题目内容
Since I have come to anything doubtfully like spiritual maturity (成熟) I have believed we get out of this world what we put into it. 36 , the rewards are indirect and sometimes hard to 37 , but every once in a while what you 38 comes back to you there and then!
A couple of days back my step-son, Josh, was preparing for a big 39 . Children from his primary school were going for their first 40 day at the secondary school, so they would know what to 41 when they started after the summer holidays.
I was in the 42 of something when I noticed him 43 in a pot where we keep pens and pencils. Indeed Josh was looking for a pen. He came out with an old ballpoint that was missing a piece off the end. His big day 44 better than that. 45 , I stopped what I was doing and went to the drawer where my favorite pen lived. I would 46 that pen, but this was a special 47 .
“Josh,” I said in a deep, 48 voice. “I pass on my very best, favorite pen to you, the next 49 . Guard it well and use it 50 ...” He smiled and said thanks. And I went back to work.
Coincidentally, that day was also my 51 , but we were just back from a weekend away and I wasn’t expecting any more 52 . Josh walked up with a big smile on his face and gave me a prettily wrapped box. 53 , I opened it. Inside the box lay a beautiful, brand-new pen!
Almost like someone had 54 it! It is so 55 . Give and you SHALL receive!
36. A. Luckily B. Eventually C. Usually D. Slowly
37. A. choose B. recognize C. afford D. separate
38. A. desire B. recommend C. handle D. give
39. A. party B. incident C. event D. meeting
40. A. trial B. exam C. test D. graduation
41. A. expect B. receive C. provide D. convey
42. A. case B. progress C. face D. middle
43. A. studying B. filling C. searching D. hiding
44. A. deserved B. remained C. looked D. changed
45. A. However B. So C. Anyway D. Unwillingly
46. A. forget B. repair C. miss D. fetch
47. A. ceremony B. dream C. promise D. occasion
48. A. loud B. serious C. weak D. exciting
49. A. generation B. chance C. stage D. period
50. A. simply B. faithfully C. clearly D. differently
51. A. holiday B. arrival C. performance D. birthday
52. A. duties B. gifts C. comments D. smiles
53. A. Frightened B. Disappointed C. Worried D. Surprised
54. A. planned B. stored C. supplied D. found
55. A. challenging B. strange C. casual D. true
36~40 CBDCA 41~45 ADCAB 46~50 CDBAB 51~55 DBDAD
I really hadn’t meant to yell(吼叫)at them.But that grey afternoon saw it just as my son and daughter were making a terrible mess on the floor in the kitchen.
With a tiresome report to write,I felt bothered at my desk.Suddenly, it occurred to me that my kids were at fault.A voice inside me insisted that I do something quickly.
“OK,you two here.but what an awful thing you are attempting!” shouting angrily, I made for them, while it became evident that the boy wanted no part of me.“Get away from us!” he shouted back,there being expression of support from his sister.
All of a sudden,I found the fault in myself.Quickly I shaped my hands into pincers(螃蟹螯)and crawled towards them,“Crabby(似螃蟹的)Daddy is here Ha,Ha,Ha,he likes to yell at children,and then eat them!” My son continued to keep me away,but now he was laughing and crying at the same time.My mission to repair the damage caused by my yelling seemed to work well.Still,I regretted not having controlled myself first in a right way that my children could do after.
Need I let them know how badly they were acting by blaming? This is a lesson that serves myself.It only shows just how to get rid of something(ill-feelings,responsibility)by blaming others.It’s not my “best self”.
We have to search for our “best self” when with our children.They don’t need perfect parents,but they do need parents who are always trying to get better.Here,I’m reminded of the words of a great thinker,“When a man lives with God,his voice shall be as sweet as the murmur of the brook…” Then,in our lifetime,couldn’t we always speak to our kids in such a sweet voice since,most of us consider them as the most precious in the world? And before we reach this level,what should we do when we come across various difficult cases with our children?
【小题1】The author couldn’t help yelling at his kids this time probably because______.
