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"You could win prizes," our teacher told US as she wrote the poster information on the blackboard. She
passed out sheets of construction paper while continuing, "The first prize is ten dollars. You just have to
make sure that the words on the blackboard appear somewhere on your poster."
We studied the board critically. Some of US looked with one eye and held up certain colors against the
blackboard, rocking the sheets to the fight or left while we conjured up our designs. Others twisted their hair
around their fingers or chewed their erasers while deep in thought. We had plans for that ten-dollar grand
prize, each and every one of US. I"m going to spend mine on candies, one hopeful would announce, while
another practiced looking serious, wise and rich.
Everyone in the class made a poster. Some of us used parts of those fancy paper napkins, while others
used nothing but colored construction paper. Some of US used big designs, and some of us preferred to
gather our art tidily down in one comer of our poster and let the space draw the viewer"s attention to it. Some
of US would wander past the good students" desks and then return to our own projects with a growing sense
of hopelessness. It was yet another grown-up trick of the soil they seemed especially fond of making all of
US believe we had a fair chance, and then always-always-rewarding the same old winners.
I believe I drew a sailboat, but I can"t say that with any certainty. I made it. I admired it. I determined it
to be the very best of all of the posters I had seen, and then I turned it in.
Minutes passed.
No one came along to give me the grand prize, and then someone distracted me, and I probably never
would have thought about that poster again.
I was still sitting at my desk, thinking, what poster? When the teacher gave me an envelope with a ten-
dollar bill in it and everyone in the class applauded for me.
B. It must be done in class.
C. It must be done on a construction sheet.
D. It must include the words on the blackboard.
B. made an outline for
C. made some space for
D. chose some colors for
B. thought they would be rich
C. began to think about their designs
D. began to play games
B. thought they had a fair chance
C. put their own designs in a comer
D. thought they would not win the prize
B. 1oved poster competitions very much
C. felt surprised to win the competition
D. became wise and rich after the competition
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I had in my hand a sheet of paper with handwritten instructions on it for some sort of editorial task.
It occurred at first that I did not recognize the handwriting, and then I realized whose it must be. I finally
became aware of the fact that I had been working with this colleague for at least a year, maybe two, and
yet I did not recognize her handwriting at that point.
It was a very important event in the computerization of life-a sign that the informal. Friendly
communication of people working together in an office had changed from notes in pen to instant messages
and emails. There was a time when our workdays were filled with little letters, and we recognized one
another"s handwriting the way we knew voices or faces.
As a child visiting my father"s office, I was pleased to recognize, in little notes on the desks of his staff,
the same handwriting I would see at home in the notes he would leave on the fridge-except that those notes
were signed "dad" instead of "RFW".
All this has been on my mind because of the talk about The Rise and Fall of Handwriting, a book by
Florey. Sire shows in her book a deep concern about the fall of handwriting and the failure of schools to
teach children to write well, but many others argue that people in a digital age can"t be expected to learn to
hold a pen.
I don"t buy it.
I don"t want to see anyone cut off from the expressive,personal associations that a pen still promotes
better than a digital keyboard does. For many a biographer, part of really getting to know their subjects is
learning to read their handwriting.
What some people advocate is teaching one of the many attractive handwritings based on the handwriting
of 16th-century Italy. That may sound impossibly grand-as if they want kids to learn to draw by copying
classical paintings. However, they have worked in many school systems.
B. His colleague"s handwriting was so beautiful.
C. His colleague"s handwriting was so terrible.
D. He still had a 1ot of work to do.
B. take more notes on workdays
C. know better one another"s handwriting
D. communicate better with one another
B. to his family in small letters
C. to his family on the fridge
D. to his staff on the desk
B. attract more attention
C. are used only between friends
D. carry more message
B. does not want to lose handwriting
C. puts the blame on the computer
D. does not agree with Florey
Fall, 1959, the first day of class at Bethesda Chevy Chase High School was about to begin. "Who", I asked
a senior, "is Mrs. McNamara, my 10th grade English teacher?" He just 1 and said something about my being
in 2 . Soon, I understood what he meant. Mrs. McNamara had a pattern of 3 that she repeated again and
again. We would have a literature reading task for 4 . The next day, when we came to class, there would be
two or three topics on the blackboard 5 to the homework reading. We were 6 to write an in-class essay
about one of the topics. The following day, she would 7 the corrected and graded essays and each person
would be called 8 to stand in front of the class and to 9 hisher essay. The class were required to criticize
(评论) that essay 10 the grade of everyone in class would be reduced.
The first time that I 11 her read-write-criticize method, I had not 12 to do the homework and had written
something without knowing what it meant. 13 the extreme embarrassment I suffered, standing before my
classmates, 14 myself. No one laughed at me, no one would be 15 enough, or foolish enough, to do that in
Mrs. McNamara"s class. The embarrassment came from 16 and along with it came a strong 17 not to let it
happen again.
Mrs. McNamara kept all of our written work in files. It was easy to see the 18 in writing that had occurred.
What was not so easy to see was the inner transformation that had taken peace, at least for me. What Mrs.
