One day I heard that one of my dear friends had lost his mother. This made me sad, for my friend was very close to his mother. He had been by her side as she traveled through her long and hard journey with cancer. At this time, many memories about my loved ones that had passed away came flooding to me. Finally these memories passed, but it was really sad to think that my friend would have to go through the pain.
Three times I tried to write an email to my friend and three times words failed me. I am a person who is not often lost for words and I decided to have a sleep. Upon waking up I could hardly wait for my computer to work, the words I needed were there. I was still left with a heavy heart although I had sent an email.
They say that everything in this universe is balanced(平衡的) and indeed it is. Three days later, I received his reply letter. I was happy to hear that he’d been admitted to(录取) Cambridge University. It served as a gentle reminder for me that my friend would be okay and that life would go on.
Everything in life is balanced; the lowest feelings change places with the highest feelings. Without the lows, we would never appreciate the highs. No matter how dark the clouds seem to be, the sunshine is always there and just waiting for the opportunity to shine through.
1.When the author learnt her friend had lost his mother, she ______.
A．gave him some money B．wrote an email to him
C．went to visit him D．went for a journey with him
2.What good news did the author’s friend receive?
A．He received the author’s email.
B．He was told that life would go on.
C．He would go to Cambridge University.
D．His life would go back to normal again
3.Which of the following is TRUE according to the text?
A．The author wrote four emails to her friend.
B．The mother of the author’s friend died from cancer.
C．The author’s friend is a teacher in Cambridge University.
D．The author felt relaxed after sending the email.
4.From the text, we can learn that the author is ______.
A．sincere and warm-hearted
B．proud and confident
C．serious and friendly
D．funny and responsible
5.The author aims to tell us that ______.
A．life is not fair to everybody
B．time waits for no man
C．everyone has good and bad times in life
D．where there is a will, there is a way
As the father of a student, I have experienced first hand what a great teacher is. My son was in the 4th grade last year, and he had a teacher called Miss Green. I believe that when he is an adult he will surely look back on her as the best teacher he has ever had.
My son has attention deficit disorder(注意力缺损症) that makes it a little more difficult for him to learn. She was able to change her teaching methods for him so that he could keep up with the rest of the class. As a result, he got straight As on many subjects. She regarded her class as a family and they even had their own class song. She would often have them sing it to encourage them and develop a team spirit for them. When she saw that they were no longer listening carefully to what she was teaching, she would have them close their textbooks, stand up all around the room and throw around a small football. This helped them clear their minds and then focus on the lesson again. Besides, she was quick to reply to any phone calls or emails from us and got rid of our worries about children quickly.
When my son went to the 5th grade this year, we happened to pass her classroom. When she saw my son, her face lit up(露出喜色) and she came out and hugged him. She generally loves all of the children in her classroom and that love really shows. I can only pray(祈祷) that my son will continue to get teachers just like her for the rest of his school years.
1.With the teacher’s help, the writer’s son ______.
A．became the best student in his class
B．was interested in singing songs
C．quickly finished his 4th grade lessons
D．improved his grades greatly
2.Which of the following is NOT true about Miss Green?
A．She regarded the students as members of a family.
B．She had special ways to help students study.
C．She was good at teaching football and music.
D．She usually made a quick reply to parents’ emails.
3.The underlined phrases “focus on” in Paragraph 2 means ______.
A．look forward to B．pay attention to
C．get away from D．take care of
4.We can learn from the text that ______.
A．Miss Green was the best teacher at the school
B．all the students in the school liked Miss Green
C．Miss Green didn’t teach the writer’s son in the 5th grade
D．the writer’s son had many teachers like Miss Green
5.In the text, the writer mainly tells us ______.
A．what his son studied at school
B．his son once had a good teacher
C．how to be a good and popular teacher
D．a teacher who liked playing with students
It was a cloudy Saturday afternoon. A group of birds were having a great time
36 food and playing on the main road. All of a sudden, a big truck sped through… A 37 thing happened. Birds could 38 , too. Although this bird had already 39 , another bird flew over to her immediately, just like a family member, unable to accept the 40 .
Not long after that, another car passed by quickly, 41 the dead bird’s body to whirl(旋转) with the wind. The male bird 42 the movement. As if she was still alive, he 43 flew beside her again. He stared at her as if he was asking, “ 44 are you not getting up?”
45 , she was no longer able to hear him. At the same time, he was trying to lift her up. He, 46 , was unable to bear the burden. Another car soon passed by. He quickly 47 . Once the car had gone, he came down again.
Although other birds told him that it was 48 , he never gave up. He was trying his best to lift her up to 49 her flying again. Another car passed by, and her dead body whirled again as if she was still 50 and trying to fly. He had used all of his 51 , but he was too weak.
The 52 , who was taking photos of the scene, said he couldn’t shoot any more. He was so 53 that the living bird was going to be hurt by passing cars. So he picked up he dead bird and left it at the 54 . The living one still stayed at a nearby tree as if he was crying with his singing and 55 to leave.
1. A．packing up B．caring for C．searching for D．setting down
2. A．strange B．normal C．funny D．sad
3. A．disagree B．feel C．fly D．spread
4. A．disappeared B．dropped C．died D．escaped
5. A．story B．truth C．gift D．past
6. A．shaking B．holding C．sending D．causing
7. A．stopped B．disturbed C．noticed D．feared
8. A．worriedly B．quickly C．bravely D．surprisingly
9. A．Where B．When C．How D．Why
10. A．Unfortunately B．Gradually C．Finally D．Honestly
11. A．in return B．of course C．by accident D．on purpose
12. A．sat down B．looked up C．showed up D．flew off
13. A．simple B．boring C．useless D．important
14. A．see B．keep C．catch D．think
15. A．lovely B．complete C．beautiful D．alive
16. A．confidence B．energy C．space D．time
17. A．owner B．bird C．killer D．photographer
18. A．hopeful B．surprised C．worried D．shocked
19. A．top B．center C．roadside D．car
20. A．required B．pretended C．tried D．refused
–John and I will celebrate our fortieth wedding anniversary next month.
--Oh, ________!
A．cheer up B．well done
C．go ahead D．congratulations
Don’t worry. The problem will ______ at the meeting tomorrow.
A．be dealt with B．be turned up
C．be come up D．be set up
–The food here is nice enough.
--My friend ______ me a right place.
A．introduces B．introduced
C．had introduced D．was introducing
