Love Notes
From the time when each of my children started school, I packed their lunches. And in each lunch that I packed for them, I put a note, often written on a napkin. The note might be a thank-you for a special moment, a reminder of something we were happily looking forward to, or a bit of encouragement for a coming test or sporting event.
In early grade school they loved their notes—they wrote something on them after school as a reply, and they even put notes in my lunches! But as the kids grew older they became self-conscious, and my older son, Marc, after being laughed at by his classmate for the notes, told me that he no longer needed my daily missives but I continued the tradition until the day when he graduated.
Marc is now a successful doctor in Washington DC. Last November, Marc called me and asked me if he could stay with us for two months. It was six years since he began to work. This year his younger sister was leaving for college, his younger brother, Sam, will be a senior in high school. Sam, too, told me that he is too old for notes. But like his elder brother and sister, he will receive those notes till the day he graduates.
I was especially excited and pleased to have Marc coming back home.
During those two months, I was still making lunch every day for his younger brother. Of course, I packed one for Marc, too, then he could have his lunch on the way back to his home. Imagine my surprise when I got a phone call from my 30-year-old son, Marc, complaining his lunch from his home. “Did I do something wrong? Aren’t I still your kid? Don’t you love me any more, Mom?” were just a few of the questions he threw at me as I laughingly asked him what was wrong.
“My note, Mom,” he answered. “Where’s my note?”
— Adapted from Love Notes by Antoinette Kurita
阅读下面短文, 完成下列小题。
1. 填空：①Love Notes was written by
②the tradition means
2. 选择：missives 的同义词是：________
| A．lunches | B．letters | C．Words | D．notes |
4. 找出同义句：they knew themselves and their action and thought well
5. 用英语回答问题：Why did Marc call his mother when he returned to his home?
6. 假如你是Marc, 给妈妈写一张明信片. 50 词左右。
| Dear Mom, How time flies! I am 30 years old. And I can well remember that you However, So now… |
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This Thursday, across the US, kids are going to work with their parents instead of going to school. They can help their parents do some cleaning, send e-mails and deal with other daily things. Because April 28 is Take Our Sons and Daughters to Work Day all over the US. This holiday shows kids what it means to be a grown-up in the working world.
I still remember when this day started, I was very happy. Not only did I have the chance to leave the school, but I also could sit in my dad’s taxi all day long and we would go to a restaurant for lunch.
▲ I couldn’t read my book in the car as I would get carsick(晕车) and my dad didn’t like to turn on the radio. I got hot and uncomfortable. People wouldn’t get into his taxi because they thought he already had a passenger: me—so nothing happened. It seemed years before we went out for lunch. In fact, I started to miss the school.
Although the purpose of the day is to give kids a chance to experience possible jobs in their futures, I got something completely different from the day. I learned to value school life. Where else can you play with your friends, do science experiments, read great books and write stories all in one day?
Just like you’ll have to learn to love your job later in life, learn to love school now. If you don’t, try spending the day at work with your dad.
1. What can the kids help their parents do this Thursday?2. 请选出能填入文中 ▲ 处的最佳选项。（填写字母代号）
| A．Of course, I enjoyed myself and felt free like a bird. |
| B．But after only 40 minutes of driving around the city, I was very bored. |
| C．But soon I got used to this taxi ride around the city with my father. |
4. What does the passage mainly talk about?
【推荐2】One day Mr. Brown sees a young woman in the street with children. He is very surprised because all the children are wearing the same clothes. White caps, blue coats and yellow trousers.
“Are all these children yours?” he asks the woman.
“Yes, they are.” she answers.
“Do you always dress them in the same clothes ?” asks Mr. Brown.
“Yes, ” answers the mother. “When we have four children, we dress them in the same clothes because we don’t want to lose any of them. It is easy to see our children among other children because they are all wearing the same clothes. And now we have ten children, we dress them like this because we don't want to take other children home by mistake. When there are other children among ours, it is easy to see them because their clothes are different.
1. What kinds of clothes are the children wearing when Mr. Brown sees them?| A．White caps, blue coats and yellow trousers. |
| B．Blue caps, yellow coats and white trousers. |
| C．Yellow caps, white coats and blue trousers. |
| D．White caps, yellow coats and blue trousers. |
| A．ten | B．eleven | C．four | D．ten children |
| A．all the children are boys |
| B．all the children are in the same clothes |
| C．all the children are lovely |
| D．all the children are wearing the same trousers |
Because_______________.
| A．she has so many children |
| B．she loves her children |
| C．she doesn't want to take her children home |
| D．she wants to see her children easily among others |
【推荐3】Everything changed when I was four years old. My father died. After that, my mother and I had to move back to a small village in Alabama, where my mother grew up. We lived in a small house with Aunt Sandy, my mother’s elder sister. This was a time when being a single parent was still considered unusual.
