When I looked at the grade on my math paper my jaw almost dropped to the ground: a big “65” in bright red ink. I had never received such a terrible grade before.

   I was so ashamed that when I got home that afternoon I lied to my dad. I told him I got 85 and that the report wouldn’t come until the end of the month. Dad smiled. His daughter would never lie about her grade, so he didn’t doubt the unusual delay of my report.

A month later, Dad casually asked me again about the report at the dinner table. He looked right into my eyes and asked for an answer. Having no choice, I told him that I had in fact got just 65 in my math final. I had lied because I didn’t want to let him down.

   For a moment, he just looked at me. I would have preferred a telling off than that silence. Finally, Dad said, in a hurt voice, “You have already let me down, with your lie. I am not disappointed at your math score. That is no big deal – no one can be perfect all the time. But I am very disappointed in you. If you can’t be honest with your dad, who can you be honest with? It’s much easier to achieve a better grade than rebuild someone else’s trust in you.”

   Dad’s words touched my heart. I couldn’t forgive myself for having hurt his feelings. I took out the report that I had been hiding for weeks, handed to him and apologized, sincerely. I realized that my honesty is not only important to me personally, but to those around me that truly care about my well-being.

   In one of Shakespeare’s plays a character says: “No legacy is so rich as honesty.” After the crisis between Dad and me, I began to understand those words.

1.. The first paragraph may suggest that the author ______.

 A. was punished by her father for a bad grade

 B. never expected teachers to give her bad grades

 C. usually got a higher grade

 D. was bad at math

2..  The author lied to her father because ______.

 A. she thought her father would believe her story

 B. she didn’t want to let her father down

 C. her father wouldn’t get her grade report

 D. her father got angry whenever she got a poor grade

3..  Why did her father stay silent after his daughter told him that she had lied?

 A. He didn’t understand what his daughter had said.

 B. He was angry that his daughter lied to him again.

 C. He was unhappy with his daughter’s bad score.

 D. He was hurt that his daughter had lied to him.

4..  The purpose of the article is to tell us that ______.

 A. dishonesty may work sometimes, but there is a price to pay

 B. sometimes a lie can make things easier

 C. we should study hard to make our parents happy

 D. we should accept the fact that we are not perfect

 

One day my math teacher asked me to help him save back-up copies of his work in the computer. I then realized I was able to 36 the grades for all of his classes. I showed him how to copy files from one disk to another and he 37 me.

A few days later be asked me to help him again, because he  38 how to do it. When I began to show this to him, some students in my class  39 and began to talk among themselves  40 . Later that day, at lunch time, I was  41 by several of them.

“Hey, could you help us change our grades in math? We’ll 42 you…”

I could not believe what I was hearing．I could get some reward for something very  43 ．" All right．I'll do it．" The next day my math teacher  44 me to help him out．When he was not paying attention, I began to change their grades from F's to A's．

I soon became very  45  among my friends．They began to treat me like a god with a magical 46 ．I began to change the grades of students．Word  47  quickly and I became very rich．

Everything was going fine  48  I was called into the headmaster's office．When I got there, my teacher was mad, and the headmaster had an angry  49  in his eyes．"I have known you for three years now．I don't want to 50  what your teacher said, but I'm afraid that I must．He has too much  51  , " he said．" Do you have anything to say  52  yourself?" he asked．

"No．" I said finally．I did not realize how serious my actions had been．I had violated the   53 of my teacher, and the headmaster．And there was no way  54 ．I was forced to leave my school．

That was a good  55 for me．

1.A．access           B．submit         C．change         D．mark

2.A．congratulated                      B．admired        C．thanked    D．accepted

3.A．doubted          B．remembered     C．reminded       D．forgot

4.A．recognised                         B．noticed        C．complained D．identified

5.A．tentatively      B．quietly        C．sincerely      D．angrily

6.A．appointed                          B．approved       C．approached D．appreciated

7.A．pay              B．praise         C．donate         D．inspire

8.A．familiar                           B．simple         C．interesting    D．pleasant

9.A．forced           B．advised        C．encouraged     D．got

10.A．optimistic                        B．popular        C．sensitive  D．grateful

11.A．energy          B．strength       C．right          D．power

12.A．escaped                           B．slipped        C．spread     D．enlarged

13.A．until           B．since          C．as             D．after

14.A．sight                             B．look           C．light      D．feeling

15.A．believe         B．ignore         C．oppose         D．influence

16.A．experience                        B．pressure       C．confidence D．evidence

17.A．to              B．by             C．for            D．of

18.A．intention                         B．honor          C．promise    D．trust

19.A．away            B．off            C．back           D．down

20.A．lesson    B．skill    C．story    D．example

 

My name is Amanda LaMunyon. I have Asperger’s syndrome, a form of autism (自闭症). I don’t see myself as a person with a disability. I share who I am when I paint, sing and write.

I started writing poetry because I wanted to tell people what it was like to have Asperger’s syndrome. I don’t know how my life would be different without Asperger’s, but I know I look at the world differently than most people. I’m also learning that you don’t have to be like everybody else. You just have to be confident in who you are.

I discovered I could paint when I was 7. My math teacher Mrs. Brock loved one of my paintings so much that she hung it on the wall in her bedroom. I was so encouraged by her and since then my life has changed greatly.

