16."You don't understand me!" I shouted.Then I ran out of the door and got on a (1)
I didn't know where it was going.I just wanted to get away from home as(2)
as I could.I couldn't believe what had just happened to me.My (3)
was the person I most believed in.But she(4)
all of my letters from my close friends!It shouldn't have (5)
to me.She read my letters and told me not to write to them any more!I couldn't stop the tears from(6)
when I thought about this. Later that day,(7)
went to my close friend's house,which is not far from mine.After my friend gave me a cup of water,the(8)
rang. "It's your mother," she spoke to me in a (9)
voice. "Tell her that I'm not here!" I answered.However,my mother heard it. "Tell her not to (10)
!I'll be right there!" Then she rang off the phone without a goodbye.In fact,I must say that I was a little worried.I couldn't (11)
what would happen. But(12)
, "sorry" was the first word she said to me(13)
my mother arrived.Her eyes told me that she had been crying and her voice told me that she was really tired. "Will you forgive me?" at last she asked.I didn't know(14)
to say.I just ran to her,and gave her a hug.She held me so tightly.You know,at that time,I felt so (15)
17.Good afternoon!I am Alice.I'm an English girl.Now,I'm in China(中國).This is my room(房間).It's a good room.You can see a blue ruler,a black pen and a blue cup in it.What's that on the wall(在墻上)?Oh,it's a map.And on the bed(床) are a quilt and a jacket.What color is the jacket?It's brown.And the quilt?It's green and white.
18.An old man lived in a village.He was one of the rudest (粗魯?shù)模﹑erson in the world.The whole village was tired of him;he was always unhappy;he was always complaining (抱怨)and was always in a bad mood.When people tried to cheer him up,he would rudely turn them away. The longer he lived,the more bad-tempered he became.People stayed away from him because his bad mood was contagious (傳染性).It was even unusual and impolite (不禮貌的)to feel happy around him.By behaving(表現(xiàn))like this,he made the rest of the village feel unhappy as well. But one day—the day he turned 80 years old,in fact—an unbelievable (令人難以置信的)thing happened.The villagers said among themselves: "The old man is happy today,he hasn't complained about anything,he is smiling,and his face looks kind." The whole village went to see the old man.One of the villagers asked the old man,"What happened to you? "Nothing special has happened,in fact," the man said. "For 80 years I' ve been looking for happiness,and it was no use.And then I decided to live without happiness and just enjoy life.That's why I'm happy now." It is important to realize that your mood can affect (影響)the moods of those around you.Everyone has bad days sometimes.If someone tries to cheer you up,don't be rude to them.Just try to accept (接受)their help. (1)Where did the old man live?
A.In a town. B.In a city. C.In a village. D.In a new apartment. (2)The old man would
when the villagers tried to cheer him up. A.a(chǎn)ccept their help B.turn people away C.complain a lot D.feel happier (3)What does the underlined word "bad-tempered" mean?
A.Having bad luck. B.Being in a good mood. B.Being polite and usual. D.Becoming angry easily. (4)What happened on the day when the old man turned 80 years old?
A.He let go of his happiness. B.He found happiness. C.He got a contagious disease. D.Becoming angry easily. (5)The story teaches us that
. A.not everyone knows what they' re really looking for B.we should know that our moods can affect others C.bad moods can be contagious,while good moods can't D.don't bother people who are in a bad mood
19.Ray Charles,a black singer and pianist of the USA.He had won 12 Grammy Awards (格萊美獎) and performed at 10,000 concerts around the world.Many musicians called him simply"the Genius"(天才). Ray Charles was born into a poor family,without a father.When he was 5 years old,his younger brother died,and around the same time,Charles started to lose his sight.By the age of 7 he was completely blind.He had already been learning the piano for a year,and when he went blind,his mother knew this would be the only way he would make any money in the future.All his life,Charles remembered her saying:"Do it right,or don't do it at all." Later he went to a school for blind and deaf children.There the teachers also encouraged him to study music.Sadly,while he was still at school,his mother died.He left school and in the early 1950s Charles organized a group of players.He sang,played the piano and wrote music. He made many classical CDs with famous artists such as Elton John and the Beatles. In 2003 a film of his life Ray was made.The part of Charles was played by a younger actor and musician called Jamie Foxx.The film director brought Foxx to meet Charles.After they had been playing together for two hours,Charles,then aged 73,jumped up and said:"He's the one…h(huán)e can do it."A year later Charles died aged 74.The film of his life has been as popular as his songs and means that the memory of Charles' music will live on.
(1)What can we learn from Ray's childhood story?
A.His father died when he was 5 years old. B.He started to go blind at the age of 7. C.He was born in a rich musician family. D.He started to learn the piano at the age of 6. (2)Ray Charles' mother encouraged him to play music because
. A.his father was a musician as well B.because it would help him get used to being blind C.it was a good way for a blind person to get money D.his teacher thought he was a genius (3)Ray Charles went to a school for
. A.normal children B.deaf and blind children C.talented children only D.children without parents (4)Ray Charles thought that Jamie Foxx
. A.was the right person to play him in the film B.was a good film maker C.was the wrong person to play him in the film D.was a good director (5)What is the main idea of the last paragraph?
A.Becoming a musician. B.Childhood story. C.The film of Ray's life. D.Master of many styles.
B:I'm helping my mother cook in the kitchen. A:Do you know about the rainstorm yesterday afternoon? B:Yes.It was terrible. A:(2)
B:I was at school at that time. A: (3)
B:I was having P.E.Class outside.I got wet. A:(4)
B:My father drove me home.The rain was really heavy. A:Oh,I was making my way to my cousin's birthday party at that time. B:(5)
A:I got to the party at about 7:00.The party had just finished. B:What a pity!
A.What did you think of it? B.How did you get home? C.When did you get to the party? D.What were you doing at that time? E.What was the weather like? F.Where were you at that time? G.What are you doing?