Sam and I had been paired up through a mentoring(辅导）program when he was a first grader. As a former teacher, I missed making an impact on young people, so as soon as I heard of this program for at-risk school kids, I signed up.
At first, it didn't seem as if the two of us were a good match. Sam hardly looked at me； he barely spoke or smiled. I tried everything to engage him. Nothing worked. Week after week. I'd drive 30 minutes to the school, only to sit with a little boy who didn't seem to care whether I was there or not. I was so frustrated (受挫的）.
One day, I noticed Sam wearing an Iron Man shirt. The next week, I brought a board game (棋盘游戏）featuring Iron Man characters. When I opened the box, his eyes up. He dove right in and played the game with me. As I was leaving that day, he looked up at me and said, “See you next week, ’’
He and I built our relationship from there. I would spend his Friday lunch period with him, talking, playing games and just being a friend. Little by little, he opened up to me about his home life. His dad wasn't around. His mother supported the family by working nights at a local factory, so Sam's older sibling took care of him most of the time.
Right then and there , I wished to make sure the two of us always kept in touch — even after the program ended. Now it would be our last Friday lunch together. How could I make sure we had a great meal and he would still remember me?
So I looked for some inspiration for the perfect gift for him. A gift Sam would enjoy holding on to. On Wednesday, I was watching TV and a fast-food restaurant commercial came on, advertising the toy that came in the kids' meals — a small Iron Man toy.
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Suddenly it hit me: Here was the idea I'd looked for! :
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At the school, I sat down with Sam and handed him the bag.
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Terry and Anna are a lovely couple living in Australia. They have been together for almost a year and are ready to take the next step together.
For their one-year anniversary, Terry wanted to surprise his girlfriend with a special present. He decided that he was going to make a necklace for her. He made the main piece of the necklace out of Tasmanian wood, which is a high-quality ornamental timber （木材）used for making furniture and cabinets, as well as other small objects. It was the perfect material for a necklace. That wasn't all. Terry had hidden something within the necklace. This took a lot of time to make sure it was concealed properly. He then purchased a chain and put the two together to make a necklace.
Terry took Anna out to a lovely dinner for the anniversary. After the dinner , he took his handmade necklace out and presented it to her. Anna loved the necklace so much that she put it on as soon as she got it and never took it off again.
Anna and Terry loved traveling together, but Anna was always afraid of flying, and living in Australia provided her with the opportunity to find great vacation destinations that didn't require her to fly. However, Terry wasn't content with traveling in Australia. Though incredibly afraid of flying, Anna decided to face her fear and take a flight.
The couple decided to take a trip to Scotland. They were eager to see the country and explore everything it would offer. Anna was especially excited, as she would have an opportunity to see a friend that she hadn't seen for years.
It was almost two years since Terry had given Anna the necklace. Terry had the idea to open Anna's necklace while they took a trip to the caves in northern Scotland. That was where Terry decided to make his big reveal.
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As soon as they reached the caves, Terry asked his girlfriend to take the necklace off.
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Anna saw what was hidden in the necklace and was shocked at what she was looking at!
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John’s grandfather
John lived in a village with his grandfather. Every morning men went to the farms, and children to the school. Everything was fine. Everyone was happy except John because his grandfather wouldn’t buy him chocolates or change his school bag. “For what are you saving money?” John shouted at his grandfather angrily. “These aren’t necessities. You are a very good boy. Aren’t you, my good boy?” smiled his grandfather. He knew John wasn’t bad as he presented himself. He knew deep down John had a very kind heart.” “Yes, I am good. But you are the worst person I ever met and I hate you.” Join said and stormed out of the room to the school. He was getting late as usual.
His life was like this. Every day he fought with his grandfather at least once. His wishes were not generally satisfied, which really upset him. His grandfather wasn’t poor, but he wasn’t ready to spend on chocolates and clothes.
Upon his arrival at school, he heard his friends talking about the story of the unknown. The teacher had yet not come. He places his ears to the conversation. “Do you know that someone placed 500 dollars with a message inside Mr. Darwin’s house while he was sleeping?” Said his best friend Gum. “Yes. This happened not only to Mr. Darwin but to many needy families. I wonder who did all this, perhaps, God!” replied Tommy father is ill. I wish God helps him, too.” said Gum in a low voice. “How great it is to get a surprise!” John thought.
When he returned home, his grandfather was watering the plants in their garden. On seeing him back, his grandfather asked, “How was the day, dear?” “Nothing special”, he said and went into the house. His grandfather loved gardening, who could be found in the garden almost all the time. And John found it the most boring work ever. He had a strong feeling that his grandfather wouldn’t become so selfish, if he hadn’t spent so much time alone in the garden.
