After the examination, the doctor told my parents my sight would get worse and that I would lose my sight finally. On the way home from hospital, no one said a word. One day, would I only imagine the scenery beyond the glass rather than see it?
That September, I entered middle school. Most nights I had homework that included an armful of books to read. To keep up with other children, I took great trouble to finish the task. With my nose a couple of inches from the page, I was tired easily. What’s worse, after I had read several pages on my own, the words slipped off the page into inky pools.
However, then I did not have audio books and electronic devices like kids do now. Instead, Mom volunteered to read out loud. Mom worked part-time, cleaned the house, cooked and spent time with Grandma. In spite of being so busy, she showed up in my room like clockwork. She put on her reading glasses. Mom always thought those glasses made her look old. To me, she looked like a teacher.
In my room, Mom’s voice competed with the ticking of the clock. Being forced to focus on listening, I found a way to keep my marks up and compete with the other kids. When the teacher asked a question, I raised my hand with confidence. Teachers praised me for having a good memory. Reading removed my fear for my failing sight, reading also made me curious about other people’s challenges and how they managed. Though I could not use my eyes to fix on each passage, my mind lit up with every new book.
True to what the doctor said, the worst came, but thanks to Mom, my sense of hearing now allows me to “see”. This was the most precious (珍贵的) gift from a mother to her child.
【小题1】Why did the author and his parents keep silent on their way back home from hospital?

A．They all wanted to have a good rest.

B．The author didn’t do well in the exam.

C．What the doctor said made them worried.

D．They focused on the scenery along the road

【小题2】How did the author manage to get high marks?

A．By being confident

B．By listening carefully.

C．By getting help from his classmates.

D．By reading as many books as possible.

【小题3】We can learn from the text that    .

A．the author’s sight recovered finally

B．reading made the author more sensitive

C．the author’s mother didn’t work to look after him

D．reading made the author not worry about his sight

【小题4】Which of the following could be the title of the text?

A．My eyesight trouble	B．An unforgettable experience
C．With ears wide open	D．About Mother’s love

After the examination, the doctor told my parents my sight would get worse and that I would lose my sight finally. On the way home from hospital, no one said a word. One day, would I only imagine the scenery beyond the glass rather than see it?

That September, I entered middle school. Most nights I had homework that included an armful of books to read. To keep up with other children, I took great trouble to finish the task. With my nose a couple of inches from the page, I was tired easily. What’s worse, after I had read several pages on my own, the words slipped off the page into inky pools.

However, then I did not have audio books and electronic devices like kids do now. Instead, Mom volunteered to read out loud. Mom worked part-time, cleaned the house, cooked and spent time with Grandma. In spite of being so busy, she showed up in my room like clockwork. She put on her reading glasses. Mom always thought those glasses made her look old. To me, she looked like a teacher.

In my room, Mom’s voice competed with the ticking of the clock. Being forced to focus on listening, I found a way to keep my marks up and compete with the other kids. When the teacher asked a question, I raised my hand with confidence. Teachers praised me for having a good memory. Reading removed my fear for my failing sight, reading also made me curious about other people’s challenges and how they managed. Though I could not use my eyes to fix on each passage, my mind lit up with every new book.

True to what the doctor said, the worst came, but thanks to Mom, my sense of hearing now allows me to “see”. This was the most precious (珍贵的) gift from a mother to her child.

1.Why did the author and his parents keep silent on their way back home from hospital?

A．They all wanted to have a good rest.

B．The author didn’t do well in the exam.

C．What the doctor said made them worried.

D．They focused on the scenery along the road

2.How did the author manage to get high marks?

A．By being confident

B．By listening carefully.

C．By getting help from his classmates.

D．By reading as many books as possible.

3.We can learn from the text that    .

A．the author’s sight recovered finally

B．reading made the author more sensitive

C．the author’s mother didn’t work to look after him

D．reading made the author not worry about his sight

4.Which of the following could be the title of the text?

A．My eyesight trouble                     B．An unforgettable experience

C．With ears wide open                     D．About Mother’s love

 

Once President Roosevelt’s house was broken into and lots of things were stolen. Hearing this, one of Roosevelt’s friends wrote to him and advised him not to take it to his 　21 so much. President Roosevelt wrote back immediately, saying,” Dear friend, thank you for your letter to 　22 me. I’m all right now. I think I should thank God. This is because of the following three reasons: firstly, the thief only stole things from me but did not 　23 me at all; secondly, the thief has stolen some of my things 　24 all my things; thirdly, most luckily for me, it was the man 　25 me who became a thief…”

It was quite unlucky for anyone to be stolen from…. However, President Roosevelt had such three reasons to be so 　26 . This story tells us how we can learn to be grateful in our life.

Being grateful is an important philosophy of life and a great wisdom…. It is impossible for anyone to be lucky and successful all the time 　 27 he lives in the world. We should learn how to face failure or misfortune bravely and 　 28 and to try to deal with it. If so, should we complain about our life and become 　 29 and disappointed ever since then or should we be grateful for our life, 　30 again ourselves after a fall? William Thackeray, a famous British writer, said, “Life is a mirror. When you smile in front of it, it will also smile and 　31 will it when you cry to it.” If you are grateful to life, it will bring you shining sunlight. If you always complain about everything, you may own 32 in the end. When we are successful, we can 　33 have many reasons for being grateful, but we have only one excuse to show ungratefulness if we fail.

