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When I was in the third grade, I was picked to be the princess in the school play. For

Weeks my mother had helped me practice my lines .But once on stage, every word disappeared from my head. Then my teacher told me she had written a narrator's（解说者的）part for the play ,and asked me to change roles. Though I didn't tell my mother what had happened that day, she sensed my unhappiness and asked if I wanted to take a walk in the yard.

It was a lovely spring day. We could see dandelions (蒲公英）popping through the grass in bunches as if a painter had touched our landscape with bits of gold. I watched my mother carelessly bend down by one of the bunches." I think I am going to dig up all these weeds, "she said. "From now on, we'll have only roses in this garden."

"But I like dandelions," I protested. "All flowers are beautiful-even dandelions!"

My mother looked at me seriously. "Yes, every flower gives pleasure in its own way, doesn't it? "she asked thoughtfully. I nodded. "And that is true of people, too, "she added.

When I realized that she had guessed my pain, I started to cry and told her the truth.

“But you will be a beautiful narrator, ”she said, reminding me of how much I loved to read stories aloud to her.

Over the next few weeks, with her continuous encouragement, I learned to take pride in the role. The big day finally came. A few minutes before the play, my teacher came over to me. “Your mother asked me to give this to you,” she said, handing me a dandelion. After the play, I took home the flower, laughing that I was perhaps the only person who would keep such a weed.

1.The girl did not play the role of the princess mainly because _______.

A. she felt nervous on the stage.

B. she lost her interest in that role.

C. she preferred the role of the narrator

D. she had difficulty memorizing her words

2.Why did the mother suggest a walk in the garden?

A. To remove the dandelions

B. To enjoy the garden scene

C. to have a talk with her daughter.

D. to help her daughter with the play.

3.What is the main idea of the story?

A. Everybody can find his or her own way to success.

B. Everybody has his or her own value in the world.

C. Everybody should learn to play different roles

D. Everybody has some unforgettable memory.

We saw a ________ big snake in the grass yesterday, which ________ all of us to death.
A. frightened; frightened C. frightened; frightening
C. frightening; frightened D. frightening; frightening

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阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

What is a creepy crawly?

A few years ago, I was on a bicycle trip when I got off my bike for a rest. I sat down on the grass. A few seconds later, I was covered in ants. They were swarming all over me so I got up and brushed them off. It was a strange experience but I soon forgot about it.

A couple of years later, I was living in Jordan. I had just moved into a modern flat and was unpacking plates when I saw something move out of the corner of my eye. I looked over at the kitchen drawer and there was a cockroach crawling out of it. I screamed. Then I grabbed a can of insecticide and sprayed it on the cockroach. He ran under the nearby bathroom door. It took me three days before I found the courage to open the bathroom door to see if he was still alive. He wasn’t.

Why did I react so violently to one lone insect when a closer encounter with hundreds of ants hardly affected me? The answer is easy: because cockroaches are creepy crawlies and ants aren’t. Creepy crawlies are those little bugs which provoke feelings such as uneasiness, anxiety or dislike – they make your skin crawl.

Did you know that some people feel such a fear of bugs that it becomes a phobia? Psychologists have offered many explanations. Some say we associate them with dirt and disease. Or that these are life forms that are so alien to us, that we find them repulsive(令人厌恶的) for their dissimilarity.

Insects, however, don’t follow our rules – they just do what they want and invade our space. Unfortunately, although insects and bugs have been a successful animal species up to now, many of them, like many other species nowadays, are under threat of extinction. Entomologists warn that this could upset entire ecosystems and lead to all kinds of disastrous consequences.

So my plea to you is: the next time you feel the urge to stamp on, splatter or spray a creepy crawly, give a thought to the planet and stop.

1. Why did the author mention the ants in the beginning?

A. Because the experience with the ants presents a sharp contrast to that with the cockroach later.

B. Because the author wants to show her preference to the ants and her dislike for the cockroach.

C. Because both ants and cockroaches are creepy crawlies that the author dislikes.

D. Because meeting the ants is an unusual experience that the author can hardly forget.

2. What does “insecticide” in the second paragraph probably mean?

A. a kind of fruit juice. B. a kitchen knife.

C. liquid for killing insects. D. cleanser for the bathroom.

3. How does the author feel about the bugs like cockroaches?

A. The author doesn’t mind the contact with those harmless small creatures.

B. They make the author feel so awful that they should be killed.

C. They invade our space and become a threat to humans.

D. They still deserve a place for keeping the balance of the nature.

4. Which of the following is NOT the reason why the cockroach makes the author’s skin crawl?

A. It looks so strange and different that the author can’t accept its appearance.

B. It can make the author feel sick and cause a strong dislike.

C. The author may relate it to something dirty or disease at the sight of it.

D. It reminds the author of the experience of meeting hundreds of ants.

5. Which of the following statements about bugs is NOT true according to the passage?

A. Some people may be frightened so much by bugs that it leads to a psychological barrier in some degree.

B. People can enjoy a cleaner living environment if more bugs like cockroaches are killed.

C. Many bugs are in danger of extinction so they should be placed under human’s protection.

D. Some bugs are extremely unpleasant that people have a strong wish to destroy them.

It was 4 o'clock in the morning when I received the phone call．

“This is the emergency room calling and your son was just 41 in with severe burns on his face，neck and arms．We have called for a（n） 42 and are going to fly him to the burn unit in Seattle．” Seattle was 350 miles from his college，so we knew immediately this was 43 ．

