A couple had two little boys aged 8 and 10 who were very naughty. They were always getting into trouble and their parents knew that if any trouble occurred in their town their sons were probably involved.
The boys' mother heard that a clergyman in the town had been successful in educating children so she asked if he would speak with her boys. The clergyman agreed but asked to see them individually. So the mother sent her 8-year-old first in the morning with the elder boy to see the clergyman in the afternoon.
The clergyman, a huge man with a loud and deep voice, sat the younger boy down and asked him strictly, “Where is God?”
The boy's mouth dropped open but he made no answer, sitting there with his mouth hanging open, wide-eyed. So the clergyman repeated the question in an even stricter tone “Where is God?” Again the boy made no attempt to answer. So the clergyman raised his voice even more and shook his finger in the boy's face and shouted" Where is God?"
The boy screamed and escaped from the room, ran directly home and dove into his closet, slamming the door behind him. When his elder brother found him in the closet, he asked “What happened?”
The younger brother replied out of breath, “We are in big trouble this time. God is missing--and they think we did it.”
1.What were the two boys like?
A.They always made trouble. B.They were brave.
C.They were easygoing. D.They were honest.
2.What did their parents plan to do?
A.They gave up their children.
B.They liked their children very much.
C.They wanted the clergyman to educate their children.
D.They helped their children to make trouble.
3.What do you suppose the boy felt when he was asked by the clergyman?
A.Happy. B.Sad. C.Afraid. D.Surprised.
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1.U__________ his twin brother who is always late for class, he is usually the first to come.
2.R__________ in a wealthy, well-educated family, Mark Zuckerberg developed an interest in computer and created a messaging program called “Zucknet” at the age of 12.
3.Temperature needs to be taken on a daily b__________ during the pandemic.
4.It was f____________ that Jack narrowly escaped being killed in a traffic accident last month.
5.During the civil war, thousands of people f__________ the country and flooded into its neighboring countries.
6.It is e____________ hot today. Can we turn on the air conditioner?
7.Scientists have expressed great concern about the d____________ of the rainforests.
8.The children p__________ when they realized that they were lost in the forest.
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Mr. Mora is a famous university president. He is remembered as a 1.(humor) man because his lectures bring 2.(laugh) from time to time. He is also remembered by his family and friends 3. being absent-minded. There are many interesting stories about Mr. Mora, which amuse people.
Once on a train, a conductor came to Mr. Mora, 4.(ask) for his ticket. He began to search his pockets. No ticket appeared. Mr. Mora began searching his suitcase. “Never mind, sir,” said the conductor, seeing how 5.(anxiety) Mr. Mora was looking for his ticket and trying to comfort him. “When you find your ticket, just post it to the station. I’m sure you have 6. somewhere.” “I’m sure, too,” said the president as he continued searching. “But I must find it. I need to know 7. I’m going.”
Mr. Mora got off the train in New York and 8.(hurry) to the post office to make a telephone call to his secretary. “I’m in New York now but I don’t know why,” said Mr. Mora, feeling like a small boy 9. had got lost. Within minutes came the short reply, “You are not supposed to be in New York. You should be in Princeton to give 10. lecture.”
Evelyn Glennie was the first lady of solo percussion (独奏打击乐器) in Scotland. In an interview, she recalled how she became a percussion soloist in spite of her disability.
“Early on I decided not to allow the _______ of others to stop me from becoming a musician. I grew up on a farm in northeast Scotland and began _______ piano lessons when I was eight. The older I got, the more my passion for music grew. But I also began to gradually lose my _______. Doctors concluded that the nerve damage was the _______ and by age twelve, I was completely deaf. But my love for music never _______ me.”
“My _______ was to become a percussion soloist, even though there were none at that time. To perform, I _______ to ‘hear’ music differently from others. I play in my stocking feet and can _______ the pitch of a note (音调高低) by the vibrations (振动) I feel through my body and through my _______. My entire sound world exists by making use of almost every ________ that I have.”
“I was ________ to be assessed as a musician, not as a deaf musician, and I applied to the famous Royal Academy of Music in London. No other deaf student had ________ this before and some teachers ________ my admission. Based on my performance, I was ________ admitted and went on to ________ with the academy’s highest honors.”
“After that, I established myself as the first full-time solo percussionist. I ________ and arranged a lot of musical compositions since ________ had been written specially for solo percussionists.”