Soon after, people asked me to show my art for charity events. I began to donate prints of my work for charity auctions (拍卖). I was glad that I really made a difference. I learned that when you give, you receive happiness.

I think it is very important for teens to express themselves. It’s a way to know yourself more clearly. You can turn your thoughts and feelings into a piece of artwork or a poem.

For example, when you paint, colors can help you express different emotions. When you write a poem, you have to get really honest with yourself and not be afraid to write down what you feel.

Creativity makes you unique and sets you apart from others. Creative ideas also help you make your dreams come true. They help you look at things in a new way.

I hope my story helps people to believe they can overcome their challenges and achieve their dreams. I like to encourage others. I know what encouragement has meant to me.

1.The author mentions Mrs. Brock because she ______.

A．taught the author how to paint

B．found the author had a gift for painting

C．influenced the author’s later life greatly

D．encouraged the author to change her life

2.The author advises teens to ______.

A．learn more about themselves              B．express themselves in art

C．show their thoughts to others              D．dream big and go for it

3.Which of the following words can best describe the author?

A．Lucky.            B．Hardworking.       C．Positive.          D．Humorous.

4.What would be the best title for the text?

A．Power of art                           B．Happiness of giving

C．Importance of creativity                  D．Wonder of encouragement

 

My name is Amanda LaMunyon. I have Asperger’s syndrome, a form of autism (自闭症). I don’t see myself as a person with a disability. I share who I am when I paint, sing and write.
I started writing poetry because I wanted to tell people what it was like to have Asperger’s syndrome. I don’t know how my life would be different without Asperger’s, but I know I look at the world differently than most people. I’m also learning that you don’t have to be like everybody else. You just have to be confident in who you are.
I discovered I could paint when I was 7. My math teacher Mrs. Brock loved one of my paintings so much that she hung it on the wall in her bedroom. I was so encouraged by her and since then my life has changed greatly.
Soon after, people asked me to show my art for charity events. I began to donate prints of my work for charity auctions (拍卖). I was glad that I really made a difference. I learned that when you give, you receive happiness.
I think it is very important for teens to express themselves. It’s a way to know yourself more clearly. You can turn your thoughts and feelings into a piece of artwork or a poem.
For example, when you paint, colors can help you express different emotions. When you write a poem, you have to get really honest with yourself and not be afraid to write down what you feel.
Creativity makes you unique and sets you apart from others. Creative ideas also help you make your dreams come true. They help you look at things in a new way.
I hope my story helps people to believe they can overcome their challenges and achieve their dreams. I like to encourage others. I know what encouragement has meant to me.
【小题1】The author mentions Mrs. Brock because she ______.

A．taught the author how to paint

B．found the author had a gift for painting

C．influenced the author’s later life greatly

D．encouraged the author to change her life

【小题2】The author advises teens to ______.

A．learn more about themselves	B．express themselves in art
C．show their thoughts to others	D．dream big and go for it

【小题3】Which of the following words can best describe the author?

A．Lucky.

B．Hardworking.

C．Positive.

D．Humorous.

【小题4】What would be the best title for the text?

A．Power of art	B．Happiness of giving
C．Importance of creativity	D．Wonder of encouragement

Honesty comes in many forms. First there’s self-honesty. Is what people see the real article or do you appear through smoke and mirrors? I find that if I try to be something I’m not. I feel unsure of myself and take out a part from my PBA(personal bank account). I love how singer Judy Garland put it. “Always be a first-class version(版本) of yourself, instead of a second-class version of somebody else. ” Then there’s honesty in our actions. Are you honest at school, with your parents, and with your boss? If you’ve ever been dishonest, I think we all have, try being honest, and notice how whole it makes you feel. Remember, you can’t do wrong and feel right. This story by Jeff is a good example of that
In my second year of study, there were three kids in my math class who didn’t do well. I was really good at it. I would charge them three dollars for each test that I helped them pass. I’d write on a little piece of paper all the right answers, and hand them off. At first I felt like I was making money, kind of a nice job. I wasn’t thinking about how it could hurt all of us. After a while I realized I shouldn’t do that any more, because I wasn’t really helping them. They weren’t learning anything, and it would only get harder down the road. Cheating certainly wasn’t helping me.
It takes courage to be honest when people all around you are getting away with cheating on tests, lying to their parents, and stealing at work. But, remember, every act of honesty is a deposit(储蓄) into your PBA and will build strength.
【小题1】The underlined part “appear through smoke and mirrors” in the FIRST paragraph means________.

A．to be unreal	B．to be honest
C．to become clear	D．to come from an imagined world

【小题2】Which of the following can best explain Judy Garland’s words?

A．Don’t copy others or you can’t be the first class.

B．Be your true self rather than follow others.

C．Make efforts to be the first instead of the second.

D．Don’t learn from others unless they’re excellent.

【小题3】What does the author expect to show by Jeff’s story?

A．Honesty can be of great help.

B．A bad thing can be turned into a good one.

C．One should realize the wrong in his bad deeds.

D．Helping others cheat can do good to nobody.

【小题4】In the last paragraph the author mainly wants to express________.

A．one must be brave to be honest

B．it’s difficult to be honest when others are not

C．one should be honest when making a deposit

D．honesty in one’s actions can help him in the future