From the day that she learned to walk, Katie’s parents had warned her not to walk past the wire fence. The fence divided the farm from the open grassland that ran for miles. A child would get lost in the high, waving grass. Katie’s mother would remind her about her sister Hannah. “Hannah was no older than you the day that she disappeared, ” Mama would say. Katie couldn’t think of anything worse than to be separated from her parents.
Katie had never seen her sister. Hannah had been lost before Katie was born. Katie often imagined one day a beautiful stranger would come up the road and it would be Hannah.
Now, more than twelve years after her disappearance, Hannah was coming home! She was found at a small village far away. A woman found the lost child many years ago and raised Hannah like one of her own children.
Katie and her mother were busy cleaning the spare bedroom all day.
The next day Hannah arrived. Katie raced out into the yard, her arms open wide. As she came closer to the tall, young woman, her arms dropped. The cry of welcome died in her throat. Hannah had sun—Browned skin. A blanket pulled around her shoulders. She stood staring, looking helpless as Katie’s mother moved forward to embrace(拥抱) her.
At that moment, Katie remembered the rabbit she caught last winter. She carried it home gently and built a comfortable house for it. The next morning the rabbit was gone. “It was used to freedom,” her mama had explained.
Hannah stayed at her new home for almost a month. She never slept in the soft bed. She seldom came out of her room. Whenever Katie went in, she always found Hannah looking our of the window. Katie’s parents kept telling her that it was just a matter of time. Hannah would get used to their ways. “After all,” Mama said, “we’re her real family.”
Then one night, when Katie went in to say good night, Hannah was gone. Her window was open wide. Katie looked around the empty room. She started to run downstairs to call her parents, but then stopped. She thought of the rabbit that she had caught. She wouldn’t tell. She would let her parents discover Hannah’s absence in the morning. Then Hannah would have had a head start on her long journey back to her family.
1．What happened to Hannah many years ago?
A．She went to catch a rabbit and got lost.
B．She got lost in the grass and was taken to a village.
C．She walked past the fence and found a small village.
D．She didn’t like living with her parents and ran away.
2．Katie’s experience with the rabbit helps her to believe .
A．people are cruel animals
B．family members should always stay together
C．people belong where they feel most comfortable
D．both people and animals enjoy a life close to nature
3．Which words best describe Katie?
A．Lonely and shy B．Brave and confident.
C．Honest and helpful. D．Kind and understanding
4．What can be inferred from the story?
A．Hannah didn’t want a sister.
B．It is always dangerous to walk alone.
C．Hannah, in fact, was not Katie’s sister.
D．We should think more of others’ happiness.
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A few years ago, I was with a close woman friend in a grocery store in California．As we walked along the aisle (过道), we saw a mother with a small boy moving in the opposite direction and met us head-on (正面的) in each aisle．The woman barely noticed us because she was so angry with her little boy, who wanted to pull items off the lower shelves．As the mother became more and more annoyed, she started to yell at the child and several aisles later had progressed to shaking him by the arm．k+s-5#u
At this point my friend spoke up．A wonderful mother of three and founder of a progressive school, she had probably never once in her life treated any child so harshly(严厉地)．I expected my friend would give this woman a solid mother-to-mother talk about controlling herself and about the effect this behavior has on a child．Instead, my friend said, “What a beautiful little boy．How old is he?” The woman answered cautiously, “He’s three．” My friend went on to comment on how curious he seemed and how her own three children were just like him in the grocery store, pulling things off shelves, so interested in all the wonderful colors and packages．“He seems so bright and intelligent,” my friend said．
The woman had the boy in her arms by now and a shy smile came upon her face．Gently brushing his hair out of his eyes, she said, “Yes, he’s very smart and curious, but sometimes he wears me out．” My friend responded sympathetically(表示同情地), “Yes, they can do that; they are so full of energy．”
As we walked away, I heard the mother speaking kindly to the boy about getting home and cooking his dinner．“We’ll have your favorite — macaroni(通心面) and cheese,” she told him．
The mother was angry with her baby because ．
A．the mother was very tired k+s-5#u
B．the baby asked for more things
C．the baby ran madly in the store
D．the baby was pulling the goods off the shelves
We can learn from the passage that the author’s friend ．
A．treated her children well only
B．was probably good to any child
C．liked the boy very much
D．always wanted to help others
The author’s friend talked with the mother in that way to ．
A．show her sympathy for the woman
B．know something about the boy first
C．show her anger with the woman k+s-5#u
D．make the woman realize children’s natural quality
With the story, the author most probably intends to tell us that ．
A．we should respect a child’s nature
B．we should never blame a child
C．mothers usually share the same interest
D．mothers should try to be gentle and polite k+s-5#u
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Making lists is relaxing. It dictates the shape of the immediate future; it calms you down (it’s OK, it’s on a list somewhere) and it makes you feel good when you cross something off List-making is standard practice in therapy for depression). It might even help you to get things done too. The more you have to do, the more you need a list and few people with high-powered jobs get by without them. Women always think they’re better at lists than men. Men tend to have tasks which they assemble ’into Action Plans whereas women just have lists of Things To Do.
