完形填空

先通读短文,掌握其大意,然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个可以填入相应空白处的最佳答案

No One Words But My Own

The classroom was full of those of us who wanted to work on the school newspaper. I didn’t write a lot. but working on the paper sounded like fun. I the idea of being a reporter, interviewing my friends, and covering middle school events.

To be chosen, we had to turn in an example of our . I wrote an article about the joys of summer, and showed it to my father, a talent poet. He read it and frowned(皱眉).

"It’s okay." my father said, taking out a pencil "But how about changing this sentence to ..." And as a result, he rewrote the whole piece — without me, for I never said anything to him.

No surprise—his version(版本)was . He had a gift for language. It was so much better than my piece that I turned in his version instead of mine.

"Welcome to the Dundee School News," my teacher said to me. But before I could be about the news, he added, "Based on that excellent article you wrote about summer, I expect you to write a personal opinion article every week for the second page of the paper."I was so surprised! I was unable to write at that level, but I couldn’t tell the to the teacher, and I couldn’t ask my father for help, either. That term working on the paper was really painful. And my teacher clearly expressed his .

"Can’t you write something more like the first piece you wrote?"he said, each time I turned in my article.

I couldn’t, because at that age, I didn’t have my father’s ability and experience as a writer. Week after week, I tried hard, but my writing never the level of the first article.

At last, to my total shame, another student took my place. I that my father rewrote my first article himself, instead of simply trying to help me to improve it. But in my heart I knew it was my fault(错误) because I allowed him to do it. Later, I did become a successful writer on my own. Looking back, I realized that the pain and shame of that school experience had a side. It taught me to depend on myself and be myself. So every day, I try to use my own words, find my own style and be my own best self. It feels great.

1.A. gave B. shared C. liked D. welcomed

2. A. report B. writing C. homework D. newspaper

3.A. help B. stop C. allow D. praise

4.A. different B. common C. popular D. wonderful

5.A. excited B. worried C. nervous D. confident

6.A. truth B. excuse C. feeling D. answer

7.A. honesty B. patience C. hope D. disappointment

8.A. set B. reached C. raised D. changed

9.A. agreed B. realized C. remembered D. complained

10.A. magic B. serious C. bright D. strange

Do you want to be a volunteer? Maybe you need some ideas. Here is some advice.

Help kids learn and grow. Be a big brother or sister at an after-school care center. You can help little kids to learn or play with them.

Give back during the holidays. Serve dinner to the homeless, volunteer at an old people’s home, or give out toys to kids.

Help at an animal shelter (庇护所). Most shelters depend on (依靠) volunteers to keep the cats and dogs happy and take them to exercise. And when you’re walking dogs, you get some exercise, too.

Protect (保护) the environment. Take part in a park clean-up day. Plant a tree. Join a group to work together to protect a river.

Help sick people. Helping others can make you feel good. When you cheer sick people up, you also feel happy. If you have several hobbies, find a way to do them all. For example, if you love kids and are good at painting and dancing, visit a children’s hospital and teach them these interesting things.

1.The underlined(下划线) word “serve” means “_________” in Chinese.

A. 提供 B. 丢弃 C. 索取 D. 保存

2.What can a volunteer do at an animal shelter?

A. Feed animals. B. Help animals do exercise.

C. Clean the shelter. D. Make workers there happy.

3.Which is NOT mentioned (提到) as a way to protect the environment?

A. Planting trees. B. Protecting rivers.

C. Setting up a green club. D. Cleaning up the park.

4.What can we learn from the passage?

A. Volunteers can feel good when they help sick people.

B. Volunteering at a children’s hospital is meaningless.

C. An after-school care center is a place for homeless kids.

D. The old people’s home needs more volunteers than the children’s hospital.

5.What’s the main idea of the passage?

A. Who can be a volunteer? B. The reasons of being a volunteer.

C. The time of being a volunteer. D. Ways of being a volunteer.

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