“I've changed my mind. I wanted to have a telescope, but now I want my daddy back." Lucien Lawrence’s letter to Father Christmas written after his schoolteacher father had been knifed to death outside his school gate, must have touched every heart. Lucien went on to say that without his father he couldn't see the stars in the sky. When those whom we love depart from us, we cannot see the stars for a while.
But Lucien, the stars are still there, and one day, when you are older and your tears have gone, you will see them again. And, in a strange way, I expect that you will find your father is there too, in your mind and in your heart. I find that my parents, long dead now, still figure in many of my dreams and that I think of them perhaps more than I ever did when they were alive. I still live to please them and I' m still surprised by their reactions. I remember that when I became a professor, I was so proud, or rather so pleased with myself, that I couldn't wait to cable my parents. The reply was a long time in coming, but when it did, all Mother said was “I hope this means that now you will have more time for the children!” I haven' t forgotten. The values of my parents still live on.
It makes me pause and think about how I will live on in the hearts and minds of my children and of those for whom I care. Would I have been as ready as Philip Lawrence have been to face the aggressors (挑衅者),and to lay down my life for those in my care? How many people would want me back for Christmas? It's a serious thought, one to give me pause.
I pray silently, sometimes, in the dead of night, that ancient cry of a poet “Deliver my soul from the sword (剑), and my darling from the power of the dog.” Yet I know the death comes to us all, and sometimes comes suddenly. We must therefore plan to live forever, but live as if we will die tomorrow. We live on, I'm sure, in the lives of those we loved, and therefore we ought to have a care for what they will remember and what they will treasure. If more parents knew this in their hearts to be true, there might be fewer knives on our streets today.
【小题1】According to the whole text we can see that the first paragraph ________.

A.explains the importance of a telescope
B.shows the writer's pity on the kid
C.acts as an introduction to the discussion
D.makes a clear statement of the writer's views
【小题2】In the second paragraph the author mainly wants to explain to us ________.
A.how much he misses his parents now
B.why his parents often appear in his dream
C.when Lucien will get over all his sadness
D.how proud he was when he succeeded in life
【小题3】In the writer's opinion, the value of a person’s life is ________.
A.to leave behind a precious memory to the people related
B.to have a high sense of duty to the whole society
C.to care what others will remember and treasure
D.to share happiness and sadness with his family
【小题4】What feeling did the author’s mother express in her reply?
A.Proud. B.Happy.C.Disappointed. D.Worried

“I’ve changed my mind. I wanted to have a telescope, but now I want my dad back.” Lucien Lawrence’s letter to Father Christmas, written after his father had been knifed to death outside his school gate, must have touched everyone’s heart. Lucien went on to say that without his father he couldn’t see the stars in the sky. When those we love depart from us, we cannot see the stars for a while.
But Lucien, the stars are still there, and one day, when you are older and your tears have gone, you will see them again. And, in a strange way, I expect that you will find your father there too, either in your mind or heart. I find that my parents, who died years ago, still linger (留连) in many of my dreams and that I think of them perhaps more than I ever did when they were alive. I still live to please them and I’m still surprised by their reactions. I remember that when I became a professor, I was so proud, or rather so pleased with myself that I couldn’t wait to cable my parents. The reply was a long time in coming, but when it did, all my mother said was “I hope this means that now you will have more time for the children!” I haven’t forgotten. The values of my parents still live on.
It makes me pause and think about how I will live on in the hearts and minds of my children and of those for whom I care. Would I have been as ready as Philip Lawrence has been to face the aggressors(入侵者), and to lay down my life for those in my care? How many people would want me back for Christmas? It’s a serious thought, which gives me pause.
I pray silently, sometimes, in the dead of night, that ancient cry of a poet “Deliver my soul from the sword and my darling from the power of the dog.” Yet I know death comes to us all, and sometimes comes suddenly. We must therefore plan to live together, but live as if we will die tomorrow. We live on, I’m sure, in the lives of those we loved, and therefore we ought to have a care for what they will remember and what they will treasure. If more parents knew this in their hearts to be true, there might be fewer knives on our streets today.
【小题1】 According to the whole text we can see that the first paragraph ___________.

