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All the same, he never gave up and he gently insisted that I follow through with his ideas. At first, I read stories with tears in my eyes and I actually hated them because they were too difficult for me. In the end, I came to love the funny stories and, to be honest, my father was always there will a helping hand. I am sure that my English would never have got so far without his support. And that’s why my father is not only my first English teacher but also my lifelong teacher. He is the one who awoke my interest, who gave me confidence and who offered me much needed help. 56. Most pupils in Chinese begin to learn English _______. A. in primary school B. from parents C. at three years old D. at home 57. The underlined part “no other than my father” in the passage probably means. A. like my father B. not my father C. my father himself D. not only my father 58. From the whole passage we can see that _______. A. the girl preferred playing to learning English B. the girl hates her father because he was strict C. the girl is very thankful to her father D. the father gave up after knowing his daughter could not understand him 59. Which of the following is NOT true according the passage? A. The girl’s father is her first English teacher. B. The girl had been interested in English before going to school. C. The girl’s father was always ready to help with her English . D. the girl could have learned English well by herself without her father. 60. What would be the best title for the passage? A. How I learned English at school. B. My father----my first and lifelong English teacher. C. The relationship between my father and me. D. I’ve made progress in English learning. B Architects often have to deal with difficult clients(客户), but Lee Ehmke’s customers are especially hard to work for. They sleep through meetings. They never pay. Thet don’t even use bathrooms when they have to go. Nevertheless, Ehmke puts up with such rude behavior, and he does it happily. Why? Because he designs homes for gorillas, bears, lions, and other zoo animals. And he enjoys the challenge of looking at the world through their exotic(奇异的) eyes. “The role of a zoo designer is to think as much as possible about what will make each animal comfortable, happy, and active,” says Ehmke, director of the Minnesota Zoo in Apple Valley. “It would be wrong to say you can know what an animal is thinking and feeling,” he adds.“But we do our best to get as close to that as possible when we’re designing homes for them.” Most zoo visitors focus on the animals, not on the habitats and barriers that fence the animals in. But details like these have received extra attention since December, when a female Siberian tiger escaped from her enclosure(围栏) at the San Francisco Zoo. The 4-year-old, 350-pond cat killed one person and injured two others. The incident raised fears among zoo goers and sent staff at zoos across the nation rushing to evaluate how safe their own exhibits are. Still, experts say, the tragic event should not scare people away from zoos. “There have probably been 5 billion visits to zoos in the last 50 years,” Ehmke says. “ This is the first time this has happened.” 61. What is Lee Ehmke? A. An official. B. A professor. C. A designer. D. A feeder. 62. What does the underlined expression “Lee Ehmke’s customers” refer to? A. Architects. B. Animals. C. Bathrooms. D. Visitors. 63. Focusing on the habitats and barriers begins with ______. A. architects’ designing homes for the zoon animals B. animals’ looking at the world through their exotic eyes C. a female Siberian tiger’s escaping and killing persons D. the nation rushing to evaluate how important the zoos 64.Which of the following is true according to the passage? A. All the zoo animals in the passage are very easy to deal with. B. The purpose of a zoo designer is to make the zoo animals’ life easier. C. Many of the zoo visitors would pay attention to the animals’ enclosures. D. There are 5 billion tragic events that happened in the zoos in the last 50 years. 65. What’s the best title of the passage? A. The other side of the zoo fence. B. The other side of the tiger. C. The habitat of the tiger. D. The escape of animals. C Life comes in a package. This package includes happiness and sorrow, failure and success, hope and despair. Life is a learning process. Experiences in life teach us new lessons and make us a better person. With each passing day we learn to handle various situations. Love Love plays an important role on our life. Without love a person could become cruel. In the early stage of our life, our parents are the ones who show us with unconditional love and care, they teach us about what is right and wrong, good and bad. It is only after marriage and having kids that a person understands and becomes sensitive to other’s feelings. Kids make a person responsible and mature and help us to understand life better. Happiness and Sorrow Materialistic happiness is short- lived, but happiness achieved by bringing a smile on others’ face gives a certain level of fulfillment. Peace of mind is the main link to happiness. No mind is happy without peace. We realize the true worth of happiness when we are in sorrow. Sorrow is basically due to death of a loved one, failure and despair. But these things are temporary and pass away. Failure and Success Failure is the path to success. It helps us to touch the sky, teachers us survive and shows us a specific way. Success bring us in money, fame, pride and self-respect. Here it becomes very important to keep our head on out shoulder. The only way to show our gratitude to God for bestowing success on us is by being humble, modest, courteous and respectful to the less fortunate ones. Hope and Despair Hope is what keeps life going. Parents always hope their children will do well. Hope makes us dream. Hope builds in patience. Life teaches us not to despair even in the darkest hour, because after every night there is a day. Nothing remains the same we have only one choice keep moving on in life and be hopeful. Life teachers us not to regret over yesterday, for it has passed and is beyond our control. Tomorrow is unknown, for it could either be bright or dull. So the only alternative is work hard today, so that we will enjoy a better tomorrow. (责任编辑：admin) |