When an earthquake hit a small town,many houses fell down.After the earthquake,all the newspapers reported many stories about some of the families who were in trouble.

One Sunday,when I was reading a newspaper,a special picture touched me.It gave the clothing sizes of each family member.I thought that this would be a good chance to teach my children to help those who were less lucky than themselves.I said to my seven?year?old twins,Brad and Brett,and three?year?old Meghan,“We have so much,and these poor people now have nothing.We’ll share what we have with them.”

I filled a box with foods and clothes.While I was doing this,I encouraged the boys to choose their toys and donate some of their less favourite things.Meghan watched quietly as the boys took out their old toys and games and put them together.Then she walked away.A few minutes later she came back with Lucy,her much?loved doll.She put the doll on top of the other toys.“Oh,dear,”I said.“You don’t have to give Lucy.You love her so much.”Meghan said,“Lucy makes me happy,Mommy.Maybe she’ll make another little girl happy, too.”

I looked at Meghan for a long moment.She taught me a lesson.It’s easy to give something that we don’t want any more,but hard to give what we cherish(珍爱),isn’t it?

1.The writer has ________ children.

A.one       B.two       C.three       D.four

2.The underlined word “donate” probably means “________”.

A.捐赠      B.丢掉      C.展出      D.放好

3.Lucy is the name of ________.

A.a girl      B.a game      C.a doll      D.an earthquake

4.Which of the following is true?

A.An earthquake happened in the writer’s hometown.

B.The writer let Meghan give her much?loved doll.

C.The writer decided to buy some clothes for those people in trouble.

D.The writer thinks it is more difficult to give what we love a lot.

5.What’s the best title of this passage?

A.A Family Story           B.The Spirit of Giving

C.The Way of Helping Others      D.A Sad Experience

 

Angelina Jolie says she has a really wonderful time with her partner Brad Pitt, who is an American actor and film producer — and that's why they're still together!  

Jolie __16__ six children with the actor. She was __17__ by America's Parade magazine if their children are the __18__ she and Brad stay together.

“The children certainly tie us together, but a relationship won't __19__ if it's only about the kids,” Jolie replied. “You also must be really interested in each other and have a really, really wonderful, __20__ time together. We do. Brad and I __21__ being together. We enjoy it. We need it, and we __22__ find that special time. We keep connected. We talk about it. It's very __23__ to our family. If Brad and I are strong and happy, then our kids have happy __24__ and that's the best thing we can give them. Brad knows me completely,  __25__ as I am, every part of me. He loves me. The kids love me. Hopefully I'm giving my children the __26__ that they are deeply loved and deeply safe. At the same time we are hopefully __27__ their individuality (个性) as they get to know who they are, and not getting in the way of that. That's why they are six very strong individuals.”

The Oscar­winning star showed __28__ of helping her children develop their individuality is __29__ them to develop their own identities (自我认同感), __30__ she admitted that she can't __31__  the recent controversy (争论) with Brad when she agreed that her daughter Shiloh could cut her hair short and  __32__  like a boy. For example, she usually wears a jacket instead of a skirt.

Angelina added to __33__, “She wants her hair cut like a boy and she wants to be __34__ John for a while. Some kids wear caps and want to be Superman and she wants to be like her __35__.”

16.A. finds            B.teaches                 C.raises                    D.hires

17.A. written            B.reported                       C.stopped                 D.asked

18.A. reason             B.intention               C.purpose                 D.result

19.A. break                B.hold                     C.lose                      D.happen

20.A. boring             B.disappointing  C.exciting                 D.surprising

21.A. love                 B.avoid                     C.hate                      D.consider

22.A. never               B.seldom                  C.always                  D.sometimes

23.A. easy                       B.different                C.far                        D.important

24.A. parents            B.classmates             C.relatives                D.neighbors

25.A. mostly             B.only                      C.exactly                  D.simply

26.A. knowledge       B.sense                    C.sight                     D.view

27.A. changing          B.forming                 C.encouraging           D.destroying

28.A. little          B.none                     C.all                        D.part

29.A. forcing            B.allowing                C.warning                       D.refusing

30.A. and                 B.though                  C.because                 D.but

31.A. remember         B.explain                  C.realize                   D.understand

32.A. walk                 B.dress                     C.eat                        D.think

33.A. doctors            B.players                  C.readers                  D.reporters

34.A. mistaken          B.called                     C.recognized           D.made

35.A. brothers           B.sisters                    C.uncles                 D.aunts

