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"Glad to find you so merry, my girls," said a cheery voice at the door, and actors and audience turned to
welcome a tall, motherly lady with a "Can I help you" look about her which was truly delightful. She was not
elegantly dressed, but a noble-looking woman, and the girls thought the gray cloak (斗篷) and unfashionable
bonnet (宽檐帽) covered the most splendid mother in the world.
"Well, dearies, how have you got on today? There was so much to do, getting the boxes ready to go
tomorrow, that I didn't come home to dinner. Has anyone called, Beth? How is your cold, Meg? Jo, you look
tired to death. Come and kiss me, baby."
While making these maternal (母性的) inquires, Mrs. March got her wet things off, her warm slippers on,
and sitting down in the easy chair, drew Amy to her lap, preparing to enjoy the happiest hour of her busy day.
The girls flew about, trying to make things comfortable, each in her own way. Meg arranged the tea table.
Jo brought wood and set chairs, dropping, over-turning, and clattering everything she touched. Beth trotted
(小跑) to and fro between parlor (客厅) and kitchen, quiet and busy, while Amy gave directions to everyone,
as she sat with her hands folded.
As they gathered about the table, Mrs. March said, with a particularly happy face,"I've got a treat for you
after supper."
A quick, bright smile went round like a streak of sunshine. Beth clapped her hands, regardless of the biscuit
she held, and Jo tossed up her napkin, crying, "A letter! A letter! Three cheers for Father!"
"Yes, a nice long letter. He is well, and thinks he shall get through the cold season better than we feared. He
sends all sorts of loving wishes for Christmas, and an especial message to you girls," said Mrs. March, patting
her pocket as if she had got a treasure there.
"Hurry and get done! Don't stop to quirk your little finger and simper (傻笑) over your plate, Amy," cried
Jo, choking on her tea and dropping her bread, butter side down, on the carpet in her haste to get at the treat.
Beth ate no more, but crept (蹑手蹑足地走) away to sit in her shadowy corner and brood (细想) over the
delight to come, till the others were ready.
"I think it was so splendid in Father to go as chaplain (牧师) when he was too old to be drafted (被征入
伍), and not strong enough for a soldier," said Meg warmly.
"Don't I wish I could go as a drummer? Or a nurse, so I could be near him and help him." exclaimed Jo,
with a groan.
"It must be very disagreeable to sleep in a tent, and eat all sorts of bad-tasting things, and drink out of a tin
mug," sighed Amy.
"When will he come home, Marmee?" asked Beth, with a little quiver in her voice.
"Not for many months, dear, unless he is sick. He will stay and do his work faithfully as long as he can,
and we won't ask for him back a minute sooner than he can be spared. Now come and hear the letter."
They all drew to the fire, Mother in the big chair with Beth at her feet, Meg and Amy perched on either arm
of the chair, and Jo leaning on the back, where no one would see any sign of emotion if the letter should
happen to be touching. Very few letters were written in those hard times that were not touching, especially
those which fathers sent home. In this one little was said of the hardships endured, the dangers faced, or the
homesickness conquered. It was a cheerful, hopeful letter, full of lively descriptions of camp life, marches,
and military news, and only at the end did the writer's heart overflow with fatherly love and longing for the
little girls at home.
B. They told her about their day.
C. They got boxes ready to go for the next day.
D. They tried to make her comfortable.
B. had been injured
C. was a chaplain
D. had children
B. A battle.
C. A sickness.
D. A job.
B. So that she can sit more comfortably
C. So that she has enough light to read
D. To hide her feelings from her sisters
B. the value of the letter to the girls
C. that mother had money in her pocket
D. the mother's love for the girls
B. questions
C. lessons
D. arrivals
Maureen stood by the lake. Suddenly the children came running through the trees with sharp cries of ___36___. They rushed up to the ___37___, leaning over the clear water, watching the crowds of tiny fish. Some children demanded loudly to go to the boats, but ___38___ those who had been left behind at the ice-cream stall(小摊) came running up to make some announcement or other, and they all ___39___ the water and dashed back the ___40___ they had come. With growing excitement, Maureen ___41___ them.
When she ___42___ what had been running for, she stopped running. They were ___43___ things again. The toy stall was ___44___ and they were crowded around it. Behind the ___45___ a calm middle-aged woman was selling a great variety of small rubbish. She took ___46___ from the forest of small hands in exchanging for little boats, plastic dolls, yellow pencils, anything. Maureen leaned against a ___47___, looking on. The idea of ___48___ washed against her face like a strong current(流), trying to draw her in.
Nona Parker www..compushed out to the edge of the group and ___49___ what she had bought on the ground so that she could see what money she had left in her white purse. Under Maureen’s ___50___ lay a boat, a mouth organ(口琴) and a brown load of bread. Maureen was so full of the ___51___ for the things like that she couldn’t bear to look at it. She turned her ___52___ sharply. Her face was against the tree. She shut her eyes and ___53___ eagerly for some money, for the price of a set toy plates. In a moment, she opened her eyes, ___54___ she didn’t turn back to the stall. It was too ___55___ to see the others buying whatever they wanted. She rubbed almost round the tree, her eyes on the ground.
