Mrs Elise was my teacher in the fourth grade. One day at lunch time, I was getting ready to eat my tuna fish (金枪鱼) sandwich and suddenly Mrs Elise asked me if she could buy my sandwich from me. She explained that I could use the money to buy a hot hunch from the cafeteria (食堂).
I was excited. I never bought my lunch at the cafeteria. It was too expensive for my family, and I always carried my lunch and took the bag back home to use it again the next day. So you could understand my happiness when I had the chance to buy a hot lunch.
When we finished lunch that day, Mrs Elise took me aside and said she wanted to explain why she had bought my sandwich. I really didn’t care why, but it gave me a few minutes of her special attention, so I was quiet as she explained. She told me that she was a Catholic(天主教徒) and Catholics didn’t eat red meat on Fridays, they ate fish on Fridays.
Oh, I couldn’t wait to get home and tell my mother that from then on I wanted a tuna fish sandwich on Fridays. After my mother understood why, she gladly made tuna fish sandwiches for me on Fridays. She even made it with brown bread because she knew Mrs Elise liked brown bread. From then on, every Friday I could get in line with other kids for a hot lunch. I didn’t care how many of the kids complained about cafeteria food. It tasted divine to me!
I realize now that Mrs Elise could have made herself tuna fish sandwiches on Fridays. But she bought mine because she saw a little girl who was excited at the simple act of having a hot lunch.
I will never forget Mrs Elise for her pity for me and generosity (慷慨) and what I should do is to follow her example.
【小题1】 From this passage we know_______.

A．Mrs Elise was the best friend of the writer

B．the writer came from a poor family

C．many or the writer’s classmates liked cafeteria food

D．the writer like to eat tuna fish sandwiches on Fridays

【小题2】 Mrs Elise bought the writer’s sandwiches because_______.

A．she was tired of cafeteria food

B．she hated getting in line with kids

C．she liked the tuna fish sand writer’s made by the writer’s mother

D．she wanted to show care to the writer

【小题3】 The underlined word“divine”means“_____”.

A．perfect

B．sweet

C．unpleasant

D．bad

【小题4】 Which of the following can we learn from this passage?

A．It is hard to please all.

B．Better to give than to receive.

C．Love makes the world go around.

D．The more you offer, the more you get.

In front of my daughter Sindu was a bowl filled with cabbage. She      cabbage. She sat there in silence with tears（眼泪）in her eyes.

“Sindu, darling, why don’t you        a little? Your Mom will shout at me.”

Sindu wiped (擦) her tears with the back of her hand.

“OK, Dad. I’ll eat, just a       .” Then Sindu said: “Dad, if I eat it all, will you give me what I want?”

“Yes, within reason.”

       she began to eat. It took her almost half an hour to finish the    . Then she came up to me and said: “Dad, I want to have my head shaved (剃)！”

“Sindu, why don’t you       something else? If we see you with a clean-shaved head, we will be      ,” I said.

“But, Dad, you       ! Now, you are going back on your words.”

I had to        my promise. Sindu had all her hair cut off. She looked beautiful

On Monday morning, I took her to school. Just as we      , a boy got out of a car, and shouted, “Sindu, please wait for me!”

Guess what? The boy had       hair either.

“Sir, your daughter is       !” A man got out of the car and said, “That boy is my son Harish. He has cancer. He lost his hair        he got ill. Sindu cut hers off, so Harish would feel less       . She’s a special girl.”

I stood for a while, then said “My little girl, you are          me how selfless (无私的) real love is!”

1.A. liked                     B. enjoyed                  C. hated                 D. cooked

2.A. cook                             B. cut                     C. ask                      D. eat

3.A. few                           B. little                     C. moment     D. lot

4.A. Luckily                B. Slowly        C. Easily             D. Happily

5.A. food                             B. homework           C. game                 D. talk

6.A. ask for            B. look for             C. work for             D. pay for

7.A. happy                     B. sad                      C. funny              D. excited

8.A. said                      B. understood       C. promised            D. proved

9.A. make                            B. break                C. change           D. keep

10.A. arrived                  B. met                      C. left                       D. drove

11.A. much                         B. no                           C. thick                  D. short

12.A. great                     B. silly                     C. weak             D. strange

13.A. before              B. and                      C. so                       D. when

14.A. different             B. strong           C. dangerous         D. important

15.A. giving                     B. offering        C. teaching            D. advising

 

Mrs Elise was my teacher in the fourth grade. One day at lunch time, I was getting ready to eat my tuna fish (金枪鱼) sandwich and suddenly Mrs Elise asked me if she could buy my sandwich from me. She explained that I could use the money to buy a hot hunch from the cafeteria (食堂).

I was excited. I never bought my lunch at the cafeteria. It was too expensive for my family, and I always carried my lunch and took the bag back home to use it again the next day. So you could understand my happiness when I had the chance to buy a hot lunch.

When we finished lunch that day, Mrs Elise took me aside and said she wanted to explain why she had bought my sandwich. I really didn’t care why, but it gave me a few minutes of her special attention, so I was quiet as she explained. She told me that she was a Catholic(天主教徒) and Catholics didn’t eat red meat on Fridays, they ate fish on Fridays.

