每日一练09MykidsandIwereheadingintothesupermarketovertheweekend.Ontheway,wespottedamanholdingapieceofpaperthatsaid,“41myjob.FamilytoFeed.”Atthisstore,a42likethisisnotnormal.My10-year-oldnoticedhimandmadea43onhowbaditmustbetohavetostandoutsideinthecoldwind.Inthestore,Iaskedeachofmykidstopicksomethingtheythoughtour“friend”therewould46.Theygotapples,asandwichandabottleofjuice.Thenmy17-year-oldsuggestedgivinghima47.Ithoughtaboutit.Wewere48oncashourselves,but…well,sometimes49fromourneedinsteadofourabundanceisjustwhatweneedtodo!Allthekids51somethingtheycouldgiveupfortheweek.Whenwehandedhimthebagof52,helitupandthankeduswith53eyes.WhenIhandedhimthegiftcard,sayinghecoulduseitforwhateverhisfamilymightneed,heburstintotears.Thishasbeenawonderful55forourfamily.Thingswouldhaveendedso57ifIhadsimplysaid,“No,wereallydon’thave58togivemore.”Steppingoutnotonlyhelpedabrotherin59,italsogavemykidsthe60tasteofhelpingothers.It’llgoalongwaywiththem.1.A.LostB.ChangedC.QuitD.Finished2.AconditionB.placeC.sightD.show3.A.suggestionB.commentC.decisionD.call4.A.orderB.supplyC.appreciateD.discover5.A.dollarB.jobC.hotmealD.giftcard6.A.easyB.lowC.softD.loose7.A.givingB.savingC.spendingD.begging8.A.declaredB.sharedC.ignoredD.expected9.A.toysB.medicineC.foodD.clothes10.A.sleepyB.wateryC.curiousD.sharp11.A.experienceB.exampleC.messageD.adventure12.A.suddenlyB.vividlyC.differentlyD.perfectly13.A.timeB.powerC.patienceD.money14.A.fearB.loveC.memoryD.need15.A.strongB.sweetC.strangeD.simpleItwasraininglightly16IarrivedinYangshuojustbeforedawn.ButIdidn’tcare.Afewhoursearlier,I’dbeenathomeinHongKong,withits17(choke)smog.Here,theairwascleanandfresh,evenwiththerain.I’dskippednearbyGuilin,adreamplacefortourists18(seek)thelimestonemountaintopsanddarkwatersoftheLiRiverwhich19(paint)byartistsinsomanyChinesepaintings.Instead,I’dheadstraightforYangshuo.Forthose20flytoGuilin,it’sonlyanhouraway21carandoffersallthesceneryofthebetter-knowncity.Yangshuo22(be)reallybeautiful.Astudyoftravelers23(conduct)bythewebsite\nTripAdvisornamesYangshuoasoneof24top10destinationsintheworld.AndthetownisfastbecomingapopularweekenddestinationforpeopleinAsia.Abercrombie&Kent,atravelcompanyinHongKong,saysit25(regular)arrangesquickgetawayshereforpeoplelivinginShanghaiandHongKong.Fiveyearsago,whenItaughtartataschoolinSeattle,IusedTinkertoysasatestatthebeginningofatermtofindoutsomethingaboutmystudents.IputasmallsetofTinkertoysinfrontofeachstudent,andsaid:“MakesomethingoutoftheTinkertoys.Youhave45minutestoday—and45minuteseachdayfortherestoftheweek.”Afewstudentshesitatedtostart.Theywaitedtoseetherestoftheclasswoulddo.Severalotherscheckedtheinstructionsandmadesomethingaccordingtooneofthemodelplansprovided.Anothergroupbuiltsomethingoutoftheirownimaginations.OnceIhadaboywhoworkedexperimentallywithTinkertoysinhisfreetime.Hisconstructionsfilledashelfintheartclassroomandagoodpartofhisbedroomathome.Iwasdelightedatthepresenceofsuchastudent.Herewasanexceptionallycreativemindatwork.HispresencemeantthatIhadanunexpectedteachingassistantinclasswhosecreativitywouldinfect(感染)otherstudents.Encouragingthiskindofthinkinghasadownside.Irantheriskoflosingthosestudentswhohadadifferentstyleofthinking.Withoutfailonewoulddeclare,“ButI’mjustnotcreative.”“Doyoudreamatnightwhenyou’reasleep?”“Oh,sure.”“Sotellmeoneofyourmostinterestingdreams.”Thestudentwouldtellsomethingwildlyimaginative.Flyingintheskyorinatimemachineorgrowingthreeheads.“That’sprettycreative.Whodoesthatforyou?”“Nobody.Idoit.”“Really—atnight,whenyou’reasleep?”“Sure.”“Trydoingitinthedaytime,inclass,okay?”26.TheteacherusedTinkertoysinclassinorderto________?A.knowmoreaboutthestudentsB.makethelessonsmoreexcitingC.raisethestudents’interestinartD.teachthestudentsabouttoydesign27.WhatdoweknowabouttheboymentionedinParagraph3?A.Helikedtohelphisteacher.B.Hepreferredtostudyalone.C.Hewasactiveinclass.D.Hewasimaginative.28Whatdoestheunderlinedword“downside”inParagraph4probablymean?A.Mistake.B.Drawback.C.Difficulty.D.Burden.29.Whydidtheteacheraskthestudentstotalkabouttheirdreams?A.Tohelpthemtoseetheircreativity.B.Tofindoutabouttheirsleepinghabits.\nC.Tohelpthemtoimprovetheirmemory.D.Tofindoutabouttheirwaysofthinking.答案：1-5ACBCD6-10BAACB11-15ACDDB16.when17.choking18.seeking19.arepainted20.who21.by22.is23.conducted24.the25.regularly26-29ADBA
