On my first day of the sixth grade, I noticed one little girl called Amy on the school bus. “Don’t   1  her,” Lauren said, who sat beside me, “or they will make fun of you.”
Amy had many physical differences —lots of   2  for other kids to make fun of her. Her eyes weren’t straight. Her glasses were an inch thick. And she had really ugly teeth.
Every day as we drove to school, kids would shout insults (侮辱) at Amy. “God, what a
 3  face! Stop looking at me!” “Mr. Rolland (the driver)! Amy took off her   4 , and now her eyes are frightening me! Make her put them back on!” I also did that because I didn’t want them to treat me the same way they treated Amy.
But while I was insulting her, my heart   5  for the girl. I could see that the insults were making her look   6 , because she was so ashamed and alone. Then I wanted to stand up for her. I just didn’t know how to stop my schoolmates   7  the night of our class roller skating party.
Our whole class was there, including Amy. Amy didn’t know how to   8 , but I could see how much she wanted to   9  like the rest of us. So I skated over to her and took her by the hand. We began the journey together around the skating rink. She just smiled, and sometimes she would laugh in   10 .
On the school bus the next morning there was much news about Amy and me  11   together, but   12  insulted her or me. And they didn’t do that for the rest of the year.
After graduation, I never heard from Amy again. However, I never   13  her and I’ve always   14  if I changed her life for the better. But I know for sure she changed my life. After becoming her friend, I no longer tried to impress (给…留下印象) people by trying to   15  like them. I became myself.

【小题1】
A.laugh atB.ask aboutC.talk toD.be afraid of
【小题2】
A.reasons B.choicesC.ideasD.habits
【小题3】
A.lovelyB.strangeC.commonD.funny
【小题4】
A.glassesB.coatC.shoesD.hat
【小题5】
A.beatB.lostC.openedD.ached
【小题6】
A.happierB.angrierC.prettierD.uglier
【小题7】
A.untilB.sinceC.beforeD.after
【小题8】
A.standB.skateC.runD.walk
【小题9】
A.catch upB.have fun C.sit down D.fall over
【小题10】
A.fearB.surpriseC.joyD.comfort
【小题11】
A.talkingB.dancingC.skatingD.traveling
【小题12】
A.somebodyB.anybodyC.everybodyD.nobody
【小题13】
A.forgetB.helpC.meetD.miss
【小题14】
A.hopedB.thoughtC.wonderedD.considered
【小题15】
A.shoutB.laughC.playD.act

 

I had a very special teacher in high school many years ago. Her husband died because of traffic accident. About a week after his death, she shared some of her insights with us.

The class was clearly over. She said,"Before class is over, I would like to share with all of you an important thought.”  “Each of us is on Earth to learn, share, love and *appreciate. We must *cherish every single day.”

Her eyes beginning to water, she went on, “So I would like you to make me a *promise. From now on, on your way to school, or on your way home, find something beautiful. It could be a *scent----perhaps of freshly baked bread, or it could be the sound of the *breeze slightly *rustling the leaves in the trees.

“Please look for these things, and cherish them. For, although it may sound * trite, these things are the *stuff of life. They are the little things on Earth to enjoy. They are the things we often take for *granted. We must try to notice them because it can be easily taken away at any time.”

 The class was completely quiet. We picked up our books and went out of the room silently. That afternoon I noticed more things on my way from school than I had that whole semester.

  I often think of that teacher and try to appreciate all off those things that sometimes we *overlook.

 Take notice of something special you see on your lunch time today. Walk *barefoot along the beach at *sunset. For as we get older, it is not the things we did that we regret, but the things we didn’t do.

1.In the writer’s eyes , the high school teacher was ________________________.

A. weak     B. happy       C. strict        D. special

2.The words “insight” in the first paragraph means_____________________.

A. promise     B. thought       C. love       D. thing

3.From the underlined sentence in the third paragraph we know the writer’s teacher suggests ____________.

A. cherishing every single day    

B. finding something beautiful       

C. cherishing even very little things     

D. taking for granted

4.The best title for the passage may be __________________________.

A. My high school days               B. Making a promise     

C. My teacher’s insights               D. Little things in life

 

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根据短文内容,在后面空格处填入一个正确的单词(含缩写词)。

I have had thousands of classes since I started school nine years ago. But only one class was the most important.

It happened last term just after I had got a  1.   grade in an exam. I was sad, but I didn’t want to give up. So I decided to go to a class which could tell me how to be successful.

    The speaker walked into the room. She didn’t begin talking like a teacher.    2. , she held up a 20 yuan note!

    “Who wants this?” She asked. There was no wonder that everyone in the class put up their  3.  .

The teacher smiled. Then she stuck (贴) the note on the blackboard and asked               the  4.  question. Again, we all put up our hands. The teacher smiled again, but didn’t say   5. . Suddenly, she threw the note onto the floor! Then she asked the question a third time.

    I didn’t understand   6.   she was doing. Why was she asking the same question again and again? I didn’t know what to do. But I wanted the note, so I put my hand   7.  once again. Suddenly, the teacher started to laugh. Then she picked up the note. “You have all just told me how to become successful,” she said.

    “The note is worth(值) 20 yuan. It is still worth 20 yuan, even though I throw it on the floor. You are just   8.  the note. No matter what happens to you, you still have your worth(价值). If you realize that, and believe in   9., you will be successful!”

When I   10.  those words, I was deeply moved. Suddenly, I realized I was worth a lot. I may have done badly in an exam, but it doesn’t mean I can’t do it well in the future.

 

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