When I was six years old, my parents and I were in London for a one-month vacation. One day when my mother and I were   36  down Oxford Street, I felt too   37  to walk any more, so I asked my mother to take the subway.
At first, she    38  to take it because she said the weather was very    39  and it was better to walk. I started    40  . She told me to stop immediately, but I didn’t pay attention to what she was    41 . For about an hour, I didn’t stop crying. My mother became very   42 with me. I didn’t stop. I just ran away from her. I ran as    43 as I could.
The street was really crowded, so she couldn’t    44  me. Then, I entered one of the biggest shops. There was a coffee house on the second floor. I went    45 , sat in a chair, and started crying again. All of the people in the coffee shop came around me. They were   46 to me, but I didn’t understand English at all. After that, they    47  the police station, and a policeman came to the coffee shop. He tried to talk to me, but I just    48  crying. Then he took the small bag that I was    49  , opened it and found my hotel address and     50  number. When he phoned the hotel, my    51  answered the phone.
In the end, the policeman took me to the    52 . My father was standing in front of the hotel door. He talked to the policeman, and then he asked me what had    53  and where my mother was. I told him everything, and I also told him that I was    54  that my mother was very angry with me.
When my mother came back, she was crying. But when she saw me, she hugged me and kissed me. She talked to my father about everything.    55  of them told me not to do anything like that in the future because maybe one day I wouldn’t find anyone to help me. They wouldn’t forgive me if I did it again.

When I was six years old, my parents and I were in London for a one-month vacation. One day when my mother and I were   36  down Oxford Street, I felt too   37  to walk any more, so I asked my mother to take the subway.

At first, she    38  to take it because she said the weather was very    39  and it was better to walk. I started    40  . She told me to stop immediately, but I didn’t pay attention to what she was    41 . For about an hour, I didn’t stop crying. My mother became very   42 with me. I didn’t stop. I just ran away from her. I ran as    43 as I could.

The street was really crowded, so she couldn’t    44  me. Then, I entered one of the biggest shops. There was a coffee house on the second floor. I went    45 , sat in a chair, and started crying again. All of the people in the coffee shop came around me. They were   46 to me, but I didn’t understand English at all. After that, they    47  the police station, and a policeman came to the coffee shop. He tried to talk to me, but I just    48  crying. Then he took the small bag that I was    49  , opened it and found my hotel address and     50  number. When he phoned the hotel, my    51  answered the phone.

In the end, the policeman took me to the    52 . My father was standing in front of the hotel door. He talked to the policeman, and then he asked me what had    53  and where my mother was. I told him everything, and I also told him that I was    54  that my mother was very angry with me.

When my mother came back, she was crying. But when she saw me, she hugged me and kissed me. She talked to my father about everything.    55  of them told me not to do anything like that in the future because maybe one day I wouldn’t find anyone to help me. They wouldn’t forgive me if I did it again.

1.                A．running        B．walking         C．visiting   D．driving

2.                A．tired           B．mad           C．happy    D．sad

3.                A．agreed         B．refused         C．suggested D．managed

4.                A．horrible        B．windy          C．nice D．cold

5.                A．talking         B．laughing        C．singing   D．crying

6.                A．hearing         B．regarding       C．thinking  D．saying

7.                A．angry          B．strict           C．satisfied  D．familiar

8.                A．excitedly       B．slowly          C．quickly   D．carelessly

9.                A．search         B．educate        C．forgive   D．follow

10.               A．outside         B．inside          C．upon D．down

11.               A．advising        B．talking         C．listening   D．coming

12.               A．called          B．remembered    C．measured  D．left

13.               A．stopped        B．preferred       C．regretted  D．continued

14.               A．catching        B．carrying        C．gaining    D．buying

15.               A．serial          B．lucky          C．phone D．license

16.               A．mother         B．guide          C．father D．waiter

17.               A．hotel          B．shop           C．street D．station

18.               A．forgotten       B．happened       C．damaged  D．lost

19.               A．worried        B．concerned      C．afraid D．angry

20.               A．None          B．Either          C．Neither   D．Both

I really hadn’t meant to yell at them. But that grey afternoon saw it just as my son and daughter were making a terrible mess on the floor in the kitchen.

With a tiresome report to write, I felt bothered at my desk. Suddenly, it occurred to me that my kids were at fault. A voice inside me insisted that I do something quickly.

“Ok, you two here, but what an awful thing you are attempting!” I was shouting angrily. I made for them, while it became evident that the boy wanted no part of me. “Get away from us!” he shouted back, there being an expression of support from his sister.

All of a sudden, I found the fault in myself. Quickly I shaped my hands into pincers(钳子) and crawled towards them, “Crabby（暴躁的） Daddy is here. Ha, Ha, Ha, he likes to yell at children, and then eat them!” My son continued to keep me away, but now he was laughing and crying at the same time. My mission to repair the damage caused by my yelling seemed to work well. Still, I regretted not having controlled myself first in a right way.

Need I let them know how badly they were acting by blaming? This is a lesson that serves myself. It only shows just how to get rid of something (ill-feelings, responsibility…) by blaming others. It’s not my “best self”.