Oh, I couldn’t wait to get home and tell my mother that from then on I wanted a tuna fish sandwich on Fridays. After my mother understood why, she gladly made tuna fish sandwiches for me on Fridays. She even made it with brown bread because she knew Mrs Elise liked brown bread. From then on, every Friday I could get in line with other kids for a hot lunch. I didn’t care how many of the kids complained about cafeteria food. It tasted divine to me!

I realize now that Mrs Elise could have made herself tuna fish sandwiches on Fridays. But she bought mine because she saw a little girl who was excited at the simple act of having a hot lunch.

I will never forget Mrs Elise for her pity for me and generosity (慷慨) and what I should do is to follow her example.

1. From this passage we know_______.

A．Mrs Elise was the best friend of the writer

B．the writer came from a poor family

C．many or the writer’s classmates liked cafeteria food

D．the writer like to eat tuna fish sandwiches on Fridays

2. Mrs Elise bought the writer’s sandwiches because_______.

A．she was tired of cafeteria food

B．she hated getting in line with kids

C．she liked the tuna fish sand writer’s made by the writer’s mother

D．she wanted to show care to the writer

3. The underlined word“divine”means“_____”.

A．perfect           B．sweet            C．unpleasant        D．bad

4. Which of the following can we learn from this passage?

A．It is hard to please all.

B．Better to give than to receive.

C．Love makes the world go around.

D．The more you offer, the more you get.

 

Answer the questions.

         My daughter, Tina, began to look for a job several months before she graduated from university. “Because of the financial crisis（金融危机）, it is more difficult to get into a company than to take the college entrance exam.” I told her, “You shouldn’t have too much hope or you would feel really disappointed.” Tina applied for a position in a company in the city center. The competition was fierce. The company was to employ only one among the twenty people. Tina said to me, “I am not afraid of disappointment. As long as I try, there will always be hope! ”

         Everything seemed to go quite well and Tina passed the first round and entered the final in a week’s time.

         On the day of the final interview, Tina and two other candidates （候选人）arrived on time, waiting for the test. To their great surprise, the interview was quite simple, and the intereviewer only chatted with them for a moment. The interviewer said to them, “All of you are super. Please go home and wait for our anwer. We will tell you the result in three days. Good luck to all of you!” On the third day, Tina received the message from the company telling her that she was not employed. She felf upset. In order to comfort her, I pretended to be relaxed and said, “It does not matter! I believe you will have more opportunities in the future!”

         Late in the afternoon, Tina suddenly told me excitedly on the phone, “Dad, good news. I’ve mde it! ” I could not wait to ask her, “What’s the whole matter?” Tina told me that she received a second message saying that she was employed. She was so confused that she made a call to the company. In fact, the message Tina got in the morning was alse part of the test of the interview. The three candidates received the same message this morning and only Tina’s reply was satisfying to the company. “How did all of you reply?” I asked. “One did not reply. The other said ‘Goodbye’ and I said ‘Thank you’ .”

1.Has Tina graduated form universtiy? （此题1分）

2.In the writer’s opinion, which was more difficult, to get into a company or to take the college entrance exam?

3.How many people entered the final round of the competition?

4.Why did the writer pretend to be relaxed when he learned Tina was not employed?

5.What does the underlined sentence mean “I’ve made it!” mean in English?

It means “_______________________________”.

6.What can we learn from Tina? (Give at least two points.) （此题3分）

 

The marathon(马拉松) in my town usually takes place in hot weather. My job was to follow the runners to help those who needed medical help. “We should stay behind the last runner, so take it slowly,” I said to the driver, Doug.
As it began, the front runners started to disappear(消失). Then I noticed a woman in blue running shorts and a white T-shirt. “ Doug, look!” We knew we were watching our “last runner”. Her feet turned in , yet her left knee turned out. Her legs were so crippled(畸形的) that it seemed impossible for her to be able to walk. How could she run a marathon？
We watched in silence as she slowly moved forward. We would move forward a little bit, then stop and wait for her. Then we would slowly move forward a little bit more. As I watched her try to put one foot in front of the other, I found myself breathing for her. I wanted her to stop, and at the same time, I hoped that she wouldn’t. Finally, she was the only runner left in sight. When the finishing line came into sight, we found the cheering people had all gone home. She slowly crossed through the line and lifted her hands, full of happiness.
I do not know the woman’s name, but since that day she has become a part of my life. For her, it was about finishing what she had set out to do, no matter what. When I think things are too difficult and want to say “I just can’t do it”, I think of the last runner. Then I realize how easy the task before me really is.
【小题1】When does the marathon usually take place in the writer’s town？

A．In spring.

B．In summer.

C．In autumn.

D．In winter.

【小题2】The last runner had problems with her      .

A．head

B．back

C．legs

D．arms

【小题3】Why did the woman take part in the marathon?

A．To win a good prize

B．To beat the other runners

C．To make friends with others

D．To finish what she had decided to do