When I was young, my father had one of the first telephones in our neighborhood. I remember the shiny box on the wall. But I was too little to reach it. I could only listen to my mother talk on it.
I discovered that inside the-wonderful box lived an amazing person whose name was Information Please. There was nothing she did not know.
One day my mother went out. I accidentally hurt my finger when I was playing with a hammer. I walked around the house sucking my finger, finally seeing the telephone. Quickly I dragged a chair over and climbed up.
“Information Please, ”I spoke into the receiver. A click or two and a small clear voice spoke into my ear. “Information.”
“I hurt my finger…”I cried into the phone.
“Isn’t your mother home?” came the question.
“Nobody’s home but me.” I sobbed.
“Are you bleeding?” the voice asked.
“No,” I replied, “I hit my finger with the hammer and it hurts.”
“Can you open your icebox?” she asked. I said I could.
“Then take a little piece of ice and hold it to your finger.” said the voice.
After that, I called “Information Please” for everything. I asked her for help with my geography and she told me where Philadelphia was. She helped me with my math. She told me her name was Sally.
Then, there was the time my pet canary（金丝雀）died. I called “Information Please” and told Sally the sad story. “Why is it that birds sing so beautifully and bring joy to all families, only to end up as a pile of feathers?” She listened, then said quietly, “Paul, always remember that there are other worlds to sing in.” Somehow, I felt better.
One day when I called “Information Please” again, a different voice answered “Information.”
I asked for Sally. “Are you a friend?” she said.
“Yes,” I answered.
“I’m sorry to have to tell you this,” she said. “She died five days ago.” Before I could hang up she said, “Wait a minute. Did you say your name was Paul?”
“Yes.”
“Well, Sally left a message for you. The note said, ‘Tell him I still say there are other worlds to sing in. He’ll know what I mean.’” I thanked her and hung up. I knew what Sally meant.
1.When the author hurt his finger, he rang because __________.
A. he believed that the telephone knew everything
B. the telephone could tell him a doctor’s number
C. his mother was on the other end of the telephone
D. he was once told to ask for help in this way
2.Through the help from Sally, it can be inferred that __________.
A. Sally was a geography teacher
B. Sally was the author’s friend
C. Sally was a considerate person
D. Sally was an imaginary person
3.What did Sally really mean by her message?
A. She was sure that she could sing in other worlds.
B. She didn’t want Paul to be sad about her death.
C. Singing helped Paul to face death more easily.
D. There was no need for Paul to call her anymore.
4.What is the best title for this passage?
A. My Pet’s Death
B. An Amazing Woman
C. A Healing Message
D. My Magic Box
假如你是李华，是华文中学的学生会主席。为了丰富同学们的业余生活，提高同学们的英语水平，学生会 组织了ー个English club，请你写封邀请信，邀请同学们参加。内容应包括：
1. English club设立的目的；
2. English club要开展的活动；
3.邀请大家参加English club。
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I was in the band at Davis Air Force Base,North Dakota. Our group required to play for all the general who reached the base. So, one morning, when our commanding officer heard on the radio what General Frost was expected just after noon, he sent us hurried to the airport with our instrument. It turned out that one of the musicians had also heard on the radio announcement that morning. He takes the commanding officer aside for a whispered talk. When they turned, the officer told them the performance was canceled. There was no arrived general — we had almost played for the weather forecast.
This is a true story which happened in the States. A man came out oi his home to admire his new truck. To his 1. ( puzzle), his three-year-old son was 2.(happy) hammering dents (凹痕) into the shiny paint of the truck. The man ran to his son, knocked him away, hammered the little boy’s hands into pulp(果浆汁) as 3. (punish). When the father calmed down, he rushed his son to the hospital.
4. the doctor tried desperately to save the crushed bones, he finally had to cut the fingers from both the boy’s hands. When the boy 5. (wake) up from the operation and saw his bandaged stubs, he innocently said, “Daddy, I’m sorry about your truck.” Then he asked, “6. when are my fingers going to grow back?”
The father went home and committed suicide.
