One of the most common questions parents ask me is，“How，in this competitive world，can you raise kind children” My answer is “to begin by being a adult”. When your child you go the extra mile to help a friend，he will naturally this as the right way to live.
We are mirrors for our . When children observe your examples of kindness，they"ll know to begin. One day，I mentioned that I had a ，and my 8yearold daughter upstairs to run a bath for me. You know who her stomachaches in just such a way.
Kindness is a quality that isn"t often in our schools，so we must make a strong effort to acknowledge it . A busy mother I know is making a(an) to acknowledge her young son"s kindness. She says，“Once I was with my son on a bus，and he sat next to a classmate using a wheelchair, I was amazed at helpful and considerate he was，and I was to praise him when we got home.”
Kindness，compassion(同情)，and love from understanding and respect，and in turn create more of . It would help to acknowledge kids" thoughtfulness instead of competition. In an achievementoriented (成绩导向型) culture，we may focus more grades and sports victories than on of the heart. the time to acknowledge kind actions as having true worth. We can kindness in our everyday lives，for example，by creating a “kindness board”.
| 小题1: | | A．normal | B．knowledgeable | C．selfless | D．kind |
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| 小题2: | | A．sees | B．watches | C．stares | D．inspects |
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| 小题3: | | A．think | B．consider | C．respect | D．look |
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| 小题4: | | A．students | B．kids | C．parents | D．adults |
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| 小题6: | | A．headache | B．fever | C．cold | D．stomachache |
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| 小题7: | | A．walked | B．moved | C．rushed | D．stepped |
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| 小题8: | | A．had treated | B．was treating | C．has treated | D．would treat |
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| 小题9: | | A．given | B．rewarded | C．received | D．accepted |
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| 小题10: | | A．in public | B．in secret | C．at home | D．on a bus |
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| 小题11: | | A．plan | B．trick | C．promise | D．effort |
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| 小题13: | | A．quick | B．late | C．slow | D．sorry |
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| 小题14: | | A．leave | B．give | C．make | D．grow |
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| 小题15: | | A．both | B．none | C．neither | D．all |
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| 小题16: | | A．increasing | B．reducing | C．preventing | D．filling |
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| 小题18: | | A．weight | B．values | C．easiness | D．satisfaction |
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| 小题19: | | A．Spend | B．Cost | C．Waste | D．Take |
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| 小题20: | | A．push | B．form | C．throw | D．make |
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小题1:D
小题2:A
小题3:B
小题4:B
小题5:C
小题6:D
小题7:C
小题8:A
小题9:B
小题10:C
小题11:D
小题12:B
小题13:A
小题14:D
小题15:A
小题16:A
小题17:D
小题18:B
小题19:D
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试题分析：作者通过两个例子说明在这个竞争激烈的社会中如何把孩子培养成一个善良的人，并同时阐述了自己的一些观点。
小题1:考查形容词：A. normal正常的，B. knowledgeable博学的，知识渊博的，有见识的C. selfless无私的，D. kind好心的，根据下文多次提到的 kindness 可知此处作者的回答是“要想培养善良的孩子，首先自己做一个善良的人”。选D
小题2:考查动词：A. sees看见，B. watches观察，C. stares凝望，注视，D. inspects视察，此处作者是通过举例子的形式来说明，“当你的孩子看见你走了好远去帮助朋友”，可知此处see 符合题意。
