I have tried many ways to be ill.I don’t wear a sweater when I should, and two days ago I walked in the rain without my shoes.But so far nothing has happened.Debbie once told me about a boy in her class who milked being away from school.He would rub(摩擦)end of the thermometer (温度计)l it went up to 39℃.Then he’d put it in his mouth and his mother would think he was really ill.

  This morning I was trying doing that but it never went above 35℃ and I rubbed it for ten minutes.So I held the thermometer next to the light on my desk and it went up to 40℃。I thought I’d put it in my mouth and walked downstairs like that.Then my mother would take it out and she would be worried when she saw that I was rather ill.

  The only trouble was I didn’t know the thermometer would be so hot.As soon as I put it into my mouth I burnt my tongue(舌头)!I spat the thermometer out.It fell on the floor but it didn’t break.

  I will have to think up a better way to get my mother and father back together.

(1)

Why did the writer walk in the rain without her shoes two days ago?Because ________.

[  ]

A.

she had no money to buy a pair of shoes

B.

she thought it interesting to walk in the rain without her shoes

C.

she forgot to put on her shoes when she left home

D.

she hoped she could be ill in this way

(2)

According to the passage, which of the following is true?

[  ]

A.

the boy in Debbie’s class helped the writer a lot.

B.

the boy in Debbie’s class knew everything.

C.

the boy in Debbie’s class didn’t like going to school.

(3)

After the writer rubbed the thermometer, it went to ________.

[  ]

A.

35℃

B.

37℃

C.

39℃

D.

40℃

(4)

The writer tries to be ill because ________.

[  ]

A.

she wants to stay at home

B.

she wants her father and mother to come back together

C.

she wants to ask her father for some money

D.

she wants to be a beautiful nurse

My stutter(口吃)had always been much of a problem. I'd had so many specialists for my______35________ over the years. As l walked down the hallway to meet a new one, memories popped in my head of how painful(痛苦的)being a kid who stutters had been. It______36________ hurt.

    “Hello! I'm Mrs. Claussen. I hear you're from Texas!"

    “Ye-Ye-Ye-Yes m-m-m-m-m-m-m-aam I am…”My heart felt like it was pounding through my chest and my hands were dripping wet. I really blew that

______37________ .

    “Well," she said with a ______38________Smile. 161've always liked Texas."

    She turned out to be the best speech specialist I've ever had, not like those who

    told me to clap my hands while speaking. She was______39________.She spent the first several weeks just talking to me - asking me all kinds of questions about myself, especially my feelings. And she______40________ . She then began to teach me about the speech. Not just about my speech, but about everybody's.

       I______41________ in my old school and was a pretty good tenor(男高音), but I learned that the new school's singing group was all filled up. It was such bad news, for I thought that was the one thing I could really do well - and I could do it

______42________ stuttering. Somehow Mrs. Claussen finally got me in the group. I felt like she really cared about me as a person, not just a speech student.

     During the next two years, my speech didn't get much better - except with her. When I was in college, things got worse. I once even wondered if I would ever be able to______43________ ! It was a very depressing time, and I often felt alone. When I was feeling really sorry for myself, I remembered Mrs. Claussen had told me whether I could______44________ my speech was all up to me. She had told me not to fight for perfect speech, just better speech. She was right about that. I finally improved my speech greatly.

     Many years have passed, but I think of her from time to time, wondering if she had as much______45________  0n her other students as she had on me. I like to think that she did. Her name was Mrs. Claussen... and she______46_______ . I'II never forget her.

1.A. speech                     B. study                  C. dream                 D. fear

2.A. maybe                      B. even                            C. still                              D. never

3.A. instruction                 B. description                    C. introduction                   D. presentation

4.A. shy                           B. cold                              C. weak                   D. kind

5.A. silent                                 B. simple                 C. direct                            D. different

6.A. cried                        B. listened                C. waited                 D. stopped

7.A. sang                          B. spoke                            C. played                 D. clapped

8.A. against                      B. besides                   C. beyond                D. without

9.A. practise                    B. communicate                 C. report                           D. reply

10.A. train                               B. share                  C. change                D. follow

11.A. advice                    B. influence             C. dependence                  D. action

12.A. continued               B. taught                           C. agreed                D. cared

 

When I got home,I started to think about what to write.My father is an astronaut.N0,I wouldn't start like that.That was the way others saw him.How did I see my father? Hmm.I saw him sitting with me in the dark when I had a terrible dream.I remembered how he hugged me for hours when my dog Spotty was killed by a car.Yes,these were the things I was going to write.To me,he wasn't just a world-famous astronaut.He was my dad.
My parents and l went to school Thursday night.There were so many people in the big hall! My dad looked at me,and I shrugged(耸肩).
The third prize was announced(宣布) and it was not me.1 was relieved(释然)and disappointed at the same time.The second prize was announced.It was me.1 went up to the stage and read what I had written,"My father's son".When I finished,the people stood up and cheered.I saw my father blowing his nose.Tears were running down my mother's face.Dad cleared his throat and put his hand on my shoulder."Son,this is the proudest moment of my life.''
It was the proudest moment of my life,too.Maybe I'll never be a great hero or win a Nobel Prize,but it was enough just to be my father's son.

  1. 1.

    The writer felt    it to be the son of a famous person.

    1. A.
      lucky
    2. B.
      natural
    3. C.
      hard
    4. D.
      pleasant
  2. 2.

    In order to_     the writer would like to save a child from a burning building.

    1. A.
      become astronaut
    2. B.
      become a great hero
    3. C.
      be made school team captain
    4. D.
      be made class president
  3. 3.

    What did the boy probably write in his composition?

    1. A.
      A lot of special things he had done.
    2. B.
      The story of his father as an astronaut.
    3. C.
      The unforgettable time he spent with his father.
    4. D.
      The experiences his father had in middle school.
  4. 4.

    The writer felt proud when he      .

    1. A.
      got a prize in a writing competition
    2. B.
      won a Nobel Prize
    3. C.
      saved a child from a burning building
    4. D.
      discovered a new star
  5. 5.

    What is the best title for the passage?

    1. A.
      My daydream
    2. B.
      My father's son
    3. C.
      My famous father
    4. D.
      My happy family

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