With a hat by his feet，a blind boy sat on the steps of a building. He held up a sign which said，" I ' m blind, please help. "
Only a few people put    1   in the hat. A man was walking by. He    2   some coins into the hat. He then turned the sign    3  . wrote some words, put the sign back and left.
Soon the hat began to fill up. A lot more people   4   to give money to the blind boy.　　That afternoon the man came to see    5  things were. The boy recognized his footsteps (脚步声) and asked, "Were you the one who    6  my sign this morning? What did you write?"
The man said, "I only wrote the truth. I said what you said but in a   7 way. "What he had written was," Today is a beautiful day,   8  I cannot see it. "
Both the   9  told people that the boy was blind. But the first sign simply 　10　people to help by throwing some money into the   11  . The second one, however, told people that they were able to enjoy the  12  of the day, but the boy couldn't    13   he was blind.
There are at least two lessons we can learn   14  this story. First, be thankful for what
you have. Someone else has less. Help them if you can.  15  , be creative. Think differently.
　There is always a better way !

With a hat by his feet，a blind boy sat on the steps of a building. He held up a sign which said，" I ' m blind, please help. "

Only a few people put    1   in the hat. A man was walking by. He    2   some coins into the hat. He then turned the sign    3  . wrote some words, put the sign back and left.

Soon the hat began to fill up. A lot more people   4   to give money to the blind boy.　　That afternoon the man came to see    5  things were. The boy recognized his footsteps (脚步声) and asked, "Were you the one who    6  my sign this morning? What did you write?"

The man said, "I only wrote the truth. I said what you said but in a   7 way. "What he had written was," Today is a beautiful day,   8  I cannot see it. "

Both the   9  told people that the boy was blind. But the first sign simply 　10　people to help by throwing some money into the   11  . The second one, however, told people that they were able to enjoy the  12  of the day, but the boy couldn't    13   he was blind.

There are at least two lessons we can learn   14  this story. First, be thankful for what

you have. Someone else has less. Help them if you can.  15  , be creative. Think differently.

　There is always a better way !

1.                A．eggs           B．coins           C．toys D．pencils

2.                A．got            B．lost            C．took D．dropped

3.                A．on            B．off             C．back D．around

4.                A．asked          B．began          C．hoped    D．continued

5.                A．how           B．what           C．whose    D．which

6.                A．put            B．found          C．changed  D．cleaned

7.                A．usual          B．simple          C．different  D．dangerous

8.                A．as             B．so             C．for  D．but

9.                A．signs           B．men           C．boys D．lessons

10.               A．told           B．took           C．helped    D．ordered

11.               A．bag            B．hat            C．pocket    D．basket

12.               A．food           B．songs          C．beauty    D．pictures

13.               A．because        B．unless          C．before    D．though

14.               A．about          B．with           C．from  D．except

15.               A．First           B．Second         C．Third D．Fourth

完形填空

In the United States, headmasters and teachers discipline (惩戒) students in several ___1__. The teacher often writes or calls the student’s ___2___.

Sometimes students have to stay at school for an extra hour. If a student behaves very ___3___，the headmaster can suspend (暂停学生上课) the student. The student cannot ___4___ for one, two, or three days. Mr. Lazares didn’t like to suspend students. When he suspended some students, they were ___5___. “A three-day holiday!” they thought. One day, a boy named Robert was in Mr. Lazares’s office. The boy was not behaving well in class. Mr. Lazares telephoned the boy’s parents. “If you come to school with your son, I won’t ___6___ him,” he said. The boy’s father came to school and went with his son to every class.Other students___7___ the boy and his father. The boy was embarrassed. After that, he behaved ___8___. He didn’t want his father to come to school again. Other students behaved better, ___9___. They thought, “I don’t want my parents to come to school!”

That year about 60 parents came to school with children who didn’t behave well. The next year only ___10___ parents had to come to school. The students were behaving better.

1.A. A. streets　　　    B. roads　　　   C. ideas　　　   D. ways

完形填空
In the United States, headmasters and teachers discipline (惩戒) students in several ___1__. The teacher often writes or calls the student’s ___2___.
Sometimes students have to stay at school for an extra hour. If a student behaves very ___3___，the headmaster can suspend (暂停学生上课) the student. The student cannot ___4___ for one, two, or three days. Mr. Lazares didn’t like to suspend students. When he suspended some students, they were ___5___. “A three-day holiday!” they thought. One day, a boy named Robert was in Mr. Lazares’s office. The boy was not behaving well in class. Mr. Lazares telephoned the boy’s parents. “If you come to school with your son, I won’t ___6___ him,” he said. The boy’s father came to school and went with his son to every class.Other students___7___ the boy and his father. The boy was embarrassed. After that, he behaved ___8___. He didn’t want his father to come to school again. Other students behaved better, ___9___. They thought, “I don’t want my parents to come to school!”
That year about 60 parents came to school with children who didn’t behave well. The next year only ___10___ parents had to come to school. The students were behaving better.
【小题1】A. A. streets　　　    B. roads　　　   C. ideas　　　   D. ways

A famous study was done in a school by a professor （教授） from a university. At the start of the school year, the teachers were given the names of five children. They were told that these five were the most excellent students in the class. But the fact was that these students were only average(中等)，and they were not the best students at all. Well, guess what? At the end of the year, all the five average students scored among the highest in the class.

　　What made these average students change so much to become top students？The only difference was the change in their teachers’ attitude(态度). Because the teachers believed that these five kids were the top students，they expected(期望) more from them. And so these five average students began to believe and expect more from themselves. So they worked harder to do as well as they could.

　　Do you know why? If you expect the best from people, they’ll usually want to give you their best. A great leader said, “Treat(对待) a person just how he appears to be on the outside, and you’ll make him even worse. But treat a person like he’s already a success，and you’ll help make him the best he can be.”

　　Like the true story of 7-year-old Johnny, his teacher got so angry with him that one day she said，“Johnny，you’re the naughtiest(最顽皮的) boy in this class. I’m sure you’ll never change.” The next year Johnny had a new teacher. And on the first day of class，she met with Johnny after school and said，“Johnny, I’ve heard a lot about you! But do you know that I don’t believe a word of it.” And every day after that, this new teacher treated Johnny as if he was one of the smartest students even when Johnny did naughty things. Later on, Johnny became a school leader. Because that’s the power of our belief(信任) and attitude(态度) toward children.

1.The professor started his research(研究)by _______.

A. teaching the five children himself

B. asking the five children to find a new teacher

C. telling the five students to work harder than ever before

D. telling the teacher the five students were the best in the class

2.The five average students became top students mainly because of ________.

A. the professor’s study              

B. the teachers’ hard work

C. the change in the teachers’ attitude       

D. the change in the professor’s attitude

3.Why did the writer tell us the story of 7-year-old Johnny？

A. To let us know how good his new teacher was.

B. To show the importance of encouragement.

C. To show that the boy was clever enough.

D. To let us know the famous boy.

4.The writer writes the passage mainly by ______.

A. giving reasons and result               

B. giving result and examples

C. describing what he thinks               

D. asking and answering questions

5.What does the passage mainly tell us？

A. If you want to get more，you should have new teachers.

B. A professor’s study can help you score highest.

C. Only teachers can make you a top student.

D. Attitude and belief can change a person.