Open a large handkerchief out and show both sides of it to your friends. Point out that there is nothing in it; then show them both sides of your hands, which are also empty. Now ask a member of your audience to give you a match. Ask him to put a mark on it with a pen or a pencil. Fold up the handkerchief with the match in it, and let everyone present see you do this.

       Give the handkerchief to anyone in the audience and say：“Here′s the match. Can you feel it? Good! Now I want you to break it into two pieces.”When he or she has broken the match, you say “Would anyone like to feel the broken match in this handkerchief?”several people will probably want to feel it. When they have satisfied themselves that the match really is broken, you say,“Now I′m going to make the match whole again.”P(pán)erhaps your friends will say that  is impossible.

       Hold the handkerchief in one hand and pass your hand or your wand（magic stick）over it, saying：“Abracadabra, abracadabra.”O(jiān)pen the handkerchief and let the match fall on to the table or floor, saying“Presto”as it does so. When the audience examine the match, they will find that it is quite whole and undamaged. The member of the audience will see his mark on the match. Everyone will be amazed!

       The secret of this trick is quite simple, as in all magic tricks. Long before you do the trick you must do one thing-you must push one of your own matches into the hem（摺邊）of the handkerchief. This must be pushed well along the hem so that it cannot fall out or be seen. When you have wrapped up the match provided by a member of the audience you must take care that it is the match in the hem which is broken, and not the other. You should practice the trick in private, of course, before you perform it before an audience.

1．The magician shows both sides of the handkerchief in order to      .

      A．show the audience what the handkerchief is like

       B．push a match into the hem of the handkerchief

       C．let the audience put a mark on it with a pencil

       D．make the audience believe there is no trick in it                      

2．How many matches are there wrapped in the handkerchief in fact?

       A．0                        B．1                        C．2                        D．3 

3．Why does the magician say“abracadabra”?

       A．He intends to make the match whole again.

       B．He needs to draw the audience′s attention away.

       C．He pretends something super-natural will happen.

       D．He wants to make himself less nervous

4．This magic is actually a      ?

       A．trick of replacement                             B．chemical change

       C．language cheating    D．quick hand movement

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Thanks a Million, Dad
I was born disabled．A difficult birth, feet first, my head stuck．By my first birthday, I couldn't stand or walk．
When I was three, the doctor told dad I had cerebral palsy （腦癱）．A loss of oxygen to my brain had destroyed brain signals to the right side of my body．
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That same year, I was the only kid in my neighborhood that wasn't picked for Little League. Two weeks later．Dad started the Shedd Park Minor League, and every kid played．Dad coached us and made me a pitcher （棒球投手）．
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In 1997, a brain surgeon in San Jose told me I didn’t t have cerebral palsy after all．He explained how and where the doctor' s forceps （鑷子） at birth had damaged my brain.
My dad never knew the whole truth since he passed away years ago．But all that counts is the bottom line．After all his madness, on this Father' s Day, like every Father' s Day, I' m no longer disabled．
【小題1】What caused the author' s disability?

A．A failed operation．
B．The doctor's forceps．
C．An accident in a game．
D．Shrunken and twisted muscles．
【小題2】What do we learn from the passage?
A．The author has a talent for boxing．
B．The author achieved a lot thanks to his father' s love．
C．The author became a baseball star with the help of his father．
D．The author doesn't think his father should be so strict with him．
【小題3】Paragraph 3 suggests that the author' s father____.
A．wouldn't give up hope easily
B．believed his son was a normal child
C．blamed the doctors for his son' s disability
D．couldn't accept the truth that his son was disabled
【小題4】The author wrote the passage to ____.
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B．encourage disabled children
C．show the difficulty the disabled face
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“I’ll take that one,” said the young man to the clerk. The price was high, but it was worth it, he thought.

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“Intuition(直覺(jué)), I guess.” said the young man, deciding that it wasn’t exactly wrong to tell a lie under the circumstances. One day, after they were married, he would admit that his intuition had really been a little dog named Fritz.

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C．Creative                              D．Mean

2.The underlined word “frisky” in Paragraph 4 means ______.

A．lively                                 B．a(chǎn)ngry

C．uneasy                               D．puzzled

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A．the young man     B．the store clerk      C．the man’s intuition D．the dog Fritz

4.Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE ?

A．The young man wanted to give his girlfriend a pleasant surprise.

B．The pet dog Fritz knew what the young man wanted very well.

