Two things changed my life: my mother and a white plastic bike basket. I have thought long and hard about it and it’s true. I would be a different person if my mom hadn’t turned a silly bicycle accessory into a life lesson I carry with me today. My mother and father were united in their way of raising children, but it mostly fell to my mother to actually carry it out. Looking back, I honestly don’t know how she did it. Managing the family budget must have been a very hard task, but she made it look effortless. If we complained about not having what another kid did, we’d hear something like, “ I don’t care what so-and-so got for his birthday, you are not getting a TV in your room a car for your birthday a lavish sweet 16 party. “ We had to earn our allowance by doing chores around the house. I can still remember how long it took to polish the legs of our coffee table. My brothers can no doubt remember hours spent cleaning the house. Like the two little girls growing up at the White House, we made our own beds (no one left the house until that was done) and picked up after ourselves. We had to keep track of our belongings, and if something was lost, it was not replaced. It was summer and, one day, my mother drove me to the bike shop to get a tire fixed—and there it was in the window, white, shiny, plastic and decorated with flowers, the basket winked at me and I knew—I knew—I had to have it. “It’s beautiful, “ my mother said when I pointed it out to her, “ What a neat basket. “ I tried to hold off at first, I played it cool for a short while. But then I guess I couldn’t stand it any longer: “Mom, please can I please, please get it? I’ll do extra chores for as long as you say. I’ll do anything, but I need that basket: I love that basket. Please, Mom. Please. “ I was desperate. “ You know, “ she said, gently rubbing my back while we both stared at what I believes was the coolest thing ever, “ If you save up you could buy this yourself. “ “ By the time I make enough it’ll be gone!“ “Maybe Roger here could hold it for you, “ she smiled at Roger, the bike guy. “He can’t hold it for that long, Mom. Someone else will buy it. Please, Mom, Please?“ “There might be another way, “ she said. And so our paying plan unfolded. My mother bought the beautiful basket and put it safely in some hiding place I couldn’t find. Each week I eagerly counted my growing saving increased by extra work here and there (washing the car, helping my mother make dinner, delivering or collecting things on my bike that already looked naked without the basket in front). And then, weeks later, I counted, recounted and jumped for joy. Oh, happy day! I made it! I finally had the exact amount we’d agreed upon... Days later the unthinkable happened. A neighborhood girl I’d played with millions of times appeared with the exact same basket fixed to her shiny, new bike that already had all the bells and whistles. I rode hard and fast home to tell my mother about this disaster. This horrible turn of events. And then came the lesson. I’ve taken with me through my life: “Honey, your basket is extra special, “ Mom said, gently wiping away my hot tears. “Your basket is special because you paid for it yourself. “

What is the life lesson the author learned from her mother?

A．Save money for a rainy day.

B．Good advice is beyond all price.

C．Earn your bread with your sweat.

D．God helps those who help themselves.

By using“naked“ (Para. 12) , the author seems to stress that the basket was______.

A．something she could afford

B．something important to her

C．something impossible to get

D．something she could do without

Why did the author say many “please“ to her mother?

A．She longed to do extra work.

B．She was eager to have the basket.

C．She felt tired after standing too long.

D．She wanted to be polite to her mother.

What can we learn from the first two paragraphs?

A．The children enjoyed doing housework.

B．The author came from a well-off family.

C．The mother raised her children in an unusual way.

D．The children were fond of the US president’s daughters.