“I have been a soloist for over ten years. ________ the doctor thought I was totally deaf, it didn’t ________ that my passion couldn’t be realized. I would encourage people not to allow themselves to be ________ by others. Follow your passion; follow your heart. They will lead you to the place you want to go.”
1.A.conditions B.opinions C.actions D.complaints
2.A.enjoying B.choosing C.taking D.giving
3.A.sight B.hearing C.touch D.taste
4.A.evidence B.result C.excuse D.cause
5.A.left B.amused C.accompanied D.disappointed
6.A.role B.decision C.promise D.goal
7.A.turned B.learned C.used D.ought
8.A.tell B.see C.hear D.smell
9.A.impression B.movement C.imagination D.recognition
10.A.sense B.effort C.feeling D.idea
11.A.dissatisfied B.astonished C.determined D.discouraged
12.A.done B.accepted C.advised D.admitted
13.A.supported B.followed C.required D.opposed
14.A.usually B.finally C.possibly D.hopefully
15.A.study B.research C.graduate D.progress
16.A.wrote B.translated C.copied D.read
17.A.enough B.some C.many D.few
18.A.However B.Although C.When D.Since
19.A.mean B.seem C.conclude D.say
20.A.directed B.attracted C.taught D.limited
Lots of people find it hard to get up in the morning, and put the blame on the alarm clock. In fact, the key to easy morning wake-up lies in resetting your body clock.1.Here’s how to make one.
● 2.In order to make a change, you need to decide why it’s important. Do you want to get up in time to have breakfast with your family, get in some exercise, or just be better prepared for your day? Once you are clear about your reasons, tell your family or roommates about the change you want to make.
● Rethink mornings. Now that you know why you want to wake up, consider re-arranging your morning activities. If you want time to have breakfast with your family, save some time the night before by setting out clothes, shoes, and bags. 3. That’s a quarter-hour more you could be sleeping if you bought a coffee maker with a timer.
● Keep your sleep/ wake schedule on weekends. If you’re tired out by Friday night, sleeping in on Saturday could sound wonderful. But compensating (补偿) on the weekends actually feeds into your sleepiness the following week, a recent study found. 4.
● Keep a record and evaluate it weekly. Keep track of your efforts and write down how you feel. After you’ve tried a new method for a week, take a look at your record. 5. If not, take another look at other methods you could try.
A.Get a sleep specialist.
B.Find the night motivation.
C.A better plan for sleep can help.
D.And consider setting a second alarm.
E.If the steps you take are working, keep it up.
F.Stick to your set bedtime and wake-up time, no matter the day.
G.Reconsider the 15 minutes you spend in line at the café to get coffee.
The International Day of Disabled Persons, an international celebration declared by the United Nations since 1992, is observed on December 3, aiming to promote an understanding of disability issues and get support for the rights of people with disabilities. The day takes place annually and focuses on a different issue each year. In South Africa, December 3 also marks the beginning of the Disability Awareness Month.
Since the first celebration, people with disabilities have gained recognition of their rights by States across the globe and of their rightful place in society. But there is still much work ahead of us to turn those legal rights into a true revolution, in which diversity is fully accepted and lived.
The estimated one billion people living with disabilities worldwide face many obstructions of inclusion in many key aspects of society. As a result, people with disabilities can’t enjoy the equal rights as normal people, which include employment, education as well as social and political participation. The right to participate in public life is essential to create stable democracies, active citizenship and reduce inequalities in society.
In many cases, people with disabilities must be able to fulfill their role in society. It is important to focus on the ability and not on the disability of an individual. It is important to note that disability is part of the human condition, and that all of us either are or will become disabled to one degree or another during the course of our lives.
By promoting empowerment, real opportunities for disabled people are created. This supports them in setting their own priorities. Empowerment involves investing in them-in jobs, health, nutrition, education, and social protection. When disabled people are empowered they are better prepared to take advantage of opportunities, and they can more readily accept their civil responsibilities.
1.What is the International Day of Disabled Persons meant for?
A.To raise money for the disabled. B.To stress the value of the disabled.
C.To make an international celebration. D.To make able-bodied people care about the disabled.
2.What does the underlined word in Paragraph 3 mean?
A.Barriers B.Chances C.Decisions D.Regrets
3.What is the main problem for disabled people?
A.Their number is too large. B.Few of them seek legal rights.
C.They can’t be fully accepted by society. D.They think poorly of their role in society.
4.What is indicated in the last paragraph?
A.The author is worried about the disabled. B.The disabled will have a brighter future.
C.What society has done is far from enough. D.The disabled must fight hard for their rights.
