Once there lived a family consisting of 6 members (a couple and their four sons) in the countryside, where there were no splendid architectures.The father wanted his sons to learn to not judge things too quickly.So he asked them to accomplish a task each.He arranged for them to go and observe a pear tree which was famous
nationwide and was under the local government's administration.They were all delighted and not unwilling to do it.For convenience，they were divided into four groups.They wore uniforms and got furnished.Then they set out.The first son went in the winter, the second in the spring, the third in the summer, and the youngest son in the fall.
When they returned, the father asked them to give a description of what they had seen.To their credit, they didn't break down and all finished their tasks and clarified what they saw.Just as expected，there was a possibility that their collections of the information of the tree were not alike.Their views were in conflict with one another and they even quarrelled about it.The first son said that the tree was ugly and twisted.The second son said it was covered with green buds and full of promise.The third son said it was laden with blossoms, and it was the most graceful thing he had ever seen and he was attracted by it.The last son disagreed with all of them; he said it was ripe and drooping with fruit；he said it was an enjoyable trip.
曾经有一户六口之家(一对夫妻以及他们的四个儿子)住在一个乡村里，这里没有高大辉煌的建筑。父亲希望儿子们学会不要武断地判断事物。所以他要求他们每个人都完成一项任务。他安排儿子们去观察当地政府门前的一棵全国闻名的梨树。他们都很高兴，没有不愿意去的。为了方便，他们分成了四个小组。他穿上统一的服装，整装待发。大儿子冬天去，二儿子春天去，三儿子夏天去，小儿子秋天去。
当儿子们都回来时，父亲将他们召集在一起，让他们描述一下自己的所见。值得表扬的是，他们没有放弃，而是都完成了任务并说明自己所看到的。正如预料的那样，有可能他们所收集的关于那棵树的情况不尽相同。他们的看法互相冲突，甚至为此而争吵。大儿子说那棵树又难看又扭曲；二儿子说那棵树覆盖着绿色的花蕾，充满希望；三儿子说那棵树开满了鲜花，是他看到的最雅致的景象并被此吸引；小儿子与他们的看法都不相同，他说那棵树成熟了，果实掉落，那是一次令人愉快的旅行。
加餐练(一) 完形阅读组合练
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Ⅰ.完形填空
“What do you think of the extraordinary achievements of your life？” Queen Victoria of Britain asked Helen Keller. “You are __1__ and deaf, but how can you make such great achievements？” Ms. Keller's answer was the __2__for her teacher, “If there were no Anne Sullivan, the name of Helen Keller would not be known.”
When Anne was little, she suffered a great __3__. A fever made her nearly lose her eyesight in her childhood, and she was diagnosed as a hopeless “lunatic” (疯子) by the doctor. She was locked in the basement of a mental hospital in Boston. Sometimes, little Anne __4__attacked anyone who approached her. She __5__ everyone who appeared in front of her most of the time.
__6__， an old nurse believed that little Anne had hope and asked to __7__ the task of looking after the girl. She went to see little Anne every day. The child ignored her most of the time, but the old nurse didn't __8__ seeing her every day in the basement. The kind-hearted lady left cookies to little Anne and spoke words full of love and __9__ to her. She believed that __10__ she showed love, little Anne would be able to __11__.
Finally, the doctor __12__ changes in little Anne. Anne, who was always full of anger and hostility, showed __13__ and goodwill she had never had before. They transferred her upstairs and her __14__ continued improving. Then the last day came, and she __15__ the mental hospital.
After she grew up, Anne Sullivan hoped to help __16__， just as the kind old nurse helped her. She saw great __17__ in Helen Keller. She cared for her, __18__ her strictly, encouraged her, played with her and worked with her. Anne Sullivan __19__ a miracle (奇迹) in the life of Helen Keller.But first it was a kind nurse who had full __20__ in little Anne that turned a silent child into a kind teacher.