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I was born disabled．A difficult birth, feet first, my head stuck．By my first birthday, I couldn't stand or walk．

When I was three, the doctor told dad I had cerebral palsy （腦癱）．A loss of oxygen to my brain had destroyed brain signals to the right side of my body．

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But my dad' s exercise of passion didn't stop there．For my 13th birthday, he threw me a special party．When everybody was gone, he brought me to open a large box, it was a-set of boxing gloves．We put them on．My dad kept on beating me mercilessly．Each time I tried to get up, leather kissed my nose, eyes and jaw．I "begged him to stop．He said he beat me to get me ready for the tough world．

That same year, I was the only kid in my neighbourhood that wasn't picked for Little League．Two weeks later．Dad started the Shedd Park Minor League, and every kid played．Dad coached us and made me a pitcher （棒球投手）．

The power of my dad' s love guaranteed I walked and more．In high school, I became a football star．

In 1997, a brain surgeon in San Jose told me I didn’t t have cerebral palsy after all．He explained how and where the doctor' s forceps （鑷子） at birth had damaged my brain．

My dad never knew the whole truth since he passed away years ago．But all that counts is the bottom line．After all his madness, on this Father' s Day, like every Father' s Day, I' m no longer disabled．

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A．A failed operation．

B．The doctor's forceps．

C．An accident in a game．

D．Shrunken and twisted muscles．

2.What do we learn from the passage?

A．The author has a talent for boxing．

B．The author achieved a lot thanks to his father' s love．

C．The author became a baseball star with the help of his father．

D．The author doesn't think his father should be so strict with him．

3.Paragraph 3 suggests that the author' s father____．

A．wouldn't give up hope easily

B．believed his son was a normal child

C．blamed the doctors for his son' s disability

D．couldn't accept the truth that his son was disabled

4.The author wrote the passage to ____．

A．remember his father

B．encourage disabled children

C．show the difficulty the disabled face

D．give advice to the parents of disabled children

 

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Thanks a Million, Dad
I was born disabled.A difficult birth, feet first, my head stuck.By my first birthday, I couldn't stand or walk.
When I was three, the doctor told dad I had cerebral palsy （腦癱）.A loss of oxygen to my brain had destroyed brain signals to the right side of my body.
But no son of my dad' s was going to be disabled.Every morning before breakfast and every evening before bed, my dad placed me on the bedroom floor to exercise my right leg.The muscles were shrunk and twisted together.Back and forth up and down, my dad pushed and pulled the muscles into shape.
But my dad' s exercise of passion didn't stop there.For my 13th birthday, he threw me a special party.When everybody was gone, he brought me to open a large box, it was a-set of boxing gloves.We put them on.My dad kept on beating me mercilessly.Each time I tried to get up, leather kissed my nose, eyes and jaw.I "begged him to stop. He said he beat me to get me ready for the tough world.
That same year, I was the only kid in my neighborhood that wasn't picked for Little League. Two weeks later.Dad started the Shedd Park Minor League, and every kid played.Dad coached us and made me a pitcher （棒球投手）.
The power of my dad' s love guaranteed I walked and more.In high school, I became a football star.
In 1997, a brain surgeon in San Jose told me I didn’t t have cerebral palsy after all.He explained how and where the doctor' s forceps （鑷子） at birth had damaged my brain.
My dad never knew the whole truth since he passed away years ago.But all that counts is the bottom line.After all his madness, on this Father' s Day, like every Father' s Day, I' m no longer disabled.

  1. 1.

    What caused the author' s disability?

    1. A.
      A failed operation.
    2. B.
      The doctor's forceps.
    3. C.
      An accident in a game.
    4. D.
      Shrunken and twisted muscles.
  2. 2.

    What do we learn from the passage?

    1. A.
      The author has a talent for boxing.
    2. B.
      The author achieved a lot thanks to his father' s love.
    3. C.
      The author became a baseball star with the help of his father.
    4. D.
      The author doesn't think his father should be so strict with him.
  3. 3.

    Paragraph 3 suggests that the author' s father____.

    1. A.
      wouldn't give up hope easily
    2. B.
      believed his son was a normal child
    3. C.
      blamed the doctors for his son' s disability
    4. D.
      couldn't accept the truth that his son was disabled
  4. 4.

    The author wrote the passage to ____.

    1. A.
      remember his father
    2. B.
      encourage disabled children
    3. C.
      show the difficulty the disabled face
    4. D.
      give advice to the parents of disabled children

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