I won’t forget her advice
I had a very special teacher in high school many years ago. Her husband died of a heart attack. About a week after his death, she shared some of her insights(见解)with us.
The class was nearly over. She said, “Before class is over, I would like to share with all of you an important thought.”
“Each of us is put here on Earth to learn, share, love, enjoy and give all by ourselves. We must make the best of every single day.”
Her eyes were beginning to water and she went on, “So I would like you all to make me a promise. From now on, on your way to school, or on your way home, find something beautiful to notice. It doesn’t have to be something you see — it could be a nice smell — perhaps of freshly baked bread, or it could be the sound of the breeze slightly blowing the leaves in the trees.”
“Please look for these things, and love them. For, although it may seem common, these things are the stuff(素材)of life. They are the little things we are put here on Earth to enjoy. They are the things we often take for granted. We must make it a point to notice them, for at any time it can all be taken away.”
The class was completely quiet. We picked up our books and went out of the room silently. That afternoon, I noticed more things on my way home from school than I had that whole term.
I usually think of that teacher and try to enjoy all of those things that we sometimes overlook (忽略).
Take notice of something special you see during your lunch hour today. Walk barefoot along the beach at sunset. For as we get older, it is not the things we did that we regret(后悔), but the things we didn’t do.
【小题1】What happened to the teacher’s husband?

A.He was ill.
B.He died of a heart attack.
C.He made a promise.
D.He became a teacher, too.
【小题2】The high school teacher shared her insights with her students ____________.
A.on her way to school
B.on her way home
C.at the beginning of class
D.at the end of class
【小题3】The underlined word “breeze” (in Paragraph 4) means ____________?
A.colourful cloudB.white snow
C.light wind D.heavy rain
【小题4】What is the teacher’s advice?
A.We should love life and enjoy things around us.
B.We should share our important thoughts with others.
C.We should never feel sorry for what we have done.
D.We should do importand things and overlook little ones.

It was Mother's Day,but the young mother was a little unhappy,because she was 800 miles away from her parents.In the morning she phoned her mother to wish her a happy Mother's Day,and her mother told her about the beautiful lilacs(丁香)in the garden.
Later that day,when she told her husband about the lilacs,he said,“I know where we can find all that you want.Get the children and come on.”So they went,driving down the country roads.
There on a small hill,they saw a lot of beautiful purple lilacs.The young woman ran quickly to enjoy the flowers.Carefully,she picked a few here and a few there.On their way home there was a smile on her face.
When they were passing a nursing home(养老院),the young woman saw an old granny sitting in a chair.She had no children with her.They stopped the car and the young woman walked to the old woman,put the flowers in her hands,and smiled at her.The old granny thanked her again and again.She smiled happily,too.
When the young mother came back to her car,her children asked her,“Who is that old granny?Why did you give our flowers to her?”
“I don't know her,”their mother said.“But it's Mother's Day,and she has no children.I have all of you,and I still have my mother.Just think how much those flowers meant to her.
【小题1】The young woman was a little unhappy on Mother's Day because _____.

A.she didn't have a present
B.she was a long way from her mother
C.she didn't know it was Mother's Day
D.she wanted to see her father
【小题2】There were many beautiful purple lilacs.
A.in her gardenB.in the market
C.in her mother's gardenD.in the nursing home
【小题3】The young woman had __________.
A.one childB.no childC.more than one childD.a boy and a girl
【小题4】The young woman gave the flowers to the old granny because ________.
A.she was her mother
B.she didn't like those flowers
C.her mother asked her to do so
D.she wanted the old granny to be happy,too
【小题5】Which of the following is NOT true?
A.The young woman was kind.
B.The young woman was understanding.
C.The young woman was friendly.
D.The young woman was surprised.

Have you ever heard the saying “If you want a friend, be one”? If you want to make friends with others, you should be friendly to them at first.

Here is how one ① /new teacher made friends/ with the pupils in her class on the first day of school. As the bell rang, the teacher smiled at each pupil. Then she said in a quiet voice, “Good morning. How nice it is to have all of you in my class this year. I’d like to know each of you. I am sure we will enjoy working together.” ② Her voice was sweet and her look was friendly, so everyone felt happy.

She told the pupils her name and wrote it on the blackboard. Then she told them some of the things she liked to do and she was hoping to do with them during the year. ③ Then she said to the boys and girls, “Now you know my name and the things I like and I want to know your names and the things you like. ”

Could you make friends by doing the same as this teacher did?

One way of getting to know girls and boys in your class is to find out more about them. ④People often make friends with those who have the same hobbies. You play the same games and go on journeys together. It is a good way to make friends.

1.根据①处的注音写出英语单词。

2.根据②处的划线句子在下面句子中的每个空白处填入一个适当的词(首字母已给出)。

Everyone felt happy b_______ o________ her sweet voice and her friendly look.

3.1)在③处的划线部分中找出哪个词的最后一个音可以失去爆破。

2)在③处的划线部分中找出两个可以连读的词。

4.将④处的划线句子翻译成汉语。

5.从文中找出一句能概括本文主旨大意的句子。

 

完形填空:

A group of class friends successful in their careers got together to visit their old university professor. Their talk soon turned into complaints about  1   in work and life.

Offering his guests coffee, the professor went to the kitchen and returned with a large pot of coffee and a couple of(几个) 2   ——porcelain(瓷的),  plastic(塑料的),  glass,  crystal(水晶的),  some common,  3  expensive and some delicate (精美的)-telling them to help themselves to the coffee.

When all the students had a cup of coffee in hand, the professor said, "If you noticed,all the nice-looking expensive cups were taken up, leaving behind the common and  4  ones. While it is  5   for you to choose only the best for ourselves, that is the __6  of your problems and stress. The cup itself  7   no quality to the coffee.   8   all of you really wanted was coffee, not the cup, but you consciously (自觉地) went  9   the best cups. And then you began eyeing other people’s cups. Now consider this: life is the  10   ; the jobs, money and position in society are the cups. They are just tools to hold and contain life, and the type of cup which we have will not  11  the quality of life we live. Sometimes, by fixing our attention only on the cup, we  12  to enjoy the coffee which God (上帝) has  13  for us. God brews(冲泡) the coffee, not the cups...Enjoy your coffee!"

The happiest people don't have the best of everything. They just  14   the best use of everything.

Live   15  . Love generously. Care deeply. Speak kindly. Leave the rest to God.

1.                A.changes        B.duties          C.experiences   D.stress

 

2.                A.cups           B.pans           C.bowls    D.cans

 

3.                A.others         B.some           C.another  D.other

 

4.                A.fashionable      B.cheap          C.expensive D.nice-looking

 

5.                A.wise           B.important       C.natural   D.necessary

 

6.                A.use            B.disagreement    C.answer   D.cause

 

7.                A.waves          B.reduces        C.adds D.leads

 

8.                A.As             B.What           C.That D.Which

 

9.                A.for            B.into            C.by   D.on

 

10.               A.tea            B.water          C.wine  D.coffee

 

11.               A.remove        B.beat           C.change    D.enjoy

 

12.               A.fail            B.succeed        C.wish  D.try

 

13.               A.sold           B.gave           C.bought    D.provided

 

14.               A.keep          B.say            C.make D.do

 

15.               A.wildly          B.simply          C.specially   D.successfully

 

 

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