Life is like the four seasons. Now I am very old, but when I was young, it was the spring of my life. I was born, I played a lot, and then I started school. I learned many new things. Like a flower, I grew bigger every day. There were happy days and sorrowful days: some days the sun shone, and some days it didn’t.
In my twenties, I had a good job. I was strong and happy. Then I married (結(jié)婚) and had a child. In those days, I didn’t have much time to think. Every day I was busy and worked very hard. And so, I started to get some white hairs. The summer of my life passed quickly.
Then the days got shorter. Leaves fell from the trees. My child was a university student, and then an engineer. My home was much quieter. I started walking more slowly. One day I stopped working. I had more time. I understood this was my autumn, a beautiful time when the trees change color and give us nice fruits.
But the days kept getting shorter and colder. Winter has come. I am older and weaker. I know I do not have many days left, but I will enjoy them to the end.
【小題1】The writer started walking more slowly in the          of his life.

A．spring

B．summer

C．a(chǎn)utumn

D．winter

【小題2】According to the passage, which of the following ages is during the summer of his life?

A．15.

B．33.

C．62.

D．87.

【小題3】What does the word “sorrowful” mean in this passage?

A．Sad.

B．Exciting.

C．Wonderful.

D．Pleasant.

【小題4】Which of the following is true?

A．The writer was an engineer.

B．The writer had a garden with flowers.

C．The writer was always happy as a child.

D．The writer now is old and weak, but still he enjoys his life.

【小題5】What’s the best title of this passage?

A．Four Seasons.	B．My Life.
C．Four Seasons in a Year.	D．Four Seasons in My Life.

When I was young，my father told me that little acts of kindness may give one great happiness. Since then I have always tried to help people in   1  .
One hot summer afternoon, I was  2  down the highway to New York when another car suddenly   3  into my lane(車道). My car was in the far right lane，so it ran onto the roadside. As a(n)   4   driver，I moved my car quickly and skillfully back onto the highway without causing any accident.
I was   5  with that driver，but I thought that he just did not pay attention to（注意） the lane change, and he  6  did not do that on purpose(故意).The car ran away  7  after cutting me off. Very soon it disappeared from sight. After a while，I came around a curve(彎道) and found the  8 car. The driver was walking along the roadside. He was an elderly man and looked  9  . As there was no telephone nearby and the nearest services were twenty miles away, I decided to    10   and see what the problem was.
The man’s car had a flat tire(癟胎). Although he had another tire，he had nothing to work with. I decided to  11  him. I changed the tire for him and allowed him to sit in my air-conditioned car while I did it. Fifteen minutes later，I 12  the work. I was hot and tired，but I really felt  13  after an act of kindness to the man who had earlier  14  my car run off the road.
You can really enjoy great  15 from kindness acts, so always lend your hands to others in trouble.

【小題1】

A．need B．school C．danger D．summer

【小題2】

A．walking B．riding C．running D．driving

【小題3】

A．fell B．jumped C．came D．climbed

【小題4】

A．new B．experienced C．frightened D．cheerful

【小題5】

A．unhappy B．interested C．kind D．friendly

【小題6】

A．even B．certainly C．a(chǎn)lmost D．simply

【小題7】

A．quickly B．quietly C．politely D．carefully

【小題8】

A．new B．red C．same D．other

【小題9】

A．excited B．relaxed C．surprised D．worried

【小題10】

A．stay B．search C．stop D．hide

【小題11】

A．give B．train C．help D．encourage

【小題12】

A．began B．finished C．took D．continued

【小題13】

A．good B．sorry C．a(chǎn)ngry D．shy

【小題14】

A．kept B．made C．watched D．heard

【小題15】

A．friendship B．success C．excitement D．happiness

In a nice house there lived an old man. Behind the house there was a big garden. He planted many plants there. He took care of his   41   all the time, watering and fertilizing (施肥) them.

One day a young man went by the   42  . He looked at the beautiful flowers, imagining how happy he could be   43   he lived in such a beautiful place. Then, suddenly he found the old gardener was   44  . He was very surprised about this and asked, “You can’t see these flowers.   45   are you busy taking care of them every day?”

The old man smiled and said, “I can tell you four   46  . First, I was a gardener when I was young, and I really like this job. Second,   47   I can’t see these flowers, I can touch them.   48  , I can smell the sweetness of them. As to the last one, that’s   49  .”

