【正文】 every day at 8 .，many kids began to 41 me．To my surprise，I began looking forward to seeing their happy faces as well．They were always excited about 42 . My heart warmed every time I heard their excited voices asking me for a story or an answer to a question．I felt 43 and no one could take my place. I look back，I see the influence that these special children have had on me．It is because of them that I have 44 a strong wish to bee a psychologist，a person who studies the science of children’s mind．Recently，I have been asked to help out on many different floors 45 the waiting room where I started．The kids on the floors above are usually there for a longer time．With their worries and wishes to get better and go home，they always offer me a 46 smile．I feel all the tiredness has gone after spending a day with them because I realize that there is much more to 47 than money．It is much more important to love and to be loved．36．A．1iving B．studying C．staying D．volunteering 37．A．unless B．until C．because D．so 38．A．seriously B．probably C．immediately D．pletely 39．A．1ooked B．stepped C．turned D．ran 40．A．worried B．exited C．nervous D．pleased 41．A．notice B．like C．protect D．prevent42．A．smiling B．sleeping C．learning D．playing 43．A．independent B．surprised C．moved D．valued 44．A．developed B．remembered C．worked D．improved 5．A．in B．with C．besides D．before46．A．sick B．bright C．sad D．pitiful47．A．life B．work C．love D．family【課后限時作業(yè)】 中國式教育 An Imperfect PaintingMy parents always wanted me to be “on top”, so from early on I had the 31 to be the best in everything, from getting the highest score in a spelling test to running fastest in a race.In middle school，I realized how many other smarter and faster people there were, It became 32 that I was not the best any more, but my parents still held on to their hope and forced me to try hard. To their disappointment, I became less confident and didn?t want to work harder because, to me, there was no point in making any more 33 if I was unable to be number one. My grades began to fall。3答案B通過上文得知給媽媽買禮物是個秘密，在媽媽看不見的情況下，Molly和爸爸用眼神和肢體語言交流，所以正確答案就是B (when Mumwasn’t looking. )3答案A通過上文 On Christmas Eve, Dad came backfrom the mailbox, still empty. 可以得知禮物還沒到，所以答案就是A（sad）。3答案A通過上文 It’s a Christmas gift for Mum,but please don’t tell her. 她不想告訴她的媽媽，而且下文也有照應she decided to tell Dad her （secret）。3答案D通過上文Molly went to the post office 和I need to buy a stamp。3答案C通過上文的內容可以得知 Molly 想給她的媽媽買gloves，所以正確答案就是C（gloves）。 【典型例題及相似題練習】 文化習俗圣誕節(jié)： Mum’s Christmas SurpriseMolly ran back home from school and dropped her schoolbag on the sofa. Then on the table she saw “Mum’s Wish Book” – a mail order catalog（商品目錄） from a gift shop. “Mum,” she said excitedly to herself, “this year you’ll get the gloves you want!” Molly had walked a dog for a neighbor and saved her 31 all year to buy Mum the gloves.She opened “Mum’s Wish Book” and hoped that she could find these 32 in it. Teas ran down her face when she saw the gloves in the catalog. Mum wouldn’t buy them for herself, because the family had a 33 time on the farm. She once heard Mum say to Dad, “Maybe some day, I’ll have the money to get them.”Molly ran out by the back door and went straight to the post office. There she carefully filled out the order form torn from the catalog.“I need to buy a stamp to 34 the form.” She said to Mr. Smith, the only worker in the post office.“Umm, a pair of gloves?” said Mr. Smith, as he passed a stamp to her.“Yes, It’s a Christmas gift for Mum, but please don’t tell her. It’s our 35 , OK?” Molly didn’t realize how white Mr. Smith’s beard was until that moment. In face, he reminded her of Santa Claus.As Molly walked back home, she decided to tell Dad her secret. “You’ve got to check the mailbox every day,” said Molly 36 to Dad. He nodded, with a big smile.Coming home from school every day, Molly peeked at （偷看） Dad hen Mum wasn’t 37 , but every time he shook his head.On Christmas Eve, Dad came back from mailbox, still empty handed. Molly felt 38 when she went to bed, because she didn’t have the gloves for Mum.Before Christmas dinner, as Mum took the apple pies out of the oven, Molly began 39 the table. Suddenly, they heard someone pulling up the driveway. From the window they saw Mr. Smith making his way to the door, with a box in his hand. Mr. Smith 40 Mum the box, “I believe this is yours.”Mum looked from Dad to Molly and opened the box. Her eyes lit up when she saw the gloves. “Oh, who bought these for me?” she asked.“Santa did,” said Molly smilingly.“Ho! Ho! Ho! Merry Christmas!” Mr. Smith, with a loud laugh.It was Christmas that no one would ever forget.31. A. time B. money C. energy D. food32. A. flowers B. sunglasses C. gloves D. chocolates33. A. hard B. lonely C. short D. busy34. A. design B. check C. plete D. send35. A. secret B. choice C. dream D. task36. A. patiently B. doubtfully C. proudly D. quietly37. A. working B. looking C. smiling D. talking38. A. sad B. strange C. angry D. tired39. A. pushing B. changing C. setting D. booking40. A. bought B. handed C. lent D. returned3答案B通過上文Molly had walked a dog for aneighbor and saved和下文to buy Mum the I put down the yearbook and turned around to get some signatures from some of my friends when I __40__ my yearbook was gone. I saw that Ricky had sat down with my yearbook. “What are you doing?” I asked him. He looked up calmly(平靜地) and __41__said “Sign!”My friends broke into a loud laugh, and I saw that he was carefully frying to put a signature in my yearbook. He hadn’t even finished the “R” yet. I thought for a while and __42__ to let him sign.40. A. saw B. noticed C. thought D. believed