When I was small, there was a children’s book called The Happy Family, and it was a real piece of work, dad worked all day long at the office, mom cooked in the kitchen, and the brother and sister always had friends playing around. The image(形象) of the family in this book was typical(典型的) of the time. It looked nothing like my family, but luckily that wasn’t the way I heard it. The way my Aunt Sandy read it to me made the story really funny. Kind-hearted and open-minded, Aunt Sandy was the one who played baseball with me, who took me horseback riding, who took me to the father-son dinners and who gave me lessons on how to drive, she believes that anything unusual was probably good for me. She offered to help me go to Africa to work as a volunteer. That was my most important experience.
As a young girl, Aunt Sandy always planned to have a large number of children of her own, but she never got married. This meant that she was free to spend all her time taking care of me. Many people say we have a lot in common. She always afforded me to do my best and it makes me believe that I could do anything with my life that I wanted if I tried hard enough. For more than fifty years, Aunt Sandy didn’t and still don’t think of herself. Unless she is forced to come up to the front, my aunt will stand in the back in family photos, and she doesn’t think that her efforts have made much difference. She won my respect because 6
Every June for the past thirty years, in growing thankfulness to my Aunt Sandy, I’ve sent her Father’s Day card.
1. The writer lost her father at the age of four, didn’t she?2. Where did the writer and her mother live after her father’s death?
3. How did Aunt Sandy read the story in The Happy Family to the writer?
4. Who believe unusual things were probably good for the writer?
5. What was the writer’s most important experience?
6. What can be filled in the blanket in Paragraph 5? (No more than 20 words)
My mother gets up at 6 o’clock every day and has breakfast at 6:30 a.m. She always (B)arrives at school at 7:25 a.m. (C)She usually has two lessons in the morning. In the afternoon, she has one lesson. (D)放学后, she plays volleyball with her students.
(E)__________________ the evening, she cooks dinner. After dinner, she prepares her lessons. (F)She sometimes helps me do my homework. She usually goes to bed at 11 p.m.
1. 在文中（A）和（E）的空白处填入一个适当的单词：
2. 文中画线部分（B）的同义词语或近义词语
3. 文中画线部分（C）指代的是：
4. 将文中画线部分（D）译成英语
5. 将画线部分（F）改写为：She sometimes helps me
It's a rainy Saturday. Mary and her family are spending the afternoon at home. Her uncle and aunt are visiting them.
Mary's father, Mr. Harris, and her uncle and aunt are in the living room. Her father is drawing a picture and her uncle and aunt are watching the news on TV. They are also talking. Mary's elder brother, Peter, is in his bedroom playing computer games. He is a computer fan and he spends much time playing on the computer. His younger brother, Jim, is also in the living room, He is playing with his model cars.
Mary's mother, Mrs. Harris, is in the kitchen preparing food for all of them. She is making some hamburgers and orange juice.
Mary is talking to her friends, Lucy and Tom. They are from another town and want to draw pictures and play with Mary.
Fluffy, the family cat, is sleeping on the kitchen's sofa. He is a lazy cat. Fluffy eats a lot, and he is a really fat cat.
1. What is the weather like?2. How many people are there in Mary's house?
3. Where is Mary's mother?
4. Who is Mary talking to?
5. Why is Fluffy fat?
【推荐3】Should parents ask their children to do chores? Some believe that children should not do chores. They think that children are too young to cook or clean for themselves or their parents. But many people believe that children can learn a lot from doing chores. Parents should help children learn to do the housework that they will have to do when they live on their own.
Most experts agree. However, the chores should suit(适合) children. Parents shouldn’t, of course, ask a schoolboy to cook when he is doing his homework. If the child has activities after school, the time left to do chores may be short.
Maybe more chores on weekends can be helpful. When a child does what his parents ask him to do happily, he will probably have the feeling of growing up. Chores can be useful. They are a teaching tool(工具). Parents use the tool to teach children so that they can care for themselves someday. And please make sure that parents also, do chores. If parents don’t keep a clean house, children won’t find any reason to do chores.
1. Why do some parents think it’s not necessary for children to do chores?___________________________________________________________________
2. Why do some parents think it’s necessary for children to do chores?
___________________________________________________________________
3. Is that a good idea to ask a student to do chores when he or she is doing homework?
___________________________________________________________________
4. What kind of feeling may a child have if he does chores happily?
___________________________________________________________________
5. What do parents have to do first if they want their children to do chores?
___________________________________________________________________
I will never forget the tenth summer of childhood with my grandfather in western Norway on the mountain farm where my mother was born. As a boy. I always thought people simply bought whatever they needed. Whether Grandfather knew this. I didn’t know. One day he said. “Come. I have something for you.”
