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What I Want for You and Every Child in America
Dear Malia and Sasha,
I know that you've both had a lot of ___1 these last two years on the campaign trail, going to picnics and parades and state fairs, eating all sorts of junk food your mother and I probably shouldn't have let you have.But I also know that it hasn't always been easy for you and Mom, and that as excited as you both are about that new puppy, it doesn't ___2 for all the time we've been apart.I know ___3 I've missed these past two years, and today I want to tell you a little more about why I decided to take our family on this journey.
When I was a young man, I thought life was all about me---about how I'd___4 my way in the world, become successful, and get the things I want.But then the two of you came into my__5 with all your curiosity and mischief (捣乱) and those smiles that never___6 to fill my heart and light up my day.
I want all our children to go to schools___7 of their potential-schools that challenge them, inspire them, and instill(灌输)in them a sense of___8 about the world around them.I want them to have the chance to go to college__9 their parents aren't rich.And I want them to get good jobs: jobs that pay well and give them benefits like health care, jobs that let them spend time with their own__10 and retire with dignity.
I want us to___11 the boundaries of discovery so that you'll live to see new technologies and inventions that improve our lives and make our planet cleaner and safer.And I want us to push our own human boundaries to reach ___12 the divides of race and region, gender and religion that___13 us from seeing the best in each other.
That was the___14 your grandmother tried to teach me when I was your age, reading me the opening lines of the Declaration of Independence and telling me about the men and women who marched for__15 because they believed those words put to paper two centuries ago should mean____16 .
She helped me understand that America is great not because it is perfect but because it can always be made better and that the__17 work of perfecting our union falls to each of us.It's a charge we pass on to our children, coming closer with each new generation to___18 we know America should be.
These are the things I want for you, to 19 in a world with no limits on your dreams and no achievements beyond your reach.And I want every child to have the same chances to learn and dream and grow and thrive that you girls have.That's why I've taken our family on this great adventure.
I am so proud of both of you.I love you 20 you can ever know.And I am grateful every day for your patience, poise (自信), grace, and humor as we prepare to start our new life together in the White House.
Love, Dad
1.A.play B.fun C.pain D.gain
2.A.take up B.pick up C.make up D.put up
3.A.how much B.how many C.how soon D.how long
4. A.lose B.make C.take D.walk
5.A.world B.family C.position D.place
6.A.succeed B.come C.tend D.fail
7.A.worth B.worthless C.worthwhile D.worthy
8.A.humor B.happiness C.wonder D.sadness
9.A.even if B.as if C.though D.although
10.A.friends B.kids C.boys D.girls
11.A.rush B.catch C.push D.pull
12.A.to B.in C.into D.beyond
13.A.keep B.let C.make D.warn
14.A.way B.method C.means D.lesson
15.A.quantity B.quality C.equality D.quarter
16.A.everything B.something C.anything D.nothing
17.A.unfinished B.finished C.unfinishing D.finishing
18.A.which B.who C.what D.that
19.A.wake up B.grow up C.come up D.get up
20.A.rather than B.other than C.less than D.more than
BCABA DDCAB CDADC BACBD
Kevin is a boy who might be described as “slow”. He didn’t learn his ABCs as fast as other kids. But Kevin was__1__with people, for his bright smile and big heart won him plenty of friends.
My friend Randy decided they needed a__2__team for boys.Kevin__3__up and practiced hard. But he simply shot baskets. Or more correctly, he threw the ball at the basket. He had a __4__spot near the free throw line(罚球线). He threw and threw, and it __5__went in.
The team did well but they never won a game that season except the night when it snowed and the opposing team never__6__. At the end of the__7__lot(签)of playing against the best team.
Game day arrived. The game went as__8__.Near the end of the last quarter, Kevin’s team stood nearly 30 points behind. It was then that one of the boys called timeout. ”Coach Randy, ” he said, ”this is our__9__game and Kevin has never made a basket. I think we should let him make a basket.”
The team agreed. Kevin wan __10__to stand at his special place near the free throw line and wait. When the ball was__11__to him, he shot and missed. A moment later, Kevin got the ball again, but shot and missed again.
