Philip was a nine-year-old boy in a Sunday school class of 8-year-old girls and boys. Sometimes the third graders didn’t welcome Philip into their group and usually tricked him. This was not because he was older, but because he was “different”. You see, Philip suffered from a condition called Downs’s Syndrome. This made him “different”, with his facial characteristics, slow responses and mental problems.
One Sunday after Easter, the Sunday school teacher gathered some plastic eggs that pulled apart in the middle. The teacher gave one to each child. On that beautiful spring day, the children were to go out and discover for themselves some symbol of “new life” and place it inside the plastic eggs.
After the children returned to the classroom, the teacher opened their eggs one by one, asking each child to explain that symbol of “new life”. The first opened egg contained a flower. Everyone cheered. In another was a butterfly…. When the teacher opened the last egg, it was empty. “That’s stupid,” said someone. The teacher felt a pull at his shirt. It was Philip. Looking up, Philip said, “It’s mine. I did it. It’s empty. I have new life, because the tomb is empty.” Not a sound was heard in class at all. From that day on, Philip became a real part of the group. They welcomed him, and whatever made him different was never mentioned again.
Philip’s family knew he wouldn’t live a long life, for there were too many things wrong with him.
1.The underlined word “condition” in the first paragraph probably means ________.
A．grade B．status C．health D．disease
2.It can be inferred from the first paragraph that ________.
A．The 8-year-olds were sometimes cruel
B．The 8-year-olds were friendly to Philip
C．Philip was really different in school
D．Philip was older and more sensitive
3.The teacher gave each child one plastic egg to let them ________.
A．play around on that beautiful spring day
B．put some symbol of “new life” into it
C．try to pull it apart in the middle
D．go out and discover themselves
4.After Philip explained his new life, ________.
A．The class thought he was clever. B．The class fell silent.
C．He began to study in the class. D．He felt dying.
5.We learn from the passage that ________.
A．The teacher used to have classes outdoors
B．The Philip’s new life wish was empty
C．Philip was healthy as a whole
D．Philip was accepted by his classmates in the end
阅读下面短文，根据上下文填入适当的词语，或使用括号中的词语的适当形式填空。
Each of us fails from time to time. If we are wise, we accept these failures as a necessary part of the learning process. 1. all too often as parents and teachers we do not allow our children to have the same right. We convey either by words or by actions that failure is something to be ashamed 2. , and that nothing but top performance lives up to our expectations.
When I see a child subject to this kind of pressure, I think of Donnie. He was 3. shy and nervous perfectionist. His fear of failure 4. (keep) him from classroom games that other children played with joyous abandon. He seldom answered questions for fear 5. he might be wrong. He seldom finished his work because he 6. (repeated) checked with me to be sure he hadn’t made a mistake. I tried my best to build up 7. self-confidence. And I frequently asked God for direction. But nothing changed until midterm, 8. Mary Anne, a student teacher, was appointed to our classroom. She was young and pretty, and she loved children. My pupils, Donnie 9. (include), adored her. With her frequent 10. (courage), Donnie became confident.
We’ll all have a heart that is already accurately showing us how true things are.
Carmen’s mother Maria had just 1 a serious heart attack. But without a heart transplant（移植）her life was in constant 2 .
Both the mother and daughter knew that the chances were very 3 : finding a donor heart that matched Maria’s blood type could take years. However, Carmen was determined to save her mother. She kept 4 hospitals all over the country.
Days stretched out. By Christmas, Maria had trouble walking from one end of the room to the other. Carmen lost all hope. She fell into a corner of the hospital, __5 .
“Are you okay?” a man asked.
Carmen sobbed（哭泣）as she told the stranger her 6 . This middle-aged man was named Frank, whose wife, Cheryl, a tender and devoted mother of four lovely children, had been in hospital with a brain disease and wouldn’t 7 it through the night. 8 , an idea came to Frank’s mind. He knew Cheryl had always wanted to donate（捐献）something from herself.
