1 . Some parents think that kids prefer their friends to their parents. It’s not true. When I have a(n)
And then I try to
So I sit in class,
I’m sure I’m not the only one this happens to. My friends feel
A.appointment | B.talk | C.word | D.argument |
A.feeling | B.morning | C.future | D.rest |
A.parents | B.friends | C.teachers | D.classmates |
A.wander | B.bring | C.forget | D.think |
A.taking care of | B.concentrating on | C.complaining about | D.explaining away |
A.goes | B.matters | C.hurts | D.wanders |
A.decide | B.agree | C.call | D.focus |
A.door | B.conversation | C.business | D.meeting |
A.developing | B.cancelling | C.adopting | D.testing |
A.house | B.school | C.mind | D.class |
A.rarely | B.equally | C.merely | D.simply |
A.wrong | B.impolite | C.important | D.obvious |
A.close | B.lost | C.free | D.apart |
A.hate | B.avoid | C.respect | D.ignore |
A.staring | B.watching | C.observing | D.seeing |
Private Property — Keep Out!
I absolutely love my little brother and sister, Tex and Indi but sometimes I feel extremely annoyed when they don’t respect my stuff.
One afternoon, I overheard Indi and her friend Kate talking about a necklace. “Ooh! Where did you get that cool necklace?” Kate asked Indi.
“I just found it,” replied Indi.
“I love the flower in the middle of the heart!” said Kate admiringly.
“Yeah,” said Indi. “It’s my new favorite thing in the world!”.
It was my necklace! Unable to bottle up my annoyance, I went straight over to them
“Excuse me, Indi,” I said. “Where did you find that necklace?”
“Right there on the floor,” Indi answered, pointing to a spot just outside my bedroom.
“So you found a necklace right outside my bedroom and didn’t think it might be mine?” I stared into her eyes and asked in a louder voice.
Indi shrugged.
“Well, your favorite new thing happens to be my favorite old thing, and I’d like it back Please, please, please just leave my stuff alone once and for all!” I told her.
I must have sounded pretty angry because I found Indi’s eyes filled with tears. She unwillingly took off the necklace and threw it into my hand.
“Here you go,” she sniffled (抽鼻子) and went off to the backyard with Kate.
And that was that. I decided to try to change my sour mood by taking out the handicraft (工艺) box from the cupboard in the living room. I found craft sticks and seashells for a picture frame (相框), put on some music, and got down to working.
As I carefully glued on the shells. I remembered how Indi and I had found them together at the beach. How close and happy we were at that time! That’s when I decided to make the frame for Indi to apologize for overreacting. It was a task requiring time and patience. So by the time was finished. I felt definitely satisfied and even pictured Indi’s smiling face when I gave her the frame. As I felt starving, I went to the kitchen to grab a snack, leaving the glue to dry.
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When I returned, I found Tex busily building something with the craft sticks.
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Late that afternoon, Mom knocked at my door and asked me to go downstairs for a family meeting.
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My mom and I were in Florida during her spring break from teaching middle school. As an anxious four-year-old, I had asked my mom several times if the Easter Bunny would be able to find us. She assured me there would be eggs.
On Easter morning, my mom and I discovered that the Easter Bunny had left eggs on the hotel’s main lawn (草坪) for all the kids. As we walked toward the group of adults and kids waiting for instructions, I began sizing up the competition. All of the kids were much bigger than me. It wasn’t looking good. The manager in charge of the hunt explained the rules. My heart began racing as I watched some of the other kids get into a pose to start.
When the manager yelled “GO!”, all kids rushed across the lawn, running from tree to tree looking for the plastic Easter eggs filled with candy. I raced to the closest tree but did not find any eggs. I ran to a nearby sandpit hoping there would be an egg hidden there. But in vain. I looked across the lawn and saw the other kids holding up their plastic eggs and knew my chance of finding even one egg was decreasing by the second.
Just then my mom pointed out a palm tree across the lawn. “Look There’s One!” A shiny blue plastic egg was resting against the base of the tree. I looked up at my mom in excitement. However, she was staring in the direction of another mom, whose son was pulling candy out of an egg. The two moms were looking at one another and then at what appeared to be the last Easter egg. I had never seen my very petite (娇小的) mom before that day. She had been born with weak knees, due to an issue with her legs, and when she was in elementary school she had worn special shoes to correct a foot problem.
