Hope in my arms
Last year, I was invited to participate in a carnival for Tuesday’s Child, an organization that helps children with AIDS.
All the children that had gathered at one particular room could   36  a square on a piece of cloth. Later the squares would be sewn(缝) together to  37  a quilt. The quilt would be  38  to a man who had devoted his life to the  39  and would soon be   40 .
The kids were given paints in bright colors and asked to paint something that would make the quilt  41 . As I looked around at all the squares, I saw pink hearts, blue clouds, orange sunrises and red flowers. The pictures were all bright and  42 . All   43  one.
One boy was painting a heart, but it was dark and lifeless. It  44  the bright colors that his fellow artists had used.I asked why. He told me that he was very   45  and so was his mom. He said that his sickness was not ever going to get better and neither was his mom’s. He looked   46  into my eyes and said, “There is no hope in my life.”
I told him I was sorry and I could understand why he had made his heart a dark color. I told him that   47  we couldn’t make him better, we can give  48 , which can really help when you are feeling sad. I told him that if he would like, I would be   49  to give him one so he could see what I meant.  50 , he crawled into my lap. I thought my own heart would burst for this sweet little boy.
He sat there for a long time. Finally he  51  down to finish his coloring.
As I was getting ready to  52  home, I felt a tug (猛拽) on my jacket. Standing there was the little boy,  53 . He said, “My heart is changing  54 . It is getting brighter. I think those hugs really do  55 .”
On my way home I felt my own heart. It too had changed to a brighter color.

Hope in my arms

Last year, I was invited to participate in a carnival for Tuesday’s Child, an organization that helps children with AIDS.

All the children that had gathered at one particular room could   36  a square on a piece of cloth. Later the squares would be sewn(缝) together to  37  a quilt. The quilt would be  38  to a man who had devoted his life to the  39  and would soon be   40 .

The kids were given paints in bright colors and asked to paint something that would make the quilt  41 . As I looked around at all the squares, I saw pink hearts, blue clouds, orange sunrises and red flowers. The pictures were all bright and  42 . All   43  one.

One boy was painting a heart, but it was dark and lifeless. It  44  the bright colors that his fellow artists had used.I asked why. He told me that he was very   45  and so was his mom. He said that his sickness was not ever going to get better and neither was his mom’s. He looked   46  into my eyes and said, “There is no hope in my life.”

I told him I was sorry and I could understand why he had made his heart a dark color. I told him that   47  we couldn’t make him better, we can give  48 , which can really help when you are feeling sad. I told him that if he would like, I would be   49  to give him one so he could see what I meant.  50 , he crawled into my lap. I thought my own heart would burst for this sweet little boy.

He sat there for a long time. Finally he  51  down to finish his coloring.

As I was getting ready to  52  home, I felt a tug (猛拽) on my jacket. Standing there was the little boy,  53 . He said, “My heart is changing  54 . It is getting brighter. I think those hugs really do  55 .”

On my way home I felt my own heart. It too had changed to a brighter color.

1.                A．find           B．paint           C．cut  D．draw

2.                A．fold           B．become        C．spread   D．make

3.                A．presented       B．sold            C．lent  D．thrown

4.                A．education       B．country         C．organization   D．neighborhood

5.                A．dying          B．coming         C．visiting   D．retiring

6.                A．beautiful        B．strong          C．new D．comfortable

7.                A．empty          B．puzzling         C．confusing D．inspiring

8.                A．without         B．besides         C．except   D．beside

9.                A．needed        B．lacked          C．contained D．showed

10.               A．curious         B．disappointed    C．angry D．sick

11.               A．forward        B．still            C．straight    D．even

12.               A．so that         B．as long as       C．even though    D．as though

13.               A．hugs           B．smiles          C．prizes D．lessons

14.               A．sorry          B．happy          C．eager D．relaxed

15.               A．Suddenly       B．Quickly         C．Unwillingly D．Slowly

16.               A．slowed         B．jumped         C．slipped    D．fell

17.               A．leave          B．stay           C．head D．arrive

18.               A．smiling         B．crying          C．dancing   D．glaring

19.               A．shape          B．color          C．weight    D．form

20.               A．fit             B．hurt           C．fail   D．work

— What a successful Spring Festival Gala (春晚)!Who said we couldn’t make it??

