My father was a self-taught mandolin（曼陀林琴）player. He was one of the best players in our town. He could not 1 music, but if he heard a tune（曲子）a few times, he could play it. When he was young, he was a2 of a small country music band. They played at local dances and the radio station.
At home, Dad often got out his mandolin and played for the family. We three children sang along. 3 played the mandolin like my father. He could 4 your heart with the music that came out of that old mandolin. He seemed to shine when he was playing. You could see his 5 in his ability to play so well for his family.
But Dad had to find another 6 in a factory later because the money he made atthe band wasn't enough to7 the family. Unluckily he had an 8 one day and lost one finger. He couldn't play as 9 as before. From then on, every time we asked him to play, he would make up reasons to 10 down our request. However, we missed his performance so much. 11 , he agreed and said “Okay, but remember, I can't hold down on the strings（琴弦）the way I 12 to”. When he played the old mandolin, it carried us back to a 13,happy time in our lives.
Dad was that kind of man. 14 was what he was doing all his life. If he could give 15 to others, he would, especially his family. He was always there, sacrificing（牺牲）his time to see that his family had enough in their life.
通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出一个最佳答案。
Do you have a pen friend? I have a pen friend. Do you want to know something about him? Now let me 1 you. His name is Eric and he comes from 2. He is 22 years old. He's a driver and 3 at a train station. He's a handsome man 4 blond hair and blue eyes. He has 5 round face. His favorite color is 6, so he usually wears white clothes. Joe gets up early in the morning and then 7 for half an hour. He thinks running can help him to keep 8. He is good at playing 9 and he is in a soccer club. He goes there every Sunday.
He invited (邀请) me to 10 his country, Australia. I'm going there next month. And I think I'll have a good time there.
July 20th, 1969 was an important day. Two Americans 1 on the moon. Their 2 were Armstrong and Aldrin. They went there in a 3. Its name was ApolloⅡ.
ApolloⅡ left the earth 4 July 16th and went three hundred and eighty-five thousand kilometers. It 5 the two Americans three days to get there. On July 20th, the spaceship landed in the Sea of Tranquility (安静的世界). Armstrong 6 stepped onto (踏上) the moon. The two men walked on the surface of it. They 7 up some rocks and put them in the spaceship. They jumped up and down. They were 8 after their walk. So they had a rest.
On July 21th, ApolloⅡleft the moon and 9 to the earth. Three days 10 it came down in the Pacific Ocean (太平洋). A ship took the men to America.
Anne is a newspaper reporter. She chose this 1 so she could travel around the world. The work has taught her many 2lessons. She has seen wars, earthquakes and death. But she has also seen courage, hope and happiness.
Last year, she won an award for her reporting in Africa. She was very 3 of it. At first, she thought she got the award because of her good work. But then she realized that she should 4 many other people for their help.
Anne was born in Jamaica. Her family was not poor, but it was not 5, either. Her parents had to 6 hard so that she could go to school. At school. Anne was not a good student, but she 7 writing because what her English teacher said, “Anne, you are a wonderful 8.” The teacher encouraged her all the time.
Later, Anne went to university in Canada and then 9 for a job. It was very difficult. Then, one day, she went to see the editor of a newspaper in Ottawa. The editor gave her a job. “Everyone needs a 10 at first.” he said.
Life is not easy, but I'd like to say “When anything happens, believe in yourself.”
When I was young, I was 1 nervous that I couldn't talk to anyone. My classmates often laughed at me. I was 2and couldn't do anything. Later, one thing changed my life. My mother asked me to 3 an English speech contest (比赛). What a(n)4 idea! It meant I had to speak in front of many teachers and students!
“Come on, dear. Believe in yourself. You are sure to succeed(成功).” Then, mother and I 5 many different topics(话题). 6, I chose the topic “Believe in yourself”. I 7 to remember the whole speech and practiced it over 100 times.8my mother's great love, I was successful. When I heard the news, I almost couldn't believe my 9, when the news came that I had won the first place. I heard the cheers from the teachers and students. Some students looked down on (瞧不起) me before, but they all said “Congratulations!” to me. My mother cried excitedly and10.
Since then, when I do anything, I try to tell myself to be confident.
