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    An Invisible Smile
    Mr. Dawson was an old grouch, and everyone in town knew it. Kids knew not to go into his yard to pick a delicious apple. Old Dawson, they said, would come after you with his gun.
    One Friday, 12-year-old Janet was going to stay all night with her friend Amy. They had to walk by Dawson's house on the way to Amy's house, but as they got close, Janet saw him sitting on his front porch and suggested they cross over to the other side of the street. Like most of the children, Janet was scared of the old man.
    Amy said not to worry. Mr. Dawson wouldn't hurt anyone. Still, Janet was growing more nervous with each step closer to the old man's house. When they got close enough, Dawson looked up with his usual frown (皱眉), but when he saw it was Amy, a broad smile changed his entire face as he said, "Hello Miss Amy. I see you've got a little friend with you today."
    Amy smiled back and told him Janet was staying overnight and they were going to listen to music and play games. Mr. Dawson said that sounded fun, and offered them each a fresh picked apple off his tree. They gladly accepted. Mr. Dawson had the best apples in the whole town.
    When they left, Janet asked Amy, "Everyone says he's the meanest man in town. How come he was so nice to us?"
    Amy explained that when she first started walking past his house he wasn't very friendly and she was afraid of him, but she pretended he was wearing an invisible smile and so she always smiled back at him. It took a while, but one day he half-smiled back at her.
    After some more time, he started smiling real smiles and then started talking to her. Just a "hello" at first, then more. She said he always offers her an apple now, and is always very kind.
    "An invisible smile?" questioned Janet.
    "Yes," answered Amy, "my grandma told me that if I pretended I wasn't afraid and pretended he was smiling an invisible smile at me and I smiled back at him, sooner or later he would really smile. Grandma says smiles are contagious."
    If we remember what Amy's grandma said, that everyone wears an invisible smile, we too will find that We're always on the go trying to accomplish so much, aren't we? It's so easy to get caught up in everyday life that we forget how simple it can be to bring cheer to ourselves and others. Giving a smile away takes so little effort and time, let's make sure that we're not the one that others have to pretend to be wearing an invisible smile.
    小题1:Kids were scared of Mr. Dawson because _____.
    A．he was wearing an invisible smile
    B．he would fire them with a gun
    C．he was mean with his apples
    D．he was always very cold
    小题2:We can infer from the passage that_____.
    A．Janet was so lovely a girl that Mr. Dawson couldn't resist her smiles
    B．Janet and Amy were going to invite Mr. Dawson to listen to music and play games
    C．Mr. Dawson was friendly to Amy because she always wore an invisible smile
    D．it was Grandma's advice that helped bring Amy and Mr. Dawson closer
    小题3:The underlined word "contagious" in Paragraph 9 means _____.
    A．infectiousB．supportiveC．movingD．meaningful
    小题4:What is the main message that the writer intends to send us readers?
    A．Always wear an invisible smile.
    B．Smile whenever we can.
    C．Try our best to transform others.
    D．Pretend that we are happy even if we are not.

    小题1:D
    小题２:D
    小题３:A
    小题４:B

    试题分析：Mr Dawson通常是很冷谈的，孩子们很害怕他，但是Amy和他的关系很好，这是因为Amy听了奶奶的话，认为他有着看不见的笑容，Amy会向他微笑，慢慢的Mr Dawson真的开始微笑了，他们的关系也越来越好了。
    小题1:细节题：从第三段的句子：When they got close enough, Dawson looked up with his usual frown (皱眉),可知孩子们害怕Mr Dawson通常是很冷谈的，选D
    小题２:细节题：从倒数第二段的句子："Yes," answered Amy, "my grandma told me that if I pretended I wasn't afraid and pretended he was smiling an invisible smile at me and I smiled back at him, sooner or later he would really smile. 可知是因为奶奶的建议使Amy 和 Mr. Dawson的关系更近了，选 D
    小题３:猜词题：从倒数第二段的句子：I wasn't afraid and pretended he was smiling an invisible smile at me and I smiled back at him, sooner or later he would really smile.可知假装别人在笑，自己对他笑，很快这个人就会真的和你笑了，所以笑是可以影响的，选A
    小题４:主旨题：从最后一段的句子：Giving a smile away takes so little effort and time, let's make sure that we're not the one that others have to pretend to be wearing an invisible smile. 可知作者想表达的是我们要尽可能的微笑，选B
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    When I reached the dormitory I placed the little table beside my bed. I was       it when Mother Winters entered. She walked over to the table. Running her hand       it, she noticed it was still wet.
    “Were you       to bring this home?” she asked. “No, ma’am,” I       with my head down.
    She ordered me to throw the table out and so I did. After she left, I immediately opened the door to get it back. There was       stuck all over. I brushed and cried, but it would not come off. I hid the table in my closet and never       it. A year later while cleaning up, I gave the table to Mother Henderson, my houseparent (宿管员), thinking that she would       it away.
    Thirty years later at a reunion, I       that Mother Henderson was living nearby, so I drove up to see her. We talked cheerfully for long. As I was about to leave, she asked me to come down to her       to get something important. I followed her       into a dark corner. She picked something up.       she turned around, I could see that she was holding a little table. Mother Henderson kept the little table that I had given up for lost so long ago.
    Today, I look at that table with bittersweet memories but full of       to Mother Henderson, who kept it for a young orphan who tried very hard to      .
    小题1:
    A．satisfiedB．happyC．aware D．proud
    小题2:
    A．now thatB．even ifC．as if D．so that
    小题3:
    A．designB．completeC．paintD．invent
    小题4:
    A．neverB．always C．nearly D．hardly
    小题5:
    A．strictB．delightedC．patientD．angry
    小题6:
    A．cleanB．strong C．dryD．perfect
    小题7:
    A．For B．ButC．SoD．And
    小题8:
    A．dryingB．observingC．hidingD．admiring
    小题9:
    A．intoB．aboveC．acrossD．after
    小题10:
    A．determinedB．embarrassed C．encouraged D．supposed
    小题11:
    A．whisperedB．sighed C．agreedD．argued
    小题12:
    A．paintB．glueC．dirtD．wood
    小题13:
    A．removedB．shookC．touchedD．split
    小题14:
    A．throwB．giveC．takeD．put
    小题15:
    A．rememberedB．expectedC．learnedD．recommended
    小题16:
    A．bathroomB．basementC．balconyD．bedroom
    小题17:
    A．doubtfully B．unwillinglyC．curiouslyD．worriedly
    小题18:
    A．AsB．Since C．BeforeD．Until
    小题19:
    A．admiration B．regretC．sympathy D．gratitude
    小题20:
    A．adaptB．pleaseC．performD．study

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