选A
小题3:考查动词：A. think想，B. consider思考，认为，C .respect尊敬，D. look看，consider….as 意为“把….看做，认为”，符合题意：他会认为这是正确的生方式。选B
小题4:考查名词：A. students学生，B. kids孩子，C. parents父母，D. adults成年人，文中提到的是孩子的教育问题，因此此处应该用kids。句意为：我们是孩子的镜子。选B
小题5:考查疑问词：A. when什么时候，B. why为什么C. where哪里，D. what什么，根据句意：当孩子们看到你的善良之举时就会知道从哪里开始做起了，可知，此处用where。选C
小题6:考查名词：A. headache头疼，B. fever 发烧，C. cold感冒，D. stomachache胃疼，下文提到的You know who 43 her stomachaches in just such a way.有暗示。选D
小题7:考查动词：A. walked散步，B. moved移动，搬家，C. rushed冲，D. stepped踏，作者胃疼，孩子冲上楼，用rush 更能形象地表达孩子对大人的担心和关心。选C
小题8:考查时态：孩子能有这样关心人的举动，是因为在此之前大人也这样对待过她，因此此处用过去完成时表示动作在小孩做之前已经发生了。用过去完成时had treated，选A
小题9:考查动词：A. given给，B. rewarded奖励，C. received收到，D. accepted接受，由常识可知，善意在学校通常是被认可的，但不一定受到奖励，因此此空填rewarded。accept 认可，赞同，不符合本文语境。选B
小题10:考查词组：A. in public在公共场合， B. in secret秘密的，C. at home在家，D. on a bus在公共汽车上，在家中我们必须认可孩子的这种善意的举动。at home 与上文 in our schools 相对应。选C
小题11:考查名词：A. plan计划，B. trick把戏，C .promise诺言，D. effort努力，make an effort to do sth.表示“竭尽全力做某事”，符合语境：我认得的一个繁忙的妈妈总是努力认可孩子的善良的行为。选D
小题12:考查感叹句：此处是这位母亲被孩子的善行所感动，因为“他是多么体贴和乐于助人啊”，此处修饰形容词要用how。 选B
小题13:考查形容词：A. quick快，B. late迟，C. slow慢，D. sorry对不起，根据前文可知这位母亲是尽力来认可自己孩子的善行，因此当孩子做了好事后母亲当然会“尽快地”表扬他。选A
小题14:考查动词：A. leave 离开，B. give 给，C. make制作，D. grow增长，根据句意“善良、同情和爱心是从理解和尊重中慢慢成长起来的”可知，这些好的品德是慢慢养成的，因此要用grow。选[D
小题15:考查代词：A. both两者都，B. none没有，C. neither两者都不，D. all三者以上都不，善良、同情和爱心是从理解和尊重中慢慢成长起来的，反过来又创造的不止这两者”both指understanding and respect，选A
小题16:考查动词： A. increasing增加； B. reducing减少； C. preventing阻止； D. filling填充。这有助于认可孩子的体贴而不会增加竞争。选A
小题17:考查介词短语：focus…on(使)集中于。句意为：在一个成绩导向型的社会中，我们更多的是关注孩子的学习成绩和运动成绩而不是心灵的价值。选D
小题18:考查名词：A. weight重量，B. values价值观，C. easiness容易，D. satisfaction满意，句意为：在一个成绩导向型的社会中，我们更多的是关注孩子的学习成绩和运动成绩而不是心灵的价值。选B
小题19:考查动词：A. Spend， B. Cost ，Take都有花费的意思， 只有. take the time to do sth.从容地做某事，慢慢来。慢慢地把孩子们的善行看做是有真正价值的东西。C. Waste浪费，选D
小题20:考查动词：句意为：我们可以通过创办像“善意委员会”这样的行动在日常生活中形成善行。push 推；form形成； throw 扔；make 制造，选B |
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试题【One of the most common questions parents ask me is，“How，in this competitive worl】；主要考察你对
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During the last fifteen years of my mother"s life she suffered with Alzheimer"s disease (老年性痴呆). Until then she had been a bright, ____ woman deeply interested and involved in the world around her. I would go home to visit her in Virginia and she would look at me in a(an) ____ way and ask, "Who are you?" I would answer, "I"m your son." "Where do you live?" She would ask. "In California," I would tell her. "Isn"t that interesting," she would say, "I have a son in California."
She seemed ____ forgetful and confused at the beginning of the disease, ____ later on she would go ___ periods of intense anxiety. She would pace through the house she had lived in most of her life ____ uneasily that she wanted to go home. Or she would leave home and wander away if she were ____ for a short time.
Hoping to please her and put her mind ____ I would take her for a drive, visiting sites where she had lived as a ____. In the yard of the hillside house in Shipman I sat in the car and admired the view of the old oaks and long green lawn. I ____ my mother there was a little girl playing with the pet lamb she had been so fond of. I looked to her for some ____. She shook her head and said, "I want to go home."
Over the years I have decided that what my mother was calling home was not a ____, but a time. I suspect it was a time when she was much ____, when her children were still underfoot, when her husband was still vigorous and attentive.
