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| I want you to know about our neighborhood, Tangley Heights, a slum(贫民窟). I didn't go there much after I met Maxine and her disabled son Ronald and their friend, Miss Annie.In 1981 I was 12 years old. I __1__that once you are 12, you are too big for lots of things you used to __2__before, but you are too young for a job.So a whole group of us children were __3__with nothing to do, only standing at the corner to __4__if Maxine would come with popeyed(突眼的)Ronald.Somebody found that Ronald went to a school for mentally __5__kids and that every afternoon a special bus brought him home and that his mother was always there to __6__him off the bus. My mama could always make you feel special.She could see what my teachers could not, but that was a __7__between us.When my mama died, the secret died, too.It was Maxine who __8__me to her neighbor, Miss Annie, when I needed __9__with English.She told me to bring my book to her house every day after school.After a few weeks, Miss Annie said, "Vernon, I have never __10__you for money, but I would like you to help Maxine __11__up her yard." I cleaned up the yard, and then put the __12__in a bag that Ronald held.Ronald stood there __13__ the bag as if it were the most important job on earth.When you first saw Ronald, he looked like a (n) __14__animal, but what I understood was that Ronald's problem was __15__.Being scared made him look strange. | ||||
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1. They will do everything to ________ of the customers. 2. Come on! You're sure to ________ at the party. 3. Do they ________ the use of the telephone? 4. One should always ________ his opinions ________ facts. 5. Although he is young, he also ________ working out the plan. 6. To our surprise, the match finally ________ in the second half. 7. He is proud of his invention ________ his name. 8. It is the first time in my life that I have ________ the true hunger. 9. After I talked with the head teacher ________, I was deeply encouraged. 10. ________ a thankyou letter, he also sent me a pile of money. |
| 词汇运用 1. She suggested several ways to ________(使伤心的女孩高兴). 2. ________(由于种种原因), this kind of animal died out. 3. The driver ________(收了我5元的出租车钱). 4. Several boys of the group ________(被起诉) fighting in the street. 5. I think ________(讲座的门票) too expensive for a common student. 6. Your silence is ________(承认) of your guilt. 7. He ________(获利) of 5,000 dollars on the deal. 8. I think many local people will ________(从中受益) the development of the area. 9. The police will look into the case ________(涉及几个孩子的). 10. The equipment is still at the ________(实验) stage. 11. ________(科学技术的发展) has made it possbile to perform the operation. 12. You are ________(自愿的) to attend the party. |
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| Each weekday, come rain or shine, a group of children, aged 3 to 6, walk into a forest outside Frankfurt to sing songs, build fires and roll in the mud. The birthplace of kindergarten is returning to its roots. While schools and parents elsewhere are pushing young children to read, write and surf the Internet earlier in order to prepare for an increasingly cutthroat(竞争激烈的) global economy, some little Germans are taking a less traveled path-deep into the woods. Germany has about 700 Wald kindergartens, or forest kindergartens, in which children spend their days outdoors all year round. Blackboards replaced by the Black Forest. Erasers give way to pine cones(松果). Hall passes aren't required, but bug repellent(驱虫剂) is a good idea. The schools are a throwback(返回) to Friedrich Froebel, the German educator who opened the world's first kindergarten, or children's garden, more than 150 years ago. Mr. Froebel advised that young children should play in nature, free from too many numbers and letters. Only a small number of German children attend Wald kindergarten, but their numbers have been rising since local parent groups began setting up these programs in the mid1990s, following the lead of a Danish community. Similar schools exist in smaller numbers in Scandinavia, Switzerland and Austria. The concept is arousing interest far afield-even in the U. S., whose first Wald kindergarten opened in Portland, Ore., last fall. Academic studies of such schools are in their infancy(初期). Some European researchers believe Wald kindergarten kids exercise their imaginations more than their brickandmortar_peers do and are better at concentrating and communicating. Despite dangers, from insects particularly, the children appear to get sick less often in these freshair settings. Studies also suggest their writing skills are less developed, though, and that they are less skills than other children at distinguishing colors, forms and sizes. 1. The passage mainly talks about ________. A. forest kindergartens B. a great German educator C. the birthplace of kindergarten D. education in Germany 2. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage? A. The kids in the Wald kindergarten spend their days outdoors once a week. B. There are more than 700 Wald kindergartens in Europe. C. Friedrich Frobel opened the world's first forest kindergarten. D. Nearly all the German children attend Wald kindergarten. 3. What might NOT be found in the "forest kindergartens"? A. Black Forest. B. Pine cones. C. Bug repellent. D. Many numbers and letters. 4. From the last paragraph, we can learn that "brickandmortar peers" refers to ________. A. kids who stay at home B. kids who study in the classroom C. kids who like brick and mortar D. kids who suffer from illness 5. Kids in the Wald kindergarten may ________. ①be more imaginative ②be good at exchanging ideas with other kids ③face more dangers in the forest ④be skillful at writing A. ①③④ B. ②③④ C. ①②③ D. ①②④ |