When my daughter was five, we gave her a piano as her birthday gift, with great excitement; she began learning piano under the teacher’s guidance. However, when she was no longer curious about it, she became sick of it. After all, it is a tough job to learn piano, not to mention the daily routine of practice. Therefore, every time, I had to urge her again and again, either to force or offer her some profits for the practice. She always felt uncomfortable sitting on that stool, so she would either scratch her nose or ears, or hide in the bathroom for quite a long while.

Her first teacher left and moved somewhere else; my friend introduced me to an American teacher. The American teacher’s way of teaching was complete American style. After practicing, she would give my daughter some good comments on the excellent part (despite it being just a small one), and then point out what should be improved. What’s more, every time she came, instead of beginning the lesson right away, she would first play some music. She said, “To learn playing the piano, you should learn not only the skills of playing, but more importantly, to feel the music and love it.”

To my surprise, my daughter gradually became fond of piano lessons. Sometimes she even would like to show off a little bit in class after her skill had reached a certain level. Her confidence and sense of achievement were enhanced with the appreciation and acknowledgement from her teachers and classmates.

Surprisingly, my daughter said to me one day, “Mom, I was lucky because you didn’t give up my piano lessons.Learining piano is like climbing a mountain. You’ll feel tired when you are on the way. When you look down from where you are, you will realize that you have been making progress. But if you stop, you will never take one more step.” Hearing these inspiring words, I could not hold back my tears, thinking: that is the very thing I want to teach her, something that is more important than learning piano.                                     

56. My daughter __________ when she was not curious about piano.

  A. became sick         B. got tired of it        C. felt tired          D.felt relaxed

57. According to the passage, what is most important for the children to learn to play the piano _______

  A.praise            B.encourage           C.force             D.help

58. What made my daughter interested in piano again?

  A. Showing off in class.                        B. Her skillful performance.

C. Her confidence and sense of an achievement.     D. Her acknowledge from classmates.

59. What is best title of the passage?

  A.Piano is an useful instrument                  B. American teachers are excellent.

C.Playing the piano is very important             D. Be addicted, and you’ll succeed

阅读下面短文,然后按照要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文。

I will never forget the lesson which Mr. Li gave us. One day Mr. Li was speaking to us in our school meeting room.  He began his speech by holding up a ?? 100 bill. He asked, "Who would like this ?? 100 bill?"  Most of us put up our hands quickly. Then he said, "I am going to give this ?? 100 to one of you, but first let me do this."  He then made the bill into a ball and said; "Who wants it now?" We raised our hands again.  But he said,“Wait a moment.”He then dropped it on the floor and stepped on it.  After that, he picked up the dirty bill and said, "Who still wants it?" Many hands were still up.

     "My friends," he said, "you have learned a valuable lesson today. No matter what I did to the money, you still wanted it because it did not go down in value. It was still worth ?? 100."

     "We sometimes lose confidence in ourselves." He went on speaking, "We feel as if we are worth nothing. But remember, no matter what has happened to you, you will never lose your value: you are always valuable to those people who love you.  Your value doesn't come from what you do or who you know, but WHO YOU ARE."

     "You are special and valuable. Don't ever forget it!'

[写作内容)

    1.以约30个词概括上文的内容;

    2.以约120个词谈谈你的感想,并包括以下内容:

    (1) 通过阅读这篇短文,你有哪些收获?

    (2) 如果一个学生某次考试成绩很差,你想跟他/她说些什么?

[写作要求]