A.puts forward the subject of the text
B.shows the author’s pity on the kid
C.serves as an introduction to the discussion
D.makes a clear statement of the author’s views
【小题2】In the second paragraph the author mainly wants to explain to us____________.
A.how much he misses his parents now
B.why his parents often appear in his dream
C.when Lucien will get over all his sadness
D.how proud he was when he succeeded in life
【小题3】What feeling did the author’s mother express in her reply?
A.Proud.B.Happy.C.Disappointed.D.Worried.
【小题4】In the author’s opinion, the value of a person’s life is _____________.
A.to leave a precious memory to the people related
B.to have a high sense of duty to the whole society
C.to care what others will remember and treasure
D.to share happiness and sadness with his family
【小题5】 What does the writer mean by the sentence taken from an old poem?    
A.Call on criminals and murderers to lay down their guns.
B.Advise parents stay with their children safely at home.
C.Spend every day meaningfully in memory of death.
D.Try to keep violence and murder far away from society.

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We live on the earth, but we are not alone in the world.

Everyone know we should keep the balance of nature,             1.____________

or we don’t always do as we say .                          2.____________

A species can become endangered with different reasons.        3.. ____________

But the very important one is their living places are ruined. We       4. ____________

cut down trees without plant new ones, and we pollute the place     5. ____________

where animal live. Because of this, they have no home and       6. ____________

they are going to be die out.                                   7.____________

Other reason is money. Many tigers are killed by those         8. ____________

who want to sell our fur and use their bones for medicine.       9. ____________

We should do everything which can be done to change the         10. ____________

situation, or wild animals can only exist in our memories.

 

Last Sunday, I waked into the house in the afternoon to find my brother rushing around in a hurry. As soon as I took my coat off, my little brother placed a bunch of papers in my hands and asked me to fold them up so they could fit into an envelope as quickly as possible. He said it needed to get done quickly before it turned dark.
I was a little surprised that something could be so urgent on a Sunday. It wasn’t until I was halfway through that I actually looked at what I was folding. After I read it, it put the biggest smile on my face. It was a lovely letter to all the residents (居民)in my neighborhood. My brother was asking everyone to let him know if anyone needed help. He left his contact information and said that anyone that needed help should get in touch with him and he would figure something out. He also asked people to get in touch if they were able to help out.
London received an unusual amount of snow last week, and the city was completely under- prepared for it. So it was quite difficult to get anywhere. Only the major roads had been cleared, and smaller roads and pavements could be quite treacherous. There are a good number of old people in our little community. So my brother thought that the snow may have posed (造成)some difficulty for some of them, particularly because we live on a hill.
A few elderly people got in touch with him asking for help for things they needed. One of them was especially grateful because his caregiver couldn’t make it. To our surprise, he got more responses from people offering to help. Then he received help from people who wanted to help. Everyone was really touched and wrote to my brother wonderful email. One of our neighbors wrote email saying that although she wasn’t able to help, she was “very proud of having a neighbor like him who puts other people’s interests first.”

  1. 1.

    The author’s brother wrote the letter to _______.

    1. A.
      ask for help from his neighbors
    2. B.
      give a hand to those in need of help
    3. C.
      require his neighbors to clear the snow
    4. D.
      raise money for the old people in his community
  2. 2.

    What can we learn from the text?

    1. A.
      Few people were willing to help out.
    2. B.
      The snow was unexpectedly heavy.
    3. C.
      Most residents in the community are elderly people.
    4. D.
      The community was completely cut off from the outside world.
  3. 3.

    The underlined word “treacherous” in Paragraph 3 probably means “_______”.

    1. A.
      dirty
    2. B.
      dangerous
    3. C.
      safe
    4. D.
      crowded
  4. 4.

    One of their neighbors sent email to the author’s brother to ________.

    1. A.
      express thanks
    2. B.
      lend a hand
    3. C.
      show appreciation
    4. D.
      ask for help

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