When I was about 12, I had an enemy, a girl who liked to point out my shortcomings.

Week by week her list grew: I was very thin, I wasn’t a good student, I talked too much, I was too proud, and so on. I tried to hear all this as long as I could. At last, I became very angry. I ran to my father with tears in my eyes.

He listened to me quietly, then he asked. “Are the things she says true or not? Janet, didn’t you ever wonder what you’re really like ? Well, you now have that girl’s opinion. Go and make a list of everything she said and mark the points that are true. Pay no attention to the other things she said.”

I did as he told me. To my great surprise, I discovered that about half the things were true. Some of them I couldn’t change (like being very thin), but a good number I could—and suddenly I wanted to change. For the first time I go to fairly clear picture of myself.

I brought the list back to Daddy. He refused to take it.“That’s just for you,” he said.“You know better than anyone else the truth about yourself. But you have to learn to listen, not just close your ears in anger and feeling hurt. When something said about you is true, you’ll find it will be of help to you. Our world is full of people who think they know your duty. Don’t shut your ears. Listen to them all, but hear the truth and do what you know is the right thing to do.”

Daddy’s advice has returned to me at many important moments. In my life, I’ve never had a better piece of advice.

Which do you think would be the best title for this passage?

A. Not an Enemy, but the Best Friend   B. The Best Advice I’ve Ever Had

C. My Father                      D. My Childhood

What does “Week by week her list grew” mean?

A. Week by week she discovered more shortcomings of mine and pointed them out to me.

B. She had made a list of my shortcomings and she kept on adding new ones to it so that it was growing longer and longer.

C. I was having more and more shortcomings as time went on.

D. Week by week, my shortcomings grew more serious.

Why did her father listen to her quietly?

A. Because he believed that what her daughter’s “enemy” said was mostly true.

B. Because he had been so angry with his daughter’s shortcomings that he wanted to show this by keeping silent for a while.

C. Because he knew that his daughter would not listen to him at that moment.

D. Because he wasn’t quite sure which girl was telling the truth.

What did the father do after he had heard his daughter’s complaint?

A. He told her not to pay any attention to what her“enemy” had said.

B. He criticized (批评) her and told her to overcome her shortcomings.

C. He told her to write down all that her“enemy” had said about her and pay attention only to the things that were true.

D. He refused to take the list and have a look at it.

“Can I see my baby?” asked the happy new mother. The bundle (a collection of things wrapped or boxed together) was placed in her arms and when she moved the fold of cloth to look upon his tiny face, she gasped -- the baby had been born without ears. Time, however, proved that the baby’s hearing was perfect except his appearance.

One day when he rushed home from school and threw himself into his mother’s arms, he cried out bitterly, “A boy, a big boy… called me -- a f... freak.” She sighed, knowing that his life was to be endless of heartbreaks.

He grew up, handsome for his misfortune. A favorite with his fellow students, he might have been class president, but for that. He developed a gift for literature and music.

The boy’s father had a talk with the family doctor. Could nothing be done? “I believe we could graft (移植) on a pair of outer ears, if they could be donated (捐献) ,” the doctor decided. So the search began for a person who would make such a sacrifice for a young man. Two years went by. Then, “You’re going to the hospital, son. Mother and I have someone who will donate the ears you need. But it’s a secret.” said the father.

The operation was a brilliant success. His talents blossomed into genius. School and college became a series of successes. Later he married and entered the diplomatic (外交) service. “But I must know!” he urged his father. “Who gave so much for me? I could never do enough for him.”

“I do not believe you could,” said the father,“but the agreement was that you are not to know…not yet.” The years kept the secret, but the day did come... one of the darkest days that ever passed through a son. He stood with his father over his mother’s casket (棺材). Slowly and tenderly, the father stretched forth a hand and raised the thick, reddish-brown hair to let out the secret.

1.The story is mainly about _______.

A.how a boy had new ears through an operation

B.what a devoted parent privately did for the child

C.how a disabled boy turned into a useful person

D.why a donator made a sacrifice to a bright boy

2.From the first paragraph we know that the mother _______.

A.was determined to donate her ears to perfect her son

B.kept her husband unknown about the baby’s situation

C.felt shocked and disappointed to see her new baby

D.complained of her bad luck to have a disabled child

3.The underlined word “freak” in Paragraph 2 is the closest in meaning to “_______”.

A.slow-acting person                      B.funny-looking child

C.badly-behaved student                   D.strangely-shaped creature

4.What can be inferred from the passage?

A.The agreement was between the donator and the family.

B.The boy was so popular that he was made class president.

C.Finally the boy came to know who the donator was.

D.The mother donated her ears to her son after she died.

5.What moral lesson can we draw from this reading?

A.Real love lies in what is done unknown rather than what is done known.

B.It is parents’ responsibility to help their children heart and soul.

C.True beauty lies only in the heart not in appearance.

D.Young generations should learn to be grateful.

 

The evidence for harmony may not be obvious in some families. But it seems that four out of five young people now get on with their parents, which is the opposite of the popularly held image(印象)of unhappy teenagers locked in their room after endless family quarrels.

