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1.黛比计划每两个小时休息一下。
Debbie intends to take short rests _______ _______ _______.
2.一天下去，她乘小船从海岸出发，遇上了风暴。
One afternoon she _______ _______ from the coast in a small boat and _______ _______ _______ a storm.
3.人们不再像以前那样诚实了。
People are not so honest _______ _______ _______ _______.
4.几乎过了一周，那姑娘才能讲述自己的遭遇。
Nearly a week passed before the girl was able to explain _______ _______ _______ to her.
5.最近，当他开车在凯特福德街上行驶时， 看到有两个小偷从一家商店里冲出来，奔向等在那里的一辆汽车。
When he was driving along Catford Street recently, he saw two thieves rush out of a shop and _______ _______ _______ _______ _______.
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A reporter from Jiangsu Province went to Australia and some other 1.( country ) with his father for a 3-month trip. His father spent most of his life 2.( work ) in the field. The son started the 3.( amaze ) trips with his father around the world because his father had cancer---a serious illness.
The reporter wanted 4.( take ) his father to travel, hoping that his father can find his younger self in his last days. They 5.( travel ) more than 13, 000 kilometers and took over 110,000 pictures on 6.( they ) trips to different countries. Well, a miracle happened during the “rebirth” trips. 7. their surprise, his father got better from illness and became more open-hearted. He even taught himself to play 8. violin, and then 9.( gradual ) he played it very well, 10. encouraged him a lot. Now he is expecting another trip to Africa. He is the most stylish dad ever.
Time carves (雕刻) his face but youth flows in his blood. This is the real style.
Tears clouded my eyes as I stood in our washing room, holding Brett’s jeans and shirt full of burn holes.
Tired and defeated, I _______ to the floor. The clothes were just one more thing Brett had_______ . He often got almost everything in the house out of _______ . Many windows in our house needed repair due to his breaking _______ to steal money when he chose to live on the street. Yet none of this could compare to the emotional _______ Brett had done to our once quiet home.
Brett came to live with us when he was 12 years old. During the next few years I had dealt with Brett as _______as possible, but inside I was shouting. “I don’t want him in my house another day, Lord! I just can’t _______ him!” Having wiped my tears, I continued _______ him as before.
When Brett was nearly 18, he landed again in Juvenile Hall（少管所）. After that, my husband and I had to send Brett to a boarding school for helping _______teens.
At the ________ ceremony, each graduate held a white rose to give to the person who had ________ the most to him or her.
Brett spoke __________ to his parents and then spoke to me, “You did so much. You were always there, no matter __________ . My mom and dad, I was their kid. But you, ________ troubled enough by me, always ____________ me such love. And I want you to know I love you for it.”
________, I stood as Brett placed the white rose in my hand and hugged me__________.
At that moment, tears__________ in my eyes again, this time not for disappointment but for________. Although I had struggled with silent __________toward my stepson, Brett had seen only my actions. Love is action. We may not always have positive feelings about certain people in our lives, but we can love them.
1.A. sat B. sank C. bent D. dropped
2.A. ruined B. lost C. torn D. broken
3.A. danger B. place C. trouble D. order
4.A. off B. in C. up D. away
5.A. pain B. injury C. damage D. wound
6.A. patiently B. willingly C. strictly D. rudely
7.A. forgive B. educate C. stand D. control
8.A. parenting B. pardoning C. comforting D. feeding
9.A. lazy B. troublesome C. disappointing D. careless
10.A. opening B. official C. victory D. graduation
11.A. afforded B. meant C. supplied D. owed
12.A. lovingly B. sadly C. proudly D. nervously
13.A. where B. how C. what D. who
14.A. unless B. although C. because D. when
15.A. cost B. lent C. taught D. showed
16.A. Astonished B. Puzzled C. Encouraged D. Interested
17.A. surely B. roughly C. tightly D. fiercely
18.A. fell B. flowed C. moved D. gathered
19.A. pity B. happiness C. luck D. success
20.A. love B. anxiety C. anger D. care
Your children are watching you. 1. According to the Health Program, developing healthy habits is an important part for your children. And when it comes to developing healthy habits, parents influence their children more than anyone else.
2. What happens during those early years can influence children for the rest of their lives. This includes some eating and exercise habits. Children are very careful, even at a young age. Children watch what others do carefully and imitate the behaviors of those closest to them. As parents, you should do the following: 3. If you do that, your children are more likely to be enthusiastic about developing theirs.
Let your children see you taking care of your own physical health by eating fruit and vegetables. Talk to them about healthy habits in appropriate terms and at a proper time. 4.
5. Computers , televisions and other forms of technology are a major part of life in the 21st century. Unfortunately, as the use of technology in the home increases, so does the time spent watching TV or playing on the computer. So as parents, you should also arrange the time for your children wisely.
A. Don’t get rid of technology, but use it wisely.
B. Take part in physical activities and exercise regularly.
C. Be enthusiastic about developing healthy habits of your own.
D. Your actions are speaking to them louder than your words will.
E. Children prefer to imitate their parents rather than listen to them.
F. This can be helpful to teach your children to form good eating habits.
G. It’s easy for the children to form their healthy habits when they are young.
John Blanchard stood up from the bench, straightened his Army uniform, and studied the crowd of people making their way through Grand Central Station. He looked for the girl whose heart he knew, but whose face he didn’t, the girl with the rose.