I followed him to a workroom. “You should have a toy boat. You can sail it at Storvassdal.”
he said. “Great,” I thought. Looking around for the boat. But there was none.
Grandfather pointed to a block of wood. “The boat is in there.” he said. Then he handed me some tools and showed me how to use them properly. “It’ll be a fine boat. and you’ll make it with your own hands.” he said. “NO one can give you what you do for yourself.” The words rang in my head as I worked. The boat was finished. It wasn’t much to look at, but l was proud. Then I sailed it at Storvassdal.
We had to return to America. “You cannot bring that boat home with you,” my mother said. We had too much baggage. Feeling sad, I hid my boat under a big rock at Storvassdal.
I said good-bye to Grandfather, not knowing I would never see him again.
In 1964, I went to Storvassdal with my parents and my wife and children. To my surprise, for 34 years my treasure stayed here, waiting for my return. I felt we three were together again although my grandfather had died 22 years before.
I carved（雕刻）“1930” and “1964” on its side and put it back
I returned to the lake in 1968. 1971. 1977 and 1988. Each time l had the boat and carved the year, my grandfather seemed near
My last trip to Storvassdal was in 1991. I brought my granddaughters: Catherine. 13; Claire. 12. I hoped they would understand the importance of the little boat and its simple message. At Storvassdal, Claire said softly, “Grandpa, someday I’II come back.” she added. “And I’ll bring my children.”
1. Where did the writer spend his tenth summer of his childhood?2. What did the writer’s grandfather ask him to do one day?
3. The writer didn’t take the little boat with him when he returned to America, did he?
4. What did the writer do with the little boat each time he returned to Storvassdal?
5. How many times did the writer go to Storvassdal altogether?
6. What can you learn from the story?
Returning a father's love
He was a single father, raising a 5-year-old boy by himself. He was often worried about his son growing up without a mother to care for him.
One day, he went away on business, leaving the child alone. He worried about the child all the way, not knowing if he had eaten. But his child always told him not to worry. He went home after he finished his work.
When he got home, the child was deep asleep. He was tired out. He was about to sleep when he was surprised to find an overturned（翻倒） bowl of noodles under the quilt, （被子）
He hit his sleeping son angrily ,”Why are you so careless , making the quilt dirty ? Who will wash it ?” It was the first time that he had hit his boy after his wife’s death .
“sorry , but ....” the child explained with tears in his eyes , “This is your supper ,Daddy .” In order to let his father eat dinner the moment he got home , the child prepared two bowls of noddles : one for himself , the other for his father . He was afraid that his father’s noodles would get cold , so he placed them under the quilt .
Hearing this , the father hugged his boy tightly without saying a word .
根据短文内容填空，每空填一词。
1. The father often about his son because the son's mother was_________ .
2. The_________ cooked the noodles and put them under the quilt to keep them_________ .
3. When the father _________ an overturned bowl of noodles under the quilt , he got __________ .
4. After what his son explained, the father felt__________
5. The boy was so , but he knew how to__________his father's love.
Confidence(自信) is very important in daily life. It can help you to develop a healthy attitude（态度）. A study shows that the people who are more confident are much happier. They can have more chances to make themselves successful. But how to be more confident? Here are some suggestions:
Speak loudly When you are not confident, you can’t do well what you want to do. You speak in a voice so low that other people can hardly hear you. Try to speak loud enough so that people can understand you clearly. The high voice can help you become more confident.
Play sports Physical exercise makes you tired but completely relaxed. When you are athletic, you will be full of confidence.
Encourage yourself Write down a list of things you did during the day and see how many things you have done well. Did you finish your homework? Did you tell a joke that made everyone laugh? Give yourself praise for the good things you’ve done.
Get rid of(消除) fear Fear comes along with failure(失败). But it’s easy to get over if you know that failure is part of your life. Don’t hide your head just because you said something stupid last time. Try to start again and believe you can do better.
Pick up what you like to do If you like singing, sing as much as you can. In some ways, a hobby can make you outstanding. And it will make you happy and confident.
| Title: How to | |
| Speak loudly | Try to speak loudly to |
| Play sports | |
| Encourage yourself | Write down a list of things you did during the day. Give yourself praise for the good things you’ve done. |
| Get rid of fear | Failure is part of your life. Try to start again and believe you can do better. |
| Pick up | Sing A hobby can make you outstanding, happy and confident. |
【推荐1】The sun was falling behind the hills. Andrea was driving back home to Brockboune. Then she saw an old lady, standing by the road, with a sign saying “Brockboune” in her hand.
Andrea stopped the car. When he old lady got in, Andrea could see that she was not that little. She was in a long dress and had a hat pulled down low over her eyes. She put her big brown shopping bag down onto the floor.
