My Dad’s Best Flower
I remember my first home was a small apartment on the second floor with a lovely and spacious balcony. When my mom was busy in the kitchen, she let me stay on the balcony watching the kids playing in the street. On that balcony I played sometimes with my elder sister, Maria. She was seven years old and when my mom was absent, she was like a mother to me. The balcony was a great hobby place for my father. After his work he used to grow carnations(康乃馨) in flower boxes. His carnations were red, pink and white, and everyone appreciated them for their beauty.
He took care of them with so much love and devotion. He dealt carefully with his flowers like a mother taking care of her baby. Many ties I sat on the floor of the balcony for hours observing him and his lovely flowers with patience. He was always doing something on that balcony. He was watering them every day, cleaning the balcony floor, changing the potting soil and when the stems were thick, strong and high enough, he started his improvement operation attentively like a doctor.
My dad took a tiny knife and with his left hand he held the stem of the carnation and measured the height. Then he made a small mark on the stem with his finger. Afterwards he made a sharp cut with the knife, just enough to fit in again of barley (插穗的芽).Then he bandaged the stem with a small bandage. His job was then to water the plants and to take care of them. “No one should touch them,” he said to Mom. Every day, when he came home from work he went straight to the balcony.
Mom used to tell us, “Do not touch Daddy’s flowers.” For us it was a fascinating experience to watch how the small stems were growing and making flowers. When the carnations had grown big enough, my dad enjoyed watching them every day. We the kids did too.
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Paragraph1:One day, my elder sister, who loved Dad very much, had a great idea.
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Paragraph2:When my dad arrived, he went as usual, straight to the balcony and saw his flowers lying on the floor like dead animals.
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2 . My great-grandfather, my grandfather and my father are all farmers. My father expects me to become a farmer and
Three years ago, my father took me to an airport to visit one of his friends. His friend
Since then, if I had time, my father’s friend would teach me how to fly. He
At the age of 18, I had to tell my father what I wanted to do but I didn’t want to make him
A.respect | B.join | C.remember | D.believe |
A.introduced | B.examined | C.needed | D.owned |
A.real | B.special | C.huge | D.popular |
A.ordered | B.allowed | C.forced | D.trained |
A.return to | B.look at | C.think about | D.care for |
A.problem | B.custom | C.challenge | D.goal |
A.even | B.still | C.never | D.already |
A.for | B.through | C.after | D.against |
A.sick | B.worried | C.angry | D.excited |
A.waited | B.followed | C.left | D.ran |
A.plan | B.love | C.excuse | D.explanation |
A.terrible | B.amazing | C.important | D.encouraging |
A.silence | B.sadness | C.surprise | D.anger |
A.counting | B.searching | C.saving | D.changing |
A.different | B.strange | C.lost | D.deep |
As a sixth grader, I began noticing how other kids were separating into groups. I wasn’t sure where I belonged. I found it hard to fit in.
Our teacher had assigned “secret friends” for the coming week. She wrote each kid’s name on a piece of paper and threw them into a glass; then we each closed our eyes and catch one piece of paper from the glass on which was the name of a classmate who we were to secretly befriend and support each other over the next five school days. By the middle of the week, everyone, including me, had turned this assignment into a competition to see whose secret friend could leave the best gift. We left cards, pens and even money. It seemed that everyone was getting cool presents from their friend except me.
On the last morning of our assignment, I walked into my classroom and noticed there was a package. I opened the wrapping paper and inside was a box of powder (胭脂). The girls sitting near me laughed at the gift I had received. To make matters worse, the powder had already been opened.
I tried to forget about the embarrassing gift, but when I was in the bathroom during the break, the girls who had seen me open the powder started speaking ill of my secret friend. I quickly joined in: “How terrible”. I heard myself saying “What could my friend be thinking by giving me such a stupid gift? My grandmother wouldn’t even want it.” The girls laughed at my remarks and rushed out of the bathroom. I stayed to wash my hands and let the water run through my fingers as I thought about what I had just said. It wasn’t normal like me to say mean things like that about someone.
