The most positive(乐观的) person I have ever seen is may dad! He is so positive that I do not  46  hearing a single word from him which is related(相关的) to hopelessness!
Unlike most mums and dads, my dad never says things that make me feel   47 . He is always there to give me encouragement and help.   48  I do wrong things, he always tells me what’s right in a positive way. For example, if I am in   49  , he often tells me to open the books he bought me. Then he asks me to read the   50  that can help me with the problems I’m facing. After that, we have a    51  together.
Even though I’m not always a good kid, my dad   52  shouts or gets angry with me. I know that he’s   53  a day—a day when I grow up and understand things in my life.
I can see the reason that he is so positive is because he believes in 54 . And he believes that whatever  55 , it is under control. So we have nothing to worry about. Be positive!

【小题1】
A.mindB.keepC.likeD.remember
【小题2】
A.goodB.badC.richD.poor
【小题3】
A.WhenB.UntilC.BeforeD.Since
【小题4】
A.fearB.troubleC.surpriseD.danger
【小题5】
A.titlesB.ordersC.storiesD.questions
【小题6】
A.discussionB.practiceC.meetingD.review
【小题7】
A.usuallyB.everC.sometimesD.never
【小题8】
A.looking forB.worrying aboutC.waiting forD.thinking about
【小题9】
A.itselfB.myselfC.himselfD.yourself
【小题10】
A.movesB.happensC.appearsD.develops

You want to know about my staying in America, right? Well, to tell you the truth, it is really an eye-opening experience to study here.

In China, I had English classes five times a week since fifth grade. However, I didn’t know how different textbook English could be from everyday English until I came to Hotchkiss School, Connecticut.

When I first studied English, I was told to say, “I am fine.” when people say “How are you?” But in the US, I found that people say, “I am good.” or “I’m tired.”

One day, someone greeted me with “What’s up?” It made me confused(不知所措). I thought for a moment and then smiled because I didn’t know what to say.

Since then, I have discovered more and more differences between Chinese and US cultures.

To my surprise, US girls spend a lot of time in the burning sun to get a tan(晒黑). However, in China, girls try every possible way to get their skin paler, or “whiter”.

I was also surprised by how hard-working US students are.

In China, schoolwork is almost everything, so we study hard and that’s it. But here, a “good” student gets good grades, does a lot for the public and plays sports or music.

The kids here are so talented, I am starting to be sorry that I gave up playing the piano at an early age and that I have never thought about sports.

1.How many English classes a week were there when the writer was in fifth grade in China?

A. 4             B. 5             C. 6           D.7

2.According to the writer, textbook English is ______ everyday English.

A. quite different from    B. the same as   C. more difficult than    D. easier than

3.What did the writer do when he didn’t understand what someone greeted him?

A. He thought for a moment and smiled  B. He greeted with “What?”

C. He didn’t how to say               D. He was surprised

4.A good US student spends his / her time ______.

A. only in doing homework

B. only on sports or music

C. only in working for the public

D. on studies, sports or music and public work

5. Which of the following is NOT true ?

A. The writer is now staying in the US.             

B. American girls love to have white skin.

C. The US students are hard-working.  

D. Schoolwork is almost everything in China.

 

Nathan Sawaya's childhood was a lot of fun. He drew cartoons, wrote stories, and played with plastic toy bricks (积木). His grandparents bought his first set of toy bricks when he was five years old and he's been building with toy bricks ever since. He even took his building bricks to college with him! Instead of books and a computer, he had a model of Greenwich Village made of bricks on his desk.

Nathan started as a lawyer but gave up His highly-paid (高薪的) job to become an artist that uses toys in his art. He uses toy bricks to build everything from the Statue of Liberty(自由女神像) to Superman! He has more than 1.5 million colored bricks in his working room in New York which he uses to make pieces of art. He started by building small models but then decided to do something big and created a self-portrait (自画像). It took him two days just to build the eyes.

Nathan's work has appeared in museums around the world. Children love his art because it is made out of the same toys that they play with at home and adults love his work because it is fascinating. Since it began in2007, Nathan's exhibition "The Art of the Brick" has been very popular with museum visitors everywhere.

"I'm proud that I took a dream I had as a child, to become an artist, and I have actually made a job out of it," says Nathan. "To do what you love in life is the most important thing."

1.What did Nathan put on his desk at college?

A.The Statue of Liberty.                    B.Superman.

C.His serf-portrait.                        D.A Greenwich Village modal.

2.Why did Nathan give up his job as a lawyer?

A.Because he made little money out of a lawyer.

B.Because he wanted to make toys for the children.

C.Because he decided to become an artist of toy bricks.

D.Because he was going to work in the museum instead.

3.What does the underlined word "it" in Paragraph 3 refer to?

A.Nathan's work.                         B.Nathan's exhibition.

C.Nathan's art.                           D.Nathan's self-portrait

4.What would be the best title for the passage?