After reviewing the data, doctors 9 Frank that his wife’s heart was by some miracle a perfect fit for Carmen’s mother. They were able to 10 the transplant.
That cold night, when Cheryl was 11 dead, Frank came to knock at Maria’s door. She was 12 for Frank’s family as she had been doing every day recently. Though Maria had never met Frank before, they both felt a strange bond as they hugged and cried.
On New Year’s Eve, Carmen 13 Cheryl’s funeral（葬礼）with Frank’s family, who were singing their favorite song “My heart will go on.”
One day later, on New Year’s Day, Maria 14 with Cheryl’s heart. Yes, Cheryl’s loving heart would go on, for it was 15 in another loving mother’s chest.
1. A．survived B．suffered C．died D．made
2. A．change B．danger C．disorder D．pain
3. A．unlikely B．big C．slim D．likely
4. A．finding B．interrupting C．touring D．phoning
5. A．crying B．sleeping C．doubting D．thinking
6. A．idea B．story C．thought D．accident
7. A．put B．support C．make D．pass
8. A．Hurriedly B．Devotionally C． Calmly D．Suddenly
9. A．informed B．warned C．congratulated D．reminded
10. A．give up B．carry out C．search after D．put off
11. A．noticed B．predicted C．declared D．left
12. A．singing B．begging C．decorating D．praying
13. A．attended B．joined C．visited D．passed
14. A．passed away B．woke up C．left behind D．dressed up
15. A．active B．necessary C．alive D．lively
假设你是李华，在互联网上看到英国高中生Tom登的一则启事：希望结识一位中国朋友，以便学习中国的语言和文化。请你以李华的名义用英文给Tom发一封电子邮件，主要内容包括：
1. 你怎样得知Tom的愿望；
2. 你愿意成为他的朋友；
3. 你打算如何帮助他；
4. 你盼望他的回复。
注意：1. 词数100左右；2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3. 电子邮件的格式已为你写好，但不计入总词数。
Dear Tom,
I’ve learned ____________________________________________________________
Yours sincerely,
Li Hua
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第l1处起）不计分。
Mr. Smith is a traffic policeman, that works very hard. One day, Mr. Smith as well as his wife were taking a walk along the seashore. Suddenly he heard cry, “Help! Help!” Follow the direction of the cry, he saw a drowning man struggling in the water. Without hesitate, he threw off his coat, jumped into the waves, and swam to the man so fast as he could. Finally he was able to grasp the man by the arm and pulled him through the waves until he reached in the shore. His wife ran up to help the man. She was too exciting to say a word. All the people there crowd around Mr. Smith. They cheered him and raised them high in the air.
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
For teens, life is not a playground. Rather, it’s a jungle. And, doing the parent of a teenager isn’t a walk in the park, either.
How will they deal with peer (同龄人) pressure? Motivation? Success or lack of confidence? 1 As a parent, you should help them learn the principles that will help them to reach their goals and live a successful life.
2 Hopefully they will be a compass to help you deal with the problems they meet daily.
Be proactive (积极主动的)
Being proactive is the key to unlocking the other habits. 3 Proactive people understand that they are responsible for their own happiness and unhappiness. They don’t blame others for their own actions or feelings.
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Teens can learn to develop the belief that it is possible to create an atmosphere of win-win in every relationship. This habit helps your teen learn to celebrate the success of others instead of feeling threatened by them.
Put first things first
This habit helps teens prioritize (区分优先次序) and manage their time so that they focus on and complete the most important things in their lives. Putting first things first also means learning to overcome fears and being strong during difficult times. 5
A．Think win-win
B．Begin with the end in mind
C．Help your teen create a personal goal.
D．The life of a teenager is full of difficulties.
E. It’s living life according to what matters most.
F. Help your teen take control and responsibility for his life.
G. Here are three important habits for helping your teen understand and apply them.