His interest in her had begun thirteen months before in a Florida library. Taking a book off the shelf he found himself intrigued, not with the words of the book, but with the notes penciled in the margin. The soft handwriting reflected a thoughtful soul and insightful mind. In the front of the book, he discovered the previous owner’s name, Miss Hollis Maynell. With time and effort he located her address. She lived in New York City. He wrote her a letter introducing himself and inviting her to correspond. The next day he was shipped overseas for service in World War II.
During the next year and one month the two grew to know each other through the mail. Each letter was a seed falling on a fertile heart. A romance was budding. Blanchard requested a photograph, but she refused. She felt that if he really cared, it wouldn’t matter what she looked like.
When the day finally came for him to return from Europe, they scheduled their first meeting -- 7:00 PM at the Grand Central Station in New York. “You’ll recognize me,” she wrote, “by the red rose I’ll be wearing on my lapel.” So at 7:00 he was in the station looking for a girl whose heart he loved, but whose face he’d never seen.
I’ll let Mr. Blanchard tell you what happened: A young woman was coming toward me, her figure long and slim. Her blonde hair lay back in curls from her delicate ears; her eyes were blue as flowers. Her lips and chin had a gentle firmness, and in her pale green suit she was like springtime come alive. I started toward her, entirely forgetting to notice that she was not wearing a rose. As I moved, a small, attractive smile curved her lips. “Going my way, sailor?” she murmured.
Almost uncontrollably I made one step closer to her, and then I saw Hollis Maynell. She was standing almost directly behind the girl. A woman well past 40, she had graying hair tucked under a worn hat. She was more than plump, her thick-ankled feet thrust into low-heeled shoes. The girl in the green suit was walking quickly away. I felt as though I was split in two, so keen was my desire to follow her, and yet so deep was my longing for the woman whose spirit had truly companioned me and upheld my own.
And there she stood. Her pale, plump face was gentle and sensible, her gray eyes had a warm and kindly twinkle. I did not hesitate. My fingers gripped the small worn blue leather copy of the book that was to identify me to her.
This would not be love, but it would be something precious, something perhaps even better than love, a friendship for which I had been and must ever be grateful. I squared my shoulders and saluted and held out the book to the woman, even though while I spoke I felt choked by the bitterness of my disappointment. “I'm Lieutenant（中尉）John Blanchard, and you must be Miss Maynell. I am so glad you could meet me; may I take you to dinner?”
The woman's face broadened into a tolerant smile. “I don't know what this is about, son,” she answered, “but the young lady in the green suit who just went by, she begged me to wear this rose on my coat. And she said if you were to ask me out to dinner, I should go and tell you that she is waiting for you in the big restaurant across the street. She said it was some kind of test!”
It's not difficult to understand and admire Miss Maynell's wisdom. The true nature of a heart is seen in its response to the unattractive. “Tell me whom you love,” Houssaye wrote, “And I will tell you who you are.”
1.How did John Blanchard get to know Miss Hollis Maynell?
A. They lived in the same city. B. They were both interested in literature.
C. John came across Hollis in a Florida library. D. John knew Hollis's name from a library book.
2.Hollis refused to send Blanchard a photo because _____.
A. she thought true love is beyond appearance B. she wasn't confident about her appearance
C. she was only a middle-aged woman D. she had never taken any photo before they knew
3.When Blanchard went over to greet the woman, he was _____.
A. disappointed but well-behaved B. satisfied and confident
C. annoyed and bad-mannered D. shocked but inspired
4.Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?
A. Don't Judge a Book by its Cover B. The Symbol of Rose
C. Love is blind D. A Test of Love
“Have a nice day!”may be a pleasant gesture or a meaningless expression. When my friend Maxie says “Have a nice day” with a smile, I know she sincerely cares about what happens to me. I feel loved and secure since another person cares about me and wishes me well.
“Have a nice day. Next!”This version of expression is spoken by a salesgirl at the supermarket who is rushing me and my groceries out the door. The words come out in the same tone(腔调)with a fixed procedure. They are spoken at me, not to me. Obviously, the concern for my day and everyone else’s is the management’s attempt to increase the business.
The expression is one of those behaviors that help people get along with each other. Sometimes it indicates the end of a meeting. As soon as you hear it, you know the meeting is at an end. Sometimes the expression serves us when we don’t know what to say.“Oh, you just had a tooth out? I’m terribly sorry, but have a nice day.”
The expression can be pleasant. If a stranger says “Have a nice day” to you, you may find it heart-warming because someone you don’t know has tried to be nice to you.
Although the use of the expression is an insincere, meaningless social custom at times, there is nothing wrong with the sentence except that it is a little uninteresting. The salesgirl, the waitress, the teacher, and all the countless others who speak it without thinking may not really care about my day. But in a strange and comfortable way, it’s nice to know they care enough to pretend they care when they really don’t care all that much. While the expression may not often be sincere, it is always spoken. The point is that people say it all the time when they like.
1.How does the author understand Maxie’s words?
A. Maxie shows her anxiety to the author.
B. Maxie really wishes the author a good day.
C. Maxie encourages the author to stay happy.
D. Maxie really worries about the author’s security.
2.What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 2 mean?
A. The salesgirl is polite. B. The salesgirl is bored.
C. The salesgirl cares about me. D. The salesgirl says the words as a routine.
3.By saying “Have a nice day,” a stranger may ______.
A. try to be polite to you B. express respect to you
C. give his blessing to you D. share his pleasure with you
4.What is the best title of the passage?
A. Have a Nice Day—a Social Custom
B. Have a Nice Day—a Pleasant Gesture
C. Have a Nice Day—a Heart-warming Greeting
D. Have a Nice Day—a Polite Ending of a Conversation
