My dad used to say he knew I would be a singer. When I was a baby, I was always singing loudly. Dad was a big sports fan, but he was happy I loved music.

After dinner, Dad would often ask me to sing. He always said I sang I Will Always Love You much better than Whitney Houston!

At every school concert he cheered me on. The look of pride on his face made me happy.

My life was full of concerts, singing lessons and laughter. Though my mum and brothers helped me, they did not share our love for music.

Our lives changed when Dad was told that he had cancer. We always hoped that something would happen and he would get better, but the doctors told us that they could not save him.

About a week before my dad died, he fell into a coma (昏迷). The nurses said even though Dad did not reply, he could still hear me.

The nurses said I should sing him a song. I sang one of our favorites. As I sang, my dad gave a big smile, and clapped (鼓掌).

I will always remember that smile. I was so pleased to know that Dad had heard me sing one more song.

My dad died on May 14, 2000. It was hard to believe: he was so full of life. I don’t know how to say how much I miss him.

Now I have all the memories of him and his beautiful smile deep inside my heart. I will always know that he is listening from his front row seat in heaven.

He used to say: “Sing from your heart.”

My dad has been and will always be my hero.

1.According to the story, Whitney Houston is probably ______.

A. a famous singer?????????????????? B. a famous actress

C. the writer’s friend???????????????? D. a sports star

2.Who did the writer think make her confident?

A. Whitney Houston.???????????????? B. Her father.

C. Her mother.????????????????????? D. Her brothers.

3.According to the story, which of the following is TRUE?

A. Their lives didn’t change though her father had cancer.

B. when the writer’s father fell into a coma, he couldn’t hear her song.

C. The writer’s mum and brothers never helped or shared love for music.

D. The writer misses her father very much.

4.What does the underline word “heaven” mean in paragraph10?

A. 剧院???????????? B. 影院???????????? C. 天堂?????????????????? D. 舞台

5.What’s the best title of the passage?

A. My hero.?????????? B. M y favorite song.?????? C. My dream.????????? D. My family.

Most teachers agree that the first lesson of a teacher is often unforgettable．I remember getting into the class with the   1   of a beginner teacher: nervous, careful, excited…etc．The school I   2   my first lesson in was well-known to hold the most troublesome （顽皮的）students in the city．With this in   3  , I was more nervous than I should be．But I tried my best not to   4   it out and went into the class．The first thing I did was taking a look at the whole class．My eyes   5   on a big black student．He was sitting in the back   6   of the class with no one in front of him．His body was much   7   than mine．I thought it would be better to   8   that boy untouchable．As soon as I started my lesson writing on the blackboard, I heard some noise from the back．I   9  the students to find out who did it, but the class looked very   10  ．I went on writing and the noise went on．Then I stopped my lesson to   11    this problem because I believed that if I lost control of the class from the   12   I wouldn’t be able to get it back．I thought the big boy made the noise．To my   13  , a small boy was the source （根源）of trouble．Days went   14   and I discovered that the big boy was good and quiet and the great source of trouble came from a group of   15   students who became under control after some weeks．From then on, I realized that judging （判断）by appearance can often be wrong, not only with students!

1．A．ideas                        B．feelings                   C．thoughts                 D．ways

2．A．started                      B．found                     C．opened                   D．finished

3．A．head                         B．mind                       C．school                    D．hand

4．A．make                        B．bring                      C．work                      D．show

5．A．stopped                    B．noticed                   C．pointed                   D．warned

6．A．line                          B．row                        C．room                      D．part

7．A．higher                      B．lighter                     C．larger                            D．thicker

8．A．let                            B．relax                    C．increase                  D．leave

9．A．faced                       B．wondered                C．discussed                D．described

10．A．common                 B．confident                C．quiet                       D．crowded

11．A．decide                     B．solve                      C．improve                  D．produce

12．A．beginning                B．example                  C．matter                    D．end

13．A．competition             B．congratulation          C．surprise                  D．difference

14．A．out                         B．down                      C．away                      D．on

15．A．small-sized                                                 B．comfortable

C．frustrated                                                   D．ordinary-looking

用方框中所给词的适当形式填空

1. I asked the boy many times, but he didn't        to me.

2. After the earthquake happened in Wenchuan, Sichuan, all the other people in China _____ food and clothes for people there.

3. --It's too late now. You'd better go home in time, or your parents will get __________

--I will go home as soon as I finish my work.

4. --I want to be a film star when I grow up.

--I hope your __________ can come true if you work hard.

5. --There's much time left. We needn't do it in a hurry.

   --I don't think so. The ______ we do it, the later we go back.

6. --When will the girl come back from America?

--She is ______ to be back in a week.

7. We must save our money. After all, we have 10 days left. I can't ______ how we would live without money.

8. We should spend more time working. We shouldn't _______ time playing computer games.

9. The prices of buildings __________ day by day and many people can t afford to buy them.

10. If someone asks for help impolitely, I will__________ to give him any help.

I have forgotten the name of the old lady, who was a customer(顾客) on my newspaper route when I was twelve. Yet she taught me a lesson that I shall never forget.

On a winter afternoon, a friend and I were throwing stones onto the roof of the old lady’s house near her garden. I found myself a perfectly smooth rock and threw it. The stone was too smooth, however, so it slipped(滑) from my hand as I let it go and headed straight for a small window on the lady’s door. At the sound of broken glass, we knew we were in trouble. We ran faster than any of our stones flew off her roof.

I was too scared about getting caught that first night to be concerned about the old lady with the broken window in winter. However, a few days later, when I was sure that I hadn’t been discovered, I started to feel guilty for her trouble. She still greeted me with a smile each day when I gave her the newspaper, but I was no longer able to act comfortably when seeing her.

I decided that I would save my paper delivery(送) money, and in three weeks I had the seven dollars that I thought would cover the cost of her window. I put the money in an envelope (信封) with a note saying that I was sorry for breaking her window and hoped that the seven dollars would cover the cost of repairing it.

The next day, I handed the old lady her paper. She thanked me for the paper and gave me a bag of biscuits she had made herself. I thanked her and ate the biscuits as I continued my route.

After several biscuits, I felt an envelope and pulled it out of the bag. When I opened the envelope, I was shocked. Inside were the seven dollars and a short note that said, “I’m proud of you.”

21. What do the underlined words “be concerned about” mean?

A. wait for　 　　　　　　 B. worry about　　 　 C. argue with 　　　　　　 　　　 D. look after

22. Of the following people, who has similar qualities to the writer that paid for the broken　window?　　

A. Alice, who used to spend most of her pocket money on snacks, now saves money and　donates it to help the elderly. 　　

B. Tom, who used to be shy, kept practising speaking in front of his classmates and has become confident.

C. Ann, who was weak in maths, now often asks her friends for help and has made much progress.

D. Millie, who had stolen her aunt’s necklace, realized her mistake and returned it to her aunt.

23. What can we infer(推断)from the story?

A. The old lady was such a rich woman that she didn’t care about the money.

B. The old lady forgave the boy for what he had done and returned him the money.

C. The old lady was too proud to accept the money the boy paid for the broken window.

D. The old lady didn’t forgive the boy for what he had done though he said sorry to her.