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As their staring with each other continued, I took off toward the Easter egg.
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My mom, delighted at her victory, walked back toward me.
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4 . My dad is a kind, gentle man with few words. But the words were always appropriate to the situation I was facing.
As a teen, when I
My dad is 86 now, living on his own. He keeps a positive attitude despite the
Dad trusted me, and
A.compared | B.equipped | C.complained | D.struggled |
A.view | B.location | C.decision | D.response |
A.although | B.because | C.until | D.while |
A.assisted | B.argued | C.charged | D.monitored |
A.atmosphere | B.leadership | C.virtue | D.mission |
A.responsible | B.grateful | C.sufficient | D.convenient |
A.principles | B.awards | C.occasions | D.challenges |
A.despairs | B.tensions | C.joys | D.reliefs |
A.setting about | B.looking through | C.figuring out | D.showing off |
A.assume | B.predict | C.seek | D.admit |
A.ensured | B.inspired | C.battled | D.pressed |
A.absorbed | B.pleased | C.satisfied | D.disappointed |
A.wisdom | B.strictness | C.care | D.push |
A.gradually | B.naturally | C.absolutely | D.regularly |
A.approach | B.desire | C.enjoy | D.claim |
5 . My father started his own business in the 1980. For a breadwinner with seven children, it was a
To improve himself, my father spent his evening
One day, I asked him, “Dad, you have a job. Why do you read the ‘help wanted’ section every day?” “Well,” he replied, “it’s
Recently, as a runner, I was
The explorer mindset sought by On can
A.courageous | B.joyous | C.generous | D.famous |
A.visiting | B.founding | C.attending | D.contacting |
A.instructors | B.secretaries | C.experts | D.managers |
A.noticed | B.imagined | C.hoped | D.proved |
A.gradually | B.specifically | C.entirely | D.probably |
A.equipment | B.work | C.honor | D.information |
A.difficult | B.convenient | C.important | D.suitable |
A.looking for | B.talking about | C.referring to | D.dealing with |
A.popular | B.current | C.alive | D.busy |
A.enjoyed | B.adjusted | C.explored | D.reflected |
A.followed | B.attracted | C.troubled | D.cheated |
A.positions | B.opinions | C.suggestions | D.applications |
A.plans | B.conditions | C.qualities | D.lessons |
A.challenge | B.change | C.benefit | D.teach |
A.dependence | B.creativity | C.determination | D.productivity |
Ali and his younger sister, Zahra, lived with their parents in a poor neighborhood. Their mother was very sick and their father was struggling to find a job, and they had only a little money with which to buy food. As they had not paid the rent for several months, the landlord was breathing down their necks.
One day, Ali took Zahra's shoes to a shoe repairman to be fixed, but he lost them on the way home. It wasn’t until he got home that he realized he had lost the shoes. He was afraid that his parents would be angry and disappointed, so he begged his sister to keep it a secret. Zahra agreed and the two decided to share Ali’s running shoes. Zahra's school hours were in the morning, so she would wear them first. After school, she would rush back and give them to Ali. He could then run to his school, which began in the afternoon. Although he ran as fast as he could, Ali often arrived late and was warned by the school.
Ali heard about a long distance race that was held for the boys in the city.When he learned that the third prize was a new pair of shoes, he decided to take part. He ran home excitedly and promised his sister that he would win her the new shoes.
The day of race arrived. Ali had a strong start, but halfway through the race he began to get tired and his legs began to ache. Getting more and more exhausted he thought only of Zahra and his promise to her. Dreaming of the new shoes he would win for his sister gave him strength, and he stayed right behind the two fastest runners, determined to finish third. Suddenly, as the finish line drew near, another runner collided(碰撞) with Ali from behind and he crashed to the ground.
Ali looked up and saw the other boys rushing ahead.
