I received a call today asking if I would be willing to bring food to a family in need. The mother was having a major operation and would be lying down for several weeks. Of course, I responded with an immediate "Yes!". As I planned the meat in my head, I reflected(反映)on how many times over the years I had been asked to prepare food. I have done so countless times with a very open heart.
But the truly amazing thing is that I have received double over the course of my life. When my mother passed away, our house was filled with fresh dinners for weeks. A woman from the church of our community stopped by each evening with some food. The gift of food was her sm all way of trying to ease our pain.
Later in my life, when l was on bed rest during my pregnancy(怀孕)with twins, women of the church again stepped in to help. They arranged babysitting for my two-year-old daughter, and brought lovely dinners to our house. Even when I was put in the hospital, my husband would bring cooked meals to my hospital room. How we relied on these dinners to feed my tired husband and young daughter.
Food is all about comfort. It feeds our bodies, but it can also feed our souls(心灵). When you hear people talking about their favourite holidays, it usually includes their feelings connected with sharing food. I know that I will have many more opportunities in my lifetime to prepare food for others. It is truly a gift I want to prepare and deliver to someone in need.
1.The author has given lots of food to others because_______.
A. she is poor at cooking B. she is a church member
C. she is friendly to others D. she has received others' food
2.We can learn from the first paragraph that the author_______.
A. had to stay in bed for several weeks
B. knew the family in need very well
C. was tired of preparing food
D. was glad to be able to lend a hand
3.Which of the following is TRUE about the author?
A. She received food as well as comfort in her hard times.
B. She didn't get enough food during her pregnancy.
C. She thinks offering food is the best way to show love.
D. Her mother died when she was in hospital.
4.According to the passage, which of the following conclusions can we get?
A. One good turn deserves another.
B. Every man has his faults.
C. Actions speak louder than words.
D. A good beginning makes a good ending.
James Cleveland Owens was the son of a farmer and the grandson of black slaves(奴隶). His family moved to Cleveland when he was 9. There, a school teacher asked the youth his name.
"J.C.." he replied.
She thought he had said "Jesse", and he had a new name.
Owens ran his first race at the age of 13 After high school, he went to Ohio State University. He had to work part time in order to pay for his education. As a second year student, in the Big Ten games in 1935, he set even more records than he would in the Olympic Games a year later.
A week before the Big Ten games, Owens fell down when he went downstairs. His back hurt so much that he could not exercise all week, and he was helped in and out of the car that drove him to the games. He refused to listen to the suggestions that he should give up and said he would try, event by event. He did try, and the results are in the record book.
The stage was set for Owens success at the Olympic Games in Berlin(柏林) the next year, and his success would come to be considered as not only athletic but also political(政治的). Hitler(希特勒) did not give congratulations to any of the black American winners.
"It was all right with me." he said years later. "I didn't go to Berlin to shake hands with him, anyway."
After returning from Berlin, he received no telephone calls from the president of his own country, either. In fact, he was not honored by the United States until 1976, four years before his death.
Owens' Olympic success made little difference to him. He earned his living by looking after a school playground, and racing against cars and dogs.
"Sure, it worried me," he said later. "But at least it was an honest living. I had to eat."
In the end, however, his gold medals changed his life. "They have kept me alive over the years," he once said. "Time has stood still for me. That golden moment dies hard."
1. In the Big Ten games, Owens_______.
A. hurt himself in the back
B. had to give up all events
C. tried every sports event but all failed
D. was successful in setting many records
2. We can infer(推断)from the text that Owens was treated unfairly in the US at that time
because_______.
A. he didn't talk to the US president on the phone
B. he was the son of a poor farmer
C. he was the grandson of black slaves
D. he didn't shake hands with Hitler
3.When Owens says "They have kept me alive over the years", he means that the medals
A. have been changed for money to help him live on
B. have made him famous in the US
C. have kept him busy with all kinds of jobs
D. have encouraged him to face difficulties in life
4.What can be the best title for the text?
A. How to Be Successful
B. Jesse Owens - A Great American Sportsman
C. The Big Ten Games
D. Making a Living As a Sportsman
We were standing at the top of a church tower. My father had brought me to this spot in a small town not far from our home in Rome. I wondered why.
"Look down, Elsa," Father said. I gathered all my courage and looked down. I saw the square in the center of the village, And I saw the criss-cross（纵横交错） of streets leading to the square. "See, my dear," Father said gently, "There is more than one way to the square. Life is like that. If you can't get to the place where you want to go by one road. try another."
Now I understood why I was there, Earlier that day I had begged my mother to do something about the awful lunches that were served at school. But she refused because she didn't believe the lunches were as bad as I said.