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When they were eating dinner, John finally broke the silence.
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In the depth of night, a sound hit John’s ears.
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Once upon a time, there was a man who was very helpful, kind-hearted, and generous. He was a man who would help someone without asking anything to pay him back. He would help someone because he wanted to and he loved to. One day while walking into a dusty road, this man saw a purse, then he picked it up and found that the purse was empty. Suddenly, a woman with a policeman showed up and caught him.
The woman kept on asking where he hid her money but the man replied, "It was empty when I found it, The woman shouted out angrily, "Please give it back. It's for my son's school fees." The man realized that the woman really felt sad, so he handed her all his money. He could see that the woman was a single mother. The man said, "Take these, sorry for the trouble." The woman left and the policeman held the man for further questioning.
The woman was very happy, but later on she found her money was doubled, which came as something of a shock. One day while the woman was going to pay her son's school fees towards the school, she noticed that some skinny man was walking behind her. She thought that he may rob her, so she approached a policeman standing nearby. He was the same policeman, who she took along to ask about her purse. The woman told him about the man following her, but suddenly they saw that man falling down on the ground. They ran at him and saw that he was the same man whom they caught a few days ago.
He looked very weak and the woman was confused.
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Tim, a 14-year-old boy, was walking alone on the streets. It was almost 10 p.m.
This evening, Tim's mom asked him about his low grades in the recent exam. Tim had a careless attitude and did not reply in a nice way. She scolded (责备)him, but Tim quarreled with her without realizing he was also at fault. The discussion ended so bad that Tim left their house in a storm with his eyes filled with tears. Complaints swept over him and the question constantly flashed in his mind why his mother didn't care about him but only about the grades.
He walked for more than two hours, exhausted and hungry. Suddenly, he was attracted by a sweet smell from a small noodle shop.
He realized there was not even a coin in his pocket. With a sad face, he decided to leave. The shop owner smiled and said she wouldn't ask him for any.
She prepared a hot bowl of delicious noodles for Tim. Tim thanked her from his heart and promised her that he would return her kindness.
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Tim was in tears when he ate the noodles.
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After having a talk with the shop owner, Tim realized his mistake.
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(1)简要描述漫画内容；(2)分析其揭示的问题；(3)谈谈个人感想。
注意:
(1)词数不少于100；
(2)内容充实、行文连贯；
(3)稿件开头已给出，不计入总词数。
Last weekend I saw an interesting cartoon in the newspaper. As is vividly illustrated in the cartoon,
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Mama's bank account
Every Saturday night Mama would sit down by the kitchen table and count out the money Papa had brought home.
“ For the rent.” Mama would count out the big silver pieces.
“ For the groceries.” Another group of coins.
“I'll need a notebook.” That would be my sister Christine, my brother Nels or me.
Mama would put one or two coins to the side. We would watch with anxious interest. At last, Papa would ask, “Is that al!" And when Mama nodded, we could relax a little. Mama would look up and smile, “Good. We do not have to go to the Bank.” We were all so proud of Mama's Bank Account. It gave us such a warm, secure feeling.
When Nels graduated from grammar school, he wanted to go on to high school. “It will cost a little money,” he said.
Eagerly we gathered around the table. I took down a box and laid it carefully in front of Mama. This was the “Little Bank”. It was used for sudden emergencies, such as the time when Christine broke her arm and had to be taken to a doctor.
Nels listed the costs of the things he would need. Mama counted out the money in the Little bank. There was not enough. “We do not want to go to the Bank,” she reminded. We all shook our heads.
“I will work in Dilon's grocery after school,” Nels volunteered.
Mama gave him a bright smile and wrote down a number. “That's not enough,” Papa said. Then he took his pipe out of his mouth and looked at it for a long time. “I will give up smoking,” he said suddenly.
Mama reached across the table and touched Papa's arm. Then she wrote down another figure.
“I will look after the Elvington children every Friday night,” I said. “Christine can help me.”
Now there was enough money. We all felt very good because we did not have to go downtown and draw money out of Mama's Bank Account. I often dreamed of adding some money to the Bank Account someday. And that was twenty years ago.
注意：
1.所续写短文的词数应为150左右；
2.续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好。
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Last year I sold my first story and got some money.
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Mama looked at me and said, “There is no account.”
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Carter enjoyed riding the school bus home. The ride home gave him some time to relax after a busy day of fifth grade. He usually sat alone, and he enjoyed that too. With four siblings（兄弟姐妹）he didn't get much alone time.
