Breaking Mirrors
Will you have bad luck if you break a mirror? Many people believe this. There is an old story about breaking mirrors.
Long ago, people happened to see their faces in ponds and lakes. Some people were frightened. “That must be my soul,” a person would say.
The first mirrors were made of shiny metal. Later, people used glass mirrors. They were careful not to break them. Breaking a mirror could harm the soul. That is how a broken mirror came to mean bad luck. The bad luck is supposed to last for seven years.
You may not believe this story. You may have no bad luck with mirrors. But you should handle mirrors carefully. A broken mirror could cut you.
1．Long ago, people saw their faces in ________ .
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A．ponds |
B．hands |
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C．boats |
2．The first mirrors were made of ________ .
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A．water |
B．shiny metal |
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C．glass |
3．A face in the mirror was supposed to be the _________ .
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A．soul |
B．luck |
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C．story |
4．Breaking a mirror is supposed to bring ________ years of bad luck.20
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A．five |
B．seven |
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C．ten |
5．You should handle mirrors ________ .
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A．with luck |
B．with soul |
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C．with care |
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This happened to me at the age of twelve. It seems like a long time to remember the name of the old lady. Yet it keeps in my 35 that she taught me a lesson in tolerance(宽容) which I shall never forget.
On a winter afternoon, a friend and I were 36 stones onto the roof of the old lady’s house. I found myself a perfectly smooth stone and threw it out. The stone was too smooth, however, so it slipped(滑) from my hands and 37 straight not for the roof but for a small window on the old lady’s back porch(门廊). At the sound of broken 38 , we knew we were in trouble and ran away.
I was too scared(胆怯) about getting caught by the old lady that first night. However, a few days later, when I was sure that I hadn’t been 39 , I started to feel guilty(有罪的) for what I had done. She 40 greeted me with a smile each day when I gave her the newspaper, but I was no longer able to act comfortably.
I made up my mind to 41 for her window with my paper delivery(发送) money I collected. I put the money in an envelope with a note explaining I was 42 for breaking her window and hoped that the seven dollars would cover the cost for repairing it.
I waited 43 it was dark, snuck(悄悄地走) up to the old lady’s house and put the letter I didn’t sign in her door. Once again, I could have the freedom of lookingstraight 44 the old lady’s kind eyes.
The next day, I handed the old lady her paper and was able to return the warm smile that I was 45 from her. She thanked me and gave me a bag of cookies.
Reaching for the cookies, I 46 an envelope and pulled it out of the bag. When I opened the envelope, I was surprised to see the seven dollars and a short note that said, “I’m proud of you!”
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A man got a new car and he was very proud 26 it. One day, when he 27 back home, he saw his three-year-old son 28 hitting the new car with a toy hammer. The man was 29 angry that he ran to his son, grabbed the hammer from 30 , and used the hammer to hit the little boy’s hands too hard. The 31 boy cried out but his father didn’t care.
When the father 32 , he took his son to the 33 as fast as he could. Although the doctor tried his best to save the 34 bones（骨头）, he had to cut the fingers from both of the boy’s hands in the end.
When the boy 35 in the hospital and saw his hands, he innocently(天真) said, “Dady, I’m sorry about your car.” Then he asked, “but 36 are my fingers going to grow back?” The father 37 very sad.
Think about the story when 38 steps on your feet or when you wish to take revenge(报复). Think first before you lose your patience with someone. Cars can 39 , but broken bones and hurt feelings often can’t.
People often make mistakes. But we should remember that forgiveness is greater than revenge. 40 before act!
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The evidence for harmony may not be obvious in some families. But it seems that four out of five young people now get on with their parents, which is the opposite of the popularly held image of unhappy teenagers locked in their room after endless family quarrels.
An important new study into teenage attitudes (态度) surprisingly shows that their family life is happier than it has ever been in the past. “We were surprised by just how positive (积极的) today’s young people seem to be about their families,” said one member of the research team. “They’re expected to be rebellious（叛逆的）and selfish but actually they have other things on their minds; they want a car and material goods, and they worry about whether school is serving them well. There’s discussion between parents and children, and children expect to take part in the family decision-making process. They don’t want to rock the boat.”
So it seems that these parents are much more likely than parents of 30 years ago to treat their children as friends. “My parents are happy to discuss things with me and willing to listen to me,” says 17-year-old Daniel LaSalle. “I always tell them when I’m going out clubbing. When they know what I’m doing, they’re fine with it.” Susan Cromer, who is now 21, agrees. “Looking back on the last 10 years, there was a lot of what you could call talk or discussion. For example, when I’d done all my homework, I could go out on a Saturday night. But I think my grandparents were a lot stricter with my parents than that.”
Maybe this positive view of family life should not be unexpected. It is possible that the idea of teenage rebellion（叛逆）is not based on real facts. A researcher explains, “Teenagers were thought to be different from others in a part of time in our social history. But to our surprise, they say they are getting on well with their parents. But that idea of rebelling and breaking away from their parents really only happened during that one time in the 1960s when everyone rebelled.”
【小题1】The study shows that teenagers don’t want to ______________________.
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| C．care less about their children’s life | D．give their children more freedom |
| A．may be a wrong opinion | B．is common at present |
| C．lived only in the 1960s | D．was caused by changes in families |
| A．Discussion in family. | B．Teenage education in family. |
| C．Harmony in family. | D．Teenage trouble in family. |
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As I look back on it now, I realize it was kind of silly of me to be so worried when Daddy was really just late. I waited every night for Daddy whom I followed around everywhere.
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I ran back to the door for I knew that Daddy was coming and that I wasn’t standing there for nothing, I began to read the words from my favorite books.
Tired of that, I went back to the kitchen to ask Mummy again but I could open my mouth, she handed me a My little Pony coloring book. She said: “I’m busy, Daniel. Go and a pretty picture and I’ll hang it on the fridge. ”
I went back to the door, put my book and crayons (蜡笔) down, then went to get my mini chair to sit in. After a while, the became a pink-and-purple artistic wonder.
Soon I with relief (放心) as I heard the sound of the garage door and Daddy’s car driving in. I heard him turn off the engine and open and close his car door. The next thing I knew was that the door opened and there stood Daddy. I stood up and my arms . I hugged him tightly and whispered, “I love you”.
As I sit at the computer finishing this story, I know Daddy will be home soon. I still when he’s late. I still go to greet him when he arrives. And I still tell him I love him.
1.A. own B. usual C. favorite D. strange
2.A. think B. understand C. wonder D. search
3.A. hopefully B. thoughtfully C. politely D. sadly
4.A. when B. as C. until D. before
5.A. color B. make C. draw D. paint
6.A. book B. picture C. fridge D. chair
7.A. smiled B. cried C. laughed D. called
8.A. shaking B. opening C. shutting D. breaking
9.A. carried out B. took out C. gave out D. held out
10.A. mind B. realize C. doubt D. worry
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