A. So you must try harder at geography. B. How did you do? C. Yes, Dad. D. I can do it better. E. My Chinese teacher said my handwriting was good. F. He said I could do better in math. G. She said I should go to school.

A: Tom, did you get your report card today ?
B:_1________.
A: Why not tell me something about it ?_2___________.
B: Most of them were OK except math.
A: What did your teacher say?
B: _3____________.
A: What about your Chinese?
B:_4_____________.
A: Did your teacher say anything about geography?
B: My geography teacher said I was too lazy, and asked me to be more hard-working.
A:I see._5_______.

When I was about 12, I had an enemy, a girl who liked to point out my shortcomings(缺点). Week by week her list grew: I was very thin, I wasn’t a good student, I talked too much, I was too proud, and so on. I tried to hear all this as long as I could. At last, I became very angry. I ran to my father with tears in my eyes.                       He listened to me quietly, then he asked. “Are the things she says true or not? Janet, didn’t you ever wonder what you’re really like ? Well, you now have that girl’s opinion. Go and make a list of everything she said and mark the points that are true. Pay no attention to the other things she said.”                                                                         

I did as he told me. To my great surprise, I discovered that about half the things were true. Some of them I couldn’t change (like being very thin), but a good number I could—and suddenly I wanted to change. For the first time I go to fairly clear picture of myself.            

I brought the list back to Daddy. He refused to take it.“That’s just for you,” he said.“You know better than anyone else the truth about yourself. But you have to learn to listen, not just close your ears in anger and feeling hurt. When something said about you is true, you’ll find it will be of help to you. Our world is full of people who think they know your duty. Don’t shut your ears. Listen to them all, but hear the truth and do what you know is the right thing to do.”                   

Daddy’s advice has returned to me at many important moments. In my life, I’ve never had a better piece of advice.                                                          

1.What does “Week by week her list grew” mean?                                   

A. Week by week she discovered more shortcomings of mine and pointed them out to me.  

B. She had made a list of my shortcomings and she kept on adding new ones to it so that it was growing longer and longer.                                                 

C. I was having more and more shortcomings as time went on.                        

D. Week by week, my shortcomings grew more serious.                         

2.Why did her father listen to her quietly?                                          

A. Because he believed that what her daughter’s “enemy” said was mostly true.          

B. Because he had been so angry with his daughter’s shortcomings that he wanted to show this by keeping silent for a while.                                                

C. Because he knew that his daughter would not listen to him at that moment.            

D. Because he wasn’t quite sure which girl was telling the truth.                        

3.Which do you think would be the best title for this passage?                          

A. Not an Enemy, but the Best Friend   

B. The Best Advice I’ve Ever Had                             

C. My Father                      

D. My Childhood

 

A. So you must try harder at geography. B. How did you do? C. Yes, Dad. D. I can do it better. E. My Chinese teacher said my handwriting was good. F. He said I could do better in math. G. She said I should go to school.

A: Tom, did you get your report card today ?
B:_1________.
A: Why not tell me something about it ?_2___________.
B: Most of them were OK except math.
A: What did your teacher say?
B: _3____________.
A: What about your Chinese?
B:_4_____________.
A: Did your teacher say anything about geography?
B: My geography teacher said I was too lazy, and asked me to be more hard-working.
A:I see._5_______.

One evening , my dad asked me to buy some bread for dinner . It was dark and cold outside . I rode a bike to a shop near my school . When I left the shop ,it got even darker , so I got on my bike right away. Then I found a woman in a white dress riding a motorcycle after me . She followed me for a long time . I rode very fast and started to cry for help, but no one was there . I was too scared and too tired to ride any faster . At last , I gave up . The woman stopped in front of me and said , “ Why were you riding so fast , Ken ?It’s dangerous !” I looked at the woman . “ Oh , It’s you, mum !You really scared me . Dad said you wouldn’t be back for dinner tonight !”

1.Why did Ken go out that night ?

A．To ride a bike                          B．To buy some food

C．To go to cram school                     D．To look for his mother

2.Why was Ken riding fast on his way home ?

A．He was hungry                         B．Someone was following him

C．It was getting darker and colder            D．His father asked him to go home soon

3.Who was the motorcyclist (骑摩托者) ?

A．A stranger         B．A policeman       C．Ken’s father      D．Ken’s mother

 

When I was about 12, a girl in my class liked to point out my problems. I was too thin; I wasn't a good student; I talked too much, I was too   46  , and so on. At last, I became very angry and ran to my father.                                                                                                                                         He listened to me   47  . Then he asked, "Are these things true or not? Do you know what you are really like? Go and make a   48  of what she said and find the   49 that are true."
I did as he told me. To my great   50 , I discovered that about half of the things were true. Some of them I couldn't change (like being very thin). But there were things I could and wanted to change. For the   51  time, I got a clear   52  of myself.
I brought the list back to Dad. He refused to take it. "That's just for you. " he said, "You know the truth about   53  better than anyone else.  When people say something that is true about you, you should find it helpful. "
Our world is full of people who think they know your business. Don't   54  your ears and feel   55 . Listen to them.

【小题1】

A．beautiful B．proud C．smart D．rich

【小题2】

A．bravely B．happily C．quickly D．quietly

【小题3】

A．joke B．programme C．list D．record

【小题4】

A．secrets B．mistakes C．lessons D．points

【小题5】

A．surprise B．interest C．opinion D．fact

【小题6】

A．first B．second C．next D．last

【小题7】

A．book B．picture C．drawing D．notice

【小题8】 A. yourselves     B. myself         C, herself        D. yourself

【小题9】

A．clean B．open C．close D．wash

【小题10】

A．hurt B．safe C．pretty D．cheap