A giant panda ran away from the zoo in London. He walked and walked and became1 . He walked into a restaurant, where he found a 2at an empty table. The waiter took the panda's order.
After he 3 his dinner, the panda stood up, calmly pulled out a gun which he had hidden, and fired into the air.4 he turned around and walked toward the door.
Naturally, the waiter was horrified(恐惧的), but he tried hard to pull himself together and stopped him for a(n) 5.
The panda said to him, "What do I look like to 6 ?" .
The waiter answered, "Well, a giant panda, of course,"
"That's right," said the panda. "Look it up." and he walked out.
The waiter called the7. When they arrived the waiter told them the whole story，8 the panda's words "looking it up". So the police officer 9 a young man out to get an encyclopedia(百科全书).
The young man returned with the encyclopedia. The officer 10 "panda" and there was the answer," Giant panda, lives in china, eats shoots (竹笋) and leaves."
Dear Tony,
I'm glad to1you．Now let me tell you something about my2life．I was born in3village．It was not big but4was beautiful and clean．There5a big garden．Near the garden was my first school，6I walked to school.My first teacher was7 and nice,but she was also8us.My best friends are Wang Mai and Li Dong.Wang Mai was good at all9and he was the top pupil(尖子学生)．Li Dong was good at football and he was a member of our school football team．
I am looking forward to going back to my school and 10 my teachers and friends．
Yours，
Du Ming
Jia Meng used to keep a diary in Chinese. But one year ago, the 14-year-old girl from Heilongjiang began to keep her diary in English, because Jia found her mother was reading her diary secretly. She changed the language because her mother can't read English. “It's like killing two birds with one stone.” said Jia. “My privacy (隐私)becomes safe and my English improves a lot.
Jia's mother is not the only mom who reads her child's diary. Recently, Renmin University of China had a national survey among over 23,000 parents. The results show that 40% of the parents read their children's secrets. That's why , like Jia, many teenagers try to find ways to protect their privacy.
Wu Lei, 15, of Shanxi, keeps a diary , too. But he doesn't write it on paper. He writes online, which he thinks is perfectly safe because his parents know nothing about the Internet.
Lu Huan, 13, of Guangdong, said her parents always secretly listened to the talk between her friends and her on the telephone in their room. To solve this problem, Liu asked her parents to buy her a mobile phone.
“Parents want to know what is going on in their children's lives,” said Shao Xiazhen, a teenage expert in Beijing, “But sometimes they go about it the wrong way.” Shao suggested to teenagers that instead of hiding their secrets, talking to parents is a better solution. If your parents know that you are safe, they'll let you keep your secrets.
阅读短文，判断正误
On a snowy evening, a rich lady was standing by the road. She was worried. Her1had broken down. Just then a poor man named Robert came. He was on his way back home from work as usual.
The lady wondered, “Is the man going to2 me? He looks very cold and hungry.” But to her surprise, he stopped and said with a smile. “What's wrong, madam?” The lady told him what was happening.
After a while, the car was at last fixed by Robert. The lady wanted to pay him. “No, that is 3madam.” he said, “I was just helping someone in 4 If you really want to pay me back, I hope whenever you see someone in trouble, you should give him a hand.” A few minutes later, the lady 5 a shabby(破旧的)house by the road. She remembered Robert's words, so she stopped. The hostess(女主人)warmly asked her6. The lady could see that was a 7family and that they needed help. When the hostess was making tea in the kitchen, the lady8 500 dollars on a table and went away quietly. Robert came home later than before, thinking how 9 their life was. Their baby was to be born the next month but there was not 10 money. His wife went up to him, gave him a kiss and said softly, “Don't worry, dear! A stranger has helped us out!”
Let's always be ready to help others because helping others is helping ourselves.
Hello, everyone.Nice to meet you. It is my 1day (天) in the school. My first name is Jenny. My family 2 is Green. I'm 3Class Two. My phone 4 is 886-3068. There are 5 people (人) in my family, my parents, my two brothers and I. My brothers and I are 6. We are in the same (相同的) school. Look, this is my good friend 7 name is Sally. She is 8English girl. She is in Class 9, too. 10are in the classroom. We are talking happily (快乐交谈).
