Her many talents were all her friends. A. envy among B. the envy of C. the envy at D. envy it 题目和参考答案——青夏教育精英家教网—

I’ll never forget my first daughter, who died too early from a bad accident. During those years, life was 36 . One Christmas I found my 3-year-old daughter 37 with a roll of golden wrapping paper. I had bought the paper to finish a rather important project. So I became 38 and scolded her loudly, “You are not good. And you are 39 your father’s money. You don’t know how hard your parents are working.” She was 40 and cried bitterly, running away.

41 , she brought a gift, a golden 42 made of golden wrapping paper to me the next morning and said, “This is for you, Daddy.” I was 43 of my earlier hurting words, but my anger rose again when I found out the box was 44 . I shouted at her, “Don’t you know, when you give someone a present, there is supposed to be something inside?” She 45 at me with tears in her eyes and cried, “Oh, Daddy, it’s not empty at all. I blew 46 into the box. They’re all for you, Daddy.”

I was completely 47 . I put my arms around her and begged for her 48 . A year later, a serious 49 took the life of my daughter. I was so sad that I 50 in bed for three days and three nights, saying nothing with tears rolling down my cheek. From then on, I hated cars and kept the golden box by my bed for many years. Whenever I was 51 , I would take out an imaginary kiss and 52 the love of my daughter who had put it there.

In a very real 53 , each one of us, as humans beings, has been given a golden container 54 with unconditional love and kisses ... from our children, family members, friends, and God. There are 55 no other possessions that anyone could hold more precious than this.

A. nice B. hard C. instructive D. dull

A. tearing B. littering C. cutting D. busy

A. disappointed B. curious C. angry D. anxious

A. using B. spending C. sparing D. wasting

A. confused B. frightened C. amazed D. calm

A. Therefore B. However C. Thus D. Though

A. box B. tie C. car D. pen

A. scared B. happy C. ashamed D. satisfied

A. full B. broken C. cheap D. empty

A. looked around B. looked away C. looked up D. looked down

A. kisses B. love C. hearts D. prays

A. glad B. touched C. upset D. confident

A. thanks B. gifts C. forgiveness D. explanation

A. event B. illness C. operation D. accident

A. lay B. stood C. knelt D. sat

A. lost B. hungry C. discouraged D. sick

A. realize B. remember C. recognize D. respond

A. way B. state C. direction D. sense

A. decorated B. filled C. covered D. linked

A. only B. naturally C. simply D. actually

In this age of Internet chat, videogames and reality television, there is no shortage of mindless activities to keep a child occupied. Yet, despite the competition, my 8-year-old daughter Rebecca wants to spend her leisure time writing short stories. She wants to enter one of her stories into a writing contest, a competition she won last year.
As a writer I know about winning contest, and about losing them. I know what it is like to work hard on a story only to receive a rejection slip from the publisher. I also know the pressures of trying to live up to a reputation created by previous victories. What if she doesn’t win the contest again? That’s the strange thing about being a parent. So many of our own past scars and dashed hopes can surface.
A revelation（启示）came last week when I asked her, “Don’t you want to win again?” “No,” she replied, “I just want to tell the story of an angel going to first grade.”
I had just spent weeks correcting her stories as she spontaneously（自发地）told them. Telling myself that I was merely an experienced writer guiding the young writer across the hall, I offered suggestions for characters, conflicts and endings for her tales. The story about a fearful angel starting first trade was quickly “guided” by me into the tale of a little girl with a wild imagination taking her fist music lesson. I had turned her contest into my contest without even realizing it.
Staying back and giving kids space to grow is not as easy as it looks. Because I know very little about farm animals who use tools or angels who go to first grade, I had to accept the fact that I was co-opting（借用）my daughter’s experience.
While stepping back was difficult for me, it was certainly a good first step that I will quickly follow with more steps, putting myself far enough away to give her room but close enough to help if asked. All the while I will be reminding myself that children need room to experiment, grow and find their own voices.
【小题1】What do we learn from the first paragraph?

A．Many children find lots of fun in mindless activities.

B．Rebecca is much too occupied to enjoy her leisure time.

C．Rebecca collects online materials for her writing.

D．Rebecca is different from any other child of her age.

【小题2】What was the author's writing experience?

A．She did not quite live up to her reputation as a writer.

B．Her way to success was full of pains and frustrations.

C．She was constantly under pressure of writing more.

D．Most of her stories had been rejected by publishers.

【小题3】Why did Rebecca want to enter this year's writing contest?

A．She possessed real talent for writing.	B．She wanted to win.
C．She wanted to share her stories with readers.	D．She had won a prize already.

In this age of Internet chat, videogames and reality television, there is no shortage of mindless activities to keep a child occupied. Yet, despite the competition, my 8-year-old daughter Rebecca wants to spend her leisure time writing short stories. She wants to enter one of her stories into a writing contest, a competition she won last year.

　　As a writer I know about winning contests, and about losing them. I know what it is like to work hard on a story only to receive a rejection slip from the publisher. I also know the pressures of trying to live up to a reputation created by previous victories. What if she doesn’t win the contest again? That’s the strange thing about being a parent. So many of our own past scars and dashed hopes can surface.

　　A revelation (启示) came last week when I asked her, “Don’t you want to win again?” “No,” she replied, “I just want to tell the story of an angel going to first grade.”

