On Thanksgiving Day, a teacher asked her class of first-graders to draw a picture of something they were thankful for. She thought that these children from poor families actually had little to be thankful for. And she found most of them drawing pictures of flowers or tables with food. The teacher was very surprised to see the picture Douglas handed in. It’s a hand, a simple hand.

But whose hand? The class were very interested in the strange picture. “I think it must be the hand of God that bring us food,” said one child, “A farmer,” said another, “Because he grows beautiful flowers.” Finally when the others were at work, the teacher went over Douglas’ desk and asked whose hand it was. “It’s your hand, Teacher,” she said quietly and shyly.

She remembered that she had often taken Douglas, a dirty lonely child, by the hand while having a class break. She often did that with the children. But it meant so much to Douglas. Perhaps this is everyone’s thanksgiving, not for the material things we get, but for the chance, in whatever small way, to give to others.

 

1.When did the story happen?

A. On Christmas Day.               B. On Teachers’ Day.    

C. On Mother’s Day.                D. On Thanksgiving Day.

2.Why did Douglas draw the picture?

A. He was good at drawing it.             

B. His teacher asked him to draw it.    

C. He wanted to show his thanks to the teacher.               

D. He hoped to get a prize in drawing.

3.What do you learn about Douglas from the passage?

A. He was a lonely child.             B. He was very active in class.    

C. He always kept his hand clean.            D. He often answered questions loudly.

4.According to the passage, which of the following is an opinion (意见；主张；看法), but not a fact?

A. The teacher went over Dauglas’ desk and talked to him.             

B. Different people show their thanksgiving in different ways.    

C. The teacher often took Douglas by the hand after class.      

D. Most of the students were drawing the pictures of flowers or tables with food.

 

Judy had very bad luck yesterday. In the morning, she came to school late, because her alarm clock didn’t go off. Usually she goes to school at 7:20 am. But yesterday, it was already 8:00 am when she got up. The teacher was angry(生气的) and asked her to stay in the classroom after school. At 5:00 pm, it was time for students to go home. But Judy couldn’t. She stayed until(直到) 5:30 pm. When she just went out of the classroom, it began to rain. She didn’t have an umbrella. On her way home, she fell off(摔下) her bicycle. When she got home, she was wet all through.

1.Judy was a(n)       .

A．teacher

B．student

C．doctor

D．actor

2.What does the underlined “go off” mean?

A．出故障。

B．爆炸。

C．响。

D．停止。

3.When did Judy’s classmates go home?

A．At 7:20 am.

B．At 8:30 am.

C．At 5:00 pm.

D．At 5:30 pm.

4.How did Judy go home?

A．By bus.

B．By car.

C．By bike.

D．By train.

5.Which is the best title?

A．Judy, a bad girl.

B．What a terrible day!

C．Judy’s school life.

D．A lucky day.

 

I am a mother of three and have recently completed my college degree. The last class I had to take was Sociology. The teacher was really inspiring. The class was asked to go out and smile at three people.

I am a very   1  person and thought this would be a piece of cake. Soon after, my husband, youngest son, and I went out to McDonald’s. We were standing in line, waiting to be    2 , when all of a sudden everyone around us began to   3  away, and then even my husband did.

As I turned around I   4  a terrible “dirty body” smell, and there standing behind me were two poor   5  men. As I looked down at the short gentleman, he was “  6 ”. His beautiful sky blue eyes were full of God’s Light as he searched for   7 . He said, “Good day” as he counted the few coins he had been   8 .

The young lady at the counter asked him what they wanted. He said, “Coffee is all Miss” because that was all they could   9 . He just wanted to be warm.

Then I really   10  it—the compulsion（冲动）was so great that I almost reached out and hugged the little man with the blue eyes.

That is when I noticed all eyes in the restaurant were set on me, judging(判断) my every action. I smiled and asked the young lady behind the counter to give me two more breakfast meals on a   11  tray（托盘）.

I then walked around the corner to the   12  that the men had chosen as a resting spot. I put the tray on the table and laid my hand on the blue-eyed gentleman’s   13 hand. He looked up at me, with   14 in his eyes, and said, “Thank you.”

I   15  with one of the biggest lessons I would ever learn: acceptance without condition.

