craft class, OK?" These (1)w______ from my teacher rang in my mind all evening. I was afraid of the next
day
because I knew we had no macaroni at home. Living in an alcoholic (嗜酒的) family, we never had too
much of anything (2)e______ beer bottles.
I went home after school. Where could I find macaroni? I knew that the local bottle shop gave ten cents
for a beer bottle, so I decided to sell some bottles to get money for macaroni.
I started to (3)c______ the bottles. After selling those bottles, I earned eighty cents. Although I did my
(4)b______, I still had no macaroni for my craft class. "Weren"t you (5)l______when I asked you to bring it,
John?" my teacher asked. I went red in the face. I didn"t know what to say and other children started laughing.
Then a little girl, Rosalyn, who sat beside me turned to me and said,"You can have some of (6)m______."She
offered a bag of macaroni to me. The (7)k______ in her eyes made me cry and I ran out of the room.
I (8)n ______ took her macaroni or thanked her for her bag of kindness. However, I often think about
Rosalyn and the way she turned to save me that day. I used to spend a great deal of my life complaining and
keep kind people like Rosalyn (9)a______. After that class, I (10)c______. I am grateful to all the people like
Rosalyn that made this world a better place to live in.
6. mine 7. kindness 8. never 9. away 10. changed
Choose the best topic from A to F according to the meaning of the passage.
that will put you in touch with others.
( )2. Talk about the things you like and do best. Don"t hide your strong points.
( )3. Watch carefully how they make and keep friends. Don"t copy all of the things they do, but try to
notice what they do. Then try some of those things yourself.
( )4. It"s very difficult to have a conversation with people whose eyes are looking to the left, to the right,
or at the floor. People may think you"re not interested in them and may stop being interested in you.
( )5. Let people talk about themselves before talking about "me, me, me". Ask lots of questions and show
an interest in their answers.
A. Be a good listener. B. Tell others your own ideas. C. Keep in touch with others a lot. D. Be honest with others. E. Learn from people who have many friends. F. Look at people in the eye when you talk to them. | ||||||||||||
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During all this time I never stopped thinking about escape. When I traveled across to the other side of the island (岛屿), I could see the other islands, and I said to myself, "Perhaps I can get there with a boat. Perhaps I can get back to England one day." So I decided to make myself a boat. I cut down a big tree, and then began to make a long hole (洞) in it. It was hard work, but about six months later, I had a very fine canoe (独木舟). Next, I had to get it down to the sea. How silly I was! Why didn"t I think before I began work? Of course, the canoe was too heavy. I couldn"t move it! I pulled and pushed and tried everything, but it didn"t move. I was very unhappy for a long time after that. That happened in my fourth year on the island. In my sixth year I did make myself a smaller canoe, but I did not try to escape in it. The boat was too small for a long journey, and I did not want to die at sea. The island was my home now, not my prison, and I was just happy to be alive. A year or two later, I made myself a second canoe on the other side of the island. I also built myself a second house there, and so I had two homes. My life was still busy from morning to night. There were always things to do or to make. I learnt to make new clothes for myself from the skins of dead animals. They looked very strange, it is true, but they kept me dry in the rain. I kept food and tools (工具) at both my houses, and also wild goats (山羊). There were many goats on the island, and I made fields with high fences to keep them in. They learnt to take food from me, and soon I had goats" milk to drink every day. I also worked hard in my corn (玉米) fields. And so many years went by. | ||||||||||||
1. The purpose of making a canoe on the island was to __________. | ||||||||||||
A. escape in it B. get to the other side of the island C. use it for food D. go around the island | ||||||||||||
2. To survive, the writer did the following EXCEPT __________. | ||||||||||||
A. keeping goats for milk B. making clothes from animal skins C. working in the cornfields D. going fishing in the sea | ||||||||||||
3. Why didn"t the writer use his first canoe? | ||||||||||||
A. Because it was too small for a long journey. B. Because it was too heavy to get down to the sea. C. Because there was something wrong with it. D. Because the writer was busy building a second house. | ||||||||||||
4. From the story, we can learn that __________. | ||||||||||||
A. the writer tried to make his stay comfortable on the island B. the writer had nothing to do on the wild island C. the writer tried to escape in the second canoe, but failed D. the writer was in prison on the island, losing his freedom | ||||||||||||
阅读下列短文,根据短文中的信息完成文后表格。(每空一词) | ||||||||||||
How do you feel when you have to make a speech (演讲) in front of class? What about when you go to | ||||||||||||
Shyness | ||||||||||||
完形填空。 | ||||||||||||
What kind of job do you want to get when you grow up? It is a good idea for you to plan your job early. 1 a job is an important decision. When you make a decision like this, it is important to look seriously at yourself first, and 2 your values (价值观), interests, and skills. You should get knowledge (知识) about jobs 3 you can decide how well each job will suit your values, interests, and skills. So try to get more 4 about a certain job. Once (一旦) you have known yourself well and also have had a good knowledge of possible jobs, it is 5 to make a decision. Of course, you can also ask adults or job advisors for 6 . The guide (指导) can help you weigh your choices (选择) and find the best one for you 7 your values, interests, and skills, and weigh the influence of your 8 on yourself, your family, and your culture. Once you have made your job plan, the only thing you should do is to work hard to make your dream come true. | ||||||||||||
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