In a small open courtyard, outside a school building, there were flowers here and there. In the sunshine, a 1was lying on the grass, reading a book with 2concentration. Near her, another child was carefully watering the flowers, while a third was3with his back against a tree and had a 4on his knees. He appeared to be drawing or writing something on it. He was 5in his task, like the first child.
6the building, there were pleasant carpeted areas. Many children were busy with their tasks in a variety of 7, while teachers wandered among them, talking to them, 8them, and encouraging their efforts.
9I watched this scene on a morning in May years ago, it 10to me that a visitor here would11 have thought be had entered a formal school. He would have been even more12if he had been told that the children he was13came from different kinds of academic levels.
That14has been staying with me ever since. I have been15about some problems. Why in many schools are our children16asked to acquire skills in a way 17from a real-life context(情境)? Why does a18school child so often become a defeated school failure?
Developmental psychologist Margaret Donald once said,”19of the intellectual framework (知识框架) on which we20our teaching is misleading.” In my opinion, a child learns everything in human situation. And if every child could learn in the same way as the children in the school I visited, they would develop better.

1. 1.
   1. A.
      gardener
   2. B.
      child
   3. C.
      teacher
   4. D.
      visitor
2. 2.
   1. A.
      poor
   2. B.
      little
   3. C.
      complete
   4. D.
      slight
3. 3.
   1. A.
      sitting
   2. B.
      standing
   3. C.
      sleeping
   4. D.
      listening
4. 4.
   1. A.
      toy
   2. B.
      pencil
   3. C.
      flower
   4. D.
      notebook
5. 5.
   1. A.
      laid
   2. B.
      set
   3. C.
      defeated
   4. D.
      lost
6. 6.
   1. A.
      Over
   2. B.
      Above
   3. C.
      Inside
   4. D.
      Outside
7. 7.
   1. A.
      ways
   2. B.
      ideas
   3. C.
      opinions
   4. D.
      views
8. 8.
   1. A.
      referring to
   2. B.
      smiling at
   3. C.
      pointing to
   4. D.
      staring at
9. 9.
   1. A.
      Unless
   2. B.
      As
   3. C.
      Until
   4. D.
      Before
10. 10.
    1. A.
       happened
    2. B.
       went
    3. C.
       occurred
    4. D.
       got
11. 11.
    1. A.
       already
    2. B.
       never
    3. C.
       rather
    4. D.
       ever
12. 12.
    1. A.
       satisfied
    2. B.
       disappointed
    3. C.
       delighted
    4. D.
       surprised
13. 13.
    1. A.
       helping
    2. B.
       teaching
    3. C.
       encouraging
    4. D.
       observing
14. 14.
    1. A.
       scene
    2. B.
       sign
    3. C.
       look
    4. D.
       semen
15. 15.
    1. A.
       dreaming
    2. B.
       regretting
    3. C.
       wondering
    4. D.
       joking
16. 16.
    1. A.
       seldom
    2. B.
       hardly
    3. C.
       often
    4. D.
       badly
17. 17.
    1. A.
       taken
    2. B.
       prevented
    3. C.
       learned
    4. D.
       separated
18. 18.
    1. A.
       slow
    2. B.
       lively
    3. C.
       lucky
    4. D.
       friendly
19. 19.
    1. A.
       Much
    2. B.
       Any
    3. C.
       Little
    4. D.
       None
20. 20.
    1. A.
       turn
    2. B.
       feed
    3. C.
       draw
    4. D.
       base

No One Is Too Poor to Give

When Teresa，a widow with four young children，saw a notice from her church for all members to gather to deliver presents and food to a  16  family，she took $10 out of her savings jar and bought some ingredients to make three dozen  17  ．She got to the church parking lot just in time to join the convoy going to the home that was to  18  the people’s help．

     The route was  19  ，and she was astonished when the cars pulled up in front of her house．When the pastor saw her，he said，“ We  20  expected you to join us ,

Teresa．We know it’s been a great  21  since your husband died，and we all wanted

to  22   you．”

