I sat at my desk and stared at the screen. I waited patiently for ideas to come to me as I tried to think up exam questions for a test I would give my English students. My wife was off to a party somewhere, but I was not alone. Meghan, our 22-month-old angel, kept my company. Yet her plans seemed to go against mine.
She followed a daily routine that was both time-consuming and challenging. It included certain basic tasks: watching the fish, sweeping the floor in her room, climbing up and down on her bed.
At first I was able to concentrate on designing my test paper. But I was soon distracted. I had not expected the arrival of the “bib-bibs”—“bib-bibs” were birds. “Bib-bibs!” Meghan screamed excitedly, her eyes alive with expectation. She insisted that I come with her to the window.
“In a minute. Just let me finish this question.” I said. She pulled me by the hand (two fingers, actually) toward the window. I saw myself as a fool, being led to watch the “bib-bibs”. They sang and leaped back and forth on the lawn just outside our apartment window. Meghan was absorbed, but as I watched them, I still thought about my work. With her attention off me, I left the window and went back to my desk.
Five minutes later, she returned. She reached up to my keyboard and pressed a bunch of keys, adding a long line of scrabbled (乱的) letters to my question. I struggled to bring my annoyance under control. “No, thank you, Meghan. Daddy’s seen your work. I’ll do it myself.” She backed off.
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A few minutes later, she stood in front of me with her shoes and socks in her hand.
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I finally decided to take Meghan to the park.
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2 . There are young trees near my window, growing proudly around pink flowers. My little hill with the trees
I met my best friend Marianne when I was 14. She sat behind me in our Grade 9 classroom. I can still
The laughter never
Marianne and I went in
I recently felt a longing to call Marianne. We chatted about old times and caught up on news about our kids and parents. A few days later, she
I’m
When I look out from my window, I can see the little hill with its trees. I think of those
| A．warns | B．informs | C．reminds | D．convinces |
| A．belief | B．memory | C．spirit | D．kindness |
| A．see | B．accompany | C．accept | D．connect |
| A．hunger | B．comfort | C．ambition | D．curiosity |
| A．playing | B．arguing | C．wandering | D．laughing |
| A．changed | B．stopped | C．burst | D．returned |
| A．stubborn | B．selfish | C．silly | D．proud |
| A．because | B．unless | C．although | D．until |
| A．move on | B．give up | C．help out | D．step back |
| A．proper | B．different | C．clear | D．main |
| A．free | B．lovely | C．late | D．regular |
| A．worries | B．feelings | C．lives | D．achievements |
| A．posted | B．recommended | C．read | D．discovered |
| A．Therefore | B．Instead | C．Soon | D．Still |
| A．recalling | B．considering | C．celebrating | D．building |
| A．even though | B．now that | C．ever since | D．as if |
| A．responsible | B．grateful | C．eager | D．sorry |
| A．escaping from | B．walking around | C．getting over | D．jumping into |
| A．classmates | B．flowers | C．trees | D．treasures |
| A．strong | B．independent | C．faithful | D．quiet |
3 . MY GARDEN IS MY REFUGE; I find reflective isolation in it. I have seven children, so our house is a scene of lively confusion. For a long time, I guarded this place of peace and quiet. When the children followed me into the garden, I would hand out chores. “Here: you weed the beans, you water the onions.” Soon they would be hot or their backs would hurt from bending over, and they would leave me to myself.
Then one day, I was trying to prepare the soil, and I honestly wasn’t enjoying my time of peace and loneliness. My 13-year-old son, Josiah, picked up a spare spade and began helping. Working as a team, we had the pea patch dug up and fertilized in no time at all. I thanked Josiah, realizing that l had enjoyed his company.
The same thing happened with picking up rocks and planting the seeds —one or two of the children would appear to watch and then participate. Each time, I would feel surprised to find the work was lighter for their help, and their laughter made time pass faster. So I stopped resenting their company and instead I began to share my gardening secrets. As spring became summer and the real work began, I expected the children to disappear, but no, there they were, watering, pulling weeds and checking for insects.
One day I slipped out by myself to the garden, feeling a little bit guilty. I had a suspicion that the sugar snap peas were ripe, and I wanted a taste. As I walked along the row, a little voice piped up behind me. “What are you eating, Mama?”
Abby’s big blue eyes sparkled as I showed her how to pull the strings off and pop (剥出) the peas into her mouth. She just loved how tasty they were. Then my sweet seven-year-old girl put me to shame. “Mama, I’ve got to pick a bunch. Won’t the others love them? I can’t wait to share.”
