I took the children to the zoo to_____ for the party they missed yesterday.
A..make of
B..make away
C.make up
D.make it
A..make of
B..make away
C.make up
D.make it
A. I seldom stayed at home due tobeing very busy with work.
B. looked up
C. took after
D. took care of
听力原文:M: Joan, you look pale, as if you sat up late last night.
W: I'm fired because I gave in to my children's pleas and took them to the park yesterday.
Q: What did the woman do yesterday?
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A.Joan went to the park.
B.Joan sat up late last night.
C.Joan sat up till late with her children.
D.Joan was sick.
【C1】
A.poor
B.bad
C.terrible
D.delicious
听力原文: "Loving a child is a circular business. The more you give, the more you get, the more you went to give." Penelope Leach once said. What she said proves to be true of my blooded family. I was born in 1931. As the youngest of six children, I learned to share my parents' love. Raising six children during the difficult times of the Great Depression took its toll on my parents' relationship and resulted in their divorce when I was 18 years old. Daddy never had very close relationships with his children and drifted even farther away from us after the divorce.
Several years later a wonderful woman came into his life, and they were married. She had two sons, one of them still at home. Under her influence, we became a "blended family" and a good relationship developed between the two families. She always treated us as if we were her own children. It was because of our other mother—Daddy's second wife-that he became closer to his own children. They shared over twenty-five years together before our father passed away. At the time of his death, the question came up of my mother—Daddy's first wife—attending his funeral. I will never forget the unconditional love shown by my stepmother when I asked her if she would object to Mother attending Daddy's funeral. Without giving it a second thought, she immediately replied, "Of course not, Honey. She's the mother of my children."
(30)
A.Family violence.
B.The Great Depression.
C.Her father's disloyalty.
D.Her mother's bad temper.
短文翻译(英译汉)
When I was nine years old living in a small town in North Carolina I found an ad for selling greeting cards in the back of a children’s magazine. I thought to myself I can do this. I begged my mother to let me send for the kit. Two weeks later when the kit arrived, I ripped off the brown paper wrapper, grabbed the cards and dashed from the house. Three hours later, I returned home with no card and a pocket full of money proclaiming “Mama, all the people couldn’t wait to buy my cards!” A salesperson was born.
When I was twelve years old, my father took me to see Zig Ziegler. I remember sitting in that dark auditorium listening to Mr. Ziegler raise everyone’s spirits up to the ceiling, I left there feeling like I could do anything. When we got to the car I turned to my father and said, “Dad, I want to make people feel like that.” My father asked me what I meant, “I want to be a motivational speaker just like Mr. Ziegler.” I replied. A dream was born.
A.made in
B.made up
C.made out
D.made for
A.the author was the best in class
B.the author didn’t have confidence in himself
C.the author wasn’t good at expressing himself
D.the author needed to be motivated
When highly gifted students in any domain talk about what was important to the development of their abilities, they are far more likely to mention their families than their schools or teachers. A writing prodigy (神童) studied by David Feldman and Lynn Goldsmith was taught far more about writing by his journalist father than his English teacher. High-IQ children, in Australia studied by Miraca Gross had much more positive feelings about their families than their schools. About half of the mathematicians studied by Benjamin Bloom had little good to say about school. They all did well in school and took honors classes when available, and some skipped grades.
The main point the author is making about schools is that______.
A.they should satisfy the needs of students from different family backgrounds.
B.they are often incapable of catering to the needs of talented students.
C.they should organize their classes according to the students' ability.
D.they should enroll as many gifted students as possible.
She had hardly walked 40 yards when she saw the car moving. It headed straight towards the river. Unable to swim, Joy shouted," My babies are in that car!"
Daniel Whitehead, a 17-year-old student, was walking by the river when the Buick crashed into the water just yards ahead. Without thinking, Daniel jumped in. Though a competitive swimmer, he was shocked by the icy chill
Two minutes earlier, Skip Womack had pulled to a halt as the Buick ran in front of him. Now seeing it hit the water and hearing Joy's cries, Skip got out of his truck and jumped into the river. He had only one thought: if I don't get them out, they'll drown.
Daniel reached the car and grabbed the door handle. But the water was only four inches beneath the window, and the door wouldn't open. With one powerful punch, Daniel and Skip broke a window. Daniel reached inside and lifted Stephen out. He placed him on his back and set out for shore. At the same time, Skip squeezed himself through the window, and managed to free Esther from beneath her seat belt. After he got out of the car with the baby, he held her over the water and swam toward the shore. All this took place just seconds before the Buick disappeared beneath the water.
Later, driving home, Skip thought of his wife and children- how close he'd come to leaving them behind. He thought of the miracle he'd lived through, and how two children were still alive because he and Daniel happened to be in the right place at the right time.
Why did Joy leave her children in the car?
A.She didn't like shopping with children.
B.She didn't like waking up her baby.
C.Stephen was big enough to take care of his sister.
D.It was icy cold outside.
听力原文: When Dorcas Hankin went into the hospital her 19-year-old son Christopher stole her car and sold it for seven days of extravagant life. When the pohce told Dorcas her car had been stolen, she went into shock.
"I just knew Christopher had done it. He'd been threatening to do it for ages. He said the money would be his compensation for an unhappy childhood."
"I knew I had to tell the police, but I couldn't face the thought of shopping my own son. It took me two days to pluck up the courage. But it was the only way to make him stop and think about what he was doing with his life. I also had to take him to court because that was the only way I could claim insurance."
Christopher was given 120 hours of community service and he's now living back at home with his mother. But why would she forgive him so readily?
"Because I do feel guilty about Chirstopher's childhood. Christopher's dad and I split up when he was three and later I remarried. My new husband didn't like having children around, therefore, we sent the boy to a boarding school. But Christopher came home soon. By then I was divorced and he really began to manipulate me. He'd get jobs and quit after two days, saying he couldn't stand authority, then he'd expect me to give him the money to go out.
"I don't earn a lot, but I just couldn't seem to say no to him because I felt the way he'd turned out was partly my fault."
Christopher says:
"I love my mother but I feel angry with her for staying with that man all those years. She should never have married someone who disliked children so much."
"I suppose I've been able to manipulate her in recent years because of her guilt, but what teenager doesn't ?'
"She lets me live with her as she can't bear to see me on the streets but somewhere to sleep is all that she'll give me."
(30)
A.He lent the car to his friends.
B.He dismantled it and sold it for money.
C.He sold it in exchange for seven luxurious days.
D.He did it somewhere so that it would not be found out.