Martin is a fifteen-year-old boy. He used to be a“problem child”, but a recent
46 with his mother changed his life. He didn’t use to give his mother many problems.
47, after his father’s death a few years ago, Martin’s life became
48 more difficult. His mother couldn’t afford to pay for her child’s education. To do this, she
49 work, and so was often not at home.
His mother looked after him as
50 as she could. Unfortunately, Martin still caused problems. He was not
51 in studying and he often got in to trouble. Luckily, his mother was very
52 and didn’t give up trying to help him. In the end, she
53 a difficult decision:to send him to a boys’boarding school. Martin hated it and used to cause a lot of trouble.
One day, he told his teacher he wanted to leave the school. The teacher said it was necessary for Martin to
54 with his mother. Martin called his mother, but to his
55, this phone call changed his life. “It was exactly
56 Ineeded, ”he said. “My mother helped me to understand how much she had given me. She also told me that even though my father was no longer with us, he was
57 me and would always take pride in every thing good I do. That’s when I decided to change. I realize that
58 my father died, I have been afraid of being alone, and have tried to make my mother pay more attention to me. ”
Now Martin has
59 changed. He has been working hard and is now one of the best students in his class. How was he able to change?His mother’s
60 helped him to feel good about himself.
| 小題1: | | A．conversation | B．report | C．survey | D．speech |
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| 小題2: | | A．So | B．But | C．Therefore | D．However |
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| 小題4: | | A．could | B．had to | C．should | D．would |
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| 小題5: | | A．soon | B．quickly | C．well | D．good |
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| 小題6: | | A．pleased | B．tired | C．bored | D．interested |
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| 小題7: | | A．worried | B．patient | C．careful | D．serious |
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| 小題8: | | A．made | B．took | C．got | D．thought |
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| 小題9: | | A．a(chǎn)rgue | B．say | C．discuss | D．talk |
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| 小題10: | | A．surprised | B．surprising | C．surprise | D．surprises |
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| 小題12: | | A．seeing | B．noticing | C．helping | D．watching |
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| 小題13: | | A．since | B．before | C．a(chǎn)fter | D．when |
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| 小題14: | | A．a(chǎn)lways | B．hardly | C．really | D．just |
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| 小題15: | | A．a(chǎn)dvice | B．love | C．idea | D．decision |
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Apple’s logo is one of the most familiar icons(圖標(biāo)) around the world. But what’s the story about the Apple logo? The image of the apple is obvious, because that’s the name of the company. What about the bite? The famous story is that the logo shows respect and honour for Alan Turing. He was the father of computer science. He researched artificial intelligence(人工智能) and unlocked German wartime codes(密碼). However，after the war, he was put into prison，because of his beliefs. He could not stand the looking down and chose to bite a poisoned apple to end his life in the prison.