Sitting by her Pinocchio lamp, she smiled at me as her tiny hands' shadow danced on the bedroom wall．"A rabbit!" she laughed with all the delight of a four-year old．Her blue eyes shone with pride as she showed me the animated image she had created．"Daddy, will you show me how to make a tiger?" she asked．"Sure," I said, "and then we'll read a story and tell your angels goodnight．"To my youngest daughter, that meant her bedtime prayer．
Today my daughter is seven, and I no longer get to read the story．She reads it to me, complete with expressive accents for the story characters．
To say I'm proud of our relationship would be an understatement．We have shared days of joy as well as tragedy．Our time together has strengthened the relationship of love and special "life stuff" that is all our own．
I am richer for having planted the spirit of trust in this gentle little person; we have grown together spiritually, learning much from each other．The special times we spend together, like nights by a Pinocchio lamp, create memories that we will treasure for the rest of our lives．
So it is with all of our relationships．The trust factor is vital for relationships to develop．Think of one of your fondest memories, and you will no doubt find a remarkable relationship at its center--one with a spiritual quality that shines outward from the heart．
Time together, caring acts, and unconditional love build trust．I suggest that we each spend plenty of time with our personal "Pinoechio lamps"--those special ways that we choose to strengthen our relationships．
Relationships take time to develop and maintain．It is not always easy, but the results are priceless．"Nights by a Pinoechio lamp", wherever those might be for you, will create enduring relationships of golden "life stuff", spiritual gifts that no one can take away．
【小题1】The underlined words in the third paragraph refer to all EXCEPT ______．

--Did you enjoy meeting your old schoolmates at the party last week?

--Yes, I did. We ____ each other since we graduated from college.

A．haven’t seen     B．didn’t see        C．hadn’t seen      D．wouldn’t see

C

The outstretched(伸出的) hand caught my eyes immediately. I’d fallen on the sidewalk, having tripped on the curb(路边). A hand was there, ready to help me. Then, warm smile and, “ Are you OK?”

I’d fallen on my hands and knees, and I was fine. But I loved seeing that hand reaching toward me. The woman helped me up, made sure I was all right, and we both went our way.

As I remembered this incident during the next few days, it became a symbol of the significance of helping another one. In the grand scheme of things, such help may often seem small, but at the moment it’s needed, it can feel very significant.

One of my most meaningful lessons on how to help others came at the end of a week-long music workshop. At that final gathering, we each had the opportunity to perform for the other participants. A woman who was  much more experienced and accomplished(技艺高超的)than I ---- a piano teacher who attended the workshop in order to learn new teaching techniques- invited me to play the piano with her. I'd actually been quite happy as part of the audience, watching the other students perform. My piano skills were elementary, and my confidence was low.

When she asked, though, it was almost as if she’d taken me by the hand and led me to the piano. As I plunked out a melody(旋律), she played a lovely accompaniment. Hearing that accompaniment to my melody moved me to tears. She was helping my music be beautiful—helping me play my song. But the lasting impact of that experience related to much more. I took away with me the lesson that we are each here to help one another “ play our songs” --- live our lives to the fullest, be the individuals whom we are.

63. What is the main idea of the passage?

A. The significance of helping one another.

B. My experience of playing the piano.

C. The people who helped me out.

D. The incident I remembered on the street.

64. Why did the author just want to be part of the audience?

A. She couldn’t play the piano quite well.

B. There was no time left for her to perform.

C. Nobody invited her to play the piano.

D. She was too shy to perform in public.

65. We can infer from the passage that the melody played by the author was ____.

A. moving  B. lovely  C. so-so  D. beautiful

66. Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?

A. The author appreciated the two women’s help.

B. Small help is also important when it is needed.

C. A piano teacher invited the author to play the piano together.

D. The author was moved to tears because of the beautiful music.

We first met on a train in 2000. We both felt immediately that we___each other for years.

My Experience in a Free School

At first I couldn't believe it! There were no __26   in rows; no bells rang; no one had to go to __27  . Although we all lived “in”, __28   made us go to bed at a certain time; there was no “lights out”.

The __29  thing was that practically all the students went to class, __30   very few people stayed up late at night. Only the new people stayed up or _31  class. The new ones always went wild __32 , but this never lasted long. The __33  took some getting used to. Our teachers treated us like_34 ; never did we have to __35  “stand up”,“sit down”,“speak out”. I don't __36  one student who didn't try his best.

The subjects were the same as those in __37 school, but what a difference in the approach(方式)! For example, in botany(植物学) we had __38   classes in the spring or fall, but instead we __39  [ZZ(Z)39two gardens, a vegetable garden and a flower garden. __40  in winter we each studied a few __41   things about what we had grown. In math the students built three different kinds of storerooms small ones __42  ,but usable. They did this instead of having lessons in the classroom. They really had a __43  time too, designing everything, drawing the blueprints, __44   the angles(角度) and so on. I didn't take __45  .I can't stand it! Besides, I could do the basic things with numbers. That's __46 !

__47  I think I am a __48   person for having gone to the school. I can read and write as well as anyone else my age, and I can think  better. That's probably a real big __49   between the free school and regular school—the amount of __50.

26.A. desks          B. lights        C. students         D. buildings

27.A. home           B. bed           C. class            D. work 

28.A. anybody        B. nobody        C. teachers         D. parents

29.A. sad            B. last          C. good             D. strange 

30.A. and            B. but           C. so               D. yet 

31.A. attended       B. took          C. missed           D. studied 

32.A. from then on   B. at first      C. once more        D. just then 

33.A. freedom        B. habit         C. time             D. people 

34.A. workers       B. pupils         C. gardeners        D. grown?ups 

35.A. understand    B. study          C. play             D. say 

36.A. hear from     B. feel like      C. think about      D. know of 

37.A. night         B. regular        C. small            D. real 

38.A. all           B. short          C. no               D. indoor 

39.A. planted       B. studied        C. drew             D. toured 

40.A. Still         B. Then           C. Yet              D. Next 

41.A. wild          B. successful     C. usual            D. particular

42.A. as well       B. after a while  C. of course        D. as a result 

43.A. funny         B. great          C. convenient       D. thoughtful

44.A. looking out   B. taking out     C. finding out      D. figuring out 

45.A. math          B. care           C. botany           D. notice 

46.A. dull          B. interesting    C. enough           D. dangerous

47.A. On the whole  B. Once again     C. Sooner or later  D. After a while 

48.A. careful       B. better         C. busier           D. lovely 

49.A. problem       B. chance         C. difference       D. change

50.A. reading       B. gardening      C. teaching         D. thinking