had photos of earthquakes, forest fires, floods and even wars. If something interesting happened, Denny went to photo it.
He was a married man and his wife often asked him to take her with him, but he always (43).”I’ll travel for my work, not for (44),” he told her . “You won’t enjoy yourself, and I won’t have (45) to look after you. Sometimes there’s not even anywhere to (46), and I have to sleep outside. I often don’t have a good (47) or a bath for days. You won’t like it.”
“Denny, I’m not a child,” his wife didn’t (48). “I can look after myself. Please take me with you the next time you go overseas.”
Denny did not say anything, but he (49) about it, and when he was asked to go to Africa he said to his wife, “You can come to Africa with me if you want to. I’ve got to take photos of wild (50) there. It should be interesting and not too uncomfortable.”
His wife was very (51), and at first she had a very enjoyable time.
Then Denny went to off to (52) some lions to photo. His wife went with him, but before long they became separated. She walked down one path while he walked down the other.
Suddenly, Denny heard her (53). He ran back and saw her running toward him. A huge lion was chasing her.
Quickly Denny took his camera out of its case and (54) it at his wife and the lion.
Then he shouted, “(55), woman! I can’t get you both in the picture!”
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It was a difficult time, but we never ________ hope.
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A．put up |
B．gave up |
C．picked up |
D．used up |
–How about the exhibition that day?
--It was very noisy, but that didn’t ________ me.
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A．hurt |
B．impress |
C．change |
D．bother |
–Do you know the man under the tree?
--Sorry, I don’t know _______.
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A．how is he |
B．what is he |
C．who he is |
D．bother |
–Waiter, $ 20 for dinner, right?
--I’m afraid $25, sir, for drinks are ________.
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A．extra |
B．free |
C．high |
D．spare |
