It is that time of the year when the warm, late Summer days meet the cold, early Autumn nights. The skies on days like these are bright and clear. The air is cool, fresh, and full of the smell of wild flowers. The leaves on the trees are dark green but with splashes of red appearing here and there. It is a really beautiful time of the year. Every where and in everything you can see change.
Birds are starting to migrate. Children are getting ready for another school year. People are looking back on the fun days of Summer and forward to the busy days of Fall.
It is days like these that remind me that while seasons, weather, and nature's colors may change it is all beautiful and it is all joyful. And I am changing too.
My thick wavy hair is now pretty thin on top. Its dark brown color is now getting some gray sprinkled(散落)in it. The smile lines around my eyes and mouth are deeper now and stay with me even when I stop smiling. My glasses continue to get thicker with each new pair and the music I love is now referred to as "oldies". Still, I feel so happy and joyful in my life. I am grateful for my younger years because they taught me so much.
What I have learned and experienced has gotten me to where I am today. I am grateful for my present because now is where I live and now is where I love. I feel happiness in every moment that God has given me, and I take great delight in all the changes life brings. Life is a never ending journey of change and growth. Life's changes never stop but neither does life's joy.
1.The author describes the sceneryin the first paragraph in order to ______ .
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A．tell the time of story’s taking place |
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B．tell the joy of season’s changing |
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C．show the impressive beauty of nature |
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D．set off the author’s delighted feeling |
2.From this passage we can learn _____.
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A．the author is not young any longer at present |
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B．the season the author describes is the meet of late autumn and early winter |
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C．the author is a person who used to love music |
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D．the author doesn’t hope life has changed so much |
3.The underlined part in the last paragraph probably means ______.
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A．present life is well worth treasuring |
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B．he is satisfied with where he lives now |
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C．present life isn’t changing |
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D．the world is filled with love everywhere |
4.From the passage we can see the author’s attitude to life is full of ______.
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A．excitement |
B．appreciation |
C．compassion |
D．complaint |
5.The best title of this passage is ______.
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A．My life |
B．My past |
C．I love life |
D．Life's changes |
Mr. Hadley was my 6th grade teacher. I was a tall thin girl weighing barely a hundred pounds. I ended up taking a lot of 36 especially from the boys, because of my appearance. I became an extremely 37 young lady.
One day 38 in the 6th grade class was told by Mr. Hadley that we would be 39 to stand up in front of the class and read the 40 that we had completed.
When my turn came, I 41 to stand up in front of all those students and 42 to their tricks. Mr. Hadley came over to me and again 43 me to read my report. I gave it back to him. He walked to the front of the 44 and said, "Yvonne has a very good report here and I think everyone 45 to hear her read it. If I hear anyone making 46 noises or making fun of her in any way, I will let you fail right here and now. Understood?"
Mr. Hadley walked back to me and 47 me the paper, asking me to go to the front of the class. I walked to the front of the class on legs 48 were shaking and I felt a(n) 49 in my chest. Everyone were all quiet, including those boys. I stood there trying to gain 50 .
Mr. Hadley walked over to me putting his arm around me, "You can do it. I have 51 in you!" His words helped calm me. I 52 the report and instead of the kids laughing at me and 53 me, they all stood up and clapped their hands.
From that day on the kids never made fun of me again and some 54 made friends with me. I continued to be quite shy all through school 55 from that day on I knew if I had to stand up in front of class again. I could do it.
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______ many times，he finally understood it．
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A．Told |
B．Telling |
C．Having told |
D．Having been told |
I was still sleeping when the fire _______, and then it spread quickly.
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A．put out |
B．broke out |
C．came out |
D．got out |
People have always been_______ about exactly how life on earth began.
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A．curious |
B．excited |
C．anxious |
D．careful |
Mar Levine, ____ scientist at University of Pennsylvania, US, has found that competitive eaters have stomachs that can expand like ____ balloon.
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A．a; a |
B．a; the |
C．a; / |
D．the; a |
