静心教书，潜心育人！
（一）昌平：
It was Christmas. I was teaching in a small town where my twenty-seven third graders excitedly expected the great day of gift-giving in a couple of days.
Each day the children produced some new 36 — Christmas cards, handmade gifts, German bells and so on. Through it all she remained alone, 37 from far away. I wondered what would happen to this quiet child, once so happy, now suddenly so quiet. I hoped the festivities would please her. But nothing did. The students made the fried marbles (small balls, made of glass or stone) and competed with one another to bring the 38 ones.
The day of gift-giving finally came. We cheered over our handiwork as the presents were 39 . All along, she sat quietly, watching. To see her smile, I had made a special bag for her. She opened it so slowly and carefully. I waited but she 40 .
After school I sat down in a chair, hardly knew what was happening, when she came to me with out-stretched hands, holding a small white box that looked a little old, as if it had been 41 many times by unknown, childish hands. She said nothing. “For me?” I asked. She said not a word, but 42 her head. I took the box and carefully opened it. There inside, shining green, a fried marble hung from a golden chain. Then I looked into that eight-year-old 43 and saw the question in her dark brown eyes. 44 I knew — she had made it for her mother, who had died just three weeks before and would never hold her or brush her hair or 45 her childish joys or sorrows.
I meant 46 when I said in a low voice, “Oh, Maria, it is so beautiful. Your mother would love it.” Neither of us could stop the tears. She threw herself into my arms and we cried together. And for that moment I became her mother, for she had given me the greatest 47 of all: her trust and love. 36. A. candles B. cakes C. wonders D. cheese 37. A. preparing B. playing C. searching D. watching 38. A. prettiest B. wisest C. heaviest D. cleverest 39. A. mentioned B. advised C. exchanged D. achieved 40. A. gave away B. threw away C. carried away D. turned away 41. A. afforded B. touched C disturbed D. realized 42. A. nodded B. raised C. lowered D. dropped 43. A. face B. hands C. hair D. head 44. A. Certainly B. Suddenly C. Generally D. Hopefully 45. A. appear B. enjoy C. share D. reply 46. A. her B. myself C. us D. it 47. A. joy B. promise C. gift D. wish
华夏始，知为先；学之初，园丁伴。
静心教书，潜心育人！
华夏始，知为先；学之初，园丁伴。
静心教书，潜心育人！
（三）东城：
It was windy and cold when a store owner was sticking a sign above his door that read “Pets for Sale.” Just as he expected, soon a little boy appeared at the sign. “How much are you going to sell those dogs for?” he asked.
The store owner answered, “Anywhere from $30-$50.” The little boy reached into his pocket and pulled out some change. “I have $2.37; can I 36 them?” The store owner smiled, and then turned back and called. Five little dogs ran down toward 37 but one was falling behind.
Immediately the little boy 38 it and said “What’s wrong with that little dog?” The man explained that the little dog was born disabled, it would never be able to walk 39 . The little boy got really 40 and said “That’s the dog I want to buy!”
The man replied “No, you don’t want to buy that little dog. If you really want him, I’ll give him to you.” The little boy got quite 41 . He looked straight into the man’s eyes, pointing his finger and said, “I don’t want you to give him to me. He is worth every 42 as much as the other dogs and I’ll pay the 43 price. In fact, I’ll give you $2.37 now and 50 cents every month 44 I have him paid for.”
The man said, “You really don’t want to buy this pet. He is never going to be able to run, jump and play like other dogs!”
On hearing this, the little boy reached down and rolled up his trousers leg to show his left leg 45 by a big metal stick. He looked up at the man and said, “Well, I don’t run so well myself, and the little dog will need someone who 46 .”
