I owe my father a huge thank you! Sure, I need to thank him for all those years of paying my bills, fixing my bikes, and providing a shoulder to cry on. But this year I realized that his contributions to my childhood were much more than that.
I grew up as Daddy’s Little Girl. If I had a problem that needed fixing or a question that needed answering, he was the one I ran to. He helped me get through everything from math homework as a high school student to career choices as a young adult. He always expected that I do my best in whatever I did, and he believed I could succeed in anything I put my mind to. As a result, I learned to hold myself to those same standards. He always showed me unconditional love, which helped me learn to love myself. It was something I’d taken for granted until I realized from talking with my friends that they had no similar view of their self worth. Having fathers that didn’t believe in them left them to grow up not believing in themselves.
As I was growing up, my father also modeled how a woman should be lavished. He treated my mom with love and respect. As a result, I grew to expect nothing less than that from the men I dated and from the man I would eventually marry. Dad was a living picture of godliness(虔诚), honesty and responsibility. It was only recently that I realized what a deep effect fathers have on their daughters’ lives. That is why I want to thank my dad for the godly example of love that he has been to me throughout my life.
1. From the second paragraph, the author thinks it is the most valuable that ________.A.her father was very strict with her. |
B.her father helped her a lot in every way. |
C.nothing was difficult if her father was on her side. |
D.Father’s trust deeply influenced her self-confidence. |
A.Loved | B.Respected |
C.Treated | D.Spoiled |
A.Her friends. | B.Her mother |
C.Her husband | D.Her father |
A.grateful | B.sad |
C.proud | D.pitiful |
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【推荐1】Teenagers who spend hours in front of the television may have a poorer diet as young adults.
A study, which involved nearly 1,400 high school students found those who watched TV for five hours or more every day had less healthy diets than other students five years later. Why does this happen? Should the parents take any measures?
On the one hand, people who spend a lot of time in front of the TV, especially teenagers, may snack (吃零食) more, and that may influence their long-term diet quality.
On the other hand, TV ads for fast food, sweets and snacks make teenagers eat more of those foods. TV time might also replace exercise time for some kids.
The researchers found a clear relationship between TV time during high school and diet quality of the young. While the heaviest TV viewers were eating the most junk food, those who'd watched fewer than two hours every day had the most fruits and vegetables.
As far as I am concerned, children should watch no more than two hours of television per day. And parents should set a good example by eating right, being physically active and curbing their own TV time.
1. According to the passage, heavy TV viewers are easy to ______ .A.eat more fruits |
B.eat fewer vegetables |
C.eat less junk food |
D.eat more food high in calcium (钙) |
A.adding | B.checking |
C.controlling | D.stopping |
A.They must watch TV with their children. |
B.They should stop the children from watching TV. |
C.They should pay attention to nutrition in diets. |
D.They can't do what they don't want their children to do. |
【推荐2】Some parents may have had trouble getting their kids away from electronics and outside this summer. But for one Virginia family, this wasn’t the case. Josh and Cassie Sutton recently completed a full-length hike of the Appalachian Trail with their son, Harvey.
At just 5 years old, Harvey, who earned the nickname “Little Man” from fellow hikers, is one of the youngest people known to have completed the roughly 2, 100-mile trail that stretches across 14 states in 209 days.
When Harvey was 2 years old, his parents began training him for hiking by going on mini walks. They slowly increased their mileage day by day—eventually making him adapt to his big adventure. “A lot of people are surprised at how well he did. They’re like, ‘How did you get your 5-year-old to do that because my 5-year-old won’t even walk half a mile without com-plaining?’” Mom Cassie Sutton said.
The Suttons said that while the adventure of the 2, 100-mile hike was fun as a family, it did have its challenges—especially when it came to keeping Harvey entertained. “We learned that he is gifted in hiking, but as long as we’re playing make-believe with him all day long, then he moves quickly and hikes a lot faster than a lot of us imagine,” Josh Sutton said.
While the Suttons have plans for more hikes and family adventures ahead, the family is getting adjusted to life at home again as Harvey begins his latest adventure: kindergarten.
1. What can we learn from the first two paragraphs?A.A 5-year-old hiked 2, 100 miles in about 7 months. |
B.Josh earned the nickname “Little Man” because of his son. |
C.Harvey is the youngest person to cover the 2, 100-mile trail. |
D.One Virginia family had trouble getting away from electronics. |
A.Playing make-believe. | B.Keeping him amused. |
C.Hiking fast enough. | D.Having meals as a family. |
A.Negative. | B.Naughty. | C.Talented. | D.Normal. |
A.To have more games. | B.To get adjusted to family life. |
C.To have more hikes with his family. | D.To receive pre-school education. |
【推荐3】Kenyon Scudder once told me a story about his friend, Michael. Michael happened to be on a train sitting next to a young man who seemed worried. Finally the young man told the friend that he was a convict (罪犯) returning home from a prison for away. What he did had brought shame on his family, and they had neither visited him nor written to him. He hoped, however, that this was only because they were too poor to travel and too busy to write.
When he was set free he had written to tell them he wanted to go home. To make matters easy for them, however, he had asked them to put up a signal (信号) for him when the train passed their little form. If the family had forgiven (原谅) him, they were to put up a white ribbon (丝带) in the big apple tree near the railway. If they didn’t want him back, they were to do nothing, and he would stay on the train, and go far away.
As the train neared his hometown, his suspense became so great that he was afraid to look out of the window. He asked Michael to watch for the big apple tree. They changed seats. In a minute, Michael put his hand on the young convict’s shoulder. “There it is,” he said, his eyes filled with sudden tears. “It’s all right. The whole tree is white with ribbons.”
