When I was young, I wanted to be a model, so when a national competition was nearby, I asked my parents to take me for an audition(试演) and they agreed, I was selected and told I had potential. They said that for only $900 I could attend a weekend event that a number of the most famous modeling agenies(中介) from around the world would attend. At 13, my hopes of fame and fortune(名利) clouded my judgment and I begged my parents to let me go. We have never been rich, but they saw my enthusiasm and at last they agreed.
I imagined being signed by some famous model companies. For .months, any boredom or disappointment that I faced disappeared because I knew I would soon have the chance to be a real model. I thought I would appear in the covers of famous magazines!
Of course, I wasn't signed, but what hurt the most was being told that if I grew to 5'9' (about 1.75 meters) I could be a success. I sprayed for a growth spurt(冲刺) because I could not imagine giving up my dream. I met with a local modeling agency and the agent required $500 for classes, $500 for a photo shoot(拍摄), and $300 for other fees. My parents only agreed after hours and hours of my begging.
The agency sent me out on a few auditions but with every day I did not receive a call, I grew more disappointed. The final chance came in July after I had decided to focus on commercial modeling. There was an open call(公开挑it) in New York City. We spent hours driving and spent another few hours waiting, only to be told that I was too short, I could hardly stand it.
Years later, I realize that the trip to New York was good as it made me notice I didn't actually love modeling, just the idea of it.1 wanted to be special and I naively(天真地)decided to reach an impossible goal. The experience has made me stronger and that will help me in the future.
【小题1】The author wanted to be a model, because_______.

A.she won a national contest
B.she wanted to be famous and rich
C.she was urged by some modeling agencies
D.she had full potential to be a successful model
【小题2】The author's parents' attitude toward her dream is_______.
A.encouragingB.doubtfulC.worriedD.excited
【小题3】The author finally stopped dreaming to become a model mainly because_______.
A.her parents were strongly against it
B.she realized that it was impossible for her.
C.even a local modeling agency turned her down
D.she realized that she didn't actually love the idea of modeling
【小题4】From her experience of struggling to be a model, the author learned that
A.where there is a will there is a way
B.being a model is not so easy
C.we should have our own judgment and should not just follow others
D.we might set unpractical goals but the experiences can help us grow.

Many people have to work on the weekend. Some people do not mind. Others think it is terrible.

  One man thinks that working on the weekend can be dangerous. He is Graham Coates. Mr Coates works in an office in Brighton, England.

  On Saturday, May 24, 1986, he went to the office to do some work. When he got on the lift(电梯), it stopped between floors. Mr Coates could not get out of the lift. He started to shout, but no one heard him. Then Mr. Coats remembered that it was a holiday in England. No one was going to come to work until Tuesday.

  There was nothing for him to do. He had to wait until one of his workmates came to work and found him. With nothing to eat or drink, Mr Coats ended up sleeping for most of the day.

  Now Mr. Coates says, "I only use lifts if they have telephones in them."

1.Mr. Coates thinks working on the weekend is_____.

A.interesting         B.terrible           C.happy            D.unhappy

2.Mr. Coates stayed in the lift for_____.

A.about twenty hours                      B.nearly two days

C.one week                             D.more than sixty hours

3. When Mr. Coates got out of the lift he_____.

A.was cold, weak, hungry and tired

B.wouldn't work there any more

C.said "I only use lifts if they have telephones in them."

D.went home at once

4.Why could Mr. Coates not get out of the lift? Because _____.

A.it was broken                          B.it was the weekend

C.it was in an office                        D.it was a holiday

5. In the lift, there was_________.

A.water            B.beer             C.telephone         D.nothing

 

With a hat by his feet,a blind boy sat on the steps of a building. He held up a sign which said," I ' m blind, please help. "

Only a few people put    1   in the hat. A man was walking by. He    2   some coins into the hat. He then turned the sign    3  . wrote some words, put the sign back and left.

Soon the hat began to fill up. A lot more people   4   to give money to the blind boy.  That afternoon the man came to see    5  things were. The boy recognized his footsteps (脚步声) and asked, "Were you the one who    6  my sign this morning? What did you write?"

The man said, "I only wrote the truth. I said what you said but in a   7 way. "What he had written was," Today is a beautiful day,   8  I cannot see it. "

Both the   9  told people that the boy was blind. But the first sign simply  10 people to help by throwing some money into the   11  . The second one, however, told people that they were able to enjoy the  12  of the day, but the boy couldn't    13   he was blind.

There are at least two lessons we can learn   14  this story. First, be thankful for what

you have. Someone else has less. Help them if you can.  15  , be creative. Think differently.

 There is always a better way !

