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My problem is my parents. They never stop going on about how I should keep my room tidy, keep my hair tidy and wear smart clothes. They even make me do the washing-up after dinner every night! What should I do? Helen, USA	My best friend has suddenly become an ex-friend and I don’t know why! Last week we phoned each other every day and emailed too. But at school on Monday she didn’t look at me or speak to me. I don’t know what I’ve done. Gimbya, India
Hi, Helen. I think you should do what your parents ask. You should respect them. It’s their house you live in and their money you spend. Emily, New Zealand	Why do you think you’re the only one with parents like that? All parents are the same. They don’t understand that fashions have changed in the last 30 years! Tom, America	I feel sorry for you, Gimbya. My best friend did the same to me and I still don’t know the reason. Could you ask another friend to speak to her for you? George, France
Helen, why should your parents do all the housework? You should help around the house. I think it’s OK for students to wear school uniforms. Teenagers should look like teenagers. Simon, Scotland	Don’t worry about it so much! Phone your friend up as usual and she won’t be able to ignore(忽视) you. Everything will be fine. Aisha, Nigeria

 

45. Helen’s problem is about her ______.

A. classmates             B. study            C. parents           D. room

46. ______ has the same problem as Gimbya.

A. George              B. Aisha             C. Helen                  D. Ali

47. ______ don’t agree with Helen. They think she should change her idea.

A. Tom and Emily                                 B. Emily and Simon                          

C. Simon and Tom                              D. Aisha and George

48. An ex-friend is a person who is ______.

A. gets along well with others

B. quite helpful when you have any problem

C. ready for asking you for help all the time

D. no longer a good friend as before 

 

A Child Who Could Not See, Hear, Or Speak

For the first nineteen months of her life, Helen Keller was like other pretty happy babies in every way. Then a sudden illness destroyed her sight and hearing. Because she could not hear what other people were saying, the child could not learn to speak. For the next seven years, she lived in a world of darkness, without sounds or words.

The person who changed Helen’s world was her teacher, Anne Sullivan, who entered her life on March 3, 1887. Miss Sullivan had accepted a job a blind child who had never learned to act like a human being, because no one had ever been able to guide her in any way. No one could control Helen. She acted like a young animal, rushing wildly around, throwing things, and hitting anyone whom she could reach. Who could believe that such a child could be taught?

But Anne Sullivan was a very special kind of teacher. She had been blind during part of her own childhood and had learned to read Braille, system of writing that uses raised dots which can be felt by the fingers of a blind person. She had learned to see again after several operations, but she had never forgotten the experience of being blind.

Miss Sullivan understood Helen. She loved her and believed she could teach her. Anne Sullivan could not teach Helen Keller to speak until some other important things had been learned. The little girl had to learn to control her actions and feelings. She had to learn that she could not always do what she wished to do. She had always been able to get what she wanted by using force. The teacher had to change such habits without breaking the child’s spirit.

Miss Sullivan’s battle began. Sometimes, there was real fighting between the wild child and the strong young teacher. At last, however, the battle was won by Miss Sullivan, who had succeeded in showing Helen that she loved her and wanted to help her. The child and her teacher became friends. They continued to be friends until the teacher’s death, fifty year later.

The day on which Helen finally accepted Miss Sullivan as her friend and teacher was a great day in Helen’s life. After that, the teacher could begin to teach the child language.

1．Helen Keller acted like a wild animal for she 　　　　.

A. had never had a teacher

B. could not understand any words

C. had never learned to know the world around

D. could not hear anyone speak

2．　　   , Sullivan believed she could teach Helen.

A. Being a blind person herself

B. Having learned Braille when she was young

C. Having been specially trained to be a teacher

D. Knowing how a blind child feels

3．Helen 　　   and so she could neither hear nor learn to speak.

A. lost her hearing at an early age

B. had disease with her ears and tongue

C. lost her ability in hearing and speaking

D. did not know any words

4．The most important thing for Helen was that she should learn　　   .

A. not always to use force

B. to keep her spirit from breaking

C. to tell what was wrong and what was right

D. not to get angry again

5．Sullivan won the battle　　   .

A. because she was stronger than Helen

B. by helping Helen understand why they fought

C. through fighting until she beat Helen

D. through real fighting and beating

 

Last week when I was sitting in my office, I heard an elderly lady talking on the phone about her husband. Her husband’s name was Ed. He dropped her off for her doctor’s appointment and was going to park the car and wait for her. She was so upset that she started to cry. I knew I should take action.

The lady told me her name was Helen and she called the restaurant she and her husband were going to have lunch at after her appointment to see if he was waiting for her there. She explained that she thought her husband parked the car in the parking lot and waited for her in the car but she didn’t find him there so she returned to see if he entered the medical building, but Ed was not there either. She regretted making her husband park the car alone since some signs of Alzheimer’ (早老性痴呆症)had appeared in his behavior. I asked a few nurses to help look for Ed inside and out side the medical building according to Helen’s description. Then I offered to drive Helen to the restaurant to see if Ed was waiting for her there.

