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The other day Roy Price went “home”to his sister’s house. It’s her home now; and it’s also the house he was born in, Pat, his sister, kissed him and said, “You haven’t changed much, Roy. Let me see, now – when did we meet last?”
“Thirty years ago,”he answered.“I came here for a week, do you remember? And I was right thirty then.”He added, “You’ve changed very little.”But it wasn’t true. Pat looked like an old lady.
The next morning Roy walked through the small town alone. The place looked very different. There were lots of traffic signs beside the roads. There was a new car park, a new post office, a new… . He remembered suddenly that the bus used to stop anywhere: you just put up your hand and it stopped. One surprise followed another. But Roy’s biggest surprise was the people. He didn’t recognize(认识)anybody at all. He thought perhaps everyone here seemed old. He went into the post office and bought some stamps. “Where are all the children and young people?”he asked the postmaster. The old fellow looked up and answered, “Children? They’re in school, of course.”
At lunch Pat said, “The town looks nice, doesn’t it?”
“It’s all different, Pat. It used to be an exciting place, but now it’s full of old people. I don’t understand…”
“There are a few newcomers, but the ones we knew are still here. You’re not young yourself, Roy, are you?”
1. The house Roy was born in is now his ___________ home.
A. mother’s B. sister’s C. new D. own
2. In the eyes of Roy, the small town looked ___________ and people seemed ___________.
A. different, old B. different, young C. old, young D. old, new
3. In the passage the writer mainly wants to tell us that ___________.
A. people in the small town were old like Roy’s sister
B. Roy hasn’t changed much but his sister has changed a lot
C. Roy’s hometown has changed a lot since he left 30 years ago
D. Roy didn’t recognize anybody because he had been away for 30 years
B;A;C
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Lisa has always been overweight. She wanted to lose weight, not just because she wanted to 1 more beautiful and he healthier, but also because it would make life easier. For example, it was 2 for Lisa to find ready-made clothes that would fit. She had to ask a tailor(裁缝) 3 clothes that were large enough. In school, she needed a special chair 4 was bigger and stronger than the other chairs. If she went for a walk, she got tired very quickly. She was also unhappy about the way people treated 5 sometimes. “People look at me and even make fun of me. That’s unfair! It’s true that I’m overweight, but I don’t think people 6 treat me differently because I’m big. I can’t enjoy 7 with my friends because I’m afraid of getting fatter.” Her friends and family never made fun of her. They tried to help her 8 . They wanted her to be happy and healthy. Sometimes when Lisa was feeling sad, she didn’t want to speak to 9 .
But now things 10 quite different. Last month her classmates were preparing for the School 11 Week. Someone advised Lisa to play the lead role of the proud Queen(女王) who was tall and fat. Lisa 12 and practiced a lot.
Soon after the play, Lisa became the star! She did 13 well that everybody remembered the proud Queen. They stood around her and said “ 14 ” to her. She even won the School Best Actress Award for her wonderful performance.
Now Lisa doesn’t worry 15 being fat any more. She believes in the English saying “Every dog has its day.”
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Mr. Smith has two cats. One is big and the other is small. He likes them very much. One day his good friend Mr. White comes to see him. He is very surprised(惊奇的).He finds there are two holes(洞) in the door, a big hole and a small hole. He says, “My dear friend, why are there two holes in your door?” “To let them in and out.” Mr. Black answers. “But why are there two holes?” his friend asks, “How can the big cat go through the small hole?”
【小题1】Mr. Smith has _______.
A.two small cats | B.two big cats |
C.a big cat and a small one | D.a cat and a bird |
A.Mr. Smith | B.Mrs. Black | C.the cats | D.the holes |
A.The big hole | B.The small hole | C.The big door. | D.The small door. |
One day a lonely girl found two weak birds while she was walking in the woods(树林). She took them home and put them in a small cage. She fed them with love and the birds grew strong. Every morning they greeted her with a beautiful song. The girl loved them very much and wanted their singing to last forever.
One day the girl left the cage’s door open. The larger and stronger of the two birds flew out of the cage. The girl watched worriedly as it circled(盘旋) high above her. She was afraid that it would fly away and she would never see it again. So when it flew close, she grasped(抓) at it wildly. She was very happy that she held it tightly within her hand! Suddenly, she felt something had happened to the bird. She opened her hand and was surprised to find the bird was dead. Her love for the bird killed it.
She noticed the other bird jumping in the cage. She could feel that it wanted to be free. It hoped to fly into the clear, blue sky. She lifted(举起) it from the cage and flew it into the air. The bird circled once, twice, three times…
When the bird was flying happily in the sky, she was so glad. Just then the bird flew closer and sat softly on her shoulder. It sang the sweetest song she had ever heard.
【小题1】One day the girl forgot to close the door to the cage and ______ of the two birds flew out of the cage.
A.the sick | B.the female |
C.the larger and stronger | D.the white and blue |
A.it would be killed | B.it was feeling cold |
C.the other bird felt lonely | D.it would fly away |
A.wanted to see what happened |
B.wanted to be free |
C.wanted to sing a beautiful song again |
D.wanted to eat something |
A.We should protect the endangered birds. |
B.The cage is used to keep birds. |
C.The birds are easily killed. |
D.To keep love is to let it fly. |
One night I was sitting in my room half-listening as my 15-year-old brother Tommy fought with my 12-year-old brother Kevin. I didn’t pay attention when Kevin rushed up the stairs with the hurt on his face.
About 20 minutes later, as I was walking upstairs I heard Kevin crying inside the bathroom. I knocked on the door and asked, “Hey Kevin, do you want to talk?”
No answer.
I tried again, “Why don’t you come out of there?”
Again, no answer.
So, joking around, I grabbed a stack of (一摞)cards and a pencil and wrote, “If you don’t want to talk, we can write notes to each other.”
An hour later I was still sitting on the floor outside the bathroom with two stacks of cards in front of me. One was blank and one was cards from Kevin on which he had translated all his yucky feelings into words for me. As I read one of Kevin’s notes, tears came to my eyes. It said, “Nobody in this family cares about me. I’m not the youngest, and I’m not the oldest. Tommy thinks I’m silly and Dad wishes he had the other Kevin as a kid because he’s better at basketball. And you’re never around to even notice me.”
Tears came to my eyes as I wrote back to him. “You know Kevin, I really do love you and I’m sorry I don’t always show it. I am here for you and you are loved in this family.”
There was no answer for a while, but then I heard a tearing sound coming from inside the bathroom. Kevin, who had run out of cards wrote on a torn paper cup. “Thanks.”
I wrote back “For what?” it returned to me with “Loving me” on it.
Since then, I try my best to never only half-notice my family members any more. Kevin and I have a closer relationship now. And sometimes when one of us notices that the other is upset, we’ll smile and say “Write it on a paper cup.”
【小题1】The underlined word “yucky” most probably means ____.
A.upset | B.exciting | C.terrible | D.amazing |
A.Kevin is not as clever as his brother. |
B.He is neither the youngest nor the oldest. |
C.Kevin doesn’t like to make friends with others. |
D.Kevin is not good at playing basketball. |
A.She has two children in her family. |
B.She didn’t pay enough attention to Kevin before. |
C.She used to show her love to Kevin. |
D.She has a closer relationship with Tommy after that. |
A.Everyone should show how they love their family members. |
B.It’s hard to get on well with family members. |
C.It’s important to keep peace in the family. |
D.We should try our best to stop our children from fighting. |