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“What’s the matter, mum?” When I came home yesterday, I found my mother was unhappy. It was unusual—she usually opened the door and welcomed me with a smile. “She’s dying (死),” mum said sadly. I knew what she said. The tulip (郁金香), mother’s favorite, was dying.

A month ago, we moved into our new house and mum bought a very beautiful tulip. Mum liked it very much. Every time she was free, she would sit near the tulip and enjoyed its beautiful color and nice smell. She treated (对待) it like a baby and looked after it carefully. She put the tulip by window and moved it from one place to another to give the tulip enough sunshine. Every morning the first thing she did was to water the tulip. Mum also fertilized (施肥) it many times. She hoped the tulip would become more and more beautiful and stronger. But the tulip was dying because of too much sunshine, water and fertilizer.

It’s true that mother loved the tulip. But this kind of love can be harmful (伤害的). Love can sometimes kill (杀害) what you love.

1.Yesterday the writer found that __________.

A. his mother was sad

B. his home was as usual as before

C. his mother bought a tulip.

2.The sentence “She’s dying ” means __________ was dying soon.

A. the mother        B. the tulip          C. a baby

3.Which of the following is NOT true about the mother?

A. Every afternoon she watered the tulip.

B. She looked after the tulip carefully.

C. She moved the tulip everywhere to give it enough sunshine.

4.Why was the tulip dying in the end? Because __________.

A. she forgot to water it

B. she never fertilized it

C. she gave it too much sunshine, water and fertilizer

5.What does the writer want to tell us?

A. Love is important to everyone.

B. Everyone should love his mother.

C. Not all of love is good for us.

 

根据语篇内容。用方框中所给词的正确形式填空．使短文通顺、连贯。方框中有两个词为多余项。

through      angry     kind     take     that      good make        how      cry      why      do      kill

    "Mommy, what are you doing?" asked Susie.
"I   1  a dinner for Mrs. Smith next door.”
"Why?" asked Susie, who was .only six years old.
"Because Mrs. Smith is very sad; her daughter   2   in an earthquake and she has a broken heart. We need to look after her. "
"Why, Mommy?"
"You see, Susie, when someone is sad, they have trouble   3  the little things like cooking dinner or other chores. Because Mrs Smith is our neighbor, we .need to do some thing to help her. Mm Smith won't ever be able to talk with her daughter or do all those wonderful things  4    mommies and daughters do together. You are a very smart girl, maybe you'll think of some way   5  care of Mrs Smith. "
Susie thought seriously about    6   she could care for Mrs Smith. A few minutes later, .Susie knocked on her door. Mrs Smith answered the knock with a "Hi, Susie.”
From her sad look, Susie noticed that Mrs Smith must   7   for a long time. "What can I do for you, Susie?" asked Mrs Smith.
"My mommy says that you lost your daughter and your heart is broken." Susie held her hand out shyly. In it was a Band-Aid(创可帖). "This is for your broken heart.” Mrs Smith burst into tears.   8   her tears she said, "Thank you, darling girl, this will help a lot."
Mrs Smith accepted Susie’s  9  and she put Susie's Band-Aid in a small picture frame(相框). She feels a little   10  every time she sees it. She wisely knows that healing takes time and support.

My father had a small business, employing（雇用）fifteen people at any given time. We sold all kinds of milk products. I had worked for my father since I was young,      did all seven kids in my family.

One day, we had a new employee, Debbie, who wanted to work in the store for the summer. She had     done this type of work before, but planned to give it her all.

On her first day, Debbie made just about every mistake in the    . She charged the wrong prices for items, she gave the wrong bag of food to the wrong customer, and she    and broke a half gallon of milk. The torture（折磨）of watching her fighting her way was too much for me. I went into my father’s office and said, “Please go out there and put her out of her misery（苦恼）.” I      him to walk right into the store and let her go away from our store.

Since my father’s office was situated within view of the sales counter, he had surely      what I was talking about. He sat,     , for a moment. Then he got up from his desk and walked over to Debbie, who was standing behind the counter.

“Debbie,” he said, as he put his hand      on her shoulder. “I have been watching you all day, and I saw how you     Mrs. Forbush.”

Debbie’s face turned red and tears began to     in her eyes as she tried hard to remember Mrs. Forbush from the many women she had given the wrong change to or drop off her milk onto the floor.

