After the examination, the doctor told my parents my sight would get worse and that I would lose my sight finally. On the way home from hospital, no one said a word. One day, would I only imagine the scenery beyond the glass rather than see it?
That September, I entered middle school. Most nights I had homework that included an armful of books to read. To keep up with other children, I took great trouble to finish the task. With my nose a couple of inches from the page, I was tired easily. What’s worse, after I had read several pages on my own, the words slipped off the page into inky pools.
However, then I did not have audio books and electronic devices like kids do now. Instead, Mom volunteered to read out loud. Mom worked part-time, cleaned the house, cooked and spent time with Grandma. In spite of being so busy, she showed up in my room like clockwork. She put on her reading glasses. Mom always thought those glasses made her look old. To me, she looked like a teacher.
In my room, Mom’s voice competed with the ticking of the clock. Being forced to focus on listening, I found a way to keep my marks up and compete with the other kids. When the teacher asked a question, I raised my hand with confidence. Teachers praised me for having a good memory. Reading removed my fear for my failing sight, reading also made me curious about other people’s challenges and how they managed. Though I could not use my eyes to fix on each passage, my mind lit up with every new book.
True to what the doctor said, the worst came, but thanks to Mom, my sense of hearing now allows me to “see”. This was the most precious (珍贵的) gift from a mother to her child.
1.Why did the author and his parents keep silent on their way back home from hospital?
A．They all wanted to have a good rest.
B．The author didn’t do well in the exam.
C．What the doctor said made them worried.
D．They focused on the scenery along the road
2.How did the author manage to get high marks?
A．By being confident
B．By listening carefully.
C．By getting help from his classmates.
D．By reading as many books as possible.
3.We can learn from the text that .
A．the author’s sight recovered finally
B．reading made the author more sensitive
C．the author’s mother didn’t work to look after him
D．reading made the author not worry about his sight
4.Which of the following could be the title of the text?
A．My eyesight trouble B．An unforgettable experience
C．With ears wide open D．About Mother’s love
In recent years, the black bear population in the US has risen. Forests once cleared for farming have started to grow back and black bears have returned to them. But the bears are finding that their forest habitat has changed. Instead of thick forests covering thousands of acres, bears now have neighbors nearby. Roads, homes, schools, and shopping centers have been built at the edge of their forest home. And with humans and bears trying to share the same space, problems arise.
Black bears usually prefer to avoid people, but their nose may lead them into trouble. Their normal diet includes nuts, insects, and plants. But given the opportunity, they will gladly help themselves to whatever they can find.
With the great sense of smell, the bears can sniff out a tasty treat 2 or 3 miles away. Food left out in a park or backyard is an invitation to dinner. And while raiding (劫掠) a cooler, bird feeder (喂鸟器), trash can, car, or even a home, they can do a lot of damage. When that happens, people get angry. If another solution doesn’t immediately appear, they often want the bears killed.
Bear Aware, Bear Wise, and Bear Smart are trying to keep that from happening. They want people to respect bears, not fear them, and are suggesting ways to reduce the chances of bears stopping by for a snack. They’re convincing (使相信) people that by following some simple steps, it’s possible to live peacefully with our wild neighbors.
1.More black bears have appeared in the US because__________.
A．farmers have grown more food
B．forests have increased in the US
C．people stopped killing black bears
D．roads were built nearer to the forests
2.We learn from the text that black bears _________.
A．hate insects in forests B．eat different foods
C．usually live in big groups D．like to share space with humans
3.The underlined words “sniff out” in Paragraph 3 probably means “________”.
A．to express a low opinion B．to find something by chance
C．to refuse something in a proud way D．to discover something by its smell
Below are some of the heart-warming scenes that I witnessed and heard from others after the earthquake and flood.
In the supermarket, where goods of all the shelves 36 , people were picking up things so quickly together, and then 37 standing in line to buy food. Instead of creating panic（恐慌）and _38 as much as possible, they bought as little as they 39 _.
When I was walking home, there was a lady 40 a sign that said, “Please use our toilet.” She was 41 her house for people to go to the restroom. I also saw an old lady at a bakery shop 42 free bread. They made my heart 43 _.
A boy was saved because he climbed up on top of the roof of a store during the flood. The flood 44 so suddenly that he just saw people below trying to climb onto the roof, but failed. They were 45 by the flood. To help others, he kept filming them 46 their loved ones could see.
A foreign friend told me that she was 47 to see a long queue form so neatly（整齐地）behind one public phone. Everyone waited 48 to use the phone though they must have been so eager to call their families.
The 49 was horrible（可怕的）! Only one car could move 50 at a green light. But everyone was driving so calmly. During the 10-hour 51 , which would only take 30 minutes 52 , I heard only one horn（喇叭）and that was of thank you.
When I was 53 at the platform（站台）, a homeless person gave me a piece of cardboard to sit on. Even though we usually 54 them in our daily life, they were ready to help us.
Through all of this, I felt 55 _. There is a bright future, on the other side of this disaster.
1. A．fell B．lay C．sank D．rose
2. A．noisily B．harmlessly C．quietly D．seriously
3. A．stealing B．buying C．making D．folding
4. A．earned B．needed C．saw D．afforded
5. A．watching B．selling C．destroying D．holding
6. A．locking B．building C．opening D．sparing
7. A．wiping out B．carrying out C．picking out D．giving out
8. A．warm B．cold C．broken D．closed
9. A．came B．got C．ran D．left
10. A．sent out B．knocked down C．brought out D．taken away
11. A．for B．or C．so D．but
12. A．excited B．surprised C．upset D．frightened
13. A．secretly B．patiently C．slowly D．proudly
14. A．traffic B．trade C．movement D．climate
15. A．around B．down C．up D．forward
16. A．walk B．run C．drive D．flight
17. A．necessarily B．basically C．normally D．certainly
18. A．waiting B．playing C．fighting D．hiding
19. A．respect B．ignore C．notice D．hate
20. A．glory B．help C．interest D．hope
— Why not turn to your history teacher for help?
— ________.
A．I’m too busy B．I’m sorry
C．That’s a good idea D．It doesn’t matter
— Peter failed in the exam again.
— He ________ it; he never worked hard.
A．responded B．deserved C．inspected D．rewarded
Our head teacher keeps telling us that the future ________ to the well-educated.
A．belongs B．is belonging
C．will be belonged D．is belonged
