A man worked in a big company.One day, he came home from _______ late, tired and annoyed, to find his 6-year old son _______ him at the door.The _______ his son saw him, he asked him a question, “Daddy, how much do you make an hour?” “That’s _______ of your business.If you _______ know, I make $20 an hour.” the man said angrily.“Oh, ” the little boy replied, with his head down.Looking up, he said, “Daddy, may I please_______ $10?”

The father was _______ and shouted at him to go back to his room because he thought his son was so _______. The little boy quietly went to his room and shut the door.The man sat down and started to get _______ angrier about the little boy’s __________.How dare he ask such questions only to get some money? After an hour __________, the man had calmed down, and started to __________.Then he went into the little boy’s room.“I’ve been thinking, maybe I was too __________ on you earlier.Here’s the $10 you asked for.”said the man.

The little boy sat __________ up, smiling.“Oh, thank you daddy!” He yelled.Then, __________ under his pillow, he __________ some crumpled up bills.The little boy slowly __________out his money, then __________ at his father.“Daddy, I have $20 now.Can I __________ an hour of your time? Please come home __________ tomorrow.I would like to have dinner with you.”

1.A. school B. work C. trip D. hospital

2.A. standing for B. asking for C. waiting for D. playing with

3.A. moment B. time C. day D. when

4.A. not B. no C. nothing D. none

5.A. have B. must C. might D. want

6.A. earn B. make C. 1end D. borrow

7.A. angry B. happy C. desperate D. embarrassed

8.A. selfish B. crazy C. aggressive D. innocent

9.A. more B. perhaps C. even D. 1ittle

10.A. money B. questions C. toys D. pillows

11.A. about B. or else C. or so D. 1ater

12.A. relax B. refresh C. relieve D. regret

13.A. hard B. kind C. soft D. gentle

14.A. straightly B. straight C. slowly D. 1azily

15.A. putting B. getting C. taking D. reaching

16.A. brought out B. picked out C. pulled out D. 1eft out

17.A. counted B. gave C. presented D. sent

18.A. 1ooked down B. 1ooked away C. 1ooked up D. 1ooked out

19.A. sell B. borrow C. buy D. have

20.A. 1ate B. early C. happily D. often

“Her grades are fine; I’m not worried about that, but she just doesn’t seem to love learning any more.” Alice’s mum said.

She’s absolutely right. I’d noticed the same thing about her daughter over the previous two or three years when I’d been Alice’s middle school English, Latin, and writing teacher, and I have an answer, right there on the tip of my tongue, for what has gone wrong. Yet I’m torn between my responsibility to help Alice, and the knowledge that what I have to say is a truth I’m not sure this mother is ready to hear.

The truth—for this parent and so many others—is this: Her child has sacrificed her natural curiosity and love of learning at the altar(圣坛) of achievement, and it’s our fault. Alice’s parents, her teachers, society at large—we are all supposed to be blamed in this crime against learning. From her first day of school, we pointed her toward that altar and trained her to measure her progress by means of points, scores, and awards. We taught Alice that her potential is tied to her intellect(智力) ,and that her intellect is more important than her character. We taught her to come home proudly bearing grades As, championship prizes, and college acceptances, and not on purpose, we taught her that we don’t really care how she obtains them. We taught her to protect her academic and extracurricular perfection at all costs and that it’s better to quit when things get challenging rather than risk losing that perfect record. Above all else, we taught her fear failure. That fear is what has destroyed her love of learning.

1.Both the mother and the teacher have noticed that ________.

A. Alice hates to tell them truth

B. Alice’s test scores are not so good

C. Alice chooses several subjects to learn

D. Alice doesn’t enjoy studying any more

2.What does the underlined word “torn” mean in the passage?

A. pained to choose B. guilty to quit C. tired to manage D. certain to decide

3.What does the teacher think of the girl?

A. Her academic perfection resulted from her character.

B. She is a gifted girl with spirits of challenging.

C. She is perfect in her character development.

D. Her academic performance is great.

4.What leads to the girl’s change?

A. A few failure experiences. B. Fear of failing getting good grades.

C. Her mother’s over-protection. D. Her not being accepted by colleges.

A Leap(跳跃)to Honor

Leaping on a narrow balance beam(平衡木) is not easy. But Lola Walter, a 13-year-old gymnast, is an expert at it.

