After long hours of waiting for my friend at the bus station, I got tired and was going to leave and plan another meeting. As I was still deciding, there came a man selling culture shoes and started showing them to me. I just smiled and said thank you. I didn’t know if it was the smile or what but the young man stepped closer and started talking to me.
“You know I didn’t just end up like this. I had a family but one day life just turned upside down and all was gone,” he said. In short, his wife stole all his money, sold his car and house. It was really a hard time for him and he was psychologically anguished. A lot happened and then he decided to pick up the pieces of his life and try to make ends meet. So he started making culture shoes and selling them to earn a living.
As I stood there listening to his story, I was still surprised how in the world someone can be so open to a total stranger.
You see, a lot of times we meet people and most of them have difficulties in their life. Some of them don’t have a person to listen to them, so I’ve learned to be good to people and always give them time to listen to what they want to say. By doing this, I not only help that person get relieved (宽慰) but also learn something from them and see the other side of life. This will make the world a better place to live for all of us.
1.What do we know about the man who sells shoes?
A.His wife changed his life totally.
B.He was disappointed with his life.
C.He was sad about his bad business.
D.He hoped someone could help him.
2.What does the underlined word “anguished “in Paragraph 2 mean?
A.scared B.confused
C.nervous D.painful
3.What does the author intend to tell us in the last part of the text?
A.To discover the other side of life.
B.To make the world a better place.
C.To learn to listen to others.
D.To talk out your problems.
My grandmother grew up in a world different from me. She experienced many things in her long life.
Though she never told stories, her stories were in the way she ate — she savored (品味) her food, cherished (珍惜) it. Often she would be the first to sit at the dinner table, and the last to leave. Food had been really scarce (缺乏) when she grew up.
Her stories were in the way she handed me lucky money. From a young age, my grandmother was brought up to understand the importance of hard work and the necessary of saving. Every Chinese New Year, I would be handed, or sent, a small red envelope that contained money, but never more than twenty dollars. When I was young , I didn’t understand why my grandmother gave me such a small amount of money. As I grew older, I realized that she wasn’t teaching me about money, but about tradition and hard work and family. The money was insignificant. I would probably spend it on any toy that I would lose soon after; it was the meaning behind her gift that mattered. It was her saying, “ I love you; I am your family and I want you to work hard as your family has before you.”
My grandmother’s stories were lessons. But they were never told in words. From the time that I was very young, up until she could barely remember my name, I remember her calling me “good girl”. Those two little words, in the course of my growing up, were a constant reminder that I was still so young, with still so far to go.
Now my grandmother is gone, but I see her every day. I see her in the women around me and in the mirror. She lives with me, inside me, and in the legacies(遗产)that I will create. And I know she would be proud.
1.The Author’s grandmother spent so much time eating at the table because ________.
A.she had no teeth B.she had nothing to do
C.she was preparing to clear the table D.she really wanted to enjoy the food
2.What did the author learn from the way her grandmother gave her lucky money?
A.Her grandmother didn’t have much money.
B.Her grandmother preferred boys to girls.
C.It was a shame to accept others’ money.
D.It was important for her to work hard.
3.What did the author realize hearing her grandmother call her “good girl” ?
A.She was really a good girl.
B.She needed to continually improve herself.
C.She should be proud of her manners and behaviors.
D.She was always a good girl in her grandmother’s eyes.
4.What can we know about the author’s grandmother after reading the passage?
A.She loved telling stories.
B.She had never worked in her life.
C.She set a great example for the author.
D.She was a mean woman with old-fashioned values.
Southwcik Zoo
Hours & Dates
Open daily : April 7—October 31
10:00a.m—5:00p.m.
Prices
Adults | $ 28 |
Children(3-12 years old) | $24 |
Children (2 years old and under) | free |
Seniors(62 years old+) | $22 |
*** For your safety at the zoo, please obey all posted signs and guidelines throughout the zoo.
No Pets
Pets of any kind are not allowed in the zoo area. Also, DO NOT leave pets in your car while you are in the zoo. Service animals are allowed in the zoo. However, they are not permitted in the following areas: the petting zoo, the deer forest, or near the big cat (tigers, lions, cheetahs, leopards) habitats.
Follow the Rules in the Deer Forest
In the deer forest, wait for the deer to come to you. Then try to feel them by gentle touches. Never run after or shout at them as this stresses them out. Animals prefer quiet. Also, please stay on the path and do not enter the forest.
Never Cross Any Fence Within the Zoo
Please do not try to touch the animals not in the deer forest or petting zoo. All animals can bite and their habitats are their homes. This is for the safety of both our visitors and our animals.
Do Not Bring Outside Food for Our Animals
All of our animals’ diets include specific foods. Outside food can make them very sick, even if it seems like they could eat it. Feeding the animals is allowed in the petting zoo and deer forest with food that is provided by the zoo.
Children Must Be Supervised (监管) at All Times
Children must be supervised at all times while in all areas of the zoo.
1.How much should a couple with their five-year-old child pay to enter the zoo?
A.$28 B.$56
C.$78 D.$80
2.What should someone do if he goes to the zoo with a service animal?
A.Keep it in his car. B.Keep it away from certain areas.
C.Keep it in the petting zoo. D.Keep it in the Zoo Service Center.
3.What can we know from this passage?
A.Children can visit the petting zoo alone.
B.Some visitors have got bitten at the zoo.
C.Feeding certain animals with provided food is allowed.
D.Some animals at the zoo are very sick now.
翻译句子
1.第五部书在一出版当天就销售出去700万册。
2.然后她向后一跃，脊背拱起，毛发竖起，尾巴僵直地伸着。
3.曾总是和父亲很亲密的Roy，完全改变了，变得沉默寡言，喜怒无常。
4.第一次失去最好的朋友时，我以为是世界末日。
5.当她站在那看着它，想着为什么在树林中间有一个灯柱和下一步该做什么，她听到了朝她走来的噼里啪啦脚步声。
短语（请根据汉语提示完成短语。）
1.对…过敏
2.对某人有吸引力
3.筹钱
4.回头看
5.瞥见
6.享有…的福气
7.对…负责/承担责任
8.局限于
9.突然大笑起来
10.与某人关系好
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
Monsieur Hamel looked at me with no sign of anger and said very 1. (gentle): “Go at once to your seat, my little Franz; we were going to begin without you.”
I stepped over the bench and sat down at once at my desk. Not until then, when I had partly recovered from my fright,2. I notice that our teacher had on his handsome blue coat and the black silk trousers, which he 3. (wear) only on days of inspection and 4. (distribute) of prizes. Moreover, there was something extraordinary, something serious about the whole class. 5.what surprised me most was to see at the back of the room, on the 6.(bench) which were usually empty, some people from the village 7. (sit), as silent as we were. They all seemed depressed; one of them had brought 8. old spelling book, 9.he held wide open on his knee. When I was wondering about this, Monsieur Hamel said to us: “My children, this is the last time that I shall teach you. This is the last class in French, so I beg 10. to be very attentive.”