The doctor described the 44 ，which caused the burns．At 6 am，our son and his friends decided to barbecue hamburgers in the courtyard of their apartment．When they 45 the charcoal（木炭），it burst into flames because they had sprayed too much gasoline（petrol）．The flames 46 my son’s shirt tail and shot from his waist to well over his head．

47 ，one of the boys was quick-minded，grasped my son，and 48 him on the grass．While it saved his life，it was not in 49 to save him from severe burns and the terrible scars（伤疤）．

After he 50 from the treatments，the doctors told him they would not do plastic surgery（整容）for 6 months 51 it takes that long for the skin to stop shrinking and wrinkling．So，he had to return to college with scars typical of severe burns．

When I was a child, my mother told my sister，who had a 10-inch, very 52__ scar on her arm，“Nancy，if you ignore the scar，other people will ignore it．It does not mean they will not 53 it，but it means it will not matter to them if it doesn’t matter to you．’’

I 54 this wisdom on to my son．He took my advice to 55 and returned to school with his head held high--glad he was alive．

By the end of the six-month waiting period，he decided that the scars did not 56 , so he made the 57 to give up any plastic surgery．

We all have “scars” that we believe 58 people to keep away from us．And we spend a lot of time thinking that if only we looked different，or dressed differently，people would like us better．

But you see，people will only judge you by your looks，or your clothes，if you are judging yourself by these same 59 standards．Put your imperfections out of your mind and concentrate on what you value 60 yourself，and your beauty will shine through．

1.A．brought B．given C．turned D．showed

2.A．doctor B．hospital C．aircraft D．ambulance

3.A．serious B．terrible C．painful D．important

4.A．event B．process C．reason D．accident

5.A．got B．lit C．burned D．moved

6.A．took B．held C．caught D．attracted

7.A．Fortunately B．Surprisingly C．Happily D．Slowly

8.A．pushed B．threw C．dropped D．rolled

9.A．shape B．place C．fact D．time

10.A．benefited B．recovered C．suffered D．relaxed

11.A．if B．while C．because D．although

12.A．normal B．violent C．obvious D．popular

13.A．mention B．notice C．laugh D．hide

14.A．sent B．kept C．handed D．passed

15.A．heart B．life C．practice D．consideration

16.A．grow B．matter C．exist D．appear

17.A．mistake B．effort C．decision D．request

18.A．invite B．cause C．allow D．remind

19.A．false B．strict C．moral D．general

20.A．by B．over C．beyond D．within

The survey about childhood in the Third World shows that the struggle for survival is long and hard. But in the rich world, children can 1from a different kind of poverty — of the spirit. 2, one Western country alone now sees 14, 000 attempted suicides ( 自杀 ) every year by children under 15, and one child 3five needs psychiatric (心理) advice.

There are many good things about 4in the Third World. Take the close and constant relation between children and their parents, relatives and neighbours for example. In the West, the very nature of work puts distance between 5and children. But in most Third World villages mother and father do not go miles away each day to work in offices. 6, the child sees mother and father, relations and neighbours working 7and often shares in that work.

A child 8in this way learns his or her role through joining in the community's 9：helping to dig or build, look after animals or babies -- rather than 10playing with water and sand in kindergarten, keeping pets 11playing with dolls.

These children may grow up with a less oppressive sense of space and time than the 12children. Their sense of days and time has a lot to do with the change of seasons and positions of the sun or the moon in the sky. Children in the rich world, 13, are provided with a watch as one of the 14signs of growing up, so that they can 15along with their parents about being late for school times, meal times, bed times, the times of TV shows …

Third World children do not usually 16to stay indoors, still less in highrise apartments (公寓) . Instead of dangerous roads, "keep off the grass" signs and "don't speak to strangers", there is often a sense of 17to study and play. Parents can see their children outside rather than observe them 18from ten floors up.

19, twelve million children under five still die every year through hunger and disease. But childhood in the Third World is not all 20

1.A. come B. learn C. suffer D. survive

2.A. As usual B. For instance C. In fact D. In other words

3.A. by B. in C. to D. under

4.A. childhood B. poverty C. spirit D. survival

5.A. adults B. fathers C. neighbours D. relatives

6.A. Anyhow B. However C. Instead D. Still

7.A. away B. alone C. along D. nearby

8.A. growing up B. living through C. playing D. working

9.A. activity B. life C. study D. work

10.A. by B. from C. through D. with

11.A. and B. but C. or D. so

12.A. Eastern B. good C. poor D. Western

13.A. at any moment B. at the same time C. on the other hand D. on the whole

14.A. easiest B. earliest C. happiest D. quickest

15.A. care B. fear C. hurry D. worry

16.A. dare B. expect C. have D. require

17.A. control B. danger C. disappointment D. freedom

18.A. anxiously B. eagerly C. impatiently D. proudly

19.A. Above all B. In the end C. Of course D. What's more

20.A. bad B. good C. rich D. poor

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