36. A. fright B. surprise C. shout D. excitement
37. A. space B. hill C. lake D. river
38. A. what’s worse B. all at once C. all the time D. more or less
39. A. left B. polluted C. painted D. entered
40. A. street B. way C. boat D. restaurant
41. A. ran after B. searched for C. glared at D. got rid of
42. A. blamed B. saw C. praised D. helped
43. A. destroying B. stealing C. buying D. eating
44. A. closed B. tall C. dull D. open
45. A. toy B. stall C. building D. mirror
46. A. fish B. advice C. money D. food
47. A. tree B. wall C. stall D. car
48. A. leaving B. running C. sleeping D. spending
49. A. laid B. let C. drew D. tasted
50. A. feet B. eyes C. shoulder D. hands
51. A. edge B. tiredness C. wish D. relation
52. A. friend B. suggestion C. way D. head
53. A. went B. stood C. prayed D. searched
54. A. even if B. if C. so D. but
55. A. painful B. nervous C. enjoyable D. near-sighted
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- A.look out
- B.stay up
- C.carry on
- D.get along
The Baima is a minority group of about 1,400 people. They have lived in Northern Sichuan and Southern Gansu Provinces for centuries. They have long depended on the forests as their main source of income. But since a ban on cutting down forests was introduced in the late 1990s to fight yearly flooding, the villagers have had to look for other means of earning a living.
Several are now in the process of developing a small tourism industry as their lands are rich in forests and natural scenery and are the home of the giant pandas. Xiangshujia, in particular, is becoming a popular bed and breakfast centre for tourists heading to Wanglang to see the giant pandas. Visitors are also starting to take notice of the Baima people themselves.
As our jeep stopped in the courtyard of a house, we were greeted by the village leader Li Qin and young Baima girls dressed in traditional costumes with white feathers in their hair. As we took our places on wooden benches near an open fire, the girls began to sing traditional songs as they served us.
“The number of tourists is growing,” said Li Qin. “We realize that to attract visitors we have to show our culture by offering more traditional singing and dancing and ensuring our houses are built in the traditional way.”
Relations between the Baima people and the reserve were once tense following the ban on cutting down forests. Villagers had to make a new living. They entered the Wanglang Nature Reserve to collect wild mushrooms and herbs (药草), often at the expense of disturbing the pandas’ habitat. But things greatly improved as villagers started receiving training in how to sell things to tourists.
“Our aim was to deter the villagers, because they often disturbed the pandas’ habitat, and to ensure they could have a long-lasting means of earning a living,” emphasized Chen Youping, director of the Wanglang Nature Reserve. “All the money from the reserve goes back into the community and conservation projects,” said Chen. “We take into consideration first the animals and then tourism.”
From Paragraph 1 we learn that ________.
A. the Baima has the longest history among all the minority groups in China
B. the Baima people live in most areas of Sichuan and Gansu Provinces
C. forests are the main source of firewood for the Baima people
D. in order to fight floods, the Baima people are forbidden to cut down forests
We can infer that the Baima girls wore their traditional costumes to greet visitors mainly because _______.
A. they wanted to look more beautiful
B. their leader Li Qin asked them to do so
C. it was a way to show their culture to attract visitors
D. it was necessary before they sang traditional songs
Which of the following was NOT an effect of the ban on cutting down forests?
A. The Baima people had a tense relationship with the reserve.
B. Villagers had to look for other means of making a living.
C. The pandas’ habitat was often disturbed by villagers.
D. Villagers stopped selling things to tourists.
The underlined word “deter” in the last paragraph can be replaced by “________”.
A. punish B. stop C. encourage D. threaten
查看习题详情和答案>>A little old couple walked slowly into McDonald ’ s on one cold winter evening. It seemed that
they didn' t come to the right place with the young families and young couples eating that night.
The little old man walked right up to the cash register, placed his order with no hesitation and then paid for their meal. The couple took a table near the back wall and started taking food off the tray. There was one hamburger, one order of French fries and one drink. The little old man unwrapped the plain hamburger and carefully cut it in half. He placed one half in front of his wife. Then he carefully counted out the French fries, divided them in two piles and neatly placed one pile in front of his wife. He took a sip at the drink and then set the cup down between them.
As the man began to eat his few bites of hamburger, the crowd began to get restless. You could tell what they were thinking, “That poor old couple. All they can afford is one meal for the two of them. ”
As the man began to eat his French fries, one young man stood and came over to the old couple ’ s table. He politely offered to buy another meal for the old couple to eat. The old man replied that they were just fine. They were used to sharing everything.
As the little old man finished eating and was wiping his face neatly with a napkin，the young man could stand it no longer. Again he came over to their table and offered to buy some food.
After being politely refused again，he finally asked a question of the little old lady，" Ma ’ am, why aren' t you eating? You said that you share everything. What is it that you are waiting for?"
She answered, "The teeth.,’
According to the 1st paragraph, the old couple .
A. enjoyed the scene outside the McDonald' s
B. didn, t look suitable for the surroundings
C. loved being with young families and couples
D. liked the food in McDonald' s
The little old man cut the plain hamburger in half because .
A. he couldn' t finish eating it with one bite
B. he was very careful with his food
C. he ordered more than he could consume
D. he wanted to share it with his wife
The young man who offered to buy the old couple food was .
A. impolite B. stubborn C. sympathetic D. doubtful
From the old lady' s answer, we know that .
A. she was not interested in the food B. the couple suffered a terrible toothache
C. the couple did share everything D. she gave an irrelevant answer
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