1. For which of the following reasons might the young man be worried?A.His family might not allow him to go home. |
B.His family would not remember him. |
C.His family hadn’t written to him frequently. |
D.His family hadn’t visited him for a long time. |
A.pain | B.fright |
C.worry | D.happiness |
A.The young convict was afraid that he was refused by his family. |
B.The young convict’s seat was far from the window. |
C.The young convict was afraid of seeing a white ribbon in the tree. |
D.The young man was sure that his family would accept him. |
【推荐1】I will always remember my mother's last few days in this world.
On February 14th, 2000 my class went on a field trip to the beach. I had so much fun. When we returned to school, my teacher told me to go to the headmaster's office. When I got into the office, I saw a police office. Suddenly I realized something was wrong. The police office told me what had happened and we went to pick my sister up. After that, we went to the hospital and waited. Time went slowly. Finally, we got to see our mother. It was terrible.
On the next day, the headmaster came and told my two teachers what had happened. I was taking a rest that day. I knew it had something to do with my mother. I kept thinking that she either died or had gotten better. How I wished that she had gotten better. When my teacher took me outside, my sister ran up to me. She started crying, “She's gone. Teresa, mommy's gone. She's dead.” I couldn't believe it. We jumped into the car and drove straight to the hospital. Most of my family were there. The silence was terrible. I knew I had to say goodbye.
Today when I look back, I still miss my mother very much, but I know that I will live. My mother was a strong mother, who had the biggest heart. My mother was an angel walking on the earth. I will always remember her as living. When someone is asked who their hero (英雄) is, they usually say someone famous, like Michael Jordan or Britney Spears, When someone asks me who my hero is, I tell them, my mother. My mother lives every day. That is what makes her a true hero.
1. Who brought the writer the bad news that her mother was ill?A.Her sister. | B.The headmaster. |
C.Her teacher. | D.The police officers. |
A.Her mother had been very ill. | B.Her mother had been dead. |
C.Her mother had gotten better, | D.Her sister came to see her. |
A.the writer is afraid of her mother | B.the writer is proud of her mother |
C.the writer feels sad about her mother | D.the writer feels sorry for her mother |
A.famous | B.free |
C.rich | D.great |
【推荐2】What's your earliest childhood memory? Can you remember the first time you heard thunder or watched a television program? Adults seldom recall events much earlier than the year or so before entering school, just as children younger than three or four rarely retain any memory of specific, personal experiences.
A variety of explanations have been proposed by psychologists for this "childhood amnesia"( 记忆缺失,健忘).One argues that the hippocampus, the region of the brain which is responsible for forming memories, does not mature(成熟)until about the age of two. But the most popular theory maintains (主张)that, since adults do not think like children, they cannot access childhood memories. Adults think in words, and their life memories are like stories. But when they search through their mental files for early childhood memories to add to this verbal life story, they don't find any that fit the pattern. It's like trying to find a Chinese word in an English dictionary.
Now psychologist Annette Simms offers a new explanation for childhood amnesia. She argues that there simply aren't any early childhood memories to recall. According to Dr. Simms, children need to learn to use someone else's spoken description of their personal experiences in order to turn their own short-term, quickly forgotten impressions of these experiences into long-term memories. In other words, children have to talk about their experiences and hear others talk about them - Mother talking about the afternoon spent looking for crabs(蟹) at the beach or Dad asking them about their day at Ocean Park. Without this verbal reinforcement, says Dr. Simms, children cannot form permanent memories of their personal experiences.
1. According to the passage, it is widely believed that_________.A.it is impossible for an adult to recall his(or her) childhood experiences |
B.adults virtually have no access to their childhood memories |
C.adults think in words while children think in images |
D.adults and children have different brain structures |
A.Chinese and English are totally different languages |
B.it is unlikely to find a Chinese word in an English dictionary |
C.adults and children have different memory patterns |
D.memories are in some way connected with languages |
A.verbal reinforcement is necessary for children to have permanent memories |
B.there does not exist such things as childhood memories |
C.children's brains are mature enough to form permanent memories |
D.children are generally inexperienced and unable to remember things they don't understand |
【推荐3】Senior citizens are permitted to travel cheaply on a bus if they have a special card. Women may get cards when they are sixty.
Mrs. Matthews lives in the country but she went into town once a week to buy food and other things for the house, and she usually went by bus. She always had to pay the full price for her ride.
Then she reached the age of sixty and got her senior citizen’s card, but when she used it for the first time on the bus, it made her feel very old.
The bus driver had often seen her traveling on the bus before, and he notices that she was feeling unhappy, so after she had paid her money, he winked(眨眼)at her and whispered, “Don’t forget to give your mother’s card back to her when you see her again.”
Mrs. Matthews was very happy when she heard this.
1. Senior citizens in the story refer to ________.A.those who have special cards |
B.old people with special cards |
C.those who want to travel cheaply |
D.people holding high positions |
A.have to pay their special card |
B.don’t have to pay for taking buses |
C.have to pay the full price for their ride |
D.pay less for their ride if they have a special card |
A.twice a week | B.once a year | C.every other week | D.once a week |
A.she still had to pay for the tide | B.the card wasn’t hers |
C.she felt she was now an old woman | D.the driver whispered to her |
A.he hoped to make her feel younger |
B.he knew her mother was still alive |
C.she did not pay money for taking the bus |
D.she shouldn’t have used her mother’s card |