“Attention, everyone!” Miss Dalrymple looked at her class of ten-year-olds. “Today we are going to create a special card for Father’s Day, which falls on this weekend.” Then she busied herself handing out the paper and art materials to her noisy pupils.
They were a mixed punch. Some came from the rich side of the town, but the majorities were from parents who struggled to get jobs. So she had not been eager to carry out this activity.
“Think about all the things that your dad does that make him special,” she said loudly as she approached the last table. “You can write a poem or short story thinking of the positive characteristics that make your dad special. The written part of this activity should be completed before you start to decorate your card.”
Andrew looked at the blank page. He had never met, spoken to, or been hugged by his dad, so how could he write about him? Once when he was looking in his grandma’s photo box, he had seen an old black and white photo but it was badly creased(弄皱) and difficult to recognize any clear features. She had quickly taken it from him and buried it deeply among the rest, never to be found again. After thinking for a while, he wrote:
Dear Dad,
You are a person I do not know and would probably not recognize as I only saw an old photo of you a long time ago. I think and wonder about you often, especially when I have no one to talk to about the Saturday fixtures(体育活动). One day when I grow up I will do an Internet search to find you, but I am not sure whether I will be successful as several attempts by the Child Support Agency have not been successful. Happy Father’s Day, Dad.
Love,
Andrew
1.What did Miss Dalrymple ask her students to do?
A. Hand out the paper and art materials.
B. Make a special card for their fathers.
C. Make a celebration plan for Father’s Day.
D. Carry out a school activity on the weekend.
2.What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 2 indicate?
A. The students were not willing to finish the task.
B. The students were eager to carry out the activity.
C. The students didn’t get along well with each other.
D. The students’ family conditions were quite different.
3.Why did Andrew have difficulty in making a special card for his father?
A. Because he had never seen his father.
B. Because his father was not a successful man.
C. Because he forgot all the things his father did.
D. Because he and his grandma didn’t like his father.
4.What can we learn from Andrew’s letter?
A. Andrew’s father has been dead.
B. Andrew’s father can’t recognize him.
C. Andrew is eager to meet his father.
D. Andrew is sure of finding his father.
First one person stood up and then another and another. Someone in the crowd began to applaud and soon everyone else ______ in as Glenn Cunninghan made his final lap around the track(跑道). He was about to break a world record in the mile. As he made his victory, you might wonder how he could walk, let alone ______. It was hard to ignore Glenn’s scarred legs.
When Glenn was six years old, his ______ were so badly burned in a schoolhouse fire that his doctor never thought he would ______ again. But Glenn thought otherwise. After spending weeks in ______, he got up and started using crutches(拐杖) to get around. When his legs got ______, he tried walking without the crutches. It was very ______. Glenn said later, “It hurt like hell to walk, ____ it didn’t hurt at all when I ran. So for five or six years, about all I did was run.”
With all the ______ he had had in running, it was natural for Glenn to join his school’s track team. By the time he got to high school, he became a track star and set ____ times in the mile run.
After he ______ from high school, he went to the University of Kansas. Glenn Cunninghan was ______ as “The Kansas Flyer”, and he won the National College Amateur Track Championships in 1931 and 1932.
Glenn went on to run on the U.S. Olympic Team in 1932, received the Sullivan Award ______ outstanding amateur athletes in 1933, and won a silver medal in the 1936 Olympic Games. The boy who was ______ never to walk again won two National College Amateur Athlete titles in track, was named the ______ track performer in the 100-year history of Madison Square Garden, and was ______ to the National Track and Field Hall of Fame.
It was never easy for Glenn. It took him nearly an hour to ______ for a race and the smoke-filled indoor stadium made it hard for him to ______. But he never let that stop him or ______ him down. He just ran as hard as he could with his wounded lungs and scarred legs, and he won.
If determination and spirit can ______ a runner to greatness, it might be said that Glenn Cunninghan was the greatest runner of all time.
1.A. called B. joined C. took D. gave
2.A. run B. jump C. hike D. ride
3.A. eyes B. ears C. hands D. legs
4.A. write B. hear C. see D. walk
5.A. touch B. silence C. bed D. hospital
6.A. stronger B. longer C. bitter D. lighter
7.A. heavy B. tiring C. painful D. strange
8.A. and B. but C. because D. once
9.A. practice B. chance C. time D. idea
10.A. examples B. rules C. records D. solutions
11.A. came B. kept C. learned D. graduated
12.A. treated B. acted C. served D. known
13.A. for B. to C. in D. with
14.A. seen B. chosen C. supposed D. used
15.A. famous B. outstanding C. young D. modern
16.A. admitted B. forced C. related D. devoted
17.A. answer B. hope C. stand D. prepare
18.A. look B. breathe C. change D. move
19.A. turn B. lay C. slow D. put
20.A. compare B. drive C. present D. limit
Today, our class went to “The Fishery”, 1. is a local fish store, because we are learning about fish: where they live and how they are different from people. Inside the store it was very dark, except for the bright lights on top of each tank. The girl 2.(work) in the store told me that the lights are neon, and they are used to show off the bright colours of each fish. Under the lights, the fish were blue, purple, yellow, and green. They 3.(look) so beautiful that I wanted to take all of them home.
Astronauts are people who go out into space. Being an astronaut is an exciting job. While in space, astronauts can look down and see 1.(cloud), land, and water. They can even see the moon up close. Astronauts get the chance 2.(see) more stars than you or I have ever seen. Being an astronaut may be exciting, 3. it is not an easy job. A person who 4.(want) to be an astronaut has to study for years. There are many things an astronaut must learn to do before going into space.
Spring is coming. Everything is waking from its winter sleep. The fields 1.(dress) in a fresh robe of green. The wild flowers begin to peep forth(隐隐露出). Birds sing among the trees, and begin to get their nests ready 2. summer. Men are now sowing seeds in the fields. The days are 3.(warm), for brighter sunshine has come again. Everything is full of life and joy.
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要点如下:1. 介绍购物情况;
2. 反应存在问题;
3. 提出解决方案。
注意:1. 词数100左右;
2. 可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。
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