My father continued, “I’ve never seen Mrs. Forbush be so      to any one of my employees before. You really knew how to deal with her. I am sure that she is going to want you to    her every time she comes in. Keep up the good work.”

In return for being a wise and kind employer, my father got a trusty and hardworking employee for fifteen years … and a friend for life.

1.A. unless                      B. neither                    C. as                  D. nor

2.A. already               B. yet                         C. never                   D. ever

3.A. vision                  B. book              C. spirit             D. position

4.A. dropped         B. lost                    C. touched        D. missed

5.A. encouraged                 B. forced                    C. expected              D. influenced

6.A. followed                B. seen                            C. guessed      D. heard

7.A. careful                  B. upset                       C. angry                     D. thoughtful

8.A. gently                      B. seriously                      C. lightly              D. directly

9.A. accepted           B. agreed                           C. treated                 D. considered

10.A. run               B. well                              C. appear                      D. rise

11.A. funny                 B. hopeless                         C. rude                        D. polite

12.A. wait on              B. look after                        C. stand for                 D. depend on

 

Once there was a grasshopper(蚱蜢), who was the best hopper(跳跃者) in the world. She taught __16__ grasshoppers how to hop. Soon all grasshoppers were hopping well, so she felt very proud.

Then one day an eagle appeared. She immediately decided to teach the eagle how to hop, __17__she was sure that hopping was the key to __18___ . But every time she __19___ the eagle to hop, he just said, “There is no need. You are satisfied with hopping, but I can fly. “

“Stop this silly talking of flying!” screamed the grasshopper. “Flying is__20__ in your imagination. “

The next day, some of the grasshoppers went to talk to the eagle. “How is it that you don’t know how to hop, yet you still talk of flying? It is ___21___our teacher’s orders.”

“Hopping is useful and can make you happy, but when you can fly, it is no longer___22___.” said the eagle.

“Tell us more,” said the grasshoppers.

The eagle began telling them what the world___23___the grass fields was like. It was a world that included mountains, rivers and oceans(海洋).

Then the eagle took one___24___grasshopper in his powerful wings to the sky. The grasshopper could see the mountains, rivers and oceans that the eagle ___25___.

After the eagle landed, he saw a spark (闪光) in the grasshopper’s eyes. The grasshopper told others what he had seen in the sky. Therefore, the grasshoppers dreamt of flying in the sky.

  A. another        B. other        C. others       D. the other

【小题 2】 A. as            B. and          C. or           D. because of

【小题 3】 A. business      B. weakness   C. happiness  D. succeed

【小题 4】 A. confused  B. told     C. advised      D. asked

【小题 5】. A. just         B. even       C. hardly     D. ever

【小题 6】. A. for          B. well with  C. against    D. down

【小题 7】 A. helpful       B. dangerous  C. necessary  D. safe

【小题 8】 A. on        B. through    C. across     D. beyond

【小题 9】 A. strong        B. brave      C. attractive D. beautiful

【小题 10】 A. imagined     B. had talked C. told      D. had described

 

On a cold winter afternoon, Susan was walking home from a supermarket. She was feeling a little   46   , as she was carrying her shopping bags. They were   47   heavy that she decided to have a rest in the park. Then she noticed a poor man   48   in front of her. The man was holding a paper bag. He walked to a rubbish bin(箱) and started looking    49   it.

Susan suddenly felt sad. She knew this man would take all that he could get. So she went up to him and gave him some fruit. The man looked up in  50   and took what she gave him.

A big smile appeared on his face and she felt very happy. Then he said, “Wow! First someone gave me this sandwich, then the orange juice, and now some delicious   51   . This is my daughter’s lucky day. Thank you, girl.” Then he went   52   , singing a song.

Just then, Susan understood   53   the saying “Giving is getting” really meant. Everyone in the world needs help; everyone can offer help and everyone will   54   by showing kindness.

Giving sometimes doesn’t cost much,   55   it means a lot to the people who you help. The man’s happiness at that moment comes into Susan’s mind every time she has the chance to help others.

1.A. sad                   B. tired                C. frightened

2.A. so                    B. too                  C. such

3. A. walked               B. was walking          C. to walk

4.A. at                    B. for                  C. through

5.A. surprise              B. surprised            C. surprising

6. A. food                 B. drink                C. fruit

7.A. out                   B. away                 C. in

8. A. what                 B. which                C. why

9. A. help                 B. be helping           C. be helped

10.A. or    B. but  C. and