10.One spring afternoon,many years ago,I went to pick up my mother from work.I got there a little early so I parked the car by the roadside and waited for her.
As I looked outside the car window,I saw a little boy,around two years old,running freely on the grass as his mother (15)A from a short distance(距离).The boy had a big smile on his face as if he had just been set free out of (16)C.The boy would then fall to the grass,(17)B up quickly,even without looking back at his mother,run as (18)C as he could again,still with a smile on his face,as if nothing had happened.
At that moment,I thought to myself,"Why aren't most adults this way?"Most adults,when they fall down,make a big deal out of it and don't even (19)A a second try for fear of failure(失败).
However,with kids,when they fall down,they don't consider their falling down as failure,instead,they treat it as a (20)Aexperience.They try again and again until they (21)D.The answer must be that they have not connected"falling down"with the word"failure".As a(22)B,they are not discouraged in any way,Also they (23)C think to themselves that it's quite OK to fall down and that it's not wrong to so.In other words,they (24)A themselves to make mistakes,so they remain energetic.
I was deeply impressed by the boy's persistence and the manner in which he did.
As I looked outside the car window,I saw a little boy,around two years old,running freely on the grass as his mother (15)A from a short distance(距离).The boy had a big smile on his face as if he had just been set free out of (16)C.The boy would then fall to the grass,(17)B up quickly,even without looking back at his mother,run as (18)C as he could again,still with a smile on his face,as if nothing had happened.
At that moment,I thought to myself,"Why aren't most adults this way?"Most adults,when they fall down,make a big deal out of it and don't even (19)A a second try for fear of failure(失败).
However,with kids,when they fall down,they don't consider their falling down as failure,instead,they treat it as a (20)Aexperience.They try again and again until they (21)D.The answer must be that they have not connected"falling down"with the word"failure".As a(22)B,they are not discouraged in any way,Also they (23)C think to themselves that it's quite OK to fall down and that it's not wrong to so.In other words,they (24)A themselves to make mistakes,so they remain energetic.
I was deeply impressed by the boy's persistence and the manner in which he did.
| 15.A.watched | B.noticed | C.searched | D.supported |
| 16.A.park | B.school | C.prison | D.home |
| 17.A.hold | B.get | C.end | D.pick |
| 18.A.well | B.long | C.fast | D.soon |
| 19.A.make | B.provide | C.practice | D.discover |
| 20.A.learning | B.running | C.teaching | D.falling |
| 21.A.progress | B.improve | C.achieve | D.succeed |
| 22.A.decision | B.result | C.reason | D.matter |
| 23.A.hardly | B.perfectly | C.probably | D.nearly |
| 24.A.allow | B.let | C.make | D.get. |
7."Uncle Sam,"is usually used to refer to the United States or the US government.It is the nickname of the country.It is hard to believe that this nickname became known quite by accident and there was a man(33)B"Uncle Sam."However,not many people have ever heard of such a man.Not even most young Americans.
The man was called Uncle Sam Wilson.He was born in Arlington,Massachusetts,September 13,1776.At the age of 14Sam joined the American Revolutionary War(美国革命),and(34)Ain the army under George Washington until the end of the war.He then moved to Troy,New York states,and began a meatpacking business.He earned a reputation(赢得了声誉)for being honest and hardworking.He was locally respected and admired,thus greeted as Uncle Sam.
One day in 1812,a group of visitors came to Sam's meatpacking plant(肉类加工厂).Among them was Government official.He(35)D the capitalized letters(大写字母) EAUS on the packages of meat and asked what they stood for.A worker man replied that EA stood for Elbert Anderson,the businessman for whom Sam was working.And he added(36)C that US(actually it was the short form for United States) stood for Uncle Sam Wilson.Soon soldiers were saying all army supplies were from"Uncle Sam".
In May 1813,this story appeared in a newspaper published in New York.Since Uncle Sam was an example of a hard-working man and a lover of America,the idea of"Uncle Sam"as the name of this kind of man became well-known rapidly.Uncle Sam was ready to help(37)B and place the interest of the nation(国家利益)above all---this is in line with (与…符合)the American spirit.This makes the American consider Uncle Sam(38)D the symbol of the USA.In 1961the US Congress made a decision that"Uncle Sam"is the America's national symbol.
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The man was called Uncle Sam Wilson.He was born in Arlington,Massachusetts,September 13,1776.At the age of 14Sam joined the American Revolutionary War(美国革命),and(34)Ain the army under George Washington until the end of the war.He then moved to Troy,New York states,and began a meatpacking business.He earned a reputation(赢得了声誉)for being honest and hardworking.He was locally respected and admired,thus greeted as Uncle Sam.
One day in 1812,a group of visitors came to Sam's meatpacking plant(肉类加工厂).Among them was Government official.He(35)D the capitalized letters(大写字母) EAUS on the packages of meat and asked what they stood for.A worker man replied that EA stood for Elbert Anderson,the businessman for whom Sam was working.And he added(36)C that US(actually it was the short form for United States) stood for Uncle Sam Wilson.Soon soldiers were saying all army supplies were from"Uncle Sam".
In May 1813,this story appeared in a newspaper published in New York.Since Uncle Sam was an example of a hard-working man and a lover of America,the idea of"Uncle Sam"as the name of this kind of man became well-known rapidly.Uncle Sam was ready to help(37)B and place the interest of the nation(国家利益)above all---this is in line with (与…符合)the American spirit.This makes the American consider Uncle Sam(38)D the symbol of the USA.In 1961the US Congress made a decision that"Uncle Sam"is the America's national symbol.
| 33.A.was | B.named | C.asked | D.was called |
| 34.A.served | B.stayed | C.joined | D.entered |
| 35.A.saw | B.observed | C.studied | D.noticed |
| 36.A.Surprisingly | B.seriously | C.jokingly | D.carefully |
| 37.A.other | B.others | C.everyone | D.another |
| 38.A.to | B.for | C.like | D.as |