1.                A．friendly        B．healthy         C．proud    D．willing

 

2.                A．treated         B．served         C．welcomed D．greeted

 

3.                A．give           B．put            C．move D．throw

 

4.                A．sounded        B．tasted          C．felt  D．smelled

 

5.                A．happy          B．careless        C．homeless D．pleasant

 

6.                A．smiling         B．crying          C．thinking  D．nodding

 

7.                A．help           B．acceptance      C．money   D．pocket

 

8.                A．saving          B．hoping         C．holding   D．counting

 

9.                A．save           B．share          C．afford    D．drink

 

10.               A．felt            B．made          C．got   D．took

 

11.               A．different       B．clean          C．expensive D．clean

 

12.               A．corner         B．door           C．kitchen    D．table

 

13.               A．warm          B．clean          C．dirty  D．cold

 

14.               A．fear           B．tears           C．hope D．desire

 

15.               A．began          B．met           C．graduated D．filled

 

 

On Thanksgiving Day, a teacher asked her class of firstgraders to draw a picture of something they were thankful for. She thought that these children from poor families actually had little to be thankful for. And she found most of them drawing pictures of flowers or tables with food. The teacher was very surprised to see the picture Douglas handed in. It's a hand,a simple hand. 

But whose hand? The class were very interested in the strange picture. "I think it must be the hand of God that brings us food," said one child, "A farmer’s," said another, "Because he grows beautiful flowers. " Finally when the others were at work ，the teacher went over to Douglas' desk and asked whose hand it was. "It's your hand, Teacher," he said quietly and shyly. 

She remembered that she had often taken Douglas, a dirty lonely child, by the hand while having a class break. She often did that with the children. But it meant so much to Douglas. Perhaps this is everyone's thanksgiving，not for the material things we get，but for the chance，in whatever small way, to give to others.

1.When did the story happen? 

A．On Christmas Day.   B．On Teachers' Day.   C．On Mother's Day.    D．On Thanksgiving Day.

2.why did Douglas draw a simple hand?

A．He was good at drawing it.

B．His teacher asked him to draw it.

C．He wanted to show his thanks to his teacher

D．He hoped to get his teacher’s praise.

3.What do you learn about Douglas from the passage? 

A．He liked drawing hands

B．He was very active in class.

C．He always kept his hand clean

D．His family was not rich.

4.According to the passage, which of the following is an opinion,but not a fact?

A．The teacher went over to Douglas' desk and talked to him.

B．Different people show their thanksgiving in different ways.

C．The teacher often took Douglas by the hand after class while having a class break.

D．Most of the students were drawing the pictures of flowers or tables with food.

5.We can infer from the passage that Douglas is a ____boy.

A．shy              B．foolish            C．clever            D．kind-hearted

 

On Thanksgiving Day, a teacher asked her class of first-graders to draw a picture of something they were thankful for. She thought that these children from poor families actually had little to be thankful for. And she found most of them drawing pictures of flowers or tables with food. The teacher was very surprised to see the picture Douglas handed in. It’s a hand, a simple hand.
But whose hand? The class were very interested in the strange picture. “I think it must be the hand of God that brings us food,” said one child. “A farmer,” said another, “because he grows beautiful flowers.” Finally when the others were at work, the teacher went over Douglas’ desk and asked whose hand it was. “It’s your hand, Teacher,” he said quietly and shyly.
She remembered that she had often taken Douglas, a dirty lonely child, by the hand while having a class break. She often did that with the children. But it meant so much to Douglas. Perhaps this is everyone’s thanksgiving, not for the material things we get, but for the chance, in whatever small way, to give to others.
【小题1】Whose hand did Douglas draw?  

A．The farmer’s.

B．God’s.

C．The teacher’s.

D．His own hand.

【小题2】 Why did Douglas draw the picture?

A．He was good at drawing it.	B．His teacher asked him to draw it.
C．He wanted to show his thanks to the teacher.	D．He hoped to get a prize in drawing.

【小题3】 What do you learn about Douglas from the passage?

A．He was a lonely child.	B．He was very active in class.
C．He always kept his hands clean.	D．He often answered questions loudly.

【小题4】 According to the passage, which of the following is an opinion, but not a fact?

A．The teacher went over Douglas’ desk and talked to him.

B．Different people show their thanksgiving in different ways.

C．The teacher often took Douglas by the hand after class.

D．Most of the students were drawing pictures of flowers or tables with food.