Once　upon　a　time,　a　young　man　was　standing　in　the　middle　of　the　town　announcing　that　he　had　the　most　beautiful　heart　in　the　world.　A　large　crowd　gathered,　and　they　al　praised　his　heart　for　it　was　perfect.

    Suddenly,　an　old　man　appeared　and　said,　“Why　,your　heart　is　not　as　beautiful　as　mine.”

    The　old　man’s　heart　was　ful　of　scars（伤疤）.　Some　pieces　of　his　heart　were　removed　and　some　pieces　from　other　people　were　put　in,　but　they　didn’t　fit　quite　right.　So　there　were　several　jagged（锯齿状的）edges.　In　fact,　there　were　stil　some　holes　in　his　heart　where　the　pieces　were　missing.

    The　 young　 man　 laughed,“Comparing　yours　with　mine,　mine　is　perfect　and　yours　is　a　mess.”

    “Yes,”said　the　old　man.　“But,　every　scar　shows　that　I　took　out　a　piece　of　my　heart　and　gave　it　to　a　person,　and　often　he　gave　me　a　piece　of　his　heart　in　return.”

    “Why　do　you　have　some　jagged　edges　in　your　heart?”asked　the　young　man.“Because　the　shapes　of　the　pieces　weren’t　the　same.”“Then　the　holes?”“Sometimes　I　gave　pieces　of　my　heart　away,　and　the　other　person　hasn’t　given　back　a　piece　of　his,　so　… but　I　don’t　care.”“How　come?”“They　remind　me　of　the　love　we　shared.”

    The　young　man　was　deeply　moved.　He　walked　up　to　the　old　man,　took　a　piece　of　his　heart　out　and　gave　it　to　the　old　man.

    The　old　man　placed　it　in　his　heart,　then　took　a　piece　from　his　old　scarred　heart　and　placed　it　in　the　wound（伤口）in　the　young　man’s　heart.　It　fitted,　but　not　perfectly,　as　there　were　some　jagged　edges.

    The　young　man　looked　at　his　heart,　not　perfect　any　more　but　more　beautiful　than　ever.

    How　sad　it　must　be　to　go　through　 life　 with　 a　 whole　untouched　heart!

    1.　The　young　man　stood　in　the　town　to　_____.

    A.　meet　the　old　man　　　　B.　compare　his　heart　with　others’

    C.　show　his　beautiful　heart　D.　give　pieces　of　his　heart　to　others

   2.　It’s　clear　that　the　old　man　was　_____.

    A.　a　sily　man　　　　B.　a　humorous　man

    C.　a　wel-known　man　　　　D.　a　kind-hearted　man

  3.　We　learn　from　the　story　that　in　the　end　the　young　man　was　_____.

    A.　lost　　　　B.　moved　　　　C.　hurt　　　　D.　untouched

  4.　The　old　man　said“… but　I　don’t　care”means　_____.

    A.　he　didn’t　expect　others’return

    B.　he　didn’t　feel　pain

    C.　he　didn’t　think　it　serious

    D.　he　cared　nothing

  5.We　can　get　more　beautiful　hearts　by　sharing　_____

    A.　ideas　　　　B.　scars　　　　C.　love　　　　D.　beauty

 

　　We were going to play a team from a country school. They didn't come until the game time arrived. They looked 1 than we had though. They were wearing dirty blue jeans and looked like farm boys. We even thought that they had never seen a basketball before.

　　We all sat down. We felt that we didn't 2 any practice against a team like that.

　　It was already so late that no 3 could be given to them for a warm－up.

　　The game began.

　　One of our boys 4 the ball and he shot a long pass to our forward. From out of nowhere a boy in a dirty T shirt 5 the pass and with a beautiful form he shot and got two points.

　　They 6 us.

　　Then they got another 7 of points in a minute.

　　Soon it was all over. The country team 8 us.

　　We certainly learned that even though a team is good, there is usually another 9 a little better. But the important lesson we learned was：One can't tell a man, or a team, by the 10 .

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阅读短文，判断正（T）误（F）

　　Sometimes, kids don't think their parents are fair（公平的）to them. When you want to dress in a modern way, your mum doesn't like you wearing a mini-skirt.

　　When you are making phone calls to friends, they ask if you're speaking to a boy or a girl. Sometimes it seems that you're not as close to your parents as you used to be. How can you become close again?

　　Closing the Gap（隔阂）by American author（作者）Jay McGraw gives advice on how to have a better relationship（关系）with your parents.

　　The book gives ways to help teens understand their parents. When you think“my parents don't want me to have any fun,”that usually means your parents want you to be safe. Both parents and children have needs. They need to feel they are important and loved.

　　You should tell your parents your needs, and find out what their needs are. Then, you can think of a way to make all of you happy. The book gives you some ideas：

　　Make time to talk. You could talk about your school life and your plans for the future.

　　Keep a diary. This is to help you understand more about yourself and your feelings.

　　Show your parents you're growing up. Wash your own clothes and help around the house. Your parents will feel that you are no longer a small child.

　　If you follow these steps, slowly, you will be able to break down the walls between your parents and yourself.

(1) Kids often think their parents are unfair to them.

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(2) Jay McGraw tries to give advice to parents on how to have a better relationship with their children.

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(3) When you think“my parents don't want me to have any fun,”that usually means your parents want you to be safe.

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(4) Keeping a diary is helpful to you to understand more about yourself and your feelings.

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(5) Closing the Gap is a book for the old.

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　　Sometimes, kids don't think their parents're fair to them. When you want to dress in a modem way, your mum doesn't like you wearing a mini-skirt.

　　When you are making phone calls to friends, they ask if you're speaking to a boy or a girl. Sometimes it seems that you're not as close to your parents as you used to be. How can you become close again?

　　Closing the Gap by American author Jay McGraw gives advice on how to have a better relationship with your parents.

　　The book gives ways to help teens understand their parents. When you think“my parents don't want me to have any fun,”that usually means your parents want you to be safe. Both parents and children have needs. They need to feel riley are important and loved.

　　You should tell your parents your needs, and find out what their needs are. then, you can think of a way to make all of you happy. The book gives you some ideas:

　　Make lime to talk. You could talk about your school life and your plans for the future.

　　Keep a diary. This is to help you understand more about yourself and your feelings.

　　Show your parents you're growing up. Wash your own clothes and help around the house. Your parents will feel that you are no longer a small child.

　　If you follow these steps, slowly, you will be able to break down the walls between your parents and yourself.

根据短文内容判断正（T）误（F）。

(1) Kids often think their parents are unfair to them.

(　　)

(2) Jay McGraw tries to give advice to parents on how to have a better relationship with their children.

(　　)

(3) When you think“my parents don't want me to have any fun,”that usually means your parents want you to be safe.

(　　)

(4) Keeping a diary is helpful to you to understand more about yourself and your feelings.

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(5) Closing the Gap is a book for the old.　　　　    (　　)