“Do you live in Brochboune?” asked Andrea. “No, dear”, answered the old lay in a low voice. “I’m just going to visit a friend, but my car won’t start, so I decided to hitchhike.”
Something in the way the lady spoke made Andrea uneasy. Andrea secretly studied the half—covered face, the shapeless body, and the arms with their thick black hairs ... Thick black hairs? Andrea’s blood froze. This wasn’t a woman. It was a man!
Her heart was beating wildly and her mind raced. Then suddenly, an idea came up to her. She stopped the car in sudden. “My god!” she shouted, “A child! Did you see the child? I think I hit her!” “I didn’t see anything.” the “old lady” said. “I don’t think you hit anything.” “I’m sure it was a child!” shouted Andrea, “Could you just get out and have a look?” The “old lady” slowly opened the car door, leaving her bag inside. As soon as she was out of the car, Andrea drove away as soon as possible.
Several minutes later, Andrea thought about the “old lady’s” bag and opened it carefully. There was only one thing in it —a shining knife.
To be continued（未完待续）
1. When was Andrea driving back home to Brockboune?2. Did the “old lady” want to take a free ride to Brockboune?
3. What made Andrea doub（怀疑）about the “old lady”? Please list two details.
4. How did Andrea get the “old lady” out of her car successfully?
5. What did Andrea do as soon as the “old lady” got out of the car?
6. What do you think of Andrea according to the story and why? (Use two adjectives to describe Andrea and give your reasons.)
【推荐2】Yang Yongxiu was in his early 20s when he joined automaker FAW in Changchun, Jilin Province. Since then, the now 35-year-old has specialized (专攻) in numerical control technology (数控技术) and has got the skill of making engine cylinders (发动机气缸). “There are over 100 holes in an engine cylinder, ” Yang said. “We must be very accurate (精确的) — less than 0.015 millimeter (毫米). That is the standard for me and my team.”
In 2007, he took the college entrance examination, and chose to study numerical control technology at the Changchun Automobile Industry Institute, a vocational college. After graduation, Yang joined the research and development department at FAW.
“In the group, what I learned at college was not enough for me to do my job properly, so I had to learn and practice more.” During the day, Yang worked with a more experienced worker and made notes of everything he learned. After work, he would stay on in the workshop to practice on the lathes (车床) until midnight. It only took him two years to be given the title of FAW Group Technical Expert.
At the beginning of 2020, Yang became a trainer. He is now responsible for teaching young workers and coaching them for competitions. He has trained about 700 people, some of whom have won awards, including 23 at the national level.
In 2022, Yang Yongxiu received the China Youth May 4 Medal (青年五四奖章) , the highest honor awarded to Chinese youth who have distinguished themselves in their fields.
“I am happy to have been able to set up such a young team,” he said. “We have an average age of 29, and I believe this will help us come up with more ideas.” Looking ahead, Yang has more work to do to bring in more young talent in the future.
短文阅读回答问题1. What is Yang Yongxiu good at?
2. Why could he get the title of FAW Group Technical Expert in only two years?
3. Is he a good trainer?
4. What does Yang Yongxiu think of his team?
5. Do you want to be a worker like Yang Yongxiu? Why or why not?
I ran up the stairs two at a time, holding the book from the library, the one with my article printed out in it. I couldn’t wait to tell my parents. Before I could open my mouth, my mother looked at my book and frowned (皱眉).
“Another new book, Mia?” she said. “You should be spending more time doing maths. Something you can actually get good at.” Then she became homesick. “You know when I was your age, I used to attended my brother’s maths lessons...”
Yeah, yeah, yeah. I didn’t have time for this.
“I’m not you, Mom,” I shouted. The words came shooting out of my mouth, and my mom was shocked (震惊). “I’m sorry. I just mean... Maybe I like something else.”
“Like what?” she asked. She looked angry and crossed her arms.
I bit my lip.
“Like writing?”
“English writing?” she asked, “like it was the most useless thing in the world, like I’d said basket weaving (编织)?”
I nodded.
“You gotta be native at English. And I’m sorry, but we are just not. You can, however, be native at maths.”
“I don’t want to be native at maths…” I said.
My mom frowned.
“You’re not getting it, are you?” she said. She sat down on the bed and looked at me in the eye. “You just can’t be as good as the white kids in their language, honey. It’s their language.”
My eyes dropped to the floor.
As I walked out of the room with great effort, my mother called after me, “Someday you’ll thank me!”
“You are________. I believe that if ________.” I said to myself, sadly but confidently.
1. 英译汉：She looked angry and crossed her arms.2. 填空：their 指代的是：
3. 回答问题：
① How did Mia feel when she ran up the stairs?
② What was Mom good at when she was young?
③ Why did Mom frown at Mia again and again?
4. 完成句子：
“You are
