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The lady with the white fence(篱笆)taught me to leave the gale to life open.. .

My husband died in an accident and I became very angry. I hated being alone. One day, as I was  43  down a busy street, I suddenly noticed a new fence around a house. I pulled off to really watch it. It was such a good  44  that I was deeply touched. I could not send  45 away. The fence still smelled of fresh paint.

“Hello!" I came up and said to a lady in the back garden, “I came to see the fence. It's so beautiful!"

“Oh! The fence is not there for me," the lady explained to me in a calm voice, “I live alone. 46 so many people pass by every day, and I think they may be pleased to see something really attractive.   47  stop like you and come up to have a chat. "

"But weren't you sad when they expanded (拓宽) the road and everything changed so much?"

"Change is part of life and takes part in   48  us who we are. When something we do not

like happens to us, we have two choices—to become a   49  person or to become a better person."

Her reply changed my life. I carefully left the gate open and drove on 50  a new feeling inside me. I could not tell  51 it was, but I could feel the thick stone wall around my angry heart breaking off. And 52 a pretty white fence was built. I decided that I would keep the gate open for everything and everyone that came my way.

(    ) 43. A. walking B. riding C. driving D. running

(    ) 44. A. street B. paint C. house D. job

(    ) 45. A. it B. them C. myself D. her

(    ) 46. A. But B. Thus C. And D. As

(    ) 47. A. Few B. A few C. Everyone D. None

{    ) 48. A. finding B. telling C. catching D. making

(    ) 49. A. fitter B. bitter C. smarter D. sweeter

(    ) 50. A. with B. for C. to D. by

(    ) 51. A. when B. where C. who D. what

(    ) 52. A. beyond B. once C. instead D. though

It was Mother's Day,but the young mother was a little unhappy,because she was 800 miles away from her parents.In the morning she phoned her mother to wish her a happy Mother's Day,and her mother told her about the beautiful lilacs(丁香)in the garden.
Later that day,when she told her husband about the lilacs,he said,“I know where we can find all that you want.Get the children and come on.”So they went,driving down the country roads.
There on a small hill,they saw a lot of beautiful purple lilacs.The young woman ran quickly to enjoy the flowers.Carefully,she picked a few here and a few there.On their way home there was a smile on her face.
When they were passing a nursing home(养老院),the young woman saw an old granny sitting in a chair.She had no children with her.They stopped the car and the young woman walked to the old woman,put the flowers in her hands,and smiled at her.The old granny thanked her again and again.She smiled happily,too.
When the young mother came back to her car,her children asked her,“Who is that old granny?Why did you give our flowers to her?”
“I don't know her,”their mother said.“But it's Mother's Day,and she has no children.I have all of you,and I still have my mother.Just think how much those flowers meant to her.
【小题1】The young woman was a little unhappy on Mother's Day because _____.

A.she didn't have a present
B.she was a long way from her mother
C.she didn't know it was Mother's Day
D.she wanted to see her father
【小题2】There were many beautiful purple lilacs.
A.in her gardenB.in the market
C.in her mother's gardenD.in the nursing home
【小题3】The young woman had __________.
A.one childB.no childC.more than one childD.a boy and a girl
【小题4】The young woman gave the flowers to the old granny because ________.
A.she was her mother
B.she didn't like those flowers
C.her mother asked her to do so
D.she wanted the old granny to be happy,too
【小题5】Which of the following is NOT true?
A.The young woman was kind.
B.The young woman was understanding.
C.The young woman was friendly.
D.The young woman was surprised.

The San Diego Zoo has been a lovely home for giant pandas since two of the black-and-white bears came to visit in 1987. This week there was snow in San Diego—well, at least for a lucky group of giant pandas.

Over 15 tons of snow was blown into the San Diego Zoo's panda area on Tuesday morning to give the endangered bears a chance to play. They would experience the snow just like living in their natural habitat.

The snow day was a first for Xiao Liwu whose name means "Little Gift." He was the sixth baby panda born to Bai Yun. Xiao Liwu was jumping on Mom, playing with her and getting used to being thrown in the snow by mama bear. Jennifer Becerra, San Diego Zoo keeper said, "He was really enjoying the snow and running around. I've never seen him so happy."

All the San Diego Zoo’s giant pandas are from China, as part of a long-term captive breeding(人工养殖) program. Four of Xiao Liwu's brothers have already been moved from California to China.

Today there are 44 giant pandas living in zoos outside of China, where the bears' only natural home is. As just 1,600 pandas are thought to be left in the wild, researchers insist that captive breeding is an important way to study and protect the endangered pandas. Not only because of the habitat loss from human activities and low reproductive rates(繁殖率), giant pandas' survival is also affected by climate change. A study showed that global warming could kill much of the bears' main food, bamboo, over the next century.

1.Why was the snow blown into the San Diego Zoo's panda area?

A.To stop the bamboos from dying.

B.To give the pandas a chance to play.

C.To help the pandas live in their natural habitat.

D.To make Xiao Liwu happy.

2.What’s the relationship between Bai Yun and Xiao Liwu?

A.Wife and husband.

B.Father and daughter.

C.Sister and brother.

D.Mother and son.

3.What is NOT the factor that influences the giant pandas' number?

A.The loss of habitat.

B.Low reproductive rates.

C.Human research.

D.Climate change.

4.Which of the following is the best title of this passage?

A.Giant pandas in San Diego Zoo

B.Giant pandas in danger

C.Xiao Liwu’s happy time

D.How to protect giant pandas

5.Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A.Captive breeding is the most useful way to protect giant pandas.

B.More than 44 giant pandas live in zoos outside of China now.

C.China is the only natural home of giant pandas.

D.Xiao Liwu was afraid of being thrown in the snow by mama.

 

 

This is a talk by a London taxi driver.

     "I've been a taxi driver for nearly ten years. Most London taxi drivers have their own taxis."

    "It's a nice job most of time. you meet a lot of people. I always work at night, because there is too much traffic during the day. I live twenty miles (???) outside London and I go to work at 5:30 in the afternoon."

    "I usually go home between 2 and 3 in the morning."

    "Some very strange things happened late at night .The other day I was taking a woman home from a party .She had her little dog with her. When we got to her house, she found that she had lost her key. So I waited in the car with the dog while she climbed in through the windows."

    "I waited and waited. After half an hour of ringing the bell I decided to find out what was going on . I tied the dog to a tree and started to climb in through the window. The next thing I knew was that the police came. They thought I was a thief(С?).

    Luckily the woman came downstairs. She must have gone to sleep and forgotten about me and the dog!"

1..The driver always worked at night because it was easier to _____.

A. drive      B. make money     C. climb in through the window    D. meet a lot of people

2.The woman climbed in through the window because _____.

    A. she wanted to have a sleep      B. her husband didn't open the door for her

    C. she didn't want to pay the driver  D. she couldn't find her key

3..The story happened _____.

A. early in the morning         B. late at night

C. 20 miles outside London    D. near the police station

4.Which of the following is wrong?

A. The driver worked until between 2 and 3 in the morning. 

B. The police made a mistake.

  C. The woman had no money to pay the driver.

  D. The woman had forgotten about the driver and the dog.

5..The driver climbed in through the window to

  A. get money from the woman          B. return the dog to the woman

  C. see what was happening in the house   D. phone the police

 

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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