To perfect her skills, Lola ________ for four hours a day, five days a week. At the state championships in March, she finished seventh out of 16 girls. That’s especially impressive, ________ she is legally blind, born with a rare condition that causes her eyes to shift (转移) constantly. She often sees double and can’t ________ how far away things are.

When she was little, her mom _________ that even though she couldn’t see _________, she was fearless. So her mom signed her up for gymnastics when she was three. She loved the ______ right away and gymnastics became her favorite.

Though learning gymnastics has been more ______for her than for some of her tournaments(锦标赛), she has never quit(放弃). She doesn’t let her ______ stop her from doing anything that she wants to. She likes the determination(决心) it takes to do the sport. Her biggest ______is the balance beam. Because she has double vision, she often sees two beams. She must use her sense of touch to help her during her routine. Sometimes she even closes her eyes. “You have to ______your mind that it’ll take you where you want to go,” says Lola.

To be a top-level gymnast, one must be brave. The beam is probably the most ______ for anyone because it’s only four inches wide. At the state competition, Lola didn’t ______ the beam. In fact, she got an 8.1 out of 10 — her highest score yet.

Lola doesn’t want to be ______ differently from the other girls on her team. At the competitions, the judges don’t know about her vision ________. She doesn’t tell them, because she doesn’t think they need to know. Her mom is amazed by her ______ attitude.

Lola never thinks about______. She is presently at level 7 while the highest is level 10 in gymnastics. Her______ is to reach level 9. She says she wants to be a gymnastics coach to _________ what she’s learned to other kids when she grew up.

Lola is______of all her hard work and success. She says it has helped her overcome problems in her life outside gymnastics, too. Her ______ for others is “just believe yourself ”.

1.A. runs B. teaches C. trains D. dances

2.A. since B. unless C. after D. though

3.A. tell B. guess C. fancy D. predict

4.A. doubted B. remembered C. imagined D. noticed

5.A. deeply B. well C. ahead D. carefully

6.A. task B. sport C. event D. show

7.A. boring B. enjoyable C. difficult D. unsatisfying

8.A. talent B. quality C. nature D. condition

9.A. doubt B. advantage C. challenge D. program

10.A. examine B. express C. open D. trust

11.A. fearful B. harmful C. unfair D. inconvenient

12.A. fall down B. fall over C. fall off D. fall behind

13.A. greeted B. treated C. served D. paid

14.A. pains B. stresses C. injuries D. problems

15.A. positive B. friendly C. selfless D. devoted

16.A. defending B. quitting C. winning D. bargaining

17.A. standard B. range C. view D. goal

18.A. go through B. pass by C. hand down D. give out

19.A. proud B. tired C. ashamed D. confident

20.A. plan B. advice C. reward D. responsibility

In Canada you can find dogs, cats, horses, etc. in almost every family. These are their pets. People love these pets and have them as their good friends.

Before they keep them in their houses, they take them to animal hospitals to give them injections(注射) so that they won’t carry disease. They have special animal food stores, though they can get animal food in almost every kind of stores. Some people spend around two hundred Canadian dollars a month on animal food. When you visit people’s houses, they would be very glad to show their pets and they are very proud of them. You will also find that almost every family has a bird feeder in their garden. All kinds of birds are welcomed to come and have a good meal. They are free to come and go and nobody is allowed to kill any animal in Canada. They have a law against killing wild animals. If you killed an animal, you would be punished. If an animal happened to get run over by a cay, people would be very sad about it.

People in Canada have many reasons to like animals. One of them might be: their family ties are not as close as ours. When children grow up, they leave their parents and start their own life. Then the old will feel lonely. But pets can solve this problem. They can be good friends and never leave them alone.

1.The passage mainly talks about_______.

A. how to keep pets away from disease B. pets in Canada

C. how to take good care of pets D. life of the old in Canada

2.Canadians give their pets injections before keeping them at their houses because_________.

A. the pets are sick B. the pets are wild

C. they want to stop them from carrying disease D. they want them to sleep on the way home

3.This passage shows that Canadians __________.

A. love animals B. hate animals

C. often kill animals D. don’t keep pets inside their houses.

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