One hot afternoon, a poor farmer was digging his field. Suddenly, his spade (铲) hit something. It was a big metal 1 which was big enough to boil rice for more than one hundred people. "It does not seem to be of any use to me, I will dig 2. Maybe I will find something else," thought the farmer. He 3to dig. Feeling tired, he threw the spade into the pot and sat under a tree to have a rest. When he got up to leave, he could not 4his eyes. There were one hundred spades in the pot. What a 5 pot!
After that, he put a mango(芒果) into the pot. Then he found one hundred mangoes in the pot. With that pot, he became a rich man. The King came to know of the pot, and he was very greedy (贪婪的). "I want to find out the 6 of the magical pot. If it is valuable, it should be mine," the King thought. So, at once, he ordered his men to bring the farmer and his pot.
The King 7the .pot and did not know what to do. He thought, "Let me see what is inside this pot that makes this pot so magical?" He slipped (滑) and 8inside the pot. After climbing up out of the magical pot, he was 9 to find that there were one hundred Kings. All the Kings then 10among themselves and died. This magical pot has killed the King himself!
One morning, I was waiting at the bus stop, worried about1 late for school. There were many people waiting in line at the bus stop, but most of them just stared (盯着) at their mobile phones, listening to music or going through the WeChat 2. No one talked or laughed.
3 the bus finally came, we all hurried on board. I got a place next to the window, so I had a good view of the sidewalk. A boy 4 a bike caught my attention. He 5 beside the bus while waving his arm. I heard a passenger behind me shouting to the 6, but he 7to stop until we reached the next stop. The bus drove fast, and the boy tried his best 8 up with it. It 9 that he was a little tired, but he still kept riding. And he was carrying10 over his shoulder and shouting.
Finally, when we came to the next stop, to our surprise, the boy ran up to the 11 of the bus. I heard an exciting conversation. Then the driver stood up and asked, "12 anyone lose a suitcase at the bus stop?" A woman on the bus shouted, "Oh, dear! It's mine." She pushed her way to the driver and took the suitcase 13. Everyone on the bus began talking about 14 the boy did, and the crowds of strangers suddenly became15 to one another.
Sometimes even something small can change the relationship among people a lot. What an unforgettable experience!
Have you ever showed your love to your beloved ones by speaking out "I love you"? Do it right now, otherwise one day you may regret not1so.
Our 20-year-old son was killed in a fire on Friday night. That day, how I2I had told him, "Jim, I love you, and I'm so proud of you." I would have taken time to appreciate his beautiful smile, the3of his laughter and his true love for people.
Every time we 4his good points, we forget about the radio that was always too loud, the haircut that wasn't to our liking(合我们的意), and the5 socks under the bed. It really doesn't matter much now. I won't get 6chance to tell my son all I would have wanted him to hear, but you have.
If you know it will be your last talk, tell your family and friends7you will want them to hear. The last time I talked to Jim was the day he died. He called me to say, "Hi, Mum！I just called to say I love you. Got to go to work. Bye." He gave me 8 to treasure(珍视)forever. If there is any purpose of Jim's 9, maybe it is to make others appreciate more of life and to have people, especially families, take the time to let each other know just how 10they care.
Don't wait till the last moment. Do it today!
Philip is the bravest boy I know. His friends and family are all very1him.
Ten-year-old Philip was born with an 2 which means that he is always breaking his bones(骨头).Although he has such a serious illness, Philip 3playing sports. In January last year he 4wheelchair racing. He came second in his first 5, and since then Philip has won every other race!
In order to look for a new challenge(挑战), Philip6to take part in the London Wheelchair Marathon(马拉松).7, five days before the race Philip got sick. He didn't want to 8.He finally made up his mind to take part. Philip was given medicine by his doctor and guess what？He not only9it, but he also finished in first place！
Philip is very10and never gives up. That's why he has been chosen to be the Bravest Child of the Month.
My name is Helen. I am 13. My1is on October 25th. I 2in America with my parents and my brother Frank. I 3 in a middle school with Frank. My favourite 4are music and art. I like listening 5music and talking with my friends when I am 6. I don't like history because it's 7.
I always have meals at school. I have good eating 8. For breakfast, I 9to have two pieces of bread and a glass of milk. And for lunch, I like to eat chicken, rice10vegetables. I think they are 11and can make me strong. For dinner, I 12eat a small bowl of tomato and egg noodles. 13are delicious.
