1 . “Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish, by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.”---Albert Einstein
If you have a kid with special needs in the school system, you’re likely to have come across that saying hanging on a classroom wall. My five-year-old daughter Syona has cerebral palsy (脑瘫) and it means, combined with her communication and sight problems, that normal standard isn’t always an accurate measure of her abilities.
By now you have probably heard about Chris Ulmer, the 26-year old teacher in Jacksonville, Florida, who starts his special education class by calling up each student to give them much admiration and a high-five. I couldn’t help but be reminded of Syona’s teacher and how she supports each kid in a very similar way. Ulmer recently shared a video of his teaching experience. “I have seen their confidence increase rapidly.” he said. All I could think was: how lucky these students are to have such good teachers.
Syona’s teacher has an attitude that can best be summarized in one word: wonderful. Her teacher doesn’t focus on what can’t be done---she focuses on what can be done. Over the past several months, my husband Dilip and I have seen Syona’s confidence increase greatly. She uses words she wouldn’t have thought of using before. She recently told me about her classmates trip to Ecuador and was very proud when I understood her on the first try.
I actually wonder what the influence would be if we did something similar to what Ulmer does with his students in our home. We’ve recently started our day by reminding each other of the good qualities we all have. If we are reminded of our strengths on a regular basis, we will become increasingly confident about progress and success.
1. What does the author think of Albert Einstein’s saying?A.Funny. | B.True. | C.Strange. | D.Confusing. |
A.She is Syona’s favorite teacher. |
B.She puts Einstein’s quote on the wall |
C.She uses videos to teach her students. |
D.She helps increase her students’ confidence. |
A.They’ve invited Ulmer’s students to their home. |
B.They visit Ulmer’s classroom regularly. |
C.They give each other praise every day. |
D.They feel thankful to people in their lives. |
A.Supportive | B.Opposed | C.Indifferent | D.Negative |
1. When did the man’s boss call Jeff?
A.In the morning. | B.In the afternoon. | C.In the evening. |
A.Over the phone. | B.By e-mail. | C.In person. |
A.He was sick. |
B.He was off the day. |
C.He was working somewhere else. |
A.Excited. | B.Angry. | C.Surprised. |
3 . I try to be a good father. Cook my kids good dishes, and take them to photo shoots. But compared with Dick Hoyt, I suck. Eighty-five times he’s pushed his disabled son, Rick, in marathons.
This love story began in Winchester Mass., 43 years ago, when Rick was strangled (缠住) by the umbilical cord (脐带) during birth, leaving him brain-damaged and unable to control his limbs (四肢). “He’ll be a vegetable (植物人) the rest of his life,” doctors told Dick and his wife, Judy, when Rick was nine months old. “Put him in an institution.” But the Hoyts weren’t buying it. They noticed the way Rick’s eyes followed them around the room.
When Rick was 11, they took him to the engineering department at Tufts University. Equipped with a computer, Rick was finally able to communicate. After a high school classmate was paralyzed (使瘫痪) in an accident, and the school organized a charity run for him, Rick said, “Dad, I want to do that.” How was Dick, a man who never ran more than a mile at a time, going to push his son five miles? Still, he tried. That day changed Rick’s life. “Dad,” he typed, “when we were running, it felt like I wasn’t disabled anymore!”
That sentence changed Dick’s life. He became obsessed with giving Rick that feeling as often as he could. They even decided to try marathons. “No way,” Dick was told by a race official. They weren’t quite a single runner, and they weren’t quite a wheelchair competitor. For a few years, Dick and Rick joined the massive field and ran anyway. In 1983, they ran another marathon so fast that they made the qualifying time for the Boston Marathon the following year.
Now they’ve done 212 triathlons and 85 marathons. “My dad is the Father of the Century,” Rick typed.
1. What does the underlined sentence in paragraph 2 mean?A.The Hoyts didn’t believe it was true. |
B.The Hoyts couldn’t afford any institution. |
C.The Hoyts couldn’t deal with the situation. |
D.The Hoyts had no money for their son’s treatment. |
A.Why Rick became paralyzed. | B.How Rick started running. |
C.Why running changed Rick’s life. | D.How Rick communicated with others. |
A.A boy with a rare disease | B.The greatest dad in the world |
C.A tough road to marathons | D.Parents’ influence on children’s life |
4 . My father never kept anything for emotional purpose—except once. I was the only one in my family who cared about baseball and I always
The following Sunday, he told me, “Let’s put away some money into a
Each of us
On the morning of the last game, I sat waiting hopelessly with no reply of my father who had been to work suddenly appeared and yelled, “I got two tickets!”
I could hardly
In 1963, my father died suddenly while working. In his bedroom, I noticed a
A.dreamed of | B.worried about | C.tried out | D.lived on |
A.schedule | B.note | C.letter | D.novel |
A.bottle | B.jar | C.bowl | D.cup |
A.attached | B.identified | C.created | D.bought |
A.referred | B.contributed | C.donated | D.attended |
A.However | B.Moreover | C.Therefore | D.Furthermore |
A.accused | B.informed | C.inquired | D.warned |
A.rescued | B.scolded | C.comforted | D.encouraged |
A.breathe | B.say | C.stand | D.jump |
A.greeting | B.watching | C.hearing | D.playing |
A.lined with | B.decorated with | C.equipped with | D.coupled with |
A.pretty | B.plain | C.used | D.faded |
A.spoke | B.wrote | C.read | D.mentioned |
A.created | B.abandoned | C.produced | D.saved |
A.impression | B.gift | C.present | D.memory |
With Father’s Day on the way, I’d like to take a minute or two to express my never-ending gratitude for all that you do.
