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My name is Ralph and I am 42 years old. I work in a factory that I enjoy very much. On May 27, 1999, I was working on an automatic machine. While working my hand was pulled into the machine and my middle finger on my right hand was ripped off. I had surgery to replace what was left of the finger and now I have a finger that is almost as long as my index finger.
Over the years I have been very blessed for a full and healthy life. Most of all, blessed for having my wife. We have grown together and grown in our faith. Life is going to go on with or without my finger. I was not going to let this take over my life and I pushed to go back to work and got light duty.
This was where my lesson began. When I returned to work, I started getting comments and some teasing from people asking me if it was worth losing my finger over a pack of cigarettes. Someone started a rumor that I had dropped a pack of cigarettes and reached down to pick them up and that is how I lost my finger. This is not true. This rumor hurt more than losing my finger in that machine. Everyone was called in to a meeting to resolve this matter and get the story straight. I had to share my lesson.
We can ruin a person’s life by just a few bad words. There is an old saying that I will never forget: “Words and water are easily poured, but impossible to recover.” So please remember to watch what you say.
【小题1】According to the author, his index finger on his right hand is almost as long as ________.
A.his middle finger on his right hand
B.his middle finger on his left hand
C.his thumb on his right hand
D.his thumb on his left hand
【小题2】From the second paragraph, we know that the author ________.
A.was not happy with a short finger
B.had a good relationship with his wife
C.didn’t want to work any more in the factory
D.wanted to find an important job
【小题3】The rumour about the author is that he lost his finger ________.
A.when he was picking up a pack of cigarettes that had fallen into the machine
B.because he was not careful and smoked when running the machine
C.because he was too sleepy to operate the machine properly
D.when he was reaching down to fix something wrong in the machine
【小题4】Which of the following can match the underlined sentence in the last paragraph?
A.Nothing is really beautiful but truth.
B.Bad words are meaningless.
C.Lies having short legs can do harm.
D.Words cut deeper than swords.
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同类题1

Children find meanings in their old family tales.

When Stephen Guyer's three children were growing up,he told them stories about how his grandfather,a banker,_____ all in the 1930s,but did not lose sight of what he valued most. In one of the _____ times when his strong-minded grandfather was nearly _____,he loaded(装载)his family into a car. And he _____ them to see family members in Canada with a _____,“there are more important things in life than money”.

The _____ took on a new meaning recently when Mr. Guyer moved to a _____ house from a more expensive and comfortable one. He was _____ that his children,a daughter,15,and twins,22,would be upset. To his surprise,they weren't. _____,their reaction echoed(类似)their great-grandfather's. What they ______ was how warm the people were in the house and how ______ their heart was accessible.

Many parents are finding family stories have surprising power to ______ children through hard times. Storytelling experts say the phenomenon reflects a growing ______ in telling tales,evidenced by a rise in storytelling events and festivals.

A university ______ of 65 families with children aged from 14 to 16 found kids' ability to ______ parents' stories was linked to a lower rate of anger and anxiety.

The ______ is telling the stories in a way children can ______ them. We're not talking here about the kind of story that ______,“When I was a kid,I walked to school every day uphill,barefoot in the snow.”Instead,we should choose a story suited to the child's ______,and make eye contact(接触)to create“a personal experience”. We don't have to tell children what they should ______ from the story and what the moral is.

【小题1】
A.missedB.lostC.forgotD.ignored
【小题2】
A.darkestB.bestC.strongestD.simplest
【小题3】
A.friendlessB.worthlessC.pennilessD.homeless
【小题4】
A.fetchedB.allowedC.expectedD.took
【小题5】
A.possibilityB.promiseC.suggestionD.belief
【小题6】
A.reportB.agreementC.arrangementD.tale
【小题7】
A.largeB.newC.smallD.grand
【小题8】
A.pleasedB.annoyedC.worriedD.disappointed
【小题9】
A.ThereforeB.BesidesC.OtherwiseD.Instead
【小题10】
A.talked aboutB.cared aboutC.wrote aboutD.heard about
【小题11】
A.manyB.muchC.littleD.few
【小题12】
A.remindB.praiseC.thrillD.help
【小题13】
A.argumentB.skillC.anxietyD.interest
【小题14】
A.studyB.designC.groupD.organization
【小题15】
A.retellB.provideC.supportD.refuse
【小题16】
A.troubleB.giftC.factD.trick
【小题17】
A.performB.hearC.uniteD.question
【小题18】
A.meansB.endsC.beginsD.proves
【小题19】
A.habitsB.activitiesC.judgmentsD.needs
【小题20】
A.gainB.receiveC.acceptD.admit