We have to search for our “best self” when with our children. They don’t need perfect parents, but they do need parents who are always trying to get better. Here, I am reminded of the words of a great thinker. “When a man lives with God, his voice shall be as sweet as the murmur of the book…” Then, in our lifetime, couldn’t we always speak to our kids in such a sweet voice since most of us consider them as the most precious in the world? And before we reach this level, what should we do when we come across various difficult cases with our children?

The author couldn’t help yelling at his kids this time probably because________.

A. the weather was so unpleasant         B. he was tired of his boring work

C. the kids didn’t ask him to join them     D. a Daddy has his right to do so

Which of the following made the author aware of his fault?

A. No obvious reason.              

B. The boy’s yelling back.

C. His self-awareness.              

D. The girl’s shouting back

According to the passage, the author will _____ in another similar situation.

A. play a crab again like this time  

B. apologize to kids in a sincere way

C. avoid blaming kids in a hurry   

D. beat them up about such things

What will the writer go on to write about in the next paragraph(s)?

A. How to behave ourselves properly when kids are at fault.

B. How to play with our children in a more interesting way.

C. How to deal with the housework with children around us.

D. How to persuade children to do what they are told to.

What does “the boy wanted no part of me” in the third paragraph mean?

A. The boy was happy because I loved them.

B. The boy was curious because I wanted to help them.    

C. The boy was very happy for I was angry.    

D. The boy didn’t want me to join them.

I really hadn’t meant to yell at them. But that grey afternoon saw it just as my son and daughter were making a terrible mess on the floor in the kitchen.
With a tiresome report to write, I felt bothered at my desk. Suddenly, it occurred to me that my kids were at fault. A voice inside me insisted that I do something quickly.
“Ok, you two here, but what an awful thing you are attempting!” I was shouting angrily. I made for them, while it became evident that the boy wanted no part of me. “Get away from us!” he shouted back, there being an expression of support from his sister.
All of a sudden, I found the fault in myself. Quickly I shaped my hands into pincers and crawled towards them, “Crabby Daddy is here. Ha, Ha, Ha, he likes to yell at children, and then eat them!” My son continued to keep me away, but now he was laughing and crying at the same time. My mission to repair the damage caused by my yelling seemed to work well. Still, I regretted not having controlled myself first in a right way.
Need I let them know how badly they were acting by blaming? This is a lesson that serves myself. It only shows just how to get rid of something (ill-feelings, responsibility…) by blaming others. It’s not my “best self”.
We have to search for our “best self” when with our children. They don’t need perfect parents, but they do need parents who are always trying to get better. Here, I am reminded of the words of a great thinker. “When a man lives with God, his voice shall be as sweet as the murmur of the book…” Then, in our lifetime, couldn’t we always speak to our kids in such a sweet voice since most of us consider them as the most precious in the world? And before we reach this level, what should we do when we come across various difficult cases with our children?
【小题1】The author couldn’t help yelling at his kids this time probably because________.

I really hadn’t meant to yell at them. But that grey afternoon saw it just as my son and daughter were making a terrible mess on the floor in the kitchen.

With a tiresome report to write, I felt bothered at my desk. Suddenly, it occurred to me that my kids were at fault. A voice inside me insisted that I do something quickly.

“Ok, you two here, but what an awful thing you are attempting!” I was shouting angrily. I made for them, while it became evident that the boy wanted no part of me. “Get away from us!” he shouted back, there being an expression of support from his sister.

All of a sudden, I found the fault in myself. Quickly I shaped my hands into pincers(钳子) and crawled towards them, “Crabby（暴躁的） Daddy is here. Ha, Ha, Ha, he likes to yell at children, and then eat them!” My son continued to keep me away, but now he was laughing and crying at the same time. My mission to repair the damage caused by my yelling seemed to work well. Still, I regretted not having controlled myself first in a right way.

Need I let them know how badly they were acting by blaming? This is a lesson that serves myself. It only shows just how to get rid of something (ill-feelings, responsibility…) by blaming others. It’s not my “best self”.

We have to search for our “best self” when with our children. They don’t need perfect parents, but they do need parents who are always trying to get better. Here, I am reminded of the words of a great thinker. “When a man lives with God, his voice shall be as sweet as the murmur of the book…” Then, in our lifetime, couldn’t we always speak to our kids in such a sweet voice since most of us consider them as the most precious in the world? And before we reach this level, what should we do when we come across various difficult cases with our children?

1. The author couldn’t help yelling at his kids this time probably because________.

A. the weather was so unpleasant         B. he was tired of his boring work

C. the kids didn’t ask him to join them     D. a Daddy has his right to do so

2. Which of the following made the author aware of his fault?

A. No obvious reason.              

B. The boy’s yelling back.

C. His self-awareness.              

D. The girl’s shouting back

3.According to the passage, the author will _____ in another similar situation.

A. play a crab again like this time  

B. apologize to kids in a sincere way

C. avoid blaming kids in a hurry   

D. beat them up about such things

4.What will the writer go on to write about in the next paragraph(s)?

A. How to behave ourselves properly when kids are at fault.

B. How to play with our children in a more interesting way.

C. How to deal with the housework with children around us.

D. How to persuade children to do what they are told to.

5.What does “the boy wanted no part of me” in the third paragraph mean?

A. The boy was happy because I loved them.

B. The boy was curious because I wanted to help them.    

C. The boy was very happy for I was angry.    

D. The boy didn’t want me to join them.