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Sunday,October5Clear,69°

F

Mywife,Eleanor,andItookthetrainfromParistoStrasbourg,whereweweremetbyourdriverandguide,andtheminibuswhichgoesalongwiththeboat.WestoppedoffinBarnforanhourontheway.ThenweweretakentoNancywheretheboatwaskept.

Aftertheotherpassengersarrived,wehadourfirstdinnerontheboat.AfterdinnerwewalkedintodowntownNancy,avillagewithalargesquareandwoodenhouses.

Monday,October6Rainedlastnight,cloudyinthemorning,69°

WespentabouttwohoursinNancy,thensailedontheCanaldelaMarneauRhine.Kindofalazyday.Eatingbreakfast,lunch,anddinner.AfterdinnerwewatchedatapeonBaccarat,whichwewillvisittomorrow.

Itwaspleasanttositoutondeckandwatchthescenerygobyatabout3mph.

Tuesday,October7Lightrain,64°

ThismorningwedroveovertoBaccaratandtoureditsmuseumandthechurch,whichhasthisunbelievablelampthatisgoingonaworldtourthenextday.Wedidlotsofshopping,thenwalkedacrossthebridgetoseeavery,verymodernCatholicchurchwithspecialBaccaratwindows.

WedrovetothetopoftheVogesMountainsandstarteddowntheeasternside.Later,wedrovetoSorrenbourgtoseethe13thcenturychurchattheCordeliers.ItcontainsthelargestwindowbyMar.

Wednesday,October8Cloudy,65°

TodaywesailedfromSchneckenbushtoSaverne.Wewentthroughtwocaves,anextremelyunusualpartofthejourney.Thisriversceneryisverydifferent.Wewereinamountainvalleywithgrasslandononesideandaforestbeginningtoshowsomecolorontheother.

Thursday,October9Cloudy,66°

Ourdependableminibuswaswaitingtoloadtheluggageandtakeustothehotelwhereeveryonewenttheirseparateways.Ourboatingdaysareoveruntilnexttime.

1.Wheredidtheauthorgetoffthetrain?

A. 

Paris 

B. 

Strasbourg 

C. 

Nancy 

D. 

Barn 

2.On 

which 

days 

did 

the 

tourists 

spend 

most 

of 

their 

time 

on 

boat?

Monday 

and 

Tuesday. 

B. 

Tuesday 

Wednesday. 

Wednesday 

Thursday.D. 

3.From 

text, 

we 

learn 

that 

Baccarat 

Sorrenbourg 

are 

names 

of_________. 

towns 

churches 

museums 

mountains 

B

It’sjustasmall,whiteenvelopestuckamongthebranchesofourChristmastree.Noname,noaddress.Ithaspeekedthroughthebranchesofourtreeforthepast10years.

ItallbeganbecausemyhusbandMikehatedChristmas.Hedidn’thatethetruemeaningofChristmas,butthecommercialaspectsofit:

overspending,runningaroundatthelastminutetogetatieforUncleHarryandpowderforGrandma…

Knowinghefeltthisway,Idecidedoneyeartobypasstheusualshirts,sweaters,tiesandsoforth.IreachedforsomethingspecialforMike.Theinspirationcameinanunusualway.

OursonKevin,at12thatyear,waswrestlingatthejuniorlevelattheschoolheattendedandbeforeChristmas,therewasanon-leaguematchagainstateamsponsoredbyaninner-citychurch,mostlyblack.

Asthematchbegan,Iwasalarmedtoseethattheotherteamwaswrestlingwithoutheadgeartoprotectawrestler’sears.Theyobviouslycouldnotafford.

Mikeshookhisheadsadly,“Iwishjustoneofthemcouldhavewon,”hesaid.“Theyhavealotofpotential,butlosinglikethiscouldtaketheheartrightoutofthem.”

Mikelovedkids—allkids—andheknewthem,havingcoachedlittleleaguefootball,baseballandlacrosse.That’swhentheideaforhispresentcame.

Thatafternoon,Iwenttoalocalsportinggoodsstoreandboughtanassortmentofwrestlingheadgearandshoesandsentthemanonymouslytotheinner-citychurch.

OnChristmasEve,Iplacedtheenvelopeonthetree,thenoteinsidetellingMikewhatIhaddoneandthatthiswashisgiftfromme.HissmilewasthebrightestthingaboutChristmasthatyear.ForeachChristmas,Ifollowedthetradition.

TheenvelopebecamethehighlightofourChristmas.ItwasalwaysthelastthingopenedonChristmasmorningandourchildren,ignoringtheirnewtoys,wouldstandwithwide-eyedanticipationastheirdadliftedtheenvelopefromthetreetorevealitscontents.

Thetraditionhasgrownandsomedaywillexpandevenfurtherwithourgrandchildrenstandingaroundthetreewithwide-eyedanticipationwatchingastheirfatherstakedowntheenvelope.Mike’sspirit,liketheChristmasspirit,willalwaysbewithus.

4.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“bypass”mean?

A.giveupB.buyC.throwawayD.change

5.WhydidMikehateChristmasaccordingtothepassage?

A．Hedidn’tlikethetruemeaningofChristmas.

B．Hedidn’tlikepeoplespendingtoomuchmoneyonpresents.