Think about this story 7. next time someone steps on your feet or you wish to take revenge. Think first 8. you lose your patience with someone you love. Trucks can 9. (repair). Broken bones and hurt feelings often can’t. Too often we fail to recognize the difference between the person and the performance. We forget that forgiveness is 10. (great) than revenge.
People make mistakes. We are allowed to make mistakes. But the actions we take while in a rage will impress us forever.
The measure of a man，s real character is what he would do it he knew he would never be found out.
— Thomas Macaulay
Some thirty years ago, I was studying in a public school in New York. One day, Mrs. Nantette O’Neill gave an arithmetic ____ to our class. When the papers were ____ she discovered that twelve boys had made exactly the same mistakes throughout the test.
There is nothing really new about ____ in exams. Perhaps that was why Mrs. O’Neill ____ even say a word about it. She only asked the twelve boys to ____ after class. I was one of the twelve. Mrs. O’Neill asked ____ questions, and she did not ____ us either. Instead, she wrote on the blackboard the ____ words by Thomas Macaulay. She then ordered us to ____ these words into our exercise-books one hundred times.
I don’t ____ about the other eleven boys. Speaking for myself I can say: it was the most important single ____ of my life. Thirty years after being introduced to Macaulay’s words, they ____ seem to me the best yardstick(准绳), because they give us a ____ to measure ourselves rather than others.
____ of us are asked to made ____ decisions about nations going to war or armies going to battle. But all of us are called __ daily to make a great many personal decisions. ____ the wallet, found in the street, be put into a pocket or turned over to the policeman? Should the ____ change received at the store be forgotten or ____? Nobody will know except ____. But you have to live with yourself, and it is always better to live with someone you respect.
1.A. test B. problem C. paper D. lesson
2.A. examined B. completed C. marked D. answered
3.A. lying B. cheating C. guessing D. discussing
4.A. didn’t B. did C. would D. wouldn’t
5.A. come B. leave C. remain D. apologize
6.A. no B. certain C. many D. more
7.A. excuse B. reject C. help D. scold
8.A. above B. common C. following D. unusual
9.A. repeat B. get C. put D. copy
10.A. worry B. know C. hear D. talk
11.A. chance B. incident C. lesson D. memory
12.A. even B. still C. always D. almost
13.A. way B. sentence C. choice D. reason
14.A. All B. Few C. Some D. None
15.A. quick B. wise C. great D. personal
16.A. out B. for C. up D. upon
17.A. Should B. Must C. Would D. Need
18.A. extra B. small C. some D. necessary
19.A. paid B. remembered C. shared D. returned
20.A. me B. you C. us D. Them
How to protect children Web fans from unsuitable material on-line while encouraging them to use the Internet has long been discussed in the U. S.
For some parents, the Internet can seem like a jungle, filled with danger for their children. 1. With good guides, some education,and a few precautions(预防措施), the wilds of the Internet can be safely navigated(航行). “Kids have to be on-line. If we tell our kids they can’t have access (机会) to the Internet, we’re cutting them off from their future,” said an expert.
Most kids have started to use search engines. 2. There are search engines designed just for kids. A certain software contains only sites that have been selected as safe. 3. But this can’t be wholly reliable(可靠), and the best thing parents can do is to talk to their kids and let them know what is OK or not OK to see or do on the Internet.
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A few other tips
● Don’t put the PC in a child’s room but keep it in an area where mum or dad can keep an eye on things. That also makes the Internet more of a family activity.
● Ask your child what he or she has been doing and about any friends they make on-line.
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● And tell your children never to talk to anyone they meet on-line over the phone, send them anything, accept anything from them or agree to meet with them unless you go along.
A. The most popular way to limit access would be to use what is known as a “content screener(过滤器)”.
B. Many of them are great for finding tons of interesting Internet sites, and they can also locate places where you might not want your kids to go.
C. Tell your child not to give on-line strangers personal information, especially like address and phone number.
D. But jungles contain wonders as well as dangers.
E. Tell your child not to talk to any strangers.
F. Another way is that mum or dad is nearby when the child is surfing(浏览) the Internet.
G. And also parents can help the child in trouble.