Watching my mother"s suffering set me wondering ____ I would have in mind if someday I couldn"t find ____ and wanted to go there. In this family we tend to be long-lived and we grow fuzzy (糊涂的) minded as the years go by. At eighty I have already noticed some ____ symptoms. My doctor says the forgetfulness is only ____ and that it comes with age. Still the fear of Alzheimer"s is haunting there. Someday ____ and when I become even more ____ minded than I am now, unable to drive and unable to tell you where "home" is, my dear son, I expect I will ask you to take me home, I know you will do your best to find the place I need to be. I leave these notes for your ____.
| 小题1: | | A．accessible | B．cheerful | C．hopeful | D．considerate |
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| 小题2: | | A．excited | B．doubtful | C．puzzled | D．amazed |
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| 小题3: | | A．greatly | B．hardly | C．totally | D．simply |
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| 小题5: | | A．with | B．through | C．by | D．over |
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| 小题6: | | A．declaring | B．suggesting | C．crying | D．commenting |
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| 小题7: | | A．unsettled | B．unattended | C．unconcerned | D．uninspired |
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| 小题8: | | A．in place | B．under control | C．in order | D．at ease |
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| 小题9: | | A．lady | B．student | C．child | D．mother |
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| 小题10: | | A．told | B．pictured | C．stated | D．encouraged |
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| 小题11: | | A．response | B．smile | C．reasons | D．answers |
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| 小题12: | | A．name | B．dream | C．symbol | D．place |
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| 小题13: | | A．prettier | B．younger | C．happier | D．healthier |
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| 小题14: | | A．that | B．where | C．which | D．when |
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| 小题15: | | A．memory | B．passion | C．home | D．way |
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| 小题16: | | A．deadly | B．alarming | C．interesting | D．allergic |
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| 小题17: | | A．natural | B．special | C．rare | D．unique |
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| 小题18: | | A．if | B．what | C．until | D．whether |
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| 小题19: | | A．mechanical | B．cloudy | C．clear | D．stubborn |
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| 小题20: | | A．appreciation | B．satisfaction | C．guidance | D．convenience |
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As we all know, some people get thirsty not for water. They are thirsty to ____a dream or to make something different. I think it is those people who are eager for ____ with an unquenchable (不能磨灭的) thirst who, ____, are likely to be most satisfied with their lives.
Author Napoleon Hill said, “____ is the starting point of all achievement, not a hope, not a wish, ____ a strong desire which transcends (超越) everything.” He is really ____ a deep thirst.
Alan C. Elliott tells in his book A Daily Does of the American Dream about a five-year study that was undertaken to ____ what made some people extraordinarily successful. The study consisted of detailed research into the ____ of 120 of the nation’s top artists, athletes, and scholars.
He reports that the researcher was ____ to find that natural abilities played only a small part in the ____ of those individuals. But research found that they ____ a powerful thirst to succeed. They practiced the piano four hours every day, ___ well before school in the morning to practice swimming or running, or spent much time ____ (time they could have spent hanging out with friends) working on science projects or painting.
Parental support was also a key factor. ____ of these extraordinarily thirsty young people helped out, ____ their children to great ideas and influential persons. Many sacrificed to ensure that their children received ____training. But in the end, it was their children’s ____ that made the difference.
The principle ____ adults, too. If you want to be more successful, the question you might first ask yourself is, “How thirsty am I?” Your ____ in any field you choose, anything you want to be or anything you want to do will ____ your answer to that simple question.
| 小题1: | | A．search | B．realize | C．understand | D．enter |
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| 小题2: | | A．anything | B．everything | C．nothing | D．something |
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| 小题3: | | A．in the end | B．for example | C．by the way | D．on the contrary |
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| 小题4: | | A．Determination | B．Courage | C．Desire | D．Convince |
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| 小题6: | | A．building up | B．suffering from | C．looking for | D．talking about |
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| 小题7: | | A．predict | B．discover | C．wonder | D．question |
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| 小题8: | | A．tasks | B．jobs | C．lives | D．games |
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| 小题9: | | A．surprised | B．satisfied | C．frightened | D．disappointed |
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| 小题10: | | A．failure | B．history | C．procedure | D．development |
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| 小题11: | | A．abandoned | B．possessed | C．offered | D．required |
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| 小题12: | | A．stood | B．stayed | C．rose | D．fell |
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| 小题13: | | A．alone | B．awake | C．alive | D．alike |
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| 小题14: | | A．Teachers | B．Managers | C．Friends | D．Parents |
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| 小题15: | | A．passing | B．exposing | C．devoting | D．throwing |
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| 小题16: | | A．ordinary | B．cruel | C．good | D．physical |
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| 小题17: | | A．thirst | B．anger | C．worry | D．fortune |
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| 小题18: | | A．stands for | B．turns to | C．goes against | D．applies to |
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| 小题19: | | A．success | B．loss | C．salary | D．result |
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| 小题20: | | A．carry on | B．insist on | C．depend on | D．bring on |
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Pete Rose was a great baseball player. Though I have never met him, he taught me something that changed my life.
