I still remember the last time I went to the playground with two of my children. It had rained during the night and the playground was very muddy (泥泞的). They had just put on clean clothes, so I was a little worried about the mud on the playground. It was not long before Kathy got her beautiful skirt dirty on the playground. She dug through the rocks. I was about to blame (指责) her for getting her clothes dirty when she ran towards me with a smile on her face. When she got to me, she handed me a little heart-shaped rock and said, “Here, Mom! Here is a heart for you —just because I love you! Keep it!” With tears in my eyes, I thanked her.

Should I blame her for getting her clothes muddy? No way! I still have that little heart-shaped rock. It is one of the best gifts that I have ever received. I realized that many times it was not necessary for us adults to worry about the small things our children did. Let them do what they’d like to.

I will spend a lot more time on the playground with my children. I’m sure I will learn a lot from them. It makes me think of the days when my grandfather told me, “You would not enter the kingdom of happiness until you pretended (假装) to be a small child.”

1.At first, the author wanted to blame Kathy because she __________.

A.ran on the playground

B.dug through rocks

C.gave her a muddy rock

D.got her clothes dirty

2.The author was deeply moved by her daughter’s _____.

A.digging task on the playground

B.special way to show her love

C.smile on her face when running

D.love of the muddy playground

3.From Paragraph 2, we can learn that the author thought parents should _________.

A.not worry about the small things their children do

B.allow kids to do whatever they like

C.keep the presents given by children

D.not give too much care to their own children

4.The author’s grandfather’s words imply that _______.

A.children care more about happiness than adults

B.adults can not share children’s happiness

C.children may find happiness more easily in life

D.adults find it hard to know children’s happiness

 

第二节完型填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)

阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从36—55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。

Charles and I used to hang out all the time, together with a few other guys, but he seemed too cool for us recently.We couldn’t understand the   36  , and we didn’t ask him for an explanation. 37  , we decided to   38  him a lesson in the way he treated us.

Once we started giving Charles the  39  shoulder, almost everyone was taking no notice of him.He looked so  40  , especially at lunchtime when he sat alone in the cafeteria.Now and then he nodded and said, “Hey!” when  41  passed his table, but all he got  42  return were mean looks and silence.

At first I was glad my plan had  43 .I only wanted him to know  44  it felt like to be blown off, but I hadn’t thought about how badly my “lesson” would  45  him.

During one lunch period, Charles  46  glanced at his watch, obviously 47   the minutes until he could leave the cafeteria.I suddenly realized I had done wrong.“Hey! Man.I’m terribly sorry.” I called out.“Oh, so you are talking to me now?” he asked.

“I’m sorry,   48   I had thought that you wanted to end our   49 .” I said.

“What?” he nearly shouted, looking much   50 .

“I’ve left you alone because I thought that was what you wanted.”

“Oh, my God! Why would I want  51  ?”He I shouted, completely puzzled.

Clearly, we both had been  52  each other wrong.At first Charles couldn’t accept my  53 .I knew he needed time to   54 all the hurt I’d caused him.But eventually, he did forgive me.We even started   55   out together again.And our friendship wasn’t destroyed at all.

36.A.situation        B.change             C.action         D.appearance

37.A.Besides        B.Therefore           C.Instead       D.But

38.A.take          B.teach              C.give           D.have

39.A.serious        B.friendly           C.warm         D.cold

40.A.sad           B.angry              C.happy        D.joyful

41.A.he           B.anyone           C.they          D.someone

42.A.at           B.in                C.on            D.by

43.A.helped        B.operated            C.worked       D.affected

44.A.what         B.that             C.which       D.how

45.A.worry        B.touch           C.hurt         D.disappoint

46.A.unexpectedly  B.worriedly          C.excitedly      D.repeatedly

47.A.counting      B.guessing           C.waiting       D.checking

48.A.and          B.so               C.thus          D.but

49.A.relationship   B.emotion            C.love          D.friendship

50.A.interested    B.pleased              C.surprised      D moved

51.A.one          B.those           C.that            D.such

52.A.understanding  B.regarding        C.knowing      D treating

53.A.explanation    B.attitude           C.suggestion    D.apology

54.A.get through    B.get over          C.get across     D.get along

55.A.leaving      B.looking            C.hanging      D.standing

 

The town I live in is about to put cameras at all traffic lights to catch people who run red lights.It   36   me of how many people I’ve seen who take the yellow light as a   37   to go faster.I also can’t understand why people don’t move when the traffic light has turned green.Above all, there are those   38   situations in which someone doesn’t even   39   that the light turns red, and just keeps going.That is why so many   40   happen! All these situations make me   41__    the purpose of traffic lights.

           42   , it’s even more frightening to imagine letting people make their own decisions at   __43   crossroads.Do the biggest cars get to go first? Who decides who goes next? So I guess I do like the idea of a system to   44   traffic.And I’ll do my best to   45   the traffic rules: to go, to be cautious, and to stop when I’m   46   to.

         It occurs to me that my   47   have done much the same for me   48   teaching me how to live.They have given me many   49   lights: to get along well with others, to listen and talk to them, to help others, and to   50   with joy and purpose.They have also given me some red lights   51   my life goes astray(误入歧途): not to be greedy, to keep my temper, and to control my desires.And there   52   have been some yellow caution lights: to watch how much I drink, to keep control of my behavior, and to   53    school regularly and work hard.

         If I obey these rules, my life will be as   54   as it can be.Just as I’m wise to pay attention to the traffic lights when I’m walking across the street, I’m wise to pay attention to the“   55__ signals” given to me by my parents.

1.A.suggests             B.informs          C.reminds           D.warns

2.A.sight            B.signal              C.message         D.switch

3.A.instant          B.exciting          C.dangerous       D.cautious

4.A.notice         B.sense                  C.remember     D.feel

5.A.events          B.problems          C.situations      D.accidents

6.A.think of B.wonder about    C.care for          D.worry about      

7.A.Besides          B.Anyway          C.Instead          D.However

8.A.noisy             B.narrow           C.crowded        D.key

9.A.control          B.direct           C.improve         D.serve

10.A.learn         B.obey          C.protect           D.carry

11.A.supposed      B.used             C.devoted         D.delighted

12.A.teachers    B.friends          C.leaders           D.parents

13.A.in charge of  B.in face of         C.in terms of              D.indanger of       

14.A.safe           B.green                  C.beneficial       D.helpful

15.A.live                B.share         C.work             D.communicate

16.A.unless       B.when         C.before            D.till

17.A.still                B.even             C.only              D.also

18.A.start         B.attend            C.leave             D.miss

19.A.good         B.colorful           C.meaningful         D.healthy

20.A.traffic         B.light           C.life            D.confidence

 

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