I realized how selfish I had been. I’d tried to keep the joys of gardening to myself, and here was a child who couldn’t wait to share with her brothers and sisters. I held back tears and said, “Sure, honey, let’s pick some and I’ll show you how to prepare them. We’ll make the most wonderful supper.”
1. Why did the writer ask her children to do chores whenever they were in the garden?| A．She didn’t want to do all the work on her own. |
| B．She intended to show the hard labor of gardening. |
| C．She didn’t want them to get hurt or get too tired. |
| D．She was determined to keep the garden to herself. |
① loud ② lively ③ guilty ④ loving ⑤ strong
| A．①②③④ | B．①②④ | C．①②③ | D．④⑤ |
| A．dislike | B．expect | C．keep | D．sacrifice |
| A．The best way to communicate with children is by working together. |
| B．The golden rule of gardening is that many hands make light work. |
| C．Everything feels better when shared with your family or your friend. |
| D．Parents should spend as much time with their children as possible. |
4 . When a Houston dad found out his eight-year-old son was being bullied (欺负), he didn’t get mad at the classmate who teased him. Instead, he talked with the so-called bully and realized that the boy was struggling, too.
Aubrey Fontenot’s son, Jordan, told him a boy named Tamarion was teasing him. Fontenot decided to sit down with his son and Tamarion to understand what was going on, and something unexpected happened.
Tamarion told Fontenot he was being teased at school, too. “I asked, ‘By who? You are big. You are huge. Who is teasing you?’” the father said. “He said, ‘Just all the other kids, man. They are making fun of me.” Fontenot learned that Tamarion was getting teased for his clothes and shoes—his clothes and shoes were old and dirty. Fontenot then spoke to the boy’s mother. “She kind of confirmed it,” Fontenot said. “And she said, ‘That’s the kind of situation.’”
He felt sympathetic to the young boy and wanted to help. So he asked Tamarion’s mom if he could take her son to do some shopping.
Fontenot posted videos of their trip to the mall on social media and they went viral. Tamarion eventually smiled, and then the two were laughing and singing together on their shopping trip. Just as if he were taking his own son to do some shopping, Fontenot got Tamarion new clothes and shoes, and shared words of wisdom with him.
Then, the dad united the two boys. He said it was awkward at first—just a day earlier, they didn’t get along well at school. But the two classmates started playing sports games together and soon became friends.
It was not just about the clothes and shoes. Tamarion gained a friend in Jordan, and a mentor in his dad. Fontenot said he was also bullied when he was a child, so he knew it was important to listen to Tamarion’s story. He chose kindness instead of anger and brought the two boys together. “I wouldn’t say that was the goal, but that was the reward,” Fontenot said.
1. What was Fontenot’s attitude toward his son’s being bullied?| A．Amazed and embarrassed. | B．Angry and impatient. | C．Calm and sensible. | D．Sad and discouraged. |
| A．Fontenot liked Tamarion instantly. | B．Tamarion bullied Jordan out of kindness. |
| C．Tamarion was also a victim of bullying. | D．Fontenot and Tamarion’s mother used to be friends. |
| A．He turned to the school for help. | B．He asked Tamarion’s mother to settle the problem. |
| C．He ordered his son never to play with Tamarion again. | D．He made the two boys united and join together. |
| A．Jordan’s being bullied arose from his clothes and shoes. |
| B．Jordan and Tamarion got along well in the beginning. |
| C．Tamarion’s mother paid little attention to Tamarion. |
| D．Fontenot communicated with Tamarion’s mother to know about him. |
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Last night, my parents told me that we will have a picnic with my uncle Peter and their family in a park. I was so excited as I could hardly fall asleep. This afternoon, we met in the park at 3:00. The adult sat on the ground, talking about the work and family issues. My cousins and I went away fly kites. At first, we tried but failed to make it. Therefore, we didn’t give up easy. Instead, we helped with each other and finally we all succeeded. After that, we enjoyed the delicious food bringing from home and appreciated the beautiful scenery of the park. For me, it was the truly relaxing day.
Often, when he came to visit, my grandfather would bring me a present. These were never the sorts of things that other people brought, such as dolls, books or toys. My dolls and toys have been gone for more than half a century, but many of my grandfather’s gifts are still with me.
Once he brought me a little plastic cup. I looked inside, expecting to see something special. But there was only some loose soil in it, which made me disappointed. He smiled at me affectionately. Turning around, he picked up a little teapot from my dolls’ tea set and took me to the kitchen where he filled the little cup with water. Back in the living room, he put it on the windowsill(窗台) and handed me the teapot. “If you promise to put some water in the cup every day, something may happen.” he told me.
At that time, I was only five years old. This whole thing made no sense to me at all. I looked at him doubtfully and asked, “Do I have to water it every day? What will happen?” He nodded to me with encouragement, “Yes, every day, dear.”