Slowly the other team seemed to__12__what was going on. Both teams circled the boy by their time and all the other players were shouting, “Kevin! Kevin!” Soon everyone in the __13__ joined in.
Kevin attempted again and again, and one of his shots took a crazy bounce on the basket. Everyone held their__14__.The ball dropped in. Nobody remained __15__. Everyone stood and cheered as if one boy had won a world champion.
That day, an undefeated team kept their perfect record. But everybody won because everybody had participated in a crazy conspiracy(密谋) of kindness.
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I'll be a photographer. I'm going to bring bits of Australia back home with me. I told myself this before, yet I feel so doubtful on this plane that's flying me thousands of miles away. I was so confident yesterday .But today I don't belong to this plane where men sit with briefcases reading newspapers. They're all adults.
I've never been out of the US. And now ,I'm traveling into Australia alone, a world I know nothing about. A part of me recognizes it as home.
I remember little about my mother, but I remember she had an Australian accent and golden hair. She wan fun and she would often take us to New Jersey beaches, where we would spend the whole day taking walks along the shore. My mom told me that in Australia, Christmas was always spent on the beach with friends and family, and everyone wore Santa hat with their bathing suits. It never got cold and bitter there. My mom was different and I was proud of her.
I don't know how she met my father. but after they met several years, they got married and moved into an apartment in New Jersey. Then I was born and we were a perfect family of three who went out to dinner and watched movies in the dark and loved each other.
I know things have been hard on my father since my Mom died years ago. It's hard for me, too, and I have to experience the wonderful place my mom grew up in and loved. My mom talked about Australia so much and now I have to see this place.
This is an adventure.
【小题1】How did the author feel when he was on the plane?
A.Confident | B.Foolish |
C.Doubtful | D.Childish |
A.search his fortune there | B.find more about his mother |
C.look for his grandparents there | D.find more about this wonderful place |
A.the author's first impression of Australia |
B.the author's brief impression of his mother |
C.the reason why the author loved his mother |
D.the difference between his mother and father |
A.The author writes this passage to honor his mother. |
B.The author decides to learn taking photos in Australia. |
C.The author had a good time when his mother was still alive. |
D.The author didn't like to live with his father after his mother died. |
A.In America. | B.In Australia. | C.At home | D.On the Plane |
I'll be a photographer. I'm going to bring bits of Australia back home with me. I told myself this before, yet I feel so doubtful on this plane that's flying me thousands of miles away. I was so confident yesterday .But today I don't belong to this plane where men sit with briefcases reading newspapers. They're all adults.
I've never been out of the US. And now ,I'm traveling into Australia alone, a world I know nothing about. A part of me recognizes it as home.
I remember little about my mother, but I remember she had an Australian accent and golden hair. She wan fun and she would often take us to New Jersey beaches, where we would spend the whole day taking walks along the shore. My mom told me that in Australia, Christmas was always spent on the beach with friends and family, and everyone wore Santa hat with their bathing suits. It never got cold and bitter there. My mom was different and I was proud of her.
I don't know how she met my father. but after they met several years, they got married and moved into an apartment in New Jersey. Then I was born and we were a perfect family of three who went out to dinner and watched movies in the dark and loved each other.
I know things have been hard on my father since my Mom died years ago. It's hard for me, too, and I have to experience the wonderful place my mom grew up in and loved. My mom talked about Australia so much and now I have to see this place.
This is an adventure.
1.How did the author feel when he was on the plane?
A.Confident |
B.Foolish |
C.Doubtful |
D.Childish |
2.The author traveled to Australia alone mainly because he wanted to__.
A.search his fortune there |
B.find more about his mother |
C.look for his grandparents there |
D.find more about this wonderful place |
3.The third paragraph is mainly concerned with__.
A.the author's first impression of Australia |
B.the author's brief impression of his mother |
C.the reason why the author loved his mother |
D.the difference between his mother and father |
4.What can we learn from the passage?
A.The author writes this passage to honor his mother. |
B.The author decides to learn taking photos in Australia. |
C.The author had a good time when his mother was still alive. |
D.The author didn't like to live with his father after his mother died. |
5.Where did the author most probably write this passage?
A.In America. |
B.In Australia. |
C.At home |
D.On the Plane |