Although she was   23   being the object of charity，Teresa didn’t want to  24  anyone so she  25  said，“ Well，at least I can share these cookies with our    26  ．”

     This parable teaches us that no one is too  27   to help others and that true charity is rooted in love and compassion．  28    of spirit is worse than economic distress．Teresa’s story  29  us that very few of us give as much as we could and should．

     My friend Larry Rosen，president of the YMCA of Metropolitan Los Angeles

30  me to the concept of “ sacrificial giving”—  31    in a large quantity up to a

point where one must  32  something that is desired．

     You can start out easy．Take whatever  33  you are thinking of giving to charity，then   34   it．If that’s too much, increase it by 50 percent instead．The  35  is to stretch yourself．It will mean a lot to those you help，but it will mean as much to your heart．

1.A．wealthy    B．big      C．noble           D．needy

2.A．cookies    B．cakes     C ．buns          D．rolls

3.A．offer      B．receive    C．expect          D．refuse

4.A．pleasant    B．1engthy    C．familiar        D．rough

5.A．never      B．just        C．even           D．seldom

6.A．failure     B．comfort     C．success        D．struggle

7.A．satisfy     B．support     C．invite          D．remember

8.A．unnatural   B．unhappy    C．uncomfortable   D．unfortunate

9.A．embarrass   B．trouble     C．bother         D．annoy

10.A．humbly    B．openly     C．clearly         D．cheerfully

11.A．children    B．friends     C．relatives       D．neighbors

12.A．weak      B．generous    C．poor          D．patient

13.A．Poverty    B．Power      C．Importance    D．Source

14.A．ensures    B．informs     C．proves        D．reminds

15.A．introduced  B．presented   C．1ed           D．directed

16.A．taking      B．giving     C．going         D．asking

17.A．reject      B．win        C．quit          D．obtain

18.A．weight     B．size        C．load          D．amount

19.A．double     B．calculate     C．record       D．analyze

20.A．way       B．idea         C．advice       D．guidance

       No One Is Too Poor to Give

When Teresa，a widow with four young children，saw a notice from her church for all members to gather to deliver presents and food to a  16  family，she took $10 out of her savings jar and bought some ingredients to make three dozen  17  ．She got to the church parking lot just in time to join the convoy going to the home that was to  18  the people’s help．

     The route was  19  ，and she was astonished when the cars pulled up in front of her house．When the pastor saw her，he said，“ We  20  expected you to join us ,

Teresa．We know it’s been a great  21  since your husband died，and we all wanted

to  22   you．”

Although she was   23   being the object of charity，Teresa didn’t want to  24  anyone so she  25  said，“ Well，at least I can share these cookies with our    26  ．”

     This parable teaches us that no one is too  27   to help others and that true charity is rooted in love and compassion．  28    of spirit is worse than economic distress．Teresa’s story  29  us that very few of us give as much as we could and should．

     My friend Larry Rosen，president of the YMCA of Metropolitan Los Angeles

30  me to the concept of “ sacrificial giving”—  31    in a large quantity up to a

point where one must  32  something that is desired．

     You can start out easy．Take whatever  33  you are thinking of giving to charity，then   34   it．If that’s too much, increase it by 50 percent instead．The  35  is to stretch yourself．It will mean a lot to those you help，but it will mean as much to your heart．

