When I was 16 years old, a boy gave me an important gift. It was a  26  .
It was the early autumn of my first year at a junior high school, and my old school was far away.   2 7 a result, no one knew I was. I was very  28 , and afraid to make friends with anyone.
Every time I   29 the other students talking and laughing. I felt my heart 30 . I couldn’t talk to anyone about my problems. An who d I didn’t want my parents to 31 me.
Then one day, my classmates talked  32 with their friends, but I sat at my desk unhappily as usual.   33  , a boy entered the classroom. I didn’t know  34 he was. He passed me and then   35 . He looked at me, without a word, but a smile.
  36 , I felt the touch of something bright and friendly. It made me feel happy and 37 .
That smile changed my life. I started to talk with other students and made friends. Day by day, I became   38  to everyone in my class. The boy with the lucky smile has become my best friend now.
One day I asked him why he smiled, but he couldn’t remember  39 at me!
It doesn’t matter   40  all the dark days have gone. I believe that the world is what you think it is. If you think you are lonely, you might always be alone. So smile at the world and it will smile back.

【小题1】
A.kissB.smileC.hugD.bow
【小题2】
A.ForB.BecauseC.AsD.Since
【小题3】
A.lonelyB.aloneC.alongD.lone
【小题4】
A.heardB.listenedC.listen to D.heard of
【小题5】
A.singB.playC.breakD.dance
【小题6】
A.look forB.worry about C.feel gladD.know about
【小题7】
A.loudlyB.quietlyC.sadlyD.happily
【小题8】
A.Just time B.At that momentC.By the timeD.In that time
【小题9】
A.whoseB.thatC.whichD.who
【小题10】
A.turned onB.turned offC.turned backD.turned over
【小题11】
A.SuddenlyB.LuckilyC.HurriedlyD.Seriously
【小题12】
A.coolB.warmC.sadD.love
【小题13】
A.nearB.nearlyC.closerD.closely
【小题14】
A.laughingB.lookingC.meetingD.smiling
【小题15】
A.thoughB.becauseC.even ifD.until

There was a famous church in London. It was 110 meters high. The center of the church was like a bell. The ceiling of the church was painted by a famous artist. A platform (平台)was built so that the artist could put up the ladder on it and paint the ceiling. The platform was about 70 meters over the ground.
One day the artist was working hard and had nearly finished one popular corner of the ceiling. Also on the platform was his assistant, who was mixing paints. The artist stepped back so that he could see how his work was progressing. To have a better look at his painting, he stepped back again. Suddenly, his assistant shouted, picked up a small bowl of paint and started to paint the artist’s work on the top. The artist was very angry and rushed forwards to stop him.
“What do you think you are doing?” he shouted angrily. “Are you mad?” His assistant replied, “I saw you walking backwards to have a better look at your painting. But you didn’t notice that you had reached the very edge of the platform. You were in great danger. I wanted to make you move forwards. If I had not made you run forwards, you would have fallen backwards off the edge of the platform.
【小题1】The story happened in ______.

A.AmericaB.FranceC.GermanD.England
【小题2】Why did the artist step back again?
A.To see how his work was progressing.B.To have a better look at his painting.
C.To paint a bow in his painting.D.To pour some paint on his painting.
【小题3】What did the assistant do to stop the artist falling off the platform?
A.He painted a famous painting himself.B.He ran forwards to stop him.
C.He shouted to the artist and painted his painting.D.He stopped mixing the paints.
【小题4】Which picture shows the same situation as the underlined sentence in Paragraph2?
Note: a: artist b: assistant c: painting ←: the direction of the movement.

【小题5】After reading the passage, what do you think the artist would probably do?
A.He would be angry with what the assistant had done.
B.He would punish the assistant for having destroyed his painting.
C.He would be thankful to be the assistant for having saved his life.
D.He wouldn’t allow the assistant to work with him any more.

 

In every school there is “top” crowd that sets the pace, while the others follow their lead. For example, if the crowd decides that it is smart to wear bright red sweaters, then very soon everybody is wearing bright red sweaters.

There is nothing wrong with that, except the fact that for some people bright red sweater is really unsuitable.

The situation can even become dangerous, if the top crowd decides that it is smart to drink and to drive cars at seventy miles an hour. Then the people who follow the lead are endangering their lives. They are like the sheep being led to the slaughter(屠杀).

Now it’s possible that you have come across situations like these more than once in your life. In fact you probably did something you knew to be wrong one time or another. You may have excused yourself by saying, “ Gee, the crowd does it.” Well, let the crowd do it, but don’t do it yourself. Learn to say “No”.

Develop your own standards(标准)and your own judgment. If you know the crowd is planning something you disagree to, you’d better take the courage to bow out in a polite way. You’ll have the satisfaction of standing on your own two feet.

1.The main idea of the passage is that _____________ .

A. in every school there is a “top” crowd that sets the pace

B. it’s a mistake to follow the “top” crowd blindly

C. people who follow the “top” crowd are endangering their lives

D. you probably did something wrong more than once in your life

2.The author(作者)doesn’t think it good wearing red sweaters if _______.

A. the crowd is wearing them          

B. you can't afford them

C. you don't look good in red           

D. it is against school rules

3.The writer encourages the readers to ___________ .

A. respect his or her parents            

B. find excuses when he or she is wrong

C. learn to stand on their own two feet    

D. take the advice of his or her elders

4.What does the underlined phrase “bow out in the passage probably mean?

A. 鞠躬                 B. 退出             C. 参与               D. 应允

5.The best title for this passage is __________ .

A. Follow the Leader    B. The “Top” Crowd   

C. Being Yourself      D. Rules for Teens

 

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