I think we should even be grateful to life 　34 we are unsuccessful or unlucky. Only by doing this can we find our weakness and shortcomings when we fail. We can also get 　35 and warmth when we are unlucky. This can help us find our courage to overcome the difficulties we may face, and receive great impetus (动力) to 　36 . We should treat our frustration and misfortune in our life　　　 37 just as President Roosevelt did. We should be grateful all the time and keep having a healthy　 38 to our life forever, keep having perfect characters and enterprising spirit. Being grateful is not only a kind of comfort, not 　39 from life and nor thinking of winning in spirit like Ah Q. Being grateful is a way to sing for our life which comes just from our love and 40 .

21. A. mind　　　 　　 B. heart　　　 　　　　　 C. head　　 　　 　　D. nerve

22. A. consider　　 　 B. persuade　　　 　　 C. blame　 　　　　　　　 D. comfort

23. A. hurt　　　　 　 B. rob　　　 　　　 　　C. kill　　　 　　　 D. notice

24. A. in spite of　　 B. regardless of　　　 C. instead of　　 　　　 D. in need of

25. A. rather than　　 B. other than　　　 　　 C. no other than　　　 　　　 D. not more than

26. A. comfortable　　 B. happy　　 　　　　　　 C. lucky　 　　　　　　　 D. grateful

27. A. so long as　 　 B. because　 　　　　　　 C. even though　 　　　 D. if only

28. A. successfully　 B. gratefully　　 　　　 C. sincerely　 　　　　　 D. generously

29. A. frustrated 　　B. surprised　　 　　　 C. shocked 　　　　　　　 D. frightened

30. A. arise 　　　　　 B. hold　　　 　 　　　 C. rise　　　　 　　　　 D. understand

31. A. such　 　　 　　　 B. nor　 　　　　　　 　　C. so　 　　　　　　　　　　 D. either

32. A. something　 　　 B. none　 　　　　　　　　 C. nothing　 　　　　　　　 D. anything

33. A. hardly 　　　　　　 B. surely　　　 　　　　 C. impossibly　　 　　　 D. clearly

34. A. however　　　 B. whenever　　 　　　　 C. wherever　　　 　　 D. whether

35. A. relief　　　 　　 B. faith　　　 　　　　　 C. confidence　　　 D. inspiration

36. A. get on 　　　　　　 B. work on　 　　　　　　　　　　 C. take on　 　　　　　　 D. move on

37. A. in no way　　 B. in the other way　 C. in a good way　 　 D. by the way

38. A. attitude 　　 　　　 B. way　 　　　　　　　　　 C. belief　 　　　　　　 D. thought

39. A. an expectation B. an appreciation　　 C. a complaint　　 　　 D. an escape

40. A. experience　　 B. failure　 　　　　　　　　 C. hope　 　　　　　　　　 D. thought

“Scotty!” Mr. Brown, my Year 11 English teacher, called me by my nickname (绰号) across the classroom. His eyes were bright and a secret   36   was half hidden behind the beard.

Once he finished joking over my unbearable   37  , I realized he was going to read my story aloud to the class. I turned red, feeling at once both embarrassed and   38  . I had my very   39   reading audience! Though my classmates were a ‘passive audience’, it didn’t weaken my feeling of being   40  .

After that, I came to   41   those Year 11 English classes. Throughout school I had always studied hard and achieved well in my school subjects. But creative   42   was a passion, and it was not an assignment, but a way of understanding the world and of   43   my thoughts and feelings about events and attitudes.

Mr. Brown was the first to   44   me for my writing so openly. My scores were always 19/20 or 20/20. My stories were often read out to the class. He even   45   one with the respected Head of English teachers, which was the most   46   part that is impressed on my memory. But   47   that, he offered a belief in me that no other teacher had.

My school   48   often stated, ‘Candice is a quiet achiever.’ I thought it was meant as a(n)   49   for being hard-working. I was someone that no one really   50   before, but Mr. Brown managed to   51   all that by bringing me to the attention of the world. Though it was the relatively   52   world of school, it put the seed of belief in myself that some day I could be an   53   person rather than the person who faded into the background.

I   54   touch with my teacher long ago, as we do when we move away from the school system and enter life. I wish I could tell him now how much he   55   me.

1.A. trick            B. fear                                   C. surprise                    D. smile

2.A. sadness      B. shyness          C. weakness      D. kindness

3.A. ashamed    B. calm      C. thrilled D. depressed

4.A. unfriendly B. devoted         C. small     D. first

5.A. special        B. intelligent      C. famous D. diligent

6.A. love   B. hate      C. attend   D. miss

7.A. thinking      B. reading C. writing  D. speaking

8.A. organizing  B. collecting      C. expressing    D. hiding

9.A. train  B. recommend  C. criticize          D. acknowledge

10.A. compared         B. shared  C. composed    D. exchanged

11.A. interesting B. shocking     C. challenging D. exciting

12.A. more than        B. other than     C. instead of     D. in spite of

13.A. days         B. efforts           C. books    D. reports

14.A. praise       B. urge           C. reason    D. competition

15.A. believed  B. noticed C. supported     D. respected

16.A. forget       B. compensate  C. change D. prove

17.A. developed        B. limited  C. preserved     D. disturbed

18.A. important  B. educated   C. honest  D. optimistic

19.A. sought      B. regained        C. lost      D. ignored

20.A. owed        B. influenced    C. satisfied         D. attracted