“Me? But you don’t know me,” said the young man.

“Yeah, it’s   50   that I don’t know you. But I know that flowers are angels that everybody   51  . We enjoy the happiness these flowers have brought us.”

The blind man’s work opened our eyes and   52   our heart, which also made his life   53  . It was just like Beethoven, who became deaf in his later life and wrote many great musical words. Beethoven himself couldn’t   54   his wonderful music, but his music has   55   millions of people to face their difficulties bravely. Isn’t it one kind of happiness?

1.A. flowers        B. trees                C. vegetables           D. grass

2.A. balcony        B. kitchen          C. garden               D. study

3.A. after          B. as               C. before               D. if

4.A. blind          B. famous           C. smart                D. friendly

5. A. What          B. Who              C. Why              D. Which

6.A. stories            B. reasons          C. excuses          D. conclusions

7.A. although       B. since                C. because          D. unless

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

9.A. me         B. you              C. my mother            D. my son

10.A. true          B. hard             C. cool             D. fair

11.A. greets            B. doubts               C. meets                D. knows

12.A. broke         B. hurt             C. pleased          D. treated

13.A. emptier       B. busier               C. luckier              D. happier

14. A. write            B. hear             C. play             D. believe

15.A. changed       B. affected         C. discovered           D. encouraged

 

I was quite close to my grandmother, Julia. We lived with her and then she lived with us. She was a very nice person, both kind and patient. She taught me to read and write when I was young and helped me to be interested in stories and poems.

     In my mind, my grandmother was a great tailor. She made clothes or toys better than anything you can buy in a shop today. She always made clothes for family and friends.

     My grandmother was also a hard worker both at home and at work. I can still remember the difficult time when we were very poor. At that time, my grandmother was already sixty years old but she worked in a hospital for a long time every day--not in the office but doing the cleaning outside and taking care of me at the same time while my mom was at work!

     My brother and sisters also love her. We will never forget our grandmother. She is really important in our lives and is always there for all of us in one way or another. I am proud to be her grandson.

1.The writer's grandmother taught him to          when he was young.

   A. read and write                            B. sing and dance

    C. draw and sing                            D. play and learn

2.His grandmother always made          for family and friends.

    A. cakes            B. cards              C. meals              D. clothes

3.While his mom was          , his grandmother took care of him.

A. at home          B. at work             C. out of work         D. in hospital

4.At the age of 60, his grandmother          in a hospital for a long time every day.

    A. made fine toys                           B. worked in the office

C. did the cleaning                          D. stayed with his mother

 

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Lisa never had the chance to know her father. He and her mother divorced when she was just a young child. Even though he didn’t move far, he never came to visit his children.

Lisa often wondered about her father. What did he looked like and what he was doing. All she knew was his name: Jeff White.

After Lisa grew up, she became a nurse at a hospital, where she would help provide medicine and comfort for patients in their final days. A few weeks ago, she receieved a new patient whose name was Jeff White.

When Jeff came into his room, Lisa asked him if he had any children. Jeff told her that he had two daughters, Lisa and Elly. Lisa couldn’t hold her tears back. She told him, “ I am Lisa, your daughter.”

Jeff embraced her, saying that he was not a good father. And the daghter held his hand and kissed him. Then Jeff began to sing This Magic Moment.

Jeff could have just weeks left to live, so Lisa wanted to make the most of the time she had with him. Lisa also brought her kids to the hospital to meet their grandfather. The kid made cards for him with the words, “ I love you.”

Forgiveness is also a kind of love.

1.what happened to Lisa when she was young?

A. Her father lost his job.

B. Her mother died.

C. Her family moved to another country.

D. Her father left the family.

2.What did Lisa know about her father?

A. Her father’s looks

B. Her mother’s name

C. Her father’s hobby

D. Her father’s job

3.What does the underlined word “patient” mean in this passage?

A. 醫(yī)生        B. 病人       C. 家屬         D. 手術(shù)

4.From the passage we know that__________

A. Lisa has a brother.

B. Lisa hates his father.

C. Lisa has a sister.

D. Lisa’s father hates her daughter.

5.This passage mainly tells us that _______

A. Kids should love their father.

B. The father should love his kids.

C. Forgiveness is also a kind of love.

D. Fathers shouldn’t leave their families.