Once upon a time, there was an island where all the feelings lived: Happiness, Sadness, Knowledge, and all of the others, including Love. One day the feelings were told that the island would sink, so all built boats and left, except Love. Love was the only one who stayed. Love wanted to hold out(坚持) until the last possible moment.

 When the island had almost sunk, Love decided to ask for help.

 Richness was passing by Love in a big boat. Love said,“Richness, can you take me with you?”

 Richness answered,“No, I can’t. There is a lot of gold and silver in my boat. There is no place here for you.”

 Love decided to ask Vanity(虚荣心) who was also passing by in a beautiful ship.“Vanity, please help me!”

 “I can’t help you, Love. You are all wet and might destroy my boat,”Vanity answered.

 Sadness was close by, so Love asked,“Sadness, let me go with you.”

“Oh…Love, I am so sad that I need to be by myself!”

Happiness passed by Love, too, but she was so happy that she did not even hear when Love called her. Suddenly , there was a voice, “Come, Love, I will take you.” It was an elder. So thankful and happy, Love even forgot to ask the elder where they were going. When they arrived at dry land, the elder went her own way. Realizing how much was owed(欠) the elder, Love asked Knowledge, another elder, “Who helped me?”

“It was Time,” Knowledge answered.

“Time?” asked Love. “But why did Time help me?”

Knowledge smiled with deep wisdom(智慧) and answered, “Because only Time is able to understand how valuable Love is.”

1.How did the feelings go away from the island?

   A. By water.         B. By swimming.     C. On foot.         D. By flying

2.Which of the following is true?

   A. Happiness was blind.                       B. Richness had a small boat.

   C. Vanity’s ship was damaged.                  D. Sadness wanted to stay alone.

3.Who saved Love?

   A. Time.          B. Knowledge.      C. Richness.         D. Happiness.

4.Which of the following might be the best title of the passage?

   A. Love and Time                     B. An Accident

   C.A sinking island                     D. Different Feelings

 

用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空，每个单词限用一次，使短文通顺，正确连贯。

child, all, see, family, for a moment, show, in, loved, together, cook

People are so busy these days that many people have no time   1  . This becomes a problem, because most   2   love home cooking! The food tastes good and warm, and a family meal brings everyone   3   . In some families, meals are often the only times everyone   4   one another at the same time.
Another reason people enjoy home cooking is that it is often a way of   5   love. A parent who makes some cookies is not just satisfying a   6   sweet tooth. She or he is sending a message. The message says, “ I care about you enough to spend an hour making cookies that you will eat up    7  fifteen minutes if I let you. ”
There is also something about the smell of home cooking. The smell of home cooking pleases people of    8  ages. It makes most of us feel good and   9  , even if we are the ones doing the cooking! Next time you smell a cake making, stop   10   and pay attention to your mood（心情）.

There is no doubt that mothers play an important leading role in the lives of their children. But what about a father's role? I believe that fathers play just as important a role as mothers.

Fathers give us support. They are the shore（岸）we swim to when our arms and legs feel increasingly tired. They are the strength we rely on （依靠）as we take our first steps into the world. Fathers can be gentle and powerful, but they probably have the simplest love we ever know.

_______, the father is their first hero and possibly the only man they will ever feel comfortable loving.

For daughters, the father is the first man they admire and the first man whose eyes shine with happiness when they look at them. He is the first man to fall in love with them.

For mothers, the father of our children is the person we can believe in to watch over the babies as closely as we would. We are protectedin the knowledge of their love. A father is the person on the planet with whom we can do whatever we want ... one who will be just as interested and never feel bored in the face of our devotion.

Without fathers, we wouldn't be mums. I would like to thank them from all our hearts for this honor and for being our partners in the business of raising children.

1.From the passage, we can know the writer is a_______.

A．father            B．mother           C．son              D．daughter

2.Which of the following can be put on the line in the third paragraph?

A．For parents.       B．For families.        C．For others.        D．For sons.

3.According to the passage, we can know that__________ .

A．fathers' love is different from mothers'

B．fathers are always simple and strong

C．fathers can look after their babies better

D．fathers are more important than mothers

4.The best title for the passage is_______.

A．Father, I love you                       B．Fathers are our heroes

C．The importance of fathers                 D．Fathers and mothers

 

There is no doubt that a mother plays an important leading role in the lives of their children. But what about a ①   ① ? Fathers play just as important a role as mothers.

Fathers give us support. They are the shore（岸）we swim to when our arms and legs feel tired. ②They are the strength we rely on （依靠）as we take our first steps into the world. Fathers can be gentle and powerful, but they probably have the simplest love we ever know.

For sons, the father is their first hero and possibly the only man they will ever feel comfortable loving.

For daughters, the father is the first man they admire and the first man whose eyes shine with happiness when they look at them. He is the first man to fall in love with them.

For mothers, the father of our children is the person we can believe in to watch over the babies as closely as we would. We are protectedin the knowledge of their love. A father is the person on the planet with whom we can do whatever we want ... one who will be just as interested and never feel bored in the face of our devotion.

Without fathers, we wouldn't be mums. I would like to thank them from all our hearts for this honor and for being our partners in the business of raising children.

1.在①处填上适当的词，使文章完整。                    

2.将②译成中文。

3.在文中找出下列句子的同义句：If there are no fathers, we wouldn’t be mums.

4.根据短文回答问题：  For sons, what does the father mean?

5.找出文章的中心句。

 

In Britain, some people say they will do anything if a famous person they love asks them to. One in three people in Britain have a new kind of disease(病)—they love a famous person too much.

Some people love famous stars like Britney Spears, David Beckham or even Tony Blair. It is not just the young, grown-ups have the same problem. One in four people are so interested in their heroes that it affects their life.

There are two ways of worshipping(崇拜) famous people. One way is just to follow them or talk about them with friends for fun. The other is a more serious way. People have very strong feelings for them and think they are their friends. People who do so for fun are found to be happier. But those who have strong feelings for a famous person are perhaps to feel more lonely and worried.

“Worshipping famous people is not certainly a bad thing,” Dr.John, an expert said, “But like many things, overdoing it may not always be good for you.”

阅读上面的短文，从每题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。

1.From what some people say, we know         .

A．they are friends of the famous people

B．famous people can pay them a lot of money

C．they must go to the hospital

D．there is something wrong with their mind

2.How many people in Britain have got this kind of disease?

A．About one third	B．About a quarter
C．More than half	D．Just two or three

3.What does the writer think of the two ways of worshipping famous people?

A．The first one is better

B．The second one is better

C．Both of them are good

D．Neither of them is good

4.People who have strong feeling for a famous person often feel worried because           .

A．they cannot become famous themselves

B．they think the famous person may be in trouble

C．they are afraid the famous person may not like them

D．they cannot get anything in return from the famous person

5.Dr. John tells us         .

A．worshipping of famous people is a good thing

B．anything overdone may bring some trouble

C．famous people are not always friendly to us

D．we mustn’t worship anybody or anything