    — _____. ?

    A.Let’s kill the fatted calf?

    B.Practice makes perfect?

    C.Actions speak louder than words?

    D.A golden key can open any door?

In an age dominated （控制的） by new media and the Internet, there are so many alternative ways of learning．Gone are the days when, if we couldn't make it into a classroom, the only real option was to pick up a book, or when audio materials consisted of bad quality cassettes or sporadic（时有时无的） radio and TV programmes．With the appearance of broadband access to the web, we have a whole new learning domain （统领） at our fingertips．Sophisticated learning materials in the form of text or high-quality audio are now available at the touch of a button, and tests and assignments can be submitted （进行） and marked online．Questions and learning, studying away from the classroom has never seemed easier．Yet many teachers would argue that face-to-face contact between teachers and students is an essential part of the language learning experience．Enter the concept of blended （融合的） learning, an approach to education which seeks to combine the best of new technology and actual human contact．
Advocates of blended learning argue that an approach to study which combines the benefits of new technology with the best aspects of face-to-face （often abbreviated to F2F） teaching, will achieve better results．For example, there are some aspects of study, like practical sessions, dealing with more subjective questions, or meeting the needs of an individual student, which require face-to-face human interaction, whereas the more mechanical aspects of learning, such as answers to clear-cut questions, can be managed simply and effectively in a remote environment using new technology．
Blended learning approaches have proven especially appropriate in language learning．For example, in an ELT （English Language Teaching ） environment, a simple scenario （剧情概要） might be a classroom session where a teacher asks a group of students to use a wiki to create a text． Students then go away and compose and edit the text remotely．During the next F2F session, the teacher express his opinion about their work．
【小题1】What is the main idea of this passage?

In an age dominated （控制的） by new media and the Internet, there are so many alternative ways of learning．Gone are the days when, if we couldn't make it into a classroom, the only real option was to pick up a book, or when audio materials consisted of bad quality cassettes or sporadic（时有时无的） radio and TV programmes．With the appearance of broadband access to the web, we have a whole new learning domain （统领） at our fingertips．Sophisticated learning materials in the form of text or high-quality audio are now available at the touch of a button, and tests and assignments can be submitted （进行） and marked online．Questions and learning, studying away from the classroom has never seemed easier．Yet many teachers would argue that face-to-face contact between teachers and students is an essential part of the language learning experience．Enter the concept of blended （融合的） learning, an approach to education which seeks to combine the best of new technology and actual human contact．

Advocates of blended learning argue that an approach to study which combines the benefits of new technology with the best aspects of face-to-face （often abbreviated to F2F） teaching, will achieve better results．For example, there are some aspects of study, like practical sessions, dealing with more subjective questions, or meeting the needs of an individual student, which require face-to-face human interaction, whereas the more mechanical aspects of learning, such as answers to clear-cut questions, can be managed simply and effectively in a remote environment using new technology．

Blended learning approaches have proven especially appropriate in language learning．For example, in an ELT （English Language Teaching ） environment, a simple scenario （剧情概要） might be a classroom session where a teacher asks a group of students to use a wiki to create a text． Students then go away and compose and edit the text remotely．During the next F2F session, the teacher express his opinion about their work．

1.What is the main idea of this passage?

    A．Blended learning is an effective learning approach．

    B．More and more people will use Internet-based learning materials,

    C．There are so many different ways of learning for people to choose in today's world．

    D．Blended learning methods have proven to be effective except in language learning．

2.Which of the following aspects of study doesn't require face-to-face interaction between teachers and students?

    A．Practical sessions．

    B．Tackling the needs of an individual student．

    C．Dealing with more subjective questions．

    D．Providing answers to clear-cut questions．

3.It can be inferred from the passage that ______．

    A．the radio and TV in the past were of poor quality

    B．people do not get audio materials through cassettes nowadays

    C．it was not convenient for people to leam outside a classroom in the past

    D．it was difficult to find a classroom with good learning conditions in the old days

4.Which of the following can be best describe the writer's attitude towards blended learning?

    A．Critical．                              B．Objective （客观的） ．

    C．Supportive．                            D．Neutral （中立的） ．