语篇解读：本文主要介绍了Anne Sullivan的成长经历，以及Helen取得巨大成就的原因。 1．A.weak C．thin
B．lame D．blind
解析：选D 你失明(blind)又失聪，但是你是如何取得那么大的成就的？weak“虚弱的”；lame“跛的”；thin“瘦的”。故D项正确。
2．A.prize C．courage
B．praise D．mood
解析：选B Keller女士的回答是对她老师的赞美(praise)。prize“奖励”；courage“勇气”；mood“情绪”。故B项正确。
3．A.storm C．disaster
B．accident D．harm
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解析：选C 在Anne小的时候，她遭受了一次很大的灾难(disaster)。storm“暴风雨”；accident“(交通)事故”；harm“伤害；损害”。根据此空后的“A fever made her nearly lose her eyesight in her childhood ...”可知，C项正确。
4．A.fiercely C．obviously
B．silently D．exactly
解析：选A 有时，小安妮猛烈地(fiercely)攻击靠近她的任何人。silently“默默地”；obviously“明显地”；exactly“精确地”。故A项正确。
5．A.welcomed C．cheered
B．ignored D．changed
解析：选B 大多数时间，她忽视(ignored)出现在她面前的每一个人。welcome“欢迎”；cheer“欢呼”；change“改变”。故B项正确。
6．A.Besides C．Moreover
B．Thus D．However
解析：选D 然而(However)，一位年长的护士认为小安妮还有希望并且要求承担(take on)照顾这个女孩的任务。besides“除??之外(还)”；thus“因此”；moreover“而且”。故D项正确。
7．A.take on C．go on
B．look on D．turn on
解析：选A 参见上题解析。look on“旁观”；go on“持续”；turn on“打开”。故A项正确。
8．A.consider C．permit
B．stop D．continue
解析：选B 但是这位年长的护士没有停止(stop)每天到地下室去看她。consider“仔细考虑；认为”；permit“允许”；continue“继续”。故B项正确。
9．A.disappointment C．encouragement
B．appreciation D．hate
解析：选C 这位善良的女士给小安妮留下些小甜饼并给她说些充满爱意和鼓励(encouragement)的话。disappointment“失望”；appreciation“感激”；hate“仇恨；厌恶”。故C项正确。
10．A.as soon as C．as if
B．even though D．so long as
解析：选D 她相信只要(so long as)她表现出爱意，小安妮就能够恢复(recover)。as soon as“一??就??”；even though“尽管”；as if“好像”。so long as 引导条件状语从句，故D项正确。
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11．A.grow C．recover
B．write D．suit
解析：选C 参见上题解析。grow“成长”；write“写”；suit“适合”。故C项正确。 12．A.approved C．proposed
B．noticed D．operated
解析：选B 最终，医生注意到(noticed)小安妮的一些变化。approve“同意”；propose“建议”；operate“操作”。故B项正确。
13．A.mildness C．calm
B．sympathy D．wisdom
解析：选A 总是充满愤怒和敌意的Anne表现出了她以前从未有过的温和(mildness)和友善。根据语境可知，前后形成对比，且所填词与goodwill相近，故A项正确。sympathy“同情”；calm“平静”；wisdom“智慧”。
14．A.experiment C．sight
B．belief D．condition
解析：选D 他们把Anne转移到了楼上，她的健康状况(condition)在不断地好转。experiment“实验”；belief“信仰”；sight“视力”。故D项正确。
15．A.escaped C．left
B．finished D．survived
解析：选C 她离开(left)了精神病院。escape“逃跑”；finish“完成”；survive“幸存”。 16．A.the others C．other
B．another D．others
解析：选D Anne长大以后，她希望像那位善良的年长的护士帮助她一样帮助其他人(others)。
17．A.potential C．affection
B．status D．satisfaction
解析：选A 她看到Helen 身上巨大的潜能(potential)。status“地位”；affection“喜爱；钟爱”；satisfaction“满意”。故A项正确。
18．A.committed C．controlled
B．trained D．raised
解析：选B Anne照顾她，严格地训练(trained)她。commit“承认”；control“控制”；raise“提升；征集；提起”。故B项正确。
19．A.created C．developed
B．found D．spread
解析：选A Anne在Helen的人生里创造(created)了一个奇迹。find“发现”；
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develop“发展”；spread“传播”。故A项正确。
20．A.curiosity C．confidence
B．promise D．relief
解析：选C 但是首先是一位对小安妮充满信心(confidence)的善良的护士把一个沉默寡言的孩子变成了一位善良的老师。curiosity“好奇心”；promise“诺言”；relief“解脱；宽慰”。故C项正确。
Ⅱ.阅读理解
Ireland has had a very difficult history. The problems started in the 16th century when English rulers tried to conquer (征服) Ireland. For hundreds of years, the Irish people fought against the English. Finally, in 1921, the British government was forced to give independence to the south of Ireland. The result is that today there are two “Irelands”. Northern Ireland, in the north, is part of the United Kingdom. The Republic of Ireland, in the south, is an independent country.
In the 1840s the main crop, potatoes, was affected by disease and about 750,000 people died of hunger. This, and a shortage (短缺) of work, forced many people to leave Ireland and live in the USA, the UK, Australia and Canada. As a result of these problems, the population fell from 8.2 million in 1841 to 6.6 million in 1851.
For many years, the majority of Irish people earned their living as farmers. Today, many people still work on the land but more and more people are moving to the cities to work in factories and offices. Life in the cities is very different from life in the countryside, where things move at a quieter and slower pace.
The Irish are famous for being warm-hearted and friendly. Oscar Wilde, a famous Irish writer, once said that the Irish were “the greatest talkers since the Greeks”. Since independence, Ireland has revived (复兴) its own culture of music, language, literature and singing. Different areas have different styles of old Irish songs which are sung without instruments. Other kinds of Irish music use many different instruments such as the violin, whistles, etc.
语篇解读：本文从地理状况、人口发展、经济情况以及社会生活等方面介绍了爱尔兰共和国，让我们对这个美丽的国家有了更进一步的了解。
1. What does the author tell us in Paragraph 1? A．How the Irish fought against the English. B．How Ireland gained independence.
C．How English rulers tried to conquer Ireland. D．How two “Irelands” came into being.
解析：选D 段落大意题。本段的后半部分叙述的是最终结果，所以第一段作者意在阐述两个“爱尔兰” 是如何形成的。
2．We learn from the text that in Ireland ________. A．food shortages in the 1840s led to a decline in population
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