Pete was being in spring training the year he was about to break Ty Cobb"s all-time hits record. Suddenly one reporter asked him, "Pete, you only need 78 hits to reach your nearest . How many at-bats（击球）do you think it"ll take you to get the 78 hits？" Without hesitation, Pete just at the reporter and said,"78." The reporter yelled back, "Ah, come on, Pete, you don"t think you"ll get 78 hits in 78 at-bats, do you？"
Mr. Rose calmly his philosophy（哲理，观点） with the reporters who were waiting for his reply to the claim. "Every time I up to the plate（击球区），I to get a hit! I have it in mind，I have no right to step into the batter"s（击球手）box! It is expectation that has enabled me to get all of the hits in the first place."
When I thought about Pete Rose"s and how it applied to everyday ，I felt a little embarrassed. As a business person，I was hoping to increase my . As a father，l was hoping to be a good dad. As a married man，I was hoping to be a good husband. The truth was that I was a fairly good salesperson，I was not so a father，and I was an okay husband. I immediately decided that being okay was not ! I wanted to be a great salesperson，a great father and a great husband. I my attitude to a positive one，and the results were .I was fortunate enough to win a few sales trips，I won Coach of the Year in my baseball league，and I share a loving relationship with my wife，Karen，with whom I am to enjoy the rest of my life!
，Mr. Rose!
| 小题1: | | A．reliable | B．enjoyable | C．valuable | D．unbelievable |
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| 小题2: | | A．admired | B．interviewed | C．watched | D．trained |
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| 小题3: | | A．decision | B．record | C．level | D．goal |
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| 小题4: | | A．stared | B．shouted | C．glared | D．pointed |
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| 小题5: | | A．enjoyed | B．shared | C．discussed | D．reviewed |
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| 小题6: | | A．anxiously | B．nervously | C．cheerfully | D．impatiently |
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| 小题7: | | A．climb | B．jump | C．drive | D．step |
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| 小题8: | | A．seem | B．fail | C．expect | D．compete |
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| 小题9: | | A．Though | B．Unless | C．Because | D．When |
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| 小题10: | | A．sudden | B．simple | C．positive | D．considerate |
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| 小题11: | | A．plan | B．idea | C．ability | D．behaviour |
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| 小题12: | | A．agenda | B．exercise | C．work | D．life |
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| 小题13: | | A．sales | B．skills | C．experiences | D．experiments |
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| 小题15: | | A．explicit | B．helpful | C．enough | D．practical |
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| 小题16: | | A．changed | B．added | C．devoted | D．contributed |
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| 小题17: | | A．hopeful | B．amazing | C．funny | D．disappointing |
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| 小题18: | | A．son"s | B．wife"s | C．friend"s | D．customer"s |
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| 小题19: | | A．supposed | B．expected | C．encouraged | D．determined |
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| 小题20: | | A．Good luck | B．Best regards | C．Thanks | D．Congratulations |
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Being on the road at 3:15 a. m. to drive 450 kms wasn’t in my plans for the weekend. I had been looking forward to a couple of ____ days to prepare myself for the following busy ___ .
My son, Simon, and his good friends were heading for the ___ . Due to the last- minute issue with transportation, I __ my car to ensure that everyone could get to the point so that they could get together and enjoy their week’s ____ by snowboarding and skiing.
The only thing that ____ to me on my journey was that no sooner had I ____ and said goodbye than I would make the trip ____，in total, a round trip of 900 kms in just 10 hours. Such a long drive in one day was frightening, __ as I was looking forward to relaxation
Simon and I ___，on our way，a little about his break and a whole lot of his school subjects. It was great to have this time with him as we ____ spent five continuous hours together，other than when we played Saturday cricket (板球).