And so I promised. At first, curious to see what would happen, I did not mind doing this. But as the days went by and nothing changed, it got harder and harder to remember to put water in the cup. After a week, I asked my grandfather if it was time to stop yet. Shaking his head no, he said, “Every day.” The second week was even harder, and I became regretful of my promise to put water in the cup. When my grandfather came again, I tried to give it back to him, but he refused to take it, saying simply the same words, “Every day.” By the third week, I began to forget to put water in the cup during the day. Often, I would remember only after I had been put to bed and would have to get out of bed and water it in the dark. But I did not miss a single day.
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One morning, something amazing happened.
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2.推荐原因；
3.表达祝福
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Dear Peter,
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Yours,
Li Hua
8 . Five years ago, my husband and I bought a former farm. It’s a short ride from our Vancouver home but a world away. As we restore the land, I feel my well-being returning, but I think the farm is also working its magic on our son’s growing resilience (适应能力). Since Dev was 20, he has lived with mental illness. We have been on this journey with him from crisis to recovery.
It has taken a couple of years to clear the land, seed the lawn (草坪) and build garden beds. But we did it even as other parts of our life had come undone. The farm was holding our family together. We come over on weekends and holidays and have been planting.
Before he went to treatment, we planted a “guild” in the old apple farm.
The desire to recover this land has grown in me.
| A．We helped ourselves by helping others. |
| B．We also learned how to depend on others. |
| C．My son had great difficulty making a recovery. |
| D．I have seen this drive toward restoration in my son as well. |
| E．Just when it couldn’t get any worse, an unexpected light occurred. |
| F．During this time, Dev is concentrating on his own restoration process. |
| G．Its aim is to support the health of trees by grouping other surrounding components. |
Pumpkin(南瓜)carving at Halloween is a family tradition. We visit a local farm every October. In the pumpkin field, I compete with my three brothers and sister to seek out the biggest pumpkin. My dad has a rule that we have to carry our pumpkins back home, and as the eldest child I have an advantage — I carried an 85-pounder back last year.
This year, it was hard to tell whether my prize or the one chosen by my 14-year-old brother, Jason, was the winner. Unfortunately we forgot to weigh them before taking out their insides, but I was determined to prove my point. All of us were hard at work at the kitchen table, with my mom filming the annual event. I’m unsure now why I thought forcing my head inside the pumpkin would settle the matter, but it seemed to make perfect sense at the time.
With the pumpkin resting on the table, hole uppermost, I bent over and pressed my head against the opening. At first I got jammed just above my eyes and then, as I went on with my task, unwilling to quit, my nose briefly prevented entry. Finally I managed to put my whole head into it, like a cork(软木塞)forced into a bottle. I was able to straighten up with the huge pumpkin resting on my shoulders.
My excitement was short-lived. The pumpkin was heavy. “I’m going to set it down, now,” I said, and with Jason helping to support its weight, I bent back over the table to give it somewhere to rest. It was only when I tried to remove my head that I realized getting out was going to be less straightforward than getting in. When I pulled hard, my nose got in the way. I got into a panic as I pressed firmly against the table and moved my head around trying to find the right angle, but it was no use. “I can’t get it out!” I shouted, my voice sounding unnaturally loud in the enclosed space.
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I was stuck for five to six minutes though it felt much longer.
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That video was posted the day before Halloween.
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She turned around and saw me standing in the doorway. Her beautiful movement ended so
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I was considered to be one of them. And then one day a letter from the
“What happened then?” I
“I made my decision
Tears filled my eyes. I was thinking about how much joy we can bring to each others’ lives. I know people who have chosen to
| A．astonished | B．amused | C．annoyed | D．ashamed |
| A．sticking | B．rising | C．pouring | D．lifting |
| A．rapidly | B．inflexibly | C．firmly | D．freely |
| A．obeyed | B．followed | C．stretched | D．pushed |
| A．early | B．slowly | C．weakly | D．suddenly |
| A．beaten | B．caught | C．banned | D．forgiven |
| A．to begin with | B．to sum up | C．to tell the truth | D．to make matters worse |
| A．dancing | B．singing | C．working | D．exercising |
| A．hometown | B．battlefield | C．ballroom | D．campground |
| A．confirmed | B．persuaded | C．hurried | D．greeted |
| A．here and there | B．up and down | C．day and night | D．there and then |
| A．race | B．crash | C．ride | D．park |
| A．regretted | B．accepted | C．defended | D．supported |
| A．loss | B．gift | C．love | D．pain |
| A．go over | B．take off | C．put away | D．give up |