    你可以使用实例或其他论述方法支持你的论点,也可以参照阅读材料的内容,但不得直接引用阅读材料中的句子。 


A. Arguments are pointless.
B. Your parents only want what's best for you.
C. Everyone's opinion matters only as much as you want them to.
D. You learn by doing.
E. Your emotions are under your control.
F. You aren't stuck in any situation
Life is the greatest teacher
There always comes a moment when I wonder where I will end up and this moment always serves as a strong motivation for me to learn life lesson. I've learned a great many things, but these are the lessons that I wish I'd learned earlier:
【小题1】_________
There was a time when everyone's opinion was mine as well. Whatever preferences I formerly held were dashed in the face of another's. This most likely came from a need to please others. Remember that your opinion matters just as much as the next guy's, whether they make more money than you or are less popular than you. Everyone's opinion holds the same weight.
【小题2】_________
Drama, chaos, and emotional unrest — these were what took up most of my time as a teenager. If I had heard someone said bad things behind my back, I'd be angry. Go crazy. Looking back on those tantrums now, I'm not too surprised. After all, when you have little self control, anything is possible. The lesson here is, remain aware of how you react.
【小题3】_________
Will one small argument among friends decide the fate of the entire universe? In my world it felt like it. I just wanted so much to be right and for them so much to be wrong. But in the end, it only resulted in me wasting my time and in the other person storming off in frustration. Is there really a point to arguing? Unless it's absolutely necessary, I've learned that it's better to hold your breath on things you can't control at all. Arguing to change someone's mind is one of them.
【小题4】_________
I'm not saying every parent wants what's best for you (there are outliers), but in general, parents do what they do for you in your best interest. My parents used to make me do the dishes, cook dinner, sweep the floors, mow the lawn, take out the garbage… the list goes on and on. And at every turn, I'd whine and complain. I'd eventually end up doing it. Now, I honestly see the value in having learned those skills. I can efficiently cook and clean up after myself.
【小题5】_________
Whenever I’d lose a friend, get an awful grade, or disappoint my parents, I stewed in my own muck. Waiting for the bad moments to go away seemed to be the only solution. Fortunately, I know now that you don’t have to be stuck in bad situations. You can go out and create better ones. It all depends on perspective; on how you see the situation. Viewing everything as a learning experience makes life more pleasurable, even during the hard times. You aren't stuck. You can move on.
I'm glad to have learned these lessons the way I did. Each experience helped shape me to become a better person. I don't know if any young people are reading this, but if they are, I'd like to say this: “Listen to life and its experiences. Everyone goes through mostly the same things.”

Last night, I was waiting for a taxi. After 5 minutes, I was  36 . The driver seemed to be angry. I asked him what the   37  was. He said he had just come from the airport without a   38  , which was basically $70 in lost fare.

Over the course of the ride, the anger   39  died down. He mentioned he had read an article saying the   40  people are the ones that give, so he hoped he’d have more   41  to give in his life. I was starting to   42  being with him! We continued talking about why   43  is so beneficial both to the giver and the receiver and different ways to   44  it.

As we arrived at my destination,  I  45  my fare. But I pulled out an extra $20 and said, “Since we’ve been talking about this whole time, I wanted to share that   46  with you. I’ve already paid my fare, but here’s an extra little bit. You can   47  it, since you’re already down $70 from the airport. But if you want to experience the  48 of the gift, then tell the next passenger in this taxi that their ride is a gift from another and they can   49 their gratitude(感激) in whatever way.”

The man turned toward me, tears in his eyes, and said, “Sir, I have a better   50  . You give that $20 to a   51  person around here and I’ll treat the next passenger with a   52  ride myself.

Wow. This man was   53  10 minutes ago. I got out and walked around trying to   54 someone who needed help before heading to my destination.

It was an honor meeting that driver and    55   the lesson of how everyone is capable of giving.

1.                A.gotten off       B.put off          C.called up  D.picked up

 

2.                A.question        B.time           C.problem  D.cost

 

3.                A.friend          B.stranger        C.driver    D.customer

 

4.                A.never          B.even           C.slowly    D.quickly

 

5.                A.happiest        B.poorest         C.richest   D.strongest

 

6.                A.kindness        B.chances        C.suggestions    D.money

 

7.                A.mind           B.stop           C.allow D.enjoy

 

8.                A.collecting       B.giving          C.receiving D.existing

 

9.                A.practice        B.explain         C.watch    D.consider

 

10.               A.printed         B.recorded       C.paid  D.examined

 

11.               A.adventure      B.information     C.language  D.feeling

 

12.               A.refuse         B.raise           C.keep D.spend

 

13.               A.direction       B.power         C.weight    D.size

 

14.               A.share          B.earn           C.forget D.miss

 

15.               A.gift            B.idea           C.opinion   D.ride

 

16.               A.homeless       B.native          C.nice  D.brave

 

17.               A.long           B.comfortable     C.free  D.safe

 

18.               A.bored          B.tired           C.rude  D.angry

 

19.               A.save           B.find           C.protect    D.tell

 

20.               A.learning        B.preparing       C.finishing   D.providing

 

 

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