James Oliver, psychologist, has created his own “time management matrix (模式)”. He writes a list of things to do and then organizes them into categories: things that have to be done straight away, other things that it would be good to do today, things that are important but haven’t got to be done immediately and things that are less urgent but that he doesn’t want to forget. “Using categories to order the world is the way the human mind works,” he says. “After that, you should divide things into levels of importance.” But he also warns, “If people get too absorbed in making lists, it doesn’t work. They have too many categories and lose their ability to decide which is the most important.”
It’s all a question of what works best for you, whether it’s a tidy notebook, a packet of Post-it notes or the back of your hand. Having tried all these, student Kate Rollins relies on a computerized list, which is printed out each morning. “My electronic organizer has changed my life,” she says. “Up to now, I’ve always relied on my good memory, but now that I’m working and studying, I find I’ve got too much to keep in my head.”
So what are you waiting for? No, you’re not too busy to make today the first day of your upgraded time-managed life. In fact, there’s no better time than the present to begin to take increased control of your work and life. So, get out your pencil and pen and make a list.
The main purpose of making lists is to .
A. help map out one’s future B. divide things into levels of importance
C. treat certain diseases such as depression D. organize one’s work and life reasonably
We can learn from the passage that .
A. good memory helps in list making B. too much listing might be misleading
C. women usually make a lot more lists than men D. people with high-powered jobs make lists most
In this passage the author intends to .
A. suggest a way of raising one’s living standard B. introduce some ways of business management
C. urge people to develop the habit of listing D. warn people not to rely on their memory
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______ the number of cars, only _____small number of people have attended the meeting.
A．Judging from; a B．Judged from; a
C．Judging from; the D．Judged from; the
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Museums in Texas
Depot Museum And Children’s Discovery Center
The museum is in the depot’s waiting room and office. The warehouse is a hands-on learning center. See the 1908 “Arnold Outhouse”, log cabin, doctor’s office, dogtrot cabin, oil derrick, cotton gin, print shop, and syrup mill.
Open 9 a.m.–5 p.m. Mon.–Fri. and 9 a.m.–1 p.m. Sat.
Admission charge.
Address: 514 N. High St. in the restored 1901 Missouri Pacific Railroad depot, Henderson
Phone: 903/657-4303
Tex-Ark Antique Auto Museum
It is designed to preserve, collect, operate and interpret a collection of autos and auto transportation equipment. Library and archive collection available.
Open 9 a.m.–5 p.m. Sat. and 1–5 p.m. Sun.
Admission charge.
Address: 217 Laurel St., Texarkana
Phone: 903/938-9201
Jefferson Historical Society Museum
Find four floors of documents and antiques, including mementos of pioneer days, early steamboat commerce and antebellum society. See paintings and sculpture from the D.D. Feldman collection. It also has an outstanding doll collection.
Open 9:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m. daily.
Admission charge.
Address: Old Federal Building, Austin and Market streets, Jefferson
Phone: 903/665-2775
The Woodlands Children’s Museum
The museum provides hands-on, interactive exhibits designed to immerse children and adults in play that stimulates curiosity and provides opportunities for learning in a nurturing environment.
Open 10 a.m.–5 p.m. Tue.–Sat. and noon–5 p.m. Sun.
Admission charge.
Address: 4775 W. Panther Creek Drive, the Woodlands
Phone: 281/465-0955
1.What do the four museums have in common?
A. They all have a long history. B. They all charge for admission.
C. They all provide hands-on programmes. D. They are all in the same city.
2.If you are free on Sunday afternoons, you may visit the following museums except _______.
A. Tex-Ark Antique Auto Museum
B. The Woodlands Children’s Museum
C. Jefferson Historical Society Museum
D. Depot Museum And Children’s Discovery Center
3.Which of the following is not true according to the advertisement?
A. Interactive exhibits are offered in the Woodlands Children’s Museum.
B. Dolls are on display in Depot Museum And Children’s Discovery Center.
C. Paintings and sculpture can be seen in Jefferson Historical Society Museum.
D. You can read and borrow books in Tex-Ark Antique Auto Museum.
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