题目内容
If people cutting down the forest, they will have nowhere .
A.keep, to live in B.will keep, to live in
C.keep, to live D.will keep, to live
C
Alexandra Nechita was ten when her paintings became famous all over the world. She visited Britain, France, Italy, Japan, Australia, New Zealand and her family’s native place (祖籍) Romania where 5,000 fans came to see her at the airport. Alexandra said, “When it all started, I was moved. It was very exciting and I loved the traveling, but I got very tired. And I missed home.”
Alexandra is a good student. Her studies always come first. She only starts painting after she’s done her homework. She works on two or three paintings at a time. The paintings sell for thousands and Alexandra’s parents have given up their jobs to work for their daughter. Life for the Nechita family is very different from what it was like a few years ago.
Alexandra’s father Niki left Romania for political reasons in 1985. At first he tried his best to learn English and had different kinds of low-paid jobs. In 1987, he brought his wife and Alexandra, who was then 18 months old, to America. The family was very poor. Alexandra began to draw at the age of three.
She was drawing for four or five hours a day. Soon people offered to buy her paintings and she had her first art show at the age of eight. Stories about this child appeared in the newspapers and television. They now live in a large house with a swimming pool. Her mother said, “We started without anything, but thanks to Alexandra, we have everything we ever dreamed of.”
【小题1】Alexandra became well-known all over the world for her paintings at the age of _______.
A.18months | B.three | C.eight | D.ten |
A.America. | B.Britain. | C.Romania. | D.France. |
A.took her a lot of time at school |
B.made her drop out of school |
C.didn’t influence her studies at school |
D.made her fall behind others in studies at school |
A.their life was very hard |
B.they lived by selling Alexandra’s paintings |
C.Alexandra began to draw her painting |
D.her parents left their jobs and worked for her |
A.Alexandra was not interested in travelling |
B.Alexandra’s success changed her family’s life |
C.Alexandra’s parents were good at English |
D.Alexandra’s stories appeared often on the radio and TV |
He was struggling(费劲) to tie his shoes. I was struggling with whether I should help him.
I did, and he was grateful.
“Thank you,” he said.
“I’m glad I could help. I just thought it would be easier for me to reach,” I said.
He was a disabled man, and forced to look down most of the time. His arms and legs were twisted(扭曲的) terribly, and he couldn’t do what the rest of us would consider easy tasks. He always managed to look up to see how you reacted(反应) to his words, however. He had a big smile, making me feel comfortable.
I was still on my knees by his wheelchair.
“ Nice shoes,” he said.
“Thanks. No one ever complimented (赞美) me on them before,” I said.
“No one has the same view of the world as I do,” he replied.
“Tell me about the world as you see it,” I said smiling.
“Most people can see if someone is comfortable with them or not in their eyes. I see it in their feet.” he said. “If people keep moving their feet, I just let them go, because I know they’re impatient with me. I don’t want to make people uncomfortable.
“What about me? I asked.
“I could see your compassion. And then you came down to my level. I was the one who was nervous.” he said. “I don’t normally have someone look me in the eye.”
“They don’t know what they’re missing,” I told him.
“My old face is nothing to brag(自夸) about.” he said.
“But that smile is so big.”
Yes, and it’s not only a big smile but an attitude.
【小题1】The disabled man knew people were impatient mostly by their _________.
A.words | B.eyes | C.feet | D.smile |
A.注意 | B.同情 | C.信任 | D.职责 |
A.had great difficulty looking after himself |
B.always asked people for help |
C.couldn’t have a big smile |
D.liked to talk about people’s shoes |
A.he had a nice talk to the man | B.the man looked him in the eye |
C.he didn’t move his feet before the man | D.the man had a big smile on the face |
A.the disable man had something wrong with his mind |
B.not many people went down to the man’s level |
C.the man was good at telling people about the world |
D.the writer would not give the man more help |