In life, it doesn’t matter 47 you are, but whether someone appreciates you for what you are, accepts you and loves you unconditionally. 36．A．look after B．look at C．pay for D．depend on 37．A．him B．her C．it D．me 38．A．received B．ordered C. showed D．noticed 39．A．quickly B．quietly C．properly D．politely 40．A．encouraged B．excited C．worried D．surprised 41．A．sad B．bored C．angry D．afraid 42．A．bit B．part C．kind D．one 43．A．right B．high C．fair D．full 44．A．after B．until C．since D．although 45．A．invented B．protected C．provided D．supported 46．A．understands B．respects C．remembers D．collects 47．A．how B．what C．who D．where
华夏始，知为先；学之初，园丁伴。
静心教书，潜心育人！
（四）海淀：
One night, I wondered what it would be like if I only asked questions. I decided that no matter what anyone said to me the next day, I would reply only with 36 .
I loved to read about scientists and their discoveries, and I knew that scientists always started their research with a question. I hoped that I could become a scientist. Maybe by asking questions, I could train my mind to be 37 .
I survived the morning easily. “Is there any egg?” I answered when my mother asked what I wanted for breakfast. “Is this seat taken?” I asked when my friend Mike asked where he was going to 38 on the bus.
In the classroom, Mr. Black spoke slowly and clearly while I listened carefully. The problem had been part of my homework the night before. I wrote the answer on the board, “Could the answer be 361?”
Mr. Black smiled and nodded. I thought,“How did I 39 to get through that?” I almost laughed because asking questions really was starting to become a 40 . I thought I had made it safely through the whole day, 41 what I had come to consider my experiment blew up at the dinner table when my dad asked me about my day. “What do I always do?” I replied.
My parents looked at each other. My father 42 again. “Well, I hope you went to school,” he said.
“Uhhh … why would you think otherwise?” I asked. My parents exchanged another 43
and were becoming annoyed.
“Do you think questions are a good way to train your mind to be active?” I asked.
“It 44 the question,” said my father. “Some questions are asked for 45 information. Those are good mind-training questions. Sometimes, people use questions to get the other person to say something. Sometimes people ask questions to get someone to agree with them. Those questions don’t really achieve anything.” “I guess my experiment didn’t work,” I said, and I told my father about my 46 .
“I think it worked 47 !” my father said. “You made a discovery, didn’t you?
华夏始，知为先；学之初，园丁伴。
静心教书，潜心育人！
What matters is that you have put your idea into practice.” 36. A. actions 37. A. deep 38. A. get
39. A. fail 40. A. habit 41. A. or 43. A. look
B. answers B. free B. sit B. step B. so B. have
C. gestures C. quick
C. want
D. questions
D. strong
D. manage
D. take
D. rule
C. come C. goal
C. but C. mind
D. and
D. topic D. depends on
D. keeping D. properly D. wonder
42. A. tried B. asked C. guessed D. ordered
B. word B. finding B. idea
44. A. refers to 45. A. sending 46. A. test
47. A. slowly
(五)怀柔：
B. belongs to
C. puts on C. plan
C. sharing
C. perfectly
B. safely
Monty Robert’s father was a horse trainer. As a child, Monty often went from one farm to another with 36 father. Sometimes they didn’t have enough money to 37 for food, but Monty still kept hoping to own a 38 farm.
When he was in school, his teacher asked him to write a paper about what he wanted to be and do when he grew up. He wrote a seven-page paper talking about his dream of having a horse farm one day. He 39 drew a picture of a horse farm in the paper.
The next day he handed it in to his teacher. Two days later, he 40_ his paper back. On the front page was a large red “F” with some words “See me after class.” So the boy 41 and asked his teacher, “Why did I get an F?” The teacher said, “This dream will not come 42 for a young boy like you. 43 a horse farm needs a lot of money. You have to buy the land. You have to pay for a lot of things. There is no way you could ever do it.” Then the teacher added, “If you write this paper again with a 44 dream, I will give you a good grade.”
After school he thought about it 45 . At last, he decided to hand in the same paper, making no changes at all. He wrote, “You can keep the F and I’ll keep my 46 .”
Many years later, Monty had his own 200 acres (英亩) horse farm. His dream came true.
So don’t let anyone take 47 your dreams. Follow your dreams, no matter what they are.
36. A. his B. her C. hers D. him 37. A. look B. pay C. wait D. ask
华夏始，知为先；学之初，园丁伴。