1 . In June 2017, Tiffany Johnson, 34, from North Carolina, was on a ship with her husband, James Johnson, when they decided to take a ten-minute boat ride from Paradise Island to go snorkeling (浮潜) in the sea.
The couple were enjoying their journey, when Ms Johnson was faced with a shark (鲨鱼), which caught hold of her arm and tore it off up to the elbow (肘). Ms Johnson said, “I was able to swim back to the boat with my injured arm lifted up above the water. Once I got to the boat, we used a beach towel as a bandage for my arm.”
She was rushed to the nearest hospital where she underwent an operation that lasted five hours. “Medically, it does not make sense that I am still alive. I didn't even require blood transfusion (输血). When I really had time to digest it all, I cried a lot. Not really tears of sadness, but rather pure thankfulness that I was alive. I had just lived through a near-death experience and I was just so fortunate to still be here,” Ms Johnson said.
In November she had her first robotic hand fitted. She had to learn how to use her arm all over again and admitted that this was very challenging being a mom of three children. “Everything is different. It doesn't function the same way as a hand does; it is more like a tool. So it has been a learning experience and I am still learning more than two years later. This latest version is only a few months old; I can now bring my arm closer to my body. It functions OK, but I'm still learning,” Ms Johnson said.
In the times when she felt unsure, her belief kept her focused on the things she could control. “Finally, I have learned that you don't always have a choice when things happen, but you always have a choice in how you respond. I have been asked to talk with some patients that have had a hard time. It has been good to be able to use this to help, encourage, and spread hope,” Ms Johnson said.
1. What happened to Ms Johnson in 2017?| A．She fell sick on a ship. | B．She got lost on Paradise Island. |
| C．She was attacked by a shark. | D．She was separated from her husband. |
| A．It led to her husband's death. | B．It was lucky and unexpected. |
| C．It was an easy thing to accept. | D．It made her feel hopeless. |
| A．Ms Johnson's real arm. | B．Ms Johnson's useless tool. |
| C．Ms Johnson's youngest child. | D．Ms Johnson's new robotic hand. |
| A．Strong and optimistic. | B．Proud and careful. |
| C．Courageous and talkative. | D．Creative and determined. |
2 . We try to give our children so much but sometimes forget to give them the greatest gift, the ability to feel grateful. Without that, we can never give them enough. Gratitude can be expressed for anything—the sight of beautiful clouds, our warm home, or a nice meal.
Many of our parents tried to make us feel grateful by pointing out the hungry children in some faraway land. This often resulted in us offering to send those children the unpleasant clothes or ugly tennis shoes. Just have a look around us, we know how this happened. All around are material things that they (and we) are led to believe we must have- -that we have a right to have.
The most important is simply being an example of being grateful for the things in our own lives. In my work as a school psychologist, a mother with a 9-year-old came to see me for help. We worked out a way to teach him to feel gratitude- but not to say how fortunate he was. She started by talking about what had gone on in her day that she was grateful for: a friend who praised her work or the quiet evening without too much washing. Then she asked him if anything good happened in his day. He got the idea, shared a few things, and it soon became a habit.
So along with all the things on the wish lists, we can add another one: gratitude. It might even help to start by letting our kids know that, regardless of their appearance, their scores, or their abilities, they are source of gratitude in our lives.
1. According to the author, gratitude________.| A．may come from everyday life | B．should come first on the wish lists |
| C．is more important than children's scores | D．must be taught by teachers in school |
| A．The situation of children in poor areas. | B．The skill of choosing and sending gifts. |
| C．The difference between right and wrong. | D．The reason for children's feeling ungrateful. |
| A．teach their children to forget bad things in life | B．set an example to children to feel grateful |
| C．tell their children how lucky they are | D．praise their children quite often |
| A．News. | B．Jobs. | C．Family. | D．Arts. |
