Thanksgiving Day was near. The first grade teacher gave her class some fun homework-- to draw a picture of something for which they were thankful.

Most of the class drew a turkey or other traditional things. But Douglas drew a different kind of picture. He drew a hand. Just an empty hand.

Douglas was a different boy. He was poor and unhappy. As other children played, Douglas was likely to stand close by the teacher’s side.

His classmates were surprised at his picture. One child guessed it was the hand of a farmer, because farmers raise turkeys. Others guessed it was the hand of God, for God feeds us.

The teacher asked him whose hand it was. The little boy said in a low voice, “It’s yours.”

She remembered the times she had taken his hand and walked with him here and there. She often said, “Take my hand, Douglas, we’ll go outside.” Or, “Let me show you how to hold your pencil.” Or, “Let’s do this together.” Douglas was most thankful for his teacher’s hand.

Tears came into the teacher’s eyes.

1.The underlined word “raise” , means”______”

A. 种 B. 饲养 C. 做饭

2.Douglas drew a hand of _______.

A. a farmer B. god C. the teacher

3.When other children played, Douglas _______

A. played with other children

B. sat in the classroom quietly

C. stood quietly by the teacher’s side.

4.When the teacher knew the truth, she felt ____

A. sad B. worried C. moved

5. Douglas drew the picture of a hand because _______

A. Douglas only liked drawing the hand.

B. the teacher asked the students to draw a hand.

C. Douglas was most thankful for his teacher’s hand.

We are all busy talking about and using the Internet, but how many of us know about the history of the Internet?

Many people are surprised when they find that the Internet was set up in the 1960s.At that time, computers were large and expensive. Computer networks(网络) didn’t’ t work well. If one computer in the network broke down, then the whole network stopped. So a new network system(系统) had to be set up. It should be good enough to be used by many different computers. If part of the network was not working, information could be sent through another part. In this way the computer network system would keep on working all the time.

At first, the Internet was only used by the government, but, in the early

1970s, universities, hospitals and banks were allowed to use it too.However, computers were still expensive and the Internet was difficult to use. By the start of the 1990s, computers become cheaper and easier to use. Scientists had also developed software(软件) that made “surfing(浏览)” the Internet more convenient(方便).

Today it is easy to get on-line and it is said that millions of people use the Internet every day. Sending e-mail is more and more popular among students.

The Internet has now become one of the most important parts of people’s life.

1.The Internet has a history of ______ years.

A. about 40 B. less than 30

C. more than 45 D. nearly 35

2.Scientists set up a new network system to ______.

A. make the computer cheaper

B. make the system work well

C. make the computer go well

D. develop new softwares

3.The Internet was widely used in the ______.

A.1960s B.1970s C.1980s D.1990s

4.The underlined words “get on-line” in Chinese mean ______.

A.上机 B.上网 C.接线 D.买电脑

5.Which of the following is NOT true?

A. In the 1960s computer network system went wrong easily.

B. Computers are much cheaper than before.

C. Today the Internet is used everywhere.

D. People had enough softwares to get on-line fifteen years ago.

One little miracle (奇迹) has been happening to me recently, and it gives me a special joy.

A few months ago, I was telling my daughter, Sally, some stories about my mother. My daughter was so young when my mother died that she doesn’t remember her well. I told her all I could remember, like how wonderful my mother was and how much she meant to me.

One day, Sally was sad because her grandmother was in heaven (天堂) and she couldn’t see her. I explained that though her grandmother was dead, now she was still watching over us and could send us something to let us know she was there. She could be anywhere, even riding invisibly (看不见地) on the back of a butterfly. Just after I said this, a butterfly flew down right by us, and we laughed happily.

Now many people would say it was just luck that the butterfly flew down at that time. A funny thing, however, has happened since then. Every time I go out in any type of weather I see butterflies. Very often they fly right by my face to get my attention. I always say hi to Mum, send her my love, and thank God for little miracles.

Everyone is always looking for some big miracles to come out and save them when they are in trouble, but they don’t notice the little miracles that happen every day right in front of their eyes. I know what they really are, however. For me little miracles are the best kind. So many little miracles happen around me all the time that I know they are not just luck.

1.When her grandmother died, Sally was .

A. at school B. quite young

C. in trouble D. not at home

2.One day Sally was sad because .

A. her mother told her a sad story

B. she argued with her grandmother

C. she couldn’t see her grandmother

D. her grandmother sent her nothing special

3.What does the underlined word “they” refer to(指代)?

A. Everyone. B. Butterflies.

C. Grandparents. D. Little miracles.

4.Which can be the BEST title for this passage?

A. Butterflies and miracles

B. Sally’s grandmother

C. Miracles are nowhere

D. A funny thing happened to Sally

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