The bus stopped and the tallest boy in his class, Dexter Fisher, stepped off followed by his younger brother, Billy. Their house was the last stop before Carter's house. As the bus pulled away, Carter looked back over his shoulder to watch the boys. Dexter was yelling and waving his hands at his little brother. Billy said something Carter could not hear. Dexter yelled something and gave his younger brother a hard shove （猛推）and knocked him to the ground.
Carter leaned toward the window to get a better view. Billy was still on the ground and Dexter was walking away. Carter watched as Billy wiped at his eyes. The poor kid was crying.
Carter turned in his seat. He felt nauseous （恶心的）.He hated seeing little kids get picked on. It just wasn't right. The sight of Billy on the ground crying was burned into his memory. He tried to think of something else.
He thought of the model car he was working on at home, a 1967 Corvette. He started building it over a week ago and just finished putting it together last night. Tonight, as soon as he finished his homework, he could start painting the car. That was his favorite part. He already had the perfect color of blue picked out.
He hurried off the bus, ran through his yard, and breezed through the kitchen with a quick hello to his mom. She was making spaghetti. His favorite. It smelled delicious.
He ran up the stairs two at a time and rushed into his room.
“Surprise!” his brother Jackson said, throwing his arms into the air.
Carter looked down at his desk in horror. His Corvette! Jackson had painted it red. An awful dull shade of red that didn't look good on a car at all. Like the color of Dad's tractor!
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1.续写词数应为150左右；
2.续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好；
Carter's heart started to beat faster while his breath was coming faster too.
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After hearing what Jackson explained, Carter felt really guilty.
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People have a complicated relationship with failure. While the basic idea of learning from failure is supported by evidence, most people fear it for their kids. No parent wants to see their children fail. Failing hurts. It is hard to see your daughter pour her heart into studying for a Math test, only to get a C. You want your children to succeed, but most of all you don't want to see them suffer.
The world often sees children as a reflection of their parents. The common belief is that when your teen fails, it reflects poorly on you. No one wants to be judged. As a result, parents slowly take over the responsibility of "managing" academics, athletics and relationships to prevent failure and pain.
But failure is a part of growing. Even though you have the best intentions, you have to let your kids fail. Teaching your children about failure changes your relationship from a "Responsible for" mindset (心态) to one of "Responsible to." Rather than feeling responsible for your daughter and her actions, you feel responsible to teach and let her deal with the situation.
Feeling "responsible for" children's actions can lead to parents overcompensating(过度补偿) for real or potential weaknesses. Skills like conflict solution, problem-solving and dealing with authority figures are important development markers for teenagers. When parents overcompensate for children's weaknesses they rob teens of opportunities to improve developmental skills.
Feeling "responsible to" teach and guide children allows parents to create space for failure and challenges. Teenagers can then use this space to perfect these important developmental skills. Over time, the weaknesses become strengths. When your children fail, you don't have to lower your standards for your kids, but you may have to change expectations. Remember, when you feel responsible to give your children more freedom, it changes how you deal with failure. Failure becomes a stepping stone to success rather than something to be avoided.
Everyone likes the beautiful Cinderella, but I like the ugly stepsister. The sidewalk was filled with shoppers as my mother and I hurried to the department store. I raised my neck for a look at the holiday window display, but at the age of six I was too small to see around the grown-ups with their winter coats and packages. When at last we reached the store, I stood with my eyes widened. “Look, Mother,” I shouted, pressing my hands against the glass, “Cinderella.” Before my eyes was the most beautiful doll I had ever seen! She wore a fairy princess suit made of shining red silk. I knew if I lifted her skirt I would find her crystal(水晶) shoes. The tiny tiara (冠状头饰) fastened to her silky golden hair shone.
“If only she were mine,” I dreamed. “We’d have tea parties, share secrets and dance with a handsome prince.” But to my disappointment, my mother guided me away from the window, explaining that she and my father could not afford such an expensive doll. “But there will be a very special gift under the tree for you on Christmas morning, Madge,” she said. “I promise.” Later that week I leaned against Mother’s sewing machine, watching the needle flash up and down. “Bet you don’t know what this is!” she joked, holding up the cloth for me to see. “My Christmas doll!” I yelled. It was still in the early stages but I could make out the head, neck and body. “So much to my surprise!” Mother laughed as I danced around the room, already pretending Cinderella and I were at the ball. It wouldn’t be long now.
My excitement grew with each passing day. Mother continued to work on the doll, and whenever I walked into the room she would hide it under a pillow. I could tell by her smile she was pleased with her progress. On Christmas morning I jumped out of bed, ran down the hall and quickly arrived at the living room where the Christmas tree was placed.
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There, underneath the tree, was a beautifully packed gift box.
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But I could see Mother watching me, waiting for my response.
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