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   Bethany Hamilton, from Hawaii, likes surfing very much. She began to surf (冲浪) at the 1  

age. At the age of eight, Bethany took part in her first surf competition and 2.   . This started a love for surf competition in her.

On October 31, 2003, while she 3.    surfing, a big shark(鲨鱼) came over to Bethany suddenly. The shark got her left arm, and hurt her 4.      . Luckily, she tried her best and swam back to the land.

Bethany lost over 0% of her blood and was 5.      to hospital. The doctors saved her life. The girl was brave and strong-minded. Though she lost her arm, she .  6    still surf. Later, Bethany returned to the water. She didn’t give up 7.    dream of becoming a surfer, but she had to practice 8.     than before. The next year, Bethany got the first place in an important surf competition.

As time went by, people all over the world began to 9.      about Bethany and her story. In 2011, a movie about her was made. She is one many good 10.    to teenagers through the story of a brave girl with strong mind and hope.

 

One day when some government officials were rebuilding a barn(谷仓), they found a mouse hole in a corner and used smoke to force the mice inside the hole to come out. A while later they indeed saw mice running out, one after another. Then, everyone thought that all the mice had escaped. But just as they began to clean up, they saw two mice squeezing（挤）out at the mouth of the hole. With some efforts, the mice finally got out. However, it was strange that after they came out of the hole, they did not run away at once. Instead, one chased after the other near the mouth of the hole. It seemed that one was trying to bite the tail of the other.

Everyone was puzzled, so they stepped nearer to take a look. They realized that one of the mice was blind and could not see anything, and the other was trying to allow the blind mouse to bite on his tail so that he could pull the blind one with him to escape.

After seeing what happened, everyone was speechless and lost in thought. During the meal time, the group of people sat down in a circle and started to chat about what happened to the two mice.

One serious American official said: “I think the relationship between those two mice was that of king and guard.” The others thought for a while and said: “That was why!”

A smart French said: “I think the relationship between those two mice was that of husband and wife.” Again the others thought for a while, and all felt it made sense.

A Japanese said: “I think the relationship between those two mice was that of mother and son.” Once again the others thought for a while, and felt this was more reasonable. So they expressed agreement another time.

At that moment, one Chinese asked: “Why did those two mice have to have a certain relationship?”

Suddenly, the group looked back at the Chinese and remained speechless. The American official, the French and the Japanese who had spoken earlier all lowered their heads in shame, and did not dare to answer.

In fact, the true love is not built on friendship, loyalty or blood relationship. Instead, it is based on no relationship.

1.“it made sense” probably means ______.

A. it was strange                   B. it was correct

C. it was sweet                     D. it was funny

2.Why did they lower their heads in shame according to the passage？

A. They did not dare to answer.

B. They regretted（后悔）driving a poor blind mouse away.

C. They had mistaken the relationship of the mice.

D. They did not express themselves much better.

3.It is clear that ______.

A. all the mice came out of the hole easily

B. the people knew one of the mice was blind at the first sight

C. the people wanted to kill the mice with smoke

D. each of the people understood the relationship differently

4.The best title for the passage is ______.

A. Two lovely mice                  B. Help produces love

C. Love is all                      D. Friends in need

 

When I was a boy, I was a football fan. I played football with some other boys in the backyard all the time. My mom was worried that I would get ill in the hot summer.
One day my brother gave me a new football. I came into the yard and played it excitedly. But suddenly, the ball flew through the window and nearly hit my dad. Dad said nothing. He took my football and cut it in half.
I didn’t cry because I knew how terrible my mistake was. I didn’t expect (期待) to get another football. But to my surprise, Dad bought me another one the next month and told me to be more careful. I was really thankful for my father’s forgiveness (宽恕). He showed me that even when I made a mistake, he still loved me and gave me another chance.
Parents always give us their unconditional (无条件的) love and forgiveness. We should always give our love and forgiveness to them, too.
【小题1】 The writer played football in the backyard all the time because ________.

A．he was easy to get ill

B．he was a football fan

C．his father was a football player

D．his mother was worried about him

【小题2】 How did the writer feel when he got the football from his brother?

A．Sad.

B．Worried.

C．Terrible.

D．Excited.

【小题3】The writer didn’t cry because ________.

A．he knew his mistake

B．his father cut the football in half

C．his father was very happy

D．he nearly hit his father

【小题4】 After his father bought him another football, the writer ________.

A．forgot his mistake	B．was angry
C．was thankful to his father	D．didn’t like it

【小题5】 What can we learn from the story?

A．We should learn to play football.

B．We should love and forgive our parents.

C．We shouldn’t make mistakes.

D．We must play football with our parents.

1阅读下面短文，并借助连环图和上下文补充所缺信息。每个空只能填写一个形式正确、意义相符的单词。

Yesterday morning an old woman  1.  a lot of things in a shop．She put   2.   into a big box ．She was going to carry it to the   3.   ，but the box was heavy and the car wasn't near．At that time Li Ming and Wei Hua were  4.   by the car and talking．When they  5.   the old woman and the big box beside her，they  6.   to help．They lifted the heavy box and  7.   it to the car．Suddenly the box __8.   down and one of Li Ming's feet was badly hurt．He had to   9.   in bed in the hospital for several days．He was   10.   about his lessons．But his friend Wei Hua said，“Don't worry about your lesson . I'll come to help you with your lessons after class every afternoon．”

 

I used to live in Kobe in Japan. On my way home on the bus every evening I used to look for an old man who often played his saxophone (萨克斯管) near the river. I couldn’t hear his music because the windows were closed on the bus but I imagined it to be loud and clear. I wanted to be like that man.
One night I went to Himeji, a city not far from Kobe. As I walked with my family along the river I saw a statue. It was a young man who looked just like me. He was wearing a cap and smiling. Around his neck was a leather strap (皮带) and in his hands was a saxophone. He was lifting the saxophone to his lips and he was just about to play. I stayed there for a long time by the statue dreaming of playing a saxophone on TV.
Two weeks later it was my birthday. Imagine my joy when I opened my present from my parents and found that it was a saxophone! I put it to my lips to play, but it wouldn’t make a sound. Then Dad told me to read the instruction book to find out what to do. After about 15 minutes the saxophone was ready to play. I raised it slowly to my lips as my family watched. But still there was no sound. I blew and blew but I couldn’t get the saxophone to play. I was almost crying when suddenly the saxophone made the most beautiful sound—loud and clear like I imagined the music of the man by the river in Kobe. I blew again, I moved my fingers on the saxophone and I made more sounds. I was happy because I was playing very interesting sounds. But I wasn’t playing music yet.
Then came the lessons. Night after night, week after week my teacher made me practice. Slowly I started to improve and at last there came the magic day when I started to play music. Now I’m in the TV studio with my saxophone strapped to my neck and my cap on my head. I’m always thinking of the man by the river in Kobe and the statue smiling at me in Himeiji. I’m a happy man.
【小题1】On the bus, the writer couldn’t ________.

A．find an old man with a saxophone	B．see a river
C．hear the old man’s music	D．imagine the sound

【小题2】The statue along the river made the writer think of ________.

A．having a saxophone

B．the old man near the river

C．having a cap and a saxophone as the boy

D．playing the saxophone on TV

【小题3】The writer could get the saxophone to play ________.

A．as soon as he got it

B．after he read the instruction

C．after he tried many times

D．after his father taught him

【小题4】What does the passage mainly talk about?

A．The magic day.	B．My birthday present.
C．The old man and the statue.	D．My dream of playing saxophone.