To keep fit, I always 14some time playing sports. I often 15early in the morning to run in the park. And in the afternoon, I often play ping-pong with my classmates after school.
Have you ever heard of the seeing-eye dog? A seeing-eye dog is a special dog 1 helps blind people walk along the streets and do many other things. We call these dogs seeing-eye dogs because they are the eyes of blind people and can help them 2 they go. These dogs are usually 3 to a special school to learn to help blind people.
One day a seeing-eye dog and a blind man got on a bus together. The bus 4 people and there were no seats. 5, one man soon got off. The dog took the blind man to the seat. There was very 6 space. The dog began to push the people on 7side with its nose. It pushed and pushed 8 there was enough space for two people. Then the blind man 9 and the dog got up on the seat at the side of the blind man. It lay down and put its head on the legs of the blind man. It was very comfortable and soon fell asleep. Everyone on the bus smiled at the cleverness of the dog in making space for the blind man, at the same time making space for itself. 10the dog helped the man get to the place he wanted to go to.
One day, an ant was drinking at a small river and fell in. No matter 1 hard she tried, she was not able to2 the side. 3 the help of a dove（鸽子）, the ant got on the bank（岸）4.
5 she was having a rest in the grass, she suddenly found a man was going to 6 the dove with a gun in his hand. Just at the moment she bit（咬）the man in the foot and saved the dove when she was in 7. How brave and clever 8!
The story shows us 9 sometimes the weak can help the strong and that we should help others as 10 as we can because we ourselves often need help.
As a new teacher at Doull Primary School in Denver, Kyle Schwartz thought of a simple way to get to know her third graders, most of whom came from 1 families. She asked them to complete the 2 "I wish my teacher knew…" and share something about themselves.
Their 3 answers gave the teacher a chance to understand her students' difficulties. "I wish my teacher knew I have no pencils to do my homework," 4 one child. "I wish my teacher knew sometimes my reading homework is not signed（签名）, because my mom is not 5 a lot," wrote another. Some shared hope for the 6. " I wish my teacher knew that I want to go to college."
"Some notes are really heartbreaking," Schwartz tells ABC News. "I care 7 about each of my students and I don't want them to be poor forever." She explains, " I hoped to know 8 I could better support them. So I 9 to let them tell me what I needed to know. That was why I created the fill-in-the-blank exercise."
10 the third graders were allowed to answer anonymously（匿名）, most wanted to include names. And some were even excited to read their notes out loud. 11 one shy girl who bravely said that she was lonely. "After she told the class, ‘I don't have friends to 12 me,' I was worried what they would do." Schwartz tells Us Weekly. "However, I felt encouraged to see how much support the other kids offered 13. They invited her to play at break and sit with them at lunch. You see, 14 have an unusual ability to express empathy（同情）."
"The results have been 15," says Schwartz. "It speaks to the importance of giving people a voice and really listening to them."
My wife, Megan, and I went out to dinner with an old friend who we had not seen in a while. There had been some talk of COVID-19 in the 1, but it was early in the outbreak( 爆发)2people were still going about their daily routines (活动). Even though everyone in our group felt perfectly 3, we took precautions (预防措施). We washed our hands with hand soap, did not4food, and had no close contact.
A few days later, our friend called and told us that she had 5positive (阳性) for the coronavirus. She had felt some symptoms (症状) for a day or so 6the dinner and was able to be tested because she is a doctor.7we took precautions that night, the virus was also passed to me and8friend who had joined us.
Megan and I quarantined (隔离)9at once when we heard that our friend had tested positive.
We also 10everyone we had been in contact with to let them know that I had tested positive. It was the11thing to do. It is hard to tell people we 12have given them a virus(病毒), but not telling anyone anything would have made us feel ashamed and upset, It's nothing but a duty for anyone in our situation.
While we have not been out of our house in over six days and will be here for another eight or nine13, we have felt such love and concern from those around us. Our kids watch movies online with their friends, and my office has daily video calls to keep everyone 14, We've made an15to spend time together as a family, too. Although Megan and the kids and I can't be in the same room, the four of us still play online games together.