　　I had just spent weeks correcting her stories as she spontaneously (自发地) told them. Telling myself that I was merely an experienced writer guiding the young writer across the hall, I offered suggestions for characters, conflicts and endings for her tales. The story about a fearful angel starting first grade was quickly “guided” by me into the tale of a little girl with a wild imagination taking her first music lesson. I had turned her contest into my contest without even realizing it.

　　Staying back and giving kids space to grow is not as easy as it looks. Because I know very little about farm animals who use tools or angels who go to first grade, I had to accept the fact that I was co-opting (借用) my daughter’s experience.

　　While stepping back was difficult for me, it was certainly a good first step that I will quickly follow with more steps, putting myself far enough away to give her room but close enough to help if asked. All the while I will be reminding myself that children need room to experiment, grow and find their own voices.

1.What did the author say about her own writing experience?

A. She was constantly under pressure of writing more.

B. Most of her stories had been rejected by publishers.

C. Her way to success was full of pains and frustrations.

D. She did not quite live up to her reputation as a writer.

2.Why did Rebecca want to enter this year’s writing contest?

A. She wanted to share her stories with readers.

B. She had won a prize in the previous contest.

C. She was sure of winning with her mother’s help.

D. She believed she possessed real talent for writing.

3.The author took great pains to refine her daughter’s stories because ________.

A. she wanted to help Rebecca realize her dream of becoming a writer

B. she believed she had the knowledge and experience to offer guidance

C. she did not want to disappoint Rebecca who needed her help so much

D. she was afraid Rebecca’s imagination might run wild while writing

4.What’s the author’s advice for parents?

A. Children should be given every chance to voice their opinions.

B. Children should be allowed freedom to grow through experience.

C. Parents should keep an eye on the activities their kids engage in.

D. A writing career, though attractive, is not for every child to pursue.

第二节：完形填空(共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分)

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从41—50各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

In 1962, a Russian woman told her doctor that she could __41_ through her fingers. Certainly the doctor didn’t believe it 42 he saw with his own eyes. The doctor 43 her eyes with a large handkerchief and then put coloured papers and newspapers under her hands. She was able to 44 one colour from another and read the newspaper by 45 and feeling them. The doctor 46 her many times and was 47 with the examination, so he sent her to Moscow, in which she was further examined by 48 . Her unusual powers, in the end, were 49 .

The early research into these unusual powers has shown that 50 man trusts only his eyes, he will not be able to see outside the limits of time and into the space.

41 A. write B. draw C. sing D. see

42 A . after B. when C. until D. since

43 A .opened B. hid C .closed D. covered

44 A. see B .guess C. tell D. think

45 A. seeing B. singing C. touching D .checking

46 A. saw B .examined C. helped D. watched

47 A .satisfied B. strict C. busy D .very careful

48 A. nurses B. scientists C .blind people D. good teachers

49 A. examined B. believed C .known D. true

50 A. if B. whether C. because D. after

Oprah Winfrey, the queen of American daytime talk TV, is considered one of the most powerful women in the world．Now, after 25 years’ hosting The Oprah Winfrey Show, the star has announced she is calling it quits．

According to the Los Angeles Times, the move “signals the beginning of the decline for the daytime talk show．” More women are working full-time jobs, and people are turning to cable (有线电视) and pre-recorded shows for their entertainment．

It may be that Oprah isn’t quitting so much as moving on．She has created the Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN), and will most likely move her show to the network．If audiences around the world need Oprah, they well know where to look．

Oprah Winfrey was born to a single teenage mother in a small town in rural Mississippi, US．As a child, she lived with poverty and abuse．But she got a job at a local radio station, where her honesty, emotional style won her many fans．She quickly rose through the ranks of radio and television before launching her own production company and starting her own show．

Oprah’s talk show was not the first of its kind, but it quickly became the best and most popular．It made talk shows popular, and others jumped in to start similar shows．But while other talk shows turned ugly, featuring guests who argued and attacked each other with chairs, Oprah rose above the mess．

“Part of her power lies in the fact that her life story resonates (产生共鸣) with her audience, as a kind of version of the American dream,” writes Kevin Connolly, a reporter with the BBC．

She became a star because of the way she opened up about her problems to her audience．She shared her own struggles with relationships and weight．She focused on self-help．Connolly believes “something in her honesty and her sometimes painfully emotional directness struck home with a certain type of American”．

1.Which of the following statements is NOT true?

A．The stop of Oprah’s show reflects the decrease of audience．

B．Oprah hosted her show for about 25 years．

C．American talk show was pioneered by Oprah．

D．Oprah used to be a radio presenter．

2.What does the underlined sentence mean?

A．Oprah could deal with the guests fighting very well．

B．Oprah’s show stood out with her unique style．

C．Oprah turned a deaf ear to other people’s quarrel．

D．Oprah’s fame rose because lots of people watch her show．

3.From Kevin Connolly, we know people like Oprah’s show for all the reasons EXCEPT ________．

A．Oprah always shares people’s life stories in her show

B．the audiences are touched by Oprah’s honesty and frankness

C．Oprah’s life story reflects the truth of American dream

D．some audiences are inspired by Oprah’s show

4.According to the text, Oprah ________．

A．always volunteers to help those who need help

B．has practiced presentational skills since she was young

C．believes that one should rely on himself to solve problems

D．calls on women to work full-time jobs

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