1 . My grandfather died in 1970, leaving my grandmother living in their old house alone. Shortly after that, we went to the animal shelter and picked out a little dog to accompany Grandma. The dog was named Penny.
Grandma and Penny quickly became very attached (喜爱的) to each other, and that attachment grew much
The time came when both my grandmother and Penny were becoming
On Christmas Day in 1985, Grandma was again taken to the hospital. Penny,
After fifteen years of loving friendship, Grandma and Penny passed away on the same day. God had it all worked out — Penny was waiting at the door to
A.stronger | B.higher | C.farther | D.longer |
A.similar | B.gentle | C.friendly | D.close |
A.work | B.hospital | C.sleep | D.church |
A.on | B.beside | C.under | D.below |
A.table | B.bed | C.chair | D.blanket |
A.lost | B.active | C.weak | D.tired |
A.lie | B.walk | C.play | D.jump |
A.looking | B.crying | C.climbing | D.getting |
A.worriedly | B.hurriedly | C.excitedly | D.disappointedly |
A.as usual | B.in time | C.by accident | D.at once |
A.believed | B.guessed | C.heard | D.found |
A.guided | B.posted | C.sent | D.followed |
A.owner | B.mother | C.doctor | D.saver |
A.opened | B.brightened | C.closed | D.wetted |
A.call | B.help | C.miss | D.greet |
A.By WeChat. | B.By Email. | C.By phone. |
1. Who does the woman admire most?
A.Her grandfather. | B.Tu Youyou. | C.Yuan Longping. |
A.Music. | B.Medicine. | C.Math. |
1. Why does the man teach the woman video chatting?
A.He will work abroad. | B.He wants to save money. | C.He bought her a new videophone. |
A.Useless. | B.Difficult. | C.Interesting. |
1. How many people do they mention in the drawing?
A.Eight. | B.Nine. | C.Ten. |
A.Playing with a ball. |
B.Running after Joe. |
C.Sitting on the ground with Sally. |
A.He is standing in the center. |
B.He is giving the children candy. |
C.He is possibly working in the garage. |
1. What happened at the man’s dinner with his host family?
A.He forgot to introduce himself. |
B.He called the host by the wrong name. |
C.He whispered to someone. |
A.He apologized for his behavior. |
B.He said nothing about it. |
C.He made a joke of himself. |
A.Helpful. | B.Embarrassed. | C.Grateful. |
1. What kind of animals did the woman’s grandma have?
A.Cows. | B.Ducks. | C.Donkeys. |
A.Calm. | B.Afraid. | C.Excited. |
A.At 8 years old. | B.At 10 years old. | C.At 12 years old. |
A.Her grandparents. | B.Herself. | C.Her mother. |
8 . The photographs that Scilla took as a 16-year-old girl on the streets of London in 1955 stayed largely in her album (相册) over the years. Scilla is now 83, and her self-developed black-and-white photos have been brought back to life after they were discovered by a teenage photographer.
Over the past year, Philip Loveday, 16, has been revisiting his grandmother’s path across the capital to carefully rephotograph the pictures. His journey through time with a camera has been especially moving, because his grandmother, Scilla, has Alzheimer’s disease (阿尔茨海默症) and has lost many of her memories.
Philip took new photos that looked like the ones Scilla took long ago, and put them in a new album. Each page of Scilla’s old album was copied and put in the new one, with Philip’s new photos on the opposite pages. Philip’s mother, Catherine Loveday, said Scilla had been happy with the new album, which had “put her back in her shoes” as a teenager.
Philip said his mother showed him the album she had found at her mother’s house. Greatly absorbed in how modern London would compare to the city photographed by his grandmother, Philip and his mother began to make trips into central London. During the trips, they had the idea of retaking the photos.
Some of the places are similar, like Big Ben. Others show how the city has modernized. Unlike Scilla’s view of St. Paul’s Cathedral from the Thames, Philip’s retake has the Millenium Bridge. When Scilla photographed the John Lewis store on Oxford Street, it was a one-storey building — now it has seven floors. Philip had to use his imagination to recreate other sights. Scilla has repeatedly returned to her new album since receiving it. Philip said: “It’s nice for her to see someone taking an interest in those photos and going back over them, and also good for her to connect her past to where we are now.”
1. What did Philip do for Scilla during the past year?A.He taught her how to use a camera. |
B.He took her to visit London streets. |
C.He found a new way to treat her disease. |
D.He recreated photos of London she had taken. |
A.It inspired her to take photos. | B.It made her think of her teenage days. |
C.It encouraged her to travel across London. | D.It raised her confidence to fight off illness. |
A.Troubled. | B.Interested. | C.Experienced. | D.Disappointed. |
A.A teenager sensed the great changes of London. |
B.An old lady suffered a lot from Alzheimer’s disease. |
C.A teenager and his mother travelled to London for fun. |
D.A teenager’s photos helped recover his grandmother’s memory. |
1.我的妈妈是我眼中的英雄。她在一家超市做收银员。
2.我原以为她的工作很容易,但我逐渐意识到,这些年来妈妈一直怀着极大的热情做着一份出色的工作,值得尊重。
3.母亲以她的工作为荣。她笑迎顾客,即使累了也坚持努力工作。
4.虽然她每天工作时间很长,但她仍抽空做家务并花时间陪我。
5.在她的鼓舞下,我学会了在遇到困难时不轻易承认失败。
The Hero in My Eye
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________My mother is my greatest inspiration. She works as a cashier at a neighbourhood supermarket.
I used to think her job was pretty easy, but now I am older, I