Six-year-old Brandon decided to make pancakes for his parents. He should first take the flour(面粉), so he   46  the cupboard and pulled out the heavy flour bag. He put some flour   47  the bowl with his hands, mixed in a cup of milk and added some sugar.
Soon Brandon was  48  flour and getting frustrated, He wanted this to be   49  for Mum and Dad, but it was getting very bad. He didn't know what to do   50 .
Suddenly he saw his cat near the bowl and went to push it away, but he   51  the egg box to the floor. He tried to   52  but slipped(滑倒) on the eggs, getting his clothes   53 . Just then, he saw his dad standing at the door.
Brandon's eyes were full of tears. He was   54  his dad would beat him, but his father didn't.   55 , he picked up his crying son and kissed him.
That's what we sometimes face in   56 . We try to do something good, but it turns into a mess. Sometimes we just   57  there in tears because we can't think of anything else to do. Hopefully, that's   58  someone close to us picks us up, loves us and forgives us. But we can't    59  trying to "make pancakes" for "Dad" or for others. Sooner or later we'll get it   60 , and then they'll be glad we tried.

【小题1】
A.turned onB.turned offC.closedD.opened
【小题2】
A.aboveB.atC.intoD.under
【小题3】
A.full ofB.covered withC.good atD.used for
【小题4】
A.something goodB.anything bad
C.everything badD.nothing good
【小题5】
A.certainlyB.alreadyC.recentlyD.next
【小题6】
A.fellB.brokeC.knockedD.sent
【小题7】
A.clean upB.get upC.grow upD.take up
【小题8】
A.cleanB.bigC.cheapD.dirty
【小题9】
A.sureB.confidentC.happyD.excited
【小题10】
A.ThereforeB.BesidesC.InsteadD.But
【小题11】
A.lifeB.timeC.useD.space
【小题12】
A.layB.landC.studyD.stand
【小题13】
A.whetherB.whenC.whereD.how
【小题14】
A.stopB.keepC.mindD.finish
【小题15】
A.terribleB.difficultC.rightD.necessary

Swimming and English Learning
Can you swim? Do you like swimming? Yes? Well, how can you learn to swim? I think the best way is to go into the water and learn. I’m afraid you’ll never learn to swim just by reading books about swimming or looking at others swimming. It’s the same with the English study. We must practice, practice and practice.
Listening and speaking are very important for beginners. The children in English-speaking countries first listen to others. Then they try to imitate and speak. We can listen to English programs on radio. You may just understand a few words. It doesn’t matter. Just be relaxed, try to catch every word.
Somebody may be a good listener. But he dare not speak. He’s afraid of making mistakes. You know we sometimes make mistakes when we speak Chinese. Don’t be afraid. We must be brave(勇敢). If you really want to learn English well, you must try to speak with everyone so long as he knows English. Whether you know him or not is not important when there’s nobody to talk with, you can talk to yourself in English. It’s interesting and also a good way to practice your spoken English. Remember, the more you speak, the fewer mistakes you’ll make.
Reading and writing are more important for senior school students. First we must choose the books we’re interested in. A lot of reading will improve your language sense. This is the most important.
Keep writing English diaries. We can also write English articles. You may even post them to English magazines. Don’t be afraid of failure. Failure is the mother of success.
Easier said than done. Well, let’s do more practice from now on. I’m sure you’ll learn English well in this way.
(   ) 6. You can learn to swim by_______.
A. reading books about it  B. looking at others swimming
C. having lessons on it    D. going into the river and learning
(   ) 7. We should learn English by _______.
A. listening and speaking       B. reading and writing
C. A and B                  D. swimming
(   ) 8. What will you do with mistakes when you speak?
A. Don’t make mistakes.          B. Study hard
C. Try not to speak English        D. Don’t be afraid.
(   )9. What’s more important for senior school students?
A. listening    B. speaking    C. reading and writing   D. learning
(   ) 10. We can listen to English ______, according to the passage.
A. by train     B. on the radio   C. every minute   D. now and then


We sometimes call the lion “the king of the jungle (丛林)” because it is stronger and more dangerous than other animals. It can run faster than many animals and it can hunt (捕猎) the best. It is the highest animal in the   1  food chain (食物链).
In the sea, the shark is one of the animals at the  2  of the food chain. It can swim faster than most other sea animals, and it can use its big teeth to eat them.
What is at the top of the world’s food chain?  3  are! We are not the biggest or fastest, but we are the   4  We could not run faster than cheetahs (猎豹),  so we  5  cars and now we can move the fastest. We could not  6  better than lions, so we invented guns (枪). Now we can hunt the best.
People’s inventions are clever, but they can be dangerous, too. For example, people invented  7 , and now they make the air and rivers dirty. This can make   8  changes. Dirty rivers kill fish.  Then bears cannot eat the fish and the bears die. If we kill one part of the food chain,   9  also die. Remember that we are a part of the food chain, so we are in danger too! If we protect animals, we are protecting   10 ! We should and we could do something for the world!

【小题1】
A.landB.seaC.mountainD.desert
【小题2】
A.frontB.endC.topD.beginning
【小题3】
A.PeopleB.Lions C.SharksD.Cheetahs
【小题4】
A.strongestB.cleverest
C.most specialD.most important
【小题5】
A.usedB.hadC.madeD.invented
【小题6】
A.fightB.escapeC.killD.catch
【小题7】
A.hotelsB.schoolsC.factories D.hospitals
【小题8】
A.greatB.terribleC.wonderfulD.complete
【小题9】
A.one partB.another partC.other partsD.the other parts
【小题10】
A.ourselfB.yourselves C.themselves D.ourselves

I won’t forget her advice

I had a very special teacher in high school many years ago. Her husband died of a heart attack. About a week after his death, she shared some of her insights(见解)with us.

The class was nearly over. She said, “Before class is over, I would like to share with all of you an important thought.”

“Each of us is put here on Earth to learn, share, love, enjoy and give all by ourselves. We must make the best of every single day.”

Her eyes were beginning to water and she went on, “So I would like you all to make me a promise. From now on, on your way to school, or on your way home, find something beautiful to notice. It doesn’t have to be something you see — it could be a nice smell — perhaps of freshly baked bread, or it could be the sound of the breeze slightly blowing the leaves in the trees.”

“Please look for these things, and love them. For, although it may seem common, these things are the stuff(素材)of life. They are the little things we are put here on Earth to enjoy. They are the things we often take for granted. We must make it a point to notice them, for at any time it can all be taken away.”

The class was completely quiet. We picked up our books and went out of the room silently. That afternoon, I noticed more things on my way home from school than I had that whole term.

I usually think of that teacher and try to enjoy all of those things that we sometimes overlook (忽略).

Take notice of something special you see during your lunch hour today. Walk barefoot along the beach at sunset. For as we get older, it is not the things we did that we regret(后悔), but the things we didn’t do.

1.What happened to the teacher’s husband?

A.He was ill.

B.He died of a heart attack.

C.He made a promise.

D.He became a teacher, too.

2.The high school teacher shared her insights with her students ____________.

A.on her way to school

B.on her way home

C.at the beginning of class

D.at the end of class

3.The underlined word “breeze” (in Paragraph 4) means ____________?

A.colourful cloud

B.white snow

C.light wind

D.heavy rain

4.What is the teacher’s advice?

A.We should love life and enjoy things around us.

B.We should share our important thoughts with others.

C.We should never feel sorry for what we have done.

D.We should do importand things and overlook little ones.

 

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