There was a wonder-filled little girl who was hurt so badly that when she entered adult life, she thought she was so bad that others just couldn’t be nice to her.
But she had a lot of curiosity, which kept her going. She sought many wise people to help her understand why she was so bad that her mother hurt her and why she was unable to be better so that men wouldn’t hurt her.
She was on a journey that she thought was to help her be “better”. She carried a big bag with her everywhere she went. Inside it were all the hurts she had experienced. Because she was so eager to please those who offered their wisdom, she willingly agreed with what they said about forgiving. But she held that bag of hurts tightly.
After 50 years of carrying that bag around and showing it to all she met as if it were proof that she was a good person, she decided to open it up and just see what happened.
When she looked inside it was filled with bits of paper. At one time they had words on them, detailing the hurts. But time had faded (使褪色) the words and all that was left was some useless paper. She had been struggling to carry this bag that held nothing but the image of something that once was.
She saw the absurdity of carrying that bag around. It made her laugh. By letting go of the paper and having pity for those that hurt her, this little girl was able to become a woman with beautiful hair. The woman looked in the mirror and said, “I am lovable.”
Although it took many years, she was finally open to bringing love and respect into her life.
【小题1】When she grew up, the little girl wondered         .

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Ever since I was a small girl in school, I’ve been aware of what the school textbooks say about Indians. I am an Indian and, naturally, am interested in what the schools teach about natives of this land.
One day, I read that a delicacy(美味) of American Indian people was dried fish, which , according to the textbook, tasted “like an old shoe, or was like chewing on dried leather.” To this day I can remember my surprise, my anger and my sadness at reading these words. We called this wind-dried fish “sleet-shus”, and to us, it was our favorite delicacy and, indeed, did not  taste like shoe leather, and didn’t rot our teeth and bring about the various dietary problem that trouble Indian people in modern times. It took many hours of long and hard work to cure the fish in just this particular fashion. Early fur traders and other non-Indians must have agreed, for they often had this food as they traveled around isolated areas.
I brought the textbook home to show it to my father, leader of my tribe at that time. On this particular day, he told me in his wise and modest manner that the outside world did not understand Indian people, and that I should not let it prevent me from learning the good parts of education.
At a later time in my life, I had brought a group of Indian people to the country fairgrounds to sell Indian-made arts and crafts. My group was excited to make some money by selling Indian handicrafts. We thanked the man who showed us to our booth and told him it was nice of him to remember the people of the Indian community. The man expanded a little and remarked that he liked Indian people. “In fact,” he went on to state, “we are bringing some professional Indians to do the show!”
As we stood there in shock, listening to this uninformed outsider, I looked at my dear Indian companion, an eighty-year-old woman who could well remember the great chiefs of the tribe who once owned all the land of this country before the white man came bringing “civilization”, which included diseases and pollution. My friend said not a word, but took the hurt as Indian people have done for many years.
Of course, we all knew that the “professional Indian” were not Indians at all, but dressed in leather and dancing their own dances. And, anyway, how does one become a “professional Indian”?
45．Which of the following statements about “sleet-shus” is true?
A．It tasted like an old shoe.
B．Eating it was like chewing on dried leather.
C．It was delicious but bad for our teeth.
D．It must have brought pleasure to Indians as well as early business men.
46．What does the writer mean by saying “how does one become ‘a professional Indian’”?
A．Only the Indians know how to become professional Indians.
B．The outside civilization can help and Indian become a professional Indian.
C．An Indian is a born professional Indian.
D．The outside civilization can help white people become professional Indians.
47．After reading the passage, you don’t know __________.
A．what the writer’s profession is
B．what upset the writer and her friend at the county fair
C．why the writer went to the county fair
D．the writer’s attitude to the so-called civilization
48．This story is primarily about ___________.
A．customs of native Americans
B．how textbooks describe native Americans.
C．misunderstanding between people from different cultures
D．how an Indian becomes a “professional Indian”

There was a sweet, wonder-filled little girl who was hurt over and over again. She  36  that she was so bad that others just couldn’t be  37  to her.

She asked many wise people to help her  38  why she was so bad that even her mother hurt her, and why she was unable to be  39  so that others wouldn’t hurt her. So she was on a  40  that she thought was to help her be “better”, but she carried a big  41  with her everywhere she went.  42  was all the hurt she had experienced. During the trip she willingly  43  what the wise people said about forgiving（宽恕）.

After 50 years, she decided to  44  the bag up and just see what happened. When she looked inside it was filled with bits of paper. Once they had  45  on then, detailing the hurt. But as time went on, the words  46  slowly. She had been carrying this bag that held nothing  47  the image（印象）of something that once was.

The little girl had now become an almost-old woman. She  48  the silliness of carrying that bag around. She started  49  and dancing and she felt free!

She was able to see that her  50  loved her child, but was  51  that her little girl felt unloved. By throwing away the bag of paper and forgiving those who  52  her, she looked in the mirror and said, “I am clever, interesting and kind.” But most  53  , she was able to say “I am lovable.”  54  it took many years, she was finally open to bringing  55  into her life.

