高中英语每日一练5

英语每日一练（五）Michael GreenBerg is a very popular New Yorker. He is not famous in sports or the arts, but people in the streets 1 him, especially those who are 2 .For those people, he is "Gloves" GreenBerg. How did he get that 3 ?He looks like any otner Businessman, wearing a suit and carrying a Briefcase (公文箱). But he's 4 _. His Briefcase always has some gloves.In winter, Mr.GreenBerg does not 5 like other New Yorkers, who look at the sidewalk and 6 the street. He looks around at 7 . He stops when he 8 someone with no gloves. He gives them a pair and then he 9 , looking for more people with cold 10 .On winter days, Mr.GreenBerg 11 gloves. During the rest of the year, he 12 gloves. People who have heard about him 13 him gloves, and he has many in his apartment.Mr. GreenBerg 14 doing this 21 years ago. Now, many poor New Yorkers know him and 15 his Behavior. But people who don't know him are sometimes 16 him. They don't realize that he just wants to make them 17 .It runs in the 18 .Michael's father always helped the poor as he Believed it made everyone happier. Michael GreenBerg feels the 19 . A pair of gloves may be a 20 thing, but it can make a Big difference in winter. 【小题1】A．know about B．learn from C．cheer for D．look after【小题2】A．old B．Busy C．kind D．poor【小题3】A．ioB B．name C．chance D．message【小题4】A．calm B．different C．crazy D．curious【小题5】A．act B．sound C．feel D．dress【小题6】A．cross over B．drive along C．hurry down D．keep off【小题7】A．cars B．people C．street numbers D．traffic lights【小题8】A．helps B．chooses C．greets D．sees【小题9】A．holds up B．hangs out C．moves on D．turns around【小题10】A．hands B．ears C．faces D．eyes【小题11】A．searches for B．stores up C．gives away D．puts on【小题12】A．Borrows B．sells C．returns D．Buys【小题13】A．call B．send C．lend D．show【小题14】A．delayed B．remembered C．Began D．enjoyed【小题15】A．understand B．dislike C．study D．excuse【小题16】A．sorry for B．satisfied with C．proud of D．surprised By【小题17】A．smart B．rich C．special D．happy【小题18】A．city B．family C．neighborhood D．company【小题19】A．honor B．pain C．same D．cold【小题20】A．small B．useful C．delightful D．comfortingLow-Cost Gifts for Mother's DayGift No. 1Offer to Be your mother's health friend. Promise to Be there for any and all doctor's visitswhether a disease or a regular medical check-up. Most mothers always say "no need," another set of eyes and ears is always a good idea at a doctor's visit. The Best part ? This one is free.Gift No. 2Help your mother organize all of her medical records, which include the test results and medical information. Put them all in one place. Be sure to make a list of all of her medicines and what times she takes them. "Having all this information in one place could end up saving your mother's life," Dr. Marie Savard said.Gift No. 3Enough sleep is connected to general health conditions. "Buy your mother cotton sheets and comfortable pillows to encourage Better sleep," Savard said. "We know that good sleep is very important to our health."Gift No. 4Some gift companies such as Presents for Purpose allow you to pay it forward this Mother's Day By picking gifts in which 10 percent of the price you pay goes to a charity (慈善机构) Gift givers can choose from a wide variety of useful But inexpensive things -many of which are "green" - and then choose a meaningful charity from a list. When your mother gets the gift, she will Be told that she has helped the chosen charity.【小题1】What are you advised to do for your mother at doctor's visits?A．Take notes. B．Be with her.C．Buy medicine. D．Give her gifts.【小题2】What can be a gift of organization for your mother?A．Keeping her medical information together. B．Buying all gifts for her from one company. C．Making a list of her medical check－ups. D．Storing her medicines in a safe place.【小题3】Where can you find a gift idea to improve your mother's sleep?A．In Gift No. 1. B．In Gift No. 2.C．In Gift No. 3. D．In Gift No. 4.【小题4】Buying gifts from Presents for Purpose allows mothers to________．A．enjoy good sleep B．be well－organizedC．get extra support D．give others helpEmpathyLast year, researchers from the University of Michigan reported that empathy, the ability to understand other people, among college students had dropped sharply over the past 10 years.1. Today, people spend more time alone and are less likely to join groups and clubs.Jennifer Freed, a co-director of a teen program, has another explanation. Turn on the TV, and you’re showered with news and reality shows full of people fighting, competing, and generally treating one another with no respect.2.There are good reasons not to follow those bad examples. Humans are socially related by nature. 3. Researchers have also found that empathetic teenagers are more likely to have high self-respect. Besides, empathy can be a cure for loneliness, sadness, anxiety, and fear.Empathy is also an indication of a good leader. In fact, Freed says, many top companies report that empathy is one of the most important things they look for in new managers. 4. “Academics are important. But if you don’t have emotional (情感的) intelligence, you won’t be as successful in work or in your love life,” she says. What’s the best way to up your EQ (情商）? For starters, let down your guard and really listen to others.5.______ To really develop empathy, you’d better volunteer at a nursing home or a hospital, join a club or a team that has aLittle Robert tried to take a big bottle of milk out of the fridge. However, he 1. ____________ (lose) his grasp on the bottle and it fell, spilling (溢出) the milk all over the kitchen floor! Instead of scolding (责备) 2. __________, his mother said, “Y ou know, what we have here is a failed experiment in how you can effectively carry a big milk bottle with two tiny hands. Let’s go out to the back yard and fill the bottle 3. ____________ water and see if you can discover a way to carry it 4. ___________ (safe).” This little boy learned that if he grasped the bottle at the top near the lip with both hands, he could carry it without dropping it. What 5. ___________ wonderful lesson! The little boy has now become a famous scientist and he remarked that it was at that moment 6. ____________ he knew he didn't need to be afraid of 7. _____________ (make) mistakes. Instead, he learned that mistakes were just opportunities for learning something, 8. ____________ is what scientific experiments are all about. Even if the experiment “doesn't work”, we usually learn something 9. ______________ (value) from it. Wouldn’t it be great if all parents would respond the way Robert’s mother responded 10. ____________ him?The book I’m reading of talks about afternoon tea in Britain. It is said to have started in the early 1800’s. Have tea in the late afternoon provides a bridge between lunch and dinner, that might not be served until 8 o’clock at night. This custom soon becomes another meal of day. Interesting, it had a connection by the British porcelain(瓷器) industry. Tea in China was traditionally drank from cups without handles. When tea got popular in Britain, there was a crying need for good cup with handles to suit British habits. This made for the grow in the porcelain industry.___________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________【小题1】A【小题2】D【小题3】B【小题4】B【小题5】A【小题6】C【小题7】B【小题8】D【小题9】C【小题10】A【小题11】C【小题12】D【小题13】B【小题14】C【小题15】A【小题16】D【小题17】D【小题18】B【小题19】C【小题20】A【小题1】街道上的人都知道他。