构成词汇的三个要素是指______。

______是指教师以自己的教学活动为思考对象，针对自己的教学行为、教学决策以及教学效果进行的审视和分析。

面向全体学生，关注语言学习者的不同特点和______，这是义务教育阶段英语课程的基本理念之一。

______要求小学英语课堂教学的所有内容和活动都要符合学生不断变化的真实的兴趣。学生中心原则兴趣原则交际原则直接原则

Who wrote The Canterbury Tales? Geoffrey Chaucer William Shakespeare John Donne William Blake

He had a wonderful childhood, ______with his mother to all corners of the world. travel to travel traveled traveling

—Who told you about Follow Me? —______. I picked it up______. No one: my own No one: myself None: by myself None: myself

Being dressed in traditional clothes“Chi-pao“makes her look more confident and elegant when she visits countries with her husband______First Lady of China. for as on because of

I’m afraid he’s more of a talker than a doer, which is______he never finishes anything. that when where why

—Why don’t you throw the labels away? —Because they will______very good bookmarks. make turn form provide

Until I took Dr Offutt’s class in DeMatha High school, I was an underachieving student, but I left that class【C1】______never to underachieve again. He not only taught me to think, he convinced me, 【C2】______by example as words that it was my moral【C3】______to do so and to serve others. 【C4】______of us could know how our relationship would【C5】______over the years. When I came back to DeMatha to teach English, I worked for Dr Offutt, the department chair. My discussion with him were like graduate seminars in adolescent【C6】______, classroom management and school leadership. After several years, I was【C7】______department chair, and our relationship【C8】______again. I thought that it might be【C9】______chairing the department, since all of my【C10】______English teachers were【C11】______there, but Dr Offutt supported me【C12】______. He knew when to give me advice【C13】______curriculum, texts and personnel, and when to let me【C14】______my own course. In 1997, I needed his【C15】______about leaving DeMatha to become principal at another school. 【C16】______he had asked me to stay at DeMatha, I might have. 【C17】______, he encouraged me to seize the opportunity. Five years ago, I became the principal of DeMatha. 【C18】______, Dr Offutt was there for me, letting me know that I could【C19】______him. I have learned from him that great teachers have an inexhaustible【C20】______of lessons to teach.

我正在读一本关于罗马帝国兴衰的书。

不得携狗进入楼内。

听说他要辞职，我高兴极了。

Many men and women have long bought into the idea that there are “ male“ and “ female“ brains, believing that explains just about every difference between the sexes. A new study【K1】c______ that belief, questioning whether brains really can be distinguished by gender. In the study, Tel Aviv University researchers【K2】s______for sex differences throughout the entire human brain. And what did they find? Not much. Rather than【K3】c______ (把......归类) brains as “male“ or “female, “ research shows that brains fall into a wide range, with most people falling right in the middle. Daphna Joel, who led the study, said her research found that while there are some gender-based【K4】s______ (相似之处) , many different types of brain can’t always be distinguished by gender. While the “average“ male and “average“ female brains were【K5】s______different, you couldn’t tell it by looking at individual brain scans. Only a small【K6】p______of people had “all-male“ or “all-female“ characteristics. Larry Cahill, an American neuroscientist (神经科学家) , said the study is an important addition to a growing body of research questioning【K7】t ______ beliefs about gender and brain function. But he cautioned against concluding from this study that all brains are the same, 【K8】r______of gender. “ There’s a mountain of evidence【K9】p______ the importance of sex influences at all levels of mammalian brain function, “ he told The Seattle Times. If anything, he said, the study【K10】s______ that gender plays a very important role in the brain “even when we are not clear exactly how. “

根据《义务教育英语课程标准》(2011年版)，现代外语教育注重语言学习的过程，强调语言学习的______。

义务教育英语课程的总体目标由语言知识、语言技能、学习策略、______和文化意识构成。情感态度创新精神祖国意识合作精神

The northernmost part of Great Britain is______. Northern Ireland Scotland England Wales

Dina, ______ for months to find a job as a waitress, finally took a position at a local advertising agency. struggling struggled having struggled to struggle

Having sent several emails to apply for jobs, the college graduate waited for a reply, but______ came. none neither nothing no one

What is the life lesson the author learned from her mother?

By using“naked“ (Para. 12) , the author seems to stress that the basket was______.

Why did the author say many “please“ to her mother?

When the author saw the basket in the window, she______.

What can we learn from the first two paragraphs?