I can’t
You did those things because you loved me,
From teaching me how to walk or throw a ball, you showed me
As much as I want to thank you, I also want to
Even though we don’t always
I hope one day I can show you how
A.discuss | B.forget | C.remember | D.regret |
A.friend | B.neighbor | C.student | D.teacher |
A.even | B.just | C.never | D.then |
A.bite | B.play | C.grow | D.sell |
A.asking | B.confusing | C.showing | D.warning |
A.disappointed | B.happy | C.creative | D.worried |
A.choices | B.memory | C.moments | D.ways |
A.escape | B.drop | C.end | D.start |
A.afraid | B.free | C.unpleasant | D.willing |
A.apologize | B.admit | C.complain | D.receive |
A.arguments | B.challenges | C.conversations | D.experiences |
A.caused | B.delivered | C.lent | D.offered |
A.expect | B.respect | C.understand | D.trust |
A.hides | B.guides | C.surprises | D.replaces |
A.difficult | B.important | C.interesting | D.meaningless |
6 . In my childhood, my mother spent her evening hours doing something for someone else. Sometimes she knitted hats for babies, and at other times, she cooked chicken soup for sick neighbors. Therefore, I wasn’t surprised when one evening my mother announced she had undertaken a new project.
“I am going to telephone seniors,” said my mother. “Every night? But you don’t even know these people.” “It doesn’t matter,” she said. “What’s important is that I listen.”
I was sixteen years old and couldn’t understand why my mother was willing to spend her evenings talking to strangers. She had friends and my two older sisters to call if she felt lonely. “They will talk your ear off. Some people didn’t even stop to catch breath,” I said.
My attitude didn’t stop my mother’s enthusiasm for the project. That evening, she settled on the sofa and dialed. When she finished the call, I said, “Why do you care whether she had cookies or rice pudding for dessert?” My mother grasped one of my hands and said in a proud tune, “I’m the only person she talked to today.”
It took me more than thirty years to fully understand the meaning of that statement. Now, as my mother is nearing eighty, I find myself thinking about those nightly calls she used to make. I am often the only person who telephones my mother, and sometimes I’m the only person she speaks to all day. I ask her what she cooked for dinner, but mostly I just listen as she describes a walk she took, or how her dog Lucky stole foods from the refrigerator. I realize that my mother’s calls were life lines that ensured housebound seniors remained connected to the world. Without her, their world would have been empty.
1. What is the mother’s purpose of calling the seniors?A.To know what they eat. | B.To ask for some cookies and pudding. |
C.To relieve their loneliness. | D.To teach them how to make dessert. |
A.Hurt your hearing | B.Blame other’s behaviors |
C.Miss important information | D.Speak all the time |
A.The author started to telephone seniors as her mother |
B.The author realized the value of her mother |
C.The author’s mother preferred to live alone |
D.The author’s mother still keeps connected with the seniors |
A.Seniors blessing | B.A new project |
C.Nightly calls, lifeline calls | D.Call your parents often |
It was a hot day in Florida. The school year had just ended and it was time for summer vacation. We had just gotten a little black dog who we named One-Eyed. We chose that name because he could only see out of one eye.
Everybody wanted to do something for the dog: feed him, teach him tricks and take long walks with him. Everybody was so happy to have this active, playful and shaggy new addition to our family. Everybody, that is, except my mom and me.
All my mom saw when she looked at the dog was someone else to clean up after. Shedding, messy, muddy, he pounced all over the house. All Mom seemed to care about was getting the house cleaned. My mom began to put Clorox (高乐氏漂白水) in the bathtub. There was no messing with Mom when she started cleaning, so I decided to move out of the way. Actually, getting out of the way is a move I’d been practicing for a long time.
Being the youngest in my family has had its advantages, of course. More than a few times I was spoiled or everyone said I was the cutest. But being the youngest also came with its fair share of troubles. “You’re too young!” “You’ll mess this up!” they’d often say. I knew that my family loved me but I couldn’t wait to show them I could do things by myself.
Every time I asked my brother or my sister if I could pet One-Eyed, they would shout, “No!” or tell me that I had germs and if I touched One-Eyed he would die!I really believed them. Once I even confessed to my mom that I touched the dog when no one noticed. At first,my mom seemed very confused about what I was telling her, but then she realized. My mom scolded my brother and sister, “You better stop teasing your little brother!” Little brother! That’s exactly what I was. That really got my blood boiling! Secretly, I decided, “Ill show them what a little kid can do!”
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Paragraph1:That afternoon, I took the dog and sneaked into the bathroom.
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Paragraph 2:I thought my mom would punish me, but she was just standing there and laughing.
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________1. Where did the speaker read his first comic?
A.At a hotel. | B.On a bus. | C.In a bookshop. |
A.Cartoon comics. | B.Superhero comics. | C.Time travel comics. |
A.Uninterested. | B.Eager. | C.Indifferent. |
A.A soldier. | B.A comic actor. | C.A shop owner. |
A.On September 1st. | B.On September 10th. | C.On September 20th. |
A.A person. | B.A city. | C.A group. |