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Then I saw my classmate Janet come out of a bathroom booth (厕所隔间), tears streaming down her face.
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___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Long ago, there was a big apple tree. A little boy loved to come and play around it every day. He climbed to the top of the tree, ate the apples, and took a nap under the shadow. He loved the tree and the tree also enjoyed playing with him.
As time went by, the little boy grew up and he no longer played around the tree.
One day, the boy came back to the tree, appearing sad. “Come and play with me,” the tree asked the boy gently.
“I am no longer a kid; I won’t play around trees any more,” the boy replied. “I want toys. I need money to buy them.”
“Sorry, but I don’t have money. However, you can pick all my apples and sell them. Then, you will have money.” The boy was so excited that he picked all the apples on the tree and left happily. The boy didn’t come back after that.
The tree was upset.
One day, the boy returned and the tree was so joyful. “Come and play with me,” the tree said.
“I don’t have time to play. I have to work for my family. We need a house for shelter. Can you help me?” “Sorry, I don’t have a house. But you can cut off my branches to build your house.” So the boy cut all the branches of the tree and left with delight.
The tree was glad to see him happy but the boy didn’t appear since then. The tree was again lonely and sad.
One hot summer day, the boy returned and the tree was delighted. “Come and play with me!” the tree requested.
“I am sad and becoming old. I want to go sailing to relax myself. Can you give me a boat?”“Use my trunk to build the boat. You can sail and be happy.” So the boy cut the tree trunk to make a boat. He went sailing and did not show up for a long time.
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Many years later, the boy finally returned.
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The apple tree is our mother.
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Fifteen years ago, Mark moved out of his mother’s house upon landing a well-paying job in another city. He planned to visit her monthly and he had stuck to his visiting schedule during the first three years. However, with the increasing workload, he couldn’t find time to visit her monthly. He only spoke to her on the phone, updating her about his life. Soon, his relationship with her came to a point where he rarely called her.
It was ten years since Mark has last seen his mother, and he didn’t remember the last timethey spoke on the phone. One day, the reminder on his phone read, “Mom’s 80th birthday!”
“Oh, God! How can I forget her birthday again?” Mark shook his head as he turned the reminder alarm off. “I can’t keep disappointing her like this. Let me see how quickly I can get to her place.” After looking at his work schedule, Mark realized he could make it to his mother’s house by the evening if he left the office in an hour. He quickly finished his work and left the office without wasting even a minute.
On his way, he stopped at a bakery and bought his mother’s favorite cheesecake. “My mother turned 80 today!” he cheered, telling the shop keep er how happy he was. He also bought her balloons and a few gifts.
Excited to see her after a decade, Mark drove towards his mother’s house. Although he wanted to call her, he thought it would be better to surprise her because he was sure she wasn’t expecting him to visit her. After all, this was the first time he had done something like this in years.
Mark finally arrived at his mother’s house after driving for hours across the country, but it did not look the same anymore. The lights inside were all off and the fence was covered in wild vines (藤). It seemed like no one had been living in the house.
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Mark realized the house was abandoned.
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Finally, Mark found his mother in a local retirement community.
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6 . As I held my father hands one night, I couldn’t help but notice his cases (老茧) and roughness. His hands tell the story of his life as a
One summer, I remember, a drought (旱灾) hit Ontario, turning it into a
Dad, the life
A.teacher | B.gardener | C.farmer | D.worker |
A.stormy | B.lively | C.charming | D.burning |
A.order | B.form | C.gap | D.position |
A.repeatedly | B.normally | C.finally | D.really |
A.go | B.begin | C.occur. | D.change. |
A.yet | B.still | C.even | D.nearly |
A.surprised | B.nervous | C.angry | D.frightened |
A.apologized | B.cried | C.complained | D.laughed |
A.lost | B.done | C.broken | D.touched |
A.meets with | B.brings up | C.works out | D.thinks about |
A.Thankfully | B.Hopefully | C.Unfortunately | D.Strangely |
A.or | B.for | C.so | D.but |
A.suitable | B.sorry | C.grateful | D.anxious |
A.face | B.appreciate | C.examine | D.question |
A.history | B.motto | C.patterns | D.lessons |
7 . Perhaps the only test score that I remember is the 55 I got when I was in high school.