16．A．wealthy    B．big      C．noble     D．needy

17．A．cookies    B．cakes     C ．buns    D．rolls

18．A．offer      B．receive    C．expect    D．refuse

19．A．pleasant    B．1engthy   C．familiar   D．rough

20．A．never      B．just       C．even     D．seldom

21．A．failure     B．comfort    C．success   D．struggle

22．A．satisfy     B．support    C．invite    D．remember

23．A．unnatural   B．unhappy   C．uncomfortable   D．unfortunate

24．A．embarrass   B．trouble    C．bother   D．annoy

25．A．humbly    B．openly    C．clearly   D．cheerfully

26．A．children    B．friends   C．relatives  D．neighbors

27．A．weak      B．generous    C．poor   D．patient

28．A．Poverty    B．Power      C．Importance   D．Source

29．A．ensures    B．informs     C．proves       D．reminds

30．A．introduced  B．presented   C．1ed         D．directed

31．A．taking      B．giving     C．going        D．asking

32．A．reject      B．win        C．quit         D．obtain

33．A．weight     B．size        C．load         D．amount

34．A．double     B．calculate     C．record      D．analyze

35．A．way       B．idea         C．advice      D．guidance

I stepped into my hotel room to a pleasant surprise. Lots of room surrounded an inviting king-size bed, with armchairs nearby resting against sliding glass doors that opened onto a private yard. A small dining table sat next to a kitchen with a refrigerator and coffee machine. "Wow," I thought to myself. "Nice place."

I love hotels. I love to enter a clean room, hang my clothes and gaze out the window, walk out in the morning and when I return, someone else will have made the bed. I like in-room dining and the way they greet you so professionally. "Nice to have you with us again, Mr. Goldsborough." Very cool.

The problem is that unless Alison travels with me, I never sleep well in hotels. I miss my family, even though Linus and Camille, at ages 4 and almost 2, find a way to interrupt even the best night's sleep at home.

I'm deeply troubled by the number of parents who wake up too late with the realization:

"My children grew up too fast. In the busy career and corporate rat race（剧烈竞争）, I missed their childhood.” What they fail to say but too often think causes me even more pain: "...and I barely even know them."

A hundred years from now, no one will remember the size of your bank account, the car you drove or the size of your house. The world might differ greatly however, based on your impact in the life of a small child. If you pay attention to your significant others, make the choice to put them first.

Think of one specific action that you can take, and take it. Then think of another one and take that, too. Challenge yourself to find new ways to express your appreciation and love on a daily basis. It will pay off ten-fold（十倍）at home.

We can infer from the passage that the author ____.

A. often goes out on business            B. didn’t get along well with his/her family

C. has not grown into an adult           D. comes from a rich family

According to the author, what is the most important for us is that ____.

A. we should often miss our family          B. we should do what we can to benefit our family

C. we should often stay with our family     D. we must always be ready to face the rat race

Through para.4 and para.5 what the author really means is that ____.

A. he hates his parents’ constantly blaming him/her

B. his parents don’t care much about his/her growth

C. many parents worry about their children’s future

D. many parents can’t realize their children not preparing for the fierce social rat race

Which of the fowling is the best title for this passage?

A. East, west, home is the best            B. Different generations, different views

C. Value of a person at home              D. Nothing Beats Family

I stepped into my hotel room to a pleasant surprise. Lots of room surrounded an inviting king-size bed, with armchairs nearby resting against sliding glass doors that opened onto a private yard. A small dining table sat next to a kitchen with a refrigerator and coffee machine. "Wow," I thought to myself. "Nice place."
I love hotels. I love to enter a clean room, hang my clothes and gaze out the window, walk out in the morning and when I return, someone else will have made the bed. I like in-room dining and the way they greet you so professionally. "Nice to have you with us again, Mr. Goldsborough." Very cool.
The problem is that unless Alison travels with me, I never sleep well in hotels. I miss my family, even though Linus and Camille, at ages 4 and almost 2, find a way to interrupt even the best night's sleep at home.
I'm deeply troubled by the number of parents who wake up too late with the realization:
"My children grew up too fast. In the busy career and corporate rat race（剧烈竞争）, I missed their childhood.” What they fail to say but too often think causes me even more pain: "...and I barely even know them."
A hundred years from now, no one will remember the size of your bank account, the car you drove or the size of your house. The world might differ greatly however, based on your impact in the life of a small child. If you pay attention to your significant others, make the choice to put them first.
Think of one specific action that you can take, and take it. Then think of another one and take that, too. Challenge yourself to find new ways to express your appreciation and love on a daily basis. It will pay off ten-fold（十倍）at home.
【小题1】We can infer from the passage that the author ____.