1、每日一练09 My kids and I were heading into the supermarket over the weekend. On the way, we spotted a man holding a piece of paper that said, “ 41 my job. Family to Feed.” At this store, a 42 like this is not normal. My 10-year-old noticed him and made a 43 on how bad it must be to have to stand outside
2、 in the cold wind. In the store, I asked each of my kids to pick something they thought our “friend” there would 46 . They got apples, a sandwich and a bottle of juice. Then my 17-year-old suggested giving him a 47 . I thought about it. We were 48 on cash ourselves, but well, sometimes 49 from our n
3、eed instead of our abundance is just what we need to do! All the kids 51 something they could give up for the week. When we handed him the bag of 52 , he lit up and thanked us with 53 eyes. When I handed him the gift card, saying he could use it for whatever his family might need, he burst into tear
4、s. This has been a wonderful 55 for our family. Things would have ended so 57 if I had simply said, “No, we really dont have 58 to give more.” Stepping out not only helped a brother in 59 , it also gave my kids the 60 taste of helping others. Itll go a long way with them.1. A. LostB. Changed C. Quit
5、D. Finished2. A conditionB. place C. sightD. show3. A. suggestionB. comment C. decisionD. call4. A. orderB. supply C. appreciateD. discover5. A. dollarB. job C. hot mealD. gift card6. A. easyB. low C. softD. loose7. A. givingB. saving C. spendingD. begging8. A. declaredB. shared C. ignoredD. expecte
6、d9. A . toysB. medicine C. foodD. clothes10. A. sleepyB. watery C. curiousD. sharp11. A. experienceB. example C. messageD. adventure12. A. suddenlyB. vividly C. differentlyD. perfectly13. A. timeB. power C. patienceD. money14. A. fearB. love C. memoryD. need15. A. strongB. sweet C. strangeD. simple
7、It was raining lightly 16 I arrived in Yangshuo just before dawn. But I didnt care. A few hours earlier, Id been at home in Hong Kong, with its 17 (choke) smog. Here, the air was clean and fresh, even with the rain. Id skipped nearby Guilin, a dream place for tourists 18 (seek) the limestone mountai
8、n tops and dark waters of the Li River which 19 (paint) by artists in so many Chinese paintings. Instead, Id head straight for Yangshuo. For those 20 fly to Guilin, its only an hour away 21 car and offers all the scenery of the better-known city. Yangshuo 22 (be) really beautiful. A study of travele
9、rs 23 (conduct) by the website Trip Advisor names Yangshuo as one of 24 top 10 destinations in the world. And the town is fast becoming a popular weekend destination for people in Asia. Abercrombie & Kent, a travel company in Hong Kong, says it 25 (regular) arranges quick getaways here for people li
10、ving in Shanghai and Hong Kong. Five years ago, when I taught art at a school in Seattle, I used Tinkertoys as a test at the beginning of a term to find out something about my students. I put a small set of Tinkertoys in front of each student, and said: “Make something out of the Tinkertoys. You hav
11、e 45 minutes today and 45minutes each day for the rest of the week.” A few students hesitated to start. They waited to see the rest of the class would do. Several others checked the instructions and made something according to one of the model plans provided. Another group built something out of the
12、ir own imaginations. Once I had a boy who worked experimentally with Tinkertoys in his free time. His constructions filled a shelf in the art classroom and a good part of his bedroom at home. I was delighted at the presence of such a student. Here was an exceptionally creative mind at work. His pres
13、ence meant that I had an unexpected teaching assistant in class whose creativity would infect(感染) other students. Encouraging this kind of thinking has a downside. I ran the risk of losing those students who had a different style of thinking. Without fail one would declare, “But Im just not creative
14、.” “Do you dream at night when youre asleep?” “Oh, sure.” “So tell me one of your most interesting dreams.” The student would tell something wildly imaginative. Flying in the sky or in a time machine or growing three heads. “Thats pretty creative. Who does that for you?” “Nobody. I do it.” “Really a
15、t night, when youre asleep?” “Sure.” “Try doing it in the daytime, in class, okay?”26. The teacher used Tinkertoys in class in order to _?A. know more about the studentsB. make the lessons more exciting C. raise the students interest in artD. teach the students about toy design27. What do we know ab
16、out the boy mentioned in Paragraph 3?A. He liked to help his teacher.B. He preferred to study alone.C. He was active in class. D. He was imaginative.28 What does the underlined word “downside” in Paragraph 4 probably mean?A. Mistake.B. Drawback.C. Difficulty.D. Burden.29. Why did the teacher ask the
17、 students to talk about their dreams?A. To help them to see their creativity.B. To find out about their sleeping habits. C. To help them to improve their memory.D. To find out about their ways of thinking.答案：1-5 ACBCD6-10 BAACB11-15 ACDDB16. when17. choking18. seeking19. are painted20. who21. by22. is23. conducted24. the25. regularly26-29 ADBA