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___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________7 . It feels like every time my mother and I start to have a conversation, it turns into an argument. We talk about something as simple as dinner plans and suddenly my mother will push the conversation into the Third World War. She’ll talk about my lack of bright future because I don’t plan to be a doctor. And much to her disappointment, I don’t want to do any job related to science, either. In fact, when I was pushed to say that I planned to major (主修专业) in English, she nearly had a heart attack.
“Why can’t you be like my co-worker’s son?” she shouts all the time. Her co-worker’s son received a four-year scholarship (奖学金) and is now earning 70, 000 dollars a year as an engineer. I don’t know what to say except that I simply can’t be like Mr. Perfect as I’ve called the unnamed co-worker’s son. I can’t be like him. I am the type of the person who loves to help out in the community, write until the sun goes down, and most of all, wants to achieve something because of loving it, not because of fame (名声) or salary.
I understand why my mother is worried about my future major. I’ve seen my mother struggle to raise me on her small salary and work long hours. She leaves the house around 6:30 am and usually comes back home around 6:00 pm or even 7:00 pm. Tired as she is, she still cooks supper for me and then does other housework staying up late into the night. Additionally, she never wears fancy clothes and expensive jewelry.
I am fully aware that what my mother has done is out of her deep love for me. However, I want her to know that by becoming a doctor, it doesn’t mean I’ll be successful. I’d rather pursue my dreams and create my own future.
1. What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 1 mean?A.The author’s mother expressed different opinions on the war. |
B.The author’s mother argued about something angrily with him. |
C.The author’s mother liked talking with him but got angry easily. |
D.The author’s mother quite disagreed about what to eat for dinner. |
A.To persuade the author to become a doctor. |
B.To tell the author to learn as hard as he can. |
C.To ask the author to earn much more money. |
D.To encourage the author to receive a scholarship. |
A.Her plans for future. | B.Her need to control. |
C.Her poor knowledge. | D.Her fight for a better life. |
A.The author shows little interest in learning English. |
B.Being a scientist is sure to earn high fame and salary. |
C.The author may choose a major according to his interest. |
D.The author will become a doctor in the future as his mother wishes. |
Jane was waiting in the corridor outside her class. She had two exams that day and physics was the first. She really hated physics. Her friend Terry looked at her from the front of the line, and then looked away quickly.Terry is a straight A student. She didn’t have a problem with physics. She didn’t have a problem with anything… Miss Perfect!
The two girls hadn’t talked to each other for two weeks. “Hi, Jane, it’s your favorite exam today,” said Maya, laughing as she joined the line. Terry was looking at Jane again. “So what’s wrong with her?” asked Maya. “I thought you were friends.” “Yes, so did I,” said Jane. “Two weeks ago, she said she was busy going to the hospital to take care of somebody. I wanted to lend a hand, but she told me she could handle it herself. She promised to help me review for the physics exam , and guess what she did. She ignored all my calls and texts!” said Jane angrily. “Are you listening to me?” Mr. Richard was talking to the class and the other students were going into the exam room. Jane gave Maya a worried look and followed them.
Jane couldn’t answer question number five. She looked up and saw Terry sitting two rows in front of her. Jane couldn’t believe it! Terry was holding her phone on her knee under the table and reading from it. Is that how Terry always got such good grades? She felt really angry at Terry, but she didn’t know what to do. She thought about telling the teacher, but what would everyone else think of her? “Stop writing and put your pens down,” said Mr. Richard as he started to collect the exam papers.
Jane wanted to talk to Terry at lunch time, but she couldn’t find her anywhere. The next exam was history. That was Jane’s favorite subject but she wasn’t feeling good. She didn’t know what to do about Terry. “It wasn’t fair!” she thought. “Terry was getting good grades by cheating all the time.” thought Jane. Just then, Mr. Richard walked past her table. “Mr. Richard, I ..., I saw Jerry with her cell phone in the physics exam…”
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Jane was sitting behind Terry again in the history exam that afternoon.
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Paragraph 2:
Jane was walking towards the school gate, when she heard footsteps behind her.
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1. 你对友谊的理解;
2. 体现友谊的一次经历;
3. 你的感受。
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Friendship
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A.He had to see a doctor. |
B.He needed to have a rest. |
C.He had lunch out with his daughter. |