C．HehatedbuyingpresentsforUncleHarryandGrandma.

D．Hedidn’twanttoreceivegiftslikeshirts,sweatersorties.

6.WhatwasMike’sreactiontothenon-leaguematch?

A.Mikehopedthathissonwouldwinthematch.

B.Mikethoughtthatthechurchshouldhavegiventheblackboysmoremoney.

C.Mikethoughttheblackboysweretooproud.

D.Mikefeltsympathyfortheteamofblackboys.

7.Thewriter’spurposeofwritingthepassageisto_______.

A．showtheimportanceofcoaching

B．illustratehowadifficultlifetheblackboysled

C．tellastoryofaspecialChristmaspresent

D．showherprideinherboy’sgoodperformance

C

Scientistssaythatplayingwiththeopportunitytobecreativeisoneofthebasicneedsforchildren’sdevelopment,andthedesiretoplayisanchoredinchildren’spersonality.

Howdochildrenplay?

DokidstodayplaydifferentlyfromthewaysIusedtoplay?

WhenIwasachild,Ididn’thavemanytoys.AdollhousethatIoncegotforChristmaswasthegreatestgiftIcouldimagine.Mysiblings（兄弟姐妹）,myfriendsandIplayed“MomandDad”withthedollhouseandourdollsagainandagain,nevergettingtiredofit.ThefirstLegoblockscameupreplacingthetraditionalwoodenbuildingblocks.Thelackofready-to-use-toysinspiredustocreateourownusingmanykindsofmateriallikepapertofoldintoshipsorhats,orwoodtocarvetoys.

IfIcomparethewaysIusedtoplaywiththewaysmychildrenplaynow,therearemanydifferences.Theirroomsarefilledwithtoys,andneverthelesstheysometimeshavenoideawhattoplay.Havingtoomanychoicesmakesthemfeeloverwhelmed,unabletotakeadvantageofeachsingleone.

Also,thetoysthemselveshavechangeddramatically.Iseemanyplastictoysreadytouse;

thereisnoneedforchildrentocreatetheirownideasandinventtheirowntoys.Electronictoysareontherise,displacingclassicaltoys.Childrendon’tneedtobecreative;

playingdoesnotinvolvemuchimagination.Nowtheyexpectsomekindofsimulationandentertainment.Electronictoysrequiremorepassivereactionsandlogicalthinking.Playingoutdoorshasbecomelessinterestingasthiswouldkeepthemawayfromtheirvideogamesandplaystations.

8.Accordingtothewriter,whatheplayedinhisboyhoodwas________.

A.boringB.simpleC.easyD.creative

9.Theunderlinedsentenceinthefirstparagraphprobablymeans“_________”.

A.thedesiretoplayhasbadeffectsonachild’spersonality

B.thedesiretoplayisthenatureofallchildren

C.thedesiretoplaylimitsthedevelopmentofachild

D.thedesiretoplaybecomesstrongerasachildgrows

10.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueabouttheauthor’schildhood?

A.Theyhadfewtoystoplaywith.

B.Theymadesometoysbythemselves.

C.Itwasahardtimeforthemforlackoftoys.

D.Theyoftenplayedthe“MomandDad”game.

11.Whichofthefollowingmaytheauthoragreewith?

A.Moderntoysoughttobeabandoned.

B.Toysshouldencouragecreativity.

C.Today’schildrenconsiderplayingoutdoorsmoreinteresting.

D.Moderntoysaremoreadvancedthanoldones.

D

Acancer-strickenBritishteenagegirlsaidThursdayshehadbeenmovedbymessagesofsupportfromaroundtheworldafterwritinganonline“BucketList”ofthingsshewantedtodobeforedying.

AlicePyne,l5,createdanInternetbloginwhichshedescribedherfightagainstacancerofthewhitebloodcells.“I’vebeenfightingcancerforalmostfouryearsandnowIknowthatthecancerisgainingonmeanditdoesn’tlooklikeI’mgoingtowinthisone,”shewrote.

Forherlist,theteenagertookinspirationfromthe2007film“TheBucketList”inwhichtwomenwhoarebadlyill,drawupalistofthingstheywishtodobeforetheydie.

Onherlist,atthesite,shehasincludedmakingeveryonesignuptobeabonemarrowdonor（骨髓捐赠者）,swimmingwithsharks,meetingboybandTakeThatandgettingapurpleiPadcomputer.

MessagesofsupportandoffersofhelpquicklyfloodedherwebpageanditbecameoneofthemosttalkedaboutsubjectsonTwitter.

“Oh,dear,andIthoughtthatIwasjustdoingalittleblogforafewfriends!

”shewroteafterhersiteattractedhugeattention.“Thankyousomuchforallyourlovelymessagestome.”

Pyne,wholiveswithherfamilyinthenorthwestEnglishtownofUlverston,revealedthemanagementofTakeThathadarrangedforhertoseethebandafterreadingherblog.AgroupoflocallawmakershavealsojoinedforceswiththeAnthonybloodcancercharitytoencouragepeopletojoinitsstemcellregister.

12.WhathappenedafterAlicePynewroteher“BucketList”?

A.Peoplearoundtheworldsentmessagestosupporther.

B.Peoplesentgiftstoherfromallovertheworld.

C.Alotofpeop