1.                A.eggs           B.coins           C.toys D.pencils

 

2.                A.got            B.lost            C.took D.dropped

 

3.                A.on            B.off             C.back D.around

 

4.                A.asked          B.began          C.hoped    D.continued

 

5.                A.how           B.what           C.whose    D.which

 

6.                A.put            B.found          C.changed  D.cleaned

 

7.                A.usual          B.simple          C.different  D.dangerous

 

8.                A.as             B.so             C.for  D.but

 

9.                A.signs           B.men           C.boys D.lessons

 

10.               A.told           B.took           C.helped    D.ordered

 

11.               A.bag            B.hat            C.pocket    D.basket

 

12.               A.food           B.songs          C.beauty    D.pictures

 

13.               A.because        B.unless          C.before    D.though

 

14.               A.about          B.with           C.from  D.except

 

15.               A.First           B.Second         C.Third D.Fourth

 

 

Which part is the most important?

My mother used to ask me what the most important part of the body is. When I was  31   .1 thought music and talking were the most important things, so I said: “My  32  Mommy.”

She said; "No. many people are deaf and can’t hear anything but they live normal lives. But you  33   thinking about my questions and I will ask you again soon. "

Several years passed before she asked me again. This time I told her: “Mommy.  34 is very important to   35  , so it must be our eyes. "

She looked at me and told me: "You are learning fast, but your  36   is not right because there are many people who are blind and who arc happy and healthy all the same.”

 Then, last year, my grandpa   37  .

Everybody was crying. My mom asked me: “Do you know the most important body

pan now, my dear? The most important body part is your  38  .”

 “Is it because it holds up (支撑)my head?” I asked.

"No, it is because it can hold a head of a friend or a loved one when they  3."

she answered. “ Everybody needs a shoulder to cry on sometime in life. I only hope that you have enough love and friends in your life. So, you will  40  have a shoulder to cry on when you need it."

1.A. older          B. younger              C. cleverer

2.A. ears               B. eyes                 C. mouth

3.A. stop               B. begin                    C. keep

4.A. mind               B. heart                    C. sight

5.A. everybody          B. somebody         C. nobody

6.A. question           B. problem              C. answer

7.A. came               B. died                 C. arrived

8.A. shoulder           B. foot                 C. hand

9.A. laugh              B. dance                    C. cry

10.A. never             B. always               C. seldom

 

I’ve loved my mother’s desk since I was just tall enough to see above the top of it as mother sat doing letters. Standing by her chair, looking at the ink bottle, pens, and white paper, I decided that the act of writing must be the most wonderful thing in the world.

Years later, during her final illness, mother kept different things for my sister and brother. “But the desk,” she’d said again, “it’s for Elizabeth.”

I never saw her angry, never saw her cry. I knew she loved me; she showed it in action. But as a young girl, I wanted heart-to-heart talks between mother and daughter

They never happened. And a gulf opened between us. I was “too emotional(易动感情的)”. But she lived “on the surface”.

As years passed I had my own family. I loved my mother and thanked her for our happy family. I wrote to her in careful words and asked her to let me know in any way she chose that she did forgive me.

I posted the letter and waited for her answer. None came.

My hope turned to disappointment, then little interest and, finally, peace—it seemed that nothing happened. I couldn’t be sure that the letter had even got to mother. I only knew that I had written it, and I could stop trying to make her into someone she was not.

Now the present of her desk told, as she’d never been able to, that she was pleased that writing was my chosen work. I cleaned the desk carefully and found some papers inside--- a photo of my father and a one-page letter, folded(折叠) and refolded many times.

Give me an answer, my letter asks, in any way you choose. Mother, you always chose the act that speaks louder than words.

1.The writer began to love her mother’s desk____________.

   A. after Mother died.

   B. before she became a writer.

   C. when she was a child

   D. when Mother gave it to her

2. The passage shows that _____________.

   A. mother was cold on the surface but kind in her heart to her daughter

   B. mother was too serious about everything her daughter had done

   C. mother cared much about her daughter in words

   D. mother wrote to her daughter in careful words

3.The word “gulf” in the passage means ____________.

   A. deep understanding between the old and the young

   B. different ideas between the mother and the daughter

   C. free talks between mother daughter

   D. part of the sea going far in land

4.What did mother do with her daughter’s letter?

   A. She had never received the letter.

   B. For years, she often talked about the letter.

   C. She didn’t forgive her daughter at all in all her life.

   D. She read the letter again and again till she died.

5.What is the best title of the passage?

   A. My Letter to Mother        B. Mother and Children

   C. My Mother’s Desk         D. Talks between Mother and Me

 

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