Paula was seven that year. One day, she saw Mom making clothes. When Paula asked who the clothes were for, Mom said they were for the poor people. On Christmas morning, Paula opened her presents and saw those beautiful clothes she had seen Mom making. “I thought the clothes were for
The poor people,” said Paula. Mom smiled and said, “They are for the poor people. We’re poor.”
When Paula was nine, her greatest wish was to own a pogo stick(弹簧单高跷). When Christmas season came again, she told Mom all she wanted was a pogo stick. Mom told her they couldn’t afford one. One a Saturday morning before Christmas, Paula went shopping with her parents. While they were buying fruit, Dad said: “I need to buy some tools. I’ll be back soon.” Later, Paula and Mom got In their truck. Soon Dad walked out with a long thin box. Paula wondered if it was a pogo stick in the box.
When they got back home, Dad put the box in the storeroom. That afternoon, while her parents were busy doing housework, Paula walked secretly into the storeroom and found the box. There was a silly old broom(扫帚) in the box! Paula was so disappointed. On Christmas morning, she got some gifts, but she didn’t get what she really wanted. Then Paula saw Dad enter the storeroom. He came back carrying a beautiful pogo stick! She couldn’t believe it!
That was many years ago. But Paula recalls those sweet memories every Christmas season. Her parents didn’t have much money, but they gave her the most important gift of all, full of love. She will never forget all the joy her parents brought into her life.
1.Paula’s parents gave her ___________ as a Christmas gift when she was seven.
A. a new computer B. a nice pencil C. beautiful clothes D. delicious food
2.At the age of___________, Paula wished to have a pogo stick.
A. eight B. nine C. ten D. eleven
3.Paula’s father went back to their truck with a ___________ .
A. bag B. hat C. map D. box
4.Paula’s parents were___________when she walked secretly into the storeroom.
A. sleeping B. eating dinner C. doing housework D. feeding cows
5.Which of the following is the best title of this passage?
A. The Great Gift B. A Nice Pogo Stick
C. A Kind Little Girl D. Paula And Her Mom
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Years ago I worked at a factory in a small country. Every day I got up very early and often did much extra work at night. I was so tired and exhausted. My whole life was hopeless. Then one day I read the following article from a magazine:
“A woman went to live with her husband in camp on the Mojave Desert (沙漠) during the war. She simply hated the place: the heat was almost unbearable, 125 degrees in the shade, the wind blew incessantly（不停地）, and there was sand --- sand everywhere. Finally, in desperation (不顾一切地) she wrote to her parents in Ohio that she couldn’t stand it another minute and was coming home.”
Quickly came the reply by airmail from her father --- just two lines:
Two men looked out from prison bars. One saw the mud; the other saw stars.
The daughter did some real thinking, not only with the intellect (思维) but also with her heart. She decided to stick to her post.
She made friends with the natives, learned to love the country, and finally wrote a book about it.
The desert hadn’t changed, but her attitude had. Because she listened with her heart to the words her father sent, a whole new world opened up to her.
A change of attitude could change everything.
After reading the article, I was deep in thought.
1.The underlined word “unbearable” means _______ in Chinese.
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C. two men were out of prison
D. Her parents wanted her to stay there with her husband
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C. She wrote to her parents that she was coming home.
D. The woman received her father’s reply by airmail.
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A. a woman went to live with her husband in camp
B. the desert hadn’t changed, but her attitude had
C. the daughter’s parents wanted her to stay with her husband
D. a change of attitude could change everything
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