On arriving at the parking lot of the restaurant, Helen began to search for Ed’s car but she failed, which suggested Ed wasn’t there. We decided to have a talk with the manager before we returned to the hospital. On our way to the manager’s office, I received a call from a nurse, who said they had found Ed. What a relief(安慰)! But we still needed to go on searching since he forgot where he parked his car! Fortunately, we didn’t have much difficulty finding it.

As I waved goodbye to the couple, I thought, “This is true love in life. The love is not romantic but it stays with us all the time.”

1.  What did Helen do after she found Ed was missing?

A. She called the police.     B. She turned to the author.

C. She called the restaurant.  D. She searched for him everywhere.

2.  We learn from this passage that Ed              .

A. went to the restaurant himself     B. might have developed Alzheimer’s

C. visited his friend in the hospital    D. worried about his wife very much

3.  When did the author know that Ed was found?

A. After the author and Helen returned from the restaurant.

B. While the author and Helen were on their way to the restaurant.

C. Before the author and Helen found the manager of the restaurant.

D. When the author and Helen arrived at the parking lot of the restaurant.

4.  What can we infer from the passage?

A. The author was Helen’s friend.    B. The author had seen Ed before.

C. The author went to see his doctor.  D. The author worked in the hospital.

 

The World War II ended in 1910 and then the next year Helen and Polly went to Europe to help the blind there.

One evening in Rome , Helen felt the quick excitement of Polly's hand . Polly was spelling __1_ news . Their house in Westport had been burned .Everything was lost . _2_ , a book Helen __3_ about Teacher had burned . It had been nearly finished . “The very first thing I will do is to start the book __4  _ ,  ” Helen said . __5_ in Westport , Helen's friends helped build a new __6_. The day when Helen and Polly moved into their new home ,huge boxes arrived . Helen's friends in Japan _7__ her loss .They had sent gifts of tables and lamps and other furniture . Helen ran her fingers _8_the china and carvings (瓷器和雕刻品).

She had lived through two __9_ . She had always hoped for world peace . Now it made her happy to know that people of different countries and __10__ would work together to help children.  Helen saw more and more blind and deaf people educated to do useful work and part of the __11_. Much of the help had come from her . _12___ most people retired , Helen Keller was busy . “I cannot _13__ old white there is so much work to do ,” she said , “ and so many children _14_”

When Helen was 75 , she traveled thousands of miles around the world . She _15_ many speeches and many new friends .

Now Helen could  __16_ travel herself .But her spirit of courage and the words of her books __17_ around the world . Helen never _18__ that all her work and all her  19_ and all the light in her life come from first from her beloved Teacher .One of Helen Keller's most beautiful books is the story of Anne Sullivan Macy's life .In a little _20_ Helen wrote :

“Teachers— and was all .                                                 

It will be my answer

In the dark

When death calls.”

1. A.interesting           B. terrible                  C. good                  D. secret

2. A. After all     B. Worst of all            C. After that                D. Above all

3. A. had received        B. had written           C. bought                   D. had been writing

4. A.over again           B.over and over          C.again and again         D.at once

5. A. Coming             B. Returning             C. Arriving                 D. Back

6. A. office              B. study                  C. house                   D. family

7. A.had heard of                B. had heard               C. had paid for            D. had seen

8. A. into               B. above                  C. by                    D. over

9. A. terrible world wars  B. centuries              C. long civil wars         D. hard years

10. A. rivers            B. races                    C. enemies               D.worlds

11. A. world people       B. their friends             C. whole world            D. living world

12 A. Long after          B. Long before             C. shortly after            D. Soon 

13. A. help to grow       B. help growing            C. stop to grow            D. stop growing

14. A. to help              B. to go to school        C. to study                  D.to work together

15. A. attended            B. gave                       C. had                       D. made

16. A. already             B. no longer                 C. also                     D. never

17. A. won't               B. soon                    C. still                      D. can

18. A. forgot              B. realized                  C. remembered             D. understood

19. A. riches              B. inventions               C.  honors                D. scholars

20. A. while              B. girl                     C. passage                D. poem

第一节：单词拼写. (根据句意在答题卷写出下列单词的正确形式,答案写在答题卡上，共10分)

1.I shouldn’t have been so difficult at school, but it was probably because I l_____ confidence.

2.At first, people a______ of his studies and urged him to continue.

3.These men knew that knowledge and understanding are more v_______ to a man.

4.This p______ sad event left a deep impression on Pliny who had lost an uncle in the erupion.

5.The meaning of love was still not a_______ to Helen but she kept on trying to understand,

6.One can only feel sorrow and deep _______(同情) for these once-living statues.

7.I hate to think what will become of my ______(名声) as an excellent accountant.

8.Pompeii is like a “ time capsule” ______(保存) a frozen moment in history.

9.As Helen’s knowledge and vocabulary  ______(扩大), she asked more and more questions.

10.At that time, the church and many people ______（倾向于）to ignore the facts.