A.the weather was so unpleasant | B.a Daddy has his right to do so |
C.the kids didn’t ask him to join them | D.he was tired of his boring work |
A.No obvious reason. | B.The children’s reaction. |
C.His self-control. | D.The mess made by the children. |
A.play a crab again like this time | B.apologize to kids in a sincere way |
C.avoid blaming kids in a hurry | D.beat them up about such things |
A.How to behave ourselves properly when kids are at fault. |
B.How to blame our children in a more interesting way. |
C.How to deal with the terrible mess made by our kids. |
D.How to persuade children to do what they are told to. |
I really hadn’t meant to yell at them. But that grey afternoon saw it just as my son and daughter were making a terrible mess on the floor in the kitchen.
With a tiresome report to write, I felt bothered at my desk. Suddenly, it occurred to me that my kids were at fault. A voice inside me insisted that I do something quickly.
“Ok, you two here, but what an awful thing you are attempting!” I was shouting angrily. I made for them, while it became evident that the boy wanted no part of me. “Get away from us!” he shouted back, there being an expression of support from his sister.
All of a sudden, I found the fault in myself. Quickly I shaped my hands into pincers and crawled towards them, “Crabby Daddy is here. Ha, Ha, Ha, he likes to yell at children, and then eat them!” My son continued to keep me away, but now he was laughing and crying at the same time. My mission to repair the damage caused by my yelling seemed to work well. Still, I regretted not having controlled myself first in a right way.
Need I let them know how badly they were acting by blaming? This is a lesson that serves myself. It only shows just how to get rid of something (ill-feelings, responsibility…) by blaming others. It’s not my “best self”.
We have to search for our “best self” when with our children. They don’t need perfect parents, but they do need parents who are always trying to get better. Here, I am reminded of the words of a great thinker. “When a man lives with God, his voice shall be as sweet as the murmur of the book…” Then, in our lifetime, couldn’t we always speak to our kids in such a sweet voice since most of us consider them as the most precious in the world? And before we reach this level, what should we do when we come across various difficult cases with our children?
【小题1】The author couldn’t help yelling at his kids this time probably because________.
A.the weather was so unpleasant | B.he was tired of his boring work |
C.the kids didn’t ask him to join them | D.a Daddy has his right to do so |
A.No obvious reason. |
B.The boy’s yelling back. |
C.His self-awareness. |
D.The girl’s shouting back. |
A.play a crab again like this time |
B.apologize to kids in a sincere way |
C.avoid blaming kids in a hurry |
D.beat them up about such things |
A.How to behave ourselves properly when kids are at fault. |
B.How to play with our children in a more interesting way. |
C.How to deal with the housework with children around us. |
D.How to persuade children to do what they are told to. |
A.The boy was happy because I loved them. |
B.The boy was curious because I wanted to help them. |
C.The boy was very happy for I was angry. |
D.The boy didn’t want me to join them. |
Section B
Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.
A.additional |
B.producing |
C.regular |
D.predicted E. identified |
E atmosphere G. matched H. reducing I. carried J. increase
Forests in the northern half of the globe could be growing faster now than they were 200 years ago as a result of climate change, according to a study of trees in eastern America. The trees appear to have faster growth rates due to longer growing seasons and higher concentrations (浓度) of carbon dioxide in the ___41___.
Geoffrey Parker, a scientist at the Smithsonian Environmental Research Centre in Edgewater. Maryland, said that the increase ha the rate of growth was unexpected and might be ___42___ to the higher temperatures and longer growing seasons documented in the region. The growth may also be influenced by the significant ___43___ in atmospheric CO2, he said.
"We made a list of reasons these forests could be growing faster and then excluded half of them," Dr. Parker said. Their study suggests that northern forests may become increasingly important in ___44___ the influence of man-made CO2 on the climate.
Dr. Parker and his colleagues have ___45___ out a detailed record of the trees on a(n) ___46___ basis since 1987. They calculated that due to the global warming the forest is producing ___47___ tons of wood each year.
The scientists ___48___ the land with trees at different stages of growth and found that both young and old trees were showing increased growth rate. More than 90 per cent of the tree groups had grown by between two and four times faster than the scientists had ___49___ from estimates of the long-term rates of growth.