小卷速测(九) 完形填空+阅读理解C+回答问题
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Ⅰ. 完形填空
The Train Story
I was traveling by train one morning.Quietly reading, I found myself suddenly listening to the announcements(通知).When the trainman makes an announcement, it’s often quite boring.But this one was 1 .
As I looked up from my paper, I 2 others also listening.Not only that, they smiled!
Why was so much attention being paid to this message?
As best I can remember, the trainman said,“Good morning, ladies, gentlemen and 3 .It’s 7:35 a.m., and you’ll be glad to know that we are right on time.What a lovely morning it is in Sydney today.The sun is shining, the temperature is about 21 degrees, birds are singing, and all’s right with the world.Thanks for 4 my train and I hope to see you again.Have a great day!”
Wow! Have you ever heard an announcement like that? I certainly haven’t.As well as getting everyone smiling, there were quite a few people who started talking to one another about how good the message had made everyone feel.
The moment I got off the train, I ran into the young trainman and started to 5 him.He seemed a bit 6 at first.Continuously I said,“Well, I just wanted to thank you for your brilliant message on the way.It got everyone’s attention and smile.Thank you so much for giving us such a good 7 to the day.”
That day I got two messages.The first is that people’s happiness at work shows in what they do and say.Also, the story tells me what you can get from thanking people for something they’ve done, 8 when it’s not expected.Can you imagine the conversation that trainman would have when he got home,“Guess what happened to me today—a passenger thanked me!”
( )1.A.different B.famous C.bad D.easy
( )2.A.heard B.noticed C.got D.kept
( )3.A.guides B.teachers C.parents D.children
( )4.A.buying B.taking C.visiting D.passing
( )5.A.thank B.miss C.trust D.meet
( )6.A.mad B.tired C.surprised D.proud
( )7.A.lesson B.idea C.trade D.start
( )8.A.finally B.properly C.especially D.clearly
Ⅱ. 阅读理解
Chinese are very generous(慷慨的,大方的) when it comes to educating their children. Not caring about the money, parents often send their children to the best schools or even abroad to England, the United States or Australia. They also want their children to take extra-course(额外的课程) activities where they will either learn music or dance, or other classes that will give them a head start in life. The Chinese believe that the more expensive an education is, the better it is. So parents will spend an unreasonable amount of money on education. Even poor couples will buy a computer for their son or daughter.
However, what most parents fail to see is that the best early education they can give their children is usually very cheap.
Parents can see that their children’s skills are different, maybe good in some areas, but poor in others. Most parents fail to realize that today’s children are in need of self-respect and self-confidence.
The problem is that parents are only educating their children on how to take tests and how to study well, but parents are not teaching them the most important skills they need to be confident, happy and clever.
Parents can achieve this by teaching practical skills like cooking, sewing and doing other housework.
Teaching a child to cook will improve many of the skills that he will need later in life. Cooking requires patience and time. It is an enjoyable but difficult experience. A good cook always tries to improve his cooking, so he will learn to work hard and gradually finish his job successfully. His result, a well-cooked dinner, will give him much satisfaction and a lot of self-confidence.
Some old machines, such as a broken radio or TV set that you give your child to play with will make him curious(好奇的) and have interest. He will spend hours looking at them, trying to fix them; your child might become an engineer when he grows up. These activities are not only teaching a child to read a book, but rather to think, to use his mind. And that is more important.
