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"Grandma, Grandma, tell us a story!" Four darling children sat by my feet, looking up at me
expectantly.
Suddenly, we were interrupted clapping. "Terrific, " the director said, stepping up the stage from the
aisle(过道). "Except, could you kids face the audience a bit more?"
The kids shifted to face the empty seats, which would be filled in a few days for the church play.
"Perfect, " the director said. "Now, Grandma, read to your grandchildren." A pang of sadness hit me. If
only I could read to my real grandchild!
I had a granddaughter, but I"d never met her. Sixteen years earlier my son was involved in a relationship that ended badly. But out of it came a blessing: a baby girl named Lena. I hoped to be a grandmother to
her-but shortly after the birth, the mother moved without any address left. Over the years, I asked around
town to try and find my son"s exwife(前妻), but it seemed that she didn"t want to be found.
I"d just joined this new church a week earlier, and was at once offered the part of Grandma in the play. At least now I could pretend to be a grandma. The rehearsals went well, and finally the day of the show
arrived. The performance was great. "You all looked so natural up there, " one of my friends said.
Afterward, we went to the church basement for refreshments(茶点). I walked over to one of the girls in the play, Rehearsals had been such a whirlwind(一片忙乱) that we never really got to talk. "How"s my
granddaughter?" I joked.
"Fine!" she answered. Just then, someone else walked up and asked the girl her name.
I wasn"t sure I heard the girl"s answer correctly. But it made me ask her another question. "What"s your mother"s name?"
She told me, I was still in shock. "And what"s your father"s name?" I asked. She told me. It was my
son.
She"d only started going to that church a week before I did. Since that day of the play, we"ve stayed
close. Not long ago, she even made me a great grandma.
1. What was the author doing at the beginning of the story?
A. Telling a story.
B. Playing a game.
C. Preparing for a play.
D. Acting in a movie.
2. Why did the author feel "A pang of sadness" at the words of the director?
A. The director"s words reminded her of her lost granddaughter.
B. The director"s words hurt her so badly.
C. She wished that she had a real grandchild.
D. The director wasn"t content with her performance.
3.What happened in the church basement after the play?
A. The author played a joke on Lena.
B. Lena treated the author as a friend.
C. The author got to know who Lena was.
D. Lena mistook the author for her grandmother.
4. This passage is mainly organized in the pattern of ________.
A. time and events
B. contrast and conclusion
C. cause and effect
D. questions and answers
5. We can infer that when writing the story, the author felt ________.
A. lighthearted
B. heartbroken
C. confused
D. anxious
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Nathan Phillips, who will formally begin his freshman year at the University of San Diego(USD) on
Aug. 31, will arrive on campus in an unusual and philanthropic manner.
Phillips is expected to arrive between 5 p. m. and 6 p. m. Thursday on his bicycle, having pedaled
1,450 miles from Astoria, Ore.
Phillips combined his desire to complete a long bike ride before entering college with his interest in
helping the children of Uganda.
He is raising funds for Invisible Children, a San Diegobased organization seeking to end conflicts
afflicting(使苦恼) northern Uganda, the Democratic Republic of Congo and the Central African Republic and stop the use of children as soldiers.
Phillips had raised $1,540 before embarking Aug.11 and hopes to reach $2,000.
Phillips, who is from Redmond, Washington, visited Uganda during high school and worked in an
orphanage(孤儿院) there. He was also inspired by a presentation by Invisible Children at his high school.
"I have been to Uganda and personally gotten to know some of the kids affected by the war, " Phillips
said in a statement released by the university. "I would do anything to help these kids."
Phillips" new roommate, Kyle Sharp, has joined him for the last 600 miles of the trip. Students and
other members of the USD community are expected to join him for the last 13 miles.
"Nathan"s passionate commitment(恪守承诺) to improving the lives of children more than 8,000 miles away resonates(共鸣) with USD"s mission to prepare future leaders to change the world for the better,
" Pamela Gray Payton, assistant vice president of public affairs at USD, said in a prepared statement.
"We are delighted to have Nathan as a member of our campus community."
Supporters from USD and Invisible Children will greet Phillips and his entourage(随从) when they
arrive in front of Founders Hall on campus. The public is invited as well.
1. Which of the following statements about Nathan Phillips is TRUE?
A. Nathan Phillips has been a freshman at the university.
B. Nathan Phillips is an American.
C. Nathan Phillips is an African.
D. Nathan Phillips likes riding a bike.
2. Why does Nathan Phillips finish riding a bike for a long way before going into college?
A. He travels to Uganda.
B. He practises riding a bike.
C. He raises money to help the children of Uganda.
D. He wants to take exercise.
3. How much money does Nathan Phillips expect to collect in total?
A. $1,540.
B. $2,000.
C. $3,540.
D. $2,540.
4. How far does Nathan Phillips ride to college?
A. 8,000 miles.
B. 600 miles.
C. 13 miles.
D. 86,000 miles.
5. What can we learn from the last paragraph?
A. People like Nathan Phillips.
B. The public invite Nathan Phillips.
C. People support what Nathan Phillips does.
D. Supporters like Nathan Phillips.
One famous artist Sheikh went back to his hometown. He hadn"t seen one of his friends for many years, who was a __1__and needy man. When Sheikh asked about him, he was told by people that the man he
was__2__was a rich man and no longer poor. Sheikh__3__to pay a visit to his friend.
__4__talking with his friend, Sheikh asked him the __5__for the change in his situation. The man replied that he had been so poor that he was forced to__6__some properties(财产)that belonged to him, like
furniture(家具). By selling these things, he had__7__some money enough to start a __8__with.
As he was on his way back to his house with the__9__, he saw a poor lady__10__by the road. The
man asked the lady the reason, and she__11__that her husband died and her children were__12__. Hearing this, the man felt__13__for her, and on seeing that she__14__the money more than himself, he gave all the money to her. He__15__home and spent the night, sad and__16__for his family.
The next morning,__17__he was summoned(召唤) to the house of a rich man. He was told by the rich man that he had six thousand bags of__18__which he wanted to sell quickly and the man could buy it at a
__19__price on loan(借用) from him. The poor man did so and sold the rice__20__. He took some more bags several days later and in this way he was able to make much more money. Soon he became rich.
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完形填空 I live in a big city with a lot of homeless people. Luckily there"re small ways of helping them and you needn"t have a lot of__1__. One way to help is to buy their monthly magazine.__2__doing this one day, I got to __3__a young homeless man. He was often__4__the magazine at the train station. He was a poor farmer from another country. After a while, I discovered that his__5__was close to mine. It__6__that we were born in the same month. I met him last year__7__after his birthday, and after congratulating(祝贺) him, without__8__, I asked if he had had a good day. He__9__and said that he hadn"t really celebrated. I felt so __10__. I just couldn"t bear the thought of (不敢想)this nice, young man being__11__on his 25th birthday with no presents, no cake, nothing! So I went home and looked in my yarn(纱线) basket.__12__for me, I had enough yarn__13__. I set to work and knitted(编织) a__14__for the young man. The yarn had become a little dirty__15__I didn"t knit very often. Then I washed the yarn so the scarf would be__16__when he got it. I met him on my own birthday as I was going shopping. I had__17__to meet him so I had__18__the scarf and a piece of my own birthday__19__around with me. He was very happy with these gifts and so was I. The__20__in his eyes was the best present he could have given me! | |||||||||||||||||
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