题目内容
Ronny’s Book
Ronny looked like every other kid in the first-grade classroom where I volunteered as the Reading Mom. However, Ronny was different from his classmates in other ways. He had a speech problem so he couldn’t _______ like other kids in his grade.
I worked with all the students in Ronny’s class one by one to improve their reading skills. On the days when it was Ronny’s _______, I’d give him a silent smile, and he’d fly out of his chair. He sat very close to me and opened the book as if he was opening a treasure nobody had ever seen.
I watched his _____move slowly under each letter as he struggled (努力) to read out. Every time he ___ to read a word with a strange pronunciation, the biggest smile would spread across his face and his eyes would shine with _______. It broke my heart each and every time.
A few weeks _______ the school year ended, I held an awards ceremony (颁奖典礼). I_______ Ronny with a book — one of those Little Golden Books that only cost $5. Tears ran down his face as he held the book close to him and went _______ to his seat. I stayed with the class for the rest of the day. Ronny never let go of (放开) the _____, not once. It never left his hands.
A few days later, I returned to the school to visit. I _______ Ronny on a chair near the playground, the book open in his lap. His teacher said, “He hasn’t put that book down since you gave it to him. Do you know that’s his _______ book he’s ever actually owned?”
Keeping back my tears, I walked towards Ronny, placed my hand on his shoulder and asked, “Will you read me your book, Ronny?” And then, for the next few minutes, he read to me more_______ than I’d ever thought possible from him. The pages were already dog-eared (卷角的), like the book had been read thousands of ___ already. When he finished reading, Ronny closed his book and said with great satisfaction(满意), “_______ book!”
What a powerful contribution the writer of that Little Golden Book had made in the life of a disadvantaged child. At that moment, I knew I would become _______ about my own writing and do what that writer had done, and probably still does — care enough to write a story that changes a child’s life, care enough to make a difference.
1.A. read B. copy C. write D. listen
2.A. team B. term C. turn D. tour
3.A. fingers B. arms C. legs D. ears
4.A. forgot B. decided C. refused D. managed
5.A. fear B. pride C. promise D. silence
6.A. after B. before C. since D. when
7.A. covered B. shared C. presented D. compared
8.A. out B. up C. away D. back
9.A. hand B. class C. book D. chair
10.A. followed B. noticed C. heard D. realized
11.A. first B. second C. third D. fourth
12.A. coldly B. slowly C. clearly D. quietly
13.A. mistakes B. sales C. chances D. times
14.A. Small B. Good C. New D. Old
15.A. serious B. nervous C. worried D. surprised
No matter when we meet with difficulty or failure, teachers, parents or others often say to us or perhaps we say to ourselves, “Never give up.” These can be encouraging words and words of determination(决心). A person who believes in himself will keep trying to reach his goal no matter how many times he fails. In my opinion, the quality of determination to succeed is an important one to have. Therefore, I believe that we should never give up.
One reason is that if we give up too easily, we will hardly achieve anything. It is not unusual for us to fail in our first attempt(尝试) at something new, so we should not feel disappointed(失望的) and should try again. Besides, if we always give up when we fail, we will not be able to develop new skills and grow.
Another reason we should never give up is that we can learn from our mistakes so that we can not make the same ones. If we do not try again, the lesson we have learned is wasted.
Finally, we should never give up because as we work to reach our goals, we develop confidence, and this confidence can help us succeed in other areas of our lives. If we never challenge ourselves, we will begin to doubt our abilities.
In short, it is important that we do not give up when working for our goals. Whether we succeed in the end or not, we will learn something, and what we learn will help us to become better and more confident. Furthermore, if we give up, we have no chance of reaching our goals any more, but if we keep making great efforts, there is always a chance that we will succeed one day.
Topic: Never Give Up
Meaning | ●The words “Never give up” can (51)1. others or oneself and express one’s determination. |
Opinion | ●A person who wants to (52)2. should have the quality of determination. So we should never give up. |
(53).3. | ●If we give up too easily, maybe we will achieve (54)4., so when we fail in our first attempt at something new, we should not disappoint ourselves but try (55)5.. ●Always giving up means that we will not be able to (56) 6.any progress. ●Never giving up will make us learn from the mistakes we’ve made before and learn the (57)7. so as not to make the same mistakes. ●To reach our goals and develop the confidence which can help us improve ourselves, we must not give up but (58)8.ourselves. |
Conclusion | ●If you give up, you will have no (59)9.of reaching your goals. Never give up and you will get your (60)10. one day. |