Three Boys and a Dad
Brad closed the door slowly as Sue left home to visit her mother.Expecting a whole day to relax, he was thinking whether to read the newspaper or watch his favorite TV talk show on his first day off in months. “This will be like a walk in the park.”he’d told his wife.“I’ll look after the kids, and you can go visit your mom.”
Things started well, but just after eight o’clock, his three little “good kids”---Mike,Randy, and Alex --- came down the stairs in their night clothes and shouted“breakfast,daddy.” When food had not appeared on within thirty seconds,Randy began using his spoon on Alex’s head as if it were a drum. Alex started to shout loudly in time to the beat(节拍) . Mike chanted“Where’s my toast,where’s my toast” in the background. Brad realized his newspaper would have to wait for a few seconds.
Life became worse after breakfast. Mike wore Randy’s underwear on his head. Randy locked himself in the bathroom, while Alex shouted again because he was going to wet his pants. Nobody could find clean socks, although they were before their eyes. Someone named “Not me” had spilled a whole glass of orange juice into the basket of clean clothes. Brad knew the talk show had already started.
By ten o’clock, things were out of control. Alex was wondering why the fish in the fish bowl refused his bread and butter. Mike was trying to show off his talent by decorating(装饰)kitchen wall with his color pencils. Randy, thankfully, appeared to be reading quietly in the sitting room, but closer examination showed that he was eating apple jam straight from the bottle with his hands. Brad realized that the talk show was over and reading would be impossible.
At exactly 11:17, Brad called the daycare center(日托所).“I suddenly  have to go into work and my wife is away. Can I bring the boys over in a few minutes?” The answer was obviously“Yes” because Brad was smiling.
【小题1】When his wife left home, Brad expected___________.

A.go out for a walk in the park
B.watch TV talk show with his children
C.enjoy his first day off the work.   
D.read the newspaper to his children
【小题2】Which of the following did Randy do?
A.drawing on the wallB.eating apple jam
C.feeding the fishD.reading in a room
【小题3】Why did Brad ask the daycare center for help?
A.Because he wanted to clean his house. 
B.Because he suddenly had to go to his office
C.Because he found it hard to manage his boys  
D.Because he had to take his wife back home.
【小题4】The text is developed ____________.
A.by space B.by comparisonC.by processD.by time

Three Boys and a Dad

 Brad closed the door slowly as Sue left home to visit her mother.Expecting a whole day to relax, he was thinking whether to read the newspaper or watch his favorite TV talk show on his first day off in months. “This will be like a walk in the park.”he’d told his wife.“I’ll look after the kids, and you can go visit your mom.”

Things started well, but just after eight o’clock, his three little “good kids”---Mike,Randy, and Alex --- came down the stairs in their night clothes and shouted“breakfast,daddy.” When food had not appeared on within thirty seconds,Randy began using his spoon on Alex’s head as if it were a drum. Alex started to shout loudly in time to the beat(节拍) . Mike chanted“Where’s my toast,where’s my toast” in the background. Brad realized his newspaper would have to wait for a few seconds.

Life became worse after breakfast. Mike wore Randy’s underwear on his head. Randy locked himself in the bathroom, while Alex shouted again because he was going to wet his pants. Nobody could find clean socks, although they were before their eyes. Someone named “Not me” had spilled a whole glass of orange juice into the basket of clean clothes. Brad knew the talk show had already started.

By ten o’clock, things were out of control. Alex was wondering why the fish in the fish bowl refused his bread and butter. Mike was trying to show off his talent by decorating(装饰)kitchen wall with his color pencils. Randy, thankfully, appeared to be reading quietly in the sitting room, but closer examination showed that he was eating apple jam straight from the bottle with his hands. Brad realized that the talk show was over and reading would be impossible.

At exactly 11:17, Brad called the daycare center(日托所).“I suddenly  have to go into work and my wife is away. Can I bring the boys over in a few minutes?” The answer was obviously“Yes” because Brad was smiling.

1.When his wife left home, Brad expected___________.

A. go out for a walk in the park

B. watch TV talk show with his children

C. enjoy his first day off the work.   

D. read the newspaper to his children

2.Which of the following did Randy do?

 A. drawing on the wall      B. eating apple jam

C. feeding the fish          D. reading in a room 

3.Why did Brad ask the daycare center for help?

A. Because he wanted to clean his house.         

B. Because he suddenly had to go to his office

C. Because he found it hard to manage his boys           

D. Because he had to take his wife back home.

4.The text is developed ____________.

   A. by space    B. by comparison      C. by process     D. by time

 

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