She finally saw the sweet, wonder-filled little girl that she had always been.

A. decided                        B. considered                C. promised           D. hoped           

A. bad                       B. sorry                        C. thankful            D. nice           

A. guess                            B. understand                C. expect               D. invent          

A. better                           B. worse                       C. angrier                     D. harder           

A. holiday                         B. date                         C. trip                   D. path           

A. bowl                                B. basket                      C. bag                   D. purse          

A. Beneath                        B. Above                      C. Outside             D. Inside          

A. agreed with                   B. fought against           C. gave up      D. suffered from          

A. pick                           B. open                        C. put                   D. break          

A. pictures                      B. memories                 C. words               D. dreams          

A. disappeared         B. appeared                    C. showed             D. changed          

A. and                                B. with                         C. among                     D. but          

A. refused                       B. forgot                      C. realized             D. preferred          

A. crying                        B. laughing                   C. shouting            D. worrying           

A. daughter                         B. mother                            C. teacher              D. friend          

A. sad                          B. happy                      C. excited              D. hopeful          

A. liked                          B. hurt                         C. educated            D. ignored          

A. surprisingly                 B. terribly                    C. nervously          D. importantly          

A. Although                    B. If                                   C. Because             D. So          

A. trouble                       B. love              C. money               D. future          

There was a sweet, wonder-filled little girl who was hurt over and over again. She  36 that she was so bad that others just couldn’t be  37  to her.
She asked many wise people to help her  38 why she was so bad that even her mother hurt her, and why she was unable to be  39 so that others wouldn’t hurt her. So she was on a  40  that she thought was to help her be “better”, but she carried a big  41  with her everywhere she went.  42  was all the hurt she had experienced. During the trip she willingly  43  what the wise people said about forgiving（宽恕）.
After 50 years, she decided to  44  the bag up and just see what happened. When she looked inside it was filled with bits of paper. Once they had  45 on then, detailing the hurt. But as time went on, the words  46 slowly. She had been carrying this bag that held nothing  47  the image（印象）of something that once was.
The little girl had now become an almost-old woman. She  48  the silliness of carrying that bag around. She started  49 and dancing and she felt free!
She was able to see that her  50 loved her child, but was  51  that her little girl felt unloved. By throwing away the bag of paper and forgiving those who  52  her, she looked in the mirror and said, “I am clever, interesting and kind.” But most  53 , she was able to say “I am lovable.”  54 it took many years, she was finally open to bringing  55 into her life.
She finally saw the sweet, wonder-filled little girl that she had always been.

There was a sweet, wonder-filled little girl who was hurt over and over again. She  36  that she was so bad that others just couldn’t be  37  to her.

She asked many wise people to help her  38  why she was so bad that even her mother hurt her, and why she was unable to be  39  so that others wouldn’t hurt her. So she was on a  40  that she thought was to help her be “better”, but she carried a big  41  with her everywhere she went.  42  was all the hurt she had experienced. During the trip she willingly  43  what the wise people said about forgiving（宽恕）.

After 50 years, she decided to  44  the bag up and just see what happened. When she looked inside it was filled with bits of paper. Once they had  45  on then, detailing the hurt. But as time went on, the words  46  slowly. She had been carrying this bag that held nothing  47  the image（印象）of something that once was.

The little girl had now become an almost-old woman. She  48  the silliness of carrying that bag around. She started  49  and dancing and she felt free!

She was able to see that her  50  loved her child, but was  51  that her little girl felt unloved. By throwing away the bag of paper and forgiving those who  52  her, she looked in the mirror and said, “I am clever, interesting and kind.” But most  53  , she was able to say “I am lovable.”  54  it took many years, she was finally open to bringing  55  into her life.

She finally saw the sweet, wonder-filled little girl that she had always been.

1.A. decided                        B. considered                C. promised           D. hoped           

2.A. bad                      B. sorry                        C. thankful            D. nice           

3.A. guess                           B. understand                C. expect               D. invent          

4.A. better                           B. worse                       C. angrier                     D. harder           

5.A. holiday                        B. date                         C. trip                   D. path           

6.A. bowl                                B. basket                      C. bag                   D. purse          

7.A. Beneath                        B. Above                      C. Outside             D. Inside          

8.A. agreed with                  B. fought against           C. gave up      D. suffered from          

9. A. pick                            B. open                        C. put                   D. break          

10.A. pictures                      B. memories                 C. words               D. dreams          

11.A. disappeared         B. appeared                   C. showed             D. changed          

12.A. and                                B. with                         C. among                     D. but          

13.A. refused                       B. forgot                      C. realized             D. preferred          

14.A. crying                        B. laughing                   C. shouting            D. worrying           

15.A. daughter                         B. mother                            C. teacher              D. friend          

16.A. sad                          B. happy                      C. excited              D. hopeful          

17.A. liked                          B. hurt                         C. educated            D. ignored          

18.A. surprisingly                B. terribly                    C. nervously          D. importantly          

19.A. Although                    B. If                                   C. Because             D. So          

20.A. trouble                       B. love              C. money               D. future