同类题3

When I was growing up, I had an old neighbor named Doctor Gibbs. He didn't look like any doctor I'd ever known. He never yelled at us for playing in his yard, but was always very kind.
When Doctor Gibbs wasn't saving lives, he was planting trees. He had some interesting theories about planting trees. He believed in the principle: "No pains, no gains". He hardly watered his new trees, which flew in the face of conventional wisdom. Once I asked why and he told me that watering plants spoiled them because it made them grow weaker. He said you had to make things tough for the trees so that only the strongest could survive. He talked about how watering trees made them develop shallow roots and how, if they were not watered, trees would grow deep roots in search of water. So, instead of watering his trees every morning, he'd beat them with a rolled-up newspaper. I asked him why he did that, and he said it was to get the tree's attention.
Doctor Gibbs died a couple of years after I left home. Every now and then, I walked by his house and looked at the trees that I'd watched him plant some twenty five years ago. They were all tall and strong.
I planted a couple of trees myself a few years ago. Two years of attending these trees meant they grew up weak. Whenever a cold wind blew, their branches trembled. Adversity(逆境) seemed to benefit Doctor Gibb's trees in ways comfort and ease never could.
Every night before I go to bed, I check on my two sons. I often pray that their lives will be easy. But lately I've been thinking that it's time to change my prayer. I know my children are going to meet with hardship. There's always a cold wind blowing somewhere. What we need to do is to pray for deep roots, so when the rains fall and the winds blow, we won't be torn apart.
【小题1】With the trees planted, Doctor Gibbs often __________.
A.paid little attention to them
B.kept watering them every morning
C.talked to them to get their attention
D.beat them to make them grow deep roots
【小题2】What does the author think of the way Doctor Gibbs planted trees?
A.Strange and harmful.
B.Interesting and funny.
C.Cruel and unacceptable.
D.Original and reasonable.
【小题3】Which prayer does the author wish for his sons?
A.Meet people like Dr Gibbs in the future.
B.Be able to stand the rain and wind in their lives.
C.Have an easy life, without too much to worry about.
D.Have good luck, encountering less hardship in their life.
【小题4】Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?
A.Prayers for my sons
B.Doctor Gibbs and his trees
C.Growing roots
D.Watering trees

同类题5

   Somebody Loves You

One miserable rainy night, a man named Mark decided to end his life. In his mid-fifties, Mark had never been married, ____ the joy of having children or spent holidays with his family. Wet and unhappy, he walked along the streets, feeling as if there was ____ in the entire world that cared whether he lived or died. ____, I was sitting in my room watching the rain hit my window. When I heard the doorbell ring, I jumped from my chair and ____ out. But my mother was already at the door. Opening it, she found herself face-to-face with a very dirty-looking man with tears streaming down his face. My mother, overcome by ____,invited the man inside, and he sat with my parents in our living room.

___,I walked secretly downstairs so that I could get a better look. I couldn't understand what they were saying, but the ____ of the man, holding his head in his hands and crying, made my chest ache. I raced back upstairs to my room and ___ my hand into my money jar. Pulling out my only half-dollar coin, I ran back downstairs.

When I_____ the door of the living room, I walked right in. The three adults looked at me in ___ as I quickly made my way over the stranger. I put the half-dollar in his hand and told him that I wanted him to have it. Then I gave him a _____, turned and ran as fast as I could out of the room and back upstairs. I felt excited but happy.

Downstairs, Mark sat quietly with his head ____. Tears streamed down his face as he tightly held that coin. Finally looking up at my parents, he said, "It’s ____  that I thought nobody cared. For the last twenty years, I have been so ____ . That is the first hug I have ever got. It’s hard to believe that somebody _____”

Mark's life changed that night. When he left our house, he was ____ to live instead of die._____we never saw Mark again, we received letters from him every once in a while, letting us know that he was doing fine.

My life changed that night, too, as I witnessed the huge healing power of ____.even if it’s only a gift of fifty cents.

Before Mark left, my parents asked him why he had knocked on our door. Mark said that ___ he'd walked along the streets that rainy night, helpless and ready to ___, he had noticed a sticker on the car. It read: SOMEBODY LOVES YOU.

【小题1】
A.believedB.noticedC.experiencedD.understood
【小题2】
A.everybodyB.somebodyC.anybodyD.nobody
【小题3】
A.LaterB.FirstC.AfterwardsD.Meanwhile
【小题4】
A.lookedB.racedC.spokeD.broke
【小题5】
A.pityB.anxietyC.guiltyD.fear
【小题6】
A.WorriedB.CuriousC.PuzzledD.Annoyed
【小题7】
A.senseB.thoughtC.sightD.look
【小题8】
A.shookB.putC.pushedD.forced
【小题9】
A.answeredB.fixedC.foundD.reached
【小题10】
A.angerB.delightC.peaceD.surprise
【小题11】
A.hugB.kissC.smileD.handshake
【小题12】
A.heldB.turnedC.bowedD.raised
【小题13】
A.justB.stillC.alsoD.even
【小题14】
A.anxiousB.stressedC.lonelyD.bored
【小题15】
A.caresB.getsC.makesD.knows
【小题16】
A.luckyB.proudC.hesitantD.ready
【小题17】
A.SinceB.WhenC.AlthoughD.Unless
【小题18】
A.receivingB.givingC.lovingD.taking
【小题19】
A.ifB.asC.untilD.before
【小题20】
A.dieB.cryC.leaveD.Regret