McNamar 19 me to do was to see myself as others see me and, having done that, I could improve myself.
And 20 . Thank you, Mrs. McNamara.
( )1. A. nodded ( )2. A. trouble ( )3. A. behavior ( )4. A. review ( )5. A. added ( )6. A. expected ( )7. A. collect ( )8. A. on purpose ( )9. A. talk through ( )10. A. so ( )11. A. tried ( )12. A. undertaken ( )13. A. remember ( )14. A. playing jokes on ( )15. A. brave ( )16. A. above ( )17. A. tendency ( )18. A. improvements ( )20. A. did | B. laughed | C. apologized C. danger C. activity C. practice C. contributed C. allowed C. send C. by chance C. read out C. but C. examined C. examined C. bothered C. trying a trap for of C. proud C. behind C. determination C. difficulties C. had | D. shouted D. anger D. thought D. homework D. advised D. advised D. receive D. in turn D. show off D. or D. experienced D. experienced D. hesitated D. taking advantage D. selfish D. below D. sense D. advantages D. would | |||||||||||||
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My grandfather came from Hungary and was the only one in his family who settled down in the United States. The rest of his family remained in Europe. When World War I broke out, he seemed to have become another man, downhearted. Such obvious change was not born out of his welfare, but out of fear: if his only son, my uncle, had to go to war, it would be cousin fighting against cousin. One day in 1918, my uncle Milton received his draft notice. My grandparents were very upset. But my mother, at the age of 10, felt on top of the world about her soldier brother going off to war. Realizing how he was regarded by his little sister and all of her friends, my uncle bought them all service pins, which meant that they had a loved one in the service. All the little girls were delighted. The moment came when my uncle and the other soldiers, without any training but all in uniforms, boarded the train. The band played and the crowd cheered. Although no one noticed, I"m sure my grandmother had a tear in her eye for the only son. The train slowly pulled out, but not about a thousand yards when it suddenly paused. Everyone stared in wonder as the train slowly returned to the station. There was a dead silence before the doors opened and the men started to step out. Someone shouted, "The war is over." For a moment, nobody moved, but then the people heard someone bark orders at the soldiers. The men lined up in two lines, walked down the steps, and with the band playing, marched down the street, as returning heroes, to be welcomed home. My mother said it was great day, but she was just a little disappointed that it didn"t last a tiny bit longer. | ||||||||||||||||
1. What the grandfather was most worried about was _____. | ||||||||||||||||
A. the spread of the world war B. the safety of his living two cousins C. a drop in his living standards D. his relatives killing each other | ||||||||||||||||
2. The underlined phrase "draft notice" means "_____" | ||||||||||||||||
A. order for army service B. train ticket for Europe C. letter of rejection D. note of warning | ||||||||||||||||
3. What did the "service pins"(in Para. 2)stand for in the dyes of the little girls? | ||||||||||||||||
A. Strength. B. Courage. C. Victory. D. Honor. | ||||||||||||||||
4. Which of the following words can best describe the ending of the story? | ||||||||||||||||
A. Disappointing. B. Unexpected. C. Uncertain. D. Inspiring. | ||||||||||||||||
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"It"s no use, Mum," said Johnny. "I"m just no good at dancing." "You"ve got to keep trying. Tonight will be 1 , dear. Try a turn with that pretty Lisette." Johnny 2 . Every Saturday night used to be the best of the week. He and his parents went to the 3 at the Club, where his hero, Alcide, played the accordion (手风琴) with the band. But lately everything had changed. Now that Johnny was older, he was 4 to dance with a girl! 5 Johnny and his parents arrived at the Club, music had already started. Johnny got up his 6 to approach Lisette. "May I have this dance?" Johnny asked. "That"s all right," said Lisette. Johnny struggled to keep up with Lisette"s 7 steps, but he was always one beat behind her. Then Johnny heard his friend Pierre say, "Look! Johnny has two left feet!" 8 burst from the crowd. Johnny 9 and ran outside, determined never to go to another dance. The next Saturday, Alcide 10 to Johnny"s house for some potatoes. He happened to hear Johnny playing the accordion. Alcide"s eyes 11 . "Bring that accordion and play some songs tonight," Alcide said. Then he drove off, leaving Johnny staring open-mouthed 12 him. At the Club, Johnny scanned the crowd for Lisette and 13 her. The band played for a long time before Alcide said, "Dear friends, I got a 14 for you tonight. Young Johnny is going to join us!" 15 , Johnny stepped up on the platform, his eyes on the floor. He began to play, and the band 16 behind him. When the song ended, he heard cheers. Johnny kept playing until the dance was 17 . "You did a fine job tonight. Play with us again next Saturday night," Alcide said. "Yes, sir!" said Johnny. 18 he went outside, Johnny saw Lisette and her friends near the door. Lisette stepped 19 , smiling. "You played really good tonight!" she said. "Thank you," Johnny blushed (脸红). As he walked on, Pierre 20 moved out of the way for him to pass. Johnny patted his accordion. Come to think of it, in his whole life, he had never once seen Alcide out on the dance floor. | ||||||||||||||||
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