A.The Brick Artist                         B.The Brick Exhibition

C.Toy Bricks for Adults                     D.The Artist's Childhood

 

完型填空(共15小题,计15分)

Benjamin was  1 . He didn't know why. He was having a fever and tired and didn’t feel like eating. His stomach hurt from time to time. At first he paid very little  2 to it, thinking he would be all right in  3. But he didn't. After three weeks, he had to go to Dr. Barkley.

The doctor did a few  4 . Then he asked Benjamin if he had gone  5 and drunk dirty water. Benjamin said he hadn't been camping since he was a soldier in the army.

He asked if Benjamin had eaten at any fast food restaurants in the past month, or eaten from one of the  6 lunch trucks in the Los Angeles area. Benjamin said that he ate fast food or lunch truck food every day at noon.

“That’s probably the  7 of your illness. You have hepatitis(肝炎) A, and you most likely got it from a food worker who didn't wash his hands thoroughly after using the  8. It happens a lot.” “God! I'm not going to die, am I?”

The doctor told him not to   9 . A viral infection(病毒感染) that  10 the liver(肝脏), hepatitis A kills only about 100 people every year in the US. He told Benjamin to see him every two weeks, and to be  11 to take three months  12 from work so that he could rest, rest, rest. There is no  13 to hepatitis A. You survive(存活), or you don’t.

“But there is one good thing about hepatitis A,” Dr. Barkley said. “  14 you get it, you’re immune(免疫) to it for the  15 of your life.”

1.                A.energetic       B.sleepy          C.sick  D.tired

 

2.                A.money         B.dollars          C.attention  D.focus

 

3.                A.a week         B.a month        C.two months    D.a year

 

4.                A.chores         B.tests           C.seconds  D.movements

 

5.                A.fishing         B.camping        C.hiking    D.sightseeing

 

6.                A.a lot           B.a little          C.many D.much

 

7.                A.resource       B.cause          C.research  D.search

 

8.                A.knief           B.cookers         C.restroom D.microwave oven

 

9.                A.think           B.eat            C.worry    D.cry

 

10.               A.hurts          B.breaks         C.kills  D.removes

 

11.               A.OK            B.ready          C.necessary  D.relaxing

 

12.               A.away          B.to             C.off   D.getting

 

13.               A.solution        B.answer         C.hope D.need

 

14.               A.Unless         B.Until           C.Once D.Twice

 

15.               A.other          B.rest           C.whole D.part

 

 

Each day I took the same route to work and passed by a security guard (保安).  1  greeted everyone walking by and made small talk with many of the passers-by and wishing them well. His simple “hello” made people feel   2 . His cheerful smile became a part of my day. When he was absent, many people noticed it, and I felt a little bit empty.

The first few times, I didn’t say hello back to him when he greeted me. I was   3  in my own world. On Monday the security guard asked me:“How was your weekend?” I told him about my visit to California, to see my mother, who had colon cancer. I  4 how I visited her each month. “The time with my mother is so precious(珍贵的),   5  I know that each time may be the last.”

He listened like a close friend I’d known for years. He felt my   6 and my love. He shared how he had lost his father to cancer two years before. He said, “I understand what you are going through. My father passed away while I was serving in Germany. Because of some reasons I was unable to fly back in time. I was unable to say goodbye to him. I wish I could have been with him, given him a hug, and told him I loved him. You are really lucky to have the gift of   7 .”

As I walked away, I realized I did not even know his name. The following day, on my way to work, I said: “After we spent all that time   8 yesterday, I still don’t know your name.” He answered, “Gary.” I responded back, “I’m Deborah.”

After that, we talked and shared stories about our weekends, dreams and families.

Later, Gary got   9  a new job and moved away. It’s been several years since I last spoke to him, yet the memory feels like yesterday. Gary reached out to me,   10  me and made my morning the best part of the day. I experienced the beauty of friendship and love.

In the business of life, we often forget to wish a stranger hello although how easy it is, and how great and lasting a   11  it can make. When you say hello to a stranger you become like a pebble(鹅卵石) thrown into a pond. With each ripple (波纹)you create, you spread love that continues to   12 . Make a point of saying hello to a stranger today. You will give the gift that keeps on giving.

1.                A.She            B.They           C.He  D.I

 

2.                A.nervous        B.funny          C.special   D.surprised

 

3.                A.lost            B.left            C.missed   D.dropped

 

4.                A.wondered      B.shared         C.realized  D.found

 

5.                A.because        B.so             C.and  D.but

 

6.                A.weakness       B.illness          C.sorriness  D.sadness

 

7.                A.god            B.time           C.nature   D.friendship

 

8.                A.thinking        B.calling          C.crying    D.talking

 

9.                A.offered         B.afforded        C.invited   D.chosen

 

10.               A.moved         B.touched        C.told  D. helped

 

11.               A.progress        B.sense          C.trouble    D.difference

 

12.               A.receive        B.send           C.give  D.create

 

 

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