When I turned to Father for help, he would not interfere（干涉）. Instead, he brought me to this high tower to give me a lesson. By the time we reached home, I had a plan.
At school the next day, I secretly poured my lunch soup into a bottle and brought it home. Then I asked our cook to serve it to Mother at dinner. The plan worked perfectly. She swallowed one spoonful and sputtered, "The cook must have gone bad!" Quickly I told what I had done, and Mother stated firmly that she would deal with the matter of lunches at school the next day!
In the following years I often remembered the lesson Father taught me. I began to work as a fashion designer two years ago. I wouldn't stop working until I tried every possible means to my goal. Father's wise words always remind me that there is more than one way to the square,
1.The author's father took her to the top of a church tower to_______．
A. enjoy the beautiful scenery of the whole town
B. encourage her to find out another way to solve her problem
C. find out how many ways lead to the square
D. help her forget some unpleasant things earlier that day
2.What did the author want her mother to do earlier that day?
A. Do something delicious for lunch.
B. Taste her awful lunch.
C. Dismiss the cook.
D. Speak to the school about lunch.
3. What did the author's mother think of her lunch soup after she tasted it?
A. It wasn't so bad as the author said.
B. It was delicious.
C. It couldn't be worse.
D. It was as good as her cook did.
4.The underlined sentence in the fifth paragraph means_______.
A. the cook agreed to serve the soup to Mother
B. the matter of lunch was successfully settled
C. her father persuaded her mother successfully
D. the way the author thought of was successful
"The Chinese Dream" is a hot topic of this year. Many Chinese young people are inspired by the Chinese Dream. Everyone has their own dreams. They give us courage and confidence to keep us going through difficulties, Here is some advice on how to realize our beautiful dreams.
Never giving up is the key to make our dreams come true. We may fail from time to time, but we can learn from failure, correct our mistakes and try again until we achieve our goals. Our life is like a long journey which is not all roses. It sometimes has wind and rain. We believe rainbows will appear after storms.
Cooperation is also necessary. Everyone likes a person who is good at cooperating with others. Besides. in our society most problems can't be solved by one person alone. Cooperation is becoming one of the most important ways for people living in the developing society.
At the same time, we should learn to examine our abilities because it helps us know our advantages and disadvantages as well as get a full control of ourselves. Then we may be confident enough to face challenges.
Follow the suggestions above, and our dreams are sure to come true.
1. How many suggestions of making dreams come true are mentioned in this passage?,
A. One. B. Two. C. Three. D. Four.
2. The underlined word "It" in the second paragraph refers to_______.
A. never giving Lip our dreams B. a long journey
C. learning from failure D. our life
3.Which is the best title for this passage'?
A. The Chinese Dream
B. Cooperation is Necessary
C. Examine Our Abilities
D. Advice on How to Realize Our Beautiful Dreams
Though the great progress has been made in medical science, human beings are often attacked by cancer, which means death. A woman named Bonnie suffered a of discomforts caused by the treatment of cancer. She didn't regard cancer as a deadly illness, but a laughing matter. She treated it In a humorous way. To put it in way, she is teaching people that even though cancer isn't ,we can treat it in a humorous way.
Her second child was going to be born three months away she was diagnosed(诊断)with cancer. Suddenly, a happy mother turned into a helpless woman afraid for her own .It was after she had had her baby that she had an operation. Then came chemo(化疗)and her life seemed to be made up of fears and tears. But the moment in her life came after she lost all her hair and a free wig(假发)arrived. She tried i c on as her older son Kyler watched.
"That was when I decided how to deal with it: crying over this bad wig or laughing about it. Either way would make remember it," Bonnie said. She spent a lot of time looking for anything funny from cancer patients. She got a lot out of collecting stories. She started laughing a lot, finding it the perfect medicine. Using herself a bald model, Bonnie set out to design her own greeting cards and calendars, making fun of the sufterings of chemo.
" joy, we badly need to laugh." she said.
Clearly, you can increase your confidence to get over any disease and trouble by means of
laughing.
1.A. set B. series C. way D. pack
2.A. another B. the other C. other D. others
3.A. serious B. terrible C. fun D. bad
4.A. before B. until C. while D. when
5.A. son B. illness C. operation D. life
6.A. lowest B. highest C.great D. ugly
7.A. myself B. everyone C. my son D. my husband
8.A. detective B. romantic C. different D. humorous
9.A. as B．be C．is D．to
10.A. Had B. To have C. Have had D. Having
College is _______ time when you can learn many new skills, including how to live and work with_______ people from different backgrounds.
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