The test was the final for a course. I remember waiting
Mr. Right put my paper on my desk. There in big red numbers, circled to draw
I lowered my head, and
“The scores were not very good, none of you
A 55. That’s me!
I walked home alone that day with the low but high score. My father knew that I had a big
“I got 55,” I said.
A
“You
“But it’s the highest!” I
“I don’t
For years, my father was
We often don’t understand the
A.anxiously | B.proudly | C.shyly | D.tiredly |
A.boring | B.difficult | C.strange | D.interesting |
A.poor | B.true | C.good | D.suitable |
A.attention | B.interest | C.opinions | D.lessons |
A.checked | B.covered | C.turned | D.tore |
A.failed | B.missed | C.passed | D.won |
A.Hurriedly | B.Finally | C.Suddenly | D.Slowly |
A.event | B.issue | C.show | D.test |
A.When | B.Why | C.What | D.How |
A.tear | B.frown(皱眉) | C.panic | D.smile |
A.insist | B.explain | C.prove | D.admit |
A.impatiently | B.embarrassedly | C.nervously | D.proudly |
A.lied | B.failed | C.regretted | D.lost |
A.advised | B.insisted | C.realized | D.promised |
A.care | B.imagine | C.know | D.understand |
A.challenges | B.inspires | C.improves | D.matters |
A.always | B.seldom | C.still | D.once |
A.bravely | B.firmly | C.excellently | D.hurriedly |
A.courage(勇气) | B.kindness | C.trouble | D.wisdom |
A.examples | B.blames | C.words | D.ideas |
My name is Randall Davis. Years ago, I wanted
I enjoy
Now, this doesn’t mean we don’t have problems; all families face challenges in
One day, Dad took Tim and Lily to the supermarket. “Now where has Tim gone? ” asked Dad. Lily shrugged. Keeping track of Tim was not on her agenda today. She’d been trying to decide on the perfect gift for Dad’s upcoming birthday. This year, she was determined to prepare a present that couldn’t be bought at a store or ordered online.
“Daddy!” Tim appeared out of nowhere, disturbing Lily’s thoughts. He yelled, holding a cereal (麦片) box in the air, “Let’s get it! It’s nutritious and delicious! And it has a dragon inside! ” Tim remembered Dad saying that when he was a kid, almost every box of cereal came with a toy. Ever since, Tim was certain that he, too, would find a toy in the next box.
When they got home, Dad and Lily began putting away the groceries. Tim couldn’t wait to take the box of cereal upstairs to his room. By the time they finished, Lily could hear Tim shouting. “No! No!” Tim’s voice kept getting louder and louder. Lily imagined each word as the sound of a hammer striking metal. Then she raced towards her brother’s room. The moment she stepped inside, she felt a crunch (嘎吱声) beneath her feet. It was obvious that Tim dumped all that cereal looking for a toy dragon. “They lied! No dragon. Just a picture on the box.” Tim sounded close to tears. Annoyed as Lily was, she said quietly, “Let’s see what the box says.” “I don’t know how to read.” her brother said in a low voice.
It reminded Lily that last school year, Tim’s teacher who sent home easy-to-read books and worksheets insisted that he was ready to learn to read and just needed some extra help, but Tim complained about books “for babies” and “boring” homework assignments. It was really a headache for Dad to teach Tim to read! At the thought of these, it seemed that Tim’s dragon issue had swept away her concern for a present for Dad.
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1. 续写词数应为 150 左右;
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Paragraph 1:
Lily decided to cooperate with Tim, making up a dragon story and having Tim read for Dad.
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Paragraph 2:
After what seemed to be a century, Dad’s birthday finally came.
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1. 祝贺获奖;
2. 肯定付出的努力;
3. 表示祝愿
注意:1. 词数80左右;2. 可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。
中国诗词大会 Chinese Poetry Contest
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