On my return trip, I ____a strange sense of loneliness in some heavy morning ____. Within an hour it ____. I spent the next four hours listening to some CDs and enjoying the scenery. Surprisingly, after my long trip home I was refreshed and energized even though I was physically exhausted. And I knew that I would have a(n) ____ sleep that evening.
A change ____ your environment, no matter how great, can provide you with the opportunity to _ something from different angles, as well as to be refreshed and energized
Now I’m looking forward to my next event and many more opportunities to spend quality time with those who are important to me and make my life more rewarding.
| 小题1: | | A．surprising | B．exciting | C．moving | D．relaxing |
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| 小题3: | | A．hotel | B．beach | C．snowfield | D．school |
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| 小题4: | | A． fueled | B．offered | C．parked | D．lent |
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| 小题5: | | A．drop-off | B．kick-off | C．get-off | D．take-off |
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| 小题6: | | A．freedom | B．break | C．adventure | D．excitement |
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| 小题7: | | A．occurred | B．happened | C．appeared | D．appealed |
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| 小题8: | | A．rested | B．started | C．arrived | D．left |
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| 小题9: | | A．back | B．forward | C．out | D．away |
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| 小题10: | | A．even | B．just | C．particularly | D．mostly |
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| 小题11: | | A．talked | B．quarreled | C．complained | D．argued |
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| 小题12: | | A．constantly | B．rarely | C．frequently | D．usually |
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| 小题13: | | A．developed | B．showed | C．lost | D．kept |
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| 小题15: | | A．turned | B．shone | C．froze | D．cleared |
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| 小题16: | | A．greatly | B．mentally | C．immediately | D．completely |
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| 小题17: | | A．sound | B．uneasy | C．uncomfortable | D．light |
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| 小题19: | | A．give up | B．look at | C．find out | D．carry on |
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| 小题20: | | A．planned | B．discussed | C．prepared | D．unexpected |
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I was tired and hungry after a long day of work. When I walked into the living-room, my 12-year-old son looked up at me and said, “I __ you.” I did not ___ what to say, and I just stood there, looking ____ at him. My first ____ was that he _____need help with his homework. Then I asked, “What was that all ___?”
“Nothing,” he said, “My teacher said we should tell our parents we love them and ____ what they say.”
The next day I called his teacher to __ more about what my son said and how the other parents had reacted（ 反应 ）. “Most of the fathers had the ___ response as you did,” the teacher said, ”When I first _____ that we try this, I asked the children ____ they thought their parents ____ say. Some of them thought their parents would have heart trouble.”
Then the teacher ____ , “ I want my students to know that feeling love is an important part of _____. I’m trying to tell them it’s too bad that we don’t express (表达) our feelings. A boy _____ tell his father or mother he loves him or her.” The teacher understands that sometimes it is_____ for some of us to say something that is good for us to say.
That evening when my son___ to me, I took him in my arms and held ___ for a longer moment, saying, “Hey, I love you, ____.” I don’t know if saying that made ____ of us healthier, but it did feel pretty good.
| 小题1: | | A．hate | B．love | C．like | D．enjoy |
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| 小题2: | | A．realize | B．recognize | C．know | D．find |
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| 小题4: | | A．thought | B．meaning | C．news | D．reason |
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| 小题5: | | A．must | B．should | C．could | D．would |
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| 小题6: | | A．for | B．with | C．around | D．about |
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| 小题7: | | A．test | B．know | C．understand | D．see |
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| 小题8: | | A．talk to | B．chat with | C．find out | D．do with |
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| 小题9: | | A．same | B．different | C．usual | D．unusual |
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| 小题10: | | A．allowed | B．agreed | C．planned | D．suggested |
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| 小题11: | | A．how | B．whether | C．when | D．what |
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| 小题12: | | A．would | B．will | C．could | D．can |
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| 小题13: | | A．explained | B．prepared | C．informed | D．developed |
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| 小题14: | | A．study | B．work | C．health | D．body |
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| 小题15: | | A．might | B．can | C．should | D．need |
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| 小题16: | | A．easy | B．difficult | C．crazy | D．silly |
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| 小题17: | | A．turned | B．shouted | C．went | D．came |
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| 小题19: | | A．either | B．too | C．also | D．again |
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| 小题20: | | A．all | B．either | C．none | D．neither |
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