  An important new study into teenage attitudes surprisingly shows that their family life is more harmonious than it has ever been in the past.” We were surprised by just how positive today’s young people seen to be about their families,” said one member of the research team.” They’re expected to be rebellious(叛逆的) and selfish but actually they have other things on their minds; they want a car and material goods, and they worry about whether school is serving them well. There’s more negotiation(商议) and discussion between parents and children, and children expect to take part in the family decision-making process. They don’t want to rock the boat.”

  So it seems that this generation of parents is much more likely than parents of 30 years ago to treat their children as friends.” My parents are happy to discuss things with me and willing to listen to me,” says 17-years-old Daniel Lazall.”I always tell them when L’m going out clubbing. As long as they know what I’m doing, they’re fine with it.” Susan Crome,who is now 21,agrees.”Looking back on the last 10 years, there was a lot of what you could call negotiation. For example, as long as I’d done all my homework, I could go out on a Saturday night. But I think my grandparents were a lot stricter with my parents than that.”

  Maybe this positive view of family life should not be unexpected. It is possible that the idea of teenagers rebellion is not rooted in real facts. A researcher comments,” Our surprise that teenagers say they get along well with their parents comes because of a brief period in our social history when teenagers were regarded as different beings. But that idea of rebelling and breaking away from their parents really only happened during that one time in the 1960s when everyone rebelled. The normal situation throughout history has been a smooth change from helping out with the family business to taking it over.”

1.What is the popular images of teenagers today?

A.They worry about school

B.They dislike living with their parents

C.They have to be locked in to avoid troubles

D.They quarrel a lot with other family members

2.The study shows that teenagers don’t want to ___

A.share family responsibility

B.cause trouble in their families

C.go boating with their family

D.make family decisions

3.Compared with parents of 30 years ago, today’s parents___.

A.go to clubs more often with their children

B.are much stricter with their children

C.care less about their children’s life

D.give their children more freedom

4.According to the authour,teenage rebellion____.

A.may be a false belief                     B.is common nowadays

C.existed only in the 1960s                 D.resulted from changes in families

5.What is the passage mainly about?

A.Negotiation in family                     B.Education in family

C.Harmony in family                       D.Teenage trouble in family

 

阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

       Born in America , I spoke English ,not Chinese , the  language of my ancestors .When I was three, my parents flashed cards with Chinese    36  at my face , but I pushed them   37   .My mom believed I would learn   38    I was ready .But the    39   never came.

       On a Chinese New Year’s Eve , my uncle spoke to me in Chinese , but all I could do was    40   at him , confused , scratching my head .“ Still can’t speak Chinese?” He     41   me , “You can’t even buy a fish in Chinatown .”

       “Hey ,this is America , not China.I’ll get some    42    with or without Chinese.” I replied and turned to my mom for     43    .

       “Remember to ask for fresh fish, Xin Xian Yu ,” she said , handing over a $20 bill .I     44   the words,  running downstairs into the streets of Chinatown.

       I found the fish    45   surrounded in a sea of customers.“I’d like to buy some fresh fish,” I should to the fishman.But he     46    my English words and turned to serve the next customer .The laugh of the people behind increased     47    their impatience.With every   48  , the breath of the dragons on my back grew stronger—my blood boiling—    49    me to cry out .“ Xian Sheng Yu , please.” “Very Xian Sheng ,” I repeated .The crowd erupted into laughter .My face turned    50   and I ran back home    51   , except for the $20 bill I held tightly in my pocket.

       Should I laugh or cry? They’re Chinese.I should feel right at     52    .Instead , I was the joke , a disgrace (丢脸)to the language.

       Sometimes, I laugh at my fish      53   , but , in the end, the joke is on    54  .Every laugh is a culture     55   ; every laugh is my heritage (传统) fading away.

1.A.custom            B.games          C .characters     D.language

2.A.ahead            B.around          C.along           D.aside

3.A.when              B.before          C.unless           D.until

4.A.success            B.study           C.time            D.attempt

5.A.aim              B.joke            C.nod             D.stare

6.A.cared about        B.laughed at    C.argued with   D.asked after

7.A.right now         B.from now     C.at times        D.in time

8.A.decision           B.Permission    C.information    D.preparation

9.A.repeated          B.reviewed        C.spelled         D.kept

10.A.farm           B.stand          C.pond          D.market

11.A.guessed          B.forget           C.doubted       D.ignored

12.A.by             B.as              C.with         D.from

13.A.second          B.effort         C.desire           D.movement

14.A.forcing         B.allowing     C.persuading     D.leading

15.A.bright          B.blank         C.pale            D.red

16.A.open-mouthed    B.tongue-tied   C.empty-handed D.broken-hearted

17.A.service        B.home         C.risk            D.root

18.A.trade                 B.deed          C.challenge      D.incident

19.A.it              B.us              C.me            D.them

20.A.thrown               B.lost           C.divided      D.reflected

 

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